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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
1
A house fire near Graysville on January 17 killed three year old Grace Vail. Noble Vail found Grace beside a stove after smoke filled the room while his two year old son Charley struggled to escape the blaze. Mrs. Vail, daughter of Dr. Yager, was away caring for a sick sister-in-law Isaac Vail.
In Indiana a fox hunting culture persists near Terre Haute with Sullivan and Vigo counties cited by legislators. Representative Curry recalls preferring the sport to baseball and recounts Uncle Johnny Funkhuser’s fox hunting memories near Coal Creek with his dogs baying by the creek under a moonlit night.
The article reports a potential major conflict over Indiana and Illinois coal resources. John R. Walsh leads a syndicate buying 4 000 acres of Franklin County Illinois coal lands and plans to expand in Southern Indiana, challenging the Frisco system with railway and mine acquisitions.
Virgil Burks has been appointed carrier on rural route No 6 out of Sullivan with Will H Burks Jr as substitute. The appointment was made to fill the position.
The Sullivan town board adopted the engineer's estimate of 40 943 93 for a new west side sewer and ordered bids for February 16 1905. The district affected includes blocks along State Giles Broad Cochran Washington Main and the railroad track to the public road south of section 33. The board also refused full payment of 260 to Sullivan Light and Power for December lights.
Mrs Patsy Engle longtime county resident died last Thursday at her daughter Mrs S D Akers home in this city in her 74th year She was wife of the late Alexander Engle in marriage 1849 and mother of Samuel Engle W G Engle and Mrs Akers A life long Christian church member The burial followed Saturday from Mrs Akers home with interment at Center Ridge
Charles W Welman won first prize in a wing shooting contest on Frank Sanders farm yesterday afternoon. Thirteen birds were shot. Welman had 11 dead, one out of bounds, and one amiss. Morris Eaton finished second with 10 dead, two out of bounds, and one miss.
Complaint for divorce filed between Emma Triplett and Franklin Triplett. In another case James W. Cox as administrator of the estate of Pe Hamilton sues the Hamilton estate. Proceedings appear in a public docket.
A circuit court jury acquitted Benjamin Blue after less than an hour deliberation in the July killing of Bert Willis in Caledonia. The trial heard that Willis reached for a revolver after a quarrel sparked by a Willis statement about Blue families, leading Blue to shoot Willis in the neck.
Sarah J. Neal of Dugger sought 5000 damages from G. R. Stivers W. H. Lucas and E. S. Crowder managers of Sullivan street fair and carnival. A jury in the circuit court returned a verdict for the defendants after brief deliberation. Neal was struck by a small rifle ball from a shooting gallery at the Sullivan fair in 1902.
David Spicher pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Terre Haute circuit court for killing Edward Haney in a saloon on December 16. He was sentenced to life in prison. Spicher, formerly of Sullivan County, worked on the penit road construction for Joe Art.
Coal miner George Pugh, 46, died instantly at the Wolford mine southeast of Hymera after slate fell at 11 30 yesterday. Coroner F M Gambill conducted the inquest. Pugh leaves a wife and five children. Red Men lodge members will handle the funeral.
A court sentenced the unnamed defendant to a term of years in the penitentiary for forgery. The sentence was pronounced in the circuit court and to be served at the Southern location.
Mr and Mrs Bert Hubble of five miles south of Sullivan escaped serious injury when their horse shied on the ice and plunged into a ten foot ditch filled with frozen water. They climbed over the buggy and the horse was freed with difficulty.
In Freelandville Indiana on a Saturday night Freelandville high school defeated Union Christian College 23 to 18. The game featured strong teamwork and goal tossing with U C C players Clayton Horst and McCray among the forwards and Correll Notting and Heibecker in the backcourt. Umpire Wheeler referee Frank and 20 minute halves were recorded and Merom notes a prior 82 to 18 win by UC College over Terre Haute High School on an earlier meeting.
Miners at the Scott mine four and a half miles northwest of Sullivan accuse Ed Cooper the check weighman of embezzlement in the mine's finances as reported by the secretary.
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