Notice of county bond sale and council meeting notices
Public notices announce county treasurer bids for road bonds of 100 each at 1 pm Oct 3 1902, with 3 percent par value certified checks required. Also special Marion County Council meeting Oct 13 1903 at 1 pm and stockholders meeting for Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis Railway Oct 29 1902 at 11 oclock am. Includes bankruptcy hearing orders for Ferdinand Bechert Harry L Silver Joseph W Stewart and Charles L Stewart with Oct 28 1902 hearings in Indianapolis and related notice by clerk Noble C Butler.
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Indi
Board of of
Ristie
Bedford
John M. Gainey
Andere
Lane County
Bankrup
Bieri
Indianapolis
John H. Baker
Kee Mm
A. i. Ima
Noble C. Butler
Aea
Harry L. Silver
District of Indiana
A. D
Salt
Mares
John H. Os Gee
Moler Barber College seeks Navy recruiting machinists and crew
We WANTED Men for the United States navy including machinists firemen coal passers shipwrights seamen and apprentices. Must be American born or have declaration of intention. Apply by letter to Naval Recruitment Station Indianapolis. Oct 4 close Oct 11. Also WANTED AGENTS for unoccupied territory and miscellaneous ads for Western New York and Rochester.
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Moler Barber College
United States Navy
Stewarts
Naval Rech Ria
U C T A members tour and notices from No 4 council
Granville Barnes will tour the eastern part of the state this week. C C Swift departs today for a week in southern Indiana and Kentucky. W G Farnum heads to eastern Illinois for three weeks after a move from Iowa. C M Barnes of Council No 4 leaves for Washington DC and Virginia for two weeks. At a Saturday meeting No 4 initiated W Edsell E N Broderick I N Worth and C C Bowker. Past Counselor S G Harless leaves the city for health reasons to El Paso Texas. Guests from nearby councils attended the gathering Saturday night.
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Granville Barnes
C. C. Swift
Indiana
Kentuck
W. G. Farnum
Illinois
Iowa
C. M. Barnes
Council No. 4 Baseball Club
Washington D. C
Virginia
U. C.T
A. W. Edsell
E. N. Broderick
I. N. Worth
C. C. Bowker
S. G. Harless
el Paso
Tex
Harry Meyer
Anderson Council
Messrs. Kendall and Street
Kansas City
Mr. Willis
Portsmouth
E. D. Ludowick
Litchfield
Court records from multiple courts list divorces and foreclosures
Superior and circuit court entries show divorces awarded to Charlotte Meyer and India Carter, with costs and conditions. a $25 judgment in a contract case. several foreclosures and changes of venue. criminal convictions including assault with intent to kill and prison terms. other divorce actions with alimony and attorney fees. damages against the city and various complaints on account.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Charlotte Meyer
Thomas Meyer
India Carter
Jerry Carter
James M. Leathers
George W. Bainaka
Frank M. Tomlinson
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
the Celtic Savings and Loan Association No. 3
James McDonald
Annettie Cooper
William Cooper
Mary E. Brooks
Helen J. Tate
Morgan County
Fremont Alford
Alonzo Strange
Indiana Reformatory
Claude Bradford
Edward Russell
Lewis Harrison
Harrison
Russell
May M. Kelley
Charles J. Kelley
James W. Sutherland
Gertrude C. Noble
George T. Noble
William P. Herod
Warwick H. Ripley
Eliza T. Edwards
City of
Indianapolis
Sarah L. Smith
Francis M. Smith
William E. Mick
Higher Courts Record Minute and Appellate Briefs
A county court record lists multiple appellate cases and appellees briefs across several circuits including Marion, Johnson, Hancock, Wabash and Lake. It notes petitions to file briefs, motions to dismiss, and complete transcripts with new cases and assignments of errors.
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Supreme Court
Hi W. Bulloch
William Robores
Marion
Appellant
William W. Dimaree
William A. Bridges
Johnson C. C
Apane
Baltes Land
Stone and of! Co
James M. Sutton
Blackford C. C. Appellee
George Elsbury
Albert H. Webb
John W. Farley
Lake
Engines and Cars Busy as Railroads Strain for Power
A citywide look at rail traffic shows Indianapolis handling 28,969 cars the week ended Oct 4 with 22,753 loaded, as freight surges across produce livestock and dressed meat. Lines like Pennsylvania and Big Four face engine shortages while car supply remains adequate for most routes.
Railroads Indicted in Iowa for Price Fixing Conspiracy
Grand jury at Waterloo Iowa indicts Chicago Great Western Illinois Central and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific for conspiring to fix rates under a state anti collusion law. Townsend Merrill Cedar Falls coal dealers say the roads forced a $1 daily car rental until unloading. Heavy shippers back the suit with funds to push the case.
