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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1911.

New Series, Vol. 7, No. 62.

G. C. MOORE IS CALLED BY DEATH

and of the U>cust street congiecation during his residence in Greencastle. Me also was a member of the Masonic and Phi Delta Theta frater-' nities. In 1863 he was married to Miss Lydia Katherine Hubbard, his childhood companion and sweet-' heart, with whom he found a life of

ideal marital happiness

Among those who knew him Mr.

(.KEEN! .ASTLE DIE'S AT NEAR t Moore was considered an authoritv

O'CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING following LONG ILLNESS.

WHEAT LECTURES HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF

FUNEML MONDAY MORNING

on all matters relating to the history of Putnam county and its people. His memory was all comprehensive and minutely accurate. Many times he was able to supply important details of family history unknown to the members of the fanij Hies themselves, or to bridge mortal defects in land titles of great value. J Funeral services were held at the his Locust St church Monday morning at'

FAIR-SIZED CROWD HERE TO HEAR PURDUE UINVEBSITY PROFESSORS TELL HOW TO GROW MORE AND BETTER

GRAIN.

HOW TO PHOOUCE HIE

QUICK DEATH FROM POISON

Granville C. Moore died at home, 307 West Washington street, at 2 o’clock Saturday morning

uramic poisoning following Bright’s hprPj the Rev , )r Hllary A Gobln> disease. His Illness had continued and the Rev. Hert D. Beck, pastor of throughout the greater part of two Locust Street church. The burial years. During part of this time, aft- was in Forest Hill cemetery. er the first severe attack on Decern- —

her 11. 1909, Mr. Moore had recovered to to such an extent that he was able to drive about the city. Two weeks ago, however, a decline bega t

from which he was unable to rally. Mr. Moore was among the oldest

residents of Putnam county. He was brought to Indiana by his parents, Thomas A. Moore and Elizabeth Nugent Moore, from his birthplace in Hawkins cotinty Tenn., in 1833. He is survived by his widow and three children, Miles F. Moore, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Eugene Hawkins and Charles T. Moore of Greencastle. Four sisters and three brothers also are living. These are Mrs. Harriett G. Willis, of Woodbine, la., the Rev. James V. Moore, of Wichita, K ts : L. F. Moore, of Putnamville; Misses Jennie A. Moore, Theresa L. Mooie and Carrie Moore, who still iiv« on the home farm southeast of Gr-m-

oastle, and Thomas T. Moore. the two-year-old daughter of Mr and Without having been in pub'V hfe Mrs , _\ Brown of that town. Mrs) to any extent, Mr. Moore was well Brown is a sister of Mr. O. H. known and had a wide acquaintance Bow, n of the Commercial hotel, and throughout the State and the Middle j n yc:irs was a frequent visitor West. Probably his greatest service , 0 Greencastle relatives. Mr. Bowen

10 o’clock by the Dr. Rev. Albert) farmers and those interested and the Wheat Stem Maggot, which Hurlstone, of Indianapolis, formerly in wheat growing, who attended the are causing loss in some sections of

pastor of the Locust Street church “wheat lectures” In the assembly ,he S,ate - . , The speaker also discussed \ari-

room of the court house Friday night, were more than repaid

allow this to stand for two hours; after this, spread in a thin layer and allow to dry. The seed may he sown

at once or stored.

Lute Sowing Helps Much.

Each year farmers experience great losses from the Hessian fly. The adult insect appears about Aug. 20, to Sept. 15th, anl proceeds to deposit eggs If young wheat plants are present, the fly deposits eggs on these and injury results. If there are no wheat plants the fly deposits its J little eggs on grasses or o'he.* small plants and little injury is done. It is | advisable, therefore, that farmers delay the sowing if wheat nn'R nft-i er the fly has appo.irel and deposited its eggs. In this way a large i share of the loss will be avoided.)

