Social and legal notices from Indianapolis and nearby towns
Residents and visitors shown in Indianapolis today include James L. Hamilton and C. T. Peck on business, Miss Lizzie Goulding, and families of McCutchan and Glidewell. The New Minister musical play debuts May 5 at the Christian church. Funerals.send condolences for John C Maxwell and James Carrington. Deputy Harris recaptures escaped prisoner Hurst. Local bond sales reveal investments by Star Piano Co and others in Jefferson and Monroe townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Hamilton
Indianapolis
C. T. Peck
Lizzie Goulding
John T. Hume
Danville
Hume
C. A. Kelley
Christian Church
S. A. Hays
Leona Crawley
Sears
W. R. Sampson
Carbon
William Pace
Morton
James Jones
Gosport
Skull “Dubs
DePauw
Opera House
East College
West College Auditorium Fund
Lewis Noble
Noble
Mattoon
Cedric P. Noble
W. W. Tucker
Cedric Noble
Tucker
H. H. Runyan
Star Piano Company of
J. H. Meeks
Jefferson Township
J. O. Sigler
Breed, Elliott & Harrison
Sigler
Clinton Township
C. M. O'Hair
Monroe Township
Health Hints from Dr Sparnhurst Osteopath Ad
An advertisement extols osteopathy as a safe sane treatment with a free accurate physical examination. It claims relief comes through nature’s own means, highlights soothing methods over nausea, and urges readers to tell neighbors about the no charge exam and the distinct approach.
Broadpark Community Notes on Sunday Visits and Planting
Farmers busy planting corn around Broadpark. Alva Hurst visited Mr and Mrs H H McCammack Sunday. Mrs L F Shaw of Indianapolis has visited local relatives this week. Orville Wallace of Monrovia visited Mr and Mrs James Ellis Sunday. Hill of Mt Meridian visited Mr and Mrs Frank Wilcox Sunday. Sarah Broadstreet of Coatesville and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Green Disney Monday. Nat Stringer and family were Sunday visitors with John Stringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Hurst
H. H. McCammack
L. F. Shaw
Indianapolis
Orville Wallace
Monrovia
James Ellis
Hill
Mt. Meridian
Frank Wilcox
Sarah Broadstreet
Coatesville
Green Disney
Nat Stringer
John Stringer
Local Socials and School Closure Report
Clinton Falls residents include Mr and Mrs John Bee visiting Miller family on Sunday. Several neighbors spent the day with Bee and Burk families. Center High School closed April 30 with a dinner for teacher John Vermillion. Local socials followed at Frank Vermillion and a funeral in Bainbridge for James Algood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Falls
John ‘Bee
Richard Miller
William Thomas
Blanche Miller
Fred Miller
Bee
Jane Thomas
Burk
Eula
Raymond Burk
Little Eldora Staggs
Center High School
John Vermillion
Frank Vermillion
Leslie Frank
Indianapolis
Joe Staggs
Wanda Staggs
Bainbridge
James Algood
Local social notes from Fincastle and nearby towns
Miss Olive Everman spent the weekend with homefolks. Marian Steele visits grandmother in Raccoon. Fosher family and H C Fosher go to Crawfordsville to assist Betty ill. Ethel Watson visits Grace Darnell. Sarah Gardner with H M Brothers. Darnell and Watson visit Mrs Everman. Neal Everman works for Manford McGaughey. H M Brothers visit sister Mrs McGaughey in Russellville. Grace Darnell visiting Veedersburg relatives. Attendees travel to Bainbridge show. Lon Lockabill and Dora Fosher visit Russellville and Greencastle, with Milt Darnell in Roachdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Everman
Marian Steele
Sam Steele
Raccoon
Dora Fosher
Ralph
H. C. Fosher
Crawfordsville
Betty
Ethel Watson
Grace Darnell
Sarah Gardner
H. M. Brothers
Milt Darnell
Everman
Neal Everman
Manford McGaughey
McGaughey
Russellville
Veede
Merchants Offer Prizes for Best Local Composition
Greencastle merchants announce a contest on Why We Should Trade at Home with five dollars in prizes. Seventh and eighth grade pupils in ward schools and English classes at the high school compete for first through third place prizes, with a 500 word limit and entries due next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Forty Cars Enter The Indianapolis 500 Race
Indianapolis May 3 Forty cars are entered for the May 29 Indianapolis 500 mile race with one possibly withdrawn unknown entry. The field is four fewer than 1911 and includes ten foreign machines. Dario Restas recent wins boost expectations. Last American entries include a Duesenberg by F S Duesenberg and a Shambaugh special by Charles Shambaugh who will drive himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Ind
