The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 January 1924 — Page 4

THE DAILY BANNEE, ftRS SlfCASTLE, INDIANA. FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 10*4.

January Sale of Muslins and Sheetings

Basement

Born Friday, January 18 to Mr. and Mrs. John Webster of Fillmore a son. Mrs. Webster is at the

County Hospital.

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MUSLIN SPECIALS Bleached Muslin, full bleached, yard wide, yd....15c 10 yards for $1.45 Hope Muslin, good quality, bleached, yd. wide., 17c Brown Muslin, yard wide, on sale at yard 12c Brown Muslin, yard wide, very suitable for pillow cases, sheets, etc., per yard 16c Brown Muslin, yard wide, extra heavy quality, very suitable for sheets, special at yd 18c 40 inch. Brown Muslin yard 19c SHEETING 9- 4 Pepperel Brown Sheeting, a well known brand, on sale at the yard 52c 10- 4 Brown Pepperel Sheeting, on sale at yard..58c 9- 4 Bleached Pepperel Sheeting, during sale per yard 59c 10- 4 Pepperel Sheeting, during sale, yard 65c SHEETS 72x90 seam sheets, a special value for our sale at 95c 81x90 seamless sheets, Pepperel brand, during sale, each $1.49

CLASSIFIED ADS

LOST.

LOST— Barrel portion of gold i fountain pen. Finder please call i Marie Holstein, phone 243. 17-2t.,

FOR SALE.

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What of Jesus Christ? DO YOU ADMIT HIS CLAIM ON YOUR LIFE CATCH A NEW VISION OF GOD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Each Niffht at 7:30 (Space donated by the Star Barber Shop)

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BATTERY SERVICE for all cars New Batteries & Repairing DEAN MOTOR CO.

Special Shirt Sale Saturday January, 19 Men’s fine Scotch Flannel. Stripe and plain colors. Small collars attached, sizes 14 to 16, regular $5.00 shirt on sale Saturday, while they last... .$3.69 Men’s fine Dress Shirts in gray and white, collar attached, regular $3.00 shirt, Special for Saturday $1.69 Men’s brown wool mixed shirts, well tailored, 1 pocket, $2.50 values, Saturday Special $1.49 | EXTRA SPECIAL Men’s heavy winter ribbed union suits, all sizes 36 to 46, which we w ill have on sale Saturday. SALE PRICE 98c i fhe Star Store The Popular Priced Store, the Store that Saves You Money Greencast!e ; Ind.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Today was the last 'day of the first

semester.

The last banking day of the semester showed a total of $38.26. Of this amount $33.10 was from the high school and $5.16 from the Junior high. The cup has not been awarded as yet due to the fact that several students brought in money and some of the classes brought their averages up to

100 per cent.

Miss Learning, the domestic science teacher is finishing her last semester in the local high school. Her services have ben very efficient and it is a great loss to the school to have her go. The doors to the DePauw gym will be open at 6:30 tonight for the Bed-ford-Greeneastle basket ball game. High enthusiasm prevailed in G. H. S. today and the students are looking

forward to a real game.

The game will start at 7:30 and an j —^ admission of 35 cents is to be charged. I Clerks, 18 up. Excellent salary. — 0 jFor government positions at WashMAINTAINS RECORD lington. Exam on Feb. 9. Experience MARION, Ind., Jan. 18 — Grant unnecessary. For free particulars county maintained its dubious honor write R. Terry, former Civil Service of ii.ving one of the highest divorce examiner, 382 Barrister Bldg., Washrates in the state, records in the office ington, D. C. 18-4p.

of the county clerk showing that an average of one divorce was granted during the year 1923 for every three

marriage licenses issued.

