Men Seized Net After Harboring 150 Foot Trammel Seine
Farmersburg October 3. Deputy game warden Frank Fedderson and Marshal Shepherd found a 150 foot trammel seine at George Morris's residence near the Roch mine. Morris and Joe Schneider face court action for unlawful possession. Officers also arrested four hunters for violating the open season on waterfowl and game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
George Morris
Joe Schneider
Roch
Frank Fedderson
Terre Haute
Marshal Shepherd
Morris’ House
Morris
Fedderson
Woman recovers custody of child in Riggs divorce case
Last Thursday morning Mrs. Edgar Riggs regained possession of her son Raymond C. Riggs from Dr. Riggs. She watched from a Davis hotel room facing Martha Riggs’ home, then seized the child and brought him to her own home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggs
Edgar Riggs
Raymond C. Riggs
Martha Riggs
Haddon Named District Deputy of Eagles
Milton A. Haddon of this city received his commission as district deputy of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The appointment was made by Edward Krause Grand Worthy President of the order, of Bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton A. Haddon
Order of Eagles
Edward Krause
Order
Bloom
Haddon to oversee Masonic district in Indiana counties
Mr. Haddon will supervise the order’s affairs across 44 Indiana counties and the state's western half. He aided the local aerie’s formation and received strong backing from nearby lodges for the leadership post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Del
Haddon
Order
Indiana
Aerie
Marriage Licenses Listed for Five Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows Afee C. Thomas to Della Mae, Willard L. White to Jane Chadwick, James F. Dawyer to Ethel M. Grimes, John M. Anderson to Emma Mee Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afee C. Thomas
Della Mae
Willard L. White
Jane Chadwic
James F. Dawyer
Ethel M. Grimes
John M. Anderson
Emma Mee Mills
Shelburn White Stars Challenge Any State Association Club
The Shelburn White Stars, Shelburn's sole association football team, formed last season with English players from college and county teams. After 15 games last year with 1 loss, they have 2 games this season, 1 win and 1 defeat, and have issued a challenge to any state association football team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
H. Mills
R. Geddes
F. Marrs
G. Robinson
J. Bedford
Personal notices and local moves in the area
Local residents arrivals departures and travels. Danel He Pee ahe she Huey Peter B. May returned from Bedford visit. Billman McBride add window display at Court Street. Don Maple travels to Chicago to finish law studies. Woodson Moss visits from Springfield Ky former Davis hotel manager. Tilghman Ogle returns from fishing trip in Florida. James Wilkey moves from Paxton to Sullivan. Mr and Mrs Melvin Ritchie visit Princeton relatives. Carl R Hinkle visits from Indianapolis. Albert Benefield in town for business. Mary Ann Uzzle declared sane and to be sent to asylum in Terre Haute. Bailey Hawkins leads homeseekers to Fulda Texas. Lulu Sparks sails to Mesilla Park NM for winter health. Party leaves for Texas including Hawkins Hawkins McEneny Dudley Layton. Nicholas Davis opens feed store on Jackson opposite Union Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billman & McBride
Court Street
Union
Don Maple
Chicago
Woodson Moss
Springfield
Davis Hotel
iTilghman Ogle
New Smyrna
Florida
Carl R. Hinkle
Indianapolis
Albert Benefield
Terre Haute
Mary Ann Uzzle
Bailey Hawkins
Oklahoma
Texas
Fulda
Lulu Sparks
Merom
Mesilla Park
New Mexico
Hud Hawkins
Pat McEneny
W. T. Dudley
Thomas C. Layton
Land Values rise in central states as gains spread nationwide
Secretary James Wilson reports farm land values rose by about one third from 1900 to 1905. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio and Nebraska show per acre gains near or above ten dollars. State averages per acre listed for Ohio and neighboring states, with regional leaders in the central and western United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
United States
Wilson
Hus
Central States
North Central States
South Central
Atlantic
Far Western
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Ohio
Nebraska
Towa
Michigan
Minnesota
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Louisiana
Kentucky
Florida
Washington
Idaho
Civil War Veterans Rapidly Dying Reductions in Pension Roll
Washington report shows August 1906 death toll of 3,345 reducing pension roll by month. On Aug 21 the roll stood at 943,490 with 662,856 invalids. declines continue from deaths and removals. Additional losses include remarriage 52, legal limitation 111, failure to claim 74, other causes 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Public Square Ferries Proposed for Dredged Waters
A city leader proposes operating Foggs Ferry at the northwest corner Mudds Ferry at the northeast corner and Frog Pond Slough at the southeast corner of the public square with councilmen as ferrymen. High water and mud make navigation dangerous. the street commissioner has dredged the stream and replaced stone bridges to improve passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foggs Ferry
