Miles Seine Policy Sparks Protest and Political Maneuvering
George W. Stout critiques Fish Commissioner Miles on a seining policy in Indiana. Protests to the plan prompt talk of legal challenges and a court test while Fleming and Marshall operatives gain from issuing permits to favored Democrats. Miles defends his crawl fishing stance amid farmer opposition and questions over legality.
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George W. Stout
The
Indianapolis Star
Miles
Stephen B. Fleming
George W. Miles
Syracuse
Fisheries and Game
Ike Walton
Indiana
Fleming-Marshall
R. D. Fleming
Seining permit takings tied to R D Fleming in Fort Wayne
R D Fleming of Ft Wayne, a deputy in Commissioner Miles office, is named sponsor for two workers to operate a seventy foot seine on the Salamonie River. The plan assigns supervising deputies to ensure only desirable fish are kept, with Fleming guiding the operation and backing the permit request amid a broader political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Fleming
Ft. Wayne
Miles
Stephen B. Fleming
Marshall
Marshall Music
Fleming
Salomonie
Record Crowd at Saturday Fair Crowns Winners
A large Saturday fair attracted a record crowd. Seventy seven tots entered the baby show with Opal Fern Pool winning first prize. Awards went to numerous locals in driving, poultry, produce, crafts, and home goods, detailing prize recipients including Beulah Maxwell and Mary Jeter.
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Opal Fern Pool
Gerthal Pool
Jack Brokaw
H. O Wolfe
Levi Engle
W. R. Mickey
Walter Haddon
Thurman Brodie
Harold Clark
E. J. Brodie
James Collins
W. M. Billman
Beulah Maxwell
Mary Jeter
Helen Mahley
Josephine Crowder
Marshall Exline
Harold Campbell
Martha Wilkinson
Harve Crowder
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
For the week ending Sept 24 reporter Maurice Yeager notes varied days with part cloudy to clear skies. Temperatures ranged from 52 to 87 degrees with rainfall totaling 0.69 inches on the 18th and 0.06 inches on the 21st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager
Cooperative Weather Observer
New Delinquent Tax Law Limits Claims by Delinquents
A new county tax law requires auditors to compile a full delinquent list to be given to township trustees and city and school officials. Claimants who owe delinquent taxes will have those amounts deducted from their payments. Officials who do not implement the deduction may face a fine.
Harris Family to Return to Sullivan Residence
Judge O. B. Harris and Mrs Harris will move from Terre Haute to Sullivan and occupy their home on West Washington Street. Judge Harris will continue practicing law in Terre Haute. Their son Norval attends Indiana University Bloomington and their daughter Naomi studies in Denver.
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Sullivan
O. B. Harris
Terre Haute
West Washington Street
Judge Harris
Norval
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Naomi
Denver
Scott Named Southern Indiana Elks District Deputy
Robert A. Scott of Linton is appointed district deputy for southern Indiana for the Elks by Grand Exalted Ruler Sullivan of New Orleans. The nomination elevates the local businessman to a statewide leadership role within the fraternal organization.
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Scott
Robert A. Scott
Linton
Indiana
The
Elks
Sullivan
New Orleans
Honor Hoosier Poet Riley Birthday Observation
City schools will observe Jas Whitcomb Riley birthday on October 7 with appropriate exercises. The same arrangement will be made in all the schools of the state.
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Jas. Whitcomb Riley
Tiger Operators Sentenced in Liquor Case
Eilig Miller and Jack Carey pleaded guilty before Judge Bridwell on Thursday to illegal liquor sales. Each received thirty days in jail and a fifty dollar fine.
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Tiger
Eilig Miller
Jack Carey
Bridwell
Thurman Christ Sentenced to One to Eight Years
Thurman Christ former secretary of the Hamilton miners local union pleaded guilty to embezzling 217.85 while in office. Judge Bridwell imposed a penitentiary term of one to eight years after a witness testified. Christ, married with his wife and younger brother present, faced trial before sentencing.
