Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 May 1913 — Page 5
tn,PAY, MAY U, W*. ilG SPECIAL EXCURSION TO CANADA Saturday, May 24 $25 Round Trip to Winnipeg On May the 24th we run a special excursion to Winnipeg, Canada, for $25, arriving In Canada's greatest city Monday morning, May 26th and spending all day Sunday In St. Paul, Minn. We will spend 7 days In Canada returning home in 10 days. This excursion is for the benefit of farmers and investors looking to better their earning capacity for their labors and financially able to Invest in farm lands around Winnipeg. We will show you farm lands around Winnipeg from $25 to $50 per acre as good as any here at $200 and $300 per acre or return your fare. It's your chance to make us prove it. Here’s what we will show you: 2,.VMI acres wild land sjil.', 3.000 acres wild land ijia.", •'h.VIO aeres wild land s.'iu 2,500 acres improved farms $35 5.000 acres improved farms $40 4.000 acres improved farms $45 8.000 acres improved farms $50 You can buy any size place from 160 acres up. Our special terms on any sale on this excursion is one-tenth cash at time of sale, balance arranged over period of five years. We own 43 improved farms ourselves, from 160 acre farms up to a 3,000-acre farm. If you can get away on Saturday, May 24th. Write us for full particulars and one of us will call on you personally or mail you the information. Manitoba & Western Colonization Company Charter from the Canadian Government Capital $200,000. Assets over $410,000 11. If. HIM II. President. >V. .8. HIM H, Vice-President I.. K. HIM H, Seerelurj-Treasurer. Head office McArthur Bldg. Winnipeg. United States office, 311 Terminal Bldg.. Indianapolis, Indiana. Notice—Correspond with United States office.
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I tOTHl l!> 1114. (.1 E8I> OF .SIGMA Mil Fit VTKKMTY. The Sigma Chi fraternity entertainItd in honor of their mothers Saturday evening at their home on I-ocust street. About one hundred twentyI five guests were present including |:.i<ult i::i mbers. town alumni and DePauw girls who assisted in enterI taining. As the guests arrived they were I received by Mrs Silas Hays, Mrs. Q. F. Overstreet, Mrs. B. F. Corwin, Foss E. Smith and Hugh B. Price. After | about an hour of visiting with the mothers the guests were given white tarnations, the National Mother's bay flower, and seated for the following program: Vocal Solo. The Old-Fashioned Mother . . Olcott Mother Machree Olcott Mr. Ralph Cook. Violin Solo. Gavotte and Musette Ranegger At the Brook Boisdeffre Orentale C u ' Mr. Barnum. Reading ‘'Enoch Arden Miss Iva Beeson. Piano Solo. Sonatta Op 7, "Finale" Grieg Miss McCoy. Elute Solo L Vend! •Tames Wynn. Vocal Solo. Gould I T.ovc Thee More Miller Mother O' Mine Tours R. G. McCutehan. Following the program refreshments of ice cream, frozen to represent white carnations, cake and coffee were served. Informal visiting followed this The house was beautifully decorated with ferns, hanging baskets, cut flowers and flowering dog-wood. On Sunday morning the mothers sons attended church together at College Avenue M. E. church. A five-course dinner wns given especially for the mothers Sunday noon The menus wore hound In white leather with blue and gold cords, the fraternity colors. On the cover wns the coat of arms and the words Mother’s Bay Dinner." They eonleined a picture of the sons, n Mothefs Day poem, the menu proper, nnr. Ihe place f or signature of each tjothor At the close of the dinner rs - binford spoke for the mothers an d thanked the sons for the opporIhtilty and pleasure they had had In
being together. » This way of honoring "Mother's Day" is a new one for the fraternity and the school. It was a success in every way and the fraternity is planning to make it an annual affair. The mothers here were: Mrs. W. S. Smith, Ossian, Ind.: Mrs. W. L. Williamson. I.apel, Ind.; Mrs. Florence O. Binford, Greenfield, Ind.; Mrs. W. C. Niece, Hartford City Ind.; Mrs. Lottie Filer, Liberty, Ind.; Mrs. Martha H. Whltsitt, New Albany, Ind.; Mrs. J. Beeson, Greeneastle; Mrs. A. Peyton. Danville, Ind.: Mrs. Ida M. Clark, Indianapolis Ind.; Mrs. G. W. Varner, Evansville, Ind.; Mrs. R. A. Ridgeway, Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs. L. A. Barnett, Danville. Ind,; Mrs. O. F. Overstreet. Greeneastle. and Mrs. Carrie Wynn Indianapolis, Ind.
