Appellate Court Affirms Bridwell High School Ruling
The Indiana Appellate Court upheld Judge Bridwell’s injunction ruling in Purcell v Woodward filed in 1917. The decision confirms township high school control lies with the township trustee, Carlisle school board president, and county superintendent, and validates not using the building for a separate district high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appellate Court of
Indiana
W. H. Bridwell
Sullivan Circuit Court
J. E. M. Purcell
Carlisle
California
Tarlton C. Woodward
Haddon Township
Bridwell
Woodward
Elmer Whitlock
Whitlock
Purcell
Carlisle School Board
Sullivan C. C
Nichols
Appellee
Appellant
Two Sullivan Girls to Get Degrees at I U
Indiana University in Bloomington holds its graduation on Wednesday evening June 8. About five hundred will receive degrees. Sullivan residents Juliet Josephine Crowder earns English degree, daughter of Dr and Mrs Crowder, and Ruth Reid earns Philosophy degree, daughter of Mr and Mrs Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Sullivan
Juliet Josephine Crowder
Joe R. Crowder
Ruth Reid
Paul L. Reid
Wabash Valley Electric seeks rate increase at PSC hearing
The Public Service Commission will hear the petition of Wabash Valley Electric Company tomorrow afternoon at the law office of Charles D. Hunt. Representatives will consider the request for higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Charles D. Hunt
Public Service Commission
Death of Civil War veteran Josephus Anderson at 82
Josephus Anderson, 82, a Sullivan county native and Civil War veteran, diedMonday at his North Court street home of old age illnesses. He left a widow and three children from a previous marriage, and his funeral was held at the Christian church with Rev. R. W. Hoffman officiating. Burial was at Center Ridge cemetery. He served in Captain Crawford's Company H, 85th Indiana Volunteers, and was remembered as a devout, respectable neighbor and humble worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus Anderson
North Court Street
Mr. Anderson
Haddon Township
Ray Anderson
Disne
Xenia Hoover
Newcastle
Ind
Elbert Anderson
Carlisle
Christian Church
R. W. Hoffman
Center Ridge Cemetery
Anderson
Crawford
85Th Indiana Volunteers
Taylor Jewell
O. H. Crowder
Mordecai H. Dix
John W. Eaton
John T. Watson
Sullivan County
Republic
Death of former county resident Robert R. Gilkison
Robert R. Gilkison, 76, a Civil War veteran and former Sullivan County resident, died suddenly at his Lincoln Center Nebraska home. He earlier lived in Terre Haute after 1865, ran a harness shop, moved to Kansas in 1880, and was active in the Methodist church. He is survived by his widow, a son Boyd and three daughters. Edward P. Gilkison learned of the death yesterday.
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Terre Haute
Herz
Kansas
Boyd
Gilkison
Edward Gilkison
Lighting Exhibit Draws Crowd At Local Gymnasium
A Wabash Valley Electric Company event at the Gymnasium school building Monday afternoon and evening showcased lighting demonstrations. An Edison Lamp Works expert led the exhibit, presenting various systems and lighting options that drew a largely attended audience and provided instructive insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Edison Lamp Works
Autos Collide On Buck Creek Bridge South Of City
Two cars were badly damaged in a collision on the Buck creek bridge Friday evening. Joe Black traveling from the south and Ray Marley from the north collided as Marley’s car skidded on the bridge.
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Buck Creek
Joe Black
Ray Marley
Marley
Jackson Man Held on Liquor Possession Charge
Lew Burress of Jackson township is jailed on illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Justice Scherb bound him over to the circuit court and he furnished bond.
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Lew Burress
Jackson Township
Desertion charge hits Fairbanks farm hand Noah Shaffer
Noah Shaffer a farm hand for Ancil Woodard of Fairbanks township was arrested Monday in Robinson Illinois on a charge of wife desertion. He was taken back to Robinson.