Speedway
Dario Resta
Duesenberg
F. S. Duesenberg
Minneapolis
Second and Third Wards Play Baseball Today
The fifth and sixth grade baseball teams from the third ward and the second ward faced off on the latter’s grounds this afternoon. Lineup for the third ward included Roy McNeeley catcher Gilbert Patterson pitcher Cleo Crawley shortstop Frank Butler Donald Ellis Donovan Goddard Eugene Fry Kenneth Fox Forrest Hibbs in various outfield positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward
Second Ward
Roy McNeeley
Gilbert Patterson
Shortsop
Cleo Crawley
Frank Butler
Donald Ellis
Donovan Goddard
Eugene Fry
Kenneth Fox
Forrest Hibbs
Stock buyer dies by own action in Coatesville outbreak
Mell Christy a 45 year old farmer and stock buyer living three miles north of Coatesville Ind committed death by own action Sunday by taking thirty grains of stychnine. He had been drinking heavily for several days. Christy was known at the Indianapolis stock yards where he delivered stock for years. He is survived by his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Maxwell
Crawfordsville
John C. Maxwell
Maxwell
James Carrington
Limedale
Limedale Methodist Church
L. D. Dodd
Limedale Church
Putnamville
Carrington
Howard Harris
Michigan City
Clifford Hurst
State Farm
Hughes
Putnam Circuit Court
Indianapolis
Indiana
Harris
Hurst
Blooming
Coatesville
Ind
Roanoke Father Seeks Missing Daughter Goldie J.
Theodore Frencies of Roanoke Indiana searched Greencastle Brazil and Terre Haute for his 19 year old daughter Goldie J who left home last Wednesday and has not been heard from since. He believes she may have run away with a young man to be married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Frencies
Roanoke
Ind
Goldie J
Greencastle
Brazil
Terre Haute
Cloverdale Graphic Sold to Gosport Printer
Roy C. Evens and Frank O. Evens, long-time owners and editors, have sold the Cloverdale Graphic to T. J. Wright of Gosport. Wright takes charge next Monday as the paper changes hands. Frank Evens becomes secretary of the Indianapolis school for printers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Evens
Frank O. Evens
Cloverdale Graphic
T. J. Wright
Gosport
Frank Evens
Indianapolis School For Printers
Attention Ladies Buttons in All Styles at Hessler Co
A brief notice states J. 1Q. Hessler & Co. sells buttons in all styles at 18% East Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hessler & Co
East
Washington Street
Clean-Up Movement Lays Dust Preventative Plan
Residents of north Jackson street launched a dust preventative clean-up after favorable comment. They cleaned from Liberty street corner to Greencastle Produce office, scraped mud to the roadside, and will have the dirt hauled away by the street cleaning force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Jackson Street
Liberty Street
Greencastle Produce Company
Shattuck Vote Fraud Case Postponed Till Autumn
District Attorney Frank C. Dailey asked to delay the trial of Roy L. Shattuck of Brazil and four co defendants on election fraud charges. The case, tied to Vigo county and linked to the Terre Haute election investigation, was scheduled for May 17 but postponed due to DA workload. Shattuck was the Republican candidate for Congress in the Fifth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Dailey
Roy L. Shattuck
Brazil
Congress
Dailey
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Shattuck
Road Improves Cost 896 28 A Mile In Lafayette
Lafayette Indiana May 3 The county road superintendent cites a mile long repair on Washington street east of the city limits to Commercial place at 896 28 with labor and stone saved by using a road roller and oil binder The improvement favors economical method and longer road life The Monon Railroad shops in Lafayette announce hours up to fifty five per week with 600 employees resuming after a week shutdown as traffic between Chicago and French Lick remains heavy and two sections of some passenger trains operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Commercial Place
Lisby
Baout
Salweteenenee
Lafayette
Ind
Monon Raiload
Burrie
