Local Social Notes From Big Springs and Surrounding Areas
Vint Yeager and wife and Mrs. Nettie Ring of Middletown visited Warren Watson on Saturday. George Haines plans to move to Bullivan this week. Amy and Grace Moore attended Sunday school and dined at the Eno home. Mrs. Lizzie Manning and daughter Mary spent Sunday in Palestine with the Freemans. Emerson Watson and family dined at A G Cushman's Sunday. Keann Medsker made a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Springs
Vint Yeager
Nettie Ring
Middletown
Warren Watson
George Haines
Bullivan
Amy
Grace Moore
Eno
Lizzie Manning
Mary
Palestine
James Freeman
Emerson Watson
A. G. Cushman
Keann Medsker
W. C. Nichols
Walter Steel
Mount Tabor
Station Road
James McKinley
Jim
Onti
Sam Raley
Ted Raley
J. R. Raley
Claud Raley
Terre Haute
Robinson
George Raley
Turtle Creek
James McCrory
Riverton
Winfield
Hutsonville
Dot Pinkston
E. P. French
Cincinnati
Ira Howard
Frank Barnes
New Mexico
Dick Hoskins
Frank
Gulf Coast
Santa Fee
George McNabb
George
Gill Township
Elmira Giles
Davis Giles
Morris Ward
Mildred Hoskins
Local Happenings Note In Merom Area
Saturday reports include Andy Borders moving to the Phillips farm this week and Will Watson repairing his home. Heron Collier and wife visited Sullivan Sunday while Elijah Duffer and wife were in Merom on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren Watson
Andy Borders
Merom
Phillips Farm
Heron Collier
Sullivan
Elijah Duffer
Will Watson
Mrs Holan Recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for Whooping C
Mrs Peter Holan of Cleveland Ohio praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for a severe whooping cough in her son. She says the remedy worked quickly and without harmful drugs. Sold by Joe K Smock & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Holan
Buckeye Rd
Cleveland
Foley
Joe K. Smock & Son
Nine Pound Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Hayworth
Parish notes from Parmersburg record a nine pound girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hayworth on Friday the eighteenth. The item also lists local visits, travels, illnesses, and social events including a planned Republican speech by Hon. Oscar Bland in Parmersburg.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Saves Boy’s Leg
A North Carolina father credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with saving his 14 year old son’s leg from an ugly bruise ulcer after other remedies failed. The salve cures skin eruptions burns and piles and is sold for 25 cents at Joe K Smock and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Howard
Aquone
N. C
Joe K. Smock & Son
Community Notes from R. R. 1 FAIRBANKS
Several local residents and visitors are noted across the week. Walter DeBaun builds a garage for Jno Harrison. CC Harrison hauls gravel for a new farm house. Riggs tile plant shipped tile to Shelburn. Park and Chowning visited Strain school. corn show ads pass through Terre Haute area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter DeBaun
Fairbanks
Jno
Harrison
CC. E. Harrison
Albin Bicknell
Sullivan
Charles Riggs
Riggs
Shelburn
Park
Chowning
Strain
Terre Haute
Estel Drake
Clare Merrill
Carl Lester
Co. E. Thomson
Drake Church
Charles Morris
Rev. Ryan
Ira L. Drake
Lansbury Riggs
Elmer Harrison
Edgar Strain
Rev. Wagoner
Kingsley
W. H. Thomas
Lela
West York
Ill
Guy Dickerson
Gon Raymond
Warren Watson’s
Mort Welch
Merom
Ben Munroe
Birthday honor for Rev M O Robbins by Ladies Aid
Rev M O Robbins was surprised at the parsonage on his 31st birthday by the Ladies Aid Society. A large crowd attended and presented a costly umbrella and over one hundred birthday cards. The event was cheerful and well attended with wishes for more such gatherings. Charles Reynolds of Sullivan visited home folks on Sunday. Manor from the town attended the event.
