Old Citizen Dr Benjamin Shepherd Dies in Pleasantville
Dr Benjamin F Shepherd age 73 longtime Jefferson township resident died last Wednesday at his daughter Mrs Frank Howards home in Pleasantville after years of declining health. He was a Civil War veteran, former teacher and dentist, active Methodist church member, and attended the Pleasantville funeral at the local church with burial in Pleasantville cemetery. He leaves children George Jesse Frank Ralph Dave and daughters Ella Smith Mrs Frank Howard and Mrs Elliott Douthitt with former spouses and siblings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin Shepherd
Jefferson Township
Frank Howard
Pleasantville
Methodist Church
Will Watkins
Utica
Ind
Shepherd
Sullivan County
Greene
Knox Counties
Freelandville
Seepti E TY
Belmont County
Ohio
S70th
Ohio Regiment
Harper's Ferry
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
13Th
Ohio Cavalry
Tie
Petersburg
Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa
Ross County
Knox County
Knox
Sullivan Counties
Church of Pleasantville
Los Angeles
Masonic, Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Rebecca C. Powell
Greene County
George E. Shepherd
Jesse Shepherd
Frank Shepherd
Elkhart
Ralph
Dave Shepherd
British Columbia
Ella Smith
Elliott Douthitt
Community Club Hears Argument for Speeches
At a Thursday night meeting at the Christian church Mr Schloss and Mrs Sturby from Terre Haute urged Sullivan county be added to expert agriculturist speeches planned for the first week in March. The Carrimoanity Chil will cover transportation and hotel costs for Sullivan county speakers. Over 10 meetings will be held throughout the Wabash Valley Empire this spring. Martin Myles of Vandalia Coal Co urged immediate action to improve the Sullivan Dugger road by raising the grade one foot to prevent blockages from high waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Club
The
Christian Church
Schloss
Sturby
Terre Haute
Greater Terre Haute
Sullivan County
Ust
Wabash Valley Empire
Martin Myles
Vandalia Coal Company
Sullivan-Dugger
Busseron Bottoms
Fairbanks Township Man Dies Sudden in Florida
Henry Clay Jewell a well known Fairbanks township resident died suddenly last week in Avon Park Florida where he had wintered for years. The body returned to Farmersburg with his wife. funeral at home in Fairbanks conducted by Rev. Fuson and burial at Pleasant Green cemetery. He was about fifty, a farmer and former threshing and saw mill operator with wide local ties. Survived by wife Sarah Milligan and a daughter of J Wake Milligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Jewell
Fairbanks Township
Avon Park
Florida
Farmersburg
Mr. Jewell
W. A. Fuson
Casey
Pleasant Green Cemetery
Mutual Seeks Cash From Stock Sale To Chicago Brokers
The Mutual Truck Company sold its remaining Teed shares to George Stanley & Company of Chicago. The brokers will resell on markets, bringing cash into the local treasury as the company plans to deliver one thousand trucks this year with Stanley & Company assistance. Goldstein of Stanley & Company, with Hammerman and Nudelman, will offer locals and current investors a chance to buy from the stock block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Truck Company
George Stanley & Company
Chicago
Steck
S. Wi. Goldstein
Stanley & Company
P. H. Hammerman
C. Nudelman
Mutual Company
Death of G Welman Lackey Former UMWA Vice President
G Welman Lackey 61 of Dugger a confectionary cafe owner and former District 11 UMWA vice president died at home after a influenza illness. He lived mostly in Sullivan County and served as a delegate at a Hague international conference. Survived by his widow two daughters and a brother the funeral was held Monday at the Church of Christ in Dugger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Welman Lackey
Dugger
United Mine Workers of America
Lackey
Sullivan County
The
Hague
Widoow
Julius Croxton
Harve Hummel
Sullivan
John Lackey
Ashland
Church of Christ
Stratton Leaves for Florida to Visit Mother
C. H. Stratton traveled Saturday to New Smyrna Florida to visit his mother Mrs Lizzie Stratton who has been there for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Stratton
New Smyrna, Fla
Lizzie Stratton
Legion backs $50 monthly war service compensation plan
The American Legion will push for legislation to adjust war service pay to 50 dollars per month served. Franklin D Olier, national commander, said the plan aims to honor service while preserving rights of widows orphans and the disabled. The basis compares war period bank deposits with prewar levels, noting an average eight month service and a projected economic loss of 50 dollars per month.
