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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1904
Page
5
Royal Baking Powder promotes buckwheat cakes as wholesome and suitable for cold weather breakfasts. Claims no yeast and no souring, with quick morning preparation. Mailed free to any address from Royal Baking Powder Co New York.
Local items report Robert Kirkham and J. P. on business in Farmersburg, visits from W D Dayton and A B Stansil, a marriage at home of Charles E Myers and Maudie B Owen, an insanity inquest in Sullivan, and plans for a May street fair. Officials schedule jury sessions, and residents travel, visit kin, or attend society events.
James McDonald faced a hearing before Mayor Smith of Bedford for the murder of Miss Sarah Shafer on January 21. He appeared calm, was bound over to the grand jury without bond, and sent back to the Bloomington jail after a one hour proceeding.
Classified notice offers a two seated carriage used but little suitable for one or two horses and in good condition. Sold cheap. For further information call at the location.
Timothy hay offered in first class threshed and unthreshed forms priced at 8 and 10 dollars per ton delivered by J M Haypen.
Anna M Clark daughter of Rev N F Denny born near Faucett s Chapel Orange County Indiana July 23 1875 moved to Sene ca Kansas then Orangeville and Hymera married Willis R Clark in 1895 served as church organist and Sunday School worker died February 26 1904 after grippe and lung congestion funeral held at Hymera church with Rev A M Couchman officiating and Eastern Star service burial in Hymera cemetery age 28 years 7 months 3 days
David Newkirk of Pleasantville shipped thirty-one White Brahma chickens weighing about eight pounds each to the city. Jerry Stropes bought the lot for $25, praised as the best poultry, with Newkirk described as a Sullivan county Republican and leading Jefferson township citizen.
Since the last issue the following licenses have been issued by County Clerk Robert Taylor: Joseph H. Ellington and Effie L. Frakes. John H. LaFollette and Effie Eslinger. Levi D. Jewell and Nona Railsback. Ed Alsman and Julia Bennett. Perry Criss and Mable Frakes. Ora Alumbaugh and Elizabeth His. additional names appear garbled or incomplete.
W B Wilson, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers and close ally of President Mitchell, is noted as a poet of talent. A short excerpt from Memories describes a mine explosion with vivid, brutal imagery of flame, collapsing timbers, and miners crushed and killed.
A Yin Kow dispatch reports fifteen Japanese warships bombarded Port Arthur from 10 to 12 in the morning. Russian cruisers Novik Askold Bayan and four torpedo boats engaged but withdrew. Askold damaged Novik and a torpedo boat sunk. Retvizan damaged again. Russians vow to fight. Japanese advance into Manchuria and northern Korea. A major battle is anticipated near Ping Yang as Japanese fleet nears Vladivostok.
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