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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
3
A funeral piece honors Mrs Wood with flowers symbolizing life and mourning. Lilies carnations roses and violets cluster around the casket with a pillow bearing Mother. The scene reflects Mrs Wood’s life and the supportive circle of friends and sisters.
Police say Cecil Jones, wanted for burglary in Farmersburg, escaped from an officer while being transported from Terre Haute. Jones was arrested Tuesday night in Terre Haute by Detectives Callahan and Armstrong. Marshal Shepherd reported the escape to Police Superintendent Lintz yesterday afternoon.
Congressman John C. Chaney assigns Ralph G. Haxton of Worthington as midshipman at Annapolis Naval Academy. Alternates named are Claude Dan ner of Odon, Gerald Cain of Bloomington, and Daniel Frakes Jr of Fairbanks. Frakes is son of former Burchard postmaster Dan Frakes.
J. H. Leonard of the Calvert and Leonard grocery firm has sold his interest to Thomas J. Daugherty. The new firm will continue the business. Daugherty, formerly of New Lebanon, was a farmer and moved to Sullivan about a year ago.
Edward P. Reed the assistant postmaster and Bertha Briggs the money order clerk receive annual salary increases. Reed to one thousand dollars and Briggs to six hundred dollars, effective April first.
Howard Littlejohn formerly lived in the city and worked many years as a stone cutter for Pat McEneny. He died last Sunday in Peoria Illinois.
New suits filed include Heston L Griffith by Francis M Griffith against Linton Bituminous Coal Co. and petitions for adoption for Joseph Osburn and Mary E Osburn to adopt Verie Vernie Mullens. Clara Hammock seeks divorce from John W Hammock over alleged abandonment. couple married November 25 1860 and separated in 1881.
Notice states Holiness Christian church Merom Indiana will hold an election on April 1 1905 at 9 80 o clock am at G C Ledleton residence to elect three trustees for terms of one two and three years.
The county records show several marriage licenses issued to couples including Oscar LaCell and Beulah May Bailey, Guy Everett Cox and Cora Bedell, Frank Nelson and Della Brower, James E Bolinger and Nina Alize Johnson, William O Rockwell and Mattie Monk, Harry T Mahan and Lola M Berlien, Daniel J Vaughn and Edith M Jackson, James E Collins and Effie M Douglass, Wade Victor Miller and Edith Halbert, James W McClung and Delle Davidson.
A Kansas City Star notice touts an Agricultural Log Book prepared by the Central Publishing Company and Hudson & Kimberly. The work offers legal forms, ledgers, and computed tables, aiming to guide farmers dairymen fruit growers and others in business records and year end inventories.
A two day millinery display is set for Friday and Saturday March 24 and 25 at Rosa Boatwright Lorang’s shop. Ladies are invited to attend.
In parts of the Tigris the river’s strong current halts British steamboats for hours and can even turn vessels around, limiting passage and complicating travel on the river.
In Paris a consular exhibit features Hin to Man a chimpanzee stuffed figure displayed in evening attire with a gardenia in its buttonhole and a single eyeglass.
Robert Little longtime county resident died Sunday at his home five miles east of Carlisle. He was 88. Funeral and burial took place Tuesday morning at Indian Prairie. Ladies invited to millinery opening at Rosa Boatwright Lorange's Friday and Saturday March 24 and 25.
The mines worked poorly as coal trade dulled. Dogger State Bank opened March 18 with strong first-week business. Evangelist Porter preached at Church of Christ. A stork brought a baby boy to Dan James and wife and a girl to John Rogers and wife. Mrs. John Beck visited Terre Haute. Gladville of Illinois Central R R 2 got leave. Hocking to replace him. Gladville plans to move wife to warmer climate. Mrs. Eliza Dire and sister visiting Hen dricksville relatives. United Mine Workers delegates to Terre Haute include Wm Brewer Sunflower Andy Rose Dugger Jno Beck New Linton Robt Chestnut Island City No 4.
C E Medsker and family visited Charles Enos Sunday. Thomas Durham returned from Purdue and plans to teach farming this summer. R J Turman and daughter Hallie spent Sunday with Guy Cusaman. Warren Watson and wife visited friends near Farmersburg. Frank Pogue of Flora Illinois visits his parents. Sunday school to be reorganized next Sunday. all interested invited. Grace Whitlock visited Mary Medsker. Aunt Rena Wood was buried at Mann cemetery Monday. Sullivan residents attended.
A closely woven gold watch fob with a Knights of Pythias charm was lost in front of Stratton's harness shop and should be returned to the Union office.
The jet black Morgan stallion JESSE, 1300 pounds and 16 hands, a grandson of Capt. Jesse Haddon's Vick, from dam Morgan stock, will perform in 905 season during April to June at George McNab’s barn, 34 miles east of Merom Station. Service fee 38.00. Mmsom Station Breeding Ass’n.
