Shelburn Liveryman Identifies Man Who Hired Rig
Ira Garrard aged 24, son of Aaron Garrard of Palestine Indiana, died after taking morphine in a personal crisis. He was found unconscious near the S C bridge west of Caledonia and died at Billman's undertaking parlors. A note read Goodbye Roy Goff. James McHugh identified Garrard as the man who hired a horse and buggy days earlier. Burial planned in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Garrard
Aaron Garrard
Palestine
Billman
Garrard
S. C. Bridge
Caledonia
J. H. Neff
Kelly
Gerrard
Thixtun
Higbee
Roy Goff
James McHugh
Shelburn
Pushing Saturday Fairs for Six Weeks in City
Committees of local business men plan a six week Saturday faire from September 9 to October 14 with new features and hoped for record premiums. The fourth annual event will include a public auction for farm stock and a market for farmers wives to sell articles, with unsold items returned to owners and sold items paying the owner the sale price.
Saloon Fight in Fairbanks Mounts Remonstrance
A remonstrance against saloon operation is being circulated in Fairbanks township as it votes to file with county commissioners before the first Monday in September. The township is legally wet after the expired remonstrance, with no licensed saloon currently. Thomas Watson of Scott City had his saloon license revoked. W. B. Lester Jas. McDonald and Chas Trueblood hold power of attorney for the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Thomas Watson
Scott City
Lester
Jas. McDonald
Chas
Trueblood
Trustee Takes Charge To Finish Fairbanks High Building
Fairbanks Indiana August 8 Trustee Chowning has assumed control of completing the new high school. He will push the project to finish after the contract was originally awarded to Sam Woodsmall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Ind
Chowning
Sam Woodsmall
Death of Cliff Reece
John C. Reece formerly of Hymera died Friday morning at his Vincennes home after a long illness with diabetes. He moved to Vincennes three years ago and worked as a book keeper for Murphy Tistilling Company until January. Survived by wife and three children. Burial Sunday at Vincennes under the Vincennes lodge of Hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Reece
John C. Reece
Hymera
Vincennes
Reece
Murphy Tistilling Company
Il Health
Former Merom miner entombed in a mine
John Setzer of Merom receives a telegram that his brother Russell Setzer, formerly of Merom, is entombed in the Red Star mine at Red Star Alabama after an eighty foot rock and slate slide. Rescue efforts are underway as the family mourns a string of mining deaths connected to Russell’s sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
John Setzer
Russell Setzer
Red Star
Ala
Perh
Setzer
Ralph Setzer
Palos
Russell
Roy Setzer
John
Cc. E. Setzer
Alabama
Suit Case Theft Leads to Local Arrest
Curtis Bridwell reported his suit case stolen at the Southeastern station in Linton. John Kerr is jailed in Bloomfield awaiting trial for larceny after police recovered Bridwell’s clothing from a boarding house room and identified it as Bridwell’s. Kerr, linked to Salvation Army work, is described as a piano tuner who lived with his father in Rockville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Bridwell
Curtis Bridwell
Southeastern
Linton
Trinity Springs
Someon
John Kerr
Bloomfield
Sullivan
Bridwell
Mr. Kerr
Washington
Greene County
Kerr
Salvation Army
Busy Pension Day at County Clerk Office
Friday saw a flurry of activity in the pension voucher office as seventy seven vouchers were properly signed before ten in the morning. The county clerk’s office processed a high volume of pension paperwork and issued vouchers to eligible recipients.
