Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 9 August 1928 — Page 6
GREENCASTLE HERALD PAGE EIGHT
CORN BORER SPREADS
RACCOON MAN THRESHES
900 BUSHELS OF WHEAT | INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3.—(INS) Harry Stamp who operates a farm j—The European corn borer has been one mile south of Rarroon station on discovered in four Northern Indiana
state road No. 43. has Just completed his wheat threshing and from flftyflve acres Mr. Stamp threshed nine hundreds and ninety bushels of wheat The average yield per acre was
townships in three counties, state and government field scouts reported today to the state department of con-
servation.
The newly infested townships were
eighteen bushels which considering | .lackson township in Huntington
the general condition of the Indiana crop this season is very good. All of the wheat graded number one.
COACH BAUSMAN AND FAMILY IN AUTO ACCIDENT
with the oganization of the
'Peru Tribune.
paper.—
County, Jefferson township in Whitlev Countv and Center and Greene
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townships in St. Joseph County. The borer now has infested 131 townships in 16 Indiana counties.
The newly infested townships pro-! Evens of The Herald and formerly bably will be place under quarantine. | lived at Cloverdale.
dence in the southwest section of the i was divorced in Blutfton, Ind., ten'theaters in Washington, city. | years ago and was given custody of; Purchase of the buildings and Mr. Evens affiliated himself with her son. Later she charged her for-] equipment of the Strand and Arc then ( the successful firm of Poynter and mer husband “borrowed” the boy iters in Crawfordsville gives Mr. Gifford, publishers of the Kokomo ! promising to return him but never j Vonderschmitt possession of the two Dispatch, several weeks ago. Paul j did. She explained she had no money j best picture show houses in CrawPoynter is president of the company, | to hire lawyers to fight a legal bat- fordsville. In addition to motion Mr. Gifford vice-president and editor tie for the boy as she had to work to pictures the Strand also is a vaude
of the Dispatc'/, and Mr. Evens sec-! support her other children. retary-treasur/r and business mana-! -
ger. The latter was manager of The I
Tribune for eight years, starting VONCASTLE TO TAKE
OVER HE GRANADA
Frank Evens is
A deal by which the Granada Mo- ,„ c „ vc . 0 ...
brother of Roy. tion picture theater, which, since itjareencastle and Crawfordsville.
ville and is the largest theater in that city. The houses were sold to Mr. Vonderschmitt by Alfred Jackson. Mr. Vonderschmitt takes possession at Crawfordsville, September 1. Mr. Vonderschmitt now operates theaters in Bloomington, Bedford,
tail light broken and the tire carrier torn off. No one was hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Stoner had been visiting Mrs. Stoner’s sister, Mrs. David S. Phares and family, at Tipton. Mrs. Phares and daughter Margaret returned home with them for a week’s visit.
Lack of lights on a car driven by |
Mrs. William Whitted, of Morton, TOWNSHIP TEACHING PRISONER HAS SELF was the cause of a collision between ! STAFF ANNOUNCED BURIED IN SHALE PIT the car occupied by Mrs. Whitted ami j - -■ one occupied by W. E. Bausman and ; The list of teachers for the mihlic! The Brazi1 Times Friday carried an
at-
tempt of a prisoner to escape from the Indiana State Farm. The story fol-
lows:
■'Officials and guards of the state farm at Putnamville Tuesday frus-
0. L. Goodlander, formerly nmnager of the Voncastle Theatre in
. The list of teachers for the public'. .
family, of this city, at the Hanna schools of Franklin Township this' 1 " 1 *" 8 8 ^ regar,,lng , an
Cross Roads, nine miles north of this city on Road 43, late Thursday even-
ing.
