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Newspaper

Sullivan Times

Location

Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1884

Page

2

Sullivan Times 1884: subscriptions and politics mix in Sullivan County

In this issue the Sullivan Times appeals to subscribers to pay in advance for Health and Home, cites county figures, and includes political commentary from Paoli, Vincennes, and Bloomington. It covers Democratic and Republican figures, local conventions, gold and silver currency debates, and candidate endorsements for Congress and sheriff.

Cobb for Congress Hailed as Community Favorite

Pleasantville editorial urges reelecting Hon. T. R. Cobb to another Congress term. The writer argues Cobb has proven his fitness through eight years of service, counters critics of long tenure, and notes broad local and regional support. The letter labels Cobb as stable, capable, and essential to the Democratic cause.

Pleasantville Cobb Congress White House Democratic Party Mr. Cobb Billy McBride

Swarm of voices at court as temperance clash spills over

A crowd voices anger at a court hearing over saloon licenses and repairs. Banter about taxes, contracts, and local figures surfaces as officials audit treasurer books while debates on home mechanics and ordnance fill the room.

Union Jim Clugage Court House Terre Haute Billman Arnett Areta Jake Bilman Bill Harper Europe

Local notes from Jackson township and surrounding area

Vanarsdall returns from Indianapolis. Miss Sinclair of Merom visits Rev. Johnson. Mrs. Hughbanks and Mrs. Anne Barcus listed sick. 8 M Patton joined the J C C F last Thursday. Rumor says Vanarsdall sold his farm to Chas Barnhart. Nationals meet in Convention the 15th to nominate a township. Tipton of Douglass County visiting relatives. Pittsburg to have a subscription school taught by Miss Cora Beckett. Another common school exam on the 15th. B F Fry of Illinois travels county selling patent churn rights. Uncle John Nicholson dies of heart disease. Republicans nominate W W Iurvey for trustee and Isaiah Hoggett and L D Sink for justice. Frank Nead ends term of school next Friday. SYRALOR

Vanarsdall Indianapolis Miss Sinclair Merom Rev. Johnson Hughbanks Anne Barcus M. Patton Hew Farm Chas. Barnhart Tipton Douglass County Pittsburg Cora Beckett B. F. Fry Ilinois John Nicholson Jackson Township W. W. Iurvey Isaiah Hoggett L. D. Sink Frank 47 Nead Syralor Havana Jay Gould General Grant Fortress Monroe Longfellow Memorial Association Joel T. Griffin Omaha A. M. Sutherland Manitoba Winnipeg Robert S. Morrison la Porte Ind Toronto Salvation Army Bridgeport Conn Portland Regon St. Louis Northwest Indiana Augustine George Cragin Oneida Utica Bishop Clarkson Nebraska Tiffin Bennington Astor Iowa Cotton Exchange Galveston Texas New Orleans Texas Pacific Morgan Alta Utah New Emma Michigan Arthur Ferry Russia California Carrie Caldwell New Liberty Ill Tiller St. Louis Express Wichita Kansas Milwaukee Lake Alichigan Hot Springs Ark Illinois Peoria John McMahon Isoboken New Jersey Chester County South Carolina San Francisco New York J. K. Moorhead A. L. Lowrie A. F. Slemings Rice & Ryder Oil City Minneapolis George A. Pillsbury Mayor Ames J.P. Cooper Eau Claire Wisconsin Frederick Tutor Doston East Indies Vermont Delaware Louis F. List Cincinnati Abraham Breath Alton Irs Owen Lovejoy William Thugland Waynesville Lincoln Mount ?Ulaski Santa Clara Valley Ibenezer Baptist Church Monongahela Fayetteville Arkansas Idaho Washington Territory Chicago Dakota Texas Land Board Washington Maryland Luke Blackburn Kentucky Louisville George H. McDougall Canadian Pacific Railway Noah Jackson Lake Providence Louisiana Iorrison Williams Corsicana Thomas A. Hendricks Paris Europe Ile Italy William D. Slandrey Brooklyn Eagle State Street Historical Society Clara Barton Joseph W. Throop Ohio Evansville J.T. Lees

County auditors hire two examiners for county funds

Sullivan County Indiana boards contract two experts to thoroughly audit books and accounts from June 1 1879 through August 9 1883. James Snyder Jacob Billman and William Arnett sign with Girard Reiter and Martin Gregg to report the actual condition of funds and any officer or entry errors.

Board of County Commissioners State of Luliana Sullivan County James J. Snyder Jacob Billman William Arnett Board of Commissioners Indiana Girard Reiter Martin Gregg Janes J. Sxyper Con’rs Jacon Bittman Grrarp Berrer Mantis Grea

Real Estate Transfers in Jefferson and Surrounding Areas

A long list details numerous real estate transfers including W A Neal to W B Neal for 61 acres and others like McClanahan to McClanahan 16 acres, 40 acres to Riggs, and Eliza J Shake succeeding in 10 acres. Several 1 lot or 2 lot transfers are noted with warranty deeds and varied acreages ranging from 1 lot to 200+ acres, with multiple buyers and sellers across Jefferson and adjoining locales.

