Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 February 1920 — Page 1
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< KEENCASTLE. INDIANA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1920.
UllEN'S
OME PUNS ANNOUNCED
HEAD OF F. F. A. HOLD SERIES OF CONFERENCES
Friday—the Thirteenth
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. U — John Brov/n, president of the Indiana hedenition of Farmers’ Association, i returned during the last week from( Washington, D. C., whore he was called for a series of conferences with the heads of a number of farmer's
B EIGHT BUILDING PLANT organizations and reported that muen "I .it.-Tu.mic.T nroirress was made at th,. i
m pHE INDIANA METHODIST ■manage is PROPOSEIX— ■ iK VM IOK ENLARGEMENT ■milsED BY INDIANA OON-
Belnce
10R5INIZEO IN 1915
uave just been completed ■ ^pu.'eu new piant ox me xnHenie, is intended to erect to * ■-- ■ piesetit home at urcencastle an impressive group ox .auu'ings, wmen will give the Lfl.iuii room to care for about T. ... children, with the very J W. 11. tpolis, is the .ir- ■ .. ,u iti'i’w the plans. K in n.an is for more room ■ m to construct the new ■ •, litution at present is ■ ih.riy chiidren, and has ■ , u ■ 1 turn away more than 1 a.mli ant- during the last ■ town steadily since it t f 'I live y ars ago, is now , lira* and owns its own h- Tam for enlarging ted at the last ses. jn 0 Indiana conference. H :,a Methodist Children’s H . (.rrn -tic was organized J win in the spring of ■ it. purpose, which Is still Its I. t 'da;,. was to give a home, p (vantages and Christian ~ to orphans and dependent ■11. ami t.i place them in good ■ f-iinil > . It early received ■iorsiment of the Indiana con- ■ of the Methodist Episcopal M ami wa formal opened Oc191.'). The first children B "ivtxl eight days later, and Bhnt time progress has been * I ■ i of trustees of tho bom"' ■f.Tuv-: Dr .1 S. Ward, ^■i!!>' piv-ident; Mrs. C. H. nt Gr-.-nrastle, vice-president; ■ s «-nra ‘ie, secretaryDr- F. A. Steele, Indiana - ■ .1 W. Mr Fall, Conn* rlid; . (ire >nca«tlo; . . f'.r.M nrastle, super;ntnHi h \: b rson and Dr. Ty C. f 1 ' -innatl, O . ar'- on the ',.,al'il
progress was made at the national capitol In addition to conferring with the various national bodies and assisting in their activities, Mr. Brown looked into a number of things which are of vital interest to the general welfare of the Indi a na farm-
ers.
“We have been troubled for several months in getting cars in moving grain, live stock, fertilizer mate-rials, etc., and have kept wire hot to Washington to relieve serious shortages in various counties,’’ said Mr. Brown. “Car shortage means a loss to the farmers when their products arcready for the market and have to wait, so I took the opportunity while- at Washington to get in uirec: touch with the proper authorities ot the United States Railroad Admin.s-
tration.
“I found that the car shortage k-! general over the country l*ut that | we may expect relief The heads of I service department appear ur.xiou to want to co-operate with us, and I I believe that it is our duty to help them as much as possible. They ask i me to personally give as much pub-1 licity as possible to the r.e< o of |
using the maximum capacity nf the; BRAZIL, Ind., Feb- 11.—The trial cars when shipping is done. Cars' 0 * George Muncif, charged w.th the shipped with only a half oi two- murder ol Dr. L. L. VS illiams, will go third of a load means wasted space, | 1,0 j u, 'y today. Archie C. Miller
made the opening statement for tna
m is
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ASX RECEIVER FOR STANDARD HEATING CO.
THREE STOCK HOLDERS FILE SUH' IN 'THE PUTNAM UIK curr court asking judgement ON NOTE—ALLEGE THAT COMPANY IS UNABLE TO MEHT ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
MAY BE A REORGANIZATION
*talfc-.-. O.TSR r
MURDER TRIAL AT BRAZIL WILL GO TO JURY TODAY
state yesterday afternoon, discussing points of law involved He Will be 1 followed tomorrow by John VV.j
Baumunk for the defense. Harveyj UORMLR
lishir, prosecuting attorney, John A. Rawley for the defense, and A. W. Knight for the state. The court room was packed' today and large
WILL P. EVANS FOB PilOSEOUTOB OP MARION OP.
