Turman Township Taxidermist Aims for Skill Not Fame
Turman, a local Turman township farmer, displayed skill mounting Billy the deer head for Elks lodge, though he does not pursue taxidermy as a business. The Shelburn Enterprise reports a dramatic Hoffman brothers reunion after over forty years, detailing William and Harrison Hoffman's paths from Sullivan to Missouri and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Elks Lodge
Ross J. Turman
Turman Township
Turman
Mr. Turman
County oil board inspects wells as taxation nears
The county board of review led by County Assessor Frank Barnhart completed a field tour to list producing wells for taxation. More than one hundred producing wells were active as of March 1, with new Woolley Coal Company houses in Paxton raising township values and oil activity in Curry Hamilton Turman and Fairbanks townships increasing total property valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
Frank Barnhart
Frank Hiatt
Gambill
J. P. Wilkey
Woolley Coal Company
Paxton
Haddon
Curry
Hamilton
Turman
Fairbanks
Jamison
Hamilton O7
Gas Company
E.R. T
A. M. Dudley
Clint Houpt
Malissa J. Beard
Bays Brothers
No. 9
W. L. Dix
Kennedy People
Emma Dudley
Jamison Pool
Mary A. Coffman
The
Ohio People
M. J. Morris
Ohio
Beard
Wyatt Dix
W. A
Wilkey
W. T. Dix
E. ‘A. Nesbit
Indianapolis
Reid
Hamilton Township
John Alkire
Turman Township
Riggs and Others
Turman Township Pioneer History Linked to Wild Geese Farm
A Turman township farmer, famed for domesticating wild geese, hatches eggs under hens and frees fowls to roam the farm. The practice draws wild geese to his land and fills his winter flock. Turman’s grandfather helped settle Sullivan County around 1808, and the township bears the Turman name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turman Township
Mr. Turman
Sullivan County
Turman
Sullivan Circuit Court Closes for May Term
The Sullivan circuit court’s May term officially closed Monday though Judge Bridwell will handle most business this week. The next term opens the first Monday in September. Judge Bridwell takes a two month vacation and plans a western trip, including the Grand Lodge of Elks meeting in Denver, with Charles Bedwell from Sullivan lodge as his companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Sullivan Circuit Court
Judge Bridwell
Grand Lodge of Elks
Denver
Charles Bedwell
Sullivan Lodge
Exceeded City Speed Limit Arrest of Merom Bank Cashier
Joseph C. Long, cashier of the Merom State Bank, was arrested Saturday evening by Patrolman Murray on a charge of speeding within the city. His car was tested after repairs at Essen ger garage on East Washington street. Long pleaded ignorance of local limits. Mayor Calvert suspended sentence, but officials vow to curb fast driving in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Long
Merom State Bank
Murray
Mr. Long
Essenger
East Washington Street
Calvert
Major Crawford Visits Daughter in Indianapolis
Maj. William T. Crawford traveled to Indianapolis to visit his daughter Mrs. Neville Crowder. He is staying for a short period and will return home after the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
William T. Crawford
Indianapolis
Mrs
Neville Crowder
Belle Hinkle Suits Venued in Knox Circuit Court
Three suits arising from the Belle Hinkle case were filed in the Knox Circuit Court on change of venue from Sullivan. William Hilliday and others sue to quiet title in Sullivan property, while two suits target Ed Kelley the Sullivan County sheriff to halt sales tied to a Springer judgment involving Belle St. Hinkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Hinkle
Knox Circuit Court
Sullivan Circuit Court
Vincennes Commercial
William Hilliday
Joseph Crowder
Sullivan
Ed Kelley
Sullivan County
Otho L. Springer
Belle St. Hinkle
Slinkard, Hunt
Gambill
New Lebanon Route 1 Social Notes
Miss Hazel Rogers and Rhoda Lemons visited Miss Edna Stivers this Tuesday. Edna Stivers returned from Paxton Saturday. James Vaughn was kicked by a horse and improving. Families and friends gathered at several homes including Banther and Dixon households. Edna Stivers, Burl Stivers, Hazel and Harry Rogers attended a Sullivan show. Curt Dungan and Jeff Lenox shared a Sunday dinner. Ina Down and Verna and Ernest Brashier visited Stivers family. Gerald Norris called on Ruth West. Nellie Cochran and Billy Daily passed through Sunday evening. Edna Stivers and Ruth West with Gladys Hancock visited the Bledsoe oil rig Sunday evening. Rev. Carruthers preached at Riverton Saturday and Sunday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
Hazel Rogers
Rhoda Lemons
Edna Stivers
Paxton
James Vaughn
James Banther
Joe Dixon
Edna
Burl Stivers
Hazel
Harry Rogers
Sullivan
Curt Dungan
Jeff Lenox
Ina Down
Verna
Ernest Brashier
Stivers
Gerald Norris
Ruth West
Nellie Cochran
Billi
Gladys Hancock
Bledsoe
Carruthers
Riverton
Harvest Time in Fairbanks Area With Community News
Wheat harvest nears as locals note thresher activity and repairs. Several families visit relatives in Terre Haute and Indianapolis while Kingsley hosts a large Children’s Day program with praise for teachers and a hymn rendition. Community members include the Strains Riggses Drakes and Whitlocks amid social visits and local events.