, Although both cars were damaged ; tained while seven new faces occupants of the two machines escap- lbeen ad( i e(1 t0 (he facu i, y .
ed without iniurv I . . . . . . , (rated an attempt of
ea wunoui injurj. | A strong array of teaching talent
year, as announced Thursday by | school officials, shows that nine members of last year’s staff have been re-i
have
was opened has ben operated by the i McCarrell Enterprises, Inc., of Bed-
ford, will be taken over by the Harn'] thjg cjty be general manager of Vonderschmitt interests, who own the Voncastle, the Granada, and the the Voncastle theater here, was made! two Crawfordsville houses. Mr. GoodSaturday. I lander has shown unusual ability as I he Granada w*ili be taken ovwe in ' a theater manager since becoming
manager of the Voncastle.
the near future, and O. L. Goodlander, who is now managing the Voncastle Theater, will be in charge of
the two theaters.
According to Mr. Goodlander, the same high class entertainment, as
prisoner to *
has been given in
Mr. Bausman and family were re-ij s believed to have been secured for turning to Greencastle from Lafay-! tbi8 year> A11 0 , the h , Kh gcllool
son j faculty are college graduates with'
break away from the farm by the use
of a clever plan.
“The prisoner, who was a member
maintained under
1 management.
the past, will be the consolidated
ette while Mrs. Whitted and a son faculty are college graduates with ‘ M ’ ,,,u ",‘ Miss Wysong of Poland Mills were driving west on State Road I6.^ 0ne exception. The list is headed by]*’ a * ^ l< |Announces Engagement
Miss Delia Pearl Wysong of Port-
in the local " ""
Accordine to Bausman there were no it- . T , . ’ jto be buried about eighteen inches] , iK M, d o„ K ,h, whu";* ^ - f-*'? "r* r •* . , ifor his breathnig through space be-
school for the past six years and last . „„
„ . . , . • ; itween rocks. The prisoner did not
year finished the school year as prih cipal following the resignation of
Glen Clodfelter.
Teachers as announced Thursday are: Eugene D. Hutchins, (Wabash)
principal.
Herbert Jeffries, (Wabash) coach,
Soc. Sc.
not see it in time to avoid a crash. A back wheel was torn from the Whitted car while the front end of Mr.
Bausman’s car was damaged.
It was said the car driven bv Mrs. Whitted belonged to Albert Miller, an
employe of her husband.
APPROPRIATION OF S4.000 ASKED BY VETERINARIAN
F. W. Brown, state veterinarian, In a letter to County Auditor W. E. Gill, urges that the Putnam County Council this fall include in its 1929 budget, an appropriation of $4,000 to carry on the work of eradicating bovine tuberculosis In this county. The council last fall refused to appropriate funds for this work. Mr. Brown’s letter follows:
Auditor,
Putnam County, Greencastle, Indiana.
Dear Sir:—
You are hereby notified that, under the law made and provided by the Acts of 1 925, Chapter 215 and th* Acts of 1927, Chapter 197, bo\ine tub erculosia has been reduced to less than one-half of one percent in Hendricks and Morgan counties, thus Hendricks and Morgatj Counties have been declared accredited areas by the State and Federal government. Putnam County is continguous to each of the above mentioned counties. a total of two counties continguuus to Putnam County In which bovine tuberculosis eradication work
has been completed.
With the above Information submitted by the writer under the Acts of Putnam County to make an appropilation to defray the expense of carrying on the work of tuberculin
land Mills announced her engagement and approaching marriage to Fred Oberst of Iowa City, Iowa, at a party of delightful appointments! at the home of her mother, Mrs. Janies Taber, at Portland Mills, Friday night. The marriage will take place August 31, at the home of her mother. The announcement was made when refreshments were ser-
Robert Hanna, (Wabash) History.I"”'".'"'' ““T’ ’ | v ed.
Noble Wallace. (State Normal) j^ly guarded section of the farm, j Miss W ysong is a graduate of
| Clinton Center High School and at-
Mr. Goodlander announced Monday that the policies of the Voncastle and Granada theaters in this city will remain the same as in the past. Entertainment and prices will remain as heretofore. When DePauw University opens in September the Voncastle theater will run continuous from 2 until 11 o’clock in the afternoon and evening. The Granada will run even ings and will have a Saturday matinee.
