Death of Mrs Peter Hill Visitor Finds Lost Sister in San Francisco
The long presumed dead Mrs Kate Hackett sister of A M Getty of Terre Haute reappears in San Francisco after 26 years. Letters led Mrs Getty to confirm the identity. Hackett will visit Terre Haute with her grandson. Mrs Peter Hill dies at her home after a long illness of consumption in Sandborn Indiana. Amanda Alice Langdon Hill born 1854 in Gosport married to Peter Hill in 1863. family and church connections noted. Funeral held at 1 PM with Rev A J Frank officiating. survivors include husband foster daughter Miss Bessie Milner and half brother Wm H McClure.
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Kate Hackett
A. M. Getty
San Francisco
Cal
Terre Haute
Amy Getty
Hackett
Milwaukee
Charles Pugh
Lulu Getty
Knights of Pythias
Lake Michigan
Pugh
Mrs. Hackett
Getty
Getty Mily
Peter Hill
Mrs. Hill
Amanda Alice Langdon
Samuel P. Langdon
Gosport
Indiana
Bloomington
Carlisle
Sullivan
Sandborn
Christian Church
Clear Creek
Bessie Milner
Wm. H. McClure
Lonsville
A. J. Frank
Lebanon
Ellis Duncan
Wm. McClure
Louisville
Margaret Hite
Julia Egbert
Ida Landers
T. H. Parks
P. M. Parks
For Sale of 137 Acre Farm and Local Notices
137 acre farm on gravel road 114g miles from Sullivan with two story dwelling and one story tenement, fenced and cultivated except 15 acres, price 46 per acre. Also notes on family travels, local business updates, and ads for Radiant Home fire bowl claims, and regional commerce items from Long, Warren & Co.
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Sullivan
Hawekins & Happen
Silver Chaney
Ft. Wayne
James Chaney
Chaney
John ©. Chasey
A. M. Ward
Merom
Norfolk
Radiant Home
Fire Bowl
Lone, Warren & Co
Miers Letter Attacked Over Pension Claims In District
Readers are confronted with a critical piece questioning RK W Miers mimeograph letter. The article argues Miers has no real influence with the pension office and contrasts his claims with Judge Chaneys potential aid for soldiers. It attributes the Vincennes public building to Senator Fairbanks and asserts Miers overstated credit while praising other Republicans.
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Judge Miers
Miers
House of Representatives
Judge Chaney
Congress
Vincennes
Senate Committee On Public Buildings
Senate
Washington
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Fair Deal Rumors Tie Lackey Hunt To Recorder Nomination
morning report claims Hunt paid Lackey 500 to withdraw for Recorder and a second 500 if Lackey is not nominated at next Saturday’s convention. Democrats note Hunts’ strong interest in securing Lackey’s nomination. Also mentions Mr John Martz and family visiting, Sullivan County improvements, and Sullivan Mercantile selling new bedroom suites from 17 dollars up.
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John H. Crowder
Gordon
Nebraska
M. H
R. AH
William H. Crowder
Mr. Crowder
Sullivan County
Lackey
Itz
County fills unexpired term with Robert Kirkham
County commissioners name Robert Kirkham to fill the late Squire William Joyce’s unexpired term. The appointment prevents Kirkham from entering the clerk race this time.
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Robert Kirkham
William Joyce
Bob
Marriage notices of transfers in local records
Charley O Willey to Nettie Mc Crocklin William Miller to Sarah Shepherd D E Rockenfield to Mu L Burke Henry F Godard to Nevada Turner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley O. Willey
Nettie McCrocklin
William Miller
Sarah Shepherd
D. E. Rockenfield
Mu. L. Burke
Henry F. Godard
Nevada Turner
Sunday song service and morning sermon at church
David Francis notes a song service Sunday night and a morning sermon of special interest to Christians. The items highlight church events and religious focus for the congregation.
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Christian Church
David Francis
Sin Bearer and Awake Sermons At Local Baptist Church
The Sunday morning service centers on Sin Bearer from Isaiah 63 12 and the evening on Awake from Isaiah 52 1. Sunday School begins at 8 45 a m Y P A meets at 6 p m. Communion follows the morning service and a collection is taken for the Aged Ministers Home.
Temperance Fight to Be Revised and Venue Change Explained
Report notes potential venue change in James Dudley vs. People of Hamilton Township with saloon interests seeking shift. Attor ney Lindley hints at moving case to a different county and subpoenas for the remonstrators, while local temperance supporters warn of cross county rally if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dudley
Hamilton Township
J. W. Lindley
Tormey
Dudley
Board of Commissioners
C. Ed. Sallee
John W. Lindley
Indianapolis Southern Railway Nears Bloomfield Construction
W L Slinkard, Bloomfield attorney, reports strong optimism that the Indianapolis Southern Railway will be built through Bloomfield. The project promises rail service to coal and mineral regions, with direct passenger and freight access to Indianapolis. Abstracts of right of way in Greene county are nearly complete as experts survey iron ore deposits east of Bloomfield. Green Hill coal mines operate two shifts day and night.
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W. L. Slinkard
Bloomfield
Greene County
Green Hill
October term opens in Sullivan Circuit Court
The Sullivan Circuit Court convened on Monday for its October term with a light docket. Bailiff J. W. Martin of Shelburn and official stenographer Myrtle Harris preside as the court notes show five state cases against Hugh and Thomas Dunn for permitting minors to loiter and selling without license. Divorce actions include Lesta Eldridge versus William W. Eldridge and Charles W. Welman versus Frances Welman.
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Sullivan Circuit
J. W. Martin
Shelburn
Myrtle Harris
Hugh
Thomas Dunn
Rural Free Delivery Takes Root in Sullivan County
Sullivan county will gain free rural delivery gradually with mail boxes on farms and routes extending as farmers adopt the service. The plan includes registered letters money orders and typical post office conveniences on the farm routes with two lines already inspected and more petitions to follow.
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Sullivan County
Lille
Paris
Bliss
Michigan
Sullivan
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Long, Warren & Co
RK. W. Miers
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Chapman, Kan
W. T. Murdock
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Frank L. Gass
Muncie
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Nation
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