Three Go to State Penal Farm Over Corn Theft
A horse and wagon led police to the home of George McAngus in Sullivan and resulted in the arrest of four men Fred Eaton Lewis Fisher George McAngus and James Palmer for stealing corn from Frank Springer’s crib near John Allen’s home. All four pled guilty before Judge Bridwell and received six months at the penal farm with Palmer’s sentence suspended for good behavior while Palmer faces three years disfranchisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Springer
John Allen
Fred Eaton
Sullivan
Lewis Fisher
Shelburn
George McAngus
James Palmer
Springer
Lareceny
Bridwell
Palmer
Taylor
Eaton
State Reformatory
Church
McAngus
Allen
Fisher
Dick Hays
Morris Eaton
Hays
Botts
Giddup
Doctor Higbee 78 Dies After Long Sullivan Career
Dr George W Higbee, 78, veteran of the Civil War and longtime Sullivan physician, died Saturday after a prolonged illness at his North State street home. Funeral at Christian Church, with Rev John McD Horne officiating. burial at Center Ridge. Survived by sons Ray and Paul, two sisters, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Higbee
Sullivan
North State Street
Christian Church
John McD. Horne
John W. Wolfe
W. W. Harbaugh
W. E. Aydelotte
Benjamin Davis
J. P. Wilkey
Sol Wolfe
Oaktown
Center Ridge Cemetery
Ray Higbee
Otis Elevator Company
New York
Paul Higbee
Lena Vance
Denver
Colorado
Anna Ernest
Danville
Ills
George Higbee
John L. Higbee
Sparta
Aurora
Merom
Big Springs
Moores Hill College
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Nora Lusk
Guy
Lavada Page
George W. Buff
Ohio
Old Ascension Seminary
W. T. Crawford
Ray
Dr. Higbee
Waterloo
Wellington
Higbee
Anna Earnest
Jessie Gibbons
Roxie Gastineau
Chicago
Homer Fordyce
Linton
Ella Page
Wrights of Clinton Visit Relatives Here
Mr and Mrs Clarence Wright from Clinton are visiting relatives in the area and staying with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wright
Clinton
Married at Bloomington Hunt and Dickerson wed
J Wesley Hunt near New Lebanon and Mrs Ivey Dickerson of Louisville Ky were married Saturday in Bloomington by Rev Howard C Taylor M E pastor They returned to Sullivan Saturday afternoon and visited the Hunt home northwest of New Lebanon with friends and relatives present Guests included the Grahams Hinkle Grahams Lillie and others from Terre Haute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wesley Hunt
New Lebanon
Ivey Dickerson
Louisville
Bloomington
Howard C. Taylor
M. E
Sullivan
Hunt Home
Aaron Graham
Fred Graham
Nannie Graham
Laura Graham
Helen and
Miriah Graham
Hinkle Graham
Raymond Graham
Charles G. Lillie
Robert
Terre Haute
Vincennes Elks Hold Flag Day Service
Sullivan lodge of Elks held Flag Day exercises Sunday afternoon with Rev. James M. Comfort of Vincennes delivering the address. John Taylor read the History of the Flag while recitations were by Earline Borders and Viola Song. N. K. Harris led the Elks Tribute to the Flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Lodge of Elks
James M. Comfort
Vincennes
John §. Taylor
Elks
N. K. Harris
Republican standard bearers Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge
The piece profiles Warren G. Harding a longtime Ohio resident and Marion newspaper owner who became U.S. senator in 1914 and later a pressman and business leader. It also outlines Calvin Coolidge's rise from Vermont farmer's son to Massachusetts governor and national figure, including his 1919 Boston police strike response and 1920 presidential prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Amherst College
Massachusetts
Boston
Coolidge
State Guard
Law and Order
Chicago
Plymouth
John Coolidge
Watertown
Calvin
Merom College holds commencement with diplomas awarded
Merom Indiana June 10 The Merom college commencement ended with a speech by W H Britigan of Chicago and diplomas presented by President Hershey to Claud Bowman Martha Yerrick and Maud Boroughs. Trustees named Hershey Park and Plunkett to study college standardization. Reverend W Alexander named field worker for the endowment fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Ind
Merom College
W. H. Britigan
Chicago
Hershey
Claud Bowman
Darlington
School of Arts
Martha Yerrick
Argos
Maud Boroughs
School of Music
Richard Park
R. A. Plunkett
Alexander
J. B. Werly
Bluffton
Rev. Alexander
E. B. James
Mansfield
Ills
G. W. Pleasant
D. A. Epperson
Haubstadt
A. M. Addington
Winchester
J. L. Gettinger
W. J. Cooper
Sullivan
O. B. Ratcliff
Covington
C. C. Tarr
R. P. Arrick
Farmland
City Council Enacts Fire Scene Traffic Ordinance
City council approves ordinance regulating fires. On alarm, all vehicles must curb and stay until fire department arrives. No vehicle within 300 feet of a fire and travel limited to five mph. In effect after June 22, penalties up to 300 dollar fine and jail.
