Local News Items From Merom Area Chronicle
The Me rom Station to Merom mail service has been cut to seven weekly trips. Luther Stewart of Milwaukee visited his sister Mrs W E Burton and accompanied her to Chicago. Mrs Fred Boatwright of Colorado Georgia visits Mrs Ellen Boatwright. Professor William S Cushing resigns as city high school head of physics geography and geometry to become principal of a ward school in Huntington. J M Lane and son Bayard depart for an extended eastern trip visiting Philadelphia Baltimore New York and the James Town exposition. Meromblatt chautauqua directors will attend Owensboro Kennedy chautauqua starting August 1. The town board approves sidewalks on east Section street and south Jackson street. T B Springer returns from Owensboro Kentucky. C D Hunt and son Beeson travel to Colorado. Mrs J T Reid and Mrs Ed Taylor go to Denver. Ernest Cowles Charles Batey and James Sinclair visit Trinity Springs for ten days. Mrs Margaret Allen visits her daughter Sto s Will Harris in New Albany. Mrs Lice Maxwell, injured in an interurban accident, returns home to Terre Haute area and will be confined to bed for some time. Mrs Nathie Roman of West Terre Haute and Mrs Liza French of Covington return home after visiting Mrs James Wallace. Abe Frakes goes to Greenville Mississippi for business interests. John Clagegett heads Sunday to Kansas City to join wife and son visiting there. Mrs E Draper daughter Ruth and son Joe visit Bedford this week. A Pel Cosnaux of Merom transacts business here Monday. Mr and Mrs Uasier recently return from a western trip.
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Star
Merom
Luther Stewart
Milwaukee
W. E. Burton
Burton
Chicago
Fred Boatwright
Colorado
Georgia
Ellen Boartwright
William S. Cushing
Huntington
J. M. Lane
Bayard
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Meromblatt Chautauqua Association
Owensboro
Kennedy Chautauqua
Section Street
Jackson Street
T. B. Springer
Owensborough
Kentucky
C. D. Hunt
Beeson
J.T. Reid
Ed Taylor
Denver
Ernest Cowles
Charles Batey
James Sinclaiy
Trinity Springs
Margaret Allen
Stos
Will Harris
New Ali
Iice Maxwell
Terre Haute
Hore Alouday
Natsiie Roman
West Terre Haute
Liza French
Covington
James Wallace
Nion
Abe Frakes
Greenville
Mississippi
John Clagegett
Kansas City
E. Draper
Ruth
Joe
Bedford
Cosxauer
Meru
Uasier
Carlisle Beats Princeton and Shelburn Defeats Clinton
Carlisle defeated Princeton 4 to 4 with Caleb Shepherd striking out 14 for the winners. Shelburn defeated Clinton 2 to 1 with two runs in the fourth aided by two timely hits and a misplay.
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Carlisle
Princeton Carlisl
Princeton
Caleb Shepherd
Shelburn
Clinton Shelburn
Canton
McConnell
von Waiters
Smith
Former congressman John H. Neal dies after illness
Former Congressman John H. Neal of Washington who represented the second district for two terms died Sunday evening at his home after a long illness. The notice also mentions an ice cream and cake social at New Lebanon on July 20 hosted by the W R C ladies, and reports a baseball score where Hymera Grays beat Harmony 10 to 1 with Little John highlighted for batting.
