Farmersburg Mutual consolidates lines and elects directors
The Farmersburg Mutual Telephone Company unites eighteen party lines into one system with about 150 stockholders. Charles Lloyd elected chair, Wint Foote secretary, and seven directors chosen. The company plans street railway rights in Farmersburg and a $10,000 city payment plus bond, with cars by December 31, 1906. Terre Haute & Indiana Southern Railway seeks similar rights. city franchise talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg Mutual Telephone Company
Farmersburg
Farmersburg Bee
Perley Hayworth
Farmersburg Company
Charles Lloyd
Wint Foote
Rice McClair
Tom Hook
George Blair
Chas Parish
South Eighth
South Ninth
Walnut
Ohio
Board of Works
Terre Haute & Indiana Southern Railway Company
Call Issued To Coal Operators In Indiana Meeting
Secretary Phil Penna of the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association announced the annual meeting for the association to be held in Terre Haute on March 14. A joint meeting of miners and operators will occur in the Swope block with officers of both groups to be elected and district issues to be settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Penna
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Terre Haute
Eleventh District
Swope
Commercial Club
Mine Workers Organization
Operators’ Association
Two Companies Seek Franchises for Electric Lines
Terre Haute Star reports two ordinances introduced by Terre Haute city council to grant franchises to railway firms for electric lines. The Terre Haute and Sullivan Railway Company, via ex Senator Albert A W Ogborn, presented an ordinance based on an agreement with the board of public works. The company terms were discussed in a caucus on February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francises
Terre Haute
Vincennes Debating Team Prep for Intercollegiate Contest
Vincennes University hosts an intercollegiate debate with Merom College after arranging the match. The Vincennes Sun notes steady progress in numbers and skills, with faculty to select six for preliminaries and the top three to represent VU in the Merom contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of
Vincennes University
Merom College
Vincennes Sun
V. U
Congress
Merom
Supreme Court Reverses Haughton vs Aetna verdict
The Supreme Court reversed the Sullivan circuit court decision in Permelia P. Haughton v. Aetna Life Insurance, sending the case back for retrial. The suit arose from a death after a life policy was taken, with Aetna arguing the insured had cancer at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Sullivan
Permelia P. Haughton
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Knox
Montgomery
Russell McKinley Presented With Gold-Headed Cane
At the Sherman home last Wednesday a celebration for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Russell McKinley included a presentation of a gold-headed ebony cane engraved with his name. Thomas J. Olfe gave the presentation speech as about fifty relatives and friends enjoyed dinner.
Big Four May Enter Sullivan County and Extend Coal Lines
A Chicago report says the Big Four, via the Indiana Harbor line, may buy 2000 acres in Curry township and push coal hauling into Sullivan county. Plans include a low-grade double-track Chicago Danville line and rail realignments to link Vanderbilt systems with Chicago industries. Ten thousand dollars was paid this week to coal land owners including David McKinney and William Hopewell.
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Big Four Railroad
Indiana Harbor
Big Four
Sullivan County
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Curry
Fairbanks Township
Curry Township
The
Union
Chicago
Danville
Kankakee
Illinois Central
Indiana
Vanderbilts
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Iowa
Hartsdale
Lake Shore
Cairo
David McKinney
Melvina Mundell
William Jewell
Wm. Hopewell
Assessors Convene to Plan Deputies Campaign
County Assessor F E Walters gathered township assessors and deputies in the recorder's office to map campaign steps for the assessment. Exemption filing is open through March and April, with several township officers listed alongside farm product and livestock value tables. Mrs Smith wed in Sullivan home of the bride's parents. couple to reside in Linton Ind with groom employed in coal mines.
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F. E. Walters
Recorder’s
Jackson
Samuel G. Mahan
Lawrence Loudermilk
Samuel Nicholson
Curry
Thomas H. Kendall
Mike B. Jewell
Smith
Sullivan and
Linton
Ind
Sullivan County
Palestine Reporter
Trustees Return Township Dog Funds
Trustees report funds paid back to the county from multiple townships dog funds. Gill township Trustee McNabb $124.50, Jefferson township Trustee Spencer $2.45, Cass township Trustee Hale $151.50, Hamilton township Trustee Duffy $271.25, Curry township Trustee Hayworth $80.00, Haddon township Trustee Steffy $173.00.
