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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1884
Page
3
Hezzie Riggs returns from Indiana polis to vote while neighbors such as W H Bacher and Col Ed Price also come home to vote. Notes mention shopping at Crawley & McKinley Nos 6 and 7 Southside for furniture safes parlor sets boots and shoes with cheap cash prices as various residents travel to Chicago Indianapolis and Terre Haute for business or visits.
Sullivan notes report family visits from Terre Haute and Princeton, church services set for Graysville, local elections and voting, repairs, sales and rentals, a child’s injury, and upcoming entertainments including Troll & Burks goods and the Earle Combination. The piece also covers city improvements on East Washington street and a funeral procession for City Marshal John T. McBride.
L Stewart's Sons announce commissions of appointment for the Old Reliable Insurance companies they formerly represented. They will operate from the old stand over Sol Goodman's clothing store and invite the public to visit before placing insurance. The agency is presented as long established and highly reliable with prompt loss settlements.
Jas B DeVol is sole agent for the American sewing machine inviting customers to inspect the device at the lone brick opposite Eatons mill on Section street. The Boston Store Terre Haute is praised for its lighting, staff, and a cash railway, inviting readers to visit during their Terre Haute trip.
The Graham Earle Dramatic Combination opened a one week season at the Opera House presenting Davy Crockett with fine scenery acting and costuming. Agatha Singleton and Graham Earle headline with a well balanced company. Prices are 10 15 and 25 cents for first class dramatic performances.
The Current announces a new poem by Edward Arnold, a leading English poet, to be published in its Christmas issue. The work, long in progress, will showcase his renowned grace of expression and poetic power, echoing his celebrated Light of Asia.
The column lists a mix of local movements and events. People travel to Iowa and Indianapolis on business, farms change hands, a coal shaft incident is noted, sorghum production reaches about 600 gallons, and several visits and meetings are mentioned including Greenbackers in the region and teachers organizing Reading Circle sessions.
Delayed Graysville column reports A Yager losing a Jersey cow, Miss Foote visiting Miss Emma Yager, Rev Correll filling the pulpit for Rev Hawes, and Mrs Kelly moving into Joe Gray’s former home from the Island. Also mentions a coal bank find by Tom Anderson and Sim Yager, crop notes, a Newt Burton joke, Pinkston’s cigar stop, and township institute officers I C Boone and Nellie Ingersoll.
The Nemo school circle of teachers organized with all except Mr McMullen, discussed Arbor Day and routine work, assigned duties to each teacher, and adjourned to the second Saturday in November.
Proceedings list judgments in numerous civil cases including notes and mortgages with totals to 1,692.25 plus fees. matters include divorces with custody awarded, partitions decreed, sales ordered, and several criminal entries including intoxication, larceny, and assault charges with fines and dismissals. Multiple defendants face judgments for plaintiff totals and attorney fees. guardianship sale approved. some cases stricken or dismissed by agreement.
The document lists candidates for president and various state and county offices with tallies aligned to candidates such as Grover Cleveland and James G Blaine for president and others for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor of state treasurer attorney general superintendent of public instruction judge supreme court reporter supreme court prosecutor and various commissioner roles. The page presents numeric vote tallies beside candidate names, across multiple offices and parties.
A compilation of property conveyances shows multiple buyers purchasing acres and lots from various sellers. Entries include names such as Geo G Wilkins, Mary A Gunn, Wm Zike, Benj McCammon, and Chas Valle with transfers spanning 3 to 46 acres or 6 to 13 lots and prices ranging from 25 to 10 000 dollars.
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