Pleasantville quarterly meeting uplifts congregation
The last quarterly meeting of the Pleasantville charge held Saturday and Sunday brought spiritual uplift. Rev. Biddle district superintendent attended with his wife and delivered an excellent discourse. Reports showed good conditions with no salary deficiencies for Rev. Nickerson. Rev. Russell of Carlisle and Rev. Williams of Hymera spoke and sang, with Mr. Williams leading Sunday service and delighting listeners with "T sing because I am happy."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantville
Biddle
Nickerson
Russell
Carlisle
W. J. Williams
Hymera
Williams
Atlas Saloon Faces License Revocation Hearing
Greene county officials summon Atlas saloon keepers near Dugger to answer violations of liquor laws and justify continued licenses. The action stems from reports of persistent unlawful activity and license breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas
Greene County
Dugger
Haddon Subsidy Election Set For Friday
The Haddon township subsidy election will be held Friday with inspectors receiving supplies today at the county clerk office. Board members are T. C. Woodard T. B. Risinger and County Clerk DeBaur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddon
Haddon Township
Board of Election Commissioners
T. C. Woodard
T. 8. Risinger
DeBaur
Serious Charge Against Fairbanks Man at Terre Haute
Emerson Thompson of Fairbanks was arrested in Terre Haute by a constable on a criminal charge filed by Octavia McClanahan of Middletown. He bonded out in Sullivan with his wife and plans to contest the case in circuit court. Thompson married Gladys Criss three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Emerson Thompson
Albert V. Thompson
Terre Haute
Rich
Octavia McClanahan
Middletown
Sullivan
Thompson
Gladys Criss
Ollie Criss
Serious Runaway Accident in Pleasantville
Sunday near Pleasantville Mrs. John Lester and daughter Ella were injured when a horse attached to their carriage was frightened by Frank Spencer’s automobile. Mr. Lester suffered severe injuries including a broken collar bone and ribs, while Mrs. Lester had a severe head cut. Ella Lester sustained bruises and a sprained ankle. They were treated at home by a physician after being taken to Jacob Rooksberry’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantville
Wee
John Lester
Ella
Frank Spencer
Lesters
Jacob Rooksberry
Mr. Spencer
Sunday School Convention at Manns Grove Graysville
The twenty ninth annual Sunday school convention will be held at Manns grove on the 17th with expected attendance by all local Sunday schools. Each school will present a program and Rev J M Vawter of Sullivan Christian Church will deliver an address. Rev McIllyar Hamilton Lichliter may attend. A large basket dinner is planned at noon and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann’s Grove
Graysville
J. M. Vawter
Sullivan Christian Church
McIllyar Hamilton Lichliter
Fisherman Lands 93-Pound Ulster Trout by Rod and Line
A Bel feet angler landed a ninety three pound brown trout the largest trout ever caught with rod and line in Ulster within the resident Waltonian era. The monstrous fish marks a historic record for local anglers and showcases exceptional angling luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Words of Comfort and a Sleep Outside
A feeble man jokes his doctor orders outdoor sleep. Weill responds with cautious comfort noting it’s okay if the landlord does not object. The exchange reflects a lighthearted wartime or hardship vignette about resilience and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Paris Omnibuses of 1662 Celebrate Royal Decree
In 1662 Paris organized a two-pence line for the poor with Pascal as originator. Louis XIV issued a decree establishing fixed hours and routes. Inaugurated March 18 at seven AM, seven coaches began the venture with military escort. The service competed with private carriages but failed by year end as the rich rode their own and the poor walked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pascal
Louis XIV
County Schools Show 8 081 Enrollment and 6 211 Average Attendances
Superintendent Richard Park released a county report on last year's schools with township assistance. Total enrollment reached 8 081 and average daily attendance 6 211, with detailed figures by township and per schoolhouse data.
