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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
3
The clipping references Mrs. W. J. Robinson and Mr. Hepine detailing DePauw University ties and Delta Tau Delta fraternity membership, with incomplete surrounding context. The readable portion highlights personal connections to the university and fraternity.
Ore Watkins, cousin of Clifford R. Dickerson, was nominated by the Republican ticket for Hendricks County prosecuting attorney by a majority of 465 votes over his opponent. The nomination effectively secures election. he is a well known figure in Putnam County.
Donald O'Rear of the Potter Shoe store was operated on at the county hospital Friday morning for appendicitis. Surgeon Thomas Noble Sr. performed the operation.
The estate of the late William Call of Roachdale is valued at $15 735.34 per Putnam Circuit Court records filed by Nathan Call guardian for the deceased. Putnam Lodge No. 45 IOOF sues Frank Gardner and Angela Graber in Putnam Circuit Court to foreclose a mortgage on real estate securing two overdue notes. Andrew F E Durham represents the plaintiff. Local hospital movements note residents leaving for home and relatives visiting. Funeral services recorded for Mrs Bertha Fanneman Haltmeyer in California and for Mrs Boyd. repairs and maintenance at the J E McCurry furniture store front.
The Velma Sallust lawsuit against R Morton Mugg and Victor H Dun can was begun in Putnam Circuit Court Monday but after a cross complaint was filed the case was continued to June 12. Chase Harding of Crawfordsville represented the plaintiff while Corwin Gillen and H C Kivett defended the defendants. Judge Howard Maxwell, from Rockville, serves as special judge in the matter.
Mr and Mrs L R McNeely and Mr and Mrs Herbert Williams with family motored through the north and eastern portions of the state during the weekend.
Putnam County Hospital marked National Hospital Day with open hours from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday. Visitors toured the facility, flowers were received for decorations, and at 2 PM a photograph captured babies born at the institution in the past year. Balloons were given to children as souvenirs.
The local Post Office says letters mailed by 1 30 p m will link with the 5 15 p m Indianapolis plane and then the 8 p m Chicago East flight to New York arriving 6 15 a m next day. It also connects with the 7 50 p m Chicago West flight to San Francisco arriving next afternoon at 4 15 p m.
Mrs. Mary E. Day has entered the county hospital for medical treatment.
Mr and Mrs Alton Murphy of Cloverdale are the parents of a daughter born Monday morning at the County Hospital. Elder Jasper N Dalby has returned from Swayzee where he filled the pulpit of a church Saturday and Sunday by invitation. Dalby attended the Swayzee church about twenty years ago.
Sheriff Edward Eiteljorge left Sunday night for Michigan City to escort Otto Cox, an escapee from the penal farm, to the Indiana State Prison for a sentence of one to five years.
The last will and testament of Uriah Gasaway, a Mexican War survivor, is admitted to probate in Putnam Circuit Court. The estate goes to his daughter Emma Smith of Reelsville, with whom he lived. Central Trust Co. of Greens Castle appointed administrator of the estate.
Mrs Harry Mercer of Indianapolis visited Miss Augusta Glide and stayed well over Sunday, enjoying hospitality and social updates in the community.
Mr and Mrs Harry Tresner of Indianapolis and Mr and Mrs Roscoe Zaring of Manhattan spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Tresner.
Postmaster FE Bartley announces air mail postage at 10 cents per half ounce or fraction. Includes transport to and from air routes. Accessible parcels up to 50 pounds and 84 inches length plus girth. Mr and Mrs T FE Evans spent Mother's Day in Indianapolis with son William Evans and his family.
Mrs. R. E. Bryan and her daughter Jane have left Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Shamel to visit Rochester New York. They will then visit Mrs. Ray Smith before making their home at Squam Lake New Hampshire.
Willis Vermillion of Washington D C visited his parents Mr and Mrs S A Vermillion over Sunday. He stopped en route to New Orleans where he has business for the insurance company with which he is connected.
Simpson Stoner has returned from Florida where he spent the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pitchford traveled to Detroit, Michigan for a visit. Mrs. Lula Toy and her son Charles Jr. left Roachdale with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alec Crosby and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crosby to visit Denver, Colorado.
Mr and Mrs Stanley M Davis of West Elizabeth Street announce the birth of a daughter named Marguerite Louise on Thursday night. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mr Davis is employed with The Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hardy were in Indianapolis on Sunday for a brief visit and sightseeing.
Mrs Sarah Gardner and Mrs Rosa Knauer are visiting Mrs A T Smith in Bridgeton according to a local social note. The visit highlights social ties among Bridgeton residents and reflects community customs of hosting visitors.
