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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
1
The city council approved a resolution Thursday night removing Patrolman Wil Lis from the force in a decisive vote. Officials state the action follows disciplinary considerations and staffing needs.
James H. Willis filed suit in the circuit court seeking an injunction and a temporary restraining order to prevent his removal from the Sullivan police force under a council resolution. The court refused the restraining order and indicated mandamus or other action may follow after January 1, 1915. Willis has served as a peace officer for about a dozen years and was previously town marshal before incorporation.
Governor Ralston named 108 Indiana boy corn growers aged 13 to 20 as delegates to the Top Notch Farmers' Club national convention in San Francisco August 5 and 6, 1915. Delegates include county champions such as Ralph Cordon of Hymera Clarence Wilson of Farmersburg and Braxton Nash of Sullivan. The Panama Pacific Exposition will coincide with the event drawing additional interest from attendees.
Weekly weather summary by Miss Carrie Yeager reports temperatures ranging from 10 to 36 degrees with a mix of clear and cloudy days. Snowfall totals 0.23 inches on the 21st. Ruth Boyd of Indianapolis visited Mr. and Mrs. G R Stivers and other friends last week.
Louis Harvey aged 30 from Vincennes and Charles Collier 31 from Dugger were arrested Monday night at the Watson shoe store in Princeton Ind for trying to cash a fraudulent 28 25 check drawn on William Junker. Harvey outside, Collier inside. Harvey tried to flee but was caught. They claimed no partnership and refused to acknowledge each other. They are believed to be amateurs.
Dionezi Chranicki a Poland native and longtime Sulivan resident died shortly before 1 AM. He was a well known local citizen.
Governor Ralston in Indianapolis selects six delegates for the National Child Labor Commission convention in Washington January 5 and 6. Delegates include W. A. Hackler Indianapolis Mrs. W. E. Miller South Bend A G Weatherly Indiana University Jacob Cronbach Mt. Vernon Mrs. Fred Hoke W. H. Lockwood Indianapolis.
Robbers pried open the front door of Bert Good’s Rob Depot Grocery Sunday night and stole tobacco, groceries, gloves, and punch board prizes including a fountain pen, an Elgin watch, cigars, and other items.
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County trustees to settle with advisory boards on January first due to State Board of Accounts order. List of outgoing officials includes Yung, Douglas, Chowning, Cooper, Sproatt, Martin, Nead, Figg, Jewell and Turman. Incoming trustees are A J Walters, Basil Thomas, A J Peacher, Herbert Lisman, T C Woodward, James W Kemp, Frank J Spencer. Turman remains vacant due to Harve Woodard's death.
Mrs Mary Jane Eaton a Sullivan native died Thursday at her home at Section and Wall streets after years of rheumatic illness. The funeral was held Friday at the M E church with Rev R H Toole officiating and interment in Center Ridge cemetery. Pallbearers were W R Nesbit I A Nesbit Frank Mason Harry Mason Reed Eaton and Hugh Bruner. She was born October 9 1832 and married to the late Louis Eaton who died in 1908. She leaves three sons and several siblings.
John Merry Graham a well known farmer living about four miles southwest of the city died Sunday night at his home after an extended illness with kidney trouble. Born March 30, 1849 he was 65 years 8 months and 27 days old and survived by a wife and three children Maria Hinkle and Helen Graham and a brother Aaron. Funeral at his residence at ten this morning conducted by Rev George F McNaughton of Cynthiana Ind former pastor of New Lebanon Methodist. Burial at Center Ridge cemetery.
Ira Wence of Shelburn pleads guilty in Squire Watsons court to beating a board bill in a case brought by Mrs Albert Sloop of Paxton. He signed a note for the fine and costs with two Shelburn businessmen as guarantors.
Dr. J. H. Neff, set to succeed Claude Padgett as coroner, has filed his $5000 bond with county clerk Chas. R. Raileback. The filing formalizes Neff's upcoming tenure.
A fire followed by explosion razed two Hymera saloons and a nearby meat market. Local fire crews battled flames as smoke blanketed the street. Investigators began assessing cause and potential damages to adjacent businesses.
Deputies from the State Fire Marshal's Office and Sheriff Kelley investigate a dynamite blast late Sunday night that wrecked the Wilson saloon on East Main Street and damaged dozens of nearby businesses in Hymera. Firefighters saved much of the block as debris and glass harmed storefronts. losses are estimated at about $1,500 for the saloon and meat market, with other properties damaged. Police hunt for the responsible party amid reports of an automobile leaving the area shortly before the blast.
Michael McMorrow resigns as Clover Leaf mine superintendent at Cass after a tenure since 1903. He departs for Huntington Ark to oversee several mines owned by Kansas City investors. He received a gold Knight Templar ring from mine officials and a Cass United Mine Workers resolution commends his honorable dealings.
A convocation of actual past masters will be held at the Masonic hall tomorrow night for conferring the Past Master's degree.
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