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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1902
Page
5
The new Sullivan business announces it has purchased the stock and goodwill of John Davis Co. and will operate strictly on cash terms. It invites customers to trade for the best cash values and promises equal treatment for all, aiming to save customers money.
News notes list residents visiting Sullivan and nearby towns including P A Barco dentist Sullivan Indiana Mervin Engle returning from Buckey Ford Wm Miller Dugger and Hubert Graves new subscriber Chas Hudson Mentone visiting niece Mrs A A Holmes and Rose Osborne Carlisle changing address to Merom plus coal oil promo at P L Reids and renewals for Mrs Martha Applegate and the Globe Democrat.
Notices report property transfers and upcoming sales in Turman township and nearby areas. Mrs Muray Burkhart sells north of Sullivan and buys Ora Smith’s Turman farm. Ora plans a personal effects sale March 26 and will move to Neosia, Missouri around April 1.
Elza Walls serves a second term as anaiy war missioner in Antelope. W. C. Shattuck holds the Cherry county treasurer role at Valentine, with a Sullivan county man Bob Watson once treasurer now at Rocky Ford Colorado. John Reid plans fall visit. John Davis Co. dry goods firm charges hands as invoicing begins. Miss Martha Davis and Mrs. Julia Kalley retire after long service and many county friends bid them happiness. Vis Kniskki Co. from Carmi Illinois purchases Sullivan business. Carmi is busy, Sullivan viewed as better by locals.
The Argonaut notes that after the Civil War naval ships rarely distilled water, but medical data showed ships using only distilled water had near elimination of dysentery and enteric fevers. As the practice spread, shore water purchases declined and shipboard distilling plants became ample for all needs.
A cautionary note on shopping only within means, urging restraint to avoid debt. It underscores financial prudence, highlighting that purchases should be affordable and not jeopardize future obligations.
A brief aphorism on the joy found in making someone dear happy, celebrating kind acts and affectionate giving.
London reports a severe reverse as General Methuen and four guns fall to General Delarey. The loss follows failed government claims the war was over. Kitchener announced Methuen was wounded and captured with 38 dead and 72 wounded. Paris surrendered but was later released.
Minneapolis March 7 A resolution censuring Pension Commissioner Evans was voted down at the state G A R convention. Another resolution arraigning the pension department for illiberal construction of pension laws was adopted. A resolution commending President Roosevelt for his pronouncement was adopted.
Winnipeg officials deny receiving any confirmation from northern agents that Andree was shot by Eskimos on Hudson Bay shore. A similar story circulated two years ago and was traced, but no verification was obtained.
Assistant Attorney Ackerman says Captain B. D. Greene and John F. Gaynor are missing. their attorneys from Savannah report they are greatly mortified and have no information on the pair’s whereabouts in the conspiracy to rob the government case.
In Kansas City Kansas two five month old twins Arthur and Benj Lockridge died from four drops of laudanum given by their father J N Lockridge to calm them. The infants were restless before the dose. Authorities investigate the accidental death ruling.
In Havana the Rathbone defense closed its argument at a Cuban postal fraud hearing. The fiscal resumes today and the court will consider the case, with a decision expected within a week.
The body of Mrs. James M. Howard was found by neighbors yesterday burned to a crisp and hanging over a potato bin in the cellar of her Winsted residence. The woodwork surrounding the body was not burned and the coroner is investigating the death.
The article details federal money production from engraving to counting, noting 63 verifications per note and strict controls. It describes the Treasury vaults, high security, and armed guards protecting coin and paper currency from creation to storage.
Money to loan at 5 percent for 10 years with option to pay part or all on any interest day. Abstracts of title offered at reasonable prices by Hunt Wood. Turman family writes from San Pedro California saying they are settled and Mrs Turman is recovering from pleurisy. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised for various ailments. For sale baby straw and corn one mile east of New Lebanon by A W Springer’s Soxs.
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