Wood Named Sullivan Circuit Judge by Governor
Walter F. Wood, a 20-year Sullivan attorney, is appointed by Governor McCray to fill the unexpired term of Judge William H. Bridwell on the Sullivan circuit court. Wood, born 1878 in Jefferson township, will serve until November 17, 1924. He has previously served as prosecuting attorney and is noted for guiding nine murder cases with six convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Wood
Sullivan Circuit
Warren T. McCray
William H. Bridwell
Hays & Hays
Wood
Sullivan Circuit Court
McCray
Jefferson Township
Pleasantville
Jesse Wood
Sullivan
Buff and Stratton
Charles D. Hunt
George W. Buff
Vigo
Charles E. Henderson
Greene County
Greene
Mr. Wood
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
John T. Hays
Bridwell
Indiana
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Will H. Hays
Hinkle C. Hays
Alonzo C. Owens
W. Paul Stratton
John S. Taylor
Harry Crawford Passes After Illness and Surgery
Harry Crawford of Terre Haute died at 4 30 yesterday following an appendicitis operation on Saturday. He had shown recovery until erysipelas infected the wound and he died after a serious decline. Survivors include his widow Naoma Kelly, two sons Herbert and Byron, his mother Fannie Crawford, and several Thompson relatives. Funeral at 2 pm Friday at the Presbyterian church with Rev Brown and Rev Gray officiating. burial at Center Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
T. Crawford
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Hoosier
Fannie Crawford
Will Thompson
Hulman & Company of
Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church
Naoma Kelly
Frances Kelly
Herbert
Byron
John L. Thompson
Walter N. Thompson
Presbyterian Church
Brown
W. E. Gray
Center Ridge Cemetery
Circuit Court Notes Of Divorces And Judgments
Virginia E. Anderson adopts by George B. and Mattie G. Dudley. Leona Starkey granted divorce from Elmer D. Starkey. Opal Tringle granted divorce from George S. Tringle. Cole Automobile Co. receives $177.28 against Paul L. Sharpe. Eva Bennett divorce suit against Jake Bennett dismissed by plaintiff. Estate of George W. Adams partition overseen by Arthur E. DeBaun administrator with Whalen and Alumbaugh as commissioners and appraisers. Everett Brewer divorce from Alma Brewer. James W. Timmons divorce from Alma Timmons. Several divorce suits for Lillie O. Smith, Sadie Akers, Leonard Jeffries, Cecil P. Saucerman, Nora E. Willford dismissed for lack of prosecution. Lillian M. Robards awarded divorce from Ezra E. Robards with $1500 alimony and custody and $20 monthly support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Virginia E. Anderson
George B
Mattie G. Dudley
Leona Starkey
Elmer D. Starkey
Opal Tringle
George S. Tringle
Cole Automobile Company
Paul L. Sharpe
Eva Bennett
Jake Bennett
George W. Adams
Arthur E. DeBaun
Charles L. Whalen
J. Frank Alumbaugh
John A. Lisman
Everett
Brewer
Alma Brewer
James W. Timmons
Alma Timmons
Lillie O. Smith
James S. Smith
Sadie Akers
Roy Akers
Leonard Jeffries
Georgie Jeffries
Cecil P. Saucerman
Barney Saucerman
Nora E. Willford
Dewey S. Willford
Lillian M. Robards
Ezra E. Robards
Notable Local Illness Recovery Updates
Frank H. Abell, confined at home for weeks by illness, is now convalescent. Charles R. Bradbury, a well known grocer, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, is now improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Abell
Charles R. Bradbury
Marriage Licenses Granted for Collins Swan and Price Froment
Hugh Collins 26 a miner and Agnes Swan 19 of near Dugger received a marriage license. Chester W. Price 28 a meat cutter of Farmersburg and Helen M. Froment 17 of near Shelburn also obtained a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Collins
Miner
Agnes Swan
Dugger
Chester W. Price
Farmersburg
Helen M. Froment
Shelburn
New Suits Civil Actions Filed In County Court
John W. Wolfe sues Charles Hader on note. Arthur Allumbaugh seeks divorce from Nannie Allumbaugh in county court filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wolfe
Charles Hader
Arthur Allumbaugh
Nannie Allumbaugh
Death of Infant Wilkey in Terre Haute
Dennis Wilkey Jr died at one year old from pneumonia and meningitis while visiting grandparents on Graysville street. The infant’s funeral was held Thursday afternoon at his grandparents home conducted by A Sumwalt pastor of the Maaeaenint church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkey Dennis Wilkey, Jr
Dennis Wilkey
Terre Haute
Charles Davis
Graysville Street
An ‘S. Davis
A. Sumwalt
Maaeaenint Church
Indiana urges fair hunting rights and landowner respect
Indiana's conservation chief Geo N Mannfeld urges hunters to respect landowners rights and seek permission before hunting. He warns against damaging livestock fencing or property and urges clubs to promote clean sportsmanship to protect farmers and reduce unlawful hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Geo. N. Mannfeld
Fish and Game Division
State Conservation Department
Meinfeld
Mannfeld
Conservation Department
Fish and Game Protective Clubs
Fish and Game
Warren couple to spend winter in Chattanooga
Mr and Mrs Charles H E Warren left last night for Chattanooga Tennessee to spend the winter. They had just returned ten days ago from Chattanooga to pack and ship household goods after renting apartments there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles HE. Warren
Chattanooga
Tenn
atJent
Personal notices of Taylor Jewell and Riley Ransford plans
Taylor Jewell of Curry township and Riley Ransford of Graysville head to Florida for the winter, Tampa their base, with Ransford promising to keep Jewell busy as cook. Ransford has wintered in Florida before. Jewell makes his first trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Jewell
Curry Township
Riley Ransford
Graysville
Florida
Tampa
Mr. Ransford
Mr. Jewell
Cook
Jewell
W. L. Nash
Paxton
M. H. Dix
Harold Dix
Chicago
Terrence Ladson
Joe T. Akin
California
County Board Lets Road Contracts and Power Franchise
The county commissioners in regular session awarded gravel road contracts: Hiram Drake road to Curry and Wood for 22 300 dollars. Paris E Drake road to Waldo Daugherty for 4 975 dollars. Supplies for the next quarter go to T C Woodward for 329 dollars. A franchise to Wabash Valley Electric now Central Indiana Power will place lines in Fairbanks Turman and Gill townships to provide electric light and power. Clarence H Morris highway location petition deemed sufficient. viewers named George T Wilson Curtis Spencer and George Goodman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Hiram
Drake
Fairbanks
Curry
Wood
Farmersburg
Paris E
Waldo Daugherty
T. C. Woodward
Carlisle
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Central Indiana Power Company
Turman
Gill
Clarence H. Morris
Jackson Township
George T. Wilson
Curtis Spencer
George Goodman
Prominent Businessman Dies After Paralyzing Illness
Harmon H. Marks, 56, a financier and former oil operator, died Thursday at his South Main home from paralysis after four years of illness and multiple strokes. A Pennsylvania native, he moved to Sullivan 14 years ago and helped run Marks & Kraft in Oblong, Illinois. Survived by his wife Edith and seven children, his funeral was held at his residence, with Rev. W. E. Gray officiating, and he was buried at Center Ridge cemetery.