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Legion
American Legion
Franklin D’olier
Washington
National Legislative Committee
Congress
Paroled Man Arrested for Breaking Parole
Charles DuFriend, sentenced to two to fourteen years in the Michigan City prison, was paroled after 26 months and jailed for leaving Sullivan County. He admits going to Michigan to work. parole officer from the prison returned him Monday night, and Chief Arthur Murray ordered the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles DuFriend
Michigan City
Sullivan County
du Friend
Michigan
Arthur Murray
Elks to Attend Memorial Services at Local Church
Local lodge of Elks will attend Sunday afternoon exercises at the Christian church. Memorial address to be delivered by Archibald M. Hall and war memorial certificates will be presented to American Legion members by the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELKS
Lodge of Elks
Christian Church
Archibald M. Hall
American Legion
W. D. Brown Stricken by Influenza at Home
W. D. Brown is ill at his home with an influenza attack. The condition prompted rest and home care as doctors monitor his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Brown
Commence Work On New Garage Building At Falconberry Lot
Ground was broken Monday for the foundation of a new brick and cement garage building to house the Ford Automobile agency. The Busseron Investment Company will erect the 75 by 176 foot storefront between the Standard Oil filling station and Black Brothers hardware on North Section Street. Interior finish and brick work are complete in the nearby Index Nation Company's new home, formerly Long & Warren IT hardware store, with Show windows being prepared. Move-in is expected in about two weeks. Work to begin soon on H W Richmond greenhouse and gates room next to the Briggs building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busseron Investment Company
Falconberry
Standard Oil Co
Black Brothers Hardware
Long & Warren IT Hardware
H. ¥. W. Richmond
Briggs
War veteran spears Pu here on prohibition
A union service at the Presbyterian church heard Col Dan Morgan Smith speak on his World War II era service with the 358th Infantry in France. He urged continued alertness to support prohibition and spoke as part of a state Anti Saloon League initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Morgan Smith
State Anti- Saloon League
Col. Smith
Hiis
358Th
France
Runaway Girls Returned Home on Request
At the request of Mike Ford of this city his daughters Mildred Ford and Geneva Thomas both sixteen were arrested in Terre Haute Friday evening and brought back to Sullivan Saturday by Chief Arthur Murray. They were taken before Prosecuting Attorney John S. Taylor and promised no action would be taken if their conduct remained good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Ford
Mildred Ford
Geneva Thomas
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Arthur Murray
John S. Taylor
Will Hays Visits Here With His Family on Weekend
Will Hays, Republican National Chairman, spent Saturday and Sunday in the area with his family, drawing attention from local residents and party supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Hays
Old Subscription Rates Extended to March First
Weather and impassable roads kept readers from renewing at one dollar per year. Final opportunity to renew or add names at the old rate ends Monday March first. Club subscriptions to Terre Haute Daily Star and Sullivan Union accepted at four dollars per year through March 1. Act now to avoid losing the old rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Terre Haute Daily Star
Sullivan Union
Aged City Resident Charles Lutz Dies at 77
