The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-03
ILLINOIS,
| The State Normal University Injunction-No
Danger Of the School Closing.

The State Normal Universlty Injunction-No
Danger of the School Closing.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Aug. 2.-The Injunction
against the State Board of Education,
granted yesterday by Judge n. j. Pills
bury, restraining that body from expanding
the appropriations made by the recent
Legislature for the maintenance of the
State Normal School, at Normal, was OBJ
tanned not upon the petition of E. W.
Blackwell, the claimant himself, who wants
the State to deed back to his wife the
forty acres which she decided to the insti-
tute. but upon the petition of George Free
man, taxpayer, for the benefit of Bake
well. The injunction will have no effect
Immediately, at least. upon the Normal
School for the reason that draft had al
ready been made upon the State Auditor,
and hOnored. by which the board have al
ready obtained money sufficient to
run the school through the fall term. The
injunction does not restrain the board from
expanding that which they already have,
merely restraining them from drawing
upon the Auditor. Even should the in
junction be declared permanent. the Nor
NAL School would not cease. though it
would be greatly crippled. for the act Gre
ating 1t sets aside IOr its use One-half of the
college and seminary fund. in itself good
round sum. No fear whatever is expressed
by the friends Of the Normal School that
the Injunction will not be dissolved in
September. The motive of claimant Bake
well in obtaining this injunction does not
reflect credit upon him, for the reason that
even if he should succeed in crippling the
institution no benefit would accrue to him.
Brief Mention.
The Rock River Lutheran Assembly
opened, with over 1900 people in attend
ance.
Richard Welton. of Sprin gfeld, has been
of Musicians.
company of Ottawa capitalists have
contracted for the boring of q natural-gas
well at that place.
John johnson, wanted in Stockholm,
Sweden, for forging notes to the amount Of
$4,000, was arrested at Elgin.
Two young boys, Henry, Southers and
Clarence Curtis. were bound over at Salem
on charge of grand larceny.
The large elevator and warehouse of III.
L. Bushnell Il Co. at Sidell was burned
Wednesday night. Loss, 600.
William Closson. a wealthy farmer Of
Toledo. was adjudged insane, yesterday,
and sent to the Kankakee asylum.
The prohibition camp-meeting at Oak:
land Park, near Decatur, Is now In full
blast. Sam Small John p. st. John and
other leading lights, are in attendance.
LOUIS Sawyer and an unknown tramp are
being closely guarded in the city hall at
Hamilton. under suspicion of being the
murderOus assailants of old man Dorman.
Peter Cooper and his wife, "shanty-
bOaters." have been jailed at Chester for
the most cruel and shocking brutality ex-
ercised upon a little four-y ear-Old girl in
their possession.
The Freeport district camp-meeting of
the Methodist Episcopal Church will con-
vene at Lena. Aug. z, to continue one week:
Presiding Elder Willing. of Freeport, will
have charge of the meeting.
Levi Buhs. farmer living on Yellow
creek, near Freeport, was driving his self
binder to the harvest-feld. when the team
ran away. Mr. Buhs was thrown into the
machine and received injuries from which
| he died.
The low grounds in the vicinity of Galena
were visited by q frost, early Thursday
| morning. which did considerable damage
| to growing vegetables. Corn suffered in
most exposed places. Tobacco is also Sc
yerelV injured.