Castleman Corrects 1864 Sullivan Capture Details
Louisville general and former Confederate leader John B. Castleman writes Postmaster Holmes to set facts straight about his 1864 Sullivan capture. He states he did not ride horseback or carry saddlebags, notes the arresting posse learned little, and invites a May visit to Sullivan between Florida and Terre Haute trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Holmes
John B. Castleman
Louisville
Sullivan Union
Crowder
Indianapolis News
Florida
Terre Haute
Mr. Holmes
Katherine Benson Weds Henry Drake at Sullivan Area
At noon on Sunday Miss Katherine F Benson and Henry B Drake were married at the bride’s parents home seven miles northwest of Sullivan. Rev Lloyd officiated as Claude Osburn and Miss Flossie Anderson acted as best man and maid of honor. A large gathering shared a bountiful dinner and presented many gifts to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine F. Benson
Henry B. Drake
Frank Benson
Sullivan
Mr. Lloyd
Claude Osburn
Flossie Anderson
Hiram Drake
Alfred Benson
John Drake
Paris Drake
Homer Pittman
Thomas Berridge
George Liston
Flossie
Verna Anderson
Lizzie Osburn
Kate Shields
Alpert Lloyd
Claud Osburn
Claud Campbell
Death of Mrs Marjorie Blevins in Pleasantville
Mrs Marjorie Blevins aged 72 died Saturday after a ten day illness with pneumonia. She had been at Carlisle for some time. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the M E church conducted by Rev J H Furry of Loogootee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantville
Marjorie Blevins
Carlisle
M. E. Church
J. H. Furry
Loogootee
Death of Mrs. Lulu Corbin at 25 in Shelburn area
Mrs Lulu Corbin wife of Earl Corbin and daughter of Mrs R L Powell of Shelburn died at 6 pm Saturday. She was 25 years old and married five years. Her husband and seven days old baby survive. Funeral held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon conducted by Rev J H Furry from Loogootee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Corbin
Earl Corbin
R. L. Powell
Shelburn
Methodist Church
J. H Furry
C Loogootee
Business Changes Shake West Side Market Location
Roy Durham vacates the west side market after nearly two years and moves stock to Terre Haute. Spencer's restaurant is relocating from the interurban station to occupy the building, while the Union News Company will take the rear of the interurban station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Durham
Terre Haute
Spencer’s
Union News Company
County Superintendent Park Selected to State Association Committee
A large turnout of county teachers attended the state teachers association meeting in Indianapolis last week. County Superintendent Richard Park was chosen as a member of the executive committee.
Judge Grants Restraining Order in Carlisle Farm Case
Last week Judge Bridwell issued a restraining order against James E. Abrams of Carlisle to stop him from turning in cattle on the farm of Nancy E. Ballew, whom he formerly farmed.
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Bridwell
James E. Abrams
Carlisle
Nancy E. Ballew
Death of Rebecca Gill in Farmersburg
Rebecca Gill aged resident of Farmersburg died Saturday night at her home. She is survived by a son James Gill of Chicago.
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Rebecca Gill
Farmersburg
Here
James Gill
Chicago
Indiana coal output remains strong amid 1910 gains
The United States Geological Survey reports Indiana still holds vast untapped coal. 1910 production reached 18,389,815 short tons valued at $20,813,659 with Greene and Sullivan counties driving increases. Machines produced nearly half the coal, with 21,878 miners employed and an average 841 tons per worker for the year.
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Washington
Jan
Indiana
United States Geological Survey
Vigo County
Greene County
Sullivan County
United States
Greene
Sullivan
Knox County
Silver Wedding Ode for Mr and Mrs Hamet Luzader
A brief piece dedicated to Mr and Mrs Hamet Luzader on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The poem extols long marriage through trials joys and faith noting wisdom contentment and family blessings while sending best wishes from Jim and Mary who cannot attend due to distance and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Stark
Hamet Luzader
Miles From Railroad a Nebraska Homestead Tale
Wm M Draper returns from Nebraska where his son A E Draper works a boiling plant at Lincoln and homesteads forty miles southeast of Gordon in the Sand Hills. Draper and Ed Leach live in sod houses on adjacent claims with few rooms and plan to plant alfalfa and potatoes while proving up in five to seven years. The soil is described as a right fertile claim.
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Wm. M. Draper
Nebraska
A. E. Draper
A.e.draper
Lincoln
Gordon
Sand Hills
Ed. Leach
Mr. Leach
Mr. Draper
Conscientious minister returns pension funds to government
Thomas J. Keith a Vincennes Indiana minister repeatedly refused to keep pension payments. He returned 300 in 1894 then 100 in 1895 and 50 in 1896. In 1904 he sent 688 and later 510.22 and kept returning funds totaling over 2200 while the pension office urged acceptance and recognition of his service.
