Unprovoked Shooting Sparks Legal Battle at East Washington Street
Nathan Cox fired three shots at Walker A Dooley, hitting him in the lower right lung at the rear of a restaurant on East Washington Street. Dooley, in precarious condition, was treated by Drs Corbin and Neff. Cox is jailed after denying knowledge of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Cox
Res
East Washingtontreet
Walker A. Dooley
Dooley
E. M. Corbin
Cox
Watson
Corbin
Neff
Hoover
Bass
Death of Harry Scott 19 Dies After Illness
Harry Scott, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Scott, died Friday afternoon at his South Court Street home after an extended illness with consumption. He had recently traveled to Colorado for health and was survived by his parents, two brothers Carl and Frank, and two sisters Myrtle Scott of this city and Mrs. J. N. Rosenberger of Palestine. The funeral was held at the residence Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. M. Vawter, with the Sullican lodge of Modern Woodmen of which he was a member in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Scott
Peter Scott
South Court Street
Young Scott
Colorado
Carl
Frank
Myrtle Scott
J. N. Rosenberger
Palestine
J. M. Vawter
The
Christian Church
Sullivan Lodge
Modern Woodmen
Death of Mrs Will Harris in Turman township
Mrs Ella Osborne Harris wife of Will Harris a Turman township farmer died Friday after an extended illness with consumption. She was 52 and married 32 years. Survived by husband three children Winifred Harris Mrs Albert Poe and Katharyn Harris. Sisters include Mrs W G Borders and John Osborne. Three sisters and a brother live in Kansas. Funeral held at residence Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Harris
Ella Osborne Harris
Turman Township
Harris
Winifred Harris
Albert Poe
Katharyn Harris
Mis. W. G. Borders
John Osborne
Kansas
Suit Filed Over Bull Attack on Hart Dickerson Farm
Samuel D. Hixon sues in circuit court for 50000 damages claiming while riding across a field on Harriet Hart Dickerson’s farm a bull attacked him, throwing him from his horse and causing a broken leg and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Hixon
Circuit Court
Harriet Hart Dickerson
Hixon
Growth of Manual Training Display Planned at High School
The school board will equip additional basement rooms in the high school and hold an annual display of the manual training work on Thursday and Friday.
Poynter toastmaster for Democratic editors in Indiana
Plans for the Democratic State Editorial Association midsummer meeting in LaPorte June 1 and 2 are nearly complete with Mayor Darrow as committee chair. Delegates include Governor Marshall Senators Shively and Kern and 12 Indiana Democratic congressmen. Marshall to speak on the proposed new constitution. Banquet includes Poynter of Sullivan as toastmaster and speakers Cravens Stoll Crittenberger Barnhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
Ind
Democratic State Editorial Association
Darrow
Marshall
Shively and
Kern
Indiana
Michigan City
South Bend
Elkhart
Paul Poynter
Sullivan
Oscar Cravens
Bloomington
Gov. Marshall
John B. Stoll
Dale Crittenberger
Anderson
Congressman Barnhart
Mrs Nancy Chaney Dies at 84 Near Fort Wayne
Mrs. Nancy Chaney mother of John C. Chaney and sister of Capt. W. T. Crawford died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Allen county twelve miles from Fort Wayne. Funeral Sunday at Roanoke Methodist church. conducted by Rev. E. H. Montgomery. Chaney family pallbearers included John C. Chaney and grandsons Dean and Dirrelle Chaney. Born in Columbiana county Ohio she was 84 and an early Allen county settler and former school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Chaney
John C. Chaney
W. T. Crawford
Belle Lopshire
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Roanoke
E. H. Montgomery
