Fatal train collision claims Lemmons couple on Dixie highway
Mr and Mrs I L Lemmons of Pleasant Hill Illinois traveling to Kentucky were killed instantly when their new Franklin roadster was struck by southbound train No 1 at a Dixie highway crossing near Paxton. Both bodies were transported to Sullivan with details from personal effects and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Lemmons
Pleasant Hill
Illinois
Kentucky
Franklin
Dixie Highway
Wig Nash Hill
Paxton
Lemmons
Sullivan
Louisville
Ilinois
G. W. Pirtle
Carlisle
Pirtle
J. N. Botts
Bilhnan
Billman Perlors
Franklin Motor Car Company
Sullivan County Farm Bureau plans all day picnic
Township units meet in Sullivan county to organize the all day City Park picnic on September 20 with a parade, stunts, races, and premium awards. Speakers include Lella Gaddis and potentially G I Christie or Edward Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County Farm Bureau
Sullivan
Farmersburg
Curry Township Association
Curry Township
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Jackson Township
Grill
Merom
William Jamison
R. L. Ladd
Paul Wible
Lella Gaddis
Woman’s Department
Indiana Federation
G. I. Christie
Edward D. Bush
Lella R. Gaddis
Sullivan County
Death of Infant Wilson in County Hospital
Paul Wilson two years old, son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Wilson, died Sunday evening after an emergency operation. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon at the residence by Rev J A Sumwalt Methodist pastor. Burial at Center Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Paul Wilson
Jesse Wilson
J. A. Sumwalt
Methodist Church
Center Ridge Cemetery
Plans for County Community Fairs Underway
Premium lists for Sullivan Union Job Rooms and townships like Dugger Graysville and Carlisle are near completion with printed copies planned. Fairs will run Graysville Sept 22 23 Fairbanks Sept 29 30 Dugger Oct 6 7 Carlisle Oct 13 14. Good judges are sought and large attendance is expected at each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Sullivan Union
Dugger
Graysville
Carlisle
Indianapolis Couple Visits Friends in town
Mr and Mrs Scott Deming of Indianapolis spent the weekend here as guests of Mr and Mrs Joshua Beasley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Deming
Indianapolis
Joshua Beasley
Republican Women Hold District Meeting Here
A district meeting of Republican women gathered at the courthouse Thursday afternoon. Miss Mabel Brewer spoke as district committee official, with Mrs. J. H. Rumpler of Indianapolis addressing the group. A telegram from Representative Oscar E. Bland was read and numerous district workers attended, including Mrs. Beryl O. Holland and other county and city women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Republican Party
Mabel Brewer
Republican Committee
A. W. Youngblood
America
Woman’s Republican Club
J. H. Rumpler
Indianapolis
Woman’s Organization
Republican State Committee
Columbia
The
Republic
Beryl O. Holand
Bloomington
Oscar E. Bland
Holland
J. B. Wilson
Beryl O. Holland
Ida Lett
Washington
Davies County
Nellie Blackwell
N. L. Evans
Romayne Parr
Gilbert
Shoals
Martin County
Charles Combes
Bloomfield
Greene County
Osborn
Howe
Jasonville
Voter Registration Instructions With Two Days and Rules
The notice outlines two registration days in September and October with 8 a m to 9 p m hours. It lists three methods: in person before the precinct board, by sworn or certified registration blanks, or by mail with proper oath and local endorsements. It specifies eligibility, absent voters, and a cutoff of October 9 for registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precinct Registration Board
Mary Smith
Three Get Prison Terms in Automobile Robberies
Ralph Wise Herbert Gleason and Roy Richardson all of Dugger confessed involvement in several auto robberies and pleaded guilty before Judge Bridwell in the circuit court. They received indeterminate terms of 2 to 14 years in the state prison and were each disfranchised for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wise
Herbert Gleason
Roy Richardson
Dugger
Bridwell
Former resident Woods listed in serious condition
A message from the Elks lodge secretary in St Augustine Florida says Woodford E Woods a life member and longtime Sullivan clothing merchant is in a serious condition there as the result of paralysis with the local Elks lodge receiving the notice Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
The
St. Augustine
Fla
Woodford E. Woods
Woods
Sullivan
