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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
3
The quarterly report prepared by Deputy Frank Grubbs and submitted to the state treasurer shows the last calendar year as the most successful financially in the office's history. Revenue surpassed eight previous years since the act and totals around 50,000 as the peak, with November and December contributing 48,411.
The text shows a mocked imitation announced by a professor who claims it will be a fish. The gallery was advised to witness Ns next imitation with the prompt Get the hook.
A fragment mentions a widow’s cruse and a mention of a voyage with a party. Readers infer a reference to a travel or social event but details are unclear.
A narrative claims job loss follows personal indisposition and mental strain. The speaker links unemployment to stress and poor digestion, endorsing Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure and recommending their use to improve energy, clarity, and employability.
In Seignolles forest near Brussels villagers capture a bearded, hair covered man thought to be a wild figure. A Norwegian sailor wreck survivor, his mind blank, lived as an animal in the woods for 12 years. He is recovering under care after being chained at capture.
In Indianapolis the Travelers Protective Association Post B with 1200 members condemns the parcels post bill then before Congress. Resolutions call out Postmaster General Meyer and demand Indiana lawmakers oppose the measure as unconstitutional and harmful to merchants and rural communities. They pledge support to Beveridge Hemenway and Overstreet.
John Roebling, owner of the Beaux Chiens estate near Asheville, deeds his half million property to the Home Mission Board of the Northern Presbyterian church and plans to return to Trenton New Jersey He says his departure stems from his principled opposition to prohibition. Roebling, son of Washington Roebling, has long paid heavy taxes and supported charity and led anti prohibition efforts in Asheville.
Harrisburg man Hush Houston travels to Anderson Indiana seeking a prospective bride after proposing to a Elwood woman. He searches for a Dr Arjan among locals including Arian Orland Armingtons and Mrs Houseman while chasing clues through the city and North Anderson in a desperate bid to locate the intended groom.
Life size portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Woody painted in oil by Alden Mote are sent to Penn College Iowa to hang in the college library. Woody formerly led Penn College and now serves Guilford College in North Carolina. Critics praise the work as among Mote’s best, noting the challenging scale of the figures.
Special to The Indianapolis Sun reports on the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Tractions company versus the City of Richmond. A permanent injunction seeks to block a city ordinance affecting streetcar operations, while a four month old temporary restraining order remains in effect. Local progress stalled as city officials and council show fatigue and lack of recent action.
The January 3 eclipse will be partial in southern states and the western U S coast with total viewing at Flint Island, Pacific. A party from Lick Observatory led by Prof W Campbell observed from Tahiti aboard the USS Annapolis, with visibility in the U S near sunset and a brief duration.
Charles W W Thatcher, a persistent traveler with a spring wagon and two Mexican burros, reaches Peru Indiana as he urges Congress to fund a coast to coast highway. He has covered about 16600 miles in 13 months gathering support to extend the Michigan Pike from Logansport to Detroit and extend south to Louisville Nashville Birmingham and New Orleans. He plans further travel to push a year round Great Lakes to Gulf pike.
Special to The Indianapolis Sun reports George H. Leonard claiming lifelong friendship with President James A. Garfield. Leonard says Trustee J B Joyce helped him reach Logansport on the way to enter the poorhouse after losing money in financial trouble. He recalls Garfield as his boyhood playmate and frequent White House visitor during Garfield’s presidency.
The courthouse tower clock in Columbus remains silent after a snail wheel failure. Repairs are underway at Columbus Machine Works, with H L Rost overseeing as Bartholomew County clock repairer, and the fix will be handled in a machine shop due to the wheel’s size. Citizens rely on the clock for time cues amid ongoing maintenance.
An advertisement proclaims a guaranteed cancer cure claim with home treatment and a sanitarium option. It asserts hundreds of cases cured in 10 to 20 days after doctors had given up and invites readers to submit a free coupon with name and address.
The annual report of Police Judge Thomas C. Wharson will show an increase over last year with 23,172 cases handled during 1907. The figures indicate rising activity in the court, reflecting prior trends and workload.
Special to The Maatahapotis Sun recounts John Ruggles of Columbia City and E. L. Tyler of America Indiana who were childhood friends near Huntington and Wabash counties. They lost touch after Civil War service and only recently reunited in Fort Wayne discovering they were the same old friends.
Special to The Indianapolis Sun from Columbus Indiana reports a seed oats shortage as sowing lime arrives next spring. Bartholomew county saw a light oats crop last year with very poor quality unfit for seed. Farmers must obtain seed oats from other counties or states. Shipping of seed oats to the county has begun.
A dubious mailer promises cancer cures from Dr. Curry Cancer Cure Co. It urges sufferers to mail names and addresses to a Lebanon Ohio address for at home remedies. The ad uses vague terms like viat and dun and repeats a strong call to action.
Notes from Columbus suggest that when produced by farmers from northern states, the produce could fetch prices up to 7 percent or about a certain amount per bushel on the market, indicating strong demand and favorable market conditions.
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