LOCAL GOLFERS LOSE SUNDAY Golfers from the Greencastle Country dub were defeated Sunday th the members of the Crawfordsville Country Club, in a tournament held on the latter’s course. The Greencastle members enjoyed a splendid dinner and supper as the guests of the Crawfordsville Club. Those who attended from here were N. C. O’Hair, Donald and Chas. Ellis, Jacob Eitel and son Kenneth, John Melville, Sam Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Donner, Matt Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Sayers and son Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Thomas and son Lloyd, Fred Snively, R. P• Mullins, Ray Trembly, Charles McGaughey, Mr. and Mrs. FYank C annon and children, Miss Helen Black, W. L. Denman, Joe Bamberger, Reese Matson, Ed. Coffman, James Cannon, E. B. Taylor, Richard Taylor. A. B. Hanna, Glen Lyon, Harold Talbott.
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collided with another car on n 0 .., Jackson street Saturday ni^h- * was taken to the Franklin Garage for repairs. Cars driven by Guy pjeken, . Harry Maab were damaged when the cars collided at the Valley Chui * near Belle Union.
ONE BIDDER ON 0BENCHAIN PAVED HOAD Sweet & Wright were the onb contractors to submit a bid on tijj Oscar Obenchatn ami otni-rs p av ,, road, west of the city at the meetir,| of the county commiHsloners Monday !Their bid of $48,500 was sent to th, J State Tax Board for approval Th* Board will accept or disapprove the bid within fifteen days. The engineer’s estimate on thi i road was $48,517.50. Taxpayers Hv. ] ing on the road reecntly remonstrated against the proposed bond issue t 0 1 pay the cost of the road. The State | Tax Board, however, after a hearine here ordered the county commission, ers to proceed with the sale of tht bonds. Allowance of claims and other re?, ular business was also transacted it the county commissioners at their n? ular meeting Monday,
ROACHPALE YOUTH WINS PRIZE IN ESSAY CONTEST
report for roll call and search was started immediately In the pit. A guard by the name of Wilson found the prisoner in his grave and soon yanked him out. The prisoner had hoped to remain in his grave until after dark and then make his escape
CLINTON TWP. WOMAN FILES DIVORCE SUIT
| from the pit, which Is outside the]
Manl. Tr., Physics. Esther Crosby, (State Normal) D. IS,, and Science. Josephine Clay, (Butler) English. Annis Crawford, (State Normal) Latin, Mat. Dorothy Wright, (DePauw) Music,
Art.
Grades ♦
MEETINGS FOR SOYBEAN STUDY
Farmers and soybean growers will be particularly interested in the detailed program of the regional soybean meeting to be held on Wednesday, Aug. 15 in Hendricks and Morgan County according to an an-
tended college in Texas. For the past several years she has taught in Texas.
coop,,. No™.,, «,»
and 6th grades.
Ruth Cunningham. (State Normal) 4th and 5th grades. Esther Stamp, (State Normal) 3rd
and 4th grades.
Ethel Milburn, (Madam Blakers) 1st and 2nd grades. Carpentersville School Thomas Harvey, Blanche Hale,
Grider School
Mary V. Brothers
Raccoon School Grace Arnold.
KROGER LEASES 2ND
STORE HERE
soybean committee directing those meetings. Special preparations have been made by the farmers co-operat-ing in these regional meetings and a highly interesting program of demonstations and discussions will be
Alleging her husband choked, struck and beat her and on August 1 threatened to kill her and the four-teen-year-old daughter, Olus McAlinden has filed a suit for divorce, alimony of $2,000 and custody of the child against Charles McAlinden ii. the Putnam Circuit court. A restraining order was issued Monday on petition of the plaintiff, forbidding the defendant encumbering or disposing of their property or molesting the plaintiff. He was forbidden the premises of their home in
Clinton township.
The complaint states the couple were married August 3 4. 1912 and
Janus
ROACHDALE, Aug. 4.—Jack Porter, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Porter, was awarded a $25 prize last week by the Ferry Seed Company for an essay which he entered in a contest held by that company, the title being “Why I Plant a Garden.” The contest was national and adults as well as children participated in it.
