Leach Fined for Saloon Access in Cass Township
George Leach was fined $10 and costs in Justice Everhart's court for admitting nonfamily members to a saloon on West Washington. He appealed on Sunday, June h ach, to the circuit court. Prosecution by J W Lindley and defense by Charles D Hunt. John Hunt testified for the state. Affidavit by James R Riggs before Justice Kirkham June 12, case venued to Justices Asrey and Everhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leach
Everhart
Cass Township
Sterno
Mbers
West Washington
Cuit
J. W. Lindley
Charles D. Hunt
John Hunt
James R. Riggs
Kirkham
W. C. Asrey
Petition Filed Against Will In Curry Township
Nancy Douglass and others filed a protest with the county clerk challenging Richard Smith's last will and testament. They allege he was not of sound mind and question the suitability of executors Henry T. Smith and others. The will directs a monument for his grave and bequeaths remaining estate to Rebecca J. Smith with division among his children James S. Smith and Henry T. Smith or their heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Douglass
William Z. Smith
Mary Brock
Martha E. Martin
Jennie Jewell
Richard Smith
Curry Township
Iplaint
Smith
Henry T
Ting
Richard Ith
Rebecca J.ith
James S. Smith
Henry T. Smith
Wheat crop may be saved after heavy rains
Heavy rains in the past two weeks raised alarm for the local wheat crop. Excessive heat since then has dried the grain and limited damage. State reports indicate an average yield of about thirty bushels per acre, with most fields only lightly damaged.
A Word From Dr Ira H Larr On Excessive Fat
Dr Ira H Larr argues fatness signals illness and risks diabetes or Brights disease. He claims obesity shortens life, lowers vitality, and invites insurance denial. He offers a non starving program to remove excess fat and restore tissue health with guaranteed results.
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Ira H.larr
N. D
New stock in lobby of post office for sale
Citizens' Trust Company announces new stock in the post office lobby featuring fine cigars candies and china at low prices. The shop also offers leading daily newspapers and periodicals and seeks public patronage with courteous service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Trust Company
Willis and Benefield Five Percent Loans Offered
Farmers are urged to consult Willis and Benefield of Sullivan Indiana for five percent loans over five years. They offer flexible repayment in $100 multiples on any interest due date and defer repayment until the borrower is ready. The firm emphasizes low interest and long repayment time to benefit applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis and Benefield
Willis & Benefield, Sullivan, Ind
Little Giant and Local News Roundup
Albert Sharp went to Sullivan on Thursday. A mule driver was hurt last week when he struck his head on a cross bar and suffer a gash. John Schaffer has returned from Illinois where he visited relatives. William Jackson, former mine boss here, left for Antioch to work. Ed Hale and family visited Linton over the weekend. Joe Sarmont was in Linton last week. W Shaffer and family spent a night in Linton. A Bedwell is sick. John Marsey and family have gone to Illinois to visit sick relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schaffer
Illinois
William Jackson
Antioch
Ed Hale
Linton
Joe Sarmont
W. Shaffer
Ue A. Bedwell
Painless Teeth Extraction by Dr Lindley Promises Comfort
A dentist advertises painless tooth extractions claiming rare skill and modern equipment. The note cites a testimonial from a patient who claims 16 teeth were removed without pain and with no after effects, praising the doctor’s technique.
Mrs Wm McClure Shelburn Listing
Local notice offering services with consultation on work prior to other job sites. Prices described as reasonable and all work guaranteed with a deduction from plate costs when produced. The contact appears as Mrs William McClure of Shelburn R F D No 2.