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Postoffice 1914
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Sullivan Indiana Postoffice dated June 24 1914 with two weeks to claim before sending to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies Bedwell Ida Good Ethel Gents Jarvis R T Padgett Charlie Robert I Stewart Grayson when calling say advertised one cent due per letter. M Aydelotths Postmaster
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Sullivan, Ind
Bedwell
Ida Good
Ethel Gents
Jarvis
R. T. Padgett
Charlie Robert
I. Stewart
Grayson
W. E. Aydelotths
P. M
Local Social Notes From Terre Haute And Nearby Areas
Mary Mann visited her cousin James Roysé and family in Terre Haute. Prof S E Hatten of Merom stayed with Mrs Allie Watson. Mrs Mary Medsker and son Robert spent Saturday night with C W Eno. Ransom Akin and Tom Dale visited James Durham. The Dodds Bridge picnic honored Jim Johnson and wife of Phenix Arizona drew W H Pounds and families. R J Turman stayed with his daughter Mrs Billa Bostick. Joe Bilgew and family spent Sunday with Ed Thompson near Fairbanks. Will and Emerson Watson visited their parents. Mrs Eno spent a week with her daughter Mrs Anna Cushman. Mrs Will Hunt of Sullivan visited her sister Mrs T J Mann and mother Mrs Ingersoll. John Green was in Sullivan Saturday. R J Turman and daughter Mrs Hallie Harrison plan a trip to Wickmore Kentucky to visit Flora Harney and family. Turman will spend the summer there while Mrs Harrison returns in a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Strain Masxie
Terre Haute
John Whitlock
David Whitlock
Indianapolis
Charles Riggs
Sullivan
Tom Durham
Ridgeway
Kingsley
Sarah Bostie
Shelburn
Cal Harmon
C. F. Whitlock
Warren Dickerson
Wm. Coppage
Everett Laughrey
W. R. Ransford
Union Chapel
Hosea Drake
H. C. Drake
West Terre Haute
Fred Wernz
C. ©. Thomson
W. W. Kersey
John Bowen
E. C. Pogue
Ola Bradbury
Fairbanks
Sylvia Medsker
Big Springs
John Harrison
Ben Davis
Miss Joy
J. B. McKinley
Hayes
James Drake
Frank Riggs
Cecil Johnson
Olive Riggs
Ira L. Drake
Rufus DeHart
C. F Whitlock
R. G. DeHart
Edgar Strain
Wilhelmina Riggs
Mary Mann
James Roysé
S E. Hatten
Merom
Allie Watson
Mary Medsker
Robert
C. W. Eno
Ransom Akin
Tom Dale
James Durham
W. H. Pounds
Lizzie
Warren Watson
Doddsbridge Thurday
Jim Johnson
Phenix
Arizona
R. J. Turman
Billa Bostick
Joe Bilgew
Ed Thompson
Will
Emerson Watson
Eno
Anna Cushman
Will Hunt
T. J. Mann
Ingersoll
John
Squirrel hunting season opens July 1
Local hunters anticipate a strong squirrel crop as the open season approaches on July 1. Wary wildlife officials remind shooters to follow safety rules and bag limits for the season.
Douglas Chapel and Merom Area Social and Visits
Willis Farrand and family visited John Farrand’s Sunday with Dolly Douglas calling at John Douglas’s. Co B Withrel moved to Terre Haute. Mrs Herman Harris and children visited Willis Farrand’s family. Alonzo Trueblood remodeling his house. Willis Slader family moved into a new home. Houcks shopped in Merom. Miss Lemons Roger and Raley and Hoes man in Sullivan. Bogards shopped in Merom. Hoppers and Pinkstons in Merom and Sullivan. cart accidents left two bruised but unharmed.
Weather and social notes from the region
The region braces for hot weather with threshing season soon. Terre Haute visitors J. A. and E. L. Ransford stayed with Ruben Ransford last Sunday. Local visits include Mrs. Grimes returning to Decatur and L. A. Ward's family visiting relatives. Community events note Mt. Tabor children’s day and improvements to the Odd Fellows building along with veranda work at Wm. Gorham’s home.
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J. A
E. L. Ransford
Terre Haute
Ruben Ransford
Joseph Grimes
Decatur
L. A. Ward
Grace Owens
O. P. Badger
Herbert
Morris Ransford
O’haver
Mt. Tabor
Wm. Gorham
Odd Fellows
Ralph Pennington
New Lebanon
Rocky Ford Visitor News Flows In From Colorado
Mrs. H. VanBuskirk of Rocky Ford Colorado visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hughes and sister Mrs. W. W. Oliver. Mrs. Emma Burton and Tom Hoke travel to Rockville to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. VanBuskirk
Rocky Ford, Colo
W. H. Hughes
W. W. Oliver
Emma Burton
Tom Hoke
Rockville
John Burton
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Hoffman Brothers
William Hoffman
Terre Haute Road
Harrison Hoffman
Missouri
Illinois
Ozark Mountains
William
Abe Boyer
Uncle Billy
Harrison
Aydelotte
Uncle
Vici
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Co
Foot-Fitters
Better Footwear
McCammon
Knox
KR. R
SEC
Foxcroft
Oosier Bargain Store
Merom Station
T. J. Houck
Carl Rogers
Etta Raley
Will Hoesman
Ida Bogard
Carrie Bogard
John Hopper
Dave Pinkston
Cora Pinkston
Will Corder
Oval
Anna Hopper
Clarence Nichol
Alex Raley
Bert Raley
Graysville
Springer & Carrithers
E. A. Billman
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