SEVERAL CARS ARE WRECKED OVER WEEK END
MRS. PIERSON. 88. DIES AT 8PENCB
Russellville Couple Married Friday
Miss Lenora Clodfelter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Clodfelter of
Russellville, and Harold HarpoHl, ofj se parated August 14, 1928. Russellville, son of Clarence Harpold & Alice are attorneys for the plain-
of Louis, were married here Frntayltiff.
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the 1 ___________
Christian Church parsonage by Rev. j
B. H. Bruner. The young couple will DEPAUW TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT make their home in Greencastle. Mrs. | AT THE STATE FAIR
conducted. It is hoped by County jjarpoU w j]i teach during the earning Agent R. H. Stevenson that a large y ear at p u tnamvill e and Mr. Harpold', BLOOMINGTON, Aug. 4.—Ten inlocal delegation will plan to attend j s a jstitutions of higher learning in
Indiana have accepted an invitation to place exhibits of campus views and
at | The Layman farm, consisting of near approximately 435 acres, located at
jthe Kroger store will locate here. The Kroger Company has secured a ten-
year lease on the store room. CLAIMS OATS RECORD
VINCENNES, Ind., August 3.— (INS)—Oats threshing honors for Knox county are claimed by Ben
It was learned Friday that the | Kroger chain of grocery stores will (soon be increased by a second store | in Greencastle. The second store wiU be located in the Sudranski building in the room now occupied by the Cooper & Inman grocery store. The
. ^ .. lease held by Cooper & Inman extesting the cattle In Putnam County,)^ nest Mtrch 24 a( whlch tlnie
not so accredited.
Therefore, I request that the Coutrty Council of Putnam County, during their regular meeting In September, 1928, make an appropriation of not less than $4,000, same to be made available January 1, 1929, for the purpose of defraying part of the expense of carrying on the work of test ing cattle in Putnam County during the year 1929. as prescribed by law. $4,000 may be more than is required to meet the county’s portion of this expanse, however, It la best that we have ample funds, that this work may be carried forward to completion without delay, when once inaugurat-
ed.
Please submit the names and addresses of the members of your County Council and favor us by return mail with your personal opinioln as to whether your County Council will look with favor upon the making of this appropriation. Yours very truly. State Veterinarian » F. H. BROWN
these meetings as they will be of i
'special value to all that are interest- 1 LAyMAN IS S0LD F0R
ed in soybeans. $22 600 TO M'LEAN & HIRT |'* telat,,re * n “Indiana Colleges'’
The meeting will start at 101 o’clock the morning of the 15th the farm of J. B. Edmonson,
Clayton who has 14 varieties grow-1 the j untt ion of the Nationaf Road ing on upland soil. Both Mr. Edmon- j an j state Road 43, which includes son and his brother, Ralph, will lead { be f our corners at the road interseca discussion of the talk by Mr. Bee-1 tj oni was sold today, by the Central son which will follow inspection and | Trust Co., as executors, to Andrew
1 Hirt and Don McLean for a considertions along with another showing the
demonstations of fertilizer plots, I varieties, and hay making demonstra
best rate of seeding. The Hazelwood Economics Club will serve lunch at the farm or pic-
ation of $22,600.
The corners are considered most valuable and there was keen bidding ^for the property, which was sold by private bids. Bids were received by
nic lunches may be eaten in the grove t be Trust Co., Friday, and announceat this farm. The noon program will ment of the sale was made Saturday
draw other headliners in the business of growing soybeans. Among the speakers will be Cecil McCollum, Mooresville; O. W. Dynes, University of Tennessee; C. J. Willard, Ohih State University; Adrian Parsons, Plainfield; and A. T. Edmonson, an
Carr, local farmer. His threshed crop ....... . ’ _ . . , . ie . other of the family of soybean grownetted 1,078 bushels from 15 acres, I* J J
averaging 72 bushels to the acre. This is an extremely high yield and is not expected to be bettered thii
season.
