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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
4
Indiana hog market reports July 21 with receipts for hogs cattle and sheep showing a rise in hogs and cattle vs last week but lower year ago. Prices held steady with top at 8.35 and most hogs selling around 8.10 to 8.30 as buyers failed to push prices higher.
Rouse Bros at 380 Kentucky Avenue list prices: Shelled Oats 55 to 58 cents per bushel, Shreet Oats 10 to 16 dollars, Timothy 15 to 16 dollars, New Timothy 10 to 12 dollars, New Clover 9 to 11 dollars, Mixed Hay 13 to 14 dollars, Wheat Straw 31 to 70 cents, eta Straw 37 to 67.60.
In Pittsburg a new industrial life insurer, Public Savings Insurance Company of America, is formed under Indiana reserve rules. President H Thomas Head leads a team with George W Head as VP and J Lambert Kimmel as secretary treasurer. Offices are in the Majestic Building.
A late 19th or early 20th century city register lists numerous births with parent names and addresses noting girl or boy, several stillborn and live births. It also records multiple infant and child deaths from illnesses and a few adult deaths with ages and causes, followed by a string of marriages between local residents.
An Indianapolis Produce Exchange notice markets fresh eggs at 18 cents, country butter, and live poultry including turkeys ducks geese hens. The fragment suggests a local ad listing farm goods and prices.
The New York market edged higher at opening, with Union Pacific setting a new high. Amalgamated Copper gained fractionally while Reading and Steel were flat, New York Central up 3 percent, and trading turned choppy with a late pullback and a stronger undertone as Pennsylvania rose.
Auditor of Indiana certifies the Life Insurance Company of Virginia balance sheet dated December 1808. Lists capital, assets including cash real estate bonds and stocks, and total liabilities of 3 642 596 90. State auditor J C Billheimer signs, Richmond address and officers named.
The scene centers on Shank’s bid vs Hardin with August 5 primary looming. Harding aides claim Shank is overhyped while offering to cede to Taylor. Shank backers warn of double cross. Democratic contenders Clarke Gauss and Holtzman jockey over campaign roles and board selections as rumors swirl of posts under a Gauss administration.
Hog receipts reach about 20 000 with prices up to 10 cents higher. Pigs range from 6 80 to 7 70, butchers and heavy hogs around 7.10 to 8.30, bulk hogs near 7 99 to 6 20. Cattle receipts about 16 000 with steer and feeder prices from 4 75 to 7 65 and calves 6 00 to 8 60. Sheep receipts up slightly with native and western stock noted.
The piece accuses the State Board of Education and Governor Marshall of pushing costly book contracts and geographies, favoring publishers, and bypassing public wishes. It alleges deception, contract changes, and seeks accountability as voters weigh who benefits.
Wholesale houses lead in sending state fair tickets to out of town patrons, hoping for personal visits and lasting customer ties. Retailers rebate fares to farmers and country buyers, linking shopping trips with the fair. The premium list offers 75,350 dollars in exhibitor awards, with managers seeking extended patron stays in Indianapolis.
A voice extols a candidate in Indianapolis urging voters to back him in the August primary while describing the Indiana state fair. The fair features nightly horse acts vaudeville and band concerts and plans September coliseum shows with over 25000 in prizes to lure exhibitors, arguing business returns from wider market reach.
Hiawatha, a renowned Indian passion play, thrills Indianapolis audiences with record crowds Tuesday night. Spectators attend multiple showings, 3 PM matinee and 7:30 PM evening, praising the production as timeless and uplifting for both children and adults at Fairview park.
Miss Della Jackson aged years, attractive in appearance, spent Tuesday night with a soldier from Ft. Benjamin Harrison at Traction Terminal station. They had been drinking and ignored warnings from Patrolman McCarty. Jackson resisted, was arrested for loitering and fined 11 dollars in police court.
The Otto Fiechtl Quintet of Alpine yodlers performs at the German village Wonderland with English and German selections. Wednesday night features March Andreas Hofers Maven Piecht Song Tillerthal, Dudthofer instrumental trio, Elsa Anna and Louise Yodel Song, intermission, Walter Peterhoff Gungl Lustiger Bua with Yodel, Hocheitner inne, Yodel Song D Traurige Bua.
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