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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
1
John Hoke Beasley reflects on his recent visit through a series of letters describing observations, conversations, and impressions. The correspondence highlights local figures, places visited, and the cultural ambiance encountered during the trip.
Johnn Hoke Beasley writes from Wien and Venice about monastery visits in Austria Italy and Lake Como. He describes white robed monks the Certoso Monastery the Affezi and Pettit Galleries a Last Supper image and a Florence panorama. He details Bellagio shopping pigeons on St Mark's square gondola rides music gondolas Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs with notes on hotels meals and lemonade customs.
The Evansville and Terre Haute railroad plans a $10,000 installation of telephone dispatching to replace Morse telegraph, using a copper selector system from Terre Haute to Evansville. The Morse system remains as emergency backup while eight hour rules have spurred railroads to hire more operators and boost telegraph pay.
The city committee collecting donations for the needy reports generous responses from residents. Many people and children received clothing and various articles, and 160 sacks of candy oranges and nuts were distributed to the children.
Hymera Indiana December 27 1910 the Hymera Social Club elected Claude Conner president Ben Watson vice president O B Kattman secretary and treasurer Chas Julian pianist Leon Littlejohn Thurlow Asbury and James Marlow trustees Herbert Zink Baxter Plew Claude Conner dance committee Claude Conner official collector John Britton janitor A new bylaws set will be crafted.
Merom Eastern Star elected officers including Martha Shaw as matron M H Berry as associate matron Hester Mahan as secretary James Kaufman as treasurer Ed French as associate conductress and Pearl Thornton as conductress for the coming term in Merom.
Julia Pipes wife of James Pipes of the Superior Blacks was arrested Friday by Constable Watson on a charge of drawing a revolver on Mrs. Frank Simms. Mrs. Simms alleges Mrs. Pipes pointed a loaded revolver through a window and threatened to blow her head off.
A car thief who escaped custody was captured last Wednesday in Terre Haute. The suspect, known for the jail break, was apprehended following an intensified search by local authorities.
A midnight Sunday blaze swept the Carliske business section damaging multiple storefronts. Firefighters battled the flames through the night as crews evacuated occupants and secured adjacent buildings. Investigators will determine the cause and assess total losses.
William Fields arrested in Terre Haute on a charge of robbing E. and T. H. freight cars with Spencer Hiatt who escaped from Sullivan jail and was arrested here. Fields confessed to additional robberies and burglaries. Hiatt and Shirley Goodman remain jailed in Terre Haute awaiting trial. A separate Ledgerwood street fire in Carlisle destroys meat market and several buildings with insured losses totaling about eleven thousand dollars.
Ralph Chambers a 15 year old hunter accidentally shot James Alsop 14 in the foot six miles southwest of the city on Monday. Chambers fell, the gun discharged and the shot struck Alsop in the foot. amputation may be necessary.
Hymera lodge No. 588 F. and A. M. elected its officers for the year Wm. A. Me Coskey master councilor Thurlow Asbury senior warden Delbert Cummins junior warden Harold Statesman treasurer Gilbert Beckett secretary Henry C. Cummins trustee.
A fifteen member family party in Turman township celebrated Christmas day with a two course noon feast. After meals guests gathered in the north room to view a loaded Christmas tree, sharing conversation and music. Attending were J B Durham and wife with Laura Marion Lelia Belle. Laura D Rue. Mrs Jas B Manin. Mrs Thos J Mann and children Thomas and Mary. Mrs Mary Ingersoll. Mrs Elizabeth Manning and daughter Mary. Martha Durham and James J Durham.
Delia F Dudley sues Fred H Dudley for divorce and alimony. John Bilski sues Eva J Bilis ky for divorce. Farmers Trust Co sues Frank Cunningham Nora E Cunningham et al to foreclose mortgage. William R McKinley sues Ida L Tuell for partition and quiet title. Homer Eddington by Herman Eddington next friend sues Vanda lia Coal Co for damages. James Martin Workman sues estate of David C Workman for claim.
Attorney General Bingham files suit in the circuit court against Richard B. Douglas trustee of Curry township and his bondsmen including Charles Bolinger H. V. Stark N. O. Robbins W. E. Mills George Mitchell O L Russell Sam Douglas Alaska Carter Wiley Wilson J R Riggs John Annis Claude Padgett Milton Mitchell James Mc Hugh Joe Mitchell and Thomas Miller. The suit seeks 5000 though township alleges a 300 debt. Douglas accounts investigated by Embree and Marsh of the state board of accounts.
Seven labor liens were filed against the Klondyke Coal Co mining operation west of the city. Named filers include Clem K. Arnett Frank Ratsa vach Albert Miller Ernest Hackett Dave Kendrick Earl Gromer and George Gromer.
Funeral services for Silver Chaney were conducted at his home on 301 South Court Street. The Presbyterian and Christian churches were represented, with Odd Fellows and Masons officiating at the grave. The Sullivan Co. Bar Association met at the courthouse to adopt resolutions praising his life and character, followed by remarks from several attorneys and colleagues.