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Richard Park
Sleeping Man Falls 20 Feet
Walter Moore a young farmer of Farmersburg suffered a 20 foot jump from a second story window after dreaming his barn loft was collapsing He landed bruised but is expected to recover and was aided by nearby neighbors after awakening wife Mrs Moore reported the incident on Wednesday night with Moore 2 1 2 miles northeast of the town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Walter Moore
Here
Banks High in Land Improvement
Abstracts of current real estate assessments filed with the state auditor and tax commissioners show Knox county land valuation per acre higher than any other county in the second district. The state average is $31.22 per acre. Knox and Sullivan counties are the only district counties above average, with Sullivan at $32.02 per acre, up 2.4 percent. Lawrence county posts the largest district percentage increase, Knox is second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Auditor
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Knox County
Knox
Sullivan Counties
Lawrence County
Sullivan County
Attorney Sues Telephone Company for 100 Damages
Charles Bedwell attorney files suit in circuit court seeking 100 dollars against Sullivan Telephone company. He claims payment of rent but denial of use of his lines. suit stems from refusal to pay a twenty cent toll for a third party call not approved by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sues Telephone Company
Charles Bedwell
Circuit Court
Sullivan Telephone Company
O.k.d
State tax board upholds Hiatt mineral assessment in Sullivan County
The state board of tax commissioners sustains County Assessor Hiatt in his appeal from the county board of review over mineral assessment in Sullivan County. The rate remains fifteen dollars per acre despite the county board’s recent reduction to ten dollars per acre. All other assessments by the board stay unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiatt
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Board of Review
Sullivan County
County Board
Ten-Year-Old Steals Jewelry Then Arrested in Dugger
Isadore Friedman ten, son of Leo Friedman, a Linton tailor, was arrested in Dugger after opening the safe at Claude S Moss loan office in Linton and taking watches rings and jewelry worth 125 dollars. He confessed and his father plans to send him to reform school at Plainfield Moss declined to press charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Isadore
Leo Friedman
Linton
Claude S. Moss
Plainfield
Moss
Thieves Nab Melons In Patch Near Fairbanks
In Fairbanks on August 8 report says Moses Morris Claude DeBaun and a youth named Thompson stopped at James Ferrand melon patch and took melons. Ferrand had watcher Frakes present and the trio paid Ferrand one dollar each for the fruit they took.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Moses Morris
Claude DeBaun
Thompson
James Ferrand
Ferrand
Frakes
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager, cooperative weather observer for the county, reports a cloudy week ending August 7 with daily highs from 83 to 92 and lows from 63 to 70. Rainfall totaled .07 inches on the 1st and a trace on the 5th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager
Co-Operative Weather Observer
City Water Patrons Under Scrutiny for Payment
City Treasurer Dubre conducts a thorough canvass to identify water plant patrons and authorize cutoff for nonpaying users. He reports numerous errors in water accounts and vows to closely monitor abuse of water privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubre
Margage Licenses in County Ledger Listed Names
Marriage licenses issued to Henry EB Cottrell and Ida J Muratta, William T Johnson and Nettie P Eddington, Orville Kenney and Kathryn H Stewart, Harrison Bolinger and Elsie M Samm. The notice records batch entries for these couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margage Licenses
Henry EB. Cottrell
Ida J. Muratta
William T. Johnson
Nettie P. Eddington
Orville, Kenney
Kathryn H. Stewart
Harrison Bolinger
Elsie M. Samm
Runaway Injures Carlisle Residents Sunday
Mrs Susan Carrico of Carlisle area sustained internal injuries in a Sunday runaway. Mr and Mrs Homer Carrico in the same vehicle suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Carrico
Carlisle
Homer Carrico
Local notes from Trinity region include appointments and visits
Roy H. Valentine of Moores Hill becomes Pleasantville schools superintendent succeeding J A Reising who leaves for Orleans. Frances Reitz Bays named after birth to Mr and Mrs Fred Bays. Several health, travel and visit notices mention Trinity Springs Indianapolis Coffeyville Es tes Park Colorado and Kansas amid local farming, family and school contracts for coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Ford
Trinity
Roy H. Valentine
Moores Hill
Pleasantville
J. A. Reising
Orleans
Fred Bays
Frances Reitz Bays
Robert Kirkham
Trinity Springs
Heavy Rain Drenches Sullivan County Briefly
A heavy rainstorm struck Sullivan Saturday around noon, lasting about an hour and flooding ditches and drains. The downpour was not statewide and spared the city area, but farmers across Sullivan report severe corn crop damage with Fairbanks and Haddon townships in particular lacking rainfall since April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Fairbanks
Haddon
Fairbanks Triumphs In Slugfest Against Nonesuch
Fairbanks beat Nonesuch 4 to 3 in Sunday action to even the series at one game apiece. A large crowd watched 16 year old Cloyd De Baun strike out fifteen batters and star on the mound for Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Nonesuch
Cloyd DeBaun
Banks Again in Limelight Over Domestic Allegations
John Banks, recently released from jail for liquor-law violations, was arrested Sunday on his wife's allegations that he beat her. He denied the charge and paid a fine. Banks also charged his son in law Earl Wright with wife desertion and named Elza Alsman in a claim of adultery linking Alsman’s wife to the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
John Banks
Earl Wright
Elza Alsman
Alsman
Indiana University Graduate Named Carlisle Historian Music Instructor
O. D. Stoddard, Indiana University graduate, will teach history and music at Carlisle high school. A skilled musician, he plays cello, clarinet, and trombone and sings. He plans to form an orchestra and possibly a band at the school. The term begins September 4.