GREENCASTLE boy,
AND SON OF MR AND MRS. U- E t v vns. OP THIS CITY,
WILL SEEK NOMINATION
and many times this keeps otners from shipping. Co-operative shipping with neighbors to fill these car» to capacity should be encouraged and is a part of our duty now that a shortage exists. Figures were presented to me while at Washington to show that more than 200,000 box curs |
in space were wasted last year alone crow ,) s art , expected tomorrow in spit e |
through not shipping to full capacity. ( f warn j n ff R posted in the Court 'Nii*Y A (IFP^ITY
“Another matter of interest to j House against crowding during ** shippers of live stock is that the | tireatened influenza epidemicgovernment authorities promised to j
look into the Bolt Railroad situation in Indianapolis. We have had numcous complaints from farmers that their live stock has been held up for hours at Indianapolis junction points “The Internal Revenue Department heads promised us a committee conference to discuss new forms for in-
come tax returns. This will not ap- , . . . . ..
he filed this tro ub|e is somewhat improved at the
present but is stil| a very sick man
James E. Houck, Ralph E Knoll
land Walter Atbaugh, three i’ulnum county men, have tiled a suit against , tho Mandat'd Heating Cu., asking judgement of $3,000, and that a receiver he appointed for tie concern, j- The three men in their complaint allege that in December, Huy, i«ey I signed notes as security to secure a loan of from the Citizens NaI tional Bank for tne Mandat'd Heating Co. The money, they allege, ..as used by tne company in the piomo- ; Lon oi its business. Each of Lie men __ at the time were stock holders in the company. They allege that $1,044 71
HAMPSHIRE HOC WELL
ESTABLISHED IN COUiNfl themselves tins men took mort-
gages on the- property, in
Greeneastle, usi-j by the Standard Heating Company as its factory ami
offices.
X'rtat tne company is unable nice, its obligations, is further alleged, and the three men ask tnat a receiver be
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prom-oiy duii.g most to tuitner this appointed,
breed in Putnam County is II. U. Barman, located one mile north of Barnbridge. The writer had the pleasure I of going through Mr Butman’s hog i plant and of seeing h s breeding am 1 mals. The hog plant is exceptionally ' well equipped with modern hog
MAPLE HILL
Announcement was made today by; Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney for Marion county, that he Had cie-
•i. Vlvan Johnson oi Brazil is v isit sclded not to be a candidate lor re - 1 | ing relatives here. He mL-.ids go-, nomination for that office on the | mg vvt.,'. soon to spend the sum-i Repunln an ticket this year, but at 1 I mer. | the do i- of his term, January 1,1U21 '
houses and handling devices.
The breeding herd consists of tvv • herd boars, 80 gilts and 100 sows.
Besides these, thc-r t . will be
of bred sows and gilts which will go
i'ho Standard IKating company is a concern m which many Putnam county men are interested. The company has two offices and factories, one in Greencastle- and one in «. hieago. According to tav statement of a man interested in the company the Greencastle branch operated last year at a nice profit- However, the Chicago office business, showed a big loss. A few days ago at a meeting
41 head 0 f tj, 0 stock holders in Chicago, Kaiph
Knoll of this city was elected p*xsi-
ikupcrt Krcnz, who has been exit-(would engage- in the practice of law. j ically ill of rheumatism and heart' )Aft r it became known that Mr.
through his sale ring in Champer’s Jent of the company, and Walter Albarn at Greencastle on the c-vening Laugh, also of Greoiua.Al, was cho-
of February 2a. The very best sows sen secretary.
and gilts of this herd will go into Mr. Whether the- company will be reBatman’s sale organized and continue in operation, V. Barman's Senior herd hour,' with Greencastle as the headquarters,
ply to the returns to
year, but we hope for quite an im- ^ provemont over the present form, after this conference is held.”
Adams would not become a candidate
Cherokee Giant, is indeed an exeep-; eliminating the Chicago factory .anu t onal individual with massive bone,' office, or not is a question. Ihe suit
and pis-.lL was brought in order to protect tne
for rencmination, William P. fcv
Mrs. Robert xrwin suffered an at-1 chief deputy in the office of v.v., , , . . , . , , , ... , who was a grand champion boar ami
tack of heart trouble last week and prosecutor, announced his candidacy j
Dr. Mcfiaughey was called there t\vlL- e f or the nomination.
