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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1916
Page
4
A humorous county primary column notes sheriff race chatter and local politics. It jokes about Bosstick and Drake, hints at county officials, roads, and coalitions, mentions candidates for treasurer and congress, and riffs on party dynamics and candidate humor. It references Cass township and Sullivan county, with parodic scripture and local wit.
Hugh Doyle, a Keeley mine fireman at Dugger, was badly burned last week when a boiler manhead blew out. Escaping hot water and steam struck him in the face from ten feet away. doctors report the burns were serious but not fatal.
John W. Lindley and Dr. E. Lindley went to Chicago Saturday night for the automobile show. Trustee Homer H. Arnett of Turman township transacted business in Sullivan Saturday.
Judge Bridwell sustains motion to quash affidavits against Cook and Terre Haute Brewing Company officers for local option elections. Appeals planned to state supreme court. Attorneys Hunt Gambill and others represent the defendants amid ongoing Prohibition era legal actions.
Arthur R. Robinson, Republican candidate for U S Senate, declares he will vote nationwide prohibition. The Indianapolis area figure rose in Indiana politics in 1914 and now campaigns statewide, drawing strong support in Marion County and Indianapolis. He is 35, married, a lawyer, writer, and businessman with HQ at 603 605 Indiana Trust Bldg Indianapolis Adv.
Joe Grady and Dave Morgan were arrested near Sullivan after selling cheap pocket knives. Danville police identified stolen goods from Holmes and Laneve hardware, totaling 108 knives and silverware. Grady, 21, claimed Sault Ste Marie as home. he was recently pardoned from Kentucky penitentiary.
Arthur E. DeBaun told The Union that the Terre Haute and Cape Girardeau Railroad would cross the Wabash north of the Narrows. The line would run from Terre Haute through West Union Illinois to Cape Girardeau Missouri connecting with the Iron Mountain or Wabash Valley, and would not touch Palestine.
Mrs Marie Krug Chaney of Indianapolis visited her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Krug last week. She was accompanied by young Miss Marie Woods Roach.
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