County to Seek Farming Expert for Agent Program
Township trustees and farmers plan a Monday meeting with County Superintendent Richard Park to form a Better Farmers Association funding a $500 deposit to secure a county agent. The agent would operate in Sullivan with Purdue University oversight and state support, and five counties already have agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Park
Sullivan
County Board of Education
County Council
Purdue University
State
Boards of Education
Laporte
Montgomery
Grant
Parke
St. Joseph
G. I. Christie
Agricultural Extension Department
Montgomery County
Lera
Purdue
Better Farmers’ Association
Sullivan Defeats Clinton In Dual Track Meeting
Sullivan high school defeated Clinton high school 57 to 51 in a Saturday track meet led by Guy Wible. Wible won multiple events including 50 yard dash and pole vault contributing to Sullivan’s win before a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Wible
Sullivan
Clinton High
wWible
Haskell
Lunger
Reed
Kirch
Drake
Campbell
Tate
R. Brown
Wible
Yatsko
Arnett
Herbert
Mitchell
Clinton
Bays
Stratton
Dale
Brisbois
Curtis
Morris
Lacey
Titus
Clerk
Taylor
Mrs Yeager Returns Home From Palestine Visit
Mrs L W Yeager of Palestine who has been visiting here has returned home after the stay.
LICKSKILLET ITEMS FROM Bloomington Star
A column item recalls local talk in Bloomington about Ed Bascombe resigning as postmaster to seat a Democrat, a stranger passing through smelling of liquor, and town gossip. It notes Small town banter, a trip to Indianapolis for stockings, a church disturbance, a 25 cent marriage, and various local idiosyncrasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bascombe
Zeke Billings
Martinsville
Zeke
Salina Baker
Indianapolis
Dick Beardsley
Squire Hartsock
Gosport
Zeb Hawkins
Ann
Zeb
Si Plum
Bascombe
Illinois Street
Squire Transford
Puzzling Orthographic Gem Hits Spelling Contest
Jeffersonville May 20 a long sample of eccentric words appears to have been composed in London. A gluttonous sibyl and a glutinous hand seize a sieve while a phthisical ichneyman and a cynical sergeant vanish down a receptacle. A shrieking sheik and a complaisant proselyte join a procession of bizarre items. The scene ends with a parachute ride and a barouche synonym amid a terrified yeomanry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
London
Chrysalis
Mexican fighting reaches Mapimi Charley Hoke recalls escape
Charley Hoke son of George Hoke of near Oaktown and brother of Mrs. French Willis of this city, working for a Mapimi mining company in Durango Mexico, writes of rebels entering Mapimi on April 15 and firing on the town. He hid behind a concrete wall to survive and found his room pillow riddled with bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr. C. Hoke
George Hoke
Oaktown
French Willis
R. W. Hoke
Carlisle
Charley
Mapimi
Durango
Mexico
Edwardses Move to American Falls Idaho for Future Home
Mr and Mrs James Edwards have relocated to American Falls Idaho where they plan to establish their future residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edwards
American Falls
Ida
Dry Territory Open To Dealers In Liquor
Indiana Supreme Court rules an agent of a retail liquor dealer may canvass dry territory and ship beer to a purchaser. It centers on where delivery completes the sale and whether title transfers at Fort Wayne to Winamac recipient Johnson. Also notices bids for a Carlisle high school building bid opening June 14 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Starke
George Shorter
Winamac
Pulaski County
Starke County
Shorter
Indiana
Robert Johnson
Said Johnson
Berghoff Brewing Company
Fort Wayne
Brewery Company
Johnson
Said Brewing Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Allen County
Vendee
Bar
Ft. Wayne
Spencer
J. Frank Sproatt
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Sullivan County
Said
Jim McConnell
J. W. Gaddis
Vincennes
J. Farnk Sproatt
Haddon School Township
Board of School Trustees
Rood Mine Sold at Receiver Sale Near Farmersburg
The old Rood mine near Farmersburg was sold by the receiver to Ralph Sharp trustee for $2,084.50. The price covered only preferred claims, leaving about $4,000 in wages for the miners unpaid. The mine had closed a year ago after miners failed to receive pay, with an injunction temporarily delaying the sale before Judge Anderson dissolved it. Joe T. Akin served as the receiver.
