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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
4
C O Yost state bee inspector spoke to about twenty five Putnam County beekeepers on bee culture urging registration with the county agent. He advised listing every beekeeper and any helpers and said an inspector will visit in May to inspect all hives.
George Thompson and sons Jess and Luther of Hazelwood and O W Hurst of Stilesville paid fines of 10 dollars plus costs totaling 25 dollars each after state game wardens arrested them Sunday for fishing in the Eel River ditch southwest of Cloverdale without a license. Prosecutor Dickerson notes they were technically guilty but ignorant of Indiana fish and game law requiring a license to fish outside their own county. They crossed into Putnam County when apprehended by wardens.
Paul V. McNutt dean of Indiana University Law School was touted for national commander by about four hundred attendees at a Second district American Legion gathering in Spencer Indiana. The district reportedly surpassed its 1800 member quota and Vincennes Linton auxiliary units earned silver cups for membership gains while a doughboy statue gift was presented to McNutt. The Vincennes bugle and drum corps led by Lou Purcell highlighted the event.
Dr. O H Williams of DePauw Education Department chosen by Roy P Wiseheart state superintendent to join central committee developing a high school course of study for the coming year He will represent Liberal Arts Colleges at a May 10 11 meeting in the Travertine Room Hotel Lincoln Indianapolis.
Earl Sample a 52 year old former Hancock Circuit judge at Greenfield died in a Newcastle Indiana hotel after a brief illness Authorities say death resulted from acute poisoning by denatured alcohol Sample had practiced law in Greenfield Indianapolis and Gary over the past twenty five years He planned to open a law office in Newcastle and a brief funeral is set for Greenfield tomorrow morning
Motorists in Putnam and Montgomery counties report an organized gang holds up drivers. Victims include County Agent R. H. Stevenson and Miss Elizabeth Stoner on State Road 43 near Raccoon, plus Ben Schonnhoff in Brazil. A Wabash College student and a female companion were also robbed south of Crawfordsville early Sunday.
A student loses 60 dollars and a ring while his companion loses a ring in a first robbery. A second heist near Crawfordsville yields 15 dollars and a wrist watch from two girls awaiting car repairs. Authorities link the incidents to the same criminal pair blamed on local talent. crimes occur within neighboring counties.
Seven masked bandits robbed the First National Bank in Angola Indiana taking about $15000 in cash. They held bank president EB Croxton captive for more than five hours at gunpoint before escaping in a large touring car toward Toledo Ohio. Armed posses hunted the bandits as authorities noted the vault was not opened and most money came from taxes paid on the previous day. This followed another Northeastern Indiana bank raid two weeks earlier in Lima How Indiana.
Walter Goldsberry, a school teacher and farmer, was injured when a dog ran into his Ford causing him to swerve and roll the car west of Green Castle. He was pinned, burned by hot radiator water, and later helped home by Orville O Neal. Doctor W M McGaughey treated his burns and chest pain.
Taxes totaling about 77,090 were collected on the final day of the spring installment at the county treasurer's office. Treasurer Alva Lisby noted delinquencies and warned that those paying late incur a delinquent fee in addition to regular taxes.
A blaze at the Harry Wheeler hatchery two miles south of Darlington destroyed the building and roughly 15 700 eggs. Firefighters found the south end already burning on discovery and could not save the structure or its contents. about 4000 eggs were in the affected area.
The hatchery reported the loss of the hatching process and 14 700 setting eggs consumed in a fire. Two pet lambs and seven new brooder stoves recently installed were also lost in the blaze.
The Greencastle Chautauqua Association board chose August 7 to 11 for this summer's event. A Loar Independent Chautauqua Company program was accepted in part with revisions sent to Blooming ton headquarters. If the Greencastle School Board approves, events may move to the Greencastle gym for shelter from bad weather.
The Monon railroad defied a public service commission order to retain two Michigan City to Medaryville passenger trains until a May 17 public hearing. Frank Singleton, chairman, reports the line stopped the trains and sought to postpone the hearing. H. R. Currie, Monon president, asked to push the hearing to May 23 in Michigan City.
Sheriff Ed Eitelforge deputy Alva Bryan and Prosecutor Clifford Dickerson uncovered a large underground illicit liquor operation southwest of Barnard on the Clarence Booker farm. They found 200 gallons of mash, a 50 gallon still, siphons, piping, a six burner stove, and four half gallon jars of corn whisky. Booker fled but the chamber was located beneath a hen house after a tip led to the site.
Prosecutor aided by the Sheriff and deputy, they found a fully equipped corn whisky operation on Booker's farm near Barnard. Mash, containers, and purification apparatus were destroyed or seized, the house burned, and the farm readied for rebuild. Deputy Bryan watched the site Tuesday.
About two hundred athletes from seventeen Indiana colleges will compete as DePauw hosts the fifth annual Little State track meet next Saturday. Top entrants include Schooler from Muncie Butler's Yeager and Holt, and DePauw's Spohn and Sears with two freshmen racing in a mile. Spohn throws javelin beyond 179 feet. Rider of Indiana Central presents a strong challenge.
