The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-26
Minor Notes.

Jerry Weakley, we'll known to the people of
Shelby county, died on Saturday morning a:
Shelbyville,
DR.. I. Il. Hedges, one of the Oldest and
wealthiest physicians of Termillion county, died
on Saturday.
Mr.. Jesse T. Needham, a prominent business
man of Franklin, dIed AT his residence on Friday
last, after very brief Illness.
Eliza Henderson, colorcd woman of Rock
port acknowledges that she has killed five of her
children directly after the babes Were born.
Charles Collins, brakeman on the Louisville,
New Albany d Chicago, was fatally crushed
while coupling cars at Monticello on Thursday.
william Vancleve, q merchant of Hartford
CITY, has made an assignment. ]. G. Sayre,
cashier of the Citizens National Bank, 10 the
assignee.
The Inauguration exercises of the Rose Poly
technic Institution will take place inlthe chapel
of the school on Wednesday, March z, commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Chicago man proposes if he gets assurance of
200 acres of the sorghum plant tn work up in the
neighbOrhoOd to build sorghum sugar and
moiasses factory at Laporte.
On Friday, at MCGOWAN, station on the Gin
cnnati, Fort Wayne & Michigan road, George
Bierly, brakeman, was instantly killed by be-
ing run over by locomotive.
Rev. N. Carr, financial agent Of Franklin Bap-
fist College. has undertaken to raise and endOw-
uent OF 100000 for the college, and is said TO
be meeting with great success.
The Elkhart hydraulic burst Saturday
morning washing away the new pail factory of
N BrOderick & Co. 1t will stop work in the
starch aud paper mills for some time. The loss
is estimated at about 5000.
Mrs Strigger's millinery store. at North Yer
non, WAS destroyed by fire on Saturday. Loss
abont 81 800 insurance, 81 300. The fire was
incend ary, this being the second attempt TO fire
the building within two weeks.
The st0re-room of Lon Oden, and the ware
house and Wabash depot, together with the
postofiiee, at Cassville, north OF KOkomo were
destroyed by fire on Friday night, entailing loss
of 50, 800. the cause of the fire was incendar-
ism.
There is great demand now at New Albany
for laboring men Of all classes. Laborors are
wanted at the manufacturing establishments, by
the city, by the railroad companies and by pri-
Vate persons owning property in the submerged
districts of the city, and fair wages will be paid.
Mr.. b. NJ. Stansifur of Franklin, died yester-
day after brief Illness at hs residence. OF pneu-
monia Three weeks ago Mr.. Stansfur lost his
mother by DEATH his father, who has been quite
Ill during the past week, is not expected to re-
cover. and two of his children are lying at
deaths door.
Miss Lany Wagner, living near Salamon1a, Jay
county, left home last Thursday night ae-
count of family quarrel, and, although a dill
gent search is being made, her whereabouts is
unknown, and IL is feared that she has commit
TED suicide, as she had threatened to dc SO upon
several occasions
Michigan City Dispatch: "The drive well
patentees who threatened to commence suit
against all parties using the wells, If the SO
failed to do so. The first man sued will be de.
Tended by the association, and the will be
carried from one court to another"
Over month ago William Ragsdale, JIM, of
Daviees county, went to some town in Ohio,
north of Cincinnati, on q business trip, and ill.,
tended 10 return in a few days. Since then moth
ing has been heard OF hun, although the most
diligeut inquiry has been made by HIS father
It Is feared he has been fouliy dealt with at Gin
cnnati.
The Columbus Industrial Association has been
organized with the following officers: President,
b. b. Jones; vIce-presideDt, j. +. Gent; secretary
william NJ. WinRler; corresponding secretary,
r. Thomas treasurer, George Pence. The
primary object of the association is to further
the interests OF the city, and especially to induce
the location of new manufacturers in that city
Lightning-r0d agents have been swindling the
farmers In Hancock county by their contract
method. Ex-Commissloner John Adams signed
a contract for rods to his house at S1S but was
confronted with bill for $500. The farmers in
the eastern part of the county suffer most, and
Moore and BrOokaw, the agents. have departed
as the farmers Threatened to tar and feather
them.
AT North Vernon, on Friday, W. Fl. Rottgar,
while talking TO Mr.. Gus Verbarg, referred to a
party who he claimed had injured him, became
excited, pulled his revolver from his pocket and
threw IL down upon the counter, behind which
Mr.. Verbarg standing. The revolver was
discharged, the ball striking Mr.. Verharg in Che
bowels, passing through his body, ini1icting a
serious wound. Rottgar was arrested, and gave
bail in $500
Lena Wagner, yonng lady living about seven
miles northeast Of RldSeYille, disappeared from