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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1902
Page
9
Fragmentary Oct 24 notice list includes birth records marriages and deaths with names addresses and relations. Also includes monument sellers undertakers and multiple Want Ads for jobs and housing and army recruitment details. Contains varied misc items from McMillan Starkey and other area households. Indicates local business names such as Monument and Funeral firms and job seekers in Indiana listings.
A church notices column lists sermons and services across multiple congregations. First Baptist Church downtown schedules 11 am and evening messages on The Pattern Prayer and Chariots of Salvation with midweek events open to all. Central Christian, Plymouth Temple, St. Pauls, Central Avenue Methodist, Meridian Street Methodist, Roberts Park M E, First Presbyterian, Second Presbyterian, Tabernacle Church and Mayer Chapel all publish Sunday services, Sunday school, youth activities, and midweek prayer meetings with various pastors and speakers.
Legal notices record the annual stockholders meeting for election of directors at Third and Smith in Cincinnati on Oct. 29, 1902 at 10 am. Books closed Oct. 9 at 3 pm and reopen Oct. 31 at 10 am per secretary E F Osborn. Legal sale of Marion County real estate to satisfy decree follows the same notice.
By virtue of a certified decree I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder on Saturday the eve of November the real estate in Marion County Indiana. The property is Lot 4 in A D Lynchs subdivision of Block 10 in Hutching Darneys Brookside addition to Indianapolis. The notice states due sum is 88.15 dollars with interest and costs and mentions no relief from valuation.
Public foreclosure notices issued by Sheriff Eugene Saulcy of Marion County Indiana. Items describe two separate sales: first for West Indianapolis Savings and Loan Association versus Frances Butler et al. for a lot 13 in Charles F. West Indianapolis subdivision with a decree amount of 811.94 dollars plus interest and costs, to be sold at the Marion County Courthouse. second for Marion Trust and Loan Association versus John M Boyd et al. for lot 29 in Clara Mae Watters addition to West Indianapolis, with a decree for 3609 dollars, to be sold at public sale on a specified November date with proceeds to satisfy the decree and costs.
A compact listing of local firms and services including Clemal Directors beneath Lady attendant, LuKes- ter Manns, patent lawyers Thompson R Bell, and a range of trades. Entries cover carriage and livery stables, nurseries, loan services, investment firms, storage and transfer, and related business addresses with telephone numbers for Indianapolis and surrounding area.
A rear barn at 414 North Pennsylvania Street owned by Mrs. Emma Fisher burned last midnight with about unknown loss. Day Nursery Society held a large reception and card party at Sherman House with 35 prizes. Arbor day observances occurred in several schools with singing and tree planting. Newsboys will be presented to Mayor Bookwalter with ribbon badges by Col. Alexander Hogeland of Louisville. Carol Norton, Christian Science lecturer, to speak at English's Opera House. Indianapolis Lodge No. 45 AOWU to mark 34th anniversary with address by D. T. Neal and music. Centra l Avenue M E Church pastor H. W. Kellogg to preach on immortality and prison Sunday topics. Gratitude expressed to supporters for nurse service at Indianapolis Orphan Asylum. summer loss of only one baby. William Young declared insane and confined. Bert A. Boyd takes over F. M. Murphy & Co. grain business. Murphy Co. maintains elevator business. A Morgan of Indianapolis Foundry severely injured in initiation prank. Dr. Schenck cared for him at home.
At the American Railway Association semi annual meeting in Detroit officials praised the per diem plan's rapid spread and practical benefits. Unloading foreign cars promptly frees sidetracks and improves terminals while returning empty cars boosts live business. Reports note widespread adoption and efficiency gains across railroads and shippers.
Passenger men in Chicago report heavy Western traffic as railroads adopt a one fare plus two dollars round trip rate effective the first Tuesday of each month through April. The move targets unsettled Western territory and mid Western Southwest, expected to draw East Coast farmers who will inspect lands and buy farms after return.
James E Greer sold eighty acres in Franklin township to John Kitley for 6000. Robert L Carlin transferred Ash street property to Samuel Hice for 5000. Mary Sample bought a Douglass Park lot on Central avenue for 4000. Smaller transfers include Alice E Dunnington to Reuben Dunnington on Minnesota street for 330 and Benjamin D Miner to Henry C Pomeroy on Valley street for 2000. Daniel B Carpenter was injured after falling from a moving Belt line car at East Washington street. taken to St. Vincent's Hospital.
A special stockholders meeting in Cincinnati approved boosting capital to 1.5 million dollars. Attendees included Vice Presidents McCrea Turner and Taylor Secretary Liggett and General Superintendent Ralph Peters of the Pennsylvania lines, on a tour of inspection. Funds will buy the Sorg branch to Middletown and fund improvements. Reports say the Pennsylvania main line may extend into Cincinnati via Lebanon route terminals, with new track tying the lines and claiming a possible fifteen mile shortening of the Cincinnati to Columbus run.
Southern Pacific and Missouri, Kansas & Texas dispute passenger pricing after agreeing to cheap Southwest homeseeker rates. Both lines threaten to undercut by offering Texas routes at matched prices. Other railroad moves include new depots, track doubling, and executive transfers across major lines.
The poem proclaims Cuba libre and American support for Cuban independence. It celebrates sunshine after fear, calls for reciprocal trade, and urges American workers to help build a free Cuba. References Washington, D C and a global dawn of liberty frame the message of solidarity and a shared future.
Trade in dry goods and grain remains steady with a big push in hardware and ironware. Nails, wire, coal heads, fenders and house furnishings show strong movement while window glass prices hit rock bottom and canned goods firm up. Butter, eggs, poultry and timothy seed stay steady as hog prices ease.
The market reports firmer early month activity with steady wheat and corn bids. Inspections show improvements, with No. 2 red and white varieties quoted, while wagon market demand remains liberal and prices adjust slowly for hay, oats, and miscellaneous commodities across entries from corn to cheese and fuels.
The listing shows prices for nails, horseshoes, linseed oil, coal oil, sugar cured meats, pickled pork, lard, bacon, and produce. Items include steel cut nails at $2.50, galvanized wire $3, pork prices around $28 per 200 pounds, apples $1.70 per order, cabbage, coconuts, lemons, onions, potatoes, and seeds. A note warns about dangerous paraffin wax used in sweets due to health risks.
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