Charles M. Lutz 77 a Civil War veteran and lifelong city resident died Thursday at his Sylvan Dell home after ten weeks illness. Born December 2 1842 in Huntingburg Ind he served in Indiana Company B 127th Volunteers. He married Sarah A South and survived by several children and brothers. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at the Methodist church with G A R and Knights of Pythias participation and burial at Center Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Lutz
Sylvan Dell Street
Mr. Lutz
Huntingburg
Ind
127Th
Indiana Volunteers
Camp Halleck
Army of the Potomac
Lutz
Sarah A. South
Sam South
S. J. Cross
Center Ridge Cemetery
Knights of Pythias Lodge of
Sullivan
Burkhart Dies of Blood Poisoning at 74
James M. Burkhart, aged 74, died at 8 p.m. Friday in Sullivan County Hospital from blood poisoning after a splinter pierced his thumb. Born in Clark County in 1845, he spent most of his life farming in Sullivan County and lived about three miles west of Sullivan. Funeral was Sunday at 3 p.m. from his North Court Street home, burial in Center Ridge Cemetery. Survived by widow Mary Houpt before marriage and a son, J. M. Burkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Burkhart
Sullivan County Hospital
Burkhart
Clark County
Sullivan County
Sullivan
J. M. Burkhart
Gas North Court Street
Center Ridge Cemetery
Mary. Houpt
County Soldier Deaths Include Jerry Fidlar
The American Legion post calls for adding Jerry Fidlar to Sullivan County’s World War I dead list. Fidlar, son of Mrs. Clem Fidlar of north of Lammersburg, will be awarded a French War Memorial certificate for next of kin. A service is planned at the Christian church next Sunday afternoon, with a full Gold Star roster published in this issue. Also listed are James Anderson of Fairbanks township who died in England, and Dewey Anderson reported missing amid potential Canadian service.
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Americrn Segion
Jerry Fidlar
Fidlar
Clem Fidlar
Lammersburg
Sullivan County
Christian Church
James Anderson
Fairbanks
Rose
Commodore Anderson
England
Dewey Anderson
Public farm and livestock sales scheduled near Sullivan
Wilber Hubble offers a public sale at the Franklin Robbins farm southeast of Sullivan on Monday February 23 featuring a tractor and plow. A. N. L. Burton & Sons conduct the Graysville Duroc Jersey hog sale on February 23 starting at 1 p.m. J. W. Watson and son host a sale near Graysville and Merom on Tuesday March 2. B F Deiss holds a sale southeast of Carlisle on February 21. Stewart and Eaton run a sale near Sullivan by Center Ridge cemetery on February 26. Eslinger and Hershey stage a sale at Union Christian College farm west of Sullivan on February 26. All sales advertised in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Hubble
Franklin Robbins
Sullivan
Duroc Jersey
A. N. L. Burton & Sons
Graysville
J. W. Watson
C. E. Watson
Merom
B. F. Deiss
Carlisle
Stewart & Eaton
Center Ridge Cemetery
T. A. Eslinger
C. B. Hershey
Union Christian College
Union
Mrs. W. A. Thompson Confined With Influenza
Mrs. W. A. Thompson is confined to her home due to influenza, with her condition not described as serious. Neighbors and relatives may be keeping watch, and local health advisories urge rest and isolation to prevent spread.
Indiana War Casualties Total 5766 From State Report
Indianapolis Feb 17 Adjutant General Harry R Smith reports Indiana losses in the A E F during World War totaling 5766 with 1910 deaths. Breakdown shows 645 killed in action, 270 died of wounds, 461 died of disease, 38 died of accident, 12 drowned or by own action, 2 murder, 14 other known causes, 17 presumed deaths. Prisoners repatriated 56. Wounded total 4200 with 146 officers and 4054 enlisted. Casualties spread over 206 officers and 5560 enlisted men.