Prominent Farmersburg Man Dies in Bloomfield
William Sylvester Baldridge age 62 longtime Farmersburg businessman and elder at the Presbyterian Church died at his daughter Mrs Loren B McDonald's Bloomfield home after a period of declining health. He helped found Citizens State Bank of Farmersburg serving as president for fifteen years and is survived by wife Clara Baldridge daughter Mrs Loren McDonald Bloomfield and son Harry E Baldridge Farmersburg. Funeral held at Farmersburg Presbyterian Church with burial in West Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sylvester Baldridge
Farmersburg
Loren B. McDonald
Bloomfield
Baldridge
Presbyterian Church
West Lawn Cemetery
Jackson Township
Jeptha Baldridge
Harry E. Baldridge
Citizens State Bank of Farmersburg
Clara Baldridge
J. N. Patten
Loren McDonald
Former Sullivan Resident James R Reed Dies in Denver
Word comes of the death of James R Reed a former Sullivan resident in Denver Colorado after a brief illness with pneumonia. He was a diamond broker who amassed a fortune over a million dollars and owned a large hotel and other valuable Denver properties. He was cousin to James R Riggs and Mrs Reed is related to local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Reed
Sullivan
Denver
Colorado
Reed
James R. Riggs
James Reed
Marriage Announcement for Mabel E Burnett and William B Harris
Mabel Elizabeth Burnett daughter of E. T. Burnett of Jacksonville Florida will marry William Bartow Harris a young businessman of Jacksonville Sunday at her parents home. Mr Burnett is a former Sullivan boy and a son of William Burnett formerly of this city now in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Elizabeth Burnett
E. T. Burnett
Jacksonville
Fla
William Bartow Harris
Burnett
Sullivan
William Burnett
Terre Haute
Former Sullivan Schoolmate Recollects Past in Erick Letter
Mrs. W. H. Mattherly of Erick Oklahoma, a former Sullivan girl previously Miss Tacy Kildon, writes of receiving two copies of the Union and recalling schoolmates. She expresses admiration for Will Hays and mentions his grandfather W H Cain and John T Hays as former instructors, ending with a firm GOP salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mattherly
Erick
Oklahoma
Sullivan
Tacy Kildon
Mattherly
Harry Lauder
Will H. Hays
W. H. Cain
John T. Hays
New Suits and Guardianship Petitions Filed
Alma Gibbs sues Raymond Gibbs for divorce custody and support. Guardianship of Hurschel Marlow sought due to unsound mind. Petitions to sell real estate by William F Russell administrator of Armando Russell estate vs John W Russell Ella Wampler. Wesley F Burnett vs Thomas Palmer. Minnie P Powell vs Elizabeth Crawford Sullivan County Water Co seeks injunction and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Gibbs
Raymond Gibbs
Hurschel
Marlow
William F. Russell
Admr
Armando Russell
John W. Russell
Ella Wampler
Wesley F. Burnett
Thomas Palmer
Minnie P. Powell
Elizabeth Crawford
Sullivan County Water Co
Loyal Legion Smoker and Pow Wow At Moose Hall
A county wide smoker and pow wow will be held Friday night at the Moose hall by the Loyal Legion boys. Expect a big crowd with cats, smokes and jazz from a special orchestra engaged for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Legion
Moose Hall
Former Sullivan Boy Visits Relatives in Cordele
Fred Boatright of Cordele Georgia former Sullivan boy and Republican national convention delegate visits his mother Ellen Boatright and sister Mrs Frank M Douthitt He criticizes southern representation in the party urging reductions and predicts a policy shift before the next convention He expects to meet chairman Hays but learns he is sent east for a political mission He argues that money governs delegations and that the party in the south needs reform to shed negro domination and enhance Republican principles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Boatright
Cordele
Chicago
Ellen Boatright
Frank M. Douthitt
Boatright
Sullivan
Georgia
National Committee
Hays
South
Rpublican Party
Circuit Court Notes Foreclosures and Divorces Ledger
