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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1881
Page
5
The notice lists low prices on boots shoes and dress fabrics at Nelse Wilkey’s and Crowder and Reed’s with fall and winter goods on sale. Other ads note glassware wall paper and miscellaneous bargains. a page item mentions a street incident near the post office and a court case involving a broken ax handle. Marriages licenses listed include Over and Lemen Ridce and others.
The ad notes new fall and winter stock at N Else Wilkey's and Haven myer Elder's sugar brands, plus discounts at Nelse Wilkey's and Wilkey Bros. It touts being the best southwestern Indiana boot and shoe store, with prices claimed to undercut competitors and a call to visit for a look at goods.
A board member presses enforcement while another threatens a bond suit if ignored. The article urges Marshal Lucas to enforce the cow ordinance strictly as written until the board repeals it in a formal, regular meeting, dismissing informal street orders as not law.
The faulty ad notes Wilkey Bros holding 66 barrels of sugar as prices rise and claims Nelso Wiskey bought Cooper Bros clothing house of Merom and relocated coal sales to a corner frame building near the post office. It warns buyers to see Wiskey first to save at least 20 percent on goods in his line.
Prof R Garvin of Terre Haute spent Sunday in town. Col Young and wife are in Chicago buying stock. Capt Crawford uses crutches. Ketcham Mann building rises. The Basler French wedding was held at Presbyterian church last Wednesday. The bridal party tours Eastern cities. Will VanFossen is back from Chicago. Dr A M Murphy at Magnetic Springs Ohio. Tom Reids dam survived heavy rain. Uiemp Thornhill improving slowly. Miss Slinton of Vincennes in town. Capt White returned from Kentucky. Judge Coulson to Robinson Jr on royal business. John C Chaney leaves for Cincinnati to attend law school. W H Burks slightly improved. Mrs Troll better. John L Shields hosts Presbyterian Sunday school. Val Meloney covers Basler’s dept. duties during absence.
Treasurer Riggs forwards a Bureau of Statistics record from Indianapolis detailing yearly counts of landowners in the county from 1875 through 1900 and the number owning town lots, reflecting property distribution over time.
An invitation to the National Association of Union Prisoners of War and Illinois State Association meetings in Springfield October 19–20 1881 urges former soldiers sailors and ex prisoners to attend. The program emphasizes fraternal ties and mutual aid before Congress, with railroad reduced fares and requests for early notice of attendance and expected numbers.
Town board divided over enforcing a cow ordinance with some members seeking extending the time to November first. The writer urges enforcement and repeal of any lenient measure, noting cows pest the streets and farmers hay. Also mentions daily eatables at French's No 7 and cheaper ready made clothing at Nelse Wil key's.
In New Lisanoy on October 6, Mr. Environ R. R. Mason shows a three year old son named Morton Garfield. The boy admires a glass pipe weight sent by President Garfield with his name engraved. His mother asks if he aspires to be president, and he replies No Garfield was shot.
An urgent notice states all parties indebted to the firm Wilkey & Allen must call on Nelse Wilkey to settle accounts by note or cash to close the old accounts at once. Dated October 12.
Nelse Wilkey of Greene County trades land for goods worth 1800 dollars and plans to open a large stock of boots and shoes next week. He claims new stock will save customers twenty to forty percent and also offers woollen goods jeans blankets yarns flannels cassimers dress goods and silks at prime cost.
From our daily Contributor last week an Indianapolis traveler said Terre Haute whiskey did not agree with him preferring exhilaration from drinking. Capt. R. R. Clugage plans a visit to his Ohio home and likes water there. Kelley of St. Louis is in town to buy top horses. A new block under Masonic Hall will boost business. A sick relative of Mrs. Ed Crick from Louisville is very ill. The Sheeks House remains quiet with calm guests. Jo Comazine jokes about his heavy mustache.
Market notes report corn trading in Chicago at 10 to 12 cents. The itemized report mentions French keeping a full line of glass and Queensware in stock.
The Washington Letter reports the New York Convention uniting the party and praising Garfield's memory while noting cabinet considerations for President Arthur. It highlights Rollins as a potential minister and observes capital dignitaries, legal cases, and a forthcoming Soldiers and Sailors’ Reunion in Flora Illinois with extensive expositions and notable speakers.
The article recalls two living men who stood beside Lafayette in 1824 as schoolboys at McLeod's Seminary and now anticipate greeting French visitors next week. It also honors Lt. W. Ed Reynolds of the Revenue Cutter Corwin for raising the U S flag on Wrangel Island and Arctic exploration aided by Washington public schools.
A large stock of fine fur goods is advertised at net cost at Nelse Wilkey’s. The notice emphasizes low prices and broad selection, inviting customers to take advantage of substantial savings on fur items.
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