When discussing insect;;, the speak- ) ■

er iiiso mentioned the Wheat Worm j The body of F. V. Carmichael, age 43, of Harrodsburg, was found oi the Big Four right-of-way, about four miles west of this city, at near

flies of wheat suited r o the locality ! 9 o'clock Sunday morning. The body

* or and the best cultural methods. In was brought

IS KILLED BY BIB FOUR TRAIN

the BODY OK F. Y. CARMICHAEL OF HARRODSBURG, FOUND ON R AILROAD HIHGT-OF-D AY, ABOUT FOUR MILES WEST OF THIS CITY SUNDAY MORNING.

MYSTERY ABOUT THE MATTER

11,016 'or and the best cultural methods. In j was brought to Lynch’s undertaking l oir trip The lectures were under the short time allowed for the talk establishment. An undertaker from in' auspices of the Agricultural De-)jt was only possible to touch on Harrodsburg came

p.irtinent of I urdue l Diversity, and vime of the more 'moor'ant facts of

the Big Four railroad. A fair-sized wheat crowd, numbering about two-hun-

Monday morning

and took the body to that city. The

growing but i was though’ dead man is survived by a widow

•liM a (/uief l ittle Mill. The only circus day fight reported to the police was one which occurred on the corner of A’ine and Walnut street, about 10:30 o’clock Tuesday night. This was such a -well-conducted little affair that It would not have been right to interrupt it, so the police were not called. The fight, it is said, was between an employe of the circus and a young man who lives in the south part of town. According to the story of onlookers, the circus employe made some remark about a young woman who was in company with the young man who lives in south Greencastle. Then's when the trouble commenced. The Greencastle man took exception to the remark and the two decided to fight. Both very quietly and without words took off his coat and then they proceeded to tight. Each succeeded in landing several blows on the other, but before the end the Greencastle man had a shade the better of the fight. Fearing the intervention of the police, one of the combatants advised the other that they had better stop. They then agreed to stop and each, without malice, went his way.

TWO-A I A R-OED DAUGHTER AIR. HKOAAN AND AAI EE, OF

OF I. A-

DOGA, Hit A Ah

DEM Al.l,Y.

I’OISON At ( I

DIED IN LESS THIN HOUR

The Ladoga Leader gives an account of the accidental poisoning of

service

to the people of Indiana was as eb'c and wife and daughter went to Laclerk in the office of the superintend- ( | OKa Saturday to attend the funeral ent of public instruction during the The trader of Friday gives the foladministration of Miles Fletcher, lowing in regard to the child’s

Geo. W. Hobs and Barnabas YYobhs ( | Pa ,|i

from 1861 to 1869 In that capacit> About one o'clock Thursday aftorhe devised the system c- accounting noon Martha Irene, the two-year-that, with only slight modilcations, old daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. N.

Brown swallowed a portion cf the contents of a bottle of carbolic acid and wood alcohol. Her cries aroused the attention of her mother who ran to the child and then called Mr. Ilrown whose place of business is but one square from their hom*.

is still in use in that office, and also originated the system of record Jig the business of the department In the interval between the death of Prof. Fletcher and the appointment of Prof. Hoss to fill out the term Mr. Moore was a deputy eolTecror of the United States internal revenue for

lired and fifty, were present. The

| inclement weather and the had con-

dition of the roads no doubt preventI ed many persons from attending. The lecture train has been out

! since last Monday morning. Friday

lectures were given at Fnton City, 1

Winchester, Farmland, Muncie In-1

galls, McCords, Avon, Danville, Reno and this city. From here, the party went to Indianapolis. The object of the lectures is to help the farmer grow- more and better wheat. The lecturers and Big Four representatives w-ho were Friday night were: Professor M. L. Fisher, Professor G. I. Christie, Professor T. P. Prigg, of Purdue; John C. Emig, industrial agent on the Big Four; C. R. Lewis, freight agent; R. C. Poorman, traveling engineer .and Professor E. C. Martindale, and Professor T. A. Coleman. The following is the substance of the lectures given

Friday evening:

On opening the subject the speaker called attention (o the fact that the average yield of whenr tn Indinntf for the last ten years was 15.1 bushels per acre. During this same period it was found that the yield of wheat in Great Britian was 33 bushels per acre and Germany, 28.4 bushels per acre. Upon investigation it was found that the conditions in these older countries were no better for wheat growing than those in Indiana. Also, that less than fifty years ago, the yield of Great Britian and Germany was dow-n to about that point where our own is today. The Experiment Station believes that by

by the farmers that many good suggestions and point era were given.

