Tiger eyes in the cabinet window scare off intruder
In a tense scene the narrator and Godfrey fear a dangerous observer outside as they inspect a cabinet and discover a peep hole in the shutter. A burst of laughter from near the hall signals the intruder’s clever presence while Parks and Rogers prepare pistols. The piece ends with a note on a social gathering and a Bloomington music night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Parks
Grady
Godfrey
Rogers
Social Roundup Tagging Local Visitors and Residents
A city news note lists arrivals and visits from multiple towns including St. Louis Pleasantville Carlisle Paxton Oblong Cambridge City Ft. Branch Linton and Danville along with local residents and travelers such as Nick Goina Dr B F Shepherd Frances Douglas and Brice Kinney detailing their brief stops and errands in the city.
Walter Hutchison Returns Home After City Visit
Walter Hutchison of Terre Haute returned home after a brief visit in the city with Charles Cain and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hutchison
Terre Haute
City
Charles Cain
Misses Georgia Troutt Cain Attend Show at Sebring Opera House
Misses Georgia Troutt and Glenn Troutt and Glenn Cain went to Shelburn Thursday evening to visit friends and attend the show at Sebring's opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Glenn Troutt
Glenn Cain
Shelburn
Sebring
Mrs Martha Cope Dies of Tuberculosis at 65
Mrs Martha Cope aged 65 died Sunday afternoon at her North Main street home after years of ill health. She had suffered tuberculosis for years but declined rapidly just before death. The funeral party left this morning on the S C train for Linton where burial will occur in Linton cemetery. She leaves a son James Cope and two other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cope
North Main Street
S. C
Linton
Gas Explosion at R. H. Bledsoe Oil Well Near New Lebanon
A gas explosion at the R. H. Bledsoe oil well near New Lebanon yesterday injures driller Ralph Keaton on the face and head though not seriously. Gas has flowed since Monday. The blast set fire to the cable, damaged tools, and burned the rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Bledsoe
New Lebanon
Ralph Keaton
Miss Mabel McCray Visits Nearby Couple
Miss Mabel McCray of near New Lebanon visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. E T Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel McCray
Near New Lebanon
E.T. Allen
Hymera Notes Local Church Services And Illnesses
Local column reports Lem Littlejohn injured at Mine 33 last Thursday but not seriously. Several residents improve after illnesses, including Mrs Williams and Grandma Patterson. Ernest Stoops funeral held at M E church with flowers. special meetings end at Baptist church. ME Sunday attendance 266, collections 7.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Littlejohn
W. J. Williams
J. A. Ward
M. E. Church
Orr
Robi. Snyder
Robinson, Il
Ernest Stoops
Edward Stoops
M. BE
M. QO. Robbins
Little Flock
Dugger
Danny
Carpenter
Clyde
Coal Bluff
Jas Orr, Jr
James
Grandpa
Grandma Orr
Baptist Church
Welsh Return from Florida Winter Retreat
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Welsh came back from Pensacola Florida where they spent the winter. Mr. and Mrs. John Pogue will stay two more weeks before coming home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Fairbanks
C. M. Welsh
Pensacola
John Pogue
Priscilla Embroidery Club Meets With Mrs Eaton
The Priscilla Embroidery Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs H Eaton on South Court street. Twenty members and five guests attended. Guests included Mrs Ed Davis of Danville Ill Mrs Jno Simpson of Veedersburg Ind Miss Stella Benefield Anna Griffin and Mrs Taylor. Summer refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Mrs James Greenlee on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. Mattix
South Section
Herschel Benefield
Mary Donnelly
Gooderr
Vincennes
John Hiatt
Hils
Bloomington
Priscilla Embroidery Club
H. Eaton
South Court Street
Ed Davis
Danville, Ill
Jno. Simpson
Veedersburg
Ind
Stella Benefield
Anna Griffin
Taylor
James Greenlee
John H Wright Visits Stuttgart Arkansas Business Interests
John H Wright traveled to Stuttgart Arkansas last week to oversee important business interests and assess investment opportunities in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Wright
Stuttgart
Arkansas
Report of Condition National Bank Sullivan Indiana Mar 4 1914
Report details assets and liabilities of The National Bank at Sullivan Indiana as of March 4 1914 including loans and discounts 438388.80 deposits 671737.84 and capital stock 100000.00 with notes outstanding and reserve figures. Notary public certified the report with bank officers attesting text dated March 10 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Indiana
U. S
English Syndicate Leases Large Sullivan Oil Tract
C B Swanson acting for an English syndicate leases 20 000 acres from Monon Coal Co in Sullivan County for 350 000 dollars. The plan calls for fifty wells in wild cat territory near the C E I railroad with activity across the field and near Car lisle. Indications of a spring boom spread as hotels fill and property values rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Swanson
Chicago