Returns After Fifty Years A Ottumwa Man Reunites
Alexander Race of Ottumwa Iowa returned to Sullivan after nearly five decades to renew acquaintances with old friends who remember him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Race
Ottumwa
Iowa
Sullivan
DIES IN CALIFORNIA UNDER ASSUMED NAME
Message from Miss Lela Forest reports George D. Griswold, known as George D. Forest, died after a long illness in California. Griswold, once a Merom merchant, disappeared while fishing around fifty years ago and was presumed drowned. Final estate settlement and pensions followed, but identity details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Forest
George D. Griswold
Standish
California
George D. Forest
Robinson Argus
Griswold
Merom
Forest
Legal notices of multiple suits and foreclosures
NEW SUITS Hamilton Harris Co. versus Garrett H Stafford et al on promissory note Jennie C Page versus Cary C Bogard Harriet M Bogard foreclose mortgage William A Stadman versus Thomas Lindsey on account Edward W Dreiman versus Alonzo J Purcell on promissory note Lizzie A Marcum versus John Dudley possession and damages Emma C McCormick against Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co conversion Homer O Wolfe versus Otis A Wolfe petition for guardian Charles W Jeffries Ora Hunt versus Fred Grubb Myra E Grubb on note
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton, Harris & Co
Garrett H. Stafford
Jennie C. Page
Cary C. Bogard
Harriet M. Bogard
William A. Stadman
Thomas Lindsey
Edward W. Dreiman
Alonzo J. Purcell
Lizzie A. Marcum
John Dudley
Emma C. McCormick
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Co
Homer O. Wolfe
Otis A. Wolfe
Guardian
Charles W. Jeffries
Ora Hunt
Fred Grubb
Myra E. Grubb
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
The notice records multiple marriage licenses including Claude R. Rogers, 30, carpenter, Bakersfield California, with Edna May Rogers, 22, Farmersburg Indiana. William R. Shaw, 34, miner, with Lillie Ethel Riley, 32, Hymera. Elisha Bedwell, 29, miner, Dugger, with Velma Pauline Creager, 22, Sullivan. Pete A. Matthews, 25, miner, Coalmont Indiana, with Loretta Lucy Terry, 20, Hymera. George Secrest, 39, barber, Sullivan, with Ocle Tena Land, 26, near Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Rogers
Carpenter
Bakersfield
Cal
Edna May Rogers
Farmersburg
Ind
William R. Shaw
Miner
Lillie Ethel Riley
Hymera
Elisha Bedwell
Dugger
Velma Pauline Creager
Sullivan
Pete A. Matthews
Coalmont
Loretta Lucy Terry
George Secrest
Barber
Ocle Tena Land
Near
Merom Entertains for Daughter Maude Meeker
Mrs. D. W. Larr of Merom hosted a Wednesday gathering for her daughter Mrs. Maude Meeker of St. Louis. Attendees from Merom included Mrs. C. W. Cooper Mrs. Mattie McKenzie Mrs. Bertha Boone Mrs. Jacob Baughman Mrs. Mary Bennett Mrs. George Pleasant Mrs. Martha Boone and Naomi Miriam and Louise Meeker of St Louis joined Hrs Breck Leach of St Elmo and Mrs Nowlin of Indianapolis. Cakes and ice cream were served and music and conversation followed. Mrs. Meeker and her children returned home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Larr
Merom
Maude Meeker
St. Louis
C. W. Cooper
Mattie McKenzie
Bertha Boone
Jacob Baughman
Mary Bennett
George Pleasant
Martha Boone
Ross Nowlin
Indianapolis
Breck Leach
St. Elmo
Naomi
Miriam
Louise Meeker
Officers Chosen At Sullivan State Bank Meeting
The Sullivan State Bank stockholders elected C. J. Sherman as president M. A. Haddon as vice president J. W. Lindley as chairman of the board and Ben C. Crowder as cashier. Directors named include Sherman Kalley Lindley Hunt Haddon Steele Maxwell Wilson Crowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan State Bank
C. J. Sherman
M. A. Haddon
J. W. Lindley
Ben C. Crowder
I. H. Kalley
C. D. Hunt
Oliver Steele
I. C. Maxwell
H. H. Wilson
Ohio mail carrier revisits his former hometown after 22 years
Harry Denver, a longtime mail carrier from Coshockton Ohio, and his family drove to town for a brief visit this week. Denver previously lived here and worked in Burton Brothers grocery on the square's south side. This marks his first return in 22 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Denver
Coshockton
Ohio
Denver
Burton Brothers
All Day Meeting and Dinner at New Liberty
An all-day gathering will be held at New Liberty on Sunday September 10 with E G Denny preaching and dinner served on the lawn. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Liberty
Denny
Ward Family Visit From Hale Arrives Here