THE PUTNAM CIRCUIT CUURT

SEPTE Al HER TERM OPENS ON NEXT MONDAY MORNING, WITH HIS HONOR JUDGE JAMES P. HUGHES, ON THE BENCH

GRAND AND PETIT JURORS

The September Term of Putnam

here circuit Court opens on next Monday' by

and three children. The body bore evidence of being struck by a train, tine leg was broken, the other dislo-j cated at the knee and most of his ) ribs broken loose from the spinal j j column. The undertaker from Harrodsburg) | stated Monday morning that Carj michael in company with two other ; men, left Harrodsburg Saturday j night on a Motion train for Chicago, j It is said that all three had been j drinking. It is supposed that Oar- | michael left the excursion train, when it arrived at the local station, and wandered west on the Big Four tracks. The two men who were with Carmichael have not yet been locat-

ed.

Carmichael's body was found at the big cut on the Big Four tracks by a track walker. From the posiin which the body was lyiurr, it is believed that Carmichael was struck n west-bound train. However,

CHECK FORGER IS SENT TO PRISON

FRANK FIRES TONE, WHO SWINDLED THE MODEL CLOTHING co., AND RICKETTS JEWELRY STORE, PLEADS GUILTY TO SIMILAR CHARGE IN ROCKYILLE.

HE GETS 2 TO 14 YEARS

ROCKVILLE, Ind., Vug.

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morning, and the docket is more which train struck him is no' known Frank Firestone, 23. charged with than ordinarily heavy, there being ^ Upon finding the body, the track forgery, on being arraigned yesteran unusual number of civil suits! ".alker notified Coroner Gillespie, day entered a plea of guilty and

"ho is Inves'igating the mutter. "’ :,R sentenced by Judge Alkinan to Means of identification were found *Le Indiana reformatory for a period in the dead man’s clothes, hut there of not > PSti than >' 6ars nor more

than fourteen.

this district during part or the most w j thin tpn m j nu t e s after the child stirring and dangerous period of the ha(j poison and did all Civil War when the Knights of the (h . lt cou |,j bp done, but their efforts! Golden Circle were most active in Wf , re USP ] PSS an( | the li'llp girl died this and adjoining counties He was jn ]ps . s t j, an thirty 11111011“*. at different times a member of the norman, the eight-year-old ••roth- • ity council of Greencastle and was a pr o( , u. irt | la j rpnPt had been >•<'V to

Re called two physicians who a.rived PmpIoy)np BOod nlpth0(ls of cultiva

tion. better crop rotation, better fer-

member of the school board and of its building committee at the rtme of the erection of the Third Ward, or

High School building.

From 1885 until 1898 he was a member of the Board of Trustees and the executive committee of that body of DePauw University. While

the department of law of the unlver- rpacb t ] 1P medicine chest and got the

sity was in existence he was a member of the faculty, lecturing on rea 1 property and kindred subjects. Though he never completed the required work for graduation front Asbury college, now DePauw. Mr. Moore’s scholarship was recognized by the faculty who, in 187?, conferred on him the degree of Master

tilizntlon of the soil and systematic effort in the combating diseases and insects that the yield of wheat in ■ Indiana can lie materially increased. AAheat Responds fo Fertilization. | By means of a large chart, the speaker gave the results of a large number of tests of fertilization of wheat. In every case a large increase resulted. It was also shown that this increase was very profitable. In Scott county on land when untreated, gave a yield of four bushels per acre, the Purdue peoplt got 31 bushels per acre when $3.60

bottle of poison. | 0 f fertilizer was applied. The Dorman heard her cry and ran to, avpragp for a n tests in the state her. He saw her frothing at the (J j l0W an j ncr p a8e or 1.8 bushels per mouth and holding the hot.le and) apji(i wbprp fertilizers were used. It thought she had taken hydrogen of| ^ rPPO mmonded that applications of peroxide. He ealled his mother who fo pounds of fertilizer, eon-

carried the baby down stairs and

summoned help.

