Gill Township Election Contest Heads to Verdict
The Gill township election contest between Emery Setzer and Herbert Lisman continued before the commissioners with testimony on vote totals and recount errors. Evidence showed Setzer had the most votes, while recounts revealed miscounts in Merom and advisory board tallies, including a misreported Republican candidate result.
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Setzer
Emery Setzer
Herbert V. Lisman
Commissioners’ Court
Lisman
Gill Township
Merom
Advisory Board
John W. Lisman
Walter J. Cooper
J. Werr Coulson
Vin. H. Jones
John Creager
Levi Engle
Cooper
Coulson
Jones
W. J. Cooper
Setzer T
Trustee
Gus Thrasher
Hook” Colvin
Thrasher
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Dr. and Mrs. Shepherd
Pleasantville notes the golden wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Shepherd on Thanksgiving Day. Born 1845 in Ohio and Virginia respectively, they raised ten children with several grandchildren. A 22 pound turkey and gifts including $50 in gold highlighted the family gathering as friends and relatives offered well wishes.
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B. F. Shepherd
Pleasantville
Shepherd
Hardin County
Ella Smith
Freelandville
Estella Howard
Elliot Douthitt
Frank
Bicknell
Ralph
David
Elkhart
George
Jesse
Change in time the rural carriers leave
A new C and E I time card shifts rural mail departures. Morning mail arrives at 8 20 a m and carriers leave Sullivan at 8 45 a m. Routes one three four six eight ten eleven return by 4 15 p m while route two arrives at 2 45 p m routes five seven nine report by 3 16 p m. Similar changes apply to Farmersburg and Shelburn routes. Carlisle carriers start at nine o'clock.
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Sullivan
Farmersburg
Shelburn
Carlisle
Miss Emma Bobbett Weds Charlie Curtis at Sullivan Catholic Church
Miss Emma Bobbett daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bobbett of Caledonia married Charlie Curtis son of Mr and Mrs Louis Curtis of Linton at the Catholic church in Sullivan on Thanksgiving morning. They will make their home in Caledonia. Curtis is employed at the Rainbow mine.
Bevo ridge Dog Bev eridge Buried At Merom Station
At Merom Station Bev eridge a dog famed for chasing cars was buried Sunday with full solemnities. He died after skidding on a damp road while chasing a car last Saturday. The funeral was held the next day and the lone bull moose in Gill township attended.
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Merom
Beveridge
Merom Station
Gill Township
Bicknell and Lloyd Wed After License Issued in Carlisle
A marriage license was issued by Circuit Clerk Reiter on Friday to Perry Bicknell a Carlisle plasterer son of the late Green Bicknell and Mrs Bessie Lloyd of Carlisle Indiana. The bride widow of a previous husband who died in May 1906 was married by Rev BE F Daugherty.
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Reiter
Perry Bicknell
Burns at Baldridge mine injure Charles DePriest
Charles DePriest suffered painful burns to his arms face and neck from a gas explosion caused by a lamp at the Baldridge mine Monday around seven oclock. Dr O Dell treated the injured man at the scene.
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Charles DePriest
Baldridge
O’dell
Farmersburg News
Deficit Not From War But Tariff Underwood Bill
Washington report supports that revenue loss attributed to the Underwood tariff rather than the war. Secretary Redfield cites ten month imports at 1.545 billion this year versus 1.460 billion last year, with October imports up 5 million. Exports fell sharply due to the war, totaling 1.662 billion for ten months of 1914 versus 2.005 billion in 1913.
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Washington
Redfield
Department of Commierce
United States
Wilson
Boy Wounded In Hunting Accident Near City
Paul Burkhart aged 17 formerly of this city now in Terre Haute suffered a severe hunting accident while standing on a stump with a gun butt on the stump. The weapon discharged striking his hand and abdomen. Doctors performed an operation at Crowder hospital and he is reported to be improving.
