Howard Ward Not Killed in Colorado
Mrs. Ward writes to The Union denying a story claiming Howard Ward was killed in Colorado and states the report has no foundation.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1911
Page
1
Wards deny murder tale amid Colorado hardship claims
Mrs. Ward writes from Bris tol Colorado that Howard Ward, once in dairy work here, was not murdered by highwaymen. She says he is not in the restaurant business and injured himself last fall falling from a wagon. The letter notes for poor health, typhoid in a grandson, hard weather, and cattle trouble, challenging sensational Colorado prosperity rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Ward
Bristol
Colorado
Indianapolis Southern Sold at Public Foreclosure Sale
The Indianapolis Southern railroad, partly controlled by Illinois Central, was bought Friday at Effingham by the I C for 2 560 000 dollars under a mortgage foreclosure. Indications say train service on the line will be materially improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Southern
Indianapolis Southern Railroad
Illinois Central
Effingham
I. C
Neyman Tenders Resignation as Sullivan Pastor
Rev. J. W. Neyman resigns as pastor of the Sullivan Baptist church to accept a call in Bedford Iowa. He has led the church for a little over a year, during which time more than 80 members joined and a prosperous season was reported. The Neymans leave Sullivan with many friends and will depart in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Neyman
The
Baptist Church
Bedford
Iowa
Sullivan
Neyman
Terre Haute
Foote Divorce Suit Fails In Circuit Court
Mrs. Gertrude Foote of Farmersburg and husband Winthrop A. Foote publisher of the Farmersburg Bee had a divorce case in the circuit court Friday through Monday Judge Bridwell denied divorce to both parties finding the plaintiff valid on the defendant cross complaint and vice versa. The hearing drew many Farmersburg residents as witnesses. the Footes had a prior divorce and remarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Foote
Farmersburg
Winthrop A. Foote
Farmersburg Bee
Bridwell
Footes
Cir
Sutherlin on Trial for Murder Attempt in Star City Saloon
Jesse Sutherlin faces circuit court on a charge of attempted murder for injuring Melvin Webster with a knife in a Star City saloon five years ago. He escaped after the attack and was later tracked to near Terre Haute by Sheriff Wiple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherlin
Jesse Sutherlin
Melvin Webster
Star City
Webster
Terre Haute
Wiple
Fishing Licenses Delayed for Nonresident Fishermen
George W. Miles, state fish and game commissioner, will start sending license blanks to county clerks under the new law for nonresident fishermen. The blanks were due May 1, but the state printer did not provide them in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Miles
Eddington Receives Damages Against Vandalia Co
Tomer Eddington was awarded 80 dollars in damages in a judgment last week against Vandalia Pal Co. The ruling notes the amount and the parties involved in the civil action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddington
Tomer Eddington
Vandalia Pal Co
Democrats Face Pension Pledge Test In House Battle
The Democratic House grapples with pension pledges to old soldiers as Republicans led by Uncle Joe Cannon push to force action. Representative Anderson proposes a dollar-a-day pension scale that could cost $75 million yearly, while Democrats maneuver to stall via discharge calendar and parliamentary tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ludlow Washington
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Joe Cannon
Carl Carey Anderson
Fostoria
Anderson
John Dalzell
Cy Sulloway
Invalid Pensions Committee
Cannon
Committee
Ohio
Democratic Committee On Committees
Isaac Sherwood
New Hale High School
General Sherwood
Burleson
Texas
National Tribune
Old Soldiers
Survey of Wabash River Starts From Terre Haute
Terre Haute May 9. The Wabash survey from this city south begins within the month. E. S. Miller of the Louisville U S engineer corps says a 120 by 25 foot survey boat will be built in about three weeks. A staff of thirty five men will occupy the boat and work from Terre Haute downstream with local material contracts. The commercial club will provide a riverfront site near Water Street Oak Street. Captain Lytle Brown at Louisville will oversee the project. Miller will inspect southern points before starting. He knows nothing about any congressionally allocated river improvement funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
E. S. Miller
Louisville
United States Engineering Corps
Miller
Water Street
Oak
Commercial Club
Lytle Brown
Congress
John Johnson Dies at 84 in Sullivan Home
