Early days on the Wabash River remembered
Mrs. Alice Reed Harlan recounts old Wabash navigation and wrecks from 1836 to 1849, detailing flatboats and steamboats, river trade shifts to rail, and the rough justice and social life of frontier courts. She recalls weddings, log-house trials, and the memories of jurists and a colorful sheriff, ending with homage to pioneer virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Ills
Alice Reed Harlan
Wabash
Ohio
Mississippi
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Louisville
Concord
Lafayette
Clinton
Montezuma
Ind
Kentucky
York Cutoff
Hiram Powers
Old Terre Haute
Hackberry Bend
Chicago
St. Louis
Finige
Civil Service Exam for Clerk Carrier at Sullivan Post Office
An examination for clerk and carrier will be held at the Sullivan post office on May 24. Age 18 to 45. Married women barred except divorced or separated with self support, eligible for clerk. Male height minimum 5 ft 4 in and weight at least 125 lb. Apply to T. W. D. Hutchinson Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Sullivan Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. D. Hutchinson
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Post-office
Sullivan, Ind
Sullivan
Contortionist Poet Stirs Bloomington Star Gossip
Arminta Jones abandons circus aims to write poetry for magazines. The Hardshell church plans officer elections next Saturday with a full Bull Moose ticket. Deacon Hartsock, 78, visits widow Bedett twice weekly and buys 10 cent chocolates. Local chatter notes quarrels, fashion, and new remedies as town life unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arminta Jones
Hardshell Church
Deacon Hartsock
Bedett
Bloomington
Bill Bledsoe
Zeke Billings
Deacon Hansford
Usn
Tom Hacker
Tom
Love Ann Long
Deacon Hawkins
Bill Blithers
Jim Bledsoe
Michigan
Salina Baker
Ed Bivins
Elixer of Life
Record of a university dairy cow and a drainage notice
A historical note records a ten year milk yield from an Ohio State College dairy cow with 60 936 pounds of milk and 2549 pounds of butter fat, valued in part at 50 dollars. The text also details a Sullivan County Indiana drainage petition filed May term 1913 for a proposed ditch route along multiple land parcels and railroad rights of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Notice to Contractors for West Washington Street Paving
The Common Council of Sullivan Indiana invites sealed proposals to pave West Washington Street from Section Street east line to the west city line. Bids due by 7 30 PM May 2 1918 and read publicly. Requires deposits, plan examination, and compliance with specifications and prior debts. Mayor T Ed Hoover. City Clerk J S Schroeder. First insertion April 16 1913 3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington Street
Section Street
West Corporation
Common Council
Sullivan
Indiana
City OF
T. ED Hoover
J. S. Schroeder
Carlisle News Notes on School Building Funding
The Advisory Board of Haddon township met to consider a graded school on Skinner hill but refused an appropriation due to township bonded debt. Petitioners sought to abandon Grass Burr Texas and Shepherd districts to form a consolidated district and build the new school. No further action is expected for two years, hoping to stay within constitutional limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddon Township
J. Frank Sproatt
Skinner Hill
Carlisle
Grass Burr
Texas
Shepherd
Sproatt
Unique homemade manure sled keeps barn clean and cuts labor
A Farm and Home writer describes a home-built manure spreader for a dairy. A boy dumps loaded manure onto fields in 20 foot apart piles using a horse-drawn sled that dumps in one motion, with wheels carved from oak and a buggy axle for smooth handling, improving dryness and reducing labor.
Mrs Ellis Heads to St Charles for Brother Illness
Mrs Wm A Deiss returned Tuesday from St Charles Illinois where she was called for her brother Claude A Ellis who is ill and may need an operation soon Miss Lou Ellis also went to St Charles and will stay several weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Deiss
St. Charles
Ill
Claude A. Ellis
Lou Ellis
St. St. Charles
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office April 30 1918
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office April 30 1918. If not called within two weeks they go to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies list includes Mrs Ethel Brummett Mrs Maud Cummins Mrs Froment Miss Merce Harding. Other names: Steve Barney Bill Black Clarence Conn Gerry Lee Clarence McGilfrey R A Neil George Starr Chas Sullivan George Talpas Mike Willis David. One cent due on each letter. Dirrelle Chandy P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Brummett
Ethel Cummins
Maud Froment
Charles Harding
Merce Gente
Barney
Steve Black
Bill Conn
Clarence Gerry
N. J. Lee
Clarence McGilfrey
R. A. Neil
George Starr
Chas
Sullivan
George Talpas
Mike Willis
David
Dirrelle Chandy
P. M
Preventing Chips When Washing Delicate China
A thick cloth at the bottom of the pan or bowl cushions delicate china or glass during washing. This method reduces the risk of chipping and also helps prevent scratches on the glaze.
