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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1889
Page
4
A flurry of rural Indiana items shows crime arrests and trials, weather woes, and public works concerns. Alleged forger arrests, embezzlement convictions, and highway or jail debates paint a busy state scene from Vincennes to Columbus with storms, water works, and local disputes noted in brief items.
The Dodges win a mandate suit against Gov Hovey over a Georgia land deed. Catharine Mikela seeks divorce from James Mikels citing abandonment cruelty and alleged infidelity. City plans raise liquor license to 260 dollars. upcoming council vote. Soldiers monument cornerstone delayed beyond July 4 progress. Central Trust and W T Malott seek receiver for Chicago Atlantic railroad. hearing April 17. YMCA athletic park fund drive optimistic. expected fundraising soon. State officers to refund school fund bonds worth 3 905 000 at lower interest, denominations 100 90 and 1000, likely June 20. Ice dealers agree on prices. private families 40 cents per hundred. saloonists 20 cents. County grants Citizens street railway right of way on Illinois street with repair and bridge/culvert duties. pass restricted to electric or animal power across bridges. Governor auditor treasurer appoint a commission to sell state property at Tennessee and Washington. cash half, balance in 1 2 years at 6 percent. worth 84 000 to 86 00 0. Indiana Academy members meet with board of trade Friday at Denison House to push National Academy of Science meeting here next year. 3 500 guaranty fund needed. Indiana members to attend Toronto invitation with city support.
Local city league set for Saturday afternoon as Nationals and Kelleners prepare at Athletic Park. Boss plans to keep pace with Cleveland, matching initial percentage. Washington shut out Philadelphia six innings Friday, Fearson in the box hailed as a promising find.
Ladies admire new wallpaper designs shown by Carl Moeller who buys in large quantities enabling lower prices. He offers window shades and linoleum with handsome designs, inviting all to visit his East Washington street shop. Also notes a local man with brains and wealth remarks on using liners in Tae Son. City Markets lists May 11 provisions and meats with assorted cured and dry goods.
A long OCR style price catalog shows grocer offerings including cured breakfast title foods, Bologna sausage, pickled meats, lard, beans, canned fruits and vegetables, oysters and fish, cheese, eggs, poultry, and wholesale dairy items with assorted weights and per unit prices. It lists numerous brands and regions, from California apricots to Johnsons pineapple products, plus standard staples and terms for case and barrel packaging.
Opening service announced for May 12 at 3 oclock p.m. at Military Park. Bails Campbell faces charges. Funeral details for William F Jordan on Thursday May 2 at 2 oclock p.m. aged 58 years 6 months. Funeral from 129 Olivest residence Sunday atip.m. Friends invited.
The Proclamation from Governor Alvin P. Hovey declares the official filing date of the 1859 Indiana General Assembly laws. It lists certificates from circuit court clerks, notes the latest filing on May 30, 1830, and proclaims the date and seal of the state in Indianapolis.
Wednesdays special sale features remnants of talions and cot tonades with long pieces sold already. Balance offered at a tea yard for children and families with Beaded Wraps at 10 per item. Lace Curtains priced 8 1 4 to 19 1 4 per pair, all import goods with low profit margins. Also dress satines shown at Ma a yard in new colors and designs. White Fluid Nainsook bargain priced and silk umbrellas guaranteed against cracking and fading.
Saturday local rains and talk of neglige wear. The piece notes neglige shirts for outdoor day use and travel but says custom makes them common in business. It highlights a vast stock in cotton, satin, wool, silk blends and urges Zoe to select now from the complete range. Furnishing Department.
Sever contemplates whether to bring a field glass and a flask as both items exist, with silverware and various useful ornaments described. The passage notes a broad assortment of objects kept for practical use and display, suggesting a catalogued abundance in the collection.
A vintage ad urges shading one eye to test vision with a wheel pattern. It explains that perfect spokes at twelve to twenty inches indicate normal sight, while blurred spokes reveal astigmatism. Professor Edmonson offers free scientific eye tests and spectacle fittings at No. 28 East Washington Street, opposite the New York Store.
Today's sale features Ladies Parasols from 2 cents to 8 dollars, Children's parasols, silk umbrellas from 98 cents, and a vast Hibbons selection in many colors. Includes undergarments, jerseys, neckwear, scarves, laces, and a wide range of fabrics with numerous bargains throughout the store.
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