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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1915
Page
1
One hundred autos carried boosters Wednesday for a new highway, drawing royal entertainment for the Dime Bee Liners. The event showcased community pride and local support for the project with a festive display and public enthusiasm.
Officials from the Dixie Bee-Line Highway visited Sullivan and nearby towns for a tour of the proposed route. The reception featured a city band parade a chicken dinner and speeches by C D Hunt Poynter and John T Hays. The party praised the northern roads while noting two gaps under contract for improvement.
The J. Woolley Coal Company lease of the Mildred mine signals a September start at Paxton with Cloverleaf near Dugger set to resume soon. Superior No. 10 adds workers as Sunflower mine eyes full operation amid strong prospects for ongoing output.
Forst's Five and Ten Cent Store owner with E F Forst of Linton and E H Forst of Bloomfield leave Sunday for Chicago to attend Merchants Market Week national retailers convention. They will travel to Toledo for sessions of the National Convention of Jobbers and Manufacturers, then Mackinac Island for an outing, planning a two week absence.
The official tally shows a 338 vote majority for the drys in last week’s Haddon township local option election. Drys carried all four precincts by comfortable margins, improving from a 234 majority two years ago.
Estel McDonald twelve year old resident with John Jewell farmer west of Shelburn collapsed from heat Friday afternoon inside a Shelburn grocery store. He recovered after care by Dr. Douglas.
The state meeting of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America will be held in Sullivan from August 1 to 20. Three to four hundred delegates are expected, with sessions in the courthouse and the Chamber of Commerce in charge. Mrs. Allen Lathrop of New Lebanon serves as secretary and treasurer.
Deputy Sheriff Orville Hale and Sullivan county officials left for the state penal farm after court sentences. William McKinney of Shelburn pleaded guilty to forging a check and got 180 days. Fred Lowe and Fred Price, both of Farmersburg, each received 105 days for chicken theft. Tommy Toms of Shelburn, third intoxicated offense, got 30 days and a dollar fine. Robert Southwood, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Allen Southwood of Shelburn, was killed when a freight train severed him while attempting to climb on cars at the Reliance switch near Shelburn after swimming with friends.
Prosecuting Attorney Bays files to revoke the Hymera saloon license held by Jos Atkinson and Frank McCrocklin alleging Sunday liquor sales, admission of minors, lending women, and overall unfitness to operate. Heard by county commissioners on Saturday August 14.
A movement to establish a county hospital in the city gained momentum as a petition with about six hundred signers was filed with the Board of County Commissioners. The filing seeks a $30,000 appropriation and a county hospital located in the town with signatures from both local and county taxpayers.
George W. Harper of Robinson visited town en route to Terre Haute to arrange the Wabash Valley Editors Booster Club meeting. The group is invited to the Merom Chautauqua on Thursday August 26 and will dine on the bluff with a fish fry at Eagle Island.
The oil boom near Loo gcotee draws oil men from across the country. Dr. E R Riggs of Sullivan has secured large holdings with others. Frank Brandenberry drills for BE R Riggs and associates. Claude Thompson Fred Bays and Bailey and Hawkins secure leases in the new field.
Mrs Zora Phoebe Osburn aged 28 wife of T W Osburn of Cass township has been adjudged insane and papers have been issued for her admission to the Southern Insane Hospital at Evansville.
Employers in Indiana begin preparing for the Workmen's Compensation Act set to take effect September 1. The act makes employers liable for injuries to workers unless exempt, with optional coverage via insurance or state board approval. It limits defenses and aims to reduce court damage suits while mandating costly insurance for employers.
The Rev. C R Piety will preach at Graysville Christian church Sunday morning and evening. His topics are Why I Love Christianity and The Word Made Fresh. The speaker, raised in Graysville, now pastors a strong Greenville church and is visiting relatives with his family in Graysville and Fairbanks.
The Board of County Commissioners approved a liquor license for Boid Gibson of Jackson Sigwathip. The decision grants Gibson permission to operate a licensed establishment in the county.
Hon Oliver W Stewart of the Flying Squadron will address a mass meeting at the Christian church Thursday evening August 12 on the liquor traffic. The free lecture invites all to attend.
Dr. C F Briggs reports Mrs Fannie Briggs died suddenly at her South Pasadena home. Born February 11, 1846 in Bainbridge Ohio, she was 67 and widow of George T Briggs. Survived by son Guy M Briggs of Chicago and granddaughter Gara Williams. previously resided in Sullivan, Indiana. She was a Presbyterian.
Susan Hiatt 81 died early Thursday at her son Frank Hiatt's home after a long illness aggravated by a broken hip from an accident. A Sullivan county native, she lived most of her life here and was a Church of Christ member. Survived by children Martha Snyder Durham Hiatt Douglas Hiatt John Hiatt Frank Hiatt and a brother W B South. Funeral at Frank Hiatt home conducted by Rev James G Boone with a quartet and piano. Interment at Center Ridge cemetery.
Miss Sadie Lovelace daughter of Mr and Mrs D H Lovelace of this city married last Wednesday in Detroit to Harry Carter of that city. Mrs Carter has taught in Detroit schools and they will reside in Detroit.
Will H. Hays Indiana state party chair returns from Estes Park Colorado and predicts a united Republican victory in 1916. He cites four Indiana issues protection and prosperity and asserts strong support for Charles W. Fairbanks as standard bearer though not a candidate. He criticizes Democratic tariff policy and endorses Republican unity as patriotic amid wartime strain.
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