Claims Allowed by Putnam County Board of Commissioners May 4 1914
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners approved numerous expense claims at the regular meeting on Monday May 4 1914. Items include land repairs for Chas McGaughey and Gallatin Tel Co telephoning, doctor and nurse payments, road and bridge work by multiple residents and firms, public notices, jail and prison supplies, and various sundry reimbursements across townships and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Board of Commissioners
Chas. M. McGaughey
G. C. Tel. Co
T. Zaring
J. T. Bartlett
Jack
J. E. Culipher
C. N. Stroube
Fikn
E. Reed
Clinton
Fred Todd
Floyd
Zaring
Madison
McGaughey
Mad
Paul Jackson
Marion Tp
van. R. BR. Co
G. C
J.D. Ellis
A. Leatherman
Chas. Cooper
N. W. Mfg. Co
Stroube & Young
G. C. Gas & Elec. Co
Lizzie Leatherman
Milt Wyatt
A. Se
N. McWethy
Chas. Barnaby
Repairs
Jail
Schatchtel & Dittimore
H. M. Smith
L. L. Ware
J. H. Knauer
Chadwick
Joe Garrett
Foster Rd
F. W. Day
Emery Nichols
Arthur Plummer
Bridge Eng
C. T. Zaring
G. C. City Pr
Hub
County Poor
Lovett Rd
Skelton
Kline
Tincher
G. W. Skelton
W. M. Skelton
Evans
H. W. Stewart
O. J. Larkin
McKeehan
A. A. Lane
A. Plummer
Gillespie
John Lurber
Halton
Jeff
Sam Miller
Lovett
Ind. News
Jas
Mike Mahoney
Low
Reer Hurst
Allen & Sweet
Daowen
Randel
Webb & Clark
John Curran
Farmer
Browning & Masten
Browning Wear
Harry Smith
Landes
Carver
Sinclair
Albaugh
Lucas
Vaughn
Dill
Hollick
Mastin
John
Clay Oliver
Joseph Allee
Forest M. Cooper
A. M. Gardner
O. W. Bales
John Wallace
Morgan Baker
Sam Ragsdale
Otho Bales
J. W. Pritchard
E. N. Houck
James B. Leonard
Thomas Roach
Dora Ruark
Ernest Collins
Harvey Hines
AUCH
Miser & Co
Kiger & Co
Grr
Bicknell How. Co
Alva E. Lisby
Carter & Vinzent
Hartman Rd
L.G .Wright
May Day Fireworks Display Planned at Greencastle Field
Merchants students and townspeople have raised fifty dollars for a May Day fireworks show on McKeen Field after the May Day play. Miss Lulu Bon Durant chairs the committee and Kipp Brothers of Indianapolis will direct the exhibition featuring the Bombardment of Vera Cruz as the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeen Field
Lulu Bon Durant
Greencastle
Kipp Brothers
Indianapolis
Vera Cruz
Shell
Motal
Financial ledger highlights bonds and payments listed
The auditor records various bond and interest payments including Hanover National Bank bonds centennial trust company bonds and First National Bank Petersburg amounts listed with small figures. Names such as G Wright Anderson Bros Lovett Rd Havelan Jones Taber Skelton Rd and Benton Curtis appear alongside institutions. Date noted May 16th with small monetary entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wright
Anderson Bros
Lovett
R. W. Bunten
Skelton
Havelan Jones
A. Taber
Hanover
DePauw Plans to Retrofit Old Gym for Basketball Next Year
Hubert Webster oversees remodeling of West College second floor to create a modern basketball floor and auditorium. Plan costs about 6000 dollars and includes a large balcony and a permanent stage for dramatic entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Hubert Webster
Webster
West College
Academy
May Day Breakfast Attended Despite Holiday Restrictions
A grand display accompanied by two 5000 shot Imperial Mandarin Explosions framed the scene as over three hundred tickets sold for yesterday's May Day Breakfast. Several sororities and fraternities skipped breakfasts at their houses due to the celebration. The skull dub hippodrome at Woman's Hall featured pea nut wheelbarrow relay three legged races songs speeches and dancing. Eight members Rowan Sissons Ridgeway Harris Binford McClure Frailey and Barnet were initiated into the fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Hall
Rowan
Sissons
Ridgeway
Harris
Binford
McClure
Frailey
Barrnet
Notice of Administration in Putnam County Indiana
Notice is given that James H. Michael and Charles H. Michael have been appointed administrators of the estate of Reuben Michael, a deceased resident of Putnam County Indiana. The estate is declared insolvent. Dated May 13 1914. Attorneys Hays and Murphy St W May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Putnam County
State of Indiana
Reuben Michael
Indiana
James H., Michael
Charles H. Michael
Hays & Murphy
Atty
McGAUGHEY Physician and Surgeon Ad
W M McGaughey physician and surgeon. Residence at corner Bloomington and seminary streets with office and residence phone numbers 327 and 339. Office located in Evans Block No 24 Scoti Jackson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. McGaughey
Bloomington
Seminary Streets
Evans
Scoti Jackson Street
Household Hints Pointers of Value
Practical tips on cooking apple floats by baking apples, lemon juice with coffee for headaches, avoiding black stockings in heat, treating sweaty hands with cologne and alum, and protecting skin from tan and sunburn with cold cream and powder.
