News Notes From Sullivan and Nearby Towns
Local items report visits, travels, and daily life in Sullivan Indiana and surrounding areas. People mentioned include Bitleteer sellers, Dr. Barco, Walter Asbury, Grace Campbell, Cloe Shipman, Miss Birdie Thixton, Frank Pogue, Pearl Campbell, Mary Irwin, Chas Walston, J Ed Burke, Mrs. Burke, Martha Barker, Charles Cochran, W P Bailey, Edwin Goodwin, Francis Smith, Floy Armstrong, Josh Daugherty, John Armstrong, and Lucinda Booker. Entries note trips to Denver, Indianapolis, Oklahoma prospecting, millinery openings, estate guardianships, medical recoveries, and a dedication to a political-era verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Walston
New Lebanon
Chas. Campbell
J. Ed. Burke
Wm. Burke
Merom
Oklahoma
Martha Barker
Danville
Isls
Palestine
Charles Cochran
W. P. Bailey
Graysville
Edwin A. Goodwin
Hutsonville
Ills
Edwin
Francis Smith
Jefferson Township
M. O. Parks
East Washington Street
Sullivan
Floy Armstrong
Linton
T. W. Kennedy
Farmersburg
John Armstrong
Joshus Booker
Charles Daugherty
Pleasantville
Lucinda C. Booker
Clyde
Terre Haute
Klondike
Mr. Daugherty
New Rural Route Work Opposed In Sullivan Area
Residents circulate a petition for a new rural route from Sullivan west passing Hughes Ogle schoolhouse Otha Morris residence Providence church Gould Neck Concord schoolhouse Tom Mann residence Turman's creek bridge Graysville and Sullivani via Harry Pittman with department approval required. Graysville post office will stay. Route gravel and sand with one mile of clay to be kept in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Hughes
Death of Mrs Adcock in Center Ridge obituary notice
Mrs Hannah Adcock died at her home February 15 and was buried Monday at Center Ridge. She was born in Ohio in 1823 and widow of Michael Adcock. Funeral conducted at M church by Rev F A Steele. She leaves three children Hiram Adcock Mrs J A Medaris and Mrs Martha Foote. A more extended notice is expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Adcock
Center Ridge
Adcock
Michael Adcock
Ohio
F. A. Steele
Hiram Adcock
J. A. Medaris
Martha Foote
Card of Thanks to Voters in Sullivan County
William H. Hinz Jr expresses gratitude to Sullivan County voters for support before and after the primary. He emphasizes his service in securing loans on real estate, providing fire and life insurance, and supplying reliable abstracts. He pledges to remain a standing candidate for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Hinz, JR
Card of Thanks from Sheriff Candidate John S Dudley
John S. Dudley extends gratitude to Democratic voters and workers who supported him in the recent primary while ill in his room. He seeks unanimous Democratic support in the upcoming election and expresses no resentment toward opponents. Beasley & Brown advertise loans and abstracting services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Dudley
Suppositions about Official Counts and a Recorder Election
The piece argues that distrust grows if precincts sign tally sheets, if close results revise initial counts, and if editors and local officials seem to conspire over mutilated ballots. It questions actions of the County Chairman and the Dugger board, and suggests alleged schemes to bias the Recorder vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
the Times
Jim Riggs
Dugger Election Board
C. D. Hunt
W. L. Hunt
Dagger Board
Mr. Lackey
Marriage Licenses and Legal Notices Brief
Marriage licenses listed include Wm. O. May to Flossie Railsback and Ira B. Railsback to Nora Helton. Also Silas C. Hammond to Maud Eli. Draper Geo. W. Pirtle versus Fannie M. David son on judgment. Joshua A. Booker et al. versus Christie A. Corbin et al. partition. Arthur D. Cutler et al. versus M. Ernest Warner for professional services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. O. May
Flossie Railsback
Ira B. Railsback
Nora Helton
Silas C. Hammond
Maud Eli, Draper
Geo. W. Pirtle
Fannie M. Davidson
Joshua A. Booker
Christie A. Corbin
Arthur D. Cutler
M. Ernest Warner
Estate Administrators Named for Goodwin and Ranesu
Ames and Amelia Goodwin appointed administers of J C Goodwin estate with bond 12000 and sureties H B Pittman and G R Dutton. John E West named administrator of Norris Ranesu estate with bond 600. Divorce granted in Anna Kirkham v John Kirkham with 700 alimony and 125 attorney fee to W R Nesbit. Holliday renominated at Greencastle convention against J S Barcus. Sullivan Public Schools report shows February enrollment 688 with attendance and tardiness figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kirkham
John Kirkham
W. R. Nesbit
J. T. Hays
Brief Dispatches From The Nation And World
Two men killed in a crawbridge accident at Hudson Wisconsin. Herman Lorash of Cleveland later found assaulted in Pittsburg. Warsaw paper dealers vow to boycott German goods. Louis Chambers and Telesek Trujillo killed in a Trinidad Colorado saloon duel. Mrs Louisa Vennalta and child asphyxiated in Philadelphia. Clark Hannum, 19, found dead at Peddie University Heightstown NJ. American delegates in Macedonia resume talks with brigands for Miss Stone. American colony in Roma to gift statues of Longfellow and Hawthorne. Switchmen strike in Missoula Montana could spread systemwide. Condor sloop of war abandoned after storm near Cape Flattery. 130 aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Wis
