Death in Chicago Hotel Leaves Wife and Seven Children
Traveling salesman Harry C. Basler formerly resided in Sullivan and Indianapolis. He visited Chicago on February 7 seeking work and was found dead in his room at the Hotel Brevoort with a vial of reddish liquid nearby. Funeral arrangements set for 2 PM at the James Russell residence with Sullivan Masonic rites at Center Ridge Cemetery. Basler leaves a wife and seven children in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Harry C. Basler
Chicago
Hotel Brevoort
Harry Basler
Sullivan
F. E. Basler
James Russell
Charles EB. Crawley
Cincinnati
F. L. Bryant
William Beasley
Richmond
Ind
Talbott Avenue
Printing Arts Company
S. C
North Court Street
Russell
Presbyterian Church
W. E. Gray
Sullivan Masonic Lodge
Center Ridge
Masonic Hall
Basler
Receivership Sought in Suit Over Tishimingo Co
Frank W. Killen and Benjamin Cox of Indianapolis sue Tishimingo Tie and Stone Co of Merom for 3000 damages and appointment of a receiver in circuit court. Plaintiffs, brokers, allege contract to sell 3000 shares was annulled by the company, claim insolvency, and seek relief. Attorneys Hender son and Marshall and Harris and Bedwell represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Killen
Benjamin Cox
Indianapolis
Tishimingo Tie & Stone Co
Merom
Henderson & Marshall
Harris & Bedwell
Indiana Professor Will Lecture Course at Minnesota
Prof. Frank Aydelotte of Indiana University English department will travel to the University of Minnesota for the summer term to deliver a course of lectures to advanced students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Aydelotte
Indiana University
University of Minnesota
Public sales announced by multiple bidders in local area
The Sullivan Horse and Mule Company opens its first sale of about 100 horses and mules tomorrow at the Park and Wible barn on North Main street alongside Park and Wible quitting their livery. A. N. L. Burton and Son schedule a Suroc Jersey bred colt sale next Wednesday at Graysville with 26 pure bred sows 3 boars. Harrison and Drake named as auctioneers for several events and W. A. Murphy plans a March 1 sale near York Ferry for horses cattle and farm machinery. Hamet D. Hinkle sets a private horse and mule sale February 2 to 27 four miles southeast of Carlisle on Freelandville road near Bethlehem church.
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Sullivan Horse and Mule Company
Park & Wible
North Main Street
A. N. L. Burton & Son
Graysville
Col A. H. Morris
Indianapolis
Harrison & Drake
Fairbanks
W. A. Murphy
York Ferry
Hamet D. Hinkle
Carlisle
Freelandville Road
Bethlehem Church
Be Sure To Read Our New Serial THE BOY FARMER
A country life tale follows Sam Powell in a worn out farm as he works with pluck and scientific methods. The story promises interest in the Corn Club member’s efforts and farm progress.
Indiana marshal foils raid by horse thief squad at Waverly
Deputy U S marshal Frank Barnhart of Farmersburg helps arrest Reuben W. Robertson, an embezzler and ex postmaster of Waverly, after a tense scene when a mob aligned with a horse thief detective association converged on the Sheets home. Barnhart and partners faced armed bystanders before confirming their official status and recovering the prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barnhart
Farmersburg
United States
Indiana
Waverly
Ind
Reuben W. Robertson
Barnhart
Henry Bealy
Mooresville
Robertson
William Sheets
Sheets
Ellis Stone
Arnhart
Bealy
Funeral for Fourteen Year Old Ring Boy
Charles Emerson Ring fourteen died after being kicked by a horse while unhitching a wagon team in Riverton Saturday. Rev Philip Freis conducted his Christian church funeral Monday. Interment in Webb Cemetery. He left parents and sisters Myrtle Gilman Marie Nellie Ring. The family formerly lived in Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Freis
Riverton Christian Church
Riverton
Charles Emerson Ring
Christian Church
Sullivan
Webb Cemetery
J. J. Parker
Merom
Myrtle Gilman
Hymera
Marie
Nellie Ring
Treasury Comptroller Bans Personal Account Overdrafts
The Comptroller of the Treasury in Washington orders suspension of overdraft allowances by banks. The First National Bank of this city received notice urging all banks to stop honoring drafts without sufficient funds. Officials aim to halt a nationwide practice viewed as unsound, requesting banks to ensure funds exist before honoring checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Comptroller of the Treasury
Washington
175000 Idle in Chicago Report Says Unemployed
Chicago officials report 175000 men idle in the city with the City Industrial Commission seeking police help to locate places where men can be given work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
City Industrial Commission
Police Department
Better Farming Club Meeting at Graysville
The Better Farming Club of Turman township will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday evening February 18 in the Assembly room of the Graysville High School. Prof W L Elser of Purdue will speak on Farm Management Surveys. The program includes musical preludes and quartette performances.
