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GREENCASTLE. INDIANA FRIDAY. JUNE 10. 1921

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USE OF IMERCE IS FOI SHE AT state fabm I of EXECUTIVE COM0 r gkeencastle ss ORGANIZATION BE TH AT THE INTENT OF egislature as ex. 0 IN THE REFOBMAEMOVAL ACT, SHOULD KIE1' OUT jcutive committee of the ; Chamber of Comerce at a ’ Honda/ evening expresed that the members of the 1 appointed to locate the reformatory should abide nt of the legislature which act legalizing the removal rmatory, and put it on the ii, or adjacent to the State rovided for by the act. dies of the wave of sentiment sweeping the county and warding the location of the tory, which sentiment as ex is that the law intended that ormatory be placed on the the commission members negotiating for sites many om the State Farm. ockridge farm, near Fillmore j wing talked of to a great ex. est wells to determine the pply will be drilled, it is said, d to this it is said that with er facilities already at the rm Dee r Creek supplying fe lou'nt of water, the Reformad eaily get all- the water there. For if the creek t supply the amount desired, Us could be drilled there to he balance. The water ques. ne which seems to be greatly r the commission members. “itimated that should the com. attempt to locate the reforma any other point than at the arm, legal action will be to prevent it from doing so

Local Disarmament .Advocated

MOVEMENT ON TO CONDEMN PITTMAN POND

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A movement by the city council to have the board of health condemn the Pittman Pond nuisance and order, Spear Pittman, to immediately rem. edy the conditions there is now on foot. The property, which really is val. ueless, is unsanitary and unsightly. Realizing that a great expense would be incurred by anyone attempting to remedy the conditions groups of individuals who reside in that section of the town, have on several occasions attempted to puchas e the property, but have never been able to get the owner to offer it at a reasonable price. That the nuisance should be con. demned there is no doubt in the minds of the majority of th e citizens

{HOSPITAL BONDS TO BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE

ALCOHOL STOLEN FROM LABRATORY AT UNIVERSITY

TWO robheries were report El) TO THE POLICE SATURDAY—DISPLAY CASE AND KO. DAC FILMS STOLEN FROM KODAK FINISHING SHOP

FORMER (.REENCASTLE WOMAN I DIES AT HOME IN RICHMOND

FG TO CALL WESTERN KERS FOR LOAN PARLEY INGTON. June 6.—Bankers ddle West and Northwest will be invited within the k or ten days to confer with : Harding on financial pro. t was said today at the Department result of the recent meeting banke s with the presi. vi$w was expressed by treai»ls that there would He no government restriction upon ans rai ed in this country by' gifvernments. The bankers wd. it was said, to coaform sident's idea when an appli made for a loan in this coun reign governments the banks up the question of what the to be n ;ed for because of bilitv of having funds us. to liquidate existing in. s of t0 purchase products in try. JOHN M'ALINDEN 18 FILED for probate -—0— 11 t h e late John McAlinden for Probate in the Putnam co urt. Mr McAlinden in specified tha t after all debts toe entire estate > both real Personal, should go to his hanna McAlinden The late 'bd was named as the exe. e will but Mr. McAlinden tha | in case of the death of Pfor to his own death, that 0 (he court should appoint

• Two robberies occurred in Greencastle late Friday night. Minshall Laboratory on Middle Campus was entered and thirty gallons of alcohol was stolen. The robbery of the Laboratory is believed to have taken place about 12:30 o’clock Friday night The thieves gained access to the basement where the alcohol is kept through the elevator shaft which leads to the basement A small plate glass display case containing over seventy five dollars worth of films was stolen from Wray’s Kodak Finishing Shop on South College Avenue last night af. ter Mr. Wray left the shop at mid. night Entrance was gained through a front window. “Yesterday was my thirteenth day in business i^ Greeneastle and it was Friday That’s the trouble” said Mr. Wray “but I wish they would bring m y case back for I want to put in an. other stock." The city officers were notified. It is believed that the same thieves are responsible for both robberies. No clew was left by the thieves in either case.

A message was received here Mon. day announcing the death of Mrs. Mary E. Copeland which occurred Monday morning at her home in Rich mond Mrs. Copeland formerly was Mrs. Mary Harland of this city. The body was brought here Wed- j nesday at noon anj was take n the Little tValnut Baptist church where funeral services were held. Burial was in the little Walnut cemetery Mrs. Copeland is survived by four daughters, Mrs- Tobe Nelson who lives northwest of town is a daugh.

ter.

