Former Residents Killed by Train in Turman Township
Homer Lester and Elmer Akers former Turman Township residents died Monday afternoon four miles west of Terre Haute when an auto truck loaded with furniture was struck by empty freight cars being pushed into a switch at Liggett Station. The crash buried both men under wreckage. they worked for Scott & Hart of Terre Haute. Funeral plans set for Union Chapel, Turman township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lester
Elmer Akers
Turman Township
Terre Haute
Pennsylvania Railroad
Liggett Station
Scott & Hart
Union Chapel
Chapel Cemetery
Lester
Will Lester
Graysville
E J. Yager
Caleb Lester
Ed Lester
F. A. Lester
Indianapolis
Gus Ransford
Dodd’s Bridge
Ruby Ransford
William Akers
Hattie Norris
Akers
Mary Crow
Hunt Promoted to Major in U S Army
Mr and Mrs Charles D Hunt announce their son Beeson Hunt has been permanently promoted from captain to major in the U S Army. He served overseas in World War I, was at Camp Funston, will go to Fort Sill for artillery training, and is a West Point graduate who saw action with Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Hunt
Captain Beeson Hunt
U. S. Army
Camp Funston
Kansas
Fort Sill Oklahoma
Major Hunt
Sullivan High School
West Point Military Academy
Pershing
Mexico
Death of Earl Burroughs at 92 in Gill township
Earl Burroughs aged 92 son of Mr and Mrs J E Burroughs of Gill township died after an extended illness at the county hospital following an operation in July and ensuing complications. He worked in the implement business with his father and is survived by wife parents two brothers and one sister. He was nephew of Mr and Mrs Don Cochran of this city. The funeral was held this afternoon at the Merom college chapel and burial followed in Merom cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Burroughs
J. E. Burroughs
Gill Township
Don Cochran
College
Merom
Prominent farmer George Hoke dies at 86
George Harrison Hoke, 86, notable landowner and Haddon township native, died Monday at his home east of Oaktown Knok county. He left a widow formerly Miss Alice Scantling and five children including Richard and Charles Hoke. Funeral at Morris Chapel Carlisle area with burial in Morris Chapel cemetery. He was a Methodist and a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison Hoke
Haddon Township
Oaktown
Knok County
Jacob F. Hoke
Morris Chapel
Carlisle
Alice Scantling
Richard W. Hoke
Charles C. Hoke
Old Mexico
French Willis
Glenn Schaffer
Vincennes
John A. Hoke
William F. Hoke
Mr. Hoke
Old Hoke Homstead
Jacob and
Rosanna Brentlinger Hoke
Hoke
Mary H. Pearce
Rebecca M. White
Mary M. Polk
Rosa Willis
Charles Edward Yicke
John Scantling
Ira Schaffer
Methodist Church
Mrs. Etta Logan resigns. Pauline Medsker named successor
Judge Bridwell appoints Pauline Medsker of Turman township as official reporter for Sullivan circuit court. Medsker, previously in Washington as stenographer for the army adjutant general, will arrive this week to begin duties. Includes notes on subscriptions and local residents reconnecting with distant relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Logan
Sullivan Circuit Court
Bridwell
Pauline Medsker
Turman Township
Miss Medsker
Mary Medsker
Washington, D. C
Adjutant General of
Army
Washington
Jesse B H. Pogue
Forest Grove
Oregon
Dave Rogers
Phoenix
Arizona
Minnie Rogers
Charley Batey
Clarence Sproatt
Edsil Bostick
Sproatt
Mr. Batey
California
Sullivan
Multiple Divorce and Suit Notices Listed
New suits include Nettie Murr versus James Murr for divorce and several other divorces. Petitions to sell real estate include Charles M. Scott and Mary Ripple’s estate. Cases involve damages, partition, personal injuries, and bank notes among numerous parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Murr
James Murr
Anna C. Sell
James E. Sevier
Naomi Sevier
Clayton A. Price
Stella Price
Wannetah Hamrick
Frank Hamrick
Charles M. Scott
Admrr
Mary Ripple
Hattie Ripple
Nellie Austin
American Casualty Co
George Gotha
Flora Howell
T. H. I. & E. Traction Co
George F. Patton
Arthur Patton
Virgel L. Morgan
Flo Morgan
Louisa D. Stull
Bernice H. Stull
Richard M. Mayfield
James Hi. Mayfield
Paul E. Mayfield
Nicholas Mayfield
the Sullivan State Bank
Herschel R. Ford
John S. Chestnut
Louisa Chestnut
Graysville Operetta “The Soul of Priscilla” Tuesday
Graysville schools present the Thanksgiving operetta The Soul of Priscilla in the school auditorium on Tuesday evening November 23. More than 75 children in the cast. Admission 26 cents for children 35 cents for adults. Proceeds fund music and records for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graysville
Priscilla
Will Hays Move to Senate as Cabinet Aide Plan
From French Lick Indiana Nov 14 Indiana political figures floated a plan to have Senator New enter Harding's cabinet as postmaster general and for Will Hays to become United States senator from Indiana to finish New's term and lead the Republican national committee while remaining chairman. If McCray agrees Hays would resign the chairmanship only to assume the Senate seat two years hence. The move would keep Hays at the helm of the national committee during the four year period and avoid a party leadership fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Phillips
