Button The Button Who Got The Button
Sheriff Wible denies the St Louis version of the arrest of Lizzie Klinger 22 on contempt of court. The woman left her baby with an officer while she went to change clothes and hire help. she escaped and the child was left with a family nearby. The Klingers face possible child desertion charges as follow up continues in East St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Klinger
East St. Louis
Wible
Purdy
St. Louis
Chas. E. Henderson
Mrs. Klinger
Roy Klinger
Klingers
Klinger
Belleville
John Sharpe
Hymera
Sharpe
That City
Three Men Hurt When Speeder Turns Turtle
In Riverton on Monday afternoon a gasoline propelled motor car operated by Wm E Russell jumped the track in the Palestine yards and overturned. David Taylor suffered a dislocated shoulder and facial injuries, Shirley Jones broke a collar bone and sustained severe bruising, while Russell escaped with severe bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverton
David Taylor
Shirley Jones
Indianapolis
Wm. E. Russell
Riverton Bridge
Russell
Palestine Yards
Taylor
Jones
G A R Visiting Dates Across Indiana Posts This Fall
Farmersburg August 11 and other dates across Indiana listed by Alex P. Asbury department commander of the G A R. Meetings planned in Zionsville Farmersburg Mt. Carmel Bloomington West Baden Bedford Laporte Sullivan Comersville Hymera and Columbus from August to October with August 9 as kickoff in Farmersburg.
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Farmersburg
Alex. P. Asbury
Indiana
Zionsville
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Indianapolis
Brownstown
West Baden
Bedford
Laporte
Sullivan
Conmersville
Hymera
Columbus
Death of Sophrina Tate
Sophrina Tate widow of James Tate and former Sullivan resident died Sunday at Lafayette soldiers home where she had lived for years. Burial was held there yesterday. She was mother of Ed Tate and Charlie Tate of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophrina Tate
Sullivan
James Tate
Soldiers' Home
Lafayette
Ed and
Charlies Tate
Young Sulivan County Teacher Making Good
A young school teacher in Sulivan County earns praise for effective instruction and community involvement, showing steady progress and positive impact on students and local education efforts.
Young County Tutor Claude T. Smith Wins License
Claude T. Smith of Jackson township, son of H. T. Smith, is a rising county school teacher. At 21 he has taught four years, starting at Curry township at 17, and recently received a three year teaching license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude T. Smith
H. T. Smith
Jackson Township
Curry Township
Mysterious accident rocks Saturday evening scene
Willis Walker a 24 year old colored livery stable worker was found under a passenger platform at interurban stop 18 with a crushed skull. He remained unconscious Sunday morning as Dr. James Billman hoped for recovery. Walker had traveled from Terre Haute to Farmersburg then Sullivan, and is believed to have been struck by a freight train before seeking shelter under the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Walker
Walker
James Billman
Indianapolis
J. C. Brown
Terre Haute
Farmersburg
Sullivan
Suit Filed Over Forfeiture of $2000 Bond in Road Project
William L. Gregory of English Indiana sues Jacob F. Parsons Jacob H. Miller and Edgar S. Crowder of Sullivan for forfeiture of a $2 000 bond. The complaint says Parsons rented a stone crusher and steam drill for a Fredericksburg road project and has not paid rent or offered to buy. Case venued from Sullivan County.
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Crowder
Bloomfield
William L. Gregory
English
Ind
Jacob F. Parsons
Jacob H. Miller
Edgar S. Crowder
Sullivan
Gregory
Parsons
Fredericksburg
Miller
Sullivan County
Train Hitting Section Hand at Carlisle
John Winger a 45 year old B and T railroad section hand was struck by a freight train Monday afternoon north of Carlisle. Deafness caused him to miss the approaching train and he was hurled from the track suffering serious bruises. He was brought home and physicians were summoned though his wounds are not believed fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
John Winger
Building New Residence by Charles Hartfelter
Charles Hartfelter the well known barber is erecting a seven room two story residence on a lot adjacent to Stewart Barnes residence on West Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hartfelter
Stewart Barnes
Washington Street
Repairs at Water Works Tank Aims to Improve Water
A large tank is being erected at the water works to store pumped water and reduce contamination. Iron flues have been installed in the boilers to prevent rusting, addressing corrosion and reliability concerns.
Streams Of Money Promised In Sullivan County Agriculture
Sullivan County reports a booming year with a corn crop of 75 000 acres valued at 1 500 000 and total crop worth about 2 500 000 from corn wheat hay oats and other produce. Coal mines show record activity with wages around 2 500 000 and payrolls rising in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Pearce Loses Case Over Farm Dispute
In Haddón township David Pearce sued Richard Eddelman for 200 damages. A jury in Squire Kirkham's court found for the defendant after a Friday afternoon trial. The dispute over hogs led to Pearce allegedly beating Eddelman with a piece of fence rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearce
David Pearce
Haddon Township
Richard Eddelman
Squire Kirkham
Eddelman
Girl 6 Dies After Horse Tramples In Shelburn
In Shelburn on August 4 a six year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Savanah W Sisk, died from injuries after a horse trampled her in a field where she was milking. A passing auto spooked the horse causing the accident and her death followed from a broken leg and peritonitis. Funeral held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Savanah W. Sisk
Turman Township Sunday School Convention Held Near Graysville
The twenty eighth annual Turman Township Sunday School Association convention is set for August 18 at Mann's Grove near Graysville. Invitations have been sent to 25 schools to attend. Morning and afternoon addresses are planned to make the day profitable for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turman Township Sunday School Association
Mann’s Grove
Graysville
Institute instructors named for county teachers' institute
County Superintendent Park announced Miss Georgia Alexander of Indianapolis supervisor of schools and Dr. Charles A. McMurray of DeKalb Illinois will be the instructors for the county teachers institute to be held here the week of August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Georgia Alexander
Indianapolis
Charles A. McMurray
DeKalb, Ill
Cass Road Election Clears Carty Proposal by 84 Votes
Last week Cass township voters approved the S. O. Carty road proposition by 184 to 100, while the Chambers road measure failed by 140 to 138. The overall result favored Carty by 84 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Chambers
Chambers Road
Paved Streets Proposal for Dugger Section Street
A petition to the Dugger town board seeks paving and concrete pavement on Section street. The board ordered a survey and damages assessed while many property owners oppose the improvement.
