Gill township seeks court order to force Merom high school
Wilber J. Coyner, a Gill township taxpayer, files mandate suit in circuit court against the township advisory board for action to finance and erect a new high school at Merom. He cites Health Board orders and claims Merom’s old three room building is unsafe. The suit argues the township can raise funds with ten year bonds within limits and that delay would deprive children of school facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Township Advisory Board
Merom
State Board of Health
Emery Setzer
Circuit Court
Wilber J. Coyner
Gill Township
Advisory Board of
Matt H. Berry
Harvey Cooper
Frank Poston
Clarke E. Setzer
Setzer
Long Established Sullivan Drug Store Sold to Jasonville Pair
Joe K. Smock and son Herman sold the north side drug store to William Walters and Gilbert Daugherty of Jasonville yesterday afternoon. Daugherty moves here to run the Sullivan shop, with Walters managing the Jasonville store. Theodore Barnes stays on as a clerk with the new firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe K. Smock & Son
Walters & Daugherty
Jasonville
Joe K. Smock
Herman Smock
William Walters
Gilbert Daugherty
Mr. Daugherty
Thames Daugherty
Mr. Walters
Theodore Barnes
Sullivan
Mr. Smock
Lewis
Cook, Bell and Lowery Drug Company
Terre Haute
Sam A. White
Mr. White
Hostetler and Williams
W. H. Crowder
Legal Notices from Terre Haute District Court Damages Divorces
New Sutts Clarence McDermott by George McDermott sues Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Co for damages. Sallie Bastain sues Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Co for damages. Maston Burch versus Dillitah Burch divorce case. Electric Steel Co versus Mutual Truck Co on account. Peoples State Bank of Sullivan versus William H Elwell et al note and mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McDermott
George McDermott
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
E and Eastern Traction Co
Sallie Bastain
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Co
Maston Burch
Dillitah Burch
Electric Steel Co
Mutual Truck Co
Peoples State Bank of Sullivan
William H. Elwell
Thompson Family Heads for Lakes Cruise from Chicago
Dr and Mrs Walter N Thompson left yesterday morning for Chicago where they were joined by daughter Mrs Edson Murray and Mr Murray of Renessaler. The party then headed from Chicago last night for a week's lake cruise and visits to north Michigan resorts. Fred Mertin, who had been visiting in California for months, returned home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter N. Thompson
Chicago
Edson Murray
Mr. Murray
Renessaler
Michigan
Fred Mertin
California
Well Known Farmer Joel C. Barnes Dies at 64
Joel C. Barnes a Turman township farmer and lifelong county resident was found dead in his bed Thursday morning by his family. The Dodds Bridge M E church held his funeral Friday afternoon led by Rev. L L Johnson with the Fairbanks Masonic lodge. Surviving relatives include widow, one son Ray of Sullivan, and four daughters Essie Harris Mabel Barnes and Mrs Harlan Riggs plus Mrs Charles Harris. Barnes was born to Nelson and Mercy Taft Barnes who came from New York in the 1840s. He married Josephine Conner in 1876, two children survived from that union. He married Maranda Lester in 1893, three of whom survived, including Ray and Essie and Mabel. He was a Democrat and active in the Fairbanks Masonic and Eastern Star lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel C. Barnes
Turman Township
Dodds Bridge M. E
L. L. Johnson
Graysville
Masonic Lodge
Fairbanks
Ray Barnes
Sullivan
Harlan Riggs
Chas. Harris
Near
Dodds Bridge
Essie
Mabel Barnes
Joel C
Nelson
Mercy
Taft) Barnes
New York State
Josephine Conner
Charles Harris
Barnes
Maranda Lester
Death of Mrs Anna Kerns at 83 in Lafayette Soldiers Home
Mrs Anna Kerns 83 native and lifelong county resident died Thursday at the Lafayette Soldiers Home where she had lived since February. Her body was sent home for burial with nephew M S Mahan Greensburg superintendent of the schools there. She was a daughter of pioneers Joseph and Mrs Phillips born north of Sullivan and was married in 1877 to William Kerns who died in 1904. She was active in the local Methodist church. She was sister to Marion Phillips who died in Linton and Dr John L Phillips long-time Sullivan resident who died in Pleasantville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kerns
Soldiers Home
Lafayette
M. S. Mahan
Greensburg
Joseph Phillips
Sullivan
William Kerns
Methodist Church
Full Grown Volstead Pacifier Captured in Goosetown
Sheriff Ed Douthitt and deputy Edgar Collins captured a full grown Volstead pacifier at Goosetown late Thursday. Grover Wilkins and Oscar Pinkston were arrested and released on bond. A fifty gallon cask of brew was emptied and three dozen bottles of home brew were seized. witnesses were listed.
