Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 8 November 1907 — Page 2

BROUGHT $7,598, IN TAXES

$6 00 to M OO Sjaat it $5.00

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JOSEPH CLINE, CASHIER OF THE ROACHDALK BANK, COMES TO GREKN'CASTLK WITR-A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY.

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Baivker Says That Flvory Tiling Is Quiet in His Town ami That the People Have Not Become E.vriteH at the Financial Scare.

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Just $7.59S in taxes from the < I north part of the county was brought to Greencastle Wednesday 1 afternoon by Joseph Cline, cashier of the Roachdale bank. He turned the money over to County Treasurer Walls. The money comes from the tax payers in Roachdale, Franklin and Jackson townships. Several years ago the Roachdale bank Inaugerated the plan of letting its customers pay their taxes at the bank, thus saving them a trip to Greencastle. The money is paid in at the bank and then brought here In a "bunch" by Mr. Cline The latter receives receipts from the County Treasurer and then distributes them to the tax payers the next time they are In the bank. This morning Mr. Cline returned to Roachdale carrying a big bundle of receipts. He says that business in his town has not been effected by the financial "scare" and that his bank has put no limit on checks. The people in his part of the county are taking the matter in the right light and as they are a conservative lot of men. Mr. Cline believes that there will be no trouble what ever.

WINDOW GLASS Now is the time to repair the broken windows. We carry a large stock of window glass and can furnish you most any sizes desired, at the right price.

THE OWL Drug Store

— For Sale— -OR TRADE2 good barn frames already to put up; one 24x36-14 foot corner post, old yellow poplar; one 24x48-14 foot corner post, hard wood. Both frames are made first-class, mortised posts — braces and all in good shape. Will sell for lumber price. H. PHERSON

PUTTING IN SAW MILL overlook federation rule

New Company Organized in Roaehdale—Installing i% 815,000 Hand Saw Mill to Work in Connection with the Veneer Plant.

IT WILL BE RUNNING SOON

Up at Roachdale another industry is being added to the already flourishing business enterprises. A band saw mill, to cost near $15,000, la being installed and soon will be In running order The mill will be run in connection with the Cutslnger Sons & Co. Veneer mill but will be known as the Thomas Hill Co. mill. It will be a separate enterprise, however. All the machinery for the mill has been received in Roachdale and is being installed as rapidly as possible. It la expected that the plant will be in running order within two weeks.

Mrs. Eva O'Hair of Greencastle Is Made Member of Board of DirectOP8 - - Ail At a meeting of the executivs committee of the Federation of Clubs, yesterday. It was discovered that in the election of officers, one ! of the rules of the organization had been overlooked—that against having two officers from the same plaee. Two members of the board of directors for that reason were Ineligible, and in the rearrangement, the names of those coming first in the list were retained and new ones were chosen for the two officers ineligable Of Miss Sabra Ann Fralick and Mrs. Ryell T. Miller, both of South Bend Mrs. Miller was dropped, and Mrs. Eva O'Hair, of Greencastle, was substituted, and of Mrs. Grace Julia i Clarke and Mrs. A. J. Clark, both of Indianapolis. Mrs. A. J. Clark was retired and Mrs. Julian Conklin, of Westfield, was chosen. The convention next year will be held in Indianapolis.—Indianapolis News.

CAROLINE SCHANK TROUIMANN MARRIAGE OF MISS SELLAR

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Sunday Papers All customers getting Sunday papers please pay the I my when he delivers your paper. I sell the papers to the boy and he sells them to you. Sunday papers for sale at my store and al Badger A Green's.

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Mrs Ciroiine Schank Troutmann d:»d at her late residence, Alsace Place, 701 south College avenue. Thursday at 6:20 o'clock. The immediate cause of her death was gastritis. The funeral was at Alsace Place Friday at 2:00 o'clock, the services being conducted by Dr. VanDyke. Mrs. Trautmann was born at Heidelberg, Germany, on November 29th, 1830. She was the daughter of Phillip and Elizabeth Schank. When five years old she came to America with her parents, and located at Louisville. Ky. Here she was married in 1859 to Jacob Troutmann, Dr. Daubert of Louisville performing the ceremony. Later thy moved to the vicinity of Greencastle, and have resided here many years. Mrs. Troutmann Is survived by her husband and by one daughter, Mrs. Thomas McIntosh.