Monon Coal Company
Sullivan
H. J. Harris
Ohio Oil Company
E. R. Riggs
Raley
J. W. Merrill
Carrithers No
Shelburn
F. L. Dix
Kennedy Oil Company
Bays Brothers
Bailey McConnell
Carlisle
Haddon Township
Josephine Dix
Ohio Company
Bays and Riggs
Hiram Drake
Fairbanks
Melissa J. Beard
Wyatt
Obituary: Amanda Llewellyn 56 Dies After Stroke
Amanda Llewellyn wife of Richard T Llewellyn died after a stroke Sunday afternoon at her mother's home where she had visited. She pleaded I am dying and died within ten minutes. Funeral was at Christian church with Rev G W Titus and burial at Center Ridge cemetery. She leaves two sons Barney and William Saucerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Llewellyn
Richard T. Llewellyn
Briggs
Llewellyn
Christian Church
G. W. Titus
Center Ridge Cemetery
Barney
William Saucerman
J B Ring Dies After Stroke at 58
J B Ring of the Jackson Hill area suffered a stroke while preparing to drive to Hymera on Saturday morning and died three hours later. Funeral was Monday at Claybourne church with burial in Claybourne cemetery. He was 58 and survived by his wife and six children Otto Fred Roy Vernal Mrs Stella Johnson and Mrs Edna Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ring
Jackson Hill
Roy
Vernal
Stella Johnson
Edna Lang
Mrs. Alice Weaver Dies After Operation at Crowder Hospital
Mrs. Alice Weaver of Dugger died at six o'clock Saturday morning after an operation at Crowder hospital. The funeral was Monday at the Dugger church of Christ with burial in Dugger cemetery. She leaves her husband and one four year old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Weaver
Dugger
Crowder Hospital
Dugger Church of Christ
W. E. Johnson Conducted Business in Terre Haute
W. E. Johnson transacted business in Terre Haute on Friday, reported in local records detailing routine commercial activity and municipal commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Johnson
Terre Haute
Weather of Week in Farmersburg Reports Snow on March 8
Miss Carrie Yeager, cooperative weather observer for the county, provides weekly figures for March 2 to 8. Recorded highs and lows show mostly cloudy to partly cloudy days with a low of 23 and a high of 45, and one inch of snow on March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armersburg
Mar
Carrie Yeager
Payne on Committee Leads National English Study
Professor Alvin C. Payne, longtime Jefferson township educator, has been named to a three member panel under the National Council of English to study teaching of English in U S schools. He now serves as superintendent of Mooresville schools in Indiana.
Paxton Visitors Mrs Nash and Miss Nellie In City
Mrs. Wm. Nash and her daughter Miss Nellie from Paxton spent Friday in the city for shopping and visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Nash
Nellie of
Paxton
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company Condensed Statement
Condensed statement of the Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company of Sullivan Indiana shows total liabilities of 250 419.77 as of March 4 1914 with officers J R Riggs Ben Davis and F J First signing sworn on March 10 1914 by executor F J First.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Riggs
Benj. Davis
F. J. First
Treas
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company
Sullivan
Indiana
State of
J. F. J. First
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Co
W. H. Burks
Change of Election Precincts in Cass Township Sullyvan County
Notice records a 1914 action by Sullivan County Indiana commissioners establishing Precinct No 1 with about 250 votes and Lyonton as voting place, detailing multiple section boundaries in Cass Township. The description continues with further boundary lines and precinct assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Cass Township
Township Hight
Said
Range
Said Township
Township
Cass
Lyonton
Precinct Boundaries and Voting Places in Sullivan County
The notice details precinct boundaries in Jefferson and Pleasantville areas with precinct numbers 2 to 6, specifying townships, ranges, and sections, and gives estimated votes for each precinct from 180 to 250. Voting places include Dugger town, Farnsworth, Parks School House, and No. 11 and No. 3 School Houses, all dated March 10, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Township 8
Range 8
School House No. 5
Township 7
Parks School House
Jefferson Township
Township 6
No. 11
Pleasantville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nick Goina
St. Louis
B. F. Shepherd
F. G. Howard
Mary Howard
A. D. Cutler
Jess Dean
Audrey Brodie
Frances Douglas
Oblong
Ill
Lafayette
Jessie* Cornell
Cambridge City
Pocahontas
Red Men’s Lodge
Evansville
J. M. Robertson
Ft. Branch
T. R. Black
Tom Black
James Black
Marshall Harris and Son
Joe Wolfe
West
Brice Kinney
Danville
James H. Stewart
John Snyder
South Rogers Street
Snyder
Robert Albright
Ralph
Oaktown
Joe Schroeder
Hymera
United States
State of Indiana
County of
Sulli
Val
I. Hix W. Davis
H. W. Davis
Lillie Goodman
Benjamin Davis
W. C. ‘Jamison
Jow K. Amock
English Syndicate
New Corporation
Wild Cat
Eee Eae
Farnsworth
Win S. Bicknell
Purdue
M. J. Curry
M. A. Haddon Real Estate
Watton
North Side Square
Laurent & Thompson Attorneys
Helburn
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