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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
SCHOOL BOARD FINANCES
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY COMMIT
TEE AT THE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
The Probable Expenses and Revenue
for the Coming Year-COmpuIsOry
Law Not Taken Into Account.

The most important item of business be-
fore the School Board last night was the
report of the committee on finance and
auditing, estimating the receipts and ex-
penditures of the Indianapolis schools for
the fiscal year ending June 30, and recon-
mending appropriations for the various de-
partments.
The session was an extended one, and
considerable routine business was transact
ed. About tt first thing the board did was
to fill the vacancy in the office of the sup
ply agent caused by the promotion of Clerk
Reissner to the assistant secretaryship of
the board. The place was given to Hugh
Erwin, formerly in the employ of the
Bowen-Merrill Company. The board also
consented to allow the superintendent of
schools to employ a stenographer and type
writer in his office at a salary of IS a week.
TIL superintendent has agreed to dispense
with the services of a messenger this year.
The board allowed one or two small con-
tracts Zimmerman & Son were given the
contract for repairing the roofs of Nos. Is
and ~. The firm is to receive $161. The
contract for furnishing six laboratory
tables was awarded to H. Lauter at $l0S. A
contract supplying school No. As with furni-
ture was closed with the firm of Sander &
Rocker.
The committee on finance and auditing
recommended that the back salary due the
heirs of Miss Addie M. Wiles, amounting
to $l35.60. be paid to one of the heirs The
death of Miss Wiles occurred several
months ago. Her family does not desire
that the estate shall be administered in
the courts and named one of the heirs, to
whom the money will be paid.
The board decided to employ Miss Mary
McAvoy as teacher Of stenography and
typewriting at the Manual Training School,
at salary of 5000 year 1t was also de-
clded to increase the salary of the engineer
at the school to $1,000 a year. August
Planke is the engineer. He has been re-
ceiving a salary of $780, The question of
establishing new school districts came up,
but was referred to the committee on dis
to be done on account of the annexation of
school territory.
The report estimating the receipts and
expenditures for the coming year, together
with t%e list of appropriations for the diff
Iefent departments, Presented a mass of
HgureS Tor the board to consider The re-
port will not be finally accepted until the
by the individual members of the board.
The list of appropriations recommended are
exclusive of any appropriations to be made
by the board to meet the requirements of
the compulsory educational levy of 1897.
The list is follows: Special fund 1921. 293;
$54, s57.47; library fund; $32 1882; Gregg
tail statement of the estimates:
TtIpa in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of a certified copy Of decree to me
directed from the clerk of the Superior Court OF
Marion county. Indiana, In cause No. $500.
wherein Capitol Paving and Construction Com
gtny Is plaintiff and Laura M; Cooke ct al are
oefendants requiring me to make the of two
hundred and seventy nine dollars and four cents
(S279O4) provided for in said decree with in
tsrest and costs 1 will expose at public sale to
the highest bidder,
SATURDAY. THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
1887,
between the hours of 10 O'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock T. m. OF said day, at the door of the
courthouse of Marion county, Indiana, the rents
and profits for term not exceeding seven years.
OF the following real estate in Marion county,
indiana:
Beginning a point thirty-two and one-half
t3x12( feet perth of the southwest corner of lot
numbered seven 81, in outlot numbered thirty
nine (3O, in the city of Indianapolis, and running
z ence north thirty-two and one-half (3212) feet,
thence east one hundred and five (05) feet TO a
ten-foot alley thence south thirty-tWo and one
half (S2la) feet, and thence west one hundred
and FIVE 105) feet to the place OF beginning
II such rents and profits viii not sell for a
sufficient sum TO satisfy said decree with in
terest and costs, | Will. at the same time and
place expose to public sale the fee simple of said
real estate, or so much thereof may be suff-
cient TO discharge said decree Said sale will be
rlade without relief from valuation or appraise-
ment laws. THOMAS p. SHUFEL1ON.
Aug. IL. 1897. Sheriff of Marion County
Carson & Thompson, Attorneys for Plaintiff
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New Suits Filed.

