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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
1
Charles Martin, a machine gunner with the Marines, is reported killed in France during World War I. The notice confirms his status as the first Sullivan boy to fall in the conflict and preserves his service record.
War Department reports Corporal Charles Andrew Martin 19 from this city killed in action in France on June 8 during a major Allied advance. Adopted son of Mr and Mrs J Ezra Martin, he served as a machine gunner and earned recognition as the best shot in his company with 257 hits of 300. He previously lived in Oregon Illinois and served at Camp Wilson before joining the U S Marines.
Two Sullivan ministers Rev. S. I. Long and Rev. J. T. Scull will depart Friday for Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville Ky to serve as chaplains in the U S Army The two pastors have been longtime church leaders and popular with their congregations and friends.
machinist George Bertram was arraigned in city court on assault and battery charges for beating his 12 year old daughter in two cases and was fined twenty five dollars plus costs in each, totaling about seventy dollars. The case involving his son was dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence.
Newman A. Smith a well known local brick mason died Friday night at the Southern Insane Hospital Woodmere near Evansville The body was sent here for burial and funeral held Monday at his East Harris street home He was 52 and survived by his widow two sons Charles and Fred and two daughters Mrs Frank Booker of this city and Mrs Will Snyder of Shelburn
Suits filed in circuit court allege Dugger ordinance violations for harboring dogs and unpaid dog taxes. Named defendants include Sam Bradshaw Richard Davis William Ball Miles Burk Thomas Hope Ray Norris Wm Cooper Charles Ross and Fred Osborne.
A partial OCR reading notes a city notice involving an individual named Taylor and a disability matter. Details are unreadable, but the fragment indicates an official action or decision related to the person and a physical disability case.
Private Arnold F. Getty of the 3rd Construction Company sends a letter from London dated June 1 recounting wartime life. He describes Oxford bicycle trips, a Bristol fighter flight with an ace pilot, speed comparisons with birds, and friendly notes about home towns and friends while praising fellow soldiers.
The Merom Blutt Chautauqua starts August 22 and runs through September 1. Indianapolis resident Mrs. Demarachus Brown is platform manager. Bishop Henderson of New York speaks on the first Sunday. William Jennings Bryan appears Friday August 22.
A circuit court petition by T. J. Lenox James M. Sinclair Adolphus Houck and others seeks locating a highway in Gill township. The proposed route would pass along and over lands owned by Alex Rogers Sarah J Rogers George D Schaffer Frank Poston Donald Milam Carsie Milam and W H Poston.
The Auditor of State completed the apportionment of school revenues to counties. Sullivan County receives 22634.72 dollars based on 9392 school children in the county.
Baptist church members held a park picnic supper to honor Rev. S. I. Long who departs Friday for Camp Zachary Taylor to serve as an army chaplain.
Oliphant Hawkins a city mail carrier wed Miss Ruby Adams daughter of John Adams formerly of Farmersburg in a Washington D C ceremony last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Helen Mahley traveled from this city to Green Castle on Monday for the funeral of James B. Tucker of Sidney a noted manufacturer who died suddenly Thursday on a business mission in Detroit Michigan. Mrs. Tucker a cousin of Mrs. Mahley is the daughter of the late Daniel Langdon formerly of Fairbanks and this city.
Homer Engle of this city was gassed while repairing a pump at Klondyke on Sunday. The incident claimed the life of the miner.
Homer Engle 43 of this city died instantly in a gas explosion at the Klondyke mine north west of town while repairing a pump. The body was found in six feet of water in the sump, jaw broken and face burned. Funeral held at Center Ridge. widow and one daughter survive.
The first concert in a ten event series will be held Sunday at 3 PM in the city park under Director Frederick Sharp. No admission charge. The city fraternal orders will be invited to help cover expenses.
The many friends of Rev. A. W. Sonne, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church, now in Flemington N J, will be pleased to learn he will spend the last two weeks of the month in Vincennes. Sonne formerly led the local Presbyterian church and has many friends here.
