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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1886
Page
2
Office, No. 2, upstairs, Westside. THE TIMES is one dollar and fifty cents for a year, eighty cents for six months, fifty cents for four months, fifteen cents for one month and five cents for a single number.
The Terre Haute Argo displays a new type style and pride while Greene county primary results show Axtell downed and Davis with eight of eleven votes to the convention. The Indianapolis Sentinel predicts renomination for Indiana’s current representatives including Cobb Holman Bynum and Ford. John A. Geeting joins the Washington Advertiser as associate editor and comments on political fights. The boycott atmosphere spreads to Terre Haute papers with Argo and Gazette clashing over readership and advertising.
Knox county treasurer Hollingsworth has assigned all his property for the indemnification of his bondsmen, claiming protection against losses. Circulating stories allege the deficit may reach seventy five to eighty thousand dollars, implying a serious financial tangle.
Manager Blue plans to reroute I. and I. S. track along Broad Street to Washington and erect a depot on the site of A. J. Dooley's blacksmith shop. The move benefits the town and the road, deserving broad public support and liberal town action. The right of way should be secured at no more than a fair assessment of benefits and damages.
The piece urges Sullivan to bid for the I. & I. railroad shops and a track extension to Washington and Broad streets. It contrasts Palestine’s aggressive bidding and argues spending 15 000 to 20 000 to bring the shops and 6 000 to 10 000 for the depot could secure prosperity, urging a liberal, sensible approach.
A skeptical critique argues that boycotters empower a sovereign laborer class that profits from tariff and currency schemes while fostering monopolies like Standard Oil and Bell Telephone. It links political demagogues to these outcomes, cites Goldwin Smith on private ownership, and reviews Democratic praise for Grover Cleveland's first year, labeling the era as a test of governance and reform.
The passage condemns fiscal rapine and confiscations that wreck property security, provoking farmer withdrawal and national famine followed by an overwhelming vote for order under a military despot. It warns that socialistic violence harms daily wage earners, noting gradual improvement in wealth distribution but insistence that societal transformation cannot be abrupt.
A road improvement convention at Sullivan discussed gravel road construction. An estimate outlines gravel from Turtle Creek near Merom to Sullivan village over ten miles. Gravel at 5 cents per cubic yard, loading 10 cents, dumping 5 cents. Spreading yields 1,760 cubic yards per mile, with total material and spreading about 352 dollars per mile and 3,520 dollars for ten miles. hauling remains the major expense.
A proposal estimates building a 10 mile gravel road with a tramway to halve costs. Initial quarry haul is 881 yards rising to 2640 yards per mile, totaling about 19008 loads at 1 cubic yard each. Total projected cost around 238000 with rail and ties, plus potential savings using iron tramway.
T F Mackey attacks a refunding scheme that tied 5.20 bonds to a mandatory yearly purchase by the secretary of treasury, creating a permanent premium market. He argues the plan would cost taxpayers millions, reducing government savings and inflating perceived stability.
The Graysville column reports a worsening forecast while Rush Pitser plans study at U C College. A sugar camp visit by youngsters yields a cheerful account. Vera Bragdon's call on Dr Durham ends with a man in critical condition. A large Sunday audience hears Rev Moore on the Debt of man to God amid steady Sunday school interest. A fax drive fails to meet expectations with a fox chase and two captured, one escaping, about six hundred attendees at Nemo.
The following names represent letters remaining unclaimed at the local postoffice and will be sent to the Dead-letter Office if not collected within thirty days: John H Alsman Jas H Bott Sarah J Briggs P P B Beckett Fleming Davidson Ellis Furgeson Melia Garland J Hines Amanda Howard Mrs Hannah Kirkbride John McConnell J W Patten McLonne Sullivan Mrs Lucy Skinner H Scott Mrs Violet Rost Wilt Reed William Williams Migs Wendell Elizabeth Walters J Ernest P M Sullivan Ind March 8 1886.
St Louis March 8 9 000 Knights of Labor workers walk out halting switchmen brakemen engineers and yard crews across 6000 miles of Gould Southwest traffic. Freight perishable loads idle trains barred at bridges yards and depots as managers threaten mass layoffs and potential halt of passenger service while the strike widens and unions press for wage gains and policy changes.
News items report New York produce exports valued at 6 250 000 last week. Judge Hunter of Newark Ohio orders D J Poling hanged June 25 for murder of John Dong as. Telegram from Cincinnati notes death of Dr James Eells president of Lane Theological Seminary. Des Moines resident pays 300 for German cars raised by Valentine Stilabower of Columbus Indiana. London imposes one to five years penal servitude on eight riot participants. Montreal courtroom proceeding ongoing.
C. H. Crowder & Co announces the spring opening of an elegant assortment of boots and shoes with low margins and one fixed bottom price. The store promises the newest, choicest styles, honest treatment, and invitations for inspection and comparison at No. 11 Westside.
On failure to satisfy the judgment, and with interest and costs, the full amount due, will offer for sale the fee simple of all right, title, and interest of the defendant in the described real estate. The land includes portions of sections 23 and 14 in township 7 N, range 9 W, totaling about 200 acres, subject to valuation and appraisal laws.
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