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Paul Burkhart
Terre Haute
Young Burkhart
Crowder Hospital
Crowder
Scott, Thompson
Briggs
Elks to Hold Memorial Sunday Services in City
The Sullivan lodge of Elks will observe Memorial Sunday with a 2 30 pm service at the Elks home. The program includes the Men Singers quartet Arthur McGuire Paul McGuire Harold Campbell Joe Lacey, vocal solos, and an address by Charles H Mussell of Brazil lodge No 762.
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Charles H. Mussell
Brazil
Sullivan Lodge of Elks
Elks
Mensingers Quartette
Arthur McGuire
Paul McGuire
Harold Campbell
Joe Lacey
Brazil Lodge No
Dem o War Tax In Effect For Public Spending
The democratic congress approved a special war tax to cover government deficits, going into effect yesterday. Local dealers prepare to meet the new law, picture show operators face per capita seat taxes, cigar dealers owe 3.80 dollars annually, and telephone tolls over 15 cents incur an extra one cent charge.
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Democratic Congress
Robbins Meise Nuptials Tie Carlisle and Vincennes
Goldie M. Robbins of Carlisle and Alma Meise of Vincennes wed in Vincennes on Thursday. The ceremony unites two families in a formal marriage announced by local papers.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Coal Mines Put Under Receivers
The District Court of Chicago appointed J K Dering F S Peabody of Chicago and Jabez Wooley of Evansville joint receivers for the coal properties of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Five Clinton field mines one Paxton site and holdings in Illinois are included. No changes in management or contracts for miners or customers are expected.
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J. K. Dering
F. S. Peabony
Chicago
Jabez Wooley
Evansville
District Court of the United States
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Messrs. Dering, Wooley and Peabody
Clinton
Paxton
Sullivan County
Illinois
Dering
D. B. Medill
J. K
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Walters Case Reversed by Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the Sullivan circuit and appellate courts in the Walters case. It held that Luke Walters’s grandson, via his mother’s share, may inherit under a will granting eighty acres to Francis M. Walters for life with remainder to his children. The decision emphasizes interpreting the will to reflect the testator’s intent and protecting dependent grandchildren.
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Indianapolis News
Sullivan Circuit Court
Appellate Court
Henderson
Bridwell
Alsman
Supreme Court
Appellate Court of
Indiana
Luke Walters
Francis M. Walters
Luke
Luke Walter
Francis Walters
William
Nancy
Nancy Walters
Hosea W. Alsman
Francis
Testator
Appellee
Leaser L. C. Blair Dies After Fall At Lima Home
L. C. Blair, a leaser for the Ohio Oil Company and well known in local oil circles, died Saturday afternoon in Lima Ohio after accidentally falling from a ladder and breaking his neck at his residence.
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L. C. Blair
Ohio Oil Company
Lima
Ohio
Who Paid for B M Advertising in County Campaign
Report from Mrs A D Leach treasurer of the progressive party states no money was paid by the progressive party in this county for advertising. The question remains who paid the democratic papers for their advertising costs.
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B. M
Democratic
Progressive Party
A. D. Leach
New Postal Laws Aid Postal Workers in Injury and Death
New sections to postal laws grant injured workers a year of full pay with half pay for a second year and provide a $2,000 death benefit to survivors of postal employees killed or dying within a year of injury. Coverage includes railway postal clerks and city and rural carriers with specific channels for benefits and a negligence clause.
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Railway Mail Service
Postal Administration
Farm Hand Confesses Theft of Gold Watch
Archie Cornell a farm hand boarding at Ira Higgins home near Star City was arrested by Town Marshal Clell Spinks Shelburn and brought to the county jail on larceny charges. He pleaded guilty in circuit court to larceny was fined ten dollars and to thirty days in jail. The stolen watch was found on him.
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Archie Cornell
Ira Higgins
Star City
Clell Spinks
Shelburn
Higgins
Paxton Miners to Return After Powder Settlement
Three hundred miners at the J. Woolley Coal Company Paxton mine will resume work Monday after a settlement on powder costs. Miners must pay 2.72 dollars for each 25 pound keg of powder and supply their own caps.