Electric Bitters Promised To Cure Indigestion
A Lincoln Nebraska man credits Electric Bitters with a three year illness ending after six bottles. The ad claims the tonic tonifies the stomach cures indigestion and improves blood and nerves. Available for 50 cents at Joe K Smocks & son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hessheimer
Lincoln
Neb
Joe K. Smocks & Son
H. T. Alston
Raleigh
N. C
Miss Grace Lewellyn and others visit in Stringtown
Grace Lewellyn Luella Gambill and several relatives visited Clara Cox and Gertie Miller while Velva Lewellyn called on Marie Gambill. Dozens of local families visited relatives Sunday with plans for preaching at Anti och next weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Grace Lewellyn
Luella Gambill
Clara Cox
Iva
Lulu Miller
Gertie Miller
Zelpha Luzader
Cass
Everett Rhodes
George Kirk
Antioch
Lemuel Miller
Della
Laura Martin
Will Dudley
Velva Lewellyn
Marie Gambill
Mrs R J Flint of Vermont Recommends New Discovery
Wife’s quick action using Dr King’s New Discovery saved her husband from a severe cough and weak condition. The remedy is touted as safe and reusable for throat and lung troubles including grip bronchitis croup whooping cough and tonsillitis. Sold as 50 cents and 1 dollar with guarantee by Joe K Smock & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Flint
Braintree
Dr. King
Joe K. Smock & Son
Pleasantville News Sketches and Local Visits
Weather cool and corny. Stanley Brewer at work in Bicknell, home visits by Albert Atchley from the State Normal, Mrs Ed Mason of Bicknell visiting brother Wm Taylor, Dode Purcell back from Knox county, Everet Garrett thriving at Stafford Greene county school, Lind relatives near Sandborn with Ed Lind, Rev Holton’s Bethel church lecture, Walter F Wood’s strong speech replying to Fred Bays, A J Lind and daughters Carrie and Belle visiting Ed Lind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantvillfe
R. R
Stanley’ Brewer
Bicknell
Albert Atchley
State Normal
Ed Mason
Wm. Taylor
Dode Purcell
Knox County
Everet Garrett
Stafford
Greene County
Charles
Lind
Near Sandborn
Ed Lind
Holton
Bethel Church
Walter F. Wood
Fred F. Bays
A. J. Lind
Carrie
Belle
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsed by Mrs. Paul Wehling
Mrs. Paul Wehling of 316 Smith Street Peoria Illinois reports kidney and bladder trouble with backache headaches and dizziness. She says Foley Kidney Pills cured her symptoms and she will recommend them. For sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wehling
Smith St
Peoria
Ill
Foley
Joe K. Smock & Son
Merom Station Real Estate and Local Notes
George Dudley rents a farm east of Sullivan and will move soon. Ed Anderson buys 60 acres from Mrs Ed Pearson at 100 dollars per acre. Aunt Vina plans to settle in Chicago. A large wheat crop is being planted this fall and corn in the river bottom is excellent this year. Wake Giles of Sullivan had a painful accident last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom Station
George Dudley
Sullivan
Ed Anderson
Ed Pearson
Vina
Chicago
Wake Giles
Sullivan Union
Bloomington Star items on Beveridge vote and town music
Ed Bivins registers and will cast a straw vote for Beveridge. The Rev. Perkins warns he will quit if performing a marriage ceremony is not worth more than 50 cents. Jim Slivers laments lack of musical appreciation and threatens to take his bass drum to Indianapolis for work with the Galywatian. LLIVAN INDAINA October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bivins
Beveridge
Perkins
Jim Slivers
Indianapolis
Galywatian Forllivan
Indaina
Ed Bascombe
Eli Perkins
Taft
Don McFadden
Si Plum
Love Ann Long
Squire Hansford
Deacon Hawkins
Plum
Notice of Administrator for Arthur A. Holmes Estate
The undersigned I. H. Kalley is appointed administrator of the estate of Arthur A. Holmes of Sullivan county Indiana deceased. The estate is believed to be sole and separate. First insertion October 16 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Holmes
Sullivan County
Indiana
Harry G. Vanarsdall
Anna Vanarsdall
Hunt & Gambill
Atty’s
Notice of Final Settlement for Estate
Notice is given that W. P. Stratton is the administrator of the estate. The final settlement action appears on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Stratton
Typhoid illness eases as community notes improve health
Stricken residents show rapid improvement while a flood of local activities fills days. Visits, road work, and a wave of social events mark a busy period as families, candidates, and neighbors keep in touch amid continuing illness and recovery.
Fortunes in Faces and a Call to New Life Pills
An old advertisement claims pimples blotches and skin blemishes come from impure blood and promotes Dr. King s New Life Pills as a health and beauty aid. It invites readers to try them, priced at 25 cents at Joe K Smock.
