Corn Club Contest and Farm Investment Plans
Joe and a merchant discuss winning a county prize for corn and fertilizer use. They plan to study nitrate fertilizer, fund education at top agricultural schools, and expand crops while investing prize money, with Joe aiming to own land and improve his family’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Club
Joe
Neck of the Woods
Mr. Somerville
Chile
Washington
Department of Agriculture of Washington
Annie
Limestone County
United States
Dugger Girl Stars In The Girl Of Tomorrow Musical
Miss Hazel Ambs of Dugger led a leading role in The Girl of Tomorrow at the Grand Opera house Terre Haute Sunday night. A large Dugger contingent attended to see her performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Grand Opera House
Terre Haute
Hazel Ambs
Sullivan Beats Fairbanks In Narrow 29 28 Victory
The Sullivan YMCA team edged the Fairbanks Independents 29 to 28 in a close basketball game at the gymnasium on Monday evening. The outcome remained in doubt until the final whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Fairbanks
Sullivan Y. M. C. A
Fairbanks Independents
Steffy Posts $1000 Bond in Vigo County Case
O J Steffy former Haddon township trustee indicted for taking money falsely from Thomas Ferguson former Lost Creek township trustee Vigo county posted a 1000 dollar bond at Terre Haute Monday. His surety was John J Shea Jr of Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steffy
O. J. Steffy
Haddon Township
Thomas Ferguson
Lost Creek Township
Vigo County
Terre Haute
John J. Shea, Jr
Dick Thompson Morgan
Union Christian College
Merom
Congress
Oklahoma
Prairie Creek
Morgan
Ogle Morgan
Woodward
Okla
Oklahoma District and Twice From the New Eighth Oklahoma
New York
United States Commission
Jefferson Township Sunday School Convention Closes
The Jefferson township Sunday School convention ended Friday night with an enthusiastic crowd at the final service. Rev. Stewart I. Long of Sullivan Baptist Church delivered the closing address on Sunday school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Jefferson Township
Stewart I. Long
Sullivan Baptist Church
Wreck at Honey Creek Ford Destroys Wagons
Bert Little driving two teams and wagons across Honey Creek near Prairieton Indiana was swept under by a strong current Friday morning. Bystanders and a man named Bert Little were rescued along with the horses as the wagons were torn to pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieton
Ind
Bert Little
Honey Creek
Mr. Little
Hand Amputated After Shredder Accident at Farm
Lawrence McClanahan suffered a severe injury while shredding fodder on Tuesday. His right hand was drawn into the shredder, resulting in lacerations that required amputation of the first two fingers. Farm news report from Farmersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence McClanahan
Farmersburg News
Ed J. Hoke Travels From Parma to Cleveland Lumbermen Meeting
Ed J. Hoke of Parma Missouri was in Sullivan yesterday en route to Cleveland Ohio for a lumbermen’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed J. Hoke
Parma
Sullivan
Cleveland, O
Thompson couple to spend winter in California
Mr and Mrs John L Thompson plan a winter in California. They will attend expositions and visit their son Harry Thompson in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Thompson
California
Harry Thompson
Los Angeles
Mrs. I. J. Snyder Visits Relatives in Town
Mrs. I. J. Snyder of Springfield Missouri is visiting relatives here for a short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
I. J. Snyder
Springfield, Mo
Mrs Katharyn Oliver Attends Missionary Society Conference
Mrs Katharyn Oliver travels to Indianapolis as a delegate to the Women's Foreign Missionary Society conference representing the Sullivan M. E. church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharyn Oliver
Indianapolis
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Society of the M. BE. Church of
Sullivan
Mrs Briggs of Erie Heads to Indianapolis to Visit Brother
Mrs James Briggs of Erie Pennsylvania now visiting here leaves Thursday for Indianapolis to visit her brother Dave Nicoson. Mrs Briggs was formerly Miss Grace Nicoson of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Briggs
Erie
Indianapolis
Dave Nicoson
Briggs
Grace Nicoson
On the Trail of Cats as Bird Killers
National Audubon Society launches a public inquiry into whether cats kill 5 million birds annually with citizens urged to submit evidence. Montclair New Jersey passes first cat tagging law. Spokane Washington considers a cat license ordinance as part of a broader nationwide debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Audubon Societies of
United States
T. Gilbert Pearson
The
Audubon Societies
Pearson
Montclair
New Jersey
America
Spokane
Washington
New England
Vandalia Coal sues Farmersburg Banks over mine robbery funds
Vandalia Coal Company files suit in the circuit court asserting defendants received ten thousand dollars illegally from Henry Davey and William Graham and are withholding funds to defraud the plant. The case seeks ten thousand dollars plus garnishment of a thousand dollars deposited by Basil Thomas for the Davey heirs. Deputy sheriff garnished the Farmersburg banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattas Creek
Earl Smith
Vandalia Coal Company
Henry W. Moore
Terre Haute
Barney Davey
Belle Davey
Basil Thomas
Farmersburg Bank
Citizens State Bank of Farmersburg
Henry Davey
William Graham
Davey
Graham
Citizens State Bank
Indiana
Orville Hale
Farmersburg
San Francisco Horse Deal Arouses City Clerk Notice
McKevitt asks San Francisco mayor to reimburse 18 dollars after municipal auction where he bought a gray mare for 15 dollars had it shod for three dollars and was told by the SPCA street supervisor the horse must be destroyed The horse was sent to a chicken rancher and the halter was not returned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
David Harum
Joseph M. McKevitt
McKevitt
Rolph
Sweeney
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Hunts for Big Game at 99 in Portland