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Gill
McNabb
Jefferson
Spencer
Cass
Hale
Hamilton
Duffy
Curry
Hayworth
Haddon
Steffy
Miner Louis Wilbert Escapes From Jail
Yesterday's Madisonville Hustler reports a jail delivery in which Louis Wilbert a miner formerly employed at the Bogle mine in this county was one of the principals. Wilbert faced a murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Louis Wilbert
Bogle
Wilbert
George Smith Marries Miss Elie Is Bell at Linton
The marriage took place at Elder W A Curtis's home in Linton on a Sunday morning at nine o'clock with Elder Curtis officiating. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Smith began their life together.
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Elie Isbell
George Smith
Linton
W. A. Curtis
Curtis
Two Divorce Suits Filed Last Week
Myrtle Orr sues for divorce from Harry Orr alleging habitual drunkenness and cruel treatment. She seeks $500 alimony and $3 weekly support for herself and their 2 year old, with custody sought. Maud Neal sues Walter Neal for divorce on cruel treatment and failure to provide. They married June 20 1901 and separated May 1903, seeking custody of their two children.
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Myrtle Orr
W. T. Douthitt
Harry Orr
Maud Neal
John F. Scherb
William H. Bridwell
Two Miners Seek Damages From Coal Companies
Sherman Sellars through attorney Charles Hunt sues Caledonia Coal & Mining Co. for 5000 damages claiming a slate fall on October 24 1904 injured his back. Henry Cullen by attorney John W. Lindley sues Mammoth Vein Coal Co. for 5000 damages after a roof collapse on November 16 1904 left him bedridden for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Sellars
Chas. D. Hunt
Caledonia Coal & Mining Co
Henry Cullen
John W. Lindley
Mammoth Vein Coal Co
Increased Pension For Jacob Heck Enacted
A special act of Congress increased Jacob Heck’s pension from 12 to 30 dollars per month. Introduced by Senator Fairbanks, passed the Senate, then the House, and signed by President Roosevelt. Uncle Jake, disabled by a paralysis stroke, receives relief despite unclear service-related cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Heck
Fairbanks
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
John C. Chaney
Jake
Armersburg
Sullivan Creamery To Reopen Under New Lease
William S. Landis, a veteran butter maker, has leased the Sullivan creamery and will begin operations on April first. The creamery ceased last fall due to a milk shortage among farmers, but its products have long brought top prices, and renewed patron support is hoped to restore profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Landis
Sullivan Creamery
Sullivan Creamery Association
Rev James Sanders Dies in Hymera After Illness
James Sanders longtime Jackson township trustee, Civil War veteran, Baptist minister, died at his Hymera home yesterday morning from cancer. Born September 9, 1844 in Clay County, he leaves wife four sons Carl Bert Everett Ernest and two daughters Jennie Love and Maggie Briley. Interment in Friendly Grove cemetery. Elected Republican trustee in November after a district shift.
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James Sanders
Jackson Township
Hymera
Sanders
Friendly Grove
Clay County
Mr. Sanders
31St
Indiana Volunteers
Baptist Church
Jasonville
Jennie Love
Maggie Briley
Bert Sanders
Carl Sanders
Everett Sanders
State University At
Bloomington
Ernest Sanders
State Normal School
Terre Haute
Briley
Tom Crowder Secures Chief Sanitation Post
Dr. Thomas R. Crowder, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Crowder of this city, long located in Chicago, has been appointed chief of sanitation for the entire Pullman sleeping car system. The role carries high responsibility and a lucrative salary in recognition of his medical progress and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Crowder
R. H. Crowder
Chicago
Crowder
An Old Soldier Misinformed About Pension Exam
In a Washington letter, Thomas Pickett, an elderly Mitchell resident, traveled to Washington believing he must be examined for a pension increase. Chaney and Miers advised him, noting examinations are not conducted in Washington for soldiers living in other states, and he could have been examined locally.
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Louis Ludlow
Washington
The
Star League
Thomas Pickett
Mitchell
Chaney
Congressman Miers
States
Picket
Messrs. Chaney and
Miers
Pension Bureau
New Law Extends Sullivan Town Board Terms
A new state codification law affects Sullivan city officials. The terms of town board members due to expire next May are extended to November. The city marshal will be appointed by the town board, and elections for town board members will be held next November.
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Curry Township Company
Vincennes
Russell McKinley
Indiana Harbor Line
Tom Crowder
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