Women Organize County Society Rally Joyful Countywide gathering
The Christian church hosted a missionary rally with representation from nearly all county churches. The meeting formed a county organization to assist unrepresented auxiliaries and elected officers. State President Mrs. Frank Wells spoke and a plans for 1913 were set.
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Christian Church
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions
Christian Woman’s Board of Mission
Frank Wells
Sullivan
Two Teachers Selected for Sullivan High School
Sullivan city schools announce two new teachers to fill vacancies from resignations of Prof Ralph V Yenne and Miss Lois Ann Rutledge. Miss Margaret Rutledge will teach mathematics and C W Garman from Rolling Prairie will teach science. Supt Curtis says Conner’s replacement will be found soon, likely after this week.
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W. R. Curtis
Sullivan City
Ralph V. Yenne
Lois Annn Rutlege
Miss Rutledge
Shelbyville High School
Margaret Rutledge
Wilkinson
Ind
Guilford College
North Carolina
Ralph V. Yennie
C. W., Garman
Rolling Prairie
University of Chicago
Garman
Michigan
Chicago
Rutledge
Curtis
Murray Conner
Conner
Indianapolis
Clore To Judge County Corn Show
Roy Clore son of L B Clore wins Grand Sweepstakes at national corn show and will judge Sullivan County Corn Show tied to the Farmers Institute. Officials praise his character standing and prestige as a judge for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clore
Allen’s Foot Ease Advertisement Notice
This is an Easy Test. Shake Allen's Foot-Ease in one shoe and not in the other to notice the difference. Useful when rubbers or overshoes are needed and shoes pinch. Sold everywhere at 25c. Sample free. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York 26 31.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Honan Completes Digest of Registration Act Distribution
Attorney General Thomas M. Honan has finished a digest of the registration of voters act and the corrupt practices act. Governor Marshall will broadcast the digest statewide with about 30 000 pamphlets to central party committees and officials for free distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Honan
Marshall
Primary Polling Places by Township for February 6 Primary
The Democratic primary on Tuesday February 6 assigns polling sites across townships. Jackson Township has three precincts at Jackson Hill Hymera and No 5 schoolhouse. Curry Township has three at Farmersburg and Shelburn. Fairbanks Township two at Fairbanks. Cass Township four including Farnsworth Buell or Cass Dugger and No 2 schoolhouse. Hamilton Township four with three in Sullivan and one at Jackson Hill No 4. Turman Township three at Graysville Belle school house and Island school house. Jefferson Township three at Grayback schoolhouse Pleasantville and Lucy Chapel. Haddon Township three with two at Carlisle and one at Paxton. Gill Township three at Rose Schoolhouse New Lebanon and Merom.
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Tueday
Jackson Township
Jackson Hill
Hymera
Curry Township
Farmersburg
Shelburn
Fairbanks Township
Fairbanks
Cass Township
Farnsworth
Buell
Cass
Dugger
Hamilton Township
Sullivan
Turman Township
Graysville
Belle
Island
Jefferson Township
Grayback
Pleasantville
Lucy Chapel
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Paxton
Gill Township
Rose
New Lebanon
Merom
Road Gets New Engines for Chicago and Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad has bought ten new passenger engines. They are larger and more powerful than existing units, with three big drivers and a trailer on each side. Boilers are bigger and smokestacks lower than standard for the line. They will first serve freights, then passenger runs, with two monsters delivered at Danville early this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Dixie Flyers
Danville
County Sealer urged to be appointed under 1912 law
H. E. Barnard, estate commissioner of weights and measures, asks county commissioners to appoint a county sealer as new law takes effect January 1, 1912. If unappointed, the duties fall to the county auditor, with seals and weights to be purchased. A set of avoirdupois weights, a foot and three foot measure, half bushel and gallon measures are required. Applicants for weight and measure testing should contact the county auditor if a sealer is not appointed. The board may set any salary for a appointed sealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Barnard
Nho
He Waits in Vain Op Ed Quote in Chicago Record Herald
A Chicago Record Herald quotation notes a foolish man who waits for others to arrange opportunities and cautions against passivity in life and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Religion and the Modern Life Open Letter on Jesus Christ
The piece argues Jesus cannot be imitated but his principle guides modern life. It distinguishes Christ as a living power in culture and ethics, urging believers to apply His life through conscience, study, and action. It ends with a critical reply about church authority and belief.
