Local notes and obituaries from Putnam county Indiana
Dr C T Zaring returns home after a southern Indiana pleasure trip. Richard Edwards dies in Roachdale after illness. funeral Wednesday. Martha Washington Club meets Wednesday. golf club gathering May 29. Motorcycle accident injures Clyde Anderson. Mary Edna Owens dies at age 11 in Putnam County with family memories and religious notes.
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Richard Edwards
Putnam County
Roachdale
C. L. Airhart
Clyde Anderson
William Anderson
Hiram Rudisill
Anderson
Maysville Notes Include Tragic Roller Accident
A local report details community visits from Otto Bartlett and family of Roachdale and other neighbors. A fatal accident Friday involved a steel roller hitched to horses, killing Mary Owens. The high school closes Friday May 29 19.
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New Maysville
Otto Bartlett
Roachdale
John Bartlett
John T. Jones
Advance
Pauline Stewart
Pickett and Son
Dude
Lew Kendall
Mary Owens
Dave Sutherlin
Rev. Mayhall
J. M. Stewart
Charles Summers
Kendall
Pauline Temple
Ame
Oren Hall
Wm. Ader
Local Social Roundup From Poplar Grove Area
Evansville resident Dr B F Betty visited in Poplar Grove on Friday. Indianapolis visitors Mr and Mrs Ivan Leonard called on relatives Sunday. W A Allen and son Fred shared time with kin near Po and. Charles Wyant and family visited Elmer farmer on Sunday. Mae Jones hosted il lettie Cue from Cloverdale with Ranson Ellis ill. he left Monday for Indianapolis for treatment. Several families visited each other through the week including Jesse Ellis visitors Andrew Johnson Carey Dillinger Allan Ain Mae Gardner and more. Long Branch church Thad Hudson plans services Saturday and Sunday inviting all. Charles Layman and family from Reno were in Greencastle Saturday. Aunt Jane Downey and Mrs John Nelson on sick list. Fred Johns and James Layman visited James Layman’s home. Hugh Mangus helped James Rogers and Mr West.
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Poplar Grove
B. F. Betty
Evansville
Ivan Leonard
Indianapolis
N. V. Leonard
W. A. Allen
Fred
Poand
Charles Wyant
Elmer Farmer
Illettie Cue
Cloverdale
Mae Jones
Jesse Ellis
Andrew Johnson
Carey Dillinger
Allanain
Mae Gardner
Danville
Samuel Colglazier
Orleans
Ind
James Dillinger
Tm. Wright
Clema Thomas
Rosedale
Robert Trwin
Ethel Carrington
Thad Hudson
Charles Layman
Pene Reno
Greencastle
Jane Downey
John Nelson
Fred Johns
James Layman
Hugh Mangus
James Rogers
Mr. West
Academy 14 Ladoga 5 on McKeen Field
The Academy defeated Ladoga 14 to 5 as Frantz held the Preps in check while Anderson Denman Johnston and Swartling powered a three inning string of triples. The season closes with four Academy wins and no defeats.
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Ladoga
Rafferty
Academy
McKeen Field
Frantz
Strait
Anderson
Denman
Johnston
Swartling
Greencastle Township Commencement May 27 Program
Greencastle township pupils hold commencement in the courthouse assembly room Wednesday evening May 27 at 7 30. Dr Demetrius Tillotson to deliver the address with music by the DePauw Trio and other performances. Graduates listed by district and number with teachers and officers named. Lost notices and Knights Templar meeting announced. Four boys sent to reform school after juvenile court action.
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College Avenue
Greencastle Township
Court House
Demetrius Tillotson
College Avenue M. E
George Landes
Ren
Lustspiel DePauw
B. D. Beck
Seeerse Til
Lucia
DePauw
Margaret Callender Cornet
Simpson Stoner
Aeeaoee
Charles Grubb
Daisy F. Grimes
Nettie Johnson
Winnie Knauer
Henry Koessler
Sedelia Lane
Cecil Rader
Joseph Grubb
Charles A. Greathouse
L. G. Wright
Nachez Foward
Barnum
Greencastle Commandery
Knights Templar
Elmer Crawley
E. C. James McD. Hays
May Searchers Face Heat as Rain Delays Relief
The day saw a 2 PM temperature of 92 degrees with a steady breeze easing the heat. No rain has arrived yet though forecasts hope for showers soon to relieve the dry spell.
