Summer Glories and Local News From Fairbanks
A breezy 1900s style column notes June’s arrival and warm nights while mentioning pumpkin vine telephones and corn crops. It lists local visits by Maurice DeBaun, Jess Harris, Ural Hayden, Clara Scott, Eva Wilson, and others, plus property sales, a mass talcum powder fact, and quotes from Emerson and Martin Luther on progress and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice DeBaun
Charles Curry
Dave Bolinger
Jess Harris
Ural Hayden
Graysville
O. M
Chambers
Sullivan
Mrs. Bays Visits Relatives in St. Louis
Mrs. Fred F. Bays is visiting relatives in St. Louis during a brief trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred F. Bays
St. Louis
FARNSWORTH COMMUNITY NEWS AND BRIDGE VOTE
Farnsworth notes report social visits and a new Caledonia team the Great and Undefeated War Veteran Sluggers. Trustees clash with state board over bridge and culvert spending and plan a potential test case.
Card of Thanks for Franes Niccum and Family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and aid during illness and death of our step father and husband Frances Niccum Leonard Niccum Mrs J W Jackson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Niccum
Leonard Niccum
J. W. Jackson
Allen's Foot-Ease advert promises relief for tired feet
In a Pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder. It cures hot aching swollen sweating feet and makes walking easy. Takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Over 30 000 testimonials. Sold everywhere 25 cts. Don’t accept any substitute. 45 4t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Sunday Visits Follow Family Gatherings Across Area
Albert Gambill and family and Luther Pigg and family visited at Charley Pigg's Sunday. Mr and Mrs Everett Rhodes and daughters Della and Opal visited Mr and Mrs Floyd Marshall at Antioch Sunday afternoon. Iva Miller had dinner with Eth el Steele. Sarah Moore dined with Velva Llewellyn. Henry Usrey and family and Mrs Mary Usrey and grandson Charley and Mrs Irene Ritchie visited Will Wees at Antioch Sunday. Mrs Elias Brewer of Sullivan visited here Saturday to Monday. Selah Marshall of Antioch visited her sister Clara Rhodes last week. Several from here attended singing at Cass Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Wiley Miller visited Uncle George Bledsoe at Cass Sunday afternoon. Marie Walters visited sister Jessie Norris last week. Mrs Wm Dudley and daughters Mamie and Nona visited relatives near Harrisville Monday. Ray Davis of Irvington visited cousin Ozro Pigg Sunday. Mr and Mrs William Moss and children Nell and Henry of Number Nine visited Dores Critchfield Sunday. Verne Moore called on Ollie Norris Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Walters
Billy McDaniel
Melissa Smith
Cass
Kate Smallwood
Harry Blue
Caledonia
Arch Walters
Oscar Davis
Decker
Ethel Smith
Tizzie Chambers
John Chambers
Shirley Hill
Tom
Efe Ammerman
Commodore Smith
Dock Davis
Park Rusher
George Engle
Steve Huff
Henry Thomas
Bill McDaniel
Dave Harlow
Ammerman
Brown
Mr. Fisher
Terre Haute
Alliance Coal Co
Henry Marshall
Coquella Smallwood
Chig Wright
Farnsworth
Breece McClure
Sullivan
Wash Deckard
Gilbert Ll
Albert Gambill
Luther Pigg
Charley Pigg
Everett Rhodes
Della
Opal
Floyd Marshall
Antioch
Iva Miller
Ethel Steele
Sarah Moore
Velva Llewellyn
Henry Usrey
Mary Usrey
Charley
Irene Ritchie
Will Wees
Elias Brewer
Selah Marshall
Clara Rhodes
Wiley Miller
George Bledsoe
Marie Walters
Jessie Norris
Wm. Dudley
Mamie
Nona
Harrisville
Ray Davis
Irvingtown
Ozro Pigg
William Moss
Nell
Henry
Dores
Hotel Changes Management at Davis Hotel
E F Walker of this city will assume the management of the Davis hotel in a few days, succeeding Wirt and Lynn Winslow who have run the hotel for three years. The Winslows have not announced their plans. The hotel will be refurbished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Walker
Davis Hotel
Wirt
Lynn Winslow
Winslows
Marriage Licenses Scarce In County Clerk Office
Up to yesterday June has been a record breaker with no marriage licenses issued so far this month in the county clerk's office.
