The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-27
Indiana Notes.

Miss Lucy sosbe. the young Elwood
woman who was so badly burned Thurs
day by her clothing catching fire at the
stove. died last night.
The celebrated Farley will case. involving
the disposition of $4,000 worth of property.
was filed at Lebanon yesterday on a change
OF venue from Hamilton county.
W. NJ. Brenton has disposed of the Mil
ford Mail TO b. ID. Stephenson, late of Mo-
line, Ill. Mr.. Brenton will embark in the
newspaper business in Alabama.
The citizens of Monrovia have an i'm
provement organization, with n. e. Hub
bard. a wealthy Quaker. as president. a
fund has been raised that will be expended
in boring for gas or oil.
A new trial will be granted Theodore
Skotski. of Shelbyville. who is under two
years sentence at New Castle for aiding
burglar William Reinheimer TO escape
from Sheriff McFarlan. of Rush county.
Thursday. at Arlington, a village in Rush
county Lee Mcdaniel. jr.. was arrested and
bound over TO the grand jury for stealing
a sack of flour from a grocery store. He
claims he needed food for his wife and
babe.
a Muncie electric street car collided with
a buggy yesterday afternoon. throwing out
Mrs. Thomas Clevenger and Mrs. Lorin
Gates on the asphalt street. with several
dozen eggs The women were both quite
severely shocked.
An Informal reception. attended by about
three hundred people of all denominations,
was rendered Rev. j. II. MacNeill, of Rush
vile. Thursday. night in honor of the COM
mencement of his tenth year as pastor OF
the Christian Church of hat city.
The Richmond committee appointed to
select badges for the State @. n. r. en-
campment has decided that the badge for
the delegates shall bear a picture of Gen.
Tom Bennett. who was one of the most
distinguished of Richmond's soldiers.
Thirty-live families from the vicinity of
Milford Junction will leave next week for
Darlington. y. D. The colony was got up
by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and will be one of thirteen teamloads to
leave Chicago for the Dakotas next Thurs
day.
purchased a half block of ground at Mum
Gle. located on East Main and Washington
streets from Jonn c. Greishelmer paying
was made with a view of improving the
property with flats and business houses.
a reunion of Company F. Seventh In
diana Volunteers. was held Thursday night
at the residence of G.. NJ. Overstreet. near
Franklin, at which a large number of the
members and their wives were present, A
permanent organization was formed and
Semi-annual meetings will hereafter be
held with Mr.. Overstreet.
With the increased attendance which the
new compulsory-education law will cause.
Il is found that more room will be required
for the Franklin city schools. and plans
are now being prepared for the improve
ments and bids will be asked for. A five
built to the High School building. The
buildings have already been crowded for
the past two years.
Marion Elks held an election Thursday
night in which o. a. SpraSue was elected
exalted ruler: Carl Lewis, esteemed lead
ing knight: Sol Altman. esteemed lectur-
ing knight: James Bockins. secretary; r.
Van Nactor, treasurer; c. A.. Ball. trustee,
and Steven MOssman. tyler. Benjamin
Larrimer was chosen official representative
at the Grand Lodge and C. w. Halderman
and James Bockins associate representa-
tiVeS.
information has been received of the pur-
chase of the Coldwater, Mich. Republican
by Charles IL. Newell. formerly business
manager of the Wabash Plain Dealer. but
who for several years has been the pro-
prictor of the Coldwater Courier. Mr..
Newell is we'll known to the Indiana
newspaper fraternity. and in buying the
Republican and combining ii with his paper
becomes the owner of "A fine piece of news
paper property. The new paper will be
known as the Courier-Republican.