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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
1
Reverend Doctor J. F. St. Clair, a Des Moines area church leader and native of the county, dies after illness described as paralysis. Details note his long service and local ties.
Rev Dr J F St Clair 65 a former Indiana Conference clergyman and Iowa ministry leader died of a stroke at Methodist hospital Des Moines on April 17 Funeral and interment were in Indianaola He helped raise funds for a Methodist university in Washington DC and served in multiple pastorates across Indiana Illinois and Iowa He left a widow Mary J Lemon and five children as survivors.
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners met to award multiple road contracts. Sections include the Jeff G. Jackson road in Jefferson township to Spernéer and Volle for 14985 dollars and the William Hummel gravel road in Hamilton township to Gorse Lovelace and Ed Dailey for 5860 dollars.
George Hanchette, wintering in California, reports Cuba’s demoralized conditions from the sugar slump. He notes wrecked banks and bankrupt planters, and recalls California grape prices before and after prohibition. He plans to return to Cuba then California for the summer.
Mr and Mrs J F Patton of Sullivan area hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of Nicholas H Davis 76 of Sullivan. Attending were Mr and Mrs Robert E Davis and son Lavelle of Sullivan, Mr and Mrs William Patton, Mr and Mrs Frank Patton, Miss Lorena Patton, Miss Gratis Patton, Mrs Riley Ransford of Graysville, and Floyd Houpt of Farmersburg.
Dick York pleaded guilty to illegal liquor sale in circuit court before Judge W. H. Bridwell. He was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days at the penal farm, and he paid the fine.
Ralph Wise and Dale Jennings, jailed on the W. P. Hopkins & Co. robbery at Dugger, will serve time in the Jeffersonville southern reformatory. Wise returns to parole violation. Jennings pleaded guilty and drew one to fourteen years. Alto Starks remains at large.
Ammassed list records ages and residences of residents including Amos Faught 30 Sullivan Eva Sonner 33 Car lis e Henry Eaton 39 Terre Haute Olive Hedges 23 Terre Haute Cecil Taylor 21 Sullivan Margaret Shick 24 Sullivan Ray Toley 22 Worthington Asline Waskom 20 Worthington John Price 21 Shelburn Ina Goble 18 Farmersburg Lacey Jackson 20 Pleasantville Rosa Hale 19 Pleasantville.
A Ford stolen from William Powell was found in Merom on Monday. William Hoesman was arrested after Dick Butler spotted him driving the car and questioned its origin. Hoesman is charged with larceny and his bond of 1000 was supplied by his father W. H. Hoesman.
Kingsley announces a Mother's Day service on Sunday May 8 featuring 9:30 Sunday school, a brief program of songs and readings, and a sermon by the pastor. The community is invited with a special invitation to mothers.
Mrs. Charles E. Crawley announces the engagement of her daughter Jeannette to Kenneth Cooper son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Cooper of Indianapolis. The wedding will take place in the latter part of June.
Voters turnout was under a quarter as Democrats and Republicans selected city officers. In mayoral races Republican Dr. James B. Maple defeated Herman Marks by 40 votes. Walter Walters, Democrat, ran unopposed for mayor. Each party listed a city clerk candidate and council slots with varied tallies across wards.
A report from Fairbanks township recalls a 34 year old case of triplet calves born to a cow owned by the late Albert Thompson. The three red males had a white tail tip, were kept to age three, sold for beef, and each developed a drooped horn on the left side.
Divorce and alimony requests involve Elmer Owings and Lula Owings. Mary E LaFollette sues Ernest LaFollette. Nora Edmondson sues Jasper Edmondson for divorce, alimony, custody and support. Additional actions: William H. Hill Jr and Paul L. Reid v George W. Carty for ejectment. Eugene Effert v United States Powder Co for damages. Floy Turpin v William P Turpin for divorce and custody. Elsie McAuary v Clarence McAuary for divorce and alimony.
Judge W H Bridwell fixed income tax for Smyra Johnson at 20.46 dollars Byron Riggs 13.92 dollars and William F Hoke 804.44 dollars The estate of the late Alex P Asbury was not subject to taxation.
Mrs John C Chaney spent last week with her son Dirrelle Chaney and his family in Indianapolis visiting relatives and extending family ties.
Dr. C B Hershey president states Union Christian College Merom Indiana will continue its work with slight, minor modifications. Trustees met in February and plan to move forward while seeking public support and potential further funding from the Christian church education department. The June 14 1921 annual meeting will consider future action and county residents are urged to offer encouragement and cooperation.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wible marked fifty years of marriage with a celebratory dinner last Wednesday, honoring their milestone as longtime residents.
A special train organized by the Greater Terre Haute Club will visit Sullivan next Tuesday. Composed of business and professional men, the trip will tour the towns of the Wabash Valley Empire and stay overnight. The Community Club will host a dinner and reception at the Christian church Tuesday evening with an arranged program.
Annual exercises in Gill township will be held at the New Lebanon school building Thursday evening. Charles M. Curry of the State Normal faculty at Terre Haute will deliver the address. Principal Alta Bolenbaugh leads the graduating class: Max L. Ephlin, Ernest A. Fleming, Paul W. Sims, Mary H. Dudley, Eva P. Thrasher, and Fern M. Schaffer.
Judge Bridwell ruled the plea of abatement valid in cases against chiropractors and a drugless healer charged with practicing medicine without license. Defendants Oliver Cromwell and Hazel Ramsey of Shelburn and Sullivan, and Clyde L. Buis of the city were discharged after trial.
Divorce cases included LaFollette dismissed and Duncan, Stevens decisions. Partition actions ordered with appointed commissioners and appraisers in Pitcher versus Pitcher and Collins estates. Damages suit Bush versus railroad settled and dismissed. State versus Richeson malicious trespass and Eaton wife desertion dismissed.
H Marks today closed a deal to buy from Wakefield Giles 77 lots in the Giles Addition to Sullivan. The 103‑lot original plot will cost 15000 dollars with no price increase, and Marks plans 10 to 25 six‑room bungalows, deeded to his seven children, plus extended water mains and existing sewage. Martin Myles is building a two‑story home and Andy Trueblood is erecting a colonial bungalow in the tract.
Rev. Howard Billman 67 a noted Presbyterian minister lies near death at his nephew Dr James M Billman’s home on South Main street from blood poisoning. He has long been in frail health and recently returned from Columbus Indiana hospital. He came to the city in 1875 with his father the late Andrew Billman. He has a sister in Seattle and a daughter in Atlanta with a son in California.
Burglars attacked the W. P. Hopkins & Company general store in Dugger for the second time in three weeks last night. They took two suitcases six pairs of shoes and some cash from the register.
Dr. Frank C. Boone of Merom dies Saturday after an extended illness. In Turman township, Mrs. Mary Durham, wife of Dr. John L. Durham, is found dead in the barn after going to morning milking with a maid. Death attributed to heart trouble from artery hardening. Mrs. Durham, born Oct 20, 1850, was a leading local figure. funeral held at the family home, burial in Mann cemetery, with large attendance and arrangements by Rev. W. E. Gray.
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