Local figures attend to business and health notices
James H. Banther, a prominent farmer near New Lebanon, visited the Union on business and is to seek eye treatment in Vincennes after losing sight in one eye. Several residents, including Miss Dercie Kivett of Carlisle and Mrs. Amanda Bilgew visiting Indianapolis, are noted. A haber of injuries, Edward Taylor, a city carpenter, fell from a scaffold and fractured two ribs.
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James H. Banther
New Lebanon
Banther
Vincennes
Dercie Kivett
Carlisle
Sarah Kivett
Julius Hoesman
Gill Township
New Smyrna
Florida
Harry Evans
Panhandle
Texas
Morristown
Hannibal Zike
Amanda Bilgew
Fred Kirk
Indianapolis
Edward Taylor
W. H. Bridwell
South Court St
Taylor
Benjamin Briggs
Murray Briggs
Erie
Briggs
Nina Stewart
Robert Campbell
St. Louis
Dugger Merchant Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Dugger merchant Charles G. French has filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Liabilities are listed at 4687.45 dollars and assets at 3805 dollars.
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Dugger
Charles G. French
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office 1911 List
Unclaimed letters as of April 19 1911 in Sullivan Indiana include ladies Mrs Ed Smith Mollie Thompson Nan E Wallace and gents James Farmer J B Hickson J W Lale Tom Martin David Muir George foreign Frank A Reese H J Swartz Samuel Tutt. One cent due per letter and call saying advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Easter Cantata and College Activities Highlight Sullivan News
The excerpt covers social and academic events in Sullivan Indiana including Easter cantata at the college chapel, tennis clubs organized by the Athletic Association, and students filling Sunday appointments. It notes U C C day planned for April 23 with five short talks by professionals, local lectures, and various personal visits. A Miner’s Examining Board meeting is announced for May 3 in Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miners’ Examining Board
Sullivan County
Indiana
Robert Kirkham
Sullivan
Field of Top Drivers Gather for 500-Mile Indianapolis Race
Promoters expect the largest field in history for the 500 mile International Sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day with a purse of 25000 dollars. American greats such as Bruce-Brown Grant Dawson Aitken Hearne Disbrow Strang Jagersburger and others join European stars including Hemery Lancia Nazarro Boillot Goux Zuccarelli and Regal as entries near the May 1 closing date with forty to fifty cars anticipated.
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America
Speedway
Fred J. Wagner
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
David Bruce-Brown
Automobile Club of America
Savannah
Harry Grant
Long Island
Joe Dawson
Fairmount Park
Indianapolis
Eddie Hearne
Higin
Louis Disbrow
Louis Strang
Brier Cliff
Lowell
Joe Jagersburger
Bob” Burman
Herb Lytle
Brooklands
England
Ralph DePalma
Barney Oldfield
Ralph Mulford
Elgin
Europe
Hemery
Lancia
Nazarro
Italy
Wagner
Boillot
Sicily
Zuccarelli
France
Belgium
Goux
Spain
Regal
Clement-Bayard
Lion- Peugeot
Big Springs Social Roundup Sees Visits Across Town
Warren Wason visited Sullivan on Saturday. Maggie Dudley and her daughter, from Sullivan, visited Tom Woods and his wife. Ava and Versie Haines traveled to Porterville for a two week relatives visit. Obe Lester attended services here. Frank Gray of Indianapolis and Base Gray of New Lebanon spent Easter with their parents. Paula Shore, UC College student, visited C. E. Watson and wife. Rev. Bennett and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Phillips dined at O. T. Collier's. Amy and Grace Moore of Graysville spent Sunday with Warren Watson. Mrs. Bell Woods was in Sullivan on Monday. Ella Eno visited sister Anna Cushman. Mrs. Manning was in Sullivan. E. C. Eno was at Merom Station Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Shaw
Indianapolis
Cligg
Dietrich
Boone
George Buff
Parker
Hoskins
Pres. Whitaker
Emerson Watson
Park
Shepard
Rose
Bedford
Daisy Foote
Franklin
Browning
Prof. Sanford
Sumner
Mr. Smith
Manley
Palestine
Geeding
M. E
Brown
John Kelly
Daisy Ford
Hutsonville
Dr. Brown
Sullivan
Ed Ward
Dave Thompson
Miss Hawkins
Talestine
Warren Wason
Maggie Dudley
Tom Woods
Tesla Ava
Versie Haines
Porterville
Obe Lester
Frank Gray
Base Gray
New Lebanon
Paula Shore
U. C. College
C. E. Watson
Bennett
Lee Phillips
O. T. Collier’s
Amy
Grace Moore
Graysville
Warren Watson
Dr Frederick Cook Booked For Merom Chautauqua Lecture
The program committee at Merom Chautauqua has secured Arctic explorer Dr Frederick Cook for a lecture on August 23. Cook will deliver one of five Chautauqua addresses this summer, highlighting his polar discovery work and preparations in Merom.
