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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1910
Page
1
A late night report shows a Democratic landslide with New York Ohio Massachusetts and Indiana leaning Democratic. Indiana’s edge appears narrow. Knox County backs Cullop by about 100 votes while Sullivan and Greene counties trend Democratic. Ohio remains uncertain with some counties contributing to a Democratic gain.
The Sullivan high school football squad of 1910 is highlighted as one of the best to date with novel striped uniforms and tassel caps. The lineup features Roy Anderson left end Emil McCoy left tackle Turpie Brokaw left guard Bement Hunt center Lex Arnett right guard Maurice McGrew right tackle Ed Hunt right end Guy Wible quarterback Harold Shields left half back Robert Lankenholker right half back and captain Orion Self full back.
Martin L. Booker of Jefferson township displays a mammoth sugar beet at People's Bank. The beet weighs eleven pounds and eleven ounces and measures twenty one inches in length.
William Nusbaum of Cass was fined 15 dollars in circuit court last week for disturbing a religious meeting and was sent to jail.
William H. Power known as Uncle Billy, a longtime fruit tree seller and famed walker, was struck by a freight train on the Indianapolis Southern last Wednesday morning and died about an hour later. The funeral was at the Baptist church with Masonic services at Center Ridge cemetery. He leaves a wife two daughters and three other children including Dudley Power, Richard Mayfield, and Mrs. Mary E Root, with two sons who served in the Civil War.
Cycle Billy Power born August 21 1817 in Fleming Kentucky moved to Sullivan County in 1856 and lived in the area 54 years. He owned a farm north of the city later sold to Harrison Pittman and spent years in grain stock buying and sawmilling. He helped build Sullivan’s first sidewalk and furnished timber for the first brick building on the public square.
A Shelbern Enterprise correspondent recalls a hungry vagrant asking for food and coffee during a visit to Jackson Hill. He learns the man has a wife and three children, two living and one in Sullivan, as he describes bleak mining prospects. Isaac E Brown and Lois Halcyon Badger wed on Sunday October 30 at 4 PM in Russellville Indiana with Rev Franklin Keys officiating. The couple left to visit relatives and returned to a home furnished by the groom.
Henry Shultz of Mildred mine near Shelburn was killed instantly when struck by a southbound interurban at stop 23 just after ten Friday night. Conductor Harvey Thompson and Motorman Minor said the car was at full speed at the clinic of the accident. Police consider two theories, one that Shultz acted in a personal crisis, another that he misjudged the distance. He leaves a wife and several children.
Riverton November 8 A 23 year old workman named Roney was struck by a falling railroad tie while others sawed a heavy tie on a bridge above him. He suffered severe head and back injuries and was taken to Effingham hospital in likely fatal condition. his home is in Kentucky.
The Southern Indiana railroad sold Thursday in Terre Haute for 1,263,333.33 dollars to stockholders planning a full Walsh system reorganization. The Chicago Southern also sold in Danville with the same buyers. The two lines will run as a single system named the Chicago & Southeastern, with receiver Myron J. Carpenter becoming president of the reorganized company.
The Sullivan lodge of Elks will initiate 24 candidates Monday evening. Preparations are underway for many visitors with invited lodges from Terre Haute Vincennes Linton and Robinson. After initiatory work a vaudeville performance by a first class company will be held and a luncheon served.
Paxton. Lawrence Barcus son of J M Barcus postmaster accidentally fires a 22 caliber rifle while shooting into the air injuring Ralph Lisman eight year old son of Calvin Lisman. Lisman dies about an hour later from a brain wound. The shooting is treated as an accident with no blame on Barcus.
Merom November 8 A class reunion of the Union Christian College class of 1898 was held October 28 at Mrs Nelle Wilkinson Wardlaw home in Brazil with four members present Gertude Lease Phillips now in Pensacola Fla B W Stoddard president of the class from Indianapolis and Dr J B Maple of Shelburn A three course dinner was served at six The evening was spent in reminiscences of school days The class has kept its class letter in circulation for twelve years.
A circuit court jury last week returned a verdict for William L. Gregory of English Indiana in his suit against Jacob F Parsons Jacob H Miller and E Crowder to collect damages for the alleged failure to return a rock crusher as per contract. The jury awarded $250.
Myrtie Kendrick was granted a divorce from Dave Kendrick and her name altered to Kendrick. Lydia Stager obtained a divorce from Joe E. Starer and Bertia Ashby was given separation from Daniel C. Ashby.
The Choral Union, under Prof. A. G. Sloane the Sullivan public schools supervisor of music, intends to stage a public concert in December.
Campers reaching the Black River in Arkansas report a misfortune when the Louse boat carrying the party sank on their first night out. The group lost the boat and its contents but appears uninjured.
Stricken by paralysis Dr Joseph R Whalen a Carlisle physician. Sunday afternoon he suffered a stroke at his home leaving his right side paralyzed and in critical condition.
Maurice Yeager reports weekly weather for Farmersburg for Nov 6 with daily highs and lows. Days show clear and cloudy patterns. April like dates indicate a 12 inch rainfall on the 5th.
The grand jury in session last week summoned several young men to investigate petty thievery with chicken stealing as the principal offense.
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