Local Visits Highlight Quiet Week in Sky Light
Rain touched the area as Miss Ella and Cecil Rooksberry visited Hazel Murduck on Tuesday night. Miss Anna Richart spent Saturday in Sullivan, and Mrs. Alice Dudley visited Stella Corner on Wednesday. Hazel Murduck also stayed Wednesday night with Mr and Mrs McBride of Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Cecil Rooksberry
Hazel Murduck
Anna Richart
Sullivan
Alice Dudley
Stella Corner
Mrs. McBride
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Watertown Mother
Mrs T A Town of Watertown South Carolina reports four children suffer frequent colds and she relies on Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with splendid results. She recalls a severe la grippe treated by the same remedy and says it soon overcame the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T .A. Town
6Th St
Watertown
S. C
Foley
Joe K. Smock & Son
Card of thanks to public for tributes at obsequies
In behalf of my late father's family I express heartfelt appreciation for the tribute paid to his memory at the obsequies and for the many courtesies and kindnesses shown during this hour of our bereavement. Max H Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max H. Holmes
Discharges From Evansville Insane Hospital Reported
County Clerk Railsback lists Mary M. Nesbit William A. Nelson and James F. Kennedy as discharged from the Sullivan County insane hospital at Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asylum County
Railsback
Sullivan County
Insane Hospital
Evansville
Mary M. Nesbit
William A. Nelson
James F. Kennedy
Ley Kidney Pills Praise From Rubie Ark Buyer
Geo T Craddock of Rubie Arkansas reports seven years of lumbago pain and inability to work. After trying various kidney medicines he used two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills which relieved the pain and restored work ability. He recommends them to friends. For sale by Joe K Smock and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. T. Craddock
Rubie, Ark
Joe K. Smock & Son
Rev Vawter Visits City For Short Stay
Former Christian church pastor Reverend Vawter is in the city for a brief visit of several days with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Vawter
The
Christian Church
Mr. Cullop's Fallacies on Tariff and Wool Prices
A Washington Herald opinion counters Mr. Cullop's tariff illustration arguing the wool and clothing costs are dominated by labor. It warns that removing tariffs would devastate small sheep raisers, lowering prices and profits for farmers while not significantly trimming suit costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office 1912
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana Post Office dated October 23 1912. Two weeks to call before they go to Dead Letter Office. Names include Mrs Lizzie Chambers Miss Ella Price John Aitken Frank Walker Stark and others. One cent due per letter. Advertised notice from Acting P M Ed P Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Chambers
Lizzie
Price
Ella
Aitken
John
Ed Williams
Cody
W.W
Caledonia
Ind
Stark
John Walker
Frank
P. Reed
P. M
Admires Pastor Russell's Book Review from Bill Arp
Bill Arp offers a fulsome defense of The Divine Plan of the Ages praising its scriptural foundation and light for modern believers. He argues Calvinist distress fuels atheism and notes the book provides clarity across texts, stressing that editors and orthodox ministers endorse the interpretation. Bible and Tract Society sells the 855 page cloth bound work for 35 cents postpaid from Brooklyn NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Atlanta Constitution
Bill Arp
Bible and Tract Society
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Willis South bridge bid notice Sullivan Greene line
