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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1911
Page
6
The Sullivan Union, the county's only Republican paper, was established August 1, 166. Subscription rates are One Dollar Fifty Cents with Twenty-Five Cents in advance. Publishers are Dirrelle Chaney and Robert P. White, with John C. Chaney as assignee-truster.
Champ Clark presents Congressmen Cullop with a pipe as criticism grows over Sullivan county debate on repeal of local option law. Ministers and others denounce the shift after a 1600 vote to dry the county and a 1600 net vote against the legislature, raising questions of consistency and hypocrisy.
Critics claim the state board of accounts operates as a political scheme with inspector appointments bought by influence. In Sullivan County two accountants audit the county recorder, an area with little risk of graft, while taxpayers see costly, limited results. They urge investigations into other county offices handling funds, maybe stretching twenty years.
The report suggests Indiana Democrats and Washington circles expect solid footing for a repeat Republican win in 1912. It notes past Republican disunity and Democratic infighting, especially over the insurgents and stand patters, but foresees Republican unity energizing a nationwide rise.
The Sullivan Times notes early water well tests show encouragement, while oil and gas drilling faced disappointment. The editorial urges active council effort, arguing past drilling boosted Sullivan’s status as a coal county and could yield future supply if pursued.
The 1909 public accounting law was meant to systemize state finances with partisan neutrality. The Marshall administration allegedly used the board of accounts as a campaign bureau, delaying Democratic irregularities while publicizing Republican ones.
The report portrays unnamed officials as defaulters, labeling petty discrepancies as proof of corruption. Some claims were imaginary while others were clerical errors, yet they were publicized as established misconduct.
A critique of Sullivan County Democratic managers who favor defeated candidates with small sinecures like road viewer fees. The piece notes the county council is filled with ex candidates kept in sight by appointments as justices of the peace, truant officers, and deputyships, preserving influence after failed campaigns.
W R Patterson of Wellington Tex credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after a two year battle with cough and lung trouble left him at 100 pounds. He survived family deaths from consumption and now weighs 187 pounds enjoying years of health. The remedy treats coughs colds lagrippe asthma croup and lung troubles. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free. Sold by Joe K Smock & Son.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases combined and it is deemed curable only by constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous membranes. They offer a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and sell for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Real estate transfers list many long deeds with buyers and sellers, parcels in Sullivan Humph re Hamerman and Jefferson Hamilton areas, with prices from 40 to 16000 dollars and multiple tracts including lots in Sullivan Humera and Haddon.
John W. Modders of Moddersville Michigan suffered 15 years from a cure-defying stomach ailment that forced him to sell his farm and unable to work. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his appetite and health, boosting liver and kidney function, with each bottle guaranteed at 50 cents at Joe K Smock and Son's.
An Irishman in Algiers explains a late return altercation with a guard. He recounts hearing Qui vive and replying Je Ou est votre lan terne Il est sorti Comment Come on, which sparked the fight during the incident at the line.
Mrs. Frankel of Stroud Oklahoma recalls advice from her husband to use Bucklen’s Arica Salve on a boil. The salve reportedly healed the boil swiftly. Advertises as a fast healer for burns scalds corns cuts bruises sprains swellings and a pile cure. Sold for 25 cents at Joe K Smock and Son.
Leather linen and rush were common materials for ancient Jewish footwear with wooden shoes also used. Soldiers wore shoes sometimes reinforced with brass or iron.
Falls Victim to Thieves. S W Bends of Coal City Alabama suffered twelve years from liver and kidney trouble. Dr King s New Life Pills ended the ailment and restored health. Unrivaled for constipation malaria headache dyspepsia. 25c at Joe K Smock Son s.
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