NEW MARKET MAN DEAD
NEW MARKET, Aug. 3.—Daniel Brewer Vancleave, 76 years of age, a pioneer resident of this community, died at his home here Thursday after noon at 3:20 o’clock, following an illness of about three weeks with arterial sclerosis. The widow and four children sur-
vive.
FILE AFFIDAVIT
STEPHEN BROWN ASKS DIVORCE
A marriage of slightly more than four months has gone on the rocks according to a divorce complaint filed in the Putnam Circuit court by Stephen Brown against Ada Brown. According to the complaint the couple married March 22, 1928, and separated July 30. The plaintiff alleges the defendant lias unjustly accused him of being interested in other women, that she became angry when he turned over to a son and daughter by former marriage, insurance policies; and that she finally demanded that he leave their home. Th e plaintiff alleges it is the second time the defendant has he come angry at him. He states that he believes their marriage was a mutual ’ mistake snd h« therefore ssks sn absolute divorce. The plaintiff gives as his present residence, 202 north College avenue. ’ Prior to that he lived with the defend ant at 702 Monon street F. S. Hamilton is attorney for the plaintiff.
An affidavit has been filed in the Putnam Circuit court against Ben Nicholson, charging him with failuru to provide for four children. The affidavit is signed by G. W. Potter.
ers.
F’ollowing a tour of farms in the Association, C. J. Rushton’s farm will be the last stop of the day, where the tourists will study the effects of different methods of cultivation. The party will leave from the Rushton farm at 3:30 for the trip to Purdue University at laifayette. The stops in Hendricks and Morgan counties are in one of the best soybean areas in the state, and a tour through the farming section and observing of the bean growing and methods of handling them along would be worthwhile. The demonstra tions and discussions will make it several times as valuable.
tnorning after the bids were carefully checked up. The land was sold in two parcels, the 80 acres which contain the four corners being sold in one parcel and the remaining 351 in another parcel. Roscoe Hurst, who operates a barbecue stand at the corner, has a lease which still has a year to run on one corner, and has had control of the other three corners during his tenan-
cy.
When interviewed Saturday morning, by a Herald representative, regarding their plans for the use of the land, Mr. Hirt and Mr. McLean stated that as yet they had not made any definite arrangements but that an announcement might come later.
The corner locations are ideal for|CHECK WRITER
a filling station, hotel, barbecue stand and other motorist accommodations. The comers are conceded to be the best locations on the National road between Indianapolis and Terre
Haute.
Several out of town bidders were
section of Indiana university's ex-
hibit at the state fair.
The Institutions reporting that they will have material on display are: DePauw, Butler, Evansville College, Hanover College, Franklin, Huntington College, Earlham College, Taylor University, Oakland City College and Indiana Central college. The University of Notre Dame is understood to be contemplating an exhibit anil still other institutions may decide to enter the exhibit between now and the opening of the
fair on September 1.
At the suggestion of President Bryan, the committee on the state exhibit extended invitations to all Hoosler institutions of higher learniug not provided with exhibition space at the fair to join in a section of the Indiana university exhibit which would be devoted to a display of literature and campus views of these institutions. The object was to show state fair visitors something of the educational facilities of the state In a general way. About a dozen institutions accepted the Imitation to cooperate in the first exhibit in 1922 and each year since approximately the same number have joined wjih Indiana University in such an ex-
hibit.
HELD IN JAIL
RE-UNITED WITH LONG-LOST SON among those seeking to purchase the
land and it is considered most for-
MARRIAGK LICENSE
Harold Harpold, age 21, truck driver, and Lenora Clodfelter, age 20, teacher both of Russellville.