the medicine chest, upstr.’.rs. to take some medicine for his cold, liis Mttie sister was with him. Dorman took th«' medicine and closed the door of t he chest, then went into another room to get a book While he was gone Martha Irene climbed upon a dresser from Which she eould

that will doubtless go to trial. The jury commissioners drew the grand and petit jurors on Monday morning to serve at this term of

court, as follows:

Grand Jurors.

George Coffman, Cloverdale Tp. Mathew Furney, Madison Tp. Ora Meek, Jefferson Tp. George Girton, Washington Tp Elmer Moore. Cloverdale Tp. Morris Goodwin, Marion Tp.

Petit Jurors.

T. G. Talbott, Marion Tp. James C. Fordice, Russelt Tp. Pike McAvoy, Cloverdale Tp. Ed Thomas, Clinton Tp. James Taber, Clinton Tp. J. P. Bence, Washington Tp. William Kreigh, Greencastle Tp. L. N. Scott. Jefferson Tp. Frank J. Torr, Madison Tp. Tom Kennedy, Greencastle Tp. Andrew Thomas, Clinton Tp.

"as no money. It is known that he had bnt little money when he lelt Harrodsburg and it is supposed that hi had spent this at Blooming'on, where, it is said, that he and his companions had left the train to

purchase liquor.

There are several incidents In con-

I It is recalled that Firestone forged three checks on Howard Stark, a prominent farmer of this county, and succeeded in passing two of them. When he presented a third one I at the Rockville National bank he I was detected. On arraignment before ‘Squire Bryant he entered a plea of

nection with the finding of the body pun , y and wns hmin d 0VPr to the

of the man that hint of mvstery. it p a rke circuit court,

was rumored Sunday that the man T ,, p p ar )< P county circuit court had met foul play. A wound was convened yesterday after the sumfound in his left side, which looked nlPr vacation with a full docket, as if it might have been made by at Judge Barton presiding. There is a

CLtlYERDALE PEOPLE HERE FOR CIRCUS.

Million Has Extra Conches anti Train is Crowded Bringing Persons to This City Tuesday Morning

While ail of the nearby towns seemed to have sent a good-sized delegation of people here Tuesday to attend the circus, Cloverdale probably heads the list. The morning train on the Monon had extra

taining 2 per cent nitrogen, 8 per coaches and all of the cars were cent phosphoric acid and 4 per cent crowded. Besides those who came on potash tie applied to each acre. This the train a number drove up in au-

knife. However, Charles Mecuni, nn-| number of important cases to be dertaker at the Lynch establish- tried at this term. Owing to The nbment, stated Monday morning that, sence of Attorney J S McFaddin, the wound was several weeks old.) "ho i« at a health resort in MichiIt was partially healed. How the 'an and who is retained as eounman, who is supposed to have been ' n L ” number of the more Important Intoxicated, got across the several^ cases will not he set until late in Fridges on the Big Four between ) ,prm '

here and the place where he was found, without falling off, seems mysterious. As yet, Coroner Gillespie has made no finding in .he case.,

EMPLOYEBS

MIST PAY LICENSE FEE OF

can be secured of almost any fertil-

izer company.

How to Control the Hessian Fly.

