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Newspaper

Greencastle Star

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1879

Page

2

Local Notes and County News From Greencastle

Terre Haute editor P S Westfall visits The Star while Frank fort visitors stay with Landes family. University Lecture Course seats draw rush. Turner jailed for burglary. Green Castle boasts a three minute mile bay team. Citizens shift to cash sales after 1880. Far from St Louis and Cincinnati Exposition attendees listed. Green Castle tackles jurors for November term. local baseball gains at Bainbridge, then returns to Greencastle grounds. Diptheria claims strike on Matthews children. Putnam County wins prizes at the State Fair.

Jas. Foudry Lewman Turner Gar Greencastle Gav eSeveral John A. Turner Fincastle Jesse Fosher Carpentersville Chester J. T. Darnal Gilbert Brown S. F. Lockridge St. Louis Landes Mt. Meridian Gep Frank Indianapolis Third Christian Church Charles F. Coffin College Chapel I. W. Joyce

Local Fair Honors Flower Shows and A Curious Egg Mystery

The article lists prize results from a Greencastle Indiana fair including best collections of cut flowers and roses and top horse entries led by James E. Foudry. It also notes Jay Johno Irvin displaying a hen that laid an egg with a secondary egg inside and reports a marriage on October 2 1879 of James H. Newnam and Kate Leachman with many guests and gifts.

Castle John Ragland Bainbridge Ind Rogers Greencastle O. P. Badger Fillmore James H. Newnam Kate Leachman Hitler Badger Elis Bryan J. B. Newnam Indianapolis Susie Hopwood Minnie Elis

Greencastle concert by Bible Class ends with praise and plans

A wet Tuesday night concert by the Bible Class of the Presbyterian Sunday School drew large crowds. The program featured vocal duets, solos, and instrumental pieces by local performers, earning praise from music lovers and promising more entertainments this winter.

Presbyterian Sunday School Greencastle Home To Our Mountains Verdi Emma Kiefer Tina Farrow la Rose Hunten May Mitchell Messrs Urmston and Finney Pocht So Lautin Herzen Gumbert Carrie Weik Liszt Bessie Hough Poet and Suppe

Band of Indian Chiefs to Perform With Buffalo Bill Show

A new Buffalo Bill Combination feature at the Opera House next Monday evening will showcase a Genuine Band of Indian Chiefs from the Pawnee and Ponca tribes. They arrive from their reservation in Indian Territory under Mr W F Cody and Master Eddie Burgess Pe-risk-y-la shar the Boy Chief of the Pawnees. His Wolf Dance and Horse Dance are described as realistic.

Opera House Indian Territory W. F. Cody Eddie Burgess Pe-risk-y-lashar Pawnees Buffalo Bill Prettiss Ingraham Cody C. A. Burgess U. S Plains Buttermilk Rampone

Trade offer for Kansas land seeks Putnam County farm

One thousand acres in Kansas and Indiana land to trade for a Putnam County farm of five hundred to eight hundred acres with cash difference. Interested parties may contact K. W. Lewis or H. C. Lewis in Greencastle Indiana.

Putnam County K. W. Lewis H. C. Lewis Greencastle Ind

Buffalo Bill to Present Last Dramatic Sensation in Danville

Phocian Howard editor of the Danville Bourbon Democrat notes Buffalo Bill Cody will perform in his final and greatest drama. He recalls Cody's resignation from politics, praises his frontier legend, and mentions Eddie Burgess, the Pawnee boy chief, appearing with the show Monday evening.

Phocian Howard Danville Ills Democrat Bourbon Buffalo Bill Nebraska Cody Mr. Cody Big Horn Sitting Bull

Heating Stoves and Family Health Promoted by Local Ads

Local ad notes J. D. Stevenson & Son sole agency for Fire side and Fire on the Hearth open front coal stoves praised for efficiency and beauty. Also promotes Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments with trial bottles at Allen s Drug Store. Includes Buckley s Arnica Salve and a Short-horn cattle sale at Bryan s farm and Charley Burnett s 5 and 10 cent counter.

Messrs. Bryan & Son Crow Robt Chenoweth Thos Talbott A.S. Bryan Messrs. J. D. Stevenson & Son

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