One Year At Indiana State Penitentiary Farm
The state penal farm near Putnamville marked its first anniversary since opening in April 1915. Trustees saw a vast transformation with 1,602 acres, 590 prisoners, and a growing complex including dormitories, kitchen, dining hall, administration and recreation buildings, six barns, eight farm dwellings, a water tank, and a power plant under construction. Convict labor funded the development, and a two mile switch from the Ma on railroad at Putnamville is planned for the summer. The farm’s equipment is valued at about 200000 dollars. Peak population reached 600 inmates, with almost 2000 convict prisoners housed in the first year. about 115 escaped, with one third recaptured and returned to prison or reformatory confinement for two to five years. Desertions are currently rare.
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Ost Weel
Iidiaga State Penal Farm
Hoosier
Ralston
Manon
Putnamville
Miss Warrier Leavitt Visits Miss Nelle McClellan
Miss Warrier Leavitt who had been visiting Miss Nelle McClellan has returned to her home in Brazil.
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Warrier Leavitt
Nelle McClellan
Brazil
Canadian Pete Henderson Enters Speedway Race in May
Pete Henderson, a young Canadian driver, joins the Prest-O-Lite Maxwell team for the Sixth International Sweepstakes Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. He showed grit last season finishing a Burlington race with a broken axle, and now aims to prove his talent at Indianapolis despite limited experience.
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Pete Henderson
Canada
Burlington
Pete
Henderson
Maxwell
Indianapolis
Dussenberg
Prest-O-Lite
Brave Young Jackson County Farmer Heroed by Carnegie Commission
E. Sylvester Mahan, a Jackson township farmer near Lewis, Indiana, received a Carnegie Medal for bravery after lowering into a 30 foot well to rescue John Bemis, who lay unconscious from dynamite fumes. The 1914 rescue involved hours of effort with a rope winch and a doctor at Bemis’s home.
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Fittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
E. Sylvester Mahan
Sullivan County
Jackson Township
Lewis
John Bemis
Ind
Mahan
Bemis
George Beis
Mr. Mahan
Pebspery
Ghout
Wes Mahan
Tte
Gertrude Cain Weds Orion A Keufauver at Newport Ky
Miss Gertrude Cain daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cain of this city married Orion A Keufauver of Darien Ohio at Newport Kentucky on Sept 27 1515 The announcement surprised locals. The groom once worked as a lineman for American Telephone Telegraph Co Mrs Keufauver has reported society news for The Times in St Petersburg Florida for three years They will reside in Dayton.
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Gertrude Cain
John Cain
Orion A. Keufauver
Darien
Newport
Neufauver
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Seufauver
The
Times
St. Petersburg
Fla
Dayton
Benj F Jewell Receives Third Degree At Conger Lodge
Sullivan lodge No. 263 F and A M conferred the third degree on Benj F Jewell last night. Attending Masons from Merom included J W Daugherty Homer Curtis A T Nichols Sam Lee R G Daubs J Hoskins J S Daugherty H C Pinkston Clarence Hoezman Ric Hoe sman J T Brooks C E Pinkston and W R Johnson.
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Conger
Sullivan Lodge
Benj. F
Jewell
Merom
J. W. Daugherty
Homer Curtis
A. Ty. Nichols
Sam Lee
R. G. Daubs
Hoskins
J. S. Daugherty
Pinkston
Clarence Hoezman
Ric. Hloesman
J. T. Brooks
C. E. Pinkston
W. R. Johnson
Woman Foils Pickpocket Near Oak Street Church
Mrs Philip Freis of Sullivan rode to Terre Haute with intentions to visit her sisters. On Oak street near Seventh a man sprang from a telegraph pole and tried to seize her purse. She fled and was aided by a passerby couple, the thief fleeing.
