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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
7
Charles Myers of Linton spent Sunday in Hymera as relatives gathered. Several locals hosted visitors from Carlisle Jasonville Terre Haute and Indianapolis for visits. Evangelistic tour by Rev J F Fowler and wife moved to Clarksburg Indiana.
An old medicine advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills with dramatic claims of bodily vigor and youth. It urges readers to try the remedy at Joe K Smock’s drug store for 25 cents.
Chauncey Trueblood and wife visited Farmersburg while James Walters traveled to Sullivan last week. Wash Osburn lost a valuable horse. Edna Knowles spent Sunday afternoon with Vennie Hughes. Bessie Taylor attended Sunday school and evening service. Shell Johnson and wife from Shelburn passed through. William Taylor and wife went to Shelburn. Mrs Calvin Campbell and Jessie Stark attend Bloomingdale quarterly meeting. George Goodwin and wife went to Bloomfield. Len Taylor buys a new rubber tired buggy. Local notice touts Willis and Benefield real estate agency offering farm loans at five percent for five years and access to buyers and cheap money.
Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m with worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m The chorus rehearses Tuesday and Friday evenings The prayer meeting is in the evening Sunday school is held at Park schoolhouse in the afternoon
Farmers enjoyed mild spell as Ruben Ransford and Miss Hyman attended Terre Haute events. Dan Shroner is critically ill with cancer. Union Chapel held its quarterly meeting last weekend. Rev. J H Carnes of Sullivan to preach memorial sermon May 28 at 2 30 PM at the Presbyterian church. Ex soldiers and families welcome. Chas Thomas visited Pleasantville.
Lost horse a 12 year old gelding about 950 pounds and 154 hands with a blemish on the breast due to barb wire. Belongs to John W. Gambill of Lattas Creek coal mine Jasonville Indiana. Liberal reward offered for return.
F. W. Newton left for Indianapolis to attend Grand Lodge. Ophelia Harper visited then returned to Carlisle. Fishermen from here went to the Wabash last week. Shelburn and nearby towns watched Brazil Central play Shelburn. Cosette Siner and Freda Mce Crandle stayed with Esther Littlejohn in Hymera. New Shelburn Telephone Co. crews putting up main poles. Shelburn plans July celebration at Pierces Grove. Heckland slated to play Shelburn next Sunday. Nora Bennett from Sheridan visits C. E. Brewer. James E. Morris and wife visit Gus Morris in Sullivan. Theodore McKinney and wife guests of Minnie Hilderbrand. J R Allen and Hazel Allen visit Farmersburg.
Fairbanks notes Elmer DeBaun of Sullivan visiting his brother Walter DeBaun over the weekend. Postmaster A L Kissner used excursion rates to Chicago for a Sunday trip. Rev Oneal held services at Hunt church through the weekend. Eli Thompson and family visited Hiram Drake Jr. and family Sunday. Miss Della Beauchamp of Sullivan visits relatives here. Rebekah Lodge event at I O O F hall drew a large crowd with a fine program.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church will host an ice cream supper in the I O O F hall on Thursday night May 25. Livergoody is invited to attend. Cleave Lewellyn and wife and Miss Emma Alumbaugh attended the Zion basket meeting. Mrs Bessie Patton and children of Farnsworth visited relatives here. Janet and Eva Raines visited relatives in Linton. Rev Hill preached at the Church of Christ Saturday night and Sunday. Large crowds attended and the music was praised. Will Hildebreik and wife visiting relatives in Linton. Dr. Pickle and wife, from Midland, visited relatives here. they will move here soon. Dan Davis, former Cloverleaf coal mine superintendent, left for Jackson Ohio for two weeks, then will go to Jasonville for a new position. William Gregorys moved into their new house. Celestia Minger returned home after a week with grandparents in Shelburn. Sam Ruddell and wife spent Sunday in Sullivan. Tom Scott and family of Antioch were mentioned.
John Alumbaughs was visited on Sunday. Lew Akre traveled to Linton on Saturday. Allen Raines went to Indianapolis on Tuesday to attend Grand Lodge proceedings.
Our Sunday school will observe child ren's day the second Sunday in June. Dr. Durham and wife and James Moore and family attended quarterly meeting at Union Chapel Sunday. Mary Burton spent last week with her grandmother Mrs. Ingersoll. Mrs. Eno and daughter Josie spent Sunday at A. G. Cushmans. Will Riggs and family of Sulivan visited R. J. Turman Sunday. J. B. Durham has a new buggy. Nellie Gray visited with Martha Dur ham Sunday. Mary Manning attended the recital at Merom Friday night. Emerson Watson has a new buggy. Osteopathy Beaver and Beaver, Osteopathic physicians and manual surgery, Vincennes and Sullivan. 38 tf.
A lawyer recalls defending a young, penniless suspect charged with picking pockets. The defendant was arraigned without counsel, but the attorney won acquittal. The next day the client paid a large sum, despite repayment doubts, striking the lawyer with surprise and gratitude.
A humorous incident aboard Lord Kitchener's transport to India ends with him being bested by a child playing with a ball. The small girl commands him to pick up the ball and, after a weak reply asking for her mother, he complies and retreats to the smoking room.
Clyde Fitch returns to Connecticut after a Swiss stay and recalls anecdotes about Whistler. In Paris a duchess at a Ritz reception asks if Whistler knows the King of England, who claims acquaintance Whistler dismisses as a brag.
An ornate display of wealth asks if extravagance is justified as fashion elites show off a lifestyle with a chauffeur, a connoisseur, and a chef. The snippet hints at social curiosity over luxury and status.
The New Jersey experiment station unveils four new crop varieties this season including the Voorhees Red sweet corn. Introduced crosses yield double their parents and include the Station Bush Lima and Kelsey Bush Lima beans and the Station Yellow tomato. Jersey Belle eggplant combines traits of the Long Purple and New York Improved with a deep purple fruit, offering abundant seedless slices and strong yield. Fall and winter lambs benefit from alfalfa, with prices varying by market and a farmer boasting 850 tons of alfalfa produced plus 2000 bushels of oats and barley for sheep feed.
J C Curryer notes from National Stockman on evaluating draft horses by gait. Assess the walk from front and rear, check head carriage, foot placement, and leg alignment, and observe the hind hocks for straightness and energy. Ensure the horse moves willingly, not driven by feed or whip, to judge true verve.
Advice from Jared G. Smith on growing alfalfa under irrigation. Drill or broadcast seed in spring after frost danger passes. Irrigate before seeding and wait six weeks for seedlings to establish. Keep soil dry and well drained, avoid waterlogged roots, and irrigate sparingly during hot dry periods.
An Illinois farmer asserts clover grows well on corn stubble and yields fine hay. He says stubble rots enough after harvest that clipping weeds and wheat stubble results in clean hay comparable to a garden seed bed.
A veteran practitioner with ten years of experience can perform all kinds of dental work quickly and confidently. His skill ensures the patient need fear no failure, as he assesses each case to determine the best treatment to ensure lasting comfort and durability.
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