Martha Irene was an unusually

°f Arts as a member of the class of al ,d attractive child and was a) 1858. - general favorite The shock caused In his early manhood Mr. Moore ., 8U dden death not only prosstudied medicine but within a G-’ w | trated the parents but east a dark months of the completion of his j , ha dow of deepest gioom over the

reading circumstances prevented his pnt j rp community. taking up the practice and Hi health compelled him to return from Hull- 1 H j.- im’FHFST

anapolis to Greencastle where he be- niM.I AKH ROOM,

fame a partner with his brother, j

Marshall A. Moore in the practice o. Howard Rockville, son 01 Mr. ami aga | nK ^ j, y grain men and millers law. This partnership continued jMrg {Trampton Rockville, has pur- thi8 on i y 0 ne method of . • * -- »—4u.^- .- • . -a 1— *v.ir«nww-wivr • Monday

tomoblles and buggies. County Auditor Moffett, who lives in Cloverdale, stated Tuesday morning that

In Indiana it is found that a large almost all of the inhabitants of 'ho amount of wheat has been affected ‘own l 1pr( ’ ,his morning. Fillwit h stinking smut. This causes a more, Bainbridge. Roachdale. and decrease in .he yield and by its pres-, Reelsville also sent good delega-

ence makes wheat of less value to Hons,

the miller. Wheat containing stink- ~ ~ , „ ing smut, is therefore, discriminating; ^ c"c. r Hurst”mos"'delightfully

entertained about twenty guests

evening at bridge at her

until the death of the elder brother pj^pd half interest in the Kennedy p 0ntro j |, a8 been found. Procure at in 1893 and shortly afterward he ad- |. ooI and Billiard Hall, on the north ^ dn|(? storp one pint of Formalin;' mitted his younger brother ex-Sena- s j de 0 f the square. Mr. Kpnnp,,y for "i m l x t hi 8 with 50 gallons m water;!

for T. T. Moore to the partnership, making the firm name of Moore Brothers practically continuous at the Putnam ocunty bar for forty

years.

Mr. Moore was born May 4, 18.-L ft'ng in his seventy-ninth year at the time of his death. He was a life-

on East Franklin street honor of Miss Oppenof Tampa, ruv'Mi,. Mrs.

James Moag, of Indianapolis, and

home

I In

lard rooms Mr Roekhili took pos- 1 ediy to distribute the moisture even- cut-flowers. During the latter part of

session Monday.

ry. About one gallon of this solution (he evening, delicious refreshments i 8 required for each two bushels of were served. Two handsome prizes shovel the whole luto a pile were given to the two getting the

long member of the Methodist cfcurch Monday afternoon on

Daniel Craft, of Poland, was here ^ cow wlth canvass or sacks; highest score

business.

Local employers have until September 1 to comply with the act of the 1911 legislature requiring the licensing of every person, firm or corporation operating any business regularly employing five or more persons. Only a small number of the employers of the state, about one-thousand three-hundred, have paid the $1 fee for a license. The state bureau of inspection has estimated that between seventy-five thousand and one-hundred-thousand employers come within the provisions of the act. As there will be many thousands of licenses to be issued between this time and the middle of September, the bureau is expecting there will be considerable hustling In getting out licenses, when the rush begins. A penalty of $25 is imposed for failure to obtain license. Card of Thunk*. We wish to thank our friends for Their kindness In The sickness and death of our beloved father. Mrs. Gertrude Keyt. Mrs. Osa Brown Mrs. Dora Reising. Miss Elizabeth Heady.

It will he remembered that Firestone cashed two worthless checks in Greencastle, also. The Model Clothing store and Ricketts Jewelry store were the victims of the young man’s operations. After his experience here he went to Rockville and was arrested there. The two checks forged here were signed "John Wysong.” Mr Wysong, who is a prominent farmer, living north of Greencastle, pronounced the checks as forgeries. Firestone had lived in the north part of Putnam county and In Parke county for many years and was well acquainted with many of the farmers living in those sections of each county. It is probable that he will he arrested, as soon as he Is -<'tea«ed from prison, by a Putnam county officer and brought here to face the charge of passing Iho worthless checks In Gcrcncastle.

Taken For a Squirrel. Fred Gibson and a young man by the name of Lee were squirrel hunting In Parke county near the Putnam county line last, when Lee climbed a tree to look for squirrels. When near the top he threw his arm around the tree to keep from falling, and Gibson, being some distance away took the arm for a squirrel and blazed away. Several shots were imbeded in the young man’s arm, and a physician was called to extract the lead.—Brazil Times.