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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1914
Page
4
The Roachdale news notes the Penelope club meeting at 2:30 pm with Mrs. Jesse Beemer, a death toll from Mrs. Mary Britton, and funeral plans. It covers local baseball results, clan visits, court terms, train schedule changes, and various residents traveling to events and courts.
Jasper N Dalby former Greencastle truancy officer is under arrest in Anderson Ind charged with assaulting Emma Streeter of Middletown on an interurban car. Streeter says he grabbed her near an alley and she screamed prompting police to take him into custody.
County commissioners granted the petition of Robert Smiley and others to establish Moccasin Trail. The decision was entered of record based on a survey by the county surveyor.
County commissioners granted the petition to establish Moccasin Trail in Washington township as a public road per the county engineer Arthur Plummer survey. Landowners Robert Smiley and others win. opponents William McMains and William Macy may appeal to the Circuit Court.
DePauw and Wabash meet at Ingalls Field Crawfordsville with both teams seeking a title clincher. DePauw has surged through state ranks, while Wabash hopes to halt Coach Grim's strides as Texas Tech held the Scarlet to two runs in a recent game. A Danville score was false, a DePauw scrubs team played Danville Teachers, and rain did not hit Crawfordsville. The paper notes a Monon train departure and local notices about solicitations for old magazines.
Robbers struck three Roachdale shops on a Saturday night: A. A. Sheppard Clothing, Skillman Pharmacy, and Myers Grocery. Entrances were forced with jimmy bars, suits and menswear were taken from Sheppard, jewelry from Skillman, cash untouched, Myers stock ransacked with no items missing. No arrests yet.
The funeral for George Davidson of West Columbia Street, after months of illness, was held at the Baptist church at 2 30 this afternoon. Rev. E R Carswell conducted the service. Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery. Henry Ostrum Jr. arrived from Indianapolis yesterday.
Elbert Allen, a student at the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute, spent Sunday with friends. The gathering included local residents and fellow students, sharing stories and plans for the upcoming week.
The Optic News April 17 1914 profiles Dr H L Betzner a leading osteopath of Montgomery County Wellsville Class of 1911 Kirksville Osteopathic College with 20 years in practice. He is Wellsville Commercial Club president Masonic member M E church steward Sunday school teacher and noted booster.
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