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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
7
Sullivan county Republicans schedule township meetings on March 7 1908 at 2 pm to elect delegates to State Judicial and District conventions. total 14 delegates allocated per township by vote counts and Fred A Sims support, with listed township delegate counts and meeting places.
The Republicans of Indiana’s Second Congressional District hold a delegate convention in Washington on March 25 1908 to nominate a candidate for Congress. Delegates are apportioned by county with Daviess Greene Lawrence Monroe Owen Sullivan and others represented.
Kentucky voters elected William Bradley to the Senate, signaling a national Republican upswing. The result echoes 1895 when a Republican governor and 1896 when the state backed a Republican president, reinforcing the party's growing power amid district gerrymandering.
A discussion of dog tax enforcement outlines new and existing laws. Owners owe $1 per male and $3 per female dog once three months old, with a year counted for fractions. Receipts are non transferable and must be renewed with ownership changes. Fines range from 5 to 20 dollars for failures, 100 dollars for false dog counts or hiding dogs, and 20 dollars for assessor neglect.
One Oliver three horse breaking plow a steel harrow a double section a new improved Brown cultivator one row and some loose clover hay in barn at the Lillie Farm.
The county treasurer will close the tax office on May 4 and no grace period will be allowed. Taxpayers who fail to deposit funds will become delinquent, as the depository law requires cash be turned over to banks at the end of each day. Prior leniency and delayed penalties are ending as the treasurer must enforce the mandate.
Washington February 26 The house committee on merchant marine and fisheries backed a bill to replenish fresh water mussels in the Wabash river supporting Indiana's pearl button industry. Research at Lacrosse Wisconsin by Professors Curtis and Lefevre shows mussels begin life as parasites on fish, attaching for 30 to 60 days before becoming mussels. The plan would seed mussels along the Mississippi and other rivers to boost supplies for shells and button production.
J A and W A Ransford of Fairbanks township visited the city on Saturday to arrange a sale of persons to be held at Dodd's bridge on Thursday March.
12 J. A. Ransford plans relocation to southwestern Kansas as his future home. His brother W. A. Ransford may join him but has not decided. The note ends with health advertising for Dr. Shoop's Restorative, urging strengthening of internal nerves to cure dyspepsia heart and kidney complaints.
The agreement allows one third cash, one third in six months, one third in twelve months or full cash. If paying later, notes bear 6 percent interest, include attorney fees, and require no valuation relief, with approved personal security and a mortgage on lands sold. SILVER CHANEY, Administrator.
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