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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
4
A compact recap of Ripon Republican origins and memorials, followed by a long local column from Coon Hollow detailing visitors, church services, mine updates, social events, and residents in Caledonia and nearby towns. Prominent names include Sullivan, Blooming ton, Linton, and Terre Haute figures.
I H Kalley administrator named for the estate of Frank Lewellyn in Sullivan County Indiana. The estate is stated to be solvent.
Henry Moore of Bloomfield Demo gravic county chairman of Greene county and John A. Riddle of Linton visited the city Monday on a political mission believed to back Samuel Ralston for the Democratic nomination for governor. Ralston is tied to the Taggart machine.
Indications show Mr. Poin ter and other anti-Taggart Democrats will not accept instructions for Ralston. If such a task is attempted, there will be activity in the county next Saturday as the anti-Taggart faction urges an uninstructed delegation to the state convention.
The Greene county Democratic Call supports Greene county's entitlement to the nomination and argues it should go to Mr. Hudson of Bloomfield, who was defeated two years ago, reviving an old agreement urged by the paper.
John Riddle of Linton opposes Cy Davis for Congress and plans to cause trouble. Henry Moore, in town on political business, resides nearby and is alleged to have struck Cy with a bottle in a past incident, though they are said to be friends outside of that.
Strong sentiment across the state in both parties favors a local option plank. Cy Davis pledges Sullivan county delegation support, suggesting some Republicans are backing the move. The eleventh district Republicans face a key test to back the plan.
The Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company announces a special rate of 11 cents to the Democratic and Republican state conventions at Indianapolis. This will make the round trip from Sullivan to Indianapolis about $2.50.
FOR SALE. S. C. Brown Leghorn eggs, $2.00 or 100. MRS. EARL COYNER, 33-51. Meron. cn Isaac Shoffner, seriously ill for weeks at his South Court street home, is improving. Alfred Montgomery and Miss Harriett Buck of Pleasantville were married here Saturday afternoon by Squire Kirkham.
Fragmentary notes mention spring and a visit by Sig Alumbaugh to Sullivan on Sunday and Mrs. Lloyd Wright visiting her sister, suggesting small personal items in a local column.
The week saw many relocations with public sales, signaling ongoing moving out of the county. Local moves included Dr Parker near the school, Riley Ransford north of town, and family travel between Sullivan and Lafayette amid a series of visits and funerals.
The article notes services held at Douglass Chapel Sunday night with many attendees despite bad roads. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald dining with Sam O'Neal and family, Commodore Smith visiting Dan Williams and wife, and Sherman Kesler's ill health. Rev. Mr. Jackson conducted the Sunday appointment. Lon Trueblood and Mrs Dale Clark visited. Miss Francis Niccum stayed with Mrs Wyatt Dix. Mrs George Wilkins visited her mother.
Transfers furnished by W H Hill Jr Abstracter list 19 conveyances spanning Haddon Carlisle Hamilton Jackson and Sullivan with prices from 1 to 7000 and a total consideration of 29137. Includes parcels such as lots 193 Carlisle and pilot plats A Sullivan and several land and 40 acre tracts with buyers and sellers named. A note mentions a farm loan threshold at 2000 with 4 percent and under 2000 at 5 percent.
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