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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1922
Page
5
A humorous piece by Gnee Johns laments civic pride and city upkeep while the text blends with terse local notices. Mentioned are residents and activities from Hutsonville to Terre Haute, with funerals, visits, farm work, and townspeople including Ruth Meeker, Rev Hut, and others.
Pleasant note on Kemp's Balsam and local social visits including Mr. and Mrs. Ransford and Geneva at Charley Abell near Sullivan. Marguerite Burton returning to Robinson after a visit to Dodds Bridge and Graysville. Essie Barnes visiting Hutsonville. Dodds Bridge community club to host an oyster supper at Morris Ward's Friday night January 13th, inviting all.
Miss Margaret Walston of Sullivan visited her aunt Mrs Webb Milam in late December. Nora Coppage stayed with her mother Mrs Zurilda Page over the weekend. Clarence Gorman from Terre Haute visited Mrs Gorman and daughter. Anna Buff returned home from Indianapolis where she spent a month with her daughter Mrs Henry Strickler. Elmer Pinkston and Gertie Kaufman of Sullivan area visited relatives here Sunday.
The Hocoten Lumber Co of Terre Hoste is building a power house on the Carrithers farm near Graysville. Daily life includes visits, a taffy pull, and New Year greetings. Local deaths include Oscar Corbin and Aunt Elizabeth Wilkey, with brief funeral and burial details. Miss Mabel Medsker returns to studies at the State University in Bloomington.
Chester Gunn attended a Sir Harry Lauder show Monday night. Arthur Drake and family and the Riggs couple were in Terre Haute on business Friday. Fred Badger visited his brother John over Sunday. Loren Thomas and Dec Harrison saw sights in Terre Haute Sunday. A O Peacher visited Mr and Mrs Earl Gaston Sunday. J L Bradbury is on the sick list. Ray Drake shopped in Terre Haute Saturday. Farmers Federation held regular meeting at Pounds hall Saturday night. Thursday Afternoon Club met at Miss Helen Bradbury's home. Jay B Club girls hosted by Mrs Helen Drake Tuesday. Lyman Pound O T Criss John Pogue and Cash Morgan in Sullivan on business Monday. Regular Drake church meeting with baptizing at River View Sunday. Several were received into church through revival efforts.
Elizabeth Loudermilk born November 9 1835 in Floyd County Indiana moved with the Lucas family to Sullivan County about 1852 married Dennis Wilke in 1853 and had five children. She died January 5 1922 at Wm H Burnett’s residence aged 86. Interment Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Funeral at Mt. Tabor church drew a large crowd.
True Detective Stories recounts Allan Pinkerton tracing Walter Eastman Sheridan the mastermind behind a Baltimore bank raid and other heists. The tale details its clever tactic a fleeting five minute theft and a later multi million bond forgery. Sheridan evaded capture at times but faced Sing Sing where he died before release.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports ordinary rations are deficient in calcium and phosphorus. Beltsville experiments show a two month dry period with legume hay and grain rich in phosphorus, plus elevated protein, can double milk yield in the next lactation. Bulletin 945 details the findings and how alternating phosphate rations may help cows needing improved output.
In Grove City Pennsylvania the USDA dairy division drives tuberculosis eradication with widespread herd testing and accreditation. Local bull associations helped start the effort expanding across county lines and into neighboring counties. A new Accredited Dairy Cattle Show and Sales group forms to market only clean stock, with one member reporting milked cows selling at 300 dollars each after testing, up from 150 dollars pre test.
Hydrolized sawdust as part of a dairy ration keeps weight and milk production, with cows at the Wisconsin Agricultural College thriving on a diet of one third sawdust and one third wood meal. The USDA Forest Service reports similar outcomes and plans year long feeding trials using hydrolyzed wood feed, initially from white pine sawdust, with other soft woods to be tested later.
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