EVENS MOVES TO NEW HOME
Frank O. Evens, former manager of The Tribune, and now secretarytreasurer and business manager of the Kokomo Dispatch, has moved with his family to his new home in Kokomo. Mr. Evens has sold his Peru residence at 409 east Main street to E. C. Murphy, C. & O. train dispatcher, who will reside there. Mr. Evens purchased a lot in the exclusive Forest Park residential section of Kokomo, with the intention of building a home, but later purchased a resi-
tunate that local individuals able to secure the property.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4.—(INS) —Mrs. Verna Wegerley of Indianapolis and her 11-year old son, John
Wiley, were happily reunited here to- VONDERSCHMITT TAKES
day after ten years as the result of John’s journey to Indianapolis which Janded him at the Marion County De-
tention Home.
The mother read an account in an Indianapolis newspaper how a boy named Dale Grover who tad lived with his father, stepmother and grandparents at Liberty Center, Ind., had come to Indianapolis and had become lost in the big city. A policeman found the boy and took him to the Detention Home > pending the location of the mother. When Mrs. Wegerley saw a picture of the boy in the newspaper she exclaimed, “That’s my boy!” She rushed to police headquarters and from there to the detention home and claimed her long lost son. According to Mrs. Wegerley she
OVER THREE THEATRES
Announcement of the purchase of the Strand and Arc theaters at Crawfordsville hy Harry P. Vonderschmitt. owner of the Voncastle Theater In this city, marks the acquisition of three additional theaters by Mr, Vonderschmitt In the past few days. Last Saturday it was announced that Mr. Vonderschmitt had taken over the lease of the Granada theater In this city formerly held by the McCarrell Enterprisea, Inc., of Bedford. The McCarrell Enterprises, lac., took over the Liberty theater In Washington formerly operated by the Vonderschmttt Interests. This deal gives the Vonderschmitt Interests control of all theatres In Greencastle and the McCarrell Enterprises control of all
Charles Cline, 18, orphan, is held in the County Jail, charged with writing had checks on local merchants. The youth confessed to cashing bad checks totalling $47.50 on local merchants Saturday, according to Marshal Dave Braden who arrested the youth Saturday as he returned to tha residence of S. A. Vermilion where he
roomed.
Cline Saturday gave bad checks at the Glascock Jewelry store, Schoenman Jewelry store and the Southard Book store. The checks totalled $47.50, according to Braden. According to Marshal Braden the youth wrote the checks on the two local banks using different name. The checks usually were made out to him and signed by a fictitious names. The young man formerly lived at the locol orphanage it was said, but had been away since 1924.
ERNEST STONER CAR DAMAGED IN ACCIDENT
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stoner were returning from Tipton Sunday afternoon when their car was hit from the war by a car driven by a colored man named Smith of Indianapolis. The Stoner tar had both fenders hem, the
Although several automobile accidents occurred in and around Greencastle i^ver the week end, only one serious accident was reported. Herbert Floyd and Lonnie Floyd, who reside on the Gillespie farm, northwest of Greencastle, are in the County Hospital, suffering of minor injuries, as the result of an accident Sunday morning, on the west Columbia street road, when a car driven by Hugh Smock, who lives north of town, threw a tire and overturned. Smock is at his home with four broken ribs. It was said the machine threw the tire as the car was crossing the old Big Four railroad tracks. The car overturned and was practically de-molh-bed. First the three men wer* taken home but later the Floyd men were removed to the County Hospital. A son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Harris, who live on the cemetery road, south of town, escaped injury Saturday noon, when the closed car in which they were riding, tm red over down an embankment on the I^nimick Hill, south of the city. A •-niall tree kept the heavy car from crushing the young people, it was said. The car was pulled back on the read by a wrecker from the Franklin Street Garage and taken to the Harris home. It was undamaged except for the crushed top. Leo Pundsack, young Indianapolis driver enroute to his home in Indianapolis Saturday night, created havoc on the National Road east of the city, when he wrecked two F'ord cars and then crashed into a