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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
4
New York September 1 There is notable position shifting at the open with lending issues posting fractional to one point losses while lower priced stocks rally and display a generally strong tone. Missouri Kansas & Texas issues remain in demand in the curb market opens quiet and steady with varied prices across listed issues.
Wheat prices for No 2 red track 58 cents and higher for September to November. Wagon wheat No 2 red 97 cents and milling sample 896 cents. Corn prices No 2 white 69 cents and smaller grades through billing. Oats hay and other bids quiet with car totals listed for inspections and movements.
The Chicago pits opened firm with short covering across wheat corn and oats. September wheat quickened to 9 84 4 95 3 4 c while December and other contracts showed gains. Provisions remained strong with pork lard and ribs trading higher as the session began.
Chicago cash grain prices show varying bids for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades listed. Prices include No 2 red wheat around 1.04 to 1.05 and No 2 white corn near 68 cents to 69 cents, with several mixed figures for No 3 and No 4 grades and oats around 36 to 41 cents.
Residents of North Delaware Street have filed a petition requesting construction of a bridge over Fall Creek at a cost of 100000 dollars. The move aims to improve local traffic and safety serving the neighborhood.
Indianapolis market reports higher hog prices with steady to higher sales as receipts reach 5,000 hogs, 2,300 cattle, and 1,200 sheep. Hogs average about 10 to 30 cents higher. cattle and sheep see mixed results with steers and yearlings firm, others softer. Union Stockyards echoes hogs up to 8.15 and cattle 3.00, with steady sheep after robust runs.
Arthur Klotz of Meridian street claimed he rode under 3 percent speed with no speedometer. Officer Stone testified otherwise and Klotz was fined $1 and costs. Herman Smith and George Todd, ages 2 and 2 and a half, were seen riding past the precinct and turning into Capitol brewery. both were fined $1 and costs.
John Males of 21 Hiawatha street working for Brunswick-Collander company at 118 S. Meridian street was injured Wednesday afternoon when his right leg was caught in a moving elevator mechanism at the plant.
Ferdinand Pianey Earle takes Miss Gertrude Buell Dunn to Europe as brother and sister to pursue their ideals without marriage. Dunn, 26, a writer and artist, previously connected to Roosevelt affair coverage, travels with Earle while denying their union. The pair promise to work for charity and art, with Earle offering his resources to the cause.
Ballard Dunn Gertrude Dunn’s brother and Chicago city editor dismisses reports of an elopement with Mr Earle as baseless. He cites a Paris note claiming she would sail to New York around Sept 4 and emphasizes her charity work with a social settlement on Upper Broadway.
In Pittsburg a courtship ends in an elopement to Youngstown as John Parker age 30 wed Cecilia the twin of his fiancée Mary Curtin age 16. The bride’s sister swapped roles and the couple proceed with the ceremony despite the mix up.
Sixty seven retail liquor license applications are on file with the county commissioners and actions will be taken this month. Thomas OConnell seeks a license to sell intoxicating liquors at 24 North Delaware Street after a prior denial a month ago. A rumor Wednesday suggested a license may be granted this time.
Bedford, Sept 1 Three workers die in a head on collision between a northbound freight train and a work train on the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad at Riddlesburg near eight this morning. Three killed two fatally injured ten missing. Dead are John Zero Sunbury Pa A J Mowrey Everett Pa J J Rickard Saxon Pa. Fatally injured H M Rupert Huntington Pa W M Kline Sunbury Pa.
Pittsburg market shows cattle receipts steady with price ranges for prime good and common fat cattle, and mixed activity in hogs with heavy weights higher and pigs slower. Sheep and calves see light receipts with steady to slow demand and prices for prime wethers and veal calves.
A Hancock county alumni now living in Marion gathered at the Denison hotel to organize a reunion in October.
Fresh eggs 27L Country butter 18 cents Turkeyly lc Ducks Hive Te Hens 138 cents Geese ic.
A promotional note on the value of Indianapolis Sun classified ads as quick, cheap selling tools. It lists several readable items including farm land in Wisconsin or Michigan, pressed suit services, a Dr. Clayton, umbrella repair, a chronic disease ad, ostrich plumes sale, Creo insect killer, Alabama farmland, business university anniversary, and an oak bedroom suite for sale in Indianapolis.
The steam schooner Brandon ran ashore on the rocky coast off Marshfield Oregon with lumber aboard and several passengers. All passengers and the crew were saved.
Great things are in store for the amusement-loving public at Capitol City Garden. Our Quartet delights audiences with soulful blended voices and a lineup including The Our Bosses Billy Zerbe Mark Biddle Leardo Brothers and a selection of moving pictures. Manager Sloan showcases varied talent to please all tastes at the garden.
Indianapolis District Epworth league held its annual picnic at Garfield Park on a Wednesday afternoon. Members from 32 local Epworth league chapters in Indianapolis and vicinity attended the event.
Rouse Bros at 10 Kentucky Avenue advertise farm goods including shelled oats priced around 20g37c, new timothy hay 12 to 14 dollars, oats straw at 5 dollars per? unit. Fresh offerings listed with prices for timothy and hay products.
Toledo Ohio September 1 market: Wheat cash and September 1.06 and December 1.06. Corn cash 70 1/2 cents, September and December 58 1/2 to 59 1/2, May 19 1/? cents. Oats cash 39 1/2 cents, September May 31/2 cents. Rye cash 69 cents. Business chance offers a hotel in a railroad town with daily trade of $2, building and furnishings available at bargain, inquire for details.
Brokers report a holiday market with muted activity in the first hour. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific gain steadier tones, Reading rises on buy orders, and Kansas and Texas issues attract demand including the common and preferred stock. Arbitrage brokers and Lordon purchase about 3000 shares total. Government bonds steady.
District news recounts postcards from Desk Sergeant Corri gan in Denver and a humorous mishap with Chief Metzger’s harness. Capt Bec and Hines fish in Michigan where the lake resembles a Louisiana cane brake due to many poles. Patrolman Ed Helm’s deep voice prompts jokes about a bass solo career while he patrols for $25.
Dr. and Mrs. J F Spaunhurst returned to the city Tuesday after attending the American Osteopathic convention in Minneapolis and spending three weeks on the Great Lakes and in the northwest. Dr Spaunhurst was elected treasurer of the Alumni association of the Kirksville Missouri institution from which he graduated.
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