Rescued From Burning Home Virginia Tipton Heroine
In Hymera Indiana on January 17 Virginia Tipton four a brave act saved her brother Eden two and baby sister from a fire in their home. She woke, rescued the children, and escorted them to their aunt as flames consumed the house. The mother returned to find the roof falling and sustained injuries but none serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
Ind
Virginia Tipton
Bernard Tipton
E‘den
Little
Virginia
Legal Notices Entrusted in Multiple Indiana Cases Across Counties
The list records several civil actions including partitions and sales of real estate in which Theopheles Cox and family. James A. Deckard. Carter Phegley and Samuel Phegley are named defendants. Additional suits address drainage bonds, damages for conversion, divorces, liens on autos and railroad company disputes. Court actions list parties and pursuits without outcomes.
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State of Indiana
James A. Deckard
Carter Phegley
Samuel Phegley
Harry B. Whitsel
Susan A. Whitsel
William H. Patton
Louisa D. Stull
Bernice H. Stull
State of
Indiana
Roscoe Carpenter
James Nuci
Chicago
Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry. Co
Mattie C. Sebring
Eastern Illinois
By. Co
Homer Montgomery
Winfred Creager
Frank Padset
Everett Hutchison
Damage case on trial over pole injury in Sullivan
Lois Moon and her next friend Rollie Moon sue the city of Sullivan for damages alleging a light pole on Washington street fell and injured her. Walter F. Wood represents the plaintiff while Lindley and Bedne’l defend for the city. The circuit court hears the case.
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Lois Moon
Rollie Moon
Sullivan
Walter F. Wood
Lindley & Bedne
Washington Street
Grocer Harland H. Ruddell Closes Store in Bankruptcy
South side grocer Harland H. Ruddell has shut his shop and filed for bankruptcy proceedings, halting business operations.
Former Sullivan Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding in Parsons
Mr and Mrs Levi Burnett longtime Sullivan county residents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Parsons Kansas home. Married in Sullivan Indiana fifty years ago Mrs Burnett nee Sarah A McKee. they farmed near South Mound before moving to Parsons nine years ago. Local friends and relatives gathered for the noon dinner and gold themed decorations.
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Levi Burnett
Sullivan County
Parsons
Kans
Burnett
New Lebanon
Kansas
C.D
31St Indiana Infantry
R. F. Knotts
Parsons, Khans
South Mound
B. H. McKee
West Mineral
C. W. Hall
O. B. McCurry
Lyman Hewitt
Zoe Limbecker
M. I. Kennerley
Hugh Yost
Pittsburg
Chas. M. Yost
Sullivan
Ind
Ooney
Wedding recollections of Sullivan county pioneer kin
The account recalls the 1871 marriage of Mr. Burnett son of John W. Burnett and Sarah McKee. Attendees included R F Knotts Sam Burnett James Beck William Dodds Lou Knotts Elizabeth Canary Lizzie Bradbury and Anna Miles. The party visited Sullivan with dinner at Tilghman Stovell’s hotel then went to Terre Haute to the Old National Hotel for several days of theater and leisure.
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Mr. Burnett
John W. Burnett
Sullivan County
Sarah McKee
Calvin McKee
Dodds Bridge
R. F. Knotts
F Knotts
Sam Burnett
James Beck
William Dodds
Lou Knnotts
Elizabeth Canary
Lizzie Bradbury
Anna Miles
Sullivan
Tilghman Stovell
Terre Haute
Old National Hotel
FAVORS STATE LINE BRIDGE OVER THE WABASH RIVER
Robinson Illinois January 13 W Gearheart reports from Springfield that legislation to finance and build a Fridge across the Wabash between this county and Sullivan County Indiana has state support. Authorities will seek amendments or a new law allowing cross state county cooperation. Indiana already allows it. passage would permit immediate bridge construction after ten steps. Continued on page 8.
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Gearheart
Local Marriage Licenses Listed For Graysville and Nearby Areas
Marriage licenses issued for William C. Foutz and Melvina Wood near Graysville, Commodore McKinley and Gretchen Grass near Carlisle, Willard Reynolds and Armenis Linckel near Hymera, Basil Middleton and Eva Feiby of Farmersburg and Hymera, and Frank Kuchner and Pearl Salesman of Dugger.
