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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
3
Narrows reports improvements among the sick and notes regular mail service updates. Golden Drake bought a new buggy while families visit relatives in Clay City and Bloomington. Church events, a quarterly conference at Graysville, and upcoming weddings are highlighted among residents and travelers.
Mesdames Cox and Cox attend the Sunday school convention at Mann's Grove Saturday. D. L. Taylor was in Palestine last Saturday. A. G. Apple and family of Richwoods Illinois visited friends here Sunday. G Elmer son of Mr and Mrs W E Shears died at his home last Thursday after a lingering illness. burial at the French cemetery. Mrs Sylvanus French died at her home Monday morning leaving a father mother two sisters three brothers a husband and five children.
Mrs Josephine Hawkins attended church at Pleasantville Saturday and Sunday Mr and Mrs Oscar Hawkins of Sullivan visited in this vicinity last week Ben and Sam Hummel preparing to build a new house The new school house at Glendora nearing completion Dustin Hawkins went to Terre Haute Friday Miss Gertrude Herbert of Sullivan in this vicinity Thursday Alex Davis moving house for a new one Silas Hammonds has blood poisoning from a hand wound.
For Sale or Trade. New three room brick house with cellar under it, barn and other outbuildings, good young orchard, all under fence. Located in Hymera. Call on or address Ulysses Hoggatt, Hymera, Ind. 6 4t.
One hundred and forty bushels of new clean timothy seed offered by J M Hayden Sullivan Ind. Residence 34 miles west of Sullivan. St Mike Ungerer and I D Risher Republicans of Haddon township were in the city Saturday making business calls at the Union office.
The annual reunion of Company D 31st Indiana Volunteers was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stratton on south Main street. A large turnout of veterans with wives and families enjoyed a decoratively adorned yard, a bountiful noon meal, and speeches by Col. John Smith, F. E. Pierce, and others. Officers elected for the next year were Harrison Boles, James F. Eaton, W. G. Dudley, with a board of managers. Sixteen members attended, listing several named individuals from Farmersburg Sullivan Bowling Green Terre Haute and Martinsville.
Vincennes University aims for its strongest year in history with all last year’s faculty returning and higher attendance expected. The oldest Indiana college offers a two department structure including business and music, with an academy for eighth grade graduates and a college for high school graduates. The fall term starts September 15, and a catalogue is available. Mr and Mrs Woods traveled to Chicago Saturday and will stay till Thursday. Children’s Cloaks at Visknisk ki’s.
A collage of odd notes and social quips about Sullivan County. It mentions library bookings, Jockey Alley, a future visit by John R. Eastwil to Sullivan, political interviews for Second District Democrats, a ride incident in Illinois, oyster season, yacht racing doubts, Spencer’s chicken leash ordinance, King Peter of Servia, Lord Barrington and soap, a much married man at Dageer, electric road disturbances, a German picnic in Terre Haute, a man in Gill township with a polished mustache courting, an Iowa divorce over muddy beds, and a remark on Democrat proclivities and mushroom growth.
Terre Haute hosts the Great Vigo County Fair August 31 to September 6 1903 with enhanced stock agricultural and art displays. The event features day and night carnival shows free open-air exhibits impressive lighting and a high-class race program plus a wedding ceremony on the grounds and special rail rates.
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