Voorhees and Indiana Politics in Sullivan County
A historical survey describes 1860s to early 1900s campaigns in Sullivan County Indiana. It details congressional battles featuring Daniel W Voorhees Morton Lane and others, county political changes, primary adoption, and shifts through districts and representatives up to William A Cullop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Oliver P. Morton
David Turpie
Henry S. Lane
Thomas A. Kendricks
Morton
Lane
Turpie
Joseph FE. McDonald
Daniel W. Voorhees
Richard W. Thompson
Terre Haute
Harvey W. Scott
Congress
Ratcliff Boone
Thomas Blake
Boone
Orange
Warrick
Vanderburg
Posey
Pike
Knox
Daviess
Martin
Vigo
Monroe
Spencer
Gibson
Dubois
Parke
Lawrence
Greene
Owen, Morgan
Putnam
Sullivan County
Knox, Daviess
Owen
Putnam, Clay
John W. Davis
Davis
Carlisle
Franklin Pierce
China
Haddon Township
John Ewing
Indiana
Navy
President Hayes
Morgan
George G. Dunn
Willis A. Gorman
Sullivan, Clay
Vermillion
John G. Davis
Harvey D. Scott
United States
Henry D. Washburn
Voorhees
Andrew Humphreys
Greene County
Thomas R. Cobb
Vincennes
Montgomery Vigo
Vermillion, Clay and
Fountain
James T. Johnson
Rockville
Elijah V. Brookshire
Crawfordsville
Knox, Sullivan
Alexander M. Nardy
Washington
Hardy
Robert W. Miers
Bloomington
John C. Chaney
William A. Cullop
Elevator Opens in Carlisle With 50,000 Bushel Capacity
The Oaktown Elevator Company completed facility in Carlisle is now ready for business with a 50,000 bushels per day capacity. New wheat is sold daily and E. P. Snapp sold his entire 5,000 bushel crop at one dollar per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Oaktown Elevator Company
E. P. Snapp
Fletcher's Castoria Ad Urges Dental Prevention
A vintage ad asserts most people need dental work only when teeth ache. It links bad teeth to many disorders and promotes preventive care by Dr. Lindley The Dentist, offering a free examination and cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley
Some Early Memories of Sullivan County Pioneer Days
A Danville born pioneer recounts memories of Sullivan county's move from Merom to Centre, the naming shift to Sullivan, and a 1842 celebration with processions, fiddlers, cider, and local characters. He recalls riding in a two horse wagon, cross prairie, meeting grandparents, and the town’s growth into a queenly county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Township
Voorhees
Murray Brgigs
Sullivan Democrat
Star Chamber
Richard W. Thompson
Congress
Washburn
James W. Hinkle
Hinkle
Claypool
Carter
Henry W. Dunn
Bedford
Morton C. Hunter
Bloomington
Senate
Sullivan County
William R. Jewell
Danville
Ill
Scott Jewell
Jewell
Terre Haute
Middletown
Fairbanks
Kentucky
Indiana
McKinley
Aunt Polly
Sam
Merom
Mother
Evrey
Centre
Sullivan
Curry’s Prairie
Sammy Douglas
Bobby Crumby
Billy Dix
Louisiana
Lloyd
Joseph W. Wolfe
John S. Davis
John 8S
Perry
Bobby Cromby
Virginia
Forest Path
Uncle Sam
Sam Douglas
Bobby
Sullian
Case Against Club Official Delayed to September
The case against Fred Thixton custodian of the Eagles Home and Country Club for illegal sale of liquor was postponed from Thursday afternoon before Squire Kirkham to September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thixton
Eagles
Squire Kirkham
John H. Dickerson Visits City for Business
John H. Dickerson from north of Sullivan conducted business in the city on Thursday.
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John .H. Dickerson
North of
Sullivan
Miss Martha Durham Returns From Vincennes Sanitarium
Miss Martha Durham of Big Springs returned home last week after treatment at the Knapp sanitarium in Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Durham
Big Springs
Knapp
Vincennes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morton and
Republian
Daniel Voorhees
Joshua Ernest
Ernest
Bate Ogle
James H. Weir
William Prince
Jacob Call
Fletcher
Castoria
Granfather
Seth
Lydia) Jewell
Benson
Martha Jewell
Little Flock Church
Rover
William O’neal
Columbia
Mars
Erie
Oxfords
Crossetts
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Co
Billman & McBride
Automobile Service
R. Righ Furniture Company
Insurance, Abstracts
Poland
Farrow
Charles Lillie
R.D
Sullivan, Ind
Harry McClanahan
Evansville
Andy McClanahan