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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1881
Page
5
An adjourned term of court convenes after Jitles week to finish up caseloads. Clint Houpt faced preliminary trial for assault with intent to kill, bound over in $300. A shooting incident earlier saw Houpt fire at Wash Padgett, burning his face, leading to bond.
Carlisle correspondent reports the sudden disappearance of Mr. W. M. Martyn known as Mestyn. Friends fear foul play after he arrived for court on Monday the tenth, then traveled to Terre Haute that day and has since vanished with no trace found.
Thos D Headley weds Fidella Doty Wim Monk weds Anna R Everett James Borer weds Mattie Crawford Jessie Garrison weds Elvin Webb Stephen H Lane weds Anna M Thompson.
Cincinnati and Louisville bidding shows firm hog prices with quiet demand. Grain prices listed for wheat corn and whiskey futures alongside hog receipts and shipments, reflecting regional market activity and supply levels.
Agricultural prices list figures for wheat and corn trade ranges, hay per ton, hogs at 3.75 to 4.25, sheep per pound two to three cents, cattle from 250 to 3.05, eggs per dozen twenty cents, poultry per pound for young chickens and five cents for turkeys, butter priced between 12 and 18 cents.
A mixed page notes the Stave Washer testimonial and local endorsements. It lists households praising Og born & Watson's Patent Revolution Steam Washer and directs readers to John Davis & Son's hardware store for details. The column also reports obituaries for Mrs Terwillager and others, lodge proceedings, and local business notices including insurance and coffee sales.
The Washington Letter notes Congress debates funding and apportionment as Democrats seek shifts before March. It praises cheap postal telegraphy amid Western Union opposition and recalls Morse’s early wire scheme and Miss Ellsworth, then critiques plans to buy Post Office Square and urges building an addition to the current Post Office rather than a separate new structure.
The note invites customers to see Geo. F. Hughes for best deals on organs, claiming astonishingly low prices and urging prompt attention.
State of Indiana Sullivan County announces the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Elliott H. Pearce deceased.
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