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Harmon H. Marks
South Main Street
Marks
Mr. Marks
Pennsylvania
Sullivan
Marks & Kraft
Oblong
Lls
Shelburn
Crawford County
Illinois
Sullivan Lodge of Elks
Edith Marks
Lelia
Merrill
Frank
Lawrence
Howard
Milton
Katheryn
W. EE. Gray
Presbyterian Church
Harry H. Adkins
D. M. Phillips
Harve Gordon
William H. Crowder
John Ersinger
Richard L. Bailey
Center Ridge Cemetery
Former Sheriff Appointed Deputy in Colorado
Ed Kelley former sheriff of this county who served four years in office here has been appointed a deputy sheriff for El Paso county Colorado. The appointment was made by Sam Berkley sheriff elect of that county who becomes sheriff on January 1. Ed Kelley and family moved to Colorado Springs about three years ago.
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Colorado
Ed .Kelley
el Paso
Colorado Springs
Sam Berkley
Ed Kelley
Hunter Accidentally Shoots Man While Rabbit Hunting
Walter Edwards, 22, son of John Edwards of Dugger, was wounded in the right leg by an accidental shotgun discharge while rabbit hunting Thursday afternoon. He was taken to the county hospital for treatment.
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Hunter
Walter Edwards
John Edwards
Dugger
French Boys Make Good Musicians in Baton Rouge
Paul and Harry French, sons of Homer and Mrs. French of Gill township, work for Standard Oil in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Harry plays cornet with a local orchestra and Paul handles saxophone and clarinet, recently joining the faculty of Louisiana State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. French
Harry French
Homer French
Gill Township
Standard Oil Company
Baton Rogue
Paul French
Louisiana State University
Former resident dead in Montana after stroke
Mrs Cora Graham of this city received notice that her only brother Marshall Graham of Butte City Montana died after a stroke. He had lived in the west for 48 years and will be buried there.
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Cora Graham
Marshall Graham
Butte City
Montana
West
Dugger Miner Killed by Falling Slate
Dugger miner Mervin Boone 32 was killed Friday morning when slate fell at Keeley mine. He was caught in the open and buried under tons of slate. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Dugger
Mervin Boone
Keeley Maine
Matrice Huffman Family Notice
Mr and Mrs Matrice Huffman appear in a brief family notice as residents identified in a local column. The text provides personal names and a relation without further details.
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Huffman
Bridwell Resigns from Sullivan Circuit Bench to Practice Law
Judge William H. Bridwell resigns from the Sullivan circuit court effective January 1 to join the law firm Hays & Hays. Born 1871 in Owensburg, he was appointed in 1911 and twice re elected, praised for a long record with few reversals and active Democratic involvement. He married Elsie Denney on November 18, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Bridwell
Greene County
Owensburg
Law School
Indiana University
Bloomington
14Th Judicial Circuit
Sullivan
Greene Counties
Bridwell
Thomas R. Marshall
Charles E. Henderson
Greene Circuit
Democratic Central Committee
Marshall
Elsie Denney
Sullivan County miner murdered at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind Dec 4 Frank Coleman 38 coal miner of Shelburne is dead and Charles Whiteman 44 of Taylorville across the river from Terre Haute is held without bail on first degree murder charges after a fight at Whiteman's home Sunday Detectives were within 300 feet of the house when the shot was fired Earlier Ella Terrell 48 was found dead in a ravine and believed to have been murdered Police say Whiteman admitted shooting Coleman claiming self defense after Coleman and companions came to his house and attacked Maggie Hooker a relative of Coleman
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Terre Haute
Ind
Frank Coleman
Shelburn
Charles Whiteman
Taylorville
Whiteman
William Mitchell
Sam Burke
Ella Terrell
Maggie Hooker
Coleman
Vigo County
Coléman
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W'Gray
William H.bridwell
Harry Crawford
Bulmans
Terre Hauté
Ghopf
Christmas
State of
a.@ Union
New York
Hays
Billy
Martha Hays
J. H. Drake
Jack Bradley
Jack
Tulsa
Okla
Paul L. Reid
R. P. White
Wabash
Valley Electric Company
Sullivan County
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