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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
4
Indiana farmers report widespread disruption to agricultural cycles with variable rainfall and improving crops in parts. Wheat oats rye move slowly to market while potatoes harvests shrink and melon crops excel. Livestock health largely good except for pinkeye in a few cattle and horses and farm labor exceeds demand.
A dreamlike poem describes ascent to a bright beyond where music fills a boundless heaven. An angel explains the eternal home is built on love and the good will of one’s fellow man, forged through tears and trials, prompting the speaker to vow to treat others square.
A long list of real estate deeds appears with transfers to numerous individuals and couples, specifying parcels by lot, block, and street in various townships, alongside a local scene of church, social, and humorous notes from Helmsburg. Names include Maurice Asdell Fred Cox Teresa Millilane and others. The column also records a Sunday sermon at the Helmsburg church and a series of light local vignettes about Aunt Becky Jones, Arminta Jones, Zeb Stubbins, and community life, plus remarks on beer sales and a few odd incidents.
The Sullivan Union urges voters to support Constitutional amendments on September 6. Tax related changes would require all property to be assessed and taxed fairly, closing gaps that hide assets like promissory notes and securities. The editorial calls for every eligible voter to participate, stressing progress and duty to vote.
A fragment discussing controversy around church actions and accusations linked to stringent blue laws, reflecting public friction between religious institutions and legal constraints.
Constable Si Plum seeks cold weather clothes and has only ear muffs left. Aunt Sally Hawkins notes Rev Perkins will return after the soldiers bean dinner at Schooner. Homecoming at Solsberry featured fiddler Jim Slivers with Arkansaw Traveler. Deacon Ebberson lost the left handed horseshoe contest to a Bear Creek Baptist preacher, stirring old town rivalries.
Property transfers in Sullivan County from Ezr a Gibson to Agnes L and Saml Taylor to Alva Marts heirs and others. Listings show various deeds, prices, and lot descriptions across 12-7-8, 32-9-9, and 34-8-9 townships. Also includes city tax and public notices from Hymera and Sullivan County authorities.
Taxpayers of Stockton Township Greene County Indiana and Cass Jefferson Townships Sullivan County Indiana are notified a petition by William R Dugger and 75 others seeks grading draining and macadam paving of a public highway between Sullivan and Greene counties from the southeast corner of the northeast quarter Section 24 at Linton and Paxton Gravel Road Jefferson Township Sullivan County north two miles and 120 rods to the Linton and Dugger Gravel Road meeting of the two county boards on September 9 1921 at the Court House commissioners room.
The administrator of the estate of Joseph R. McNabb will sell at public auction on September 22, 1921, at the decedent’s late residence near Merom Station, Emma McCormick’s farm, items including horses, mules, hogs, cattle, farm implements, a Ford truck, a Oldsmobile, and miscellaneous farm property. A possible one half interest in about 150 acres of growing corn may be included or excluded at the administrator’s decision. Terms: credit of ten months on sums over five dollars with no interest. cash for sums under five dollars. purchaser must pay cash or give a note with approved surety before removing property. sale starts at 10 a.m. and continues until sold. CLARIS E. SETZER, Administrator. A. G. McNabb, Attorney. Ist insertion Aug. 31, 1921.
The undersigned has been appointed administratrix of the estate of Francis Willis late of Sullivan County Indiana deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. COROTA BURRIS administratrix. Walter F Wood attorney. First insertion August 31 1921.
The article explains that school derives from the Greek schole meaning leisure. It notes that attendance once required personal leisure before becoming an industrial educational institution.
fragmentary notes discuss a scientist at the Smithsonian and a claimed ancestor in central Montana. The skull of an unusual primate is examined to determine if it is a monkey or another primate. The text states there were no monkeys in the areas now part of the United States.
Quote on college life stressing the value of choosing companions who will become lifelong friends. The piece highlights the role of individuals and groups in shaping student history through shared leisure and fireside conversations.
A U S D A circular on the fur industry notes wild animals rush to game sanctaries at the start of each open hunting season seeking protection.
A garbled text fragment appears with stray phrases about hands, wax, and tools. Names and clear events are unreadable, leaving a puzzle-like snippet.
Readable lines discuss arranging and nurturing flowers to strengthen stems and keep plants upright. The passage suggests methods to make growth supple and stable, though many words are garbled and specifics are missing.
A brief notice notes ice in open air evaporates rapidly with frost progress. It warns that within a month the ice could shed about 25 percent of its weight. The observation underscores the quick evaporation rate in frosty conditions.
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