The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-30
State Politics.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

CRAwFoRDsvILLl, Jan 28-The Republicans
OF Montgomery county met in mass convention,
this morning, at the court house, for the pur
pose of organizing for the coming campaign, by
selecting a new county central committee and
ton to be held at Terre Haute next Thurs
day. The meeting was called to order by John
E. HUMPHREYS chairman OF the last Republican
central committee who, in a short speech. an
nounced the object of the assemb1age. L. J.
Coppage was chosen chairman of the meeting.
and L. H. B. Mccain secretary. The first busl-
committee. which is as follows: Jas Wilson,
DR.. ]. A. Ensminger. j. n. Sanders, H NJ. Bill
ings, Albert Yount James NJ. Smith, T. F. Pat
ton. S. W: Mccormick. 7. J. Armstrong, J. r.
Bonnell, J. A McClelland. D. w. Rountree.
I. Fl: Ristine. j. j. Billingsly. Jas. Hutchinson,
D f. Martin j. S. Brown; W. l. Fraiey
Woody, F. o. Maxwell, G. II. Gray. j. c. Rout
and T. NJ Rose. The committee met
chairman; T. H. B. Mccain, secretary and
John S. Brown. treasurer. The committee will
meet on the second Saturday of each month.
Twenty-Five delegates and alternates were
then chosen to attend the district convention at
Terre Haute. Speeches made by Hon. NJ.
d. White and Hon. P. S. Kennedy.
GRANT COUNTY.
MARION. Jan. 2s-The members of the new
Republican county committee met here this af-
ternoon and organized by the election of George
Osborne chairman. and Wilson Addington as
secretary. The convention for the nomination
of county officers is set for Saturday Feb. o.
PARKE COUNTY
ROCKVILLE. Jan. 29-The Republicans met
yesterday afternoon and reorganized for the
campaign The central committeeman from the
different townships were selected. and Charles
w. Stryker was chosen chairman of the county
central committee by reclamation. with John R.
Musser secretary Delegates to the Congress
ional district convention at Terre Haute, Feb
2, were named.
Members of the Episcopalian Church at
Knightstown are taking steps to build church
there in the spring.
Mrs Allen W. Smith, an old resident of Wa
bash died on Saturday, of pneumonia. aged
sixty-fve She had been resident of Wabash
county for over forty years. The funeral will
occur on Tuesday morning.
of Fl. r. Tinsey. at Charlottesville was
seriously in iured by being thrown against q rail
sticking In a bank of snow while coasting on
last Friday. The rail was broken off. so great
was the force with which he was thrown against
Samuel B. Emison, of the wealthiest aud
most prominent farmers in Knox county, died
on Saturday morning OF cancer Of the stomach:
He leaves widow and eight children, six of
whom are own with the measles and unable to
attend the funeral
The physicians of Knightstown said to
have formed association agreeing to furnish
each other the names of those who are bad pay,
these names to be put on a black list, and no
medical service rendered them unless their fees
paid in advance.
Members Of the Standard Oil Company have
leased 1000 acres of land in Madison county for
the purpose of drilling gas wells TO supply Rich
mond with gas. As per contract, 90 cents per
acre per annum and 800 for each successful
we'll drilled is paid the lessor
The Colfax Courier, with inverted column
rules, announces that after service of two
years it lays quietly down to rest. The Courier
was . good local paper. and though it has to die,
its conductors have cause to be ashamed
either of it's life or the manner OF its death
Saturday morning, while hunting, Frank AL
bright. a young man of twenty-four. residing
two miles east of Wabash, accident tally shot
himself through the head. inf1icting a wound
which proved atal in ten minutes Albright's
brother with him at the time of the acci-
dent.
A vestibule train westward hound on the Fort
Wayne road struck a sled at Hobart Satur-
day, breaking it TO pieces The sled contained
Charles Miller, farmer. and his wife. Both
were thrown out Mrs Miller was not hurt at
all. but her husband was very seriously, If nor
fatally. injured.
Howard Baker. wealthy aud hiehly-respsct-
cd farmer living near Shoals. died on Saturday
after suffering intense agony since Saturday
last. at the time of the accident he was unload
ing hay from a sled. when ne slipped and fell on
one of the standards OF the sled, which pere-
trated his abdomen Ave inches
The Republicans OF Noble township, Wabash
county, have nominated the folio wing candidates
for township officers: Trustse Marcus C. Cory;