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Earth
Jesus of
Tolstoi
Alexander Dowie
Jesus
Gerhart Hauptmann
Jesus of Nazareth
God
Christ
Sheldon, Ill
M. H Lichliter
St. Louis
Lichliter
The
Sullivan Union
Church of God
Indiana Coal Movement Signals Imminent Strike Prep
Terre Haute reports show nearly all loaded Indiana coal cars sent forward by morning with empty cars returned. Railroads including Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Big Four moved hundreds of loads. Vandalia stores about one hundred carloads at east roundhouse. Superintendent C Dowin cites readiness for a strike or suspension while maintaining shipment flow.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Danville
Terre Haftite
Vandalia
Roundhouse
C. Dowin
Mrs Briggs Heads to Florida for Winter Stay
Mrs Josephine Briggs departed for New Smyrna Florida to spend the rest of the winter with her sister Mrs Helen Mahley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Briggs
New Smyrna, Fla
Helen Mahley
Ford and Ed Russell Buy Leonard Auto Business
W L Ford a noted farmer northeast of the city and Ed Russell former county auditor have purchased J H Leonard's automobile business on the square's south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Ford
Ed Russell
J. H. Leonard
Golden Wedding Celebration in City Couple Marks Fifty Years
Mr. and Mrs. Dora Eaton celebrated their golden wedding with a family dinner at their West Thompson street home. Married near New Lebanon fifty years ago by Rev. Laverty they began housekeeping on a local farm.
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Dora Eaton
West Thompson Street
New Lebanon
Mr. Laverty
Arsenic Fatal Bread Tragedy in Western Australia
A native woman at La Grange Bay in Western Australia used arsenic instead of baking powder in a bread loaf. Five natives died from eating the bread and two others are recovering. The incident highlights a deadly kitchen misstep with severe mortality.
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la Grange Bay
W. A
Haddon Case Set for Oral Argument February 13
Jessie Haddon versus Frank Crawford from Haddon township heads to appellate court for oral argument February 13. Goldsmith versus First National Bank of Redlands California also awaits rehearing briefing after appellate review last week.
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Haddon
Jessie Haddon
Frank Crawford
Haddon Township
Vincennes
Goldsmith
First National Bank of
Mrs Mahley and companions depart for Florida trip
Mrs Helen Mahley and her daughter along with Miss Vernie Chaney and Miss Susan Glidden leave today for New Smyrné Fila to spend the rest of winter. Miss Chaney and Miss Glidden attended a valentine party hosted by Miss Capitola Basler and Miss Marie Russell on Saturday evening with other Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mahley
Vernie Chaney
Susan Glidden
New Smyrné Fila
Miss Chaney
Miss Glidden
Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority
Capitola Basler
Marie Russell
Paper Drinking Cups Taught in Austrian Schools
In Austrian schools children learn to carry writing paper to roll into cones forming cups for thirst. They are taught how to roll the cones deftly and to tear a half inch notch near one end to strengthen the cup before placing it in a waste paper box.
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Austria
Knijl Ceremony Revisits Old Cornwall Dancing in St Ives
A semi religious St James feast in St Ives Cornwall features the traditional Flurry dance and The Girl I Left Behind Me followed by Old Hundredth singing. The Knijl ceremony, rooted in a century old fund by Knijl, ends with a banquet and small monetary distributions.
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Cornwall
St. Ives
Knijl
Obituary: Mrs Mary Turman 1843 1912
Mrs Mary Turman second wife of Lycurgus Turman dies at 68 in Merom after long illness. Born Sullivan County January 26 1843 she joined the Methodist church at fifteen and married Lycurgus Turman September 13 1876. Funeral held at Graysville church with burial beside her husband in Mann cemetery. She leaves four brothers two sisters and three stepchildren.
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Mary Turman
Lycurgus Turman
Sullivan County
Norman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Merom
Mour
Former Priest Dennis O'Donavan Dies in Indiana
Reverend Dennis O'Donavan, first priest at St. Marys Catholic Church, died Friday at St. Marys Ind. Funeral and burial were held there on Monday. Born in Ireland in 1840, he had served at St. Anns orphanage in Terre Haute for the last eight years.
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Dennis O’donavan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s
Ind
Father O’donavan
Ireland
St. Ann’s Orphanage
Terre Haute
Plasterer Given License to Wed 65-Year-Old Dugger Widow
William Henry Smith 67 a plasterer of Dugger who had a circuit court divorce January 3 this year was granted a license Thursday morning to wed Margaret Riley 65 also of Dugger.
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William Henry Smith
Dugger
Margaret Riley
Fraudulent Bank Note Sale Attempt Rumored
Last week a young man entered the National bank and offered an eight per cent note on Amos Goodwin for sale. The bank reported the incident as a dubious transaction and cautioned customers to verify endorsements and legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Amos Goodwin
Henderson to retire from the bench after term ends
Dispatches report Judge Charles B. Henderson of Sullivan and Greene counties will retire when his six year term ends in November. He will not seek re nomination and may return to private law practice likely in Indianapolis. The note recalls the 1906 election when Henderson defeated John A. Riddle for the Greene County circuit judgeship.
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Bloomfield
Charles B. Henderson
City
Sullivan
Greene
Indianapolis
Henderson
Greene Counties
John A. Riddle
Linton
Orion B. Harris
Greene County
Riddle
Harris
Court Adjourns In Sullivan Circuit Term
The November term of the Sullivan circuit court will adjourn Friday and reopen on February 19.
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Sullivan Circuit Court
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