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Indianapolis
Harry R. Smith
Indiana
Idjutant General’s Office
War Department
Russia
Mrs Arthur Beck Dies at Vincennes
Mrs. Arthur Beck daughter of Mr and Mrs James Secrest of this city died last Wednesday of blood poisoning at a Vincennes hospital. The body was brought to Sullivan and funeral held Friday at the Catholic church. Burial was in Center Ridge cemetery. She is survived by husband, parents, two children, a sister Mrs Roscoe Peterson of rear Shelburn and a brother Juneien Secrest of Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Beck
Vincennes
James Secrest
Vincennes Hospital
Sullivan
A. J. Sprigler
Center Ridge Cemetery
Roscoe Peterson
Rear Shelburn
Juneien Secrest
Akron
Ohio
Championship Decider Set On Neutral Ground
The Sullivan county title race heads to a neutral site for the final game. The Mutuals claim the crown after beating Fairbanks in a prior clash, while Fairbanks returns with limited staffing. The Mutuals also routed Graysville in a basketball football game, as the two teams prepare for a decisive meeting at the K of C hall in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Mutuals
Fairbanks
Graysville
K. of C. Hall
Terre Haute
Mrs. A. R. Modglin Dies After Illness in Vincennes
Mrs. A R Modglin formerly Bessie Jewell died last Wednesday at her Vincennes home after a brief illness. The body was moved to Sullivan then to the Jewell parsonage for funeral services Sunday at 2 PM conducted by Rev William Huff. Pallbearers were Loyal Daughters of the Christian church. Survived by husband a small son and her foster parents the Rev and Mrs W S Jewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alb. Modglin
A. R. Modglin
Bessie Jewell
W. S. Jewell
Vincennes
Sullivan
Jewell
William Huff
Loyal Daughters
Christian Church
Center Ridge Cemetery
Sullivan Linton interurban line to start service
Indiana Motor Line Company and Edgar Lowry of Clinton and Hosea Muncie of Brazil prepared in Sullivan for launching a scheduled automobile passenger service between Sullivan and Linton with stops at Dugger and intermediate points. Cars built for the line will carry 15 passengers and connect with night interurban cars. drive tests between Sullivan and Linton will occur before the timetable is issued.
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Sullivan and
Linton
Dugger
Indiana Motor Line Company
Edgar Lowry
Clinton and
Hosea
Sullivan
Stella Drennon Returns Home After Hazelton Visit
Miss Stella Drennon has returned to her home in Hazelton following a visit with her brother Noah Drennon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Drennon
Hazelton
Noah Drennon
Sullivan Circuit Court Opens February Term
Sullivan Circuit Court in session opens February term with heavy docket scheduled, Monday session marks start of proceedings as deadlines and cases await judge rulings.
Two Sentenced for Robbery and Court Actions at Sullivan
The Sullivan circuit court opened its February term with guilty pleas from William Zellars and Roy Story for grand larceny in a case involving stolen guns from a colored farmer, each receiving 1 to 8 years at the Indiana Reformatory. The court appointed the Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company receiver of the Farmers Cooperative store east of Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit Court
William Zellars
Roy Story
Bridwell
Indiana
Edward Everett Wilson
Charles Hayes
Vaugie Hayes
Lola Day
George Day
Lola Robertson
Sullivan
Louis Day
Friend l L. Pirtle
Lora M. Pirtle
John W. Lindley
M.A. Haddon
Darling & Company
Ueccome
S. George
FP. Lotts
Louretta Botts
Former Sullivan and Haddon resident dead in Indianapolis
Mrs. Martha J. Gapen widow of Philip M. Gapen died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. J. A. Goulding home in Indianapolis. The former Sullivan and Haddon township resident and mother of several children passed away peacefully. Her death was announced by the Goulding family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha J. Gapen
Philip M. Gapen
Sullivan and
Haddon Township
J. A. Goulding
Indianapolis
Gouckenour Goes to Chicago to Buy Goods
Robert Gouckenour of the Springfield Gouckenour Company travels to Chicago to arrange purchases and secure shipments for his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gouckenour
The
Springer-Gouckenour Company
Chicago
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Benjamin EF. Shepherd
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wabash Valley
Merchants Auxiliary
Dles
Clay Jewell
Spears
County
Smith
Sullivan Circuit
Thomas Davidson
Robert Davidson
Elmer Lloyd
Turman & Riggs
Isaac M. Botts
Frank MceCombs
John A. Linkenhaker
James Buckingham
Sarah Buckingham
Johar H. Landers
John
Alma Kirkham
Frank Kimberlain
New Lebanon
Rebecca Kimberlain
Shelburn
Amanda Turner
Grass Burr School
Miss Turner
Woodward
Sam D
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