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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
1
Annual counts reveal drops across marriages, divorces, licenses, and civil actions. In 1916 there were 65 divorce suits, 294 marriages, 244 licenses, and 449 civil cases, all down from 1915 figures, with reductions noted in foreclosures, sheriff sales, and other county matters.
Indiana public service commission authorizes the Sullivan County Electric Company and Clinton Electric Light and Power Company to merge with the Wabash Valley Electric Company. The new entity will have capital of 650,909 and $250,000 first mortgage bonds. Stock and bond allocations are set for former Sullivan and Clinton stockholders. The commission also approves 400 par value stock issuance and $509,000 in bonds to extend and improve service.
A 28 year old Aden of Carry Se passed away after a car accident near Gary. He is survived by a wife and two children, two sisters, and was born in Pooodate Wobuata Adien. Funeral held at Sherry Christian church with interment in Sherry cemetery.
Annie Surrels sued the Cail Powsehto Levee Association in Sullivan Circuit Court for damages claiming unlawful takings during a levee repair. The case was settled out of court with the defendant paying costs. the trial date was set for Wednesday.
Jos announced Gurday that National Guardsmen had esp ordered to return to their home stations from the Mexican border where they have been stationed Viet several months. Captain Neville A. Powell commander of a machine gun company attached to the Ty -73 of Terre Haute will retain with Company B. Mr Powell is a young well known here, his wife being a daughter of W. H. McGrew of this city.
Rev John Abop D Harne arrives from Charleston to assume pastorate at the Christian church here. Rev John McD Warne of Charleston will enter duties around March first. Mr Horne has served six years in Charleston and earlier led Des Alpes Iowa church. He is a graduate of Iowa College and Harvard University. He is married with one daughter.
The November term ends Saturday in Sullivan circuit court amid a busy docket with many cases awaiting disposition. The February term will convene soon, and the docket for that session is expected to be heavy with filings and actions.
Lt Fred Boyer, Terre Haute pearl buyer, left for Little Rock on a mussel hunting trip spanning Louisiana Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma. He sources pearls from river mussel hunters, notes the Wabash yields best pearls and paid $1100 for a single Wabash pearl. He expects to return by February.
William Russell of Carlisle entered a guilty plea to running a gambling house last Wednesday before Squire Ole. He paid 70 dollars plus costs. Frank Ward and George Willis were fined five dollars and costs for gambling. Affidavits were filed by prosecuting attorney M. L. Pigg.
The Jackson Township Farmers' Institute meets in Hymera on January 23 with programs including lectures on profitable corn, rural credits law, farm children training, and women suffrage. The docket lists multiple Prairie Creek Levee cases from January 24 to 26, 1916, with cases such as Fuller vs Prairie Creek Levee and Brown vs Van Coal Co. heard by the circuit court.
Will Hays, chairman of Indiana Republicans, returned from New York where he attended Willcox dinner with the national committee officers. He said the gathering was pleasant and devoid of political significance and promised a satisfactory, unified solution for Republicans andProgressives in Indiana.
A Washington dispatch reports an Indiana Democrat going out of office March 4 opposes giving the Vice President authority to name postmasters in nine Indiana districts and all federal officials in the state. He says his district will choose its postmasters, not the Vice President, and he expects to still wield patronage as a Republican succeeds him.
Miss Glenn Yeager reports for the week ending January 21 a pattern of cloudy and clear days with one period of partial cloudiness. Rainfall totaled .82 inches on the 21st.
Wallace Springer of New Leba non shipped twenty white freed steers to the Brothers of VRS last week, netting 135 dollars per head. Cattle bought four months ago in Kansas City at 7.50 per hundred and sold to Chicago at 10.85 per hundred. A second car load will be market ready next week.
The Bankers Surety Company files suit in the circuit court against John Cummings a former Shelburn liquor dealer to recover 62.11 dollars paid defending a case alleging illegal liquor sales. The plaintiff seeks recovery on the bond as surety for payment.
Wright, county agent WoL. Wright, estimated travel and entry costs for the Sullivan county corn to pig winners, two girls and the NOYS Band, to attend the Purdue short course. The expense is set at about 11 dollars per person.
About 100 people attended a convention of the Farmers Cooperative Union of America at Woodmen Hall in the Citizens Trust building. A business session took place and a noon dinner was served.
