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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
1
Anna M. Bruner of Vincennes seeks a divorce and $300000 from Andrew Bruner, a wealthy oil man, in circuit court. The couple, with grown son and daughter as witnesses, face a lengthy trial before Judge W. H. Bridwell as witnesses arrive from across the country.
Pauline Medsker named official court reporter succeeding Etta Logan who resigned. Cases include damages actions in Cooper v Cooper sent to Greene County for trial. multiple divorces granted including Weaver, Cushman, McKee, Wooten, Lewis, Pugh, Zaayer, Hummel with various custody and alimony terms. partition petition in Crowder estate. sale of real estate for debts. appraisers appointed. quiet title action in Frederick v Pool dismissed.
Sullivan lodge of Elks hosts a big degree night on Monday evening December 13 with a large class of candidates. Noblesville Indiana degree staff prize winners will confer the work and visitors from nearby lodges and Illinois are expected. Staff includes Don B. Jenkins E R and others.
Edward G. Hoffman of Sullivan married Deborah Crowder of Sullivan in a Wednesday ceremony at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral Indianapolis. The bride is the Crowder daughter. the groom is a World War I veteran and head of Hoffman Auto Sales. They left for a wedding trip to New York and Washington.
Al Smith of Indianapolis died Friday night after a prolonged illness. His funeral was held Monday at 11 o'clock at the Baptist church, conducted by Mrs. Wadleigh. Masonic lodge rites were at Center Ridge cemetery. Survived by his mother Mrs Maggie Smith and siblings Fred Bert Dave Edgar George Carty Grover Ellis John Hil Pat Marlow Golden Webb Susan Keene. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and connected with Illinois Central.
Multiple cases listed include Marvy Moore against the Estate of Mary A. Chambers with Isaac H. Kalley as executor, United States Radiator Company against Bolinger Heating and Plumbing Co. for account, foreclosures of vender’s liens, and various divorces custody alimony partitions ejectments and insanity petitions. Other filings involve partitions quiet title and mechanic’s lien foreclosures.
Elmer Whitfield of Sullivan, imprisoned in Michigan City since June 1919 for the killing of Dingy Walker, seeks a pardon from the State Board of Pardons. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 2 to 14 years.
Chas W Wilson born March 19 1882 in Sullivan county died November 19 1920 at Boelme Camp Evansville TB. Son of John and Matilda Rutledge Wilson. Married to Steel Crooks July 16 1908. Worked for Standard Oil Co in Vincennes and Claude Hughes at the Grand Hotel. Funeral services held at Somerville Indiana at his mother's home.
The Sullivan Post of American Legion hosts the annual pow wow and smoker for World War II veterans at the Moose Hall Friday night December 11 at 7 30 o clock. The event supports veterans activities and honors service members.
Ilion R. Dickerson of Mooresville Indiana visited his sister Mrs Harri sonn Boles here last week in a family visit noted by local records.
Isaac and Lucinda Mattix descendants gathered at the old Sullivan area homestead for a Thanksgiving reunion. Twenty four years since the last gathering, about 16 family members attended plus twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Attendees included John Mattix of Sullivan Ed Carruthers of Fairbanks Steve Mattix and Opal of Washington Indiana Ben Mattix near Sullivan and Mort Pogue of Fairbanks township.
Four Sullivan county orphans aged fourteen to eight will depart December 11 aboard the steamer Columbia from New York to Glasgow Scotland. They travel alone but under the ship’s chief steward, after their father Robert Forsythe died in a coal mine accident last August and their mother had died earlier. The eldest, Robert Forsythe, is fourteen. William twelve. John ten. James eight. The two older boys were born in Scotland and came to the United States in 1909. In Scotland they will live with their uncle and aunt in Newfield County Durham, under the care of Thomas McPherson, a local miner, since their father’s death.
C E Troyer of LaFontaine Indiana won the United States corn king honor at the international hay and grain show. His ten ear Johnson county white corn tied for grand sweepstakes over Thomas Owens of Franklin. J E Mummert of Astoria won sweepstakes in the single ear class with Reid's yellow dent corn. The winning sample measured ten inches long seven and a half inches in circumference and weighed about twenty ounces per ear.
A city wide attendance contest among Methodist Presbyterians and Baptists shows Presbyterian in the lead with 185.18 points, Baptist 157.13, and Methodist 151.90. Sunday attendance totals record Presbyterian 279, Baptist 259, Methodist 465, while Christian church remains less active at 54.88.
Gulliton Rev. Frank E. Jaynes, longtime pastor of the Christian church at Wabash, resigns after eight years to become pastor of Memorial Christian church in Chicago. He succeeds Rev. Herbert Le Willett and will begin duties December 5.
The Sulli van County Past Masters Association will meet at Masonica hall on Tuesday December 28th.
The Sullivan County Pure Bred Polled Hereford Calf Club led by Ralph Whitman and Elmer Riggs finishes calf distribution with strong calves and notes care gaps. The Pig Club, funded by Peoples State Bank, completes its fourth year with 32 pigs and growing interest. Legislative notes discuss limestone campaigns, seed corn advice from Purdue, and Farm Bureau membership gains along with chinch bug threats and control strategies for 1921.
Sullivan lodge of Elks holds annual memorial exercises at the Elks home Sunday at 2 PM. Hon. Claude Gregg of Vincennes will give the address as a Vincennes lodge member. Program includes overture by Chanieee Orchestra, lodge ceremonies, piano duet Jeannette Billman and Mary Cochran, The Williams Co. men singers, vocal solo, instrumental orchestra, opening and closing odes and prayers.
Mary Nash Waggoner born May 1 1845 in Sullivan County Indiana. She married W H Waggoner in 1874 and later served as postmistress at Hugo and Kit Carson. Funeral held at Hugo Methodist church with burial beside her husband in Evergreen cemetery.
The record lists multiple young residents and their occupations across Hymera, Fairbanks, Linton and Sullivan. Names include George L. Burress a barber and Emma Griffin, Raf M. Drake and Helen I. Kersey both in Fairbanks, with several other pairs identified by town and age.
The November period ended with strong farm conditions and timely crop readiness for winter. Weather reports note 12 clear days, 4 partly cloudy, 14 cloudy, with 2.58 inches total rainfall and a 1.12 inch daily peak on November 2. No snow cases, high of 74 and low of 8, mean highs 58 and lows 34.
Frank M. Daniels reports semi annual distribution of county funds. Total delinquent taxes collected 15,603.96 and total taxes 297,670.13. Distributed to towns and schools 296,692.80 with various township and city trustees receiving specified amounts. Other costs included six percent collection fee 932.33 and special judges 45.00.
November set a county record with 1054 hunting licenses issued at the Sullivan county clerk Charles R. Railsback office. The surge reflects strong hunter activity and a busy licensing period.
The grand jury returned indictments against C. L. Buis Sug gestive Therapeutic and H L Ramsay both of Sullivan and Mr and Mrs Oliver Cromwell of Shelburn chiropractors for practicing medicine without licenses Bond posted by those indicted as part of a statewide licensing movement backed by the chiropractic association.
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