Local Social and Visiting Notes From Big Springs
Rev Bennett dined with A G Cushman. George Haines and daughter Tes la visited relatives in Illinois. R J Turman visited his son Will in Terre Haute last week. Mr Pitser spent the week at Warren Watsons. Mary Manning and mother Sunday in Merom. Ray Watson visited relatives near Middletown. Dr Draham and family at the Shades Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Phillips in Merom Sunday. Mrs C E Watson visited parents in Hutsonville Tuesday. Warren Watson in Sullivan Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Springs
Mr. Bennett
A. G. Cushman
George Haines
Tesla
Illinois
R. J. Turman
Will
Terre Haute
Mr. Pitser
Warren Watson
Mary Manning
Merom
Ray Watson
Middletown
Dr. Draham
the Shades
Mrs. Phillips
C. E. Watson
Hutsonville
Sullivan
Electric Bitters Promote Blood Purifier Claims
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as the best blood purifier for cleansing poisons from the blood and regulating stomach liver and kidneys. It quotes C. T. Budahn of Tracy California praising their health building effects and recommends the 60 cent product at Joe K. Smock and Son's.
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C. T. Budahn
Mrs. Lee Bays Returns From Trinity Springs
Mrs. Lee Bays came back Monday from Trinity Springs, reporting a quiet trip with no incidents. She was greeted by family and noted pleasant weather during the travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bays
Trinity Springs
Local Folks Make Visits And Moves In Community
Res ages Mr and Mrs John Maxwell of Anadarko Oklahoma are visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs P L Reid Mr and Mrs Charles Batey and Mr and Mrs W H Hill Jr have returned from Trinity Springs outing. Gilbert Bond of California has returned home after visiting here. He plans to locate at Ontario or Los Angeles. His brother in law Lou Hill of Ontario visited Peter Hill at Sandborn and returned to California with Bond. Mrs Vandalia Heck and her son George Heck send subscription offers. Jacob Prose of Gill township sold his 80 acre farm to James Lewis of Lawrence County for 6000 dollars. L H Brust day operator at the C BIGCE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maxwell
Anadarko
Okla
P. L. Reid
Charles Batey
W. H. Hill, Jr
Trinity Springs
Gilbert Bond
California
Bond
Corona
Ontario
Los Angeles
Lou Hill
Peter Hill
Sandborn
Vandalia Heck
George Heck
Tea
Jacob Prose
Gill Township
James Lewis
Lawrence County
L. H. Brust
C. ' Bigce
Robert Weltner
Uniontown
W. T. Mellott
Mr. Mellott
Helen Mahley
Holland, Mich
Thomas J. Wolfe
Martinsville
C. H. Edwards
Terre Haute
Sullivan
South Eighth Street
Edwards
Walden
Shirley VanCleave
Carlisle
Logansport
S. P. Poynter
J. R Crowder
John T. Hays
J. L. Durham
L. A. Stewart
Gertrude Barrington
Dorothy
Wood
Cal
William Willis
Florence Marriot
Benton Grove
Iowa
Bertha Austin
Denver
Colo
Nelson Bynington
Little Rock
Ark
Ellen Boatwright
Elnora
Nelle Hanchett
Yellowstone Park
Robert Knotts
Lulu
Erie
Eas
Springfield
Carl Knotts
Sam A. White
Union Hospital
Joe Gray
Turman Township
James R. Riggs
Yellowstone National Park
W. H. Bridwell
Bedford
Eisie Denney
Bay View
Mich
J. E. Bittle
Niagara Falls
William E. Royster
Clarence Reitz
Evansville
Fred F. Bays
Royster
Bays
Mr. Reitz
Harry C. Boothe
Harold
Chicago
Great Lakes
Boothe
Hymera
Local figures take travels and visits across states
Social notes list numerous residents and visitors moving between towns. Mustered are Weltner and Mellott family plans in Uniontown and possible return. Helen Mahley and daughter back from Holland Michigan. Wolfe visiting Martinsville relatives. Several Drs and families relocate or tour, with trips to Terre Haute, Logansport, Denver, and Yellowstone.
