CENTENNIAL SULLIVAN'S PROGRESS. Souvenir Program Price 501

Transcription

1 CENTENNIAL 1853 SULLIVAN'S PROGRESS 1953 Souvenr Program Prce 501

2 , EARLY HISTORY OF SULLIV AN For many years many Indan rbes surrounded wha s now Sullvan and he early Indan Terrory. They pched her eepees besde he waers of Busseron and Buck Creeks and used hs land as a hunng ground. As early as 1679 LaSalle made hs frs rp no he Msssspp Valley and pushng on fnally made hs way no he land known o-day as Indana. I s ha he area around Sullvan Couny was grealy nfluenced by he French for he French obaned lands from he Indans by he Treay of Ths was Pon Coupee, a mle above he mouh of Busseron Creek-he souhwes corner of he presen Gll Townshp. So s o LaSalle we pay he honor of openng Indana o cvlzaon. Bu n 1763, wh he Treay of Pars he French relnqushed possesson of he lands o he Englsh. There was hen a ghenng down, Englsh oppresson grew and n 1775, he Revoluonary War. Our ancesors of Amerca and he Indana Terrory were deermned o hrow off he manle of persecuon and declare hemselves a free naon. The Amercan Freedom was no accden of naure, bu was gradually won by generaons of hard workng and advenurous people. Years passed and afer he Bale of Tppcanoe, General Harrson concluded a reay wh several Indan rbes. Shorly hereafer he James Ledgerwood famly came no Sullvan Couny. Then slowly no he wlderness came oher selers and wh he deermnaon o conquer hs wlderness. Sullvan soon began o grow rapdly. In he year 1842 we fnd n Sullvan abou four log cabns. The Couny records brough here n 1843 gave que an mpeus o he lle vllage. A wo-sory frame Cour House was bul on Washngon Sree and a wo-sory sold log jal and jaler's resdence on Sae Sree on Lo No. 66 on whch he presen brck jal sands. On a very cold January 4, 1843, a daugher, Mary J. was born o Hugh S. and Francs Orr. The frs chld born n hs own. Also n 1843 we fnd James Whcomb makng he frs polcal speech, snce he was a canddae for he Governorshp and he frs elecon was hen held n As a own grows, busness grows, and hese early merchans, John Brdwell, Maj. Isaac Sewar, Chrsson and Crowder and he Wesard Bros. kep lle mxed socks of dry goods, groceres, boos, shoes, has, hardware, clohng, and drugs. As he own grew we soon found many men buldng onesory frame resdences on Secon Sree. These wh a very few ohers, and a few eang and drnkng houses was Sullvan n On December 8, 1853 Sullvan was ncorporaed by he Ac of he Couny Commssoners, Wllam Beard, L ev Maxwell and Jacob Hoke. As for a caalogue of he own offcers, ha can no be gven, for he early own records are los or msplaced. The populaon a hs me was 350. One mgh have seen Mr. Sanders M. Howard, he frs Pos Maser, delveryng he mal and carryng n hs ha. N ear he cener of he orgnal plo of he own of Sullvan was he Cour House square, surrounded by an ron fence. In he cener of hs was he Cour House wh an elevaed foundaon of sold sone. The cupola on op of he Cour House was 120 fee n hegh, whch under favorable crcumsances could be seen from Merom, nne mles away. The E. and C. Ralroad, laer he E. and T. H. and now he C. & E. 1. was compleed from Evansvlle o Terre Haue n December They ran a mal ran Norh and Souh each day and a fregh ran Norh, Monday, Wednesday and Frday and Souh, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saurdays

