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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1922
Page
1
Figures from Sullivan County farm records show tax assessments and crop projections for last year. Officials warn potential reductions due to insect pressure and adverse weather patterns. Strong entities include Sullivan County officials and local farms facing growing concerns.
Sullivan County sent twenty nine students to Indiana University this year as the university reports over 4200 enrollment and a 25 year growth surge. The upcoming commencement will exceed 500 graduates, the largest in state history, with events including an all university exposition and a soldier dead pageant. Sullivan’s sole candidate for degrees is Eleanor Allen Poynter, A B English, of Sullivan, a Kappa Alpha Theta member.
Sullivan lodge Elks organize Flag Day events for June 14 with Terre Haute judge A L Miller delivering the address at the Elks home on Wednesday evening May 14 at 8 o clock. A musical program and ritual service are planned and the public is invited.
State Highway Commission members will visit this week to review a proposed state highway between the city and Linton. The route would intersect the Dixie Bee Line south of town and, if built, extend west to cross the Wabash River via a new bridge linking Sullivan and Crawford counties in Illinois.
Ruth Elizabeth Wood aged 82 died yesterday at her daughter Mrs Perry Morgan's home in Cory Indiana. Following services at Cory today the body will be brought here for a 10 o'clock Saturday morning funeral at Friendship church. Burial will be in Friendship cemetery.
Miss Eva Bosstick and Miss Georgia Lord, Sullivan girls, formed part of the Phoenix high school graduating class. Exercises occurred Friday evening. Bosstick is daughter of Edsil Bosstick and Lord is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lord.
John R. Boone aged 31 son of Mrs Bertha Boone of Farmersburg dropped dead Sunday afternoon at his Terre Haute residence while seated in a chair reading a Bible. No further details were provided.
Monday marked the 87th birthday of Thomas A Lyons a well known Civil War veteran from this city. He served in the 85th Indiana Regiment under Capt William T Crawford and was captured at Thompson Station near Nashville in 1864. Lyons was born in Ohio and moved with his parents to Curry township in 1852.
James L. Bledsoe vs Estate James Johnson and others results in a 2300 judgment for the plaintiff with administrators named. Audrie Higgins is granted a divorce from Hosea Higgins. Violet Fallowell vs Fred Fallowell and Co-operative Coal Company vs Shelburn Coal Company breach of warranty suits are dismissed along with Mercy Estella Clark vs Ben Moses damage suit.
A motor party from Phoenix Arizona arrived here on Monday. The travelers included Mrs John A Mattix Mrs Dave Rogers Miss Irene Mattix and driver Herman Lord. They completed the trip in the Mattix car and arrived on schedule.
Miss Mary Mann of Turman township will graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana June 14 in the Department of Home Economics. She is a daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Mann. The class this year numbers about one thousand.
M. V. Robb of Clinton, general manager, hosted Clinton office staff for an all day outing with dinner at Davis hotel. Guests included Miss Griffith, Leinberer, O'Donnell, Reed, Stevens, Mrs. Strawn, Miss Gregory, and J. W. Kester. Also noted are Tooley Concert Company members leaving for Washington to begin chautauqua dates and Tom Gotha's hospitalization after illness.
The Indiana Republican platform lauds President Harding for wartime armament limits and treaties, calls for tariff reform, budget discipline, state highway expansion, and a strong education program. It praises Governor McCray, endorses women’s equal political representation, and urges lynching crime federalization. It affirms devotion to Americanism and orderly government.
Memorial Day observances in Sullivan included a 2 PM ceremony at the courthouse park with W H Wade of Terre Haute delivering the address. Flags decorated the north steps. C H Stratton chaired. Sullivan Band played as schoolchildren and veterans paraded to Center Ridge cemetery where graves were honored with flowers. Charles Hartfelter leads cemetery improvements and Rev J A Sumwalt preached at the Methodist church in the evening service with the Sullivan Male Quartette.
The Red White and Blue Society met with Mrs. T. P. McBride on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty members and seven visitors attended. pink and white roses adorned the home. The program included readings and musical numbers by Mrs. Hud Hughes, Miss Josephine Allen, and others, followed by refreshments prepared by several members.
Indianapolis May 26. The last state wide registration of voters in Indiana will be held Sept 9 to Oct 9 under the new law. Registration begins fifty nine days and closes twenty nine days before the general election. The record becomes a permanent county voter record. A petition for new registration may be filed by 809 freeholders. A two day registration petition is circulating.
The Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute will host a visitors day on Thursday June 15. Guides will be placed in all buildings to answer questions about the school and its programs. The event invites public attendance.
The William R. Dugger road project between Cass and Stockton townships was awarded Saturday to Jenkins Brothers of Solsberry for $19,970.00.
The Woman's Republican Club plans a Wednesday gathering on June 7 at 2 PM. The meeting will be held in the office of John C. Chaney.
Mrs. Florence Parks of Denver is visiting Mrs. Etta Jamison and plans to return home soon. Miss Ruth Reed plans extended visits in Newcastle and Tulsa with sister Mrs. Jack Bradley. J A Billman attended the State Undertakers Association meeting in Indianapolis and will represent Indiana at the national meeting in Denver. Joseph B. Lacey of this city has been named Dean of Boys at Wiley High School Terre Haute after attending the University of Chicago. Mrs. Minnie Chaney suffered burns when hot grease spilled on her foot.
Mack Reynolds, a Black man living south of River ton, was shot in the left arm during a late Wednesday night highway robbery. Reynolds drew his pistol, exchanged shots with two robbers who fled as his horse bolted toward Merom where Dr. J. J. Parker treated the wound.
Theodore P. Kelley 22 laborer of West Terre Haute and Ruth Jeter 24 of Terre Haute. William S. Sargent 25 miner and Mary Lucy McCosker 22 both of Hymera. Wayne E. Camden 21 laborer of Linton and Grace Cornelies Patton 18 of Dugger. Louis B. Russell 24 laborer Sullivan and Viola Whitfield 19 of Carlisle.
New suits filed including Auto Finance Co and J B Barker versus Sallie Sallyards on promissory note and account actions by The Sullivan State Bank against Thomas Dever. The National Bank of Sullivan versus Thomas Dever on promissory note. Bessie Johnson and John E Pierce sue Ella Brindly et al for partition.
A town appeal from Terre Haute leaders urges support for Near East Relief aiding 200000 orphans and refugees in Bible lands. Railroads donate freight. grocers offer food at cost. families urged to donate milk cans or money on June 6 and 7 at local stations.
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