Gilbert Gambill Heads Chamber Meeting
Gilbert Gambill elected head of the Chamber during a business organization meeting. The prominent attorney takes over leadership duties and outlines goals for the local business group.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
1
Enthusiastic Meeting Elects Chamber Officers at Court House
The chamber names its first set of officers led by President Gilbert W. Gambill and Vice President William T. Mellett at a three hour gathering. Directors include C. H. Stratton Paul Reid and Geo F Botts with others, as ballots were counted and candidates discussed. Mr McCarty of Taylor Texas is favored as secretary manager, with selection expected by the directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert W. Gambill
William T. Mellett
C. H. Stratton
Aul. Reid
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
McKee
Indianapolis
BE. C. McCarty
Taylor
Texas
McCarty
Charlottesville
S. C
Well Known Citizen Suffers Blood Poisoning
Benson Mayfield a well known farmer living north of the city is in serious condition with blood poisoning after a harrow tooth pierced his foot while clearing a patch last week. Drs. Crowder and Scott attend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson Mayfield
Harrow
May Lose Eye Sight After Injury at Vincennes
Mrs N C Hoover and her son Milburn visited Vincennes Friday to see Dr Knapp about a damaged right eye. She was kicked in the eye two weeks earlier by the family horse while feeding chickens and may lose sight in that eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Hoover
Milburn
Vincennes
Knapp
Automobile Delivery Plan By VanArsdale For City Grocers
L M VanArsdale former Consolidated Indiana Coal Company employee plans an automobile delivery system for city grocers starting about July 1. Three autos will conduct five daily deliveries with three morning runs at eight ten and eleven o clock and two afternoon runs at 2 30 and 4 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. VanArsdale
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company
Park Made Member of Teachers' Pension Board
Governor Ralston appointed B F Moore of Muncie and Richard Park of Sullivan to the Indiana state teachers retirement fund board. Ex officio members include Charles A Greatheart, Dale J Crittenberger, and Richard M Milburn. The board meets the first Monday in August to administer the retirement law and set annuities based on service length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
General Assembly
Ralston
B. F. Moore
Muncie
Richard Park
Sullivan
Charles A. Greathouse
Dale J. Crittenberger
Richard M. Milburn
Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Merom State Bank May Reopen After Receivers' Report
Depositors and stockholders met at Union Christian college chapel on a call from receiver Will Hays. The Merom bank failed due to four loans of 5000 dollars each secured by Anchor Life Insurance stock now worthless. Much of 20000 dollars due has been collected, reopening possible. former cashier Joe C. Long has resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom State Bank
Will H. Hays
Union Christian College
Anchor Life Insurance Company
Joe C. Long
Public Square Gets Winter Improvements Underway
Construction and remodeling rush across the public square. Ruddell Brothers store and the west side fronting Thompson and Crawford receive major overhauls after a damaging fire. Sherman building at the northwest corner moves toward early completion with material staged for work. Riggs’ Washington and Section street project for the post office will start soon as a new structure rises. Will H. Hays extends the J R Hinkle estate purchase to the alley and Paul Daugherty’s grocery site is remodeled and open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruddell Brothers
Thompson & Crawford
Sherman
Washington and
Section Streets
James R. Riggs
Post Office
Will H. Hays
J. R. Hinkle
Odd Fellows Memorial Service at Center Ridge Cemetery
The Sullivan lodges of Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah held their annual memorial services at Center Ridge cemetery Sunday afternoon. Hon. John C. Chaney delivered the address on Whatsoever a Man Soweth That Shall He Also Reap. The lodge led a march to the cemetery with the Sullivan City Band and a large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ODD Fellows Memorial
Sullivan Lodges of
Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah
Center Ridge Cemetery
John C. Chaney
Sullivan City
Shelburn Man Arrested for Child Support Delinquency
Charles E. Bennett of Shelburn was arrested Saturday by Deputy Hale on failing to provide for his child as ordered by the circuit court after a recent divorce. He remained in jail in default of a $600 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Bennett
Shelburn
Hale
Circuit Court
Hamilton farmer found not insane in stomach trouble
An insanity inquest in Squire Lester's court decided David F. Dicks of Hamilton township was not insane. The farmer was found to suffer from stomach trouble that caused irritability rather than mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Lester
David F. Dicks
Hamilton Township
Threshermen deny price hike in Gill township
The Mécrom Herald reports Gill township threshermen have rejected claims that county threshers will raise threshing prices by five cents per bushel. The denial emphasizes no change in rates is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mécrom Herald
Gill Township
County Board Votes Not to Rehire County Agent
The county board of education with eight votes to four rejected reemployment of A W Hayes as county agent for another year. Hayes has served two years since the office’s creation, and Purdue University recommended him. county funding for the role totaled 1500 dollars yearly with 500 raised locally. Purdue must now propose a replacement and the board may choose whether to hire the recommended candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
