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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
4
The Sullivan Union reports that William H. Blodgett claims Republican apathy in the Second district, but local Republicans defend their record, vow organization, and readiness to meet any challenge. Road repairs and rural delivery concerns loom, with calls to maintain passable routes to protect mail service.
New Lebanon teachers held an institute. A boy of Herbert Uite moved back to Illinois and into the home of Will. Margaret Coulson and Sam L. vacated in Lebano. Merre Haute and Mavia Arnett were mentioned in visits a few days ago.
Shelburn March reports note Ancil Parish from Farmersburg and visits by A C McCoy Bert Rossiter and Charles Renick from Indianapolis. Jess McCracklin trips to Chicago Detroit for a Wabash river party boat. weather is muddy with high Wabash rise. People attend parades visits, farms, and social events while the river and roads challenge travel.
In Prairie Creek Indiana a Graysville high school doubleheader beat Prairie Creek 27 22 then fell to Fairbanks 23 21. Buron Benefield and Frakes star for Graysville with Criss and Wilson aiding in a fast paced evening that drew a large crowd at Rinsys hall.
Local items report Mrs. Dr. Neff seriously ill with pneumonia and fever while a flu like illness sweeps the area. Several residents travel or respond to health concerns as others discuss travel, farm work, and social visits. A mock trial at the literary society ended with Charles Reynolds fainting but recovering.
Miss Mary Foutz remains confined at home with the grip but is able to sit up a little. Willie Bragdon suffered a broken leg while exiting the school wagon Wednesday. Aunt Patsy Bicknell is at the point of death. A daughter named Helen Geneva was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mayfield Sunday. Freeman and Palmer Martin conducted business in Robinson on Thursday. Owing to poor roads, Robert Harmon carried his mail on foot and Carl Lester on horseback the past few days. The river continues to rise. Miss Ruby Drake visits relatives in the area.
Weather mild with plow season near. Ethel Hamilton and Gail Hamilton return from trips in Colorado and Paris Illinois. Clouse family and Hayhurst visit Shelburn and county seat. Grace Clouse visits Winnie Hayhurst, and coon hunting noted. Scott City coal mine suffers accident as 75 foot smokestack falls. mine shut briefly amid losses. Local interurban line questioned by residents.
(Too late for last week.) Frank Patton and Clem Ransford drove to Graysville Saturday night. Roy French will spend the summer with John Lester. Miss Floss McKinney is quite ill at Rudolph Wernz got his foot badly burned with scalding water Thurs Jesse Borders was the guest of Miss Lelia Dudley Sunday night. Mrs. John Foutz is reported better at this writing.
Stephen D Rider to Belle McDade. John L McCall to Lovedy Miller. Hudson L Ford to Mary 5B. Seo.
Report from the Wabash River at Terre Haute shows a one inch drop between noon and midnight. Merom river level reached 18 feet and is rising. low lands are flooded but levees are not in danger. The river is expected to rise for about 36 more hours.
A string of legal notices includes Curtis Johnson versus Sullivan County Coal Co for damages, Deering Coal Co cases, estates of Charity Hopper and Levi McCoskey with real estate sales to pay debts, and partition actions. Also mentions divorce for James P. Smith and a Guardian of Ada Bates among others. A humorous Nation of Pie Eaters appears as a separate fragment.
A woman philosopher ponders why people resent returning books within a year. She says she would rather lend money because money has a chance of being repaid, while giving a book to most people offers little chance of recovery.
The passage reflects a moral ideal about losing faith in men but not in humanity and choosing to uphold justice. It emphasizes resisting injustice, growing to love what is right, and striving toward a higher perfection rooted in God.
The British Museum houses a colossal atlas of engraved Dutch maps, the largest printed book. It stands nearly seven feet tall, weighs 800 pounds, and requires three men to move. Bound in leather, richly gilt, and fastened with solid silver clasps, it was presented to King Charles II before his 1660 departure from Holland.
A fragmented essay discusses genius and recognition, contrasting a single brilliant mind with the wider public. It notes that only genius can truly identify genius while the masses may admire but not fully grasp rare insight.
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