Union Trust Company, administrator,
damages Superior "S Court nRRa Room suit Tor
Conrad Draut ct al VS.. Ella Webb ct
al; mechanics lien. Superior Court,
Room l.
Madison Road Saving and Loan Associa-
ton, No. 2, VS.. VIM. Rooster ct al suit
to foreclose mortgage. Superior Court,
Room 2.
suit on note; Superior Court, Room 2.
Bank of Westfield VS. David E. Sher-
rick ct al. suit on note. Superior Court,
Room l.
w NJ Hunt VS. City of indianapolis;
suit for damages. Superior Court, Room l..
Fred Cook VS.. City of Indianapolis; dam
ages Superior Court, Room O.
Cyrus c. Barrett VS.. Charles A. Barrett;
suit on account. Superior Court, Room l.
Jacob Splich VS.. Rufus NJ. Blume ct al. /;
suit on account. Superior Court Room 3,
Ada Mayhem VS.. the Citizens Street-rail-
road Company of Indianapolis; suit for
damages. Superior Court, Room l.
The E. =. Ross Company VS.. John F.
Kortepeter; suit on note. Superior Court,
Abby V. JudN'>a vs.. Frank B. Davenport
ct al; suit on note. Superior Court, Room 8.
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NOTICE OF LETTING or CONTRACT
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
GRAVEL ROADS.

Notice is hereby given that the contract for
the construction OF certain gravel roads on the
", Indiana, to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the highway eighty
t6O) rods west from the northeast corner of Sec
ton two tZ) Township thirty ave (35) north of
Range seven @, west, and running thence south
WAYNE x Chicago Railway and the New York
Chicago \ ST. Louis Railroad. thence south along
West auarteT CT section two 81 OF thd tne south,
Bouthwesterly direction to the center lire running
north ana south, OF section two %. thence south
teen 40. all in Township thrty-nve $50 north
OF nanse seven Gl, west
highway running along the north line Of the rail
road grounds OF the Pittsburg Fort WAYNE e
Chicago Railway Company at point where said
road interseets the north and south road eighty
eOl RODS from the east line of Section two ~
aforesaid ana running thence along said highway
in southeasterly direction to a point on the
said highway eighty 800 rods east from the west
line Of Section seven %, IN Township thirty five
:, Commencing again &C a point on the last named
er and running thence in a northeasterly direc-
ttcn along the highway To the center line east
snd west In Section one ID. in Township thirty
cumming thence due east to the center OF said
Eection and thence due north along the center
section end 10 the township line between the
ssoMnsships Or Portage and Union. Estimated
let st the commissioners room in the court
house at the city q VALPARAISO, Saturday
Every bidder must accompany his bid with
bond payable to the state Of Indiana in twice
full performance, Of the work in case the con
tTact is awarded him The bid must be for tile
cordance with the report Of the viewers appointed
TO view and make report on the same. IL must
also specify when ne wqrs yin be ,eompleted
LEE EEEE 4. I Ho daEREtL'
Attest; N. J. sTINcHTIELD. Auditor, Porter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
sHERIFF's SALE.


BY virtue of certified copy of a decree to me
directed from the clerk of the Superior Court of
Marion county, Indiana, in cause No. 50267
wherein German American Building Association
OF Indiana Is DlaintiH and Burdine Harris et al.
are defendants, requiring me TO make the sum Of
ten hundred and thrty-seVen dollars and sixty
nine cents Isl 037 SD provided for in said de-
cree, with interest and costs. l will expose at
public sale TO the highest bidder.
SATURDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
1897
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. M and 4
O'Clock . IN. of said day. at the door Of the
courthouse OF Marion county, Indiana. the rents
and profits for Term not exceeding seven years
OF the following real estate in Marion eodhty,
Indiana.
Lot numbered nineteen O0. in spitzfadden' $
subdivision of block numbered twelve 40. in
dianapolis.
II such rents and profits win not sell for a
sufficient sum 10 satisfy said decree with in
terest and costs. | win, at the same time and
place. public sale the fee simple of said
real estate, or so much thereof may be suif-
cient 10 discharge said decree Said sale will be
made without relief from valuation appraise-
ment laws. THOMAS +. SHUFFL1ON
Aug. ii. 1897. Sheriff of Marion County
Carson q Thompson. Attorneys for Plaintiff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
SHUT OFF HIS GAS.
Mrs. Freider's Death Was Hastened,
1t Was Alleged.

