The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
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CITY NEWS NOTES.
Custodian Vest, of the Statehouse, filed
his annual report with the Governor yes
terday.
Mrs. P. A. Lynn. of P%ittsburg, is visiting
her sisters, Mrs. r. +. Scott and Mrs. Il.
e. Hadley.
Mr.. John T. vawter, of vawter Park,
Ind, is spending Sunday with Mr.. Walter
S. Sprankle.
Mr.. Leon B. Graham is spending a few
days as the guest of the Kappa Sigma
fraternity in Lafayette.
Mrs. Andrew j. Graham will be at home
informally tomorrow afternoon and Rev.
and Mrs. Graham tomorrow evening. No
cards.
The Kokomo Wire and Nail Company.
OF kokomo, yesterday filed articles increaS-
ing the capital stock of the company from
500, 900 to $500, 600.
The Indianapolis High School basket ball
team will play the Girls Classical School
basket ball team next Saturday, at 10
o'clock, at the gymnasium of the Classical
School.
Mr.. John Frederick Judd, of this city.
and Miss Mabelle Selby, of New York.
will be married in that city during the
folidays. The engagement was recently
announced. -T 81.
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exhibit of china and water colors next
Friday afternoon and evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Scion l.. Goode, 2O42 North
Meridian street
asked the State Board of Health to send
them its scarlet fever circular containing
directions for the suppression and preven-
ton of the disease.
Malcolm G.. Porter will spend probably
ten days in Florida on q fishing and hunt
ing trip, previous to going to Cuba ana
Porto Rico. He will be accompanied by his
mother and his brother, Odis A. Porter.
George Merritt has constructed in Mill
tary Park a new tobaggan slide for the
benefit of the children. The new one is
much better than the one in use there last
year. 1t is 150 feet long and made of heavy
pine timber.
Bishop O'Donaghue has accepted the in
vitation to attend the meeting of the
United States League of Building and Loan
Associations, which meets in New Orleans
in February next. He will read a paper on
some subject which will be selected by him
later.
Edwin S. Holmes, jr., special agent of the
federal Bureau of Statistics, called at the
Statehouse yesterday for Information rela-
tive TO the prevalence of the Hessian fly in
Indiana wheat. The result of his inquiries
will appear jim a bulletin to be issued
Dec. 10.
The publication, Our Standard, issued in
the interests of the licensed liquor dealers,
has taken up the fight against What it
d~esignates as dives Ii Is said there are
thus robbing the school fund of $685., 900 an
nualiy.
The Ladies' Missionary Auxiliary of the
Third Christian Church will observe G. w.
Il. NJ. day this evening at 7:45 at the
church, corner Thirteenth street and Ash
land avenue. The meeting will be adj
dressed by Mrs. Helen Z. Moses, national
corresponding secretary.
The Rev. c. NJ. Lawrence. the new pas
tor of the First. United Presbyterian
Church, who comes here from Washburn,
ILL.,, will begin his work to-day, preaching
at the church both morning and evening.
The Rev. Joseph Little, his predecessor, re-
signed some time ago on account of i'll
health.
Robert Small, a farmer, living in Morgan
county, who was arrested on a warrant is
sued several months ago, charging the
theft of a watch, was In Police Court yes
terday morning. James Kerr, the keeper
of a boarding house on River avenue, was
the prosecuting witness. Small was dis
charged.
1t is announced by the Rev. A. G. RAM
sey, of Xenia, o., chairman of the Young
Peoples Union of the United Presbyterian
Church, that the next annual convention
of the society will be held at Winona Park
during the second week in August, 1901.
The convention will be a gathering of
about 1900 delegates.
The members of Ironwood Camp, 1884,
Modern Woodmen of America, have elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
Venerable consul, Harry j. Mccartney;
worthy adviser, Robert W.. Griffith; banker,
M. M. Kunkel; clerk. Ira X. Thayer; es-
cort. Frank Van Deren; Waterman, Elmer
F. Kimbal; sentry, Charles E.. Schovey;
deputy, Warren d. Kerr; manager, Charles
Wetzel.
Many complaints have been made lately
against the street-car service early in the
morning on many of the lines in the city.
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against the methods Of conductors who
have endeavored TO compel passengers to
transfer to other cars at oxford street.
Lately the passengers have refused to
transfer and the cars had to make the
through trip.
People living in the vicinity of Alabama
and Sixteenth streets are protesting
against the proposed plant of the Home
Heating and Lighting Company being
erected at that corner. and an indignation
meeting will be held this week at the livery
stable on Sixteenth street. when a petit
ton will probably be sent to the Board Of
Works. Those Directing to the plant being
erected at that corner will also pledge
themselves not to take hot water, light or
power from the company.
George w. Gadd. ffty-seven years of age,
died yesterday morning at his home, No.
327 North East street, after an Illness last
ing from the 1st of September. He was a
prominent member of Grace NJ. +. Church
and a former member Of the Acton Assem-
bly, board. He came 20 this city from Nor
ristown. Ind, thirty years ago. and fol-
lowed the business of an expert account
ant. He was a charter member Of Victoria
Lodge, Knights of Honor. He leaves a
widow and two sons.
Charles Naumann, for whom the police
were looking, called yesterday morning at
headquarters and said that the woman
who came here from Allegheny, Pa. in
search Of him was not his wife. He is
married, however, and on account OF
trouble sent his wife back to Germany. An
arrangement was made whereby Naumann
contributes TO the support OF the woman's
child, of which he is the father. She is at
present at the Door of Hope, and will re-
main there until she secures employment.
The Army's Christmas Dinner.