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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1885
Page
4
A produced list shows Jackson Hinkle J D Baldridge Robert Cummins in the Towns of Farmersburg and Shelburn with names of local officials and trustees. The document notes travel routes Going West Going East with times 9:19 am and am.
A Sunday inquiry on February 15, 1885, centers on a questionable I D card number 14 and alleged fakes. Police pursue leads as residents question the document’s legitimacy and potential misuse.
An 18 line verse extols the passing of years with imagery of summer light, violet blooms, and patient virtue. It praises steady pace, quiet growth, and faith that time will reveal the right path under a divine guiding hand.
A January 1881 letter from Sullivan to Arkansas describes Woodruff county about Augusta and Snapp, detailing geography from Crowley’s Ridge to White River, climate, soil, and farming. It highlights cotton as the dominant crop, with corn, fruit growing, and extensive labor by families in cotton cultivation. mentions early May cotton planting and chopping, harvest around Christmas, and wide settlement patterns in the era.
A historical note details seed cotton yields and bale weights, rents and prices per acre, and shifts in cotton seed use from feed and fertilizer to oil production valued high, with commentary on oil use in lubrication and cooking. The author Gro. W. Reaistrer signs the note.
A rural improver notes a shallow two foot tile drain failed due to grass roots cluttering joints, while eighteen inch drains lose substantial below surface moisture. Deeper drains to three feet double usable soil for crops with only modest extra cost, making deep drainage a prudent permanent investment per American Agriculturist.
Col Robert G. King former Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue testifies to Red Star Cough Cure. He cites relief from a violent cough with no depressant effects and notes it suits throat and lung troubles with permanent benefit. He adds a critical aside on war rhetoric and a financial quip about Jay Gould and Wall Street.
A historical price list shows hay at 36.00 per ton, wheat 0.70 per bushel, flour 4.00 per barrel, cattle fat at 3 cents per pound, cattle stock 3 cents, hogs fat 4 cents, hogs stock 33 cents, sheep 3 to 33 cents, corn 0.33 per bushel, butter 0.15, eggs 18 cents per dozen, hens 6 cents per pound, roasters 3 cents, turkeys 0.08 per pound, feathers 0.20 to 0.40, ducks 2.40 per dozen, geese 4.80 per dozen, dried peaches 0.05 per pound, dried apples 0.03 to 0.04.
A historical market page lists cattle and dairy prices with February through April figures. Steers range from 6.00 to 6.75, heifers from 4.80 to 6.20, with milk prices around 10.08 to 25.02 and dairy notes to Wea note and Creamery quotations.
New York grain notes show higher values for No. 2 March and April contracts with listed prices, along with May figures. The report references western spot activity and a general uptick in futures prices for grains.
The readable text is fragmentary and unsuitable for a reliable summary. The block contains distorted city, date, and item references with no clear event or entities to identify. No verifiable persons, organizations, or places emerge from the intact portions.
Fragmented price notes show mixed demand and uneven quotes. Provisions remain steady with pork at 13.25 dollars and beef margins uncertain as markets reflect fluctuating futures.
Market notes show mixed movements in meats and provisions with no clear trend. Prices for pork and bulk meats hold steady around 6.50 to 7.40 while western white and mixed feeds show modest activity. Demand appears varied with some regional white and grain quotes lifting slightly.
The Sullivan County Auditor announces sale of the Harris mortgage property in Sullivan County Indiana to satisfy a note of two hundred dollars with eight percent interest and extra costs. The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section twenty one town seven range eight west totaling forty acres to be sold March 23 1885 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Sullivan Court House door.
Portland Maine based HatLert Book Co claims strong sales of a best selling book as agents take on high demand. No failures reported as terms are offered free to readers and customers flock to the agency for rapid orders.
Public notice of a mortgage default on the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section nine in township nine north range nine west containing forty acres in Sullivan County. Claimant records show Claibourn O Reed and Eliza Jane Reed as owners with debt and costs totaling 242.18 dollars. Proceedings demand payment between 10 am and 4 pm and warn of sale to satisfy the amount due.
Public notice by the Sullivan County Auditor announces the sale of 40 acres in section 21, town 7 N, range 8 W, on March 28, 1885 at 6 PM for $168.80 due on mortgage held by Andrew J. Willis and Sophia Willis. Damages and costs total $11.00.
Mila F McClanahan and John T McClanahan mortgaged land in Sullivan County Indiana to the State for the Sullivan County School Fund. The tract measures four acres and sits in section 35 township 9 north range 9 west. Debt totals 145.94 with 10.50 costs. sale to satisfy the mortgage is scheduled.
Notice of sale of real estate under a mortgage executed by Mollie M. McCrocklin and Francis M. McCrocklin to the State of Indiana for Sullivan County School Fund. Property: 25 acres in section 1 town 9N range 9W. Total debt $293.73. Auction to satisfy loan 150. February 27, 1877.
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