Explosion of Gas Kills Gas In Farley
Farley reports a fatal gas explosion with likely fatal injuries to John Ford. Investigations focus on cause as responders secure the site and assess damage.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
1
Farley reports a fatal gas explosion with likely fatal injuries to John Ford. Investigations focus on cause as responders secure the site and assess damage.
In Shelburn on December 6 an explosion from a gas pocket in a Reliance Ane room killed James Farley, 21, and seriously injured John Ford, 21. Both men were knocked to the ground when lamps on their caps ignited the gas as they entered a trap door. Ford died later at St. Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute. Farley likely died from after-damp. Weather kept cooling fans from working, allowing gas to accumulate. Farley, a Shelburn resident, and Ford, from Athens, Ohio, were unwed.
Frank McKinney broke all corn shucking records at Merom on Saturday by husking 140 4-7 bushels in 9 hours and hauling to Merom Elevator Co. The prior best was 125 bushels with a one mile haul. The ear weighed, leaving little doubt about the amount husked.
Graysville reports Commodor Monk shocked for Charles Wible a Turman township farmer last Wednesday. He hauled 150 bushels a quarter mile and unloaded it from 6 AM to 4 30 PM at the job.
News of the marriage between Mrs Rebecca A D Eaton of Sullivan Indiana and Mrs William Alleman of Argos Indiana. The ceremony was held at 1846 Wilton Place the home of Mr and Mrs Jasper Parish with Rev Stanley Ross Fisher officiating. After a brief wedding trip the couple will reside at 1824 Wilton Place.
Information released indicates Shirley Hill mine No 1 payrolls will be issued by Vandalia coal company. The Shirley Co. appears sold to Vandalia or to A. M. Ogle, president of Vandalia and Chicago & Indianapolis Coal Co. The mine with 325 workers sits on the Monon railroad, which will buy all coal output.
J F Boyer of Fertile Missouri describes thirty years of seeking relief and credits Electric Bitters with curing his backache nervousness loss of appetite lassitude and kidney disorders. He claims five bottles wholly cured him and recommends the remedy for liver trouble dyspepsia blood disorders female complaints and malaria at Joe K Smock & Son's.
Indianapolis December 6 The state board of accounts certifies a report charging Andrew J. Curry Sullivan county recorder with 643.31 in unaccounted fees. Curry receives 30 percent of totals. He posted a 2000 bond when 4000 is required.
Fairbanks high school beat Hymera high school 39 to 18 in Fairbanks on Saturday night. In a curtain raiser, Fairbanks Independents defeated Prairie Creek Independents 48 to 29.
Finley O Collins, a well known farmer of Haddon township, died Sunday night at his home two miles southeast of Carlisle after a five day illness with pneumonia. He was 55, leaves a wife and three children. Collins had 200 acres, was an extensive stock raiser and shipper, and was elected a member of the county council at the recent election.
The trial of Charles Burton charged with the murder of August Staples at Jackson Hill No. 4 began Monday in Greene county circuit court at Bloomfield. Staples was killed after a quarrel over a crap game and escaped but was captured later in Henderson Kentucky.
Manford Otto resigns as manager of Sulli van County Electric Co. He offered no future plans and a successor has not been named. Otto led the old company when the plant was bought by Clinton interests.
W E Johnson of Terre Haute has purchased the C W Scott meat market on the north side of the public square. Johnson once owned the store and returns to the business community. Scott has not decided his plans but will likely go south for the winter.
Maurice Asdell held a sale of his personal property at his North State Street home Saturday. He departed Monday with his wife for Bristol, Colorado to improve Mrs. Asdell's health and plans to enter the drug business there in spring. Bristol, a growing town, is served by a nearby railroad three miles away.
Rev and Mrs J H McArthur hosted the church elders and trustees and their wives at a six o'clock luncheon on Friday evening. A conference followed the meal to discuss church matters. Guests included John T Hays Geo Goodwin John C Chaney W N Thompson E G Carruthers Philip Jenkins Ben Davis Stephen Brunger John Montgomery and W A Thompson.
Mayor and Mrs. T. B. Hoover accompanied the former's mother to Carlisle last Wednesday for a short visit with relatives before traveling to Chicago to spend the winter with relatives.
H. O. McKinley, Charles Orr and Murray Nichols returned home last Wednesday night from Flat Rock after finishing extensive concrete work. The sudden drop in temperature made it impossible to continue the project.
A district farmers short course will be held in Terre Haute January 30 to February 4 under Purdue extension. The program offers practical farming lectures for men and domestic science demonstrations for youths, with a boys and girls class. Instructors and subjects span corn, live stock, weeds, dairy, poultry, horticulture, soil improvement, and more, with a one dollar membership for full access.
