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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1888
Page
4
A jumble of short items from Indiana papers notes a missing young woman presumed dead by self harm, local fires, crime reports, suicides and civic notes across counties including Putnam Sullivan and Elkhart. It mentions a ghostly tale in Elkhart, suicides in Anderson and Cambridge City, thefts in Fort Wayne, and various local incidents.
Scant reliable details show Tener potentially unavailable for Chicago next season amid shifting league plans. Sprinter Johnson recently clocked 100 yards in 9.45 seconds as teams anticipate a tense winter. W F Hutchison of Des Moines slated as Chicago pitcher for 7 89, Kilrain linked to Sullivan advertising. Phillies seek Wood of Hamilton Ontario for 3 000 release fee. Chicago also in pursuit. Daley McManus to fight for 1 000 within eight weeks. Daley undefeated. O'Connor issues fourth Teemer challenge. Spaulding faces two Australian tour clubs led by H A Whitney. Markets note merchants' ads on page 2.
Gov Joseph Benson Foraker spoke two hours to a packed Tomlinson Hall audience in Indianapolis, contrasting Harrison and Cleveland labor records and defending tariffs while railing at Cleveland’s alleged treachery. The event followed by Royal Arch Masons and a GAC&M mutual aid meeting, with operatic amusements and local civic notes after.
City Life notes Oct 21 prison congress selects Sunday for ministers to preach prison reform. Reports on a weak pew sale at First Baptist Church and a Belt switchman injury. Obits include Samuel Baughman 88 and William Russell 49. Boxing set for Thursday at Tomlinson Hall with Treeter and Gaylor headlining. Soldier monument commission adopts a new tablet formula. State House Commission spends 8707.66 for quarter to Sept 30. Delinquent taxes paid to state house fund. Good Templars elect and install officers led by GOCF Hagans and others.
Two Merriam Park citizens with dancing skill arrange a $1000 stakes contest to be staged under the national society of dancing with only regular society dances. Dr. W. W. Woodruff and Prof. R. H. Evans are the principals, with Woodruff to partner Evans at St Paul’s noted master. Cabbie dispute and a local cab fare incident also appear, along with notices on a German poem and a wall paper display by Carl Moller. City market prices cover meats, produce, and various goods with extensive price lists and commodity notes for the day.
Market notes from Indianapolis and Chicago dated Oct 18 show dull local wheat trading with No 2 red around $1. AB and choicest samples higher. Corn remains heavy though demand for high mixed and yellow corn for shipping appears steady. Oats and hay demand steady, hog receipts around 6,000 with steady offs. Chicago closes mixed on wheat and corn with several contracts bid and asked at varied levels.
The note points to upcoming events in about three weeks with more activity to come as elections approach and cigars change hands, signaling a shift in ownership and a rise in transaction volume. It frames anticipation for the period when voters and markets respond to the forthcoming decisions.
An ad announces a complete selection of smoking jackets in new patterns and styles. Available in all sizes, the shop promises neat, natty designs to suit any taste at small cost. The notice invites readers to view the range.
A local sale advertises items including Colored Faille Francaise attic fabric at 1.25, all wool blankets from 4.50 to 5.50, Marseilles Quilt 2.89, hoop earrings 0.15, ladies purses 0.10 to 0.75, camel hair underwear 1.25, scarlet medicated underwear 0.85, cashmere hose 0.83, wool ribbed hose 0.19, with other fabrics and garments offered at sale prices.
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