Sullivan County Prominent Indiana Leader in Supreme Court History
Obituary memorial sketches the life of a long serving Indiana figure. He held six state legislature terms including three as speaker, served in Congress four times, and was among the first Indiana speakers of the national House. He contributed as auditor and board member and was a commissioner to China.
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Hamilton Township
Bourd of
Indiana
State
Congress
House of Representatives
China
Forerner
Oregon
West Point Military Academy
Davis
Wes KI Heer
Oliver H. Smith
Sullivan County
Greene County
University of Maryland
Carlisle
Terre Haute
State Senate
William C. Linton
John Ewing
Dick Thompson
Dr. Davis
National House
Polk
Baltimore
Cass
Buchanan
Virginia
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
Secretary of War
Sullivan county cases recount Hadden Basler and Davis legacies
The article reviews Civil and property disputes involving R Hadden and Peter Johnson over land in Sullivan county, with Hadden winning at sheriff sale. It quotes Basler v Nichols on timber clearing contracts from 1853, and recounts Ferdinand Basler’s civic roles plus a long profile of John W Davis. It also notes Jesse Hadden’s later tax case and ends with a Dugger depot update and railroad land donations.
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R. Hadden
John Hadden
William R. Hadden
Jesse
David
Peter Johnson
Sullivan County
Johnson
Hadden
Basler
Nichols
Tusker
Randall
Mass
Greene
Kellogg
Gookins, J
S. B. Gookins
Ferdinand Basler
Switzerland
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad
Ferdinand
Jesse Hadden
Indiana
Gill Township
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
Thousands of mothers worry when their children cry in sleep and are peevish constipated or prone to colds. Mother Grays Sweet Powders for children have stood for 380 years as a trusted remedy in many homes. They frequently relieve groggy bowels in 24 hours move bowels regulate digestion and destroy worms.
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Mother Gray
Foot Ease Helps Soldiers in Drill Taps Comfort
Men drilling for national preparedness find relief with Allen's Foot-Ease. Shake into shoes to remove friction, refresh feet, and ease tired swollen and tender feet. Instant relief for blisters and calluses. Also used in boot baths by British and French troops.
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Allen
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Federal Reserve System OF Banks
Central Reserve Bank
the National Bank Sullivan, Ind
Fidelity Loan CO
DR. Crowder
Sullivan, Indiana
East Side Square
Buick Automobile
Dave Giles
India
Elcaya
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
W. H. Eaton
Sherman Building
Supreme Court
W. W. Woolen
Indianapolis
D. R. Eckless
J. P. Usher
Gookins
Center Ridge Cemetery
The
County Agricultural Society
John
Zehner
Beard
John W. Davis
United States
Wolfe
Tom
Benjamin Wolfe
Governor Davis
New Holland
Lancaster County
Ind
Ann Hoover Davis
Democratic Party
Dugger
Illinois Central Railroad
Tribune
I. C
Feldman
Bloomfield
Dugger Tribune
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
W.B. Anform
Sia
Chicago
the Peoples Store
Prancisco
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