She is slowly improving. | Mr. Evans is a graduate of DeLittle Andrew Dickey spent last Puuvv University and the Harvard
ft \Y IS A CANDIDATE m COUNTY COMMISSIONER
luuu lay (uw mml
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a ^ ft* lifs. I#
f i illmort, a well known ; ty Democrat of the -'uitiun, Tuesday in the .mces ms canaidacy for el' Putnam county from i district. Mr Day ■ i reared in the eastern im county and haa been D> mocrat. He has spent f*- in farming, being one
?'■ 'givssive and successful N® - ist - of the county- Mr.
-f the Putnam county ibs record as a business - him as a well-fitted man tho office to which ho as-
R0UTE 1
FUNERAL OF W. A. GILL.
1 Saturday with his grand parents, Mr! Law Sc 100I He began the practice! “ l '
The funeral services for Wnliai.i A. j and Mrs. John Gardner. of law in Indianapolis in 1911 Hr- Ratman s senior < r< ’‘>a^.
l beautifully arched back and gi*at
I stretch. He is out of Cherokee Uu three men who went secur ly for the
Standard Pleating Co. loan and io bring to a head the financial tangles
of the- company. MANHAl IAN
was the sire of more champion hoars than any Hampshire living No better hoar individually nor no better bred boar could be found than is Mr.
Gill, head of the Gill , 1 ian-f--i t on- , gather Brewer is to be at I<ong served as special prosecutor in the'in-
pany, 143 North Delaware street, j who died Monday following nn illness of less than two weeks, was reld Wednesday afternoon at 2:33 o’clock at the home, 59 North Irvington avenue. Burial was in C rown |
Hiii cemetery.
Mr. Gill, who was forty-eight i years old, had conducted a transfer j business in Indianapolis for more than twenty years. He was a native; | of Greencastle, but hml lived most of • his life in Indianapolis. His death was due to uremia. He is survived j
by his widow, one son.
herd hoar, Westwood
Eugene, age
six; a sister, Mrs, Homer Frazier, of
1 and Mrs. John Gardner. I of ..... ... — ^ be at Long served as special prosecutor in the'in- ‘ 1 '‘. Jul "" , .
_- , _ , . , . 0 I „ • *.: « Boy, is one of the longest, growtn- ! Branch on Saturday night and Sun- vestigation of the misappropriation J . « i . i day, February 21 and 22. Come out of city funds by Dennis J Bush and' ie »t and most symmetrical p gs th^ ^ J J . . ., write?* ■ ever saw He is out ot a and hear him all that Ian- others in the Bell administration. / . . . i 1 Several cases of flu between here pjo entt-red the first officers’ training, 1 al • n Sl " ' ' . . .
j chrrtnDion hoar and was sired by one
!rn(1 Lena ’ , at Ft Benjamin Harrison and f _ J fviUt( . nt rillh(m
Claude Cantonwine, who nad been served as a captain overseas for six an in iiiUUliiipojis liuspnal ior over months. Hx? was oper a tions officer for ' ir '' '
a week rt-.urneu to his home at Jonn t h e 334th infantry at the time of the . . . ' ' wlth * C ®WI arml.tlcf aifninff. Returato* to fa- bred to
ur.u it v.i.s i-tar.'id he would have' (liaRapolis in February, 1919, he en- *- pneumonia, out is some w-nat iru- tered the office of the prosecuting al proved at present. tomey as chief deputy. He had The house that William Dills'charge of the prosecution of some of bought of Herbert Boswell to repla. ° the important coses in criminal court h s, that was burned on December 10 the important case* in criminal court
of the most consistent ribbon pullors
he breed
will lie economy for breeders t >
those two great hoars.
