Graysville News Highlights Local Visits and Movements
Graysville residents report visits and relocations. C E Thomas attends the state fair. Grace Owen visits friends. F H Badger traveled to Sullivan. James Heck moves into Pinkstaff property. Robt Vanhorn to occupy Nancy Turman home. Oscar Alsop to store goods at Princeton and light housekeeping. W S Lester and W A Burton attend quarterly conference. A Chinese student at Asbury College Wilmore Ky lectured on home customs. Normal school students return to teach. O P Badger and Grace Owen visit Fairbanks. Paul Cushman and Fred Yager visit. Maude Thompson of Indianapolis home briefly. Selma Ingersoll to Washington Ind for teaching French and Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Thomas
Grace Owen
F. H. Badger
Sullivan
James Heck
Chas. Pinkstaff
Robt. Vanhorn
Nancy Turman
Oscar Alsop
Princeton
W. S. Lester
W. A. Burton
Asbury College
Wilmore
Paul Cushman
Fred Yager
Maude Thompson
Indianapolis
Selma Ingersoll
Washington
Ind
Merom Chautauqua Association Elects Officers and Directors
The Merom Chautauqua Association held its regular annual stockholders meeting at the Chautauqua House. Officers elected for the ensuing year include President John C. Chaney Sullivan First vice president CC Watson Merom Second vice president CL Dry Palestine Ill assistant secretary Dr G R Hammond Merom financial secretary CE Setzer Merom treasurer J W Watson Merom auditor Jesse Daugherty Merom. Directors terms expiring 1933 M C Manifold J W Watson C B Hershey J L Gettinger G R Hammond all of Merom. Terms expiring 1921 John C Chaney Sullivan CE Watson Merom CL Dry Palestine Ill OD Stoddard Merom G W Pleasant Merom. Terms expiring 1920 J W Daugherty Merom George McNabb Merom CE Setzer Merom Jesse Daugherty Merom R A Plunkett Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua House
John C. Chaney
Sullivan
CC. E. Watson
Merom
C. L. Dry
Palestine, Ill
G. R. Hammond
C. E. Setzer
J. W. Watson
Jesse Daugherty
M. C. Manifold
C. B. Hershey
J. L. Gettinger
C. E. Watson
Palestine
Races Draw Fans From Nearby Towns
The report lists residents visiting to watch races in Marion and Indianapolis and attendees heading to the State Fair. It notes families traveling by car for leisure trips to Karnes property, Arkansas, and Texas, plus local gatherings and religious services at Lucy Chapel with the Apostolic group in Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Whey Wes
Ralph Near
Marion
Ind
Rolly Summers
Indianapolis
Mr. Summers
Dewit, Bedwell
Karnes
Here
Tom Bedwell
Ernest
Melvin
Jessy
Roy
Arkansas
Texas
Miss Dagley
Little Cincinnati
Henry Goodman
Dan Bedwell
Alva Benefield
Bloomfield
Apostolic People of
Linton
Lucy Chapel
Wool products and blankets catalog item list
The notice lists wool products and fabrics with prices including fancy plaid wool per pair priced at 12.50, wool finish at 7.50, PAUP wool 85.50, heavy cotton fancy plaid pair at 3.50, baby blankets in pink and pale tones with a price around 2.25.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offering $100 Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh. It claims a 100 reward for incurable cases, notes a 35 year history, explains blood absorption and mucous healing, and urges immediate use with testimonials and a 75 cent price from J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Sullivan to not offer midyear classes this year
Supt. Youngblood announces no provision for midyear classes in Sullivan public schools to avoid hiring an extra teacher. Age six by January admitted. September 15 for others. North side districts attend Central, east of C E I railroad go Elm Park. southern districts attend Central for grades 1-3 and Gymnasium for higher grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Public Schools
Supt
Youngblood
Washington Street
That Street
Central
Elm Park
C. & E. I. Railroad
Central Building
Mine Tragedy Claims Cummins Work Leader
Jay Copeland, a leader at the Cummins coal mine two and a half miles east of Farmersburg, was instantly killed by a slate fall about 10 o clock Saturday. Copeland resided in Vigo county. Coroner I. N. Botts of Sullivan county investigated the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Copeland
Cummins
Farmersburg
Copeland
Vigo County
I. N. Botts
Sullivan County
Ida Botts and Son Harold Return to Chicago
Mrs. Ida Botts and her son Harold, who were visiting John Engle and family, have gone back to their home in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Botts
Harold
John Engle
Chicago
New Suits Filed in Various Civil Actions
Gilbert W. Gambill as administrator of Crawford W. Riley's estate sues Vandalia Coal Co. for damages. Lindley and Crowder vs. John A. Linkenhaker. Day vs. Day over alienation and debauchery. Turman Riggs vs. Ural Hayden on note and account. Adams vs. Adams petitions guardian. Davidson and Davidson vs. Hays on account. Sison vs. Lloyd on account. Harvey as estate admin sues Clara E. Piety et al to sell real estate. Adoption petition for Robert Eugene Bennett by Everett and Opal Bennett. Followell seeks custody of three of five children and $9 weekly support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert W. Gambill
Crawford W. Riley
Vandalia Coal Co
John W. Lindley
William H. Crowder, Jr
John A. Linkenhaker
Bond
George S. Day
Louis D. Day
Turman & Riggs
Ural E
Thomas Davidson
Robert Davidson
Jack Hays
Elmer Lloyd
Jonathan W. Harvey
Samuel A. Keene
Clara E. Piety
Robert Eugene Bennett
Everett V
Opal Bennett
Emma A. Followell
James A. Followell
Baby Drowns In Tub At Pollack Home Near Willfred
The eight and a half month old son of Mr and Mrs Paul Pollack near Willfred mine northeast of Sullivan crawled into a tub and drowned. The body was found between two watermelons used to cool the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Pollack
Willfred Mine
Sullivan
Mrs Bedell Visits Son and Grandson on Homeward Trip
Mrs. Clara Bedell returns from Ft Benjamin Harrison after visiting her ill son Oscar B Bedell. On the way home she stops in Terre Haute to see grandson Doyd Bedell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bedell
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Oscar B. Bedell
Doyd Bedell
Terre Haute
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Morris Buck
Bill Taylor
Miller Farm
Spencer
Ben Bern
Grace Ogg
Alford Montgomery
Lans Near
Irvin Cooksey
Vincen
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A.D. Canary
Harrison & Drake Auctioneers
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Silks
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