Art souvenir of leading citizens and farmers' directory of Sullivan County, Indiana, 1896, Part 1

Author: Sullivan Times Co. cn
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Sullivan, Ind.] : Sullivan Times Co.
Number of Pages: 284


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LEADING CITIZENS


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SULLIVAN COUNTY, INDIANA.


1896.


PRICE, $1.00.


THE SULLIVAN TIMES COMPANY, PUBLISHERS.


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MAP OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.


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STREET SCENE, SULLIVAN.


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L. STIWINE


J. BURTON.


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NORTH SIDE, SULLIVAN, 1861.


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WOODS-CLOTHIER.


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THE COURT HOUSE, SULLIVAN.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol WEST WASHINGTON STREET, LOOKING EAST,


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PUBLIC SOL. GOL BUILDING, SULLIVAN.


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COUNTY JAIL AND SHERIFF'S RESIDENCE.


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HELIOS DAIMOOT ALS NIVE ELIOS


Photo by Lutz & DeVol. RESIDENCE OF JOE S. REED IN FOREGROUND.


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NORTH STATE ST., LOOKING NORTH: Photo by Lutz & DeVol. RESIDENCE OF BEN DAVIS IN FOREGROUND .


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Photo by Rockwood, N. Y. PERRY H. BLUE.' GENERAL MANAGER I. & I. S R. R.


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Photo by Marceau & Power, Indianapolis.


HON. CHAS. T. AKIN.


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COUNTY AUDITOR-ELECT, JAMES R. RIGGS.


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UNITED STATES MARSHAL, WV. EX. MAWIA


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COUNTY AUDITOR, WILLIAM WILLIS.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol. COUNTY TREASURER, WILLIAM R. FRAKES.


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COUNTY LERK,


WILLIAM M. DENNI Y.


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PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, CHAS D. HUNT.


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WAKE GILES, CASHIER FARMERS' STATE BANK A ID PRESIDENT SULLIVAN TOWN BOARD.


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BUCHER


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WILLIAM E. COWLE, PRESIDENT CARLISLE TOWN BOARD.


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Photo by Cashner.


W. L. HUNT, POSTMASTER OF MEROM.


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W. H. LUCAS, MEMBER SULLIVAN TOWN BOARD.


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JOHN S. BAYS,


ATTORNEY AT LAW AND PRESIDENT SULLIVAN SCHOOL BOARD.


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Photo by Johnson.


JACOB F. HOKE,


PRESIDENT FARMERS' STATE BANK, AND TRE . SURER SULLIVAN SCHOOL BOARD.


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Photo by Cashner.


W. R. NESBIT. ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SECRETARY SULLIVAN SCHOOL BOARD.


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Photo by Whart n. Winamac, Ind .


PROF. ALEXANDER T. REID, SUPT. SULLIVAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


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Photo by Johnson & Cashner.


EX-JUDGE JOHN C. BRIGGS.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol. RESIDENCE OF JOHN T. HAYS. WEST WASHINGTON ST.


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ANTOINETTE D. LEACH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.


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LAW OFFICE OF ANTOINETTE D. LEACH.


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LAW OFFICE OF JOHN S. BAYS.


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LAW LIBRARY OF JOHN S. BAYS.


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J. H. DRAKE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.


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Photo by Uriin, Columbus, O.


ORION B. HARRIS. ATTORNEY AT LAW.


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BUCHEREY COL.0


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DR. L. K. STOCK.


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JAMES M. LANG.


DEALER IN CLOTHING.


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BUCHER


JOHN W. SPENCER. SCIENTIST.


Joined American Association for the Advar cement of Science 1870; Elected a F_llow 1874.


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JOEN W. WOLFE. DEALER IN CLOTHING.


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JOE S. REED. DRUGGIST.


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BENJ. DAVIS. C. L. DAVIS. JOHN DAVIS'S SONS. DEALERS IN HARDWARE.


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HARDWARE & IMPLEMENT HOUSE.


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HARDWARE HOUSE OF JOHN DAVIS'S SONS.


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RESIDENCE OF CHAS. L. DAVIS. NORTH COURT STREET.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol. RESIDENCES OF W. G. EATON & J. R. RIGGS. WEST WASHINGTON STREET.


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Photo by Wright, Terre Haute.


SAM A. WHITE. DRUGGIST.


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J. A. M'CLANARAN. GROCER.


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N. D. CRAWLEY. Gen. Pass Agt.


