Governor signs local option bill expanding wet territory
The governor enacted a local option measure shifting counties and townships to wet status. Seven counties became automatically wet upon signing, with many more to follow as the two year dry periods expire. Proctor pushes further liquor regulation with varied license fee proposals amid legislative debate.
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Marshall
Sullivan
Wapash
Lawrence
Pike
Decatur
Hawison
Putnam
Clipton
Fort None
Proctor
Local Divorces and Guardianship Petitions Filed
Sadie Veazy sues James T. Veazy for divorce. Guardianship and sale of real estate petitions involve Samantha Jane Gaskins and Otto and Roy Lee Gaskins. Stuart estate damages case includes Pearl Stuart and Frank S. Stuart against Pea body-Alwert Coal Co. Chicago Auto Supply House files over account with Thomas P. Dale. Opal Ruby and Maggie Jenkins guardianship removal petition against George G. Arnold as guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Veazy
James T. Veazy
Samantha Jane Gaskins
Otto Gaskins
Roy Lee Gaskins
Pearl Stuart
Frank S. Stuart
Wm. Fox
George Ford
Peabody-Alwert Coal Co
Chicago Auto Supply House
Thomas P. Dale
Opal
Ruby
Maggie M. Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
George G. Arnold
Guardian
Linton Paper Foresees End of Court Fight Over New Division
The Linton Citizen says the bill dividing the 14th judicial circuit and creating separate Sullivan and Bloomfield courts will pass the Indiana legislature. If enacted the county will fund a county judge and prosecutor, Henderson to serve Greene circuit term, Bays as prosecuting attorney, and a Greene county prosecutor to be appointed.
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14Th Judicial Circuit
Sullivan
Bloomfield
Linton
Indianapolis
Mashail
Henderson
Greene
Fred F. Bays
Jokers in New Liquor Law Spark Local Test Suit Hope
A Boonville man seeks a saloon license arguing emergency clause makes dry territory wet immediately, conflicting with two year moratorium. He hired Evansville attorney Thomas W. Lindsey to pursue a test case in the Warrick circuit court, aiming to start business soon.
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Boonville
Thomas W. Lindsey
Evansville
Lindsey
Warrick Circuit
Reapportionment proposals shift districts in state map
The Democratic legislature proposes reapportionment across districts targeting Mon roe Lawrence Pike Gibson Dubois Spencer Sullivan Greene Martin Knox Daviess and Brown. Moves aim to create Democratic majorities by transferring counties between districts and forming paired senatorial districts.
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Neck of the Woods
Monroe
Lawrence
Pike
Gibson
Dubois
Spencer
Sullivan
Greene County
Greene
Martin
Knox and
Daviess
Knox
Brown
Lecture Series for Sullivan Boys Opens at Methodist Church
A. W. Conner of Indianapolis known as The Boys' Friend began a Monday afternoon lecture series at the Sullivan Methodist church to aid local boys. The campaign unites Home School Church Moral and Frater nal forces with his wife and soloist Miss Seeger assisting. Subjects include A Statement of the Boy Problem A Solution of the Boy Problem From World to World or the Up ward Pull Rex Van Vonec or the Worst Boy in Town The Unseen Friend.
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Sullivan
A. W. Conner
Indianapolis
Methodist Church
Mr. Conner
Miss Seeger
Rex van Vonec
Verdict in Corbin case awards $17.50 to Lucy Maynard
The circuit court last week returned a verdict for the plaintiff Lucy Maynard against Corbin on a $36 rent claim for property owned by Corbin. The jury awarded $17.50 after previous trials in a justice court ended with defendant then plaintiff verdicts.
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BE. M. Corbin Vas
Lucy Maynard
Corbin
Separate Circuit Bill Prompts Sullivan Area Interest and Feuds
District debate over a separate fourteenth judicial circuit draws local and state figures into a web of influence. Linton figures like Joe Moss and Doc Quillen oppose the measure, while Sullivan and Bloomfield back it. Local lawyers Br idwell and Welman are named for possible appointments, with Hunt among those showing interest.