There were 193 divorces granted during the year, 41 to men and 52 to women. Five hundred and seventy marriage licenses were issued. Last year there were 192 divorces granted

FOR SALE—Jersey cow, giving 4 gallons of five per cent milk per day. O. R. Mathews, first house east of Golf Links. 15-tf. |

WANTED

NOTICE TO ROAD CON 1RACTORS. State of Indiana, Putnam county SS: Notice is hereby given that the board of commissioners of said county, at their office in the court house

at Greencastle, Indana, will receive and 562 marriage licenses issued, sealed proposals for the improvement 0 ® f ® ® ertain highway 15,337 feet in DEATH PENALTY FOR BANDITS

length in said county by grading

draining and paving with crushed INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18—The stone and gravel as set out in the death penalty for hank bandits is faspecificatlons, plans and profile now vored l)v the Imiiana Rankers Asso-

on file in the office of the auditor of

said county, by and under the laws c,a t lon '

of the State of Indiana. Said sealed A resolution adopted at the closing proposals will be opened and the c<>n- session of the state meeting here last tract awarded for said improvement ni ht calls for the p assa ge of a law

on the 4th day of February, 1924.

WANTED—Experienced salesman to represent local store in house to j house work with high class, well known, nationally advertised household labor saving appliances. Full time required. Drawing account and commission. Give full information as to qualifications and write Box A care the Banner. 18-2t.

Bids or proposals will be received until 2 o'clock P. M. on said date. The said road t 0 be improved is located in Franklin township, in Putnam County, Indiana, and is to be known as the C. H. Crosby, et al road

when so improved.

The estimated cost is $54,956. i Bids will be for the completion of i the said improvement in accordance with the plans, profile and specifica- ^ lions in the office of the Auditor of ! said county and shall include all labI or and material for said work. In no 'case will extra compensation be allowed for any additional work allegj ed to have been done by the contrae- ! tor or contractors to whom is award-

1 od the contract.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a personal or surety bond in a sum equal to double the amount of tlv filed for the work bid on, to be ap-

night calls for the passage

at the next legislature defining banditry and providing the death penalty

for bandits.

The stand for the death penalty was hte outgrowth of a wave of bank robberies whic hhas swept the state in recent months. Bankers generally were of the opinion that the present law providing imprisonment for bandits was not strong enough discourage banditry.

INTERESTING MEETING An unusually interesting meeting of the Standard Bearers of the College Avenue M. E. church, was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Porter. A large number of the members and several

proved by the board of commissioners visitors yrere present. The feature ot said county. Said bond shall be 0 f ^] ie n ,p^ting was an address hv conditioned for the faithful perfor- T i n n i-, n mance of the work; the sureties, if M,ss I * abe,Ie Rux - a DeP « uw stu- ' personal, shall be resident freehold- f rom India. It was the last ers of the State of Indiana, one of opportunity for the girls to hear ! whom shall be a resident of Putnam Miss r ux> as s h e is now

Bux, as she is now finishing he rwork as a graduate.’ Miss Bux told many interesting things of mission work with girls in her native

land.

Five new members were added to the Standard Bearer roll. In the business meeting arrangements were made for a candy market which the girls expect to hold on the second

of February.

j County.

j Said bond shall be for the benefit I of any person, persons or corpora-

tion who shall.suffer any Iss or damage by reason of any such bidder fail-

, | ing or neglecting to enter into a con-

tract to perform sucffi work awarded

1 by the said board of commissioners ! or to carry out the same in any par- | titular of to pay for any labor or i material which may have been furi nished to any such contractor or con- ! tractors or to any sub contractor,

j agent or superintendent under him in j the construction of said work.

| Said improvement will be let as a ■ whole to the lowest responsible bid-

der upon affidavit of non collusi ion, which must be submitted with the ! bid, and upon failure to submit such affidavit such proposal or bid will be rejected bv the board: and the board

I r ?, se , rv . ea J 10 ri) J ht k rt, j° ct ;‘ n .y ceipts were 12,000.

! all bids. Time for the completion of, ' ^

said work will be agreed upon after! ^ ie I°P was established for best the letting of said contract by said heavies at $7.45 as compared of a top , board of commissioners and success- of $7.60 In Thursday’s trading. Lights

,ful bidder. |

Given by order of the Board of I Commissioners of said Countv. W. D. LOVETT, Auditor of Put-

nam County.

