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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
4
A table displays trimmed hats priced up to 15 dollars earlier in the sale. Many white felt sailor hats with floral trim present in good colors, suitable for spring wear, and offered at three dollars each.
Indianapolis hog and cattle market results show 10,000 hogs received with bids up to 10 cents higher for lights and 5 cents higher for heavies, closing steady. Cattle, sheep, and calves mostly steady with varied steers and cows listed by weight and quality, and hogs breaking out with best heavies at top.
Hogs receipts 35 000 head up five cents on light through pigs and heavy categories with prices from 4.15 to 4.55. Cattle receipts 17 000 steady. Sheep receipts 14 000 strong.
Pittsburg Pa February 12 Cattle receipts light and steady with listed price ranges for extra prime good and heifers fresh cows and springers. Hogs receipts about 2000 with prices for prime heavy and medium weights, best heavy workers and pigs. Sheep receipts around 100 lambs dull and lower with prime wethers and lamb price ranges.
East Buffalo New York February 12 cattle receipts 50 demand good values steady yearling and lamb prices shown lambs 7.26 7.63 ewes 5.25 5.50 hogs receipts 5 000 active higher by ten cents Yorkers 4.70 4.80 pigs 4.50 4.60 heavies 4.75 roughs 3.90 4.10
A dense catalog of vegetables and fruits with per unit and per crate prices. Includes cabbage, onions, celery, beets, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, parsnips, turnips, carrots, navy beans, popcorn, oranges, grapefruits, bananas, ananas, pears, lemons, cranberries and more with varied regional origins and denominations.
Indianapolis Produce lists butter at 35c for Elgin prints and 34c for Elgin tubs. Cheese includes New York full cream 17 digest, limburger 18c, brick 16c, plus Wisconsin full cream. Eggs fresh 18c. Poultry prices show live turkeys 8 to 10c, ducks 7c, geese 5c, hens 1c, spring chicks 9c, roosters 5c.
Market listing shows corn at 53 to 64 cents per bushel, shelled oats around 51 to 53 cents, millet about 9 to 10 dollars, and straw 5 to 6.50 dollars per unit. Shredded fodder baled ranges 8 to 9.50 dollars, mixed bay or hay priced around 12 to 13 dollars.
State Chairman Stokes Jackson issues official call for a Democratic state convention to meet March 25 26 at Tomlinson Hall Indiana. Delegates by district to select national delegates and elect officers with 1871 total delegates and detailed district meeting sites and schedules.
Col Rus sell B Harrison son of Benjamin Harrison gauges a run for Marion county prosecutor while many friends press him. Taylor Groninger retires and backs Martin Hugg. Ira Holmes remains in the race amid talk of Alfred Hovey Harry Chamberlain and John Weaver. On the Democratic side Hooton likely seeks renomination with Clark and Leyendecker noted as possible opponents.
Art students at two high schools may compete for a prize to design the cover of the Saengerfest program to be held in Indianapolis in June. Richard Lieber urged submissions to the program committee. The board discussed Manual Training High school crowding with no recommendations. Supt. Wendell will report after investigation. A policy was adopted delaying naming school buildings after deceased individuals for one year. Dr. Hodges was elected trustee for the Gregor teachers fund, succeeding George Merritt. New library advisory members for 1908 were appointed: F Bellin Kautz, EE Emerich, Mrs Foster, Dr Wynn, and Miss Marmon.
The Marion county farmers institute meets Thursday and Friday at the Universalist church in Oaklandon. A. Q. Lockridge opens with Business Methods in Farm Management, followed by talks from J. J. W. Billingsley F. W. Weise and others. Prizes will be awarded for best ten ears of corn and best pound of butter, plus a cash prize for the best loaf of light bread.
The Bryan banquet at the Claypool hotel on Monday Feb 17 will be the winter’s notable political event in Indianapolis and perhaps the state. About 700 tickets and places are sold with no more room, drawing Democratic leaders and supporters from across Indiana to greet a national figure and hear a momentous speech signaling a union within Indiana Democrats.
A restraining order issued by Superior Judge J McMaster bars Henry T Winter from disposing of any property until the divorce suit filed by Frances Winter is heard. Frances seeks $2 000 alimony claiming the husband is worth about $10 000.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on February 11 semi official word says Coach Cayou will depart Wabash College when his contract ends. Tension exists between Cayou and Graduate Manager Eller who holds more sway than Cayou though not in athletic matters. Under Cayou Wabash has risen in athletics and students oppose being made secondary to Eller.