Jeremiah Paulsell, 99, of Portland Oregon, has a free big game hunting license as a Civil War veteran. Born October 10, 1816 in Hamilton Indiana, he enlisted in 1834 and served in the Mexican and Civil wars. He plans to hunt solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Jeremiah Paulsell
Paulsell
Hamilton
Ind
Old Man Wins Free-for-All Farmers Trot at Smith County Fair
At the Smith county fair in Smith Centre Kansas the free-for-all farmers trot featured three generations of the Holmes family Bacon Holmes his son Clarence Holmes and grandson Dick Holmes. The brothers plotted to trick the elder Holmes but a horse broke derailing the plan. The elder Holmes won the race in straight heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Centre
Kan
Smith County Fair
Holmes
Bacon Holmes
Clarence Holmes
Dick Holmes
Storm Scared Admits Fraud In Reparation Claim
A Missouri man, stirred by the Galveston hurricane, confessed to fraud in 1900 admitting he was not a victim and repaid 2.40 dollars. He also acknowledged obtaining 80 miles of free transport from Palestine to Longview in Texas during that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Palestine
Longview
Petit jurors drawn for November term of Sullivan circuit court
The Sullivan circuit court's September term closed and the November term begins Monday November 22. Jurors listed report November 30, including William B. Jewell Turman township William H Crawford Marion E Dugger Cass Dick Dorothy Jackson Orville B Collins Jefferson John S Hazelrigg William D Bolinger Curry John A Frakes Hamilton James T Mayfield Fairbanks Jesse W Medsker Turman William S Sanford Gill and Charles E Carrico Haddon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PETIT
Sullivan Circuit Court
Petit Jury
William B. Jewell
Turman ‘Township
William H. Crawford
Marion E. Dugger
Cass
Dick Dorothy
Jackson
Orville B. Collins
Jefferson
John S. Hazelrigg
William D. Bolinger
Curry
John A. Frakes
Hamilton
James T. Mayfield
Fairbanks
Jesse W Medsker
Turman
William S. Sanford
Gill
Charles E. Carrico
Haddon
McGrew Couple Set to Move to Carlisle for Ford Agency
Mr and Mrs Lester McGrew plan a Carlisle move where Mr McGrew will oversee the Ford agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester McGrew
Carlisle
Mr. McGrew
Ford Agency
Multiple Divorce and Property Cases in Sullivan County
Court notices list divorces custody and alimony actions for Lydia McCrocklin, Ruth Moss, Ygnacio Cobo y Ca, and others. Real estate sale, injunction, and notes involve Crowder, Plew, Bank, and Chaney parties with various claims and quiet-title actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth M. Moss
Everett Moss
Ygnacio Cobo Y Ca
Edgar S. Crowder
Thomas A. Plew
Martha J. Buchannan
Malinda J. Plew
Oil Belt National Bank
David P. Kirtland
Philena Coffman
James B. Dorris
City of
Sullivan
Indiana
Lydia Sevier
John Sevier
Lucy Ann McCammon
Donald McCammon
Louis H. Wolff
George Robbins
Clara Elliott
Bluford Eliott
Fred B. Lash
Samuel H. Berlingmier
Minnie M. Chaney
Dean Chaney
Botts Family Petition Schedules Real Estate Sale
Hattie Wyman and Ethel Botts with Harold Botts and Leander R Botts as trustee for minors sue George F Botts. The filing requests a petition and sale of real estate to settle interests among the Botts family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Wyman
Ethel Botts
Harold Botts
Leander R. Botts
George F. Botts
Big Springs Social Highlights Include Cincinnati Visitor
Miss Abbie Schwab of Cincinnati visits Martha Durham. Rev. Freis and wife dine with Mrs. T. J. Mann. Mr. Stratton of Porterville and Mr. Shores of Hutsonville spend Saturday at Emerson Watson's. C. W. Eno and family A G Cushman and families Carl Burton and wife and Glenn Eno from Indianapolis dine at Mrs. Eno's. Glenn Eno visits Sylvia Medsker Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Springs
Abbie Schwab
Cincinnati
Martha Durham
Rev. Freis
T. J. Mann
Mr. Stratton
Porterville
Mr. Shores
Hutsonville
Emerson Watson
S. C
Daughter Visits University Student in Champaign
Mrs. John Ersinger visited her daughter Miss Beall Sheridan in Champaign Illinois last week. Sheridan attends the University of Illinois at Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ersinger
Miss Beall Sheridan
Champaign, Ill
Miss Sheridan
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Public sale of Silas W. Davis estate in Turman township
Administrator Charles N. Davis will sell at the deceased Silas W. Davis estate in Turman township Sullivan county Indiana on Thursday December 9 1915 at 10 oclock a m personal property not taken by the widow including horses cattle hogs hay wagon farm implements and machinery and various other articles too numerous to mention cash for sums five dollars and under credit for nine months on larger sums with note secured bearing eight percent interest and attorney fees Auctioneer Col Robt F Knotts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas W. Davis
Turman Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
A. m. Chas. N. Davis
Col. Robt
F. Knotts
Sullivan schools chief attends Southern Indiana Superintendents' Club session
Co. N. Vance Sullivan schools superintendent attended the Southern Indiana Superintendents' Club sessions in New Harmony last week. Walter Thompson returned from a business trip to Oneida Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. N. Vance
Sullivan
Southern Indiana Superintendents’ Club
New Harmony
Walter Thompson
Oneida
Tenn
Notice to Non-Residents in Sullivan County Court
The Sullivan Circuit Court in Indiana warns nonresident defendant William A. Apple of a 1915 lawsuit by Malinda J. Plew as administrator to sell real estate in Farmersburg. He must appear by January 12, 1916, or the case proceeds in his absence. First insertion November 17, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
Malinda J. Plew
Martha J. Buchanan
John ©. Chaney
Sullivan Circuit
William A. Apple
Farmersburg
Charles R. Railsback
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Hoosier Bargain Store
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