The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-17
he Indianapolis Journal.

rugged up bar Saturday indignant citi-
zens called on him with a petition signed
by most Of the people of the place, request
ing him to close M. but. as he regarded the
memorial with Indifference, the committee
became angry and notified him that unless
he got out of town by Monday night it
would cave in the establishment and empty
the liquor in the street. Yesterday Duck
concluded to move on, and his offer to
leave If the citizens would pay for cartlng
his goods W as accepted, and the town Is
once more without saloon. The residents
of Somerset have made sturdy tight
against saloons. and are wrought mp to o
tiance of popular opinion, an attempts is
made to open gin-mili there.
Scheme to Raise $50, 900 for Wabash.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Aug. 16.-Last evening
q meeting was held at the Yandes Library
Hail. Wabash College, to devise means of
raising $50, 600 SO As to secure $4,000 given
conditionally by Hon. Simon Yandes. of
Indianapolis. 1t seems that in order to Sc
cure DR.. Burroughs, of Amherst College.
for president this amount must be raised.
committee was appointed to perfect a
plan To interest the citizens OF this city in
this matter and have them take the in
ltatory step. The citizens have given but
$4,000 to the college, while tho college
brings $4,000 yearly to the town. 1t il now
proposed to raise $4,000 here at once and
then depend upon outsiders to give che
rest. 1t was shown that the annual ln-
come of the college from oil sources is be-
tween $4,000 and S25, 600, while the OK
penses are from SOS, 900 to $4,000. Improve.
inents have been made faster than the IN
como would meet. and to-day Wabash Col
lege Is in actual neeG of moro money.
A Bloody Family Fight re
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO. Aug. 16-A neighborhood
disagreement of several years duration
eliminated this morning in O DoId attempt
at murder. John Hicks, q wealthy farmer
and money lender. and Joseph sSwartzen-
berger, Farmland. went to granary on
the farm of Hicks's mother, where Herman
Hagan and son were at work. Hicks drew
his revolver. shooting Hagan, ST., through
the neck. Young Hagan went to the as.
distance of his father and WAS stabbed in
the back with q knife. SwartZenberger
assisted Hicks. it Is said. by striking the
boy on the head with Ratchet. inflicting
serious wounds. In self-defense young
Hagan turned on Swartzenberger with a
hammer and beat him over the head until
he ceased his murder0us attack. Both the
Hagans declare that a Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Hicks. armed with Ratchet and hammer,
were in the affair.
Elwood Catholics and Public Schools.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELwOoD, Aug. 16.-The Catholics of this
city and surrounding country Will bulld q
school in Elwood. This decision was made
to-day and given to the pubic. The Cath
olics say they are not dissatisfied with the
present public school system or tho meth
DDS of educating. but they have ideas and
theories not worked out in the public
schools, and for that reason have con-
Guided to build school of their own.
They will begin at once TO erect O building
on West Simmons street adjoining the
church. and hope to have IL ready for oc-
cupancy by Oct /. The rapidly increasing
population of Elwood brings many citizens
of the Catholic faith here and the enter
prise upon which they are about TO enter
will no doubt be success.
Chicago Company Successful
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal
KoKoMO, Aug. 16-After q long struggle
the City Council, at it's meeting Monday
night, awarded the contract for lighting
the city to the Western Electric Company,
of Chicago. The contract is for 1000
candle power. all-night service of 100
lamps, tho priCc being SS3 annually per
lamp. The contract runs for q period of
ten years. The same company closed q
contract Monday with the Diamond
Plate glass Company, of this city, for put
ting an illuminating plant of 100 lamps in
their gigantic factory. There were scven
bidders.
Down His Luck and Killed Himself
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Aug. lev. A. Bennett aged
thirty. we'll dressed. and coming from st.
mitted suicide here to-day by taking NJ
opiate in drink of whisky. He was sup
posed OF first TO be drunk, but such proved
not to he the case. He left letter to his
brother saying that his luck was hard and
life uncomfortable, but gave no further rea-
son for his rash act.
Pocket of Gas at Twenty-One Fees
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Aug. 16.-Workmen
struck n pocket of gas at depth of twen-
ty-one feet while digging O we'll this after
noon for the Brannum Manufacturing Com
pany in this city. The blue clay bottom of
the well was blown ont with great force.
and it was a full hour before the pocket
was exhausted. A splendid flow of water
followed directly alter the flow of gas
ceased.
sudden Death from ~ Squirrel Bite.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELwooD. Aug. 6.-This afternoon, while
Mrs. Dora Brunt was walking In her door
yard. nine miles north of this city. che fell
dead. About ten days ago she was bitten
by net squirrel and her death 10 supposed
to have been en- sed from tn. hitc. although
she was perfectly we'll at the time death
came. She was the wife of prominent
farmer and stock man,
Laid Down ia Front of a Train.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ang. 16-Thomas Rayn, q
farmer, residing near Jonesboro. became
intoxicated last night and lay down on the