The Union Trust Company, as admins
traitor of the estate of Mrs. Fannie Fried
er, who died in 1896, brought suit in the
Superior Court yesterday against the Con-
sumers Gas Company for $4,000. Mrs.
Frieder lived with her husband and chill
dren at No. 592 Virginia avenue. AS, shown
by the complaint, Samuel Frieder, the nus
band, concluding that he was paying an
unfair rate to the gas company for the
fuel used by him, went to the company S
office and made new contract. 1t is
averred that a few weeks later when he
went to settle his gas bill the company
agents refused to accept the amount ten
dered.
It is further claimed that on the morn,
ing of March IA, 1896, after F'reder had
gone to his work an agent of the gas com,
pany came to his house and disconnected
the gas Mrs Freider, it is averred Was MAS
husband did not return home until II
O'Clock that night. The following day being
Sunday, he was unable to procure fuel
and was compelled to wait until Monday
1t is alleged that the exposure to cold Incl
dent to the shutting off of the gas was
the cause of Mrs. Freider's death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
MISUNDERSTANDING F. Maxwell, Worth
ington; William Nance. JeffersonvilleS
Daniel Rowan, Sleeth.
Restoration and Reissue-Emery Howell,
MartinsVilie.
ville John Arnold, Troy; Levi Bowser, Fort
Wayne; William r. McClelland, Indian
apolis: Patrick O'Keefe, Indianapolis.
Reissue and IncreaSe-Daniel Kline, Elk
hart
original Widows. etc.-Mary E. Ball, Au-
burn; Elizabeth A. Agnew, Indianapolis: re-
issue, AlZina L. Harris, Bicknell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
GREAT DEMAND FOR CARS
SHIPMENTS OF CORN ARE HEAVY,
BUT OWNERS ARE STORING WHEAT.
c. & o. VIII Make a Favorable Exhibit
Hallway Mechanical Departments
Spending Too Much Money.

Ford Wood, assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four and the Peoria &
Eastern, returned yesterday from a trip
of several days over Western lines. He
says the business in sight for the railroads
is simply immense; at way stations the ele-
vators and storehouses are being filled with
wheat the owners holding it for better
prices. while the shipments of corn are only
limited by the cars which can be furnished.
Mr.. Wood says that never in his long expe-
rience in freight service has he seen such
movement of corn; hundreds of additional
cars could be loaded daily on the Big Four
system with this cereal were the cars to be
had, and the same is true with most of the
roads in Indiana and Illinois. The demand
for cars to move the new oats crop is be-
coming pressing, and the large cotton crop
will soon begin to move and further increase
the demand for cars and the power to move
them. Mr.. Wood says the outlook
for a heavy corn crop and live
stock shipment this fall could
not be more promising In most places
enough rain has fallen OF late to carry the
corn through the season. He thinks the
vision terminals will hold it until the T.~ice
reaches 81 and then the new crop CT wheat
will begin to move with rush. Agents
all over the Big -Four system report much
than cars to move t. Within the lasi few
days the Big Four has leased from private
companies over coo cars, and yesterday j.
r. CaVanaugh, ear service superintendent
representing the Southern Independent car
line. 100 more.
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preSbyterfau.