Economy Store Sweet Heart Bread, 9 to 11, per loaf 5c ; Best Beef Steak, per lb 27c i Pork Ham Steak, center cut lb... .25c Pure Pork Sausage, 2 lbs 27c

Men's Shirt Sale at CANNON’S

ENTIRE STOCK (Whites excepted) ar very much under regular prices. Hundreds of patterns—all the best colors. For your convenience we have divided the stock in two lots. LOT 1—Consists of all our $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 shirts SALE PRICE $1.65 LOT 2—Consists of all our $3.50, $3.75 and $4.00 shirts SALE PRICE $2.65 You can now buy shirts with positive assurance of style and certainty of worth. J. F. Cannon and Co. 1

Pork Chops, per. lb 20c Best White Potatoes, 150 lb. bag $2.85 Best crisp head lettuce, per lb....20c Fancy apples, per bu $1.60 Nice Onions, per lb 5c Fancy evaporated apricots, per lb. 16c Medium sized prunes, 2 lbs 23c Raisins, seeded or seedless, 2 lbs..25c Oranges, per doz 18c Large Lemons, per dozen 25c Nice Grape Fruit, per dozen 50c Old Dutch Cleanser, 3 for 25c Straight grade flour, 24 lbs 70c Greencastle stringless beans, can 23c Fresh Baltimore Oysters, per qt. 70c We sell it worth the money. 'It must be right or your money back.

OCOOOC)OOCXXXX)OCOOOOCCOC)OCKDC)00000<XKXXXXXXXX>->jC'.v) Saturday Cash Meat Specials Boiling Beef per lb •... 10c. I Fresh Brains, per lb 10c. Fresh Spare ribs, per lb • • 12 Vi Fresh Side Pork, per lb 15c Pure Home Made Lard 16i Fresh Sausage, 2 pounds 25c Fresh Cream Cheese, per pound 32c

Sugar Cured Bacon (whole or half) per lb.

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WANTED—Student to work in the! kitchen, hours 6 to 10 p. m. Opera House Cafeteria. 17-tf.

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INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18—The depressing influence of abnormally alrge receipts at Chicago and other primary mrakets forced hog prices fifteen cents lower at the Indianapolis livestock exchange today. Local re-

Jan. 11-18-25.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Board of County Commissioners of Putnam County will receive bids on and up to 1:00 o'clock P. M , Monday, February 4, 1924, for , the following tools: i One ten foot grader, equipped with j engine hitch. One dozen or more 8 foot one way road drags. One or more 7 foot road graders. One belt conveyor gravel loader with equipment. Each bidder is required to file bond with his bid and affidavit of non-col-lusion with other dealers. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

Signed

DAVID J. SKELTON R. R. BUIS W. F. DAVIS , Commissioners. Attest: County Auditor, W. 1). Lovett. Jan. 11-18-25

mediums and mixed sold early at ■ $7.40 but later slumped to $7.35. The bulk of sales was at $7.35 to $7.40. j Sows and pigs followed the decline i sows'selling at $6.25 down and pigs

at $7 down.

i Only the best cattle, steers and canners and cutters found a market at steady prices. Receipts were 500. The calf market was generally steady with a practical top of $13.50 and bulk bringing $13 to $13.50. Receipts were 500. The sheep and lamb market was quiet with steady prices prevailing. Receipts were 150.

LAST ONE GOES

NEWCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 18—The last livery stable in this city is being torn down to make way for a gar-! age. There wasn’t any business for { the livery stable which was built ' nearly sixty years ago.

Paris Bakery Yes, vfc have bread, cakes, pies, buns, parker house rolls, doughnuts, cream horns, cookies, jelly rolls and all kinds of pastry. North side square, next to the old Kiefer stand. ROSS M. PARIS

77ns wonderful Gift for the Whole Family

Phone 86

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For happiness, health and usefulness what gift can compare wicn a good automobile? And w hat car can offer you as much for 5 50 as the new Oldsmobile Si?:? Here are good looks, comfort for five, six-cylinder smoothness, Oldsmobile

quality, and General Motors reliability. Let us explain our Holiday Buying Plan— you’ll be delighted to find that such a splendid car can be bought on such liberal terms.

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