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Thurman Christ
Hamilton Miners
Bridwell
Christ
Oscar McCammon Sentenced to Penitentiary
Oscar McCammon age 21 son of James McCammon of Shelburn was sentenced by Judge Bridwell after pleading guilty to criminal assault on Mary Miller 15 of Shelburn. Miller, allegedly delicate, will be sent to the Indianapolis school for young women. McCammon receives two to twenty-one years. his brother Don McCammon was jailed previously for similar crimes.
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Oscar McCammon
James McCammon
Shelburn
Bridwell
Mary Miller
McCammon
Miss Miller
Indianapolis
Don McCammon
Explosion in mine kills Lackey in Dugger
A blast in the Superior mine near Dugger injures and kills Glenn Lackey and critically burns James Ferguson. An electric wire caused powder ignition on a motor car, triggering the explosion that shook the entry and left Lackey dead hours later. Ferguson’s prognosis remains poor with potential blindness.
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Dugger
Superior
Glenn Lackey
Wellman Lackey
James Ferguson
Lackey
Mr. Lackey
Terre Haute
Ferguson
Lineman Narrowly Escapes Death in Electrical Work
Shelburn, Sept. 26. John Tucker, local superintendent for Sullivan County Electric, nearly died last week installing a transformer. A wire pushed inside touched an 11,000 volt line, shocking him and tossing him to the ground. The fall broke the contact and saved his life. A. D. Torr, working with him, could shut off the current in time.
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Shelburn
John Tucker
Sullivan County Electric Company
Tucker
A. D. Torr
State Meeting Attended by County Officials at Evansville
County Commissioner John A. Mattix J Ed Turman and W H Crowder Jr attended the state meeting of county commissioners in Evansville on Wednesday and Thursday. A steamboat ride was offered to visitors with a trip up Green River and an old time Kentucky barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Mattix
J. Ed Turman
W. H. Crowder, Jr
Evansville
Green River
Kentucky
Dugger Merchant Retires After 29 Years In Dugger
Willam R. Dugger, long time mercantile operator in Dugger, sells his business to Price & Thom as and will retire. A pioneer coal man in the county, Dugger gave his name to the town of Dugger.
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Willam R. Dugger
Dugger
Price & Thomas
Mr. Dugger
Simmers and Ford Tie The Knot In Cass Township
Gilbert H. Simmers a Cass township miner wed Maude E. Ford daughter of John H. Ford at the Christian parsonage. The couple left for Cleveland Ohio on a wedding tour after the ceremony conducted by Rev. J. M. Vawter.
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Gilbert H. Simmers
Cass Township
Maude E. Ford
John H. Ford
Christian Parsonage
J. M. Vawter
Cleveland
Ohio
Local Saturday Fair Prize Winners and Contests
Events at the Saturday fair include best colts with $15.00 top prize, best lady rider with 75 riding points, dairy and beef cattle prizes, assorted poultry ribbons and cash, fruit and vegetable contests, fancy work and culinary awards, an automobile slow race with a $5.00 prize, and a boys pushmobile race for ages 12 and under. Prizes range from $1.00 to $5.00 with ribbons for many categories. East Side of Square hosts these events with several prize names listed.
Liquor License Revoked for Miller at Jerico Venue
The Miller thirst emporium near Jerico has closed after county commissioners revoked his license amid charges of selling to minors and after hours. A ten minute deliberation followed witnesses' testimony in commissioner's court. This marks the second license revoked under the new liquor law in mining camps, with Scott City’s Thomas Watson also losing his license for violations.
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Martin Miller
Miller
Commissioners Court
Dugger
Thomas Watson
Scott City
Mrs Odie Jones Shot by Husband May Recover
Mrs Odie Jones who was shot four times by her husband in this city on September 16 lies at the county infirmary recovering. Doctor J H Neff reports she has no fever and is beginning to take nourishment, suggesting a possible recovery.
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Odie Jones
J. H. Neff
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Couny
Terre Haute
Illinois Central
Treve Haute
Vawter Family to Move to Missouri Home
Reverend J M Vawter and family prepare for a new Missouri home. Part of their household goods has already been shipped.