C. R. HINKLE,


C P WALKER, Auditor and Faymaster.


Gen. Freight Agt.


F. E. BASLER, Train Master. R. H. B. HUTCHISON, Train Dispatcher.


OFF: CIALS I. & I. S. RAILROAD.


Photo by Lutz & LEVel.


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C. H. CROWDER.


NEV CROWDER.


ISAAC MAXWELL.


G. W RUDDELL.


EARNEST COWLES.


CROWDER & CO., THE FOOT FITTERS. Photo by Lutz & DeVol.


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T. K. SHERMAN.


O. J. SHERMAN. T. K. SHERMAN & SON.


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D.MANZa.bo CHIC


T. K. SHERMAN & SON. OUTFITTINGS FOR MANKIND.


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L. A. STEWART, DENTIST. NO. 5 WEST WASHINGTON ST.


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HARRY KIRKHAM.


M. KIRKHAM'S SONS. DEALERS IN HARNESS, SADDLES, ETC.


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BUCHER ENG Con. 0


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D. W. SISSON. TRUSTEE OF JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol. JAMES B. LATSHAW. TRUSTEE OF HADDON TOWNSHIP.


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JOHN WHIPPS JAMES L. NASH.


GEO W FUNK. JONAS LADSON.


LEADING CITIZENS OF HADDON TOWNSHIP.


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INTERIOR VIEWS WOODS' CLOTHING STORE.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol. ABIJAH THOMSON. TRUSTEE OF FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP,


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THOMAS J. WALLS. TRUSTEE OF CURRY TOWNSHIP.


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C. H. RIDGEWAY, FURNITURE DEALER, CARLISLE.


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T. H. MASHINO, HARDWARE SALESMAN.


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Photo by Hewitt, Salem, Ohio. NOAH CRAWFORD, PROPRIETOR CITIZENS' ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS.


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CITIZENS' ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol, OTTO KRUG. DRY GOODS AND CARPETS.


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J. KERR COULSON, BREEDER OF FINE SHEEP. New Lebanon, Ind.


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JOHN T. ROSE.


BYRON RIGGS. J. W. MILLIGAN.


JOHN RIDGEWAY.


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REV. E. L. LAWSON.


J. O. POGUE.


WILLIAM RIGGS. O. G. BREWER.


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P. MCENENEY'S MARBLE WORKS.


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WILKEY HERBERT.


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HERBERT & DENNEY. LIVERY, FEED AND SALE BARN, NORTH MAIN ST.


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JOHN H. WELLING.


HO VBERT B. WELLING_


JOUN HI. WELLING & SON, CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS, NORTH COURT ._


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BUNKER HILL COAL CO.


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W. H. CONKLE.


HANCOCK & CONKLE.


BUNKER HILL COAL CO.


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INTERIOR VIEW OF THE ARCADE.


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R. J. TURMAN. W. A. YEAGER.


LYCURGUS TURMAN. _ 3 S. S. YEAGER.


LEADING CITIZENS OF TURMAN TOWNSHIP.


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J J. RRAGDON, Township Trustee. DF. E. J. YEAGER.


O. T. COLLIER. JOHN KELLEY


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DR. G. G. BILLMAN, DENTIST.


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Photo by Lutz & DeVol.


RESIDENCE OF DR. G. G. BILLMAN.


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J. L. SCOTT, Ist Tenor. DORA BECKETT, Baritone.


C. O. SELF. 2d Tenor. J. W. BROWN, Basso.


THE BARTLETTE QUALTETTE, Hymera. Ina.


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J. R. M'KINLEY, Furniture. WEBSTER BARNARD, Grocer.


P. T. M'BRIDE, Furniture. W A. BELL, Grocer.


LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SULLIVAN.


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BARTON W. LUZADER, JUSTICE CF THE PEACE.


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GEORGE W. LEACH. PROPRIETOR BLUE BULL STOCK FARM.


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V . G. EATON.


Prot. S. E. RAINES.


I. N. SNOW. Prof. CHAS. A FREE VAN


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SAM A. BROKAW, Gill Township. JOHN T. NA -H, Haddon Township.


JOHN A, MATTIX, Sullivan. JON IS ACKER, Sullivan.


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FRED HOKE, CLERK TOWN OF SULLIVAN,


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ROBERT M. DEAR, MANAGER DEAR'S OPERA HOUSE.


