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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1888

Page

4

Peru Court Opens With 20 Criminal Cases on Docket

In Peru circuit court Monday the docket lists 20 criminal cases including a sex crime, an arson, and two rape charges. Civil docket shows 14 cases. Local items report pensions, a Milton machinery assignment, a starch mill fire near Vincennes ended by a hung jury, a horse thief sent to reform school, and several local incidents including a boiler explosion near Frankfort with fatalities.

Moore's Spencer Peru Dorsey Machine Company Milton Dayton H. Warren Cunningham Ye Vincennes Petersburg Plainfield Worral Pratt Railroad Carenter Flatrock Bridge Tony Catharine McGowan Lafayette Sports Brookston Ice Keating Lafayette Eid. White Cincinnati Hight White White County T. J. Wilson Keating Aru Bracken Frankfort Mort. Nolan Walter Feastermaker Albert Frantz Valparaiso Chesterton Fred. Greer, Jr la Porte Eliza Davis Will McClue Michigan City District Christian Church Lake Starke LaPorte Porter Li. H. Jameson Indianapolis Calvin Moore Atilda Johnson Ladieson Street Brazil The Federation

City brief on clemency, elections, and school board

Gov Gray faces a flood of executive clemency applications while Judge Claypool takes part in election cases. A Friday school board meeting approved Hills expenditures of 1147.14 and a 40 percent increase for plant completion with 1000 extra needed. Adjutant General Koontz filed a two year report noting a strong Indiana state organization and detailing the Indiana Legion’s structure and 1,700 members.

Gray Claypool Hills Koontz Cavernor Indiana Indiana Legion

Grocery Prices and Market Report From City and Chicago

Provisions and canned goods list at Gasper's Place 55 N Penn Street with varied prices on smoked meats lard pickled products and dairy. City market notes show steady demand wheat corn oats and bran with mixed prices. Indianapolis hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices reported. Chicago grain and livestock futures swing with assorted open and close quotes for wheat corn oats and pork products.

Marketa California Schnull & Kane Johnson Snow Lake Polk's Columbia River Sacramento N. Y Fair Dewand Yis Timothy Indianapolis

Notable garments offered at 20 percent off

NEWMARKETS announces a large lot of garments noted for superior finish and workmanship. They will be sold without reserve at 20 percent off the price, boasting the latest styles. The retailer expects quick, decisive sales and warns the offer won’t last long.

Bowning Spartacus Obert Downing Virginius

L Ayres & Co. Christmas Gems and Gifts Promise Delights

The advertisement invites shoppers to fill the last hours before Christmas with eager anticipation at L Ayres & Co. It highlights brilliant gems, pins, rings, bronzes, cut glass, sterling silverware, gold dainties, watches, and a wonderful variety for Christmas gifting, urging readers to join the happy majority.

Bargain Overcoats Offered in Chinchilla and Beaver

Local retailer promotes an extra fine blue chinchilla overcoat at 18 dollars and a prime overcoat at 15 dollars. Special bargain prices include 6, 8, 10 and 12 dollar overcoats in chinchilla and plain beaver, urging all shoppers to compare.

Great Bargains on Cloaks and Dress Goods

Spectacular sale offers cloaks and dress fabrics this week with 500 plush saerues priced at 13 15 16.75 and 18 dollars and cloth Newmarkets for ladies at 3.75 dollars each.

Newmarkets

Elegant nickel plated Sates offered with each suit deal

A sales pitch promises a nickel plated Yale locked jewelry chest with velvet drawers as a free gift for every $15 suit or overcoat sold. The item weighs about a half pound and serves as a jewel box or keepsake depository.

Vintage boys and youths suits have varied prices

The listing shows Wis and Overcoats and various suit styles in Mitchells and cashmeres priced from 3.50 to 64.50 with items such as Dine and black plaids, brown worsteds, scotch plaids, and fly front single breasted designs. Youths and children’s options include Querecoats blue black chinchilla and fur beavers at higher prices.

Melton

Mens Suits and Overcoats, Just a Few

List of men’s suits and overcoats with varied fabrics and prices. Black diagonal worsted sacks priced 15.50 to 18, blue diagonal worsted sacks 14, fancy striped cassimere options, plain blue cassimere sack 13 to 15, gray cheviot 13.50, blue cheviot frock 15, beaver sacks 15, overcoats include Irish frieze 15, chinchilla and astrakhan offerings 6.50 to 15, collars and cuffs in astrakhan 12, cassimere ulsters and overcoats across several price points, satin-lined Irish beaver 1. (continued sales list)

Victor

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