Influenza Crisis Closes Sullivan Shelburn Hymera
Health officials order indefinite closure of Sullivan due to influenza. Schools, churches, theatres and public venues shut. stores close by 6 PM. Hymera and Shelburn convert schools to hospitals and seek Red Cross aid with local quarantines in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Sullivan
Joe Freeman
Smith
Hymera
Shelburn
Red Cross
Bailey
Carlisle
George Plew
C. A. Thralls
Plew
Thralls
Claude Asbury
Fort Oglethorpe
Benson Renamed County Agricultural Agent
The county board of education, meeting at Richard Park office, re elected H. Benson as county agricultural agent for the coming year by a 6 to 2 vote. Salary set at 1980 dollars annually with a 30 dollar monthly allowance for office help and expenses. Benson praised as an efficient agricultural director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Richard Park
H. §. Benson
Benson
Lieut Kenneth Turman Sees Home Visit Then Leaves for Columbia
Lieut Kenneth Turman spoke at the Christian church Sunday evening about the Y M C A before leaving Monday with his wife for Columbia South Carolina where he will be stationed. He is the first commissioned officer from Smith township and a son of Dr I L Turman of Cynthiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Turman
Christian Church
Columbia
S. C
Lieut
Turman
Smith Township
Cynthiana
Lieut. Turman
I. L. Turman
Dr. Turman
R. J. Turman
Turman Township
E. J. Turman
Will Riggs
Dugger Man Dies En Route To Home
William Batey of Dugger died Friday afternoon at the home of C Abrams in North Section street from pneumonia after influenza. He had been ill two weeks after traveling from Glenwood Springs Colorado. He is survived by a wife and two children. Funeral held Sunday at Dugger home of Mrs Barbara Abrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Batey
Dugger
C. Abrams
North Section
Mr. Batey
Glenwood Springs
Col
Sullivan Enroute
Mr. Abrams
Batey
Barbara Abrams
Ill Mrs Dillahunt Battling Pneumonia at South Court Street
Mrs. Clarence Dillahunt, previously ill with influenza, has developed pneumonia and remains very ill at her home on South Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dillahunt
South Court Street
Formers Sullivan Man Dies in California
Mrs. Mary Kirkham received a message Saturday that her son Harry Kirkham had died at Weed California after a weeklong influenza illness. Born and raised here he lived in the West years and was a brother of Mrs. Adah Thixtun and John Kirkham. The body was shipped here for burial in Center Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kirkham
Harry Kirkham
Weed
California
West
Adah Thixtun
John Kirkham
Center Ridge Cemetery
Sullivan Mourns John Baughman Aged 32
John Baughman formerly of Sullivan died in Vincennes from bronchial pneumonia after influenza. His body was brought to Sullivan for burial with the funeral held Sunday at Center Ridge Cemetery. Survived by his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baughman
Sullivan
Vincennes
Center Ridge
James E Morris dies after lingering illness near Sullivan
James E Morris aged 73 died at his home six miles east of Sullivan from cystitis after a lingering illness. The body was taken to Merom for interment. Surviving are his wife four sons and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Morris
Sullivan
Merom
Mr. Morris
Mrs Belle Followell Dies of Influenza Pneumonia
Mrs Mary Belle Followell aged 35 died at her home in Mildred from bronchial pneumonia after influenza. The funeral was held Saturday with interment at Center Ridge. A husband and two children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Followell
Mary Belle Followell
Mldred
Center Ridge
Beattie Dies at 45 in South Section Home
Edward W. Beattie 45 died Saturday afternoon at his home from bronchial pneumonia after influenza. He was top boss at the Glendora mine. Survived by wife, son Earl 15, two stepchildren Paul Burkhart and Mrs. Stoehr of Terre Haute, and brother John Beattie of Rosedale. Funeral held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the residence with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Beattie
South Section Street
Mr. Beattie
Glendora Mine
Earl
Paul Burkhart
Stoehr
Terre Haute
John Beattie
Rosedale
Center Ridge Cemetery
Death of Leonard Mahan at Hymera Indiana
Leonard Mahan seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Bert Mahan died of influenza at 2 PM Saturday at the family residence in Hymera Indiana. He is survived by his parents a brother and a sister. The funeral was held at 2 PM Sunday at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Mahan
Bert Mahan
Hymera
Ind
Petit Jury Drawn for December Term of Court
The December term petit jury was drawn and reports to duty on December 3. Members include Chas C Russell Fairbanks Fred Griffith Haddon Walter N Asbury Jackson Jno W Chambers Jefferson John M Osborn Turman Wm H Bledsoe Cass James Vickery Gill John F Allen Hamilton Wm H Burnett Curry Wm Deckard Cass James Beard Curry Evan Bedwell Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. C. Russell
Fairbanks
Fred Griffith
Haddon
Walter N. Asbury
Jackson
Jno
W. Chambers
Jefferson
John M. Osborn
Turman
Wm. H. Bledsoe
Cass
James Vickery
Gill
John F. Allen
Hamilton
Wm. H. Burnett
Curry
Wm. Deckard
