The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-01
Minor Notes.


The e. & T. Fl. railroad Office at Sullivan was
burgarized on Tuesday night Loss, 500.
Mrs. Susanna Neal one of the pioneers of
Howard county, died at the home of her son,
near Kokomo, on Sunday. She was eighty-three
years of age.
William Flishman, young farmer living near
Corydon, died on Tuesday His death was the
by falling tree
Johnson's livery stable. at Sheldon, was
burned early Wednesday morning. destroying
ten horses ten b1ggies, hearse and band
wagon. The building was total loss, but was
covered by insurance
Extensive preparations are being made for a
Fourth of July celebration at the Parke county
resorts Turkey Run" and Shades of Death. !"
Addresses will be delivered by Hon. James Z.
johnson and M. D. White.
D. Ecklev Hunter. for years county superin-
tendent of Daviess county, but more recently of
Texas, has returned to Indiana and will succeed
j. B. Rippetoe who has been superintendent of
Fayette county schools for eighteen years.
The United States Fish Commission has re-
Gently stocked the lakes in Stenben county with
fish. California trout are among the kinds used,
and large number measuring five and six inch
es in length have been placed in the different
lakes.
Extensive preparations are being made for
holding grand soldiers reunion at Bedford,
Lawrence county, on Sept l, 2 ard A. Ample
grounds have been secured and arrangements
are being made for a large number of tents for
the encampment, and arms for the drill, parade,
| sham s>-N@e etc.
Carl jackson, a five-year-old boy was found
with his head between two palin,ys, dead on
Tuesday morning. at his home near Otisco
| Clark county. He wandered away from home
and the general suppostion Is that he went to
climb over the fence, when bis foot slipped and
he fell between the pallngs and broke his neck
| r j. Weith. of Ekhart, some time ago Sc
cured 5000 silkworm eggs from the government
! Nearly all of the eggs have Matched out, and
/ some of the worms have commenced to spin their
cocoons They are attracting great deal of at
| tention from the fact that it is one of the first
attempts to introduce sllk-cnlture into that part
| of the State.
OnTuesday night the school trustees of Green
| castle met tor the election of superintendent
of the public schools. There were forty-seven
applicants for the position. which has just been
vacated by the resignation of Prof j. M. Olcott.
| The choice of the board fell upon Prof. James
| Baldwin, of the Rushville schools. He Is said to
rank among the best of the educators of the
/ West
/ The identity OF the wild animal that has
| caused much alarm in neighberhood i'm
| mediately northwest of Washington for the past
/ week has been established The animal is a
/ large specimen of the North American tiger or
/ catamount Two hunters obtained a shot at the
| animal on Tuesday evevening, but failed to kill
/ it, The neighhorhood is up in arms, and the an
| imal will be hunted with hounds and guns until
| it is exterminated.
Frankfort's preparations for mammoth Fourth
| of July spread, on next Saturday, are already
/ fully completed Judge Higinbotham, OF
! the ablest orators in Indiana. will delivsr the
/ Grafton, and a long programme of patriotic
/ amusements and pastimes are announced. Ten
thousand strangers are expected, and the city
! will be enveloped in bunting and starspangled
attire. At night $500 worth OF fire works will
illuminate the sky, and firstclass boxing bout
and slucging match Is also arranged for Coul-
ters Opera house. by Lafayette and our home
/ pugilists.