Morrison massacre marked by unmarked grave in Hamilton township
The article recounts the 1811 Morrison massacre where Lt Morrison and 67 soldiers were killed near Sullivan Indiana. It notes 68 bodies found and buried on Howard Campbell’s land beside Morrison creek. John H. Dickerson urges a monument to honor the fallen soldiers at the grave site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison’s Creek
United States
John H. Dickerson
Hamilton Township
Sullivan
Sullivan- Terre Haute
Marts
Morrison
Fort Harrison
Terre Haute
Fort Knox
Little Eyes
Knox County
Lewis Grigsby
Morrison Creek
Howard Campbell
Dickerson
Tommy
Sullivan Man Recalls His One Runaway Adventure
A Sullivan resident recounts a childhood escape from home toward the setting sun with a revolver and crusted bread. He returns at night to his father who disciplines him with a forceful, humorous recap of the misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Gill
Union Christian College Graduates Secure Scholar Awards
A seventy third anniver sary style piece notes Union Christian College Oberlin graduates receiving special scholarships. It highlights twelve awardees including William Flammer Fred Wilson Day and Saburo Koshiba from class years around 1900 to 1904. The article praises the college and its students while including unrelated xenophobic and antisemitic caricatures and banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canning
Oberlin
Ant
William Flammer
Fred Wilson
Saburo Koshiha
Shee
Tax Delin quents Must Pay Penalty
County officials move to end the long standing courtesy extending tax payment delays for corporations and large taxpayers. The district treasurer, Mr Munich, announces the 10 percent penalty will apply to delinquent taxes starting immediately. The measure aims to curb irregular payments and relieve clerks from handling late filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Busiiness
Mar
Inich
State
Soldiers Buried Across County Cemeteries to Be Visited
A G A R post will decorate graves next Tuesday for old soldiers buried in Center Ridge Coffman Walls and Timmon and Ferree cemeteries. Listed names include Walker Rusher Peter Wall George Callahan Martin V Moser Jeptha Whitman and many others from Indiana Illinois and Kentucky units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blow
G. A. R. Post
Walker Rusher
Peter Wall
George Callahan
Martin V. Moser
Jeptha Whitman
Thomas Phipps
Indiana
C. C. Creager
43Rd
Indiana Infantry
Walter S. Maple
Charles F. Briggs
Ind
George W. Neutz
7Th
Penn
A. J. Ewing
Peter Wall John Whitman
William Chase
31St
George N. Parks
William S. Robertson
John C. Morgan
Sewell Coulson
Bat
W. O. White
149Th
A. M. Murphy
A. D. Murphy
Thomas Scott
Illinois
William O. Nesbit
Carr B. White
Kentucky
Moses Whitman
Barnett Saucerman
S. E. Casto
William Page
Craven Reed
Fletcher Freeman
A. N. Weir
James Dooley
Thomas Reed
R. R. Cluggage
G. W. Graham
17Th
Nathan Scott
James M. DeCamp
John Neal
George Gordon
Lewis Rose
Jacob Shoffstal
Bartn B Lucas
Joseph Elliot
Coreling Diller Hamilton
Bushel
William Joyce
Indiana Cavalry
William Montgomery
Joseph W. Briggs
Robert Turner
David W. Stratton
Richard Maloney
William Y. Teegarten
Ohio
William Perkiser
James T. Reid
George F. Briggs
James M. Ridge
James A. Stark
William E. Hughes
Charles Combes
John C. Briggs
A. B. Fisher, Co. C
Paint Sale Ad at Index Store Seeks 99 Cent Gallon Bargain
A short advertisement promotes paint at the Index store priced at 99 cents per gallon. The offer urges readers to buy now and save on home improvement supplies.
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Union Christian College
Sam
Great White North
Zippyzipp
Deadville Gulch
Crowley
Saburo Koshiba
F, Watson Day
George ‘Knapp
Vincennes
McCammon House
F. I. ‘Burwell’s
Post Office
Hollister's
Joe K. Smock
George Callahan Martin V. Moser
Center Ridge
Thomas A. Hughes
James Pearson
George Sultz
William Gadberry
John Jewell
James B. Patton
James M. Mathes
John Boles
Robert Peters
John Tewealt
Coffman
William A. McBride
William Wright
Michael Smith
William Griffith
Newton Williams
Phillip Brower
James Herreford
Charles Carrico
Cashus Hammond
Enoch Richey
James Maskell
James Tate
Oliver Bridwell
William Holland
G. W. Shepherd
John Hammond
Daniel Spilkey
Ben Plew
John Kelly
Wilson Bennett
W. H. Cozine
Walls Cemetery
James A. Walls
James Case
Alfred P. Case
William Rusher
John W. Dix
Elijah Bolenbaugh
George W. Case
Reuben Crapp
Timmons Cemetery
Barton Wharton
Peter Moore
John 8. Moore
Ferree Cemetery
Abe Teeverbaugh
Samuel R. Ridge
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