Indiana's crack golf team defeated DePauw 12 to 11 after a tight day of play. Indiana’s Miller Talbott Staufer Catterton led the Crimson in foursomes. DePauw’s Best Jones Mathews Daniell spearheaded the Tiger squad.
About thirty DePauw undergraduates and ROTC members, sophomores and juniors, will spend six weeks at Camp Knox in Kentucky this summer as required in advanced ROTC courses. The camp builds military knowledge and offers vacations with military drills, contests, and marksmanship competitions. Upon completing the course, participants receive a Second Lieutenant commission in the U S Army. DePauw has historically ranked highly in rifle and pistol events and other athletic contests.
The Vested Choir of the Methodist Church will host a Friday evening choral concert in the church auditorium. They’ll perform the sacred cantata Esther by R Spaulding Stoughton, a new work praised for its Oriental mood and dramatic style. Soloists include Esther Dorothy Locke Artaxerxes Marion Wilson Artabanus Dwight Trezice Artazas Prof. Bartlett. accompaniment arranged for organ and piano.
Adeline Kriege and Prof. Thompson headline a church concert with proceeds directed to expanding the church music program and related musical enterprises.
Funeral services for Henry Clay Allen, Civil War veteran and former Marion County Circuit Court judge, were held at his daughter's home in Indianapolis. Burial followed at Crown Hill cemetery. A special Indianapolis Bar Association memorial praised him as a principled, honorable lawyer and Christian gentleman.
Roean Lame of Roachdale files for divorce from Howard Lame in Putnam Circuit Court citing lack of support for two years, ongoing quarrels, and threats. They wed March 19, 1908 and separated May 5, 1928. Roean seeks custody of three children aged 19, 17, and 15 and child support. Attorney F. S. Hamilton represents the plaintiff.
Local notes report Miss Mae Almedia died after being bitten by a dog while walking last Saturday evening. The dog belonged to John Timberman. James Hedge remains confined at home but in improved condition. Several social and school notices, travel to Brazil, and church services are listed along with various local movements and health updates.
Riverside Amusement Park in Indianapolis will open next Saturday and operate daily through the summer with free admission again. New features include over a mile of cement walks and improved parking areas. Funland, a modern concession, will be ready in time.
A grand amusement feature covers acres and houses hundreds of devices. The attraction preserves the big rides like the thriller skyrocket Derby racer and other thrill producers while adding many new frames and effects for visitors.
Hoke Spurgeon 33 of Centenary was stabbed to death by George Terrell at Terrell's Centenary home after Spurgeon allegedly attacked Mrs. Terrell. Terrell arrested. grand jury will review. Spurgeon survived by his wife, one daughter, parents, four brothers, and two sisters.
Flora Vandament, recently named in the DePauw University education department, accepts a post as professor of English and dean of women at Taylor College in Upland Indiana. Previously she served six years as dean of women at Huntington College and will tour the eastern and western states this summer. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Vandament of east Washington street.
President L. H. Murlin will attend the Methodist Church general conference in Kansas City starting May 8 for about a week. He will be guest of honor at the Board of Education dinner Wednesday night. Murlin, in continuous service for 33 years, is the longest serving college president in the United States and the dean of college presidents in Methodism.
In Bloomington Indiana on May 7 Judge Robert W Miers found Raymond Stephens a Salt Creek township farmer guilty of assault and battery and sentenced him to six months on the penal farm and a $10 fine. Stephens was tried on a manslaughter indictment for killing his cousin James Stephens with knife wounds eight miles east of Bloomington last October. The trial occurred in the February term of Circuit court after a hung jury.
Miss Annabelle McWethy and Kenneth McCoy announce their engagement at a bridge supper held by Miss Elizabeth Tilden in Greencastle. The couple plans to wed June 9 at Greencastle Methodist Church. Guests included Mabel Hurst, Margaret Macy, and others from Greencastle, with McWethy and McCoy alumni of DePauw University.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at the Baptist Church for a 4 pm luncheon and new member reception under the Go Forward Campaign. Miss Carol Shoultz spoke on medical temperance and alternatives to alcohol in medicine.
The council weighed a $7 685 bid from General Manufacturing Company of St Louis for a new fire truck plus overhaul of the Seagrave unit and considered a May 25 test in Iowa by the National Board of Underwriters. Mayor McGaughey urged approval only after the test proves a pumping capacity of 600 gallons per minute for 12 hours. A second bid of $7 950 with 600 to 850 gpm was rejected. The city must meet insurance requirements, and officials debated mains capacity.
Mrs Catherine Vanlandingham died at her home near College and Melrose after a six week illness. She leaves husband James and three children Jessie McKinney of St Louis Alb Shuey of Greencastle and Dwight Vanlandingham of Washington township. Funeral services will be held at her residence with Elder J N Dalby in charge. Interment in Hill Cemetery.
Mrs B L Marshall and her infant are reported to have left the county hospital and returned home.
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