Perpetual Runners Stir Up Local Political Dope
The Union reports a crowded field for county offices with Charley Gambill and Charley Bedwell among potential treasurer and representative candidates. Names include John B. Shipman, James Kemp, Zimri Payne, G. Frank Botts, Bob Gambill, Ed Kelley, Newt Botts, John Gettinger, Charley Arnett, and Mattix. Bays seeks renomination for prosecutor while John Scott and Jacob Miller plan county commissioner bids.
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Howard
John B. Shipman
Hamilton Township
James W.i Kemp
Kemp
Gill Township
Texas
Zimri Payne
Curry Township
Payne
Sullivan Co-operative
G. Frank Botts
Frank
Charley Welman
Welman
Bob Gambill
Cass
Gambill
Ed. Kelley
Sherif
Newt Botts
Jackson Township
Botts
Kelley
Sheriffs and Treasurers
John Gettinger
Old Gill
Gettinger
Charley Arnett
Shelburn
New Lebanon
Mattix
Sullivan County Loan Company Elects Officers and Directors
The Sullivan County Loan Company elected Wm. E. Aydelotte as President J. R Brown as Secretary and attorney I H Kalley as Treasurer. Directors include James M. Sinclair Dr. George Higbee J R Brown I H Kalley Wm. Aydelotte Dr. Paul Higbee Dr. J M Billman Chas F Batey and H B Campbell. Brown has served as secretary and attorney for nine years. The association reports loans totaling 145000 and paid up stock of 70000.
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Sullivan County Loan Company
Wm. E. Aydelotte
J. R Brown
Secy
I. H. Kalley
James M. Sinclair
George Higbee
J. R. Brown
Wm. Aydelotte
Paul Higbee
J. M. Billman
Chas. F. Batey
H. B. Campbell
Mr. Brown
Bank Cashier William Jamison Stricken by Nervous Breakdown
William C Jamison longtime cashier of the National Bank is confined at his home after a severe nervous breakdown. He served the bank since its organization and his duties are handled by J R Riggs and C J Sherman as his condition remains alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Jamison
The
National Bank
J. R. Riggs
C. J. Sherman
Jamison
National
Poultry Show Exhibitors and Banker Ed Akin Move
A long exhibitor list details cockerels hens pullets and pens from Shelburn Sullivan Robinson Carlisle and other towns. Separate note reports Ed Edgar W. Akins Jr resigning as cashier to join Swenker & Company and move to Davenport Iowa with roles as secretary treasurer and store supervisor.
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Iowa
Ed. W. Akin Jr
Ed. Akin
Carlisle
Akin
Edgar W. Akins, Jr
People’s State Bank
Ed. W
K. of P Officers Elected at Sullivan Lodge No 85
Sullivan lodge No 85 of the Knights of Pythias elected officers including Chas. Mankedick M of W and Dud McCamimon C C Glessie Walters W C L H Brust Prelate W H Hill Jr M of Ex Doug Smith M of F Frank Cunningham K of R and S&S M D Asdell M at Arms Geo Alvy I G T E Hoover trustee The installation will be held tonight.
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Sullivan
K. of
Chas. Mankedick
Geo. Alvy
I. G. T. E. Hoover
Jury verdict favors Vandalia Coal Company in Tho mas suit
The jury in the case of Les Thomas by his next friend Samuel Thomas against Vandalia Coal Co. awarded five thousand dollars in damages to the defendant. The injury suit was tried in Greene county and venued here.
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Les Thomas
Samuel Thomas
Vandalia Coal Co
Greene County
Nolan to Reform School for Forged Check Case
Sixteen year old Walter Nolan faced Judge Bridwell Saturday and pled guilty to forging a check on Theo Schabel. He was sentenced to reform school at Plainfield and escorted there Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Wi ble.
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Nolan
Walter Nolan
Theo Schabel
South Side
Bridwell
Plainfield
Wible
Property transfers and relocations in town
John A. Mattix sold his Beech Street property to George W. Leach who will occupy it. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Crawley moved to Indianapolis to reside there. Dave Rogers rented their northwest town property and will live there. Julius Harry made a business trip to Terre Haute Friday.