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-COrner
Vermont and Pennsylvania streets Rev.
Joseph A. Mburn, pastor; Rev. Edward Baech,
associate pastor. No services morning or even
ing. Young Peoples Christian Endeavor, Gas p.
Sunday school, 9.45 a. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7:45. Mayer Chapel--COrner
OF West and Catnarine streets. Sunday school at
80 .. m, preaching at 80 p M. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 1880.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Southwest
corner Pennsylvania and New York streets
Rev. Nj. l.. Hanes ID. ID. The congregations OF
the First Baptist Church and First Presby terrain
Church viii unite in union services tomorrow in
the First Baptist Church. Sunday school meets
at $3.50 a.. m. Society Christian EndeaVor at 6:45
p. m. Midweek prayer and conference meeting on
Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock. All are cor
daily invited.
MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Cor-
ner OF Eleventh and Ash streets. Rev. Frank
o. Ballard, ID. D., pastor. Rev. w. L. Meloy,
u. D., pastor Of the First United Presbyterian
1890 a. IN. Sunday school, S15 a. Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor, 6:45 p.
m. No evening worship
TABERNACLE CHURCH-Corner Meridian and
Eleventh streets. Rev. j. Cumming Smith, pas
Preaching at 10:45 a. m. by the Rev. w. f.
Ringland. u. D. of Nebraska. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. M Y. i. S. c. H., Gas p. IN. DR.. Ring
lard will also preach in West Washington street
chapel at 1880 D. m.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Corner
Vermont and Pennsylvania streets. Rev. Joseph
A. Miiburn, pastor; Rev. Edward Baech. asso-
ciate pastor. No services either morning or even
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Fined for Her Cruelty.

Mrs. Laura Trucksess, of West Indianap-
oils, was fined IS and costs in the Criminal
Court yesterday for cruelty to a child.
Justice court. The child in question be-
ionged at the Indianapolis Orphans Home.
1t was a little girl of six years. Mrs.
was taken from her 1t was charged that
the woman punished the child by striking
it with a lath, pulled its hair and to fright
en- it threatened to throw it into the cell
lar which contained considerable water.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Dispute over n Fruit Crop.

Christian G.. Weiss came into court yes
treday and had Joseph and Alice Miller
enjoined from gathering fruit from a
twelve-acre farm in Marion county
Through a misunderstanding as to deal
looking to the prchase of the farm the
fall crop of fruit. The owner of the farm
says the defendants have threatened to
take the entire product. Judge Carter, of
Room 3, issued temporary injunction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
FORECAST FOR TODAY
Slightly Warmer and Fair Weather
Predicted for Indianapolis.

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending IL p m
Aug 21.-Slighuy warmer; fair weather on
Saturday.
General Conditions Yesterday-High
barometric pressure continues east, lower
pressure west of the Mississippi. The tenn
gulf coast and from the upper Missouri
valley northward Light local rain fell in
the lower Missouri valley and near the
eastern gulf coast.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-For Ohio-Fair;
slightly warmer; light easterly to southerly
winds.
For Indiana and Illinos-Fair; slightly
warmer; eaSterly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
auinlan Did Not Steal the wheel.

Judge Cox, of the Police Court, yesterday
morning discharged Morris Quinlan,
charged with stealing bicycle from ID. e.
Walker. He rented the wheel from Walker
July 2, rode it to Madison and shipped it
back here addressed to his father. His
charges and informed Walker that the
wheel was in the express office. The com
pany refused to deliver it to Walker. Judge
Cox warned Quinlan that his method of
doing business might not always turn out
so well to himself, but said he did not be-
lieve the young man had any intention of
stealing the bicycle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21

weave for the church and a section of it
was stolen one Saturday night and later
found in the home of the thief in a distant
part of the city. An expert carpet sewer
has made the carpet quite good as it
was originally, and the members of the
congregation rejoice that after months OF
uneasiness they are again whole to floor
covering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Ada Mnxhe1v,s Damage suit.

Suit for damages was brought yesterday
against the Citizens Street-rairoad Com
pany by Ada Mayhem who was injured
at Delaware and Maryland streets during
the present month. The plaintiff says she
signaled a car at the corner named and
stepped to the platform AS she was about
entering the door the car, she says, started
violently forward and she was thrown with
great force against a seat. She received in
ternal injuries that will make her a Grip
pie. She places her damages at $15. 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21

Fred Cook and William M. Hunt have
brought suit against the city of Indianap-
ceived March 10. 1897, at the Meridian
street bridge over Fall creek The men
were driving one-horse dray across the
bridge and their horse got frightened,
backing the dray down the embankment.
Both men were injured. They claim. the
accident was due to the negligence of the
city in leaving the approaches to the
bridge unprotected. Hunt demands dam
ages in the of $4,000 and Cook asks
for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Criminal Court.