Memorial Day program announced with services and parade
The committee unveiled the Memorial Day program at the M church with children singing America, G A R exercises, Gettysburg address by Raymond Douthitt, W R C orders read, a musical number, and a City speaker Charles Bedwell. A parade led by Dix’s band will proceed to Center Ridge cemetery for graveside flowers and a memorial sermon at M E church on Sunday evening May 28 by Rev Barbre of Farmersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
G. A. R. Post
Lincoln
Raymond Douthitt
Witness in Daniel Neal murder held for contempt
William Gummere once an eye witness to the Geo Hutchison shooting was arrested at Jackson Hill No 4 Monday night by Sheriff Wible on contempt of court charges. He failed to appear before the grand jury and is now jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gummere
Daniel Neal
Jackson Hill No. 4
Wible
Gummere
Geo. Hutchison
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg May 14
Co operative observer Maurice Ya ger reports May week ending the 14 in Farmersburg. Days mostly cloudy with two clear days and a total rainfall of .34 inches on the 9th. Highs reached the upper 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Maurice Yager
Co-Operative Weather Observer
Guardian Appointed for Elijah Burnett as Habitual Drunkard
Prosecutor Bays representing Henry Smith asked Judge Bridwell for a guardian. The judge appointed George R. Dutton as guardian for Elijah Burnett on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Bays
Henry Smith
Bridwell
Elijah Burnett
George R. Dutton
Lockwood Unveils Hand Washing Machine Invention
Uncle Jerry Lockwood introduces a new hand washing device built from sinc corrugations that works with the standard wash board. The invention aims to improve manual laundry efficiency and ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockwood
Jerry Lockwood
Sullivan Miners Board Meets for Examining Session
The county mine examining board will be in session here Friday and Saturday, and again Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Miners’ Board
County
Walker Dooley Shot in Lung by Nathan Cox Incident
Walker Dooley was shot in the lung by Nathan Cox in an incident described in partial, fragmented report. The text cites Cox as the shooter, with Dooley as the injured party, but details on date location or charges are unclear in the readable portion.
Sullivan High School Band Grows Into Strong City Ensemble
The Sullivan high school band led by Prof. Ralph C. Sloane develops into a strong city ensemble. It gave its first public concert on the square last week to wide praise and played a May 12 concert at the Orpheum theatre with the school orchestra and the girls German Glee Club. Members include John Harbaugh Harold Campbell Lloyd Lan Guy Wible Ernest Thix ton Chester Young Herman McKinley Paul Meisenhelder Marvin Pittman Dusky Pigg Tom Reid Rhine Fleming Frank Chaney Hinkle Graham Fred Hawkins Lou Burnett Ralph Thompson Cleo Jeter Gilbert Dutton Harold Hunt Stanley Brown Isaac McIntosh Eugene Marlow Lawrence Burton Dock Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan High School
Ralph C. Sloane
Orpheum Theatre
Ack
John Harbaugh
Harold Campbell
Lloyd Lan Guy Wible
Ernest Thixton
R. C. Sloane
Chester Young
Herman McKinley
Paul Meisenhelder
Mer
Vin Pittman
Dusky Pigg
Tom Reid
Rhine Fleming
Frank Chaney
Hinkle Graham
Fred Hawkins
Lou Burnett
Ralph Thompson
Cleo Jeter
Gilbert Dutton
Harold Hunt
Stanley Brown
Isaac McIntosh
Eugene Marlow
Lawrence Burton
Dock Ross
Farmers Busy Planting In Favorable Weather
Farmers throughout the county are busy with planting as weather stays fine for field work. Overflowed bottom land slows work and raises concerns about corn planting though the usual large corn acreage is expected with proper conditions.
