Sullivan Poultry Show Sets Dates and Premiums
The Sullivan County Poultry Association announces its annual show in this city from December 16 to 22 with daily hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. J. C. Clipp of Saltillo, Indiana, will judge the event. Merchants of Sullivan and others contribute a long list of premiums, printed in a 32 page book. Officers include S. O. Self president W. C. Criss vice president E. S. Griggs secretary O. W. Hawkins assistant secretary and treasurer Floyd Dillingham superintendent of show.
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Sullivan County Poultry Association
J. C. Clipp
Saltillo
Ind
Merchants of Sullivan
Association
S. O. Self
W. C. Criss
E. 8. Griggs
O. W. Hawkins
Floyd Dillingham
Show
Ed. Newsom
J R. Snyder
Former Haddon Trustee Indicted in Vigo County
O J Steffy of Indianapolis former Haddon township trustee indicted for presenting false claims and obtaining payments for township supplies. Jake Finklestein of Terre Haute also indicted for oil operations. Henry Davey and Dusty Graham charged with handling stolen goods from Lattas Creek payroll robbery. Thomas Ferguson auditor elect and former Lost Creek trustee accused of embezzling over 3000 dollars. Indianapolis dealers in school supplies named as parties.
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Vigo County
O. J. Steffy
Indianapolis
Haddon Township
Jake Finklestein
Terre Haute
Henry Davey
Lattas Creek
Dusty’ Graham
Davey
Thomas Ferguson
Lost Creek Township
Prominent Merom Doctor Dr Orren Stoddard Dead
Dr Orren O Stoddard a Merom physician and former soldier died at Evansville last week after a lingering illness He was 72 and famed in western Knox County Merom funeral held at his home conducted by Rev C B Hreshey He was born August 12 1848 and served in Indiana regiments before turning to medicine with a long career in Me Tomas and Merom with survivors including three sons and a wife.
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Orren O. Stoddard
Merom
Evansville
C. B. Hreshey
Union Christian College
Stoddard
Montgomery County
Seventy-second Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Co. K
Co. D
135Th Indiana
Abraham Lincoln
Iowa
Linden
Dr. McMurray
Rush Medical College
Indiana Medical College
Indianapolis
MeTom
Christian Church
Mercm Lodge of Odd Fellows
Arminta Montgomery
Ind
B. W. Stoddard
James M. Stoddard
Anderson
O. D. Stoddard
Columbia Club Membership Grows in Republican Drive
Indianapolis reports show the Columbia Club expanding its role in Indiana politics as Republican momentum mounts after recent elections. Membership tops 3,200 with 62 new additions, and the club aims for 5,000 by 1916, while Fairbanks draws nationwide praise for Kentucky campaign results.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Kentucky
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Republican Party
Claypool
Columbia Club
Fort Wayne
Peru
Logansport
New York
United States
Fairbanks
Charles W. Fairbanks
Cullop Skips Suffrage Meeting Frustrates Franchise Rally
The second district convention of the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana met at the Elks Home with Congressman Cullop absent due to a prior engagement. Mrs. Cullop and the Thirty-Cent Club caused a stir by a notice tying the National League to the meeting, which was later criticized as indiscreet. Long>
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Woman’s Franchise League of
Indiana
Elks
Bill Cullop
William A. Cullop
National League of Democratic Women’s Clubs
Sullivan Franchise League
Woman's Democratic National League
W. A. Cullop
Vincennes
National League
Franchise League
Women’s
Democratic National League
League
Cullop
Congress
State Franchise League Board
S. C. Stimson
Terre Haute
Stimson
Leona J. Cox
Cox
O. B. Harris
Monroe
Sullivan
Greene County
John Ersinger
Mabel Curry
Amelia Kellar
Indianapolis
Ed. Coffman
Myra Basler
James A. Wooflburn
Bloomington
Indiana University
Winfield Sett Johnson
B. L. Hewson
Mae B. Helmer
Bedford Defeats Sullivan In Tight 29 26 Basketball Fight
In the gymnasium Friday night Bedford high school beat Sullivan 29 to 26. The contest stayed close as Sullivan competed valiantly against a larger Bedford lineup.
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Sullivan
Bedford
Bedford High School
Bedford Boys
Marshal Harrison Faces Hunting Without License Charge
Deputy Game Warden Cliff E. Dixon of Bloomfield has filed a charge of hunting without a license against Merom town marshal Emery Harrison. Harrison will contest the case, set for December 3 in Justice Caleb Lester's court.
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Cliff E. Dixon
Bloomfield
Emery Harrison
Merom
Harrison
Caleb Lester
Margaret Park Weds George Davis in Families Home
Miss Margaret Park and George Davis of Terre Haute were married at the Park home Friday morning with Rev. R H Toole officiating. The couple will live in Terre Haute where the groom sells goods. Mrs. Davis is Sullivan High School graduate and longtime organist at the Methodist church.
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Margaret Park
Richard Park
George Davis
Terre Haute
R. H. Toole
Methodist Church
Paroled convictPagel arrested in Chicago auto theft case
Sullivan police arrest Dr Charles W Pagel a paroled convict from Michigan City in Chicago while he was removing the license number from the Ford owned by William Hamke of Carlisle The arrest follows an earlier capture of James H Leonard another paroled suspect in Sullivan and links Pagel to the Fusco and Hamke vehicle thefts with lawmen tracing him from Michigan City to Chicago and Sullivan.
