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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
6
Officials say the company may not build its own shops and will likely use Chicago shops of another railroad. Gas companies decline to confirm whether they will accept the 22 cent rate granted by the council. Miss Mildred Gilbert fell 20 feet from a railroad bridge, striking her head on a rock and sustaining serious injuries.
Willis Law of Flat Rock is dangerously ill with gangrene after toe amputation. His wife and daughter suffer lung trouble and two other children have typhoid fever. The entire family is bedfast in Shelbyville.
Clifford Wood of Fulton County dreamed of an attack and struck his brother in the face causing a fractured jaw. The incident happened in Rochester. Police report and medical attention followed.
In Frankfort Indiana on Wednesday two of George Trobaugh’s sons died in a straw stack fire. A hole in the stack and straw piled over trees created a roaring furnace. Trobaugh, badly burned, saw his sons inside and tried to save them as the bodies were found with heads and limbs missing after the fire burned out.
In Elwood Indiana Delaware and Madison Telephone Co starts service with 300 subscribers. Sports writers note abundant quail in stubblefields while farmers report hunting bans. A box car theft nets $500 in underwear for Leeson and Sons. Farmer William Sours wounds and kills a large rattlesnake after it lunges at him when he was harvesting potatoes.
In Logansport Indiana on Wednesday a Vandalia pay car crashed into an open switch, believed caused by would be robbers. The switch had been closed by a brakeman on a train that passed moments earlier. Officials think robbers fled fearing a larger wreck. The engineer and fireman suffered minor injuries.
Muncie Indiana reports Councilman John A. Keener is dying from Bright's disease linked to exposure during his council campaign. The item notes a large crowd at the Palmer University opening and mentions Adie Heat Light Power Co accepting an amendment to the city gas ordinance offering gas at 22 cents per thousand feet.
A brief note extols Wells' Hair Tone as the most popular grooming product. It describes applying the shampoo to the scalp for a fresh cool feel that lasts throughout the day.
Advertises a $2 bottle that yields 10 gallons of leg wash to improve and maintain horses legs. Mentions Get There and Rough on Catarrh products with descriptions of catarrh relief and foul breath, priced 5 cents for a sore throat powder.
The notice describes a method to quickly rid the area of ants and roaches. It claims pelsotons are safely used and effective, detailing some unclear steps and warnings about thorough application and boiling or heating methods. The language is garbled but indicates a public tips note on pest elimination.
Freelandville Indiana hosts a street carnival from October 2 to 4 with amusements and prizes for finest corn and farm products. The Freelandville Cornet Band will perform daily, noted as one of the finest for a town of its size in the state.
Republicans of Cass and Pulaski counties met in convention and nominated County Auditor Josiah L. G. Powell for joint senator. Powell, finishing his second term as auditor, was chosen for his reputed good nature.
Greencas tle Ind Sept 18 Zack Smithson murderer of George Boswell remains at large. Putnam county commissioners offer a 100 dollar reward for his capture within the county and 200 dollars if he is found outside the county.
John Selby, linked to about $10,000 in alleged forgeries in Vincennes, escaped from officers last week and has been captured in Bowling Green Kentucky and is now jailed.
President J J Mills of Earlham College is gravely ill in Richmond Indiana with a hemorrhage of the throat feared. He can take only a pint and a half of milk each day.
Donnie J. Orr and Miss Clara Pedworth of Frankfort eloped to Franklin Indiana and were married. The bride, a prominent school teacher, wished to surprise her friends.
The 3 year old child of Mrs. McChillus Butler was run over by a wagon loaded with crushed rock in Petersburg Indiana and died instantly. The child's head was nearly severed from its body.
Fort Wayne reports Mrs Frank Crim suffered a heart attack that caused her to fall onto a red hot stove. She sustained severe burns to her breast arms and face and doctors fear she will not recover.
Marion Indiana judge Paulus of the circuit court holds that the Indiana gas waste law does not cover waste gas when the gas is employed as a force to run machinery.
Anderson Indiana September 18 Dr Martin Brown aged 50 died suddenly in his Fisher block rooms. His roommate and several friends attribute the death to apoplexy awaiting official confirmation.
South Bend report notes the University of Notre Dame started its fifty ninth scholastic year on Tuesday with about 600 in attendance and 200 new students enrolled.
REESE MILLS Mumps. DUBLIN Good bye Hussey mower works. CLEVELAND Politics are warming thirngs. JONESBORO Star Oil Co drilling more wells. SHIRLEY Everybody hustling since the factories started. FAIRLAND Walter Oldham and Miss Ethel Milner married. FARMLAND Sixty fourth annual session of eastern Indiana Christian confer
Three hundred delegates present at a fair association meeting. Notices report deaths Mrs Eliza Keever 67 of heart failure and Mrs Marta Collins widow of Judge Collins. Various city notes include school house dedication, football season prep, and changes in local offices.
The report shows resources and liabilities for the Ameri can National Bank of Indianapolis as of September 15 1902 after 19 months of operation. It lists deposits reserves capital stock surplus profits and various notes and due to other banks and the U S Treasury.
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