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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
5
Community notes list visits by Mrs Andy McClanahan to Evansville and others returning from San Diego and Carlisle. Addresses and local movements appear, with health news, funeral attendance, law school travel, and church notices. The item mentions addresses in Fairbanks township and ongoing community events plus a Sunday school emphasis.
Everett Rhodes and family visited Charles Marshall at Antioch Hezzie Gambill and family and Miss Ethel Steele spent Sunday at John Walters' A sale at Jesse Rhodes drew a large crowd Everything sold well Mr Rhodes plans a Florida trip The Comstock child died and was buried at Dugger Wiley H Miller visited Bloomfield and others attended a show at Dugger Wm Miller visited Wm Brewer at Harrisonville Several families gathered at Lemuel Walker's and others visited relatives Sophia Cazzelle of Dugger visited grandparents Jeff and Sophia Cazzelle Willie McGill visited his aunt and Clyde Usrey's family visited Henry Usrey's house
An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure sick headaches sour stomach indigestion and biliousness by purifying the blood and restoring vigor. Each box is guaranteed and sold for 25 cents as recommended by Joe K Smock & Son.
J B Durham visited Terre Haute on business. Gardens have been broken into locally. Rev Wagoner and S Yeager visited Sullivan last Thursday. Louise and Nora Timberlake visit Evansville grandparents. Blueford Arnett builds a barn on Sherrod Burton land. John York fell sixteen feet while repairing Jas Durham’s house. bruises kept him home several days. Heavy rain and cold checks early garden growth. Rev W J Hult preached at the Methodist church. his house was six feet underwater in the flood. family moved goods to the hills, last trip waded waist deep.
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It states Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness and promises 100 dollars for any cure it cannot help, urging readers to send for circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Hymera Lodge of Odd Fellows schedules its annual anniversary with an entertainment and banquet for Saturday evening May 3 at 7 30 p m Members urged to attend Marshal Earl Souders recovering from mumps. Ernest acted as marshal during illness General clean up day set for Monday May 5 by board of health Patton family to hold public sale Tuesday May 13 and move to California in June Also notes on high school commencement at the opera house speaker W P Dearing and a new mine foreman appointment at No 33
The article notes a choir performance led by H. M. Williams. Details mention their leadership and the group's collective singing for an evening event.
Mr and Mrs Murray Drake visit Mr and Mrs Harve Johnson. Ney Williams buys wire fencing in Farmersburg. Hosea Drake Cecil Johnson Ira Wilson Emery Drake and Claude Jarmon attend Terre Haute show. Rev Oliphant Crawfordsville and Rev Blake Chicago dine with the Drakes. Palmer Indianapolis visit Sullivan area. Fred Wernz Staffordshire attends play. Joe Starn Virginia moves to Alf Russell property to farm with Owen Eisner. Thomp son business in Sullivan. Cliff Ratcliff West Virginia visits. QO. M. Chambers does business in Sullivan. A Man from Colorado shown at Pogue hall by Merom troupe. Auto transfer runs to Terre Haute two trips planned. Elijah Johnson family visit Hazel Clouse family. Emmet Harrison leaves International Harvester. Mort Welsh returns to farm and quits C M Welsh store clerk job.
Ralph Mitchell visited his family in Porterville Illinois last weekend. Dr G R Hammond will give a farewell sermon in the chapel next Sunday and move to Rifle Colorado about May 15. The Merom dramatic club enjoyed a full house in Fairbanks last Saturday night with good spirits and fun.
James Durham has been ill but shows improvement. Mrs. Sarah Medsker and Lannie Kennett visited Merom Saturday. Will Billman and wife of Sullivan stayed at O. T. Collier's Sunday. Dr. Durham was in Sullivan Friday. G. W. Nowlin spoke at Turman township Sunday schools. Emerson Watson and family visited Hutsonville Sunday. Ruth and Pearl Duffer went to Merom Saturday. Florence Graystone visited the Glenn Home in Terre Haute last week. Warren Watson was in Sullivan Friday. Ella and Josie Eno shopped in Merom Saturday. Will Riggs and family of Sullivan visited Sunday. Charley Coffman and Beatrice Gettinger visited Mary Manning Sunday. James Rouse and family with mother of Terre Haute called on relatives Sunday.
Mrs C R Douglas and daughter Inez of Terre Haute visit Willis Farrand. Mrs Elza Douglas and daughter Irma visit Wm Woodsmall near Blackhawk. Mrs Eliza Douglas visits son Samuel Douglas this week. Mrs Fred Schmidt and children visit sister Lewis Farrand. David Frakes sold his farm to Henderson Wilkins and contemplates moving to Tennessee. Cleaning house is the order of the.
Community notes from Sullivan R R No 9 describe a cold spell while residents share visits and daily activities. John Farrand and family visited Farmersburg. Juanita and Pauline Wood visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas. Mrs. Lewis Farrand improves. Eugene Ransford was called in this section. Several locals attend meetings and church events with sermons from Fred Bedwell. Ed Knotts is laid to rest near Carlisle. Alsop family activities and flood losses at Merom Station are reported. multiple visits list kin relationships and work changes.
Sunday night prayer meeting at Oscar McMahan’s drew a large crowd. Measles continue to affect families with Pearl McMahan recovering and Ray Woodard listed as sick. Mrs. Heck visits Commodore Heck’s family. several locals share meals and birthday celebrations.
The article explains that sharks derive their name from a Greek word with a similar sound meaning having sharp teeth. It notes sharks cause havoc among food fishes while offering little utility to humans. It mentions small sharks are eaten and shark liver oil is used to adulterate cod liver oil.
A Washington Democrat editorial notes that the hardest part of churchgoing is not the travel distance but the pull of motivation. It claims distant members are often the most punctual and faithful.
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