Sullivan County Mines Sold to New York Syndicate
John S Bays closes a deal for seven Sullivan county mines valued around 2.5 million. The properties include Harder Hafer Hymera North Jackson Hill Sullivan County Union Keller Glendora mines with 10 000 acres. Sale effective June 1 with $0.25 million down in Chicago. Eastern capital controls most Indiana bituminous mines and railroad interests loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Bays
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
New York
Sullivan County
Harder & Hafer
Chicago
Hymera Coal & Mining Company
North Jackson Hill
Sullivan County Coal Company
Union Coal Company
Keller Coal Company
Glendora
W. S. Bogle Coal Company
New York Central Railroad
Hymera
Ehrman Company
Terre Haute
Union Company
Indianapolis
Anderson
Keller
Theodore Keller
Eastern Capital
Indiana
Dering
Southern Indiana
Marshal Shoots Negro Tramp in Farmersburg Arrest
Marshal Charles Shepherd and two deputies halted two negro tramps who rode a south bound freight into Farmersburg. One man named Carl Lewis drew a revolver and was wounded in a chase. Harry Perkins denied weapon use. Both pleaded guilty to charges, fined ten dollars, and jailed 19 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shepherd
Farmersburg
Terre Haute
Carl Lewis
Shepherd
Harry Perkins
Marshal Shepherd
Runaway Accident Near Graysville Injures Students
In Graysville Indiana on May 1 1905 Obe Lester Miss Tressa Bain and Hallie Turman were in a runaway while en route to Merom. A frightened horse jolted the group causing them to be thrown from the buggy Bain sustained a bruised arm. The buggy was badly damaged and the horse was caught in Merom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graysville
Ind
Obe Lester
Misses
Tressa Bain
Hallie Turman
Merom
Miss Bain
Boss Lester
Obe
Penn
Chicken Thief Captured After Town Pursuit in Pleasantville
A man posing as a farmer arrived in Pleasantville with a hacked load of stolen chickens. In a chase two miles east, he ditched the load, fled on foot, and a brief shootout caused minor wounds before officers recovered the birds and planned to return them to owners.
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Union
Pleasantville
Kid Hindman
Ae? Sanson
Ci Ohnson
Kid Hindman’s
Sullivan to Get Water From Merom Gravel Pit
The Sullivan water Works Company is formed with 75000 capital to supply pure water from driven wells in gravel beds southwest of New Lebanon. The Commercial Club directors back the plan to acquire the old water works for 23000, with town shares and 15000 in stock, plus 73000 in preferred stock and 50000 in mortgage secured bonds. Massrs Sherman and Woods led a drive to recruit over two hundred members for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan Water Works Company
New Lebanon
Commercial Club of
Cuthbert J Sherman
Wm. T. Douthitt
Joe K. Smock
George R. Dutton
John C. Chaney
Ed G. Carrithers
A. D. Scott
James M. Lang
S. Paul Poynter
Charles L. Davis
J. 3. Mullane
The
Commercial
Sullivan Town Board
Water Works
Douthitt and Haddon
C. J. Sherman
W. E. Woods
Commercial Club
Prisoner Attempts Suicide in County Jail
Harry Perkins, jailed after arrest at Farmersburg, attempted hanging with a blanket rope from a cell bar. Sheriff's intervention saved him as he was momentarily lifeless, then he struck the grating in a frenzy before regaining consciousness. He blamed the act on fear of remaining in jail for life.
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Harry Perkins
Chas. Shepherd
Farmersburg
The
Union
Perkins
Carl Lewis
Lewis
Miller
Walsh Secures Coal Lands Near Jackson Hill
The Southern Indiana Coal Company led by president John R. Walsh bought 2 200 acres of coal land south of Jackson Hill from the American Coal and Mining Company of Brazil. Offices opened in Terre Haute at the Grand Opera House building. Reported purchase also includes Let singer coal mine and lands near Jasortville. Walsh previously held an option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Indiana Coal Company
John R. Walsh
Jackson Hill
American Coal and Mining Company of
Brazil
W. H. Zeller
Zeller-McClelland Company
Brazil Company
Grand Opera House
Terre Haute
Tere Haute
Letsinger
Jasortville
Walsh
F. M. Dugger
Letsinger Coal Company
Severe WindstormHeavily Damages Homes in Graysville
A severe windstorm last Friday evening ripped through Graysville causing extensive damage. Lightning and thunder persisted for about an hour while wind toppled structures including a tall kitchen flue at S S Yager's house and left several homes badly damaged in the river area.