Chicago
Monon
French Lick
British Waiters Win Long Looked For Chance
London amid wartime anti alien sentiment, the British Waiters Union secures recognition as signs read no alien enemies employed in eateries. Hotels once dominated by foreign staff are being replaced or repurposed, with German and Austrian owners sold to British capital while preserving German branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Chronicle
England
Dickens
Thackeray
Board of Health
Union
Enelar
Prince of Wales Relief Fund
German Prisoners Follow The War
London reports that at Lancaster concentration camp German prisoners of war have long gained news from outside sources despite censorship. Guards and officials have probed possible leaks but remain baffled as the prisoners appear to know more than the soldiers guarding them. The morning after Scarborough shelling, the guards looked to the prisoners for the latest news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lancaster
Scarborough
Sailor Saves Comrade After Cruiser Sinks
Berlin reports a crewman from the cruiser Hela named Kuettner lost both legs in an explosion but kept Limpert afloat for over an hour by tying him to a board. Both were rescued by a torpedo boat and Limpert was promoted for his heroism by the Admiralty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Hela
Kuettner
Limpert
Admiralty
36th Indiana G A R Encampment Meets in Marion
The 36th annual encampment of the Department of Indiana Grand Army of the Republic will convene at Marion Indiana National Soldiers' Home on Thursday May 27 at 10 in the morning and continue through Friday the 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Marion
Indiana
Soldiers Driven Mad by Roar of Guns in Paris Front
Nurses returning from the front report hundreds of soldiers driven mad by the roar of heavy artillery and bursting shells. Officers of French artillery have become stone deaf from the incessant ear splitting reports of their own cannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Local Lodge Attends Indiana Grand Commandery Conclave
Greencastle Commandery No 11 to attend the sixty-first annual conclave of Indiana Grand Commandery in Indianapolis on May 12 1915. Members invited to full Templar uniform events including parade luncheon and grand commander's ball with receptions and open house planned for visiting Sir Knights and ladies. Awards will honor the three commander ies with the largest parade uniform participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Commandery
No. 11
Knights Templar
Grand Commandery
State of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Claypool Hotel
Templar
Rapier Commandery No. 1
Masonic Temple
Murat Temple
Michigan Street
Monument
Rapier Commandery
Betas Expect 200 At Dinner In District Banquet
About 200 Beta Theta Pi members from five chapters are slated to attend the district reunion and banquet at the Claypool Hotel Saturday. Howard W. Adams of Indianapolis will serve as toast master. Speakers include Frank C. Dailey United States district attorney James L. Statesman former US minister to Colombia William Raimond Batrt and Joseph J. Daniels of Indianapolis Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Theta Pi
Claypool
Howard W. Adams
Indianapolis
Frank C. Dailey
Indiana
United States
James L. Statesman
Wabash
Washington, D. C
Colombia
William Raimond Batrt
New York
Beat Theta Pi
Joseph J. Daniels
Wabash '11
Indianapolis Star
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Robert Guy McCutchan
Byrl O’hair
Geraldine Hessler
Nellie
Lucile Glidewell
Lulu Scheildmyer
Clara Glidewell
Augusta Glidewell
Will Glidewell
Health Hints
Dr. Sparnhurst
Broadpark
Fincastle
Miss
R. A. Gonfer
Festival Gom
Mell Christy
Gosport Man
Theie Long
Chance
the Herald
Zeis & Company
Thomas
Andel
John's
North Indiana
Sir and Frater
Masonic Tem
David W. Campbell
E. C. Jas
Hays
Ree
A. E. Ayler
Earl Lane
Wm. M. Houck
He Crescent Club
Board of Missions of the Christian Church
Charles Leuteke
South Locust Street
Becca Cook
N. W
Nell Warner
College Avenue
The
Mack Jones
Asbury Conservatory of
Mule
Bernice Blanche Stille
Sogememgggeegwerss
Informatic
J. A. Michael
Poplar Street
West
Independentoek Co
el Grilstove
G. Will Conklin Stout's Harness Shop
E. Wash. St
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