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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
3
The article warns that faulty sewers in a dwelling mirror failing Liver or Kidneys and cause backache poor appetite urine changes and swelling. It urges not to neglect symptoms and to stop the danger in time by using Det McLean's.
In Jefferson township last week James McCammon accidentally killed his child while cleaning a gun at home. The child lay asleep on a bed as the load passed through the foot board into the head, and despite efforts the child died on Saturday. The bereaved parents, especially the father, are overwhelmed with grief. The massacre follows a line of local residents including Hugh McCammon and Henry Milburn.
A stream of property transfers lists multiple deeds from Robert Pigg to John A Ussery and others, including Wm. McCammon to Wm. Huber and Charles Sage to David A Bruner, among numerous parcels in Cass, Hamilton, Turman, Carlisle, and Hymera. Local notices recount an accidental shooting in McCammon’s vicinity, a death in Turman town ship, and a dynamite blast at Farmersburg injuring property.
Win. Early transfers to Maggie B Cole. Will A Gobin to Estella J Whipps. Nora E Houpt to Mary JL Jewell. Perry W Beatty to Stella M Nichel. Sherman Jenkins to Anns Crooks. Francis R Corbin to Nora Howard. Charles C Mundell to Dellie Romine. Brooks Walkins to EmMe Pinkston.
Mrs Emma Billman hosted a Friday gathering discussing Ella Wheeler Wilcox and current events. Topics included Hobart life and death, vice presidents who died in office, Schley vs Dewey, Crown Prince of Germany, and Eastern Canada. The group enjoyed an act from Othello as Iago’s villainy unfolded.
A Dawes County Journal note recalls Mrs. Jennie Weir and Miss Claire Moorman sharing a joint birthday on October 26. Young guests surprised Grandma Weir with gifts and edibles, enjoying games and songs, including a playful conundrum about youth and age.
Roy Hawkins a miner at Dugger sustained serious injuries from falling slate on Monday. His leg broke and his back injury caused paralysis. Dr Joe Crowder was called Monday and visited with Hawkins and his father yesterday afternoon. He remains in bad condition.
The Weekly State Journal offers one year free to any subscriber who pays arrears and a year in advance and brings one new paid-up subscriber. The new subscriber also gets one year free. Non-subscribers can join in pairs for two dollars. Offer limited to Sullivan county and nearby. A. A. Holmes.
Clay Hanna and friends, including Jim Russell, faced a runaway wagon on the Harry French farm when a drunk driver crashed into their team on a Gill township road. The wagonette tongue broke, Ferree’s wagon wheel was damaged, and Russell’s horse was badly skinned, yet the party continued the hunt and returned home with rabbits.
Stewart Burton son of W E Burton suffered a broken leg above the knee after a heap formed during a backyard football game behind Ed Shepherd's residence. Dr Edwards and Dr Billwan set the fracture as the boy asked and replied that he knew it because he heard it crack.
Regional promotional piece highlights the Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans as a mild winter retreat. The Louisville and Nashville line offers through cars from northern cities and Florida-bound schedules, with first‑class accommodations and moderate prices. Contact D H Milliken in Louisville for details.
An advertisement promotes new Tourist Car service from Chicago via Milwaukee St Paul to Los Angeles and Southern California. Includes regular Pullman porter and a courteous courier, care for children, and sleeper berths at 2 5 cents per person from Chicago to California. Travel agent Robert Jones in Cincinnati handles bookings.
The Sullivan Circuit Court Commissioner's Sale announces sale of real estate in Sullivan County. The north half of the southwest quarter in Township 7 North Range 7 West. Chas W Corder plaintiff. Phoebe Vaughn et al defendants. Private sale bid at the clerk’s office in Sullivan. Payment terms: one third now, one third in six months, one third in twelve months. Fees waived for attorney. Commissioner J B VAC GIS.
The receiver of the New Lebanon Creamery will sell at public auction in Sullivan County Indiana by order of the Sullivan Circuit Court. The sale includes boiler a 12 horsepower engine tanks vats belts and other creamer y equipment with items like chairs and more. The auction starts at 11 am with terms cash on small sums and installments on larger amounts with interest and security. Nov 15.
Vincennes Indiana listed timetable shows trains to Cincinnati and Louisville with various departure times and connections. The notice directs inquiries to J B Scott, Trav Pass Agent, and O P McCarty, General Passenger Agent Cincinnati Ohio.
Burlington Route launches The Nebraska Colorado Express from St. Leonds to Denver with daily afternoon trains leaving 2 04 p m and arriving 6 20 p m including Pintsch lighting vestibuled sleepers and chair cars. Travelers from St Louis get stop over in morning. scenic middle way to Pacific Coast. Weekly personally conducted tours from St Louis each Wednesday night.
Post offices weighed and kept daily mail records for 35 days from Oct 3 to Nov 4. Sullivan's office logged 610 lbs 0 oz total mail and equipment on Oct 11 with 117 lbs equipment and 375 lbs third and fourth class. Rail dispatch totaled 4835 lbs 3 oz. caution noted against double counting in some offices.
Notice to Cass township residents that Jaco Pfening, a male Indiana resident for over ninety days, will apply December first to Sullivan county Board of Commissioners to sell and allow on premises intoxication liquor in a one story frame building 16 by 22 feet on a public highway with described land parcel in Sullivan County.
Advertisement for a December 15 1899 arrival at D H Baldwin & Co Sullivan offering violins violas violincellos guitars mandolins banjos flutes piccolos flageolets clarionets fifes accordions concertinas harmonicas Jew's harps and more with sheet music sewing machines and supplies and low prices by J B Vaughn seeking patronage.
Daily schedule lists trains with numbers 4 and others running daily except Sundays. Notes indicate Nos and 2 operate with Sunday exceptions.
Fragmentary OCR text shows various lines referencing times and places like St Louis and Daily with unclear notes. The source is unreadable and does not yield a coherent event or clear entities beyond repeated references to St Louis and daily items.
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