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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
3
A two story brick block in Lapel Indiana housing Hinshaw Hutton hardware Ray Lee dry goods and a Red Men lodge room burned at 4 AM Thursday. Loss is about 30000 with under half covered by insurance. Fire is believed started by burglars who entered Hinshaw Hutton.
Special to The Sui reports at Hazelden George de's farm near Brook Indiana that invitations demand blue stockings for all attendees male or female with invites promising admission only to conforming guests. Ade controls the farm and supplies and enforces the clothing rule amid local resistance by Hammond women.
Loganport Indiana June 23 George Bush trains his goat to roller skate and a monkey to sit on the goat’s haunches guiding it. They will appear in a July 4 exhibition. The goat initially refused to move and would lie down for days, but now it attempts skating and butting as the show progresses.
Special to The Sun reports Ray Sherman, son of William Sherman, was placed in the window at St. Joe Furniture in Bend Indiana on Wednesday by Prof. Kelley, a hypnotist. The boy slept three hours ahead of time as angry parents confronted him. Both cats talked to the hypnotist and backed away while the show unfolded, then the hypnotist fled.
Muncie district Epworth League members met in Carmel Indiana and voted to hold the upcoming state gathering there. Former governor J Frank Hanly gave an eloquent address on the life of Christ titled Was He Mortal or Divine.
Ammond Indiana June 23 Charles W Ler A S district attorney of Indiana will speak Thursday night to the state of Lincoln Jefferson College during its annual commencement. A large class will graduate and ceremonies will honor the graduates and faculty.
In Bloomington Indiana on June 23 Mrs Stanger aged 27 was scalded when a kettle of boiling water toppled from a stove striking her right eye. The burn damaged the eye socket and surrounding tissue.
Special to The Son. Edinburg Indiana June 23 Night watchman W A Goodin grappled with a burglar in a hardware store scuffle. The burglar fled in a horse and buggy but an accident forced him to abandon the vehicle and continue on the horse. Goodin may not recover.
Evansville Indiana June 23 Miss Maude Wellman fiancee of Frank Hobgood 21 arrested for attempting to pass altered currency sought bond for him so they could marry as planned. Hobgood admitted raising the bills to fund their wedding. Miss Wellman vows to stand by him.
Anderson July 23. The Unite States Amusement company is in the hands of a receiver after soliciting $10 stock shares for a $100,000 incorporation to buy theaters in many cities. Only Kokomo theater is known to be owned while any stockholder can visit any show by presenting a stockholder pass.
Ikokomo Indiana June 23 Special to The Saw. Property owners resist removal of shade trees along North Union street as the board of works plans to mark trees for removal during street improvements. Jackson Morrow of the board says the board will direct which trees are removed and owners will comply.
Gary Indiana June 23. A new theater train runs from Gary to Chicago leaving at 6:55 nightly for Gary residents to enjoy theater or a pleasure park in the city. The return departs Chicago at 11:37 and arrives in Gary at 12:32, inaugurating Wednesday night service.
Kokomo Indiana June 23 Mayor Puckett acquitted James Dunn after he tore two hats of his wife and destroyed a photo of his mother in law and one of his wife with her first husband. Dunn warned to show good conduct and not to burden his family.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on June 23 laborers on Calhoun street pavement went on strike halting concrete work and causing widespread transit confusion as 75 percent of riders boarded wrong street cars after the street closing for track elevation.
Bokomo Indiana June 23 Luther South has been sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for throwing mustard on another person in an incident reported from Bokomo.
Terre Haute Ind June 23 The twenty fifth anniversary of President W W Parsons tenure at the State Normal school was celebrated with speeches. Gov Marshall led the tribute as board of education representative, with speakers Dr Charles H Judd W E Stone Livingston J Lord Dr Barton W Everman B F Moore and Howard Sandison among others.
Kokomo Ind June 23 Walter Eads jailed indefinitely for contempt of court for failing to make alimony payments to his wife. He claims he has paid all he owed and disputes the court order.
LS Arres CC promotes The Children's Corner with Dottie Dimple dresses for ages 1 to 4 years reduced from 95c to 6kc. A selection of odds and ends on tables offered at exceptionally low prices.
Rev. YT A Cooper pastor of the Christian church at Swaytree Grant county Indiana filed in Noblesville court to compel Coroner C C Ray to exhume the body of Mrs Samuel Devaney from Arcadia cemetery for examination The move follows Dr Ray's refusal to honor Cooper's prior request Mrs Devaney died in November 1908 She was Cooper's only daughter and both she and his wife suspect poisoning or violence though no criminal claims are made in the mandamus proceedings.
South Bend, Ind June 23 The Grand Trunk railway has appealed to the United States Supreme Court in its bid to double track through the heart of South Bend. The five year battle has favored the city in every crash. The line runs double tracked Montreal to Chicago except for two miles in South Bend.
Columbus Indiana June 23 Ira Yoder aged 40 married worker at Georgetown saw mill slipped while operating a large buzz saw and fell against the blade cutting off both hands.
W B Jones of Utica reports his son Irwin Jones, 27, arrived in Cleveland from Columbus Monday noon and then vanished. He was to reach Utica Tuesday. Irwin wore a $250 diamond ring, and his worried parents fear foul play.
South Bend Ind June 23 A renowned stage actress known as Sis Hopkins has married her leading man, Rose Melville Minzey, on June 12 and announced plans to retire at the end of the upcoming season. The couple arrived in town as Mrs Minzey, keeping their marriage private until now.
Winona Lake Ind June 23 The Summer School of Missions will open its sixth yearly session Thursday. The interdenominational program studies home and foreign missions with a membership of cultured Middle Western women. The week starts with home mission text Progress Among the Antilles by Dr Howard B Grose, lectured by Mrs D B Wells of Chicago.
In Franklin Indiana on June 25 a reunion of the historic academy girls from 1871 gathered on the site of the former school. The program included an auto parade an excursion to new school buildings and a large dinner marking the event.
Bloomington dispatch reports at Lanum livery barn a chute from a hay loft killed Albert S. Davis, 46, when he dropped into horse stalls and was trampled by horses, sustaining a brain concussion from the kicks.
The passage extols a savings account as the best and safest method for all workers including mechanics and professionals to save money, calling it a fine motto for the workingman and a universal money saving approach.
The largest and strongest firm in the state invites customers to start now with both large and small accounts welcomed. The message positions Strong Company as a trusted market leader offering broad capabilities and timely opportunities to begin.
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