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Oscar Rich
Fatrolman
Arthur Murray
William Hamke
Carlisle
Charles W. Pagel
Michigan City
Sullivan
Chicago
Hamke
Lawrence Hamke
Pagel
Kelley
Orville Hale
Ed. Douthitt
James H. Willis
Leonard Feed
James H. Leonard
Leonard
Joseph Fusco
Rich
Murray
Fusco
I. C
Lou Purcell
Paget
Greensburg
Decatur
Indiana
Chas. W. Pagel
Irvington Ave
Graceland
Rich and Murray
Ford
Police recover file used in Hamke robbery case
Officers secured the number and the file used by Pagel and brought them back. They believe the arrest in the Hamke robbery will help resolve the theft of the Fusco machine.
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Pagel
Fusco
Leonard Denies Theft in Hamke Car Case
Leonard, jailed as an accomplice with Dr. Pagel in the Hamke automobile theft near Carlisle, claims he knows nothing of the theft. Pagel, silent on charges, says the car found in Chicago came from Danville, Illinois, and officials suspect a larger Ford theft ring. Habeas corpus motions were filed to challenge Leonard’s detention, with a hearing set before Judge Bridwell.
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Leonard
Pagel
James H. Leonard
Carlisle
Ieonard
Chicago
Danville
Ill
Mother End
Kelley
Fogarty
Michigan City
Hunt & Gambill
Orville Hale
Ed. Douthitt
Willis
Edward J. Fogarty
Bridwell
Marker sought for Morrison Massacre site north of Sullivan
The Morrison Massacre site near Sullivan, four miles north, may get a marker by the Chamber of Commerce. In May 1815 five men were killed by Potawatomi Indians as Lt Morrison and a small squad, marching from Tippecanoe to Fort Knox, were ambushed after a deer hunt and a hog-like Indian chant.
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Morrison
Chamber of Commerce
Sullivan
Howard Campbell Place
George C. Downes
Morrison Creek
Tippecanoe
Fort Knox
Vincennes
Little Eyes
Pottawatomies
Sullivan County Prison Inmates Feed Local Pride
A report from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City shows seventeen Sullivan county men incarcerated at year end, with six released during the just concluded year.
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Sullivan County
Indiana
Michigan City
Good Citizens Take Part In Practical Politics
Will Hays told McKinley Club members in Terre Haute that practical politics require participation by citizens. Judge Quincy Myers of Logansport delivered the principal address, urging involvement to shape community political thought. He cautioned against prosperity won by war, advocating lasting progress that avoids widows and orphans' cost.
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Will H. Hays
McKinley Club
Terre Haute
Hays
Quincy Myers
Logansport
Evangelist Hendrick Opens Big Revival Meeting at Presbyterian Church
Evangelist Hendrick opened a large revival at the Presbyterian church with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 1 23 25 urging full Christian duty. A half hour musical prelude by Rev Carter preceded the service and a duet with Hendrick followed the sermon. Daily meetings and 7 30 P M evening services are planned with hymns anthems and solos.
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Hendrick
Presbyterian Church
Doctor Hendrick
Nichols
Christian Church
Carter
Billman Morgue
Evangelist Hendrick
God
John the Baptist
John the Methodist
Skewers of corruption in Sullivan county election indictments
Dispatch from Sullivan county details indictments against brewery interests and Shelburn election corruption. Six men confess roles in bribery, with ties to Latta Creek robbery and Hymera arson plans. Included are George Wheeler Tom Watson William Grey Ollie McCrocklin and others connected to saloons and license abuses.
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W. HI. Blodgett
Indianapolis News
Sullivan
Breweries
Lew McCrocklin
Shelburn
Fred Bays
Lee Bays
Sullivan County
Lattas Creek
Hymera
Corbey Howe
George Wheeler
Terre Haute
Andrew Hayden
Wheeler
Vigo County
Tom Watson
Fairbanks Township
William Grey
William Wright
Grey
Bennett given two to fourteen year term in murder case
Samantha Belle Bennett was sentenced by Judge Bridwell to the Woman's Prison for two to fourteen years after pleading guilty to murdering her former husband Charles Bennett. She was escorted to Indianapolis Prison by Deputy Hale and probation officer Mrs Mary Willis as she left the jail quietly. Her children, Mabel 15, and two younger siblings, are in custody of Barney Helms and Sallie Bruce respectively. Bennett’s long matrimonial history includes multiple divorces from Helms and Bennett.
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Samantha Belle Bennett
Bridwell
Charles Bennett
Indianapolis
Hale
Mary Willis
Bennett
Mabel
Barney Helms
Sallie Bruce
Will Build Garage On Dixte Bee Line
E. E. Russell trades Eagle property on North State street to George Leach for a lot on Section street near John A. Mattix residence. Russell plans a modern garage on the new property.
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Dixte
E. E. Russell
Eagle
North State Street
George Leach
Section Street
John A. Mattix
John C. Chaney Returns From Chicago Business Trip
John C. Chaney came back Thursday from a business trip to Chicago. He reported no incidents and resumes his duties at the company today.
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John C. Chaney
Chicago
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Sullivan County Poultry Show
Guipp
Haddon
O. J
Steffy
Pr. Orren O. Stoddard
Wily Bill
Charles Pagel
James Leonard
Evangelist
Murph Draper
John E. McCrocklin
Jackie
Webb Miller
Ollie McCrocklin
Charles W. Daugherty
Otto M. Shering
William Murphy Draper
Draper
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Terre Haute Company
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