Indiana Mines in Combines
Ninety six bituminous mines in Indiana are operated by association members with forty seven under combines. J Smith Talley remains independent, controlling eleven mines, while John R Walsh expands coal interests amid railway ties and bank leadership. Mergers target Freeman Dickason interests with a May 1 completion date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
P. H. Penna
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
J. Smith Talley
Terre Haute
Talley
Dering
Indiana Southern
Indiana Southern Coal Company
Northwestern Coal Company
Linton
J. K. Siefert
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Chicago
Southern Indiana Railroad
J. W. Thompson
Southern Indiana Coal Company
Mr. Walsh
Indianapolis
Evansville
J. K. Dering
Dering Company
Ilinois
Hugh Shirkie
Illinois
Freeman- Dickason
Miners' Trains Could Boost Sullivan Population
The Southern Indiana railroad reaches Sullivan, with eleven coal mines nearby employing about three thousand workers who could move to Sullivan if a miners' daily train service was provided. The Commercial Club is urged to push for this transportation to spur growth and benefit local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Southern Indiana Railroad
Williamsburg Don Post Office Era Buried Cemetery Remains
A small village named Williamsburg near Shelburn once had a Don post office. An adjacent large cemetery held nearly four hundred graves but has vanished, with the burial grounds now part of Shelburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curry Township
Shelburn
Williamsburg
Don
Unprovoked Killing Near Poplar Bluff Shocks County
L M Henson a county official confessed to killing H S Adams and William Heck after a dispute on Ten Mile creek. In a juried inquest the coroner linked Henson to the deaths of Adams, Heck, and wounded Riley Henson during a confrontation. The incident drew regional sympathy for Adams and Heck and condemnation of Henson, who awaits circuit court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Missouri
L. M. Henson
H. S. Adams
William Heck
Ten Mile Creek
H.S. Adams
Riley Henson
Riley H Nson
Adams
Henson
Heck
Eli Graham
Mr. Heck
Peru
Yesteray
Sheppard
J. G. Sparkman
Foreman
R. H. Goodwin
W. A. Gillaspy
R. A Gregg
W. M. Davis
J. E. Sparkman
Hout
Pluckett
Ee County
Winchester
Tenn
Repub
Zin Zack
Larceny Defendant Granted New Trial After Jury Verdict
A defendant charged with larceny, tried by a jury in this term, was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary. He filed a motion for a new trial before Judge Harris last Friday, which the court granted after which the case was dismissed from further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teenth
W. H. Dobbins
Harris
Charles Mayfield
William Ingram
Edward Buckalew
State of
Indiana
Abraham L. Creager
J. E M. Purcell
John W. Canary
John Everhart
Percy Garrett
Harles Bradbury
Charley Davidson
Sullivan Girguit Court Closes After Busy Term
The March term of the Sullivan circuit court closed with 115 civil and 65 criminal cases disposed. Judge O B Harris departed for Greene county to oversee a session there amid numerous verdicts and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit Court
O. B. Harris
B Oomfield
Greene County Court
Mystery surrounds 2000 acres coal land sale in Curry township
Purchase of 2013 acres in Curry township last paid. Names of sellers include Richard Smith 152 acres Samuel Douglass 60 acres Mary E Taylor 75 acres Dora E Taylor 23 acres Mary E Martin 22 acres and many others. Trustees M C Bainbridge and Frate C Liston signed checks. the buyer remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curry Township
D. W. Henry
Terre Haute
A. K. Hazelrigg
Frate C. Liston
Robert Taylor
M. C. Bainbridge
Richard Smith
Samuel Douglass
Mary E. Taylor
Dora E. Taylor
Mary E. Martin
Samuel Taylor
Virgil Bennett
W. H. Bennett
E. E. Russell
Vinu Mundell
James R. Riggs
Robi. Taylor
Frate C Liston
William H Jewell
William Hopewell
A. T. Hazelrige
D. C. McKinney
William Riley
Sylvester Jennings
George Wilkins
Francis Woodsmall
Sarah Weaver
Joseph O’neal
John Hazelrige
William Hazelrigg
P. Douglass
Johnathan Tharp
Will Riges
Joseph S. Smith
Rich coal land under option in Sullivan County
Two thousand seven hundred acres of coal land in Sullivan county are under option to the Harder and Hafer company of Chicago with a $260,000 offer. Most of the property is owned by Union Coal company of Anderson Indiana. The option covers Keller mine and four other mines with planned output rising from 400-500 tons daily to about 1,200 tons within ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Harder and Hafer Company
Chicago
Union Coal Company
Anderson, Ind
Harder and Hafer Comppany
Keller
Harder and Hafer
Hafer
Mr. Harder
Indiana Bituminous Coal Opérators’ Association
John W. Lovett
George Lilly
Thomas W. Wright
William H. Stanton
George W. Lambert
Anderson
Charles L. Henry
Indianapolis
Samuel C. Cowgill
Terre Haute
National Drain Tile Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana Mines
J. K. Dering Coal CO
Bruillet
Southern Indiana Coal CO
Mammoth Vein
Hoosier
Lattas Creek
Midland
Tower Hill
Indiana Southern Coal CO
Green Hill
Citizens
Indiana Hocking
Alum Cave
Forest Hill
Cumming’s
Washington Fuel Co
Hvmera
Gilmour
Lawton
Diamond
Peerless
Glenn
Bon Ton
Little Giant
Shirley Hill
Plymouth
Eureka Black Coal Co
Twin
Freeman-Dickason
Black Creek
Green Valley
Black Hawk
Island Valley
Dickason
Antioch
Wm. Heck
Court Friday
Civil Docket
Squire Banfield
Fairbanks Coal and Mining Company
George Baker
Victoria Coal and Mining Company
Minnie B. Nash
Samuel Burch
Anton Keitz
Millard F. Huffman
Knox County
Lou N. Bear
Jabez A. Boyd
George O. Klingman
William A. Klingman
William L. Nash
Isaac Patton
Lucretia Bryant
Earl Patton
Nancy Bennett
Jasper N. Bennett
Bessie Asbury
Fred Asbury
Lydia J. Graves
John R. Graves
Earl Wilson
Jeanette Wilson
Milton A. Haddon
Abraham L. Gaston
The
Island Coal Company
M. A. Haddon
George W. Leach
Hamilton Township
Vigo County
Claude Matthews Jones
Abe Frakes
Claude Matthews Frakes
Josephus Anderson
Rebecca J. Anderson
Owens Et. al
Nancy J. Hill
C. L. Davis
C. H
Chicago Combination
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