Sullivan Light Co Gets Freak Letter From Peoria Ills
A Peoria man from Diamond Meter Co. writes to a Sullivan, Indiana utility, offering a disturbing “kind unseen friend” letter seeking a 16 year old girl, describing himself as 5 feet 4 inches, 118 pounds, with dark brown eyes and hair, prompting a cautionary note on local safety and reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Light Co
Peoria, Ills
Sullivan
Old Town
Illinois
Peoria
Ill
Sullivan Light and Power Company
George Coghill
Diamond Meter Co
Ills
Four Inches Of Snow On Twefth Of April 1867
John Creager of Merom recalls March as the finest in sixty years with no snow. He predicts possible April snow and cites a 4 inch snow event around mid April 38 years ago. The Union asks readers for March weather observations for the county.
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John Creager
Merom
Creager
Union
Weather of Past Week Tops April 1894 Weather
Ezra Martin praised March weather as the finest in 35 years in this region. He recalled April 11, 1894 as one of the coldest days, when snow forced a halt at Croweer's elevator in Sullivan. See Stratton & Co. for painting and carpentry services at Me Cammon Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Martin
Union
Martin
Croweer
Sullivan
Stratton & Co
Cammon Block
Fresh fishers on sale Saturday at Eaton's
Largest stock of wall paper at smallest price. Sullivan Normal will convene June 177. Instructors listed: C E Snarr, L M Baker, F M Price.
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C. M. Eaton’s
Stratton & Co
C. E. Snarr
L. M. Baker
F. M. Price
Sullivan
Releasing From Andersonville Remembered After Four Decades
The article recalls Theodore Hutchinson of this city noting his release from Andersonville prison forty years ago on March 30 1865 after four months captivity. It recounts the brutal conditions death tolls and starvation endured by Union soldiers including other locals and the Sultana disaster linked casualties. It also describes the prison layout guards starvation rations and a spring renamed Providence Pee.
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Theodore Hutchinson
Andersonville
Mr. Hutchinson
11Th Indiana Cavalry
Lee Keily
James Davis
Sullivan County
Davis
Sultana
Mr. Hutchison
Psson
Wertz
Hutchinson
Hutchison
Yneldiers
Providence
Paint advertising notice from Billings-Chapin Co
An old advertisement notes Billings-Chapin Co and J B Mullane Co as agents for pure prepared paints. The fragmented text references repair, panes, and costs, implying product use and potential house painting services.
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Billings-Chapin Co’s
J. B. Mullane Co
Sullivan Ind
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Sulivan
Indianapolis
Vene
Presbyterian
Pitt
J. H.sammis
Bea
C. M. Eaton
Eran Wes
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