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Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Linton
Joe Moss
Greene County
Doc Quillen
Indianapolis
Jimmy Hudson
Sullivan
Bloomfield
Judge Henderson
Henderson
William H. Bridwell
Bridwell
Charley Welman
Tim
Akin
Carlisle
Welman
Chas. D. Hunt
Hunt
Huntt
Superior Court Movement For Sullivan Greene And Clay
Local attorneys debate a bill to create a superior court for Sullivan Greene and Clay counties. The plan would grant Clay four five week terms while Greene and Sullivan receive two five week terms. Sullivan lawyers oppose the move and Greene county lawyers largely object.
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Sullivan
Greene
Clay Counties
Greene County
Linton
Clay County
Greene and
Sulivan
Greene Counties
Sullivan High School basketball team coached by Hub Connors
The Sullivan high school squad is coached by Hub Connors, a former Sullivan Athletics star, with Sog Boone assisting and refereeing all games. The photo shows Back row Brokaw forward E C Snarr principal McGrew center. middle Connors coach Boone official Leer row Fleming guard Wilbe forward Daugherty substitute. left to right in reading order.
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Connors
Sullivan Athletics
Sullivan
Boone
San Francisco
Leland Stanford University
Pacific Coast
Brokaw
E. C. Snarr
McGrew
Haddon
Allen
Leer
Fleming
Wible
Daugherty
Ed True Arrested for Drunkenness and Carrying Concealed Weapon
Ed True, a Broad and Depot streets meat market operator, was arrested in Terre Haute early Monday on drunkenness and carrying a concealed weapon. He fled police with a revolver, was jailed, arraigned before Judge Batt, sentenced to 60 days and a $50 fine for concealed weapon plus $1 and costs for intoxication, and returned Monday night after paying the fine under a suspended sentence.
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Ed True
Broad
Depot Streets
Terre Haute
True
Batt
Crawley in Dangerous Condition
Reports from Indianapolis say Charles E. Crawley of this city is in a precarious condition in a hospital there. He remains unconscious much of the time and his outlook is not encouraging.
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Indianapolis
Charles E. Crawley
Local Pairings Listed in Marriage Notices
Arthur Leroy Stanley weds Vina Ora Ransford and John P Harris weds Alma I Ransford alongside Elmer Moore with Grace J Dunn and Walter A Alaman with Lydia J Butler in a set of marriage notices listing four couples.
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Arthur Leroy Stanley
Vina Ora Ransford
John P. Harris
Alma I. Ransford
Elmer Moore
Grace J. Dunn
Walter A. Alaman
Lydia J. Butler
Miner Injuries Settlement From Shirley Hill Mine Case
A $5,000 personal injury suit by Robert McCauley for James Snedden Jr. over a October 28, 1910 Shirley Hill mine No. 3 accident was settled Thursday for $54. Snedden, a mine driver, alleged an incompetent flagman caused a collision that left him severely bruised and bedridden for three weeks against Shirley Hill Coal Company.
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Shirley Hill
Robert McCauley
James Snedden, Jr
Snedden
Shirley Hill Coal Company
Deaths of Former Citizens
Samuel Stafford aged 73 former Hamilton township resident died Thursday at his home near Plato Missouri He was father of Jesse Stafford of Fairbanks township and his wife was sister of J P Stratton of this city
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Samuel Stafford
Hamilton Township
Plato
Jesse Stafford
Fairbanks Township
J. P. Stratton
Williams Watson Dies Former Paxton Resident
William Watson, formerly of Paxton, died last week at his Arkansas home. The remains were interred in the Paxton Cemetery Friday.
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William Watson
Paxton
Arkansas
Infant Cahill Dies. Rites Held at Catholic Church
Patrick Cahill infant son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Cahill of Washington died last Wednesday at the home of his grandfather H N Hicks. The funeral was held at the Catholic church Thursday afternoon.
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Patrick Cahill
Washington
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager reports for the county week ending January 29 with several clear days and cloudy spells. Rainfall totaled .05 inches on the 25th, .22 on the 26th, .40 on the 27th, and .34 on the 29th.
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Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager
Cooperative Weather Observer
Mrs William Rockwell Dies After Weeklong Illness
Graysville reports the death of Mrs William Rockwell of the township four miles northwest of town after a week of illness following childbirth. She leaves her husband and three children.
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Graysville
William Rockwell
Here
Rural Carriers Get Raise Under Post Office Bill
The post office appropriation bill passed by Congress last week grants rural carriers a $100 yearly raise, increasing their salary to $1,000. The measure affects rural mail carriers nationwide.