McCrory
Mudds Ferry
N. E. Corner
Public Square
Bolinger
Frog Pond
Yaden
October term opens with hundreds of cases in Sullivan Circuit Court
The October term of the Sullivan circuit court begins Monday with 307 civil and 204 criminal cases scheduled for trial. A special venire of forty county residents has been drawn to hear the murder case of Charles Shepherd of Farmersburg, set for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit Court
Charles Shepherd
Farmersburg
Lou Eversbaugh
Richard E. Leach
Margaret Hull
Prohibition Party Chairman Commits Support to Plan
Dear Sir, Will Hays Sullivan County Chairman receives hearty approval from A. P. Asbury Prohibition County Chairman of Sullivan County for efforts toward clean politics. Asbury pledges cooperation and readiness to meet representative men of all parties to render help and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Will H. Hays
Republican
Sullivan
Ind
A. P. Asbury
Prohibition Party
Sullivan County
Weather in October: a 35-year historical record
The report compiles October weather from 35 years of records. It lists normal and extreme temperatures, frost dates, precipitation totals and days with rain, snowfall events, humidity levels, cloudiness, wind direction and speeds, and notable record dates in 1887 to 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Real Estate Transfers Compiled by Hill Abstracter
Real estate transfer notices compiled by W H Hill Jr Abstracter list properties, owners, and parcel details as part of a weekly records column. The item records transfers and associated parties within the public registry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hill, Jr
Transfers and land deals listed with amounts and parties
A long list of property transfers shows numerous individuals and railroad company entities exchanging lots and acres across Cass, Sullivan, Hamilton, and nearby areas. Individual sums include 100, 150, 300, and 1800. total transfers tally 29 with 24196 dollars, September transfers 118 totaling 900125 dollars. Also noted is Rora Boatright Lorang’s millinery opening to a large local attendance.
Republican County Ticket List Promotes Local Candidates
The Republican slate names Captain T. B. Springer for Joint Senator, Captain Jesse Haddon for Senator, Charles B. Bolinger for Auditor, John W. Cooper for Treasurer, Charles Eno for Clerk, Harrison Cochran for Recorder, Marion F. Walters for Sheriff, Dr. S. B. Coulson for Coroner, John Ersinger for County Surveyor, J. D. Johnson for Assessor, Shelby Bosinger for Commissioner District 1, and John Harrison for Commissioner District 2, all from various townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Bolinger
Curry Tp
John W. Cooper
Haddon
John Ersinger
Hamilton
J. D. Johnson
Fairbanks
Shelby Bosinger
Curry
John Harrison
New Suits in Court List Including Divorces and Foreclosures
A docket lists several civil actions: Hardesty Manufacturing Co. versus John J. Parker on account. Effe K. Hutchinson versus Bert Hutchinson for divorce and child custody. William Scott versus George W. McCreery and Rosa B. McCreery on note and mortgage foreclosure. Homer O. Shepherd versus Ruth O. Shepherd for divorce. Maranda J. Catlin versus William F. Catlin for partition of real estate. John and William L. Murrhead versus Thomas J. Duble on account and contract. Sanders P. Jones and Lawrence Jones versus Wick Garino. Farmersburg Cemetery Association versus Mary E. Rogers, R. W. Rogers and Paragon Goa Co. in condemnation. estates of Elizabeth Blevins and Thomas Blevins represented by administrators Stratton filing petition for real estate. Sarah Alumbaugh versus Rush McCammon supervisor and Charles Hale trustee for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hardesty Manufacturing Co
John J. Parker
Effe K. Hutchinson
Bert Hutchinson
William Scott
George W. McCreery
Rosa B. McCreery
Homer ‘O. Shepherd
Ruth O. Shepherd
Maranda J.catlin
William F. Catlin
John and
William L. Murrhead
Thomas J. Duble
Sanders P. Jones
Lawrence Jones
Wick Garino
The
Farmersburg Cemetery Association
Mary E. Rogers
R. W. Rogers
Paragon Goa Co
P. Straton
Elizabeth Blevins
W. P. Stratton
Thomas Blevins
Israel Blevins
Sarah Alumbaugh
Rush McCammon
Cass Township
Charles Hale
Fairfield and wife guests in city for a few days
Chas. R. Fairfield and his wife of Merom visited the city for several days last week, hosted by Mrs. Fairfield and Mrs. Plunkett. They departed Tuesday for Las Cruces New Mexico to spend the winter on Mr. Fairfield's ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Fairfield
Merom
County Council Districts Named by Home Paper
1st District Samuel H. Nicholson of Jackson township. 2nd District David J. Watson of Gill township. 3rd District Winfield Exline of Cass township. 4th District Bailey McConnell of Haddon township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Nicholson
Jackson Tp
David J. Watson
Gill
Winfield Exline
Cass To
Bailey McConnell
Haddon Tp
County Council At Large Nominees Named