Cecil Jennings Weds Virginia Aldrich in Terre Haute
Farmersburg Aug 8. Cecil Jennings automobile dealer marries Virginia B Aldrich of Terre Haute after obtaining a divorce in Sullivan circuit court months earlier in a sensational suit. The groom is son of W V Jennings, local lumber dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
Farmersburg
Terre Haute
Cecil Jennings
Virginia B. Aldrich
W. V. Jennings
Sullivan
Obituary and local notices from Farmersburg area
George Bridwell a former Farmersburg resident died by strangulation in Gairo Illinois last week with burial at Nye's Chapel near Farmersburg. Mrs Otto Krug rushes to Olney Illinois due to her mother Mrs Gaffners serious illness now aged 84 with poor recovery prospects. Mrs J B Mullane and son Price Indianapolis visiting relatives. another son Joe Mullane works for Indianapolis News at Bethany Park. Levi Springer farmer west of town travels to Doniphan Missouri for farming. his son Guy Springer remains there. Mrs Robt Shoffner and daughter Clarice Greensburg visit Mrs Martha Riggs. Mr and Mrs EB Snarr return from Bloomington where Mr Snarr studied at the university. Orville J White former Turman township resident dies near Clinton aged 78. cousin of Return J Turman. Edward Turman and Mrs Emma Billman attend Thursday funeral. James Kennedy, recently declared insane, sent to Evansville southern insane hospital. son of Dr and Mrs T W Kennedy. Kennedy disappeared with his father's automobile and pawned it at Linton. Mrs Leannah Moser heads to Hamilton Ontario to visit son John Moser now factory owner there for clothing racks. line previously in Princeton. Under late A M Ogle will, Chas E Barrett of Indianapolis formerly of this city receives $5000. Milton Sibley, long in Donnelly & Steele cleaning and pressing, opens tailoring and hat hospital next to Sullivan State Bank for repairs and custom suits.