The fifth district farmers short course under Purdue University will run January 30 to February 4 in Terre Haute. County vice president G B McCammon promotes the event as a county effort with tickets at one dollar covering the whole course. Topics include Corn and Small Grains, Live Stock, Horticulture, Dairying, Poultry, Domestic Science and Rural School Agriculture.
Pleasantville reports Frank Spencer, who lost his left arm in a threshing machine accident, is recovering rapidly and now able to be out.
Rescue corps will visit Sul Livan on January 4 and January 6 to assist local residents and demonstrate emergency vehicle operations. The announcement outlines visiting schedule and outreach aims for public safety.
A government mine rescue car will visit this city January 4 and 6 with rescue experts to instruct miners in oxygen helmet use first aid and general safety. Arriving 10 30 a m at EH T H depot the car will be stationed there until January 6. A January 4 lecture at Ben Her hall will cover safety fire prevention and sanitation with mining engineers and Red Cross surgeons.
John A. Curry, former Sullivan Times editor, is visiting relatives in the county and will assume the city editorship of the Great Falls Montana Tribune in mid January. The Boston Globe notes his move from the Globe to the Tribune and praises his preparedness for the Rocky Mountain paper’s city desk. Curry’s career spans Sullivan Times, Coffeyville Record, Worcester Telegram, and the Globe, where he served as news editor.
Mrs. Jane Baldridge, 74, wife of R A Baldridge, died at her East Main street home after years of illness. Born in Mason county Kentucky to Eldridge and Asbury, she was cousin to Department Commander A P Asbury. Survived by husband, son Ezra of Rosedale, daughters Ada Lewis Anna Walton and Clara Bradfield, two sisters Lizzie Carmack Leona Neece and James Asbury brother. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Methodist church led by Rev A M Couchman and Rev S J Shake. Interment West Lawn cemetery.
A Saturday night supper for colored residents at the hall over Rich's bowling alley ended in trouble as guns and razors appeared. Police arrived to stop the disturbance. Abe Thomas the barber was detained after resisting police orders and taken to the county hospital.
County Clerk DeBaun issued thirteen marriage licenses on Saturday, matching the prior Christmas record without exceeding it. The ceremony count reflects a peak in holiday nuptials and highlights ongoing wedding activity in the county.
A traveler recounts crossing the Rio Grande from Brownsville to Matamoras, riding a mule car to the city, noting narrow brick streets, a plaza with band concerts, and a wealthy class contrasted with poverty. He visits a cemetery with a bone yard, observes labor conditions, and describes the new steel bridge linking the two towns along with local produce and a planned visit to a snake farm.
The petit jury for the January term of the circuit court has been chosen and will report on Wednesday January 4. The list includes William C. Arnett Haddon Township Aaron Blakeman Cass Township Samuel L. Mahan Jackson Township Martin Harris Fairbanks Township Nicholas Mayfield Hamilton Township William S. Mahan Curry Township Aud R Hopewell Turman Township Fred F Hallet Gill Township Ray McAnally Jackson Township William J Alumbaugh Cass Township Lyman BE Fry Cass Township Willis Lucas Jefferson Township Noble M Vail extra Turman Township James A Garrett extra Jefferson Township Raymond Hale extra Jefferson Dudley McCammon extra Hamilton Township Henry O Lambert extra Haddon Eugene N Allen extra Gill Township
Sam D. Ridgeway a well known farmer west of the city was struck on the ear by a colt Friday morning while working in his barn. The injury was painful but not serious.
Carlisle Indiana December 23 farmers Institute held Wednesday drew many locals. A notable feature was an attendance contest with 125 men and 206 women participating.
Mrs Fannie Crawford was painfully hurt Wednesday evening after an accidental fall down basement stairs at the Presbyterian church. She was unconscious briefly from a head strike but is now able to be out.
Miss Lena Curry has accepted the position of bookkeeper for the Peo plea bank, indicating a staff expansion in the financial department. The appointment highlights operational needs and the bank’s ongoing staffing adjustments.
At a convocation of past masters held at the Masonic hall Monday afternoon the degree was conferred upon Wm. A. MceCoskey of Hymera.
John B. Gooldy and Miss Gianna Mitchell traveled to Mattoon Illinois on Saturday where she performed the opening of the new opera house.
James H. Bingham the state attorney general filed circuit court suits to recover funds from bondsmen of former Curry township trustees Charles Welch and Perley M. Hayworth. Welch faces a $3000 claim for a 1904 loan and misused township funds. Hayworth faces a $2000 claim against his $11000 bond with alleged nine hundred dollar shortage across twenty items. The actions follow an audit by the state board of accounts. Hayworth is reported dangerously ill at home. Professor and Mrs Ed Lawson of Monequa Illinois visited over Christmas with Lawson the Monequa schools superintendent.
Rush Crowder a student at Indiana University visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. O H Crowder.
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