WILLFRED NOTES AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mr and Mrs Levi Matthews and family spent Saturday in Terre Haute. Sylvia Yates canvassed for books. Solon Treadway will work at the St Clair mine and moved his tent there. Peterson Crawford and Mitchell had a vehicle breakdown. Mitchell was cut, neck nearly unjointed, Peterson cut hands and arms, Crawford unharmed. Mrs Ben Mahan visited Lizzie Treadway. Walter Hays and sister Katie visited Mabel Griffith and Harry. Hart worm damages corn. description and size noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Ben Mahan
Lizzie Treadway
Walter Hays
Katie
Mabel Griffith
Harry Sunday
Hart
Children day exercises planned for next Sunday night
Garland and Grenville Marts are recovering from whooping cough. Anna Minger of Terre Haute visits relatives here for a few days. Mrs Segred Wright won a washing machine from W E Mills Co Shelburn. Measles spread in the area. Willie Dougherty and Edna McDonald attended church Sunday night. Emma Martin Caleb Thompson and Nellie and Mabel McCammon spent Sunday afternoon with Bad Thompson. Harold Downes visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Conner. Little Flock cemetery cleaning completed with big improvements. Decoration day exercises set for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Grenville Marts
Anna Minger
Terre Haute
Segred Wright
W. BE. Mills and Co
Shelburn
Willie Dougherty
Edna McDonald
Emma Martin
Caleb Thompson
Nellie
Mabel McCammon
Bad Thompson’s
Harold Downes
Sam Conner
Little Flock Cemetery
Memorial Services and Local News Notes
Memorial services at Providence drew a large crowd with a fine program and Rev. J. H. Sidebottom delivering the sermon. Old soldiers attended and sick health concerns were mentioned for Mrs. Ed. Ryland and Grandma Jewell, while families from Merom to Friendswood were noted visiting relatives and friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
J. H. Sidebottom
Ed. Ryland
Fred Houser
Merom
Grandma Jewell
Win Wilkey
Walter Weir
Mr. Scott
Chicago
George Scott
Cushman
Frank Houpt
Fred Beeler
Friendswood
Lem Harris
Bogstown
Mary Jewell
Roy Weir
Clarence Murduck
osteopathic physician Dr Thomasson opens Terre Haute office
Dr Thomasson an ostepathic physician from Terre Haute and Kirksville School under Dr Still rents rooms in the Citizens Trust building and will practice there Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from 5 to 8 pm. He is described as Terre Haute’s oldest established osteopath with a large local practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasson
Terre Haute
Kirksville School
Dr. Still
Citizens Trust
New Suits and Legal Actions Across Indiana Courts
A list of new filings includes Emile Big vs Blanche Big for divorce and Elizabeth Hillhouse vs William Hillhouse for divorce. Other cases cover state ex rel. Blanche Booker against Thomas F. Chilecote for bastardy, Rosa Willis against Jean Vigus for bastardy, Indiana Southern Coal Co. vs Susan Duffett estate, J W Lindley admr claim, Thomas A. Grizzle vs Flora E Grizzle for divorce, Walter Land v Sullivan County Loan and Trust Co regarding sound mind and guardian removal, Clara B Beck admr Denver Beck estate vs Vandalia Coal Co damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Booker
Thomas F. Chilecote
Rosa Willis
Jean Vigus
Elizabeth F. Hillhouse
William Hillhouse
Indiana Southern Coal Co
Susan Duffett
J. W. Lindley
Admr
Thomas A. Grizzle
Flora E. Grizzle
Walter Land
Sullivan County Loan & Trust Co
LeRoy S. Land
Clara B. Beck
Estate of
Denver Beck
Vandalia Coal Co
Commissioners In Session Hear Vacation Petition Allocations
Knox county officials met for regular session and approved a vacation petition for Jos R Whalen vs the people of Haddon and Widner townships with viewers Louis Phillip pi of Knox and Polk Wilkey of Sullivan to report next term. A Dan V Howard road petition was heard and denied due to prior petitions and unavailable funds for construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. R. Whalen
Haddon Township
Widner
Knox County
Louis Phillippi
Polk Wilkey
Sullivan County
Dan. V. Howard
Jefferson Township
Same
Butler Compromise Ends $1000 Mine Injury Suit
Harry Butler received $720 in a compromise of his $1000 damage suit against Vandalia Coal Co for injuries from falling slate in the company's mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Harry Butler
Vandalia Coal Company
Hayworth in Poor Health Receives Treatment at Battle Creek Sanitarium
Perley M. Hayworth former trustee of Curry township has been in very poor health for some time and is now receiving treatment at the Battle Creek sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley M. Hayworth
Curry Township
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Thompson visits parents then heads to Terre Haute
