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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
4
Fire of unknown origin in Merom destroyed the restaurant and the adjacent building owned by W A Coyner. Losses are about 1500 for the restaurant and 1000 for the building. The blaze spread to Dr J J Parker’s 10000 concrete building but was checked by a bucket brigade after about two hours.
The library operates Monday to Friday nine to twelve and one thirty to six thirty, Saturday noon thirty to five thirty and six eighty to nine p m. In July two hundred children's books and five hundred sixty eight adult volumes were loaned, down from last year’s three hundred and six children’s fiction plus one hundred fifteen other books. Twenty four readers cards have been issued, with three children and one non resident. The board set twenty five dollars for new purchases and added several new titles including Mr Isaacs A Tale of Modern India and The Blood Lilies. The library will close August 12 to 16 for Miss Mason’s vacation.
John N. Pleasant of Magnolia Ind praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the cure for bilious attacks and constipation. The ad promises guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Only 25 cents at Joe K Smock’s.
Sheriff Adam C. Miller faces assault and battery charges in Graysville for a case against Mrs. William Benefield. The trial is scheduled before Squire Usrey after a hung jury at a previous trial.
For sale a new five room residence with kitchen and bath located near Union office. Reads as a brief real estate notice with sale details and contact suggestion, though text is fragmentary and uncertain.
Trustee Perley M. Hayworth selected 11 teachers for Curry township for 1906 and 1907. W. T. Barbie is at No 1 Moe Crocklin school house, Roy Smock at No 2 Reed school house, Henrietta Burlingmier at No 3 Gaskins school house, J. T. Scott at No 4 Pittman school house, Claude Smith at No 5 Township Jessie Stark at No 6 Asbury Alaska Carter at No 7 Mc Mullen school house, Elsie Hill at No 8 Currysville H. Wood at No 9 Snyder Baxter Denney at No 10 None such school house, Effie Chowning at No 11 Shel burn school house.
Elsie Shields visited Martha Durham Saturday night. Mary Manning bought a Reed and Batey piano last week. Charley Walters and wife visited John Green’s. Warren Watson and C. B. Medsker were in Sullivan Saturday. Many locals attended the Graysville quarterly meeting Sunday. J. B. Durham was in Terre Haute Monday. Corwin Phillips and family visited Warren Watson Wednesday. Rev. Hershy will preach at Big Springs next Sunday morning and evening. Communion services Sunday morning. Nellie Durham and children were in Sullivan Monday.
Leonard Richard Taylor of Shelburn and Flora Mae Morin of this city wed in Shelburn on Monday. The couple plans to reside in Shelburn.
Burl Dubre traveled widely and had 23 teeth removed one by one, praising the painless procedure and promising future work for the dentist. Orville Pinkston of Farmersburg reported the same experience saying it never hurt a bit.
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