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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
1
Farmers Trust Co of Indianapolis sues Jacob Page for 300 dollars claiming commission due in a financial transaction. The case is listed for trial in Hendricks County court.
Farmers' Trust Co of Indianapolis seeks 300 to 8000 from Jacob Page in a land deal dispute. Page says he never received loan funds or notification of approval after applying for 14000 to buy a Tipton county farm. Otis Gulley and Hays Murphy represent Page. Hays and Lyon Peck for the bank.
Guy Woody of North Salem Indiana and Hettie Lee Keck of Roachdale are listed with Christopher C. Webb and Lora Ethel Young of Greencastle in a local record. Samuel R. Mahan of Terre Haute and Mabel Lucile Alexander of Terre Haute are also noted in the same notice.
Dean Eugene Davenport of Illinois and Rev C M McConnell brother of Bishop Francis J McConnell will lead discussions at the Rural Life Conference at Purdue University October 16 and 17 under the Purdue Agricultural Extension. They will address rural life enrichment and church social service. Other speakers from Indiana include Mrs Walker and Mrs Curry with Kline and Franklin. The conference closes with a round table led by Mrs Virgiana C Meredith.
Students at the James Whitcomb Riley Academy mark the poet’s birthday with readings from his works in chapel. George Kadel and Ellen Thompson provide song medleys including the popular Don't Cry Little Girl, while Mary Francis Grose and Mary Weik read selections.
The delivery horse owned by Ernest Browning fell on the northeast corner of the square early today after a sprinklered, slick street. The animal was unharmed aside from a few skinned places on its front legs.
A large and enthusiastic mass convention in Greencastle chose Cooper to lead a business administration. Two hundred forty eight votes were cast in the selection.
The T. H. I. and E. stocks a special car for the high school football team and their rooters to travel to Greencastle next Saturday afternoon. They will play Gosport as a curtain raiser for the DePauw Franklin game.
In Greencastle the Democratic mass convention nominated Walter Cooper for mayor and selected Wes Miller for clerk. Candidates for councilmen at large are George Dobbs and Frank Allen, with ward representatives Edward W. Huffman first ward Clarence Vestal Eugene A Schmitt and Al B Phillips chosen for council seats. The meeting filled the courthouse assembly room with Democrats and a few Republicans and Bull Moosers seeking insight into the campaign.
The funeral for Mrs. Virginia Miller, who died Sunday after an operation Friday, was conducted at 11 o'clock this morning at Frank Farmer's home southeast of the city. Out-of-town attendees included Mr and Mrs Wm Chapman of Long View Til and many relatives from Brazil, Marshall Ind, Rockville, Tolono Ill, Bellmore, Bridgeton Ind, and Bridgeton, Ind.
F B Humston Monon passenger agent nearly missed the train when a female caller asked to lease number 6 for a few moments. He left the station as the request came in, a story noted in Bloomington World. Humston formerly served as Monon agent in Greencastle.
The S. C. C.'s plan a hay wagon trip to the Half Way House in Mt Median for supper tonight. They meet at Miss Lelia Talbot's home on East Hanna Street and depart at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Orville Moora aged 38 of Greencastle telegraphed her step-brother that she would be dead when help arrived. She prepared supper after swallowing carbolic acid and died minutes later. She leaves a husband, two brothers and several step-relatives. Body moved to Old Cemetery in Terre Haute. Dr Charles Eiteljorge of Indianapolis visited relatives earlier.
Mathewson works into ninth as Giants and rivals stage extra innings tied 0 0 through regulation. The championship clash heads to overtime with both teams blanked until late.
The second game of the World's Championship Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics went to extra innings in Philadelphia. Mathewson pitched for the Giants against Plank for Philadelphia, with the score 3-0-3 through ten, final totals 3-3 and 0-0 as the game extended.
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