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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
1
The Penal Farm Committee will meet Monday night at Central National Bank to appoint subcommittees. One panel will draft a short statement highlighting Green Castle's advantages, and another will map a route for conducting the commission to site locations.
The Penal Farm Commission met at Central National Bank to plan a Greencastle visit to inspect a potential site for the institution. The exact date is not set but the group is expected within the next week or ten days.
A committee of Elam Denny Frank Lyon and W Van Arsdel will draft a short statement on Greencastle as the proposed State Penal Farm. A second committee including Arthur Hamrick James P Hughes Dr J M King and William Houck will arrange conveyances and map a route for showing the site to commission members. City residents and DePauw University officials are expected to greet the visitors at the Greencastle courthouse top for a birdseye view, with Prof J P Naylor providing a field glass for viewing the site.
Clyde Randel of Greencastle was admitted to practice in Vigo County courts yesterday on a petition by J Frerett Sanders in the Superior Court. He will join the law firm McNutt Wallace and McNutt. Randel is the son of James L Randel of the Central National Bank.
A man charged in the DePauw incident has a trial date of November 8. A female defendant entered a not guilty plea to the charge.
Homer Welsh known as Thug House was arraigned in court on a charge of attacking and robbing Grace Everett a DePauw University student. He pleaded not guilty and bond was set at 600 dollars but he could not pay. Trial scheduled for November 4 at the start of the next term. Miss Everett is currently in nervous shock delaying the proceedings. Officer Stone identified Welsh and officials believe he is the suspect based on his presence on the way to Florence Hall after a phone call.
Mrs. Emma Payne files two suits through McGregor Harris and B. M. Robinson in Clay Circuit Court. One seeks absolute divorce and $5000 alimony plus distribution of property. the other aims to set aside a deed. The complaint claims a marriage beginning in 1880 and lasting to Feb 25 1912 with alleged abandonment and Mrs Payne’s accusation of remarriage to gain control of assets amid alleged illicit relations and scandal.
Attorneys for both sides will appear before Judge Charles M. Fortune in the Circuit Court this morning to decide if the Ehrmann murder case will begin next Monday. It is not definite that the trial will occur this term due to many prisoners awaiting trial with right of way over those out on bond.
Frank Lane of Fox Ridge was lowering a stick of dynamite into a well to break stone when it lodged on a stone in the well side and exploded at about 4 PM Monday. Weather boarding was knocked from the corner of his house and some glass was broken.
The Baptist State Convention opens Tuesday in the Baptist Temple in Logansport with many prominent men on the program.
Delegates gather in Logansport for the eighty first Indiana Baptist convention beginning tomorrow evening and running to Friday. A squad of sixteen Boy Scouts under L K E Wetzel will serve as pages and escorts for delegates. Notables include Rev J H Franklin of Boston Rev W L Williamson of St Louis and FE Hanley president of Franklin College.
Clay County congressman refused to align with a bloc aiming to strip civil service protections from Internal Revenue Service collectors and U S Marshals, removing them from civil service.
Washington dispatch reports the House adopted Bartlett's amendment to the deficit bill allowing collectors and marshals to appoint subordinates without civil service limits and require bonds. The 111 to 106 vote followed coalition splits with Indiana members Moss Korbly Morrison among those voting or not.
Judge James P. Hughes held a night session to allow Parker and Adame Brick Co. attorneys to finish arguments on Parker v. Adame Brick Co. Parker, who lost an arm at the plant, sued for personal damages. The Morgan County case, tried in May, seeks a new trial. no decision yet.
Miss Nellie C Luteke and James G Albin both of this city were married at noon Saturday in the home of Rev Jon Greene pastor of Broadway M E church Indianapolis. The wedding surprised many friends as the license appeared in the local paper. They will reside temporarily at 1010 South To Reust Street.
Wabash and Butler battled to a 6 to 6 tie at Ingalls field as both teams used cautious play. New players lounged into action for Wabash while Butler leaned on a youthful roster ahead of the upcoming clash with DePauw and the Methodists next week.
Leon Black aged 28 of Terre Haute pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Vigo County to setting fire to his own home. Judge Fortune withheld sentence pending an insanity investigation. Black confessed he started the blaze after lighting a naner and feniine ear easeline, and attempted to file false insurance claims totaling 9 400. The court ordered further proceedings to determine criminal responsibility and possible punishment.
Hog quotations rule strong in the first week session in Indianapolis. About 3,000 hogs sold with top at $8.85 and prices from $8.60 to $8.75 as buyers, mostly older men, bought at a steady, prompt clearance. Cattle and calf markets show steady tone with limited changes. lambs and sheep scarce and near prior ranges.
Forty head of Shorthorn cattle shipped to Chicago sold Monday at the stock yards. Col S F Lockridge of Putnam County, premier Shorthorn breeder, saw an average a little over 200 dollars. The top price was 390 dollars for a bull. two fine cows brought close to that. Alec Lockridge attended the sale in Chicago and returned home Monday night. S F Lockridge and Will Lockridge managed the sale and would be away for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. James McD. Hays are hosted by their daughter Mrs. P K Buskirk in Bloomington. The visit highlights family gathering and social ties within the Bloomington area.
Several occupants were traveling to Purdue when their automobile skidded on a wet roadway near Raccoon. Members of the party sustained slight injuries in the Saturday Wishap incident.
M. E. Decker wife and two children and Charles Kidd wife were dumped in a roadside ditch at Raccoon north of Green Castle when the car skidded on a wet roadway. Decker suffered facial scratches while Kidd and Mrs. Kidd had bruises. Mrs. Decker and the children escaped with minor harm. the party resumed travel by train to Lafayette with Ada Decker and Waneta Kidd, Purdue students.
Stated meeting Temple Lodge No. 47 F and A M Wednesday at 7 30 p m. James L. Randel W M KE F Caldwell Secretary.
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