Sullivan County Teachers Institute Set for September Session
County Superintendent Park has nearly arranged the Sullivan County Teachers Institute to convene at the Sullivan courthouse on Monday September 4 for a five day session. Noted educators will include Dr. A E Winship editor of the Journal of Education with assistants Mrs Olcott and Miss Monkhouse. Dr Winship will lecture Rascals and Saints on Wednesday evening. Efforts aim to make this the county's most successful meeting to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Sullivan County Teachers’ Institute
Court House
Sullivan
A. E. Winship
The
Journal of Education
Winship
Olcott
New Lebanon Social Notes and Local Moves
Miss Allen remains ill with no improvement. Miss Mable Short of Hillsboro visited Miss Clarah McCoy. J. W. Phillips, here for a week tending his farm, returned to Paxton. Miss Lelia Ruddell of Sullivan visits Jas. Stewart and wife. J. K. Coulson shipped two carloads of hogs. The New Lebanon quarterly meeting will be at Walker's Chapel August 26 and 27 with Rev. Clppinger in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Phillips
Paxton
Ills
Lelia Ruddell
Sullivan
Jas. Stewart
J. K. Coulson
New Lebanon
Walker’s Chapel
Rev. Clppinger
Local Social Notes From Tar Water Area
Mr and Mrs Chas Denney spent Sunday in Sullivan. Miss Gertrude Whitmire of Paxton visited Miss Etta Lovelace. Esther Moore Grace and Sarah McClure Mae and Essie Wilson returned from Niagara Falls. Several locals attended Chautauqua Merom and a Sunday School convention Manns Grove. Frank Aydelotte sails to Oxford University. Capt Roland Smythe and George Bicknell guests of the Aydelotte family. Community birthday party for Walter Springer with local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Denney
Sullivan
Gertrude Whitmire
Paxton
Etta Lovelace
Esther Moore
Grace
Sarah McClure
Mae
Essie Wilson
Niagara Falls
Grace McClure
Zora Wisener
the Narrows
Maude Arnett
Sarah
Merom
Mae Wilson
Jack Brokaw
Arthur Willis
Roland B. Smythe
Proof of Alibi in Sluder Murder Case
Jesse Sluder of Hymera still proclaims his innocence in the murder of Ralston Caldwell. He is jailed in Brazil awaiting trial and says his wife and others will prove he was at home the night of the crime. Sluder claims Emanuel Gillman’s confession was coerced and false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Sluder
Hymera
Ralston Caldwell
Brazil
Caldwell
Sluder
Emanuel Gillman
Slader
Local Notes From Sullivan Area Hoedown and Trades
A. L. Creager assists F. M. Kehoe and Co. Mrs Daughtery and Maud visit Wm. Engle west of Sullivan. Jerry Watson buys Charles Griffiths farm east of town. Griffith buys Jos. Shep herd farm south of town. Coal drilling west of town advances well. Maud Daughtery and Mrs. Willis shop in Sullivan. Robert Bicknell visits Fred Hollingsworth in neighboring Oak town. J. J. McCammon conducts Sullivan business. Joseph Wolf attends Providence meeting. Murray Walters and family visiting J. W. Walters. Jonas Ladson loses a mule. George Klingman of Terre Haute visits. Providence protracted meeting draws large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Creager
F. M. Kehoe and Co
Daughtery
Maud
Wm. Engle
Sullivan
Jerry Watson
Charles Griffith
Mr. Griffith
Jos. Shepherd Farm
Maud Daughtery
C. R. Willis
Robert Bicknell
Oaktown
Fred Hollingsworth
J. J. McCammon
Joseph Wolf
Providence
Murray Walters
Illinois
J. W. Walters
Jonas Ladson
George Klingman
Terre Haute
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New Liberty Church Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. Mattie Boone and daughter visited James Boone and family Thursday. Services planned with Bro Alvin A Russell preaching Saturday and Sunday. Numerous locals attended Chautauqua in Merom Sunday evening. Aunt Leah Loudermilk visited sister J D Loudermilk. Basket meeting at New Liberty next Sunday. Aunt Lizzie Gatson very low with consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Boone
Eura
Floy
James Boone
Lee Burnett
Allie Moore
New Liberty
Alvin A. Russell
This Place
Edna Boone
Grace Loudermilk
Arron Holder
Chautauqua Association
Merom
Heemine French
Paul and
Hutson Boone
Ezra Brashier
Leah Loudermilk
J. D. Loudermilk
Ed Smith
Caroline Wilson
Wm. Whitman
Lafe Whitman
John McCammon
Paxton
Martha Pirtle
Verra
Cruse South
Carlisle
Lizzie Gatson
Benson Chapel Social Notes and Local Visits
