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Suits for False imprisonment.

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Suits for False imprisonment.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-Last fall
City Marshal Sparks and deputies raided
the gaming rooms of Charles Skotski,
South Harrison-street saloon keeper, and
captured Skotski and several others. Pros
ecuting Attorneys Wray and Campbell drew
up the af1idavits, but in the last term OF
the Circuit Court they were overruled and
the defendants dismissed. To-day Skotski
filed suit for $40, 900 against Sparks and
his bondsmen for false Imprisonment. Dan
lei Bumgarner, who was captured at the
same time, has also brought suit for sim
the Retail Liquor Dealers Association is
back of the suits as Sparks and the off,
GERS have been making vigorous attempt
to enforce the law.
BlOOmingtOn's FOrtnightIy Club.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 19.-The an
nual dinner of the Fortnightly Club was
given last night at the Hotel Gentry, and
was one Of the most interesting literary
events of the year. DR.. Joseph Swain,
president of Indiana University. presided,
and a paper was read by Judge ID. D.
Banta and Father NJ. H. Bogemann gave
the topic of the time. taking for his theme
the, tendency towards socialism ana the
ss An elegant 6nna ACTED fG
POSTMASTER. Responses were made by Mrs.
Joseph Howard, Prof. William F. Rogers
membership of thirty and has been doing
successful work for the past three years.
Oil Found mt Parker City.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARKER CITY, Ind, Feb. 19.-While
drilling for gas here fine flow of petroleum
was struck. 1t is a fine quality of crude
Oil and the company will take immediate
steps to put in an oil plant. The well is
1000 feet deep. Spectators and oil men
are here investigating and buying gland, land.
at which time it is thought flow of fifty
barrels can be effected. Oil was discovered
advanced 20 per cent. To-day has been a
great day here Fully five hundred people
fr outside Sis w be n nere d IF a the he
Indiana and, with the gas boom, Parker
City promises to grow rapidly.
Secured Money ON False Prctenses.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 19.-Miss An
ME Williams, of Jeffersonville, was arrested
in this city this afternoon on charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses. She
joined several churches in this city in the
past few days, and has obtained consider
able money from the ministers on The plea
that she had moved here from Columbus
Ind, and was q little short of the amounts
necessary to pay the freight on her furni-
ture. Among the preachers who contributed
isle and Rev j. W. Clokey. She was sent
to Jail to await trial next Monday.
Pythian Castle Dedicated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNOX, Ind. Feb 19.-Knox Lodge No.
296. knights of Pythias, dedicated its new
castle hall this afternoon and evening by
O reception and banquet to visiting knights
and their ladies from Plymouth, Argos,
Walkerton, South Bend and other points.
The new Pythian temple occupies half
ing, 5000. Captain Sears, Of indianapolis,
livered the principal addresses tonight.
Eight candidates We're initiated into the
order, teams from Argos and Walkerton
assisting in the work
New Gas Well at Muncie.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. Yesterday a very
strong gas-well was drilled on the Roach
farm, just north of Munce. for the city.
The well shows a rock pressure of nearly
three hundred pounds and the increase is
steadily raising as the well goes deeper
into the Trenton rock The supply promises
the belt. This we'll is only one instance of
the wells that are being drilled in this
county, weekly and it is an undisputable
fact that there is plenty gas where the
first was found eight years ago.
Relic of w. III. Harrison's Campaign.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKPORT, Ind, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Jane
Wallace, aged seventy-two, of Dale, this
county, owns and has in her possession a
badge or pin worn by General William
Henry Harrison during his famous Presi-
Dental campaign. On the pin is engraved
the old log cabin occupied by the General
on the banks of the Ohio 1t is a Completes
ttOn of the log cabin ha dav
with clapboard roof weight poles, door
with old style latch and string hanging on
the outside, with cider barrel under the win
dow.
Peculiar Malady in Shelby County.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-People in
the southern part of this county are suffer-
ing with peculiar malady, which, for
want of a better name. is called pink eye"
The disease attacks in the same manner
as la grippe but soon settles in the eyes.
in a short time the optics were highly in
famed and suffused with blood. Entire
families incapacitated and scarcely
any one in the entire neighborhood es-
capped.
Pension Checks and Cash stolen.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 19-The safe
in William H. Otis general store at Bos-
ton, on the Airline. west of this city, was
broken open at early hour this morn
ing by unknown burglars. Fourteen hun
bred dollars in pension checks and 81, 500 in
cash taken. The postoffce also
robbed but Postmaster Gilmore does not
know his exact loss. Nearly all the stock
of stamps was taken.
Asphalt Streets for Muncie.
Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 19.-At the City
Council meeting, last night, it de-
cided to pave with asphalt Washington
street east, from High street to Boyce
avenue, and Mulberry and High streets
south from Gilbert street to the railroads.
jefferson, Jackson, Adams. Charles and
Pearl streets will also be paved. The
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company
will do the work.
Endorsed by Ministers.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Feb. 19--The Minis
ters' Association of this city has Endorsed
the Nicholson bill and request the members
of the Legislature from this county TO sup
port the measure.
Explosion In an Elevator.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
McCORDSvILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-The
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