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Noah Shaffer
Ancil Woodard
Fairbanks
Robinson, Ills
Infant Van Cleave Dies After Scarlet Fever Illness
Russell Laverne Van Cleave infant son of Mr and Mrs Nelson R Van Cleave died at noon Monday after a two week illness with scarlet fever. Funeral held at the residence yesterday afternoon with burial in Mt Olive cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Russell Laverne van Cleave
Nelson R. van Cleave
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Safe blown at Jasonville Standard Oil office
A safe in the Standard Oil Company's Jasonville office was wrecked by yeggmen on Thursday night. About 150 dollars in cash was taken. The burglars used nitro glycerine in the break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Jasonville
Standard Oil Company
Pirtle Case Set for Trial in Carlisle Circuit Court
Dr. George W. Pirtle of Carlisle faces assault with intent charges against Vernor Johnson of Carlisle. The case is scheduled for trial in the circuit court on Thursday, May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirtle
George W. Pirtle
Carlisle
Vernor Johnson
Mother Cat Takes In Rabbits While Teenager Dies
A 17 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Marratta near Cass, died from a self inflicted wound with a 32 caliber revolver found beside her. Her death remains considered self inflicted pending investigation. In Gill township near Carlisle, a mother cat caring for four kittens and two young rabbits drew local notice as it nurtured a mixed litter after dismissing two kittens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achsah Marratta
Thomas Marratta
Cass
A. P. Hill
Ralph Pennington
Carlisle
Gill Township
Dog Attacks Man Drives Owner to Shoot Mad Dog
Rev. W. D. Terrill living east of the city faced a sudden dog attack when a normally tame bird dog turned vicious. Terrill restrained the animal by the throat, chained it, and shot it after the dog lunged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Terrill
Mr. Terrill
Oratorical Contest Chooses School Rep for Big Six
Harold Lovelace and Dillon Routt tied on points in the high school oratorical contest held Monday night. Lovelace’s speech The Old Order Changed won him selection to represent the school, with Routt accompanying him as a companion to the Big Six contest. Hester Bland won first in readings with Mary Stuart, Blanche Lane second with A Newsboy in Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lovelace
Dillon Routt
Hester Bland
Lovelace
Routt
New head chosen for Swarthmore College
Bloomington Ind April 26 Frank B Aydelotte named president of Swarthmore College succeeds Dr Joseph Swain Indiana University graduate and Rhodes scholar to Oxford. Aydelotte a MIT English professor and former Indiana professor will resign in June to take up Swarthmore duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Frank B. Aydelotte
Rhodes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Swarthmore College
Indiana University
Aydelotte
Joseph Swain
Sullivan
Harvard
Indiana
Oxford University
Marie Jeanette Osgood
Cambridge
Mass
Southwestern Normal School
Pennsylvania
Louisville
War Insurance
War Department
Oxford
American Oxonian
Modern Language Association of America
American Historical Association
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Nu
Massachusetts Institution
Swarthmore
Married Last Week at New Lebanon in Local Nuptials
Ralph Brown son of A A Brown and Katharyn Goins of Merom were married at the New Lebanon Methodist parsonage last Wednesday night with Rev Denny officiating. Mrs Brown daughter of Daniel S Goins formerly of Sullivan now of Weed California. The couple will reside in this city. Brown is employed by Hofmann Sales here.
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Ralph Brown
A. A. Brown
New Lebanon
Katharyn Goins
Merom
Denny
Brown
Daniel S. Goins
Sullivan
Weed
Cal
Mr. Brown
Hofmann Sales
Mrs John McCloud Dies in Elkton Md Burial Planned
Relatives were notified by telegram Monday of the death of Mrs John McCloud at her Elkton home. The body will be brought here for burial. She was born in the county, daughter of the late Jonathan Crooks, and is survived by her mother Mrs M J Crooks near Sullivan and a brother Mort Crooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCloud
Elkton
McCloud
Jonathan Crooks
M. J. Crooks
Sullivan
Mort Crooks
Baptist Union Holds Semi annual Meeting Here
The Union Baptist Association B P U holds its semi annual rally at the local Baptist church tomorrow. It is an all day event with Dr O R Mc Key speaking in the afternoon on Sunday school youth work and Dr G M Dinsmore giving an illustrated lecture in the evening as general superintendent of the Baptist convention.
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Union Baptist Association B. ¥. P. U
Baptist Church
O. R. McKey
G. M. Dinsmore
The
Baptist Convention
Thompson to Build Home on Beech and Cross Corner
Harve Thompson, prominent Sullivan traction line conductor and county treasurer elect, purchased a corner lot at Beech and Cross and will begin building a residence at once. He and his wife presently reside on a farm north of the city. A Sunday dinner at Ed Dailey's South Sullivan home celebrated Mr. Dailey’s 51st birthday with 127 attendees.
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Harve Thompson
Sullivan
Beech and
Cross Streets
Mrs. Thompson
Ed. Dailey
Well Known Sullivan Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs Walter Wible longtime county residents marked their golden wedding with a dinner for immediate family Only niece miss Helen Shore attended due to her death Mrs Wible 68 and Mr Wible 73 have seven living children and twenty eight grandchildren They were married in Sullivan on April 27 1871 and spent their lives in the county.
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Walter Wible
Rollin Plunkett
Bicknell
Turman Township
Charley Davis
Myr
Wible
Sullivan
Afr
Merom
Dave Riggs
Fairbanks
John Wible
Everett Wible
Farmersburg
Bennett Wible
Ethel Burke
Lillie Wright
Terre Haute
Joe Hubble
Cass township bonds sold for new school building
Seventy six thousand dollars in Cass township bonds were sold Friday to the Peoples State Bank of this city for a new town and township school building near Dugger. The erection contract went to Simmons and Hochstettler, with Jennings and McNabb handling plumbing and Denny Bolinger supervising. J. E. Gaddis of Vincennes is the architect.