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William C. Foutz
Farmer
Melvina Wood
Graysville
Commodore D. McKinley
Gretchen
Grass
Carlisle
Willard Reynolds
Miner
Armenis M. Linckel
Hymera
Basil P. Middleton
Farmersburg
Eva Feiby
Frank Kuchner
Pearl
Dugger
Death of Mrs Ferree Pirtle in Lyons
Mrs Ferree Pirtle formerly of this county died Monday at her Lyons home from paralysis.
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Ferree Pirtle
County
Lyons
Death of former Sullivan resident Mrs Harriet Montgomery
Former Sullivan resident Harriet Montgomery died at her Colma Michigan home on January 3 from paralysis. Born 1833 near Albany Indiana, she was the widow of Civil War veteran William W Montgomery. Surviving children are James Montgomery of Moonston Tennessee and Mrs Fannie R Jacobs of Colma Michigan.
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Harriet Montgomery
Sullivan
Colma
Mich
Albany
Ind
William W. Montgomery
James Montgomery
Moonston
Tus
Fannie R. Jacobs
Bandits Rob the Cass Store in Evening Hold-up
Three masked men entered the Cass company store Monday evening and threatened clerks with revolvers. They escaped with about twelve dollars from the cash register.
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Cass
Sugar maples run early in sugar bush season
Washington notes the maple sap flow begins in February with strong national demand for syrup and sugar. The American Forestry Association highlights the scale of tapping, tree health, and the widespread use of maple wood, urging preparation for the first run.
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Washington
American Forestry Association
New England
United States
Canada
North America
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Florida
Texas
United
American Forestry Ass'n
Will Hays Honored At Indiana Society Banquet in Chicago
The Indiana Society of Chicago saluted Will Hays of Sullivan Ind with a toast naming him President of the United States while Fred Landis of Logansport introduced him. Landis was elected Vice President and delivered a wide-ranging mock address praising Hays and critiquing politics, with a personal note from 1921 supporting Harding and Taft era ideals.
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Indiana Society of Chicago
Drake Hotel
Fred Landis
Logansport
Will H. Ways
Sullivan
Ind
United States
Landis
Indiana Society
Harding
Watson
McCray
Will Hays
Bill
Indiana
John C. Fremont
Lazarus
Warren McCray
State Central Committee
Marion County
Brown County
Justice of the Peace
Zoological Garden
Sullivan County
Washington, D. C
Mr. Landis
H. Hays
William H. ‘Taft
Mr. T
Moses
Will H. Hays
Utah
Vermont
Warren G. Harding
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Community Club Banquet Featured Leaders and Reading
The Community Club held its annual banquet Thursday at the Christian church. John G. Taylor served as toastmaster while speakers included H. M. King, Indiana Chamber of Commerce president, Fred W. Hoffman of the Greater Terre Haute Club, and a reading by Mrs. Dorothy Frakes.
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The
Christian Church
John G. Taylor
H. M. King
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Fred W. Hoffman
Greater Terre Haute Club
Dorothy Frakes
Burglars Enter Home on West Washington Street
Robbers slipped into W. T. Mellott’s residence on West Washington Street in the early hours and stole about thirty dollars from Mellott’s trouser pockets.
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W. T. Mellott
West Washington Street
Governor McCray backs primary law changes in Indiana
Indiana news from January reports Governor McCray urging prompt action on primary election reform and budget measures. Legislature aims to pass appropriation bills early, with Republicans pledging economy. Democrats seek repeal of the entire primary law, while McCray favors targeted amendments and retained local direct primaries for nominations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
House
Senate
Estes Duncan
Duncan
Visitation Committee
Warren T. McCray
McCray
Indiana
U. S
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Kire
Theopheles Cox
William H. Cox
Benjamin Cox
Johns Vost
Howlers
Wabash River
Robinson Man
Springfield
SAP
Robert Fuller
Hays
Frederick Landis
Sullivan, Ind
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