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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1921
Page
2
Sullivan County Indiana Treasurer announces sale of 20 highway improvement bonds with par value 7 320 each 366 per bond issued Oct 15 1919 at 5 percent interest payable semi annually for 10 years. Sale starts 12 00 M July 5 1921 at county courthouse Sullivan. Bid rejection reserved. ED P Snow Treasurer. 1st insertion June 8 1921 lt.
The notice announces sale of forty bonds with total par value 50 900 dollars at the treasurer office in the courthouse City of for cash. Bonds bear five percent interest from April 15 1920 payable semi annually on May 15 and November 15 for twenty years. Issued by the Board of Commissioners of Turman Township Indiana for highway improvement petitioned by Lansberry Riggs et al. Each bond 1272 50 dollars. First bond due April 15 1920. 1st insertion June 8 1921 1t.
A dated notice filed in Sullivan County Indiana cites a tax lien action with a face value of 35000 dollars and a sum of 875 dollars each. The document names Thomas M Pouthitt et al as petitioners and references Jefferson Township Sec 2 3 4. The filing is dated April 15 1929 with insertion noted June 8 1921 1st and mentions the Sullivan County Treasurer.
On June 25 1921 at noon in the Sullivan Indiana courthouse the county treasurer will sell 20 highway improvement bonds with par 1 005 50 each totaling 20 110 00 to fund road construction in Gill Township. Bonds dated May 15 1921 bear 4 5 percent interest payable semi annually May 1 and November 15 for ten years. The sale is to raise funds for the highway project petitioned by Frank Kimberlain et al. and the right to reject any bid is reserved.
Sullivan County Indiana treasurer announces sale of 20 bonds with face value 6750 total 1592 per bond 337.50 each dated May 15 1921 issued to fund highway construction per order of the county board of commissioners Hamilton Township. Interest four and one half percent payable semi annually May 16 and November 15.
An official note sets a payment or filing hour at 22 00 M on June 5 1921. The action occurs at the office of the said treasurer and involves a financial or administrative deadline.
Bonds totaling 16850 with par value bearing 4.5 percent annual interest dated May 15 1921 mature in ten years. The issue authorizes Jeff G Jackson et al trustees in Jefferson with 249 bonds at 84250 each dated May 15 1921. Interest payable semi annually May 15 and November 14. June 8 1921 insertion.
Court calendar lists a county bond sale for construction and improvement of a highway in Gill Township Sullivan County Indiana. Forty bonds of 612.50 each dated April 15 1920 bear 5% interest from May 1 1920 with semiannual interest and mature over 20 years. Bond proceeds fund highway work petitioned by Simpson Edwards et al. All details refer to the county commissioners order and sale date.
Signed for Sullivan County Treasurer, bonds dated April 15 1920 with face value 27500 each bearing interest semi annually. Four bonds named Elias Borders et al Turman Town, due May 14 1921 and each six hundred eighty seven dollars and forty cents. Snow.
Helen Cushman and Mabel Medsker return from a year at Bloomington University. Mrs. Jeanette Burke dies after fourteen weeks of paralysis, funeral held at Big Springs with burial at Mann cemetery. Carl Cushman to graduate from Purdue. family attend commencements. Sunday school to observe Children’s Day with a Home Missions offering.
The column notes Jack Dempsey has joined a training camp, contrasts it with past fears, and muses on ancient Egypt’s home brew and preservation of the dead. It also playfully observes tomorrow’s role and recalls older dances with bare feet.
A collage of quips and observations touches on aviation and work, legal satire, harvest time, gender roles, and college notes. It blends twilit humor with local color as Charley Musick, Terre Haute aviator, and various social jests populate a dated, lighthearted column.
William Jennings Bryan travels to Florida described as the land of flowers. The report hints he may be positioning himself to emerge as a political candidate.
A witty column notes changes in fashion and marriage satire, joking that many women carry less in pockets, marriage resembles a lottery with blank outcomes, and hints at social quirks from cosmetics to kerchiefs. It quips on skirts, Cuba trips for drinks, and sharp rebuttals in domestic spats.
The piece notes ancient scribes and rulers like St Luke Julius Caesar and Augustus as shorthand practitioners. It cites Cicero Horace Livy Ovid and Pliny as experts and mentions Roger Williams and a governor’s son as stenographers. It ends with humorous observations on modern ice and fashion.
Jeanette Rankin advocates for 200 women in Congress while her district debates the proposal. The piece touches on local views, church bells, and ongoing community matters as Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co directors list officers and cyclone insurance plans.
Geese play a key role in waste management by feeding on grain left in stables and pens and grazing on pasture. They surpass other poultry, especially turkeys, in fat production and provide steady, year round demand and output.
A finicas cafeteria hound who always wipes his knife fork and spoon on his napkin before use is revealed to be absent mindedly repeating the habit at a formal dinner as fellow guests react with amusement. The Boston Transcrint notes the scene.
A fragment from Indiana coverage discusses big crops, a company named Sullivan and the Rigg Clay product line, with mentions of job security and suspect business practices described as monkey business. The unclear text hints at a regulatory or corporate dispute surrounding tile production and drainage solutions.
Farm women manage marketing of eggs butter and poultry and form egg circles to ship large quantities. Eggs are collected by circle members or a hired collector while U.S. Department of Agriculture agents train women to candle and grade eggs to ensure only top quality products reach market.
Prohibition officers are expected to seize all liquor in sight and appear to be making good progress.
A mused figure dismisses opposition protests as ineffective while recounting a history of taunts and insults. The speaker asserts resilience against name calling as a form of disturbance.
A reflective verse noting that women today display artistry in color and style while observing that many girls on the street possess notable feet. The piece also reflects on the blind lacking awareness of such features due to their affliction.
Luke MacLuke famed poet philosopher of the Cincinnati Enquirer died Friday night after an appendicitis operation. His Wednesday column is reproduced here with the note that the original stenographer did
Goldsmith misread the line from his own poem Traveller highlighting “Remote unfriended lonely slow” in Dr Johnson’s presence. When asked if “slow” meant slow movement Goldsmith guessed yes, but Johnson sharply corrected blaming sluggishness of mind in solitude as the intended sense.
Henry I of France bestowed generous gifts to the guild of archers around 1460. The items include a gold chain with a hawk, and a finely decorated gold scepter bearing the guild arms. At key functions the scepter is carried by the king of the archers.
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