Carlisle Class Graduates
Carlisle May 16 Commencement exercises set for Thursday night. E L Daugherty of Vincennes will deliver the class address and Prof E E Helt will present the diplomas. The baccalaureate sermon was preached Sunday night by Rev L V Barbre of the First Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
E. L. Daugherty
Vincefines
E. E. Helt
L. V. Barbre
First Christian Church
Joiner Closes People’s Furniture Store Files for Bankruptcy
Otto F. Joiner who ran the People’s Furniture Store on the south side of the square has closed his business and filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto F. Joiner
People’s Furniture Store
Supreme Court Orders Dissolution of Standard Oil
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil Company is in restraint of trade and must dissolve within six months. The decision was handed down Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Local Notes From Farm ersburg and Surrounding Towns
Sunday activities include Jim McKinney visiting Elias Denney and a large church audience hearing Bro Roberts at the church of Christ. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Hopewell, and the Wiggerman Stock Co opened a week long engagement. Arthur Hopewell moved stock to Carlisle for new business, while Miss Jennie Reed entertained local youths at Mr Allen's with a large group photographed by Mr Brown. A band concert capped the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McKinney
Shelburn
Elias Denney
Myra Johnson
Alma Johnson
Hartley Bennett
Sam O’neal
Bro. Roberts
Church of Christ
Bro Roberts
Wm. Gaskins
D. L. Perkins
Lem Hopewell
Wiggerman Stock Co
Roy Hopewell
BU Dix
Terre Haute
Arthur Hopewell
Carlisle
Net Bennett
Black Hawk
Jennie Reed
Salisaw
Oklahoma
John Allen
Mr. Allen
Misees Ora
Goldie Mee- Glone
Lou Hall
Cliva Bennett
Lole
Blanche Hauger
Luna Reed
Florence O’neal
Ona Mc
Interurban plans stir Sullivan and Linton communities
Traction Company debates a Sullivan to Linton line extending the Terre Haute Sullivan route. A Belford Beasley Terhune Indianapolis meeting is planned to finalize the route with McGowan interests. Local officials expect concrete steps this summer as discussions intensify. A postal savings bank is also slated for Sullivan with deposits up to five hundred dollars at two percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Linton
Terre Haute-Sullivan
T. H. I. & E. Traction Company
Indianapolis
John T. Beasley
Traction Company
D. J. Terhune
Terhune
Terre Haute
McGowan Interurban
McGowan
Vincennes
Carlisle
Oaktown
Postal Savings Bank
Washington Telegram
Holmes
John C. Chaney
Sullivan Post Office
Civil Service
Postal Savings Banks
Sunday Mail Service to Continue at Local Postoffice
Postmaster Holmes reports word from the post office department that Sunday mail service, set to end June 1, will be continued as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Mothers Day Observed by Local Fraternity and Pastor
The Modern Woodmen of the city observed Mothers Day on Sunday with Rev. Nermep of the Baptist church taking part in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nermep
The
Baptist
Poultry Group Delays Meeting Until June
Will Watson of Fairbanks township, president of the Sullivan County Poultry Association, announced there will be no meeting on the last Friday of this month due to忙 busy farmers. The regular gathering will be held on the last Friday in June with the usual program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Watson
Fairbanks Township
Sullivan County Poultry Association
Divorce Suit Filed in Sullivan Circuit Court
Jennett E Reynolds of Hymera files suit for divorce from Chris Reynolds in Sullivan circuit court alleging habitual drunkenness. The couple married in 1888 and separated in 1908 after twenty years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennett E. Reynolds
Hymera
Sullivan Circuit Court
Christopher ©. Reynolds
Mr and Mrs Chas Taylor Visit Princeton Relatives
Mr and Mrs Chas Taylor of Princeton visited relatives here over a period described in local society notes. The report highlights their travel and social rounds during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Taylor
Princeton
Local notes on farm building and weather need
Mr George Haines is building a house on his farm for Charley Curtis to live in Rain is needed badly as little corn is planted. Mothers Day observed next Sunday with both mothers and fathers invited Rev Bennett to preach Sunday. Warren Watson and Leon Ray killed six large snakes in one tree last Tuesday, largest five feet eight inches. J W Watson visited George and Frank Piteer near Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haines
Charley
Curtis
Warren Watson
Eon Ray
Rev. Bennett
James Woner
Mre
Manning
George
Frank Piteer
Middletown
Sat
Marshall's Constitution Proposes to Prohibit Slavery
A Columbus Republican critique argues Governor Tom Marshall's up-to-date constitution would revive a slavery ban by enshrining a clause that mirrors Indiana's 1851 stance. The piece satirically imagines Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin thwarting slave catchers, warning the plan undermines the existing federal ban and labeling it a bum show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Republican
Tom Marshall
United States
Indiana
Mar
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Eliza
Milton
Madison
Ohio River
Governor Marshall
Simon Legree
Marshall
Louisville
State Board of Accounts
Tom
Uncle Tom
Suawanee
United States of America
Eaton Granted Divorce and Custody Split
Saturday Judge Bridwell granted divorce to Jesse Haton from Tresa Haton. The court awarded custody of one child to the husband and the other to the wife. The case drew significant attention with over thirty witnesses testifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Bridwell
Jesse Haton
Tressa Haton
Recital at Merom by William Willett
William Willett the eminent baritone of the Bueh Temple Conservatory Chicago will present an evening of song at Merom College auditorium on May 16 in a recital expected to attract local music enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
William Willett
Bueh Temple Conservatory
Chicago
He ‘College
Southerland Man Convicted of Attempted Murder
A jury found Mel Webster guilty of an attempted murder charge in a Southern district court and the defendant received a penitentiary term as punishment.
