Terre Haute Buys Demon Slugger Wheeler for Team Power
Terre Haute gains famed outfielder George Wheeler known as the demon slugger after purchasing him from Jersey City in the International League. Wheeler, a hard hitting outfielder with speed and contact power, will join Grand Rapids in the lineup and boost the Skeeters' punch in right or center field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
George Wheeler
Jersey City
Wheeler
Grand Rapids
Cincinnati
Reds
Charlie Carr
Kansas City
A. A
George
Kaws
Shelburn
Skeeters
Wagner
Duncan
Terr Iers
Candidate Correction From Sheriff Hopeful Thrasher
Charles Thrasher, Republican sheriff nominee, seeks to correct a report about farm ownership. He states he is a tenant on the farm owned by John W. Dennis of Robinson, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thrasher
Thrasher
John W. Dennis
Robinson, I[il
Bolingers to Move to Caney Kansas with Hunt Family
Mr and Mrs W T Bolinger of R R 4 Shelburn left for Caney Kansas to make their future home. They are joined by Mr and Mrs Arlie Hunt of this city who will also reside there. Mrs Hunt is Bolinger’s daughter. Their son Bolinger has lived there and works as a bank cashier.
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W. T. Bolinger
Shelburn
Caney, Kas
Arlie Hunt
Mrs. Hunt
Marital union of Maskell and Owings at city clerk office
John Edward Maskell a city section hand and Miss Bessie Owings were married Saturday morning in the clerk's office by Justice Kirkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edward Maskell
Bessie Owings
Justice Kirkham
Billmans Return From Visit With Grandparents
Dale and Wayne Billman of Evansville have returned home Saturday after visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs Jacob Billman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
Wayne Billman
Evansville
Jacob Billman
Couple Relocate to Lebanon Indiana for New Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Nichols move to Lebanon Indiana where they will reside. Mr Nichols is employed by W L Hunt as a pharmacist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nichols
Lebanon
Ind
Mr. Nichols
W. L. Hunt
Kirkham Visits Evansville Star Player with Parents
Charley Kirkham who is playing ball with Evansville spent Sunday here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkham.
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Charley Kirkham
Evansville
Robert Kirkham
Greenlees Visit Reed Couple in Paris Illinois
Mr and Mrs James Greenlee visited Mr and Mrs Harve Reed at Paris Illinois over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Greenlee
Harve Reed
Paris
Ill
Appointment of J H Kallby as Executor for John H Dickerson
Notice states J H Kallby has been appointed executor of the estate of John H Dickerson of Sullivan County Indiana. The estate is described as solvent and the executor is named.
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John H. Dickerson
Sullivan County
Indiana
J. H. Kallby
Island City mine to close as iron removed Vandalia era ends
The Island City mine started in 1884 and oldest in the Linton field will vanish as iron is extracted and machinery removed though shaft remains until equipment is cleared. Now known as Vandalia No. 2, it has been idle since April 1 and a new Vandalia mine will be sunk about a mile away on valuable mining land.
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Island City
Linton Field
Vandalia No. 2
Vandalia Company
Shelburn Woman Injured In Terre Haute Fall
Sunday evening in Terre Haute on Tippecanoe street Mrs. Candace Irwin rose to answer a call, tripped on a Morris chair, and dislocated a shoulder while fracturing a collar bone. She is mother to Albert Charlie and Commodore Irwin, with Albert visiting Terre Haute to report doctors doubt full recovery of her arm use.
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Shelburn Enterprise
Tippecanoe Street
Terre Haute
Candace Irwin
Morris
Lions Band Members Help Initiate Royal Order Den
The Lions band and members including N. O. Rob bins Wiley Wilson Sam Woodsmall A. W. Lance I. E. Nicoson Lew Mc Cracklin Dan Frakes John Cummins and John Nicholson assisted in instituting a den of the Royal Order of Lions at Dugger Tuesday night with a class of 40 being initiated.
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Lions’ Band
N. O. Robbins
Wiley Wilson
Sam Woodsmall
A. W. Lance
I. E. Nicoson
Lew McCracklin
Dan Frakes
John Cummins
John Nicholson
Dugger
Den
the Royal Order of Lions
Death leaves Midland duties to deputy Sni der
D. W. Miller of the Southern Indiana railway was summoned to Midland near Jasonville on Wednesday by the death of his brother’s young child. In his absence, duties were handled by Wm. R. Snider.