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Graysville
Ind
S. S. Yager
Blood Hounds Track Paxton Burglars to Ehram Station
Blood hounds from Smith unit traced burglars who struck Paxton residences on a Saturday night. They stole a gold watch from Marshall Harris and small items from others. The trail led south along the E T H railroad to Ehram station three miles away where the dogs quit working, likely as the thieves fled by horse and buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton
James Wilkey
Marshall Harris
Mrs. Watson
Fred Watson
Harris
Smith
Carlisle
Ehram
Rural carriers examination yields six two candidates
Sixty-two candidates, including one woman Miss Ida Brookbank of this city, sat for the rural carriers exam Saturday for fifteen new county routes to begin about July first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Brookbank
Farmersburg Defeats Sullivan 12 to 4 in Baseball
In a Sunday game at Farm ersburg Sullivan was defeated 12 to 4 by Farmersburg. Poor fielding and batting woes hurt Sullivan while Jake O'Hare, formerly of Dugger, pitched well for Farmersburg. Kirkham pitched for Sullivan.
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Farmersburg
Sullivan
Jake O’hare
Dugger
Kirkham
Seventeen in Glass of 1905 Seventeen in Glass of 1905
The Sullivan High School class of 1905 will bow to the public at the Methodist church on Friday evening June 2. Dr. Robert J. Aley of Indiana State University will give the address on Life's Handicaps. The graduates include Goldie Drake Judith Lacey Clive McGuire Carl Bass Harry Buff Thomas Donnelly Zoe Kirkham Oltha Kissner Grace Nesbit Bruce Park Ethel Bensinger Myrtle Scott Bessie Taylor Floyd Chowning Kathryn Ridge Georgia Wilkey Raymond Holcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan High School
Methodist Church
Robert J. Aley
Indiana State University
Elected Sullivan County Truant Officer Ward Griffith
Township trustees and county school boards met at the court house on Monday and elected Ward Griffith of this city to serve as truant officer for the ensuing year.
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Court House
Ward Griffith
Sullivan County
Love's Sweet Dream Queered in Sullivan
A Sullivan youth visited a lady friend to play mandolin under moonlight but arrived to find her at the gate in earnest conversation with another. The full details are not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Sullivan County School Roll Totals Decline From 1908
The county wide school enumeration shows 9 124 children, up from 1904 by 323 and from 1908 by 977, with Sullivan County excluding Sullivan reporting the gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Sullivan
Sherman and Patton Partners Form Silent ties
Cuthbert J. Sherman has acquired an interest in O. M. Patton's department store. He will not run day to day operations, acting instead as a silent partner after selling his own store to Springer, Carruthers & Crowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthbert J. Sherman
Springer, Carruthers & Crowder
O. M. Patton
Mr. Sherman
Saloon Fight in Cass Township
The first remonstrance under the Moore liquor law was filed with the county commissioners to bar saloons in Cass Township. Anti saloon and saloon factions clash as remonstrance’s sufficiency is debated, with two year dry outcome anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Cass Township
Nine frosts in April record weather in the vicin ity
The month of April saw nine frosts along with fifteen clear days seven cloudy days and eight partly cloudy days. Average highs reached 66 and lows 43 with a mean of 54. Highest temperatures hit 83 on the 2nd and 8th while the low fell to 31 on the 16th. Rainfall totaled four inches and fifteen hundredths. The April weather was less pleasant than March.
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New York Central
Marshal
Negro Tramp
Rcial Club
Gill Township
Hamilton Iildan
Jackson
Jefferson
Dry
Turman
Bred Carlisle
Merama
Shelburn
Curry Bao
Fairbanks
Hamilton
Fucksom
Aso Jefferson
Farmersbarge
Sherman and Patton Partners
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