Former Residents Celebrate Sixty Year Wedding in Madison
Mr and Mrs Sidney Turner longtime Turman Township residents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at their Madison Kansas home. They moved to Kansas in 1877 and lived near Providence church. Their five sons and one daughter attended with spouses and grandchildren. The couple wed April 22 1858 in Barry Illinois.
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Sidney Turner
Turman Township
Madison
Kansas
Providence Church
Turner Family Saga and 60th Wedding Anniversary
A historical account recounts the Turners progress from Carson City to Greenwood Kansas and Madison Indiana detailing Civil War era Sanitary Commission efforts a flour sack auction fundraising and the family’s postwar occupations and deaths highlighting Cora Turner’s death at 21 and the 60th wedding anniversary celebrated by supporters. It also notes descendants in San Antonio Colorado Springs El Dorado and Missouri with members serving in the Spanish American War and Philippine Islands.
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Cora
Kansas
Mr. Turner
Carson City
California
Nevada
Red Cross
Lincoln
Turner
Oscar
Wilbur
Ilinois
Salt Lake City
Atchison
Terre Haute
Calif
Sullivan
Ind
156Th
Ind.- Vol. Inf
Graysville
Greenwood County
Hamilton
Madison
T. C. Turner
San Antonio
Texas
Colorado Springs
eCharles F
el Dorado
Butler County
5Th Missouri
S. S. Regular Army
Philippine Islands
Harris and Buddies at Camp Dontphan
Fragmented memoir notes a camp scene with troop humor and pay delays. The author recalls radar guns, sharp shooter ambitions, betting for cigars, pay confusion in the mess hall, a drill with Major Rumsey, and road work wage discussions influenced by the State Board of Accounts.
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Flade
Hammond
Flynn
Grinner
Gillespie
Uncle Sam
Ikey Goldstein
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Major Rumsey
Aiis
Letters from Camp Life at Eagle Island
Private N. K. Harris of Battery C, 128th Field Artillery, writes of camp routine, gear checks, punishments on leather loggins, passes to Lawton, and a night of gate arrivals and visitors at Eagle Island. He notes orders restricting leather loggins and describes bunkhouse life, teasing, and tent mischief.
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Paddy Flynn
Grizzly
Haugan
Lawton
Flynn
Kelly Black
Eagle Island
N. K. Harris
128Th Field Artillery
P. S
Public notice of county road records June 6 1917
A public notice states the document was printed in the Union on June 6 1917 and available for review at the office. Signed by Ed Dailey county road superintendent and commissioners John Walters and John A Mattix.
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Mattix
Walters
John Scott
State Board of Accounts
John
Sullivan County
Annie Wr Ting
Wele
Auditor and Board of Commissionara
Dailey
Union
Ed Dailey
John Walters
John A. Mattix
Death of Marie Owings at 16 in West Graysville
Marie Owings daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Owings of West Graysville street died Saturday morning after an extended illness with pneumonia. She was a member of the Christian church.
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Marie Owings
William Owings
West Graysville Street
The
Christian Church
Harris Sdemocratic judge candidate Harris family ties
O. B. Harris, a Democrat candidate for judge, has four children. His eldest son N. K. Harris serves in the military. Voter guidance urges support for Harris and notes his ballot number is 17.
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O. B. Harris
N. K. Harris
Harris
Harper Dangerously Injured in Battle
Two Sullivan county men are reported injured in action with Ralph Harper of Carlisle and Rev. George W. Titus among those hit. Harper, a saint Carl Harper of Carlisle, sustained shell shock and earned an honorable discharge and Medal on Pershing’s recommendation. Titus, former pastor, was struck by a Hun bullet while aiding a wounded comrade and remains in hospital with a serious wound.
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Sullivan County
Ralph Harper
Carl Harper
Carlisle
George W. Titus
Christian Church
Titus
Harper
George W. Buff
Merom
Cassie Buzzard
Chicago Heights
College
War Department
General Pershing
Kidney trouble ad from chiropractor Ramsey
An advertisement urges readers with kidney trouble to consult chiropractor H. L. Ramsey D. C. for case analysis and claims chiropractic adjustments address the cause of the problem.
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H. L. Ramsey
D. C
Jim Dandy MATTIX FOSTER Silo Offer Shifts North Side
Notice from Ross Metal and Wood Silos announces a move to the north side of the square near Kirkham's old stand and new harness hardware. Corwin Phillips, agent in Sullivan Indiana, offers large discounts on metal silos with Graysville telephone access.
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Square
Kirkham
Mattix & Foster
Ross
Corwin Phillips
Sullivan
Indiana
Graysville
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Louis
Louis Hee
Camp Dontphan
Page One
Fairbanks
Edward Nile
O. P. Badger
Geneva Bowen
Clare
Merthe
Duill Park
Chicago Hill
Everett Steele
Roy Kaufman
Henry Ford
W. A. Burton
Carl Lester
Boys
Pimento
Valencennes Lace
GE EL Belic
Lee
Zepavr Gingham
Aaa
Rev. Titus
Regus
Maxwell-Brown Shoe Co
Knights of Pythias
Sullivan and
Greene
K. of P. Hall
F. J. Heller
Charles L. ‘Pulliam
Robert A. ‘Brown
Lindley
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