John F. McCray, Judge.
State of Indiana VS. Mrs. Laura Truck
sess; cruelty to children. Appeal. Finding
of guilty. Fine of So assessed.
State of Indiana VS. Otto Rambler; as
sault and battery Appeal Finding of
guilty.
State of Indiana VS. Esther Lachman;
incorrgible. Committed to Reform School
for Girls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21

Samuel Beamer, fifteen years old, an en-
ploye of Kingan & Co., was arrested last
evening as he walked through the gate on
his way home from work. He was stopped
by Special officer Hogan, who stands at the
gate every noon and night 10 see that the
employees do not carry away any meats.
Beamer had small bundle containing
some meat. He lives at II South California
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
Perhaps OVERRIDING 1t.

The last number of the Railway Review
and Engineering contained a lengthy arti-
Gle, which is creating considerable comment,
on the disposition Of heads of mechanical
departments of railways and chief engineers
of roads to experiment in the line of what
they term improvements at the expense of
the stockholder. Among other things the
article says: rs it not we'll to question
whether the present tendency toward heav-
Ter track, more powerful locomotives and
larger cars has not reached its practical
limit, If, indeed, 1t has not already exceeded
it The fact that railroad is primarily de-
signed and operated for the purpose of
making money is too often lost sight of, and
some officials in charge of the various de-
partments are apparently impressed with
the idea that its chief use is for the exploit
tation of their various hobbies. Railroads
were not intended to establish the supe-
riority Of any particular system of con-
struction, either of roadway, bridges or
buildings; not to prove the superiority of
the compound over the single expansion en-
CINE, nor even demonstrate the possibility
of transporting a given number of passen-
gers or tons of freight over long distances
within certain hours. On the contrary, rail-
roads were built and should be operated
for the purpose Of making money. In this
respect they are not different from any
other commercial enterprise"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
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rOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FCK SALE--lmproved farms for sale in the
great corn and wheat belt of Indiana; also well
located business and city property. For par
ticulars address s. ID. ROULS, Upton, Ind.
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His Hammer over Me.

Surrounded by unnumbered foes,
Against my soul the battle goes;
Yet, though | weary, sore distrest,
/ know that l shall reach my rest,
lift my fearful eyes above;
His banner over me is love.
It's sword my spirit will not yield
Though flesh may faint upon the field;
He waves before my fading sight
The branch of palm, the crown of light
lift my Frightening eyes above;
His banner over me is love.
Ny cloud of battle dust may dim,
His veil of spleDdor curtain Him,
And in the midnight of my fear
/ may not feel him standing near:
But, as l lift mine eyes above,
His banner over me is love.
Gerald Massey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
A Prosperous Road.

1t is evident that good times have come to
the Chesapeake & Ohio, and of late each
weeks earnings have improved. President
ingalls, states that the road will show that
a very considerable surplus has been earned
after the payment of fixed charges, and that
no charges have been made to the con-
struction account, as all Improvements have
been paid for out of the current earnings
This favorable condition is reflected in the
action of its 42-per-cent. bonds, which have
appreciated materially in value and have
been largely absorbed by discriminating
purchases until now the floating supply is
declared to be very limited During the
first six months of the present year the
gross earnings increased over $500 co., and
up to July 81 they increased half a mil
lion dollars. The net earnings of the road
from July !, 1896, to June 80, 1897, were So
42l, Ala, against net OF SO 257. 97S the previous
year. The annual fixed charges amount to
about s.. 600, so that the surplus for the
years operations will be over $300, 900. This
is equal to about IL per cent. on the out
standing common stock This remarkable
showing is but an indication of what may
be, as the road is noted for its ability to
increase net earnings from year to year the
heavy expenditures under existing manage
ment for improvements having been sue
cessfully directed to that end.