John Johnson, among Sullivan’s oldest residents, died Thursday morning at his home near Coffman Park from tongue cancer. He was 84, survived by a wife and several married children, a Civil War veteran and local G A R member. He was father in law to Stephen Eller, who died after fainting while running to catch an interurban car weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Sullivan
Coffman Park
Johnson
G. A. R. Post
Stephen Eller
Ball Player Weds Flo Curtner in Carlisle
Flo Curtner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Curtner, marries Frank M. Dobson of Atlanta Georgia in a Carlisle ceremony set for May 16 at 8 p.m. Rev. Leonard V. Barbie to perform. Dobson, a baseball player, is first baseman for Richmond in the Virginia State League and formerly played for Terre Haute Central League. He has coached Clement College teams in basketball baseball football and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
W. J. Curtner
Flo
Frank M. Dobson
Atlanta
Curtner
Leonard V. Barbie
Carlisle Christian Church
Dobson
Richmond
Graduating Class Closes School Year with May 24 Exercises
Forty two seniors complete work Friday afternoon at the Grand Theater. Commencement address by J. Frank Hanly former Indiana governor. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. M. Vawter at M. E. Church on May 21. List of graduates includes Wilbur Allen Roy Anderson Zoe Beasley Nelle Arnett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theater
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
M. E. Church
J. M. Vawter
Wilbur Allen
Roy Anderson
Zoe Beasley
Nelle Arnett
William Borders
Vernon Boyll
County Doctors Meet in Shelburn on Acute Jaundice
Sullivan County Medical Society held its regular meeting with strong attendance. Dr. J. H. Wrorh of Shelburn presented the principal paper on Acute Jaundice followed by a round table discussion. Attending Sullivan physicians included Eddie Thixton Paul Higbee T. W. Kennedy J. H. Neff J. M. Billman C. F. Briggs J. R. Crowder and E. M. Corbin. Others were Dr. C. R. Walters Paxton and Drs. Oliphant and Van Cleave Farmersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Sullivan County Medical Society
J. H. Wrorh
Sullivan
Eddie Thixton
Paul Higbee
T. W. Kennedy
J. H. Neff
J. M. Billman
Last Day Tax Collects Reach $35 857 14 Surge
County Treasurer Ed Ward reports final spring installment tax collections of 35 857 14 on the last day, a figure about 10 000 below last year's final day totals. The E T H railroad paid taxes on the last day last year, but this term did so earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ward
E. & T. H. Railroad
Teacher Edna Johnson resigns to lead model school at Merom
Miss Edna Johnson, a Carlisle public school primary teacher, resigns effective today to take charge of the model school at Union Christian College Merom. Her Carlisle position will be filled for the rest of the term by Miss Ella Colton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Johnson
Carlisle
Miss Johnson
Union Christian College
Merom
Ella
Colton
Carlisle News
Fifteen Enter Oratorical Contest At Sullivan High
Fifteen Sullivan high school students from all four classes will compete Monday evening May 22 for the John S Bays gold medal for oratory. The eight minute time limit replaces the former ten minutes. Contestants drawn for speaker order: Mary Vawter Harold Shields Ethel Goldberg Ralph Daugherty Oscar Hagemier Frank Curtis Wilbur Allen Nelle Arnett Faye McArthur Malcolm Campbell James Boone Faye Shipman Dorothy Ford Beryl Billman Will Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan High School
John S. Bays
Mary Vawter
Harold Shields
Ethel Goldberg
Ralph Daugherty
Oscar Hagemier
Frank Curtis
Wilbur Allen
Nelle Arnett
Faye McArthur
Malcolm Campbell
James Boone
Faye Shipman
Dorothy Ford
Beryl Billman
Will Hampton
Boys Sent to Prison for Stealing Suits in Linton
Oscar Maddox and Ray Cushman both 18 of Linton were convicted of stealing two suits from Clarence Johnson. Judge Henderson sentenced each to one to eight years in the state reformatory at Bloomfield after a chase along river bottoms and a depot break in New Lebanon. Deputy Wible and Deputy Kelly aided in the arrest with Maddox attempting to swim the river. Willie Hamilton, 15, pleaded guilty to larceny but was placed on good behavior after transfer to Bloomfield jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Maddox
Ray Cushman
Linton
Clarence Johnson
State Reformatory
Henderson
Bloomfield
Brightlight
Wible
Indianapolis
New Lebanon
Kelly
Maddox
Willie Hamilton
Checking Up Local Mail Records At Post Office
The local post office reports an end of month tally of mail matter by class and weight. Officials use an exhaustive system to verify amounts and delivery times as carriers log de liveries and outgoing mail while staff work extra hours to compile the reports.