WILL AWARD “D” SWEATERS
Mrs Earl Sutherlin and Mrs R. Suthorlin attend-'‘-ketihall game at CJroenSaturday. I • " < lodfrltcr and children » • with D. N Clodfelter. 1 ; Mr, H. W Sutherlin, Mr. C Sutherlin and Mrs. | - ghi v spent one day last t rawfordsville. Mrs Floyd Bales were ^■'- istl,- last Saturday aftor-
■ M. Stevens is slowly re H r, ' n Kth after her recent ill-
Greencastle, and two brothers, Ha .v- - UM i w hich was occupied by Andrew ^the last year.—Indianapolis News, mond and Oscar Gill, both of Indiana- -p one y ( was moved as far as Eliza I o
tl ,ii MM (PIITi AND
' <> ““ It stood there until the latter part
RAIL STRIKE TO HINGE of lost fall when it was moved to it.s 1)an Sroith and family of Gosport
ON DAY’S CONFERENCE destination, and after some work be an(1 M| . P ^ rente Hart of Quincy. I done on 11 win be 0CT:u P ied b >’; Visited Saturday with J. H. Johnson
and family.
James McCullough is visiting
Michigan
will he
WASHINGTON, February IP.—-i Mr Toney.
The result of the railroad wage con- .Mrs. John Quinlisk Is suffering with ference today between Director-Gen- :l severe iold. Mrs Sam Ski-lton Is eral Hines and representatives of tne there to help wait on her son, Claude
employes’ unions probably will de- ( an tonwine.
termine whether the rail transpor-1 Robert Dill nger attended church tation systems arc- to be tied U P b y a t Brazil Sunday in-orning. and spent
a strike before the government surrenders control March !■ The situation was regarded as critical by the railroad administra tion and union officials. At the conference, which in effect Ts a wage negotiation between the government and more than 2,000,000 railroad workers, vigorous efforts win be made to reach an agreeable settle-
ment.
the afternoon with his sister at Vaughn Dickey’s. No school at No- 10 Monday on account of the teacher, Miss Ida Woods, being sick.
tobacco.
Helen Buis, who is employed in the - . , , r t county ag'-nt’s office, is confined to Abrams called on J. C. Moores’, on ents, Mr. and Mrs. James
- - Saturday- ’' 1 I on South Indiana street.
Well, the snow and ice is oil of the roads at lust and folks are venturing out again, and f it was not for the ground hog we might think that winter was over, bui he Idom maxes a mistake and according to inis predation we will have m\ more weexs of w.nter. Miss Valley MeCaniy. of Mt. Meradian, who has -been teaching Lie primary department of our school, resigned her position last Friday for a more lucrative one and Miss Esther McCullough is go ng to finish the term. Mrs. Mark Lucas and Mrs. Walter Lucas spent last Sunday with Mrs Dwight Vanlandingham at Hamrick. Mr and Mrs. Bruce Daggy spent Saturday night with Clyde Lodgers and wife at Greencastle. Misses Alina Hodshire and li.anche Roberts visited Lola Neese or. 'Tues-
day.
Mrs. Mary Zaring is on tiu- sick
list.
Mrs. Ross Zaring visited hor .nother, vvao i iii the h^ a: it n- iiana-
polis, last Monday.
There is a great deal of si km -s
of baj colds, but no tiu has be a dis-
Kenneth Duncun, son of Sherman covert , (1 thus far in this com
The weather begins tu steel like maple molasses time and the sugar oirds
The DoPauw athletic management awarded “D” sweaters to the football team members just before the start of the DePauw Wabash game in the DePauw gym on Thursday
night.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Lillie Inez Owens, age 21, Russell-
villa, lnd>, and 1
23, of Putnam county
Misses Burnadean and Loretta Day visited Sunday with Mrs. Lillian
J °MrV Mary Moor, called on Mrs. Duncan of this city, suffered a frac Mrs Hannah Applegate. Sunday. | tured right arm Monday while at Miss Martha Smith of Gosport tempting to crank a Ford touring car, alt . singing again.
visited home folks last Sunday. | owm’ d by his father. — ^ Kridav 0 Miss Sarah Gifford, who makes hif
Curtis John returned home l-rinay
from Aurora, where he delivered his Mr,. Verner Houck, who reside home with Mr. and Mrs. Ge»ig, ..
southwest of this city is ill of up win Black and Gifford l and Majorio
Misses Fav McCullough and Daisy' pendicities at the home of her par- Black, tho son and daughter of Mr. ^ _ -» . 1 K f 1)1 ,,,, 1 • ill r\f 1
her home by an attack of influenza
Garner and Mrs. Black, are ill of influenz-* at their home on West Poplar street-