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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
5
Miss Edith Kennedy and Gladys Kennedy shopped in Sullivan with several others through Tuesday and Thursday visits followed by multiple calls. Edits include mine accident injuries at Shirley Hill and a fatality at Bethlehem. Community news covers visits, illnesses, sales, and local transportation.
Martin Pirtle and his family spent Sunday visiting relatives in the local community, sharing time with kin and enjoying a day of family gathering.
Sullivan R R notes Fred Miers has a sprained wrist affecting work while George Boone is ill. Miss Gertrude Alsop describes floodwater conditions near Merom. Ayden and Mrs Robbins announce birth of Nora Frances. Mother and baby are doing well.
Mrs. Henry Vigus returned from Champaign Illinois. Photographer Mr Sharp of Sumner Illinois was here part of last week. Aunt Mary Bennet is sick with pneumonia. Mrs. Mary Morris visited relatives near Sullivan last week. Ivan Wright of near Sumner visited his parents here the first of the week. The Y M C A had charge of the service at the college Sunday morning.
Announcement recalls the November 21, 1914 destruction of The Sherman Corner in Sullivan by fire. T B Springer and EB Carruthers operated as Springer Carruthers, successors to the undersigned, with T K Sherman Son’s mercantile business nearby for over twenty years. The speaker vows to clear debris and present a modern building with a theater and educational aims, funded by community patronage and personal effort, designed for wholesome, moral uplift.
Revivals and church events noted as Rev. Ray Helfenstein to begin services at the college next Wednesday. College spring term announcements are out. Debating team tryouts selected Haines, Walters, Lane, and Ladd. Local movers include Plunkett and Rockenfield. Rough game at U C C gym ends Merom Independents 7 High School 8. Weather and roads hinder revival attendance.
Mrs J W Lisman attended Tom Mason's funeral in Sullivan Monday morning. Several residents visited relatives in Sullivan Monday evening, including Bessie Sanders and Lucile Austin. Others traveled to Terre Haute and Merom for visits or business, while several local residents shopped in Sullivan Thursday and several more were in Sullivan Saturday.
John E. Sedwick of Martinsville Indiana seeks the Republican nomination for congress in the second district. He has long been active in the party, has made campaign speeches since 1894, and is regarded as a strong campaigner who can win votes in his county and surrounding counties. He has a clean record and will run a vigorous campaign.
Dr C B Hershey preached at Sumner church while Ivan Wright deputy clerk visited from Lawrenceville. Prof Sanford returned $13462 to UCC treasurer W H Crowder after a Princeton trip. Rev Helfenstein from Urbana aids revival as normal training starts March 28 with class A entry.
In Indianapolis Feb 22 a dispatch questions who funds a plate form article praising Jim Watson as a potential senator. The piece, circulated to Indiana Democratic papers, is said to be produced by the American Press Association for “interested parties” amid claims of the state machine backing Watson over Capt. Harry S. New. Reprinted from the Evansville Journal-News.
The Graysville high school building serves as a social hub hosting basketball games orchestra practices class plays and public meetings. Farmersburg beat Graysville 25 23 in a Friday basketball game and several students and visitors attend various school activities while names and local figures are noted.
Miller & Company of Indianapolis bought the Gill and Jefferson township school bonds on Saturday. Premiums of 425 for Jefferson on 20 100 and 515 for Gill on 25 500 accompanied the issues to fund new school buildings at New Lebanon and Pleasantville. Refunding bonds of 9 300 drew 4 12 percent and were sold to Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis with a 281 premium to replace old debt bonds at 6 percent. Purchases await attorney approval before finalization. Architects have not been selected for the two proposed buildings.
Location No 2 on the Allen Os burn lease in Turman township was drilled Friday to 815 feet and was dry.
The Ohio Oil Company buys the holdings of the E R T Producing Co for eighty thousand dollars. The 147 acre west of this city in Hamilton and Turman townships includes 30 producing wells and 75 barrels per day. Ohio Drills on multiple leases including Jamison pool Gill township and Dodd pool Turman township. E R Riggs continues drilling on several leases in Gill township.
Davie E Wolfe 23 farmer R R 8 Sullivan and Mae Buck 17 Caledonia apply. Paul Eugene Lash 20 farmer and Hazel E Cowan 20 Harmersburg. Clyde McDaniel 22 miner and Lela Bishop 19 Shelburn. William Smith 44 hostler and Barbra A Bailey 31 near
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