Mr and Mrs Harry Uphouse of Indianapolis were guests Sunday of Miss Gladys Hammond on Hanna Street. Mrs Uphouse was formerly Miss Ruth Meek.
Miss Edna Lane from Indianapolis Teachers College visits Mr and Mrs Frank Lane on Saturday and Sunday indicating a social call and family gathering during the weekend.
Miss Ella Alspaugh employed at the University Shop suffers a badly infected hand after a cut. Medical attention is being sought and condition monitored.
Edward Rossick who had been at County Hospital for medical treatment has returned to his home. He formerly worked as a roller at the wine mill.
Mrs George R Christie of Miami will visit Mr and Mrs Charles J Amgold and Mrs and Mrs P R Christie and other relatives and friends this week in the city.
E. P. Mathers critically ill with pneumonia at granddaughter Mrs. Nellie Taylor’s Kalamazoo home shows slight improvement. He traveled with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Treat and Mrs. Luella Fry to visit Mrs. Taylor before illness. He is father of Mrs. P. R. Christie and Mr. Vernon Worrell of Indianapolis who visited relatives here.
Friends report the death of Mrs. Roscoe Edwards of Amo wife of the Hendricks County assessor. She is survived by two sons and a daughter. The funeral will be held in Amo on Tuesday morning.
Funeral services were held at Plainfield Monday afternoon for Mrs. Lucille Ellis Witty wife of W D Witty proprietor of the Sanitary grocery on north Jackson street who died at the home 509 east Elm street Saturday. Mrs Witty was ill only a few days of pneumonia. Her father a sister and four brothers all of Plainfield survive.
Funeral services for James A Best were held Sunday at 2 PM at McCurry Funeral Home with Victor L Raphael in charge. Pallbearers were his four sons James Claude Thomas and Robert and two nephews Oscar and Courtland Best. Interment followed in Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery.
Mrs. Cora Shelton and Miss Evelyn Ann Stevens of Evansville were the weekend guests of Mrs. R. L. O'Hair and Miss Pearl O'Hair, sharing time at the O'Hair home.
William Johnson Howard Denny Jacob Hirt Roscoe Scott Gerald Mason Henry Koessler Lester Sudranski and Dallas Bee attended the Danville Illinois races. The Denny Special race car failed to place due to mechanical trouble. Bill McCoy of Sullivan won all the feature races on the card.
Miss Alice Werneke returns to Chicago after an extended Greencastle visit. She is erecting a house on North College Avenue and has been here attending to business interests.
Eugene Chenoweth son of Mr and Mrs A R Chenoweth had an appendicitis operation Sunday evening at the County Hospital. Dr Thomas Noble Sr of Indianapolis was the operating surgeon. Rex Bond formerly of St Louis, arrested for intoxication, was released from county jail. Bond had an appendicitis operation and no money to pay a fine. Mayor Charles McGaughey hesitates to jail him for 40 days for nonpayment. Bond remains liable to the city and future action hinges on his behavior.
Reverend N. M. Skinner of South Locust Street conducted the funeral for Mary B. Pryor age 62 in Martinsville on Tuesday morning.
Mrs Walter R Eggers of Roach dale was a business visitor in Green Castle on Tuesday.
Carrie B. Neese sues Nancy E. Campbell James H. Adkins and Margaret V. Adkins in Putnam Circuit court over a note and mortgage foreclosure seeking 1450 dollars. Fred V. Thomas represents the plaintiff. In a collision on West Walnut Creek bridge Automobiles driven by Walter Gardner and Omer Stoner were damaged with the Stoner car severely wrecked. Miss Josephine Stoner riding with her father sustained minor injuries.
Mrs. Melvin Coffman of Indianapolis is visiting Mrs. Joe Crosby for a few days.
Beck Sales Company records show a Chevrolet coupe sold to Henry Bond of Reelsville.
Robert Browning, formerly owner of Browning Monument Works, has been appointed caretaker of Forest Hill Cemetery and began duties on May 1. He succeeds Simpson Hirt, who held the post for the past year.
Indianapolis Star writes on the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Kansas City noting Rev. H. C. Clippinger outlines the conference's procedure and methods. The piece reflects on governance and procedural steps discussed by clergy and delegates.
Mrs Elizabeth Handy of Green Castle is the guest of Mr and Mrs Alga Handy and other relatives at Russellville.
Dr. Demetrius Tillotson formerly a Methodist pastor and now director of Presbyterian Hospital in Denver Colorado visits his daughter Miss Catherine Tillotson at the Theta house.