Don Cochran of Hamilton township Dr James Miles of Gill township and John H Dickerson of Hamilton township named as council nominees for at large positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council
Don Cochran
Hamilton
James Miles
Gill
John H. Dickerson
Prosperity's Shortage In Indiana Democratic Paper Says Shortages Widespread
The Evansville Courier asserts a nationwide surplus of prosperity causing labor, car, and money shortages. Farmers lack hands, steel and iron mills face worker gaps, railroads lack cars, and funds are tight amid record business. The piece links these scarcities to a booming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
United States
FICKET Declares District Bid for Sullivan County Indiana
District contender Ficket announces campaign for Congress in the Second Indiana District spanning Sullivan County with a focus on local concerns and voter outreach across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sullivan County
Mrs Mary Miles Visits Daughter in Delphi Indiana
Mrs Mary Miles is visiting her daughter Mrs Anna Weissenbach at Delphi Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miles
Mrs
Anna Weissenbach
Delphi
Ind
Campaign imagery frames election choice in key issue
The piece stresses good citizenship and honesty as central to public office with Governor Healy praised as a Republican champion. It argues Republicans can win easily, presenting a sharp political snapshot from the Mewcastic Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goverseor Healy
Told Tales Out of School
Baring-Gould, the English novelist, faced premature obituaries with irony. An American editor’s London visit prompts a grim quip about a parrot learning every word of his husband. The tale underlines the surprizing sharpness of literary legend and streetwise humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Baring-Gould
Baring-Gould
London
East Ham
Encyclopedia of Sporting Events Sits Beside Office Boy in Joke
A visitor offers to sell the “Encyclopedia of Sporting Events” to a busy man. The man counters that they already own an encyclopedia of events, kept by the office boy who handles envelopes and knows trivia from skiddoo to the Olympia games.
Man seeks license to sell intoxicants in Shelburn Indiana
William P Hershfeld, a white male over twenty one and resident for over ninety days, applies to Sullivan county Indiana commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors at retail in less than five gallon quantities with on premise drinking privilege. Premises are in a two story frame building northeast corner of lot 48 Shelburn Curry township. Patent description notes lower ground floor room 18 by 54 feet, 32 by 54 feet building dimensions. Application date 10 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Curry Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Jesse O. Mecc
William P. Herschfeld
Mill Street
John Cummings
Sailor
Robert Barssley
Liquor License Request Filed for Shelburn Township
John Cummings a white male of Shelburn Sullivan county Indiana applies on first Monday in November 1906 for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors at retail in quantities under five gallons with on site consumption. The two story brick building on Mill lot Shelburn fronts Mill Street defined by a 65 by 24 foot footprint in Curry township.
Application for liquor license in Shelburn area
A white male resident of Curry township Sullivan county Indiana applies for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in a one story frame building lot 82 Shelburn. The building will allow consumption on the premises with a five gallon limit per serving. The applicant claims residency over ninety days and over twenty one years old. The submission lists location bounds and references the next regular session beginning date in Indiana.
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Seine
Eagles
Epee
She Huey
Peter B. May
Bedford
James Wilkey
Paxton
Wilkey
Melvin Ritchie
Princeton
Nicholas Davis
Jackson Street
Public Square Ferries
PROHI
Lovelace
Willis Shouse, Sr
Lot
H. Add
A. E. Smith
Jno
H. Park
M. Add
Hattie E. Otto
W. J. Thornberry
W.Z. Smith
Arthur Marts
C. Smith
Annie McBride
C & B. Add
Hymera
Harriet E. Dickinson
Jas. Dickinson
Cass
Chas. Carlin
Indpis
So. R.R. Co
John Lockard
So. R. R. Co
S. W. Woodsmall
Ann L. Jewell
O. L
Calvin Moore
R. R. Co
Martin M. Pope
Wm. S. Pigg
A.J. Walters
So. R. RR. Co
Earl Draper
Mary E. Spilkey
G. W.&Bz’s Add
Sullivan J
D. J. Terhune
Jas
F. Abram
Ct. C. Co. Add
Dugger
Jas. M. Billman
E. R. Leach
Jas. A. Wellington
Dering Coal Co
Jefferson
Leach
Esam R. Leach
Stevens
Stella Page
S. Add
Pleasantville
Martha E. Wilkey
Eliza Robbins
Clara Bedell
Bennett
Jas. W. Boone
David Swan
Haddon Vay
N. B. Lamb
Floyd Lamb
E. P. Add
Fred Southwood Sr
H. V. Stark
D. J
Boyd
Lotsa
Ct. T. Co
W. Dougherty
G. W. Buff
Lee F. Bays
Rora Boatright Lorang
Sarah E. Hackney
Lucy B. Mahan
Thomas Crary
Republican County
T. B. Springer
Jesse Haddon
Charles Eno
Turman
Harrison Cochran
Marion F. Walters
S. B. Coulson
Jackson
Ficket
Parrot
Tilghman Ogle
Douthitt & Haddon
Attys
Eeree
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