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Rev. J. M. Vawter
Missouri
Burkholder Lands Important Position
Clyde Burkholder, deputy county clerk under Arthur DeBaun, resigns to become secretary to Adjutant General McCoy in Indianapolis. The post carries a good salary and he leaves Friday for Indianapolis to assume duties. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Irenus Burkholder of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Indianapolis
Clyde Burkholder
Arthur DeBaun
Burkholder
Irenus Burkholder
Wilfred Mine Sets New Payroll Record in Farmersburg
The Wilfred mine paid out the largest payroll on Saturday September 9 totaling over 10000 dollars. Workers Tom Scott of Bald Ridge and Joe Scott of Shelburn earned over 100 dollars each. The mine runs daily with about 1000 tons produced per day and plans for a strong winter. Baldridge, the start up and shut down mine, has resumed cleanup after a previous fire. Water is being shipped to the St Clair mine as its pond runs dry. The Wilfred mine operates full time with continued output.
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Farmersburg
Wilfred
Tom Scott
Baldridge
Joe Scott
Shelburn
St. Clair
Sullivan Auto Party Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury
Sheriff Frank Wible's car skidded near Stinesville on the Vandalia line between here and Indianapolis. A rear wheel crushed the vehicle causing a rollover. Mrs. D. B. Young suffered a fractured left leg while Mary Moore escaped with minor scratches and all others were shaken but unhurt. Mrs Young was transported to Sullivan after first aid at Stinesville.
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Frank Wible
Here
Indianapolis
D. B. Young
Wible
Mary Moore
School For Girls
New Suits Filed in Five Civil Actions
Great Northern Manufacturing Co. and others including Lettie Miller and Nora Thompson seek partition of real estate from Samuel L. McGinnis. Lillie J. Mynatt sues Luther J. Mynatt for divorce. Ida Tuell sues George Homan to eject him. Bessie Homan sues Ida Tuell and Robert Tuell for specific performance.
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Great Northern Manufacturing Co
Samuel L. McGinnis
Sullivan Commandery to Hold Special Friday Meeting
Sullivan Commandery of Knights Templar will hold a special meeting Friday night for work in the R. C. degree.
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Sullivan Commandery
Knights Templar
R. C
Work in Third Degree at Sullivan Lodge Tonight
Sullivan lodge No. 268 F and A M will perform third degree work tonight. Members and the public are invited to attend the initiation ceremony at the lodge hall.
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Sullivan Lodge
Jerusalem Chapter Work in Royal Arch Degrees
Jerusalem Chapter No. 81 R A M plans work in the P M and M E M degrees tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Miracle wheat touted by Brooklyn pastor followers
In New York on September 22 followers of Pastor Russell await the result of a new experiment from his Tabernacle headquarters at 13 and 17 Hicks Street Brooklyn. The "Miracle wheat" sells for 604 a bushel or 1 a pound in small lots and is claimed to yield fifteen times the average. Brother Dockey notes 30 to 35 bushels already sold.
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New York
Russell
Tabernacle
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
Dockey
Wheat Treasury
Miracle Wheat fundraising spreads across regions
Money from the sale of miracle wheat pours in from the Northwest states and Canada totaling between $1,500 and $2,100. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society receives the funds via Brother Dockey. Last year the society reported 150,000 dollars in receipts from literature sales and donations, with 500,000 dollars expected this year from miracle wheat. Brother Bohnet of Iowa, who found the wheat in 1907, and Brother Fleming of Indiana join others in distributing the wheat through Brooklyn.
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Canada
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Brother Dockey
J. Bohnet
Iowa
Brother Bohnet
Brother Fleming
Indiana
Brooklyn
Death of Jacob A Prose Farmer Civil War Veteran
Jacob A Prose, a prominent farmer and Civil War veteran, died Thursday after a long illness at his home south of the city. The funeral was held Saturday at the residence with Rev. George Murphy presiding, interment in Center Ridge. Survived by his wife Martha F. Tanner. five sons Will, Ben, Charles, John, and C. D. Prose. daughters Mrs. Mary Holt, Mrs. Anice Betweiler, and Mrs. Mattie Hart.
