Kaiser Chris Digs Deepest in County Gravel Road Probe
The countys gravel road bureau faces a state audit as two accounts chambers review books and records. Ed Daileys deputies inflated bills, workers repaid sums, and John Jewell faced controversy over labor and material charges while spending the winter in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Aecounts
Saceounts
Dailey
Ftebn
Scott Gous
Iva Johns
Comnty Conmissioners
Ed Dailey
Ccounty Wuelito
Joan Lund
Curis Waidner
W. K. Tt Statesman
John Wambargen
John Driver
John Lund
Bishop Walters
Geo. Hampton
Lyman Pound
C.F. Wardner
John Wambaugh
Tom McKinley
Providence Church
Enele John Scott
Henry Clay Jewell
Fairbanks Township
John
Tr. Clay
Uncle John
H. Clay Jewell
Commissioners’ Court
Hixieland
New Sullivan Christian Church to Install New Minister
Rev. John McD. Horne becomes Sullivan Christian church pastor today. His inaugural sermon in the church will be next Sunday at 10:20 AM with a chorus of fifty voices and a junior choir. The public is invited to attend.
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Christian Church
John McD. Horne
The
Sullivan Christian Church
Uncle James Morin Dies in Hutsonville
James M. Morin a former county resident died February 16 at his Hutsonville home after a brief pneumonia illness. A Civil War veteran of Co F 57th Indiana Infantry he was born December 25 1825 in Kentucky and moved to Indiana as a child. He married Mary Wade in 1867 and left a wife, four children, two stepsons, a sister and seventeen grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Morin
Hutsonville
Co. F. 57Th Indiana Infantry
Walter
Margaret Morin
Kentucky
Indiana
French Lick
Mary Wade
Mage’e Dix
Wate Bogard
Andrew Morin
Mollie Kennedy
William Wade
Graysville
John Wade
Shelburn
Nancyashbrook
Texas
Governor pardons Andrew Hicks from petit larceny sentence
Governor Goodrich issued a pardon for Andrew Hicks, formerly in the United States Navy and now serving six months at the penal farm for a petit larceny conviction. Hicks was sentenced in this county on December 1, 1916, after receiving a head injury in service and suffering illness and low spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hicks
Goodrich
United States Navy
Hicks
Jerusalem Chapter No. 81 R A M Meeting Notice
Jerusalem Chapter No 81 Royal Arch Masons will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night inviting all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Flood Sufferers in Indiana to Receive Keeneveys
Judge Ewbank in Marion circuit court orders distribution of over 360000 to flood victims from 1915 across 22 Indiana counties led by Marion Miami and Knox. Applications open after March 1 with detailed claims reviewed by ex governor Samuel M. Ralston as trustee.
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Sullivan County
Ewbank
Marion
Indianapolis
Miami
Case
Allen
Posey
Vigo
Maud Clark
Franklin
Wabash
Fayette
Vermillion
Martin
Dearborn
Crawford
Sullivan
Jefferson
Knox
Switzerland
Vanderburg
Perry
Owen
Jackson
Bartholomew
Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Fishermen land fine trout near Tarpon Key in cold spell
A tourist party aboard the launch DeSoto under Captain Slayes landed one of the finest trout catches since the cold spell near Tarpon Key. The group included Dr. Willard Chicago Ed Akin Carliste Ind and Mr. Hammond Chicago winter visitor. No other fish were landed.
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EY Akins
Tarpon Key
Captain Slayes
DeSoto
Dr. Willard
Chicago
Ed Akin
Carliste
Ind
Mr. Hammond
St. Petersburg
Florida
Eaton relative visit notes family illness in town
W. G. Eaton now a banker in Robinson NL spent Sunday with relatives in town. His father Mesha Eaton is seriously ill at his West Beech street home.
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W. G. Eaton
Robinson, NL
Mesha Eaton
West Beech Street
Armed guards guard bridges as war scare prompts action
In Vincennes Indiana three men sworn as deputy sheriffs guard C and E I bridges at Decker and Patoka and Pidgeon Creek near Evansville along with the B O Bridge on the Wa bash river. Railroads act on War Department guidance to protect critical bridges as spies and war threats loom.
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Vincennes
Decker
Ind
White River
Washout
Hazelton
Patoka
Pidgeon Creek
Evansville
United States War Department
Wabash River
Teutonic
Congress
United States
Germany
Meets Widow and Weds in Prairie Creek
The marriage of Mrs. Lizzie Turner and James H. Harris a Nebraska farmer occurred yesterday in Prairie Creek Indiana relations had been by letter since their meeting during Harris visits. Guests at the wedding supper included James H. Paddock Ernest McCroskey Rice Turner and Lula Piety and children. A charivari followed the supper as the couple plan to live in Nebraska after a few months in Indiana.
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Prairie Creek
Lizzie Turner
Jas. H. Harris
Nebraska
Indiana
James H. Paddock
Ernest McCroskey
Rice Turner
Lula Piety
Harris
Primary Election Looms as Hart Faces Smith in City Race
In West Puesday a primary race shapes up with Republican nominees Charles W Hart and Henry Smith vying for mayor while Democrats back Stephen Brunger Doug Martin and Everett Stewart. Local contests include clerk and council seats as voters head to polls six am to six pm with ward and precinct details and eligibility rules outlined.
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West Puesday
Charles W. Hartfelter
Henry TH. Smith
Stephen Brunger
Doug Martin
K Everett Stewart
Stewart
Clerk
John J. Gravemier
Walter Walters
James A. Knotts
George McQuown
J.W. Bolinger
William Feder
Id, Turan
Aunt Eleanor Combes Remembered as County’s Oldest Woman
An obituary notes Aunt Eleanor Combes as the county’s oldest woman. The piece reflects on her life and status while detailing local primary election rules and voter eligibility under a new law affecting women’s suffrage. It explains mixed primaries, party challenges, and how first and second choices may be cast in Democratic and Republican races.