MAKV KNIGHTS ATTEND CONCLAVE
iSTLE COMM A MM IIY SENDS GOOD SIZED DELEGA110v TO ('ll UVFOKDSVILLE THIS MORNING,
Harry Hughes, who has been teaching at Fortville, is here to spend the summer with his mother, Mrs.
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The floor of the lobby of the postoffice has been covered with sawdust. The sawdust was plnred on the floor to prevent the stone being discolored by oiled tracked in off the recently oiled streets. if you have not been thinking of building a silo you are not in the procession. Nothing else in farm practice has proven so universally popular as the silo. Ask any man who has a silo and he is nn enthusiast in its praise. Ogg and Sherrill claim to sell the best silo for the cost. Seic them about a Cement Stave Silo. adv. The little son of the Rev. and Mrs. Pitkin who reside on east Seminary street suffered a dislocated elbow as the result of another lad tripping him nt school Monday afternoon. The children were indulging in n fire drill when one of the lads stuck his foot out and tripped the Pitkin lad, causing him to fall heavily to the floor and dislocating his elbow. Miss Era and Miss Edna Renee, who have been spending the winter in Berlin, Germnny, will leave thn* rity Thursday for a trip through Holland. Belgulm, the northern part of England, Scotland nnd Irehn' 1 then going to Liverpool. They will sail from Liverpool on May 30 for America, coming by way of Montreal Canada They expect to arrive in arrive in Greeneastle by June 10.
PROGRAM OF THE EVENT
A special car filled with Greencastle Knights of Templar and their wives left Greeneastle with the north bound Wednesday train on the Monon tor Crawfordsville. The Montgomery county city was the Mecca for Knights Templar from over this vicinity. The train was well filled with the knights, all dressed in the Knights Templar regalia, before arriving here. At RalnI ridge several more members of the iceal commandery boarded the “Knights Templar Special." Two extra coaches were coupled onto the train here for the accommodation of the lodgemen. The following members of the Greeneastle commandery boarded the train that morning, while others drove to Crawfordsville in autos: Richard Cowgill, James McD. Hays, J. T. Browning, S. R. Allee, Dr Joe Gillespie, Earl Lane George Crawley, Dr. Stiles of Lena, W. B. Montgomery of Gosport, William Baney, A. A. Lane, David Campbell of Coatosville, Major W. H. H. Cullen. Dr. A. E. Ayler, Baser Bittles, Rev. D. Tillotson Elmer Crawley, William Houck, Emmett Green, Frank Allee, W. B. Vestal, J. L. Randel, Lou Zaring. Jack Huffman, E. J. I. Proctor. The following from Bainbridge: A1 Call, Charles Carver, Frank Bettis, Charles Hughes and Otto Thomas. T. D. Brookshire of Roaehdale, also at-
tended.