DePauw Second Team to Face Central Normal in Key Match
DePauw's second baseball squad will meet Central Normal on McKeen Field in a rematch after a 6 1 loss earlier. Manager Ellis ensures only second-string men play while both teams rest after a 9 6 track meet with Wabash. The schedule closes with a June 2 visit from Little Giants coached by Grim.
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DePauw
Central
McKeen Field
Danville
Ellis
Wabash
Little Giants
Grim
Boys Implicated in Houck Barn Fire After Brass Theft
Two White boys and a Paris youth, recently sentenced to reform school by Judge James P. Hughes for brass theft at the Tin Plate Mill, are believed to have started the William Houck barn blaze two miles northeast of town. They camped near the Houck farm and were seen near the barn shortly before the fire, later admitting overnight stays nearby. Police and Mr. Houck think the fire resulted from an accidental act during a barn sleepout or quest for a pigeon squab.
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Paris
Reform School
James P. Hughes
William Houck
Houck Farm
Houck
Mr. Houck
Major General Jesse M. Lee Attends Matinee at Keith’s
Retired Indian fighter General Jesse M. Lee sat in a Keith theater box for the matinee showing Our Indian Wars. He spoke of witnessing Crazy Horse’s death and visiting Wounded Knee with General Miles Buffalo Bill and other survivors last fall. He traveled from Greencastle with his wife and relatives and plans to depart Tuesday for San Antonio Texas.
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Keith’s
Jesse M. Lee
Custer
Miles
Crooks
Lee
Crazy Horse
General Miles
Buffalo Bill
Wounded Knee
General Lee
Greencastle
Ida H. Cooper
Helen Hathaway
Keith
Ft. Thomas
Harry Robhers
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Tex
Indianpolis
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C. T. Zaring
Indiana
F. A. Arnold
C. H. Barnaby
W. van Loan
New York City
Roy Ragan
Lafayette
Martha Washington Club
James Fisk
J. P. Allee
Business Today
Greencastle Golf Club
B. F. Corwin
L. T. Hurst
Henry Scheb
Clay City
Robert Young
The
Presbyterian Church
Epworth League of the
Locust Street
M. E
John Cook
Sunset Hill
Coatesville
K. of P
Adelaide Thomas
Alma Sharbaugh
Carroltown
Robert Hanna
Martinsville
BE. L. Harger
Brazil
City
Twentieth Century Club
George Fox
Reelsville
Vandalia
Murray A. Calman
High School
Elmes
Mary Edna Owens
Lee Owens
Boone County
Marie
Floy
Dorothy
Iva May
Mary
Parke County
Baptist Church
Maple Hill
Ranson Ellis
Reed
Clark
Everhardt
Mary M. Daniel
Albert M. Hauser
Russell Township
Ralph R. Dorsett
Joseph F. Dorsett
Cloverdale Township
Nellie Sutherlin
J. A. Sutherlin
Charles C. Boyd
W. E. Boyd
Putnamville
W. F. Jamison
George E. Earl
O. W. Hanna
Franklin Loweres
Somenn
J. Dodd
Chas. H. Meikel
Joseph Wells
Mary M. Gobel
Robert Coy
Clover
James L. Randel
Fred O’hair
Terre Haute
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Commerce Building
Dora Reeves
Serena Spaulding
Mrs
R. Houck
Hamrick Station
Nic
Mayhall
Shelby
Rudy Eacce
Are Havens
Robbins Swartling
Rafferty Ee
Aes
CanonS _ Wendling
Denman Johnston
Tillotson
Keler Bela
Clarence Shillings
Keystone
William King
Mattie Hays
Hays
Earl
Abe Paris
Herald
Grand Central Hotel
Homee Cooking
Hanna
JAS. L
Hamilton
Indiana St
Knefr
Elmsdale
Bethel Church
Teeter
Donner Block
Trick Brothers
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