Big Bunco Game Relieved Five Thousand in Cash
Robert C. Shoffner a Greensburg dry goods merchant fell victim to a refined bunco scheme tied to a Springfield Illinois athletic club. Dennis Dannacher orchestrated the ruse with Connors to back a $30,000 bet and Shoffner lost $5,000 plus two subsequent $2,500 bets. Shoffner borrowed more to cover a bluff while fearing threats and the gang's runners. Prosecutors and officers pursued the case with Shoffner in Springfield to recover funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Shoffner
Sullivan
Isaac Shoffner
Greensburg
Indianapolis Journal
Dennis Dannacher
McMaster
Superior Court
Springfield
Isis
Dannacher
Ind
Ills
Shoffner
Ryan
Indiana
Dsmnacher
Connors
Springfield Athletic Club
Conners
Shotfner
Connor
Connora
James R. Riggs
Funeral for Eva Liston Kelly Held in Sullivan
Mrs. Eva Liston Kelly of Sullivan died recently in Boone Iowa at age under 32. The funeral took place at the Methodist church with Rev. Steele assisted by Reverends McGuire and Fry. burial was in Center Ridge cemetery. Her husband Carl Kelly, a Northwestern Railroad civil engineer, mourns her loss alongside family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Kelly
Methodist Church
Steele
McGuire
Fry
Kelly
Ed. Liston
Sullivan
Carl Kelly
Boone
Iowa
Northwestern Railroad Company
Center Ridge Cemetery
Sullivan Union Changes Hands as Postmaster Named
W. R. Nesbit will succeed Arthur A. Holmes as postmaster of Sullivan and take over editing the Sullivan Union, the county Republican organ. Holmes had run the paper since its founder left, with a chain of owners including Joseph Martin, Uriah Coulson, and James A. Hays, who also served as postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Nesbit
Arthur A. Holmes
Sullivan
Sullivan Union
Holmes
Joseph Martin
The
Axton
Uriah Coulson
Coulson
Grant
James A. Hays
Hays
Arthur
Alex. Massie
Jas. H. Cluggage
Cluggage
Harrison
A. A. Holmes
McKinley
Roosevelt
Sullivan Union Changes Postmaster and New Management
The Sullivan Union announces a management shift with Mr Nesbit as postmaster, assitant Mr Reed and Miss Briggs added, and planned improvements to the post office while continuing to publish from the same location. The Union, established 1866, traces its lineage through several owners and postmasters, with hopes to sustain and grow patronage under new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesbit
Sullivan
Bir. Hulme
Town Board to Force Sullivan Men to Work Streets
The adjourned Town Board instructed Attorney W Paul Stratton to draft an ordinance forcing all Sullivan male citizens aged 21 to 50 to work the streets two days per year. Failing to labor or pay 250 in commutation money could lead to a suit by the street commissioner. The measure aims to fund road upkeep and curb weeds and unsanitary conditions. Street Commissioner Barnes has improved street care but seeks more labor or funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Paul Stratton
Sullivan
Barnes
Young man Ray Ford shoots self in Giles pastures
Ray Ford about nineteen years old shot himself in the right side with a revolver Sunday afternoon near Giles pasture just outside town. The ball lodged below the shoulder and was removed. He will recover and his friends plan to help him repay debts to a laundry firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Ford
Giles Pasture
Kennedy
Ray
Ford's Statement On Suicide Attempt
Ray Ford explains he fell behind in his laundry business, sent money to his mother, then accumulated about a hundred dollars in debt he could not pay. He states he decided to end his life by shooting himself Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Ford
Carnival Queen contest narrows as votes tally grows
The Carnival Queen race continues with Abbie Lucas leading Bonnie Coffman and others racking up votes. The Carnival Committee has finished gala week plans and expects strong attendance. a King Hobo contest opens after theQueen results, with a parade planned Saturday afternoon. King is to be "peaches" and Martin Longfellow of Hamilton, Ohio visits C. E. Draper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Lucas
Bonnie Coffman
Eae
Bonnie Coffiman
Sadie Kirkham
Maude Barco
Secaee
Leona Carrithers
Beulah Parley
Jessie Hill
Beers Eee Eee
QTE
Gladys Smock
Carnival Committee
Marsh
King Hobo
Hobo
Viper Strikes Barefoot Child in Merom Yard
Diana Robertson ten years old daughter of John Robertson of Merom encountered a large spreading viper in Shad Bastain’s yard. The snake coiled around her right leg gashing with fangs before loosening and fleeing. She escaped unharmed though shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Robertson
John Roertson
Merom
Shad Bastaina
Mr. Bastains
Temperance Meeting Urges Remonstrance Against Saloon Licenses
Ministers from several churches met at the Methodist church to promote the remonstrance movement against saloon licenses. Judge Buff gave the keynote on the Nicholson law and urged legal voters to sign the circulating power of attorney. Elder Flanvis spoke for morality and good citizenship as music and attendance impressed. The temperance group is optimistic about securing signatures of a majority of legal voters by the next Commissioners' court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Buff
Flanvis
Christian Church
Salem man held on Illinois charge after arrest near Carlisle
Aaron Frank Staffey, employed by Ben Evans northwest of Carlisle, was arrested Tuesday morning by Sheriff John Dudley on a reported incident charge from Salem Illinois. He is alleged to have hurt a girl named Collins about five months ago and may be returned to Illinois without requisition papers. Staffey previously made an affidavit about Charles Sherwood, whose mental state was ruled sound. the case involved unusual motives and family connections to the alleged victim.
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Aaron Frank Staffey
Ben Evans
Carlisle
John Dudley
M. B. Wells
Marion County
Illinois
Staffey
Mr. Evans
Salem
Ills
Collins
Dudley
Charles Sherwood
Staffay
Sherwood
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van Man
Chicago
Wickens & Osborn
John E. Osborn
Davis
Decatur County
Tackett & Wilson
Osborn
Sheffner
Third National Bank of
Brookville
Noblesville
Coemore
Eva Liston Kelly
Owa
Isaac M. Brown
Will
Union
Stars and Stripes
Osborne
Judge Claypool
Indianapolis
Brown
FORDS
Martin Longfellow
Hamilton,Ohio
C. EK. Draper
M. E
Frank Staffy
Sher
Iff Dudley
Salem, Ill
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