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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
5
Fairbanks social items list visits and family updates including Thomas visiting son Lynn in Lafayette. Several leisure trips noted with Misses Drake Hunt Kersey and several couples visiting in Prairie Creek Terre Haute and Graysville. Also reports illness and a funeral at Mt Calvary with school board officers named.
Mr and Mrs Roy Drake and Mr and Mrs Sam Riggs and family visited Roy Pound. Patrons of Farmersburg Fairbanks and Prairie Creek post offices urged to call at Fairbanks State Bank Citizens State Bank or Ott Wier s. Cecil Drake hosted guests Homer Dilley Ara Johnson Helen Bradbury Helen Kersey Roy B Drake and Col A E Harrison with varied amusements.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness. Describes cause as inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and offers $100 for any cure it cannot achieve. Circulation and distribution through druggists, Th. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Rachel Carrico is very poor ly at this writing with rheumatism. Robert Benefiel returned home Saturday after a visit with his son Calvin of Arizona. Mrs. Line Trimble went to Terre Haute last week to see her brother Elmer Dunbar who is in St. An thony's hospital. He is reported some better. Mrs. Margaret Davidson and daughter Gay spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davidson and family. Mrs. Mary Isbell is numbered with the sick. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis French of Lyons have moved to Scottsville. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Trimble and children visited Elmer Carrico and wire. Sunday.
Advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children to break up colds in 24 hours and relieve feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents samples mailed free Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
Gault Pleasant and wife and David Watson spent Sunday at Warren Watson's. E C Eno O T Collier and C E Watson were in Sullivan Saturday. Tom Mann visited Terre Haute Friday. Mrs Carl Burton suffered rheumatism with mother Mrs Charles Eno helping care. Ray Watson traveled to Farmersburg. The community notes generalize about snow melt and daily foot care using Foot-Ease and Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder.
Several farmers took advantage of the good roads last week to market their hogs. Mr and Mrs Rufus DeHart called at Will Thomas place Monday. Mr and Mrs John Whitlock af...
Indianapolis visitors and local guests are listed among weekly social calls. Weather ranged from 7 below to 50 above with clouds and storms. Local illnesses, births, and hospital updates are noted alongside mail delays and post office petitions. Raleigh Kersey returns from a furlough at Camp Oglethorpe before resuming duty.
A large crowd gathered Friday evening for a planned auditorium program that did not occur due to late trains. A new program is set for Thursday evening if nothing changes. Local militia enlistments include Roy R. Myers Guy A Cushman Oscar Alsop Garland Alsop Hervey Ridgeway Joe Lacey Donald Elliott and Henry Ingersoll.
Residents visit friends across towns including Fairbanks Terre Haute Sullivan and Wabash. a long obituary honors Martha KE Burks born 1844 died 1918, widow of Wm M Burnett, with four children surviving and a life of hospitality and religious devotion noted.
The column notes local remarks about a Clayton area business, Dr Garfield comparisons, and a social run in Sullivan. It mentions Oscar Alsop George Botts and Guy Cushman visiting Sullivan last Sunday afternoon. Clara B Yager returned from Palestine after visiting her son Luther. Elmer Huff transacted business in the village last Monday.
The funeral service was conducted at the Providence church where she was a member with interment at the Old Burying Ground near New Lebanon.
Thomas McKinley born November 21 1847 in Clark County Indiana died February 2 1918 at his Turman township home aged 7 years 2 months 11 days. He moved with his parents in 1857 to farm in Sullivan County and lived there on the same farm until death. Survived by widow Pansy Geowed and four children Mrs Ilda Weir William R Mollie O and Lee Head and six grandchildren. Three sisters Wesdies Morin of Hutsonville Eh Arrs Wim Alexander of Olklewen and Mrs Sam McDonald of Parke County Indiana. His motto was the Golden Rule. The funeral was held at the late residence with a large attendance in cold weather and he was buried in Johnson Cemetery.
In memory of our beloved son and brother Frank H Layton who departed this life February 3. He joined the M E church at New Lebanon at age 16. He was a kind son and devoted brother. Survived by father step mother two brothers J W Hunt New Lebanon Edd D Layton Indianapolis and sister Mrs G Lillie Terre Haute.
The family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death, for floral offerings and singers. Wim. M. Burnett and children.
List of unclaimed letters in Sullivan Indiana post office as of February 18 1938. Advertised letters must be called for within two weeks or be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies Ida Black Edith Canary M E Canary Maude C Dudley Edna Ford Edna Jones Charley Phillips Rider Dora Starkey Martinia Wyatt Dora Gents Andy Dorman Charles Ransford Ryal Thrasher Arthur When calling say advertised and date. WM Eaydelotte P I Terre Haute Star Sullivan Union ad rate offered.
A call to citizens to grasp the war s scale and cost and to accept personal responsibility. It argues government by the people must endure and urges sacrifice, unity, and self denying service to prevail against Germany and defend Old Glory. It condemns slackers and stresses personal duty as essential to victory.
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