Vocational Law Shifts Indiana Education Duties
County Board discussion focused on the new Vocational law from the last legislature. The measure expands duties for agricultural home economics and trades domestic science in schools and creates a county agent program with funding and state support details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Park
Greathouse
Richard Park
Sullivan
Indiana
Indiana Banker’s Association
Indianapolis
Sullivan County
Five Generations of Bennetts in Farmersburg
A Farmersburg family portrait shows five Bennett generations led by Lucinda Terry Bennett born August 3, 1824. She married William R. Bennett in 1842 and had eight children, three surviving: Dr J H Bennett, William Hartley Bennett of Farmersburg, and Mrs Laura A Whitney of Petersburg Indiana. Also pictured are Madge Alice Burnett Roy Bennett J He Bennett and Mrs Bennett with the fifth generation in Lucinda's lap.
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Farmersburg
Bennett
Lucinda
Terry) Bennett
William R. Bennett
J. H. Bennett
William Hartley Bennett
Laura A. Whitney
Petersburg
Ind
Madge Alice Burnett
Roy Bennett
J. He
Mrs. Bennett
Lucinda Bennett
Turman Voters Set Two Gravel Road Elections
The county board declared two gravel road elections in Turman township on May 29 and approved three gravel road contracts. Actions include petitions across Hamilton and Haddon townships with relocations, fund conditions, and road viewers named. contracts awarded to Loyd, Keegan Bros., and Ozmo T. Piety for Hughes road sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Elias
Commodore Bole
Turman
Samuel Douglas
Curry Township
Willis Slader
William L. Sisson
Allen Osborne
Hamilton Township
Claude Moore
John Campbell
Martin M. Pope
Wiley W. Anderson
Rock Road
Street
P. D. Over
John A. D. McCammon
Charles E.hale
Haddon Township
Tilghman B. Wolfe
Haddon
Nicholas Mayfield
W. V. Bragdon
Gill and Turman
Ross Cooksey
Et al
Charles Dailey
Newton Shake
J. C. Campbell
Malachy C. Loyd
Hughes
Keegan Bros. of of
Brazil
Ozmo T. Piety
New Suits and Divorces in Local Court Docket
Cases listed include Iva Deal against Thomas D Deal for divorce. Martha F Jackson against Theopelus Lockhart for guardian complaint. Bessie Harrison versus Benjamin Harrison for divorce and alimony. Bedwell versus Etta C Bedwell for divorce. Isaac B Vanmeter v J Woolley Coal Co for damages. John T Riggle v estate of Silver Chaney with Minnie M Chaney as executrix for claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac B. Vanmeter
J. Woolley Coal Co
Martha F. Jackson
Theopelus Lockhart
Guardian
Bessie Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
and Bedwell
Etta C. Bedwell
Ivorce
John T. Riggle
Estate of Silver Chaney
Minnie M. Chaney
Executrix
Good gain shown in school children county report
Enumeration reports across towns and townships show net gains and losses in student counts. Cass, Haddon, Jackson and Turman townships rise, while Curry, Fairbanks, Gill, Jefferson and Hamilton fall. Carlisle and Farmersburg drop in towns, Dugger and Shelburn gain. Sullivan city shows no gain. total county gain 171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Park
Cass
Haddon
Jackson
Turman
Curry
Fairbanks
Gill
Jefferson
Hamilton
Carlisle
Farmersburg
Dugger
Shelburn
Sullivan
Sul
Townships
Casseee We
Curry Ae Eens
Gilleneeee
Miners suffer injuries at St. Clair mine
Shelburn May 9. Waifd Allen a machine man at the St. Clair mine was forced to undergo an operation today after a rupture caused by a jack falling from his machine struck him in the stomach. Frank Jackson a track layer at the same mine cut the end of his fingers off this morning when his hand was caught between a car and a large rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Mrs Cynthia Thomas Returns Home From Illinois Visit
Mrs. Cynthia Thomas of East Washington street has returned home after visiting her niece in Arcola Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Thomas
East Washington Street
Arcola, Ils
Mr and Mrs A M McGuire Visit Relatives Here
Mr and Mrs A M McGuire visited relatives here last week, sharing time with family and friends during a brief stay in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. A. M. McGuire
Sullivan Mayor Declares May 12 Clean-Up Week
Mayor T. Ed Hoover proclaims May 12 week as Clean-Up Week urging citizens to clean inside and outside premises and improve sanitation. The street department will add force, and the city will participate to boost public welfare. May 9 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hoover
Sullivan
T. ED. Hoover
Canning Factory Burns Near Hoff man Mill
A fire at the old Carlisle Canning Company building north of the Hoff man flour mill destroyed the structure after sparks from a northbound C. & E. I. train. Fire spread to nearby outbuildings and the George Smith residence, with uninsured damage estimated around 1200 to the owner Senator C. T. Akin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canning Factory
Hoffman
Carlisle Canning Company
Beech & Fuller Company
Evansville
C. T. Akin
Akin
C. B. Willis
George Smith
Lewis Street
Carlisle News
Trial Over Support Dispute Over Deed To Eighteen Acres
Nancy Stuck of Fairbanks sues Thomas L. Stuck to set aside a deed for eighteen acres claiming failure to provide support as agreed. Circuit court judge Bridwell hears the case with A. E. DeBaun for the plaintiff and J. W. Lindley with Wesley Forbes for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Stuck
Fairbanks
Thomas L. Stuck
Bridwell
Stuck
A. E. DeBaun
J. W. Lindley
Wesley Forbes
Masonic Meetings Set in City and County
Sullivan lodge No. 263 F and A M will work in the first degree tonight Jerusalem chapter No 81 will work in the Royal Arch degree Friday night The annual meeting of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar will be held at Crawfordsville today and tomorrow with several local members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Jerusalem
Royal Arch
Knights Templar
Crawfordsville
Lodge of the Eastern Star honors McArthur couple before move
The lodge hosted a Monday evening reception for Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McArthur prior to their departure for Morris Illinois. Rev. McArthur, the lodge’s worthy patron, has accepted a church charge there.