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"DEACON ' H K ROSS.


PARKS & ROSS, DRY GOODS.


C. W. WILLIS, DEALER IN NOTIONS.


ROBERT M. BLEDSOE,


TRUSTEE OF CASS TOWNSHIP.


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Prof. A. M. WARD.


Prof. M. S. WILKINSON. Prof. B. F. McHENRY. Prof. HATTON. President L. J. ALDRICH.


FACULTY OF UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MEROM.


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UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MEROM, IND.


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Union Christian College


Delightfully located on Merom Bluffs. This insti- tution offers a sound and symmetrical training for all earnest young men and women.


The only College in Sullivan county. It is thoroughly devoted to the interests of higher edu- cation in the county. Increasingly large numbers of the teachers of Southwestern Indiana and East- ern Illinois are being educated at this school.


The faculty is composed of thirteen experienced professors and instructors. A strong and varied course is maintained in each of five departments: (a) Classics ; (b) Sciences, including Mathematics, Philosophy, History and Literature; (c) Normal, including a thorough review of all the common branches, also Psychology, Pedagogy, Ethies, Logic, History, Literature and Mathematics ; (d) Academ- ies, including preparatory branches for advanced standing in collegiate and professional courses ; (e) Commercial, Music, Art and Education.


Tuition is only ten dollars per term of 12 to 14 weeks. Board and other expenses are very low. Library and Reading Rooms free. Live Endeavor Society ; Y. M C. A .; Y. W. C. A .; two Literary Associations, &c., &c.


For Catalogue and other information address,


L. J. ALDRICH, PRES.


A. M. WARD, SEC.


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W. H M'GREW. Cass.


F. W. SCHROEDER. Carlisle.


C. E. CURTIS, Paxton.


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RICHARD TAYLOR. DAN A. FRAKES.


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CHAS. W. LOVELACE. CHAS. B. BOLINGER. IRA DRAKE. HOMER A TAYLOR. LEADING CITIZENS OF CURRY TOWNSHIP.


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E. H. THEREY, CIVIL ENGINEER.


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TIMES(


THE TIMES OFFICE. NORTH COURT ST.


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C. W. WELMAN, EDITOR OF THE TIMES.


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VICTOR A. & MRS. C. W. WELMAN.


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JOE B. ORR, FOREMAN OF THE TIMES.


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W. B. McDONALD, EMPLOYE OF THE TIMES.


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MELL SHAW MCBRIDE, COMPOSITOR, WHO SET THE TYPE FOR "THE FARMERS' DIRECTORY."


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THE SULLIVAN TIMES.


Established 1878. C. W. WELMAN, Editor and Manager.


FINEST Job Printing Office In the County.


Complete Bindery Added Jan. 1, 1896.


-OFFICE ON NORTH COURT ST .-


Give us a call. Always Welcome.


JOHN KIRKHAM. HARRY KIRKHAM.


M. Kirkham's Sons,


(Successors to M. Kirkham & Son) Established 18677.


MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN Light and Heavy Harness, and Everything Pertaining to the Harness and Saddle Trade. Al- so a Full Line of


high Grade Bicycles


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AKIN, HON. CHARLES T., born in Carlisle, Ind., Oct. 27, 1848. Received a liberal education and early engaged in mercantile business. Is now a member of the firm of R. W. Akin's Sons, merchants, bankers, millers and farm- ers. Elected to Indiana House of Represent- atives in 1880 and 1882; also represented Sulli- van and Greene counties in the State Senate sessions of 1891 and 1893, where he took high rank as a careful and intelligent legislator, being identified with the important legisla- tion of that period. Residence, Carlisle.


ACKER, JONAS, born in Germany. Came to Amer- ica, 1870. Came to Sullivan county, 1889. Is in charge of the only Second Hand Store in Sullivan. Also handles a fine line of NEW Stoves, Furniture, Mattresses, Springs, etc. All kinds of Repairing done to order. Store under I. O. O. F. Temple.


BUFF, GEORGE W., graduated at the Law School of Ky., 1871. Elected Judge of the Circuit Court, then composed of Vigo and Sullivan counties. Served 6 years. Since leaving the bench has been practicing his profession in Sullivan. Firm name Buff & Nesbit.


