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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1884
Page
4
Property listing from Sullivan Indiana advertises 5 Northside office space and multiple land parcels including 8 acres in Gill Township near New Lebanon, 70 acres cultivated, 10 acres timber and orchard. Seeks trade for town property in Sullivan.
An auction notice promotes a 120 acre Baldridge farm near Pittsburg as a well improved bargain. Prospective buyers are asked to contact Beesley and Williams attorneys in Sullivan for details.
The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit lists court terms in Sullivan County with judges and attorneys named. County officers include treasurer, sheriff, clerk and treasurer, trustees across towns Carlisle Farmersburg and Sullivan. Officers for town wards and trustee positions are detailed with names such as D Dennison Jenkins Johnson Hinkle Knotts Cummins Maschino and Beasley.
Southbound trains include No 1 First Class at 3 59 PM No 5 at 6 86 AM No 17 second class 8 10 AM No 19 1 10 PM No 21 11 02 PM Northbound No 2 first class 5 15 PM No 6 11 05 PM No 12 second class 1 01 PM No 20 third class 6 14 PM No 22 fourth class 8 10 AM No trains 19 and 20 run sa All others daily except Sundays
A detailed timetable lists trains leaving Evansville Vincennes Sullivan and other towns for destinations including Indianapolis Chicago and Louisville. It notes daily service with parlor cars Evansville to Indianapolis and sleeping cars Evansville to Chicago and specifies train numbers and operating days.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple station times and destinations including Vincen Sandoval Olney Seymour Vernon and Cincinnati. Mentions Parlor Cars Day Express Palace Sleeping Cars without change to major destinations.
A garbled schedule fragment lists station names Vernon Seymour Olney Flora Ar St Louis Sandoval and Pacific Exp with scattered times from 1am to 9 10pm. The text resembles a timetable snippet showing arrivals departures across multiple stations without coherent structure.
A rural boy tends hogs and cows from dawn, feasting on farm tasks with muscle and steady rhythm. A woman of wealth and wit appears in verse, praising money and propriety while satire hints at social pretensions and lifestyle choices.
The March St Nicholas features Louisa M. Alcott Eli's Education and Mrs A D T Whitney Girl Noblesse, with Noah Brooks Among the Mustangs and C I Holder Blown Out to Sea. Illustrations by J C Beard include a flamingo on a turtle. Other pieces: Wong Nings Ideas, Lucy Larcom Wind Flower, Brownies balloon tale, Life Saving Service poetry, and Mayne Reids The Land of Fire and Stoddards Winter Fun.
Amid the Cincinnati flood, the Ohio and Mississippi Railway remained in service. The line organized a yawl transfer from Nineteenth Street to Storrs station, connecting to steamers that ferried passengers daily to Aurora. The excursion covered twenty five miles with daylight views of the Ohio River and quick onward links to the West Northwest South and Southwest.
The Ohio Farmer urges farmers to study native grasses suited to local soils and conditions. It notes over 200 English grass species exist, but few are used in the U S, stressing matching species to drought, moisture, and grazing needs to improve pasture quality and extend the grazing season.
The Boston Post quotes Kate Field claiming Utah yields no news and notes the columnist did not join the local group out there. The remark frames Utah coverage as uneventful and light on sensational topics.
Mrs. Angenette B. Haight, 62, white haired, found guilty of the deliberate murder of her husband in a Syracuse Criminal court verdict that brought sobs and tears from onlookers and court officials. She is suspected in two earlier killings and the 15 thousand dollar life insurance motive is cited.
List of Indiana residents granted patents including John Maddox Chas Adamson John Deeds Joseph Blake John Gorrell John Miller Charles Munson Julius Neifing Albert Norris Harrison Sprangler Jesse Pugh Wm Seldomridge and others for land markers alarm signals saw mills steam engines seeding machines and revolving book cases. Also includes assorted humorous notices and ads.
An editor props a new departure for a poetess who makes good jellies as well as poetry. He suggests she send her jellies to newspaper offices and can her poems. Jellies dismiss poetry as inside matter each time.
Commodity prices listed for hay wheat flour beef cattle hogs cattle tog sheep corn butter eggs hens roosters turkeys feathers ducks geese dried peaches dried apples and potatoes with per unit values in cents and dollars.
GENESAL MARKETS CHICAGO reports mixed grain prices with lower wheat and corn futures for February and March while oats ease in February and May. Hog and pork values edge higher with May pork around 17.05 to 18.25. Live cattle show steady to firm quotes for shipping steers and dairy products hold steady to higher in creamery and dairy categories. New York wheat futures rise with No 2 January corn around 1.07 to 1.08, oats stable and spot cash cattle mixed.
A noisy fragment from Milwaukee lists firm prices for various items with unclear headings. It shows numbers like 53 cents for No 2, 60 cents for No 2, and references to White No 2 and Bartey Lower with coded terms.
Firms and small changes noted across items including cotton, corn, oats, pork, lard and bacon. Prices listed: Fair demand for Family S 0.75 5.10, Wurat firm at 1.07, Corn 0.50, Oats 0.31, Beef? steady, Pork 18.50, Lard 0.379 0.40, Bulk meats 7.37 9.59, Bacon 8.25 10.
The report shows barley steady at 50 and 800, provisions higher to 18.95, dry salt meats quiet near 9.80, bacon steady about 10.13 to 10.25, lard up to 9.55, and February to March quotations across several items. Oars and fuels list February and March values with mixed adjustments in Corn and Tower prices.
Mixed spot events noted with February dates and scores, including 60h, 693 5OLZe, and 44h. Relay performances feature a 4x4 team with Ryx-L. ATS-Western and Cons-Western entries observed in the C109 area.
Fragmentary OCR text references regional items and prices, listing places like Ohio Peninsylvania Michigan and California and a note about a spring price of 28 cents. The garbled data includes scattered codes and denominations without a clear story or event link.
The Sullivan County Sheriff advertises two executions issued from the Sullivan Circuit Court. Rents and profits of specified Sullivan County land, including described tracts in section 21, township 7 north range 9 west, will be sold at public auction March 15, 1883 between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse door. The sale aims to satisfy judgments in favor of the State of Indiana and Farmers National Bank of Sullivan for the use of Harvey H. Peyton against William A Sinclair Chris Sinclair and Susan Sinclair, with further offering of fee simple if needed.
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