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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1891
Page
4
A wide array of local items fill the column from electric light plans in Ladoga to a $3,000 hotel in Frankton, a Marion veterans’ reunion, new hall at Freedom, and the Kokomo assessments doubling. Ghosts, rattlesnakes, fires, burglaries, court notices, and a broad mix of civic and social notes populate the page across numerous towns.
City life item notes a plan to erect a private lighting plant on the North side. Other notes report John W. Coons claiming the state owes Indiana about 300000, a deputy arrest for attempted assault on a 14 year old, a new marriage at a residence on West Washington, a shoulder dislocation at Union station, George Kling sought in Cincinnati for grand larceny of 2600 from his son, a school board injunction being dissolved, a boy injured near Tucker & Dorsey’s factory, Minnie Witskowski accused in a provoke case, and Father Dorge questioning Dahomey France Dahomey peace. Also ads for G A R encampment trip to Detroit.
Acton Camp Meeting runs July 22 to August 16 with a Big Four round trip excursion at half rates. Trains Indianapolis to Acton depart 7:05 am 10:55 am 3:00 pm 6:45 pm weekdays and 6:30 am 10:06 am 4:29 pm 10:21 pm Sundays. Acton to Indianapolis times are 6:30 am 10:06 am 4:29 pm 10:21 pm weekdays and 11:05 am 12:07 noon 6:00 pm 10:21 pm Sundays. Fare for round trip 40 cents. Special note mentions $6.40 Detroit G A R Encampment round trip and a summer trip deal. see column advertisement. Also references to Big Four event, Jose's Cigar Store, and box trade.
At Indianapolis stock yards Wednesday receipts were light with cattle scarce and demand fair for prime stock. Prices held steady for good export and feeding cattle while common stock was slow. Hogs and sheep receipts showed slow trade with prices easing. wheat and corn markets were steady to firmer across the region.
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