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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
5
A Hoosier farmer describes a grand year with strong wheat and corn prospects. Wheat valued around 75 cents, oats and hay plentiful, cattle fat, hogs healthy with few cholera cases, apples abundant, tomatoes for canning contracts thriving, dairy grazing good, and horses valued highly, signaling broad prosperity for farmers.
A young rancher's daughter recalls lonesome days at the station house near Coyote Trail. Each train arrival brings memories of Matt and her ailing father. money worries haunt the family as hobos threaten yet keep the tale grounded in Frontier life.
A brief note claims instant relief at the price of 150 for Wells Fone Delightfully cooling shampoo. The oddly phrased line references Wells and Toornacks in a promotional style.
A young woman recalls hiding a haul of money from robbers in a double skirt lining and a shade of thick paper. After fearing discovery she proceeds home to warn her father, while unknown men linger near the station house. Her father resolves to pursue the criminals with local allies, leading to a tense confrontation that night. The narrative blends fear, loyalty, and a plan to trap the assailants.
Martinsville, Ind on a main residence street a log house is being erected in an aristocratic quarter. The ten room two story residence features a large first floor reception hall with a grand staircase, a sitting room dining room and kitchen. Wainscoted quartered oak walls with frescoed decorations, colonial furniture, old fashioned fireplaces, modern hot water heating, gas lighting and a billiard pool area.
The speaker recounts a crime tale from the New York Times about a family that finds a safe open and three men caught. The narrator’s father returns money from Silver City, a reward leads to a $500 payout for a station house arrest, and the ranch next to their home is named Ful Moon where the speaker and Matt live after marriage. The piece concludes with the narrator saying she never feels lonely.
Howard Osborn and Miss Hoa Humphrey finally wed in Southern California after an eight year pursuit. Osborn disappeared on their wedding day eight years ago, and Humphrey waited in Berlin for two hours before fleeing in heartbreak. He later learned of her departure, and both spent years apart before reuniting in California. Their reunion in Berlin brings a joyous close to a long, fateful separation.
The Indianapolis Audubon Society opens autumn meetings Friday at the Propylaeum with Rev. H W Kellogg lecturing on Birds Through a Camera. The lantern and slides show will be illustrated and the lecture is free to the public.
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