Fowler Beaten After Park Altercation at Mammoth Blocks
Rufus Fowler, a parolee with a troubled history in Sullivan, was beaten near the Mammoth blocks after a jealous dispute with his wife Stella Fowler during a park ball game. He reportedly regained consciousness and walked home after the attack by Frosty Wilson with a baseball bat. Fowler is under suspicion for alleged saloon theft in Bicknell.
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Rufus Fowler
Sullivan
Shelburn
Mammoth
Fowler
State Penitentiary
Stella Fowler
Fowlers
Frosty” Wilson
Mammoth Blocks
Frosty
Bicknell
Veterans of Company D Honor Joseph Stratton at Sundown Reunion
Surviving members of Company D, 31st Indiana Volunteer Regiment gathered at Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stratton's 260 West Washington Street home for a reunion in memory of Joseph P. Stratton. Eighteen or nineteen living veterans attended despite age and rain. A noon banquet featured turkey and a flag-shaped ice cream dessert. a postprandial smoker prompted reminiscences of Civil War experiences.
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31St Ind., Regiment of Volunteers
C. H. Stratton
Washington Street
Joseph P. Stratton
Jordan Moore
Samuel F. Mason
John Ayers
J. R. Krafp
W. H. H. Boles
R. P. Parsons
Farmersvare
Ind
John N. Clark
Terre Haute
James O
Marshall
Lll
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
Report by Miss Carrie Yeager shows the week ending October 11 with days mostly partly cloudy to clear. Temperatures ranged from 50s to upper 80s Fahrenheit with precipitation totaling 0.14 inches on the 5th, 0.26 in on the 9th, and 1.783 in on the 10th.
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Farmersburg
Carrie Yeager
Co-Operative Weather Observer
Death of Major Crawford recalls Ascension Seminary alumni
The passing of Major William T. Crawford, founder of Ascension Seminary at Farmersburg in the 1860s, prompts a former student to recount notable alumni who later achieved prominence. The list includes Richard Thompson Morgan, congressman from Oklahoma, and several Terre Haute, Vigo County, Sullivan, and surrounding area natives who studied at the seminary.
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William T. Crawford
Ascension Seminary
Farmersburg
Richard Thompson Morgan
Terre Haute
Woodard
Oklahoma
Congress
David W. Henry
Vigo
Harvey Curry
Perry Beecher
Adrian Beecher
Benjamin Conant
Thomas H. Dunham
J. W. Callahan
John van Cleave
Warren Sanford
Marion Bennett
W. A. Cullop
Vinecennes
Sprinkle Bowen
Illinois
J. R. Hinkle
Sol Wolfe
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Amanda Sherman
Ryce McClain
J. K. McClain
Thomas H. Kendall
J. Kk. Smock
Andy McClanahan
C. L. Davis
Sarah Cain
Joe Freeman
Thos. Freeman
T. B. Springer, Jr
John Dc. Chaney
W. H. Poston
Joe S. Reed
J. B. Mullane
Claude Crowder
Indianapolis
Corn Show and Score Card Guide for Indiana Exhibits
The article explains the purpose of corn shows to improve yield and quality, stressing seed ear selection and recognizing a good ear. It outlines a corn score card with criteria such as uniformity, shape, length, color, tips, butts, kernel shape, indentation, and seed condition, and details premiums for Class A to C prizes for yellow white and mixed corn.
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Indiana
Corn Show Premiums and Rules From Sullivan County Exhibit
The notice lists premiums for Classes A through F in a corn show and outlines entry rules. Exhibits must be ten ears, grown on the exhibitor’s farm, entered by 1 30 P.M. on October 24, judged by the Indiana Corn Growers Association standards, with Purdue University aiding as an educational exhibit presenter. Competition open to Sullivan County residents and families with restrictions for club members.
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Sullivan County
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Corn Club
J. D. Harper
Purdue University
Sullivan Ind October 21 1914 post office letters advertised
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Sullivan Indiana Post Office as of October 21 1914. Included are ladies and gents lists with names such as Mrs Ella Goble Mrs Mattie Hulley Dr W 58 Hamilton Co O'Dell Sammie Seigle Jno Toorbelle Morris Wickinger Eddie Higgins Mrs J Calling for advertised letters asks for one cent due on each letter.
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Sullivan, Ind
Goble
Ella Hulley
Mattie Gents
Davidson
Hamilton, Harris & Co
O’dell
Sammie Seigle
Jno
Toorbelle
Morris Wickinger
Eddie Foreign
Higgins
Personal Notices Gather Local Visitors and Travel News
iV é th e PERSONALS report local travels as Joe T Akin and Ed W Akin return from a two week fishing trip in St Petersburg Florida. Mrs James Dalhonde and baby visit McComb Mississippi relatives. Bert Combes takes a UW Madison physics chair assist post after Wabash college graduation. Other visits include Mrs Martha Foote Indianapolis to Mrs James A Medaris and Miss Elsie Dugger Dugger visiting Miss Des tine McBride. Mrs Fred Boatright Cordele Georgia travels to W W Boatright home. Mrs Charles Thomas Graysville visits Decatur Illinois. Mrs A E Hazelrigg Terre Haute returns home after visiting relatives.
