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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1899
Page
3
A stern warning against ignoring early symptoms of illness. The text likens untreated health issues to leaks sinking a ship, urging prompt rest and care to prevent a serious disease from taking hold. It emphasizes decisive action when symptoms arise to avoid ruinous consequences.
An advertisement proclaims a quick remedy that allegedly cures Bright's Disease Diabetes Rheumatism Jaundice and Female Troubles. It notes the medicine costs $1.00 a bottle and is sold by J K Smock in St Louis through Dr J H McLean Medicine Co.
In a busy week of circuit court actions, trials included C W Weir vs Alonzo Pennington over clover seed with the defendant threshing the seed himself and judgment for the plaintiff. A jury found for Sullivan State Bank in a twelve stacks of hay dispute with Thomas Thornhill and Sinclair as surety. Other cases involved guardianship, divorce and custody rulings, damages awarded in a breach of warranty, and various property dispositions and partition decrees. Community notices also report several deaths and local obituaries with brief biographical notes.
Samuel DeBaun seeks quiet title and mortgage satisfaction with guardianship sale of ward’s real estate. John M. Wright sues for divorce from Rebecca alleging cruel treatment. Michael Kirkham sues Harry Kirkham and wife to cancel deed. William Farquhar files estate claim. First Baptist Church also claims, both rejected. Davie Lockwood sues Oliver Lockwood for divorce. Rebecca Satternee Hanna sues Abram Mitchell for possession. Guardian of Floyd M. Combs cited.
Mollie Willis Jacob W Combs and Pearl Combs file to sell real estate Henry Clark vs estate W 5S Maple Claim J38 Bays for plaintiff I H Kalley for estate Sarah A White vs Thos N White Divorce J S Bays for plaintiff Frank Bell vs Town of Sullivan Ac count B Harris for plaintive J vs Bus for defendant
Elwin Hart named executor of Wm R Elaer estate with sureties on land and stock plus 1000 life policy. Hart executed June with Nacot N and Carrie Land as witnesses. John W Hart receives 350 cash. other children six in number share remainder. In Merom will of Louze Wilson probated Sept 30 with A D Woodworth as witness. Wilson leaves all to wife while she remarries or dies paying 1000 to each daughter Adelia A and Anna G.
A series of names appears as transfers or notices including Carl M. Rotramel to Bessie Benefield, Fred L. Houpt to Nannie V. Eaton, Frank Richardson to Stella Correll, Thos C. Wempler to Anna Holgen, Clayton Shoemaker to Olive Young, John L. Stewart to Ale McLaney, Marion Marts to Etta B. Thomas, Lorenzo Clark to Rosetta Adams, Alonzo Saunders to Ethel Gaskins, Frederick Shelton to Cara Shelton, Jewett Pope to Alvide Biedsoe, Emitt Betes to Ruth Park.
At Mrs Dora Eaton's country home the ceremony joined Nannie Eaton and Fred Houpt on October 12 at 7:30 officiated by Rev Barnhill. Relatives from New Lebanon and nearby towns attended with a reception featuring roses smilax ferns and numerous gifts.
Public sale of 35 head of Ohio Imperial Chester hogs at 1 o'clock from a farm 1/2 mile west of Dugger. Includes seven brood sows two serviceable males 26 younger hogs. Cash terms 85.00. Over 35.00 with six month credit at 8 percent interest. notes required with security. Mrs. John H Mason.
The Sullivan post office received its first supply of new money order forms. The revised forms write on the order and include a carbon transfer to the advice and receipt. Purchasers receive a receipt proving purchase and preventing forgotten orders. The office faced a brief blank-form shortage from Saturday to Wednesday afternoon.
A Sullivan bar detachment tried Jasper Bullock v William Adams for damages over malicious prosecution. C D Hunt and Kessinger represented Adams. Butt Nesbit and Mrs Leach for Bullock. Trial court with evidence under advisement. Adams alleged Bullock robbed him after a four day stay at Bullock's home in April 1807. Adams, claiming $90 lost, was indicted and acquitted. Adams resides in Turman township.
