Indiana farmer taxed higher per acre than most states
An open letter from Wm. H. Settle of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation argues Indiana farmers pay far more in state county and municipal taxes per acre than farmers in Illinois Ohio Michigan and Kentucky with the average across forty eight states at 71 cents per acre. He cites burdens from national state county and city debt and urges policy changes to ease the tax load on farms and renters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Wm. H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
New Jersey
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Mr. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau
Michigan
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Greencastle Merchants Form Credit Association
Greencastle business men under the Chamber of Commerce organize the Greencastle Credit Association to reduce losses from bad accounts. The agreement requires members to provide an alphabetical list of overdue accounts and amounts owed, and to distribute a printed list to each member for reference in extending credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Greencastle
Greencastle Credit Association
Locust Grove Homecoming Draws Big Crowd, Warm Memories
The Locust Grove School held a Homecoming Picnic last Sunday September 30 attracting about 250 attendees from Indiana and California. Notable organizers Mrs Lucille Mangan Mrs Louise Darnell and Mrs Belle Heaney led the event with seven teachers present. A large dinner followed by an afternoon program featured music readings and old time reminiscences, with plans announced to make the gathering annual and to improve each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Grove
Lucille Hillis Mangan
California
Louise O’hair Darnell
Brick Chapel
Belle Hanks Heaney
Greencastle
Lucille Mangan
Catherine of
Indiana
O. B. Lane
Bainbridge
Macy Watkins
Indianapolis
Orville Collins
Putnamville
Ella Adams
Mary Priest
Louise Darnell
Gussie Girton
Ralph
Jessie Priest
Christine Wright
Leona Oliver
Frederick Farmer
Helen
Clara Hillis Reeves
Vera Grace Brown
Catherine Mangan
Milt Brown
Paul Heaney
Cammack
Mangan
Vault door and lining arrive for Central National Bank
A 20 ton vault door and steel lining arrived in Green Castle on Thursday. A special Indianapolis truck delivered the components and they were unloaded for installation at the bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central National Bank
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Bank
First National Installs Advanced Burglar Alarm
First National Bank adds a modern alarm system built by the O B McClintock Co of Minneapolis. The network of wires and thermo electric vault doors promise immediate sounding of alarms if tampered with, and a $500 reward for criminals using the system. The electric timer restricts vault access to set hours and any tampering triggers the gong, ensuring thorough protection of deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
O. B. McClintock Co
Minneapolis
Reverend O L Jones Takes Washington Pastorage
Reverend O L Jones former pastor of the Methodist Church in Patricksburg withdraws from that charge and accepts the pastorate of the Church of the Free Methodist denomination in Washington Indiana. Mrs Jones and Rev Jones formerly lived in Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Jones
Methodist Church
Patricksburg
Church of the Free Methodist Denomination
Washington, Indiana
Locust Grove reunion and weekend gatherings in Maplewood
A long list of visits and social calls fills a Maplewood weekend. Families including Gowin Johnston Hanks Boardman Masten Shoemaker and others spent Sunday with relatives and attended a Locust Grove school homecoming with teachers and alumni from the 1860s to present.
Voters plan annual gathering with many local families
A large group from Terre Haute Lafayette Putnamville Greencastle and Bainbridge voted to make the event an annual occasion with the next in September 1924. Local births visits and social calls filled the week with relatives attending church sales and a well attended box and pie supper at Number 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rominger
Roxie Payne
Payne
Mosteller
Mollie Wells
John Skelton
Chloe Payne
Marion Wright
Nannie Cutbirth
John Gardner
C. F. Paynes
Robert Dills and
David Shoemaker
Ben Wells
Inez Rowings
Anna Hood
Danner
Greencastle
Vaughn Dickey
Easton Dickey
Marion Wrights
Rockville
Clinton Ind
Papaws Abound In Putnam County Harvest
Auto owners and hunters report a bountiful papaw harvest in Indiana. Many say more papaws have been gathered than in years, with experts noting recipes for Hoosier banana dishes. The song “Yes We have No Bananas Today” doesn’t fit Putnam County as fruits are plentiful for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Putnam County
Weight of Bank Vault Door 22 Tons
A historic bank vault upgrade features a Mosler Safe Company door and 8% ton lining within 22 tons of steel and reinforced concrete. The circular 8% inch edge door, 24 bolts, 72 hour time lock, and precise cams secure the vault.
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Raffles
Central Bank
Mosler Safe Company
Federal Reserve Bank
Vault Upgrades at Bank and Trust Company
The Indianapolis bank debuts an enhanced vault with anti dynamiting device and electric burglar alarm linking to a thermostat system. Lead cables deter wall or floor entry while a steel grille sectioned safe deposit area holds individual two-key boxes. Access requires simultaneous keys and each entry logged for records.
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Iowa
Bank and Trust Company
Jackson Street
Indianapolis
Limestone for Morgan County Farmers Discounted Ton
Special deal arranged with Midwest Stone Company of Greencastle to sell limestone at 50 cents per ton cheaper to farmers in the north and west Morgan County. Orders must be placed through the County Agents office between now and January 1. E. B. Taylor, manager, oversees the program to test limestone on a patch of land.