Jimmie Bittles Jr son of Mr and Mrs James Bittles is confined to his Northwood home with mumps.
Mrs Earl Hedge of Miami Florida arrived Monday for an extended visit with her mother Mrs Jennie Steele on Chestnut street and other relatives. She will be joined later by Mr Hedge. Mr and Mrs Lyle Call, west of Brick Chapel, are the parents of a nine pound boy born Saturday. Mother and infant are doing nicely.
Commander Wilbur S. Donner and Adjutant E. R. Smith of the Green Castle Legion Post join the ninth annual conference of Legion commanders and adjutants at Culver. National Commander Edward E. Spafford speaks along with Nicola Sansanelli, editor of Mattini, linked to Mussolini and fascism in Italy.
Lewis Baumunk station attendant for High Point Oil Company drives a new Pontiac sport roadster delivered by Stark & Griffith agency.
Eleanor Ault a university student was admitted to County Hospital Tuesday morning for medical treatment.
Funeral services were held at Danville Tuesday afternoon for Nora Hester Kirkpatrick 67 who died Sunday. She was a sister of Mrs Nell Petro of Roachdale. The husband and another sister also survive.
Andrew Hirt of Vicksburg Mississippi arrived in Grencastle on Tuesday due to his father Alfred Hirt's illness and death.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Morrison of Cloverdale R R 1 welcomed a son born Monday.
H Morrison of King Morrison and Foster visited Greencastle on Wednesday. He has been in Methodist Hospital Indianapolis for two months for observation and treatment and is greatly improved. Miss Martha Mathins is seriously ill at her home on East Washington Street.
Edward Greene of Manhattan, employed at a cement plant, was injured near midnight Tuesday when he fell from a tank. He suffered bruises and cuts on both legs and on the right arm and a cut over the right eye requiring stitches. He was taken to County Hospital Wednesday for x ray.
Dr. Lemuel H. Marlin, president of DePauw University, has traveled to Kansas City Missouri to participate in the general conference of the Methodist church.
The Citizens Trust Company suit on note against Thomas F. Randel and others in the Putnam Circuit court has been dismissed. Earl Harris of Harris Milling Co. is driving a new Hudson sedan delivered by H. A. Sherrill.
Otto J. Webb county Democratic chairman and F. S. Hamilton former chairman attended a district meeting in Terre Haute on Wednesday. The session began at 1 PM at the Hotel Deming to select a district chairman.
O. J. Rector and John Righsell of the O. J. Rector automobile agency returned from Detroit after visiting to acquire new cars. Charles Hess, recently away, has returned home on Wednesday.
Eleanor Ault, admitted Tuesday to County Hospital, underwent a major operation Tuesday night performed by Dr. Thomas Noble Jr. of Indianapolis. Mrs. Lena McLain of 110 West Poplar Street filed for a passport to Europe at the County Clerk's office.
Dr. W. D. James takes delivery of a new Pontiac coupe from Starke and Griffith, the local automobile dealers.
Alfred Hirt a wealthy Green Castle resident died at his home about a half mile west of the city at 1 50 oclock Wednesday morning after a two week illness from influenza He celebrated his eighty sixth birthday May 4 He had seven marriages and nine children seven living Jacob Indianapolis Mrs Sallie Black Greencastle Luther Brazil Simpson Greencastle Andrew Vicksburg Raymond Putnam County Robert New York Mary Freda the other two children are dead He was known on the downtown streets and admired for his financial success mostly in land buildings and government bonds Born in Biel Canton Bern Switzerland he came to the U S at eleven His early years were spent in Brazil Ohio He later enlisted in the Fifty first Ohio Volunteer Infantry on November 17 1861 in the Civil War He faced poverty but rose to wealth through prudent investments and enterprise.
The account outlines Mr. Hirt’s three and a half years in the Union Army including Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge Chickamauga and Resaca campaigns. After discharge he built a stave business in Indiana growing to a large factory, exporting to Germany France and beyond. He later led Greencastle banks and acquired extensive land and mining interests while supporting Republican causes and civic development.
Charles Snider and his Terre Haute daughter visited the Snider family. Greencastle trips, funerals in Indianapolis, and moves fill Cloverdale life. Residents headline extended visits, returns from Louisville, Huntington, Denver, and Florida with many local households hosting relatives and friends.
In North Clinton Falls the M. P. Church will hold morning service at 11 and evening service at 7. Several local residents visited family members and relatives over the weekend. Mrs Bettis remains listed as ill. Lucille Hart is back at work after four weeks illness in Greencastle.
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