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J. Woolley Coal Company
Paxton
Death of Melvina Pearson in Indiana County
Mrs Melvina Pearson died Sunday morning at her son in law Arthur Kauffmans home 2 12 miles west of New Lebanon from asthma and dropsy. Widow of Edward Pearson she left two daughters Mrs Arthur Kauffman and Winnie Pierson of Chicago Ill. Funeral was Monday at St Xaviers Vincennes with relatives in Vincennes and Chicago.
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Melvina Pearson
Arthur Kauffman
New Lebanon
Edward Pearson
St. Xaviers Church
Vincennes
Winnie Pierson
Chicago
Ill
Pierson
Frank M. Douthitt
Death claims Was M. Denney former county clerk
Was M. Denney, former county clerk, died Thursday morning at his home. He served for years in local government and was a respected public official. The obituary notes his long service and his surviving family.
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M. Denney
William M Denney Dies. Longtime County Clerk Rites Held
William M Denney a pioneer resident and former county clerk died Thursday at his West Washington street home after a long illness. The funeral was Saturday at his residence with Rev J H Carnes and Rev Toole officiating. Survived by his wife four brothers one son two daughters and a sister, with burial at Center Ridge cemetery. Denney born April 21 1836 in Monroe County moved to the county at age 13 and served as county clerk from 1891 to 1895.
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William M. Denney
West Washington Street
Denney
J. H. Carnes
Seymour
M. E
Carnes
Toole
Mr. Denney
Monroe County
Curry Township
Sullivan
John W
Elias G. Denney
Samuel Denney
Chicago
Clay Denney
Springfield
Ill
Charles Denney
Turman Township
Elsie Denney
Bloomington
Ind
Hudson Bland
Center Ridge Cemetery
Special judge chosen in Terre Haute vote recount case
Terre Haute November 25 Lee F Bays of Sullivan Ind chosen as special judge to hear a petition for recount of votes against Eli H Redman and W T Gleason filed by Charles L Pulliam Three attorneys were named by Judge Redman to select the trial judge Pulliam's side struck W B Edmunds Redman side struck J Everett Sanders Bays a prominent Sullivan attorney was ordered notified immediately by the Vigo circuit court clerk.
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Terre Haute
Lee F. Bays
Sullivan
Ind
Eli H. Redman
W. T. Gleason
Charles L. Pulliam
Pulliam
W. B. Edmunds
Redman
J. Everett Sanders
Vigo Circuit Court
Bays
Bays Refuses Act as Special Judge in Terre Haute Case
Mr Bays informs Terre Haute residents that he will not serve as special judge in the ongoing case. His notification ends his involvement as an appointed officiant and shifts the matter to another official.
Family Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by Dix at East Washington
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dix hosted a four course Thanksgiving day dinner at their East Washington residence. Guests included I. T. Pierson of Terre Haute and many local households from Lewis Sullivan Blackhawk and Farmersburg, with carnations and mums decor and music by Cadwells.
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W. T. Dix
East Washington
I. T. Pierson
Terre Haute
Will Pierson
Blackhawk
Harve Bently
Prairieton
J. B. Yaw
Lewis
John Peters
Kokomo
C. D. Pierson
I. L. Thompson
Mary Susan
Crawfordsville
Linas
Ralph Yaw
Raymond Pierson
Crawford Pierson
Hymera
John Hauger
Farmersburg
Sam Liston
Glenn
Pearl Miller
Harvey Mills
Harold
Shelburn
Ednad Singhurst
Tressa Goodwin
Sullivan
Alma Hampton
Riley
H. L. Dix
Frances
Claude Hauger
Abe T. Hazelrigg
R. W. Cadwell
Benefield Dies in Memphis at 60
Chauncey Benefield a former county resident died November 28 at his Memphis Tennessee home. He is survived by relatives in the area and was known for his ties to the community. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Chauncey Benefield
This County
Memphis
Tenn
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Belmont County
Bury Beveridge
Bicknell-Lloyd
Department of Commerce
Aul Burkhart
Lake Walters
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