Jefferson Voters Approve Five Miles of Rock Road South from Pleasantville
In a special township election Jefferson voters backed five miles of rock road from Pleasantville to the Knox county line by 124 votes. The project, petitioned by Jeff G. Jackson and others, will advance as county commissioners prepare initial steps.
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Jefferson Township
Rock Road
Pleasantville
Knox County
Jeff G. Jackson
Board of County Commissioners
Frank Kimberlain
Gill Township
William Hummell
Hamilton Township
Joe L. Willis
Jackson Township
Lansberry Riggs Et al
Fairbanks
Turman
State Tax Commission
Highway of Elias Borders Vs. People of Turman Township. Thess. M. Douthitt
Peole
Thomas M. Douthitt
A. E. Steele
Cass Township
William L. Sission
J. P. Wilker
W. L. Sisson
New Officers Named for Community Club
The Community Club elected W. D. Brown as president and J. B. Miller as vice president. Homer Wiltse became secretary with C. R. Foutch as treasurer and Martin Myles as sargeant at arms. Department chairs named include R. W. Akin civics and E. A. Billman social.
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The
Christian Church
W. D. Brown
J. B. Miller
Homer Wiltse
C. R. Foutch
Martin Myles
Sargeant At-Arms
Civics
R. W. Akin
E. A. Billman
John F. Douthitt
G. G. Billman
William Jamison
H. Cc. Thomas
Frank M. Douthitt
John S. Howard
Winter Haven
Fla
Greater Terre Haute
Mrs. Hattie Frakes Learns Son Promoted to Captain
Lieut. Gene Frakes has been promoted to captain in the U S regular army. The nomination went to the U S Senate last July and was confirmed March 14. He is now stationed at Camp Jackson South Carolina.
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Hattie Frakes
Gene Frakes
U. S. Regular Army
U. S. Senate
Frakes
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Shelburr Enterprise
Bashful Mr. Bobbs Play At Pound's Hall Big Night
Fairbanks American Legion Post and Auxiliary presented The Bashful Mr. Bobbs in Pound's Hall to a large audience and again on Friday. Proceeds establish a permanent fund for grave decorations of soldier dead. The post reports active roles in club activities and community life.
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Fairbanks American Legion Post and Auxiliary
Mr. Bobbs
Pound’s Hall
Stockmen Banquet set for April 15 at local church
The Sulli van County Pure Bred Live Stock Association hosts its annual banquet at the Christian church on Friday evening April 15. Dean J. H. Skinner of Purdue University will speak as a noted stock authority. Plates are seventy five cents, and County Agent Benson asks all interested to notify him.
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Sullivan County Pure Bred Live Stock Association
Christian Church
J. H. Skinner
School of Agriculture
Purdue University
Benson
Bass Barber Shop Moves After Fifty Three Years
The Bass barber shop, Sullivan’s oldest business, moved from the north side of the square to Chas. T. Bass on north Court street after 53 years. Jethro W. Bass started the shop in 1868, later run by his sons Gus and John, with founder Bass recalling Daniel Voorhees as a notable visitor and noting a former ten cent price for service.
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Jethro Bass
Bass
Chas. T. Bass
North Court Street
Sullivan
Jethro W. Bass
Sampson Walters
Terre Haute
W. N. Thompson
L. A. Stewart
Washington Street
John Easter
Sam Bonds
Walters
Gus
John Bass
Daniel W. Voorhees
Pat McEneny
Tom Allen
Lare Stewart
National Hotel
Squire van Fossen
State Bank
New Suits and Legal Actions Listed
A list of civil cases includes Mary BE Johnson vs Roy E Johnson for divorce custody and support. Kewanee Boiler Co. vs Dennie Bolinger on account. Quiet title case Calvin Nicholson et al vs Paschal Taylor et al. Foreclosure filings for mechanic lien in multiple actions. Divorce and custody matters James Louis French vs Dona M French and Harriet B Myers vs Jasper N Myers.
