Local Licks and Village Gossip in Bloomington
In Bloomington Star Love Ann Long hints at marriage "when the morning glories come" while June roses loom. Town chatter covers cat fights, a squeaky baby, Spivins fiddling, a Gosport undertaker, and a cataleptic tom cat. Politicians, parishioners, and petty feuds fill the talk with social brawls and small-town names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love Ann
Bill Hawkins
Jim Spivins
Bill Blithers
Hansford
Peaceful Valley
Brown County
Gosport
Johnny Spruceby
Salina Baker
Tom-Cat
Squire Hansford
Teddy
Doc McFadden
Squire
Si Plum
Dick Beardsly
Arminta Jones
Squire Hartsock
John W. Kern
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement escrowed by Cheney firm
Frank J. Cheney declares as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6, 1886 before A. W. Gleason notary. Cure taken internally and said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by all druggists. 7c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Barn Fire Destroys McKinley Property in Gill Township
While the family attended a chautauqua in Merom, lightning struck Cleveland McKinley’s barn in Gill township and it was destroyed by fire. Four horses perished along with hay, corn, and grain assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Cleveland McKinley
Gill Township
Republican County Ticket Leaders Named
For Attorney General F H Wurzher. For Supt of Public Instruction Samuel C Ferrell. For State Statistician J L Peets. For Judge Wm R Nesbit. For Prosecuting Attorney Walter F Wood. For Representative William J Williams. For Treasurer Don A Cochran. For Sheriff Henry H Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Wurzher
Samuel C. Ferrell
Walter F. Wood
William J. Williams
Don A. Cochran
Henry H. Smith
Spider in Newspaper Answers Advertising Luck
Mark Twain recalls a subscriber asking if finding a spider in The Virginia City Enterprise signified luck. The reply explains the spider was attracted by ads, not luck, and would prefer a brand new web over a quiet storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City Enterprise
Mark Twain
Advertising versus unadvertised goods in farm commerce
The Farmer's Guide presents a discussion on why merchants should buy advertised merchandise. A merchant who prioritizes advertised brands notes better sales and customer trust, backed by manufacturer guarantees, publisher oversight, and loyalty to trusted trade names. The piece urges readers to favor advertised goods and verify claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Guide
Huntington
Ind
Ben F. Biliter
Farmer’s
Tal
Inquirer
Electric Bitters Prove Life and Strength for Henry Man
Flying Men Fall suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles like others but T D Peebles of Henry Tennessee found relief after six bottles of Electric Bitters. He says they gave him new strength and appetite faster than other remedies and that the remedy helps everybody from the first dose at 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Peebles
Henry
Tenn
Joe K. Smock & Son's
The Trials Of A Traveler
A Vermont salesman E E Youngs praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as an excellent remedy for constipation indigestion and stomach liver and kidney troubles. Sold by Joe K Smock and Son at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Youngs
E. Berkshire
Dr. King
Joe K. Smock & Son’s
Aging race mare Anna Rooney dies after long ownership
Anna Rooney a pacing race mare owned by Mrs. A D Leach died last week of old age. The aged horse age unknown and had been in Mrs Leach possession for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Rooney
A. D. Leach
Notice to Non-Residents in Sullivan County Quiet Title Case
Sullivan Circuit Court September Term 1912 Indiana Coal Company Levi W Hall vs John Harris Complaint No 15143 Quiet Title. On August 26 1912 plaintiffs filed complaint with Clerk of Court seeking quiet title and noting nonresidents. Defendants warned to appear by October 21 1912 or face the suit in their absence. Charles R Railsback Clerk. Attorneys Drake and Hays. First insertion Aug 28 1912-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan
Indiana Coal Company
Levi W. Hall
John Harris
J. H. Drake
John T
Will H. Hays
Sullivan Circuit
Harris
John Har
State of
Charles R. Railsback
Sullivan Circuit Court
Indiana Coal Company, Et al
Edward E. Dix
Shrdiy
Milton A. Haddon
Indiana Coal Company et al Complaint filed in Sullivan Court
The Indiana Coal Company and others filed a complaint in Sullivan Circuit Court on August 26 1912 against William D Griswold Maria L Griswold Solomon Sturges and Lucy Sturges alleging claim and seeking court action unless they appear and answer by October 21 1912. Attorneys John T Hays and Will Hays represent the plaintiffs with first insertion August 28 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Griswold
John T
Will H. Hays
Sullivan Circuit
Maria L. Griswold
Solomon Sturges
Lucy Sturges
Two Color Ribbon Movement Sells on Payments
Back spacer and tabulating device to be sold on payments. Price listed at $40.00 and applies to this office.