Sheriff Wible arrested six men at Shelburn Thursday on grand jury indictments for operating blind tigers. Jack McCracklin faced eight counts and posted $250 bond per case. Lou McCracklin on three counts, Isaac Cooper on three, Lucian Armstrong and Pearl Hershfield on one each, all bonds posted.
Sullivan lodge of Elks held its annual memorial services Sunday afternoon in the lodge hall. Hon. Wm. L. Slinkard delivered a fine eulogy and was praised for his effort. The Mensingers quartet with Miss Marie Krug, Miss Pearl McMorrow, and Mrs. Lee Bays sang. Rev. J. M. Vawter gave the invocation and benediction. Deceased members named are John S. Bays, Jesse Mahley, Joseph Loughery, and Ribert S. Stratton.
The county clerk's office notes 700 licenses set as last year’s peak and already surpassed with December pending. September saw 31 licenses, October 105, and November 566 issued. Deputy Clerk Burkholder records each licensee's address and forwards monthly receipts to State Game Warden George W. Miles.
On the Allen Newlin farm in Turman township, William Jeffers produced a record corn yield from six acres, averaging over 102 bushels per acre by weight. The land had grown tomatoes the prior year, showing corn’s value as a fertilizer.
Governor Marstall grants Daniel Neal a pardon after health concerns and family hardship cited. Neal, jailed for operating a blind tiger near Jackson Will No. 2, must abstain from liquor, refrain from selling intoxicants, and pay $92 in fines and costs. He served most of a 60 day sentence from Judge Tierderson. his wife faces a grand jury indictment for selling intoxicating liquors.
Chief Henry Smith and Deputy Ed Whely raided George Gromer’s depot hotel last Friday and found pint bottles of whiskey behind a large picture and in a dresser drawer. Gromer posted bond and was arraigned before Squire Kirkham, pleading not guilty.
Lawrence Riggs son of Mr and Mrs Charles Riggs of this city was seriously injured when a pitchfork tine pierced his head. He was taken to a Chicago hospital for an operation, withstood the procedure well, and recovery is expected. The tine did not enter the brain as feared, but came close and a blood clot formed over the brain.
July 10 Claire Pigg a Farnsworth miner was arrested for drunkenness by Constable John Watson and taken before Squire Kirkham who allowed him to go home to get a bond. He never returned. Last week he drank again and was arrested. He pleaded guilty and was fined one and costs.
Carlisle reports the I O O F lodge elected Arch Deiss as Noble Grand P F Hooper as Vice Grand Charlie Lisman as Right Supporter Roy McCormick as Friend of Lodge Joseph Shepherd to serve as treasurer and Paul Watson as trustee for the six month term starting January 1.
Merom residents report Albert Turner was accidentally shot in the legs by friend B M Doan during a rabbit hunting trip on December 3. Turner walked to town for treatment after the incident near a ravine.
Jerusalem chapter No 81 R A M elected officers Thursday night John Horsinger H P Dirrelle Chaney K J H Neff S James M Lang treasurer Man ford Otto secretary W E Aydelotte C of H Paul Higbee P 5 I L Thomson R A C Jos W Griffith G M 3d V John A Mattix G M 2d V W L Sisson G M 1st V M A Haddon trustee for three years A V Munich trustee for one year to fill vacancy from death of F E Basler
The local court of the Tribe of Ben Hur relocates from the Masonic hall above Reed and Batey drug store to rooms in the Citizens Trust building, previously used by the Entre Nous club.
A child writes to Santa asking for Christmas treats and gifts including candy nuts furs and muff and signs as Ida Richardson in this brief segment from a holiday correspondence page.
John A. Curry a longtime Boston Globe editor is moving to Montana to become city editor of the Morning Tribune of Great Falls. Curry a Sullivan County native and former Sullivan Times teacher and deputy clerk has spent most of his career in New England papers and the Worcester Telegram before joining the Globe.
Postmaster Holmes orders the discontinuance of rural route No. 5 from this city between the Caledonia corner and Marshall Maxwell corner in Cass township due to failure to repair culverts. Supervisor Frank Asrey of Cass has received notice.
The Sullivan county farmers institute will be held at Carlisle on December 20 and 21. The first day focuses on men with addresses by J. Bey of Milltown Indiana on farm topics. The second day is dedicated to women with Miss Gertrude McCheyne of Lafayette speaking on domestic science subjects.
John McCarter Sr., 71, of three miles south of Carlisle, died Monday from heart disease complicated by pneumonia after more than a year of illness. His wife has been bedridden with typhoid fever for about a month.
Edward Ragle, 30, a miner at Vandalia No. 9, was seriously hurt when a slate fall trapped him this morning. He sustained severe back and hip bruising but was expected to recover.