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Lodge of the Eastern Star
J. H. McArthur
Morris, Ills
Rev. McArthur
Funeral set for John W. Burnett in Sullivan
John W. Burnett dies Monday afternoon at his Sullivan home after a long illness. He was born February 16, 1841 near New Lebanon and served in the 21st Indiana Heavy Artillery. Survived by Mary E. Burnett and children Gertie Ruddell Jesse Burnett Guy Burnett. burial at Center Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Burnett
South State Street
Mr. Burnett
New Lebanon
Gill Township
Springfield
Ills
Harriet J. Orndorff
Lee Burnett
Indianapolis
Catharine
Burnett
Mary E. Hunt
Gertie B. Ruddell
Jesse Burnett
Guy Burnett
21St Indiana Heavy Artillery
Sullivan
Frank Neff
P. C. Lisman
Center Ridge
Miner Faces Serious Charge In Shelburn Attack
Charles Irvin a Shelburn miner is jailed on a assault and battery with intent to kill charge. Homer Pittman night engineer at Old Shelburn mine was severely injured in the attack Saturday night. Irvin and two accomplices allegedly surprised Pittman in the engine room and struck him with knuckles. The motive is described as a grudge. Irvin was arrested by Marshal Weaver and taken to Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Irvin
Shelburn
Homer Pittman
Pittman
Irvin
Marshal Weaver
Sullivan
Four Young Men Sentenced for Larceny
Four young men charged with larceny pled guilty in circuit court and received sentences to the state reformatory for one to eight years. Herschel Courtney 18 and Lloyd Sims 16 of Linton admitted robbing Stiner hardware in Dugger. Roy McCammon near Dugger and Charles Whitlock near Paxton pled guilty to robbing a C. and E. I. box car at Paxton and were taken to Jeffersonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Courtney
Lloyd Sims
Dugger
Steve Whitlock
McCammon
Paxton
State Reformatory
Herschel- Courtney
Linton
Stiner Hardware
Roy McCammon
Charles Whitlock
Jeffersonville
Farmer Loses Arm in Saw Mill Accident
Byron Riggs a noted farmer and saw mill man lost his right arm at his mill seven miles northwest of the city on Wednesday morning while removing bark from the saw. The arm was severed just above the wrist. Doctors Scott Crowder and Thompson of the city and Dr Bland of Fairbanks attended him. He was seriously injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Riggs
Riggs
Seven contestants in John S Bays oratorical contest
The annual John S Bays oratorical contest will be held at the Christian church on Thursday evening May 29. The seven contestants are all boys Harold Campbell John Harbaugh Stanley Brown James Boone Raymond Douthitt Grover Gambill and Homer Tate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Bays
The
Christian Church
All Boys
Harold Campbell
John Harbaugh
Stanley Brown
James Boone
Raymond Douthitt
Grover Gambill
Homer Tate
Miss Elise Krug Selected as Delta Gamma Delegate
Miss Elise Krug of Indianapolis daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Krug has been chosen by the Delta Gamma Sorority alumni chapter as their delegate to the national convention at Niagara Falls. She will attend in late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Krug
Elise Krug
Indianapolis
Otto Krug
Delta Gamma Sorority
Niagara Falls
United Party Proposal at Great National Convention
A two day Chicago conference of Republican leaders proposes uniting with the Progressive party. Herbert Hadley and senators Cummins Borah Sherman call for radical changes to party affairs and conventions to win back former adherents and ensure rank and file control through primaries and new credentials rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Progressive Party
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
William E. Borah
Idaho
Sherman
Illinois
Republican Party
United States
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
California
Republican National Committee
Hadley
Mule Barn Burned at Union Mine
A mule barn at the Union Mine north of town burned to the ground about midnight Friday, destroying about three hundred bushels of corn, twenty tons of baled hay, several tons of baled straw, and all mine harness. Mules were safe, help arrived too late, cause unknown though a lit cigar or match in the hay is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Consolidated Company
Sullivan Schools Re Accredited by North Central Assoc
W R Curtis Sullivan superintendent announced that the Sullivan city schools have been re accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges for one year after a recent inspection. The high school standings allow graduates to enter any standard college or university without examination.
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W. R. Curtis
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
Sullivan High School
Fire destroys home of local businessman and damages other residence
Flames from a defective flue destroyed Wiley Wilson’s home in Shelburn causing about 4000 dollars in loss with 1800 dollars insured. A second residence owned by Mr Stadley was damaged by the same fire to the extent of 500 dollars.
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Shelburn
Wiley Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Board of Education
Purdue University
Purdue Universiy
F. M. Nead
W. J. Cooper
J. F. Sproatt
N. D. Martin
R. B. Douglas
Benjamin Figg
J. W. Chowning
Mike Yung
O. H. Griest
FE. A. O’dell
Charles L. Pirtle
David Graham
Bennetts
Hartley Bennett
Madge Alice Bennett
Boles
Iva Deal
Thomas D. Deal
Livan
Ivan
21St Ind. Heavy Artillery
Miner
United Party
Sullivan Schools
North Central Association
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