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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
8
A Sullivan County writer in France describes homesickness and the camp transfer, notes about officers and ranks, encounters with English and French locals, and reflections on American and European life. He urges readers to support the war effort and keep calm while awaiting further dispatches.
The Sullivan County Red Cross convened at the courthouse Monday evening naming directors James M. Billman H. C. Hays Mrs. C. H. Stratton Mrs. Gertrude Bailey E E G Carruthers P F M Douthitt with plans to elect officers later this month and present the secretary Bayard T. Lang's annual report.
The Sullivan County Exemption Board reports Washington has postponed sending the next contingent to Camp Taylor. The men previously slated to depart October 20 are delayed indefinitely, delaying their march to the camp.
Carlisle town board awards an electric light franchise for 25 years to Claude Gregg of Bloomfield and signs a 10 year lighting contract with him for Carlisle.
Mrs Will Thompson leaves Saturday for Chicago to visit Rev J H McArthur and wife. She will then go to Gary Monday as a delegate to the State Synod of the Womans Home Missionary Society, where she serves as state secretary.
Anthony Alsman of R. R. G Sullivan Paxton offers fence posts including mulberry sassafras walnut and second growth white oak along with lumber for sale. Contact Paxton phone 8 on 23.
A house in Merom is offered for sale by owner Carlisle B Lawhead. Contact details include Merom phone number for inquiries and arrangements.
An advertisement urges readers to consult H. L. Ramsey D. C. for analysis of kidney trouble. It claims chiropractic adjustments address the cause of the ailment and promote the practitioner’s services.
174 acre farm for sale 3 12 miles south of Sullivan on the Dixie Bee Line. Good corn and wheat land. Contact H. E. Dutton Sullivan Indiana.
J. K. Coulson lists potato onions at eight and one half cents per pound in a brief market notice.
Mrs Margaret O Rogers aged 65 a Carlisle native died Thursday night after a paralytic stroke. She was born February 21 1853 and lived in Carlisle Loogootee and Carlisle again. Survived by four sons two daughters aimee halstead will li rogers edley and halstead p rogers sister wives and six grandchildren. Burial in Good Will cemetery Loogootee followed funeral at Carlisle First Christian church.
Washington dispatch reports the Civil Service Commission urgently seeking 10 000 typewriter operators and stenographers for federal departments in Washington. Exams continue weekly in 450 cities with plans to add small-access places. Salaries range from 1200 to 1600 dollars annually with rapid promotion for satisfactory service. Information available from city post office boards.
Miss Louise Riggs, a student at Indiana University Bloomington, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Riggs, in town.
The Sullivan County Pure Bred Livestock Breeders Association hosts an all stock show this Saturday featuring horses cattle sheep swine and poultry. Entries close Friday at 6 pm stalls are available on request and poultry exhibitors provide their own coops. Judging begins at 9 am with a single judge and premium lists published for horses cattle sheep and swine events.
Bribbens will be awarded on 1st 2a and 3d pens and tries and pairs of fowls including Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds Brahmas Cochins Langshangs Leghorns Minorcas Anconas Orpingtons Games Bantams Ducks Turkeys Geese Pigeons. PET STOCK Rabbits and Guinea Pigs.
Josephine Pentcost sues William T L Pentecost for divorce and child custody. Harry R Fry and Maggie Fry file for divorce. George Miller sues Horace C Ev erhart and David E Everhart on note. Oliver Steele and Joseph S Rogers listed in notices.
Ge L Ve McCammon versus Jesse R Cammon guardian app limited. Ralph Burris versus Vandalia Railroad Co damages. John Funkhouser receiver Union B 4b Assoc versus John Bridgewater and Susie Bridgewater note and foreclosure. Emma C Jackson versus Vincennes Traction Co damages. Worley Johnson and Elsie M Johnson versus Sarah Johnson quiet title.
Mrs. Jane Gilkerson of Gordon Nebraska visited relatives nearby and spent Friday afternoon in town as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J M Burkhart.
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