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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
4
The Sullivan Union announces subscription rates and publication details. Published by Dirrelle Chaney and R P White, it is the county's only Republican paper. It began in 1866 and is entered as second class matter at the Sullivan Indiana post office in July 1873.
Edward C. Toner state chairman and secretary Paul J. Haynes resigned from the Indiana Progressive state committee and said they will affiliate with the Republican party. L. Ray Lenich also resigned. Toner cited free affiliation for members and noted the recent election drew roughly 60,000 progressive votes to Republicans.
A collage of editorial notes condemns mail order buying as draining town economies. William Allen White quotes criticize remote catalogs, urging local support and labeling nonlocal goods tainted. Mrs Yanke and daughter Gladys are listed among readers in San Francisco.
Rev E C Scifres of Oaktown and a party visited Sullivan guests of Arthur Snavely. C M Henderson resigns from Scott Hardware to join Prudential. W A Hoagland promoted to assistant superintendent. Kam and Mrs Shyrer of Wildwood NJ visiting Mr and Mrs A T McClanahan. Local church figures in Carlisle and Shelburn for county donations. Emerson Krug left after wedding trip. George F Hughes of Crawfordsville visiting. Kemp children visit Hymera. Fred Ritchie of Princeton in Sullivan en route to Robinson. Edna Calvert returns home after study in Chicago and Marion Conservatory.
Health officials and the grocery trade are notified of a State Board of Health order from the May 1915 meeting. It directs inspectors to enforce the federal food and drug act labeling standards for foods sold in interstate commerce in original packages.
Senate address condemns Democratic leadership and tariff legislation as crude, faulty, and full of blunders. It highlights specific tariff and income tax flaws, cites ongoing court battles, and argues for amendments while noting entrenched party divisions and calls for informed governance.
List of civil actions seeking damages including Elmer Williams and Clell Leach. Frank Lang and Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Company. State ex rel Theodore Carie against Wm Balk Jr and Title Guaranty and Surety Co.. Samuel B Emison with Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co.. State ex rel Theodore Carne against Winfield Herin Harry Ruddy and Equitable Surety Co.. Tillie Rhule against Samuel L Carson. Trinidad Asphalt Mfg Co against Tishimingo Tie and Stone Co. on account.
Section ten of the proposed primary law restricts party voting by requiring prior party support. It would bar many former progressives from voting in Republican primaries unless they voted for a party majority in the last general election and intend to continue support. Age limits allow those soon to be of age to vote with an affidavit of future support.
Mrs. Laurel Weathers aged 24 died Friday morning at her parents home in the south part of the city after several months illness with consumption. She leaves a husband, one child, four brothers, two sisters, and her parents. Funeral Sunday at the Holiness Christian church conducted by Rev. Huff. Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.
In Indiana’s coal region thousands face poverty from tariffs and unemployment. A Linton mass meeting asks Governor Ralston to call a special session to relieve distress, proposing state takeover of idle coal mines for community work. The letter notes 12,000 unemployed in the area and echoes Democratic policy blame.
Miss Frances Riggs, a student at Tarrytown on the Hudson, has returned home for summer vacation. Dr. G R Hammond of LeGrand Iowa, formerly in Merom, was recently in Merom attending to local interests. He serves as pastor of the Christian church in LeGrand but plans to return to Merom to reside this fall.
The county board awarded five road contracts after receiving bids from seventeen bidders. Joseph L. Steele won the Tilghan Norris road in Cass township for 12475 dollars, Bert Wood secured the Isaiah Hoggatt road in Curry township for 6660 dollars, O. T. Piety won the George Brunker gravel road in Jackson township for 4250 dollars, Ed Morris won the James H. Near road in Haddon township for 9565 dollars, and also the W. S. Bennett road in Haddon township for 2880 dollars. Two other roads will be awarded later.
C F Skehan of Indianapolis arrives in Sullivan to urge Columbia Club membership applications. The club, aiming for 5000 members by the next election, has added over 1000 members recently and plans a large addition to its circle quarters. Any Republican is eligible for membership.
William J. Bryan tendered his resignation as secretary of state and the post will be temporarily filled by Robert Lansing. Friction between Bryan and President Wilson is cited, with Bryan opposing a firmer policy toward Germany.
Public notice attests to Win S. Bicknell as Auditor with first insertion dated June 9, 1915. The brief item records official acknowledgment and scheduling for the public notice.
The funeral for Mrs Lucy Carty, who died Tuesday, was conducted at her southeast of the city residence by Rev Stewart I Long of the Sullivan Baptist church. Interment followed at Mt Calvary cemetery. She was 60, born in Kentucky, and survived by three of four children with S O Carty, a Cass township farmer, as her second husband.
Kelley White felled a sugar tree east of town on rural route two and found a penny embedded in the trunk center. The coin lay two feet through with little rot around it. dating is uncertain due to a hole through the figures.
Sufferers apply Sloan's Liniment to relieve overworked aching muscles and stiffness. A grateful user says nothing else helped, noting quick relief and a clean counter irritation versus mustard. Available at all druggists for 25 cents.
Mrs L A Stewart is visiting relatives and friends in Indianapolis for a short period, visiting local households and reconnecting with family during the stay.
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