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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
2
A fragment recounts John Putt Mattix buying a dead Duroc from a farmer that proved deformed with part of its vertebra missing and a missing front appendage. Hints arise that food conservationists confiscated the animal during a fuel conservation period.
The War Department states that mint drops are placed under camouflage. The gas meter operates noiselessly but will be audible around the first of the month.
A number of wives report growing acquaintance with their husbands during the weekend. The informal gathering strengthened ties and sparked conversations on shared routines and future plans.
Rights and franchises of a dealing machine perfected by Mr. F. Brandenberry have been taken over by Messers H. Marks and L. Stranahan under authority from Censor via Copenhagen.
Claude Thompson of Oakland City, a former Sullivan oiler, completes a premier hog house. Chamber of Commerce urged to move it to Sullivan for greater use. Weekend cold highlights ear muff challenge and camouflage persistence in winter life. Bloomington Star blames democrats for cold. the song Write a Letter Home to Mother pokes fun at expected earnings.
A brief nostalgic line notes that ten years ago breakfast featured bacon and eggs as a common dish. It reflects a casual everyday meal trend without additional context or events.
A cryptic note honors a tensorial artist termed a rare versalist. The speaker confesses the artist went the clip and cites shear ability, mentioning Sullivan and movement during the action.
A Sullivan woman asked for a lavaliere as a birthday gift while her husband argued the home already has enough furniture and another piece would be risky or unnecessary.
The Perigord gathering Monday night sparked debate over food commissioner Will Mallett who allegedly performed a Camouflage rendition of a historic song. Gilbert Gambill disputed Mallett’s role and condemned local officers as the result while Lieutenant Perigord warned about a possible itinerary disclosure.
The Community Chorus at the Perigord meeting was ably assisted by vocalists John Putt Mattix Ben Cobb Crowder Charles Bedwell and A G Mc Nabb. The ensemble delivered a sample of beauty in the chorus.
On entering the church the audience mistook Billy Leahy for a lieutenant and gave him an ovation, though he was not in uniform or holding rank.
Fred Bays and party positioned themselves early to gain front seats at the Perigord meeting. The report notes that had any seat been closer, Bays would have located it.
A special committee of the Indiana State Council of Defense has been appointed to approve a statewide movement to stock farms with sheep and lambs from other states to boost wool and food supply. Plans for 30 000 animals are under way under a voluntary committee led by William Holton Dye. The effort joins a national movement backed by eastern business leaders and patriots, with state officials promoting sheep feeding and possible coordination across efforts. The report covers daylight saving, anti fraud efforts, moving picture films, and recruitment of skilled labor for wartime needs alongside updates on telegraph instruction and women’s patriotic registration starting April 19.
Legal notices list cases: Elza Osburn vs Ridgway et al over partition of real estate, John W. Morgan as executor vs Mary E Moore et al petition to sell real estate, Chicago and Illinois firms in replevin, Sullivan County Loan Association vs William L Cartwright on rentals, foreclosures including Matthew Lane vs Elizabeth Lane, and several divorce filings including Charles W Nolan and John Coppage.
The undersigned has been duly appointed administrator of the estate of James B. Hunt late of Sullivan County Indiana, deceased. Said estate is probably solvent. George W. Buff Administrator Buff & Stratton Attorneys. First insertion January 16 1918 3t.
Josephine Miles is named administratrix of the estate of James Miles late of Sullivan County Indiana who was deceased. The estate is said to be solvent. First insertion January 23 1918 3t.
William W. Rogers and S. John Frazee sue for quiet title in Sullivan Circuit Court. Complaint filed December 31 1917 names many defendants including the unknown spouses and heirs of John Frazee and Boone heirs, with an affidavit supporting service.
The action names numerous defendants described as unknown heirs or widows of decedents including Boone McConnell Neal South Garrett and others. It seeks to quiet title to 95.61 acres in Sullivan County Indiana and related parcels in section 27 and 28. The case, filed December 31 1917, asks those named to appear by March 20 1918 at the Sullivan County Court House.
In 1917 Charles Cassell Philip Hoover et al file a complaint No 17566 to quiet title. The document includes an affidavit naming unknown spouses and heirs of Philip Hoover and other defendants in Sullivan County Indiana.
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