Sullivan Fourth of July Draws Large Crowd in Sullivan
The Fourth celebration hosted by Sullivan business men drew about ten thousand people. Attendees enjoyed music by the Linton band, pony show contests, decorated rigs, and a public wedding at Coffman’s Park with no accidents or arrests for drunkenness. John T. Beasley of Terre Haute gave the main address, introduced by Judge O. B. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Coffman’s Park
John T. Beasley
Terre Haute
Mildred
Tom Reid
Francis
Zola Sinclair
Mildred Springer
Charles Draper
Bert Walters
Reid
Sinclair
Laura Helen Alumbaugh
George Franklin Eaton
Squire Kirkham
Sullivan
Terre Haute Traction Eyes Sullivan to Linton Line
High Terre Haute Traction officials discuss building a line from Sullivan to Linton linking to their main route. They claim no subsidy is needed, but locals fear impact on Linton merchants. A loop or local company may form if the plan stalls, with potential cost around 250000 and swift construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Traction Company
Sullivan
Linton
Greene Counties
Terre Haute
T Nwy
Trury
Lavi
Commercial Club
Terre Haute Company
Jose
Tavee
Tlaute
Neapiqua
Neal Case Dismissed In Murder Preliminary
The preliminary hearing for Joseph Neal of Jackson town ship in the murder of Stephen Liston whose body was found in the Wabash river near Hutson ville opened Saturday in Squire Kirkham's court. The defense motion to dismiss due to lack of evidence was sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Neal
Jackson Township
Stephen Liston
Wabash River
Hutsonville
Squire Kirkham
Neal
Ex-state Prohibition Leader Claims Saloon Visitation in Sullivan
Ex-state Prohibition Party chairman C. E. Newlin told a Sunday Christian church audience he saw seven or eight men leaving a Sullivan saloon the same evening. He refused to name the saloon, saying he was not in law and order work. The Shelburn town board and Marshall Willis disputed the claim, noting no evidence of a lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Newlin
Prohibition Party
Christian Church
Sullivan
Newlin
Town Board
Marshall Willis
Cuban Land Deed Secured for 1411 Acres by Local Company
The Cuban Cattle Company, formed by city county residents, secured a 1411 acre grazing deed in Cuba. Thomas B. Springer Jr. acted as trustee. The land, tax friendly, yields net income via Cuban income taxes. The company rents it to a cattle raiser for $2000 yearly with about 8 percent return on investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuban Cattle Company
Cuba
Thomas B. Springer Jr
Contested Democratic Nomination in Greene and Sullivan Counties
Seventeen Greene delegates and seventeen Sullivan delegates will meet tomorrow at the courthouse to choose a Democratic nominee for judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit. The Greene primary backed John A. Riddle. Harris seeks another term and may bring Sullivan delegates into a deadlock, possibly producing a dark horse. Several hundred Greene franchise holders plan a special train to attend and support Riddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Riddle
Greene
Sullivan
Court House
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Greene County
Sullivan County
Father Saves His Son as Rentals Collected Notary Abstracts
A notary public reports that rentals were collected and abstracts prepared after a father saved his son. The incident centers on legal documents and property dealings handled by a public official.
Stratton After Leave Sullivan Leave Hymera Arrive Terre Haute
A transit sequence shows Stratton departing Sullivan and Hymera before reaching Terre Haute, outlining a scheduled route and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Hymera
Terre Haute
Although he loses his own
Alfred Batson died saving his 16 year old son in a mine accident at the Willfred mine two miles east of Currysville. A slate fall crushed the father after he shoved his son clear. The boy, 16, was trapped. rescued after five hours with a badly crushed leg. Batson, 58, left a wife and ten children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Batson
Batson
Willfred
Currysville
Legal notices and liquor cases update from Shelburn district
The report covers liquor-law actions from Stratton to Carlisle with prosecutions of Gilmore for operating a drug store saloon and fines of 20 to 25 dollars for selling to minors. It notes trials for Francis Lyman Pat Lyman and Joseph Goodman, and mentions a Merom court inquiry into illegal liquor selling with about 40 witnesses. It also details a $10,000 damage suit filed by George Brown against Terre Haute Traction for injuries suffered on an interurban car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gilmore
Carlisle
Paxton
John T. Nash
Gilmore
Francis Lyman
Pascha Taylor
Sherburn
Pat Lyman
Joseph Goodman
Coffman House
Asrey
Kirkham
William White
Shelburn
George Leach
Walter Hill
White
Hill
Stratton
Minor Howard
Merom
John Wooley
Sam Wooley
Tom Glenn
George Brown
Bays
Circuit
Terre Haute Traction and Light Company
Brown
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Farmersburg
L. E. Pigg
G. A. Garwood
CAPT J G PARKER DIES AT 70 IN MEROM
Captain John G Parker longtime county resident and Civil War veteran died at his Merom home after a stroke at age seventy. He earlier farmed in Fairbanks township and ran a Merom hotel before retiring. A Democrat, he served Fairbanks township as trustee and sought sheriff nomination. Survived by second wife and children Otis O Parker Dr O O Parker Dr J J Parker and Mrs Lulu Cooper. Funeral held in Fairbanks with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Parker
Merom
Captain Parker
Fairbanks
Parker
Methodist Church
Masonic Fraternity
Otis O. Parker
Pueblo
Colorado
O. O Parker
Fairbanks Township
J. J. Parker
Lulu Cooper
Fairbanks Cemetery
Sullivan Men Strike Oil Near Robinson
