Personal notices and social happenings in Sullivan
Mort Ruby, jailed in Michigan City for two to fourteen years, and a stream of visitors and social events fill Sullivan. Guests include Miss Ida Ridgeway en route to Merom, engagements and weddings such as Josiah Hickman and Stella Shepherd, and club gatherings with prizes and meals at the Stratton and Getty homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort Ruby
Muehler
Michigan City
State Street
Arthur Bennett
James Burkhart
Merom Station
Sullivan
J. F. Nicholas
Kinmundy
Maude Howard
Cape Girardeau
N. B. Lamb
Thomas Pogue
Graysville
John Oldham
New Lebanon
Julius Hoseman
Gill Township
Ida Ridgeway
Oaktown
Merom
J. P. Stratton
R. S. Stratton
C. H. Stratton
W. P. Stratton
George W. Higbee
Henry Wilson
Stephen Brunger
Jess Mahley
Herschel Benefield
Joe S. Reed
Nelle Stewart
Dora Ruddell
Isaac Bryant
Colorado Springs
William H. Jewell
Shelburn
Hudson Burton
Murdered His Wife's Paramour Near Linton
Lee Hammond of Jasonville shot and killed George Link on Illinois Central tracks west of Linton while walking to Dugger in search of his wife. Hammond claims self defense after Link threatened him and reached for his hip pocket. He is jailed in Bloomfield awaiting further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hammond
Jasonville
George Link
Linton
Hammond
Dugger
Link
Sink
Bloomfield
Vast tract for farms opens in Utah at Aug 28
More than a million acres in the Utah reservation near Vernal and Price are opened for homesteading after a presidential proclamation. About 1,600 heads of families will draw farms, with irrigation lands, forest and mineral areas set aside. Vernal is described as isolated but will bloom into a thriving valley with a projected population growth from farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Utah
Denver
St. Louis Republic
Congress
Vernal
Provo
Price
Grand Junction
Coto
Wasatch
Green River
Fort Duchesne
Colorado
Ashley
Green
Burglarized Box Car Suspect Arrested in Terre Haute
John Boles, wanted for stealing from box cars at the EK and T depot, was arrested in Terre Haute by Marshal James Willis and is held in county jail awaiting larceny trial. He had recently left Sullivan and worked at a Terre Haute livery stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boles
Terre Haute
James Willis
Boles
Sullivan
Revival at Shelburn Church Sees 65 Additions
Revival meetings at the Christian church in Shelburn continue with growing interest. By Thursday night the church reported 65 additions to its congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Shelburn
Local Notes From Benson Chapel and Surrounding Area
Community snippets report visits among residents in Farmersburg and nearby homes. Notes mention a teacher illness delaying school, farm work shifts, a wrist sprain from corn shucking, property sale, travel to Sullivan, and a farm loan service offering loans from two thousand dollars at forty four percent and smaller terms at five percent.
Lawsuits and liens filed in county court
A list of civil actions including quiet title and lien filings by Indiana Southern Coal Co and Pleasant Walters against Thomas Dever and others. ejectment and mechanics lien actions involving William Lampford, John Wight, and James A. Goss. foreclosure of mechanics liens by Scott Morris and others. various judgments and divorce proceedings. a guardianship petition for James H Cox. and a slander suit by Rush Wolfe. Also noted are damages claims against Fairbanks Coal Co and a murder of damages in the Carter case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Southern Coal Company
Pleasant Walters
Thomas Dever
Susan Walters
Charles L. Davis
Benjamin Davis
Irvin Raley
William Lampford
John T. Wight
James A. Goss
Frederick Fossmeyer
John A. Cox Company
Samuel Douglass
W. C. Bambridge
Helen Hill
New Union Lumber Co
Moses A. Hensley
Sullivan County Loan Association
William T. Gaskins
John R. Snyder
Charles L Davis
Sylvester B. O'Dell
John McLowery
Jas. M. Carter
