The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Minor Notas

Mrs. Louisa Frederick Hessman, who had
lived in Richmond for ffty-fve years, died on
Saturday at the age of eighty three years.
The MONTGOMERY County Commissioners have
refused to allow bill 10 grocer who furnished
two turkeys, candy, oysters. apricots etc, 10
the poor-house for a Christmas dinner
William Holmes prosperous and highly-es
teemed farmer of nontezuma, died at his resi-
dence last week His remains were inferred on
Friday. very large concourse attending
Not long ago woman at Crawfordsville dis
posed of her seven children by sending some to
the Orphans Home and giving some away to
families. in order that she could marry. She
married, and now she wants divorce.
John Franklin, highly-respected and wealthy
farmer living four miles south of Spencer. Owen
county. dropped dead on Saturday while chop
ping wood Deceased was nearly seventy years
of age. Apoplexy was the cause of his death.
A club of Moutezuma farmers shipped to In
dianapolis, last week, eighteen carloads of their
own raising of wheat. One farmer, Hon. O r.
Davis. has yet in his cribs over sixty Thousand
bushels of corn. all RAISED his farms near
Montezuma.
Sarah j. Crist has received of the Evansville e.
Terre Haute Railroad Company s., 500 DANA eyess
Mss Crst was riding horseback near Alum Cave
when hand-car passed by and scared the
animal. AShe was thrown from the horse, and
badly injured and crippled for life
Henry Moore. who lives at Crawfordsvilie and
travels for a wholesale grocery at Indianapolis
who was arrested last Saturday charged with
forging his wifes name to check, has had his
preliminary brlai ana the cNSS has hean dis
missed. There was evidence to sustain the
charge.
large meeting of German citizens was
he Id yesterday at LAFAYETTE to expreas regret
at the death of Emperor William Speeches
were made and resolution passed, and a
cablegran EXPRESSING sympathy was sent to
Prince Bismarck. The resolutions will be sent
by mail
A Swede named Peterson was called out of
his house, near Chesierton, Friday night by a
crowd of neigh bors. who charged MIN with be-
ing too intimate with a neighbours wife, The
crowd proceeded to give him coat of tar and
feathers. and then ordered him to leave the
neighborhood.
John G. Whitridee. a member of the Wavne
fifty years. He leaves a widow and four chill
dren. and an estate worth about $40. 000 His
funeral will at Grace NJ E. Church
Richmond of which he was valued member
Tuesday afternoon.
DePauw University has filed statement in
the Floyd Circuit Court OF its claims under the
will of the late w G. DePauw. by which il ia 10
receive a certain sum all outside collections
made by the university. The claim filed, which
amounts to $40. $50. &C. will be paid by the ex-
ecntors OF the estate as soon as the court an
proves of the exhibit.
Elkhart has strong Republican club known
as the Lincoln Lengue, named in honor of the
martyred President. The officers are: O. a.
Hubbel, PRESIDENT j. II. Staff vice-presi-
dent; r. L. Turner. secretary; Ed. r. Kerstet-
ter, treasurer. The mem bership is already
large. is gaining daily, and the organization
proposes to make itself felt in the coming cam
paign.