The ladies who accompanied the knights were; Mrs. Lou Zaring, Mrs. George W. Carver, Mrs. R. Bittles, Mrs. Richard Cowgill, Mrs. Jack Huffman. Mrs. Lammers, Mrs. William M. Houck. Mrs. Ethel Shepard and Mrs. William Baney. The Crawfordsville Journal of Tuesday gave the following, which includes the program for the twoday event: Beginning at eight o'clock this evening when the annual banquet of the past grand commanders, Knights Templar will be held at the Crawford hotel, the annual conclave of the Masonic body will hold full sway of the city. Crawfordsville has been clothed in handsome attire for the important event. Practically every store and business house has been decorated, streamers of black and white, the Knights Templar colors, are strung across the streets of the' business section and all is in readiness for the arrhal of the visiting knights from cities all over the state. The citizens of Crawfordsville should feel no little appreciation for the efforts of the local commandery in F.ringtng an event of such importance to this city. Tn past years the annual conclave has always been held in Indianapolis with the exception of one year when Winona Lake was the scene of the meeting. The program follows; Wednesday, May 11th, Details from Crawfordsville Commandery, No. 25, with band, will meet incoming eommanderies when notlod of their arrival, and escort them to the Masonic temple. 1:30 p. m—Grand parada to escort the grand commandery to the Masonir temple, at which place the parade will be reviewed by the officers of the grand commandery. The following is the line of March: Parade will form on Walnut street head of the column resting on Main street. East on Main to Washington, nortli nn Washington to Market, east on Market to Green, south on Green to Pike, east nn Pike to Water, north on AVnter to Main, west on Main to Washington, south on Washington to Bic Four tracks and counter march to the temple. 2:Gfi p. m.—Exhibition drill by Rnner commandery No 1. of Indianapolis. on Washington street, between Wabash avenue and Jefferson street. 2:30 p. m.—Grand commandery will convene In the asylum of Crawfords- ' ille commnndcrv No. 25 nt the Marnnlc temple. Address of welcome will he delivered by P. E. C Emerson E. Ballard and response by R. E. Grand Commander Charles M. Zion. 3:00 p. m.—Trip to the Country Club for visiting Sir Knights and their indies. 4‘00 p. m.—Buffet luneheon at the Country Club. 8'30 p. m.—Reception and grand hall to the R. E. grand commander, officers, Sir Knights and ladles at the
Masonic temple. Thursday, May 15th. 9:00 a. m.—Second day’s sessions of the grand commandery at asylum of Crawfordsville commandery, No. 25 at Masonic temple. 10:00 a. m.—Automobile ride about the city for the visiting ladies. Automobiles to start from Masonic temple.
The protracted dry spell is causing flip farmers of Putnam county considerable inconvenience in getting In •heir crops. Many farmers are waiting for a good rain befofie planting their corn ns the fields are baked. Quite a damage to the oat crop is reported on account of the drouth. A good soaking rain would help the crops and would improve the conditions of the roads.
DEPAUW WINS FROM NORMAL
TERRE HAITE TEACHERS LOSE B TO 3 GAME TO PATTERSON’S MEN ON McKEEN FIELD TI ESDAY AFTERNOON.
DEPAUW SG0RESIN1st&2nd
DePauw won. But DePauw was lucky. Sky-rocket trips and balloon ascensions in the Virst and second innings lost for the State Normal nine in the DePauw-State Normal game on McKeen field Tuesday afternoon. DePauw won the game by a C to 3 score. After the second inning the Normalites played good ball and blanked the Old Gold batters in every inning. But the errors of the Terre Haute lads in the first and second innings were take advantage of by the DePauw players, who scored four runs in the first and two in the sec-
ond.
The State Normal lads were shown (some classy playing by the Old Gold men. The hit-and-run game usually played by the Teachers was tried time and again yesterday afternoon only to be stopped by the twirling of Patterson or clever fielding. The Norimalites began creeping up in the I third inning, when they scored one I run. Patterson walked a Normal batI ter. Clark, the Normal catcher and heavy hitting batsman, was up next | nnd sent a three-bagger to the left 1 field fence, scoring the one man on I base. The DePauw men tightened. | however and retired their opponents without another tally. In the fourth inning errors by Harris and Rowan gave State Normal another run. The Teachers made their third run in the seventh when Thomas let a line drive gd past. The Terre Haute batsman made three bases on the error. The next man up hit. scoring the base runner, RePauw’s runs in the first Inning were gained by Normal errors and hits off Crim. Tucker beat out an easy grounder to first, and advanced to second when the Normal third baseball toyed with Thomas’ bunt. Both men were safe. Rowan sent an easy grounder down to second. The Terre Haute infielder fumbled the ball with the result that DePauw men filled the bases. Bridges, DePauw’s lanky first baseman, who has been hitting the ball around the three hundred mark, was next up and hammered out a two-bagger, driving in three runs. He scored a few minutes later. Patterson showed himself to be master of the game on Severn! eo(asions. In the second frnme Ncrmal runners were on second and third, getting the bases on errors. PnDerfon tightened up his belt, looked over the field and decided to fan the next two and take no risks on poor fielding. -He did it. Pat showed similar form several times during the game Slow fielding nnd errors allowed two DePauw men to get on second nnd third in the second. Both men scored on a single hy Minniek. The line-up and summary follows: Struck out by Patterson, 8; by Crim. 6. Passed hy Patterson. 2; by Crlm 1. Two base hits, Tucker Three-base hits, Clark. Knauth. Normal. DePauw. Payh center field Rowan Musselman second base ... Tucker Hogue right field .... Minniek Clark eateher Lewis Gnouth .... third base Harr'* Frirdmnn .... first base ... Prldee* I Merker .... left field .... Thomas (Brewer shortstop ... NVIlsor Crim pitcher .. Patterson Umpire: Goodwin. R HE DePauw 6 fi *
W. H. LARRAREE PASSES’AWAY
NEXT TO THE OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE OF VMM KY, NOW BePAl'IY, DIES AT HOME IN PLAINFIELD, N. J„ TUESDAY.