Foreclosure of mechanics liens in Richard H. Allen vs Black Diamond Coal Company and Armour Grain Company vs Sarah and Charles Cline. Several judgments issued including 63.35 and 69.83 on Akin cases. Divorces granted for Grace B Smith, Ruby Reynolds, and Phoyd Caughey with custody awards. Estate claim allowed 30.50 for First Baptist Church of Sullivan. Timmins vs Timmons dismissed. Various settlements and defenses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Richard H. Allen
Black Diamond Coal Company
Mary S. Akin
John M. Kennedy
Walter Gibbs
Frank M. Cunningham
Om Ambuster Brothers
Grace B. Smith
William H. Smith
Ruby Reynolds
William B. Reynolds
Phoyd Caughey
Susie Caughey
First Baptist Church of Sullivan
Louis O. Turnbull
Armour Grain Company
Sarah Cline
Charles Cline
James W. Timmons
Alta Timmons
William H. Prior
Thomas A. Combes
Robert M. Bledsoe
Joseph Toth
Joseph Gill
Heifer Calves Presented by Sullivan National Bank
Six purebred Polled Hereford calves distributed Saturday by the Sullivan city bank to Polled Hereford Club members. Calves will be bred to a Wilkey herd bull. club supervised by Benson Wilkey Jamison. Prizes at Fall Pure Bred Cattle Show include trips to Purdue and cash awards for top placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Hereford Club
W. A. Wilkey & Company
Benson
W.A. Wilkey
William C.jamison
Elliott H. Pierce
Haddon
Allen Coulson
Gill
Elmer Riggs
Fairbanks
Ralph Whitman
Turman
Mildred Coffman
Hamilton
William McCrory
Sullivan City
Purdue
Hamilton Township Graduation Exercise Set For Next Tuesday
The Hamilton township annual commencement will be held next Tuesday evening in the Gymnasium building. A special program is planned. The address will be delivered by L. P. Dinder superintendent of the Evansville schools and a member of the State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Hamilton Township
L. P. Dinder
Evansville
State Board of Education
Interpretation of the Statute on County Superintendent Salary Increase
Judge Bridwell held that salary increases for county superintendents under the 1919 act are discretionary with county commissioners. Park filed a claim for monthly increases. petition had broad support from freeholders and officials. The case mirrors a prior Daviess county mandamus dispute now heading to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridwell
Richard Park
Board of County Commissioners
Ogden
Daviess County
Washington
Gilley
Board of Commissioners of
Park
Commissioners of
Supreme Court
Charles D. Hunt
Boards of Commissioners
Knox
Greene
Messrs
Scott and
Poston
Walters
Circuit Court
Eli Stansbury
Indiana
Sullivan Boy Wins Rose Poly Medal
Charles Harold Exline, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Exline of Sullivan, won the Hemingway gold medal at Rose Poly for the highest scholastic record in the four year course. A Sullivan High School graduate, class of 1916, he studied civil engineering and has several offers, with plans to travel west after a vacation. Exline stood out among 40 competitors at the exacting Rose Poly faculty. Mr. and Mrs. Exline and Miss Ruby Engle attended the commencement exercises yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Rose Poly
Charles Harold Exline
Hemingway
Marshall Exline
Sullivan High School
Exline
Ruby Engle
Cass Township Graduation Exercises at Methodist Church
Graduation exercises for Cass township schools will be held Saturday evening at the Cass Methodist church. Thirty four students will receive diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Methodist
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Horse
Warren, G. Harding
United States
Marion
Star
Blooming Grove
Morrow County
George T. Harding
Scotland
Hardings
Pennsylvania
Warren
Phoebe Dickerson
van Kirks
Warren Harding
Ohio Central College of Iberia
Harding
Senator Harding
Trinity Baptist Church
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Florence Kling
Warren G. Harding
Oia
Cavin Coolidge
U. C
Sullivan National Bank
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