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Dugger
DROWNED IN SUPERIOR POND WITH note of eyesight loss
Dugger August 5 Mike McFadden sixty five a miner at the Superior mine killed himself by drowning in the pond at the mine. His clothing and a note were found on the bank stating one eye was out and he would lose the other, leaving him despondent. He lived with a daughter of Mrs Strachter and was not living with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Mike McFadden
Superior
Frank Criger
McFadden
William Strachter
Lightning strikes and risks in the United States
An analysis of storm activity this summer notes barns are four times more dangerous than refuges, country houses are struck five times as often as city buildings, and oaks are struck fifty times more than beeches. It cites 200 lightning deaths annually, mostly April through September, with June and July peaking. Property loss averages 1.5 million dollars per year, with 2,335 barns, 664 dwellings, and 104 churches struck yearly. barn damage is greatest in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Indiana, and New Jersey, while dwellings see top losses in Pennsylvania and New York.
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United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Indiana
New Jersey
Pastor Meeker Aids Drunken Man Then Fan Vanishes
Rev Jacob E Meeker of St Louis aided a drunken man in his Times building office who, after recovery, left with a fan. Detectives tracked the thief to a Dallas man Thomas Scott, a known crook, and a petit larceny warrant was issued. Scott claimed memory loss about taking the fan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Jacob Meeker
St. Louis
Union Christian College
Merom
D. W. Larr
Jacob E. Meeker
Compton Hill Congregational Church
Times
Bertillon
Thomas Scott
Dallas
Tex
Scott
Mrs Katharyn Thornberry Dies After Illness Near Graysville
Katharyn Thornberry wife of William J Thornberry died Thursday at her Graysville area home from diabetes. She had lived near Graysville thirty years and was a Mt Tabor M E church member. Survived by her husband two sons W O Thornberry Graysville and C O Thornberry Sullivan and three daughters Mrs Claude Phillips Mrs Charles Boles of Turman township and Mrs Albert Atkinson of Merom Funeral held at the residence Saturday conducted by Rev J E Sidebottom with interment in Johnson cemetery near Graysville.
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Graysville
Katharyn Thornberry
William J. Thornberry
Here
Mt. Tabor
Old Homeplace Road Trip Recalls Sullivan County Farmland
W R Jewel Jr and party motor from Danville to Terre Haute on a July 65 trip in 1910. The journey revisits Middletown Fairbanks Drake's crossing and Scott City, with stops at Old Jacobs era sites, Turman Creek, Little Flock churchyard, and a return via Prairie City and Danville. memories of family and rural change frame the nostalgic narration.
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Terre Haute
Prairieton
Middletown
Fairbanks
Shelburn
Sullivan and
W. R. Jewell, Jr
Margaret
Ray
Johnson
Old Jacobs
Jacobs
Dr. Weir
Eorn
Drake
Henry Hopewell
Uncle Henry
Fairview Church
Will Sherman
Danville
Sullivan
W. R. Jewel
Hays Denies Acting as Speakers' Bureau Chair in District
Will Hays of Indianapolis, Republican district chairman, rebuts a dispatch claiming he declined the speakers bureau role due to opposition to Dolliver Cummins and standpatters. He says he cannot be in multiple places, needing to focus on district duties and his law practice, and that he first promised to serve as district chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Hays
Republican State Committee
Indianapolis
Dolliver
Cummins
Indianapolis Dispatch
Hays
Dispatch
Culver man buys East Washington garage and plans upgrades
D. B. Young of Culver Indiana buys Clyde Maddox garage on East Washington street. He will take possession soon and install new machinery. Young will run automobile repairs and general machinery repairs, bringing a large inventory and earning a reputation as a first class workman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Young
Culver
Ind
Clyde Maddox
East Washington Street
Young
Mr. Young
Romance Tells First Grave at Little Flock Cemetery
The Little Flock cemetery near Shelburne is one of the county’s oldest burial grounds and Barney Smeck, a young Kentuckian, was the first interment in 1828. A relative of the Smeck family, he died after falling ill while returning from land hunting, with news of his death reaching his sweetheart at a public meeting announcing emigrants to Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Flock
Shelburn
Barney Smeck
Smeck
Indiana
Postmaster Commission Document From 1837 Found
Old postmaster commission belonging to Banner Brummett shows appointment as Nash ville Brown County postmaster dated May 1, 1887 with backdated February 25, 1837. The relic ties to Andrew Jackson era and bears Amos Kendall signature as postmaster-general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden Howards
Doug Smith
Andrew Jackson
Banner Brummett
Nashville
Brown
Martin van Buren
Amos Kendall
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Superior Pond
Meeker
Congregation of the Christian Church
J. M. Vawter
Sullivan CO
Turman
Billy Hazelrigg
Illinois
Scott City
Billy
Zack Taylor Jewell
Babes
William O’neal
Flossie
Mr. O'Neal
Joseph O’neal
Adeline
Sallie
Jewell
Little Flock Church
Grandfather Jewell
Dr. Holmes
Will
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