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Mary BE. Johnson
Roy E. Johnson
Garland D. Scott
Paul Thompson
Kewanee Boiler Co
Dennie Bolinger
Calvin Nicholson
Paschal Taylor
Herbert Schmidt
Stuart C. Alsman
Addie
Clara A. Mason
Tom Roseberry
Charles F. Batey
Joe T. Akin
G. Carrithers
Samuel E. Lindley
Edgar S. Crowder
Shroyer Bros
Addie V. Alsman, Et al. To Foreclose Mechanic’s Lien. Jennings Lumber Co
James Louis French
Dona M. French
Harriet B. Myers
Jasper N. Myers
Elks Install Officers At Sullivan Lodge
The Sullivan lodge of Elks installed officers for the coming year last Monday evening led by Exalted Ruler Charles F. Batey and Est. Lecturing Knight Clarence Mayfield. Elected officers include Est. Loyal Knight Clarence Mayfield, W. T. Mellett as treasurer, Julius Hatry as secretary, and Percy Garrard as Tyler, with Homer Wiltse named trustee.
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Sullivan Lodge of Elks
Charles F. Batey
Clarence Mayfield
William BE. Aydelotte
W. T. Mellett
Julius Hatry
Percy Garrard
Tyler
Homer Wiltse
Crawford Place planned on former Crawford estate land
P L Reid and W H Hill, buyers of 3 1/2 acres on East Washington Street from the Crawford heirs, plan a Sullivan addition named Crawford Place. The tract will be divided into eleven building lots while Reid and Hill construct two five-room bungalows on the site.
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P. L. Reid
W. H. Hill
Washington Street
Capt. W. T. Crawford
Sullivan
Crawford Place
Messers, Reid and Hill
Delphian Society Organizes Local Chapter
A Delphian chapter has been formed here with about thirty members, all ladies of the city. Officers include President Mrs. Wm. C. Jamison, Vice President Mrs. W. H. Bridwell, Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Russell Thompson, and Advisory Board members Mrs. J. R. Riggs, Mrs. R. L. Bailey, and Mrs. John Ersinger.
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Delphians
Delphian Society
Wm. C. Jamison
W. H. Bridwell
Russell Thompson
J. R. Riggs
R. L. Bailey
John Ersinger
Jury awards $25 damages in land trespass case
A circuit court jury on Tuesday morning returned a verdict for Ralph Dodds against Frank Kimberlain and Amanda Pirtle. The plaintiff claimed the defendants took saw logs from his land, and the jury awarded $25 damages after a short deliberation.
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Ralph Dodds
Frank Kimberlain
Amanda Pirtle
Local Marriage Licenses Listed For Three Couples
Earl Johnson, 23, farmer, of Merom weds Faye Bowen, 22, of Merom. Loren N. Raines, 25, teacher, of Sullivan, marries Opal Stivers, 18, stenographer, of Bridgeport Illinois. Lafayette Shake, 53, machinist, St. Louis Missouri, weds Lena A. McKinney, 43, of Paxton.
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Earl Johnson
Farmer
Faye Bowen
Merom
Loren N. Raines
Sullivan
Opal Stivers
Bridgeport
Ills
Lafayette Shake
St. Louis
Lena A. McKinney
Paxton
Fairbanks Boy in China Sends Update From Tientsin
Sargt Lexie C Riggs of Fairbanks township son of James H Riggs Co H 15th Infantry writes from Tientsin China dated February 20 describes their regiment still in China until spring 1522. He notes famine in North China, poor crops, high local food prices, but better conditions where they are stationed and that U S soldiers get along fine. He mentions meals in the Japanese concession cost ten dollars here but one Chinese dollar buys them in China.
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Fairbanks
U. Ss. Army
China
Lexie C. Riggs
Co. H
15Th Infantry
James H. Riggs
Fairbanks Township
Tientsin
Riggs
Indiana
U. S
Go to Sunday School Drive Aims to Fill Indiana Churches
Indiana churches prepare a statewide push from April 24 to May 1 to boost Sunday school enrollment. The program, led by the Indiana Sunday School Association, seeks to enroll more of the 129,626 children in Sunday schools as 778,786 attend public schools. Past efforts increased class enrollments and parental involvement, with churches gaining better equipment and stronger community participation.