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company
Carter
Scott Morris
Huston Bates
Otto C. Hoseman
Appointment of Administrator for Bruley E. Tilley Estate
Notice names Will H. Hays as administrator of Bruley E. Tilley estate in Sullivan County Indiana. The estate is described as solvent with John T. and Will H. Hays as attorneys at 1608.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruley E. Tilley
Sullivan County
State of
Indiana
Will H. Hays
John T
Pleasantville Social News Highlights and Local Notices
Pleasantville society notes include the Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs Viola Benefield and a 79th birthday surprise for Grandma Sheppard with gifts and wishes. Edna Quick dies. burial in Indian Prairie. Miss Mary returns from Dr Knapp’s Sanitarium. various visits and simple family events around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Viola Benefield
Frank Hunley
Bicknell
Ed Minich Eyes Move From Sullivan After Institute
Paxton Ed Minich attended a Sullivan gathering Monday and weighs a possible move to Oklahoma. An institute was held there last Saturday with full attendance. A son born Friday to Elmer and wife. Walter Nash’s son fractured his leg when a horse fell Sunday evening. Mrs. C R Walters visited her parents in Sullivan Monday. Rev Grim led the M E pulpit Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Ruddell
Terre Haute
Chambers
Henry Foy
Coalkirk
Ind
Dugger
M. E. Winters
Palestine
Shelburn
Uhrie Decker
Oblong
Perkins
Will Arnett
Bessie Waldrop
Robinson
Nelson Norton
Will Knotts
W. H. Jones
Carlisle
H. Jones
Ohio
Texas
Mr. Jones
Gill Township
Warren Watson
Turman Township
Sullivan
W. T. Douthitt
Indianapolis
Uriah Coulson
Marion Willis
Ann B. Wilkey
Women’s Relief Corps
Hutsonville
C. H. Stratton Loan Co
Kate Shields
Farmersburg
George Liston
Dave Curry
Albert Hopewell
Flora
Myrtle Murdock
Clem Dougherty
Geo. Bengon
Jess Hughes
Murray Shields
Ed Minich
Oklahoma
Institute
Elmer McCammon
G. W. Snider
Walter Nash
W. L. Nash
C. R. Walters
Hungarian Buyer Purchases Mail Box in Antioch Sale
The Union sold a mailbox last week to a Hungarian buyer named Vas Jim who lives in Antioch. The short name stands out amid typical Hungarian names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vas Jim
Antioch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Etfengena
Nefeafest
Hoyle Club
Emma Thompson
Louis Henry
Charles Mankedick
East Jackson Street
J. H. Sammis
Charles Snavely
John Thyson
Chas. Snavely
J. R. Brown and Sons
Peter Scott
John Hunt
Chas. Hunt
Robi. Dear
Sarah Kivett
James Eaton
J. F. Lisman
Nancy Crawford
T. A. Lyons
Taylor Edwards
Irene Benefield
Grace Nicogon
Eliza Black
Edna
Myrtle Scott
Hester Crowder
Ruth Conkle
Will Saucerman
Bert Medaris
Everett Grubaugh
Arthur W. Snavely
Reese Beefield
Josiah Treat Hickman
Paoli
Stella May Shepherd
Justice Kirkham
George A. Exline
Cass Township
Hazel McClanahan
Jessie Yeager
Luella Yeager
J. A. Asbury
Farmersbury
John Wesley Walker
Anna Beight
Walker
Mont Getty
Phoebe Cochran
Inez Hawkins
Noah Turner
Ethel McCammon
Turner
Rathbone Sisters
K. of P. Hall
J. T. Richardson
Union
A. Hickman
Paoli, Ills
Charles Shepler
C. M. Benefield
Mound
Homer French
Roy Duffy
Charles R. Mayfield
Coleman Drake
Fairbanks
Jesse Mahley
Danville
Ills
Ephriam Beasley
Tampa
Florida
Daniel Arbaugh
Mr. Arbaugh
California
Will Aydelotte
Bloomington
Bruce Park
Purdue University
Mabel Oldham
Myrtle Phillips
Myrtle Eaton
Tom Hopewell
Oscar Eaton
Ira J. Gill
Twenty Club
Charles E. Warren
Fairbanks Missionary Baptist Church
Judge Harris
Greene County Circuit Court
Jacob Mahley
John T. Hays
D. W. Henry
Jesse Pierce
Dai Times
Thomas Burton
John Burton
Rockville
Uintah Reservation
P.a.barco
Sullivan, Kind
Benson Chapel
Silver Chaney
KRUG
Pleasantville
Jno. Furry
Mt. Moriah
A. &. Powell
Paxton
Mr. Grim
M. E
E.R. Riggs
DR. A. M
Timmis
Shelburn, Ind
Johnson & Bolinger
Saul
WILEY
Gambill
Joseph Asbury
O. Turnbull
E. BE. Russell
Anditoe
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