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John A. Mattix
Beech Street
George W. Leach
Bert Crawley
Indianapolis
Dave Rogers
Julius Harry
Terre Haute
Coldest Weather in Thirteen Years Hits Sullivan Area
Sullivan and vicinity endured the coldest spell in thirteen years over the weekend with Sunday morning readings from 18 to 22 degrees below zero. A light snow added to the chill while gas service faltered and coal dealers met rising demand as temperatures dipped to zero Monday morning. The last 22 below zero on record here was Feb 15, 1899, and locals note 1884 as a previous extreme with 26 below.
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Sullivan
Death of W. M. Osburn in Colorado
A telegram from Colorado announces the death of W. M. Osburn age 38, unmarried, at a Ft. Morgan area farm. He owned 150 acres in Colorado with horses and cattle and 40 acres in Fairbanks township south of Sullivan. Body to be brought to the county for burial.
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Colorado
James T. Osburn
Fairbanks
W- M. Osburn
Hig Farm
Ft. Morgan
Colo
W. M. Osburn
Sullivan
Republican Meetings Call for Township Caucuses and Delegates
The Union prints a call for a Republican convention in each township on Saturday, January 27 to elect precinct committeemen and delegates to the district convention at Worthington on Wednesday, January 31. Precinct committeemen meet in Sullivan on Monday, January 29 to elect a county chairman vice chairman treasurer and secretary.
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Union
Worthington
Sullivan
New Mine Boss Promoted at Cass Clover Leaf Mine
Edward Livingston, a seasoned Winton miner and room boss at the Little Giant mine in Jefferson township, has been promoted to mine boss at the Clover Leaf mine in Cass, operated by the same company.
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Edward Livingston
Winton
Little Giant
Jefferson Township
Cass
Joe Lester Now Up On Forgery Charge
A Fordragged tale reports Joe Lester, 22, of Sullivan, former convict, chased four miles by Shelburn marshal Sam Herding after forging a $12 check at Shelburn First National Bank and robbing a physician’s office and two houses. He resisted, then discarded a revolver as officers closed in. His arrest followed a spree that left his wife and three children in hunger. Lester has prior prison time in Michigan City for larceny and Vincennes for stealing a gold watch, with burglary added as a charge. A long list of local lodge officers and Grand Army of the Republic posts are named in the ensuing notes.
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Sam Herding
Shelburn
Joseph Lester
Sullivan
Shelburn First National Bank
Lester
Michigan City
Vincennes
Reliance
Farmers Receive Cash for Paxton Coal Lands
Land owners near Paxton who sold coal to the Jackson Hill Coal Mining and Transport Company were paid last week. Total payment exceeded 100000 dollars, about thirty five dollars per acre. The list names E. W. Arnett through Albert W. Booker and many others with varying acreages.
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Paxton
Jackson Hill
Susan McCammon
Francis W. Walters
W. Lucian Shake
Elizabeth Pirtle
James E. Shake
Elizabeth Shake
Olive W. Powell
Margaret S. Dailey
Sampson Booker
Wm. R. Walters
Joshua D. Alsman
Peter Alsman
Thomas Clayton
Ora X. Goodman
Sampson E. Walters
Benj. O
Sullivanites Set For Grand Mediterranean Tour Cruise
Mr and Mrs Isaac H Kalley of this city and Miss Florence Riggs of Fairbanks township depart New York February 5 aboard the SS Arabic for an extended Clark cruise through the Mediterranean the Orient and Europe lasting seventy one days in the region They will visit Madeira Seville Athens Constantinople Palestine and Egypt and spend sixty days in European cities including Italy Switzerland Austria Germany Holland Belgium France and England The trip guided by an experienced lecturer is arranged through Julius Harry of this city The party departs Liverpool June 6 to return home.
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Isaac H- Kalley
Florence Riggs
Fairbanks Township
New York
Mediterranean
Orient
Europe
Nile
Madeira
Seville
Athens
Constantinople
Palestine
Egypt
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
England
Julius Harry
Kalley
Frank post installs G A R and W R C officers for year
The G A R and W R C of Frank Neff Post appoint new officers for the coming year. W R C officers include President Betty Hardesty S V Imma Tyson J V Ella Hunt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R C
Frank, Neff
Betty Hardesty
S. V
Imma Tyson
J. V
Ella Hunt
Commissioners Extend Relief and Appoint Local Officers
The county commissioners in session extended relief for Mollie McKissick Thos Garberry and Andy Kedneck er and appointed William Britton as justice of the peace for Jackson and Jesse O Reynolds as constable for Hymera. They continued Park Osburns rock road petition in Turman and Sam Ridgeways similar Turman request.