Chicago Tribune
French Lick
Ind
Indiana
Will H. Hays
United States
Harry
New
Harding
Hays
M Harding
Senator New
McCray
National
Former Sullivan Boy Prominent in Oil Circles
C. E. Crawley, born in Sullivan County Indiana, rises to vice president and board director of Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation. Transfer from Tulsa to New York City noted. previously with Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Corporation. Described as one of the youngest big figures in wisdom with broad authority and strong appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E
Eugene) Crawley
Sullivan
Chas. E. Crawley
David Crawley
Crawley
Tulsa
Okla
New York City
Oil and Gas Journal
C. E. Crawley
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Sinclair
Sullivan County
Indiana
Midcontinent
Gulf Pipe Line Company
Gulf Corporation
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
Harry F. Sinclair
New York
Soldier Selected for West Point Training in 1921
John W. Stultz of Carlisle Indiana has been selected from Columbus barracks Ohio to attend West Point Military Academy and begin duties there in July 1921 Major W F Harrell Indiana district recruiting officer said Stultz has served only nine months in the army but shows unusual ability confirming progress reports from Terre Haute Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West ‘Point
John W. Stultz
Carlisle
Ind
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
West Point Military Academy
W. F. Harrell
Indiana
Terre Haute Star
Fire boss Crushed by Falling Slate at Peerless Mine
William Brown a 40 year old fire boss at the Peerless mine northeast of the city was killed when slate collapsed trapping him beneath debris. The Templeton Coal Company of Terre Haute owns the mine. Brown lived in Shelburn and formerly in Clinton where he belonged to the Masonic lodge. His mother and sister reside in England. the body was moved to Billman morgue and will be sent to Clinton for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Peerless
Templeton Coal Company
Terre Haute
Brown
Shelburn
Clinton
Masonic Lodge
England
Billman
Sullivan Attorney Seeks Divorce From Stella Price
Clayton A. Price, a local attorney, filed for divorce in circuit court. He cites a 1915 marriage on September 3 and separation on November 12, alleging quarrelsome conduct, neglect of home, late nights away, and verbal abuse.
Sullivan couple Max Billman and Miss June Moore wed secretly
Max Billman and Miss June Moore announced that they were secretly married on June 30 in Paris Illinois. The couple plans Thanksgiving homecoming after a trip. He is the son of Dr and Mrs James M Billman and works as a bookkeeper. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas M Moore and worked as a bookkeeper for the Sullivan County Water Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Billman
June Moore
Paris
Ills
James M. Billman
Sullivan High School
Indiana University
Sullivan County Loan& Trust Company
Thomas M. Moore
Tri Kappa Sorority
Sullivan County Water Company
Prominent Young Woman Dies After Operation
Mrs. Erline McGill, 38, wife of Charles McGill of Hymera, died after an extended illness and surgery at the county hospital. Funeral held in Hymera with burial at Center Ridge cemetery, Sullivan. She was a longtime county teacher and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sinclair of Jackson township, survived by her husband, parents, and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erline McGill
Charles McGill
Hymera
Center Ridge Cemetery
Sullivan
McGill
Ed Sinclair
Jackson Township
James M. Sinclair
Joe Loudermilk
Wm. Wilson
W. L. Sisson
Marriage Licenses Filed in Region Listings
Winfield P. Sanford 39 a carpenter and Flora E. Jackson 41 of Terre Haute. John P. Curry 34 a farmer and Myrtle Barnett 33 of near Hymera. Charles W. Bolding 21 a miner and Elsie F. Cunningham 16 of near Sullivan. Marshall E. Smith 22 a miner and Mannie B. Huff 18 of near Cass. William Cutts 21 a miner and Beatrice A. Byers 18 of near Clinton. Grover R. Scott 322 a miner and Velma G. Benson 25 of near Shelburn. Ernest H. Bennett 31 a miner and Blanche E. Pryor 31 of Farmersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield P. Sanford
Carpenter
Flora E. Jackson
Terre Haute
John P. Curry
Farmer
Myrtle Barnett
Hymera
Charles W. Bolding
Miner
Elsie F. Cunningham
Sullivan
Marshall E. Smith
Mannie B. Huff
Cass
William Cutts
Beatrice A. Byers
Clinton
Grover R. Scott
Velma G. Benson
Near Shelburn
Ernest H. Bennett
Blanche E. Pryor
Farmersburg
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Morris On 75th
A dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs A W Morris six miles west of the city celebrated Mrs Morris s 75th birthday. Relatives and friends attended including Mr and Mrs Jesse Stafford and children Hallie and Helen Mr and Mrs Hud Morris and son Lex George Morris and son Garland Mr and Mrs Joe Morris Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hubble and children Morris Hud and Dessie Mr and Mrs N O Robbins and Mr and Mrs Jake Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morris