filling station, moving the filling station two leet off its foundation. He escaped injury. It was said Pundsack was trying to fly in his Essex sedan and lost con trol. First he hit a Ford car, them bounded into another Ford car, ffamaging both machines, and than took a nose dive into the filling station. The filling station was knocked two feet off its Xpundation. A woman tourist asleep in a tent in the rear of the filling station with her bed up against the building, was startled when the force of the impact sent her bed out through the other end o' her tent. Pundsack’s damaged car was brought here for repairs. Fords damaged in the accident belonged to Seldon Vaughn and Robert Hammack. The station is owned by D. V. Sallust of Fillmore R. 2. Cal Weeks, of Paoli, driving an .Overland, collided with a Ford roadster driven by W. B. McCormick, at the intersection of Road 43 and the National Road, Sunday. Both cars were damaged. A Dodge coupe belonging to Paoli people t nroute to Wallace Sunday for a family reunion, was damaged when its crankshaft was broken. It was taken to the Trihby Garage for repairs. A Wallace car which came here after the stranded Paoli people was damaged in an accident on State roati 43 enroute here. A Ford truck owned by D. R. Johnson, parked on south Jackson street, was damaged Saturday afternoon when it was jammed up against a tree by a rear end collision with another car. It was taken to the Ford garage for repairs. A Ford touring car owned by M. O. Lyons, R. 5, was damaged when it
SPENCER, Ind., Aug. 5.—Mrs, Cassandra Conant Pierson, 88 years old, died today at her home here. Funeral services will be held at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at her late home. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery here. Surviving are four children, Guy Pierson of the J. L. Pierson Lumber Company of Spencer; Paris Pierson, of the Pierson-Hollowell Lumber Company, and Mrs. J. D. Garrett both of Indianapolis, and Mrs. R, D. McLean of Buffalo, N. Y„ and one sister. Miss Sarah Catherine Conatit near Worthington, Ind. Seven grandchildren also survive. They are Elita beth, Nancy and Verling Pierson of Spencer, John and Robert Garrett and Priscilla Jean Pierson, both of Indianapolis, and Mary Pierson McLean of Buffalo. Ltss than six wee*! ago Mn. Pierson was saluted by the Presbyterian Sunday school in session in Spencer. She stood and acknowledged the honor. She was an active worker in the church and tha tntiSaloon L'-ague.
DR. SIGLER LEAVES FOR NATT. YETEKINAin MEETING
Dr. T. A. Sigler, of Greencastle, past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, left Sunday over the Monon railroad, tor the national meeting of the organization at St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Sigler will make an address at the all-week meeting and will also he in the clinic at the University Farm of St Paul all day Friday. Dr. Sigler w»i accompanied by Dr. F. J. Muecke <f Indianapolis. Indianapolis is making a strong effort to secure the national gathering Jfor 1929. Henry Davis, former Green castle man, now of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, was here laweek conferring with Dr. Sigler relative to xecuring the next convention for Indiana. The meeting attraJs veterinarians from all over the United States and several foreii!» countries.
Family Mr. and Mrs. J. FLong Has A Reunion Members of the family of ^ r ' ar Mrs. J. F. I/»ng. south Locust street, were together Sunday for the f' r!t time in several years, in n reunion held at the farm of Mr. and MrsCall, routheast of the city. Mr- w Mrs. Long are natives of Montgom ery county but have lived in castle since they came here from *' vicinity of New Market a number o years ago. A big basket dinner "* a feature of the reunion. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Long a”' 1 their families, present, were ■ J Guy Call and husband and daug f Miss Marguerite, Wallace Long - 1, wife and three children, Everett I/'" and wife and five children, M r a ^ Mr.". Lawrence Long, all of '' ree, ’ | castle; Miss Catherine Long Miss Mildred Long, at home; *‘^ Ida Long, of Northampton, MSS" and Elmer Long and wife an( y Vernon Worrell and husband an sons, of Indianapolis. Scott Crawfordsville, a cousin of Long was also present.
MARRIAGE Lit HN'SB
Edgar F. Diederich, 27, director, Indianapolis, snd
Conley, 27, teacher, Greencastle-
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LEASES STORE
Hansel Tower, former ^' ^ aU '* tor( , dent, has leased the J- E ( as ^ tJ WWAAM 4 Iw. find