The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-06
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INDIANA
Red Men of the Eastern District Hold
Successful Picnic at Richmond.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Aug. 5-The Red Men of the
Eastern Indiana District Association held
their fourth annual picnic at Glen Miller
Park, adjoining the city, to-day. All visit
ing tribes were the guests of Osceols Tribe
Of Red Men aud Manmee Council OF the
Daughters of Pocohontas of this city. and
while the squaws prepared the hlling for
all the baskets they and their papooses as
we'll as the braves of their wigwams could
carry, there was q committee OF chiefs on
'corn and venison." that had 500 pounds OF
meat, i've bushels of potatoes and every
thing else in the market cooked in like
proportion by professional caterer.
At 1890 o'clock there was q procession
headed by the Richmond City Band and
Osceola Tribe. two hundred strong. Next
came the Milton Band. twelve pieces. with
Usage Tribe. No. 90. of Cambridge City.
sxty-fve members, including NUN Der OF
the members OF Logan Tribe, No. 100. of
Dublin. Next the New Castle Band.
twenty-one pieces. with about sixty men,
beTs of IroquOis Tribe. No. 81. of that place,
few from Anderson and sixteen from Sui
phur Springs. Mohawk Tribe No. "a. of
Winchester. had fifty one men; Blackhawk
Tribe. No. 70. of Farmland, forty-tive men.
Weneta Tribe. No. 73, of Ridgevllle, twen-
ty-five men; OtOnka Tribe. No. 81, of Con-
nersville. thirty men; December Tribe. No.
80, of Muncie, sixteen men, and Little Iur-
tie Tribe. No. 1l9, of Greenyille. o., thirty
i've men. Eight members also csme from
Indianapolis on the early morning train,
and said sixty or seventy more wonid come
on the noon train, but that was too late for
the parade. though not too late for dinner
and the fun TO follow.
Arriving at the Glen there was music by
the band. an address of welcome by Perry
j. Freeman. Mayor of the city, a response
by NJ. q. Mock, L. q. -. OF Muncie, more
music. and then the attack on corn and
venison and "sich' at the High Point
Hotel. and the contest proved the braves
assembled TO be great warriors when it
comes TO battle with knives and forks, for
the fertilization. the strength of the larder.
prepared the OsceOla garrison for great
siege.
This afternoon the programme included.
with music interpreted. talk by II. Z.
Starr. q recitation. The Sioux Chiefs
Daughter" by Miss Flora A. Disher. short
talks by past great chiefs and other chiefs,
wheelbarrow races foot races, sack races.
guimackue races and divers other sports,
all over the Glen. while there was bust
ness meeting.
Tonight the festivities wound ND with a
dance and other entertainments that made
hitting close to the enjoyable day.
The Expert Swine Judges.
SPECIAL 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Aug 6.-The following officers
and committees were elected to-day at the
closing of the meeting of Indiana Auxili-
airy Association of Expert Judges of Swine:
President, s. C. Roush, Warren; vice-presi-
dent. j. T. Gilm, Flora; treasurer. j. w.
Wilson. Kokomo; secretary. w. S. johnson.
Riley, Adam Faust and w. A. Maze; execu-
tive committee, w. III. Morris, r. A. Thomp-
son and w. 8 Johnson; auditing commit
tee. II. G. Oilar, John Gear and Ed Brown.
Indianapolis was selected as the place for
holding the next meeting, and Aug. and
4, 1892. the date.
After the election OF officers there was q
general discussion of matters of interest to
the association. A number of members ia
vored the adoption oil a resolution enforcing
the use of the score caro- by expert judges
in oil cases. The resolution was opposed
by some, who thought that it would con-
sumo too much time. and should only be
used in deciding on the merits of animals
where there was close competition. A reso-
luton was finally adopted enforcing Rule
3 of the association. which is as follows:
Experts shall at all times call the score of
each division aloud. and the attendant shall
take the score called. IN determining on
premium animals" and a violation of the
rule by an expert judge Will forfeit his Ii
cenee. Speeches were made by q number
of the members, In which they spoke en-
Enthusiastically OF the work accomplished
by the association. and the benefits de-
rived from its efforts to establish o sys-
tenn OF judging swine.
A Hen and Quail Partnership.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Aug. 5.-Wm. McCrillus, re-
siding at Riverside. Muncie suburb. re-
iates q queer case of reciprocity between
an old hen and a quail. There was
quaips nest near his house. in which there
wereI seven eggs. An old hen was looking
about for place TO locate nest and came
ACROSS the quaips nest with eggs in it.
This offered to be good enough for the hen,
and the quail was not there To object, so
the hen proceeded 20 occupy the nest and
lay an egg. The quail came in the after
and found that ITS nest had been n
spreading ITSELF and one egg had
grown beyond recognition. but the nest be-
loDged TO her and she proceeded TO cover as
much OF it as Doss BILE and lay another egg.
This was kept mp for four days. when. ac-
cording TO actual count by the hen, she
had enough eggs for n "setting'-ffteen-
when she proceeded upon her four weeks
work The quail called two more days,
deposited her eggs in the nest. and con-
cluded to stay the third day. and both are
now engaged. side by side. in setting it out.
Ex-City Treasurer of Wabash Dead.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Aug. Sat an early hour this
morning Bernard Kendall died at bis resi-
dence in this city, having been Ill two
weeks from typhoid fever. Mr.. Kendall
was a prominent citizen of Wabash, the
soul OF manliness and integrity. Twice
had he been elected to the Office of city
treasurer. He was an officer in various
building and loan associations, prominent
IN Odd-feilowship. and was q e. A. X. man.
He was fifty-two years old.
Choice Morsel for Gossips.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ang. ga man giving his
name as j. W. johnson. saying that he was
q sewing-machine agent in ST. Louis, ar
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