Monon Route Excursions. To Jamestown Ter. Centennial Exposition, Tickets on sale, Apral 19 to Nov. 80. and 3rd Tuesday# each month. Season tickets, $27,80, sixty day, $24.25, fifteen day $20.25, ten day ticketa on sale each Tuesday, $14.7* Numerous concessions In way of stop offs and variable routes can be obtained. Homeseekers excursions to Western and Southern States, on sale 1st J. ▲. Michael, Act

The marriage of Miss Minnetta Sellar and Frank Rose of Jeffersonville occurred at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sellar, at their home on south Jackson street Wed. night. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frank Hays, a brother-in-law of the bride. The ceremony was at 8:30 o'clock. Miss Sellar was one of Greencastle's popular young women and has a large number of friends who will regret that her home will hereafter be in another city. Mr. Rose will take his bride to Jeffersonville, where they will make their fu ure home. The house was beautifully decorated in autumn leaves, roses and rhrysantheums. Mrs. F. A Hays presided at the piano during the ceremony. A large number of guests attended the wedding.

LONG SERVICE FOR AUDITOR November 1st Was Anniversary of C. C. Hurst’s Initiation into Court House Work Twenty-One Years Ago. On November lat Auditor C. C. Hurst paused long enough in his duties to remember that It was an anniversary, the anniversary of the day he began work in the Putnam county court house. It was twentyone years ago that he was initiated into the service of the county, and right faithfully has he continued in the work much of the period since. When he leaves the office of Auditor the first of the year he will have closed eleven years of active service in Putnam. Perhaps but one other man, J. L. Randel, can show a longer tenure of office, and no one has served more creditably or more to the satisfaction of the citizens of the county. -a* JEANETTE PRESTON DAY

Thursday, at about 5:30 occurred the death of Mrs. Jeanette Preston Day, at the home of her brother. Dr. J. L. Preston. The cause of her death was organic disease of the heart. Mrs. Day has, for the last ten years, made her home in New Albany, Indiana. She came to Greencastle about the first of September to visit her brother, and has remained here ever since, Mrs. Day was born in Greencastle 62 years ago, on the lot upon which the house stands in which she died. She had lived in Greencastle till 1897, when, with her husband, Theodore S. Day, she moved to New Albany. Her husband survives her, as does an adopted daughter, Mrs. Jesse McCorkle, of Letts, Indiana. The funeral took place at the home of Dr. Preston at 2 o'clock, Saturday, the services by Dr. Gobin.

CEMETERY REPORT Interments at Forest Hill Cemietery in Oct. 1907. Maud Higgins, Putnam Co., age 27 years, Stomach trouble. Evelyn McLain, City, age 95 years, Oid age. D. L. Anderson, City, 4 4 years Typhoid fever. William H. Wolf, City, 63 years, Infant of Nellie Thornburg, City, Still born. Anna Morerlty, City, 42 years, Tuberculosis. JAMES DAOGY Supt.

WILL SPEAK IN CINCINNATI Dr. McGaugliey on the Program of the Rig Four Railroad Surgeons Association Next Thursday. On Thursday, November 7, Dr. W. M. McGaughey will go to Cincinnati to attend the thirteenth annua! meeting of the Association of Big Four Railroad Surgeons. The meeting will be held at the Hotel Havlin. and an excellent program and most enjoyable time is anticipated. A number of medical problems will bo discussed by surgeons of the association, there being, according 'to the program, ten speakers to take part. Dr. McGaughey will represent this part of Indiana upon the program, and will speak upon the subject, ■‘Observations on the Management of Emergency Cases.”

