Crowder Heirs Propose City Hospital Gift
Heirs of Robert H Crowder through the Woman's Club offer to convey the Crowder homestead for a city hospital with equipment worth over two thousand dollars and a five thousand dollar subscription plan to enlarge and outfit the facility under a five member board with appointed terms. The plan includes a reversion clause back to the heirs if conditions fail and a tax levy to sustain operations for fifteen years after which title would vest in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Crowder
Woman's Club
Crowder
Hospital
Calvert
Hospital Association
R. H
Sullivan
R. H. Crowder
R. H. Crowder City Hospital
City of
Board of County Commissioners of
Sullivan Cunty
Board of Directors
Indiana
Obituary of George Cooper Youngman
George Cooper Youngman, eldest son of Dr. Stacy Reeves and Lorana B. Mark Youngman, was born near Greencastle Indiana on August 13 1837 and died April 29 1915 aged 77 years 8 months and 16 days. He served in Co G 149th Indiana from 1865 and was a lifelong Methodist and temperance advocate. He married Margaret E. Gill in 1862 and they had three children Albion Everett and others. he supported the distressed and housed the needy while exemplifying Christian virtue. He leaves four surviving siblings and many friends in a life of hospitality and service. The obituary highlights his pioneer upbringing and strong community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cooper Youngman
Stacy Reeves
Lorana B. Mark Youngman
Greencastle
Putnam County
Indiana
Kentucky
West Liberty
Ill
George (. Youngman
Nancy E. Tippit
Dundas
Milton Adams
Josephine Barrick
Portersville
Elmer H. Youngman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Margaret E. Gill
Sullivan County
Albion D
Everett E
Albion
Emma Shirman
Ernest
Ivan E
Martha J. Newsom
Margaret Gill
Albion Duane Youngman
Co. G
149Th Indiana Regiment
United States Service
Silvers Post
New Lebanon
Lincoln Chautauqua Planned For June Thirtieth Week
Lincoln Chautauqua organizers announce the event will run June 26 to 30. John Taylor is president, G G Billman vice president, R A Plunkett secretary treasurer, and Dave Giles assistant secretary treasurer. A junior chautauqua for children and Nelle Hanchette as supervisor are added to this year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Taylor
G. G. Billman
R. A. Plunkett
Dave Giles
Nelle Hanchette
Finger Severed in Saw Accident Near Pinkstaff
Porter Lofton, a Shelburn boy living in Pinkstaff, Illinois, reportedly had his left hand caught in a saw at a mill near his home. The first finger was completely severed, with the remaining three badly mangled, but efforts were made to save them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Lofton
Shelburn
Pinkstaff, Ill
Minister Claims Bride in City Marriage Parlor
Rev. Oda Drake age 22 of Farmersburg wed Esther Emma Greggs age 18 of Shelburn. The ceremony took place Wednesday afternoon in Justice of the Peace C. H. Lester’s marriage parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oda Drake
Farmersburg
Esther Emma Greggs
Shelburn
Justice of the ‘Peace
C. H. Lester
Breach of warranty and damages case list
Court records show multiple civil actions including Charles F Bales versus Walter Land and Agnes Land for breach of warranty and damages Nancy V Gray versus Vandalia Coal Co for damages by fire William H Burnett versus Rose Elizabeth Burnett for divorce State of Indiana relation of Lillie I Raper versus Isaac Snow case for bastardy Oil Well Supply Co versus Herman Heien Arlie E Sherman et al for account Frank Williams versus John Funk houser Lee Ladd et al for labor and materials Long & Warren versus Frate C Lis ton James R Riggs for foreclose mechanics lien Sarah Ann Weaver versus George W Weaver for divorce custody alimony and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Bales
Walter Land
Agnes Land
Nancy V. Gray
Vandalia Coal Co
William H. Burnett
Rose Elizabeth Burnett
State of Indiana
Lillie I. Raper
Isaac Snow
Oil Well Supply Co
Herman Heien
Arlie E. Sherman
Frank Williams
John Funkhouser
Lee Ladd
Long & Warren
Frate C. Liston
James R. Riggs
Sarah Ann Weaver
George W. Weaver
Marriage Licenses Listed for Sullivan and Nearby Towns
George B. McClellan Dudley 48 laborer and Mattie G. Ferree 38 both of Sullivan. Oda Drake 21 of Farmersburg to Ester E. Greggs 18 of Shelburn. Byrd Chapman 21 miner of Midland to Gladys N. Quillen 20 of Dugger. Fred Draper Brown 23 liveryman of Sullivan to Lillie Beatrice Ridgeway 18 of Graysville. Lester Bailey McGrew 21 mechanic of Sullivan to Dora Palmer Hiatt 20, also of Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. McClellan Dudley
Mattie G. Ferree
Sullivan
Oda Drake
Farmersburg
Ester E. Greggs
Shelburn
Byrd Chapman
Miner
Midland
Gladys N. Quillen
Dugger
Fred Draper Brown
Liveryman
Lillie Beatrice Ridgeway
Graysville
Lester Bailey McGrew
Mechanic
Dora Palmer Hiatt
Burnett Seeks Divorce from Rose Elizabeth Burnett
William H. Burnett, a Turman township farmer, files in circuit court for divorce from Rose Elizabeth Burnett. The complaint alleges Rose failed to obtain a divorce from her former husband James Wylie, claiming she believed him dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Burnett
Turman Township
Rose Elizabeth Burnett
James Wylie
Sheriff sale on execution in Sullivan County Indiana
Public auction set for June 12 1915 from 10 a m to 4 p m at the Sullivan county courthouse for the rents and profits of undivided interests in lot 56 and parts of lots 29 and 30 in Shelburn Indiana. Property drawn against Charles E Brewer Edgar D Maple and Thomas J Roach with liens and judgments noted.
