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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1919
Page
1
A delegation of overseas prison experts visits the State Farm correctional institution in Putnam County to inspect security measures and inmate facilities. Officials say the tour aims to review farm operations and fencing around inmate work sites.
Seven members of the Imperial Indian Prison Commission visit Punamville to inspect the State Farm and the Boys School at Plainfield. The party, led by Sir Alexander Cardew, includes officials from Bengal Bombay Puddukatti and England. They tour twelve eastern institutions and expect to adopt American methods including vocational work in India.
Trustee G P Walker in Greencastle on town business Pocahontas Lodge to meet this evening Initiation of candidates urged Woman's Study Club meets Thursday at 2 30 with Mrs Elmer Sellers 402 East Hanna Street Mrs A M Love of Clinton Falls returns from Shelburn Miss Eva Bence heads to Chicago C E Johnson and son Wilbur move to Florida Reverend R H Toole guest of his sons in Depauw Earl C Reynolds leaves for Paris Kentucky Delco Lighting agent Reynolds Veneta Welch joins Brown Moffett Real Estate Lacy Stoner to Mississippi farm sale of Clem Hammond property to Ralph Hill for 2000 Mrs Emma Kirkpatrick visits Wallace Brown returns from overseas to Philadelphia Claud Gregg elected to Indiana State Farm Board of Trustees PTA Third Ward School meets Friday 3 pm Putnam Realty sells 487 acres Mississippi Yasco river Delta land Sharkey County Miss Lacy Stoner arranging to take charge of plantation Joseph Fine buys 340 acres Delta land Humphries County Miss to engage in mule business in Yazoo City Miss
Real estate transfers list multiple partial deeds across Roachdale Bainbridge Madison Greencastle and Jefferson tp with values from 300 to 5000 dollars. A Barnard home near Barnard suffered heavy fire damage likely sparked by a cook stove with losses in the hundreds. C C Payne of Valpariso visits relatives nearby.
After an inspection of the Munice division by Robert I. Todd of the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company officials say no lease or operation change is planned. Todd, joined by Superintendent Jefferies, toured the line that connects Dunreith with the Indianapolis Richmond route. Trainmen speculate Todd’s visit concerns a potential takeover, though confirmation is lacking.
The first game of the high school season is Friday October 17 with Clayton or New Market as the opponent. Officials seek a Oct 17 game and Bainbridge hosts the opener on Oct 24 with G H and Bainbridge.
Mr and Mrs A V Pruitt and children of Bainbridge spent weekend with Will Glidewell family. Edna Curtis and Lizzie Connelly were seen at home. Hazel Day returned to Indianapolis after visiting grandparents. Epworth League social planned at Nell Glidewell’s Friday evening. Church social to raise funds and attract a big crowd at the schoolhouse basement. Rueben Swalley weekend guest. Mrs John Allee and daughter returned from Clay City.
Mr Ralph Myers home Tuesday morning on a forty day furlough after months overseas. Mrs Leo Lurber visited Mr John VanHook's Wednesday evening. Mrs Weaver called on Mrs Boswell Thursday evening. Len Richardson and wife went to Greencastle Saturday night. Sunday visitors at Austin Dodds were Herbert Boswell and family and Mrs Joe Dodd of Greencastle.
J F Hill of Indianapolis traveled to Greencastle on business today as part of regional activity surrounding a marriage license granted to Thomas Stranger and Myrtle B Mc Cammack.
The Methodist Children's Home yearly report shows on hand Sept 1 1918 59.23 dollars and receipts totaling 8150 84 from pay children contributions and supplies. Disbursements 6519.26 leaving a balance 25.81. Building fund began 176.52 with gifts 1597.38 and cook memorial 12000 81 000.00. Paid debt 950. Improvement 450. Balance 1503 638 with new home pledge 22000. Statistical table lists 46 children in home Sept 1918 120 applications admitted 44 in home Sept 1910 28 members of church 31.
Maple Hill community reports Garrett visiting James Rogers and fast farm sales by James Mullen with new owners moving in. Andrew J Johnson improves after bowel trouble while Irwin recovers from mumps. Sorghum making and silo filling dominate farm work as corn yields look better than expected. Easton and Vaughn Dickey visit family. Fern school held a profitable box supper. Elbert Herndon Wilma Irwin and Frank Johnson attend Greencastle High School. Brumerstown suspended classes due to mumps. College Avenue Official Board meets at the church to close the financial year. unpaid pledges and canvass reports urged. James Hill and wife of Indianapolis visit. Randall to Martinsville. Crodian returns from Texas for hay fever relief. Greencastle Musicale Club to meet at DePauw Hall.
Cincinnati led 6 to 1 in the first game of the World Series this afternoon in Cincinnati as the Reds hosted the Chicago White Sox, the American League champions, in a heavyweight matchup.
A narrator reflects on honest poverty versus wealth, recalling past earnings of $500 a month and now wearing worn clothes. He jokes about opponents and the appeal of riches, while noting his present frugal life and the oddities of social expectations. Obvious newspaper tone and scattered anecdotes follow.
Voters in QUT Township reject building a county hospital with an overwhelming majority in country precints, while city ballots show lighter support. The outcome reflects a broad resistance to the proposed county hospital project across precincts.
About 30 percent turnout, 985 votes for and 1305 against, the Putnam county hospital proposal was rejected in the special election held Tuesday by a 320 vote margin.
Greencastle clergy leader Rev L D Dodd conducts a series of meetings at the Dunkard church and will continue through the week. Social notes mention Mrs Emily Boswell visiting daughter Mrs Staggs, and locals Bert Roberts and family visiting Abner Siglar and Edd Bettis households. Others, Ora and Rena Moon, spent weekend with Floyd and Frances Goddard.
The Official Board will meet Friday at 7 30 in the evening. A stereoptical lecture on Yellowstone Park is planned for Sunday evening at 7 30. The Christian Endeavor meets in the library room Sunday at 6 p m. The National Convention of the Christian Church will be held in Cincinnati Ohio October 15 to 19, 1919.
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