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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
8
Miss Carrie Yeager reports for the week ending June 30 a sequence of clear and partly cloudy days with highs reaching 85 and lows down to 55. Trace rainfall appeared on June 27 and measurable amounts on June 28 and 29 totaling 0.148 inches.
Sherman C Willis and Shirley Hill along with Tilda L Deckard and Shirley Hill are issued licenses in Sullivan County. Raymond E Wolfe of Sullivan County pair with Mary A Koons. Ernest W Kleusner of Dugger weds Addie C Blackwell of Dugger. Ross McClanahan and Goldie F Blevins of Jackson Hill. Winthrop A Foote and Fay O Gray of Farmersburg. Meredith J Akers and Esther B Denton of Farmersburg. Charles Wilson of Sullivan weds Jennie L Goodman of Sullivan. Ellery Barnes of Greenville weds Elizabeth Seviere of Hymera. Clarence C Cochran of Shelburn weds Addie E Beach of Shelburn. Jesse H Lamm of Farmersburg weds Sallie F Robertson of Shelburn.
Forrest Campbell longtime Majestic theater owner and manager died after an extended illness at his Spencer home. He left for California last year seeking health improvement but returned shortly before his death. He was 25 and survived by his wife his mother Mrs M E Campbell of Chicago and three brothers George Harley and Jacob all of Spencer.
At a library board meeting on Thursday evening Mrs. Alice Burns was selected city librarian to succeed Miss June Deming who resigned. Burns is in Richmond taking a library course and will begin duties on her return. Miss Nelle Aydelette, acting librarian, was also a candidate.
Mrs. Katie Sharr of the St. Clair mine confessed guilt to a bigamy charge brought by her former husband Joe Maygar. She sought to pay the fine but was unaware the offense carries a penitentiary penalty and gave bond for appearance in court on Friday.
Ernest Kuerner and Miss Addie Blackford of Dugger were married at the county clerk's office by Rev. P. G. Lisman. Later, Sherman Willis of Shirley Hill wed Miss Tilda Deckard at the parsonage with the same officiant.
Catherine E Walters sues Thomas Trimble and others for quiet title. John Rzymek sues Caroline Rzymek for divorce. Lola Gadberry sues Green Gadberry. Ulysses G Willis seeks guardian for Henry Willis. Bement Rea Co. sues Henry H Wilson on account.
Shelburn reports the Masonic lodge No. 369 assisted by lodges from Sullivan Fairbanks Hymera and Farmersburg will lay the cornerstone of the new Methodist church in Shelburn on July 4. The ceremony is slated as a community event with multiple lodges participating.
Charles Wilson a city fire department driver married Miss Jennie L Goodman Thursday morning at the county clerk office in a ceremony performed by Squire Kirkham.
At the Indiana Equal Suffrage League meeting in Indianapolis last week Mrs Antoinette D Leach of this city was chosen as national committeewoman representing Indiana.
Shelburn reports two miles of streets will be paved this summer. Committees of local citizens have inspected roads at Sullivan and Dugger.
Paul L. Reid who had been in Los Angeles for some time returned home Monday night. He visited major northwest cities and passed through Regina Canada shortly before it was struck by a cyclone destroying eighty lives.
Mrs Kathryn Kirkham and her daughter Kathryn have returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs DT Nicoson in Indianapolis.
Clyde Burkholder of Indianapolis spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Irenies Burkholder.
A 1862 wartime roundup cites Malvern Hill near Richmond, Sherman's wagon train near Morning Sun, and Vicksburg bombardment. Lincoln calls for 300,000 more troops. Union and Confederate actions unfold across Arkansas, Mississippi, Virginia, and Louisiana as the war's tide shifts.
In a New York Evening Telegram piece a polite man in an office building elevator is confronted by six men whose glare and insult drive him to embarrassment. A hobble skirted stenographer comments on a scarlet ivory top and the incident ends with the man trampling the stenographer’s coin and crushing his hat. The scene marks the death of budding courtesy.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a child's first view of the Statue of Liberty. The child Bets on the statue’s arm raising the symbol. the mother questions the interpretation as the arm appears wound and the phenomenon sparks curiosity and wonder.
We read of Jesus countering Pharisee accusations, warning against blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and explaining the difference between the religious leaders views and his mission. The passage ends with Jesus redefining family as those who do God’s will.
James McCammon aged 91 and Kenneth W. Self 86 of Jackson township posed for a portrait after a birthday anniversary. McCammon has lived in the township since age eight and both men are in good health. Self is father of S. O. Self of this city.
A playful verse set in June foretells nature’s beauty and moonlit nights, then shifts to satirical political prophecies. It mocks fly control, cites George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt, hints at G O P clashes in a lakefront city, and ends naming William Jennings Bryan.
A Boston man lost his leg from an insect bite two years earlier. Use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation swelling and pain. Also helps heart burns boils ulcers piles eczema cuts bruises. Only 25c at Joe K Smock & Son.
The Presbyterian church hosted a high grade recital by Miss Irene St. Quentin last week. She recently returned from Austria after studying two years with master Leschetizky. Her mother Mrs. Nellie St. Quentin joined from Robinson to attend and accompany her homeward visit.
Mrs Charles Wilson of Robinson and Miss Lora Goddard of Mt Carmel, who had been visiting Mrs Lee F Bays, have returned home.
Mrs. Anna Ernest and Mrs. A J Gibbons of Terre Haute visited Mrs. S H Kalley over Sunday. Mrs T E Hoover has gone to Chicago and St Paul for a visit. Mrs T R Hoover will accompany her home from Chicago.
Names listed for overdue mail include Steve Allen Thomas Cosgrove Claton Hastings W Hines Jim Means E J Martin John Robertson John Varner John Wilson Thomas Watkins Boza Yatvany foreign. One cent due on each letter. A A HOLMES, P. M.
Mrs Paul Poynter and children left for Colorado Springs to spend the rest of summer. Mr and Mrs Bert Crawley of Indianapolis returned home after visiting for Dr W H Grim who is improving. E E Boston of Versailles Ky returned home after visiting brothers Berry and Tilghman Boston. Mrs Sam A White sold 4 fifty acre farms south of Carlisle to Mrs Ollie Perry of Haddon township at 100 dollars per acre.
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