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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
6
The Union notes Southern Indiana’s push for Sullivan to become a city. John Bays, a miners’ advocate, supports city status and would profit as town attorney at 300 yearly, while city attorney could earn 500 yearly. Uncle Perry Blue and Ira Larr back the move.
In Linton the trusted Sullivan County native James Roach is named on the Republican ticket for councilman in his ward. Supporters praise his character and local roots as the race begins.
A city scheme is discussed to gerrymander the city to bunch the labor vote and deny laborers potential balance of power. The warning is directed at laboring men about this objective.
The passage suggests that when a plan seems capable of enabling a larger debt, the upcoming city election indicates another attempt to surpass legal borrowing limits, following a failed effort from the previous year.
The Union is invited to attend the Hutsonville high school class commencement tomorrow evening, April 24, at the opera house. The 1902 class members listed include Edward Lacey Fulton, Arthur Wert Anderson, Henry Douglas Newlin, Alma Iris Newlin, Hattie Bell Fultz, Euna Alice Newlin, Oran Irene Lindley. Three cards enclosed belong to Henry Jr., Euna A. and Alma J. Newlin, cousins and playmates long apart but not forgotten.
J A Mattix hag received a war load of die resin bigies porn rubber and sree tires as part of a wartime supply push.
Chas W. Kelly known as Carl has been named superintendent of bridges for the Iowa division of the Northwestern railroad with headquarters at Boone Iowa. He will move there and assume the new post. The community congratulates a meritworthy man on this notable advance in his engineering career.
Pittsburg April 22 As proposed the United States Steel corporation will absorb its constituent companies and operate all mills railroads coal plants and furnaces under Schwab as director of all divisions. The reorganizing plan aims to blur separate identities and place purchasing under a single department with continued board control. Expected to take effect around July 1. Seven burned to death in London fire at Hackney printer's warehouse. Maj Pruden dies in Washington. Rathbone released on bail in Havana.
Prices show steady to firm trends across grains and livestock. Wheat No 2 red and longberry quoted around 2 cents. corn No 2 mixed 7 to 8 cents. oats No 2 mixed about 4 to 5 cents. Cattle steady around 2.25 to 6.40. hogs 4.50 to 7.30. sheep 2.75 to 5.50. lambs 2.50 to 4.60. Chicago Livestock reports varied but similar strength for cattle and hogs with steady to higher bids.
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