W'HAFFIE-MILLS d Mr3 . M E. McH.ffie a inounc e the marriage of *,■ M axine Grier to Mr "kn Mills on Sunday Jun^ Home. The ceremony was > ■ r *. A. M. Hootman of

ILLINOIS DANCERS LOSE $20,000 TO INN BANDITS

CHICAGO, June 8—Four bandits lined up dancers in an * nn north of Evanston today and escaped with jew elry and money estimated at nearly $20,000 The dancers at first thought it was a joke when a young man with a cap pulled low over his eyes and a revolver in each hand stepped out on the dance floor and commanded them to line up. The guests quickly complied when thre e other robbers enter, ed and fired several shots into the ceiling. One woman saved diamonds valued at $15,000 by dropping them into her cup of coffee. SENATE VOTES MEMORIAL TO FIRST DIVISION DEAD

WASHINGTON. June (5 —Erection of a memorial in Washington to the dead of the 1st division, American Expeditionary forces, would be auth orized in a joint resolution adopted to day*by the Senate. The movement would be erected bv the memorial as sociation of the divU'on.

NEW INDUSTRY IS COMING TO GREENCASTLE

ELECT WALLACE SUPERINTENDENT FOR, FOUR YEARS

M VNUFACTURER to BUILD MODERN PLANT ON THE OLD KITCHEN CABINET COMPANY SITE — SHIPPING FACILITIES HERE APPEALED

TO PROMOTERS

The Chamber of Commerce Monday closed a deal and signed the final pa. pers that will add another big manu : facturing industry to industrial Green 1 castle. S. H. Rosenthal, of the Bee : Line Manufacturing Company, one of | the reliable garment factories of the j United States, has acquired the tract | of ground formerly known as the old' Cabinet company site and will at | once proceed to erect thereon a big

PRESENT COUNTS SL PERINTEN. . modern factory building and offices DENT OF INSTRUCTION IS ! The f act ory will b e 48x134 feet and UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF TOWN jjjg office an^ rest rooms for employ-

SHIP TRUSTEE IN MEETING HELD MONDAY MORNINGSALARY IS FIXED AT $3 000

Frank Wallace, whe has been super intendent of county schools for the past years, having been elected to fill out the unexpired term of the late L. G. Wright, was re.electej for a term of four years by the township trustee in their regular weekly meeting held Monday morning. The sal. J ary for Mr Wallace was fixed at

es to be 24 by 40. The structure to be of concrete block or hollow tile^ stuccoed, and to be equipped with all

sanitary improvements

OUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORDER ISSUANCE OF $93 000 IN BONDS OF $500 DENOMiNATIONS TO BEAR INTEREST AT R.^TE OF 6 PER CENT—OTHER BUSINESS OF COMMISSIONERS -o - — The county commisisoners at their regular meeting on monday ordered the county Auditor to issue and sell $96,000 in County Hospital bonds. The bonds will be in the denomina. tion of $500 each and will bear inter, est a^ the rate of 6 percent. Viewers appointed to view the William Lane roaj in Clinton township, which road is of little utility and which is seldom used, reported that they recommend that the peti. tion asking that the road be closed be apprbved Bids for the construction of the James A. Williamson road in Clover, dale township will be received on June 25 according to the order of the board At the same time the commissioners will receive bids for supplies for the county house. W. B Bridges and J. T. Clodfelter were appointed viewers and Arth. ur Plummer, surveyor, for each the B. F Clifford road in Russell town, ship and the John Grimes road in the same township. The aplication of Vemice G. Moser, son of Mr. and Mrs W M. Moser of Cloverdale township for a scholarship at Purdue was granted Th e commisioners at the request of thirteen of the township trustees granted Frank Wallace, county superintendent an increase of $600 a year salary. The trustee had already re. elected Mr. Wallace as county superin tendent for the ensuing four years

REFORMATORY COMMISSION TO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR

MEETING AT WHICH RE.LOCATION W ILL BE DISCUSSED IS SET FOR THURSDAY NIGHT— commission Will have test WELL DRILLED ON LOCKRIDGE FARM

INDIANA STATE CAPITOL. June 7.— Governor McCray will confer with members of the Indiana reform, atory relocation commission Thurs. day to consider proposed sites for the reformatory. The commission is pre. paring to have a well drilled on the Lockridge farm near Fillmore, Put. nam County, to ascertain whether or not the water underlying the farm is sufficient to provide the 600,000 gal. Ions a day necessary to the operation of the institution. Whil e no decision has been reached that the commission is regarding the location with favor is shown by the fact that it is spend, ing sufficient money to have the water test made.

GREENCASTLE TO HAVE NEW OIL STATION

The company will manufacture a line of overalls, jackets and trousers and will employ 100 women and per haps te n men The contract calls for an immediate completion of the build ing and it is hoped that it can be made ready for occupancy by August 1st, thus getting it out of the way < of the rush of construction incident to building the Reformatory, the Mason.

$3,000 by the trustee.

There were no other candidates for , ic T le . the county ho » piul and the the office and the election of Mr. Wal. r(jral 8ch#olB and rnany re9 i.

lac e was unanimous. During the sev. eral years he has'served as superintendent of the county school system. Mr Wallace has prove n himself as a man especially qualified for the posi tion, his work in {his county receiving statejvide recognition He has in min d many advancements in the edu cationa! facilities for the county which he expects to carry out during

the next four years.