3 EARLY HISTORY, Connued: The frs school buldng was ereced by he Couny under he old semnary law. Mr. A. J. Mals augh he frs school n hs buldng eachng for some wo years. As me passed on, her need for a bgger and beer buldng grew and hen a new school buldng, called he Cenral School was ereced n 1872 as a cos of $25,000. I was a hree sory buldng wh he capacy for 600 pupls wh Professor W. T. Crawford n charge. When he school year closed he Prncple and saff organzed for a erm of normal ranng. In a shor span of a few years many busnesses sared such as he frs planng mll, Propreors J. F. Hoke and A. B. Sansl he frs woolen facory The Merchans and Exchange flourng mll, The Marble and Grane works and wo carrage facores, E. J. C. Hlderbrand, Propreor of he one n he Souh and J. H. Wellng, n he Norh. Ros and Heny were shop propreors of he saonary and porable engnes, mll machnery, reapers, mowers and hreshers. In early hsory here were only wo Denss lsed Dr. W. T. Allson and Dr. Wllam Bucher. I s mpossble n a skech of hs knd o gve every busness he noes and descrpon o whch mgh be nled. Mos of he busness frms menoned heren were n good wo-sory brck buldngs, nclosng he square on he norh, wes and souh. There were a number of saw mlls n he vcny. The frs was on he brow of he hll on Norh Secon Sree. An nclned read mll run by ox or horse power. The frs bankng done n hs own was done n he ffes by one or more of he merchans, who ssued a lmed quany of "shnplasers", owng o he grea scarcy of small change a ha me. Ths money, f such can be called, crculaed que readly, frs a par, bu laer a a seadly ncreas- _ ng dscoun. I was convenen, however, even f was dangerous o handle, for could no be old a ngh ha would be worh a pcayune he nex mornng. Much of was never redeemed and was a loss o s holders. The Sullvan Couny Bank, he oldes nsuon of he knd n he couny, was suaed a he Souh-wes corner of he square. ( One of he mos remarkable men ha ever pub shed a paper n Sullvan Couny was John W. Osburn. He has been ermed ofen as he poneer edor of he Wabash Valley. In 1817 on a rp of abou wo monhs he wended hs way from New York Sae o he new sae of Indana. Afer havng charge of he "Wesern Sun", he frs paper publshed n Indana, and n 1823 ssung he frs number of he Terre Haue Regser, upon he breakng ou of he war of he Rebellon n 1861, Faher Osburn, as he was hen called, ook hs place n Sullvan, publshng a small war campagn paper called "Sars and Srpes". The "Sullvan Democra" was sared n Augus Then n 1867 he Sullvan Couny Unon was sared. I's offces were over he Sullvan Couny Bank. In 1883 Mr. U. Coulsen purchased he Unon afer had changed hands wo or hree mes. The Sullvan Tmes newspaper occuped he second floor of he Masonc Buldng. The Tmes was sared by George W. Basler as "The True Democracy", February 4,1878. One coal shaf opened near he E. and T. H. Ralroad Depo, by Howard Brohers. They reached wo vens of coal a 210 and 260 fee. I was soon dscovered here was an almos nexhausble mne of wealh n he coal beds underlyng almos hs enre Couny