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Goosetown
Ed Douthitt
Edgar Collins
Grover Wilkins
Oscar Pinkston
Collins
Dix Lumber Company Sells Holdings Here
The Dix Lumber Company sells its Sullivan holdings to Wilkinson Lumber Company and W. W. Jennings Lumber Company. The deal transfers real estate and mill equipment, with dismantling planned and job moves for several staff to Terre Haute and Sullivan operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DIX Lumber Company
Jennings and Wilkinson Companies
Sullivan
Wilkinson Lumber Company
W. W. Jennings Lumber Company
H. L. Dix
Terre Haute
Dix
Jennings Company
Wilkinson Company
Jacob F. Hoke
A. B. Stansil
Hoke
Charles L
Benjamin Davis
Hixon W
W. G. Borders
William Greenlee
Craven Reed
John Robertson
Jefferson Able
Ed P. Reed
Central School
Reed
J. F. Hoke
Dix Company
Verne Boyle
Billmans Return From Colorado Springs Trip
Mr and Mrs James M Billman returned Thursday from a motor trip covering over 3000 miles visiting Colorado Springs St Louis Kansas City Lawrence State University and meeting the Electro Medical Society They report high water damage in Kansas and discuss roads Mr Billman notes improvements would aid the state. They visited Ed Kelly now residing in Colorado Springs and Perry Botts who moved to California with Mrs Botts and her son Pierce Woods working in clothing there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Billman
Colorado Springs
Electro Medical Society
St. Louis
Kansas City
Lawrence
State University
Kansas
Billman
Ed Kelly
Sullivan
Perry Botts
California
June Heat Sets Local Records Across Terre Haute
A scorching June pushes mean monthly temperature to 77 with sixteen days above 80. The city reports 8.77 inches of rainfall and 111 thunderstorms, while street thermometers reach about 100 degrees during peak heat. No relief seen beyond possible cloudy spells.
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The
Terre Haute Tribune
Government
Beasleys and Moores Visit for Fourth in Bloomington
Mr and Mrs William Beasley and Mr and Mrs Ben Moore of Bloomington Illinois motored to town for the Fourth. Mrs Cliff Botts drove a new Buick, misstepped on the accelerator and struck a large iron watering trough, tearing it from its moorings and pushing it across the street before the car could be stopped, radiator damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beasley
Ben Moore
Bloomington
Ills
Cliff Botts
Stewart Family Heads North for Month in Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Stewart and son Lafe plan a motor trip to northern Michigan for a month long outing. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crowder with children rent a Brent Lake cottage and depart by motor tomorrow for the rest of the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Stewart
Lafe
Northern
Michigan
J. R. Crowder
Brent Lake
Mich
Former Cincinnati Principal Visits Local School
E. C. Snarr of Cincinnati, once principal of the local high school, now with the government vocational department, visited here briefly last week while en route home from Evansville where he had been on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Snarr
Cincinnati
Vocational Department
the Government
Mr. Snarr
Evansville
Foutz Family Plans Western Motor Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Foutz and daughters Ruth and Edna will depart this week for a western motor trip. They will tour Colorado and Arizona and take a trailer and complete camping outfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Foutz
Ruth
Edna
West
Colorado
Arizona
Visiting William Springer Returns Home From Colorado
Dr. Harry Stark of El Paso Texas visited here last week with his sisters Miss Lou Stark and Miss Nettie Stark. William Springer who had been visiting in Colorado has now returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Springer
Colorado
Harry Stark
el Paso
Tex
Lou
Nettie Stark
