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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1881
Page
4
A gleaming show of best gems and watches in a display of novelties. Silverware and tea service pieces reveal new varieties while diamond and silver wares evoke Aladdin style and timeless keepsakes for weddings and friendships.
The Greencastle Indiana post notes a May forecast with snow likely in early May Canada and central Illinois frost risk, then heat after mid month and possible bushfires. It urges improved highways, cites a state law, and suggests phased road work with macadam gravel or mixes, avoiding county debts while enabling yearly progress.
A predicted special legislative session before summer ends looms as the governor may convene again. A Washington Agricultural Department report shows wheat sowing up about 4 percent with Kansas Missouri winter wheat up most. Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Virginia report declines. New York Pennsylvania steady. Snow hindered crop returns and March’s freeze thawing proved most detrimental to grain.
A large crowd gathered at the Court House for a 2 PM session on the Vincennes and Greencastle railroad plan. Col M B Thompson outlined anticipated routes through coal fields and fertile land, proposing Greencastle township tax support and city subscription of 60 000 dollars with Greencastle as northern terminus and possible machine shops. The group urged careful consideration and postponed further discussions to May 7 1881 with a committee to protect Greencastle interests.
Officials argue over the value of building the machine shops and repair facilities versus mere terminal and shipping improvements, questioning the wisdom of the donation if broad benefits are not ensured.
The Census Bureau circular lists Putnam county populations by township and village. Notable figures include Greencastle township 5 525 with Greencastle city 2 644 Istward 1 442 Edward 1 032 and Edward 1 170, Russell township 1 294 with Russellville 157, Putnamville 2049 and total county population 22 502.
A survey of current fashion trends notes cuffs matching collars, Sherred waists, new hosiery, black cheneille mantles, bright textures for draperies, Manila straw hats, plain parasols, cream cassimeres for young ladies, Lavadere stripes and checks, poke bonnets in rough straw braid, long-looped satin bows, ombre sashes, convex metallic buttons, expensive steel passementeries, beads in silver gold jet, and abundant white lace on summer fabrics. A Philadelphian claims a woman can dress fashionably on $500 yearly by mourning and avoiding society. Gingham suits with white lace, Cretonne fins as semi-dress with ebony sticks for support, and a wide range of stockings from plain cotton to black silk with gold trimming are noted.
Drovers Journal notes hog receipts 16 000 head with 3 200 shipped and firm demand. Gutthe cattle, sheep and related prices show strong activity with shipments and various grades, including distillers and feeders, reflecting a robust livestock market.
Inpranavonts April 27 hogs firmer for shipping Yorkers fogs market dull heavy shipping $6 6 30 Yorkers $5 40 5 0 receipts 2 200 head shipments 0 head Cattle demand active shipping 4 40 5 50 butchers 3 5 stockers and feeders 8 25 6 0 receipts 500 head shipments 390 head Sheep strong none offered
A Rock Island Division express crashed into a trestle over the Meredosia River eight miles below Curnton Iowa near Albany Illinois at 4:20 this morning. The engine and several cars sank, passengers and crew suffered injuries, and several lives were lost including Dr. D. W. Lundy.
The report to the Secretary of the Navy proposes the Mary and Helen depart San Francisco around June 1 to reach Herald Island mid August. The voyage routes include Petropavlovsky St Michaels St Lawrence Bay East Cape Cape Serge Carrier Johnson Bay and Wrangel Island as clues to locate Jeanne tte remains. The vessel would winter near Wrangel or Siberia if needed and undertake sledge journeys to the east coast. The Mary and Helen is praised as a strong arctic craft capable of eight knots and suitable for government use. The report hopes for the Jeanne tte’s safety pending disaster news.
Farmer Mere dith Gaddy aged about seventy drove into Linherton in an ox cart with ten bushels of corn and purchases for his family. The aged man yoked the exhausted ox to finish the ten mile trek home, dragging the load uphill and down, while onlookers watched. He claims the ox would have drowned him if not obstinate. Gaddy is described as the county’s strongest man with twenty one children. The piece also notes jute trials by North Carolina’s State Department and Canadian horses flowing into the U S at about one thousand monthly.
Theodore Thomas argues American music culture centers on vocal training over instrumental prowess. He notes women sing well but men lack strength, cites movable do as flawed, and critiques public schooling for failing to raise general musical standards. He observes urban orchestras struggle and piano work mainly as teaching, urging broader public music education.
A curious chamber of a newspaper paragraph survives beyond time. An editor at seventy five once trembled over a mundane paragraph fifty two years old. Paragraphs resurface, drift, and float again with new readers in future generations.
Several brief items from Greencastle including local elections upcoming, illnesses among residents Emma Sotfield and Al Hirt's children, sales ads from Jenkins & Co. and Greencastle Woollen Mills, visits by Miss Mollie Scott and Miss Belle Dempsey, and plans to open a Layton block grocery. Reports on residents, construction, society events, and a safety critique of the county court building amid a street railroad strike. A horse ran amok near the square, and a local man died of lung disease. The Cloverdale Herald notes a theft and jail arrest in Paris, Illinois.
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