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Washington
Vincennes
Ind
Thos. J. Keith
Keith
United States Treasury
Treasury
William Lochren
United States
Lochren
Treasury Conscience Fund
Commissioner of Pensions
J. L. Davenport
Grand Army of the Republic elects officers in local chapter
The Grand Army of the Republic elected officers including James Bilyew as Post Commander and W. W. Boatwright as Vice Commander. John Lane served as Surgeon and D. B. Chastain held the position of Quartermaster with others named in the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Johnson
M. A. Jennings
James Forbes
Jacob Hauger
The
Grand Army of the Republic
James Bilyew
P. C
W. W. Boatwright
Ss. V. C
D. B. Chastain
John Lane
Ford I
New Route Favors Wabash in Lake-Gulf Waterway
Hammond Indiana December 26 rival route for the lakes to the gulf deep waterway appears to oppose the Illinois project. The proposed path would use the Wabash Tippecanoe and Ohio rivers from Indiana Harbor instead of the Chicago drainage canal and Illinois River with Chicago as outlet. Indiana commercial clubs and city officials back the plan and seek support from Senators Kern and Shively Congress man Crumpacker and Senator Burton of Ohio.
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Hammond
Ind
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Chicago Drainage
Chicago
Kern and
Shively
Congress
Crumpacker
Burton
Christmas Dinner at Morris Home West of Sullivan
Mr and Mrs A W Morris hosted a Christmas Day dinner six miles west of Sullivan for their children grandchildren and close friends. Guests included Wilbert Hubble Geo Morris with family, Hud Morris Har ry Evans Morristown Ind Lettitia Robbins W B Chambers Shelburn Sullivan and several Morris Hubble family members.
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A. W. Morris
Sullivan
Wilbert Hubble
Geo. Morris
Margaret Evah
Hud Morris
Jake Evans
N. O. Robbins
Shelburn
Harry Evans
Morristown
Ind
Lettitia Robbins
Bernice Morris
Dessie Hubble
Larah Morris
Mr. Morris Hubble
Claud Morris
Hud Hubble
Lex Morris
Garland Morris
Local Ben Hur Lodge Holds Terre Haute Banquet Initiation
Over one hundred members attended a banquet and initiation by Issther Court in Terre Haute. Two hundred candidates were initiated. Sullivan court elected officers for the ensuing year: Chief Robert Kirkham Past Chief Nora Cunningham Judge Sadie F Plunkett Teacher Ella Martin Scribe Rollin A Plunkett Captain Herbert Burnett Guide Everett Cartwright Keeper of Tribute Otis Martin Keeper of Inner Gate W E Burnett Keeper of Outer Gate Charles Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hur
Terre Taute
Issther Court
Sullivan Court
Robert Kirkham
Nora Cunningham
Sadie F. Plunkett
Ella Martin
Rollin A. Plunkett
Herbert Burnett
Everett Cartwright
Otis Martin
Inner Gate
W. E. Burnett
Outer Gate
Charles Cline
Death of William L. Dix in Terre Haute aged 79
William L. Dix 79 died at his home in Terre Haute after living in Fairbanks township most of his life. He was born in 1838 in Fairbanks township and moved to Terre Haute five years ago. He is survived by his widow Maria h L. Dix and a son Edward P. Dix of Terre Haute. Interment followed at Pleasant Grove cemetery in Fairbanks township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Dix
Terre Haute
Fairbanks Township
Mariah L. Dix
Edward P. Dix
Pleasant Greene
Fainbanks Township
First Visit in 29 Years Joseph Walls Returns
Joseph Walls of Gordon returned for a first visit in 29 years, guest of Chas. Hughes, formerly residing here.
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Joseph Walls
Gordon
Chas. Hughes
Plan to Extend Monon South from Dugger
The American Coal Co three miles south of Bicknell via Dr Asbury of Clay City has leased or bought lands along an eight mile stretch toward Wheatland. The firm plans to sink a shaft early next spring with headquarters in Brazil and may extend Monon Rail lines from Dugger to Bicknell, aiming to start coal operations concurrently with the rail extension.
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American Coal Co
Bicknell
Dr. Asbury
Clay City
Wheatland
Brazil
Monon R. R. Co
Dugger
Fiftieth Birthday Surprise for William F. Stoelting
William F. Stoelting was surprised at his home in Haddon township on December 18 for his fiftieth birthday. A festive meal and music followed, with many gifts given. Attending were John Stoelting and family, Henry Stoelting and family, Fred Stoelting, Philip Stoelting, Herman Stoelting, Gottlieb Stoelting, and Stoelting's mother Caroline Stoelting, 74.
