Dixie B Line Route Changes Stir Farmersburg Debate
The Dixie B Line north from Farmersburg faces renewed scrutiny as the State Highway Commission reportedly shifts the route east through Farmersburg to join the old north road. Proponents cite shorter distance and fewer crossings, while opponents who backed last year’s west edge route allege higher costs and extra crossings at Youngstown Seifert and near Farmersburg. A damages suit by Hardy McClanahan was settled for four hundred dollars with local supporters funding the payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
State Highway Commission
Hardy McClanahan
Mr. McClanahan
Shelburn
Highway Commission
L. H. Wright
Seifert
Youngstown
Farmers’ Federation
State Commission
Union
Mrs Laura Sinclair Dies After Major Operation
Mrs Laura B Sinclair 64 native of this county wife of Andrew Sinclair a retired farmer died at the county hospital from major operation. Funeral held at Methodist church with Rev S J Cross officiating. Burial Center Ridge cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survived by husband three daughters two brothers a sister and numerous relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura B. Sinclair
Andrew Sinclair
Methodist Church
8S. J. Cross
Center Ridge Cemetery
E. C. Liston
Hugh Giles
Ira Ruddell
Chas. Walston
James Loudermilk
Herbert Sinclair
Sinclair
Sullivan
James Sinclair
Floyd Snyder
Mt. Carmel
Ills
Roy Lund
Ed Knotts
Palestine
John Knotts
A. D. Sinclair
Terre Haute
Will Casad
Champaign
John R. Snyder
Paxton
George Latshaw
Carlisle
Louise Knotts
Evansville
Former Employees Lease Black Comet Mine
The Enterprise Coal Company formed by former Black Comet Mining workers leases the Black Comet mine and runs it on a profit sharing plan. The firm is capitalized at 56000 dollars and plans 125 to 175 miners with each buying two shares of 100 dollars each. A Chicago firm will take all output except seven percent for wagon trade. Squires is secretary and nine directors are Pittman Squires Ladson Oleson Crooks Davidson Zaager Bonham Scully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Coal Company
Black Comet Mining Company
Enterprise Company
Chicago
R. B. Squires
R. J. Pittman
A. R. Ladson
Axel
Sullivan county druggists to close for picnic at Riverview Park
All Sullivan county drug stores close at noon Monday July 27 for the annual druggists picnic at Riverview Park on the Wabash river. A basket dinner will be featured as druggists, their families, employees and friends gather for an afternoon of activities.
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Sullivan County
Riverview Park
Wabash River
Wheat Yield Across County Shows Varied Bounty
Wheat yields from several county tracts average from 19 to 27 bushels per acre. Wilkey and Davis report 27 bu per acre on 225 acres west of the city, Riggs averages 19 on 40 acres with 50 bu on oats, Railsback yields 26 percent on 60 acres south of town. Curry township lists Pittman McCoskey Caton Runkle Anderson and Gaskins reporting multiple yields from ten to eighty four acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wilkey
Charles L. Davis
J. R. Riggs
Chas. R. Railsback
Full fledged brewery found at Old Alum Cave
Harry Prather of Jasonville is jailed on illegal sale and manufacture of booze. Deputies Edgar Collins and Frank Botts found Prather at Old Alum Cave in Jackson township after boys blackberrying reported the site. They seized 729 bottles of home brew and a brewery barrel, destroying the liquor except one bottle for evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Prather
Jasonville
Prather
Old Alum Cave
Jackson Township
Edgar Collins
Frank Botts
Old Slope
Election of County Attendance Officers Set for July 18
State Board of Attendance fixes Monday July 18 for county boards to elect county attendance officers. County Superintendent Richard Park calls Carlisle and Sullivan trustees and school board presidents to meet at 1 30 PM to conduct the election. Salary range is 3 to 5 dollars per day plus expenses. Three candidates passed the recent exam: Mrs Emma Billman, Mrs Clara A Scott, and Mrs Julia Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Attendance
County Boards of Education
Richard Park
Carlisle and
Sullivan
Emma Billman
Clara A. Scott
Julia Weaver
Preaching at New Liberty Church on Lord's Day
Reverend G Denney will deliver sermons at New Liberty on the Lord's Day morning and afternoon. Dinner will be served on the lawn after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Liberty
RE. G. Denney
How Former Presidents Occupied Themselves After Leaving Office
A survey of the post presidency lives of U S leaders. Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Adams Jackson Van Buren Tyler Polk Taylor Fillmore Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Johnson Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur Cleveland Harrison McKinley Roosevelt Taft Wilson and others show varied paths from private life to active public roles. The piece notes literary, legal, scholarly, and political engagements and recalls deaths and legacies.