Rev P B May to Preach at Bedford Church of Christ
Bedford pastor Rev. P B May will preach at the Church of Christ on the fifth Saturday and Sunday night this month. All are invited. Community notes list J B Mullane and wife and Mrs David Francis of Sullivan visiting. Cleave Lewellyn and wife from Keystone visiting relatives. Bessie Patton and children of Farnsworth visiting John Alumbaugh’s family. Bertha Collins from Linton visiting her sister Mrs Wilfred Raines. William Smith the druggist building a seven room dwelling. Ollie Maude Alumbaugh and Celestia Minger visiting Jack Alumbaugh and wife in Carlisle. Dessie Gambill and Clara Hale visiting Eva Raines. Belle Smith seen in Sullivan. birth of a son to Frank Hawkins and wife on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. May
Bedford
Church of Christ
J. B. Mullane
David Francis
Sullivan
Cleave Lewellyn
Keystone
Bessie Patton
Farnsworth
John Alumbaugh
Bertha Collins
Linton
Wilfred Raines
William Smith
Ollie
Maude Alumbaugh
Celestia Minger
Jack Alumbaugh
Carlisle
Dessie Gambill
Clara Hale
Eva Raines
Belle Smith
Frank Hawkins
Social Notes from New Lebanon and Nearby Towns
Hiram Johnson of Chicago Heights visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Oldham. Bertha Arnett of Linton visits her mother Mrs Lillie. Mrs Fannie Price and daughter plan to live in Robinson. Lelia Morris visits Grayville for a few weeks. Dawson St Clair and Eugene Lee depart for Paxton. H W Sipe moves to Bement with Joe Dixon to manage the farm. Carl Oldham of Flat Rock visits. Clara McCoy travels to Palestine for a friend's wedding. Ode Hedden and party return from Robinson and Indianapolis. Children from Knights town Soldiers Orphans Home spend vacation at home. Relief Corps hosts a picnic south of Sullivan. a good time reported. Infant Mary Francie Schaffer dies at 11 months 10 days from whooping cough and cholera infantum. Rev Daniel Ryan conducts the funeral. burial at Camp Ground cemetery. Family and community offer sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson St. Clair
Eugene Lee
Paxton
H. W. Sipe
John Lane
Bement
Ill
Joe Dixon
Carl Oldham
Flat Rock
J. M. Oldham
Clara McCoy
Palestine
Ode Hedden
Annie Emmins
Robinson
Charles Emmins
Indianapolis
Tom
Charlotte Springer
Anna
Ella
John
Dana Dudley
Soldiers’ Orphans
Knightstown
Relief Corps
Sullivan
Chas Pirtle
Mary Francie
Jack
Kate Schaffer
Daniel Ryan
Camp Ground
Pleasantville Social Roundup Stirs Local Travel and Visits
Pleasantville residents discuss upcoming heat expectations for Jesse Page and wife of Shiloh and recount visits by Dora Douthitt and children from Sullivan. The piece notes excursions to Sullivan, Indianapolis, Martinsville, and trips by Dr. John Jackson and others, plus a funeral for Osceola Jackson after a long mine accident illness.
Benson Chapel Oats Cut and Local Visits Noted
Oats cutting is the day's order at Benson Chapel. Several residents report visits and illness notes including John Goodwin on the sick list, Bud Shields and father from Shelburn visiting William Taylor, Mrs Love and son to Sullivan, and Edna Knowles with Jennie Hughes visiting Bessie Taylor. Other locals such as Otto Miers from Dodds Bridge and Willie Wyman with Lou Owens and Cora Palmer to Shelburn, plus IA Palmer and wife near Shelburn visiting James Walters, are recorded along with Calvin Campbell in Sullivan, Lem Taylor at Mt Tabor ice cream event, Mr Drake and wife visiting relatives, and Mammie Taylor with Edna Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goodwin
Bud Shields
Shelburn
William Taylor
Mrs. Love and Son
Sullivan
Edna Knowles
Jennie Hughes
Bessie Taylor
Otto Miers
Dodds Bridge
Harry Knowles
Willie Wyman
Lou Owens
Cora Palmer
Ira Palmer
Near Shelburn
James Walters
Calvin Campbell
Lem Taylor
Mt. Tabor
Mr. Drake
Mammie Taylor
Edna Hughes
Beaven Doctors Schedule Office Visits in Vincennes
Dr Leslie M Beaven osteopath and manipulative surgeon will hold clinic hours on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday each week after July 18 at the Citizens Trust Company building in Vincennes. Local physicians Beaven and Beaven operate from Vincennes and Sullivan.
Local Notes and Social Happenings in Scoit City
Sullivan resident H C Jewell visited on Friday. Drillers began work on W L Drakes farm. Uncle Henry Ransford started housekeeping at Clay Jewell’s. Frank Chowning spent days in Farmersburg last week. Homer Pittman and family visited Hiram Drake and family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Jewell
Sullivan
W.L. Drake
Henry Ransford
Clay Jewell
Frank Chowning
Farmersburg
Homer Pittman
Hiram Drake
Age Won't Succeed If Minds Refuse To Count Years
A quotation from Success Magazine urges readers to reject the idea that aging must dictate appearance or mentality. It argues that youthfulness comes from mindset, not the passage of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
Professions Compared for Criminal Convictions
A French professor studied convictions per 100000 by profession finding lawyers 100, artists 33, doctors 25, lay teachers 19, clerical teachers 7, and Catholic clergy 4. The ranking highlights higher crime rates among lawyers and artists compared with clergy.
Bread Biscuits Medicines and Cash Found With Pauper
An elderly Breslau pauper who died left behind over two hundredweight of stale bread and biscuits and 300 medicine bottles from the workhouse dispensary. A total of $300 in cash and $250 in securities were found among the belongings.