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M. Yung
Cass Township
Mollie McKissick
Thos, Garberry
Andy Kednecker
William Britton
Jackson
Jesse O. Reynolds
Hymera
Park Osburn
Turman
Sam Ridgeway
Turma
Tax Suit Resumed Over Crowder Case and Vandalia Damages
The Crowder tax suit resumed Thursday afternoon before Special Judge Benjamin F. Willoughby of Vincennes after a week’s holiday suspension. A jury awarded the Vandalia Coal company damages in the personal injuries case of Lee Thomas by his next friend Samuel Thomas, with Thomas seeking $5,000. The Greene County case moved on a change of venue.
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Crowder
Benjamin F. Willoughby
Vincennes
Lee Thomas
Samuel Thomas
Vandalia Coal Company
Thomas
Greene County
Fire alarms hit two homes on Sunday chimney fire and tent blaze
The fire department responded to two alarms on Sunday. A frame house on South Main Street occupied by William Hiatt and family caught fire from a defective flue and was water soaked. While crews worked another alarm came from Mrs. R. J. Maxwell’s residence where an overheated iron set fire to a bed in a tent behind the house.
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William Hiatt
South Main Street
R. J. Maxwell
Taylor Goes To Jail After Circuit Court Conviction
Thomas Taylor, a Hamilton township farmer, was sentenced to 105 days in jail and a $30 fine after a circuit court jury conviction. He began serving the term Thursday despite a petition for leniency signed by many. The court ruled that releasing him would set a bad precedent.
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Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Hamilton Township
Evangelistic meetings draw crowds in Farmersburg
Scoville at Central Christian church reports strong turnout as crowds fill the building for the evangelistic series led by Dr. Chas. Reign Scoville and assistants in Farmersburg on January 5.
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Scoville
Farmersburg
Central Christian Church
Chas. Reign Scoville
Lester Sentenced to Michigan City Prison
Joe Lester, arraigned before Judge Bridwell, pled guilty to forgery and larceny in Shelburn. He received an indeterminate term of two to fourteen years at the Michigan City prison, and Sheriff Wible transported him there.
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Lester
Joe Lester
Shelburn
Bridwell
Michigan City
Wible
Wash House Case Move To Quash Indictments Heard
Judge Bridwell in the circuit court heard arguments on a motion to quash indictments against Monon Coal Co and Harry C Boothe for failure to comply with the wash house law. Operators contend the law is unconstitutional.
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Wash House
The
Monon Coal Co
Harry C Boothe
Consolidated Indiana
Bridwell
Circuit
Wesley Sanders Given Suspended Sentence for Desertion
Wesley Sanders a Glendora miner received a suspended sentence from Judge Bridwell on Monday the term to be held in abeyance for good behavior Oliver Steele bought Curless Spencer restaurant on the west side of the square and plans extensive improvements Sullivan County Poultry Association to meet Thursday at C A Beasley store for reorganization Will H Hayes conducted business in Chicago Friday James Gill of Chicago returned home after being summoned to New Lebanon for his mother Rebecca Gill's death
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Wesley Sanders
Glendora
Bridwell
Oliver Steele
Curless Spencer
Sullivan County Poultry Association
C. A. Beasley
Will H. Hays
Chicago
James Gill
Rebecca Gill
New Lebanon
Lancaster Goes 10 Prison Again
A Carlisle man tells an officer at Vincennes Prison in his own home, facing renewed prison time as authorities pursue another sentence.
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Lancaster
Carlisle
Vincennes Prison
Paroled barber arrested on intoxication charge in Vincennes
Charles Lancaster a barber formerly of Carlisle who served 18 years for larceny was arrested in Vincennes on a intoxication charge after being released on parole from Michigan City. He was returned to the prison this week and said he preferred to be returned there. Lancaster had earlier been sentenced to the penitentiary from this county for robbing Woods' clothing store where he worked.
