The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-15
CITY NEWS NOTES.

DIR. Elmer A. Edison, surgeon in the Ma
rine Hospital Service, has been transferred
from the st. Louis Marine Hospital to the
Reedy quarantine station, Delaware bay.
At the recent Commercial Club election a
vote was taken on the question, Shall the
plans for the new federal building be Sc
lected in competitions" The result was
145 for competition and IS against.
The fruit jar manufacturers, who have
been consulting in various hotels in this
city for several weeks past, held another
meeting yesterday in the Denison. Nothing
can be learned of h was done there.
Detective Gerber left last night for Gin
cinnati to bring to Indianapolis Peter Len
non, who is under arrest there for impli-
cation in the robbery of wagons of the
American and Adams express companies.
The board of trustees Of the Indianapolis
Lodge of Elks has under consideration the
purchase Of the Y. NJ. c. A. property on
North Illinois street. 1t is understood by
some that the price asked is $50. 600. One of
the trustees of the Elks is absent from the
city at present and on his return the mat
ter will be taken up.
Rev. j. Wesley Oborn, of Gas City. yes
terday sent Governor Mount an account of
a cock-fight that was held in Mathews last
Sunday, and also an announcement of one
to be held next Sunday. He asked the Gov
ernor to put a stop to il, and the Governor
telegraphed to the sheriff Of the county to
see hat the law was enforced.
The new military company which was re-
Gently organized in this city was examined
by the surgeons last night. The roster of
names OF the new company contains a
number of young business and professional
men who have seen service In the late
war. 1t is expected the company will be
mustered into the States service next Sat
urday evening.
In the course Of another year Charles S.
Lewis will erect a modern fiat building at
the northwest corner of New Jersey and
Vermont streets. He purchased. yesterday,
through the agency of Gregory & Appel.
the property at that point. which has a
frontage of $50 feet on New Jersey street
and 131 feet on Vermont street. The price
paid was $4,000.
henry Seyfried. secretary of the pro-Boer
committee, says notices were sent to all
the men selected as vice presidents of the
mass meeting. with the request that those
who did not care to serve should so notify
the committee. Six destinations were re-
ceived, he says, and the names were not
used. He thinks that after such notice
there should be no complaint.
The Citizens Educational Society, at a
meeting held last April, appointed a COM
mittee to secure pictures for use in the
public schools. The committee has pro-
cured paintings from several Indiana art
Gruelle, William Forsyth and Otto Stark.
The pictures will be presented to the
School Board tomorrow. They will be on
exhibition in the assembly room in the Ii
brary building. Saturday.
The rooms at the /. o. o. F. Orphans
Home at Greensburg have all been taken
by people throughout the State to be fur
nished complete, except two dining rooms
and two dormitories and the Railways. Any
lodge which has not contributed TO this
work and desires to do SO can furnish one
or more beds in the dormitories. This will
cost SO and the proper omount of the bed
ding for each bed. Further information can
be secured by addressing Mary A. Wiley,
1910 New Jersey street.
The Bemis Bros. Bag Company, which
has head offices In Boston, will, in q short
time. begin the manufacture OF its product
in this city Recently Bemis Bros. pur-
chased the old card plant on Barth avenue,
and as that place IL admirably situated for
the manufacture of paper bags and for
the distribution Of the same. the company
will employ a large number Of persons.
They contemplate building a new ware
house, and they have also sought arrange
ments with the Belt Railroad for the
building of a new switch to the plant.
KitcheIre paw Elltpaofd DANIELS & S~~>~