City schools show large enrollment jump end of month
The city school system reports a notable rise in enrollment with three more pupils than last year at the month end and nine additional students in the high school grade.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1913
Page
1
Attendance records show high school gains and transfers
The report highlights excellent start in public schools with attendance near 99 percent. It notes increases over last year due to more transfers, with high school enrollment up 34 and best records by Miss Watkin and several instructors across grades. A call goes out for 25 men on Monday to pick apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Watkin
Miss Smith
Miss Jones
Miss Miller
Miss Hodshire
Miss Stone
Mr. Richardson
Miss Buster
Miss Florer
Crawfordsville Visitors Help Themselves To Cider
Charley Goodbar and family visited John Harshbarger and family in Crawfordsville last Sunday. John’s family were away in Indianapolis visiting Milton Mangus and wife, leaving the home stocked with pantry goods and an orchard cider press ready for business. The visitors helped themselves, produced cider, and enjoyed the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Goodbar
Crawfordsville
John Harshbarger
John
Indianapolis
Milton Mangus
Goodbars
Crawfordsvillians
Ladoga
Levi Erskine Sr Pioneer Of Vanderburg Dies
Levi Erskine Sr of Vanderburgh County Indiana died today at the age of a pioneer in the community. An early graduate of old Asbury University now DePauw at Greencastle he spent his life in Vanderburgh and was prominent in Methodist circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Levi Erskine
Vanderburg County
Old Asbury University
DePauw
Greencastle
Erskine
S C Sayers Seeks Mayoral Nomination
S C Sayers announces candidacy for the Democratic mayoral nomination as Walter Cooper Phillip Frank compete for the post. The convention to nominate the ticket is set for next Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Sayers
Sayers
the Herald
Walter Cooper
3. C. Sayers
Phillip Frank
Indianapolis orchard owner John Crall in city on Friday
John H. Crall of Indianapolis visited the city on business to oversee his apple orchard near Eagles as the crop was being gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Crall
Indianapolis
Mr Crall
WETS Attack Validity of New Ordinance
Judge James P. Hughes issued a temporary injunction restraining city officials from holding an election of councilmen in the newly defined Edwards area while attorneys file a complaint today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hughes
Injunction Aims to Halt Greencastle Ward Election
Judge James P. Hughes issued a temporary injunction preventing Greencastle officials from holding an November 4 election to elect councilmen from newly defined wards. The suit by Harkins L. Jackson argues the August 26 redistricting ordinance creates unequal ward populations and violates the 1905 act governing redistricting for equalized wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hughes
Greencastle
Harkins L. Jackson
Indiana
John R. Miller
Raser Bittles
John Cook
John Dodd
Joseph P. Naylor
Charles Lueteke
Oscar L. Jones
Samuel C. Sayers
Lemuel Johns
Allee
James & Allee
Wets
Jackson
Court to decide validity of ward boundaries in election
A court will determine if the complaint invalidates the old ward lines. If the court finds the complaint defective, the present ward boundaries would remain in effect and the election could proceed.
Hog Market Sees Firmer Tone on Hog Prices
Indianapolis traders reported a firmer hog market with prices up 50 to 10 cents from Thursday. About 6,500 hogs were sold at 9 to 9.10 dollars, buyers present early, with tight hogs slightly below nine dollars and porkers steady. Cattle and calves showed strength with higher bids, while lambs and sheep remained active but uneven in quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Opera house installs radium gold fiber screen moving painting
J. Cook purchased Putnam county rights on the new screen for 150 dollars, enabling the display to resemble a moving painting at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
J. Cook
Putnam Gounty
Sayers Announces Candidacy for Mayor
S C Sayers declares candidacy for mayor pending Democratic mass convention decision.
Salts Qathartic Pills and Exclusive Stock Remedy
An old catalog line promotes salts and Qathartic Pills as exclusive agents for Baltome the great Stock Remedy, suggesting a patent medicine style sales claim.
Interurban Line Progress Faces Key Visits
Promoters visit Linton Vin Cennes and Bicknell to discuss a proposed interurban route that would link with Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern. The outlook appears favorable as talks continue about the project’s feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Vincennes
Bicknell
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern
Interurban Line Promoters Plan Route Through Cloverdale Area
A meeting in Cloverdale discussed an Indianapolis to Vincennes traction line, the Indianapolis Linton Vincennes Traction Company. Promoters Bray Shaffer Parker presented a $25,000 bond and a plan to raise $4 million, with a survey and blueprints to follow and a stock sale of $200,000. The route would pass near Linton and likely place the main power plant there, given coal and water access. The group, including noncapitalist local citizens, expected rapid construction and eventual streetcar ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan and
Greene County
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Cloverdale
Putnam County
Linton
Indianapolis, Linton & Vincennes Traction Company
City Hall
Gilmer Bray
Mooresville
Shaffer
Parker Werd Lini
Whorn
Commercial Fidelity Company of
Chicago
Mr. Horn
Bray
Linston
Sullivan
Jasonville
Clay City
Patterson to study O11 and leave baseball for job
Patterson, former DePauw University star pitcher, has quit baseball as a profession. He is moving to New York to take a position with Standard Oil, with plans to train three months before going to China to work there permanently. He rose to prominence in Indiana college athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Raymond Patterson
DePauw University
Minneapolis
New York
Standard Oil Company
China
Patterson
College Athieties
Indiana
Continent Hikers Pass Through Greencastle
Roy Comstock and Frederick Volk walk from Toledo to Los Angeles on a 1600 dollar wager, arriving in Greencastle Friday night and leaving at dawn. They began September 18 and average about 30 miles daily along the National Road toward St. Louis, then Kansas City, choosing a southerly path to avoid cold. Volk sprained ankle mildly. they carry 16 pounds each and plan Terre Haute by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Comstock
Frederick Volk
Toledo
Los Angeles
Calif
Volk
St. Louis
Kansas City
Brazil
Terre Haute
Paroled man with troubling police record to leave state prison
Frank Herron, a colored inmate with a notorious police record, is to be paroled from the state prison where he served time for contributing to the delinquency of a feeble minded girl in this city about a year ago. He has a brother nicknamed Smoke Herron serving time for larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Herron
Herron
End comes to Mrs Fenwick Reed at East Washington
Mrs Fenwick Reed of Greencastle dies at home on East Washington Street after a brief illness from liver disease. Evan Gelist reportedly passes away at the residence after a short illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs Fenwick Reed
Wire
Greencastle
East Washington Street
Funeral for Helena Reed Held in East Washington Home
Helena Faraghep Reed 42 wife of evangelist Fenwick Reed died Friday night at her East Washington Street home after a liver disease illness. Funeral Sunday afternoon at the residence with Rev Demetrius Tillotson and doctors A Gobin J G Campbell officiating. Burial at Forest Hill Cemetery beside her husband. Survived by two sons Fenwick Reed Jr Adrien Reed, mother in England Isle of Mann. Reed was away in Sidney Ohio for a series of services when notified by wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Faraghep Reed
Fenwick Reed
East Washington Street
Demetrius Tillotson
A. Gobin
J. G. Campbell
Forest Hill
Cemery
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