Thirty Years Together with King's New Discovery
A reader from Thog Ariss Concord Mich praises Dr. King's New Discovery after 30 years of use as the best cough and cold cure. The ad claims the medicine enters homes and remains, offering relief for laryngitis asthma hay fever croup quinsy or sore lungs. Priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle, guaranteed by Joe K. Smock & Son.
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Thog
Ariss
Concord
Mich
Joe K. Smock & Son
Revolver Charge Ends in Swirsky Guilty Verdict
A jury in Justice Robt Calvert’s court found Geo Swirsky guilty of pointing a loaded revolver at Floerion Waynatenz. He was fined three dollars and ordered to pay costs totaling forty seven dollars and fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Justice
Robt. Calvert
Geo. Swirsky
Floerion Waynatenz
Swirsky
Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Captivates Star Watchers
At Yerkes Observatory on August 16, Professor E. E. Barnard announces Mars will pass very close to Saturn in a naked eye view, forming a bright double star with the Moon nearby. the conjunction will be visible without a telescope and should draw wide public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Saturn
Abel
Auto Drivers Fined For Missing License Numbers
George C. Smith postmaster of Blackhawk was arrested by Constable Linkenholker for driving without a license number and paid one dollar in fines. Will Hancock admitted taking a number from his machine during repairs and faced the same charge. Dr Carl Viehe and companions were stopped in Evansville area for operating without a number. Viehe showed torn remnants of a metal strip as explanation. Citizens protested in Viehe’s defense while the tally showed 208 against it and he was fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Smith
Blackhawk
Linkenholker
Squire Kirkham
Smith
Will Hancock
Blackhawk F. M
Carl Viehe
Evansville
Springer & Carrithere
Road Work Starts On Dillon Routt and Moore Roads
County commissioners approved bond issues for two road projects. The Moore road bonds total 8810 dollars and the Routt road 4631 dollars, purchased by an Indianapolis firm. An E R Leach road extension into the city will be paved with oil and sand for 200 feet following viewers recommendations, with the rest of the highway to be gravel and rock over 11 and a quarter miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon M. Routt
John T. Moore
Indianapolis
E. R. Leach
Isaac Douthill
Salathiel Boone
Constable Fractures Jaw in Leonard Garage Confrontation
Constable John Linkenholker is nursing a broken jaw after a confrontation with James Leonard Fri day afternoon in the Leonard garage on the south side of the square. Leonard refused to go without a warrant reading and struck first with a powerful right blow. Leonard was arrested by Chief of Police Smith and fined one dollar and trimmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Linkenholker
James Leonard
Leonard
Linkenholker
Smith
Old Settlers Meeting Draws Ten Thousand in Farmersburg
In Farmersburg Aug 15 a crowd near 10000 attended the old settlers gathering at Bennett's grove. Special cars via the traction line carried attendees while the local band played. The oldest married couple prize went to Mr and Mrs George Allen after 64 years of marriage. Speeches were given by John T Hays Major Wm Crawford John C Chaney of Sullivan and Congressman Cullop of Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Farmersburg
Bennett’s Grove
George Allen
John T. Hays
Wm. T. Crawford
John C. Chaney
Sullivan
Cullop
Vincennes
Serious Charge Against Taylor In Squire Calvert Court
Thomas Taylor faces four charges after striking Frate C Liston in the head with a club Saturday. Accused of assault with intent to commit murder two cases of provoke and profanity and a peace bond must be filed. Liston’s outer skull was fractured on examination.
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Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Frate C. Liston
Squire Calverts Court
Liston
Hamilton Tiger Raided at Jackson Township Mine Tent
Constables Rich and Engle raided a blind tiger near the Hamilton mine in Jackson township last Thursday evening. Alfred Jacobson, jailed for illegal sale, was seized with a pistol drawn. another proprietor escaped with his gun and mace. Over fifty men drank beer from tin cups as a beer shipment from Jasonville was confiscated.
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Hamilton
Rich and
Engle
Jackson Township
Alfred Jacobson
Rich
Jacobson
Jasonville
No. 32 Tipple at Hymera to Shut Down for Tower Rebuild
Rebuilding work will idle the No. 32 mine at Hymera starting tomorrow. The tipple tower is being torn down and rebuilt, keeping the mine closed for an undetermined period.
