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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
4
A patchwork of quips, cartoon captions, and brief notes touching on labor, Prohibition era anecdotes, quotes, and rural humor. Topics include Calves hides shipping to St. Louis, labor leader Gompers, Uncle Ezra Trout, jokes about beer, four hour week, and a humorous tale of a cavalry pilot misheard by a interrogator.
The Gill Township Farmers Association meets at U. C. College Merom on May 10 with regular business and musical selections. Separately, Haddon School Township in Sullivan County Indiana offers 35,000 in school bonds at 6 percent, 28 bonds of 1250 each, maturing 1922 to 1936, payable at Carlisle bank, non taxable, sale auction May 31 with required 1000 bid bond and option to sell as whole or in parts.
Mrs. Martha Nicholson aged 74, a native of Jackson township and wife of Samuel H. Nicholson, died last Wednesday in Hymera after uremic poisoning. Funeral services were held at the Hymera Methodist church with burial in Knights of Pythias cemetery. She married Samuel H. Nicholson on September 13, 1874. she was previously Martha McCammon Lyons. She is survived by her husband and other relatives.
Children Wood and James Nichol of Hymera, Calvin and Earl Nicholson of Shelburn, Mrs Henry Botts of Jackson township, Mrs John Engle of Sullivan, and Mrs Will Winklepleck of Chicago. Mrs Flora Cravins of Indianapolis visits Mrs Belle Jenkins on North State street.
Sullivan County treasurer announces a public sale of 18 500 dollar highway improvement bonds at 12 00 M May 11 1921 in Sullivan Court House. bonds are 925 each total 20 units dated March 15 1920 bearing 5 percent interest semi annually for 10 years with May 15 and November 15 payments. sale follows county board order to fund road improvements petitioned by Stephen R Brown et al in Jackson township. bonds may be rejected. ED P Snow treasurer.
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners files eight petitions with the State Board of Tax Commissioners to issue bonds bearing six percent interest not exceeding 35000 dollars for sections and roads in Jefferson Gill Turman and Fairbanks Townships. Net property values and existing indebtedness are listed for each township. Taxpayers filed objections due by May 28, 1921, or hearings may be scheduled. otherwise petitions may be approved. Dated May 3 1921.
The document itemizes bank assets and operations in Sullivan including loans to residents and farm mortgages totaling 1 235 265 46 dollars, overdrafts 19 417 65, bonds 49 357 23, real estate holdings 24 835 00, current expenses 7 349 34, interest paid on deposits 8 224 84, funds from other banks 240 528 14, revenue stamps 37 03, surplus 95 000 00, and notes on exchange discount and interest with net earnings after deductions.
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