Policeman Benjamin Martin faces a jury verdict over the killing of Oscar Douglass. After arguments opened yesterday afternoon, Martin testified he shot a man sneaking into his yard and refusing to halt, treating him as a burglar. Prominent citizens defended his past good reputation as an officer.
Dr J J Freeland superintendent of the City hospital told the Indianapolis Medical society Tuesday night that relocating the Flower Mission outside city bounds is needed. He said the hospital houses incurable tuberculosis patients and keeping the facility within city limits endangers hospital staff and patients.
San Francisco health authorities raise rat bounty to 40 cents for females and 25 cents for males as part of the ongoing campaign to prevent bubonic plague. The city reports it is currently free of the disease.
Police Matron Elia Gregoire cast her first vote on Monday in the pension fund trustees election. The tally shows Serettra Leet 101 votes and Patrolman William Metlen 113 to secure the positions, with John Peak 92 and Tom Stout 2 also recorded. Counting was done by Michael Raftery, Joseph Stevens and James Mefford.
A sacred cantata David the Shepherd Bos will be sung at Mt Olive M E church in Ben Davis on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The choir leads the event with Miss Fidela A Lester of Indianapolis in charge. Ernest Lloyd Housh portrays David and Dr E F Hodgin of Indianapolis plays Jesse.
A Prince Charming entertainment will be presented at the Sloan schoolhouse under the Home Presbyterian church on Friday evening February 21. The four act play with 14 costume changes is based on a child’s fairy tale and had been postponed from February 1 to 4.
The Marion club will send 490 members with a brass band to Wabash on Thursday for the Lincoln league convention. The Mcskinley club will send 15 delegates and 18 alternates with Marion's delegation. Beveridge day will feature the Grubmen remaining after the senator speaks. A special train is chartered.
Democrats backing William AL Fogarty to chair Marion County Democratic Central Committee plan a Wednesday night gathering at 7:39 PM at the Grand Hotel. The meeting will focus on strategies to boost Fogarty's candidacy and organize local party support.
Memorial services will be held Sunday morning at Fletcher Place M I Church for Harry J Ineses a victim of the Maine disaster in Havana harbor on Feb 15 1898 He was the only son of Mrs J J Turner of 708 N New Jersey Street The services will be conducted by Rev George D Wolf pastor
Chicago report says Mrs Dora McDonald widow of gambler Michael Cassius McDonald was found not guilty of murder of artist Webster Guerin after a 22 day trial. She left the courthouse with relatives and was driven to the Sherman house. Defense argued insanity.
William J. Bryan arrived at noon from Niagara Falls in Buffalo. He was joined by Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland, a notable Democrat. Both will speak tonight at Convention Hall.
City notices list multiple births with parent names and addresses across Meridian and nearby streets. The obituaries or death entries include ages and causes such as pulmonary phthisis diphtheria organic heart disease tubercular meningitis cerebral hemorrhage pleuro pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Mrs. Sarah C. Gill, only sister of the late Mrs. Oliver P. Morton, died Tuesday at her home 612 Ke Thirty First St. She was 70 years old and had lived with Mrs. Morton for a number of years.
Letters from Major William Escott of the Salvation Army urge Indianapolis residents to contribute to aid the poor and unemployed. The charity reports a long list of families needing coal and notes daily requests for assistance to prevent hardship. A signature line shows E. Grove de.
Secretary Metcalf accepted the resignation of his son, Midshipman Victor N. Metcalf, age 25, from the navy on the grounds of ill health.
An all day Methodist church celebration marks Judge Artman's ruling that the saloon license law is unconstitutional. Speakers include Miss Mamye Roberts of Indianapolis, a Boone county native and reader. The event occurs in Lebanon Indiana on February 13.
Miss Adina de Zavala spends a second night at the Alamo after refusing to surrender to the Daughters of the Republic despite an injunction. The prominent Texas figure, 25, granddaughter of Gen. de Zavala, leads followers opposing a proposed sale amid a split society and local anger over a sacred site.
In Montclair New Jersey a sled carrying five young women and five young men collided with a trolley car at high speed. All ten occupants were injured in the crash reported today in New York.
William Schober sustained a shoulder injury while wrestling Walter Willoughby also known as Pratt. Willoughby plans to wrestle all challengers at the Empire Theater the last three days of the week and will forfeit 325 to anyone who lasts 15 minutes in the ring.
Advance Indiana February 12. Winsto Smith twelve year old son of Walker Smith unintentionally shoots and kills his eighteen month old brother Russell while playing with a shotgun.
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