Certainly Dead Hunt and Mary Pri gang antics
The Shelburn Enterprise recounts a string of satirical obituaries for the Mary Pri gang, noting deaths on March 7 and humorous epitaphs for members such as Kinman Campbell McDonnall and Hosea Drake. The piece blends mock seriousness with absurd wordplay and local characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Mary Pri Gang
Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Bill
Gay Mocker Kinman
Doe Bays
Campbell
Doc
George
McDonnall
George Dragem
Dailey
Jackson Township
F. More
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Colds Fast
Treat coughs and colds with Dr King’s New Discovery. It combines Pine Tar with laxatives and healing ballants to antiseptically kill or expel germs. The remedy soothes irritation and helps readers improve quickly, with 45 years of use and a druggist availability guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Digest of a Grim Domestic Incident
Readable segments describe a man who enjoyed stories and cake before a fatal event. The text indicates he suffered in agony and died from a puncture wound described as a deep stab to the side. This brief mentions family members and a fatal domestic moment without naming individuals or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Ida Cottrell Exonerated by Vigo Grand Jury
Ida Cottrell of Terre Haute formerly Ida Wolfe of this city and daughter of Little Joe Wolfe of Gill township and Terre Haute shot and killed her lover a few days ago but is freed by the Vigo Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Cottrell
Vigo Grand Jury
Terre Haute
Ida Wolfe
Joe’’ Wolfe
Gill Township
Vigo County Grand Jury Finds Self Defense In Murder Case
The Vigo county grand jury last week returned an ignoramus in her case. She was charged with murder and was under $5000 bond. Arthur Pelton her lover was a piano player in a Terre Haute saloon. At the time of the shooting he had attacked her, and the grand jury held that the shooting was entirely in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo County
Arthur Pelton
Terre Haute
Deputy Takes Mrs Lamb to Evansville Hospital
Deputy Sheriff Ed Douthitt left Thursday for Evansville and transported Mrs. Ethel Lamb to the Southern insane hospital. She was in Ter-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Douthitt
Evansville
Ethel Lamb
Southern Insane Hospital
Ter
Haunting Escalation in Vigo Jail Insane Ward
A fragment notes a person in Vigo jail becoming violently insane and being placed in the insane ward, highlighting a drastic mental health episode within the facility.
Notice to Contractors for Township School Building Bid
March 11 1916 notice invites sealed proposals by J Frank Spencer Township Trustee Sullivan County Pleasantville Indiana for construction of a new Township School Building with separate bids requested for heating plumbing and electrical wiring. Proposals due by April 4 1916 with certified checks 150 general and 50 each for heating plumbing and electric contracts. Spencer reserves right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Spencer
Jefferson Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
Pleasantville
J. W. Gaddis
Vincennes
Ind
R. R. No
Carlisle
Sullivan County invites bids for five concrete bridges
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 12 noon on Friday April 7 1916 for the construction of five concrete bridges per plans and specifications on file in the Auditor's office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Phillips
John L. Phillips
Sullivan Circuit Court
Board of Commissioners
Sullivan County
Indiana
Auditor’s Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber of Commerce
Sullivan
Sullivan Canning Company
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
Riggs
W. H. Hill, JR
Insurance, Abstracts
Frank
Boss Tick
Pure Food
Hosea
Drake
Matthew Lane
Lane
Hale
Vale Mudhly
Nash
Oscar Roughstuff Rich
Mary Pri
O. Rather Rich
J. Willing
Court House
Scott
Mattix
John Scott
Willing
Chicago
Whytechyx Hatchery & Supply Co
Terre Haute, Ind
Sullivan Co
Montuos
M. A. Haddon
Luther
Luther Household
Tools
Re Haute
Vigo
Walter F. Wood
Prairie Creek Levee Association
Township 9
Range 10
Range 11
Said
James Bohn
M. G. Lee
WM. Riggs
W. I. Gobin
J. L. Rynerson
E. E. Stirwalt
Jesse C. Clark
Stimson
Hamill & Davis
P. A. Barco
Briggs Building
Dix Lumber Co
C.T. Howard
Indiana Veterinary College
Parks & Wible Barn
Sullivan, Indiana
Jacob H. Miller
John Walters
John A. Mattix
Win S. Bicknell
Ga. W. Clayton
First National Bank
Crowde
Virginia Pearce
Robert P. White
Thomas C. Simmons
Shalters
H. Kalley
Interurban
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