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Cook
Chautauqua
Merom
The
Frederick Cook
Arcti
North Pole
Rose Hatcher Arrested on Liquor Sale Charge
Rose Hatcher of Mildred was arrested at the county jail by Deputy Sheriff Kelly for illegal sale of liquor. She was placed in jail in default of bond while serving a sentence on a similar charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hatcher
Mildred
Rufus Hatcher
Kelly
Hatcher
Carriers Receive Charter From National Letter Carriers
City mail carriers Oliphant Hawkins Max Crowder Walter Criss and substitute Archie Lovelace have received their charter as members of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Oliphant Hawkins
Max Crowder
Walter Criss
Archie Lovelace
New Jewelry Store Opens in Shelburn
On April 18 Tom Scott the Farmersburg jeweler opened a new jewelry store in Shelburn bringing local retail jewelry to town.
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Shelburn
Tom Scott
Farmersburg Jeweler
Property Transfers Listed In Local Licenses
Burley E. Wilkinson transfers to Ethel Heir and Edward Robinson to Ethel Reid. Charles C. Davis to Pearl Milligan. Fred Ring to Mary Wood. William M. Cooley to Bonnie Nesmith. Alfred Jacobson to Maudie Bickel. Wiley Skinner to Fanny Kennard. John Munyan to Dollie Runyan.
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Burley E. Wilkinson
Ethel Heir
Edward Robinson
Ethel Reid
Charles C. Davis
Pearl Milli
Wiley Skinner
Fanny Kennard
John Munyan
Dollie Runyan
Death of Mrs. Eva J. Marshall at 29 in Glendora
Mrs Eva J Marshall wife of Fred Marshall died Saturday afternoon at her Glendora home after a long illness with goitre. She was 29, daughter of Mrs Alex Davis, and a Palmers Prairie Christian church member. Survived by husband mother and three sisters. Funeral held at Palmers Prairie Monday afternoon conducted by Rev Wilson.
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Fred Marshall
Eva J. Marshall
Glendora
Goitre
Alex Davis
Marshall
Palmers Prairie
Ralph Bicknell dies in Colorado Springs of consumption
Ralph Bicknell, son of Mr and Mrs Nieson Bicknell, died Monday morning in Colorado Springs for health reasons. The remains arrive this afternoon and the funeral will be held at Union Chapel, 16 miles northwest of here, tomorrow afternoon. He leaves a father, mother, brother Ray Bicknell of this city, and sister Mrs Howard Scott.
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Ralph Bicknell
Nieson Bicknell
Colorado Springs
Union Chapel
Here
Ray Bicknell
Howard Scott
Mrs Rich of Robinson Dies After Stroke
Mrs. Andrew J. Rich, formerly of this city, died Monday at her Robinson home from a stroke. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church yesterday afternoon led by Rev. George Murphy and the Daughters of Rebekah. Burial followed at Center Ridge.
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Andrew J. Rich
Robinson
The
Baptist Church
George Murphy
Rebekah
Center Ridge
Measles Epidemic Closes School in Hymera
An epidemic of measles in Hymera forces school dismissal on Monday. The measure affects students and staff as health officials monitor spread and plan next steps for reopening.
