Editor Proclaims Truth After Liar Claim
A West Texas editor declares bold opposition to accusations of lying due to minor typos. The next issue accuses local figures of misconduct satire including a groceryman, a preacher, a bank cashier, and a couple’s marriage arranged by a shotgun.
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Dallas
Tex
West Texas
John Coyle
The
Baptist Church
Rev
Sty
Christian Church
Bob Ingersoll
Bob
William Elbert Munsey
Dave Charter
Dock Holdernes
Dave
Tom Spadlin
Cordie Meador
Tom
Roger Lloyd
State Bank
Willow Grove
Odd Fellows
Pleasant Mound Cemetery
Susie Scruggs
Horace Guffin
Methodist
Jas. C. Willants
Susie
Ear Notching System for Calf Identification by Breeders
The article explains ear notches and holes as a marking method for calves highlighting its popularity in large herds. It warns against knife cuts and stresses easy edge detectability while noting the irreversibility of marking mistakes and provides examples of notch patterns on both ears for identification.
Leahy Named Manager of Local Water Company
W T Leahy of the Merchants Ice and Coal Company succeeds P A Bogue as manager of the Sullivan County Water Company. He will retain his ice business and oversee water operations from the same office. E M Kerlin, company president, announced the change and pledged improved service for water patrons.
Sullivan County to Supply 224 Men Under Draft Quota
A message from Jesse Eschbach Yate Conscription Agent states Sullivan County will receive credit for 74 enlistments in the National Guard and Regular Army. The county must furnish 224 men under the draft, with the government setting the initial quota at 298 for the first draw.
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Sullivan County
Jesse Eschbach
National Guard
Regular Army
Favor Sharp Garden Tools
The article urges keeping garden tools sharp to save effort and improve pride in work. It notes dull tools deter youths from gardening, and recommends maintaining hoes spades and weeders with a file and kitchen knife to remove rust and keep edges smooth. It also advises teaching boys to use and store sharp tools properly.
Saving Feed in the Horse Barn
A brief note on feeding horses, stressing that different horses require different amounts and that efficiency matters. It urges owners to know which horse yields adequate return for its feed and to save feed as in the cow barn.
Splendid Run for Poultry in Orchard Shade
An apple orchard adopts poultry to provide shade and protection. Fowls find green food and insects among trees. The birds help orchard by destroying harmful orchard insects.
Atlas Review Omits Merom and New Lebanon Entries
An atlas review omits several Merom and New Lebanon listings including piano dealer Mrs. Sarah L. Maxwell, druggist J. H. Green, dry goods Stanley & Shidler now deceased, miller Seth Cushman, hotelier Hiram Beagle, and real estate Lindsay G. Kearns. Other entries note Livery stable Alvin C. Beattie, physicians J. B. and H. F. Harper, Park Packer Thomas Kearns, pump firm Titus & Stambaugh, and more with family ties and deaths referenced.
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J. H. Green
Stanley & Shidler
Thomas Stanley
H. H. Shidler
Stanley
Frank Boone
G. W Larr
Merom
Shidler
Seth Cushman
Thomas Cushman
Shelburn
Hiram Beagle
Mary Beagle
Lindsay G. Kearns
Kearns
Wabash River
Alvin C. Beattie
J. B
H. F. Harper
J. B. Harper
Hattie Harper
Park Packer
Thomas Kearns
Titus & Stambaugh
Jno
Stambaugh
Austin Stambaugh
Sullivan
Bailey Johnson
A. M. Ward
Ward
Union Christian College
Colorado Springs
Colorado
John E. Milam
New Lebanon
Peter Hopewell
Hopewell
Sarah F. Hopewell
M. H. Farley
Mr. Hopewell
William F. Dodds
Thomas B. Springer
J. L. Silvers
Robert P. Wilson
Springer
Closing Out Sale at A N L Burtons Sons Stock
A. N. L. Burtons Sons announces a closing out sale at Graysville with special prices on all kinds of merchandise in the issue.
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Petty Hat Shop
Ruth Nash
A. N. L. Burtons Sons
Graysville
Property Transfers Across Townships Record in Sullivan County
Gill Township Mary T Trimble transfers to Chas E Pinkston for 6000 covering 80 acres in sections 9 7 10. Hamilton Township Cora B Holmes sells 296 acres to James M Sinclair and Paul L Reid for 300 dollars. Cass Township Lucretia Snow sells 185 by 318 feet in corner 32 8 8 for 1 dollar. Arthur F Fields sells southeast 5 7 8 160 acres to John T Edmondson for 1 dollar. Emmett Shipman sells two tracts 11 2 undetermined location to Hattie Cramer for 1000 dollars. Sullivan Milton A Haddon to W M and Rachel V Draper for 2000 covering lots 32 33 ex 21 2 3 feet S side of town. Charles L Davis et al sell to Standard Oil Co for 3506 dollars Lot 26 O town. Minnie A Bell sells Lot 13 Mullane to Building S L Association of Sullivan for 1 dollar. Hannah M DeVol by executor to Ed and Mary E DeVol for 1000 dollars 1 2 in Lot 136.
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Gill
Mary T. Trimble
Chas. E. Pinkston
Hamilton
Cora B. Holmes
Jas. M. Sinclair
Paul L. Reid
Cass
Lucretia Snow
Lee Vandagriff
Arthur F. Fields
John T. Edmondson
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Texas
Georgette
Springer & Gouckenour Annex
Ruth
Nash
Springer-Gouckenour Co
Sullivar
Indiana
Atlas Review
Sullivan County Atlas
New Lebanon Review
Sarah L. Maxwell
Griggs Cash Grocery
West Side
Prairie Queen
Grocer
Lindley
Carter
Ek. A. Billman
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union
Anthony Alsman
R. R
Paxton
Schroeder & Price
Sherman Building
Jackson Township
Joseph Solari
Walter A. Fisher
Jefferson and
Jackson Townships
Carlisle
Eva Belle Hawkee
Hamet H. Stansberry
Dugger
Ditha E. Williams
Henrietta Williams
Cen. Coal Co. Add
E. Bedwell
Lester Sturgeon
Edward W. Williams
Cen. Coal Co
Emmett Shipman
Hattie Cramer
Joe Grimes
Cossee, Ind
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