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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1889
Page
4
A flood of short items reports murder rumors, accidents, legal actions, fires, and local developments from towns like Covington, Richmond, Frankfort, Crawfordsville, Goshen, and Vincennes. It notes political meetings, church plans, strikes, building booms, and a mix of crime updates, weather impacts, and social notes with names and places throughout the region.
Reestablishing the home run title with Denny and Gotzein covering center field. Street ball banned by ordinance. Council meeting slated Monday night to consider the issue. Dave Sawders to pitch for Springfield likely Saturday. Reports on exhibition games and trades include Fogarty to Chicago for Ryan. Other notes cover Whitneys pitching for Hoosiers, Art and Marsh exhibits, Sunday sermons, and a long city market and groceries listing.
A dense list of prices covers vegetables, drugs, oils, seeds, flour, and feed with per unit costs. European markets and U. S. yards report overall movement, with notes on rising sugars and active canned goods. Grain futures show steady or mixed signals across Chicago, Omaha, and New York markets.
An advertisement notes the dissolution of the HE partnership between Marston and Channen by mutual consent. It mentions Marston will have no city collections, while Channen continues operations with temporary headquarters in Logansport. Includes rental listings and a stenographer notice from Creamer Scott Co.
Closing, up after the Great Special Sale offers odds and ends at near bargain prices. The inventory includes black grosgrain silk remnants, colored grosgrain, sarah patterns, summer silks, fancy trimmings, plushes, velvets, worsted dress goods, acid proof satines, white check nainsooks, India linens, zephyr and chambray fabrics, ginghams, printed Charlies, hosiery, gloves, handkerchiefs, ribbed underwear, lace curtains, holland shades, Smyrna rouge, and coir door mats.
A regular goods listing highlights Parasols and Silk Umbrellas as strong value items. The advert notes reliable stores with evening hours every day except Friday, inviting careful buyers to view the selection.
A fragment notes the location of WO. Van Besuel and Co near New Union Station.
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