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United States
Congress
Senate
George Washington
Napoleon
Great Washington
Provisional Army
John Adams
Adams
White House
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
University of Virginia
Statute of Virginia
James Madison
Montpelier
Virginia
Virginia Constitutionalonvention
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
National House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Hermitage
Nashville
Tenn
Martin van Buren
Harrison
Free Soilers
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Tyler
Washington
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Filmore
Europe
Maryland
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
James Buchanan
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Abraham Lincoln
National
Tennessee
U. S
U.S. Grant
Garfield
Grant
New York
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Africa
Progressive Party
Progressives
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Yale University
Taft
Bainbrige Colby
Madison
Wilson
Monroe
van Buren
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Rutherford B. Hayes
National Prison Association
James A. Garfield
Chester A.arthur
Grover Cleveland
New York City
Ceveland
Princeton
New Jersey
Princeton University
Benjamin Harrison
Venezuela
Great Britain
Methodist Conference in Graysville Concludes Two Day Session
The Vincennes district annual Methodist conference met at Graysville in the local Methodist church for two days. Rev. Leslie L. Johnson led the Graysville arrangements, with O M Deal of Plainville as district secretary and J F O Haver of Vincennes as district superintendent attending. The session opened yesterday afternoon and adjourned this afternoon after programs on church and Sunday school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church of the
Vincennes
Graysville
Methodist Church
Leslie L. Johnson
M. E
O. M. Deal
Plainville
J. F. O’haver
State Board orders exam for advanced standing pupils
The State Board of Education orders an examination in high school subjects for pupils seeking advanced standing or credit for work done in non certified schools. The first semester for all four years will be given at the regular teachers examination on the last Saturday in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Death of James Skinner in North Section Street
James Skinner died Sunday at his home on North Section Street. He is survived by his widow and three children Mrs Ezra Akers of this city Mrs Wm McKinnes of Terre Haute and Dave Skinner of this city The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Skinner
North Section Street
Ezra Akers
Wm. McKinnes
Terre Haute
Dave Skinner
New Bank Planned at Dugger by Hendren and Partners
The Dugger Tribune reports a new bank organized by Gilbert E. Hendren of Bloomfield with multiple local stock subscriptions. A building will be erected and the bank aims to open for business this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Gilbert E. Hendren
Bloomfield
Indiana to Improve Highways with Cost-Effective Upgrades
Indiana officials plan measured highway expansion focusing on maintenance and resurfacing rather than a massive new-road build. With about 5 million dollars planned this year, existing dirt and gravel routes will be upgraded using native lake asphalt tops, reducing costs while improving year‑round, dustless thoroughfares for trucks and autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Highway Commission
Sullivan County Teens Win Croix de Guerre Honors
Three Sullivan County boys Harry Batchelor of Carlisle Fred C Fisher of Shelburn and John B Tipton of Hymera received the French Croix de Guerre among 264 Indiana soldiers honored by eight Allied nations. The War Department figures are now with Adjutant General Smith of Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
War Department
Smith
Sullivan County
Harry §. Batchelor
Carlisle
Fred C. Fisher
Shelburn
John B. Tipton
Hymera
Quiet Title and Related Cases Shown in Vigo County Court
The docket lists Noah Hutchison versus Thomas F. Lee and others for quiet title, Ora E. Holzkamper versus August Holzkamper, and Luther M. Gorby versus Robert Polk for quiet title. Separately, divorce actions Bertha Hubble versus Wilbert Hubble and others, and Emma M. Kelly et al versus Job Walls. Damages claims include Bernard Collins versus John C. Watson and Albert A. Gifford, and Rose E. Davis and Charles J. Davis versus Nellie Bens with possession and damages noted. Venue noted as Vigo County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Hutchison
Thomas F. Lee
Ora E. Holzkamper
August Holzkamper
Bernard Collins
John C. Watson
Albert A. Gifford
Vigo County
Rose E. Davis
Charles J. Davis
Nellie Bens
Luther M. Gorby
Robert Polk
Emma M. Kelly
Job Walls
William D. Bolinger
Bertha Hubble
Wilbert Hubble
Marriagh Licenses Issued for Four Couples
Dan Rilenge aged 50 a miner and Mary J Wise aged 35 from near Shelburn seek marriage. Jesse L McCammon 29 a miner and Janie B Kimberlain 20 from near Sullivan plan marriage. Harry R Fry 29 a miner and Marie Hoskman 19 from Farmersburg apply to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriagh
Dan Rilenge
Mary J. Wise
Shelburn
Jesse L. McCammon
Miner
Janie B. Kimberlain
Sullivan
Harry R. Fry
Marie Hoskman
Farmersburg
Paul Douglas 22 Killed by 5000 Volt Electrical Accident
Former resident Paul Douglas of this city was killed last Wednesday in Flint Michigan while repairing a transformer on a Consumers Power pole. He was buried here after funeral services at the Baptist church conducted by Rev. A A Cohn. Remains arrived from Flint with Chester Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Douglas
Flint
Mich
Lou Purcell
John Bailey
Curt Douglas
Farmersburg
Clarence Wright
Clinton
Tom Davidson
Carlisle
Taylor Valandingham
Terre Haute
Irvin Bailey
Cora Neiss
Young Douglas
Ben Hur Lodge
Chester Lewis
Baptist Church
A. A. Cohn
Center Ridge
Consumers Power Company
Minnesota
Calves for Club to Be Distributed Saturday
Calves for the County Calf Club purchased by the National Bank of this city will be distributed Saturday to the selected applicants. The Angus and Hereford calves were bought recently at Stronghurst and Good Hope Illinois by William Jamison and Tom Medsker for the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of
County
Stronghurst and
Good Hope
William Jamison
Tom Medsker
City Union Services Plan July and August
City churches will hold a series of union services during July and August. A male chorus is being organized and the first service will be at the Methodist church on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
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Laura Sinclair
Black Comet
Jasonvile
Old Slope Mine
Methodist Conference
Sullivan Boy
Flint, Mich
Lody
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