Farmers plow for wheat. Bessie Taylor visited Jennie Hughes Sunday. Willie Wyman and Mina Andres attended a meeting at Douglass Chapel Saturday night. Wash Osburn hauled hogs to Sullivan Tuesday. Murray Shields and family visited Uncle Billy Curry near Farmerspurg Sunday. William Taylor and wife visited near Prairieton Friday to Sunday. Mrs James Curry and family visited on business Saturday evening. Several from the area attended Uncle John Shields funeral at Liberty last Tuesday. Flossie and Porter Shields of Terre Haute visiting local friends. Virgil Lame of Prairieton visiting Jess Hughes on return from Orange County. Mrs Earl Shields of Terre Haute visited her father Albert Hopewell Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Taylor
Jennie Hughes
Willie Wyman
Mina Andres
Douglass Chapel
Wash Osburn
Sullivan
Murray Shields
Ray
Billy Curry
Farmerspurg
William Taylor
Prairieton
James Curry
John
Ethel
Albina Marshal
Oliver
Hymera
John Shields
Liberty
Flossie
Porter Shields
Terre Haute
Virgil Lame
Orange County
Jess Hughes
Earl Shields
Albert Hopewell
Local Visits and Household Work Highlight Clay City Notes
A sister of Mrs. Wash Osburn of Clay City is visiting. James Hiatt is plastering his house. Cyrus Stark and wife attended a meeting at Marlow on Saturday night. Fred Werntz and his wife and mother visited Wash Osburn and wife on Saturday night and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Osburn
Clay City
James Hiatt
Cyrus Stark
Marlow
Fred Werntz
Merom Chau tauqua attendance noted in Big Springs
Rev Lichter and George Bicknell dined with Dr and Mrs Durham. Merom Chau tauqua drew many locals who felt well paid. Visitors from Terre Haute Carlisle and Illinois called on friends. Sunday School Convention succeeded with an address by Lichter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichter
George Bicknell
Durham
W. T. Turman
Terre Haute
Edna Johnson
Ella Warner
Carlisle
Zora Faut
Illinois
Allie Watson
J. B. Durham
John Rouse
Kidder
Ella Eno
Merom
Mary Manning
Bernice Harper
Mrs Beauchamp Improves After Therapy With Dr Ira Larr
Mrs Rebecca Beauchamp of Fairbanks reported by Dr Ira H Larr that her rheumatism improved. She can walk around the room without a crutch and her pains disturb sleep very little now.
New Suits and Legal Actions In Indiana Courts
Andrew Sinclair sues Edward Hoskins and others in a surety against principal action. Samuel Douglas sues Harlan Hill Clyde Hill and others to quiet title. Bertha E Snyder sues William Snyder for divorce. Manford Otto sues Citizens Trust Co of Sullivan Indiana and John C Chaney for damages. Wade H Benefield appeals after liquor license denial by county commissioners. State of Indiana with Bessie Brunmett sues John Brodie in bastardy case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Sinclair
Edward Hoskins
Samuel Douglas
Harlan Hill
Clyde Hill
Bertha E. Snyder
William Snyder
Manford Otto
Citizens’ Trust Company
Sullivan
Indiana
John C. Chaney
Wade H. Benefield
Shelburn
Circuit Court
State of Indiana
Bessie Brunmett
John Brodie
Sullivan Markets and Prices for Farm Commodities
Market list shows wheat old and new at 80 to 85 cents per bushel, flour 2.80 to 3.00 per cwt, corn 2.00, oats 25 cents, hay 6.50 to 7.50 for baled No. 1, straw wheat 4.00, oats 95.00, hogs and cattle values, calves 4.00, sheep 4.50, lambs 5.00, lard, hides, eggs 13 cents a dozen, chickens 10 cents, turkeys 10 cents, geese 4 cents, ducks 6 cents, sugars 1.00 per 14 pounds, butter, potatoes 40 to 50 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Big Stock Sale at Houck Farm in Sullivan County
Public auction September 6 1905 at Peter Houck estate near Merom Station Gill Twp Sullivan Co Indiana. Sale includes wagons plows cultivators buggies harness hay corn cows steers calves and other farm items with 10 spring calves and a thoroughbred bull. Terms cash under 5 dollars. credit for larger sums with security. Auctioneer Jon Onnacgr clerk Gsonaz McNaas administrator Hogvox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Houck
Merom Station
Gill Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
Cor
Jon Onnacgr
Gsonaz McNaas
Hogvox
Head Cut Off by Freight Train
A well dressed 21 year old man was killed when a north bound E T H freight struck him near the I C junction. The body was severed and unidentifiable at first. Later identification found Charles Pirtle of Knox county. he had been in Sullivan visiting relatives after attending a reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Junction
Charles Pirtle
Abe Pirtle
Oaktown
Knox County
Pirtle
Sullivan
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Heart Trouble
A Chicago death linked to heart trouble is blamed on indigestion in a sales pitch for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The ad claims stomach pressure causes heart palpitations and breathing difficulty and promises quick relief with a money back guarantee at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dr. Caldwell