A. W. Hayes
County Board of Education
Hays
Hayes
University of Illinois
Purdue University
Laden Knocked Out After Disturbance in Vincennes
Mike Laden of Dugger was jailed by Bicycle men Reel and Uland after causing a disturbance on Upper Eleventh street. He could not appear in city court due to a sore head from a confrontation with officers in the jail corridor. Patrolman Davis intervened, striking Laden with a mace to assist Uland. Laden, described as a bad man, is expected to attend city court soon for further proceedings and receive his medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laden
Vincennes
Mike Laden
Dugger
Reel
Uland
Upper Eleventh Street
Davis
Weather Of A Week In Farmersburg County
Miss Carrie Yeager reports the county weekly weather from June 6. Data covers temperatures rainfall and notable daily trends observed by the co operative weather observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Carrie Yeager
Co-Operative Weather Observer
Van Allen Paroled From Daviess County Conspiracy Case
Van Allen, convicted with Perry Drake in the Daviess circuit court of conspiracy to defraud insurers by arson, was released on parole after advocates claimed prison confinement could endanger his health. Governor Ralston approved the parole after confirming the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Allen
Perry Drake
Daviess
Friends of Allen
Ralston
Allen
Jitney Airdome Planned for Sullivan City
Guy Kinman and Carl Thompson plan to erect a jitney airdome on the Basslot at the southwest corner of Main and Wall streets. Moving pictures will be shown and the new show house will be in operation in a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Guy Kinman
Carl Thompson
Main and
Wall Streets
Carlisle Damages Suit Upheld by Supreme Court
Mrs. Alice Drake of Carlisle won a small judgment against the town in circuit court. The town appealed and the supreme court affirmed the damage suit ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Alice Drake
Supreme Court
On the Way to Tokio Card from Max Holmes
Ed Reed received a Honolulu dated card from Max Holmes formerly of this city. The note says they arrived in Honolulu and would sail the next morning. It states the voyage from Honolulu to Yokohama will take ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
P. Reed
Max Holmes
Honolulu
Yokohama
Japan
Girl aged 14 sent to Indiana Girls' School
Gertrude Edwards, 14, charged with incorrigibility, was sentenced by Judge Bridwell last Wednesday to the Indiana Girls' School at Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Edwards
Indiana Girls’ School
Indianapolis
Bridwell
Bruner James Marriage License Issued in Lwonfield
A marriage license was issued last week to Charles Pruner 20 of Dugger and Edith James 21 of Jasonville in Lwonfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lwomfield
Charles Pruner
Dugger
Edith James
Jasonville
Financial Destruction of Town by Mail-Order Giants
A town's merchants urge residents to support local business against mail-order houses spending thousands to push rural traders out of business. They warn the centralization of commerce would devastate the town and reduce tax support for churches and social institutions. Residents are urged to choose local spending to preserve the community.
New Road Law and Weed Cutting Enforced this Season
A new law requires landowners along highways to cut obstructive growth from June 15 to September 1 or face roadside cutting by the county, with a $1.50 daily wage under road supervision. A Vincennes dispatch notes local watermelons damaged by bugs in Emison and Oaktown, weather worsens crop prospects, and experts warn of potential failure if pests persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gee
Emison
Oaktown
Gavel Will Contest Case Resumes in Circuit Court
The Gavel will contest case, started last week in circuit court on a change of venue from Knox county, resumes today after Judge Bridwell continued it Saturday. Henry Gavel, a Knox county retired farmer, left an estate estimated above $40,000, and a son sues to break the will. many witnesses attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavel
Blind man returns from west tour
Theodore Dode Chambers, a well known blind man, has returned to Sullivan after about two years away. He traveled through California and Colorado by box car routes, saying he has been seeing the country. Chambers, educated at the state institution for the blind, works as a broom maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Theodore
Dode) Chambers
Sullivan
Chambers
California
Colorado
State Institution
Cozart Indicted Again in Confidence Game Case
Danville Indiana dispatch reports M. W. Cozart promoter of the Tishimingo Tie and Stone Company indicted for operating a confidence game. The March operations were near Lafayette Indiana.
Lamb and Hamilton Tie The Knot In Carlisle
Courtney Lamb a 24 year old miner of Carlisle and Miss Della May Hamilton 23 of this city married by Rev. Albert Nichols at his residence on Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Lamb
Carlisle
Della May Hamilton
Albert Nichols
The
Christian Church
Construction on Graysville School Building Begins
The work on the new $30,000 Graysville school building started Monday, announced by Trustee H. H. Arnett of Turman township who was in town that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graysville
H. H. Arnett
Turman Township
Open Season for Squirrels Declared in State Law
The open season for squirrels runs from July 1 to November 1. It is lawful to sell squirrels during this period. violations during the closed season carry a ten dollar penalty per animal killed.
Attica Ledger Returns to Republican Party
The Attica Ledger Press, previously Progressive, announces return to the Republican Party and will be renamed the Attica Ledger. Ross Brothers state they still endorse progressive principles but view the Republican Party as the best vehicle for their political and social goals.