Notice to bidders from Sullivan County Indiana for a 30 foot reinforced concrete bridge on the Sullivan Greene county line known as the Willis South bridge. Bids due by noon Friday November 8 1812. Board may reject all bids. Attest: Auditor Win S. Bicknell. First insertion Oct. 16 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Sullivan County
Indiana
Sullivan and
Greene
Willis South
John A. Mattix
John Scott
John Driver
Win S. Bicknell
Simmers Restaurant and Grocery Opens at East Washington Street
James Dodd announces purchase of Simmers restaurant and grocery at No 8 East Washington Street and promises a first class place with a full line of groceries. He urges old friends and neighbors to make the new store their headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmers
No. 8
East Washington Street
James Dodd
Notice of Final Settlement in Lockard Estate
Charles B. McClure administrator of John Lockard deceased files final account in Sullivan Circuit Court. The hearing is set for the 47th judicial day of the September term 1912. Creditors heirs and legatees must appear to show cause why the report should not be approved. I H Kalley attorney. First insertion Oct. 9 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. McClure
John Lockard
Sullivan Circuit Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parmersburg
Albert Hayworth
Lizzie Mahan
Glen Moore
Tommy Weir
Mae Wilson
Zora Wisener
Gertie Hammock
Doris
John W. Bennet
J. M. Hopewell
Chas. Cummings
James Crawford
Anna Turner
Rebecca Hollenbeck
Farmersburg Court
Esther Court
W. V. Jennings
Louisville
Ed Phillips
Ed Young, Jr
James Cutsinger
Bays
Salu Lhal
M. O. Robbins
Henry Julian
Marie Littlejohn
Jess Sheridan
Vincennes
Mrs. Mont Oskins of
G. F. Plew
Dayton
Ohio
John Shaw
Gladys Zink
Nellie Vanarsdall
Oscar Bland
Congress
Bloomington
O. B. Kattman
Asbury & Walters
James H. Scott
B. Cooper
Cease
U. Thralls
Samve
Eradins Sr
J. H. Wrork
B. Stark
Poor
SAUG
J. L. Bradberry
Sams Phebb
Wm. Gorham
Riley Dodd
T. B. Shaffer & Co
Samo Nase
Vrene Bareane
Springer & Carruthers, Poor Dix Lumber Es Pom Eusteeses
EB. Dutton
SAMG
D. Martin, Poor
Wm. Albee
W. Kennedy
Price and Dubois
Billman & Neff, Poor
Hopewell & Price
Paul Higbee
I. H. Kalley
Dent Anee
Bazil Thomas
Braxton Nash
W. S. Douthitt
Robert Taylor
Isaac Keene
Sullivan Bridge & Sup. Co
T. Lloyd
H. T. Smith
O. J. Steffy
John H. Ford
Bluford Arnett
KJ. d. Arnett
G. R. Expense
Frank Wible
Central City Pub. Co
Chas. R. Railsback
Dix Lumber Co
Joel M. Branson
G. W. Gambill
Paul Misenhelder
Carl Scott
W. L. Sisson
Wm. Billman
Chester Rose
Frank Scott
Peter Frakes
Roy McLennon
Jas
C. Shields
Sam Bedwell
John M. Moore
Same
B. W. Sale
Recorder
Frank Hiatt
Richard Park
Democrat Pub. Co
T.o
Suveyors
Surveyor
Sullivan Tel. Co
Len Bailey
B. F. Bell
S. Bicknell
A. & C. Stone & Lime Co
H. H. Ruddell
C.H
Roy Cowles
B. F. Dayhoff
J. Ed Douthitt
Routt Bros
C. A. Beasley
Martha Barrick
Pete Scott
J. H. Leonard
Sullivan Auto Co
Same. Knox Co
O.H
Springer & Carrithers
W. W. Howard
N. H. Davis
Pris
Crim
John French
J. H. Collins
J. W. Cunningham
Wim. Hampton
L. W. Pounds
John W. Wyman S. M. Cox
John Edwards
John T .Stout
Dan W. Kemp
Alonzo Davis
Chas
L. Pirtle John 8
Marlin
B. Pigg
L. Whalen
M. McClanahan
W. Z. Payne
Eeee
Ed Dailey
L. R. Botts
Lewis Colvin
Will A. Gobin
Mat Lane
W. E. Patton
Alva Haddon
W. F. Pirtle
Joe A. Garret
Bernard
Tipton
Roy Kaufman
Winfield Creager
J. W. Medsker
Chaney & White
C. H. Padgett
Cor. Ing
BAMG
Eess
Eesesepsee
Russ Campbell Nije Salts
Apha DeHart
Evens
Arthur Kaufman
Owen Wee
B. C. Crowder
Frank Barnhart
C. FP
Waidner
Homer Bicknell
Brmo Wee Eae Concen
Hale & Son
T. S. Risinger
A. W. Hodle
C. E. Whipps
Ridgeway & Co
Walters Bros., Poor
G. Sparks
W. J. Cooper
Chas. L. Pirtle
C. M. Welch
Freewatch Lane
Uys
Wilson Chemical CO
Dept. G
Tyrone
Bucklen
Arnica
Lyman Brown
Murray St
New York
N.Y
Dora Dillon
Denver
Col
Sam Jeter
C.T. Howard
Indiana Veterinary College
Parks & Knotts Barn
Lindley
Dentist
Davis House
Interurban
Paul McGuire
Frank Bush
Princeton
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