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BRIGGS, JOHN C., born in Carlisle, Ind., April 2, 1841. Served almost four years in the Union Army, from 1861 to 1865. Prosecuting Attorney from 1870 to 1872, Representative from Sullivan county from 1878 to 1880. Served on the bench from '88 to '94 of the 14th Judicial Circuit. Admitted to the bar 1870, and admitted to prac- tice before Supreme Court, 1876, and at same time licensed to practice before the U. S. Court.


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BLUE, PERRY H., born in Knox county, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1851 ; moved with his father to Greene coun- ty, Ind., in 1854; resided on a farm until 1866, when he came to Sullivan. Was employed as a clerk by his father and others until 1872, when he commenced the study of law. Was admit- ted to practice in the circuit and supreme courts shortly after. Served as Deputy Dis- trict Attorney under the old Common Pleas system until the court was abolished. Was town attorney for several years and also served as Justice of the Peace. Elected Prosecuting Attorney of the 14th Judicial Circuit, composed of Sullivan and Vigo counties, in 1878; was ap- pointed Superintendent of the Bloomfield Rail- road Company in 1881, and the next year was also appointed Sup't of the Springfield, Effing- ham & Southeastern railroad, holding these positions until 1886, when these two roads were consolidated under the name of the In- diana & Illinois Southern, when he was elect- ed General Manager of the new Company, which position he has since held. Was a del- egate to the democratic national convention at St. Louis in 1888; was elected a trustee of the Southern Hospital in 1889 by the legislature, and re-elected in 1891, his term expiring 1895, under the terms of the new law requiring the board to be bi-partisan. He is a partner in the firm of Engle & Blue, hardware dealers, is President of the Merom Gravel Company, is interested in farming and various other enter- prises. Relying entirely upon his own re- sources, Mr. Blue has been a very successful business man. He was married in 1890, at Evansville to Miss Lulu I. Thompson, and has one child, a daughter, born Oct. 10, 1894.


BILLMAN, DR. G. G., born in Sullivan county, 1868. Raised on his father's farm. Graduated at the Ind., Dental College, 1891. Married Miss Belle, daughter of Martin Campbell, 1892. Has since practiced his profession in Sullivan, East Side Square.


BILLMAN, J. M., DR., born in Coshocton Co., O., 1864; came to Sullivan county 1866. Graduated at the Indiana Opthalmic College 1894, and will graduate at the Bennett Opthalmic College, Chicago, in March 1896. Will practice in Sul- livan. Married Miss Zetta, daughter of T. J. Wolfe.


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BASLER, FERDINAND E., born near Sullivan Oct. 21, 1854; attended public schools in Sullivan until the age of 14 when he entered the service ' of the E. & T. H. R. R. in March, 1870; served as bill clerk in the freight office at Terre Haute until Oct 1. 1871; was made agent at Sullivan station, and so continued until Nov. 15, 1886, when he become Gen'l Freight and Passenger Agent of the I. & I. S. R. R., continuing in that capacity until Feb. 15, 1894. Served as deputy Internal Revenue Collector until May 25, 1895. Is now Train Master of the I. & I. S. R. R. Mr. Basler is a good business man and has always enjoyed the fullest confidence of the best citizens of Sullivan.


BELL, W. A., born in Sullivan county, June 26, 1866. Was en ployed by Mose Wilkey as a clerk in 1883, also clerked in J. T. Reid's grocery for five years. Opened a grocery store at No. 7 South Side in the fall of 1889, and continues to do a good business at the same stand. His stock is clean and neat, and Mr. Bell is a good business man.


BAYS, JOHN S., borir in Greene county, 1850. Attend- ed the State University from '67 to '69, law school same place from '71 and '72. Admit- ted to the bar 1870. Married Miss Hettie G., daughter of John Fenton, 1876. Came to Sul- livan county, 1874, and has since been one of the leading Attorney of the State.


BARNARD, W., born in Bucksport, Maine, April 30, 1854. Came to Sullivan county, March, 1872. Commenced in the grocery business on the West Side, 1874; continued the same four years. Farmed until 1891, when he entered his present place of business, a grocery, at No. 5 South Side. Married Miss Rachel L., daugh- ter of A. Knotts, of New Lebanon, June 10,1875. CROWDER, CLAUDE H., born in Graysville, Sulli- van county, Jan. 11, 1862. A Groceryman during '82 to '83. In March, 1883, he engaged in the Boot and Shoe business-known at present as the "Foot Fitter."


CROWDER, NEVILLE, born in Sullivan, 1864. Mar- ied Miss Myrtle, daughter of Cap. Wm. T. Crawford, Sept. 1, 1890. Has been in the boot and shoe business for the last 10 years; at present with the Foot Fitters. Residence, Thompson street.


