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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1904
Page
3
A humorous drill on spring cleaning shows a weary husband overwhelmed by a cleaning spree. The wife rules with broom and towel as chaos, dust, and mess abound. The piece ends with a blunt moral: eat out during cleaning season.
Justice of the Peace John W. Burnett leveled one of Sullivan’s oldest houses, the Joseph Van Sant property on Graysville Street west of Col. R. F. Knotts home. Built in 1856, it housed Squire Burnett and Emily J. Owen’s 1865 marriage. The structure, by carpenter Jimmy Daniels, stood despite rotted sills and studding, torn down to clear room for Burnett’s new residence.
Henry Wilson and Reed Shel burn form a partnership to operate company stores. They have leased the stores at the Mildred and Willfred mines and plan to add more mine stores in the near future. The notice is dated Normal June 6th.
Samuel Hopewell a well known Terre Haute traveling salesman for Havens and Geddes died suddenly on a trip in Cowden Illinois. He was born 1860 and survived by his wife and three children Harold Helen and Ruth. Funeral arrangements are pending with Undertaker Ball after the body was brought to Terre Haute.
Mrs J S Holcomb to entertain with luncheon Thursday afternoon. Mrs Charles E Warren hosts this afternoon at her new East Washington Street home. Mr and Mrs Ed W Kelly entertained Friday dinner for Rev and Mrs A W Sonne of Greens Castle. Miss Zella Sparrow welcomed friends at her South Court Street home for her thirteenth birthday with guests including Florence Yearly Sallie Springer Lara Gambill Verne Chaney Marie Russell Myrtle Scott Lucille Benefield Marion Stewart and more accented by Roger Park Arnold Getty Curtis Bridwell and others.
Beasley and Brown, Josh Beasley and Jas K Brown are listed as abstracters of title. The notice highlights their focus on accurate abstracts and the examination and perfection of titles. Located at Coffman Block in the East side of Puule Square.
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