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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
8
Ira J Salvards, a young city resident with complete organ reversal, plans to go to Chicago to secure a clinical position in medical colleges. He aims to visit many colleges in the United States, hoping to earn compensation and public attention for his unique anatomy.
Mrs. Wm. A. Watson, suffering from tuberculosis, worsened after leaving the locality and is now in a very low condition. Her son Jess John Kelley and wife accompanied the family home from New Mexico. A fellow passenger on the St. Louis to Terre Haute trip died en route, and a bank draft for 2300 was lost or stolen, with ongoing efforts to recover it.
Before buying a wagon call and see the Studebaker. The one that has led them all a merry chase for fifty years. Turman & Riggs. There is a reason. 30-tf.
Mrs. Mary Mathes died Thursday at the home of Ed Alumbaugh two miles north of Cass after a short illness from pneumonia. The Sullivan residence funeral was held Saturday.
The Dugger Co operative Telephone Co. has rescinded a contract allowing Bell to provide service over the Dugger line.
Citizens express anger over interurban conductors and motormen driving at speed through town limits and leaving cars in darkness at stops especially after dark. Concerns include passenger safety at crossings and inadequate boarding conditions as local calls for safeguards grow. Also notes the death of Mrs. William South from pneumonia in Carlisle and funeral details at Paxton Church of Christ.
Millard Clouse, 21, arrested in Marshall last week on stealing two horses from Alfred Russell of Fairbanks township. He admitted guilt in court and faces sentencing soon after being brought to Sullivan. He had fled to Trinity Springs and Illinois before being located at his uncle's home near Marshall.
Wm Hutton suffered a serious back dislocation and three broken ribs when rocks fell on him at the Gilmour mine between 7 and 8 am Tuesday. He received treatment from Dr H H Ward and wife at his home near Antioch church and is expected to recover though weakened. The report notes his 40 years and large family. Also noted is a July mail service change between Indianapolis and Bloomington via the Indianapolis Southern, adding intermediate offices.
Sheriff Walters sets Tuesdays and Fridays as Visitors' Days to curb nuisance visits by friends to prisoners, replacing the previous open visiting times.
Wm. Parks owner of a 40 acre Lambert farm near Hymera leased land to Riggs and associates from Sullivan for oil. A test hole will start soon one mile south of Hymera after a prior hole west of Sullivan produced an oil column 150 feet high. Managers hold high hopes for the Lambert site and the outcome will be watched.
The first farmers institute in Jefferson township was held at Pleasantville on the 16th with large attendance and a full program. Speakers covered soil fertility farm management fruit culture corn culture cow pea culture and industrial education. Mrs Douthitt and Mrs Driver spoke on poultry raising and music by the Pleasantville band and quartette. Also noted Basil Carrico 31 of Sullivan county enlisted in the army for infantry service in the Philippines and Curtis Phillippe of Haddon township remained in Evansville sanitarium after an appendectomy.
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