Carlisle man commits suicide in Lisman pond
James B. Latshaw 67 of Carlisle in poor health since influenza years earlier took his life by tying a stove grate to his neck and drowning in Lisman pond. A note found at home expressed despair and asked forgiveness. Funeral held at Carlisle Christian church. burial at Shepherd graveyard. widow and one daughter survive along with two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Latshaw
Carlisle
Haddon Township
Lisman
Bert Lisman
Mr. Latshaw
Dugger Man Purchases Dix Property Moves Family To Town
Ernest Dugger of Dugger has bought H. K. Dix’s South Main street property and moved his family to town. Dugger, long active in coal, joins the newly organized Dugger Martin Coal Company, with extensive mineral holdings between Carlisle and Paxton and a modern mine under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Dugger
Dugger
H. K. Dix
South Main Street
Mr. Dugger
Dugger-Martin Coal Company
Carlisle
Paxton
Family auto trip to Yellowstone from Gordon
Mr and Mrs G D Scott and their children left last week for a four to five week automobile trip to Yellowstone National Park. They will be joined in Gordon by Mr and Mrs Eugene Brown who will tour the park with them. Mrs Brown is Mrs Scott's sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Scott
Yellow Stone National Park
Gordon
Nebraska
Eugene Brown
Brown
Scott
Visit Notes From Des Moines And Chicago
Mr and Mrs Russell Cramer of Des Moines Indiana are visiting relatives here and at Merom Mrs Joe Hunt and children and Miss Essie Hunt of Chicago are visiting Mr and Mrs Charles D Hunt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Cramer
Des Moines
Merom
Joe Hunt
Essie Hunt
Chicago
Charles D. Hunt
Burkholders Visit From Indianapolis Over Fourth
Mr and Mrs Clyde J Burkholder of Indianapolis motored here Saturday afternoon and visited over the Fourth with Mr Burkholder and Mrs Irene Burkholder parents. Mr Burkholder is employed by Capital City Bank in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde J. Burkholder
Indianapolis
Burkholder
Irenes Burkholder
Capital City Bank
Frank Riggs Heads Home From West to Fairbanks Area
Frank Riggs of Fairbanks township returns from California and the west where he has been for several months and will reach Gardner Montana then resume home about August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Riggs
Fairbanks
California
West
Gardner
Montana
Mrs Will Hays and son head to Harbor Lake Michigan
Mrs Will Hays and her son Billy travel with a Crawfordsville group to Harbor Lake Michigan to join friends for a outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Hays
Billy
Harbor Lake
Mich
Crawfordsville
Daylight intruder thrills Cushman family home
Last Sunday near Graysville two men drove up to A G Cushman residence. One entered the house, confronted by Bace Cushman who slept outside. A gun was drawn, the intruder fled toward a car, leaving small change and a ransacked desk behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Cushman
Graysville
Big Springs
Bace Cushman
Bace
Race
Cushman
Marriage Licenses Listed For Area Residents
A list of marriage licenses shows James M. Sparks and Minnie F. Sparks. Henry Burton and Jessie H. Willis. Oliver M. Marshall and Beulah Slack. William E. Abrams and Nellie I. Atto. Whittaker J. Reed and Bertha M. Arnett. Louis M. Steinhall and Lou E. Moss. John D. LeDune and Estella Phegley. Earl E. Larimer and Myrtle J. Jones. W W Stewart and Susie L. Stewart. Paul Winters and Hazel Waddell. Leo L. King and Chloreen Combs. Clay Goodman and Opal Montgomery. Leslie A. Smith and Ruth Rader. William L. Waddell and Garnette D. Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Sparks
Miner
Farmersburg
Minnie F. Sparks
Lewis
Henry Burton
Farmer
Jessie H. Willis
Merom
Oliver M. Marshall
Beulah Slack
Hymera
William E. Abrams
Nellie I. Atto
Linton
Whittaker J. Reed
New Castle
Bertha M. Arnett
