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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1892
Page
4
A lengthy compilation notes oddities and events from Indiana towns: Bertha Eschbach faints at a blacksnake sighting in Wabash, a Monon ticket office robbery yields $65 before thieves flee, Lafayette seeks a soldiers home, Indianapolis area items include crop notes and industry hints, and several towns report deaths, band desires, and local legends.
Ida Shipley, an 85 year old unmarried Black woman from 228 West Wabash Street, took morphine Thursday night for pain from an ongoing illness. Dispensary physicians attempted rescue for about two hours, but she died.
Charles Potter was declared insane on Thursday by a commission and is pronounced incurable by Dr Wright. He attempted to assault Mrs Schneidle who lived on the Pendleton Pike while she was sick in bed.
A Ward 10 resident claims councilman Colter directed viaduct work to favor his saloon side, citing planks, tiling, and curbing manipulations to block crossovers and steer pedestrian flow. The writer alleges biased construction and obstruction timed to Colter’s benefit.
Clifton Payne and Geo Alexander colored men clashed Friday while setting curb on S Meridian street. Alexander carved Payne’s arm with a knife. Payne was taken home to 761 Booker street in Kregele and Whitsett’s ambulance.
Young Johnny Hofmeister, seven, fell from a dirt wagon on N Mississippi Street and was run over by wheels, taken home to 176 Bright Street in danger with internal injuries. Forecasts for Indiana predict slightly cooler weather with local rains through Saturday. The Board of Public Works orders 20,600 feet of water mains. Volney T. Malote named administrator of David Macy’s estate with a 130,000 bond. County receipts total 550,861 with expenditures 470,404.47 and cash on hand 80,396.53. Moran and Burton jailed. Farmer to serve two years, Burton seven. Jury awards Kelly v Big Four: $4,000 for crushed foot. John Dyer paroled after life term for wife poisoning. Rollin H. McCrea dislocated arm from trailer accident. YMC A junior class plans Rocky Ripple outing with fishing and sports. Gas bonuses expected from Brightwood Irvington East-end by Saturday. A theft on EK Market Street. Gen Wilson pursued thief after a scuffle. DePauw trustees reelect Bishop Bowman. Bronson resigns. Lieut. Evans retained as instructor. Prisons: changes by Warden French, musical instruments issued to convicts with evening hours. School board approves $12,034 in bills and teachers’ payroll of $59,081.87. Sander & Becker win library contract. Teacher assignments and county superintendent officers elected. Grand jury final report. indictments list for petit larceny, assault, rape, burglary, and grand larceny among others.
Fragmentary notice lists printing and hardware firms with contact details and a missing grey pony details. Includes a finder’s phone number and a lodging offer at Warnishea rooms with board in Fort Wayne Avenue.
The page reports cattle receipts slow and weak with liberal supply and fair quality, hogs strong on light and heavy categories, and sheep steady across graduations. Local grain notes show mixed prices for wheat, corn, oats, and Chicago futures for July and September contracts.
A reader comments that small notices on page two of Men setting for Stilonivet and Haip notices on the Zod page attract interest when read through. The fragment hints at archival notices and page layout but lacks clear names, dates, or events.
An advertisement announces a dessert sale tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 9 30 p m offering ice cream at 5 cents per plate in a 41h flavor parlor setting.
An extraordinary sale offers 350 sample boys suits in four lots with prices ranging from $1.85 to $7.00. Lot details include 50 fine $3.00 suits, 175 simple $2.89 suits, 100 fine $3.49 suits, and 25 fine $4.44 suits. Come early for best choice.
Several cases of ladies underwear including ribbed vests and lisle varieties go on sale at half price or less this Saturday. Items feature sheer white lisle vests, ecru swiss ribbed vests with crochet fronts, and Richelieu ribbed imported hose offered at substantial discounts. Prices range from 10c to 39c for a limited stock of 100 dozen hose.
An OCR fragment lists Bargain Counters items: CENTIR- 1234 Bedford cards and 734 satin parchment fans priced at 20 cents each, plus a7 10s for 75 fine woodallies just received. EAST shows 100 pieces dainty white shadow plaid dress lawns valued at 203 per piece yard 102.
A sale features 100 dozen gossamer corsets at 47 cents, 25 dozen five clasp waist corsets at 69 cents, 8 dozen double V waist corsets at one dollar. Also $1.25 French woven corsets priced at 89 cents. Saturday promises a great corset stock day.
A local sale promotes men’s undergarments and shirts with deep discounts. Fifty dozen gauze undershirts, striped outing shirts, bonnets, crepe cloths, and dress suspenders are offered at reduced prices, with 50 cent neckwear cut to 31 cents as the sale nears its final day Saturday.
The sale features boys and youths patent leather pumps down to 1.29 from 1.75, 600 ladies patent leather tip Oxfords at 1.50, 98c specials on 300 spring heel Oxford ties, 150 pairs of child goatskin Oxfords 8 to 11 at 98c, and 3560 pairs of donzola Oxfords 8 to 11 at 89c each.
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