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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1911
Page
1
Charles W. Thatcher, hailed as the Good Roads Apostle, will be in Sullivan for a series of meetings to promote road improvements and better transportation. Local officials invite residents to attend and learn about planned projects and funding options.
Charles W. Thatcher known as the Apostle of Good Roads will lecture in Sullivan Friday and Saturday under the Sullivan Business Men's Association. The event aims to recruit automobile owners and organize good roads clubs, with committees named for advertising entertainment and soliciting support.
Shelburn Indiana announces a commencement program at the opera house next Friday evening April 21. The program features Shelburn orchestra instrumental music and a musical selection. Invocation by Rev Powell. Solos by Miss Pearl McMorrow and Miss Beulah Lane. Close address by Prof Rufus Bernhard von Kleinschmidt. Diplomas presented by Supt J L Birlingmier.
Miss Vera Yager daughter of Enoch Yager sustained a broken leg Sunday afternoon at Kingsley Chapel Turman township. She jumped from a cramped buggy to avoid an overturn while returning from Haster services in the Kingsley area. Scott Coffman accompanied her.
Jesse Southerland, a fugitive since 1906 for stabbing Melvin Webster at Star City, was arrested Saturday at a crossroads saloon north of Terre Haute and is jailed here. Southerland was returning from Ka
A new extension plan adds Sul Livan Linton and Jasonville to the traction network. The project outlines routes and potential service expansion for these communities.
The Linton Call reports the T H I E Traction Company plans extend from Sullivan to Linton via Jasonville, linking Indianapolis Terre Haute lines. Engineers have finished surveys profiles and blueprints. Greene County commissioners and Linton officials expected to grant a franchise. Work hoped to start soon with a target completion by December.
Charles Herz sues Geo Gritton for 10000 damages in Sullivan Circuit Court alleging false arrest and jail conditions that left him partially deaf. Gritton, a Jackson township constable, claimed Herz drew a gun and resisted, with venue battles and a prior Curry township conviction overturned on appeal.
Verne Buckner son of Mr and Mrs Ed Buckner of Hutson ville and James Tilley and Don Evans will design a proposed bridge across the Wabash River at Hutsonville. The Rose Polytechnic students will graduate this spring and used Hutsonville measurements for their thesis.
Mrs Anna Creager age 76 a well known resident of the township residing with her son east of the city has been adjudged insane and will be transported to the southern insane hospital at Boagsville for care and confinement.
W K Dickerson of Fairbanks township sent a Holstein steer weighing 2250 pounds and standing 6 feet 4 inches at the forefeet to J C Davis of Greensburg. The steer attracted crowds, yet behaved calmly allowing children to play nearby. The owner said a fatter animal might have reached 4000 pounds.
After May 5 1911 the union will be sent to paid in advance subscribers only. The date after your name on your paper is the date to which your subscription is paid.
The city school board announced the teaching staff for the upcoming year with one change Prof Guy Specker resigning to attend Indiana University and Prof Ralph Yenne of Washington named the successor. Several principals and teachers are listed across High School Central School and Bim Park School with assignments approximate and subject to fall changes.
A letter from Wm W Watson invites Sullivan county boys under 18 to join a corn growing contest starting 1911. Purdue Prof Frier offers free instruction and booklet materials if names are sent by May 10. A registered Duke Jersey prize will go to the top 10 ears yielders planting pure seed on 1/4 to 1/2 acre with kept plots.
Two foreign women living in Dugger had a narrow escape from drowning Friday morning in Busseron bottoms near the lower Dugger road two miles east of town. They drove into deep water, were swept from their car, clung to telephone poles, and were rescued with a rope by Mrs. L H Willis and John Ford. Sheriff Wible and Deputy Ed Kelly arrived. the horse remained tangled in the harness and was freed by the sheriff. The women were taken to the Willis residence for dry clothing.
William Fields, jailed on larceny, was indicted by the grand jury. He is allied with Spencer Hiatt. both were arrested for car robberies at the E. T. H. depot. Hiatt was sent to the Terre Haute penitentiary after a larceny conviction. Fields faces a similar sentence.
SUSANNA JEWBRULL of Hillsdale Indiana writes to Editor Sullivan Union thanking relatives and friends in Sullivan county for 43 birthday cards received on Sunday April 2. She notes increasing frailty but says she can still mostly care for herself and hopes for more memories from friends. She signs with gratitude to all.