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Jacob A. Prose
George Murphy
Center Ridge
Prose
Ohio
Martha F. Tanner
the National Guards
Mary Holt
New Lebanon
Anice Betweiler
Portsmouth
Mattie Hart
This Township
Will and
Ben Prose
Gill Township
Charles Prose
John and
C. D. Prose
Annual Soldiers' Reunion Held in Sullivan County
The Sullivan county soldiers reunion took place over Thursday and Friday with a small Thursday crowd and a good Friday turnout. A Thursday camp fire recalled wartime memories. Friday featured Judge Waugh of Tipton, state commander of the G A R, as the main speaker and Alex Asbury as the opening speaker. The Hymera miners quartet performed on Thursday.
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Sullivan
Birthday Anniversary for Mrs. Amelia Carruthers in Pleasantville
Last Saturday 115 relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. Amelia Carruthers home to celebrate her 72d birthday. A large dinner was served on long tables in the yard and porch. Aunt Millie’s five children and sixteen grandchildren attended with several siblings present except Mrs. Sarah Newkirk who is 79 and could not attend. The combined ages of Mrs. Carruthers and her three brothers and three sisters total 475 years. She received many nice and useful presents.
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Pleasantville
Amelia Carruthers
Millie
Sarah Newkirk
Carruthers
Polish Catholics organize Stanislaus Hostpa Church in Shelburn
Polish residents of Shelburn establish a Polish Catholic church named Stanislaus Hostpa with Rev. L Pocieha guiding organizing work. New officers include John Przaybein as president Ladyslav Holub as vice president Jer zy Koronski treasurer Joe Bolsiewicz recording secretary and Jos Czechowicz corresponding secretary.
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Shelburn
L. Pocieha
Stanislaus Hostpa
John Przaybein
Ladyslav Holub
Jerzy Koronski
Joe Bolsiewicz
Jos. Czechowicz
Remonstrance Against Liquor Licenses Filed in Fairbanks
Fairbanks voters file a remonstrance against all liquor license applicants. The document, signed by a large majority of township voters, will be presented to the county auditor this week and reviewed by the commissioners at their first October meeting.
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Fairbanks
Cox Case Continued In City Court
The case against Nathan Cox charged with attempting to kill Walker A Dooley by a June shooting in the city has been moved to the November term. The current term ends November 4 and the November term opens Monday November 27.
Temporary Injunction Issued Against Hicks Over Crops
Joseph Higbee secures a temporary injunction in circuit court prohibiting H. N. Hicks from removing crops from Higbee’s land. The order aims to preserve the petitioner’s agricultural assets pending further legal action.
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Joseph Higbee
H. N. Hicks
Hicks
Judgment Against Estate for Higdon Heirs
Emma L. Martin as administratrix of the William W. Higdon estate is awarded a judgment of $800 on the claim. The ruling names the Higdon estate as the obligated party and specifies the amount granted.
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Emma L. Martin
William W. Higdon
Necessity Demands Hospital in Sullivan County
A local editorial urges immediate county hospital construction citing the citys shooting incident and repeated medical delays. It argues the county is able and the public favors the project, stressing life saving benefits for residents and medical professionals alike.
Judge Rules Two Mile Limit Invalid In Lin ton
Bloomfield Sept 26 Judge Charles E Henderson held invalid an ordinance passed by Linton common council that no saloon be established within two miles of the city corporate limits directing County Auditor Jennings to grant a liquor license to Elijah Beaman.
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Bloomfield
Jennings
Elijah Beaman
Charles E. Henderson
Common Council of
Linton
State board to hold nine regular teachers exams this year
The state board of education will conduct nine regular teachers examinations this year with the final test on Saturday September 30. Lists of all questions will be provided across the various subjects.
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State Board of Education
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N. B. Groff
R. P. White
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E. C. Snarr
Jerico
Sullivan Auto Party
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