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Post Office
Congress
Senate approves bill to divide judicial circuit
The Senate last week passed Senator Akin's bill creating a division of the judicial circuit with only one dissenting vote. It is believed the measure will pass the House.
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Akin
Senate
House
City to Extend Fire Limits to 130 Feet West of Section Street
The city council will pass an ordinance at the next meeting extending the fire limits to a point 130 feet west of Section Street. Section Street is the western limit, with Wall and Harris Streets as the southern limit.
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Section Street
Wall and Harris Streets
Cowles and Curtners Head South for Florida Winter
William E. Cowle and daughter Sallie travel with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Curtner to Florida to spend the remainder of the winter.
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Carlisle
William E. Cowle
Sallie
W. J. Curtner
Florida
County Spelling Contest Chooses City Representatives
The county spelling contest will select three entrants to advance to the district contest in Bloomington on the 18th. The event takes place Saturday afternoon at the high school building in this city with three contestants from each township competing.
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Bloomington
White Named President of United Mine Workers
John P. White of Iowa has been elected president of the United Mine Workers of America, succeeding Tom L. Lewis. The move shifts leadership of the miners union as it enters new phase under White’s leadership.
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John P. White
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Tom L. Lewis
Royal Arch Work and Inspection This Tuesday Night
Jerusalem Chapter No. 81 R A M will conduct Royal Arch degree work and inspection tomorrow night with members and officers in attendance.
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Royal Arch
Jerusalem
Council Inspection Night for Sulli van Council No 73
The annual inspection of Sulli van Council No 73 of the R and M will be held tonight.
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Sullivan
Council No. 73
Opening and Dedication of New Baptist Church Addition
The formal opening and dedication of the church addition was held Sunday afternoon. Rev. Clarke R. Parker of the First Baptist church in Terre Haute delivered the address and the Menbingers quartet provided music.
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Clarke R. Parker
First Baptist Church of
Terre Haute
Aingers Quartette
Government to weigh mail on central trains early this month
Beginning early this month the government will weigh the mail carried on the mail and express trains through the central states. A thousand or two of extra men will be employed at 3 a day for 105 days.
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Central States
Charles E Crawley Dies After Nervous Breakdown in Indianapolis
Charles E Crawley, a well known Sullivan native and undertaker with political family ties, died in an Indianapolis hospital after a nervous breakdown. He attempted suicide previously in a hotel, leaving a wife and eight children Ferdinand Eugene Dave Joe Louise Madeline Jeannette. He leaves his mother and siblings Bert Tressa Murray Emma. Remains to be transported for burial.
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Charles E. Crawley
Indianapolis
Mr. Crawley
Sullivan
David Crawley
Charlies E. Crawley
Ferdinand
Eugene
Dave
Joe
Louise
Madeline
Jeannette
Crawley
James Russel
This City
Charles Bryan
Will Beasley
Mattoon
Bert Crawley
Tressa Crawley
Chicago
Murray Crawley
Emma Crawley
Kansas City
Lyric Theater Leased and Renamed the Grand
Melvin Hollingsworth and Clarence Hill lease Lyric theater plan overhaul and redecoration. A new moving picture machine is installed and the house will present stock and comedy companies as well as other attractions under the new Grand name.
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Lyric Theater
Melvin Hollingsworth
Clarence Hill
Draper Sells Ice Cream Business to Lozier Co
William M. Draper has sold his ice cream and milk business to Lozier & Co., Indianapolis, who will take charge this week. Mr. Lozier will run the business and has rented the Harris property on West Washington street for his residence. Draper remains in ice and cold storage.
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William M. Draper
Lozier & Co
Indianapolis
Mr. Lozier
Harris
West Washington Street
Mr. Draper
County Remonstrance Records Show No Effective Township Challenge
County auditor records indicate no current remonstrances are effective in Sullivan County as the local option law makes the county wet on March 3, 1911. Multiple township remonstrances filed between 1906 and 1908 have expired by 1909 or 1910, including Jefferson Cass Hamilton Curry Fairbanks Turman Jackson Gill townships.
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Sullivan County
Jefferson Township
Cass
Haddon
Hamilton Township
Curry Township
Fairbanks Township
Turman Township
Jackson Township
Gill Township
Interurbans Expand as Pulp Demand Grows
The region sees a surge of interurban projects. Linton and Brazil plan a line between their cities. Bloomfield proposes extending the Sullivan line to the area. Merom residents allege Donn Roberts plans a Terre Haute to that place route.
