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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1886
Page
3
Local items list visitors shoppers and street scenes around Sullivan Indiana. Multiple notices mention Mrs. J. S. Willis Mrs. McCullaugh and others visiting the Times office and area shops display hats cigars shoes and millinery. Community updates cover travel sales and upcoming Decoration Day plans.
I offer loans with 7 percent for amounts under 1000 dollars, 6 percent for over 2000 dollars, and a special rate for 1000 to 2000 dollars. This notice outlines the lending arrangement and the lender identified as E Barreety.
Announced price changes show lawn fabrics dropping from 5 cents to 6 14 cents and to 8 cents and back to 5 cents with a 4 4 brown muslin grade noted as the heaviest. The mention locates activity at Parks.
Justices R B McKissick and M M Pope adjudged James L Stone a miner at Dugger insane on Tuesday. On Wednesday Sheriff Willis transported him to the hospital for the insane in Indianapolis.
Notice announces Miss Brunette Koltinsky of West Washington Street offers cleaning and styling services with tips and plumes in the latest styles. She guarantees satisfaction and advertises reasonable prices.
Committee reports a successful Friday and Saturday supper for the Baptist church. Net receipts totaled 51 dollars. The committee thanks Sullivan residents for their generosity.
The following letters remain unclaimed in the Postoffice: Wm. Boretti, Mrs. Mollie Brown nee Cuppy, Frank Bird, Hiccu Bruner, Wm. Connard, E. G. Denny, F. M. Dudley, Levi Gambill, Mattie Winsor. After 30 days they go to the Dead-letter office. J. Ernest.
Mose Wilkey proclaims a sale of ex tra fine clothing valued at 3000 dollars offered at cost. He urges buyers to act quickly before the stock, stored in a small frame building west of the post office, sells out.
Dick Lucas hosts a noon birthday gathering with neighbors and friends in his home last Friday. An elegant dinner accompanied by a spirit of merriment. A bystander quips that a marshal will take years to elect. Cholera and fever dangers from impure water are discussed with emphasis on water purification products sold by Davis Engle & Davis.
Foster's Carpet Hall in Terre Haute offers a large stock with new Ingrai Carpets and best goods. Mr Foster has built a top Indiana carpet trade and now adds a new Furniture Store nearby. Ask for A. Z. Foster. locals should know the location.
A dealer touts Iowa flour as superior to home grown wheat citing richer protein and nutrition. Nelson Wiley notes a recent car load arrives and that 70 bags sold in a single Saturday, urging quick stocking due to high demand and perceived quality.
Uncle Jos Wolfe enjoys the fresh air. Judiciary matters and local politics are discussed as the county settles on good nominees. The Merom excursion on the Crown Point with Capt Allen Tindolph brings praise for steamboat service and river passengers, with a note that a Terre Haute Vincennes newspaper stand would attract readers.
The noted hygienic reformer and author Dr. Dio Lewis died after erysipelas spread from an untreated leg wound. Born March 3, 1823 in Auburn New York he studied at Harvard and practiced in Port Byron Buffalo and Boston before promoting physical training and the Woman's Temperance Crusade in Ohio. He founded a Lexington school for young ladies and later lectured and wrote on health topics until his death in New York state.
A retrospective portrait and obituary recount the career of Plin White a Vermont born con man who fleeced victims across the United States and Europe over twenty two years totaling at least 1 500 000 in robberies He escaped arrest multiple times and used charm to manipulate victims including Maj Hall of New York in a long running swindle tale of his audacious exploits and ultimate downfall.
Spencer McGrew, a male Indiana resident over 21, files for a one year license to sell and allow drinking on premises in a 20 by 44 foot frame building on lot 32 in Sherburn Sullivan County. The申请 goes to the Sullivan County Board of County Commissioners at the June session.
Police uncovered dynamite related devices and a hidden lair after the Chicago riot. A red haired anarchist wore red flannel underclothes and was captured in a dynamite factory like room with glass bombs and improvised craft for explosive manufacture.
On Saturday June 19 1886 between 10 a m and 4 p m at the Court House door in Sullivan County Indiana the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 22 township 9 north range west will be sold and if not realized the full judgment with interest and costs I will offer for sale the fee simple of all right title and interest of the defendants in the described real estate without relief from valuation or appraisement laws LeMUEL HH Willis Sheriff Sullivan County Briens Huntz Attorneys for Plaintiffs May 2 86
An advertisement touts J T H Miller as the boss for stylish well made clothing in ready made and made to order options located at 522 Main.
Fragmentary note hints at a sales event for boys youths and children's wear with an invitation to attend. Limited readable clues about timing location or organizer.
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