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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
1
Republicans Call for Campaign Organization in Sullivan County
Republican district chairmen call for county meetings at 2 p m to select precinct committeemen and delegates to the district convention in Bloomington Indiana on January 16 1906. Precincts list meeting sites and delegate apportionment with sessions in Sullivan Hymera Shelburn Dugger Pleasantville New Lebanon Graysville Carlisle and other townships. WILL HAYS and DIRRELLE CHANEY urge all Republicans to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Bloomington
Ind
G. A. R. Hall
Sullivan
Jackson Township
Hymera
Curry Township
Shelburn
Hamilton Township
Cass Township
Dugger
Jefferson Township
Pleasantville
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Gill Township
New Lebanon
Turman Township
Graysville
District Republican convention to be held in Bloomington
Delegates selected in the Second Congressional District will meet in Bloomington Indiana at 1 30 p m to elect a District Chairman and a member of the State Central Committee and to handle other business. District Chairman John C Billheimer urges attendance by all delegates and alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Bloomington
Ind
John C. Billheimer
Big Springs Social Notes and Local Visits
W B Anderson visited Dr Durham Friday night. Ella and Glen Eno were in Sullivan Monday. Martha Durham returned home Wednesday for the holidays. Sunday school will hold a Christmas tree and entertainment Saturday night. Farmers attended the Graysville institute Friday and Saturday. Grandma Mann and Laura Langdon visited Mrs Neil Durham Saturday. Warren Watson and wife visited in Sullivan Tuesday. E C Eno hauls logs to the saw mill and plans to build a barn. Josie Haynes spent Sunday at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Anderson
Martha Durham
Big Springs
Institute
Graysville
Grandma Mann
Laura Langdon
Neil Durham
Warren Watson
Sullivan
E. C. Eno
Josie Haynes
Poultry Exhibition Opens in Sullivan County
The Sullivan County Poultry and Pet Stock Association opened Tuesday evening at the Mattix Turman and Riggs building on North Main Street. About four hundred birds are on display along with fine Sullivan county corn and pumpkins. The show runs until Saturday at nine o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Mattix, Turman & Riggs
North Min Street
Sullivan County
Shetland Pony Nellie Dies After Injury Affects Show Herd
Nellie a prized Shetland pony bought by Palmer Woodworth from Sullivan firm died last Wednesday from beckjaw following an injury a week earlier. The pony, part of the famous Gentry Bros show herd imported from the Shetland Islands, was buried west of the canning factory with solemn ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Palmer Woodworth
Sullivan
Gentry Bros
Shetland Islands
Southern Indiana Time Card Plans Sullivan Branch Service
The time card due January 1 will route Sullivan branch trains via Jasonville instead of Blackhawk and will also start Hymera Sullivan direct service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Indiana
Sullivan Branch
Jasonville
Blackhawk
Hymera-Sullivan
Marriage Licenses Listed in Local Notices
Vernon W Bastain to Lilliens Hardin and William S Salyards to Sallie N indicate couples filing marriage licenses in the area. The item records two unions, reflecting local civil formalities and spousal pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon W. Bastain
Lilliens
Hardin
William S. Salyards
Sallien
Safe signs warn burglars at Greer Wilkinson offices
The Greer Wilkinson Lumber Company posts not locked signs and the correct combination on safes to deter burglars. A past burglary failed when workers noticed the sign, and many town safes remain unlocked as firms bank cash nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Company
M. R. Jones
Greer-Wilkinson Company
Greer-Wilkinson
Democrats of the Second District Banquet at Linton
The Democrats of the Second District plan a banquet at Linton on the evening of January second. An effort to harmonize several brethren is expected, but the dishes will be fastened to the table to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Miers Declines Democratic Nomination in Bloomington
The Sullivan Times notes ex-Congressman R. W. Miers of Bloomington will not seek the Democratic nomination. It lauds his minority record yet says a recent campaign misjudgment aligned him with corporate interests, prompting voters to demand renewed dedication to farmer, mechanic, and laborer interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Times
R. W. Miers
Bloomington
Miers
Parker
Mr. Miers
Wall Street
Shelburn Businessmen Treat Contest Ends With Small Bill
In Shelburn a prize for best storefront sparked a group of twenty young men to demand a public treat. Stores furnished food while each “victim” spent roughly the prize amount, leaving the crowd amused yet sore. Robert W. Miers denies a congressional bid but adds a political twist to the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Christmas Tree Event and Devotional Services Planned
A Christmas tree display and devotional services are scheduled at the county infirmary on Saturday evening, inviting residents and visitors to join in a seasonal observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Infirmary
Old Hickory sobriquet for Andrew Jackson
The article discusses origins of the nickname Old Hickory for Andrew Jackson. It cites an older explanation tying the name to his endurance as a walker and another to his hickory nut subsistence during a Creek uprising campaign in early Tennessee statehood, portraying his toughness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
James Parton
Jackson
Tennessee
Paxton News Roundup With Local Visits And News
John Moore was at Carlisle Monday. Wilbert McCammon visited his father Jerry McCammon the first of the week. Teachers attended institute at Carlisle Saturday. A meeting continued at the M. E. church. Ed Minich and family move to Oklahoma. Mrs. C. R. Walters visited Sullivan Tuesday. N. G. Engle and family visited Mrs. Daugherty Monday. Mr. Riggins tore a knee playing ball. John Walters shipped a carload of hogs Tuesday. A daughter was born to John Ladson and wife Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moore
Carlisle
Wilbert McCammon
Jerry McCammon
M. E. Church
C. R. Walters
Sullivan
N. G. Engle
Daugherty
Riggins
John Walters
John Ladson
Rural Route Subscribers Asked to Report Missed Papers
Rural route subscribers are urged to inform the newsroom if they do not receive their newspaper on Wednesday.
Cass Township to remain dry under court ruling
The Vigo circuit court sustained the Cass county commissioners and blocked liquor licenses in Cass township for two years from remonstrance filing. Stephen Dooley’s license appeal failed after multiple appeals. Attorneys from Terre Haute and local counsel represented both sides. Related notes mention land titles, a farm near the Sullivan line, and spring business purchases in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Dooley
Cass Township
Circuit Court
Vigo
Terre Haute
Stimpson
Dooley
C. D. Hunt
Lamb, Beasley & Sawyer
Cass
John T
Will H. Hays
Higgins & Cavins
A. G. McNabb
Charles Anderson
Sullivan Line
North Dakota
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Newport Hose Baby
Arters
WLU
Krug’s
Central Store
West Side Square
Panama
NAVY
Portieres
Dirrelle Chaney
Caro
Robert W. Miers
Congress
Paxton
Ed Minich
Oklahoma
Stephen J. Dooley
Temperance Forces
John Mattix
Will Riggs Wees
South Bend
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