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PLAINFIELD New Jersey, May 13 —William Henry Larrahee, editor, author and critic, and one of the oldest graduates of DePauw university, died today at his home here. He was born in Alfred, Me., in 1829, and was graduated from DePauw, when it was called Asbury College, in 1845. The above dispatch hearing the news of Mr. Larrabee's death was received here on Wednesday, and came as a surprise none of his friends here knowing of his illness. Mr. Larrabee was well-known to the older graduates of DePauw. Last commencement he was one of the most prominent visitors here. While in the city last June Mr. Larrahee called at The Herald office and gave a brief sketch of his life. Mr. Larrahee during the many years between the time of his graduation and his death, was intensely Interested in DePauw affairs. He kept in touch with the progress of the school. For more than forty years he had been a subscriber of the Weekly Herald-Democrat, "just to see what’s going on at DePauw and in Greeneastle." Mr. Larrabee’s only living classmate, William Roy Genung, of Ft. Branch, is the oldest living graduate of the university. Mr, Larrabee was next to the oldest. Mr. Larrahee w-as given his A. B. and A. M. degrees by DePauw, then Asbury, in 1845, and his LL. D. degree In 18888. In 1856 he was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of Indiana. From 1862 until 18H0 he was engaged in publishing work, being connected with several Methodist publi-
cations.
The DePauw Alumni record gives his life work in the following: "From 1862-65, assistant editor of The Methodist New York; 1865-70. associate editor of the Brooklyn Daily Union; 1870-77. assistant editor of The Methodist; 1879-1900, translator to and assistant editor of the Popular Science Monthly; since 1890, department contributor to The Christian Advocate, New York; 1890-1903, member of the Quill Club, New- York; since 1894. member of Board of Trustees of the Plainfield. N. J. Public Library, and 1894-1900, a special committee to select industrial mechanical and scientifle hooks for the Babcock Scientific Library (a special department thereof, for which $10,000 was beqeauthed); contributor for thirty years of articles on current ecelesiastieal history and archaeological research for —Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia;” rontributor to Bishop Simpson's “Cyclopedia of Methodism;" eontributor to Kiddle and Schem's "Cyclopedia of Education” (1877) and to their “Year Book of Edima-
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tion (1878); contributor to Professor A. J. Schem's "History of the War in the East” (1878); 1892 and 1893, translated from the German for A. F. Bandelier, and prepared for publication, the articles composing his booh, “The Gilded Man;” since 1900, has contributed articles to the “New International Cyclopedia" and to the “Schaff-Herzog Cyclopedia;" 1904, compiled monograph (No. 20) on "Education Through the Agency of Religious Organizations” for President Nicolas Murray Butler’s "Monographs on Education in the United States” (Edition for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition); 1905, author of books, “How the World Was Made" and “Earthquakes and Volcanoes ” in Honeyman & Co.’s "Library of the Great World.” Married, June 25, 1856, Miss Letitia B. Frazier, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who died, March 24, 1909, in Plainfield, N. J.”
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Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Starr, who have closed their concert season, and who are here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donner, will leave Friday for their summer home at Bay View. Mrs. Spurgeon, who has worked for Dr. and Mrs. YV. W. Tucker for the past twelve years, will leave tonight for Louisville Ky., to make her future home. Professor R. A. Ogg has returned from New Albany where, on Sunday, he delivered two addresses in the Interests of the Anti-Saloon League. For eight years Professor Ogg was principal of a high school in New Albany. On Monday afternoon a number of his former pupils entertained In his honor. The event was at the home of his former pupil, Miss Clark, now city librarian at New Albany. The event was a most pleasurable one for Mr. Ogg.
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