Gilmore
Louis M. Steinhall
Lou E. Moss
Sullivan
John D. LeDune
Estella Phegley
Carlisle
Earl E. Larimer
Myrtle J. Jones
Terre Haute
Guy W. Stewart
Benton
Monster Mine Sunk On Mason Farm Near City
The Ebb-Vaile Coal Company sinks a large mine on Frank Mason farm south of the city after a quicksand delay. A steel band 8 by 17 feet fits the opening, enabling work to resume. The mine, on track to be one of the nation’s largest at 2000 tons daily, already has 1200 acres leased and 18 acres bought from Mason for the site. No. 5 vein at 235 feet and No. 6 at 180 feet are workable, with operation to start soon after year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monster
Mason Farm
Ebb-Vaile Coal Company
Frank Mason
Mason
Terre Haute
Richards Family Returns from California Health Trip
Mr and Mrs Abner Richards of Jefferson township return home to their farm after visiting Los Angeles for Mrs Richards health. Their three sons Everett Ralph and Amil arrived home this week in a Ford in 16 days after a two day layover in Salt Lake City. They camped along the route and report a fine trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Richards
Jefferson Township
Los Angeles
Cal
Richard
Everett
Ralph
Amil Richards
Salt Lake City
County Journeys Toward 120 Miles of Resurfaced Roads
Sullivan County commissioners approve 120 miles of resurfacing across all townships. William L. Sisson, county engineer, to prepare plans with a preliminary report due August 1. Several contracts awarded for road improvements and tax refunds approved. Purdue student Stewart Conner named as county student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
William L. Sisson
Sisson
Board of Commissioners
Homer D. Pittman
Amanda Johnson
Ed P. Snow
Cass Township
First National Bank of Farmersburg
Stephen R. Brown
Jackson Township
Norman L. Robertson
Bicknell
C. B. Willis
Haddon Township
Robertson
William F. Bledsoe
Gill Township
Carver Pheghey
Robert Stewart
Fairbanks Township
Sullivan County
Gilbert McBride
Hays Visits Home Town to Discuss Postal Savings Plan
Postmaster General Will H. Hays arrived Saturday from Washington for a brief visit with home folks and returned Sunday afternoon. He conferred Saturday with western bankers on proposed improvements to the postal savings system designed to unlock thousands in hidden savings nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Hays
Washington
Hays
Elks Delegate Homer Wiltse Heads to Grand Lodge Session
Homer Wiltse departed yesterday for Los Angeles to attend the Grand Lodge of Elks session as the local lodge representative. He joined the Indiana delegation in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Wiltse
Los Angeles
Cal
Grand Lodge of Elks
Indiana
Indianapolis
Sullivan on Aviation Field Marks Kokomo Link
Sullivan has been placed on the aviation map as the Curtiss-Indiana Company requests marking the Pavillion Park field. Maps of the local fields have been sent to Kokomo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Curtiss- Indiana Company
Aeroplane Distributors of
Kokomo
Pavillion Park
Mail Robbers Taken to Indianapolis After Hearing
Frank Anderson and Forest Livingston, self-confessed mail robbers, were taken to Indianapolis Friday by a deputy U S marshal and W R Briggs, a Terre Haute post office inspector. A preliminary hearing was held at Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Zed Hudson
Frank Anderson
Forest Livingston
UA. S
W. R. Briggs
Terre Haute
Mrs. Virginia Drake Visits Here From Terra Haute
Mrs. Virginia Drake of Terra Haute visited here last week with friends and relatives, sharing time with local acquaintances and taking part in social gatherings during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Drake
Terra Haute
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Board of Health
Old Merom
Turman Two
Haddon
Stranger
Big Gun
Jichvs
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