Southerland Found Guilty in Star City Knife Attack
Jesse Southerland was found guilty of attempted murder in Abner Roses saloon, Star City, six years after stabbing Mel Webster. He escaped to the West, was recaptured near Terre Haute, and sentenced to two to fourteen years in Michigan City prison after declaring innocence at sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Southerland
Mel Webster
Abner Rose
Star City
Southerland
Webster
Wible
Terre Haute
Bridwell
Michigan City
Southerlind
Government Buys Beys Boats For Wa bash River Survey
The United States purchased Captain John N Beys two house boats for river survey work on the Wa bash. The Mohawk towing the two barges left Vincennes and the barges will join the engineering corps at Terre Haute for a June 1 start. Geo Graeter of Vincennes may use the Bey boats on the Ohio dam site projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bey
John N. Bey
United States
Wabash River
Vincennes Commercial
Engineering Corps
Department
Terre Haute
Congress
Geo. Graeter
Vincennes
Louisville
Ohio
Better Service for Hymera
Hymera residents will regain mail service resumed June first after a four month suspension. Officials say the cut, aimed at economy, reduced daily mails from two to one with a rural carrier irregular stop, halving stage delivery costs and keeping hope for railroad mail delivery if passenger facilities improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
Shelburne
New Suits and Legal Actions Listed in Court Notes
Geoge W. Unger Luke Squires Amanda Squires John T. Hale et al sue Hamet D. Hinkle and Paris Underwood for a levee petition. Henry Smith seeks guardian appointment for an habitual drunkard. Sullivan Mill & Elevator Co. sues Samuel L. McGinnis and Laura B. McGinnis to foreclose mortgage. Janet C. Reynolds sues Christopher C. Reynolds for divorce and child custody. Thomas D. Moore sues Walter Maners and Samuel L. McGinnis on a note. John Rodman sues Consolidated Indiana Coal Co. for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoge W. Unger
Luke Squires
Amanda Squires
John T. Hale
Et al
Hamet D. Hinkle
Paris Underwood
Henry Smith
Elijah Burnett
Sullivan Mill & Elevator Company
Samuel L. McGinnis
Laura B. McGinnis
Janet C. Reynolds
Christopher C. Reynolds
Thomas D. Moore
Marriage Licenses Listed in Local Notice
Frank M. Dobson and Flo W Curtner. Clifford C. Gillman and Myrtle M Ring. Clyde B Henning and Ethel Cramer. Harry F McClure and Minta EB French. Fred Myrick and Daisy Downs. Claude B Dean and Zora BE. Ma Lixie H Creager and Ethel B Cul ter. Murray DeBaun and Lucy Gaston. Wm F McComb and Delpha Heck. James C Halberstadt and Anny Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Dobson
Flo W. Curtner
Clifford C. Gillman
Myrtle M. Ring
Clyde B. Henning
Ethel Cramer
Harry F. McClure
Minta EB
Fred Myrick
Daisy Downs
Claude B. Dean
Zora BE
Ma Lixie H. Creager
Ethel B. Culter
My Murray DeBaun
Lucy Gaston
Wm. F. McComb
Delpha Heck
James C. Halberstadt
Anny Matthews
Marriage Announced for Stuart Conner and Emima Boles Foreman
Marriage announced for Stuart Conner a well known farmer of the northwest district and Emima Boles Foreman daughter of Riley Foreman. The notice notes their union and place of residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Conner
Ding Northe West
Here
Prs
Emima Boles Foreman
Riley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walker Dooley
Shotting
Dale J. Crittenberger
Perpen
City’s Young Musical Organization
Sullivan Line
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