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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
3
Goshen Indiana July 9 Brewing agencies in town must stop direct deliveries to consumers. The option law and state Norris traffic rules prohibit wholesale holders from selling to customers. when the last saloon closes in November deliveries must cease. Some plan to shift to drawing business and still deliver orders to breweries. Consumers must buy from licensed retailers.
Frank God ley of Indianapolis is in the hospital in Anderson with a broken leg and other injuries. He was crushed when a heavy casting fell on him at the Anderson Foundry and Machine company.
The Detroit River invites excursionists with a July 27 to August 3 Camp Alsonuo trip. It is about 24.6 miles long and hosts nearly 25,000 vessels yearly with tonnage near 54,000,400. Cargo includes iron ore lumber and grain, while coal dominates inbound traffic.
Bluffton Indiana July 9 George Babcock was arrested after attempting to make his horse drink from a tin cup at a public fountain. He had become intoxicated in the country and officers intervened to take him into custody.
The Black Hussar band led by Prof. Gilliland with 40 musicians performs a mixed program in the German village Friday evening. Highlights include Overture Poet and Peasant, Mazurka di Concert violin solo, Nearer My God to Thee vocal, Lehar The Merry Widow selection, and Marsovia suite with soloists Mr. Ray McEwain and Mr. J. Olney Manville.
The advertisement extols Fels-Naptha as more than a laundry soap, claiming it outperforms imitations and even approaches the effectiveness of a washing machine. It describes a simple half hour wash, noting dirt atomization, easier rinsing, and longer lasting clothes, with a warning to buy the red and green wrapped product to avoid imitations.
Older Fairmount residents recall ancestral overland journeys from the Atlantic coast to Indiana during the Civil War era. In Hiatt’s buggy store window a wagon wheel hub, over a century old, belonged to the wagon carrying Hiatt and his family from Virginia.
Portland Indiana July 3 State Senator N B Hawkins has purchased a controlling interest in the Bryant Farmers and Merchants Bank James Rupel president and George Montgomery board member have resigned their stock giving Hawkins more than half the bank stock and control of the institution
The State Bar Association adjourned its thirteenth annual meeting after a banquet at the Country club and two days of business. John T. Dye of Indianapolis was named president with E. G. Hogate Bloomington as vice president and George H. Batchelor Indianapolis secretary. Frank E. Gavin Indianapolis treasurer and C. C. Shirley Indianapolis and L. Ert Slack Franklin named to the executive committee. prominent lawyers from many Indiana cities attended.
Purdue in Lafayette Indiana lists eight numbers for its 1910 entertainment season with seven contracts signed. Opening recital by Madame Careno on November 18, Walter Howe replaces Leland Powers in December, Cecil Fanning returns, Kneisel quartet featured, Amherst club returning March 30, John Mitchell to lecture on labor unions, Prof. Brashear will lecture on astronomy, final eighth act pending completion of a top program.
In Washington Indiana on July 9 Mrs. Brewer interrupted burglars attempting entry to James Brewer’s residence. They fled when frightened. Mr. Brewer retrieved a gun and fired at the intruders, who escaped unhurt. Also in East Liverpool a Philadelphia American League club paid Connellsville $1,000 for the release of Harry Myers.
An advertisement touts a home treatment claimed to fortify nerve force and health, aiding the nervous and frail, aimed at writers, professionals, and those with late hours. It prescribes a syrup and extracts, claimed to have no opiates and usable by women. urges secrecy and household preparation. Also includes a probate notice for the Hutchinson estate with final settlement hearing details.
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