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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
4
The Wagon Market by Rouse Bros of 130 Kentucky avenue lists live poultry including turkeys ducks geese hens roosters and spring chickens. Feed and fodder prices shown include corn shelled oats Timothy clover mixed hay wheat straw and baled hay No. 1 with price ranges.
In Boston at Park Square Coliseum Jackie Clarke of Australia won a special match sprint over Major Taylor after Taylor took two heats. Clarke alleged rough riding in the third heat and the referee awarded the sprint to Clarke once Taylor refused to rerun the heat.
The thirteenth annual convention of the National Commercial teachers federation opens Monday in Indianapolis at Caleb Willsnail. Mayor Bookwalter will open the exercises at 2 p.m. Monday and Bishop J. H. Vincent will give the invocation. Officers include President Enoch N. Miner of New York and H. East of the Shorthand Training School. A feature is the business show end, with items from Remington, Smith Premier, and other publishers, plus office devices. The text includes multiple journal notes and local stock figures from Pittsburgh.
In Indianapolis on December 2, hog receipts reached 7,000 with strong demand from local and outside buyers. Prices advanced 5 to 10 cents, top hogs at 6.35, most sold 6.15. Cattle receipts were higher than usual, with steady prices and good clearance. Sheep and lambs saw a busy Saturday run, steady demand, and clearance at Thursday levels. Lambs sold around 7.00, sheep about 4.00, with varied calf and bull listings and hog categories detailed.
Seed prices shown for Clover Common and red at 4.00 to 6.00 per bushel, Timothy seed 1.50 to 2.00, Orchard Grass 1.50 to 2.25, Bluegrass 1.50, alfalfa clover 8.00 to 12.00. Indianapolis retail estimates list Timothy seed 2.00 to 2.90, Clover red 5.20 to 7.00, Alsike clover prime 7.50 to 9.90, alfalfa 8.00 to 10.00, grass seeds bluegrass 1.10 to 1.00.
Fragmentary grocery and health advice from a 1900s era notice urging readers to carry Cascarets for better digestion in the new year.mentions eating habits and overdrinking with scattered phrases and archaic spellings.
Attorney Hecht alleges four Roumanian society officers faced unjust contempt fines after failing to respond to a summons in a replevin case. He claims ignorance and coercion, while Reinholt accuses he failed to direct the four to court. Venue changes and lengthy delays from Broad Ripple to New Augusta are noted in the ongoing proceedings before Justice Gass and Justice of the Peace Christian Gass.
The audience heard speeches by Mrs. Kern and Hon. J. W. Kern praising education and Christian charity. They recalled Christ’s teaching to love God and neighbor, noting the Salvation Army workers as modern day exemplars. A grand Christmas tree lit the auditorium, reflecting a season of giving.
Joy filled the Salvation Army hall as decorations set a memorable epoch for the children. By 7 o'clock doors opened to hundreds of boys and girls lined up early, while adults attended to participate in ceremonies and celebrate the real spirit of Christmas.
Special meals were served Friday across state and county institutions. The Young Men's Holiness league fed 900 people from 4 to 7 p m at Capitol and Kentucky avenues. Musical numbers were performed at the women's prison and the Hartwey Kalley Home for the Aged by Matinee Musicale performers. Scottish Rite Masons donated cash to charitable institutions.
J. Luesche a carpenter fractured his skull and broke a shoulder blade in a fall from a house roof to the ground at 513 Sanders Street. He sustained serious injuries and was carried to his home on Madison Avenue.
A Christmas night dance at South Side Turner hall ends with a wedding as Miss Lizzie Weimer and Frank marry, creating a sensational moment for attendees and local community.
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