Ape Fangs Sel With Chain Hunter Finds Monkey Body
Ridgeway Missouri A hunter finds a large monkey carcass suspended by a chain from a tree in the Amber area. The animal wore a collar and hanged itself. the source seeks to determine origin while planning to stuff and mount the specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
Oro Fordyce
Fordyce
Dog Uncovers Two Hearts After Slaughter
In Gastonia North Carolina a butchered dog revealed two fully formed hearts when dressed. One heart functioned as an auxiliary to the other, and the animal did not die immediately after a stab through the jugular vein, lingering for several minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
N. C
L. B. Turner
America
Russia
Army Soap Bill Tops Forty Five Thousand for Dishes and Uniforms
Washington estimates from the War Department show it will cost more than 45 000 dollars to supply soap for soldiers and their clothing for the year. In Newtown New Jersey George Schafer hatched an egg on a stove using a baking powder can and cotton. the chick survived. Metal shavings and cuttings are pressed into brick form and used in von emelsir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Esmates
War Department
Newtown
N. J
George Schafer
A Son Returns in Royal Style as King Returns
A Russian father in a Tehernigov village hopes his son Pavel, now a wealthy American merchant, will return in triumph as a king. The tale recalls memories of youth and the faith that America will honor his family with wealth and prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Land of the Free
Batuska
Elel
Pavel
Bolubchik
Stranger Till The Wind Drops In A Snowbound Pause
A weary traveler bids farewell to an old innkeeper as night falls and snow threatens. The stranger contemplates a journey while reflecting on prophecy of a king's return and the old man's blessing. Weather shifts with a cold, dark road ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druschik
Undergraph records waves along Nova Scotia shores
A 19th century device named the Undergraph measures sea waves off Nova Scotia. An iron 625 foot pipe stretches below low tide, ending at a leather diaphram in a box. Wave contact triggers an electric mechanism forming a serrated line record of waves per minute, hour, and day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Automatic Cooker Merges Heating and Insulated Steam Chamber
An electric cooking device integrates an active heating unit with a tightly sealed insulated inner chamber. A double-walled steam space guides water boiled to steam to heat the porous walls evenly, creating efficient cooking in a compact metal container.
Advocates Dried Fruits as Economical Diet for Housewives
Federal agriculture officials urge housewives to use dried fruits as a nutritious economical staple. They note dried fruits boost energy mainly from sugars, complement cakes and puddings, and should not be seen as luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Indians to Raise Cattle on Reservations Relieve Meat Shortage
The Interior Secretary backs a policy to help Indians on reservations raise cattle. Fort Hall Idaho Indians start the plan with $20,000 of $25,000 treasury funds for bulls cows and shelters. Four thousand cattle already graze on the reservation with range for fifteen thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Fort Hall
Idaho
Lane
Shaw Says People Cannot Afford Pure Food
London report quotes George Bernard Shaw arguing that the public cannot pay for pure food. He blames the affordability issue for adulteration as purveyors seek cheaper, longer lasting supplies. He warns that having no food is worse than impure food and urges maintaining safety over cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
London
George Bernard Shaw
Evening Papers
Lord Camoys
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Herald
Ind
Charles J. Arnold
Herald-Democrat Publishing Company
Jackson Street
Mexico
Willie
D’pauw News
North Carolina
ARMY
Alphonse Cortlander
Frank 4. Munsey Company
Nikolekol
Tehernigov
Baldwin
Picsno
Humen
James L. Hamilton
South Indiana St
Vandalia Railroad Co
Pennsylvania Lines
Dowling
MONON
J.D. BL
Sun
Fx Sun
Braziloain Company
Washington Sts
Duntley
Colles Av CR
Poplar Street
Terre Haute
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