Dairy Farming Wisdom From a Historical Ledger
A collection of practical notes on dairy herd care and farm management. Topics include cow milking, calf bedding, feeding, silos, butter preparation, and record keeping to optimize milk production and dairy product quality.
Shelburn Woman Named Grand Matron in Eastern Star
Shelburn resident Mrs. Georgia Bardsley was appointed Grand Matron at the Grand Chapter session in Indianapolis this week. She becomes the first Indiana Grand Lodge representative from Shelburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Georgia Bardsley
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Indianapolis
Indiana Grand Lodge
Japanese father buries boy in open grave as punishment
A seven year old boy in Kiyosu, Japan was buried for forty eight hours as punishment by his father after minor acts of disobedience. The child was placed in a hole with only his head above ground for the duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiyosu
Japan
Trouble with Children’s Books Sparks Publisher Memo
A publisher asks why the juvenile books issued last year failed to delight. The manager admits a mistake in over pleasing children and says books sell when they amuse the grown ups spending the money.
Notice of Final Settlement in Cushman Estate
G. W. Buff administrator of Thomas J. Cushman deceased files final account in Sullivan Circuit Court. The hearing is set for May 5 1913, the first day of the May term. Creditors heirs and legatees must appear to show cause why the report should not be approved. Buff Stratton attorneys. First insertion April 16 1913.8t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brayley’s
G. W. Buff
Thomas J. Cushman
Sullivan Circuit Court
Buff & Stratton
Circuit Court Allowances List with Juror and Staff Payments
A historical record itemizes payments from a circuit court including janitor Leonard Bailey 22 50 and Bernard Tipton 60 00, along with numerous petit jury and staff allowances. Names recurring include Jacob Hutchison, Virgil Bennett, Ed Kelly, Rachel Barnard, Stewart Barnes, and Ward Hawkins among others, with amounts ranging from 1 00 to 600 00. The list also notes attorney fees, stenographer fees, bailiffs, and various per diems and stamps, reflecting a detailed payroll and expense ledger for court operations.
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Circuit Court
Leonard Bailey
Bernard Tipton
Jacob Hutchison
H. K. Straton
William Asrey
James Russell
James Kemp É
John Braner
Virgil Bennett
William Beard
Cc. H. Shields
Wm. R. Kirk
Ed McCammon
Francis M. Bland
George W. Jones
Robert C. Osburn
Ed Brokaw
Com
P. Ransford
Robert F. Baker
Martin Badders
Ira Glidden
Walter Scott
H. H. Ruddell
A. J. Williams
Son
Ward Hawkins
Railsback
Boys lead in birth report for last month
Sullivan County posts the highest birth rate at 33.8 per 1000 in March while Indiana totals 4935 births. Boys outnumbered girls by 148 and the state average was 21 per 1000. Dearborn county at 4.3 is lowest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Sullivan County
Dearborn
Dentist Dr G G Billman To Open Sullivan Office
Dr G G Billman moves from Evansville to Sullivan and will start practice here. He plans to open an office by June 1 on the second floor of E A Billman’s new building beside the public square after beginning his career in Sullivan in 1892 and later practicing in Evansville for fourteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Billman
Sullivan
Evansville
E. A. Billman
Public Square
Billman
Death of former resident Mrs Navinne J Walls
Notice from Las Vegas New Mexico reports the death of Mrs Navinne J Walls formerly of Sullivan. Born in 1836 to John Cuppy she was the wife of the late James A Walls captain of Co. D 31st Indiana in the Civil War who organized the company at Sullivan.
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Navinne J. Walls
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Sullivan
Walls
This County
John Cuppy
James A. Walls
Co. D
Ind
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Oxford
Tion
Standard of Values
Pearance
Julius Hatry
Ford and Ferree
Sullivan Building and Supply Co
J. W. Bass
Wabash River
Great Northwest
Civil Service Examination
Parker
Bloomington Star
Ohio College of Agriculture
State of Indiana
Bert Lisman
Jennie Lisman
John W. Cooper
Ellen Perry
Gladys W. Perry
James Whipps
Charles H. Pearce
Anna E. Ridgeway
James McConnell
David F. Pearce
Simeon Yocum
Ed W. Akin
George W. Robbins
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Township
Bert and
Lisman and
Lisman
Pearce
Perry
Yocum
Marsh
Charles R. Bailsback
J. R. Cauble
Euch
Carlisle News Notes
Lindley
Davis
Interurban
Hector, Jr
P. S
A. Aviator
J. and
J. K. Coulson
New Lebanon
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