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Midwest Stone Company
Greencastle
E. B. Taylor
Morgan County
Couny
Woman severely burned when coal oil sprayed on live fire
Mrs. Stevens a 21 year old bride living at 507 South Jackson Street suffered serious burns when coal oil thrown on a cook stove exploded. DePauw University students aided by tearing burning clothing from her while neighbors smothered the flames. Dr. Tucker attended as burn injuries covered most of her body above the knees.
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DePauw University
Albert Stevena
South Jackson Street
Stevens
Vault Door Too Heavy For Jackson Street
A 18 ton steel vault door for Central National bank proved too heavy to haul up Jackson street at Monon station. The rack trailer cut deep ruts in the street, so the truck was moved to Madison street where the macadam road supported the load. The door was hauled by a large motor truck on a special trailer.
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Monon
Central National Bank
Jackson Street
Madison Street
Quail Abundant In Indiana As Hunters Anticipate Good Season
Indiana reports show wild game is plentiful this year with quail the most abundant in 25 years. Chief George Mannfeld cites mild winters productive seasons and public cooperation. wardens arrested 172 violators last month with 168 convicted paying $3,155.10 in fines and costs. a southern crew made 15 seine and net conviction.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Eason
George N. Mannfeld
Fish and Game Division
State Conservation Department
Fish and Game Protective
Mannfeld
Conservation Department
Governor commutes Hanneman life sentence to five years
Mrs. Margaret Hanneman of Green Castle wins clemency for her son Arthur Hanneman from Governor Warren T. McCray on the State Board of Pardons recommendation. He was sentenced September 12, 1918 in the Putnam Circuit Court for criminal assault and could be released as soon as papers read Warden Fogarty. Judge Hughes and Prosecuting Attorney C. C. Gillen supported clemency noting a long prison record.
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Margaret Hanneman
Greencastle
Arthur Hanneman
Putnam
Warren T. McCray
State Board of Pardons
Young Hanneman
Michigan City
Fogarty
James P. Hughes
C. C. Gillen
Hanneman
Pardon Board
Adolph Seidensticker
Hughes
Farewell Party in Russellville Sends Guests Off
About sixty friends gathered at Bert Gardner home September 21 1923 to bid farewell to neighbors Warren Gardner and daughters Genevieve and Margaret who will move to Los Angeles California and Arthur Spencer family who will depart for Chicago. A 6 o'clock dinner and games concluded the evening.
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Russellville
Ind
Bert Gardner
Warren Gardner
Genevieve
Margaret
Los Angeles
California
Arthur Spencer
Chicago
Former lawyer of Greencaste is a hermit in Iowa
Marsh Willis, a 79 year old former Indiana lawyer and newspaper man, has lived as a hermit in a dirt covered hillside hut in western Iowa. He grows tobacco and vegetables, keeps bees, traps fur, and relies on wild foods and home made goods. He speaks little of why he left civilization, saying he has all he desires and is content.
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Council Bluffs
Marsh Willis
Greencastle
Ind
Iowa
Willis
Indiana
Putnam County
Marsh
Civilization
Towa
Sam
Putnam County Men Seek Clemency For Robbery Convictions
Oe Dewey Snider and Jease Kerr, both convicted in Putnam Circuit Court for robbery, ask the state pardon board for clemency. Snider’s arrests followed numerous robberies in Putnam and neighboring counties and the Mrs Artie Call home burglary in Marton township. Evidence of many other robberies was found in Snider’s room at his mother Flora Belle Snider’s Commercial Place home. Kerr is linked to the same crimes. Prison docket lists Dewey Snider of Stainam county with 1920 sentence of ten to twenty years for burglary reformatory and Jesse Kerr of Putnam County with a 1920 sentence of ten to twenty years for burglary reformatory. Transferred to State Prison.
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Dewey Snider
Jease Kerr
Putnam
State Pardon Board
Snider
Mra
Artie Call
Marton Township
Flora Belle Snider
Miny
Clay County
Err
Dewey Snida
Stainam County
Jesse Kerr
Putnam County
State Prison
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First National
Maplewood
Elva Gowin
Drew Coffing
Coatesville
Sam Johnston
W. W. Boardman
Hubert Fetro
Alvin Hanks
Hew
Fillmore
Charles Petro
Ader
Indianapol
Clyde Fallast
Byron Booker
Eva Hanks
Gilbert Masten
Cyril
Dora
Ham’s
Gorhams
Ray Miller
Leambridge
Harry Shoemaker
Lafayette
Pansy Farmer
Viola Denny
Sacra
Terre Haue
J. G. Masten
Verl Ader
Dwight Shoemaker
Priest School
Forest Hill
Etta Adams
Augusta Girton
Louise Darnall
Bruce Lane
Chris Knauer
Leslie Mangun
Iil
Martinsville Tribune
Huntington
Mr. Stevens
O. & I. Stone Co
Greencaste
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