A 700 to 1000 barrel oil well was shot Saturday night six miles south of Robinson on land owned by Wm. Willis H. V. Benefield Richard Bailey James R. Riggs of this city and Dave Watson James Crawford of Terre Haute. In the first 24 hours the well produced 2500 barrels. Watson and Crawford bought a half interest for $15000. The well is the best in the Robinson oil field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Wm. Willis
H. V. Benefield
Richard Bailey
James R. Riggs
Dave Watson
James Crawford
Terre Haute
Watson
Crawford
Robinson Oil
Sullivan Races Set for Next Week at Coffman Park
The Citizens Driving Club of Sullivan plans a three day meeting starting next Wednesday at Coffman Park with 1500 pounds in purses. Ed Coffman enters five horses including Maxy C owned by Harry Blue with a 2 19 mark. Frank Wible submits Redette at 2 20 while M A Haddon handles entries and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Driving Club
Coffman’s Park
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Ed. Coffman
Maxy C
Harry Blue
Frank Wible
Redette
Mike Kirkham
M. A. Haddon
Four Shelburn residents wed in Friday ceremony
A man with an unpronounceable name and Stanley Strwsz of Midin Austria wed Mary Thomas of Borak Germany on Friday afternoon in Shelburn. Mrs Strwsz' brother John also married Catherine Walegoria as all four couples reside in Shelburn where the men work in the mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Strwsz
Midin
Austria
Mary Thomas
Borak
Germany
Sullivan Wins In Hollow Style In Tuesday Ball Clash
The Sullivan team defeated the Idaho Idlers of Terre Haute 12 to 2 in a seven inning game. Sullivan had fourteen hits for twenty four bases while committing no errors. Notable plays included Alumbaugh and Ramberger with three base hits and E Stewart’s home run. Attendance reached 500 as Stevenson worked the plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Alumbaugh
Ramberger
Coakley
E. Stewart
Morgan
Stewart
Coordes
Kehoe
O’neill
Quigley
A. Stewart
O'Neill
Langley
Woods
Stevenson
Old Shelburn Church Fights New Trustees Over Title
In Shelburn, the Christian church once led by trustee James A. Harper seeks injunction and quiet title against five alleged pretended trustees of a new Christian Church of Shelburn. Buff and Stratton represent the plaintiffs. The suit cites 1875 founding, multiple trustees deceased, a vacated church lot, and a split where many members joined other churches while remaining members of the old church. The dispute centers on ownership of two Shelburn lots and the legitimacy of the new organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church of
James A. Harper
B. D. Miller
B.F. Bolinger
B. F. Bolinger
Elijah Stark
Shelburn
Bible Missionary Society
Thornberry Walston Church Clash Over New Organization
A complaint claims the cardinal motto of the old church is Where the Bible speaks, we speak, where it is silent, we are silent. It alleges the new organization opposes the old in beliefs and practices including fairs, festivals, and instrumental music. The complaint says the new group claims title to the church lots and threatens to exclude the old church.
Sullivan County Medical Society Plans Scientific Day
Nineteen physicians dined at the Davis hotel and about thirty attended a society meeting. Members agreed to try to attend the Merom Chautauqua Scientific Day on August 23 with Dr J N Hurty as principal speaker. Next regular meeting set for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County Medical Society
Davis Hotel
Merom Chautauqua
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
McGuire Named Superintendent Of Anti Salem League Work
Rev. A. M. McGuire who resigned as pastor here has accepted a post as superintendent of the anti saloon league work in the Terre Haute district. The district covers 17 Indiana counties and he will move to Terre Haute soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. McGuire
Baptist Church
Anti-Saloon League
Terre Haute
Indiana
McGuire
Mrs Effie Collins Dies at 25 in 1906
Effie Collins born July 31 1880 joined the Christian church in 1893 married Elmer Collins March 18 1905. She died July 2 1906 at age 25 years 11 months 1 day. Survived by husband parents two brothers two sisters and many relatives. Funeral by Rev H C Shaw at Terre Haute. burial at Liberty Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Collins
Christian Church
Elmer Collins
H. C. Shaw
Terre Haute
Liberty Cemetery
Miner Hurt by Falling Slate at Union Mine
Bert McBride a timberman at the Union mine north of Sullivan suffered a broken ankle when a mass of rock and rotten coal fell in the mine Friday morning. Doctors dressed the injury and he was taken to St. Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute. He had worked 23 years with no prior injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert McBride
Union
Sullivan
KE. D. Thixton
McBride
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Terre Haute
Two Weddings Friday In Gilmer County
Luther Reynolds aged 19 and Coroia Gibbons aged 18 both of Gil mour were married Friday afternoon by Justice Asrey. Lawrence Fox aged 48, a moulder from Terre Haute, and Bessie Blanche Chastain aged 19 of Jackson township were wed in the clerk's office Friday morning by Justice Kirkham. It is the bride's second marriage, she previously had a divorce in Vigo county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Reynolds
Coroia Gibbons
Gilmour
Justice Asrey
Lawrence Fox
Terre Haute
Bessie Blanche Chastain
Jackson Township
Kirkham
Vigo County
Married at Brazil Brazil July 5
Russell Franklin Mosteller and Miss Lada Fern Winston of Sullivan were married here today by Justice Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Russell Franklin Mosteller
Lada Fern Winston
Sullivan
Justice Law
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Monster
Pittsburg
John A. Riddle OR
C.8. Harris
Alfred
AW Vint Atars
Winnepeg
St. Paul
GF Brown
J. G. Parker
Sullivan Driving Club
Strwsz
Idlers
J. Clare
L. Clare
Sao
Brocksmith
Tipton
Corgan
Ate Ag
Seek
Batey
Haetsch
Office State and Jackson
Old Christian Church of
Thornberry & Walston
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