Man Killed in Cloverleaf Mine Crush at Cass
Frank Hawkins age 37 machinist at Cloverleaf mine Cass was killed Friday morning when tons of slate fell from the roof. Survived by wife and eight children, he was active in United Mine Workers Lions and Eagles. Funeral Sunday at Palmer's Prairie church with large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hawkins
Cass
Hawkins
Order of Lions
Dugger
United Mine Workers
J. B. Hawkins
Bridwell
Mr. Hawkins
Kelly
Palmer’s Prairie Church
Eagles and Lions Lodges
Palmer’s Prairie
Mayor Gossom Removes Peter B. May as Assistant City Attorney
Terre Haute Mayor Gossom summarily dismisses Peter B. May from the post of assistant city attorney. In a letter, Gossom accuses May of failing to fulfill duties in Vigo County circuit and superior courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B
Gossom
Terre Haute
Peter B. May
May
Circuit Court
Superior Court
Vigo County
W. C. T. U. Holds Regular Meeting At Church
The W. C. T. U. met at the Christian church on Monday and members brought flowers. Florals were delivered to sick or homebound residents across the city during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Lang Returns Home Between Purdue University Terms
Lloyd Lang, who has been attending Purdue University, has returned to spend his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lang
Purdue University
Mrs
James M. Lang
M. W. Cozart Indicted by Illinois Grand Jury
Vermillion county grand jury returned a true bill against M. W. Cozart, Hoopeston and Lafayette stock promoter, in a case linked to blue sky schemes and the Tishimingo swindle. He faces possible extradition, a pending five year federal sentence, and scrutiny of local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion County Grand Jury
M. W. Cozart
Tishiminga
Hoopeston
Lafayette
Ind
Hoopeston Evening Herald
Cozart
M. O. Lee
J. Rufus Wallingford
Vermillion County
Charleston
W. Va
Vincennes
Georgia
United States
Aberdeen
Miss
Effort Under Way to Tie Evansville and Terre Haute Rail Lines
The Evening Journal News reports a plan to connect Evansville and Terre Haute by a traction line as part of the Dixie Bee Line Highway corridor from Chicago to Nashville. A gap of 69 to 70 miles between Evansville and Terre Haute would be bridged with a White River crossing at Hazelton. Local businessmen from Vincennes Princeton and Terre Haute, and eastern capitalists, are noted as interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Sullivan
Princeton
Evansville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Evening Journal-News
Patoka
Bosse
White River
Hazelton
County Board of Review Opens Forty Day Session
The county board of review convened Monday for a forty day session to examine taxation in the county. Frank Hiatt, the county assessor, serves as president with Win S. Bicknell, the county auditor, as secretary. Other members include A. V. Minich of Haddon township J. W. Chowning of Fairbanks and County Treasurer Robert Gambill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Review
County Board of Review
Frank Hiatt
Win S. Bicknell
A. V. Minich
Haddon Township
J. W. Chowning
Fairbanks
Robert Gambill
Tishimingo Case Seeks Receiver for Tie & Stone Co
The Greene circuit court at Bloomfield opens today with a trial over appointing a receiver for Tishimingo Tie & Stone Company. Forty plaintiffs claim charges for services or materials used in constructing the plant near Merom Station. suit was moved from this county on motion of defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishimingo Tie & Stone Company
Greene
Bloomfield
Merom Station
Dixie Bee Line Route To Run Chicago To Chattanooga
Cities along the proposed Dixie Bee Line back the highway from Chicago to Chattanooga via Danville Terre Haute Sullivan Vincennes Evansville Nashville and Chattanooga The route mirrors the Dixie Highway plan and promoters aim to organize county support with a large automobile rally starting in Evansville and reaching Chicago en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chattanooga
Danville
Ill
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Vincennes
Evansville
Tennessee
Nashville
Louisville
Indianapolis
Bosse
William H.,vollmer
Chamber of Commerce
Bee Line
Burglars Blow Safe In Vandalia Company Store
Thieves entered the Vandalia Coal Company store at Cass and the Dave Moody general store nearby on a Tuesday night. The safe at the company store was blown with nitroglycerin, with dry goods merchandise and $45 stolen. A $100 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia Coal Company
Cass
Dave Moody
Epworth League Wins Banner at Vincennes District Session
Twenty five Epworth League members from this city attended last Wednesday night’s session in Farmersburg. The local group earned a district banner for having the largest turnout among leagues present at the Vincennes district gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Farmersburg
Vincennes
Elks Initiate Four Local Members in City Lodge
Sullivan lodge of Elks conducted a Monday night initiation conferring the degree on Theodore F. Seitz Ogle J. Morgan W M Draper and Arthur Murray of this city and Glenn R Buckley of Carlisle About two hundred attended the ceremonies a feast and entertainment followed the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELKS
Sullivan Lodge of Elks
Theodore F. Seitz
Ogle J. Morgan
W. M. Draper
Arthur Murray
Glenn R. Buckley
Carlisle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gilbert Gambill
Otha L. Springer
Charles F. Batey
Geo. F. Botts
Tillman Boston
Hix W. Davis
Park
Teachers’ Pension Board
Sullivan County
Bruner-James
Lamb-Hamilton
Fred Hawkins
Illinois
Tishimingo Case
Dinie
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