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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1905
Page
10
Residents of Parachute Colorado petition the Post Office to rename the town Ground Valley. They argue the new name sounds better and conveys more meaning, a view echoed by national officials and rail carriers serving the town.
Readers on rural routes report delayed Union publications arriving only on Thursdays indicating possible mail service issues or mailing list errors. The note urges residents to check delivery schedules and contact the postal service for resolution.
Sheriff Adam Miller moved Ed Bloomer and Roy Craig to Jeffersonville prison after Bloomer's conviction for stealing goods from Reece Bemfield's saloon at Jackson Hill No 4 and Craig for stealing a torso from Jas Moore at Farmersboro. Deputy Ortok Anna Heps from Hymera was taken to Evansville hospital for treatment. Wil Gossis faced theft of hides from C M Paton Co. Also notes a for sale 5 passenger automobile ad and local furniture dealer Lott Bres in Sullivan County.
The United States undertakes a vast canal through Panama, with 10 000 workers and the Culebra cut at the core. It promises sea level or locks options, a 45 to 50 mile trench, dams, rail links, and staged progress despite climate and graft concerns.
Dr and Mrs G W Higbee entertained at six o clock dinner Saturday evening for Mr and Mrs E S Hunt of Logansport. Guests included Judge and Mrs O B Harris Mr and Mrs T B Shaffer Mr and Mrs Henry Wilson Mr and Mrs Ira Gliddon Dr Anna T Sheridan and J Charles Ramsen and daughter Mary Mrs Gus Goodman spending the day in Terre Haute Read Dr E R Riggs ad elsewhere in this issue for teeth extraction or denture care.
The undersigned Commissioner of the Sullivan Circuit Court will offer at public sale in Sullivan at the courthouse door certain real estate in Sullivan and Greene Counties Indiana. Property includes portions of sections 14 13 24 and 19 in townships 8 north ranges 8 west and 7 west with specified acreages and boundary lines as described in the notice. Sale is per court order in case 11 396 Nichols Neeley vs Smith et al.
Saturday December 2 1905 at 2 PM a public sale will occur with terms one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months. Deferred payments bear six percent interest and are secured by purchaser notes and a mortgage on the premises. Purchaser may pay full balance in cash at time of sale. John W Lindley Commissioner.
A newly incorporated fraternal group named the Independent Order of Gots is based in Montclair New Jersey and registered at the statehouse in Trenton. The order aims to relieve members pay death benefits and promote fraternal interests.
A Memphis man claims a method to keep mosquitoes away by rubbing alum on the face and hands. He says a bite causes the insect to pucker its proboscis, then it lands in damp ground and dies of pneumonia after attempting to dig the puckered area loose.
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