\ Narrow Escape. G. W. Cloyd, a merchant, of Plunk. Mo., had a narrow escape four years ago, w"hen he ran a jimson bur Into his thumb. He says: "The doctor wanted to amputate it but I would not consent. I bought a box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and that cured the dangerous wound.” 25c at The Owl Drug Store. nv

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is not only free from strains and pulls from within, but withstands the wear and tear from without, because it is made from the highest quality of materials obtainable and constructed with the utmost perfection of detail. The merest glance shows it to be The Better Shoe—close inspection brings out the reasons for its superiority. Tull lines—all styles—all lasts.

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Coal Coal Coal We are located on the Ben Lucans old lumber yard grounds where we will handle all kinds of COAL. ( Near Vandalia Station) We are ready to make you prices on Block, Anthracite, Nut, Slack or any kind or quality We are in business to sell you any kind of Coal that you may desire and we can guarantee you the prices, (rive ns a call or let us know your wants F. B. Hillis Coal Co. OSCAR WILLIAMS, Manager F B. HILLIS. FRANK SHOPTAUGH.

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SCHOOL TEACHER ACljUITTED die Farmer’s Friend

The Ohio Farmers Insurance Ci has paid the farmers of Putiurl county more money in the last i| vears than all other insu r ance cottl paries, doing a farm business, d|

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•fury in the Case of Newton Elliot, Who Was fliarged with Whipping Two Children of His School, Results in a Verdict of not Guilty.

JURY (JUT UNTIL 9 O’CLOCK

A verdict of not guilty was returned at near 9 o’clock Friday night in the case of Newton Elliot, teacher at the Coleman school in Marlon township, who was charged with whipping Harold Pruitt and Leland

Clark.

It was alleged that the teacher whipped the boys until they were badly bruised about the legs and that he had no cause for doing so. Testimony showed that the teacher had whipped the boys after they had spoiled three photographs of the school by moving Trial of the case began Friday morning in the Council hall. It was before Squire Frank. Jackson Boyd represented the teacher and Janies P Hughes prosecuted the case. The t-ial was continued after supper Friday and the jury was given the case a few minutes before 9 o’clock.

MOREY SCARCE IN OKLAHOMA

Earl Hamrick Writes of the Finanrifti Conditions of the New State During the Wall Street Flurry.

ADMINISTRATOR’S S U.K Notice is hereby given tat ti 1 , undersigned, as administrator oft* estate of Sarah E. Arnold, deceased will offer for sale at public auction* the late residence of the decedeii about five miles south of BainbrW and four miles east of Brick Cha|»' in Monroe Township, Putnilj County, Indiana, on Monday t* 25th day of November, 190*. all® the personal property of iN de-edent. consisting among otW things of two cows, one calf, hous* hold furniture, etc. (At the saM time and place the personal proptf ty belonging to the mother of t* decedent will be offered for consisting, of one Short-horn o' and calf, one Hereford cow, 0’ acres of corn in field, about five to 1 of timothy hay. ten bushels of oil ai. l her household and kitchen futf iture.) Terms of Sale. Five dollars a 5 under eash in hands,—over five d 0 iars a credit of nine (9) montli purchaser giving note with appt 0 ' ed security, bearing six pot' cet interest after maturity. The Central Trust Company, Greencastle. Administrator. S. A. Hays, Attorney. 3tl0

A letter received from Earl Hamrick by his father, Jesse Hamrick, states that the new stafe was hard hit by the money shortage. Mr. Hemnok writes from Randlett, that not a bank in the county is open. The bank in which he is cashier closed also but not till after the other banks had set the example and made it necessary. It.is hoped that all the banks will reopen Monday. Mr Hamrick states that he was in the county seat when the news came, and had just cashed a check for $1,500, -which had been paid in

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gold. He put the gold in a va 1 .: and kept it with him all ni * traveling by stage and mail wa?c and finally landed it in his h 01 bank. The financil condition is s( ; ious, but by no means hopeless.

Accidents will happen, but the h regulated families keep Dr. ThoB< i Electric Oil for such emergencies' I subdues the pain and heals the bun