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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1890
Page
4
A scrambled Indiana roundup reports shootings and deaths in Sullivan and Danville, indictments of local figures in Kokomo and Monticello, fires at Mitchell and Kokomo debts, plus a Tipton farmers rally and a rattlesnake bite incident. Numerous petty crimes, accidents, and social notes fill the page with brief grisly details and terse local color.
A surplus lot of men’s shoes from Burt Packard Hannan Lane and others goes on final closeout at low prices. G P Marott lists 16 North Pennsylvania street for purchases. Bon-Bon offers daily chips at 63 N Pennsylvania street. Frankhem’s at 62 Huston Street sells ranges with a $10.50 return trip to Pittsburgh for the Protestant Episcopal Missionary Council convention travel, with tickets via Pennsylvania Lines from Indianapolis October 18 to 20 and return by October 26.
From Indianapolis to Chicago the direct Pennsylvania Line offers two daily trains with superior accommodations. Morning train with parlor car departs Union station at 11 05 and arrives in Chicago at 6 10 p m. Evening train with reclining chair and sleeping car departs Union at 11 30 and arrives in Chicago at 7 30 a m. Sleeper and reclining chair car open for passengers at Union station each evening at 8 30. Tickets available at Union station and Pennsylvania office Washington and Illinois streets.
A detailed price list for meats, lard, canned fruits and vegetables, dairy, grains, and groceries from Tel 1086 Lee Holtzman Livery and Hacks. It lists smoked meats, hams, bacons, lard, canned fruits, oysters, butter, eggs, dried goods, and various flavors of coffee and tea with per pound or per unit costs, plus farming supplies and hay prices. It notes Southern fruits, greens, and poultry prices and includes rough New York and Indianapolis market quotations for cattle and hogs.
The report covers receipts and prices for hogs and cattle, with details on light and packing hogs, mixed lots, and local dealer bids. Corn, oats, wheat, and hay prices and futures from Chicago and New York are listed, along with brief notes on seasonable market activity.
A brief note invites readers to visit and select from a new overshining display. The item highlights availability and timing, urging participation and outlining where to engage with the event.
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