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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
6
A police shot through a mongrel dog on Second Avenue at a mad dog scare wounded a bystander, Miss Catherine Monahan of 647 Second Avenue, who was standing half a block away. The dog died. the woman was treated at Bellevue Hospital for a grazing abdominal wound.
Sell your old traps by inserting two ten word ads in The Sun. Three days for 16 cents.
Southern Indiana farmers vow to hold wheat until it reaches one dollar per bushel saying producers should set prices. Wealthier members propose leveraging poorer farmers’ grain to sustain the supply, planning a meeting next Saturday with a pledge of 500000 bushels to maintain the dollar price.
A pest of green bugs devastates western Shelby county crops, mainly oats, with severe losses feared. The menace appeared since Saturday, spreading rapidly and affecting crops beyond wheat. Farmers note the pest’s swift spread since the prior week when it was a major concern for Oklahoma farmers.
Last Friday George Hoss of Hoss & Sons fruit firm brought a crate load of strawberries to Hitz and Company in Perry township. Before leaving, one crate sold for $4.25, as reported by the Marion County Mail.
Farmers across the county are plowing after prolonged wet weather kept them out of fields. Dry ground now allows timely work and corn growth has accelerated in warm days, with expectations that by mid July progress will be ahead.
The Hunting News-Democrat notes continued warm, dry weather could allow plowing to proceed. Wheat shows strong improvement from spring, with potential fair yields if conditions stay favorable. Rye stands well with big yield potential but lower acreage. Oats promise a bumper crop as size and ground cover are strong, assuming a favorable season.
Co A Flory, proprietor, marketed a fine lot of strawberries Saturday. One prize box contained 30 berries weighing 21 1/2 ounces, challenging rivals to match. Flory notes good quality but expected lower quantity due to late season and frosts. prices likely double the 6 to 7 cents previously charged for top berries.
Fisherman Johnson and sons of Ches terton report a ten day stretch of heavy catches on Lake Michigan with daily net value ranging from 50 to 100 dollars. The men are catching more whitefish than expected and occasionally haul in large sturgeon, including a 26 dollar sale last week.
The Seymour Democrat reports a green bug causing extensive damage to wheat and oats in Hendricks County. Oats show reddened blades as the pest feeds, with many farmers misattributing the trouble to cold weather. Field inspections indicate dwindling oat fields likely to pay cutting.
New York police have nearly given up on solving how John Nelson’s body was hurled through a Third Avenue trolley car window Wednesday night. Investigators suspect the body was smuggled on an elevated train and dumped from a platform, striking a pillar and ricocheting into the car. The method of loading the body onto the elevated line remains an unanswered puzzle.
Denver dispatch reports Chester Gillette awaiting Court of Appeals decision on a possible new trial for the murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake. In a letter to his mother he remains hopeful, while his family plans to support a new trial, seek work, and pursue education efforts during his imprisonment.
Sydney Nova Scotia June 28 News that a second hurricane with tremendous tidal waves swept the Caroline islands within months was carried by the Germanic Over 200 deaths reported Scripps McRae Preas Association noted the toll remains uncertain and a third storm may follow in the region.
Bozeman Montana June 28 A new litigation project aims to reclaim 25000 acres of semi arid land in the Gallatin valley by building a huge earthen dam in Middle creek canyon. The 125 foot high dam will store water for irrigation, back three miles, cover 1000 acres, and divert water along two branches to farms on the old Ft Ellis reservation and to canals serving West Gallatin farms.
Reports detail a 1600 mile Dominion project from Edmonton to Atlin via Ft St John and Ft Graham to reach the Klondike. Royal Northwest Mounted Police oversee construction advancing from eastern Rockies toward Atlin with crews to meet before winter. A second brief notice lists multiple Indianapolis liquor license applications and related venue details.
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