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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1914
Page
5
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Senator Oscar E. Bland of Linton Republican candidate for Congress visits Friday amid reports that district sentiment for his election is improving daily. Local notes include Tri Kappa officers, various absences and arrivals, and community updates from Graysville to Trinity Springs.
Mr and Mrs Wiley Miller and Wm C Miller spent Sunday at Sullivan and attended a temperance lecture. Ira Miller and Miss Zelpha Luza der dined with Mr and Mrs Frank Leveque. Miss Lula Gambill visited friends at Linton from Thursday to Sunday. A few attended the Weadley dinner of Mrs Leonard Adley at Ayrdale. George Deneve spent Sunday at Atlas. Mr and Mrs Frank Deneve went to Jasonville Sunday morning. Everett Rhodes and family visited Willie Brewer.
The hot dry spell continues with only one rainfall since May. Zelpha Jackson and Fay McCammon returned from Indianapolis after school, wheat threshing nears completion, farmers bale straw, a baby girl born to Elmer and Mrs. Jackson on July 23, local visitors from Greensburg and Terre Haute noted, several residents traveling to Linton, and various local visits and horse loss reported.
George Bennett of Paxton and Marion Aikin of Dugger were seen in the area on Sunday. Frank Marford and family visited relatives near Linton while Claude Chambers was in Vugger. The community notes a desire for rain and mentions Bethany meeting attendance by local youths and ladies.
Miss Ruth Van Deneirl of Vincennes visits Miss Ruth Jeffords. Miss Marie Ladson shops in Sullivan. Mrs. Mary Wagoner of Cole and Miss Mattie McKinney spend Sunday in Shelburn. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Good of Carlisle visit the Good family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whalen of Carlisle visit A. L. Creager. Miss Bess Walters leaves Wednesday for Bethany Park for four to five weeks. Mrs. Nancy Nash and Mrs. Mary Wagoner visit Youngstown. Miss Marie Dailey spends weekend with Dora Burch. Miss Evah Ficher visits Oaktown.
Mr and Mrs Brown visited relatives Sunday at Paxton Geo Wilson of Sullivan was in this vicinity Sunday and Monday Mr Withers of Dugger passed this way Monday with a load of melons Pipe bros of Cass baled straw last week for Amos Metcalf Wiriam Alsop and wife visited Llomer Creager and wife Sunday Air and Mrs Isaac Brown of New Lebanon visited Ben Brown and family Monday Witdisii Powell of Sullivan was in this locality last week buying stock James H Mason JD Alsman GJ Spencer and John Driver were at Dugger last Saturday During the storm here Monday afternoon Rollin Eatons barn was struck by lightning and burned containing baled straw and hay Preaching at Mt Calvary at 1030 am by Rev L A Peck next Sun
A sequence of short items lists visits and gatherings across Paxton, Pleasantville, Terre Haute, Carlisle, Shiloh, and Bethany. People like Mr and Mrs Willie Bennett, the Shake family, Miss Stella Carrico, Bro Miller, and families such as the Hilderbrands and Good appear in visits, dinners, and meetings. Abe Booker travels to Vincennes for eye treatment.
Born to Mr and Mrs Charles Woodsmall Sunday night a boy. Mrs John Douglas and Mrs John Holland visited Willis Farrands Sunday. Mrs Eliza Farrand and daughters Maude and Clara and Mrs Ida Harris and sons Norman and Dennis and Chas Woodsmall and family took dinner at John Douglases Friday. Mrs Jane Little returning home after three weeks with sister May Douglas. Evelyn little daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Chas. Woodsmall was run over and bruised by a horse last week. John Farrand and family visited Willis Farrand's home on Saturday. Mrs. C. R. Douglas is spending a few days in Terre Haute. Eugene Ransford was in Sherburn.
Multiple actions listed including Joy Rankins for divorce from William Rankins and Clyde Ault versus Hattie Ault. Also Ora Reynolds against Ed and George North with Barbara North for account and attachment, plus Quiet title actions and foreclosures in cases such as Louis Day versus George Leach and Antoinette Leach.