Reese Purcell Eliza J .Shake W A Neal W B Neal Sanford Bredwell W. RB Thos Alsop Mlish Owens McClanahan John Tt. McClanahan Henry AA M. J. Benifield M. Houston Amarin Wood W. W. Howwell JO Birdsall Aver David Troxell P. Troxell Ares de Wietp JO Whalen Robbins New Lake Geo C. Carpenter Mary G. Cushman John Benj Lamb O. Stoop Lt J Hunt Jas Sanders Emma J Davis J B McKin- Henry V. Mawell Jas Harts Pleasantville O’ Haver TN McClung Shaddon J. L. Land J. W. Akers L. J. Cox To 1. J. Cox, 164 Acres Samuel Vester To Wm Willmer McMillen Martha W Martin Eliza Speake Paxton George W. Wiggins John Wapte John Thompson Poot W. L. Wilkey Lucinda Wilkey Wilson P.M. Pick Curry Catharine J John Leiner Conkle Fred Deal Sitelburn Riggs Benj Harrison J F Harrison Violet Whitlock J F Harri- TM Strain J B McKinney Alias Myers A Hall Drucilla Price Wim Russell Turman Collier W. TU. McClanahan Jas I. WeOlgnatrany Man M Lowder Story HR Story Wim M Hines Wm Hines Howard T. J. Bed- L Wim P' Wilson J O Birdsall Acres War Pats Abaat Aaron Dailey S P Troxell Cartwright J OW Kalen Jas Wilkey W. I. Wilkey New Lebanon

Latest: Atalanta docks Havana. Grant at Fortress Monroe

News briefs report the yacht Atalanta arriving in Havana with Jay Gould and family while General Grant rests at Fortress Monroe for a month or more. Other items note fund holdings for a Longfellow Memorial, deaths of notable residents, and various political and local incidents across the country.

Political maneuvering and fiscal notes from Congress

Senate and House actions span land forfeiture, internal revenue plans, and public land bills. Treasury reports heavy trade dollar purchases for export to emigrants while census clerks face suspension for lack of funds. Post Office raises and corn and wheat supply projections color the agricultural picture.

Sargent Lasker State Department Treasury Department Senate Committee On Public Lands House Texas Pacific New Mexico Arizona California Census Bureau House Committee On Public Lands Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Mojave Washington Berlin Terr Lasker Prince Bismarck Reichstag American Congress Congress Clair Willis Logan Internal Revenue Perkins Senate Committee On William S Henry Smith Associated Press Western Union Telegraph Company Smith Iazen A Zen

Congressional notes and international tension update

The senate passed a bill to extend Yellowstone park and a public building project was introduced in Jackson Michigan. Reports note shipping bills, labor issues, and currency debates. Os mans Digna movements near Suakim, French and British actions, and a Paris dynamite plot amid a global outlook.

Senate Yellowstone Park Judiciary Committee Jackson Michigan Logan Fraily & Duverne Chicago Cockrell United Labor Organizations of St. Louis Senate of New Jersey Atportie Sewell Albert I. Tinery Spurgeon London Joseph Pool Leicester Parnell Tre Land Illuvre Amiens Boulogne Monte Carlo Osman Digna Grahium Suakim Paris Murphy Jerome J. Collins Cork France Perth O'Donovan Rossa Joseph Brady Tyous Count de Paris House of Commons Marquis of Fartington Soudan Trenry Labouchere Sr. Gladstone Keypt McDermott Vienna Moravia Lasker Bismarek Tiniitcharnhe Tie Zariba Osman Digma Famanteh Osman Aariba England Zamba Wan

House rows through seating, relief debates and pension bills

The House adopted Luna as New Mexico delegate and admitted Fr. Man ganes, with swearing in. Reports on Mississippi flood relief and North Carolina cyclone were split. a motion urged war relief notices. Debates on naval appropriations featured Belford antics. amendments on naval instructors and retiree employment failed or passed as noted. March 6 to 11 saw pension actions, road and park bills, and tariff discussions with mixed votes and committee reports.

House Lranquillino Luna New Mexico Manganares Mississippi North Carolina Secretary of War Belford Colorado Nava Reblicans Dorsheimer New York Limdall Cox Alfred Plegsanton Frank B. Blair Ward B. Burnett Louisa Bondy Akron Ohio Duluth Minnesota Yellowstone Park Eparate Falls Coeur d'Alene Indian Territory Kansas City Fort Scott Gulf St. Tons Baxter Springs Cie St. Joseph No Grande Congress Acan. Il Geo. W. Getty Kansas Memphis

Destructive cyclone devastates Wilkey and Allen’s grocery

A perfect cyclone struck Wilkey and Allen’s grocery store causing widespread destruction. Prices across the grocery line were knocked out of proportion as observers report extensive damage throughout the shop.

Wilkey & Allen’s

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