Emma and Alfred ages four and five have been indoors with slight colds. A neighbor arrives as Aunt Judith is desired, Emma tears up at missing her aunt while Alfred resents the wait and rivalry.
A young man exhausted from over study arrives at a mountain resort. The landlord Weil offers a rate of ten dollars per day. The proprietor calls the place a nerve sanatorium and the guest quips about its nerve.
A writer recalls sending a mint julep poem to a Kentucky magazine editor who accepted it but paid only 15 cents, as described by a judge. The exchange underscores a skeptical take on editor pay for regional verse.
Dialogue frames Cupid heading to Atlantic coast resorts with a machine gun already ahead, as Psyche asks where his gear is. The joke contrasts mythic beings with modern warfare technology in a humorously surreal exchange.
Raphael recalls fame with a sly confession claiming he painted his cherubs from a neighbor’s work. He regrets wasting talent in art instead of politics, per Harper’s Bazaar.
A narrator recalls friends who damaged books they borrowed and shares a fresh episode involving Mrs. Blanks returning a dictionary without comment, highlighting the quirky consequences of lending.
A playful exchange questions whether Towne-She is from Boston and Browne doubts. The dialogue suggests Towne-She would have used the word either if she were Boston-born, while Towne-She denies Boston origins.
Tess questions Jess about marrying him while Jess confirms the plan. Tess points out Jess once swore she would not wed the man, prompting a sharp exchange as Jess asserts the proposal stands.
A court sketch notes Paterson Pete recounts a dream of a million dollars and a backstory of a breach of promise suit. The dialogue mentions appendectomy and a pre-counted claim to the vice presidency, framed by a judge.
A Philadelphia Press dialogue notes a clash over Henry James novels. Rieder and Crittock discuss readers who dislike James, dividing them into those who do not understand him and those who do. The exchange highlights divergent tastes in literary fiction.
Attorney asks about weekly duties and a Sunday rest. Witness replies nothing during the week and a day off on Sunday. Attorney then questions duration of witness's political job.
A street scene shows Mistah Jackson protesting mockery while Mistah Johnson explains his face slipped during a cakewalk, highlighting a tense moment.
Dialogue from New York News features Harold urging action and Rupert admitting he waits for his rich uncle's toe to turn up. The exchange frames a social view on self reliance and luck in a brisk, coachman style banter.
A dialogue contrasts views on a child's behavior with phrases implying spoiledness versus restraint. The exchange highlights tension between perceived indulgence and discipline within a family context.
In this piece the author argues that concise one syllable words carry true force. They say strong speech comes from plain, urgent rhythm that can move readers as much as elaborate prose, shaping tone in thought, speech, song, or rhyme.
On the Rhineland voyage to the United States Hans German gathers a theater troupe led by Fraulein Brussel and Fraulein Barcon. In New Orleans Brussel clashes with Barcon as locals react to her coquettish Princess Eudoxia debut. The audience mocks her despite a strong voice and stage craft.
In a melodramatic scene Fraulein Brussel, an operatic star, weeps alone when Mr. Wittson, a funeral director, consoles her after a grim catastrophe. He vows to pursue justice and proposes a future together, promising happiness even as she contemplates returning to Germany and leaving his home.
The Prin cess Eleonora Massaiska dies in Warsaw after a life of poverty and failed patronage. Once educated as a tutor, she faced dwindling pupils and cash shortages, living on alms in a Warsaw suburb. A Florence relative left 200000 rubles to a “poorest relative,” a claim she refused help for, ending with a street collapse and hospital death.
Cadets at the staff college center boast well known names from cadet and cavalry schools. Among them are several members of famed military families. The grandfather of Lieut Heintzman served as a Union general in the Civil War. Lieut Payl H. McCook of the fighting McCook family traces lineage to Gen. Alexander McCook, Indian fighter and Civil War hero. Lieut J D Tilford is connected to Gen. J D Tilford, a long serving officer. Lieut Forsyth is son of Gen. James Forsyth, Indian fighter, who, with Gen Miles and Gen Merritt, received commissions for distinguished services.
A Kentucky Democrat in Washington notes Cochran's habit of featuring himself in his tales. When a Tammany man asks about the latest story Cockrantes the New Yorker claims he has not heard it. The exchange ends with Cochran retreating to think.
The Baltimore Herald notes about 20 percent of young men failing naval academy physicals due to tobacco use. Doctors warn of tobacco heart from excessive smoking, risking permanent heart injury before addiction reaches the cigarette fiend stage.
Two million bricks will be used in the construction of the Rockefeller building in Cleveland. The project includes forty thousand square feet of glass and reflects the era's mass housing and commercial expansion in the city.
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