The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-16
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Elite Wilson. forty years of age, living
at the Little Hotel, was arrested last night
for stealing an umbrella which was stand
ing in front OF an East Washington-street
store.
Burnley Charleston and Frank Owens. two
young corored boys, were sent to police
headquarters last night. They are charged
with stealing money from the pocket of a
companion while in bathing.
Joseph Duffy and James McCooi, both
ratives of this city, will be ordained as
priests in the Catholic Church by Bishop
ODonaghue. at st. Johns Church June 20.
1t will be the first priesthood ordination
to take place in this city.
Colonel Weaver. George Roller and
Richard Talley, three young men we'll
known to the police. were arrested yester-
day and charged with lettering The ar
rests were made for the reason that none
of them has any visible means of support
Iota Council, No. 2l3. ID. of p. Improved
Order of Red Men, will give lawn fete
and entertainment Monday evening. June
Is. at DR.. Conger's and Mrs. Farrelrs resi-
dence at S65 TO S5 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. Some of the best local talent will as
sist.
The closing exercises of the twenty-third
year of the Indianapolis School of Elocu-
ton and Oratory will take place at the
schoolroom. in the Talbot block, Friday
at p. M, June p. The graduates are
Miss Viola Christian Schieble, Miss Hattie
Passengers on the Knickerbocker had a
narrow escape from injury Thursday night
near Greencastle. Some one, supposed to
be a tramp. fired a number OF shots through
the windows of the cars as il was passing
through cut. Thomas B. Buskirk, of the
State Tax Board. and a number of others
were slightly cut by flying glass.
Butler students were on another ram
page Thursday night, but as yet no assess
ment for damages TO wearing apparel has
W
fraternity men, and number OF professors
became involved. The street-car conduc-
tors were much annoyed by the students,
who ran the cars for time TO suit them
selves.
The Journal recently. in referring 10 Mrs.
Ethel Hoffman. who was sent TO the In
sane Hospital as the result OF smoking Gig
arettes, said she was the daughter of Mrs.
Basey. who sells papers at Massachusetts
avenue and Delaware street Instead of be-
ing Mrs. Hoffman's mother IL should have
been said that il was her mother-in-law
and that her name is Hoffman.
The programme for the meeting of the
State Bar Association. which will be held
here July 10 and II, was issued yesterday.
The session will open at 10 a. m. Tuesday.
A number of papers will be read in the
morning and the afternoon will be devoted
TO business matters and the reports of COM
mittees. Wednesday viii be taken up with
papers pertinent subjects and discus
sions. Wednesday evening the members
will have banquet at the Bates House.
Charles A. Woerner. superintendent of
the police telegraph lines. and Stephen
Fipps. lineman employed by the Cen
trail Union Telephone Company. narrowly
escaped serious injury yesterday noon while
working in a manhole at New Jersey and
working I'm manhole. They entered the
hole, used as a cable station. and on light
ing a soldering pot the hole became a roar
ing furnace. probably from escaping nat
ural gas. Both managed TO escape TO the
surface by ladder before being severely
burned. The fire department was called
TO extinguish the flames. which was done
by flooding the hole.