Harry Thompson, who has been visiting his parents Mr and Mrs John Thompson, left yesterday for Terre Haute where he will spend a few days with his wife before returning to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thompson
John Thompson
Terre Haute
Mexico
Sullivan County Board of Review Convened in Annual Session
The Sullivan county board of review convened in annual session on Monday led by chair W. H. Jones of Gill township with members Frank Spencer of Jefferson, Auditor Crowder, Treasurer Ward and Assessor Hiatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County Board of Review
W. H. Jones
Gill Township
Frank Spencer
Jefferson
Crowder
Ward
Hiatt
Lawyer Edgar Thompson Plans Westward Practice Move
Edgar Thompson, long practicing attorney here, left Friday for Indianapolis and other points before heading to the Pacific coast to establish a law practice. Burke Eaton and Bob Linkenholker will join him as he departs for the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Thompson
Indianapolis
Pacific Coast
Burke Eaton
Bob Linkenholker
Mr. Thompson
West
Prairieton minister visits city yesterday
Rev. George F. McNaughton of Prairieton, formerly pastor at the New Lebanon M. E. church, was in the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. McNaughton
Prairieton
New Lebanon
Corn for Sale at Farmersburg Indiana
Four cribs of corn ranging 200 to 300 bushels each offered for sale at 50 cents per bushel. Located one mile south of The Narrows at John Wisener farm in Farmersburg Indiana. Sale subject to withdrawal at any time. Contact John Wisener by phone or mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Narrows
John Wisener
Farmersburg
Indiana
Criminal trials scheduled in circuit court this month
A list of trial dates is set in the circuit court with multiple cases, including John VanHook for murder on June 20. Other defendants facing charges include Thomas Gallagher, Kitsen, Dan Neal, Cut Singer, Onie Boyles, Cub Johnson, Joe Neal, Star Reduction Works, Meuhler, Shaffer, Donaldson, Skinner, Phillips, Smith, Barnett, Walton, and John Banks on various counts such as running a blind tiger and related offenses from June 9 to June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John VanHook
State
Thomas Gallagher
Tiger
Kitsen
Dan Neal
Cut- Singer
Onie Boyles
Cub Johnson
Joe Neal
Star Reduction Works
Meuhler
Shaffer
Donaldson
Skinner
Phillips
Smith
Barnett
Walton
John Banks
Circuit Court Notes Reported in Local Cases
Frank M Nead versus Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Co seeks 5000 damages and is under advisement by Judge Henderson. Catherine Gorby versus James S Gorby for divorce dismissed at plaintiff costs. Partition suit involves Laura M Lee et al with report of sale and deed approved. Wm C Hoover wins quiet title against Wortman et al and ejectment. Varina F Hale granted divorce from Benjamin F Hale and barred from remarriage for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Nead
Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Co
Henderson
Catherine Gorby
James S. Gorby
Laura M. Lee
Rachel V. Draper
Luella Blodgett
Lewis Sleigar
Naomi Suggs
Alec Sleigar
Nellie Hary Tellus
Terre Haute School Board Case Sent to Sullivan Court
Special Judge Lindley sent the Terre Haute school board case to the Sullivan circuit court. John T. Hays and J. W. Lindley acted as special judges, and Judge Charles E. Henderson will hear it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute School Board
John T. Hays
J. W. Lindley
Sullivan Circuit Court
Lindley
Charles E. Henderson
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Fairbanks
Clara Scott
Eva Wilson
Gracie Wernz
Maud Thompson
Staffordshire
Lincoln Norris
Herman Drake
Emerson
J. C. Gross
Henry Drake
John Badger
Alf Russell
Aurel Goodwin
Martin Luther
Big Springs
John Harrison
the Narrows
C. E. Medsker’s
Clyde Shields
Township Sunday School Association
Noble Cochran
Kankakee
Ill
John Nash
Hutsonville
Warren Watson
S. BE
C. Eno
Scott and
Harris
Bennett
Emerson Watson
Steve Newlin
Hunsonville
C. E. Medsker
Josie Arnett
Bertha Corder
Merom Station
Newton Neese
Cora Eno
Frances
Kitty
J. E. Sidebottom
John
Samuel
Carlisle
Paul Cushman
S. H. Silvers
Nancy Turman
Ransford
Harold Phillips
Methodist Church
Graham
Hunt
Lon Pennington
Eva Epperson
U. C. College
Elsie Burton
C. H. Shields
Big Spring
M. W. of A
Vincent Manifold
Earl Dudley
Sam Lee
Hugh Bruner
Walker Morgan
Youngstown
John McNaughton
King’s Heralds
Merom Bluff
Epworth League
Eliza Dale
State Board of Accounts
Township
W. H. Bridwell
Stringtown
Emile Big
Blanche Big
Vorce
DR. Thomasson
of Terre Haute Osteopath Citizens Trust Building
Thurscay
Circuit Court Notes
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