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Hymera
Miner Killed By Southeastern Freight Near Glendora
Andrew E. Zellers a 38 year old miner at Consolidated Indiana Coal Company Glendora was run down by a Southeastern freight about ten o clock Monday night one half mile north of Glendora. Both legs were severed and the remains found early Tuesday. He leaves a wife and four children. He did not work Monday and is believed to have been drinking.
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Andrew E. Zellers
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company
Glendora
Zellers
Zeller
Hunt Delivers Address at Vincennes Brotherhood
Charles D. Hunt of this city delivered an address last night at Vincennes to the Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian Church.
Rosa Hatcher Released After Booze Sale Charge
Rose Hatcher was freed from jail after a charge of illegal liquor sales. She promised Judge Bridwell she would leave and departed at noon for Terre Haute.
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Rosa
Terre Hut
Rose Hatcher
Bridwell
Terre Haute
Sullivan Masonic Lodge Announces Third Degree Work
The Sullivan Masonic Lodge plans to perform the third degree next Tuesday, inviting members to attend and view the proceedings.
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Sullivan Masonic Lodge
Sullivan Commandery Knights Templar Meeting Tomorrow
Sullivan Commandery Knights Templar will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at the commandery hall with members expected to discuss upcoming events and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Commandery Knights Templar
Smith Becomes Palestine Mayor by Large Majority
Henry O. Smith of Palestine, a well known local figure, was elected mayor of his hometown yesterday by a handsome majority.
Gulls Furnish Spectacle in Central Park Reservoir
A great gathering of gulls forms a spectacle at the new retaining reservoir in Central Park. Each morning 5600 to a thousand gulls flock the middle while others drift in from the East River. Distinguishable by color, the white gray mantied herring gulls and the black smoky clouded young are seen from a distance.
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Central Park
East River
New York Tribune
Wise Man's Observation Round numbers are always false
Johnson offers the adage that round numbers mislead in measurement and judgment referencing cautious, pedantic insight. The note attributes the quote to Johnson as an attributed observer.
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Johnson
Traveling library titles arrive at public library for months
A list of books in traveling library No 205 has arrived at the Public Library and will remain in Sullivan for three months. The collection includes works by Milton, Holmes, Sedgwick, Deland, Conklin, and many others across fiction, poetry, history, and children's literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Sullivan
Literature and the American College—Babbett
Stratton Harness Wins Large Order of Mule Caps
Stratton Harness Co received a large order for 267 leather skull caps from Victor American Fuel Co of Denver. The caps protect mules from the mine roof and reflect well on the local firm amid stiff competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton Harness Company
Victor-American Fuel Company
Denver
Colorado
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Pacific Coast
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Michaels-Stern
Springer
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Otto E. Dugger
BREAN
C. B. Baldwin
Frank Fox
Pope-Harttford
Harry Knight
Westcott
Louis Larsonneur
Gilbert Anderson
Spencer Wishart
W. H. Turner
Amplex
Fred Belcher
Knox
Fred Ellis
Jackson
Harry Cobe
Lee Frayer
Eddie Rickenbacher
Firestone Columbus
Big Springs
Southeastern
TNT Te
Hatry
Star Saloon
Shelburn, Ind
C. H. Stratton Loan Company
Dr. Crowder Building
East Side Square
Sullivan, Indiana
the Style Store
Boston Bros. Cloak and Suit Company
South Side
Milton—Carson
Desmond and Frohme
Dickerson
Eggeling
Holmes
Henry
Irving Pollock
Rawnsley
Sedgwick
Tyler
Charles A. Dana
Wilson
Booth
David Baldwin
Colestock
R. J
Deland
Eliott
Jane
Kentucky—Hall
Herrick
Rosnah—Kelly
Meredith
Miller
Blue Hill—Wesselhoeft
Mother Goose’s melodies—Wheeler
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