Clement H. McGrew and Hazel B. Alsman George W. Wright and Sarah J. Howard Cody Burch and Grace M. Turpen Joseph S. Kraus and Glenn G. McCammon Claude Oliver and Mary McFadyen William Hutchinson and Ruth R. Park John T. McCammon and Ethel J. Leonard C. Carr and Nellie Keene Otto J. Jewell and Adah H. Smith Pearl W. VanMeter and Maude M. Pifer Otto Nelson and Mabel F. Moore Arthur B. Bennett and Lola Roe Paul O. Wells and Stella Wellington Clarence Everhart and Jessie L. Godfrey Frank Kahre and Grace C. Robbins Harry Davis and Effie M. Robertson Lex T. Skinner and Priscilla Peacok Otto Shields and Inez J. Mattix.
Maurice Yeager, co operative weather observer for the county, reports the seven day period ending December 4 shows a sequence of cloudy to partly cloudy days. Temperatures ranged from a high of 51 to a low of 13, with several days in the mid thirties and twenties.
County commissioners appointed Robert Calvert as justice of the peace for Hamilton Township to succeed Andy Sinclair who moved to replace Clayton Price after Price resigned.
The river and waterways committee rejected recognizing the Wabash river and denied funding for surveys or construction. Representative D S Alexander said the Wabash restoration is meritorious and that Congress may make it navigable eventually, but work must follow canalization of the Ohio River and won’t occur for at least twelve years.
Fairbanks on December 3 a large gathering surprised Miss Mabel Chambers at her home marking her seventeenth birthday. More than twenty couples attended a supper with friends including Myfte Wilton, Lannie Wilton, Nora Gambill of Prairie Creek, Scott City residents, and local families such as the Johnsons and Drakes.
Wild west show attendance noted in Parmerburg along with many local visits and travels. Names include Minnie McNeely in Terre Haute and Archie Maher taking a Kirkwood, Ohio position. Miss Ona McGlone and others visited, while Darrell Julian is ill under Dr. Oliphant care in town.
Miss Ethel McCloud who teaches in Martinsville public schools returns to her job after visiting home folks for Thanksgiving. Miss Dorothy McCloud, principal of the high school at North Manchester Greencastle Herald, resumes duties following the holiday visit.
D J Hoke who runs a large sawmill at Parma Missouri for Holcomb and Hoke Co is in town visiting his family and friends.
Mrs Anna Whitman widow of the late Thomas Whitman left last week for Greely Colorado seeking improvement in her health. The notice cites her status as a widow and notes the journey for medical well being.
Miss Maude Poole of Terre Haute visited Miss Mattie Louthan last week in a brief social call likely noted in local society circles.
G. T. Carrithers of Turman township was in Sullivan Friday for undisclosed reasons visiting community contacts and handling errands.
A Sunday morning fire started in Mitchell Bros. and swept to Mills & Co. and Hill meat market, the worst in Shelburn history. Loss around 325000 with 17000 insurance from Laurent Thompson and 34009 from First Bolinger. Hymera and Sullivan departments aided. Sullivan delayed when a fire wagon horse team bolted past Little Flock church.
Mr. Pitser spent last week at Warren Watson's. Ella Eno left Friday for an extended visit with relatives in Ohio. E C Eno and Tom Durham purchased Manure spreaders Saturday of McNutt and Musgrave in Hutsonville. Mrs. Joanna Davis was in Meroin Friday. Ray Watson visited his cousin Mervin Beard Saturday and Sunday. Frank Badger spent Sunday with James Durham. Tom and Keanu Medsker were in Hutsonville Saturday. Mrs. E L Duffer was in Mervin Saturday. John Greene of Jackson County visited his uncle John Greene last Mrs Allie Watson has in her possession a deed signed by President Martin Van Buren Aug. 1, 1837. Rev. Bennett's father preached here Sunday evening and will be here during the week each evening. Come out. A cordial invitation to all.
Merom Ford Johnson visited Sullivan with Prof W S Sanford Saturday. Mrs Charles Vickery visits relatives in Linton. Thomas Kaufman of Patricksburg visits. Co F Boyer and family plan to move to Terre Haute. Miss Grace Bland and Edna Vigus dined with Mrs J T Hunt. Eva Wagner of Terre Haute and Mrs Irene Newland of Palestine visit Mrs John Newland. Wm McKinley and wife in Terre Haute Tuesday. Mrs Hattie Harper recovering from serious illness. Revival meeting continues at M B church. Commercial club annual banquet deemed a success.
Frank Gray of Indianapolis spent Sunday with relatives here. William L. Wilkey of Gill was in Sullivan Friday.
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