James Beard
Evan Bedwell
Sullivan owned dog wins grand championship
Fan nie D owned by W J Dudley of Sullivan Ind won the grand championship at the National Fox Hunters Association beach show in Columbia Tenn. Fannie D also took first prize in the pair contests with Laddy D. Dudley resides in Cass township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Columbia
Tenn
Fannie D
W. J. Dudley
Sullivan, Ind
National Fox Hunters’ Association
Laddy D
Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Cass Township
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
Miss Glenn Yeagerss cooperative weather observer for Farmersburg reports the week ending November 17 had clear days on the 11th and 12th, cloudy days the 13th 15th 16th and 17th with highs from 64 to 65 and lows from 25 to 51. Rainfall measured .11 inch on the 16th and .29 inch on the 17th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Glenn Yeagerss
Divorce and partition suits in late docket summary
New SAYIFs list includes Maude Riggen versus Andrew J Riggen with divorce and temporary allowance. Samuel Whitfield versus Lizzie Whitfield for divorce. Homer Pittman against Arthur Drake et al for partition. Thomas A Springer versus George D Shaffer for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Riggen
Andrew J. Riggen
Samuel Whitfield
Lizzie Whitfield
Homer Pittman
Arthur Drake
Thomas A. Springer
George D. Shaffer
Lieutenant Emerson Krug Visits Family Before New York Return
Lieutenant Emerson Krug of the Quartermasters Department in New York visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Otto Krug here on Monday and Tuesday. He is attached to the uniform department and left yesterday for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Krug
Quartermasters Department
New York
Otto Krug
Krug
Uniform Department
Bernice Blann Weds Marion Walters at Merom
The wedding of Bernice Monette Blann to Marion S. Walters took place Sunday at the Blann home near New Lebanon with Dr. C B Hershey officiating. Orville Creager played the Bridal Chorus and Hallie Creager accompanied on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Blann
New Lebanon
Bernice Monette
Marion S. Walters
C. B. Hershey
Union Christian College
Merom
Orville Creager
Hallie Creager
Near
New Lebanon High School
R .W. Cadwell
Walters
Sullivan High School
Marion F. Walters
Margaret
Evelyn
A. B. Creager
Clarence
John Creager
T. B. Morris
Chas. Cochran
Finley Pugh
Ed Dodis
G. W. Pleasant
Margaret Coulson
Nettie Creager
Bernadine Cochran
Harold Cochran
DePauw
DIES ON TRAIN RETURNING FROM WEST
Hosea Davis a 36 year old former resident of the county died on a train at La Junta Colorado while returning from Rocky Ford. He was recovering from influenza. The funeral was held at the home of Mr and Mrs EB V Poe and burial at Center Ridge cemetery. He is survived by his wife a five year old son a brother a sister an aunt and an uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosea Davis
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Lajunta
Col
EB. V. Poe
Russell Davis
Tom Marts
Helen Davis
Alonzo Davis
Visit of Miss Dulu Barnard to Mrs Lumblad
Miss Dulu Barnard of Indianapolis is in the city as a guest of her sister Mrs Lumblad on West Jackson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulu Barnard
Indianapolis
City
Mrs. Lumblad
West Jackson Street
Recital Monday Night at Methodist Church With Ida Gardner
Ida Gardner contralto and Harold Lyman flutist present a Monday recital assisted by the Edison machine at the Methodist church. Admission cards are free at Cadwell studio. The program features vocal, flute, piano, and violin pieces with Edison Re-Creations of voices and performances by Gardner Lyman Spindler Benoist Spalding Allen Case and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aethodist
Ida Gardner
Harold Lyman
Edison
Cadwell Studio
Elliott
Pike Miss Gardner
Mendelssohn
Albert Spalding
Sweet Genevieve
Tucker Miss Gardner
France
Lilly Howard
Edw. Allen
Charmant Oiseau
David Edison
Miss Case
Mr. Lyman
Miss Gardner
Lieut Lang Reports Safe Arrival in San Diego
Mr and Mrs James M Lang announce Lieut Lloyd Lang has arrived safely in San Diego California. He praises the climate and surroundings and notes the government continues aviation training despite peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Lang
Lloyd Lang
San Diego
California
Aviation Department
Marriage of Miss Buchanan to Fairbanks Heir
Miss Robertine Buchanan daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert N Buchanan of Indianapolis married Richard Montgomery Fairbanks son of the late vice president Charles W Fairbanks at the Buchanan home in Indianapolis They departed for a wedding trip through the East following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertine Buchanan
Robert N. Buchanan
Indianapolis
Richard Montgomery Fairbanks
Charles W. Fairbanks
Toll board installed by Sullivan Telephone Co
The Sullivan Telephone Company installed a new toll board, a top improvement. It took over two months to fit and cost five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Telephone Company
Shelburn Boy Dies of Wounds in France
A casualty list printed Monday names William Norris of Shelburn who died of wounds in France in battle. Norris’s parents are dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