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Linton
Brazil
Bloomfield
Sullivan
Merom
Donn Roberts
Terre Haute
Mrs Sarah Patton Undergoes Major Surgery in Indianapolis
Mrs Sarah Patton of this city underwent a serious surgical operation at Deaconess hospital in Indianapolis on Monday and is in a precarious condition.
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Sarah Patton
Deaconess Hospital
Indianapolis
Peculiar Injunction Suit Filed Over Budy Removal
Children of the late John T. Phillips oppose removal in a peculiar injunction suit. The filing centers on legal action seeking to block or challenge the relocation of Budy and involves ongoing court proceedings. Specific parties named include the Phillips heirs and associated guardians.
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John T. Phillips
Suit seeks to stop removal of Rev. John T. Phillips body
Claud C. Phillips Josie Pounds Dora Moore and Clint Phillips file an injunction in circuit court to prevent Belle Phillips of Frankfort Indiana from moving their father Rev John T Phillips remains from Mann Cemetery near Graysville. The body lies beside his first wife Mary died 1893. Phillips died June 7 1910 and was buried in a cement vault. The complaint says moving the body would disturb the graves of their infant sibling and their mother.
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Circuit Court
Claud C. Phillips
Josie Pounds
Dora Moore
Clint Phillips
John T. Phillips
Belle Phillips
Frankfort
Ind
Mann Cemetery
Graysville
Phillips
Mary Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Mann Cemtery
Claude Phillips
Noted Farmer Exhibits Very Large Ear of Corn
John M. Thomas, a well known farmer four miles northwest of the city, shows an unusually large Johnson county white ear with thirty rows. Grains are 11-16 inch deep, cob holds about 1,500 grains, and the ear weighs 24.5 ounces. Thomas notes 24 rows is the usual limit for a single ear.
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John M. Thomas
Johnson County
Miner Payne Survives Wood Alcohol Suicide Attempt
Charles Jayne a 22 year old miner boarded with R E Rice on East Jackson street attempted suicide by swallowing wood alcohol last Wednesday. Dr Billman pumped the poison from his stomach after Rice found him, Payne claiming he mistook the poison for liquor.
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Payne
Charles Jayne
R E. Rice
East Jackson Street
Dr. Billman
Schools Get Commissions
County Superintendent Park receives commissions from the state board placing Dugger Fairbanks Pleasantville and Graysville high schools on the certified list Graduates may enter training for teachers at the state normal or state colleges These schools meet all conditions except term length.
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Park
State Board of Education
Dugger
Fairbanks
Pleasantville
Graysville
State Normal
Pass Graduated Pensions for Veterans Act
Congress approves a graduated pension plan for Mexican and civil war veterans starting at age 62 with 15 dollars monthly rising to 30 dollars at age 76. The bill adds forty five million dollars to the pension fund, but current mortality of about one hundred deaths per day means funds will be exhausted as veterans die.
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Congress
Bernard Sues Russells for 2000 Damages Over Assault
George P. Bernard, Terre Haute Provision Co manager, sues Russell Brothers of Shelburn in circuit court for 2000 damages claiming he was assaulted by Joe Moreland, a Russell meat cutter, at the end of a civil case Bernard prosecuted, with the firm’s knowledge and consent alleged.
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George P. Bernard
Terre Haute
Russell Brothers
Shelburn
Bernard
Joe Moreland
Russells
Blacksmith Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant
Shelburne Jan 31 Joseph Kitt once blacksmith at the Kettle Creek mine and brother of Ed Kitt has been promoted to quartermaster sergeant of the Third Cavalry now stationed at Fort Wingate New Mexico.
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Shelburn
Joseph Kitt
Kettle Creek
Ed. Kitt
Third Cavalry
Ft. Wingate
New Mexico
Mine accident injures James Grogan with facial wounds
While preparing state in the Mildred mine James Grogan was struck in the face when a ratchet slipped several teeth were knocked out and his hand suffered a severe laceration.
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Some
Mildred Mine
James Grogan
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Superior Court Movement
Sullivan High School
Infant Cahill
Wm. Rockwell
White New Miners
Council
Lobbb
Miner
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