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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1901
Page
3
CHURUBUSCO Ind Jan 22 Edward McGown of Lagrange county felled a giant elm and found 11 fat raccoons inside the log. He secured a cord of firewood along with 209 pounds of raccoon meat and 11 hides from the surprise find.
In Valparaiso Indiana Judge Talcott 85 and his wife claim they can live on 300 a year or 32 a year with a simple diet of oat meal mush bread milk sugar corn meal mush and cereal. They walk work and garden to sustain themselves.
Ex Senator R. B. C. Bell of northern Indiana dies at 37 from paralysis on Monday afternoon in Fort Wayne. Bell a leading Democrat and ally of W. J. Bryan, served in the 1874 and 1880 legislatures, was attorney for several railroads, and was known as an eloquent speaker.
A collection of brief notes from Indiana towns reports deaths missing persons crimes and local happenings. Peter Staub 100 Madison is dead. Postmaster Edgar Mitchner New Britton is missing. Glass plants to close April 1. Arthur Act 14 Madison high school oratorical winner. Alfred Waggoner Plainfield 91st birthday. Murray Stoner 14 Pendleton dies from jumping injuries. H K Ross dry goods store Sullivan burned Monday night loss about 10000. Henry Griffin Noble county kin of Marvin Kuhns captured. John Claxton Churubusco 4323 sales auctioneering claim. Gov Durbin buys Diamond paper stock again in Anderson. Harman family Elwood poisoned by canned tomatoes physicians saved them. Cerebral softening keeps William Hessner Marion sleeping six months. One delinquent tax in Union township Clinton county. Haunted house Oscar Long Tipton pike. Erie railroad to distribute record pay this month Huntington. John Hench Logansport trap injures horse. Andrew J Guy located in Colorado hospital needing aid. White county sheriff bloodhounds pursue three mounted robbers.
George Thomas and James Hammell were fined $25 each by Justice Stout on Monday for arousing West Newton with a pair of big guns as constables attempted arrest. Unable to pay, they were jailed. a razor was found tied about each of their necks during search.
The Liggett & Meyer branch of Continental Tobacco Company reports losses of at least 10000 through theft of tobacco tags. Over 2,000,000 tags have been stolen and sold to dealers who redeem them. Tags vanished in bundles of 5000 and 10000.
Mrs. Carrie Nation and three W C T U members attacked two Wichita saloons on Douglass avenue and Carey hotel bar. They smashed mirrors and furniture, bereiked a revolver against Nation’s head, and were jailed after scuffles with police. Damage totaled 1500 to 2000 dollars.
In Kentucky near Crabtree and Carbondale mines a march by miners was met by a deputy sheriff posse. Deputy Lindle read a proclamation to disperse. a shot fired by strikers sparked a fusillade. Miner William Cook and organizer John Henry Taylor were killed. others fled, with Taylor dying hours later.
Vienna reports a landslide at Krompach Hungary burying 28 houses and causing ninety deaths on Tuesday. Local authorities begin immediate search and rescue efforts as the toll rises.
Johnson proposes a 40000 dollar temporary loan payable June 1 to cover January obligations, with estimated January 31 totals of 62487.53 and resources at 41327.22. Finance committee to review. annual controller report also referred. Big Four switch across Astor Chiosts approved. McCormick harvesting machine switch substituted for Mobilest. Firemen’s pension fund report shows 40 beneficiaries received 11624.40 amid 222013.25 receipts and 24902.21 disbursements. Patrick Harold’s death noted with council resolutions.
Wichita Kansas January 22 reports complaints filed against Mrs. Carrie Nation Mrs. John Evans and Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit for malicious destruction of property tied to Herrigs saloon and two downtown joints. Nation may face insanity charge while sheriff guards her as a mob demands her to be ducked in the Arkansas River. County officials vow prosecution and a suit for false imprisonment is threatened by David Nation as temperance factions rally at the W C W headquarters.
Mgr. Bessonies, the venerable Catholic priest nearing eighty six, has been seriously ill since Friday evening and confined to bed at the bishop's house Fourteenth and Meridian. His condition is dangerous though slightly improved Monday night. A native of France he has spent over 60 years in Indiana. Renowned for charitable and temperance work he is a personal friend of Archbishop Ireland of St Paul.
