Independent cooperative telephone plan discussed in Jefferson township
A Saturday meeting at Bail's Eye schoolhouse in Jefferson township set plans for forming an independent cooperative telephone company. Leaders Ed Corbin J E McVonnell and Sampson Walters will confer with Carlisle system owner C A Griffin about purchase terms. Griffin values plant and lines at 3500 dollars. membership about 45 dollars with staged payments. If 300 subscribers join yearly costs would be about 1 dollar per phone, with phones kept from Carlisle system and transmitter receiver rented separately.
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Bail’s Eye
Jefferson Township
Vicnity
Ed Corbin
J. E. Mctvonnell
Sampson Walters
C. A. Griffin
Carlisle Telephone System
Griffin
Carlisle
Republican state convention set for Indianapolis in April
Sullivan county will send 12 delegates followed by Knox 18, Greene 18, Owen 0, Daviess 16, Lawrence 48, Martin 9, and Monroe 14. The Billeteer pamphlet from Sullivan arrives, editor Chief Carrie Eloise Lowe Holmes leading staff. Parcell seeks re election to state senate. Purcell backs Elman for congress to keep Sullivan county out. Governor notes Vienna report of Captain Grossman walking on Danube.
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Indianapolis
Sullivan County
Knox
Greene
Owen
Daviess
Lawrence
Martin
Monroe
Sullivan
Carrie Eloise Lowe Holmes
Boss Buss- Fuzzer
A. D. Leach
Guy M. Briggs
Joe 8. Reed
Bitleteer
Red Roycroft
Vienna
Austria
Grossman
Danube
Mystery social features shadow plays and a photo gallery
Epworth League held a mystery social at the hall above Kivett's millinery with Fay Lisman singing a solo and four shadow scenes including Puritans and old stories. A civil war era southern tale with organ numbers followed, plus a guessing contest and a cent photo gallery, ending with a la carte supper.
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Epworts League
Kivett
Fay Lisman
John Alden
Priscilla
Dixie
Joe T. Akiv
Treaty Return Delayed and Failed to Ratify
The text notes the treaty was sent to the U.S. Senate and remained tied up for two years before ultimately failing to secure ratification.
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Senate of the
United States
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Avame
John G. Bays
Fenton Bays
John S. Bays
Eqe
Smock
Charles D. Hunt, A . Counselga
LAW
Sullivan, Ind
Mystery Social
Bea
Bote
Pacer
Risinger & Ellis
E. R. Riggs
Davis
Teter
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