Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-08
PhdntOnls of Famous
Mound Builders in
Ruins Deal ScGres
Strange ASPIRATIONS Brighten
Farmers and Constable
Sets Bear Traps.

GREENSBURG, Pa. Dec. s.-The IA
nous mound builders mound in South
Huntington township has suddenly taken
on life and the people who 800 years ago,
according to the best Informed scientists,
lay down to their eternal sleep, have
jrst as suddenly started stalking out at
nights, disturbing the tranquility Of the
country neighborhood and at times
throwing the country SWANS and their
cooling sweethearts into paroxysms OF
fright.
SO strong has become the belief that
all is not we'll within the famous mound,
which is 300 feet long and twelve feet
high, that Dave Kelly. the high constable
and custodian of the peace in and about
Gratztown, mile from the mound, has
been asked to investigate
Dave does not take any stock in ghosts
spirits or such things. He Is Of a more
practical turn Of mind. His long exper
fence as high constable has taught him
better. Accordingly, he has set bear
traps about the mound. He thinks these
traps will be more apt to catch the spooks
Than any other method. Dave takes the
view that all ghosts, except that from
least and these traps are pretty likely
to produce results If the "hants" stick
around long enough.
First news OF the stalking Of the
ghosts Of the ancient mound builders
FOR that is what the night providers are
believed to became on Halloween night.
Because Of the night little attention was
paid to the frightened traveller who
rushed breathlessly into Gratztown with
| his announcement. But when on Armistice
| night Cy Brown and Sue Smith happened
TO be passing there and saw the same
eight-foot apparition, but with a slightly
| Imaller specimen alongside, "Cy" simply
| stepped on 'er-that is, on the gas for
! he owns an auto, and made haste for the
Armistice ball. ICY" admits he WASH I
scared. But tho:e who saw him start
home with Sue that night claim he took
| a fve-mile detour to get home.
The appearance Of the ghosts has
caused much speculation and some ex-
element, especially among the younger
people.
Some time ago DR.. W. J. Holland and
his assistant, from the Carnegie Museum,
Of Pittsburgh, invaded the quietness Of
the mound builders tomb and removed
i from it one Of the eight-foot specimens.
I " heLheT TINS mas angered the ancient
denizens Of the mound is a question the
populace hereabouts Is unable to deter
mine so far.
There are n mum Der hereabouts who
scoft at the idea Of ghosts, but it has
/ been observed that the scofTers give the
mound builders tomb a wide berth at
! night.
One other explanation has been made
/ by local man, which tends to be In line
with the suspicious Of Copst2 BILE Dave
/ Kelly This theory Is that some daring
/ whisky runners have capitalized the
/ ghost business with view Of keeping
/ people away from the mound while they
: cache their whisky boards within the
/ tomb. There are in this vicinity several
/ If he largest distilleries in the country.
+ aud since prohibition went into effect
/ large amounts of whisky have been
stolen from the warehouses and never
! accounted for.
/ Dave Keily's bear traps may catch a
/ ghost which viii be found to be d red
blooded whiskey runner