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George Bridwell
Farmersburg
Gairo
Ill
Nye
Otto Krug
Olney
Gaffner
J. B. Mullane
Price
Indianapolis
Joe Mullane
Indianapolis News
Bethany Park
Levi Springer
Doniphan
Missouri
Guy Springer
Robt. Shoffner
Clarice
Greensburg
Martha Riggs
EB. C. Snarr
Bloomington
Snarr
Orville J. White
Turman Township
Clinton
Return J. Turman
Edward Turman
Emma Billman
James Kennedy
Southern Insane Hospital
Evansville
Kelly
T. W. Kennedy
Kennedy
Linton
Leanah Moser
Hamilton
Ontario
John Moser
Princeton
A. M. Ogle
Vandalia Coal Company
Chas E. Barrett
Milton Sibley
Donnelly & Steele
Sullivan State Bank
Land Taken Near Paxton In Major Sullivan County Deal
A 3 300 acre mineral land acquisition near Paxton, Sullivan County, by parties linked to railroad interests, marks the county's largest coal deal since 1903. The options were held by Joe T. and Ransom W. Akin et al, with attorney Will H. Hays guiding the transaction. The land adjoins Panhandle Coal Co and Chicago & Indianapolis Coal Co holdings, with J Wooley Co conducting property examinations. Akin group plans immediate mining, with J Wooley Coal Co set to sink a shaft east of Paxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Paxton
Jefferson
Haddon
Joe T
Ransom W. Akin
Will H. Hays
Panhandle Coal Co
Chicago & Indianapolis Coal Co
Jackson Hill Coal & Mining Co
Haddon Townships
J. Wooley
Evansville
J. Wooley Coal Co
Two New Through Trains Reported For September Move
Reports indicate two additional passenger trains will debut around September 1. The services will be through trains running in the afternoon or night in each direction, with Palestine as the stop rather than Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Linton
Zora Stipe v Pirtle Trespass and Damages Suit
Lawsuit filed by Zora Stipe against Jacob A Pirtle alleging trespass and damages. Court actions seek compensation and legal relief for alleged property harm. Parties include Walter Latshaw and Ola F Latshaw suing Gilbert R and Charles R Latshaw for partition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora Stipe
Jacob A. Pirtle
Walter Latshaw
Ola F. Latshaw
Gilbert R
Charles R. Lateshaw
Rich makes late arrest on warrant for provocation
Sunday night constable Rich searched for Frank Casner and believed him in a city home room. After an all night watch he threatened to break the door and Casner emerged to be taken into custody on a provocation charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
Frank Casner
Casner
Carry Bound Over to Court in Liquor Case at Carlisle
Preliminary hearing for Jack Carry on illegal liquor sale charges at Carlisle held Monday before Squire Calvert. Carry bound over to circuit court, could not post bond and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carry
Jack Carry
Carlisle
Squire Calvert
Danville Central Normal School graduates from Sullivan County
Sullivan county teachers Julia A. Stanley Denman Kelly Cass Claude C. Smith and Hymera will receive their diplomas tomorrow after completing the scientific course at the Central Normal School in Danville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Sullivan County
Central Normal School
Ind
Julia A. Stanley
Denman Kelly
Cass
Claude C. Smith
Hymera
Township Examiners Account Shows Cash Disbursements
Examiners reviewed township trustees records for 1910, total county cost $343.92. Excluding Haddon and Curry townships, each township paid $16.88, with Haddon at $192.88 and Curry at $32.88.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddon
Curry
Oklahoma neighbor tale links Bond and Wolfenberger farms
Gilbert Bond, formerly of this city, recently traded California land for Oklahoma property and will be neighbors to William C. Wolfenberger, also a former resident. Bond now possesses the farm adjoining Wolfenberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Gilbert Bond
California
William C. Wolfenberger
Mr. Bond
Wolfenberger
Commissioners in Session Report on Expenditures and School Reports
The county board met in regular session on Monday to finalize the annual expenditure estimate. Annual reports from the school trustees were accepted during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Miner Richard Worth Dies From Rainbow Mine Injuries
Richard Worth, injured in the Rainbow mine at Caledonia Thursday, died Saturday evening in Union hospital Terre Haute. He was 62 and survived by his son and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth
Richard Worth
Rainbow
Caledonia
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
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Acme
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Turman
Wees
Farmerbsurg
Ss. Veae
Cass Township
Gregory Coal Company
William Bolinger
Arlie Hunt
Coffeyville
Kansas
Bolinger
Herschel Bolinger
Ralph Stratton
Anadarko
George W. Buff
J. W. Lindley
E. Lindley
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Fairbanks Township
Union
Will Jenkins
Crawfordsville
Jessie Hughes
Greenfield
Nelle
Sunsa Glidden
Rutle Stewart
Haddon Coal
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