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Charles Lancaster
Carlisle
Vincennes
Lancaster
Michigan City
Woods
Fairbanks Wins Game in Season Opener
Fairbanks Wisconsin January 6 local independent basketball team defeated Prairie Creek 28 to 23 in Pogue auditorium in a hard fought opener hampered by little practice Harmon newcomer star of the game and C Johnson aided in victory Williams led the visitors and Graysville won curtain raiser over Prairie Creek 21 to 16 partial officials critique and next game scheduled against Shelburn with manager Emery Drake promising exciting contests amid hopes for a balanced season.
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Fairbanks
Jan
Pogue
Prairie Creek
Harmon
Independents
C. Johnson
Williams
Stewart
Prairie Creek High School
Graysville High School
Graysville
Althoug
Shelburn
Emery Drake
Drake
Pound
E- Holmes
Frakes
C. Johnson - Williams
Harmon C. Yeager
L. Johnson
G. Sterwalt
Holmes-Johnson
Stevens
E. Holmes
Co. Johnson
L- Johnson
Hunt
Jouhnson
Weather of a Week Reports Snowfall and Freezing Cold
The week ending January 7 shows daily highs from 32 to 3 degrees with mostly clear to part cloudy skies. Snowfall of four inches occurred on the 6th, and the coldest night reached minus 2. Carrie Yeager, cooperative weather observer for the county, notes clear days on the 1st and 2nd, partial cloudiness on the 3rd to 5th, and a cloudy day on the 6th.
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Farmersburg
Carrie Yeager
Cooperative Weather Observer
McDaniels Sentenced for Theft in Shelburn
McDaniels of Shelburn pleaded guilty to stealing a gold bracelet and a shirt from the McHugh and Wilson livery barn in Shelburn on Saturday. Judge Bridwell sentenced him to an indeterminate prison term of one to eight years.
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McDaniels
al. McDaniels
Shelburn
McHugh & Wilson
Bridwell
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Pringry
Sheridp
Charley Gambill
Jim Hedrick
Dagger
Jim
Charley Bedwell
Fred F. Bays
Bays
John Scott
Jacob Miller
Charles J. Hoover
C. C. White
Albert E. Crooke
Odon S- C. Buff
Frank Cole
Plymouth Rocks
Clara Rapp
Newt McKay
Pimento
M. T. Rossiter
Shelburn Silver L
Wyandottes
J. B- Norvil
Robinson
S- C
Rhode Island
Hosea Steele
R. D
H. V. Milligan
Charles Fox & Son
James P
Burge
R. D. Sullivan
S- E. Coulson
Partridge P. Rocks
H. D. Milligan
Terre Haut Partridge Wyandottes
Alice Roy Coyner
Merom
S. C- Black Orpingtons
Lizzie Jewell
John Hiatt
S. C
Emory Jennings
Jas
P- Burge
Ellery Hayden
Buff Rocks
Clell Dillingham
Ss. C. Buff Orpingtons
John Adams
Murray Mason
Fathersburg
BE. H. Mullins
Cockerel
O. H. Burke
C. Rhode Island
Roy Cowles
S- P. Tutt
Cokerel
Black Langshans
W. W- Watson
Flora Fuson
E. H. Mullins
O. H. Burke Shelburn
R- D Sullivan
Hillery Hayden
White Rocks
Ross Smiley
Floyd Dillingham
Ed Hayden
Mammoth Pekin Ducks
Toulouse
John R. Eaton
R- D
Ed C. Anderson
John R Eaton
Mervin Willis
Davenport
Peoples State Bank
Svas Pinaby
Mary D. Hunt
Mary Conkle
Edith Asdell
Emma Reed
Annie Decamp
Nancy Denney
Carrie Kivett
Della Ridgeway
Sarah Kivett
Lucinda Lucas
Maggie Stewart
Ella Worley
Ella McGrew
Grand Army of the Republic
James Bilyew
P. C
W. W. Boat- Wright
D. B. Chastain
John Lane
W. T. Crawford
L. M
Stewart Barnes
O D
Josephus Anderson
O. G
U Coulson
W. P. Maxwell
Q. M
J. H. Tyson
M. F. Willis
Isaac H. Kalley
Miss Riggs
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