Interurban Time Table Sullivan to Terre Haute Schedule
Interurban trains run Sullivan to Terre Haute with morning departures at 6 45, 7 20, 8 40, 10 00, 11 00, 12 40, 1 25, 3 15, 3 50, 4 60, 6 10, 7 25, 8 30, 10 00, 12 00 p m. Terre Haute to Sullivan lists 4 46 5 35, 7 20, 8 40, 10 00, 11 20 a m, and 12 20, 2 00, 2 36, 3 40, 5 00, 6 00, 7 20, 9 00, 11 00 p m. Daily except Sunday limited trains. Pimento and Youngstown flag stops on all trains. 11 00 p m Terre Haute train waits while Theatre clears.
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Sullivan
Terre Haute
A. m
Pimento
Youngstown
Notice to Bidders for County Infirmary Supplies
The Board of Commissioners of Sullivan County Indiana invites sealed bids by 12 noon on September 3 1912 for three months of supplies to the county infirmary per requisition on file in the Auditor’s office. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Attest Commissioners John Driver John A Mattix John Scott. Auditor Win S Bicknell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Sullivan County
Indiana
John Driver
John A. Mattix
John Scott
Win S. Bicknell
Voters Told Where to Register in Two Townships
Important notice announces registration for Cass Township Precinct 5 and Fairbanks Township Precinct 1 during the September Session of 1912. Voters in Cass County will register September 6 at Gilmour near Everhart's Schoolhouse, and Fairbanks Township voters will register September 6 at Ida Pogue's residence replacing the Fairbanks Bank site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Gilmour
Everhart
Fairbanks Township
Ida Pogue
Fairbanks Bank
S. Bicknell
Sullivan County
Indiana
Oil man Adkins in Chicago and Indiana well update
H. H. Adkins spent last week in Chicago and reported drilling a promising oil well near Washington Indiana. Mrs H C Steel visited Palestine last week with Mrs Chauncey Cobb.
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H. H. Adkins
Chicago
Washington
Ind
H. C .Steel
Palestine
Chauncey Cobb
Special Round Trip Excursion Fares to Indian Springs
Special round trip excursion fares offered by the Chicago Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway to Indian Springs. From Sullivan the fare is 1.30 with sale dates June 22 23 29 30 and July 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 and August 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 and September 1 1912. Tickets valid for return within seven days of sale. Trains depart Sullivan at 9:40 a m and 8:30 p m connecting at Black Hawk with the main line for Indian Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Terre Haute
Southeastern
Indian Springs
Sullivan
Black~hawk
Wanted Ideas and Inventions Promised by Manufacturers
Victor J. Evans & Co promotes a program sending four books free in exchange for invention ideas. It claims prizes for inventions and offers patent assistance or fee refunds. Based in Washington D. C. at 100 Ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor J. Evans & CO
Ninth St
Washington, D. C
Quiet Title Action Filed in Sullivan Circuit Court 1912
Edward E. Dix and others file a complaint No. 15 126 in the Sullivan Circuit Court seeking to quiet title to real estate in Sullivan County Indiana. The filing includes an affidavit listing numerous Dix heirs and related parties with a summons to appear or demur by a court call date.
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Scott Hardware Co
Dodds
Dodd & Struthers
D.&s
West Dodd
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Wm. T. Crawford Sullivan
Bloomington Star
Squire Hawkins
Bill Bledsoe
Ed Bascombe
Taft
Sallie Beardsley
Bloomington
West
Spivins
THE
Sullivan Union
Chaney
R. P. White
William Howard Taft
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Winfield T. Durbin
Thomas T. Moore
Fred I. King
Auditor of State
L Newt. Brown
Joe Freeman
J. L. Peets
Supreme Court
Warwick H. Ripley
Woodfind. Robinson
Leander J. Monks
Judge
Appellate Court
David A. Myers
Republican County
WM. R. Nesbit
Frank Springer
George McNabb
John Ersinger
Ira J. Gill
Public Square
Clayton A. Price
State of Indiana
C.T. Howard
Indiana Veterinary College
Parks & Knotts Barn
Sullivan, Indiana
Emerson
Interurban
C. H. Stratton Loan Co
Crowder Ridg
East Side Square
Parker
Leseriant
Coloe
Www
L. Laurent
Shelburn, Ind
Joshua E. Dix
Susan J. Dix
Clater B. Dix
Mary F. Dix
Edgar E. Dix
Vernetta Dix
Charles L. Dix
Florence E. Dix
Sollie S. Dix
Dona C. Dix
Valetta Dix
Axie B. Steele
William L. Steele
Cora Hart
Glenn D. Hart
Josie Novak
William L Novak
Angie A. Ingeless
John Ir~siess
Mary A. Donaldson
James Donaldson
Ersten Johnson
T. Johnson
Solomon J. Dix
Arthur A. Dix
William Dicks
Anna Dicks
Devisees
Eli Dix
Mariam Dix
Carrie Dix
P. A. Barco
Briggs
Billman Funeral
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