The county board of review adjourned after a 30 day session and added 990 180 to personal property in the county taxables. The increase stems from sinking new mines and improvements at other mines, with 121 240 in omitted personal property also added.
The Second Cream Producers Picnic and Millingis Jersey Cattle Club official picnic will be merged at Homewood Farms Trimble Illinois on August 7 1918. State Board of Agriculture chairman Charles Adkins will attend with plans for national speakers including M D Munn president of the American Jersey Cattle Club. An all day event features morning cattle judging and afternoon dairy talks inviting all to make it the largest Dairy Picnic in Southeastern Illinois.
Thomas O South sues Katie Bdds seeking guardianship due to unsound mind. William Hill against Western Indiana Mining Co. claims damages.
Local board designates six more young men to report for training at Camp Taylor on the twenty second.
Local conscription board designates sixty more men from Sullivan County to depart July 22 for training at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky. Sixty six class one registrants remain from last year with many likely in service by October. June 6 total of 244 new registrants reached majority since June 1917.
Carl Foutz 20 farmer of Farmersburg area and Vennetta Handley 20 of Merom R R 1. Floyd H. Willis 23 farmer and Mary A. Rose 18 of Sullivan area. James Buckingham 19 miner and Sarah Moses 19 of Shelburn R R. Carl B. Jackson 20 farmer Pleas antville and Mary Jones 21 of Carlisle R R. Bert Cain 37 miner and Martha Roberts 31 of Dugger. Herman Flath 22 miner and Nellie Smith 18 of Paxton.
Partial OCR notes indicate a Merom native, once a local boy, who has moved to Camp Sherman. The fragment references Sargeant and M. Vigus, suggesting a military connection or correspondence to subscribers familiar with local figures.
Jack Lutz from Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio writes of military training and medical shots. He notes German prisoners arrive for work on a fifty acre farm and reports disciplinary actions for refusing uniforms or washing dishes.
J. W. Gaddis a Vincennes architect was injured Monday night when his car hit a hole in the road near Buck Creek bridge south of the city. He fell twisting his ankle breaking both bones and was taken to his Vincennes home after treatment by doctors Briggs and Thompson.
County gravel road department spent 4350.27 in May and 2790.30 in June totaling 7150.63. James W. Cox led May with 440.70, George Hampton 414.69, Ross Campbell 392.183, and full May and June district lists detail payments to 1 through 19. Thurman Brodie 749.97 and John Wambaugh 753.40 top June draws. an airplane saw was bought in John Wambaugh’s district.
John Wells a 33 year old Black resident was killed by 78 year old Civil War veteran John Hilligas with a shotgun at Hilligas’s camp on the George W. French farm along the Wabash River near Riverton. Wells had acted as aggressor threatening to tear down Hilligas’s tent after a dispute over alcohol. Hilligas has been arrested for murder and preliminaries set before Justice Lester. Wells’s death prompted bystander Ed Cooley and Wells’s wife identified Hilligas as shooter. Wells’s burial followed at Wells Cemetery near Carlisle with survivors including his widow mother sister and daughter. Hilligas, a longtime river angler, previously served in the Civil War with Josephus Anderson.
Miss Glenn Yeager reports the weekly Weather Observer data for Farmersburg for July 1 to 7. Clear days on the 1st to 4th, partly cloudy conditions on the 5th and 6th, and cloudy on the 7th with rainfall totaling .03 inches on the 5th and 1.12 inches on the 7th.
Supt and Mrs Richard Park returned from a Colorado visit. They were joined home by their granddaughter Helen Park, daughter of Bruce Park of Salida. They spent time with Bruce Park and family in Salida and stayed with Mr and Mrs Allen Brokaw in Denver and friends in Pueblo.
Mr and Mrs Abe Hazelrigg relocate from Terre Haute to occupy the Dix property on East Washington street. Mr Hazelrigg will be connected with the Dix Lumber Company.
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