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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
1
In Greencastle Indiana the church sex of the Presbyterian crowd erupts over a bloomer worn by the wife of a church elder. The church board supports the attire arguing health and practicality while the minister faces pressure amid factional strife.
Bud Scott entered a guilty plea before Squire Kirkham for assault and battery on Alice Barnard. He was fined plus costs and sentenced to jail, with the report noting he went to jail following the plea.
A Catholic fair held last week at the Dix building by the city church drew a large crowd and favorable notice, with attendees reporting a successful event and generous support from the community.
Rev. M. E. Prather, a longtime city resident, has accepted a formal charge in a local court. Details remain sparse as the case proceeds, with officials outlining the next steps in the municipal proceeding.
Some time has sold his residence on West Washington Street to M. W. Asrey. Mr. Prather and family will move to Bloomfield where he has accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian church of that city.
Frank Dean, about 25, was instantly killed by a rock fall at the Hudson Coal Company's Rood mine east of Farmersburg. The accident occurred around 10 am yesterday. his body was not mashed. Dean left a wife and one child.
The presidents message to congress read yesterday is printed on page four of this edition. It focuses on control of corporations capital and labor and the inheritance and income tax. The message is wide in scope and covers the principal problems before the country.
In Shelburn on Saturday the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Shipman was badly scalded when a bucket of boiling water was tipped. Dr. A. J. Nellans attended the child. A separate item notes two fighters Jerry Murphy and Grek Jimmy Ryan will not fight here, with a go in Ohio arranged by Harry Rogers. Also announced is the forthcoming Haymakers lodge and a new store foundation underway.
James P. Siner is erecting a one story brick building with a metal roof on east Mill street. The intended occupant or business type is not yet known.
Dugger school officials seek eight lots north of the current building to erect a new schoolhouse after deeming present facilities inadequate. The old frame school is full and overflow classes occupy a second floor store space while a nearby saloon remains within 60 feet. Peggy Watts and Jules Guerin, miners at Superior, were injured in a slate fall last week with back and shoulder injuries and a broken rib.
The Sullivan County Teachers Association met at the court house and elected officers for the coming year led by President J. W. Holton and Vice President S. M. Chambers. Members also approved resolutions honoring two deceased members and urged education reforms including teacher training and eight month school terms.
The county board of health may choose a new health officer this week. Dr. E. D. Thixtun seeks reappointment while Dr. Joe Whalen of Hadden township and several Democratic MDs vie for the post. Thixtun has been praised as health officer, aiding his bid for renewal.
Sheriff Adam C. Miller appeals in circuit court from the county board after the commissioners refused his bill for 120 dollars for bailiff services at two board of review sessions. He claims sixty days at two dollars per day. The case centers on payment for official services.
The county commissioners issued liquor licenses to Thos Mayberry in Jackson township Fred Southwood in Hamilton Ransom Bailey and Joe Rettich in Sullivan.
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