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Sullivan Circuit Court
Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan County
Charles B. Brewer
Thomas J. Roach
Edgar D. Maple
Shelburn
Roach
Maple
Brewer
Charles E. Brewer
Alfred B. Stansil
Martin E. Aulsbrook
L. F. Greeman Company
Republicans unite for 1916 campaign in Indiana and nation
Indiana and national Republican factions move toward unity for the 1916 campaign. Prominent figures and the Columbia Club in Indianapolis draw in former Progressive leaders as editors and party chiefs praise a centralized effort to defeat the Democrats. Postal savings plan expands to allow accounts by mail with broad eligibility and safeguards.
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Indianapolis
Republican Party
Indiana
Patrick H. Kelly
Lansing
Mich
Columbia Club
Chicago
Lincoln
Progressive Party
Postal Savings Banks
United States
Postal Savings Bank
Burleson
Railroad foreman suffers severe hand injury unloading gravel
Fred Cox a section foreman on the C. and E. I. railroad sustained a painful injury last week when the first finger and thumb were almost severed from one hand. He was unloading gravel from a self dumping car when the dumping apparatus caught his hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cox
Gill Township Election Fraud Cases Delayed to September Term
All Gill township alleged election fraud cases set for trial in May have been continued to the September term. The present term’s other state cases are disposed of, concluding with the Purcell and Barnhart cases.
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GILL
Gill Township
Purcell
Barnhart
Automobile turns turtle near Graysville
Curtis McLaughlin, Herbert Marratta and two young women escaped serious injury when the car they were driving turned turtle near Graysville last week. Only minor scratches and bruises were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turtle Curtis McLaughlin
Herbert Marratta
Graysville
Oil well drilled near New Lebanon reports 30 barrel estimate
A well drilled by Richard Bailey and BE. R. Riggs on the Sam Springer farm near New Lebanon was completed at 670 feet after a top of sand at 650 feet. The well is estimated to produce about thirty barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bailey
BE. R. Riggs
Sam Springer
New Lebanon
Tilton Howe Fined for Assault at Quaker Church
Tilton Howe was fined eleven dollars and jailed in Squire Lester's court Friday for assault and battery on a Quaker minister at the Quaker church near Shelburn. The claim arose after Howe allegedly attacked the minister when the minister lent an umbrella to a young lady after church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton Howe
Shelburn
Squire Lester
Howe
Auto Races at Coffman's Park Saturday Afternoon
A series of fast automobile races is set for Coffman's Park on Saturday afternoon. Top machines and drivers have entered the events. The main race features a fifty mile contest. A full announcement appears elsewhere in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffman’s Park
Sullivan
Coffmans Park
Correction on Turman and Riggs robbery suspect
The Union clarifies a previous report stating Harley Grizzle, not Clarence Grizzle, was the suspect in the Turman and Riggs robbery case. The correction confirms Harley Grizzle was the boy held as a suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turman & Riggs
The
Union
Clarence Grizzle
Harley Grizzle
Purdue Prize Winner Named at Egg Show
Mrs Charles Pirtle of south of the city won first premium on variety and fourth on breed at the seventh annual egg show hosted by Purdue University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Charles Pirtle
South of the City
Purdue University
Local Visitors and Social Notes from Sullivan Area
T D Sluder of Curry township transacted business in Sullivan Saturday and renewed for The Union. Dr W R Turman and family of Marshall I M, Mr and Mrs Len Bosstick of Graysville and Kenneth Turman a student at Indiana University spent Sunday here as guests of Mr and Mrs Willie Riggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Sluder
Curry Township
Sullivan
W.R. Turman
Marshall, I.M
Len Bosstick
Graysville
Kenneth Turman
Indiana University
Willie Riggs
Milk Delivery Run Ends in Wreck Near Crawford Home
Early Thursday a horse driven by Miss Lizzie Crawford delivering milk ran downhill and overturned the buggy as it turned into the Crawford driveway. Miss Crawford and Clarence Harlow suffered severe bruises while many milk bottles were broken. Mrs. William J. Lawson rests at home on Cross street. George R. Dutton reports a letter from sister Mattie Evans of New York saying her husband William Evans had a stroke, a serious development. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have long been involved in literary work. Mrs. S. EB. Lindley visited Danville Ti last week. Samuel Dodd, a former county resident now in New Albany, is visiting relatives here. Beryl Billman, a Har!- student, is mentioned in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Crawford
Crawford
Miss Crawford
Clarence Harlow
William J. Lawson
Cross Street
George R. Dutton
Mattie Evans
New York
William ©. Evans
Fragmentary Verse Note From New Orleans Picayune
A fragmentary notice quotes a poetic line from the New Orleans Picayune describing Ardenne and Weil with soft admonitions to not change places with the cup. It preserves a literary, lyrical tone without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardenne
Weil
Oveans Picayune
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W. G. Scott
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