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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
4
Receipts of hogs reach 5,000 with large supplies and prices down 2c from last week. Cattle trading active with higher values. spring lambs and clipped sheep sold steady. General Ordinances 44 1908 regulate second hand dealers licensing and record keeping in Indianapolis.
A humorous exchange plays on letters and romance as a man teases that Cupid would have paired U and I near each other if he wrote the alphabet. The quip hinges on a pun about romantic proximity and language.
In Chicago the dentist Dr Howard N Lancaster killed himself with a revolver yesterday. The death was reported from the Ul. authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the suicide.
The notice lists wholesale buying figures for Clover Seed common and red at 7.50, Timothy 1.76 and 2.50, Orchard Grass 82.00 and 2.25, Blue Grass 2.25 and 62.00, Alsike 14, Alfalfa prices per sell. Indianapolis retail shows Timothy seed per bushel at 2.75 as choice and prime.
City records list births from multiple couples with varying addresses and one hospital birth at City hospital. Names include Thompson Erpelding Hale Erhardt Weber Eggert Jones Sproule Allen Franklin Geff Glenwood Macomber Young McCreary Butler Trueman Sedam Moster Brawner Dwyer among others with a mix of girls and boys.
City notices show Board of Public Works approval of assessment roll for South Ab Road project and a Central Avenue improvement with bid dates and remonstrance hearings. Also includes Jay County bid calls for roads in Jefferson township and other public works details with bond and affidavit requirements.
Sealed bids will be received and opened for the project listed by Ww. Lea Indiana. The notice specifies bid submission details and pertinent deadlines as published in the official public procurement notice.
Public improvement notice for Jay county Indiana outlines a bid date of June 9 1908 for a cement or concrete improvement project. The brief item warns bidders to consult the official plan and specifications at the county office.
Indiana counties announce sealed bids for road improvements in Jackson Noble and Jefferson townships. Projects include wearing surfaces of crushed stone or gravel, lengths from 5 300 to 12 326 feet, with bonds, plans, and specifications on file, bid opening on Tuesday June 9 1908.
Sealed bids due June 29 1908 by the Jay County Board of Commissioners for roadbed gravel crushing grading paving and rolling projects in Bearcreek Wabash and Noble townships affecting several tracts and cause numbers. Bidders must file bond double the proposal sum and meet profile plans and specifications kept in the County Auditor's office. Attorneys listed include Snyder Smith Whipple McGriff Moran. May 22 June 5 1908.
The Jay County Board of Commissioners announces sealed bids due Tuesday for a Bearcreek township highway project. Bids must include a bond payable to the county with sufficient surety and meet plans and specifications. The auditor notes the right to reject any and all bids.
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