Miss Hortense Leach of this place and Mr Milton Sheplar of Chicago married Oct 11 at St Patrick s parsonage Terre Haute with Miss Agnes McCauley Geo Leach as attendants Judge Moffett J S Bays and Miss Helen Hinkle at the wedding breakfast in the Terre Haute House. The bride wore a ten broad cloth traveling costume. The groom works as a teller at the Illinois Savings Bank Chicago and they will reside there after December 1.
Perry Botts reports a chestnut mare horse seven years old and 151 hands high missing from the barn of Wm. Spear at Hymera Sunday night. He suspects it was stolen though it might have strayed. The mare has a star on her forehead.
Public notice states a special one fare round trip offer for travel from all line points. Tickets are valid for return passage including October, with features such as high back seat coaches and sleeping cars. Contact agent O P McCarty in Cincinnati for details.
Transfer books for the casein stock of the vonsmenby will be closed at Soehack poan on September 20 for a stock transfer and will reopen on the following Monday. Chambers We, sea. at de oeieik. Quota. at the etve of the Fargrers Lou & Pre Coupons. New York. Witness any band. this i%th day of September. Esai. , GiLediges. Weaaiti. Sec.
Prospectors rush to unoccupied farmland along the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway line in Central Wisconsin. Quarters offered at 37 dollars and up per acre with long-time payment terms. Inquiries directed to W. E. Powel, General Information Agent, 555 Old Colony Building, Chicago.
A petition will be presented to the Sullivan County Board of County Commissioners at the regular November term asking for vacation of portions of streets in Merom Indiana. Affected lands include the Merom Cemetery Association Thomas P Cooper and David W Larr Sr.
Public notice announces a special meeting of the stockholders of the Indians and Western Railroad Company to be held in Chicago Illinois on October 11 100 at 10 o clock to discuss consolidation with the Tul in and Eastern Railroad Company and terms of the merger. Signed by officers and directors including J T Hays Perry H Blue Carl R Hinkle Isaac S Draper William B Eaves and W G Bruen.
Henry E. Hanrt is named Administrator with will annexed. Bull Stratton serves as attorney for the Administrator.
Every Friday at 10 35 p m a through Tourist Car for San Francisco leaves Chicago Union Station via Omaha Colorado Springs Salt Lake City for Colorado Utah Nevada and California. Berth rate 36 00 sleeping car accommodations available from any agent or at Chicago depot. Free California folders by Geo H Heatford or Robert C Jones traveling passenger agent.
Jim Osburn of Staffordshire saw his barn burn Tuesday morning with a fire found about 2 oclock. His son awakened from bed and saved all the horses. The barn an old building nearby and farming implements and feed were destroyed. Loss is $1000 with some insurance. Origin of fire unknown.
Fragmentary rail schedule shows trains from Vincennes Indiana to Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville with various times and notes. Details mention Sunday exceptions and connections, with notices for passenger agents J B Scott Kay and O McCanry. The readable lines indicate times like 12 am and 1:29 am and emphasizes rates and parlor cars.
The Nebraska to Colorado Express launches a new Burlington route from St Louis to Denver via St Joseph. It departs St Louis at 2 05 p m and arrives Denver 6 20 p m with Pintsch lighting and free seats on the banked corridor. Passengers from St Louis receive a morning stop over in St Louis with optional extended layovers.
North bound schedule lists stations from Vincennes to Terre Haute with intermediates, showing times and stopping points. South bound table mirrors route with stops through Terre Haute and nearby farm sections, indicating service and delivery timings.
Unclear text shows scattered notes with numbers and names such as Debby, Dane, Grdiamaret, and Nats. Mentions times like 1:05 and references to days or days of week. Overall content is fragmented with no coherent event or clear entities to summarize.
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