Noble Benefield of this city pleaded guilty before Justice Scherb on Friday morning to wife beating. He paid a total fine and costs of 12.25 dollars.
John B Brown 21 of Farmersburg a farmer and Mary E Nenad 16 of Hymera. Henry Sisk 26 a miner and Valma Parks 18 of R R 5 Sullivan. William R Engle 20 Terre Haute laborer and Violet L Montgomery 25 Sullivan.
A noon Saturday blaze, likely started by a defective Hue, burned a large hole in the roof of David L. Kaplan's home on North Section Street. Insurance covers the loss. Fire department extinguished the flames with chemicals.
A circuit court jury Saturday night found for the defendant America Woodard against Vandalia Company on royalties in a lease dispute venued from Greene County.
The deficit in the United States treasury at the close of business Monday was 141,406,722 dollars, up from 137,389,947 dollars the previous Monday January 15.
Mrs dueau and Coulson and her husband J Kerr Coulson of Gill township filed a suit in circuit court seeking 500 damages from the Sullivan County Water Company alleging lands damaged by a defective pipeline of the defendant.
A team of horses belonging to Tom Hall was struck and killed by an interurban car at a cattle-guard near the C. B. Bolinger farm north of Shelburn after wandering from Shelburn Saturday night. The wagon escaped the track. a quart of whiskey remained uninjured. The motorman failed to see the animals in darkness.
Will Hays urged Indiana Republicans to fulfill their 1910 campaign pledges at a House conference in Indianapolis. The gathering mainly discussed potential actions on constitutional amendments and progressive state highway and economy measures, with no binding decisions or moves on suffrage prohibition or a constitutional convention. The meeting included nearly all Republican House members.
J A Coleman assistant leader of county agents for Purdue University Extension will visit Sullivan January 26 to meet the Sullivan County Board of Education and farmers institutes chairman. County Agent Wright and interested farmers will hear plans for the year ahead.
Alva J. Hadden tendered his resignation as county attendance officer to the county board. He steps down to serve as a substitute carrier on rural route two. Reveille Hadden has been unable to serve as carrier due to illness. The board will meet Friday at the office of County Superintendent Park to select a successor.
The body of James Allen was shipped here for burial in Liberty cemetery. He resided in Farmersburg several years ago and is the son of Mrs. Mandy Allen and brother of Mrs. Alvin Hood and Mrs. Ace Pittman. Farmersburg News
Local Kodak expert Jack Booth received a special letter of commendation from Kodak for a group photo he entered in the company's contest. The image features five young ladies from the city posing together.
Officials report nearly 235000 dollars paid out at year end sessions. The county commissioners oversee the treasury disbursement and approved the payments as part of year end financial adjustments.
The county board approved about 22,750 in December expenses including Dailet's workers labor and materialing totaling 4,816.16. Isaac Keene led with 545.10, followed by George W. Hampton at 488.61 for road and related costs across gravel repairs, construction, and other county services.
Mrs. Hannah M. DeVol, 69, widow of James B. DeVol, died at Crowder hospital after weeks of illness. The funeral was held at 223 South State Street with Rev. Stewart I. Long officiating. Interment followed at Center Ridge cemetery. She was born Hannah M. Fiddler near Pimento Vigo County on August 29, 1847. She is survived by sisters Mrs. Sarah Widdler, Miss Jane Fiddler of Pimento, and Mrs. Melva Miller of Oklahoma, and she was the stepmother of Edward DeVol of Sullivan.
Mrs. June McGrew aged 60 wife of Reed McGrew of Linton died last week after a long illness. A native of the county she was daughter of George and (late) Alkire pioneers. She married Reed McGrew in 1875 and moved to Linton in 1882. She belonged to the Baptist church and was a charter Rebekah lodge member. Surviving: husband two sons and two daughters and sister Tel n Alkire Omaha northwest of Sullivan.
Mrs. Lucinda Moore aged 73 died Friday at her Cass township home after an extended kidney illness. The funeral was held Saturday at Antioch with Rev. W. B. Taylor of Dugger officiating. She belonged to the Farnsworth Christian church and is survived by two children Calvin Moore and Mrs. Robertson of Cass township.
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