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D. W. Miller
Indiana
Midland
Jasonville
Wm. R. Snider
Nesbit family leaves Kempton after visit
Rev Reed Nesbit and his Kempton family return home after visiting his mother Mrs Mary Nesbit and Mrs Martha Osborne and other relatives Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Nesbit
Kempton
Martha Osborne
Mary Nesbit
Shelburn Man Pleads Guilty After Street Fight
William Meekin of Shelburn pleaded guilty to assault and battery against Clarence Esque after a street fight. Meekin paid a fine of one dollar plus costs totaling 13 dollars, stayed, and he was released. Esque also pleaded guilty and paid the same amount.
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William Meekin
Shelburn
Clarence Esque
Esque
Meekin
Farmer Elzie Osborne Welcomes Little Miss
Elzie Osborne a farmer west of Shelburn greets a bright and pretty newborn daughter born last Wednesday at his home. The joyous event adds happiness to his rural life and is celebrated by the family.
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Elzie Osborne
Shelburn
Horse Rears, Tramples Rider on Griffith Street
Monday afternoon Sam Watts' horse tied to a wagon bolted at an engine near Griffith Street crossing. Garry Harris grabbed the bridle to calm the animal but was knocked down as it reared and nearly trampled him. He sustained a broken wrist from the fall.
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Sam
Watts
Griffith Street
Garry Har-ris
Garry
Book-keeper Ralph Wagoner Collapses From Heat After Tire Change
Sunday afternoon Ralph Wagoner a book- keeper at Jackson Hill No. 4 was traveling from Clin ton when a tire punctured south of Terre Haute. He collapsed from heat after changing the tire and was found unconscious before being revived at a nearby farmhouse.
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Ralph Wagoner
Jackson Hill No. 4
Clinton
Terre Haute
Ralph
Local trip details reveal Shelburn colony in Lynn Haven
O. B. Sargent returned from a two weeks southern trip and found the Shelburn colony in Lynn Haven Florida in good health. Members D. J. Bailey Bob Nees Harry Jewell and families and James Walls enjoyed the country and were favorable to the area.
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O. B. Sargent
South
Lynn Haven
Florida
Shelburn Colony
D. J. Bailey
Bob Nees
Harry Jewell
James Walls
Dentist Robert Massey Sets Up Practice in Danville
Robert Massey recently completed a course at Northwestern Dental College in Chicago and visited Mr and Mrs R A Plunkett. He plans to locate in Danville Illinois to begin his dental practice. Massey grew up in Merom and is the son of Alexander Massey of Reno Nevada, a former Sullivan lawyer appointed to the Nevada senate. He is a graduate of Union Christian College at Merom.
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Robert Massey
Northwestern Dental College
Chicago
R.A. Plunkett
Danville
Ills
Massey
Merom
Alexander Massey
Reno
Nevada
Sullivan
Senate
Union Christian College
Wedding Notice Sparks in Bremen Bound Train Stop
Miss Gertrude Plunkett of Paletine Illinois traveled Thursday toward Bremen Indiana to attend the wedding of Miss Ruby Sutton daughter of Mrs Lina Sutton formerly of Merom. The event marks a social highlight as relatives and friends gather for the ceremony and reception.
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Gertrude, Plunkett
Palestine
Ill
Bremen
Ind
Ruby Sutton
Lina Sutton
Merom
Lockwood Open to Quitting for Miller Support
Marion Indiana July 19 George B Lockwood editor of the Marion Chronicle denied withdrawing from the Republican Governor nomination race He would back Hugh T Miller if Miller runs and supports a progressive platform including constitutional revision woman suffrage and reforms to prevent fraud He urged the party to unite to defeat brewery dominance and carry Indiana this year
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Marion
Ind
George B. Lockwood
The
Marion Chronicle
Lockwood
Hugh T. Miller
Miller
Republican State Convention
Indiana
Men’s Hose and Garters Trend in Warm Weather City
St Louis society girls adopt short colorful silk socks and garters to stay cool with summer heat. They favor bright hues and some report socks staying up without garters. Clerks note rising demand for small men’s socks as women reveal wearing them themselves.
