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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1922
Page
1
Alber J. Beveridge is expected to win a heavy vote for U.S. Senate with the Republican Party likely to carry the entire state ticket by a decisive margin. The report highlights broad party support and favorable public sentiment across major counties.
Indiana Republicans report a strong start to the 1922 campaign with Beveridge Watson Shunk and McCray leading speaking tours. The party claims a wide appeal to independents and disaffected Democrats while Democrats struggle with debt, fundraising issues, and internal leadership conflicts as final registration approaches October 9.
Oral Allen son of Mr and Mrs Henry Allen of Gill township was killed in France in 1918. A large crowd attended the Merom Methodist church funeral conducted by the American Legion. Burial was in Merom cemetery with World War veterans as pallbearers and a firing squad. Frank Chaney was bugler. escort by John Davis of Fort Hancock New York.
List of court actions includes Sylvia A. Lemay et al vs Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway Co for damages Hoosier Rolling Mill Co vs Sullivan Mfg Co on account Hala Mahan vs Tillman Mahan divorce Pearl Walker vs Frank Walker divorce custody and support Builders Savings & Loan Association of Sullivan Ind vs Chas A Atkinson et al foreclosure James W Timmons vs Alta Timmins divorce Sarah F Batten vs James C Patten et al quiet title and construed will Templeton Coal Co vs Virgil Waener et al quiet title Davis Bros vs Hutchinson L Taylor on note William A Wilson vs Otis Kelly Lucy Kelly foreclose Ken am ll Self vs City of Sullivan Ind Zibe Howe for injunction.
Tsiah Russell and Estel la Jane Ewing both of Sullivan apply for marriage license. Ancel William McElwain of Graysville marries Martha Magdaline Shuffield of Graysville. William G. Follum of Linton marries Della Jane Porter of Elinora. Bert F. Stackhouse of Terre Haute marries Lessie Marie Chapman of Terre Haute. Benjamin F. Bolinger of Shelburn marries Madge Esther Blevins of Sullivan.
John Johnson & Son of Fairbanks township shipped a carload of Polled Hereford yearlings to the Chicago market on Saturday. The lot topped the day and the September to date market, bringing $12.00 per hundred, signaling Sullivan county's continued standing in quality live stock.
Sullivan correspondent recalls Indiana Shaker settlement West Union on Busseron creek near Carlisle. 1805 arrival. 200 inhabitants. distillery and grist mill once operated. plain dress and yea nay speech. 1,300 acre estate. recent traces faded. colony moved to Ohio and Kentucky after 1818 conflict.
August Mahan of Hymera dies in Evansville hospital from head injuries suffered when he was struck by a pitched ball during a Winslow versus Hornsville game at Winslow. He was a third baseman for Winslow and a member of the Sho-Me team last season.
Doris Greggs Fleming of this city was injured when she stepped in front of a Ford coupe driven by Mrs G E Martin at Jackson and Court streets. The car passed over her abdomen as she crossed. She was taken to the county hospital with internal injuries and a head gash. Her condition eased from initial fears.
Harry Long and Glen Marlow of Glendora were arraigned in city court before Mayor Walters and pleaded guilty to illegal liquor possession. Marlow received a $100 fine, costs, and 80 days on the farm. Long paid a $100 fine and costs. They are brothers in law.
Ira J. Klinger former Jackson township resident died Friday at his Terre Haute home. He was a Baptist church member and Hymera Masonic lodge member. Funeral conducted by Pastor A. A. Cohn and the lodge at the Baptist church. Burial at Center Ridge cemetery.
A circuit court jury found Sam Woodsmall guilty as charged but levied a $500 fine with suspended punishment during good behavior. The unusual verdict draws local attention for suspending the fine contingent on conduct.
Mrs Bert Crawley of Kansas City Missouri is the guest of her sister Mrs Hervey Dutton and other relatives listed in the social column tied to local families.
The board let contracts for five county roads including Calvin Harmon gravel road to A V Carrithers for 15494 dollars Samuel R Cole road to Frank Wible and Everett Wible for 13675 dollars William T Dix road to Claire Merrill for 27970 dollars and Charles McGarvey road to Luther Keene for 11742 dollars. It also issued ten notes of 945 dollars for Island Levee repairs and approved election booths for precinct 1 Jefferson township. Reports on vacation and improvements of highways in Curry Jackson Fairbanks townships were heard with appointm ent viewers named.
Levi Evans committed to the Indiana Colony for Feeble Minded. Lena Leota Johnson adopted as legal heir of James L. and Daisy Hazelrige. Kalley and Bays appointed to County Basin of Charities until May 25, 1925. Union Christian College suit vs. Cary Bogard and Harriet Bogard dismissed. Hamilton Harris Co. vs. Garrett H. Stafford et al. settled and dismissed. Lizzie A. Marcum vs. John Dudley possession and damages settled. Homer O. Wolfe appointed guardian of Otis A. Wolfe. Citizens Trust Co. of Sullivan obtained $129.33 against Ray Plunkett et al. Vanmeter v. Balleu settled and dismissed. Fairy Lawler marriage contract nulled. Fremont Harris v. Glendora Coal Co. settled and dismissed.
Indianapolis political observer George W Stout will write a weekly review of Indiana politics for The Union. The first installment appears on this page as the campaign season begins.
The post office department restricts the Canadian Silverware Company for fraudulent operations nationwide. The firm advertised a puzzle promising a silverware set after answers and a dollar payment, but sent only a tin set worth about ten cents.
John A. Mattix sells his harness store on the north side of the public square to W. D. Cummins & Co. of Hymera who will move the stock there. Tom Springer, local real estate dealer, arranged the deal. The former shop room will be improved and used by the Hudson-Essex agency.
The Peoples State Bank won the sale of $18 800 in bonds for the Joseph Birlingmier and Oscar Allen roads in Curry township. The bank bid at par plus accrued interest and paid a premium of 122 dollars.
John Marling Oldham and Elizabeth Ann Oldham marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a large noon dinner at the New Lebanon home. About 150 guests attended, with many cakes and fried chicken. A church service and renewal of vows followed, led by Rev. Gerhardt, then a lively charivari. The couple, long respected in the community, have three daughters and a son, with surviving daughters in Crown Point, New Lebanon, and this city.
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