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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1916
Page
5
The piece urges housekeepers to compare baking powders by label ingredients. It states Regal is cream of tartar based and warns against alum or phosphate options. Royal Baking Powder is claimed to contain no alum nor phosphate.
School notes from New Lebanon recount a March 3 closing, two month HS term, a teachers banquet, and a seniors play The New Coed with cast lists. Students attend a civics trip to Sullivan to hear naturalization cases and debates between junior and senior classes are planned for March 10.
Union Christian College notes cover a student debate on the annual naming at the chapel exercise, with the affirmative led by Guy Walters and Tesla Haines. The New Annual titled The Brevo is planned, editors named, and staff announced. Revival meetings begin, with Rev Helfenstine delivering sermons.
The column records visits and events around Sullivan including neighbors visiting each other on Monday through Friday, school activities at New Lebanon and Paxton games with a 26 to 25 Paxton win, and various meetings and religious events. It notes revival meetings at the college and a new clothing store opening in the former store room.
A protracted meeting is underway at Mt Calvary led by Brother Geo Huns with Brother Jos Adams assisting. All are invited and preaching continues nightly and in the mornings this week. Local residents and families are noted visiting and hosting during the weekend including Bedwell Vaughn Alsop Graham and Vaughn households.
Mr and Mrs James M Lang departed yesterday for a two week visit with their son Bayard Lang in St Petersburg Florida.
The New Sherman theatre in Sullivan was formally opened by Cuthbert J. Sherman under Frank J. Nicholas and featured the film Nedra. John T. Hays welcomed Sherman and new managers Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shanks amid chamber resolutions and a token pin from the local Chamber of Commerce. Betty Hendricks sang, an orchestra played, and ushers distributed carnations.
Joel Harris visits from Gordon Nebraska to check on affairs. Jerome Neese keeps the telephone exchange for another year. Assessor begins annual rounds. Miss Bouns family and grandmother visited. Joy Ransford stayed with relatives near Dodd's Bridge. Prof. VanCleave in Danville Indiana. Geo W Nowlin in Sullivan on business. Eggs price down. Rev H C Shaw preached at Elnora. Sunday schools well attended despite road conditions. Three weeks of school remain. wagon drivers say amen.
Mrs. A. F. Hindman visits Pine Village with her parents. Mrs. George Shepherd and family spend time with Mrs. J. A. Booker. Mrs. Orville Hees returns home from Montana after tending her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long visit I. J. Brewer. Mrs. Jesse Phillips of Indianapolis stays with her parents. Protracted meeting begins with Rev. Watkins aided by Dr. George Shepherd of Chicago.
Appraisers of the Prairie Creek Levee Association will meet March 29 1916 at 10:00 am at the northeast corner of section 6 township 9 north range 10 west Sullivan county Indiana to examine lands in section 6 and sections 1 2 township 9 north range 11 west and assess benefits and injuries from drainage ditch construction. The board includes James Bohn M G Lee William Riggs W I Gobin J L Rynerson E Be Stirr Walt Jesse C Clark. Attorneys Stimson Stimson Hamill Davis. First insertion March 8 1916.
Marion Donnellson of Filmore township Montgomery County owned a cow that ate fifteen hands of home grown tobacco weighing a pound each. A veterinary surgeon advised feeding fifteen pounds of lard to neutralize the poison, and the cow survived.
Oliver Steele departed yesterday for Benton Wisconsin to manage pending business matters and oversee local engagements.
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