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Philip Freis
Tillsefty
Terre Haute
Preis
Sullivan
Sourth Eighth Street
Eighth
Oak Streets
Oak Street
Seventh
Simmons Seeks Divorce and Alimony in Circuit Court
Glenn V. Simmons files for divorce from Thomas W. Simmons in the circuit court, seeking $5,000 alimony. She cites cruel and inhuman treatment, cites their marriage in January 1913 and separation in 1916, and asks to restore her maiden name Glenn Loudermilk. She notes real estate in Sullivan valued at $8,000 and personal property at $1,000, and mentions her father Joe Loudermilk, a farmer.
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Glenn V. Simmons
Circuit Court
Thomas W. Simmons
Sullivan
Glenn Loudermilk
Simmons
Joe Loudermilk
Aunt Cassie Reynolds Dies at 77 in 1916
Aunt Cassie Reynolds born in Sullivan County May 15 1838 wife of Wiley Reynolds departed this life April 23 1916. Although she faced hardship she remained a steady presence in her family and community.
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Cassie Reynolds
Wiley Reynolds
Sullivan County
Hfe
Memorial Rites Held for Local Woman at Mt Tabor
The obituary notes a woman endured prolonged suffering with patience and left two daughters as survivors. Services were conducted at Mt Tabor by Rev. Win Yeager before interment at Od Penlur Cemetery west of Stilivain. Other names referenced include Wrank Alsop and Paxton.
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Christian Church
Rapy
Eis. Wrank Alsop Aul
Iss
Tionia Adop
Bodh
Paxton
Od Penlur
Stilivain
Mt. Tabor
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana May 8 1916 List
Advertised letters remain unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana as of May 8 1916. The notice lists names such as Purges Gold Brummer Mrs Otts Mrs P Wisher Mrs rant Warren and many others, urging claim within two weeks or they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. The item notes readers should state advertise when calling. It also mentions The Foster’s Nest by John Wynley and Indiana residency requirements for a state historical commission membership with charter enrollment details.
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Sullivan, Ind
Gold Brummer
Botts
P. Wisher
Rant
Warren
John Gentlewen Brown
Thos
Indian Moor
Eovert Richardson
A. A. Shivcock
Aldis Smith
E. E. Wilson
Carl
W. EL. Aydelotte
P. AM
John Winley
Indiana
Indiana Historical Commission
State House
Weather summary from Farmersburg co operative observer
Miss Glenn Yeager reports for county week ending April 30. Temperatures ranged from 24 to 72 degrees with mostly cloudy days and a total rainfall of .36 inches on April 24 to 26. Observations note part cloudy to clear conditions.
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Whatber
Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Hoosieroons Form In Indianapolis To Forge State Pride
The Hoosieroons, a new Indiana patriotic group, formed at a preliminary Indianapolis meeting. Its goals include fostering state pride, preserving Indiana history, and building esprit de corps among loyal Hoosiers. It aims to be distinctly patriotic and social.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Beasley and Passmore Engagement Announced
John Hoke Beasley son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Beasley announces his engagement to Miss Frances Jean Passmore of Phillipsburg Pennsylvania. Miss Passmore is known in Terre Haute through visits with Miss Dorothy Crawford and is in her final year at Ogantz. Beasley studies law at Princeton College and plans to join his father's law firm after the school year.
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John Hoke Beasley
John T. Beasley
Frances Jean Passmore
Phillipsburg
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Illinois
Telford& Schwartz
Salem, Marion
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company
North Side
Square
GLOBE
H. C. Steel
Prop
Landley
Roscoe Duke
DR. Lindley
Sullivan Union
State Penal Farm
R. R. Switch
Young Jackson Farmer
Carnegie Hero Commission
Julius Harry Shoe Co
Board O County Commissioners
Island Levee Asse Milion Ag
Malar Tovar
Voeyaert Lael
Prane
Miay
A9li
M. Daniels
Ofecial Seni Auditor
Lede
David L. Kaplan
N. Court St
James Phegley
R. R
Carlisle
Alen
Central Petroleum CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Tance
Fidelity Loan Co
Dr. Crowde
Bldg
East Side Sq. Sullivan, Ind
Ee Gur
Ofefrigerators
Rowli H Hardware Co
Philip Prices
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