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Prof. Elser
Purdue
Better Farming Club
Turman Township
Graysville
W. L. Elser
Will Build New Flour Mill at Palestine
James Miesenhelder plans a new flour mill in Palestine Illinois to replace the current operation. The 32 by 60 foot building will rise three and a half stories to a height of 60 feet with a capacity of fifty barrels. The old mill becomes grain depository and the nearby elevator may move to Oblong. The Palestine mill traces its origins to 1852 through the grandfather of the current management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Miesenhelder
Palestine
Ill
Miesenhelder Brothers
Illinois Central
Miesenhelder
Carlisle to Host Farmers Short Course at High School
Carlisle will host a two day farmers short course in the high school on February 23 and 24. County Agent A W Hayes and D W Helms arranged the event with Purdue University extending four instructors. Topics include livestock soil and crops poultry and domestic science. A basket dinner may be held in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
A. W. Hayes
D. W. Helms
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
W. Schwab
J. C. Beever
L. L. Jones
Alma Garvin
Sherb Takes Office as Justice of the Peace
J F Scherb qualified Thursday to fill the Justice of the Peace post left vacant by the resignation of Earl Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherb
J. F. Scherb
Justice of the Peace
Earl Kennedy
Mrs. Katherine Hiatt Dies After Illness at 60
Mrs. Katherine Hiatt wife of Doug Hiatt of near the Citizens mine died Thursday morning after a long tuberculosis illness. She was sixty. The funeral was held Friday at two from the residence with interment at Center Ridge. She leaves a husband and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Hiatt
Katherine Hiatt
Citizens Mine
Center Ridge
Hoosier Investment Company renamed to Busseron Investment Company
A Sullivan based firm forming a new investment concern changed its name to Busseron Investment Company after another state corporation already used Hoosier Investment Company. The change occurred before a certificate of incorporation could be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Investment Company
Sullivan Men
Busseron Investment Company
Suffrage Workers Luncheon Draws 175 at Davis Hotel
A conference of suffrage workers gathered about 175 women for a Saturday luncheon at the Davis hotel. Speakers included Miss Helen Benbridge of Terre Haute, Mrs. John Ersinger, Mrs. Ed Coffman, Mrs. O. B. Harris, and others from Robinson NL Blooming ton Terre Haute Sullivan Aurora Adams Rosedale Farnsworth Youngstown Robinson Ill Chicago Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Hotel
Helen Benbridge
Terre Haute
John Ersinger
Ed Coffman
O. B. Harris
City
Agnes Clumpe
Robinson, NL
Frank Aydelotte
Bloomington
Ind
T. J. Cox
A. D. Leach
Sullivan
Aurora Adams
Rosedale
Guy Snow
Farnsworth
Drake
Youngstown
Ein
Robinson, Ill
Carrie Jones
Mabel Curry
Chicago
Young Woman Dies In Indiana Home For Epileptics
Ona Wence age eighteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Leander Wence of Farmersburg died Monday at the Home for Epileptics in Fort Wayne where she had been an inmate for about five years. The remains were taken to Farmersburg Tuesday for burial per Shelburn Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona
Leander Wence
Farmersburg
Forth Wayne
Missing Word Contest Advertisements in Sullivan Page
Page three features ads from Sullivan's leading firms with missing words in the copy. Readers are invited to guess the absent words for a prize. The page will run for three months with weekly changes to many ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Overall factory and Union mine suspended
The Frank overall factory shut Friday and the Union mine north of the city suspended Saturday. Superintendent James Doane blamed weak overalls demand and said the factory may reopen next fall. Union mine supervisor J R Sharp cited coal market sluggishness and higher freight costs. Between twenty and fifty workers were at the factory and about 150 at the mine. Doane planned to seek a temporary position in Indianapolis but remained based locally. Some Union workers have thirty days left to clean up while iron and machinery are moved elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Overall
Union
James Doane
J. R. Sharp
Consolidated Indiana Coal Co
Indiana Coal Field
Overall
Doane
Indianapolis
Sullivan Girl Attempts Suicide After Troubled Love
Clellie Holliday, 18, of South Holloway Street, attempted suicide by taking poison Monday. Dr. E. M. Corbin treated her and she is believed to be out of danger. The act is linked to an unhappy love affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clellie Holliday
South Holloway Street
E. M. Corbin
William Matthews Shot at the Reliance Mine
Fred Woods aged 42 shot and grievously wounded William Matthews 24 in front of the Reliance mine hotel during a Monday afternoon altercation. Fearing mob action Woods surrendered to Marshal Spinks at Shelburn and was jailed in Sullivan. Matthews was treated at home by Dr. Nellas of Shelburn.
