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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
12
Mrs. Sarah L. McDonald sues the estate of the late Pierre Gray for 4200 in probate court. She states she lent 4000 on June 29, 1903 at 5 percent. Gray paid 800 in interest and 4200 remains due as interest and principal.
Congressman elect Korbly of Indianapolis returns home from Washington. Indiana post offices at Boggstown and Messenger will be discontinued and replaced by rural delivery. Mrs. Russell B. Harrison, guest of Mrs. Alonzo Stewart, will take a winter apartment here with her daughter Martina Harrison to join later.
The marriage of Miss Helen R Madison Pfleging and Mr Curtis A Grigsby occurred Saturday night at the brides parents home 1608 Shelby street Rev J R Henry of Emmanuel Baptist Church officiated The bridal party included Miss May Lewis as attendant and Charles Byrum as groomsman The couple will reside at 1608 Shelby street after January 15 with a reception following the ceremony
News from Rend Illinois reports a mine explosion that killed three workers. The incident occurred at the Rend company mine and was confirmed by the Chicago office. Emergency crews and company officials are investigating the blast and its cause.
In Flushing a trial opens to determine if T Jenkins Hains aided his brother Peter Hains in the Bayside shooting last August. Jury selection begins amid heavy public interest as Gen. Peter Conover Hains and family attend with defense and prosecution lawyers. Court plans extended sessions into Christmas week to finish a verdict.
The Rev. F S C Wicks of All Souls Unitarian preached on Charles Rann Kennedy's The Servant in the House. He praised the play as transparent symbolism and argued that Christ appearing as a workingman would challenge modern religious narrowness.
Mrs Azell A Gates mother of Wall Street financier John W Gates died last night at his winter residence in Port Arthur Texas aged 43 Her remains will be sent by special train to St Charles Ill for burial
The Colored Mardi Gras society presents a New Year Eve event at Tomlinson Hall with a charity donation from net receipts. Features include a grand cakewalk puck and wing dancing contests and a spectacular parade and ball to close the program.
John R. Hoss and others petition for an intercounty free gravel road on the Marion Hamilton line. A joint county commission meeting at Noblesville on Wednesday December 30 will appoint viewers and an engineer and hear objections. Lawrence township faces 16 cents in tax on $100 of taxables for four new roads, with $1,700,000 taxables and a $68,000 road levy limit under law.
County commissioners refused Thamas DeFalco’s liquor license for a saloon at the southwest corner of Miami and Liberty streets after a neighborhood inspection. Neighbors argued the best operator had lost his license, leading officials to decide against granting the permit to avoid a saloon in the area.
Washington report shows Indiana ranks second among four states in distilled spirits production for the year ended June 30 1908 with 28 983 222 gallons. Illinois leads with 41 158 599 gallons Kentucky 16 995 973 and Ohio 10 323 194.
In superior court No. 4 a perpetual injunction prevents the city of Indianapolis from using bitu-mineral cement Nos. 1 and 2 on Dillon avenue between Washington street and the Pennsylvania railroad. The injunction, issued by agreement of Nora T. Creighton and others and the city and defendants, rests on claims that the paving material is a patented monopoly hindering competition and imposing unreasonable costs on property owners.
Bloomfield New Jersey December 14 Col James A Michael died at his home from pneumonia He was 68 a native of Indiana He fought in the Indian wars under General Sully and General Sibley Michael had lived in Elfield about 12 years He was prominent in Masonic circles.
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