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William F. Stoelting
Haddon Township
Mr. Stoelting
John Stoelting
Henry Stoelting
Fred Stoelting
Philip Stoelting
Herman
Gottlieb Stoelting
Carloina Stoelting
Ransford Family Reunion Held in Terre Haute
Mr and Mrs Reuben Ransford and daughter Pio attended a Ransford family reunion at J A Ransford home in Terre Haute with E L Ransford also present and J ER Ransford and family from Chicago. A big dinner was served and the occasion was thoroughly enjoyed.
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Ransford
Reuben Ransford
Pio
J. A. Ransford
Terre Haute
E. L. Ransford
J. ER. Ransford
Chicago
Shelburn Soccer Team Drops Two in St Louis
Shelburn soccer team fell to Irish Americans 5 to 2 and to Knights of 4 to 2 in St Louis over Sunday and Monday.
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Shelburn
St. Louis
Knights of
Big Poultry Show Opens With Birds From Two States
The event features hundreds of birds on display from two states. Exhibitors showcase prize birds and related poultry products in a regional show attracting poultry enthusiasts and local residents.
First Sullivan County Poultry Exhibition Opens Tonight
The Sullivan County Poultry Association held its first annual exhibition in the Odd Fellows building with about 600 birds on display from Indiana and Illinois. Exhibits feature many breeds and breeders from Evansville Odon Terre Haute Robinson and Washington. A night exhibition is planned to allow after hours viewings, and the show continues through Saturday with strong attendance expected, signaling a yearly event.
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Sullivan County Poultry Association
Odd Fellows
Indiana
Illinois
Sullivan
Evansville
Odon
Terre Haute
Robinson
Washington
Elks Dance Draws Sixty Couples On Christmas Night
A Sousa style social at the Elks featured about sixty couples dancing until three in the morning. The Breinig orchestra from Terre Haute provided music for the event among a wide guest list from Carlisle Mt. Carmel Vincennes Louisville Hart Mich Norfolk Va Robinson Bloomfield Kankakee Minneapolis Met Rouge Lewisville Houston and more.
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Elks
St. Patrick’s
Breinig Orchestra
Terre Haute
Glen Hoke
Fred Ogle
Charles Akin
Carlisle
Marie Utter
Whwanice Harbin
T. C D. Biddle
G. C. Biddle
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Madge Townsley
Vincennes
Marie Murphy
Louisville
Rhea Williams
Hart, Mich
Gertrude Lowenbuerg
Norfolk
Bessie Rucker
Clarence Baugh
Edwin Goodwin
Mercer Beauchamp
George Davis
O. B. Kattman
Randolph Patton
Hymera
Chester Steel
Joy Steel
Ray Steel
Clifford C. Brubaker
George Brubaker
Harry Ruby
Robinson
Harry Taylor
Bloomfield
Stafford King
Kankakee
Minnie Botham
Minneapolis
Agnes Adams
Met Rouge
Meredith Fox
Lewisville
Bonnie Coffman
Houston
Texas
Attorneys Attend Sullivan County Bar Banquet in Terre Haute
Members of the Sullivan County Bar Association visited Terre Haute Thursday for a theater party and annual banquet at the Terre Haute House. The group, including judges and spouses, attended The Grain of Dust with James K. Hackett and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County Bar Association
Terre Haute
Terre Haute House
Sullivan
James K. Hackett
A. G. McNabb
J. W. Lindley
W. H. Bridwell
W. P. Stratton
Arthur A. Holmes
Samuel Goldberg
Ethel Goldberg
O. B. Harris
Charles Bedwell
Lou Cain
Well Known Preacher Buck Dies at 77 in Indiana
The Rev. John W. Buck, 77, last of the Peter Cartwright school, died at 9 o clock Sunday morning. A civil war veteran, he preached on the circuit for forty years, founded twenty seven churches and funded each one before dedication. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock from his late residence, with Buck preferring a home funeral.
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Linton
John W. Buck
Peter Cartwright
Buck
Indiana
Gwin Re-elected Democratic Chairman in District Convention
Fabe Gwin of Shoals was re-elected as Democratic chairman of the second district at the district convention held in Linton on Friday.
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Gwin
Fabe Gwin
Shoals
Linton
Dennison Indianapolis Monday night event noted
A fragment mentions John C Chaney and Bays attending a gathering or presentation at Dennison Indianapolis on Monday night. Names and details are unclear, but the reference indicates a local event with several attendees and a possible formal or social function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Chaney
Bays
Dennison
Indianapolis
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Gaskins Post
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Pimento
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Dan H. Jones
Jesse Weaver
W. H. Johnson
Caleb Thompson
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Lake-Gulf Waterway
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Wm. L. Dix
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