France
William Norris
Norris
Sullivan County Goes Over In War Fund Drive
Arthur D. Cutler announces Sullivan County exceeded its war fund quota by 28 000 dollars, reaching the one hundred percent class with a total of 37 778 dollars. Townships listed include Jackson 28 000 Cass 3 610 Jefferson 1 250 Haddon 5 500 Hamilton 1 275 S Curry 4 400 North Curry 2 500 Turman 2 575 Gill 3 750. South Curry missed due to influenza. Jefferson and Turman fell short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Cutler
Sullivan County
Jackson
Cass
Jefferson
Haddon
Hamilton
S. Curry
North Curry
Turman
Gill
South Curry
Sale of Hogs Proves Big Success At Carlisle Sale
The Duroc Jerseys sale near Carlisle on Wednesday afternoon saw fifty five hogs sold for an average of 50.50 with top price 212 paid by J. K. Coulson for Walt’s Fancy Imperator from H. E. Walters Edelweis Stock Farm. E. E. Walters grossed 262 from four hogs and others bought sows and pigs from Coulson and Watson. Buyers came from Terre Haute Marshall Palestine Mima Robinson Oaktown and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duroc
J. K. Coulson
Walt
Fancy Imperator
H. E. Walters
Edelweis
Carlisle
E. E. Walters
Tell Trimble
Wm. Watson
Jess Burnett
A. V. Minich
Maplewood Farms
Terre Haute
Marshall
Palestine
Ill
Robinson
Mima
Ind
Oaktown
Three Sullivan Boys Wounded in World War I Frontline Fighting
Word reached Sullivan that Zen ith Brown of Fairbanks township was wounded in the head during the last month of fighting on the western front. A letter from Private John W Robertson of the 128th Infantry to Uriah Robertson confirms Zen ith Brown’s injury and notes additional wounds to John Robertson and Ted Cooper of Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenith Brown
Fairbanks Township
John W. Robertson
128Th Infantry
Uriah Robertson
Duane Street
Sullivan
Brown
Robertson
Alonzo Robertson
John Robertson
Ted Cooper
Obituary Notice for Mrs. Nancy Jane Steel 1847 1918
Mrs. Nancy Jane Steel died November 11 1918 at her brother Riley Johnsons home after a long illness of cancer she was 71. Burial was at Pogue Cemetery. She was born May 18 1847 in Marion county West Virginia to James Johnson and Periitha Steel Johnson. She married George Steel March 14 1889 Limestone Hill West Virginia who died December 8 1898. No children. She moved to Indiana in 1910 living with Riley Johnson near Fairbanks. Funeral by Rev Minter of the M E Church. Interment beside sister Harriet at Pogue Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jane Steel
Riley Johnson
Pogue
Mrs. Steel
Marion County
W. Va
James Johnson
Periitha Steel Johnson
Smithtown
Barney
Elizabeth
Harriet
Jane
Riley
Anna
Emory
James Riley
Steel
Limestone Hill
George Steel
Indiana
Fairbanks
Miss Faye Conner Contracted Influenza at Home
Miss Faye Conner is seriously ill with influenza at her residence on South Section street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Conner
South Section Street
The Fight in Europe From An A E F Soldier Letter
Lieutenant Emil McCoy writes his mother about army life in France. He explains two thirds of troops supply food and munitions while others learn to fight, marching and digging trenches, and preparing to engage the enemy. He notes the vast scale of forces, and that individuals matter little in such a huge operation. He also mentions Christmas package coupons and general comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil McCoy
B. F. McCoy
America
Europe
France
United States
Germany
Logan Furry a Navy Gunner Returns From Five Crossings
Logan Furry son of Rev J H Furry from Riley Ind has returned to New York after a brief visit with relatives and friends. He is a gunner on a large transport and has completed five voyages across the seas. Mr Furry enlisted in the navy in November 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Furry
J. H. Furry
Riley
Ind
New York
Furry
Navy
Terre Haute
Foreclosure Suit Filed Over Mortgage Debt
Demas Deming filed a foreclosure suit against Philena Coffman seeking to collect a $1850 judgment. The complaint states a $1500 loan due with interest from February 1918 and attorneys fees, as reported by the Terre Haute Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demas Deming
Philena Coffman
Terre Haute Star
Marriage Licenses Issued for Various Individuals
Colonel Lohman and Hallie Norris apply for a marriage license, both residents of Jerome Junction Arizona. Robert A. McCullough and Edna E Buckallew, Dugger and Shelburn, also listed for licenses. Omer T. Bledsoe and Edythe C. Rossiter, Dugger and Shelburn, likewise appear in the marriage notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Lohman
Jerome Junction
Arizona
Hallie Norris
Graysville
Robert A. McCullough
A Mines
Edna E. Buckallew
Dugger
Omer T. Bledsoe
Miner Dugger
Edythe C. Rossiter
Shelpurn
Lindley and Hawkins Visit Irvine for Business
J. W. Lindley and Ward Hawkins traveled to Irvine Kentucky on Monday to handle various business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lindley
Ward Hawkins
Irvine
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Ealth Board
County Agricultural Agt
Calif
Petit
Thomas
Lieut. Lang
Markies
Emil Wpcoy
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