4 EARLY HISTORY, Connued: Where ever here were men and women o be saved here wen he nevable Crcu Rder, wh hs saddle bags, Bble and hymn book, carryng words of cheer and comfor o he belever and forgveness and peace o he repenans. So when he people of Sullvan concluded o buld a own and make he Couny-sea, and buld a house as a Cour of Jusce, he fahers of he Church concluded o buld a house and proclam from s Alers mercy o dyng men. So under he supernendence of he Rev. James R. Wllams a good frame church was ereced on he wes sde of he publc square. Pror o hs, he lle band had been worshppng n prvae homes. Then n no he oo dsan fuure here were several houses of worshp. The Baps n 1854, Presbyeran n Augus 1857, he Chrsan Church n 1866 and n he years 1867 and 1868, under he supervson of Faher McCary, who was vsng Sullvan as a mssonary, a Caholc Church was sared. Tme marched on and Sullvan connued o grow and prosper. Durng hese years he people mxed fun wh her hardshps of buldng a own. In 1917 he Frs World War called many Sullvanes and he own sacrfced many of her men and boys, bu hen came P eace. Hardly before he rejocng was over, he Wall Sree Crash h and Sullvan along wh many oher owns bore her share of hardshps. Ths hsory of Sullvan gves he reader somehng of he background of he men and women who seled and developed hs land of ours. Le us hope ha we can show such a progress n he nex One Hundred years Phone 39 Phone 544 Phone 79 WYATT FORD SALES SULLIVAN, IND. GEORGE GETTINGER & SONS IHC DEALERS BOYLL & SON MOTOR CO. Chrysler. Plymouh Sales & Servce Sullvan, Indana Sullvan, Indana OPAL BURNHAM, PHOTOGRAPHER 2ND FLOOR, KROGER BLDG., SULLIVAN, IND. - PHONE 723 Adkns Sudos, Inc. PHONE 63 CLAY CITY, IND o TAYLOR REFRIGERATION & ELECTRIC C. B. Taylor. Mlk Cooler Refrgeraon Buy Your Deep Freeze Moors where you ge servce Norh on e... ELSWORTH COREY Chesy Poao Chp Sullvan Couny Salesman

5 " Terre Haue, Ind...., _ R. A. GRASS AGENCY Real Esae and Insurance 61S Trbune Bldg. ls ROYAL NEIGHBOR'S OF AMERICA Sands for Fraernalsm and Amercansm A Home for he aged Insurance Proecon for he Whole Famly. C-2S $ JOHNSONS FEED & SUPPLY STORE SERVICES GREENHOUSES e JOE'S STANDARD SERVICE TIP TOP MARKET 312 S. Secon S. Open Week Days & Sunday I I I I : I : DEXTER SULLIVAN General Conracor HOOSIER STATE MOTEL Ar Condoned U. S. 41 Norh Mke Crowder, Prop ARCH RALPH INSURANCE Agency Auo Home Busness Phone S1l5 RICKARDS FROZEN FOOD SERVICE Roue 41 Norh Sullvan, Indana Locker Servce - Processng - Cusom Curng Quck Frozen Fru, Meas, Vegeables DR. AND MRS. G. J. WEBB Sullvan, Ind. VEAD DODD SAWMILL Indana Hardwood Lumber Cusom Sawng & Plannng 2 mles Norh Sullvan Near U. S. 41 SHEPHERD'S GROCERY ZESTO ICE CREAM STORE "The Lle Sore ha Has Everyhng" Taser made he Zeso Way Across from he Hospal $ DUDLEY CHEVROLET SALES New Cars & Trucks Guaraneed O.K. Used Cars HANKINS GROCERY Phone 94 Sullvan, Indana 529 N. Secon Sullvan, Indana

6 "el, SIudcIuu" OF WELL KNOWN CITIZENS s. A. Whe... Born n Vgo couny, Indana, Rased on a farm. Came back o Sullvan n 1884 afer beng n busness n Peersburg, Carlsle and Terre Haue. Has snce been one of he leadng druggs of Sullvan. J. R. Rggs... Born n Shelburn, Indana, Feb. 17, Marred Mss Besse G, daugher of M. T. Lewman, Sep. 11, Moved o Sullvan, Graduaed a he Sullvan Hgh School, Eleced Couny Audor, Dr. J. M. Bllman... Born n Coshocon Couny, Oho, 1864 came o Sullvan couny Graduaed a he Indana Ophalmc College, Marred Mss Zea, daugher of T. J. Wolfe. Oron B. Harrs... Born n Knox couny Oho Aprl 15, Graduaed a Kenyon College Came o Sullvan couny same year and commenced he pracce of Law and 1893 formed parnershp wh Wm. T. Douh. Frm known as Harrs and Douh , Sullvan, DEPARTMENT STORE Where "QUALITY COSTS LESS' Indana I., Phone 423 HUGH "PETE" McCREERY Insurance and Bonds F arm Cred Servce PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION 9 Wes Jackson S. Sullvan, Ind