Eddie McGee was sent to the reformatory by Judge Alford on Tuesday for stealing brass from the Big Four railway. His mother shrieked Oh my God My boy My baby boy and fainted after yelling that the judge was heartless and that the courts are corrupt. Bailiff rushed to her side as five other women screamed. She was taken home to 514 East Market Street by ambulance.
John Smith a one legged colored man living on Indiana avenue yet to be named seeks admission to the workhouse claiming worn out foot and ankle cannot work. He says he sells shoe strings and penelits and cannot walk half a day. An officer notes the request as odd as he lacks ability to work and is a frequent Rescue Mission visitor.
Isaac and Louise Max both report a boy born at 119 Norwood Street and a girl to John and a partner at an unspecified address. The long list includes many births and marriages with names and ages among entries such as Ernest Blumberg 1814 Barth Avenue and others across multiple streets and cities.
Fire caused by an overheated range in the Wonn restaurant on N Pennsylvania street. Two men fled to the street in haste but escaped unharmed. Building owned by H D Pierce and Dr Kitchen suffered minor damage to the American Tribune office upstairs. A burning rubbish bin also drew the fire department to Delaware and Nineteenth streets.
Judge Henry of the circuit court ruled that the State board of canalization lacks authority to tax the Western Union franchises in Missouri. The decision, issued Tuesday, affects the telegraph company in Kansas City.
Prof Charlies Zeublin of Chicago University argues in a Manual Training High School talk that modern, superior fire departments are needed because local building construction is inferior. He notes that Europe does not require such departments.
Milwaukee January 22 The Wisconsin lakes ice company barn burned Monday night killing twenty horses. Loss is estimated at 30000 and the fire fuels a bitter dispute with a rival ice firm. The Eagle horseshoe company plant also burned Monday night with a loss of 130000 insured.
A list records property actions with owners and costs including repairs additions razing and dwellings. Notable entries show Drake Richert Trott Griffith Laycock Waymire Carey Charple Kessler and Wilson with amounts from 400 to 1406 dollars for cottages houses and building work.
A letter from J. S. Culver of Springfield Illinois says the Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument is finished and will be set up in Spencer County. The stone comes from the old Lincoln monument in Springfield which is being replaced by a new structure. Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, has an unmarked grave in Spencer County.
Friday afternoon and evening the zoo will be turned over to the Central Labor Union. Clarence Gaumer Robi F Groff will be in the box office in the afternoon, and John White Henry Friedman in the evening. The zoo managers offer extra features and the union hopes to raise a handsome sum for its funds.
A historical note explains that the signature of E. W. Grove appears on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine, indicating authenticity and brand protection. The claim frames the stamp as a mark of genuine product.
In New Albany Indiana on Tuesday a boiler explosion at the Ohio iron works killed Fireman Martin Finley. Fire property loss was estimated at 5000 dollars.
Jan. 22 reports describe renewed violence by Snake Indians targeting fellow natives who work with whites. Whippings occur against those who filed on allotments and repeated offenses threaten ear-cutting. federal authorities have taken no action.
A Boston Pneumatic Tube Company representative measured the county courthouse on Tuesday to estimate the cost of connecting Controller Johnson's office with the treasurer's. The project aims to save several thousand trips annually between the two offices.
Amid a cold season, 35828 boxes of Laxative Bromo Quinine were purchased by Boston wholesalers Gilman Bros and Western Drug Co. This reflects strong demand in the city’s pharmaceutical market.
Indianapolis Jan 22 extensive price list for provisions includes smoked meats like fame sugar cured hams and Reliable hams, bacon and shoulders, sausages including Vienna and Schweizer wurst, pickled meats, lard in tierces, fresh pork loins and tenderloins, numerous vegetables and fruits with per bu and per crate prices, nuts and candies, canned goods, fish and game, oysters, seeds and grasses, flour and feed, cheese and butter, live poultry, coal prices, and drugs as listed by local markets.
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