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Joe T. Akin
Ed W. Akin
Carlisle
St. Petersburg
Fla
James Dalhonde
Baby
McComb
Mississippi
E. S. Crowder
Bert Combes
University of Wisconsin
Martha Foote
Indianapolis
James A. Medaris
Elsie Dugger
Dugger
Destine McBride
Fred Boatright
Cordele
W. W. Boatright
Charles Thomas
Graysville
Decatur
Illinois
A. E. Hazelrigg
Terre Haute
Indiana election forecast urges straight Republican ticket
A political editorial asserts Indiana will choose between the Republican Hugh Miller and the Democrat Ben Shively for the U.S. Senate next month. It denounces minor parties as irrelevant, warns against “all beater” tactics, and urges voters to back the Republican ticket as the path to prosperity.
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Indiana
Hugh Miller
Ben Shively
United States
Crawford Fairbanks-Tom Taggart Brewery
Republican Party
Party OF Prosperity
Caddie Returns Shot Amid Golf Course Banter
A caddie and player spar over lost balls with two already gone in the rough. The caddie scolds the golfer for not coming out to retrieve the ball, while the player retorts about playing, showcasing a tense but lighthearted exchange on the course.
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Foozler
Pickpocket Returns Check After Carnival Incident
Roy Lund of near the city reported his pocketbook taken during the carnival containing 17.50 in cash and a Sullivan State Bank check signed by John Lund. Five days later he received a letter postmarked Greencastle from a person calling himself a friend claiming to need money and promising to return the cash. The note indicated only the check was kept.
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Roy Lund
Sullivan State Bank
John Lund
Dentist in Sullivan Promises Fast, Modern Care
A Sullivan practitioner boasts ten years in the field with modern equipment and a commitment to quick, first class service. The ad invites patients to come in and get acquainted, warning that today’s small cavity could worsen tomorrow.
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Sullivan
Crowder Named Administratrix of Crawford Estate
Notice that Myrtle Crowder is appointed administratrix of the estate of William T. Crawford late of Sullivan county Indiana deceased The estate is stated to be solvent Myrtle Crowder is the Administratrix John C Chaney is the attorney First insertion Oct 21 1914 3t
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Myrtle Crowder
William T. Crawford
Sullivan County
Indiana
John C. Chaney
Frate Liston Purchases Sam Chastain Fame Cof 134
A fragment reports Frate C Liston has purchased a 134 unit asset linked to Sam Chastain's fame in a city context. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Frate C. Liston
Sam
Chastain Fame
Ares
Young Ladies Exhibit Notable Canning Demonstration
Sullivan County reports a Satur day Fair feature where three girls Miss Alfreda Hughes Miss Annie Johnson and Miss Messie Johnson earned praise for their well executed canning of vegetables The girls did all planting harvesting and canning under club guidelines County Agent A W Hayes lauds the work and notes a Purdue University tie prize for township winners based on quality weight variety and preservation methods
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Alfreda Hughes
Sullivan
Annie Johnson
Shelburn
Messie Johnson
Farmersburg
A. W. Hayes
Sullivan County
South Court Street
Miss Hughes
Sullivan County Girls’ Canning and Gardening Club
Citrus fruits draw settlers to Lake Wales Florida
Rex Benefield reports a net income of 61 190 from four Winter Haven citrus growers as he markets Lake Wales as a garden spot. He lists names Robert Bryson Mrs Dr Inman Miss Evans and George E Koplin with acreages and incomes and invites investigations from Sullivan county residents with excursion dates and fares.
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Sullivan County
Lake Wales
Iron Mountain
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Robert Bryson
Winter Haven
Dr. Inman
Miss Evans
George E. Koplin
Rex Benefield
Big Well on Simpson Edwards Lease Surprises Operators
A Kennedy Oil Company well on the Simpson Edwards lease in Gill township produced 100 barrels in the first 23 hours. Drilled on an old lease by E. R. Riggs, the deep well surprised operators with its stronger early output.
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Simp Edwards
Simpson Edwards
Gill Township
Kennedy Oil Company
E. R. Riggs
Woodsmall Granted New Bond After Dual Convictions
Samuel Woodsmall of Shelburn, twice convicted in circuit court on conspiracy charges, has been returned for further proceedings. A satirical comment follows on prosperity and governance, invoking a Chinese proverb about a well ordered nation with a strong sword, bright plow, empty prisons, and full granaries.
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Samuel Woodsmall
Shelburn
Convicted Man Bonds For Trial Appearance
A defendant convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses from Mrs. Louella Milis of Shelburn posts a 3500 bond to secure appearance when the court fixes the trial date.
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Louella Milis
Shelburn
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Greencastle
Lindley
Interurben
County Teachers’ Institute
Polk CO
Florida
Lake Wales Land Company
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