Joe K. Smock
Dentist praised for painless extractions in letters
August 21 letters from Indiana residents praise Dr. Lindley for extracting teeth with no pain. One testimonial says four teeth and roots were removed without hurt, comparing old and new methods. Another note commends relief after long dread of extractions and mentions “never hurt me a particle.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley
Henry Dickey
Shelburn
Ind
Bob Vanhorn
Staffordshire
Fairbanks News Roundup of Local Lives and Happenings
George Truitt of Farmersburg visited nearby friends on Wednesday. Hogs sold to James Scott. D. J. Dilley and wife with Belle Yeager visited John Pogue family. Mrs. Elsie Chapman of Terre Haute visited locals. George Kersey and Dana Johnson attended Sunday school picnic at Mann's grove. Joe DeBaun family left for Trinity Springs. Cyrus Drake sick with stroke recovering. Albert Johnson and wife at Melford Stevens' Tuesday. Birth: daughter to C. D. Pounds. Orlando C. Brewer visited William Ransford family. Otho DeWitt began work for Wake Milligan. David Thompson moved to Illinois. Ida Reed, Elva Riggs, Hezekiah Dix, Estelle Drake at church Sunday night. Otis Dix of Prairie Creek now hack driver. Other Pound to resume work soon. Clennie Frakes ill recently. Rev. Oneal preached Hunt church services. Other Pound left to marry Miss McDonald at Homer Morgan's near Prairie Creek. Hazle Clause and Orville Horner to begin work on Fairbanks school roof. Melford Stevens family and Emery Johnson visited Riley Johnson. Tilghman Johnson departed for Terre Haute after word sister Belle Elliott died Sunday night after months of illness. Jessie Ernest and Levi Drake attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando C. Brewer
William T. Ransford
Otho DeWitt
Wake Milligan
David Thompson
Illinois
Ida Reed
Elva Riggs
Hezekiah Dix
Estelle Drake
Otis Dix
Prairie Creek
Hack
Pound
Terre Haute
Belle Elliott
Jessie Ernest
Levi Drake
Big Ben Eaton Credibly Treated by Dr Ira H Larr
A letter from Sullivan Indiana dated August 22 1905 reports B A Eaton who weighed 303 pounds and after three weeks of treatment with Dr Ira H Larr weighs 278 pounds and claims relief from stomach and kidney troubles. The note asserts a permanent cure for rheumatism stomach kidney liver epilepsy and other conditions through properly used foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira H Larr
B. A. Eaton
Sullivan
Ind
Mr. Eaton
Local Events Mention Picnic and Baseball Result
Amy Bales of Terre Haute visits friends in town while O. C. Brewer and Dr. J. H. Neff join the Star Order. Lyman Pound loses a valuable horse. Merom Palestine Graysville combine to defeat the locals 9 to 3 in seven innings last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
Amy Bales
Terre Haute
O. C. Brewer
J. H. Neff
Star Order
Lyman Pound
Graysville
Merom
Palestine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teachers’ Institute
Miss Allen
Mable Short
Hillsborough, Ills
Clarah McCoy
Mrs. C. O. Thornberry
Mr. Thornberry
Mrs
Wm. Thornberry
Clint Murdock
Wm. Marts
Lydia Woodard
Chester
Ora Shepherd
Mt. Tabor
Perry Brown
Mann’s Grove
Oscar Johnston
Corinth
Charles T. Bass
National Negro Business Men’s League
New York
Charles Ween
Fort Branch
John Elman
Flora Stevens
Cincinnati
John Hunt
Floyd McBride
Sullivan Masonic Lodge
John Brookbank
Felton, Ky
Emily Brookbank
Frank Aydelotte
Oxford University
Oxford
England
Haverford
Walter Springer
Herbert Davis
Loren Burton
Lawrence Burton
Max Billman
Guy Wible
Frank Chaney
Dan Crowder
Price Mullane
Russell Thompson
Lawrence Willis
Lloyd Lang
Helen Crowder
Grace Cochran
Mary Buck
Marie Hazelrigg
Pauline Benefield
Nellie Thompson
Marguerite Shaffer
Mildred Reed
Mary Brokaw
Benson Chapel
Big Springs
Rebecca Beauchamp
Fairbanks
Ira H. Larr
Sullivan Markets
S.E. Lindley
Nials
Dr. Lindley
George Truitt
Farmersburg
Lige Johnson
James Scott
D. J. Dilley
Belle Yeager
John Pogue
Elsie Chapman
George Kersey
Dana Johnson
Joe DeBaun
Trinity Springs
Cyrus Drake
Albert Johnson
Melford Stevens
C. D. Pounds
Big Ben Eaton
East Side
Douthitt’s South Side
Mankedick
Beck
W. H. Hill, JR
J.K
Ment
Union Christian
Merom, Indiana
UNION
Christian College
Pres, G. J. Jones, OR
A. M. Ward
Sec
R. R
America
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Morse School of Telegraphy
Buffalo
N.Y
LaCrosse
Wis
San Francisco
Cal
Ohio
Atlanta, Ga
Texarkana, Tex
Starity
J. H. Hill
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