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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1903
Page
8
Our Correspondents from Dagger report a miraculous mine escape at Sun Flower mine as workers repaired a cage. The town debates smallpox quarantine as Cass residents object but the Board of Health urges cautious action and public support.
Local news from Farmersburg lists residents traveling for shopping and visits with relatives. Mrs J F Burton goes to Chicago for millinery stock and will visit daughter Mrs Chas Woods. Andrew Forbes returns from Terre Haute hospital after tumor operation. Social events include M E church groups hosting Valentine night activities with ice cream and cake, music, and games.
Haskel Branson suffers lung fever in Hymera. Mrs. Clay Cummins visited relatives near Farmersburg. Rose Tucker and children attended Harvey Veach’s funeral at Ebeneezer. Fred Asbury and wife from Robinson Illinois were in Hymera last week. Mrs. Ross Tennis and Agnes Thrall visited their father Dr. R. T. Thrall in Indianapolis. Bessa Mahan, staying with sister Mrs. Wm McGrew in Pennsylvania, returned home.
A long record lists transfers of land and lots across Hymera, Cass, Dugger, Hamilton, Turman, Jackson and Sullivan townships, detailing seller buyer names and price points from $1 to $19,000 with many Cass township parcels and Turman holdings. Names include John H Bolinger Lizzie Boruff Henry Barnhart Frances A Kelly W J Settles Elijah Walters Susannah Smith Sarah E Stone Abe Frakes Mary E Miller M A Haddon William Neal Jao Kelly F M Cunningham Jas A Watson Ida Wallace AE Trueblood Jessie Thorpe Josie Loudermilk Floyd Sproatt Murry Abe Raley Chas H Campbell N O Robbins W A Pope Samuel T Busco Hymera Coal Co and others.
Postponed public sale of Mrs Sue M Reid advertised at her farm 34 miles west of Sullivan on Feb 18 due to severe cold weather. Rescheduled for Wednesday Feb 25.
A public sale of farm property will be held at Samuel Lillie's farm three miles southeast of New Lebanon Indiana on Saturday February 21 1903. Items include two mules seven head horses eighteen head cattle a Deering binder a wheat drill a disc harrow three walking plows two riding plows and one cultivator. Sale starts at 10 o'clock a.m. Terms: sums of 5 and over on credit nine months with note and security no interest if paid at maturity interest 6 percent if late sums under 5 cash. Auctioneer Col John Creager.
For sale a five room and a pantry residence on the corner of Johnson and Crowder streets east of Dr Crowder's residence. Features three 623 foot lots offered at a reasonable price. Inquiries directed to Mrs Frances Kelley.
A. A. Holmes adverts vacant lots on John son street located between the properties of Charles Scott and Frank Burnham as part of a real estate listing.
A light red Irish setter with white on the feet and top of the tail is missing. The dog answers to the name Ben and a reward is offered for information leading to its return to the office.
A health ad contrasts pale tiredness with rosy vitality and promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a gentle remedy. It claims the pills awaken lazy organs to improve digestion and prevent constipation. Available for 25 cents at Joe K Smock, druggist.
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