Local Notes Reflect Community Life and Deaths
James Robbins ill. visits by Tom Wheaton and Walter Robbins to Sullivan. Dr. Walters called to see Mrs. Ben Shake. Noah Neal of Shiloh noted in area. Dr. LeDune treated a sick horse owned by Gur thel Morgan. Mt. Calvary pulpit 10 30 a m next Sunday by Rev. Barnett. Julian Powell and Ernest Love lace hauling logs to Alsman saw mill. Carlisle visitors: George Seckler, James Stypes, Wm. Postlewaite, Louis Story, Jake Cox, Elmer Carrico, John Nesbit. Paxton business on Saturday: Clem McCammon, Harve Conner, Sam Wolfe, Walter Nash, Walter Spencer, Frank Cox, Tom Morin, Mrs James Morin, John W. Cox. Prof. William B. Creager, born in county, died in California. He left siblings in the county. link Creager in Paxton, Mrs. Jetitia Robbins Sullivan, Mrs. J. O. Whalen Carlisle. Grover French wed Gertrude Alsop last week. Cold December weather hammers mail carriers and school wagons. coldest December since 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robbins
Tom Wheaton
Walter Robbins
Sullivan
Dr. Walters
Ben Shake
Noah Neal
Shiloh
Dr. LeDune
Carlisle
Gurthel Morgan
Mt. Calvary
Barnett
Julian Powell
Ernest Love
Lace
Alsman
George Seckler
James Stypes
Wm. Postlewaite
Louis Story
Jake Cox
Elmer Carrico
John Nesbit
Paxton
Clem McCammon
Harve Conner
Sam Wolfe
Walter Nash
Walter Spencer
Frank Cox
Tom Morin
James Morin
John W. Cox
William B. Creager
California
Thomas J
Barbara
Canary) Creager
Link Creager
Jetitia Robbins
J. O. Whalen
John Creager
Colorado
Grover French
Gertrude Alsop
Local social notes and visits in the community
Mrs. Kate Walters and daughter Iva spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Sampson Walters. Miss Katie McCammon of Sullivan visited home folks Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Carrico called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Walters
Iva
Sampson Walters
Katie McCammon
Sullivan
Elmer Carrico
Local Socials Note Visitations and Family Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Wesley Carrico hosted visitors Wednesday afternoon. Boyd Trimble is listed as ill. Miss Corda Dunbar and Albert Anderson visited John and Nellie Wall on Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Boone dined with Ben Boone and family Sunday.
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Wesley Carrico
Boyd Trimble
Corda Dunbar
Albert Anderson
John
Nellie Wall
James Boone
Ben Boone
Funeral for Dr. Yager Held at Methodist Church
Dr. Yager's funeral was conducted at the Methodist church last Wednesday led by Rev. O M Deal. Out of town relatives Luther Yager L S Avery and Mrs Webster Thompson of Otterbein Ind and Mrs Noble Vail of Oklahoma attended. large crowd despite severe cold. Body laid to rest in Johnson cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceal
Yager
Methodist
O. M. Deal
Luther Yager
Palestine
L. S
Avery Yager
Webster Thompson
Otterbein
Ind
Noble Vail
Oklahoma
Jonnson
Hervey Ridgeway
Sullivan
S. C. Yager
West laFayette
Fairbanks and Nearby Residents News
Social news from Fairbanks town ship highlights hosting of Loren Thomas birthday gathering and family visits. military enlistments listed include Loren Thomas Roy Drake Elmer Harrison and others tallying ten volunteers. U C NOLES notes Summerbell lectures at college and Christmas schedule and Cantata praised.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for All Stages
Readers are told a $100 reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot cure. The ad claims internal action through the blood to heal catarrh and boost constitution, with testimonials available and address to F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Téc
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office 1917
December 19 1917 list of unclaimed letters includes ladies Ballance Mrs John Crawford Mrs Charles and gentlemen Baldwin Mr B O Crowder Mr Stanley Elwood Mr and Mrs Edward O Highly C A Long Mr William C McLaughlin Mr and Mrs Joe Stinnett Edward Wilson Mr W R and William Dawson Mr William. Callers must say advertised and give date advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Ballance
