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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
4
Receipts of hogs reached 14 500 with increases from last week and year while cattle and sheep rose modestly. Hogs sold mostly between 5.90 and 6.30 with active trading and strong demand. cattle were in good demand at recent price levels. lambs 7.50 and sheep 4.7 to 6.0 were quoted amid larger flocks.
Paris Jan 8 The American aeronaut Wilbur Wright is named co respondent in a divorce suit filed by Lieut Goujadre of the Cuirassieres stationed at Champagny The case ties Wright to Mme Goujadre a noted aeronautics enthusiast Wright and Orville in route to join him in Paris next week with his sister
January 8 New York experiences a sharp cold snap with temperatures at 15 degrees above zero at 8 am. Hospitals and shelters report strain as institutions struggle to meet demand amid fierce weather.
Store showcases end of season clearance with substantial reductions on men’s suits and overcoats. Garments priced from about 1.75 to 30 dollars cover staples and novelties, with young men’s suits and overcoats also deeply discounted. High standards and genuine values emphasized.
East Buffalo reports cattle receipts 50 with active steady trade and yearlings $6.50 to $6.75 while hogs run strong with Yorkers at 6.30 to 6.50 and mixed heavies 6.45 to 6.55. Sheep and lambs receipts 12 000 with lambs 5.00 to 8.00 and sheep 2.50 to 5.75.
Market notices list New Corn at 74 cents per bushel and Shelled Oats at 2 dollars per bushel. Prices shown include different oats figures and mixed grain notes.
Hog receipts reached 22 000 with a higher market. Prices showed mixed and butcher grades from 5 70 to 6 30 for good heavy hogs and 4 29 to 5 40 for pigs. Cattle receipts 3 500 with steady market. beeves 4 27 5 50, cows and heifers 1 90 6 00, stockers and feeders 2 75 5 10, calves 7 50 9 50.
Chicago market reports liberal wheat offerings at the opening with slight support from Minneapolis stocks. May wheat at 1.07, corn around 16.67 to 16.70, May pork products and lard futures listed with small movements.
Maria W Field 1116 Park Avenue applies for a frame house permit. Mrs John Brooks 1511 Dearborn Avenue seeks a frame house valued at 1200 dollars. Howe Bros 820 Harlan Street files for a frame case. Mrs Alice M Cathcart at southeast corner Pennsylvania and Corne Streets requests a three story brick. Sohn Knauss Bellefonteing Street plans a frame house valued at 8 dollars? Davia Richel Temple and Thirteenth requests a shed for 250 dollars.
Italian relief committee officials announce another benefit showing of The Passion Play at New Gayety theater to aid earthquake sufferers. Gertrude Hassler Fugate will sing with pipe organ accompaniment and Pathe films will be shown. Peltier will lecture. four exhibitions set for 2 PM 7:30 PM 8 PM and 8:30 PM with 10 cent admission.
Alfred Williams faces trial on forgery charges in a Big Four company case. The brief notice notes Williams accused of crafting fraudulent documents and the authorities pursuing formal charges.
Mrs Amanda Wallace formerly of Rochester Indiana and recently back from a year in Wabash and Rochester married Mr West of Salt Lake City Utah. The groom is described as quite wealthy and they have gone to reside in Salt Lake City.
New York stocks opened active and firm with most issues posting gains in early trading. Consolidated Gas advanced 14 percent to 130, Eris weakened 1 point to 325, while Southern Pacific fell only a fraction as market breadth showed demand from commission houses and dividend stocks attracting outside buyers.
The record lists multiple births in city homes with parents Moses and Lydia Wilson, Morris and Pearl Breunig, Jen and Carrie Cooper, Theodore and Mary Brydon, Frank and Bertha Strachler, Peter and Anna Naemoff, and Pruel Kommers with Emma Kaminsky. Death notices include Elisha Keepers aged 55 at Jefferson Avenue airmia, John Myers age 77 at NE Capitol Avenue with chronic myocarditis, Levi Ru Beles age 58 at 1320 North West Avenue due to apoplexy. Wade Deaths also referenced with Hardy and Yarides at street addresses.
Remonstrators presented a new petition to the county commissioners Friday morning opposing John Ben's liquor license application for retail sales at Maryland and West streets. The action follows prior objections to the saloon plan.
Pittsburg Pa January 8 Cattle receipts light and prices steady with ranges from common cows at 1.00 to 4.50 and prime cattle at 6.25 to 6.50. hogs lower with heavy at 6.40 to 6.45 and pigs 6.00 to 6.15. sheep and lambs light receipts with prime wethers 5.25 to 5.50 and calves 7.00 to 9.75.
The Adams county Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for a crushed stone macadam road in Hartford Township named Broadstock Macadam Road. Bids due 10:00 a.m. at Decatur in the regular session, with bid bonds equal to twice the bid and cash payments on engineer estimates.
A brief OCR fragment notes the name B F Herdrich associated with Boone County Indiana in December. Further details are unreadable but suggests a local record or notice listing.
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