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Regu
Public Sales Notice Listings
Public sales announced for Mahala Conner farm near Sul livan featuring horses cattle hogs and farming implements. A N L Burton Son host a registered hog sale at Graysville including 36 Duroc Jersey hogs and 38 pigs. F M Martin schedules sale near Kingsley Chapel with horses cattle mules hogs and implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Q O. P. Badger and Son
Mahala Conner Farm
Sullivan
A. N. L. Burton & Son
Graysville
Sons
F. M. Martin
Kingsley Chapel
Uninhabited 640 Acre Section in Fairbanks Township
John M. Thomas reports that Sullivan county contains an entire 640 acre section in Fairbanks township section 12 township 9 range 10 with no inhabitants. The Wilson Thompson estate and a man named Johnson own the land. An adjacent 120 rods in section 11 to the east is also uninhabited.
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John M. Thomas
Sullivan County
Fairbanks Township
Wilson Thompson
Johnson
Former Sheriff Kelley Plans Move to Blackhawk Farm
Edward J. Kelley, former sheriff, prepares to relocate to his farm near Blackhawk and engage in active farming after making extensive improvements to the property.
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Edward J. Kelley
Blackhawk
Mr. Kelley
Cozart Arrested in Kitchener Ontario
Government officials of Ju took her into custody Saturday in Kitchener Ontario. The action involves a government matter and local authorities coordinated with Ju officials. Further details were not provided in the readable text.
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JU. S
Supreme Court Affirms Cozart Fraud Case Outcome
U S officials arrest Morgan W Cozart in Kitchener Ontario on a federal charge linked to the Tishimingo Tie and Stone Company scheme. He faces possible federal prison in Atlanta after a likely Aberdeen Mississippi sentence pending appeal to the Supreme Court. Mrs Cozart departed to join him, as officials trace his whereabouts With Special Agent Murdock assisting in Wellington and Indianapolis.
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Morgan W. Cozart
Tishimingo Tie and Stone Company
U. S
Kitchener
Ontario
Toronto
James H. Willis
Willis
Cozart
Aberdeen
Mississippi
Atlanta
U. S. District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
the . S. Supreme Court
District Court
Cozvart
Wellington
Kansas
C. E. Russell
George N. Murdock
U. S. Department of Justice
Indianapolis
Assessors to Start Yearly County Work Tomorrow
County assessors begin annual personal property and improvement assessments tomorrow under County Assessor Frank Hiatt. Real estate was assessed last year. Assessors for Sullivan county include W. H. Brown Jackson township Joe Branson Curry Alpha DeHart Fairbanks William Williamson Turman W A Wible Hamilton Wilson McClellan Cass J L Shake Jefferson L O Shake Haddon and Lewis Colvin Gill.
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Frank Hiatt
Sullivan County
W. H. Brown
Jackson Township
Joe Branson
Curry
Alpha DeHart
Fairbanks
William Williamson
Turman
W. A. Wible
Hamilton
Wilson McClellan
Cass
J. L. Shake
Jefferson
L. O. Shake
Haddon
Lewis Colvin
Gill
Julian J. Pirtle Elected Editor of Wabash
Carlisle resident Julian J. Pirtle has been chosen editor in chief of the Wabash a monthly college magazine published by the senior class at Wabash College Crawfordsville.
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Julian J. Pirtle
Carlisle
The
Wabash
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Oldest County Woman Dies at 107 Eleanor Combes Passes
Mrs. Eleanor Combes aged 107, the oldest woman in the county, died Friday morning. Her passing marks the end of a long life noted by neighbors and local residents. She is survived by relatives and will be remembered in a forthcoming obituary.
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Eleanor Combes
Oldest Indiana native Eleanor Combes dies at 107 near Linton
Eleanor Combes 107 year old Greene county resident died after a stroke at her son Wiley Gambill's home southeast of Linton. Born Eleanor McGrew in Salem Washington County in October 1809 she lived near Cass township her entire life. She married Morgan Gambill at twenty, had nine children, then widowed, later married William Combes. Surviving children number five with 36 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and 24 great great grandchildren. The funeral was at Antioch Christian church conducted by Rev W B Taylor.
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Eleanor Combes
Wiley Gambill
Antioch Christian Church
Cass Township
W. B. Taylor
Dugger
Combes
Salem
Washington County
John McGrew
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Eleanor McGrew
James McGrew
Illinois
Mollie McGrew
Peggy McGrew
Katie McGrew
Morgan Gambill
Greene County
Linton
John Mason
Hannah Griffin
Lucinda
William Walters
Elizabeth Gambill
Levi Gambill
Morgan Gambill, Jr
Mary Ann Gambill
Joseph Goodman
William Combes
William Combes, Jr
William Howard Combes
Ellen
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John Bund
Kaiser Chris
Jon Met
Horne
James Morin
Boin
War Department
S.osk
Hart
Beech Street
North Main Street
Harris Street
City Hall
Westarris Street
E. E. Russell
Roy Kaufman
A. G. McNabb
Clyde Burkholder
Ed Hoover
O. H. Kable
Win S. Bicknell
W. M. Draper
W. T. Butler
Norval Harris
Walter Thompson, Jr
Marion F. Willis
Ben C. Crowder
Ed Chambers
Ed P. Lacey
Ernest Davis
Toy Wright
C. B. Booth
Ont
United States Supreme Court
City of Linton
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