Herman Lorash
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Warsaw
Louis Chambers
Telesek Trujillo
Trinidad
Col
Louisa Vennalta
Philadelphia
Clark Hannum
Peddie University
Heightstown
N. J
Macedonia
Miss Stone
Roma
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Missoula
Mont
Victoria
B. C
Mattewan
Cape Flattery
Fire destroys Utica Music Hall. one fireman killed
A blaze wiped out the Music Hall at Utica N Y and claim the life of a fireman. Kentucky reports three fourths of quails frozen in the severe cold. Harmersville Pa stores of Duquesne Distributing burned for a 75000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Kentucky
Duquesne Distributing Company
Harmersville
Sir Edward Chidester
Manila
Lawrence
A. J. Countryman
St. Joseph
Mich
Diendive
Mont
Jerry McCarthy
Berlin
House Committee On
Real-life headlines span violence strikes and trials
Thirteen-year-old Kate Napier dies in Casey county Kentucky fire. Italy allocates 36000 for an embassy in Washington. Richard Davis pleads guilty to embezzling 75000 in Indianapolis. A Marine killed in action at Balangiga Samar. An Indianapolis printer Couse sets linotype speed record. A Pennsylvania road flyer wreck injures twelve. four cars damaged. Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army becomes a U.S. citizen in New York. Docks strike in Trieste in sympathy with Lloyds Austria firemen. Battle near Middlesboro Kentucky leaves eight dead and two missing in a Turner gang fire. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.—steady improvement. Weekly US business failures total 208 versus 247 prior week. John L. Sullivan to retire from stage. Peter Buschwah dies by gas inhalation in Chicago. Freight wreck near Altoona leaves three dead and six fatally injured. Adam Augustine sues Oldige over dog bite. St Petersburg papers link Russia to Anglo-Japanese talks. Texas posse hunts Jack Musgrove gang. Indiana Powder Co and Independent Powder Co sold to powder trust. Northern Pacific switchmen strike settled with concessions. Pope cabled Roosevelt on his son’s recovery. Columbus Lima & Milwaukee RR to be sold in Defiance. Prince Henry of Prussia sails for the United States. Congo reports wipeout of Batela rebels in Welle district. Roosevelt’s son illness blamed on cooling after exercise. Iowa Central collision claims four lives. Mrs. Lucy Black sentenced in Montana for husband’s murder. Cincinnati area brewers anticipate a large strike. about 2 500 workers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Napier
Casey County
Washington
Richard Davis
Washington, Ind
Indianapolis
B. McSwiney
Marine Corps
Balangiga
Samar
Claude Couse
Lee Turner
Middlesboro
Turner
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
United States
John L. Sullivan
Peter Buschwah
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Adam Augustine
Oldige
Louisville
Oldiges
St. Petersburg
Russia
Texas
Jack Musgrove
Indiana Powder Company
Independent Powder Company
Terre Haute
Powder Trust
Northern Pacific
Roosevelt
Columbus, Lima & Milwaukee Railroad
Defiance
O. Prince Henry
Prussia
Suite
Kronprinzg Wilhelm
Congo
Welle
Iowa Central
Gilford Town
Lucy Black
Bozeman
Mont
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
War Revenue Tax Act Repealed by House
The House by unanimous consent repealed the war revenue tax act. The Senate has passed a bill establishing a permanent census bureau. The notable passage shifts tax policy and census administration nationwide.
Public Sale Notice at Carlisle Farm
Notice of sale of personal property at the farm five miles southeast of Carlisle Indiana on Tuesday March 4 1902. Items include horses cattle hogs Poland China sows hay corn oats milch cows and more. Terms: cash on $10 or less. over $10 with credit for five months. note with security. 8 percent interest if not paid. Sale starts 10 a m and property not to be removed until terms are met. Wm H Wilson seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Ind
H, Wilson
Wanted A Girl For General House Work
Application notice seeking a girl for general house work to contact Mrs. George H. Blake at the corner of Beech and Section Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Blake
Beech
Section Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. A. Barco
B. B. Evans
Walter Asbury
Grace Campbell
Cloe Shipman
Brother Marsha
Farnsworth
Miss Birdie
Thixton
Grip
Frank Pogue
Meroin
Briggs
Mervin Engle
Denver
Colo
Miss Pearl Campbell
Mary Irwin
Shelburn
Maude
Luna Hill
Paul Revere, JR
J. Ripper
John the Seer
Hook
Court House
Crawley
J. Lindley
Rose
Hansohn
Munich
Ginger Ridge
Beasley & Brown
Fred South
of Otto South
Holliday
Greencastle
E. V. Holliday
J. S. Barcus
Sullivan Public Schools
Imeans
ATCY
W.c. McCottovaen
Tee Een
Eee
Eee Easente
Oys
House
Senate
Thomas Baugh
Pulaski County
Shamaka
Indiana
Northampton
Mass
Asuncion Esquivel
Costa Rica
Denmark
Danish West Indies
Yang Yu
St. Peterburg
American Association
Carrie Chapman iCatt
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Clinton
Flannagan
Chase & Sanborn
R. M. Dear
Sullivan County
South Side
F. M. Douthitt
South Side Square, Sullivan, Ind
Poland
Farrow
WM. Wilson
Trimble, Crawford Co
Ils
Dewey’'S
Prince Henry
Palm Beach
Fla
Admiral Dewey
Prince Henry of
Holleben
Sullivan Circuit Court
Eral
Oshua, Poser
Barr & St.Barton
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