Albert M. Price of Linton marries Goldie M. Hagemier of Linton. Eugene Ferris of Sullivan weds Victoria Ben singer of Sullivan. John Cash of Dugger weds Catharine Cross of Dugger.
A Monday storm struck near Paxton with lightning setting fires at Rollin Eaton farm burning a large barn and hay plus straw. Ten horses were saved by the Eaton family as Ed Nash and Claude Mason barns also burned with hay, debris, and a wagon. The county telephone system suffered outages and insurance partially covered Mason’s losses.
Miss Ethel McCloud daughter of Mr and Mrs William McCloud Greencastle former residents of this city belongs to the graduating class of the American Institute of Normal Methods at Evanston Illinois The exercises will be Friday night The school is the largest supervisors school in the United States with 3471 special music teachers from 28 states The course lasts three years McCloud has supervised music in several schools and is a DePauw University musical department graduate
James Cochran and his wife were en route to a funeral in Middletown when a frightened horse bolted from a threshing outfit, overturning their buggy. Mrs. Cochran suffered injuries expected to keep her bedbound for several weeks.
City officials led by Mayor Calvert order a cautious fire investigation in the business section. Chief Rich and Fire Chief Farley assess hazards, improve cleanliness of alleys basements and trash removal, and monitor conditions near the public square. A banquet for bank cashier Akin and local leaders follows amid dry campaign tensions and talks of licenses if the winship goes dry.
Mrs Zoe Bays receives a request from Mrs Robert H Strong of Indianapolis urging Sullivan county women to submit handsome Indiana craft for the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco next year. The exhibit may include keramic needlework embroidery drawn work laces honizon battenberg crocheting tatting and any handwork that excels. Women interested should contact Mrs Bays.
John Lund a well known farmer south of the city was severely injured Thursday afternoon when a ladder slip sent him into his home well. He struck a pick at the bottom cutting his right hip and severing arteries. A neighbor pressed the wound until Dr Briggs arrived.
Friday marked the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Akin of this city in a family celebration hosted by their son Ransom W. Akin.
Lee Snapp of Shelburn, born 1845 in Oaktown, died after a long illness. He fathered 26 children from two marriages, with Thornton Snapp as the only surviving son from the first union and several twins among the second union. Surviving children include Mary James Ruby Clay Clayton Lizzie and Davie with the widow. Funeral held at his sister’s home in Oaktown.
Palmersburg July 21 plans for the annual old settlers reunion to be held at Bennett's Grove on August 18 have been nearly completed. The reunions began 15 years ago at Farmersburg by John W. Curry, now a well known newspaper man in Great Falls Montana. Curry sent a letter and donation to the meeting. Principal speakers will be Congressman W. A. Cullop of Vincennes and his opponent Oscar E. Bland of Clinton.
A local option election will be held in Hamilton township outside Sullivan city next Tuesday. Wet factions have organized for weeks and expect a hard fight as the dry majority from the last vote stood at 52. City workers head the dry campaign and have been organizing for the contest.
Cass Township will become legally dry after Thursday evening as six licensed saloons close at 10 PM. Closing establishments include Charles Carlin Nigertown Hosea Keene Walter Jones Fred Stein Cass Andrew McKenna Gilmour James W Timmons Gilmour. License refunds total 870.45 to be returned by the county auditor.
Storm Saturday night forces Wal kers chapel ice cream supper to be postponed until Saturday night August 1. Proceeds support the church.
Fire destroyed the large tea room residence of Will Reed one and a half miles east of Farmersburg along with several outbuildings. The blaze began on the roof from kitchen flue sparks and spread, wiping out the upper portion of the building. Reed faced about 2500 dollars in losses with substantial insurance coverage.
For the week ending July 21 Miss Carrie Yeager reports mostly clear days with high temperatures around 96 to 100 degrees and lows near 63 to 71. Rainfall measured 0.41 inches on the 25th and 0.06 inches on the 26th.
Levi Wilkerson, who died recently in Cynthiana, bequeathed a large tract of farmland in southern Indiana to Union Christian College at Merom. The deed preserves a life interest for Wilkerson, meaning he retained use of the estate during his life.
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