Postmaster Ends Sunday Mail Delivery at Local Office
Postmaster A A Holmes announces no carrier or window mail delivery on Sundays after May 31 at the local office. Only Sunday delivery to transients and box tenants who call at the office. Mail will still be placed in boxes. patrons must rent boxes or buy special delivery stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Holmes
Sunda
Theater Manager Retreat Reassigns Show in Spencer
Mr. Forrest Campbell and Mrs. Campbell visit Spencer Indiana to see relatives. Forrest Campbell has retired from theater work due to ill health. His brother George Campbell will take over management of the Majestic theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Campbell
Spencer, Ind
Campbell
Majestic Theater
George Campbell
Hymera Commencement Exercises Set for May 23
Hymera Indiana will hold the high school commencement at the opera house on May 23 with graduates Fern Marrat ta Myrtle Marratta Wm Beckett Mabel McCosky May Oskins Russell Brunker Lessie Railsback and Pearl Beasley. Senator Frank C Tilden Greencastle will deliver the address. Rev M O Robbins will give the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday morning. Class day exercises are planned for Sept 19 at the schoolhouse. Beecher receives a steel engraving from township teachers as he closes his final Hymera school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
Opera House
Evning
Fern Marratta
Myrtle Marratta
Wm. Beckett
Mabel McCosky
May Oskins
Russell Brunker
Lessie Railsback
Pearl Beasley
Frank C. Tilden
Greencastle
M. O. Robbins
Beecher
Neal charged with murder in Greene county trial set
Daniel Neal is charged with the murder of George Hutchinson at Jackson Hill last January and will be tried in Greene County. Attorneys Hunt and Gambill who represent Neal and Prosecutor Fred Baye agreed Wednesday to the trial there after a change of venue granted by Judge Bridwell. Neal will be moved to Bloomfield jail for trial likely within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
Bloomfield
Daniel Neal
George Hutchinson
Jackson Hill
Greene County
Hunt & Gambill
Fred Baye
Bridwell
County Education Board Sets Music and Penmanship Standards
Township trustees held their yearly meeting as the county education board discussed new state requirements for music and drawing in certified schools and for teachers to pass music tests starting January 1912. N H Davis re elected truant officer. enumeration figures show gains over 1910 and schools closing over the county with mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Sullivan
N. H. Davis
State Board of Education
Carlisle
Hamilton Township
Hymera
Graysville
Farmersburg
Cass
Gain Curry
Tof Fairbanks
le Gnees
Haddon
Hamilton
Jackson
Jefferson
Turman
Dugger
Merom
Shelburn
Special Judge Appointed in Tax Injunction Suits
A special judge was appointed in injunction suits filed by William H. Crowder Sr and County Treasurer Ed Wa seeking to halt tax collections. The cases involve mineral rights and thousands in disputed sums with amended complaints and representation by A. G. Buff & Stratton and local attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Crowder
Ed Wa
Jan M. Willoughby
Son
A. G. Buff
Bennett Dies in Farmersburg at 70s- Uncle Jerry Laid to Rest
Jerry Bennett, longtime Farmersburg resident, died last Wednesday at his home. Funeral services were held Friday at the M. E. church with the Farmersburg G A R post in charge, burial in Brown cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bennett
Farmersburg
M. BE
Brown Cemetery
Leota Jones to Wed William Rexford Drummond
Mr and Mrs M R Jones announce the marriage of their daughter Leota to William Rexford Drummond in Central Presbyterian Church Owensboro Kentucky on Saturday April 29 at 1 PM Rev Robert Excels Frye officiating They will reside in Evansville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Jones
Dauhter Leota
William Rexford Drummond
Central Presbyterian Church
Owensboro
Robert Excels Frye
Evansville
Ind
Land Is Divided in Daisy Alumbaugh Suit Ruling
In a partition suit Daisy Alumbaugh and Altha Gambill prevailed. The court appointed W L Sisson Edward Price and George Wilson as commissioners to divide the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Alumbaugh
Altha Gambill
Audie Alumbaugh
W. L. Sisson
Edward Price
George Wilson
Resignation at Sullivan State Bank Shifts Farm Focus
James Durham resigns from Sullivan State Bank to manage his father’s farm in Turman township. No successor named yet. Joe Schroeder is serving temporarily as acting replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Durham
Sullivan State Bank
Turman Township
Joe Schroeder
Near Fatal Shooting in Hymera Over Divorced Wife
In Hymera Indiana on Monday Joe Neal shot Frank Brown in the face with a shotgun when Brown drew a revolver at Neal’s home. Brown’s injury blinded one eye and disfigured his face. Neal surrendered to Marshal Stoops and was jailed at Sullivan Monday evening. Brown had come to Neal’s door drunk, cursed him, and threatened to kill him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
Ind
Frank Brown
Joe Neal
Brown
Neal
Marshal Stoops
Sullivan
Increase in Children in Carlisle School Census
Carlisle Indiana May 8 The school enumeration taken last week shows an increase of 39 over last year bringing the total to 273. Of these 147 are male and 126 female.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Ind
Sullivan Gains One in County School Enrollment
The complete enumeration shows the county total gain 336 with Sullivan up one. In 1911 there were 1102 school children. Hamilton township shows 963 versus 893 last year. Jackson Township records the largest rise with 160 more children than in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Hamilton Township
Jackson
Dispute at Union Mine After Layoffs Quieted
Union mine north of the city faced a brief walkout after two top men were laid off. Eight others quit Monday, but Superintendent Booth and officials settled the matter and the two men were to return to work. The mine stayed idle Monday and the resumption date is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Booth
Lola Taylor joins H. R. Ford as west side grocer
Mrs Lola Taylor has accepted a position with H R Ford the west side grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Taylor
H. R. Ford
West Side
Also Mentioned on This Page
National House
Joseph Neal
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