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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
2
A public review outlines the progress of Sullivan merchants across departments of mercantile activity. It highlights representative business concerns and aims to inform consumers about the merchants' roles, resources, and facilities shaping the local commercial fabric.
Community notice urges residents to spend money with local merchants who pay taxes support roads and county government, and help raise land value. It stresses keeping dollars at home to strengthen the town and its amenities.
P. J. Burns proprietor of Sullivan Monument Works is praised for forty four years of granite and marble craft. His firm, a leading Southern Indiana and Illinois monument designer, emphasizes quality capacity and nationwide quarry knowledge. The article notes the Benjamin Davis monument in Center Ridge cemetery and Burns recent personal leadership of the plant.
Dr P A Barco offers first class dental service at reasonable prices with modern methods. He invites patients to get an estimate and terms, promising courteous treatment and lasting results. In Sullivan for several years his Briggs building offices provide painless care with minimal inconvenience. Phone 189 or 293 to arrange a free examination.
W Spence runs a Sullivan plumbing and heating shop at 119 West Washington Street. He built a strong local business over ten years, known for skill and low rates. He recently completed plumbing for the interurban station and is installing work at the Dorcas Wilson property.
Clyde Dillingham markets photographs as a lasting life record offering well finished portraits. The studio emphasizes talent, craftsmanship, and customer wishes with view work and Kodak finishing for amateurs, formerly Cashner Studio, now in the Briggs building.
J A Knotts & 60 at 24 South Court Street runs a neat clean popular grocery in Sullivan. They supply country produce eggs butter and vegetables daily from local farms. The store emphasizes pure food laws, courteous service, reasonable prices, and prompt deliveries. It has grown a large patronage after changing hands less than two years ago.
The Citizens Trust Company occupies a prominent Sullivan building on the public square, a coop eration of John C. Chaney and the Masonic fraternity. The third floor houses the Masonic lodge rooms, the second floor hosts lodge and social spaces and offices, while the ground floor contains Western Union and several local businesses. The Post Office will move July 1 to Washington and Section streets. The bank features a state class vault and aims at Safety First with officers C. J. Sherman president E G Carrithers vice president James M Lang secretary treasurer M J Moore assistant secretary treasurer.
Sullivan’s 14 East Jackson street business offers complete electrical supplies and high grade repair work. Paul Mayfield guarantees all work and provides prompt, reliable service with fully itemized estimates. He has completed electrical installations in major city buildings and residences over the past two years. Call 21 for needs.
A new upholstery business led by Danforth has operated about a year in Sullivan. The shop at 120 West Wisconsin Street and Danforth’s experience in major institutions promise high grade repair and making old furniture look new.
The Sullivan Steam Laundry, the largest plant of its kind in the area, employs twelve Sullivan residents and offers up to date machinery and mobile delivery. Proprietor Ed Chambers plans ongoing improvements and maintains agencies in surrounding towns. This home institution reinvests profits locally and emphasizes reliability. The listed phone number is 13.
A brief note praises cleanliness and strict sanitary handling at Charles A Beasley's Pure Food Store and Market, highlighting guaranteed brand quality and consumer trust. The passage emphasizes continuous effort to maintain discipline in food preparation and presentation.
For years Mr Beasley has served Sullivan and nearby areas with fresh meats and groceries at low prices. He pays top prices for country produce and personally selects stock to ensure freshness and quality. Located at 111 West Jackson Street for ten years, Beasley stresses courteous service and trusted Califo brand canned goods.
Land title law is described as one of the oldest and most intricate branches of the law. A good abstracter must be versed in title work and competent to determine correctly the law on any title point. Care and caution are emphasized as essential.
A Sullivan county firm, Brown and Schroeder, emphasizes the need for careful conveyancers and accurate abstracting. They highlight their exclusive abstract books, thorough title investigations, and law-trained expertise to ensure flawless deeds and mortgages, with service in the Crowder building.
The Peoples State Bank organized in 1906 reports growth with capital and undivided earnings of $140,000 and assets over half a million dollars. A new west square building with a reinforced concrete drill proof chrome steel vault and a 90 inch circular door is planned for occupancy around October first. The bank will add rest rooms, private offices, consulting rooms, public writing rooms and private telephone booths for patrons.
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