Ideal Folding Booth Co Ships Wagon Load of Voting Booths
The Ideal Folding Booth Company owned by I. S. Draper and Wm. M. Draper sent a wagon load of voting booths to Benton county by parcel post. The bulky shipment filled the Sullivan post office, consisted of 57 parcels measuring 13 by 24 inches, each needing 14 cents postage. Total postage was $7.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Concern
Ideal Folding Booth Company
I. S. Draper
Wm. M. Draper
Benton County
Parcels Post
Sullivan
Well Known Haddon Farmer Dies in Carlisle Area
Captain Bailey McConnell 75 a Civil War veteran and major Haddon township landholder died at his home east of Carlisle after months of illness. Born April 9 1840 he served from 1862 as Captain of Company K 18th Indiana. He married Jennie McDowell in 1870 and leaves a wife a son James and several grandchildren. Funeral held at Bethlehem M E Church with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery.
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Bailey McConnell
Haddon Township
Carlisle
McConnell
Hadden Township
Andrew
Nancy
Johnson) McConnell
America
Scotland
Andrew McConnell
Nancy Johnson
Mr. McConnell
Govr
Johnson
18Th
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Perrysville
Resaca
Knoxville
Atlanta
Franklin
Nashville
Fort Anderson
McDonnell
George W. Botramés
Board names new mathematics teacher
At a Friday school board meeting A. E. Steele of Oaktown was appointed successor to Prof. Cletis Brown as mathematics teacher at Sullivan High School. Brown resigns to become advance agent for Colt Lyceum Bureau with southern Indiana territory. Steele plans to move next week and begin duties. Prof. Snarr and Supt. Vance will cover mathematics in Brown’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Steele
Oaktown
Cletis Brown
Sullivan High School
Colt Lyceum Bureau
Snarr
Supt
Vance
A. H E. Steele
Elim Park
Brown
Summitville
Ind
Assessing Real Estate Tax Start at 75 Percent Value
County assessor receives a state tax commission letter outlining a new method for valuing real estate for taxation. Personal property now to be assessed at full value less 25 percent, with an exception if the correct value is believed to differ, in which case the 25 percent reduction is not applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Frank Hiatt
Board of State Tax Commissioners
Tax Commission
Card of Thanks for Father’s Sickness and Death
The French family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the sickness and death of their father. Rev. Taylor and the singers of Mer om are thanked for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Merom
Local Social and Early Week Farm Notes
Ben Munroe spent last week at his Carlisle area farm. Several people attended Eisner sale at Fairbanks and Harrison Drake conducted daily sales. Local residents traveled to Sullivan York and Terre Haute while illnesses and a hospital visit touched families.
Nominee Leonard Clare Draws Large Crowd for Farming Talk
Leonard Clare, Democratic candidate for governor, spoke to the Better Farming Club on Corn Improvement. The meeting drew the largest crowd yet, followed by a Graysville basketball game. Rumor says Ocle Haines may resign as switch board operator this week. Roads show little improvement amid local sales. Miss Selma Ingersoll stayed home due to Mr. Anderson’s illness at Cass schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Clare
Better Farming Club
Graysville
Ocle Haines
Selma Ingersoll
Anderson
Cass
Elders Deliver Psalm Talk at Kingsley Church
Sunday morning in Kingsley Rev Deal our pastor gave a moving discourse on the twenty third psalm. Grayville notes Miss Clara Pinkston visited near Dodd's bridge with Jas Thorn last weekend. Burton hog sale drew a large crowd last Wednesday. O P Badger plans to move to the Conner farm near Sullivan in March. W A Ransford was here on business last Wednesday. Harold Owens of Terre Haute visited last weekend. Fern and Georgia Burton visited Merom Wednesday night. Eliza Beard visited her home folk last weekend.
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Osburn
Turman
Sullivan County
Graysville
Ind
Tunnan Township
Deal
Kingsley
Jas. B. Thorn
Dodd’s Bridge
Burton
O. P. Badger
W. A. Ransford
Harold Owens
Terre Haute
Fern
Georgia Burton
Merom
Eliza Beard
Mrs Lovelace seeks divorce in cruel treatment suit
Mrs Mary E Lovelace sues for divorce from Archie W Lovelace the Sullivan carrier on rural route 11 alleging cruel and inhuman treatment She seeks 1500 alimony 10 weekly support and custody of their three children
Undertaking Business Moves Locations in City
H. R. Taylor who recently purchased the undertaking business of John H. Allen will move his establishment from East Washington Street to West Washington Street two doors east of the post office. James R. Riggs owner of the building is making extensive improvements for Mr. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Osburn
Osburn
Poland
China
Bierbrook
John Lawson
John Miller
Peter Mouw
H. R. Taylor
John H. Allen
East Washington Street
West Washington Street
James R. Riggs
Taylor
Newspaper Bundle Offer at Two Papers For One Year
The Terre Haute Star and The Union offer a combined one year subscription for two dollars and fifty cents. Readers may save by subscribing to both papers together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
THE
UNION
Wanted Men for Sales Positions at Central Petroleum Co
Advertisement seeking men to earn over 125 dollars monthly as salesmen with opportunities for advancement. File attention to Central Petroleum Co located in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Petroleum Co
Cleveland
Illinois farms for sale near rail line in Marion County
Good level well improved farms underlaid with coal near railroad for sale at 40 to 100 dollars per acre. For particulars address Telford and Schwartz Salem Marion County Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Telford & Schwartz
Salem, Marion Co
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Citizens Trust Co
Chicago
Whytechyx Hatchery Supply Co
Terre Haute, Ind
Turman To
Homer French and Family
Fairbanks
Ben Munroe
Carl Lester
Shelburn
Henry Drake
Fred Wernz
Linton
Miss Ruby
Edgar Strain
Free Martin
Cal Harmon
David
Luther Whitlock
Eisner
Harrison & Drake
Zola Martin
State Normal
James Munroe
York
C. F. Whitlock
O. M. Deal
Charles Riggs
Adisa Bicknell
Everett Trueblood
H. A. van Vleck
Dr. Bland
John McCoskey
Curry Township
Orville Taylor
Crowder Hospital
Sulivan
Matthew Lane
Democratic
Clara Pinkston
Conner Farm
Globe
H. C. Steel
Prop
Pearance
Globe Tailors
DIX Lumber Company
Canary Singers
Saaale
Mrs. W. L. Laurent
N. State Street
ERS
Lindley
Ingles
Seattle
Washington
Mr. Ingles
the Dentist
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