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Cass
Dugger
Peoples State Bank
Simmons and Hochstettler
Jennings & McNabb
Farmersburg
Denny Bolinger
J. E. Gaddis
Vincennes
Death of Carlisle centenarian Abigail Tharpe
Mrs Abigail Tharpe of Carlisle died last Wednesday from a stroke of paralysis at age 100. She celebrated her 100th birthday on April 17. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Christian church in Carlisle with Rev George Wolfe of Oaktown officiating. Burial followed at Shaker Prairie cemetery.
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Abigail Tharpe
Carlisle
Christian Church
George Wolfe
Oaktown
Shaker Prairie
Marriage Licenses Registered In Indiana Districts
Marriage licenses issued to Ralph Brown 23 clerk Sullivan and Katharyn Goins 19 Merom Robert Pierce 48 miner near Shelburn and Anna Roush 40 Clin ton John A Walters 39 miner and Lillie Crooks 40 near Sullivan Augustus Cannaday 28 repair man and Rue Pierson 26 Terre Haute Leland A Ballard 20 miner and Blanche Heap 20 Hymera Claude Hildenbrand 22 miner and Essie C Carrico 20 near Pleasantville.
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Ralph Brown
Sullivan
Katharyn Goins
Merom
Robert Pierce
Miner
Shelburn
Anna Roush
Clinton
Ind
John A. Walters
Lillie Crooks
Augustus Cannaday
Rue Pierson
Terre Haute
Leland A. Ballard
Blanche Heap
Hymera
Claude Hildenbrand
Essie C. Carrico
Pleasantville
New Suit Actions Involving Mason Estate and Several Plaintiffs
Sallie Salyards and Sherman Salyards file claims against the Estate of Hershel H Mason with executor Arthur E DeBaun. James Wilson sues William Case for slander. Richisons sue Guy and Cora Snow for ejectment and quiet title. Emma McCormick seeks damages from Illinois Central Railroad Company. Beulah Hutchison and others sue Orlizzie Pitcher for partition.
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Sallie Salyards
Herschel H. Mason
Arthur E. DeBaun
Sherman Salyards
James Wilson
William Case
William B. Richison
Ida Richison
Guy Snow
Cora A. Snow
Joe McNabb
Emma McCormick
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Beaulah C. Hutchison
JUNCTION CITY NATIVE REMEMBERS 1860S KANSAS COLONY
Thomas Dever of Junction City Kansas recounts the 50 year old Dever colony from Sullivan county. Six families left for central Kansas settling in Dickinson and Clay counties, with only two original survivors. Several related families later joined in Sullivan and nearby towns. Eight children of the colony survive in Kansas today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dever
Junction City
Kansas
Sullivan County
John Dever
Sullivan
Mr. Dever
Dever
Jesse Dever
James Crosby
Cass Township
Devers
Uriah Nead
Jackson Township
Clay Center
Kas
Joseph Cox
James Medaris
John Medaris
Mr. Medaris
Marts
Powers
Scott Appointed to City School Board
The city council named Dr. Garland D. Scott as a member of the city school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland D. Scott
Local real estate and insurance partnership formed
Tom Springer and Frate C. Liston form a partnership to operate in real estate and insurance, and to make real estate loans. Their office remains in the Davis hotel block, where Mr. Liston has been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Springer
Frate C. Liston
Davis Hotel
Mr. Liston
Petit Jury Drawn For May Term Court
Sullivan circuit court will convene May 2 for the May term with a petit jury reporting May 10. The drawn jurors include Homer Samms Curry township Charles H Cravens Jackson Harvey Cooper Gill William R Mickey Hamilton Oliphant Thompson Fairbanks Clem Hoggatt Jackson Frank Fuson Turman Claude Long Jefferson Samuel Sevier Cass Herbert Sinclair Turman Charles E Huntwork Curry Roy Wilson Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petit Jury
Sullivan Circuit Court
Homer Samms
Curry Township
Charles H. Cravens
Jackson
Harvey Cooper
Gill
Wiliam R. Mickey
Hamilton
Oliphant Thompson
Fairbanks
Clem Hoggatt
Frank Fuson
Turman
Claude Long
Jefferson
Samuel Sevier
Cass
Herbert Sinclair
Charles E. Huntwork
Curry
Roy Wilson
Vandals Dismantle School Books at Local High School
Vandals broke into the high school Monday night and destroyed books and other property valued at about two hundred dollars. Police investigation underway.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. C. Woodward
I. U
Clinton Johnson
Mgr. Johnson
Achsah Marvatta
Mother Cat
W. OD. Perrill
Agricultural Statistician
Indianapolis
Geo. O. Bryant
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Here
Jackson, Hamilton and
Scott
Jehrs
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