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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
8
The Sullivan post office has moved back to the corner of West Washington and Section streets, the former location from sixty years ago. The article traces postmasters dating to 1842 Sanders M. Howard, Dufficey and others, noting the evolution of buildings and the town’s early streets and figures.
Local humor column recounts small town antics and gossip. tales include new shop offerings, church romances, a preacher's arrival and mischief with townsfolk from Bloomington to Indianapolis, plus lighthearted accidents and social quirks.
An account by William H Crowder details Sullivan’s postmasters from before the Civil War through the late 19th century. It notes office locations in Jackson and Court streets, shifts under Presidents Harrison McKinley and Cleveland, and mentions figures such as Col John S Moore John P Duffkey and William H Crowder.
The early dispute in Sullivan centered on postmaster Jas W Hinkle who ran the office from a frame building at the north square. John P Dufficey campaigned for relocation, with local leader Crowder citing political disagreements and a push to move the office to Murray Briggs’ corner location.
Augustus Denny aged 29 and Nellie Hutchison aged 21 of Jackson Hill obtain a marriage license. Oscar Fields 18 and Rosa P. Clark 15, both of Jackson Hill, also receive licenses. Melvin V. Williams 32 and Lillian Robertson 24, residents near Shelburn, are licensed to marry.
State of Indiana ex rel Milburn sues Union Building Association of Humera. Mary F Sanders versus Felix R Sanders for divorce custody and support. John T Holcomb versus Mary J Holcomb for divorce. Stoddards versus Campbell for quiet title. Mary F Malone versus William B Malone for divorce alimony and support. Weather of a Week reports Miss Carrie Yeager notes up to 0.80 inch rain on the 25th with a trace on the 19th and 24th in Farmersburg for week ending July 25.
Ruth Law brings a Wright Biplane with parachute leaps by George Maryland at the fair daily. First American auto show under Indianapolis Auto Trade Association. Night auto races with ten famous drivers. Spectacular horse show with a $1,000 purse. Open air vaudeville, music by Weber's Prize Band and others. Midway carnival, parades, county agricultural displays, Indiana state government educational exhibits. Purdue University features dairy, crops, hog cholera, poultry. Women's displays cover knitting sewing arts and home crafts. Department exhibits show farm machinery over 40 acres plus cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry.
The Indiana State Fair offers a livestock and grains judging contest with four Purdue University scholarships for winners. Open to Indiana boys aged 16 to 20 who have attended an agricultural college, contest on September 7 directed by Prof. G I Christie. Applications to Charles Downing, secretary, State Fair, Indianapolis.
Women visitors at the Indiana State Fair will see an all Indiana women art exhibit with eleven departments in the fine arts and a strong emphasis on china painting. County farm agents will display farm products in a large Studebaker pavilion, highlighting advanced Indiana farming improvements and county exhibits.
The fair offers 71 507 in premiums and purses with divisions including speed events 30 000, horse department 13 134, cattle 10 877, poultry 2 354, arts 306, horticulture 2, fine arts 1 792, dairy 847, judging contest 250, and corn contest 250.
A fragment highlights age and youth facing pain with timidity while youth demands joy as a right. The lines explore fortune, boldness, and the.search for happiness through stark imagery and moral contrast.
On Labor Day September 6 the Indiana fair showcases a packed program with Ruth Law performing spectacular flights and a parachute leap by George Maryland. A vaudeville bill, a clean carnival, four harness races, concerts by Weber and Indianapolis Military bands, and a grand night horse show with soprano Helen Warrum and singer Wilmine Hammann highlight the day. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual business men's party to welcome visitors.
Charles Elliott Roberts of Carlisle earned a Knights of Columbus scholarship to the Catholic University in Washington D C. The award covers room board and tuition among fifty scholarships created in 1914 by a 500000 gift. Roberts, a Wharton School graduate, tied for high marks in April exams and is the first from Indiana with the honor. his brother Louis L. Roberts, a Wabash College graduate, also earned a K of C scholarship at the same university.
Dr and Mrs Samuel Weir of Terre Haute were guests Sunday of Manager and Mrs Joe S Read at the Hotel Davis.
Judge Bridwell named Citizens Trust Co. as receiver to manage and liquidate the Tishimingo Tie and Stone Company assets. The move follows consolidation of over fifty labor lien and other suits. Plant near Merom Station, capitalized at $2,000,000 with fifty stockholders.
One hundred fifty old settlers gathered at Ber Booker’s home to honor P. R. Booker of Fitzgerald Georgia a Civil War veteran and longtime member of the Old Soldiers' Colony founded by the National Tribune. Booker 70 plans a 50th wedding anniversary next February.
The annual old settlers meeting will be held at Bennett's Grove near Farmersburg on Thursday August 12. Speakers include Governor Ralston Hon John C Chaney Charles D Hunt and Lee F Bays. An address by a woman suffrage speaker will be given.
Great interest has been aroused by Roman discoveries at Kenchester near Hereford England. Coins dating to Constan tine era between 220 and 350 A D have been found. Pottery from before the destruction of Port-Beli in 79 A D and linked to potters from Antoninus Pius’ reign has also been uncovered.
A tense exchange unfolds in a front parlor as two men await a verdict on a relationship. One declares one of them will be turned down tonight while the other eyes the lone lamp by the piano.
A quotation from Dr. Samuel Johnson urges sending a condemned man abroad to a distant land where he is unknown to avoid the devil’s reach. The text reflects notions of exile and moral reform through separation.
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