Marriage Licenses Issued In Several Indiana Towns
John Wells and Ethel Simmons of Sullivan Steve Mesgar and Lidia Knopf of Shelburn Daniel O Griffith and Bessie M Laizure of Carlisle Guy Turpin and Ethel P Burch of Dugger Benjamin S Willis and Frances E Hargis of Carlisle Ralph York and Chloe Clark of Hymera Milton J Drake and Maude Pogue of Fairbanks Marvel Lovegfi and Zella B Rob inson of Dugger Jacob L Horner and Emma P Ladson of Hymera
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wells
Ethel Simmons
Sullivan
Steve Mesgar
Lidia Knopf
Shelburn
Daniel O. Griffith
Bessie M. Laizure
Carlisle
Guy Turpin
Ethel P. Burch
Dugger
Benjamin S. Willis
Frances E. Hargis
Ralph York
Chloe Clark
Hymera
Milton J. Drake
Maude Pogue
Fairbanks
Marvel Lovegfi
Zella B. Robinson
Jacob L. Horner
Emma P. Ladson
Griffith and Laizure Tie, Carlisle Couple Wed
Daniel Oliver Griffith and Miss Bessie May Laizure of Carlisle united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. P. C. Lisman officiating. The couple will reside in Carlisle for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Oliver Griffith
Bessie May Laizure
Carlisle
Methodist
P. C. Lisman
Mr and Mrs Arthur McGuire Visit Princeton Parents
Mr and Mrs Arthur McGuire visited Rev and Mrs A M McGuire at Princeton on Sunday. The brief item notes family members and location with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McGuire
Mr. McGuire
Rev
Princeton
Advertised Letters at Sullivan Indiana Postoffice 1913
List of unclaimed letters dated May 21 1913 at Sullivan Indiana Postoffice includes ladies Lula G Brown Hancock Mrs Lou Serrells Mrs Lillie and gentlemen J H Alsman John E Brewer A M Clemens Newt Guy Hamilton Pope L N Scamlin George Sullivan Winar Chas Wright and Mr and Mrs Chas Wright. One cent due on each letter. Please say advertised when calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Lula G. Hancock
Lou. Serrells
Lillie
Alsman
J. H. Brewer
John E. Brocker
Wm. I. Clemens
A. M. Guy
Newt
Pope
Hamilton
Scamlin
L. N. Sullivan
George
Winar
Chas. Wright
W. P
W. E. Aydelotte
P. M
Birthday Celebration for William Corder at Merom Station
William Corder of Merom Station observed his sixty thirds birthday with a surprise gathering after church. Friends and relatives brought baskets and gifts including a leather rocker while others shared in the afternoon visit and good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Corder
Merom Station
Sam Hopewell
Wim. Simpson
Morris Ward
Homer French
Paul
Harry
Jesse Daugherty
J. H. Draper
Edward Anderson
George McNabb
Isaac Scott
Roe Noll
Daniel Milam
Clarence Nichols
Claude Phegley
Douglas Hoskins
Lee Corder
Don Corder
Henry Allen
Opal
Odin Shears
Indianapolis
Harbinson
Merom
P. C. Lisman
Sullivan
Caylor
George Irvin
Osborn Irvin
A. W. Morris
New Lebanon
Charles Baughman
Hobbs
Bloomfield
A. D. Pifer
Palestine
C. W. Corder
Terre Haute
Corder
Farmers Special Trial Rate Offer May Only
Wallace s Farmer offers a special trial rate of 25 cents until Jan 1 1914 for subscriptions published weekly at 1.00 yearly. The offer runs only for May and subscriptions are to be left at The People's State Bank Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
People’s State Bank
Sullivan
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Clinton High School
Button Oxford
Julius Harry Shoe Co
Canada
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Minn
Manitoba & Western Colonization Co
Capital
H. H. Hinch
W. S. Hinch
L. R.hinch
McArthur Building
United States
Terminal Building
United States Office
Lickskillet
Bloomington Star
Ralph Sharp
Laizure—Griffith
Sullivan, Ind
Lindley
Dentist
Davis
Interurban
Hector, Jr
P. S
A. Aviator
J. and
J. K. Coulson
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