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Breslau
Singing Insects of Japan
Among Japan natural curiosities are singing insects with the black beetle susumushi known as insect bell Its call resembles a tiny silver bell of sweet delicate tone and is highly prized in the region.
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Japan
Franklin's Wise Advice for Daily Conduct
A framed quote from Benjamin Franklin urges order and diligence. It urges placing everything in its proper place and giving each task its allotted time, resolving to act on commitments and to remain continuously engaged in productive work.
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Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Barber's Graded Prices From a French Village
A traveler from the south of France reports a village barber shop with a sign listing price tiers for shaves: ordinary shave four cents, careful shave five cents, and a shave where every care is taken six cents.
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France
Great Men as Fire Pillars in Human Pilgrimage
A reflective meditation on great men as enduring witnesses to humanity, prophetic tokens of potential, and symbols of what has been and what could still be in the journey of mankind.
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Carlyle
Don’t Let Baby Cry Warning for Calwell’s Syrup Pepsin
Advertisement urging parents to treat infant stomach distress with Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. Claims safe laxative for babies and children, sold by Joe K Smock at 50 cents and 1 dollar with money back if it fails.
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Dr. Caldwell
Joe K. Smock
Notice to Non-Residents In Sullivan Circuit Court 1905
In Sullivan County Indiana the Sullivan Circuit Court October term 1905 case 11702 Wesley A Spencer files to quiet title against Henry P South and unknown heirs non residents. Defendants are notified to appear and answer at Sullivan court house or demur.
Court hearing notice in Sullivan Ghen Circuit Court
Complaint and matter therein will be heard in their absence. Witness the clerk and seal of court. Clerk Sullivan Ghen Circuit Court Chaney & Chaney attorneys for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eenly
Sullivan Ghen
Chaney &. Chaney
Quiet Title Suit Filed in Sullivan Court
In Sullivan County Indiana the Sullivan Circuit Court October term 1905 sees Margaret as Wheat and Elisha T Heady et al named in Complaint No 11704 to quiet title to real estate. Defendants listed include the Heady heirs and various legatees and trustees all nonresidents of Indiana. They are notified to appear and answer or demur at the Sullivan County Court House when called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. South
Sullivan County
State of
Indiana
Chaney & Chaney
Sullivan Circuit Court
Elisha T. Heady
Mary J. Heady
Elisha T
C. C. Barnhart
Elias Arthur
Elizabeth Arthur
Elias
N. Giuff
Rufus F. Pearce
Pierce
B. Alvey
Mary B. Alvey
Mary A. Manwarring
George Halberstadt
Lucinda Halberstadt
George
Sullivan Circuit Court Notice Dated July 15 1905
The complaint and matters therein will be heard in absence on October 9 1905. Witness the clerk and seal this July 15 1905. TILGHMAN OGLE Clerk Sullivan Circuit Court Chaney Chaney Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Tilghman Ogle
Sullivan Circuit’Court
Chaney & Chaney, Atorneys
Sullivan Circuit Court
Chaney & Chaney
Plaintiff
Notice to Non Residents In Sullivan Circuit Court
In the Sullivan Circuit Court civil action James W. Jones against unknown widow heirs and devisees of John F. Norris and others to quiet title to real estate. They are nonresidents. unless they appear at the October 1905 term the complaint will be heard in their absence. First insertion July 15, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaney & Chaney
Sullivan Circuit Court
John F. Norris
John Norris
James H. Rodman
Aaron Thompson
State of
Indiana
Sullivan County
Colors of Varying Warmth Described in Blind Study
A report notes blind observers can identify flower colors by touch. Experiments suggest some hues feel warmer to the cheek than others, indicating a perceptual distinction tied to color.
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J. P. Stratton & Son
Harness
G. R. Stivers
Leach
Will
Little Giant
Albert Sharp
John Marsey
Plinois
S.E. Lindley
Mrs. Wm. McClure
Shelburn R.F.D. No
Cass
New Lebanon
Hiram Johnson
Chicago Heights
Mrs
Bertha Arnett
Lelia Morris
Grayville, IL
Pleasantville
Jesse Page
Shiloh
Dugger
Dora Douthitt
Sadie
Raymond
John Sisson
Mary Sisson
J. L. Phillips
J.S. Anderson
James Miller
Jim Wilson
John Jackson
Switz City
A. C. Payne
Crawfordsville
Bessie
Agnes
Alta Watson
Dave Sheppard
Dave Powell
Martinsville
W. T. Howard
Gladys McClung
Anchor Howard
John Smith
Freelandsville
Elliot Douthitt
Osceola Jackson
Morris Chapel
Mr. Jackson
Price
Benson Chapel
Scoit City
Wesley A. Spencer
Margaret
Elisha T. ‘Heady Et al
Sullivan Circuit
Tern
A. D
James W. Jones
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