Putnam County Seeks Bids for J H Strain Road Gravel Job
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for constructing 7 874 feet of gravel road on the J H Strain road in Washington township Indiana. Bids due June 7 1915 at 2 PM in Greencastle with bonds and affidavits required. The county reserves the right to reject all bids and a completion period will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
Washington Township
J. H. Strain
C. L. Airhart
Amberlains Cited as Remedy for Whooping Cough
Mrs. John Grant of Jaffton Ohio writes that amberlain’s was the best remedy for her four children whooping cough. The note appears in a local remedies column and claims effectiveness without medical endorsement.
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Amberlain
John Grant
Jaffton
Ohio
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County Indiana
Sheriff Theodore Boes will auction the real estate of Florence McLaughlin et al in Greencastle Indiana on June 5 1915. The sale covers the west half of the northwest quarter and east half of the northeast quarter of sections 26 and 27 township 13 north range 4 west totaling about 160 acres with rents and profits for up to seven years to satisfy a $4342.49 decree plus interest and costs. If rents fail to cover the decree the fee simple may be offered for sale. Jackson Boyd attorney.
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Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Union Central Life Insurance Company of
Cincinnati
Ohio
Florence McLaughlin
Nathan McLaughlin
Robert E. Stevenson
Mary Stevenson
Oliver P. West
Rachel West
William ©. Allen
John W. Allen
David D. Davis
Mary F. Davis
Allen G. Hypes
Harley G. Hypes
James L. Clark
Greencastle
Putnam
Theodore Boes
Jackson Boyd
Notice to bid on Rolling Stone Ford Bridge approaches
Putnam County Indiana invites sealed proposals by June 7 1915 at 2 PM for construction of approaches to the Rolling Stone Ford Bridge in Floyd Township near Bainbridge Bonds for double bid amount required Plans and specifications on file in the auditor's office signed by H Witt Sutherlin James B Bunten and R E Larkin county officials Published St Weekly May 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Floyd Township
Bainbridge
Auditor's Office
H. Witt Sutherlin
James B. Bunten
R. E. Larkin
Board of Commissioners of
St Wkly
Notice of Final Settlement for Spencer Riggle
Creditors heirs and legatees of Spencer Riggle deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Green Castle Indiana on May 31 1915 to show cause why final settlement of the estate should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. The Clerk witnesses this notice May 10 1915. Harry W Moore Clerk Putnam Circuit Court. 381 Weekly May 14
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Spencer Riggle
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Harry W. Moore
Girl Proves Brave in Bear Hunt Near Hayden Lake
Miss Margaret McKenzie guided a searchlight to expose a 200 pound black bear in a tree as Frank Lee of Hayden Lake shot and killed it. Lee and James Buchanan armed themselves after hearing a prowling bear at Lee's Point and invited others to join.
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Spokane
Wash
Margaret McKenzie
Frank Lee
Hayden Lake
Bruin
Miss McKenzie
Lee’s Point
Lee
Jame Buchane
Will of Katherine Stilwell Calls for Cremation and Ashes Dropped in Deep Water
The Baltimore probate file reveals Katherine Stilwell's will requests an electric needle to her heart after death and cremation. She died by inhaling gas in her apartment. The document also directs disposal of her ashes by her nephew Harry Meyers at sea in an undertaker wagon.
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Baltimore
Katherine W. Stilwell
Harry K. Meyers
Constance W. Stone
New York
City Newsboy to Become a Farmer
Izzy Greenberg, known as Izzy on the Broadway Fulton corner, after thirteen years selling papers, plans to study scientific agriculture in college. At 18 he will leave the street corner prep school and work his way through college to prepare for a future in open land farming.
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New York
Isidore Greenberg
Broadway
Fulton Streets
Izzy
New York City
India
Uzy
Iruy
Igzy
Accident leads to fortune for Joplin man in zinc claim
In Joplin Missouri Henry Weymann led three friends on a carriage ride when their rig bogged down. They walked and Weymann found zinc ore along a 300 foot stretch, later tracing the discovery to buy 420 acres. The land became the district’s richest tract and Weymann's fortune grew.
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Joplin
Henry Weymann
Weymann
Spuds Grow on Tomato Vines by Garden Enthusiast
Potatoes sprout from roots and tomatoes appear on tops in a plant novelty raised by H. B. Benson. The unusual specimen shows potato roots with tomato-like bulbs at the ends, sparking comparisons to famed horticulturist Luther Burbank.
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Britton
H. B. Benson
Burbank
Earth Has Two Atmospheres Says Humphrey
WJ Humphrey interprets upper air results from balloon observations to support a model of two distinct, superimposed atmospheres. The lower layer drives weather changes and holds most oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor, while the higher layer contains little water vapor and shows temperature increasing with altitude.
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W. J. Humphrey
Snails Pull Heavy Loads in Curious Experiment
Two garden snails hauled a light gun carriage and even a small lead cannon attached behind it with ease, weighing nearly one pound in total. The observation appears in a wider note on Emma Calve and the Mount Wilson Carnegie Observatory, describing social plays and a canvas observatory with mirrors and chalets.
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Investigator
Carnegie Observatory
Mount Wilson
California
Bells of the Bastile Return to Paris Hidden in Private Home
After the Bastile’s destruction bells once sent to Romilly foundry were spared by the manager. Now back in Paris they sit in a private home on Avenue d Elyan bearing inscriptions "Made by Louis Cheron for the Royal Bastile 1761" with royal arms and a large cross as ornament.
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Romilly
Paris
Avenue d ‘Eylan
Louis Cheron
Wasteful smoke and waste in labor across nations and states
A historical summary notes direct losses from smoke emissions at 600 million dollars per year and cites vast indirect harms from unclean living. It surveys stride lengths, marching gaps across nations, Mississippi prison agriculture, and a Yukon electrical dredge capacity, ending with rural Spain and Italy still using tinder boxes.
Commissioner sale of real estate in Putnam County
The Putnam Circuit Court order in Edward Crow et al v Hunnicut et al sets a ten o clock sale date at the Greencastle bank building. The description lists multiple parcels in Township 14 North Range 4 West with railroad right of way exclusions and sections 2, 10 and 15, totaling about 2.46 to 75 acres. terms require one third cash and two deferred notes at six percent with mortgage security. The sale may occur in whole or in parcels to maximize proceeds. ISAAC S. PECK, Commissioner. Allee, James & Allee, Attorneys for the Fourt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
Edward H. Crow
Edward W. Hunnicut
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad
Township 14
Section
Section 15
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Robert Crow
Trustee Notices Washington Township
J O Mullinix trustee will be in his office in Reelsville on Tuesday and Friday each week to transact township business.
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Washington Township
J. O. Mullinix
Reelsville
Floyd Township Trustee Edgar J. Wilson Announces Weekly Office Hours
Edgar J. Wilson trustee of Floyd Township announces that he will conduct township business at his home in Floyd Township every Wednesday. He invites residents to attend and discuss matters of the office during these times.
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Floyd Township
Edgar J. Wilson
Trustee Ruark Announces Weekly Office at Filmore Home
Emerson E. Ruark, trustee of Marion Township, says he will conduct trustee business at his Filmore home every Tuesday and Friday.
Greencastle Township Trustee Office Hours Noted
Harry Talbott, Trustee, announces weekly office hours in Greencastle at the S. C. Sayers Book Store for township business. Phone 388.
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Greencastle Township
Harry Talbott
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