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Hymera
Farm Change Hands Near Sullivan on Friday
J W Hargis sold the 80 acre Sinclair farm two miles south of Sullivan to Aud Price for 8000 dollars. Hargis came from Kinmundy Illinois and bought the property from Andy Sinclair a year earlier.
Deering Coal gets tax refund in court ruling
Commissioners Court allowed a refund of 102.88 to Deering Coal Co claiming double taxation on mineral and surface land. David H. Everhart et al faced a highway petition in Turman township with Nowlin Ransford and Thomas filing an answer that was continued. Mary D Hawkins highway petition in Hamilton township deemed not a public utility and continued.
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Hamilton Township
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg Report
Maurice Yeager, cooperative observer, summarizes the week ending August 13 with daily temperatures from 85 to 101 and mostly part cloudy or clear days. Rainfall includes 0.06 inches on the 7th and a trace on the 8th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager
Co-Operative Weather Observer
Motion to Quash Case Overruled in Auto Without Plate
Elmer Holmes an Able Moore employee faced charges for operating an auto without a number plate. John W. Lindley, the defendant’s attorney, moved to quash. Justice Kirkham overruled the motion and dismissed the case due to the absence of the prosecuting witness Constable Linkenhaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Holmes
Able & Moore
Kirkham
John W. Lindley
Linkenhaker
Turman Township Sunday School Conven tion Picnic Tomorrow
The twenty ninth annual Turman Township Sunday School Association meeting will be at Manns grove west of Graysville tomorrow. Secretary Warren Watson organized an excellent program. Rev J M Vawter of Sullivan Christian church will deliver the address.
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Turman Township Sunday School Association
Mann’s Grove
Graysville
Warren Watson
J. M. Vawter
Sullivan Christian Church
Barbershop Singers Prompt Laugh with Short Set
In a local barber shop two prominent men sang together with one accompanying on bass. They finished, and a barber teased the group to make the next song a short one.
Divorce and civil actions list from local court
Multiple cases filed including Ethel Read v Robert Read for divorce, Ida M Brewster v John Brewster divorce, John E Osborn v Florence F Osborn divorce, Mary B Aspy v Alex Knoy et al quiet title, Samuel A Followell v Bessie M Followell divorce, Witt Mercantile Co v Mary F Barnhart on account, Thos J Tennis v Brazil Block Coal Co complaint for damages.
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Ethel Read
Robert
Read
Ida M. Brewster
John Brewster
John E. Osborn
Florence F. Osborn
Mary B. Aspy
Alex. Knoy
Samuel A. Followell
Bessie M. Followell
Witt Mercantile Co
Mary F. Barnhart
Thos. J. Tennis
Brazil Block Coal Co
Local social and church notices from Sullivan area
Dr Hammond visits Sullivan on business and a Rockville chautauqua features My Meeker as platform manager. Harriet Hoskinson visits near Trimble. families travel from Niagara Falls and Kentucky. A union service on campus, a farewell sermon at the Christian church, and chautauqua baker hire cited. Gypsy night includes palm readings and mystery lunches for guests Paul Phillips Sullivan Myrtle Phillips Sullivan Carrie Robertson Vincennes Laurence Fox Palestine.
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King of Paxton
Edna Vigus
Hkenneit
The
Christian Church
Adiens
Paul and
Myrtle Phillips
Sullivan
Carrie Robertson
Vincennes
Laurence Fox
Palestine
Wreck kills Ft Wayne engineer William Arrick
William E. Arrick of Fort Wayne, an engineer on a Pennsylvania train and nephew of local resident John C. Chaney, was killed Sunday when a Pennsylvania flyer jumped a switch and crashed into a freight train in Fort Wayne.
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William E. Arrick
Ft. Wayne
Pennsylvania
John C. Chaney
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C& E.L RR
Lim
N. K. Agnew
Ind
T. E. Hoover
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Indianapolis Southern
St Ta Maes
Hoosier Bargain Store
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Company
Sullivan Union
Terre Haute Tribune
the Farmers Guide
Gruber
Houpt
Long
New Christian Church
Olney
Kentucky
Maude
Reath
Ward Black
Near Palestine
Inez King
Oaktown
Miss Vigus
Miss King
Alverta White
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