Morris
Jesse Stafford
Hallie
Helen
Hud Morris
Lex
George Morris
Garland
Mra
Joe Morris
Wilbur Hubble
Hud
Dessie
N. O. Robbins
Jake Evans
Eddie the Immune: pickpocket warns against targeting Will Hays
Edward Jackson known as Eddie the Immune, a Chicago pickpocket, alleged he and a partner were trailing candidates on Senator Harding's campaign train in St. Louis. Police detained him but released him with no charges. He claims he diverted from pickpocketing to spare Will Hays during a Marion reception with Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Jackson
Eddie
Chicago
Harding
St. Louis
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Will Hays
Marion
Bill Hays
Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn For Sullivan November Term
The Sullivan circuit court selects its grand and petit juries for the November term. Petit jurors report Tuesday November 30 including Eli Downs Omar Barnes John K Butler Samuel W Bosstick Chas Hale George Liston J W Hallett Kerr Coulson John J Boone W S Behem J Dana Johnson Otha Collier. Grand jury convenes November 22 with Chas Latshaw David Graham Edgar Moore Henry A Dodd Chas Burnett Joe Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Sullivan Circuit Court
Petit
Eli Downs
Curry Township
Omar Barnes
Jackson
John K. Butler
Cass
Samuel W. Bosstick
Fairbanks
Chas. E. Hale
Haddon
George Liston
Hamilton
J. W. Hallett
Gill
J. Kerr Coulson
Former Slave Charley White Dies in Sullivan Infirmary
Charley White a former enslaved man from Virginia died Monday at the Sullivan county infirmary. Born 1810 in Virginia, he worked as a laborer in Sullivan for years. He served with the Confederate army making breastworks, was captured, then worked for Union forces near Washington. After the war he traveled via Cincinnati Evansville to Terre Haute before settling in Sullivan for decades and had no local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley White
Virginia
Sullivan
White
Washington, D. c
Ohio
Cincinnati
Evansville
Terre Haute
Funeral of W. H. Crowder Held at Home
The funeral for William H. Crowder was held Thursday at his daughter Mrs. Paul Stratton's South Main home. Burial was in Center Ridge cemetery. Rev. S. J. Cross and Rev. W. E. Gray led services with a male quartet providing music. Pallbearers included five sons and a son-in-law. Civil War veterans served as honorary pallbearers. Out-of-town mourners included several Crowder relatives from Indiana, Chicago, and California who sent regrets by telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Crowder
Paul Stratton
South Main Street
Center Ridge Cemetery
S. J. Cross
Methodist Church
W. E. Gray
Presbyterian Church
A. W. Youngblood
John S. Taylor
R. W. Akin
Reed Ross
R. F. Knotts
R. K. Houpt
Milton Crowder
Boyle
Miss
Arista B. Williams
Chicago
Neville Crowder
Indianapolis
Claude Crowder
Dave Nicoson
Rebecca Nicoson
John H. Crowder
Long Beach
Cal
Hosea Crowder
Mrs Lulu Messer confined at home after eye injury
Mrs Lulu Messer of the local telephone exchange is confined to her home after an eye injury. The accident occurred while she was cutting kindling when a piece flew and struck her eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Messer
Robbery and Kidnapping at Setzer Brothers Store Graysville
Early Tuesday morning three men blasted the Setzer Brothers store safe in Graysville, holding Harold Setzer and his wife and child on the second floor. They took about four hundred dollars in cash and five hundred dollars in checks, plus cigars and tools, escaping on foot after two hours of confinement. Footprints and stolen items tied to nearby businesses are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeggmen
Setzer Brothers
Graysville
S. A. Yager & Son
Ross Turman
Turman
Yager & Son
Harold Setzer
Little Child
Mr. Setzer
John Setzer
Emery Setzer
Merom
Setzer
Mr. Turman
Young Setzer
A. N. L. Burton and Sons
Observance of Armistice Day at local church
Armistice Day was observed Sunday afternoon at the Christian church with War Mothers and the American Legion post directing the exercises. Lawer Claude Gregg of Vincennes delivered an excellent address and musical numbers were given. Mrs Ezra Martin of the War Mothers presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
War Mothers
American Legion
Claude Gregg
Vincennes
Ezra Martin
War ‘Mothers
Clerk Carrier Exam Held in City December 11 1920
An examination for post office clerk and city carrier will be held in this city on December 11, 1920. Applicants may obtain blanks and full information by applying at the post office.
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Hunt
Imple .Johns Josh
George H. Hoke
NEW Court Reporter
Creager
Mr. Scobey
R. B. Creager
Mr. Harding
F. EB. Scobey
United States Senate
Harry New
P- M
Gene Crawley
Sinclair Oi Corporation
Peerless Mine
County
Neils
Pal
W. H. Crowder
Setzer Bros
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