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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
1
Reading the two Nos taught by Mrs. Wray and Miss Riley, Christmas exercises drew around forty visitors. A Sistine Madonna gift and a copy for Supt. Roberts highlighted the afternoon. Teachers praised, the school and home unity theme echoed by Superintendent Roberts.
The article praises Indianapolis Zoo attractions at the Cyclorama Building with a 25 cent admission and 12 hour open day featuring lions tigers and exotic acts led by Director General F C Bosteck. It also details a Sandusky Farmers Institute session on women’s participation with Miss Mary L Clark teaching foods and health and a Purdue linked dairy and country program.
Examination of the May and December settlement sheets of County Treasurer G P Shoemaker shows 1900 taxes collected: first installment 106700.5, second installment 70372.88, delinquent 2213.76, totaling 179376.63 to townships. State share 41080.59 after school fund credit 16042.08, county share 42651.62.
The Decatur Circuit Court has seen a surge in divorce filings with four years of yearly cases showing steady activity. The docket lists 8, 23, 24, and 32 filings across the four years, illustrating an increasing trend in the local divorce industry.
In Shelby township on farms of John Robinson Charles Metz and John Glambers prospectors found silver copper and lead while drilling for gas near New Marion. A company is formed with land leased and mining to start in thirty days. Prices offered for leases were refused as the strike is believed strong.
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