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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1910
Page
1
The article reports that the Christian Church will be razed after its final service in the old structure this Sunday. The planned demolition ends years of use at the current site.
The 1866 built walls of Sullivan’s oldest Christian church will remain as the auditorium core of a new church. A Sunday service marks the last in the old building before razing begins next week. The $20,000 project on Broad street aims to yield one of the city's finest houses of worship, guided by Rev. J. M. Vawter. The congregation organized in 1835, with a history of regular ministers, including Joseph W. Wolfe and many successors through the years.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Kelly brought Charles Lancaster back to the penitentiary after a Michigan City transfer. Lancaster, a barber born at Carlisle, will serve two to eight years for larceny, following a 12 year prior sentence. He admitted stealing a revolver from W. E. Woods and named the buyers, then sought arrest to curb his stealing and drinking. He fainted at the prison sight upon arrival.
George W. Golden and Iva D. Banard. Peter J. Kellersohn and Pearl Davis. Elie Sligar and Elizabeth Roberson. Lacy Smith and Laura Carrico. Frank Bledsoe and Daisy Owens. Charley Wheeler and Margaret Watt. George W. French and Ethel E. Rowe. Eva I. Brown and Florence Milam.
Dr. Joe R. Crowder has returned from an Martinsville anitarium after typhoid fever. He is regaining strength rapidly and has resumed his medical practice.
Frank Spencer sustained severe injuries when he was caught in a traction engine incident. He narrowly escaped death as bystanders rushed to assist and surgeons treated his wounds.
Pleasantville November 22 Frank Spencer a Jefferson township resident and former trustee narrowly escaped death when his coat sleeve was torn into the machinery of a traction engine driving home with his son Archie The left arm was ground and amputated at the shoulder after he fell from the engine and struck the cab He suffered severe bruises to head and body before aid arrived.
Two houses in the Little Giant blocks owned by Shirey Hill Coal Co burned early Saturday. Loss estimated about 1500 dollars, partly insured. James and Mike Farkes resided in one house and saved 300 in a trunk, which also burned. Suspected incendiary origin with evidence of gasoline-soaked exterior.
A Jefferson township man, hearing hunting license blanks were scarce, visited County Clerk DeBaun to ask about marriage licenses. He claimed he would not need one for three weeks but decided to obtain one now due to the shortage. Clerks explained the license type was plentiful. he left smiling and planned to return for the papers.
John Banks, who completed a 30 day sentence in the county jail for operating a blind tiger, was released Saturday. A number of operators serving terms are set for release within the next ten days.
The county board visited Carlisle last week to review the annexation case but has rendered no decision yet. Officials conducted a thorough examination of the situation before acting.
Katharyn Huff a 12 year old girl living four miles west of the city narrowly escaped death when her clothing caught fire from a yard blaze Friday afternoon. She ran indoors and her burning garments were extinguished by her mother. The burns are painful but she is expected to recover.
Ellingham for secretary of state won 3 563 votes in Greene county and 3 560 in Sullivan, giving both counties 18 delegate votes each at the next judicial convention. The report by Linton Call notes Greene county edges Sullivan in this election.
The Linton Call notes that in two years the Democratic fourteenth judicial district will nominate a candidate for judge and Greene county Democrats will seek the next nominee. It recalls the 1906 convention when John A Riddle was chosen and warns history may repeat.
Fire Chief Farley says he has identified the likely incendiary behind recent city fires and believes the culprit has fled the city as evidence remains insufficient for an arrest.
A near Carlisle report describes Alexander H. Sand caring for a nanny goat that adopted two fox cubs after their births died. The goat, kept in a horse lot, nurses the cubs and treats them as her own while guarding them from the farmer.
Urie Decker, imprisoned for illegal sale of liquor in Robinson, escaped last Wednesday night and remains at large. He has a long record of similar arrests and earlier fled a sheriff near Merom, crossing the river to the Illinois side. Authorities are warned to watch for him.
Benjamin Davis sold his interest in the Davis hotel to Hix W. Davis. The deal closed last month.
Sullivan county shows growth as its 1900 population of 26 005 rises to 32 439, a 6 434 increase over ten years. Greene county grows to 36 875, Knox to 39 183, Marion up 66 434, state total 2 700 876 with 184 414 more residents in the decade.
Granville Shaw once commanded the Vigo on the Wabash and Ohio. He rode the recent inspection from Terre Haute to the river mouth. Shaw later joined government service in 1878 and has championed Wabash improvements and the Mt Carmel locks project.
Sullivan county grand jury recommends establishing a work house for prisoner labor. The proposal received strong favorable sentiment at a county raids meeting and is likely to be considered by the county commissioners at their next session.
Terre Haute engineers Cap Brown and Shaw review Wabash River conditions on a six day inspection by boat with Capt Lytle M Grewn and Frank Prex. They favor locks and dams to secure a six foot depth to the river mouth, with dyke and levee integration to protect land and enable two million tons of corn transport annually.
H W C Fosdick and J L Shrur of the state board of accounts completed examining the county recorder A J Curry's books and now review former recorder W L Hunt's records.
A government mine rescue corps tours mining regions with a fully equipped rescue car led by Albert Sans, former Indiana mine inspector. They visited Terre Haute and Linton but did not reach Sullivan, while Evansville awaits a rescue station as districts push for federal support and a 1900s era bill by John C. Chaney and Senator Hemenway.
Henry Ernest a former county resident died last week at his Terre Haute home. He was a cousin of Joshua Ernest of this city. Burial took place in Terre Haute on Sunday. Attending were Ben and Hix Davia of this city Lansberry Riggs and Mrs Della Stone of Fairbanks.
Mrs Hosea Badders of the south part of the city died early Sunday from heart trouble. She was the daughter of Mrs Sue McCammon and survived by her husband and one child. Burial was at McCammon cemetery near Paxton yesterday.
Farmers in Sullivan County post their lands preventing hunting by visitors and foreign hunters amid ongoing trespassing concerns. Terre Haute sportsmen have recently frequented the area, prompting the landowners to enforce the ban.
Sullivan lodge of Odd Fellows presents entertainment Friday evening featuring Frederick H. Wilson an eminent impersonator and tragedian who will perform the immortal drama portraying David Jonathan and Saul.
Sim Graham, 77, an early township settler who moved to Kansas 40 years ago, returned to visit relatives last week. He plans to spend winter fishing in Daytona Beach Florida and brought his old violin once played for dances in log cabin days.
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