Call For District Convention In Indiana’s Second District
Republican District Committee calls the Second District delegates meeting in Vincennes Indiana on March 26 1912 to select delegates and alternates to the National Convention in Chicago and nominate a presidential elector. Counties Daviess Greene Knox Martin Monroe Morgan Owen Sullivan share 107 delegates with 54 needed for choice. County meetings March 23 set up committees and delegate selections. Sullivan county township caucuses March 23 1912 prepare for the Vincennes district convention March 28 1912 and Indianapolis state convention April 23 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican District Committee
Vincennes
Knox County
Indiana
Chicago
Illinois
Otis Gulley
Daviess
Greene
Knox
Martin
Monroe
Morgan
Owen
Sullivan
Committee On Rules and Permanent Organization
Sullivan County
Hymera
Farm Yard Stock and Implements Auction Listing
A rural sale offers draft horses a bay mare in foal aged 15 and a black mare in foal aged 11, plus a bay filly coming four and a black filly coming three. driving stock includes a black two year old and a black yearling. Mules include black jack and mare mules, with others. Cattle feature Jerseys and Short Horns with several heifers and bulls. Hogs include Poland China herd boar, yearlings and brood sows. 40 shoats. Vehicles and wagons listed, plus miscellaneous tools and farming implements. Includes a collie dog, seed, sacks, and various harnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Link Lukens
Cisco
Ind
Eighty Years Old Nineteenth Birthday Postal Shower for Thomas Pogue
Friends of Thomas Pogue of Turman township plan a postal card shower for his 80th birthday on February 29. Born February 29, 1832 in Indianapolis, Pogue moved with his family to the county in the 1850s and still runs his Turman farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pogue
Turman Township
Uncle Tom
Indianapolis
Pogue’s
Grand and Petit Juries Drawn for Sullivan February Term
The Sullivan circuit court February term juries were drawn Monday. Grand Jury members include William H. Plew Curry township and Roscoe Peterson Jackson among others. Petit Jury members listed by township include John A. Meng Gill and Hosea A. Snow Cass with multiple extras. Petit Jury to report Tuesday February 27 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit Court
Grand Jury
William H. Plew
Curry Township
Roscoe Peterson
Jackson
Hosea Liston
Turman
George A. Fuson
Fairbanks
W. F. Reed
William G. McBride
Fred F. Hallett
Gill
Charles C. Stevens
Eric Slinger
Jefferson
Petit Jury
John A. Meng
Gill Township
Hosea A. Snow
Cass
James T. Ridgeway
Haddon
Ogle J. Morgan
Jesse T. Powell
William L. Ford
Hamilton
Andrew Holmes
George B. Willis
Charles H. Lamm
Curry
William Story
Andrew J. Walters
Alvin McCammon
Elmer Harding
William M. Westner
Herman Grindle
Orson R. Wilard
Murphy McClanahan
Olby Stines
CANDIDATES FILE UNDER NEW CORRUPTION LAW INDIANA
The piece notes candidates must file itemized expenditures within 30 days after the election under a new corruption law. It highlights Spencer, Padgett, Cullop, and Riddle, with Padgett backing Spencer and speculating Cullop may withdraw. It cites detailed campaign spendings by William L. Sisson William H Bridwell Charles Bedwell Fred Bays and others and quotes Bays on enforcing the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padgett
Spencer
Indianapolis
John A. Riddle
Linton
Bowerman Son Located in Southern Reformatory
After months of searching in Canada and the United States Percival Bowerman, who escaped from an Ontario asylum, was found in the Southern Reformatory at Jeffersonville by his father W Bowerman. Parole requires Bowerman to cover prison to Hamilton asylum expenses and guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Percival Bowerman
Hamilton
Ontario
Jeffersonville
W. Bowerman
Marshall
Bowerman
Young Bowerman
Wible
Merom Station
A. B Gray
New Lebanon
Southern Reformatory
Bridwell
Castle Square Entertainers at Sullivan Lyceum
The Castle Square Entertainers appear Friday February 16 at 8 p m in Sullivan offering a male quartet horn and string groups a bass and tenor soloists two pianists and a dialect monologue. Admission 35c with 25c for children under 12. Also listing a 60 acre farm for sale near Sullivan with a Goof house and orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Sullivan
Lyceum
Democrats Plan County Township Conventions
Democrats of the county will hold township conventions on Saturday February 24 to elect delegates and alternates to the state convention in Indianapolis on March 21 and to select delegates to the congressional convention in Worthington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Worthington
Danville Man Visits Parents Over Sunday
Rex Benefield of Danville Illinois visited his parents Mr and Mrs H W Benefield here over Sunday. Dr George G Billman of Evansville visited his parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Billman and other relatives Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Benefield
Danville, Ill
H. W. Benefield
George G. Billman
Evansville
Jacob Billman
Paul Ridgeway Visits Union on Business Call
Paul Ridgeway of Turman township was in the city Thursday and made a business call at the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ridgeway
Turman Township
Union
Electric Bitters Promoted as Kidney Remedy
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a warning of kidney trouble and a cure for backache and related maladies. It cites a testimonial from Peter Bondy of Michigan praising kidney and bladder relief and notes the product costs 50 cents at Joe K. Smock's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Cochran
Joe K. Smock & Son
Bright
Peter Bondy
South Rockwood
Mich
Joe K
Families From Farmersburg Head To Pensacola Winter
Mr and Mrs Walker Jennings and others from Farmersburg travel to Pensacola Florida to spend the remainder of the winter. The group includes Mr and Mrs Samuel Baldridge Mr and Mrs James Branson Mrs Eliza Thompson and John Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Jennings
Samuel Baldridge
John Lloyd
James Branson
Eliza Thompson
Farmersburg
Pensacola, Fla
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Funk
James Oliver
Oliver Gang
Col
John Creager
Frank Mason
Kerr. Coulson, Clerk
Dugger
Carlisle
Pleasantville
Graysville
T. E. Hoover
Dirrelle Chaney
John C. Chaney
Will Dickerson
North Court Street
Dickerson
Glenn Morgan
Willard Ephlin
Zibe Howe
Segars
Mrs. Dickerson
Mint
Grandpa
John Morgan
Otto Gorby
John Correll
Bell Howe
Morgan Girls
Bertha Morgan
Ada Ephlin
Grace Gorby
Glenn
Sarah Moran
Samuel Lillie
Studebaker
Oliver Steel Gang
J. P. Polk
Charles Lillie
J. Alvin Padgett
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
William A. Cullop
Daviess County
John H. Spencer
Congress
Washington Herald
S. P. Poynter
Mrs
Jesse Poynter
Cloverdale
William L. Sisson
W. W. Howard
William H. Bridwell
Circuit Court
Charles Bedwell
Fred Bays
Bays
Son
Christian
George E. Scofield, Dugger
Stratton Harness Co
Manford Otto
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