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Chicago Great Western
Illinois Central
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Grand
Waterloo
Iowa
Townsend & Merrill
Cedar Falls
Rail traffic and rail leadership shifts in early October
In the week ending Oct 4 Belt Road moved 1 993 cars with 998 carloads of livestock at stockyards and 1 20 cars on private industrial switches. Big Four lines including Peoria and Eastern hauled 14 551 cars at Indianapolis, 11 983 loaded. Standard Motive Power Co plans Canal Dover locomotive works with 15 buildings costing $800 000. Pennsylvania and Lake Erie Western plan extensive switches to serve Fort Wayne manufactures. F B Sheldon calls rumored changes gossip. no changes after the New York visit. Mrs J M Chesbrough, wife of Vandalia A G P A at St Louis, dies. funeral this afternoon. Illinois Central adds 5 000 cars in a year, 3 000 new, 2 000 redistributed per diem. Santa Fe shows vast current business. locomotive density 1 per 3 miles, more power needed in the Southwest. Lake Shore freight crews notified of pay raise. conductors gain per 100 miles, others per month. Since 1912 Pennsylvania Railroad relief department cost $560 000, challenging money-making claims.
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Indianapolis
Indianapols
Pennsylvania
Big Four
Lake Erie & Western
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
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Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans
Frank W. Weeks
van Hoe
Union Railway Company
Terminal Association of
Lake Shore
Lehigh Valley
Washington
William Cotter
Missouri Pacific & Iron Mountain
Chicago & Alton
Wabash
Grand Trunk
C. M. Hays
General Passenger and Ticket Agents’ Association
Portland
California
Armour & Co
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania Lines
Pullman Works
Columbus
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Reading
Boston & Albany
Albany
Boston
A. Guthrie
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
John Henry
J. J. Jaffrey
Vancouver
Victoria Terminal Railroad
Victoria
Victoria Terminal
Sydney
Mainland
Delta
Frazer River
Cloverdale
Mellen
Northern Pacific
M. E. Ingalls
Shaff
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Spokane
Great Northern
Northern
Burlington
Peoria & Eastern
Standard Motive Power Company
Canal Dover
Fort Wayne
F. B. Sheldon
Hocking Valley Road
New York
J. M. Chesbrough
John M. Chesbrough
Vandalia
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania Railroad Cmpany
Army Orders Transfers and Leaves From War Department
The War Department issued army orders including exchanges of officers Maj. Edward A. Goodwin and Maj. Ezra B. Fuller. transfers for treatment and duty at Fort Bayard Fort Terry and other posts. multiple leaves of absence granted to Capt. Frank B. Watson and First Lieut. Hamilton Foley. relocations and reassignment of personnel at San Francisco Grand Forks and other locations.
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Washington
War Department
Edward A. Goodwin
Seventh Cavalry
Ezra B. Fuller
Tenth Cavalry
James R. Moxley
Philippine Scouts
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
General Hospital
Frank B. Watson
Third Infantry
Hamilton Foley
Fifth Cavalry
C. P. Robbins
San Francisco
Fort Terry
New York
Ernest W. Fowler
Fort Mansfield
Rhode Island
Edgar C. Bowen
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
Joseph J. Hittinger
Crescent Park
R. I
Washington, D. C
John R. Rodman
Twentieth Infantry
Robert D. Read, Jr
Louisville
Ralph R. Stogdall
Thirtieth Infantry
John 8. Mallory
First Infantry
Department of Dakota
Rthat Canad
Ordnance Department
Frankfort Arsenal
Philadelphia
New York Arsenal
Governor's Island
N. Y
Wm. F. Creary
Joseph W. Duncan
Thirteenth Infantry
Louis Soleliac
Sixteenth Infantry
To Roem
Fort Georgia
Live stock prices slip as cattle lead week’s decline
Indianapolis market reports a week of lower cattle prices across grades with hogs in demand and up to 15c gains on some days. Sheep held steady though overall receipts light. the week’s trend shows uneven demand, with high, then midrange, prices for cattle and hogs, and mixed results for stockers and feeders.
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Interstate
Indianapolis
East Buffalo
Sos
Mney
Socie Omaha
Texas
St Fed Aeataon Yanstinla
Louisville
East Liberty
The Cost of Living Then and Now Note
A reader letter from Auburn Indiana dated October 2 critiques the changing cost of living with snippets like free soup and a full dinner pail, suggesting a framing for a broader discussion. The piece hints at a humorous yet biting comparison across eras.
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Indianapolis Journal
October's Idyll of Leaves and Vivid Vistas
A flowing autumn scene unfolds through hill and field as October fades. Blackbirds drift, leaves fall, and bare branches outline a crisp landscape. Maples blaze, hedgerows darken, and distant steeples glow while a lone heron calls over a blue horizon.
Wholesale Trade Slows Amid Rain Anxieties In Oct Week
In the week ending Oct 4 trade showed overall strength across dry goods druggists wholesale grocers and commission rows, despite two rainy days. Prices remained reasonable for fruits vegetables and molasses while dry goods and boot and shoe houses reported strong demand. Cables from primary markets indicated firm tea prices and improving distributing activity. Inspections totaled 30 cars with wheat oats and hay. wagon market offerings were light with corn and hay prices listed and new corn supply rising versus last year.
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New Orleans
the Board of Trade
Oes
Bbc
Hay Stenay
Hay
Timothy
Weiner
Reeds
The Jobbing Trade Prices For Various Goods
A dense list of prices for turkeys ducks geese cheese butter eggs hides wool and produce. Items include turkeys 10 to 12 pounds at 9 cents per pound, geese and ducks per pound, wil lard and butter rates, apples onions lemons pears and more. Prices vary by weight size and region with numerous per dozen or per bushel quotes.
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New York
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