John Crawford
Charles
Baldwin
B. O. Crowder
Stanley Elwood
Edward O. Highly
C. A. Long
William C. McLaughlin
Joe Stinnett
Edward
Vigilance Committee Formed to Enforce Loyalty in Sullivan
Robert Calvert mayor of Sullivan Indiana announces a vigilance committee appointed by the American Defense Society. John W. Lindley Paul L. Reid Charles H. Bedwell and John T. Hays join with Calvert to identify disloyal and pro German citizens and alien enemies and report violations to ensure loyalty and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Defense Society
Towit
John W. Lindley
Paul L. Reid
Charles H. Bedwell
John T. Hays
Appointment of Elza Osburn as Administrator in Indiana
The Sullivan circuit court appoints Elza Osburn administrator of Martha Osburn's solvent estate in Sullivan County Indiana. Attorney Isaac H Kalley. First insertion December 5 1917 three times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit Court
Martha Osburn
Sullivan County
Indiana
Elza Osburn
Isaac H. Kalley
State of
Rush H. Snyder
David Giles
Sullivan Circuit
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union One Year All Papers
Announcement that the Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union offer a combined one year subscription to both papers for a total of two dollars. Offer highlights include access to both local news and regional coverage. Subscription terms specify single payment for full year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Terre Haute
STAR
ANT Sullivan Union
Women urged to register for Indiana war effort
Indiana's Woman's Committee of Defense mobilizes all women to register with the State Council of Defense to measure woman power and create a rapid information channel to Washington. Registration aims for 100000 cards. 40000 already signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Defense
Women of America
Indiana
State Council of Defense
Council of National Defense
Indiana State Council of Defense
James P. Goodrich
State House
Indianapolis
Will H. Hays
Anne Studebaker
South Bend
State Defense Council
National Committee
Washington
Woman's Committee
Final settlement notice in Sullivan Circuit Court
Win S. Bicknell administrator files final account for the estate of George C. Youngman with the Sullivan Circuit Court and a hearing is set for December 28, 1917. Creditors heirs and legatees are notified to appear and show cause why the report should not be approved. The notice appears with attorney Hunt Gambill and is dated December 5, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win S. Bicknell
George C. Youngman
Sullivan Circuit Court
Hunt & Gambill
C. Bullitt Et al
Schroeder & Price
Sullivan Circuit
Lydia Silliman
Silliman
Indiana
Sullivan County
Towit
State of
Richard Maxwell
Jonathan, Rogers
Jonathan Rogers
Rogers
David Gray
Busseron Creek
Sullivan
Flowers Depend on Insects for Reproduction
In California several flowers cannot produce seeds without insect activity. The queen flower relies on a tiny moth that lives inside the bloom and performs two intricate tasks essential for seed production and perpetuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
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Relevwey
E. G. Riggs
Grocer
Riggs Clay Product Company
Sullivan, Indiana
Bethany
Graysville
Kingsley
Will Thomas
Loren
Edgar Strain
Lorenz
Rufus DeHart
Carl Lester
John Thomas
Beigel
West York
Ill
Salmon
Howard
Rosedale
Sellers
Bridgeton
Ridgeway
Hervey
Grandma Rose
Loren Thomas
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Roy Drake
Army
Jefferson Barracks
Elmer Harrison
Fort Thomas
Fairbanks Township
Sam
Cleve Drake
Fairbanks
Hosea Drake
Charles Riggs
Ruth
Ira Drake
Everett Trueblood
A. E. Harrison
Maurice DeBaun
Doddvville
Charles Bostick
Ernie Holmes
Chauncey Frakes
Otto Jackson
Shelburn
U. C. C. Noles
Summerbell
Goda
Douglass
Parker
Robert Calvert
Wowen
Wen War
Betty Blythe
Marvel W. Nash
House of Good Shoes
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Co
Star and Union
Batey
Walters
Rexall
Bennett’s Pharmacy
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