At their next regular meeting, which will be on th^ first Monday in July, the trustee will elect a n at.

tendance officer.

COLUMBUS COFFMAN DIES AT HOME IN BAINBRIDGE Columbus Coffman, age 77 died at I his home in Bainbridge last Wednes. day night at midnight Death was due heart disease and congestion of the lungs. Th 0 funeral was Saturday morn, ing at 10:30 o’clock at the home in Bainbridge and the body was taken to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery for bur. ial The deceased is survived by one son, Ed Coffman of this city an d two daughters, Mrs Paul Leyenberge r of this citv and Mrs. Albert Hubbard of Bainbridge • r f ’ "f

dences now planned.

Mr S. H. Rosenthal, although a comparatively young man, has had many years in the garment manufac turing business. He was a full part, ner in the Bee Line Manufacturing business at Veedersburg, Incliana wher e in six years time the company built up one of the most successful factories in the middle west- Associated with him is Mr. Meyer Rosen, thal one of Chicago’s progressive re tailers and a man with a w^d e ac_ quaintance in the retail trade. Both will move to Greeneastle as soon as homes can be built or acquired. Greeneastle was selected as the site for this important an d progres. sive industry only after many towns had been considered and looked over The splendid rail facilities and the hearty offer of co-operation on the part of our Chamber of Commerce ap pealed to Mr Rosenthal and was in. strumental in closing the deal. The Chamber of Commerce officials while elated in securing the associa. tion of these wide awake gentlemen and their enterprise are active in an other line and hope to make another important announcement in the next

few we«ks

WHILE 1.100 POLICE PARADE, 3 BANDITS LOOT FIRM’S SAFE

ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 7.—Three armed men entered the offices of the Merchant’s Ice and Coal Company to day and escape d with nearly $3,000 after compelling employees to open a safe. At the time 1,100 policemen two thirds of the local force, were par ading in another part of the city be. fore delegates to the convention of the International Association of Police Chiefs- • WEBSTER City, la . June 7.—After cutting every wire leading into town bandits early today blew the safe of the First National bank at Williams, near here and escaped with

$4,000 in currency.

The Great American Gasoline Co.,

has purchased a tract of ground from the Orchar d View Addition on the Pennylvania R R. and ;s building a modern bulk station for the whole, sale distribution of Gasoline. Kero-

sene and all kinds of lubricating oils This company is organized to build

thirty station in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Station No. 1 is located at Kokomo and is just being completed, Greeneastle station being No. 2 will be complete and ready for business within the next ten days. This com. pany is organized as a subsidiary to the Great American Refining Com. pany with main offices in Tulsa. Okla homa and branch offices in Indianap. olis, Ind. The company owns and operates one of the most modern re- | finerys in Oklahoma having a capac. j ity of 4,000 barrels per day They also own and operate 200 tank cars and own many miles of pipe lines connecting them with the great oil fields of Oklahoma. They are re. fining only high test cnjde oil. There, fore the people of Greeneastle and Putnam Co., through their station here will be able to buy a very high

grade line of refined products. This company is organized and con

trolled by Indiana Capital and Putnam Co., will have more than one hundred stock holders made up of the highest type of business men and women They very earnestly solicit the support of all business men and consumers of the county in the dis. tribution of their high grade pro. ducts. J. W. Herod, is one of the Putnam County men, actively engag.

exf in the company’s business.

HOUSE BODY APPROVES WORLD DISARMING PARLEY

( PAUL ALBIN TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR CLERK

Paul Albin, who lives just east of Greeneastle will be a democratic can. didate for the nomination for county clerk at the next primary election, ac_ cording to an announcement to his friends. Mr Albi n is well known in Putnam county and has many friends who will be glad to learn that h£ is seeking political honor.

WASHINGTON, Jue 6.—By a vote of 14 to 1 with two Democrats voting present, the House foreign affairs committee reported today a joint re. solution which would give President Harding the master hand in calling an international conference on armament•Rejecting the same resolution it ap. proved a year ago, the committee “concurred i n the declared purpose" of the President to call such a con. ference and sent its new measure to the House as a virtual suggestion to conferees on the naval appropria. tion bill that it be accepted as a substitute for the Borah amendment authorizing and requesting the Presi. dent jo call a naval disarmament con ference of Great Britain Japa n and the United States

POUND CAT FISH CAUGHT IN EEL RIVER

TW IN BOYS BORN TO MR AND MRS THOMAS CHADD

Twin sons were born to Mr and Mrs. Thomas Chadd, who reside on Maple Heights Wednesday morning. Both the mother and litle boys are doing well.

E S. Fuqua, of near Greeneastle was in the city this morning on his way home from Lower Clay county where he has been fishing for several days with the luck of catching a mam moth 60 pound cat fish Fuqua made the catch near th e Old Hill west of CUy City. He used a small cat fish as bait to catch the monster It is one of the largest specimens of cat fish ever caught in Eel river.—Bra. zil Times.