The Evansville mine rescue car arrives to open a sealed Shelburn mine where fire was found earlier. It will train a class of miners in first aid and rescue, then move to Terre Haute Clinton and Bicknell for further instruction. Onboard are Engineer R Y Williams, Car Foreman Albert Sams, and Red Cross Assistant Dwight Powell.
Martin Schultz, jailed since the Hutchison murder at Jackson Hill No 4, was released Saturday on bond in Squire Kirkham's court for assault and battery and intoxication. Schultz will testify for the state in the Neal murder case of Hutchison.
Dan Sebastian, a well known farmer near the Old River Bed, visited Friday and told the Union that Arthur Meeker plans to install a new ferry on the Wabash between Hutsonville and York. The expected link will provide a notable convenience to locals in that section.
John Nesbit of Star City was sentenced by Judge Bridwell to thirty days in jail and a fifty dollar fine for illegal sale of booze. George W. Leach faced similar charges with bond set for appearance, and W. L. Hunt, a druggist, posted bond on five related indictments.
Attorney General Thomas N. Honan advised W. A. Deharity that the Proctor liquor law does not eliminate the fee known as auditor's costs. These fees, collected by county auditors and paid to the county treasurer, cover clerical work in audit offices.
The remonstrance case in Haddon Township occupied a special session of the commissioners court Friday and Saturday. A final tally showed 405 voters remained with a majority of 40 in favor of the remonstrance. Ninety nine signatures were struck, some illegal and some withdrawn.
After an overnight deliberation a circuit court jury awarded Charles F. Bales 250 dollars in damages against the Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Company. The defendant plans to appeal to the supreme court.
Effie L. Ellington of Hymera was granted a divorce from Jos Ellington for cruel and inhuman treatment and received custody of their infant Thelma with $6.50 monthly child support. William H. Morgan was granted a divorce from Mattie Morgan.
Deputy Sheriff Kelly responded to Caledonia Saturday afternoon over a clash between John Banks and a man named Burke. Burke was cut on the neck with a knife wielded by Banks, who fled the scene. Affidavits will be filed against both men.
G R Stivers proprietor of the Interurban restaurant has sold the business to James M Dudley who has assumed control Dudley also succeeds Stivers as legal agent or manager in the transaction
A reported status notes Andrew Craig, identified as a blind tiger operator, is granted good behavior consideration and allowed to proceed under parole terms.
Andrew Craig a blind man from Mildred was arraigned on illegal sale of liquor after a mine accident left him blind. Judge Bridwell suspended his sentence pending good behavior. Also Onie Boyle of Shelburn and Thomas Coffman pleaded guilty or were sentenced to brief jail terms and fines for operating blind tiger enterprises.
The article lists precinct boundaries for the April 25 local option election in Hamilton township. Precinct 1 begins near section 2 and ends at the northeast corner of Hamilton township with voting at the Mildred mine school house. Precinct 2 covers all rural Hamilton north of Graysville and Caledonia roads with voting at the McKee school house. Precinct 3 covers rural Hamilton south of those roads with voting at Mrs Irene Healy Cook's residence.
Hymera Indiana April 18 President W W Parsons of the Indiana State Normal inspected the Hymera school and high school praising the quality and discipline. He indicated the commission would be forthcoming though noting the building needs a fire escape. He praised the library laboratory and student conduct during a talk with high school pupils.
A fragment notes an actress who played a part in Our American Cousin and visited Sulli Van in Ford’s Theatre during April 1865. The line references stage history and theater figures from the era.
Mrs John H Evans of the Lyman Twins recalls the April 14 1865 Lincoln assassination at Ford’s Theatre Washington D C where she played Sharp in Our American Cousin. She describes the rush to the green room the sight of Lincoln’s head and the immediate aftermath including black dress orders and theatre closure.
Farmersburg high school holds its annual graduation exercises tomorrow at Central Christian church. Prof Rettiger of Terre Haute will deliver the commence ment address on Formative Factors. The program lists Salutatory Loring Halberstadt and other student speakers, with an alumni banquet planned at the high school Friday.
Mr and Mrs Nolan C Hoover and son Milburn travel to Denver then Arvada Colo for Milburns health. They will reside there for a time while Mr Hoover works in Colorado on behalf of the Hoover Liniment Company where he serves as vice president.
Farm reports indicate a very large corn acreage planned this year, exceeding last year. Oats acreage is also expected to rise, with a sizable harvest noted previously.
Tom Coffman entered a guilty plea before Judge Bridwell on a Wednesday afternoon for illegal liquor sale. He was fined and sentenced to jail.
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