7 ' CHARACTER SKETCHES, Connued: Dr. G. G. Bllman... Born n Sullvan couny, Rased on hs faher's farm. Graduaed a he Indana Denal College :n Marred Mss Belle, daugher of Marn Campbell, Has snce pracced hs professon n Sullvan, Eas Sde of Square. John T. Hays... Was born n Beaver couny, Pa., Nov. II, Graduaed a Iron Cy Commercal College, Psburg, Pa. Graduaed a M. Unon College, Oho. Was Supernenden of Publc School a Sullvan, Indana, n 1872 and '73, snce whch me he has been engaged n he pracce of Law n he same offce ha he now occupes. John S. Bays... Born n Greene couny, Aended he Sae Unversy from '67 o '69, law school same place from '71 and '72. Admed o he bar Marred Mss Hee G., daugher of John Fenon, Came o Sullvan couny, 1874, and has snce been one of he leadng Aorneys of he Sae. G. W. Leach... Born n Gran couny, Indana, Came o Sullvan couny, In busness n Sullvan snce Owns 500 acres of land suaed n varous pars of Hamlon Tp. also owner of he Blue Bull Sock Farm, where he keeps a number of noed race horses wh records from 2:30 o 2: '... Sullvan JAYCEES & JAYSHEES Workng ogeher n a Cy we're proud of CONGRATULATIONS SULLIVAN On Your 1 DOh Brhday X Chaper of BETA SIGMA PHI ,

8 INDIANA'S BEST To he Czens of Sullvan and Sullvan Couny, we are proud o be a par of Sullvan's 100h Brhday Celebraon. I has been a pleasure servng you for he pas quarer of a cenury. CRO W DER INSURAN CE AGE N CY Phone Souh Man Sree Sullvan, Indana I

9 James R. Rggs Mlon A. Haddon Edward H. Hoke L. Paul Poyner Wnfeld S. W oue Charles H. Edwards Woodson Moss John W. McCloud John Ersnger Errelle E. Chaney Roy H. McClanahan Charles D. Hun Herman H. Smock J. Harry Thompson Wllam T. Douh John W. Garner Lee F. Bays SULLIVAN BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS # 911 WAS GRANTED A CHARTER JULY 21, 1904 WITH 50 CHARTER MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS John L. Bays John W. Lndley Charles M. Eaon George C. Leber Nevlle Crowder A. R. Marn P. L. Red W. M.Lucas Rober P. Whe Harry O. Mahley J. Irvng Holcomb Oscar M. Paen C. Ernes Cowles Edgar R. Rggs James Harvey Gordon James H. Mayfeld Wllam H. Hays Charles F. Baey Waler G. Sco Wllam H. Hll, JI. Rchard L. Baley Julus Hary Jess W. Mahley Carl F. Brggs Edward D. Thxum Ward Hawkns Joe R. Crowder W. P. Sraon James H. Crowder M. R. Jones Wllam H. Brdwell Peer A. Barco Claude H. Sraon MEMBERSHIP NOW TOTALS 764. WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS A. B. Lbke.. Exaled Ruler Rober H. CrowdeL Treasurer James H. Doyle Organs Roland CampbelL_Leadng Kngh Ralph Shepherd Esqure Irvn H. ScoL Trusee Jack C. Smh Loyal Kngh Jasper N. Rdge. Tler Glber Rley Trusee Wendell Cox Lecurng Kngh John Wees lnner Guard Wendell Tenns Trusee Rex O. TruelocL Secreary Rchard Kerln Chapln e c SULLIVAN COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY PRIZES GRAND OPENING SEPTEMBER 18 & 19 PIERCE'S SHELL SERVICE Cor. Sec. & Jackson Ss. PRIZES Formerly Jessee Smhs Free Beauful Glass Tumblers wh he purchase of 7 or more gallons of Shell Gasolne Sullvan. Indana PRIZES PRIZES