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John H.neal
Washington
Congress
Iss
New Lebanon
The
Tax Board Hearing Appeals in Indianapolis
The state board of tax commissioners sits again in Indianapolis to hear appeals from county review boards on corporate assessments. Railroads saw a nearly $9 800 000 value increase. real estate values are expected to rise as the board meets next week to fix realty valuations amid Indiana’s real estate surge under Republican administrations.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Boards of Review
Boards of Review
State Board
Moun
Durbin
Traunly
State Tax Board
Indiana
Village Visitors and Local News Brief
Chester Kirkham and sister Nellie visited our village the first of last week. Corwin Phillips and family came on the Wabash last week. Rube Ransford may want to wait for his beard to regrow. Traction engines again have right of way on roads. Mrs. Fred Hoke and Indianapolis children visited home folks last week. Mr and Mrs Eight Silvers visited Mrs. Nancy Turman last Sunday. Mr. Silvers improving in health. Wet weather interferes with wheat threshing as some corn fields grow weedy. Nellie Denton of Sullivan visited Jessie Yager last week. Rev. Piety preached at the Methodist church last Sunday evening. Large crowd attended ice cream supper last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Kirkham
Nellie
Corwin Phillips
Rube Ransford
Fred Hoke
Indianapolis
H. Silvers
Nancy Turman
Silvers
Nellie Denton
Sullivan
Jessie Yager
Rev
Piety
Methodist Church
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold At Local Drug Store
One of the days we remember with pleasure as well as profit to our health is the day we learned of Dr King’s New Life Pills. The painless purifiers cure headache biliousness and keep the bowels right. 25 cents at Joe K Smock & Son’s Drug Store.
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Dr. King
JOE K. Smock & Son
New Suits and Debts Filed in Local Courts
Kaltie Norris sues Matt Norris for divorce. David E. Everhart sues John W. Sharp and Julia Sharp over notes. R Reed and Duff sue James W. Whipps on notes. M A Haddon J W Lindley Perry Botts and W T Douthitt left for a trip to Indian Territory and Oklahoma. The Sullivan Union and the Terre Haute Daily Star carry a one year subscription for 2.76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaltie Norris
Matt Norris
David E. Everhart
John W. Sharp
Julia Sharp
Man Charged With Beating Wife Flees Sullivan County
Pete Scraff of Fairbanks township was jailed in Farmersburg by Marshal Shepherd on a wife beating charge. Mrs Scraff later asked for his release and he fled Sullivan county. A saloon fight broke out between bull dogs owned by Sam Shepherd and Posey Peters, ending with injuries after the marshal intervened.
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Farmersburg
Pete Scraff
Fairbanks
Marshal Shepherd
Sam Shepherd
Posey Peters
Sullivan reminiscences of 1907 spring and old days in county
The column recalls past Sullivan County events and characters. Uncle Capt. Lucas and Uncle Matt Farley recount stories from the Little Big Horn era, the Mary Pri voyage on Salt River, and the sinking of the Seattle near Merom, interspersed with local politics, a 1896 political affidavit, and recent trades like 200 Shetland ponies shipment from the Shetland Islands.
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Capt
Thomas Springer
The
Democrat
Paul Reid
Sullivan Shetland Pony Farm
Shetland Islands
Jim Riggs
Sullivan Cold Storage and
Jimmy
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Matt Farley
Salt River
Seattle
Merom
Narrows
Nick Davis
Nick
Dock Pirtle
Uncle Nick
Dock
Marin Mary Owen Maldon and Elmer D Mason wed in Louisville
Miss Mary Owen Maldon of Louis Ville Kentucky and Elmer D Mason formerly of this city were united in marriage at Louisville on Tuesday of last week. Mason, a Sullivan boy, is son of Mr and Mrs Robert Mason now in Anderson. He heads the shipping dept of the Avery Plow Company in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Owen Maldon
Louis Ville
Kentucky
Elmer D. Mason
Louisville
Mr. Mason
Sullivan Boy
Robert Mason
Anderson
The
Avery Plow Company
Arcolia Postmaster Martz Visits Carlisle Area on Trip
A. M. Martz of Arcolia Indiana was in the city Saturday calling on the Union. He is en route to Haddon township to his farm west of Carlisle and is serving his third term as Arcolia postmaster. Miss Fannie Hughes is visiting Greencastle relatives. Mrs. E G Carrithers and Mrs Harve Crowder visit Trinity Springs.
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A. &. Martz
Arcolia
Ind
Union
Fannie Hughes
Greencastle
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