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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1913
Page
4
Local people from Terre Haute to Brazil visitants, business trips, and family news fill a Greencastle page. Notables include Harold Burks Lester Cunningham Hi Rudisill and Charley McGaughey with many daily moves and visits. a seven foot contrabass saxophone exhibition at Fr Shipley’s. deaths divorces and a bank safe shipment. an auto accident near Cloverdale and the Vandalia station probe.
The note notes two million trees to be planted on national forests in Utah Nevada and southern Idaho in 1914. It reports efforts to utilize mill waste for hickory handles parquetry flooring and white oak barrel staves and discusses potential U S competition for stave supply with Sweden and Scotland.
Public notices list employment and sales opportunities including a good-girl position at 315 Elm street, a cider making offer by S A Hazelett, a public sale of 10 cows and farm goods at Hammond farm near Greencastle, and cleaning and dyeing services by Walter 8 Stone near the Gas office with mentions of local residents and a Sunday visit to Mrs Grace Gerhardt in Rockville.
The Putnam County board of commissioners invites sealed bids by October 7 1913 at 2 pm in Greencastle for 6459 feet of gravel road construction known as the George F Browning road. Bidders must file bid bonds with required sureties and affidavits, with the county reserving the right to reject all bids.
Putnam county invites sealed bids by October 6 1913 at 2 pm for 14389.5 feet of gravel road improvement on the T P Farmer road in Greencastle township. Bids awarded to lowest responsible bidder with county affidavits denying collusion. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Auditor CLL Airhart. Posters.
On sale daily Sept 25 to Oct 10 to points in Northwest West and Southwest. Fares include Portland Oregon Great Falls Mont Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Spokane. For information contact Agent J D Ellis who will furnish details to other points in the territory.
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