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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
1
County Auditor completes semi annual settlement sheet detailing funds distributed across departments. Officials confirm allocations, balances, and reconciliations for the period. Public notice emphasizes transparency and fiscal oversight in local government.
Vouchers totaling 330,165,944 are issued to officials of townships civil towns and school towns across the county. The action affects multiple local government entities and indicates a large ongoing disbursement process.
Sullivan County Live Stock Pavilion Association plans a large pavilion in Sullivan on 27.5 acres in the northwest, with a public meeting use. At a Thursday dinner 322 shares were sold, 178 remain, and Purdue expert Prof F G King spoke on live stock breeding. James Riggs explained the project. A W McKead promised a $1000 prize to the first county in the Wabash Valley guaranteeing pure bred livestock.
The Linconia Literary Society of Union Christian College Mer om won the Woodworth prize for oratory Friday. Franklin Society supported the proposition that missionary work in Latin America is more valuable than China and Japan. Franklin reps Frey and Link. Linconia reps Mitchell and Reich. Judges were J B Lacey Arthur McGuire and Glenn Nesbit, all of Sullivan.
Levi Drake 53 a leading Fairbanks township farmer died Wednesday after a long illness. A native son and former president of the Fairbanks State Bank his funeral was held at the Drake church and burial in Drake cemetery. He is survived by his widow Blanche Whitlock and a son Emery Drake of Haddon township.
Mrs Dave Dudley, who has been very ill, is improving.
Extracts from Henry Cabot Lodge's Chicago keynote urge Republicans to deny Wilsonites control in government. He frames the 1920 contest as defense of American constitutional principles and a rejection of League of Nations policy, calling for a strong Mexico policy and rejection of Armenia mandates.
Ollie Reeves and Grove Hendricks of Dugger Indiana were acquitted by a Kansas jury of taking a Ford automobile in the prior month. The eight hour deliberation followed testimony aimed at disproving conclusive circumstantial evidence. Witnesses for the defense included local Dugger residents and relatives.
The Farmers Co operative Company of Gill township buys the former Allen grain elevator at Merom Station from F L O rear for 12000 dollars. The company will operate the elevator. Officers include Chairman Herman Jones and Secretary Carter Phegley with Treasurer James Duham among directors Fred Hallett John Gettinger J M Noll.
Miss Sylvia Medsker of Turman township a leading county teacher is named to the faculty of Union Christian College at Merom to succeed Mrs. Matthew who resigned. Medsker formerly served as home demonstration agent in Montgomery County and lived at Crawfordsville until that town’s program was discontinued for lack of funds.
A circuit court jury deliberated briefly and returned a verdict for Lew Day in a $5,000 damage suit filed by his brother George Day. The case claimed alienation of the affections of Lola Day, the former wife of George Day.
Wilbur Clark, arrested Saturday at Dugger by detective Martin Myles of the Vandalia Coal Company, facing a copper wire theft charge. A paroled Ohio state prisoner from Columbus, he was wanted in Indianapolis for auto theft and driven to this county to visit a sister near Shirley Hill. returned to Indianapolis Sunday.
Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen lodges in Sullivan will hold joint memorial exercises at Center Ridge cemetery on Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o’clock.
The county board of review convened at the courthouse on Monday for a thirty day session to adjust taxables in the county. Members listed include John Griffiths of Dugger William H Bennett of Curry township Frank M Daniels county auditor William Williamson county assessor and Ed P Snow county treasurer.
County officials consider buying several gravel pits to secure affordable road repair material. Dads propose a plan to fund the purchase and reduce long term maintenance costs.
County commissioners meet to set auto truck ferry charges and to resolve road repairs funding by bond sales. They plan gravel pit purchases in Fairbanks township, extend a loan for aid to a local family, and authorize bids for the John Johnson and Kentucky bridges plus county-line road work.
Epworth League from Vincennes district met at the Methodist church on Thursday and Friday with delegates from neighboring counties. Next year the convention will be in Vincennes. Elected officers include President F. McClure of Oaktown Grant President C. C. Hogue of Vincennes First Vice President Amos Bastaiozy of Washington Second Vice President Loyce Furry of Farmersburg Third Vice President Mrs. Robert Parr of Maysville Fourth Vice President GC. Beers of Vincennes Secretary Edith Thompson of Oaktown Treasurer Clarence Reynolds of Vincennes J. L. Superintendent Daily Cain of Sandborn.
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