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St .Louis
St. Louis
Hickory Nuts Forecast Fall Crop Abundant
An old sign proclaims a plentiful hickory nut crop for this fall while rain on June 24 could wipe out the crop. The nuts are praised as a tasty winter treat for the family, yet a lean year may follow a fat year, noting a large crop last year.
Mrs Adams and Daughter Visit Relatives in Mer Rouge
Mrs. Frank Adams and her daughter Miss Agnes of Mer Rouge Louisiana are visiting Mrs. Adams' daughter Mrs. S E Lindley.
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Frank Adams
Agnes
Mer Rouge, la
Adams
S. E. Lindley
Lindleys Visit Hutsonville Family With Children
Mr and Mrs Samuel Lindley of Hutsonville visited here over Sunday with their children.
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Samuel Lindley
Hutsonville
Teaching farming in the rural schools expansion
State superintendent Charles A. Greathouse announces a new elementary agriculture course to be added to rural school curricula next year. Purdue University faculty will assist, providing institute instruction to teachers to promote scientific farming in rural communities.
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Little Red
Charles A. Greathouse
Greathouse
State Education Department
Agricultural Department
Purdue University
Gorsuch Calls G A R Posts to Boost Membership
Wilbur E. Gorsuch Indiana G A R commander issues a circular offering each post increasing its membership by ten or more in six months a suitable flag for staff use. He notes Civil War veterans remain outside posts and urges enrollment. A special train will carry about 150 Indiana G A R members to the Los Angeles encampment September 9 to 14.
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Wilbur E. Gorsuch
South Bend
Indiana
Gorsuch
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis News
Card of Thanks for John H Dickerson family
The Dickerson family thanks friends and neighbors for their help during the illness and death of John H Dickerson. Amy Dickerson and William Armstrong extend appreciation for kindness shown.
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John H. Dickerson
Amy Dickerson
William Armstrong
Parker Expatriate Plans Permanent Boulder Stay
Otis Parker, once from this city and Merom, is visiting the county. He has lived in Boulder, Colorado, for seven years running a grocery business and is very pleased with the country, intending to remain there permanently.
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Otis Parker
Merom
Boulder
Colorado
Transcript in Burris v Zurheide Bound Over for Circuit Court
The county clerk receives the transcript of the proceedings in the state vs Stella Burris against August Zurheide of Haddon township. The defendant was tried before Justice William E. Cole in Carlisle and bound over to the circuit court to answer a statutory charge.
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Stella Burris
August Zurheide
Haddon Township
William E. Cole
Carlisle
Indiana 1911 coal production and value
Indiana produced 14,201,855 short tons of coal in 1911 with mine value totaling 15,326,808 dollars, according to a statement compiled from final figures reported by the United States mining statistics office.
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Indiana
Be We Parker
United’ States
Indiana Coal Output Falls After 1910 Peak
The Geological Survey notes a 1910 Indiana coal decline of 4 188 466 short tons valued at 5 486 851 due to abnormal 1910 Mississippi valley strikes. 1911 shows a 632 904 ton drop from 1909, but value rises 172 127 plus, with the average price per ton easing from 1.13 in 1910 to 1.08 in 1911.
Jail Without Prisoner Returns to Sullivan for Second Time
For the second time in two years Sullivan jail is empty of inmates. The last prisoner, Thomas Bowen of Farmersburg, serving a sentence for intoxication, was released Friday. Charles W Welman, engaged in the tax business at Cleveland Ohio, is in town on business.
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Sullivan
Thomas Bowen
Farmersburg
Charles W.welman
Cleveland
Ohio
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Harmony
State
Bible Study
Christ
Israel
City and
Bible and Tract Society
Hicks
Brooklyn
N.Y
Toc
Storf
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe CO
Rirrers
Merom Bluff
Merom Chautauqua
George McNabb
Sullivan, Ind
Postoffice
Byers
Miss Blanch
Will H. Hays
John T. Hays
A. D. Thomas
Crawfordsville
Yellowstone National Park
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