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CRAWLEY, MURRAY D., born July 1862, in Sullivan county ; attended the Sullivan public schools until 18 years of age. Commenced work in the E. & T. H. office at Sullivan, with Mr. F. E. Basler and remained there during - 1881-82; was then appointed Deputy Auditor of Sullivan county, which position he held un- til the fall of 1886, when he accepted a position in the Auditor's office of Vigo county. In the fall of 1887 received an appointment as assist- ant in the Auditing Department of the I. & I. S. R. R., and in March 1894 was appointed to the position of General Passenger and Baggage . Agent of the same company, which position he still occupies.


CUNNINGHAM, F. M., born in Sullivan county, Apr. 26, 1865. Taught school six years. Married Miss Nora E., daughter of C. C. Wolfe, Sept. 24, 1889. Elected County Surveyor, 1892, and re-elected to the same office, 1894. Residence, North Main street.


CRAWFORD, NOAHI, born in Columbia county, O., 1844. Came to Sullivan county, Ind., 1867. Owned a Feed and Saw Mill at Alum Cave 15 years; a prosperous farmer of Jackson Tp., for 25 years. Took charge of the Citizens Light & Power Co., Sullivan, Jan. 1, 1895, and has one of the best equipped plants in the State, situated near the I. & I. S. Depot.


DENNY, WILLIAM M., born in Monroe Co., Ind., April 21, 1836; came to Sullivan county 1849; en- gaged in farming all his life, teaching school in the winter season for several years. Served as assessor of Curry township. Was nominat- ed and elected Circuit Clerk of Sullivan conn- tv in 1890, assumimg the duties of the office March 28, 1892, and his term will expire March 28, 1896. Mr. Denney was married Jan. 3, 1861, to Miss Sarah Edmonds, who died in 1867, and again April 1, 1869, to Miss Nancy A. Hen- dricks. He has an interesting family and en- joys the good will and respect of the people of Sullivan county.


DEAR, R. M., born in Clarke county, Ind., 1847. Served almost 3 years in the civil war, in the 43rd Ind. Vol. Inf. Came to Sullivan, 1876, and has since been engaged in the Hardware business at No. 10 South Side.


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DAVIS, CHARLES L., born in Sullivan county, Nov. 30, 1849. Engaged in the hardware business 1869, with his brother Hezekiah Davis under the firm name of H. Davis & Bro. H. Davis died in 1872, and John Davis, father of C. L. and H. Davis, became a partner in the busi- less, the firm name being C. L. Davis & Co. In Dee., 1874, Ben Davis, became a partner and the firm was known as John Davis & Sons. John Davis died in Feb., 1891, and since that time the style of the firm has been John Davis's Sons. C. L. Davis was twice elected county treasurer,


DAVIS, BEN, born in Sullivan Co., Oct 6, 1852; remained on his father's farm until Dec. 28, 1874; came to Sullivan and engaged in the hardware busi- ness, which he has since followed. Married Miss Emma J., daughter of David McKinney, Feb., 1893. John Davis's Sons' hardware store is the largest retail store of the kind in the state.


EATON, W. G., born in Sullivan county, 1855. Entered the Farmers State Bank in 1886. Was elected Assitant Cashier in 1888. Has since retained the same position. Married Miss Ollie, daugh- ter of Capt. R. R. Cluggage, 1876. Followed the Boot and Shoe business 15 years previous to going into the bank.


FREEMAN, PROF. C. A., born in Sullivan, Dec. 19, 1863; graduated at the Indiana State Normal School June, 1891, was principal of the Sulli- van high school 1892 and 1893; a studert at the Indiana University 1894 and 1895. Was prin- cipal of the Linton high school. At present is Supt. at Orleans high school.


FRAKES, W. R., born in Sullivan county, Ind., Nov. 18, 1845. Raised on his father's farm. Taught school 10 years. Elected Justice of the Peace Jackson Tp., 1880, and served 12 years; elected County Treasurer 1894, sworn in 1895. Resi- dence, Sullivan.


GOODMAN, SOL, The old reliable Clothier of Sullivan county. Established 1866. Always keeps the largest stock on hands and sells as low as any house in the county. Satisfaction always guaranteed.


