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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1888

Page

4

Plums to Be Picked in City Council Elections

The piece details crowded council races with 36 candidates for various offices, including city attorney, fire chief, street commissioner, market-master, west market custodian, and city civil engineer. It notes strong competition, likely candidates, and potential defections amid party influence and local power plays. It also covers a separate report denying a Journal transfer to a Dudley Foulke syndicate and a judge-determined reform school commitment for Zella Macy after elopement-linked misbehavior.

Taylor Pritchard al. Hovey Harding County Central Committee Hovey Webster Trusler Frank Daugherty Charley Roney Tom Brock Derk DeRuiter Milt Connett Tom Hoss H. Brown Theodore Smithers Ben Aldridge Julius Hitchcock W. H. Nickerson Frank Hay Aleck Harbison J. E. Isgrigg Isgrigg Lennie Parker Cal Lindley Wood Tom Cookson Joseph Dory Tomlinson Hall Billy Harness Sam Shearer Harvey B. Fatout M. M. Defares

Four Tempting Dishes Of News For Indiana Readers

A roundup notes a Frankfort business men's carnival, Pike county fair at Rockport and Crawfordsville band concerts. It reports heavy rain in Jeffersonville, new sidewalks in Mishawaka, and a steamer launch at Jeffersonville. Also covered are suicides, bank and market notes, and local civic events across Indiana towns.

Indiana Frankfort Elkhart Spencer County Rockport Jeffersonville Crawfordsville Petersburg Mishawaka U. S Golden Rod Golden Rod,’ Steel Minnie Wright Muncie Linden Dayton Clark County Homer Lennox Union City Sugar Creek Crawfords- Beavansville Amand Johst Fort Wayne Meyer Michigan City Morristown Olney Kirklin Clinton County Oakland City Enterprise Evansville Laporte Bryan Ohio Elkhart Sentinel Elkhart Street Railway Company Hovey Frank Wingard Logansport Goshen Valparaiso Ed. Burke H. C. Hanson Bobart Advertiser Lake Porter H. E. Read, Jr Palmer House Chicago Peru Shirk & Miller Standard Oil Company Thomas Hounahan Mme Mary Hervier France Somerset

Baseball Notes Sparkling with Hoosier Revelations

Boston considers releasing Sam Wise while Hoy dominates with ten steals in two games starring Mike Kelly. Manager Spence faces a rocky tenure as the Hoosiers revert to old batting order after experiments. Glasecock faces unpopularity in most leagues except Indianapolis and perhaps Philadelphia. Jim Gifford is ousted from St. Louis Browns staff. Boyle shines as a top pitcher, and Watkins resigns from Detroit amid internal strife. A satirical want ad lampoons Hoosier ball fandom. Pittsburgh dispatch notes Indianapolis trying to snap a bad streak in Spence’s room. Natural Gas Fitters offer Premier work at Hayes Bros. on Washington St.

Boston Sam Wise Hoy Mike Kelly Spence Sporting Life Clarkson Philadelphia Chicago Deroit Glasecock Indianapolis The Jim Gifford von der Ahe St. Louis Browns Jumbo Boyle the Sun Watkins Detroits Hayes Bros Washington-st

Races Set for Next Week at State Fair Grounds

BR. M. Lockhart, superintendent, said Tuesday that next week’s races would be a grand success. A visitor from county fairs noted many horse owners intend to participate, signaling strong entries and high hopes for record performances at the new track.

State Fair Grounds R. M. Lockhart Chicago City Ticket S.llinois St. Geo. Butler BR. M. Lockhart

City Markets Prices Because of August Provisions Listings

Tuesday August 28 market notes show a wide range of provisions and groceries with quoted prices. Smoked meats hams sugar cured bacon lard beans oats cheese and canned goods appear alongside coffee, oats and dried goods with varied per unit costs from cents to dollars. Lucid pricing reflects a bustling urban market for meat dairy and pantry staples.

California Sechnall & Krags

Fair Weather Rail Readies in Southern State

A brief weather note forecasts fair conditions with excent rail in the southern portion of the state. Early station temperatures are expected to hold steady as high and low ranges emerge.

Excent Rail

Keeping Even Ts in a Wet-Weather Campaign

A belated traveler asks if the campaign is for cold water while he falls into a ditch and must swim. The speaker counters that for them it is a wet weather campaign and asserts it is their business to endure and persist.

Battle with the Elements and Rubber Goods Display

The notice promotes a wide selection of rubber goods and umbrellas for day use with low prices and best quality, and night wear including night shirts in laundered and unlaundered forms, plain and fancy in all sizes.

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