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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
5
A long list of town updates from Fairbanks notes Alf Russell’s minor injuries after a plow accident. Visitors and travelers include Max Kisner from Terre Haute and Trinity Springs trips by several residents. Social visits touch schools, churches, picnics, and family gatherings. A few health notes and a request for rain to aid wheat farming close the item.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh through constitutional methods by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and invite testimonials from users. Toledo firm F J Cheney & Co markets and distributes nationwide.
Prof W T Turman and daughter Ruth and Mrs Manning of Terre Haute and Laura Durham of Wave land attended the Mangrove pre Saturday visit relatives and old friends. Warren Watson and wife, Florence Bragden and Ray Watson joined a reunion at Hymera Wednesday. Mrs Claude Campbell and her little daughter visited her parents near Shelburn last week. Over picnic Saturday was well attended despite a afternoon storm with a good area. and Mrs Anton Peterson and
A Sullivan area column reports on church events, weather, and local people. It mentions O. P. Badger and Lon Pennington ill, Ruth Eno leaving for Washington to work as a government clerk, and visits by Geo Morris, Richard McKinley, J. W. Watson, John Davis and Paul Cushman. It notes corn displays by A N S Burton and Sons and a rapid freighting order. The Council of Defense is urged to provide an adding machine for Joe Gray and John Pinkston as 141 autos passed the brick store corner last Sunday in one hour. Roy reports rapid transportation order progress and a local company winning two flags and $25 prize for best drilled company within 64 days.
George Fuson Jr left for North Dakota earlier this week. J A VanVileck sold his Narrows farm to Shelburn buyers and will relocate soon. Wheat delivered to West Union elevator. nineteen loads crossed the ferry Tuesday. Hosea Drake and wife returned from Springfield Illinois after a visit. Cal Harmon and daughter Opal came back from Devils Lake Dakota by car. Harmon’s sister-in-law Mrs Sankey accompanied them. Harmon plans to farm near the Narrows in Indiana. Carl and Will Lester heard Congressman Bland at Hymera Thursday. Uncle Jim Kelly, sick with pneumonia, showing some improvement. C F Whitlock family drove to Sullivan Friday. Ben Adams spent Friday with Rev O M Deal at Graysville. Mrs Will Gaston visited Mrs Will Lester Friday. Albin Bicknell and daughter Essie attended chautauqua at Tuistonville. Carl and Mrs Lester and others also mentioned.
Fred Wernz and family were in Terre Haute on Friday. Our Sunday school attended the Main Grove convention, the 34th time in 36 years. Various attendees from Union Chapel visited Kingsley Sunday school. Will Thomas attended the Gas kins public sale near Farmersburg Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Van Vieck and Jarren Dickerson visited Sullivan. A large gathering spent a pleasant evening at the Whitlock home with watermelons served. Miss Zora Wisener of Farmersburg visited C. F. Whitlock and family Sunday. Jesse Harris has a new Oakland car. Roy Drake held a barn raising east of the chapel. Thursday CEES, Albin Icknell and daughter Mrs Jesse RBRorders went to Terre Haute with Jesse en route to training camp in Indianapolis to meet them at Terre Haute.
The U S Government will send carloads of war exhibits to the Indiana State Fair for eight days starting August 31. The display will show many war machines and methods, moving pictures, and features from the Army, Navy, Agriculture, and Forestry.
An auto driven by Joan Meng of Carlisle struck a road pipe near Frank Springer’s home four miles southwest of the city on Thursday afternoon. The vehicle rolled over. Meng suffered a broken collar bone and Ysrael D. Risher, a Civil War veteran, was severely injured. Dr. George Pirtle of Carlisle attended the injured. the car belonged to Risher and was badly damaged.
Civil docket lists quiet title case William M. Alsop v Jane Martin et al. and partition action Peoples State Bank of Sullivan v Loretta Botts. Foreclosure action Builders Saving and Loan Association v Elmer Lloyd et al. Damages suit Alfred Sills v United Fourth Vein Coal Co. and note action William T. Bates v Houston Bates.
Chairman G. W. Gambill announces a county wide directive to Sullivan farmers to raise wheat acreage by seventeen percent this fall. The plan adds 3 596 acres to the total, bringing the expected wheat area to 40 410 acres.
At a meeting in Indianapolis last Thursday Thomas B. Springer of this county was named as vice president after his recent appointment to the board.
The post office at Lewis inside Charles Boston's store was robbed early Sunday. About fourteen dollars in pennies and twelve dollars from the store were stolen.
Joshua Beasley left Sundday for Susanville California where he was called on account of the illness of his daughter Miss Josephine Beasley. Mrs Beasley has been there for some time.
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