Mr and Mrs Ward Miles and family of Hale Missouri former county residents are guests of the former's mother Mrs Dick Miles and relatives. They will also visit Olney Illinois before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward. Miles
Hale, Mo
Dick Miles
Olney
Illinois
Death comes suddenly to Edgar S. Crowder
Edgar S. Crowder 58 a noted grain dealer and Hamilton township trustee died suddenly from heart trouble just before 6 am Saturday. Funeral services were held at his East Washington home with large attendance. Burial at Center Ridge cemetery followed by Elks ritual. Crowder, born Terre Haute 1864, lived Sullivan area most of his life and chaired Hamilton township for nearly three years. He was a charter member of Elks and Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar S. Crowder
Hamilton Township
Crowder
East Washington Street
J. A. Sumwalt
Methodist Church
John S. Taylor
A. G. McGuire
A. D. Cutler
A. W. Youngblood
Elks
Center Ridge Cemetery
Claude and
Nevillee Crowder
Dave T. Nicoson
Indianapolis
W. P. Stratton
L. A. Stewart
Joe R. Crowder
Sarah Stewart Crowder
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Purdue University
Shelburn
Fort Payne
Ala
William H. Crowder
Charles Johnson
Lodge of Elks
Knights of Pythias
Miller Murder Case Begins at Bloomfield
Henry Miller stands trial in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield for the murder of Junie Carr in Coalmont last November. Prosecutor N. K. Harris leads the case and the state expects to seek the death penalty. A special venue of seventy five men is set to select the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Junie Carr
Coalmont
Greene County
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
N. K. Harris
New Telephone System In Operation In Sullivan
Sullivan adopts a new telephone system placed in service at midnight Saturday night. H W Hogue J M Cleveland and W T Jenks assisted in installation as the system now is intermittently ringing when the receiver is removed. The local company spent about thirty thousand dollars on improvements, boosting efficiency and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
H. W. Hogue
J. M. Cleveland
W. T. Jenks
Central
Circuit Court Opens for September Term
Sullivan circuit court opened Monday with Judge W H Bridwell presiding. The term runs until October 28 with a heavy docket and several key cases set for trial. Petit jurors report next Tuesday and grand jurors convene September 18 to probe the Hale Everhart murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Sullivan Circuit Court
W. H. Bridwell
Commissioners Hold Busy Session Appoint Haddon Trustee
Alva Haddon of Sullivan was appointed trustee of Hamilton township to fill the unexpired term of Edgar Crowder and will serve until January 1. The board fixed the gravel road repair fund tax at 25 cents per hundred dollars and approved multiple road contracts and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva J. Haddon
Hamilton
Board of County Commissioners
Della Stone
Fairbanks
Turman
Peden and
Hack
C. P. Anderson
Turman Township
J. K. Coulson
J. Wesley Hunt
Lafe Bland
Charles Heap
Curry Township
Willard Davis
Haddon Township
Charles Briley
Alva Hadden
Sullivan
Edgar S. Crowder
Hadden
Frank M. Daniels
Harold Lovelace
E. H. Wright
Purdue University
William T. Dix
Sam R. Cole
Jackson Township
Charles McGarvey
Curry
Jackson
Calvin Harmon
Island Levee Association
John Vansant
Isaac Hoggatt
John G. Barnett
Roy Drennan
Fairbanks and Narrows
William Thomas
Narows Ferry
Harrison Corner
Sullivan Woman Married in Washington Romance
Announcement from Sullivan reports the marriage of Miss Ora Lovelace of this city and Walter H. Wilcox of Washington D C. They will reside in Washington. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Lovelace. the groom is the son of W. H. Wilcox of Bangor and a nephew of Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Lovelace
Washington, D. C
Walter H. Wilcox
Washington
D. H. Lovelace
W. H. Wilcox
Bangor
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Car Leaves Pavement Injures Hiatt Family
Mr and Mrs Frank Hiatt and daughter Geneva and Miss Gwendo lyn Palmer sustained cuts bruises and a severe shaking up when their car skidded on the pavement south of the city and struck a tele phone pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hiatt
Geneva
Gwendolyn Palmer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horace
Indiana
George D. Forrest
Miller
Oscar W. Allen
Luther Keene
T. C. Woodward and Son
Byron Foutz
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