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Reliance
Fred Woods
William Matthews
Matthews
Woods
Shelburn
Marshal Spinks
Sullivan
Dr. Nellans
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Cummins Sullivan County Resident
Mrs Elizabeth Cummins aged 80 and lifelong Sullivan county resident died Saturday afternoon at her son in law David N Curry home. She was the daughter of Rev John Pinkston pioneer circuit rider. Survived by son Richard M Bennett Farmersburg and daughter Mrs David N Curry Carlisle. Funeral held Monday morning at 9:30 from the Curry home conducted by Rev S Reid M E church with interment at New Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cummins
Carlisle
Sullivan County
David N. Curry
Curry
S. Reid
M. E. Church
New Lebanon
Better Farming Club Band Formed In Turman Township
A 25 member band from Turman township Bet ter Farming Club organized in Graysville and named the Better Farming Club Band. The group plans public performances and is equipped with instruments purchased from the R W Cadwell Music Co of Sullivan and funded through Frank Holton Co. sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graysville
Turman Township
Better Farming Club
Frank Holton Co
R. W. Cadwell Music Co
Sullivan
Cullop Again Seeks Congress Nomination in Indiana
Vincennes businessman William Allen Cullop announces his bid for the Democratic nomination in Indiana's Second District. Letters to supporters reveal plans for a contested race, despite earlier promises to Charles D. Hunt. District Chair Vollmer warned Cullop against another run, prompting party tension and surprise in Sullivan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Allen Cullop
Vincennes
Congress
Secon
Indiana
Cullop
Vincennes Statesman
Charles D. Hunt
Hunt
Vollmer
Sullivan County
Partial closure at Superior mine hits Dugger workers
About 150 men were laid off when the main north entry at the Superior mine was shut last week. The closing portion is near exhaustion and ore pulling has begun. A new shaft may be sunk later, but completion is uncertain, bringing hardship to many families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Superior
Jail Break Attempt Foiled by Patrolman Murray
Two prisoners Dolph Solomon and John Boles broke from county jail by cutting iron bars with a saw and slipping through a small window. Patrolman Arthur Murray arrived as Solomon was outdoors and Boles was climbing out. They unlocked the corridor door with a spoon improvised key. Police also arrested Mrs. Rinda Colvin on suspicion of aiding the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Solomon
John Boles
Arthur Murray
Murray
Solomon
Boles
Rinda Colvin
Rich
Hays Attends Gridiron Club Banquet in Washington
Will H. Hays left Friday for a business trip to New York to attend the Gridiron Club banquet in Washington on Saturday night. The club is a famous gathering of newspaper correspondents with attendance by the president cabinet and leading members of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Will H. Hays
New York
Gridiron Club
Washington
Congress
Insanity Inquest Finds Ruth Hutchinson Mentally Unbalanced
An inquest last Wednesday found Ruth Hutchinson of Shelburn mentally unbalanced. Doctors Wrork Douglas and Maple testified, and an application was made to admit her to the Southern Hospital for the Insane in Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hutchinson
Shelburn
Wrork
Douglas and
Maple
Southern Hospital For the
Evansville
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Tishimingo Company
The
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Inter
Sam Powell
Sam
Com Club
United States Marshal
Joseph Ring
Comptroller OF Treasury
National Bank of
Tipperary
Burton
Sullivan Girl
Spinks
Shelbern
Chas. D. Hunt
Windy Bill
York
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