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Churches
Indiana
Indiana Sunday School Association
Indiana Crop Report Indicates Weather Disruptions and Mixed Yields
George C. Bryant reports March weather halted spring plowing and delayed oats, with prospects of reduced corn Acreage. Wheat shows improvement, rye better, and clover seeding rising after a heavy March freeze. Fruit trees suffer frost damage while hog cholera hits eastern Indiana. pastures thrive and farm labor remains plentiful though cash scarce.
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George C. Bryant
Indiana
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Auction Sale Planned By Sullivan Advertising Club
The Sullivan Advertising Club holds its regular monthly co operative sale here Monday with many bargain offers from Sullivan merchants. A feature is a proposed auction sale run by farmers and the Advertising Club with Cecil Drake Ross Campbell and County Agent Benson in charge. Farmers are urged to list stock or farming implements with the committee.
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Sullivan Advertising Club
Sullivan Merchants
Cecil ‘Drake
Ross Campbell
Benson
Well Known Oil Man Fitzgibbons Dies in Pittsburg
W. C. Fitzgibbons, prominent oil operator, died at his Pittsburg home from a paralysis stroke suffered Sunday. He was general manager for Kennedy Oil Company interests in this county, with operations at this county seat and Shelburn.
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W. C. Fitzgibbons
Pittsburg
City Primary Filings Open Ahead of May Vote
Prospective candidates filed petitions by the final day with the city clerk as Indiana cities set a May 6 primary. Democratic hopefuls include Walter Walters for mayor and Myrtle Macey for clerk among others. Republican hopefuls list Dr. J. B. Maple for mayor and Pearl Burton for clerk with multiple ward council races.
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Indiana
Walter Walters
Myrtle Macey
Len Ford
Hartley Williams
Roy Kaufman
First Ward
Thomas R. Black
Max Crowder
Second Ward
Wilbur D. Brown
Ord Ward
J. B. Maple
H. Marks
Pearl Burton
Martin H. Myles
H. B. Wiltse
Frank J. Nicholas
C. L. Springer
Harve Gordon
Circuit Court Notes May Close Date and Cases
The circuit court term ends May 16. Cases include bonds and notes actions, vendor's liens, divorces and alimony, guardianship, and foreclosures. Several matters are settled and dismissed. others require new bonds or actions by parties before deadlines.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Foreclosure Sale
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois railway, in receivership since 1913, was sold at foreclosure in Danville with bids by George N Murey and Joseph P Cotter. Parcels A C B E F were bid in for 132 885 000. parcel D received no bids and another sale date was set.
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New York
E. J
Danville
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Railway
Herbert Lindahl
Federal Court of Chicago
George N. Murey
Joseph P. Cotter
Momenco
Ill
Brazil
Ind
Records for Farmers' Fire Insurance Companies
The U S Department of Agriculture offers printer's copy forms free of charge through Farm Management and Farm Economics to aid local mutual fire insurance societies. With many small secretaries acting as managers and bookkeepers, the bulletin recommends a simple non technical records system designed for local companies and adaptable to all assessment groups.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics
Office of
Farm Management and Farm Economics
First Tariff Bill Passes On July Fourth In 1879
Washington archives reveal the first tariff act passed on July 4 1879 carried a simple purpose to lay duties on goods for government support debt payment and protection of manufacturers. It stood in contrast to later acts, with many years of revised schedules and shifts in policy.
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
United States
Lod
Congress
Tripoli
Great Britain
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Jackson
Terre Haute Daily Star
Sullivan Union
Terre Haute Star
Sullivan, Indiana
Postoffice
Bass’ Barber Shop
ELKS
Circuit Court
Chas. F. Batey
Ed. G. Carruthers
Nettie Reedy
George W. Woodsmall
Andy Reedy
Parintha B. Dix
Hezekiah L. Dix
Wastine Pirtle
E. L. Pirtle
Chas. E. Ellis
Thomas Ellis
Callie McDaniel
Charles McDaniel
Farmersburg Coal Co
Wm. Anthony
Capitol Archives
Eig.t
Jschys Vost
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