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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1905
Page
2
An Insurance Inspector and the Monstrous Bird observed at a station as the Old Bird gradually transformed into a Thanksgiving Turkey. A new customer named Wigwam Frost arrived, sent by Rain in the Face to learn winter heat methods, amid local chatter and a Fox Chase reference.
A buyer reports that since opening the reservation they seek the best heating stoves. Many stove men have pursued them, but the SPECIAL appeals to Rain-in-the-Face as the preferred choice. He notes hot blast rivals claim Old Style equal, asks for the facts, and tests claims of durability and ash leakage in favor of the SPECIAL.
A man visits a Sullivan county store with twelve fellows, samples a wide range of goods from kitchen hardware to furniture, and agrees to pay in easy installments with delivery by rail. The scene highlights the sales pitch and the extensive showroom offerings.
The Sullivan County Teachers Association holds its annual two day meeting in the city on December 2 and 8. Notables include Maud Ballington Booth delivering Lights and Shadows of Prison Life, Calvin Kendall of Indianapolis speaking, and Hal Stoddard with Charles W. House performing.
White male resident of Curry township Sullivan county Indiana applies to county commissioners for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking allowed. The licensed premises described as lower room of two story brick building on Railroad street Heisen Block Shelburn with room size 24 by 40 feet and glass front northeast room. Signed Walter P. Hill.
A historical record lists payments and assignments for a circuit court, including jurors, bailiffs, meals for juries, court officers, repairs, and supplies. Names such as Harry Beach Yog Mattie Webster Dan Frakes and A. C. Miller appear with per diem and fee amounts, plus reimbursements to firms and suppliers.
A white male resident of Hamilton township in Sullivan county Indiana declares intent to apply to the county commissioners at the upcoming December 1905 session for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking privileges for one year. The selling premises are a two story building on the north half of the south half of inlet number 56, original town Sullivan, with the sale area the east 40 feet on the ground floor facing Court street.
Notice is given by the undersigned Commissioner of the Sullivan Circuit Court in cause 11 396 that a public sale will be held of real estate in Sullivan County Indiana. The properties include described tracts in sections 13 and 14 of township 8 north range 8 west, portions of sections 24 and 19, Greene County Indiana, with specific boundary descriptions and acreage. Sale to take place at the courthouse door in Sullivan.
Public notice outlines sale of property on Saturday December 2 1905 at 2 PM with one third cash, one third in six months, and one third in twelve months. Deferred payments accrue six percent interest and are secured by purchaser notes and mortgage on the premises. Purchaser may choose to pay full price in cash. Dr Crowley services note.
W C Reed moved from Dugger to Farmersburg. Minnie Ogle plans winter in Memphis with her father J B Ogle. Homer Wolfe hunted in the county. G W Bolinger attended a speed sale in Indianapolis. Mrs Martha Barker will visit relatives in Indiana and stay with John Wheatley in Rochester. The Indiana boat Indiana reached Memphis then White River Ark to sell. H E Dutton and James Mahan fished at Riverside. Union Christian College Day designated November 26 with eight page pamphlets distributed in churches. Readers Baldridge, Napier, and Daniel join Union. James Sinclair and P L Reid visited Indianapolis and Martinsville respectively. Thomas Yocum painting signs for a brewing company in Marshall, NL. trip to Kansas. Adrian Ritchie visited from Lewis. John A Curry, editor now Worcester Telegram writer, but his ill father in Farmersburg called him home. Presbyterian ladies held missionary meeting at Mrs Ben Davis’s. Farmersburg visitors attended. Farmersburg train delayed. prayer meeting followed by parsonage entertainment. Rose Goodman visited Joy Muchmore at Brodie school. William Powell returns from Tennessee. Ed Shepherd of Jasonville visited Sullivan. Mrs Francis Goodman of Bloomington, Ill., visited Edward Maxwell. Isaac Vail of Graysville transacted business in Sullivan. Mrs Abbie Dodds of New Lebanon visited Sullivan. Mr and Mrs Robert Ringer of Farmersburg passed through Sullivan en route to Dugger for Uncle Billy Bledsoe’s funeral. W L Sisson and Elmer Cunningham surveying Carlisle Coal and Clay Co. Mrs J McDonald of Farnsworth visited with Alfred Nichols.
An advertisement extols the Kendall Air Burner as the greatest fuel saver ever, claiming rooms stay comfortable over 48 hours and the stove requires minimal attention. It promises even in ordinary weather any coal can be burned from slack to hard coal, with steady temperatures from morning to night.
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