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HINKLE, CARL R., born in Sullivan 1863; received a thorough education in the graded schools of the city, having the advantage of several years' special course in the high school; was em- ployed during vacations as a salesman by va- rious parties, and during the last three months of his graduating year in the high school, was book keeper for the Farmers' National Bank, serving in this capacity half the day and main- taining his class standing during the other half. On graduating, he served the bank in various capacities from 1882 until 1886, when he as- sumed the duties of Assistant Auditor of the Indiana and Illinois Southern Railroad, being promoted to Auditor of this road a few months later, which position, together with that of Pay Master, he has since held. Mr. Hinkle is one of the popular young men of the city, is Manager of the celebrated Eclipse band, the excellence of which is largely due to his effi- cient supervision ; was the promoter of and is a prominent member of the Commercial Club and is identified with many movements of public interest.


HERBERT, W. R., born in Sullivan county, 1863, Sept. 19. Was raised on his father's farm, and there remained until the year 1889. Entered the Livery business at Oden, Ind., and in May, 1885, formed a partnership with C. W. Den- ney, under the firm name of Herbert & Den- ney, Livery, Feed & Sale Stable, Buss Line, etc. HARRIS, ORION B., born in Knox county, O., April 15, 1859. Graduated at Kenyon College, 1885. Came to Sullivan county same year and com- menced the practice of Law, and 1893 formed partnership with Wm. T. Douthitt. Firm known as Harris & Douthitt, N. E. Cor., Sul- livan.


HOKE, J. F., born is Sullivan county, 1839. Raised on his father's farm. Left the farm at 20 years of age. Entered the civil war, 1862. Served al- most three years. Engaged in the Hardware business 1864 Followed that business 24 years, and 1891 entered the Farmers State Bank, of which he is President.


HOKE, JACOB FREDERICK, JR., born in Jeffer- sontown, Ky., Aug. 9, 1870. Came to Sullivan Jan 1, 1891. Employed in the Hardware Store at No. 10 South Side, Jan. 1, 1891, and has since remained. Elected Clerk and Treasurer of Sullivan, May 6, 1895.


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HAWKINS, WILLIAM H., born near Graysville, Sul- livan Co., Dec. 31, 1858; was educated in the public schools of the county and the Northern Indiana Normal at Valparaiso, Ind. Worked on a farm until 1878; clerked in a general store at Shelburn until 1884, when he was appointed deputy Sheriff. Served four years as deputy Sheriff, and was elected Sheriff of Sullivan county Nov. 1888, and re-elected in 1890, his second term expired Nov. 18, 1892. Was ap- pointed United States Marshal for the District of Indiana March 22, 1893, and at the time of his appointment was the youngest United States Marshal ever appointed in the United States. Marshal Hawkins' success in the try- ing tinies of the miners' and railroaders' strikes in 1894 was phenomenal, and at the close of the trouble, he received congratulatory letters from the leaders of both sides to the contro- versies, expressing appreciation of his courte- sy, firmness and good judgment. Mr. Haw- kins has purchased a fine farm near Sullivan and will return here at the close of his official term. He was married in 1880 to Miss Etta E. Collier, and has one son 14 years of age.


HUTCHISON, ROBERT H. B., born in Van Buren county, Iowa, Aug. 26, 1872; came to Sullivan county in 1876; attended the public schools until 15 years of age, when he entered the ser- vice of the E. & T. H. R. R., and was after- ward with the Adam Express Company. Be- come an operator at the I. & I. S. station in 1890, continuing about a year and a half; went to Bucyrus, Ohio, and was in the employ of T. & O. C. R. R. for five months, when he returned to Sullivan and again took a posi- tion at the I. & I. S. freight office; was trans- ferred to the general office and made train dis- patcher in Sept., 1893, which position he still holds.


HAYS JOHN T., was born in Beaver county, Pa., Nov. 11, 1842. Graduated at Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburg, Pa., June 16, 1864. Gradu- ated at Mt. Union College, O. Was Superin- tendent of Public School at Sullivan, Ind., in 1872 and '73, since which time he has been en- gaged in the practice of Law in the same office that he now occupies.


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HUNT, CHARLES D., born in Sullivan county, Oct , 1861 Remained on his father's farm until the age of 20. Graduated at the De Pauw Univer- sity, 1888. Admitted to the bar, 1889. Mar- ried Miss Sarah W., daughter of Charles Scott. Elected Towu Clerk, 1891-92; also elec- ted Prosecuting Attorney of the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1894.




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