The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-20

Dlite To creditors IN lnuihu3poic. Su4cnko
aud other points. Creditors did not know
of their departure until tonight, and are
In pursuit OF them.
A 5000, 600 ic-Foot Gusher.
Special lnaian apolis journal
PENDLEToN. Ind. April 1.-the last
well for the Peudleton Gas Company was
drilled in yesterday. The drill went twelve
feet In Trenton rock, and the flow was suf.
ficient The well registers twelve pounds
open pressure. equal To five million cnbic
feet per day. 1t is one of the strongest
wells ever produced in this vicinity.
Indiana Notes
Scarlet fever in malignant form has APP
peared at Fortvlile. The health officers are
endeavoring to prevent spread OF the
disease.
Stephen II. Greer, aged seventy three.
died Monday at Fortville of peritonitis.
His remains were inferred at New Bethel.
Marion county.
The body of the man found dead beside
the Evansville & Terfe Haute tracks near
Ninconnes recently was identified yester-
day as George w. Watson, of Bridgeport,
ILL.,
George Turner, aged eighty.five. resi-
dent of Muncie since 1929 died at his homo
Tuesday night. He was the father of Jacob
Il. Turner. the late doorkeeper for Presi-
dent Harrison at the White House.
John Tumey. at Bedford. employed in the
Bedford steam stone works in the capacity
"a running traveller used for conveyance
OF stone. Monday went down with his
machine and was fatally injured, dying
that night.
Alvin Crawford. o young man residing
at Columb ia City, was fatally injured Sum-
day night by attempting to board Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne ~ Chicago freight train.
Both his legs were cut of. He lived eev-
0raI hours after the accident.
Rev. ]. V. ID. r. johnson. who has been
pastor of the Christian Church at Farm.
land for several years. has resigned on
count of i'll health. Rev. A. M. Addington.
of Ridaeyille: has accepted the call. and
preached his first sermon on Sunday.
Alonzo Wilmington, deputy assessor. of
Jeffersonville. was almost instantly killed
10y the 7-O'ciock dinkey train al that place
yesterday morning. He was walking on
the track and carried an umbrella which
prevented him from seeing the train.
Allen Harter, aged seventy-six, an old
resident of Wabash county. died Sunday
suddenly, at his home in Roam. Mr.. Har-
ter was down town during the afternoon.
and returning home, was stricken with
heart disease and fell dead on the floor.
With the loss of tho Wabash railroad
division shops at Butler. comes the an.
nouncement of large basket factory TO be
soon put into operation there. employ I'M
two hundred hands. This is one of several
factories that the citizens Of Butler are
after.
Charles Hendricks. member of the Third
United States Regiment. died yesterday at
the home of his father In Crawfordsville.
He was stationed at Fortress Monroe and
died from the effect of ty phoid fever. Com-
pany l, State militia. will attend his
funeral Friday.
There has been on impostor at Madison.
this State, md in the northern part of
kentucky, representing himself as Russell
Is. Harrison, on the strength of which he
has been making loans. Citizens are
warned TO look out for him. MIR. Harrison
is in New York.
porated city under the State law, having
tie necessary population for that purpose.
The census of 1890 gave the town 1900. A
recent census gives the population at 2. leo.
This 10 one of the most rapidly growing
towns in western Indiana.
John Nicholson. ST., q prominent resi-.
dent of CrawfOrds vile. died Tuesday. He
was born in Jefferson county, Indiana,
July IL. 1925. He has resided at shelby
vile. III. st. Louis, Bellevllle, Louisville,
New Albany. Jeffersonville Liv0niA Salem,
Columbus. Franklin, Kokomo and at Dur
hHmville. Tenn.
Ezra Hill died Monday night at Spice
land, aged nearly seventy-seven years. He
was born at Richmond and lived there
seventy-tbree wears. For thirty-fve years
he was engaged in the milling business.
The past four years he lived at Spiceland
with his children. He was a lifelong men,
Der of the HIcksite branch of the True
Friends Church.
The Montgomery County Medical Society
met at Craw fOrdsville and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President DR.. Davidson:
vice president. DR.. Ristine; secretary, DIR.
Barkls; treasurer, DR.. Leech. The dele.
gates to the American Medical Society at
Milwaukee are DR.. Straughn. of Wave
land. and Dr.. s. S. Detchon, of New Rich
moDd. The delegates TO the State society
are DIR. Davidson and Mrs. Dr. Griffith A
resolution was passed to prosecute oil per-
sons who write prescriptions unless they
have q medical diploma.