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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1909
Page
4
Indianapolis market reports show 9,500 hogs 1,500 cattle 300 sheep, hog demand uneven with prices down after midday. hogs mostly $7.75 to $8.10 top $8.20. Cattle trading quiet with barely steady values, bulls weaker, calves strong. Sheep and lambs small run with steady demand and strong prices. lambs $4.50 to $7.50, sheep $2.00 to $4.50.
Roy Swain faced a police court trial over alleged hair pulling during a boy fight witnessed by Bicycle Policeman Rucker. The case featured comical arm movements as Swain demonstrated how he separated the youths, drawing laughter from the courtroom. Swain was discharged.
Notice that POWILLIAM C MOPFEET has qualified as administrator of the estate of Gertrude R Moffitt of Marion County Indiana. The estate is stated to be solvent.
Wall Street reports brisk demand for Western Union at the opening with sales around 84 and 84 4 for portions of the crowd. The price rose to 85 later, a new two year high, while Atchison Missouri Pacific and St Louis Southwestern posted fractional gains and St Paul and Rock Island traded just under yesterday's close.
Cobalt Lake attracted buyers Monday as prices rose to 17 percent with an opening at 16 and high of 17 percent. A 30 inch vein bearing native silver and small lites sparked the advance while Crown Reserve slipped to 4 percent and closed at 5 percent bid. Kerr Lake and Rose held firm while Beaver City of Copalt Little Nip were steady and Trethewey Temisk and Rochester eased slightly.
Curb market strong with listed changes across oil, copper, and mining equities. Notable quotes include Standard Oil at 76 7e, Tobacco ex-dividend 44, Ely Cons. 96 100, United Copper 8 percent, Manhattan Transit 23 2 percent, Guanajuato 14 2 percent, Consolidated Arizona 13-16, and Bay State 15-16 1. Prices reflect broad activity and varied yields across sectors.
The Indianapolis council passed a 5000 reward for arrest and conviction of the dynamiters who harmed Altert Von Spreckelsen. It also turned Tol Cantil Avenue to park board, approved 20000 for public comfort station, 1206 for election costs, 1200 to codify city laws, and annexed Wayne township land in Haughville.
A youthful bandit wearing a faded red sweater flashed a revolver at L E Johnson and four patrons in a poolroom at 9044 N Illinois Street, taking $7 from the cash drawer. He fled north to an alley then disappeared, following a similar pattern to a recent hold up at J L Heider drug store nearby.
Delegations from Madison Elizabethtown and Columbus plus others in southern Indiana urged the Lincoln league executive committee to choose Columbus as meet host on February 12 the Lincoln birthday. Kokomo Muncie Crawfordsville back Columbus lead vote supported by Bef Beveridge planned as chief speaker with planning committee listed.
The Wuilschner Stewart Music Company announces the opening of its new store at 22-2uL N. Pennsylvania Street. The event runs Wednesday November 17 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with Mon Tai orchestra 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plummer's orchestra 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Beecher's orchestra 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Four floors feature varied music and self playing instruments entertainment throughout the day.
An advertising notice promotes Pazo Ointment claiming to cure teaching, blindness, bleeding, or piles in 6 to 14 days with money back. The text lists Bliss Native Herbs at 5 W Washington Denison Hotel dining and Indianapolis hotel mentions including Bates Barber Shop and 7 W Market Street, touting first class sanitation and Sunday dinners.
Dr Guy Carleton Lee spoke at the YMCA on The Strength of the People and outlined obstacles to progress he called lions He urged earnest honesty common sense and business utility to counteract reforms that target one class and warn against demagogues and class warfare.
A historical speech denounces class prejudice and reform movements driven by questionable statistics. It argues no inherent corruption difference between politicians and common workers and cites a general decline in moral standards across society.
Dr. Lee argued reform requires action by the whole nation not party horse trading. He claimed elder citizens were radicals of their era and praised material progress among them while criticizing platforms as bundles of promises. He warned voters to judge by principles and cited faithfulness to right citizenship as essential to reform.
New York Nov 16 The American Telephone and Telegraph company announced it had secured a substantial minority interest in Western Union Telegraph and the two companies will work in close harmony. AT&T owns enough to influence board elections due to 40 percent voting power with many shareholders failing to vote.
Fragment shows cattle market terms with quotes and prices. Mentions butcher steers veals receipts, active and firm demand, and cattle on fronts like Cant a and Sage, with miscellaneous figures such as 98.60 and 1 Gheepta.
Lee Graff gives notice to the citizens of Marion county Indiana that he will apply at the December term to the Board of Commissioners for a license to sell intoxicating and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The business location is 618 Virginia Avenue in front room of a two story brick building at Vir ginia avenue and Noble street. Center township Marion county Indiana. The property is described as lot 459 and seven feet off the south side of lot 460 in Pletcher et als sub of outlet No 95. Ward 11.
Chicago grain markets opened with gains in wheat and corn while hogs slipped. May wheat touched 1.08 to 1.13 range as English market cables pushed futures higher, with December wheat around 1.08 to 1.11. Corn gained about 4 cents, oats edged up fractionally and pork and other meats showed mixed closing ranges.
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