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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
UNIVERSITY DAY.
Feb. ~ to He Celebrated by the Stu
dents.

II has been the custom OF the students
of the University OF Indianapolis to cele-
brate washington's birthday each year by
parades. speaking and a general jollifica-
ton. stirring up college spirit and ehthui-
asm. This year they are getting together
earlier than usual in order to make the
celebration the greatest success of the
university's life. At the general meeting
OF the committees last night at the law
school Paul G.. Eddy, chairman OF the
committee on programme and printing. re-
ported that although they had decided upon
the programme. etc. they had not as yet
received bids to the printing.
W. L. Todd, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, reported ssrong levy. but little
call for money. as the committees were
not I'm working order yet.
J. W. Taylor, chairman or the parade
committee, gave a graphic recital oe how
the parade would look backed up with two
strong bands. followed by the 1000 students
OF the university.
Chairman McGaughy. of the theater COM
I'm way that led all present 10 believe
that a better performance would greet the
crowd than last year.
s. G. Jump. OF the Tomlnson Hall COM
mittee, said the hall had been secured for
the day and that IL would be decorated in
a tasteful manner. and In way TO out
shine the efforts of previous years.
Howard L. Hancock. chairman of the
committee on speakers. reported no speak
er engaged as yet. but that the committee
would insure one OF the best speeches that
had ever been given in the hall.
The committees have taken this celebra-
this year the iiveliest in the history or the
university.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
CONsERvATOR's REPORT.
Condition Of Model Life Insurance
COmpauy--A Suit Brought

COmpauy--A Suit Brought.
Horace E. Smith, who was appointed con-
servator of the Model Life Insurance Com
pany, of Indiana. on Dec. 80. last, made a
final report to the Superior Court a few
days ago, and was yesterday discharged
The appointment Of conservator was the
result of controversy which arose be-
tween the auditor of the State and the off,
GERS Of the Model Life Insurance Company
The officers resigned and Judge Carter, of
the Superior Court, appointed Mr.. Smith
as CONSERVATION, to take charge of the as
sets and affairs of the company and man
age 1t until new officers could be elected
These officers were elected on Jan. Is, and
the business of the company will now be
turned over to them.
Mr.. Smith. in his report, showed that
when he took charge of the company's
business there was turned over to him
about $1,000. He collected premiums
amounting to about $500 and paid over
about $1,000 to the new officers.
Suit was brought against the Model COM
pany yesterday by Lena Rhoton and Wal
ter S. Morton on a policy for $1,000. Mrs.
Rhoton's husband, Alva Rhoton. took out
a policy for this amount in 1898, and in
June, 1899, he had the name of his wife
inserted in the contract as his beneficiary.
Up to this time his estate was the bene-
ficiary. few days later he assigned a
half interest in the policy to Walter S.
Morton to secure a note for $500. 1t is
claimed that the company agreed to this
transfer of part of the policy. Alva Rhoton
died on Aug. IL, 1899, and il is claimed
that satisfactory proof of his death was
made. The company has not paid off the
policy and Mrs. Rhoton and Morton bring
suit for $1,000. The company claims it has
a good defense and will fight the case. 1t
is asserted that Alva Rhoton allowed his
policy to lapse, and when he renewed it
he was in a bad state of health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
UNDER AMUSEMENT.
Justice LOckman Takes the Case In
volving Burlesque Troupe.

The replevin suit brought by James c.
Jack against Mabel Hazelton and r. f.
Trevellick to obtain possession of the eff
fects of the Sam L. Jacks Own Burlesque
Company was up for trial yesterday in
Justice Lockmans court and the case was
taken under advisement until this morning.
when the rights of the litigants to the
property in question will be decided. The
evidence showed that Mabel Hazelton was
the conimon-law wife of Sam T. Jack and
that he later married Emma Warde and
at the time of his death willed the bulk Of
his property to the second wife. Mabel
Hazelton secured possession of the prop
erty in dispute through bill OF sale from
Sam L. Jacks brother, James G. Jack, who
was the executor of the estate, and he now
seeks to regain possession.
The property effects are still tied up at
Peru under attachment and the hearing at
that place will be on Monday next.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

Room John l.. McMaster, Judge.
Benjamin Richcreek VS.. Ellen Terry; i'm
provement lien. Part of evidence heard.
Robert Strouse vs. William Owens.
Plaintiff dismiSses at his cost.
Room FLAMES NJ. feathers, Judge.
railroad Company; damages. Jury dis
agree.
Hattie Bailey VS.. Citizens Street-railroad
Company; damages. On trial by jury.
Augusta Cordes VS.. Herman Cordes; con-
tract. Finding and Judgment against plain
tiff for costs.
Room 3-Vinson Carter, Judge.
VIM. NJ. Vandiver VS.. Thos. j. Meyers ct
al; foreclosure. Judgment against defend
ant for s6l7.74 and costs. Decree of fore
closure.
The Arthur Jordan Company VS.. Geo. w.
Keyser ct al; appeal. On trial by jury.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
Margaret Parsley VS.. James Parsley ct
al; partition. Plaintiff dismisses cause as
S. Parsley. Submitted to jury. Evidence
On motion of Francis NJ. Springer
Charles Maurice O'Brien admitted to bar.
w. H. Messenger VS. Ellen Leary; from
justice of peace Plaintiff dismisses cause
Costs paid.
DR.. E. M. Haggard VS.. Jacob w. Trump's
Estate. BY agreement of parties disallow-
ance of claim set aside and claim SUBJ
mitted to court for trial. Evidence heard
Claim allowed as preferred for 81 and
costs against estate.
DR.. Edwin 3. Burgham Jacob w.
Trump's Estate. By agreement of parties
disallowance of claim set aside and claim
submitted to court. Evidence heard. Claim
allowed as preferred for ST. and costs
Mineralized Rubber Company VS.. George
f. Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dismissed.
Costs paid.
F. Kretlein ct al. replevin. Dismissed.
Costs paid
The Ohio Valley Shoe Company VS..
George F. Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dis
The Diamond Stoneware Company VS..
George F. Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dis
missed. Costs paid.
The N. K. Fairbanks Company VS.. George
F. Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dismissed.
Costs paid.
The Continental Shoe Company vs..
George F. Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dis
missed. Costs paid.
VIM. Walker and Hay & Walker VS..
George F. Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dis
missed. Costs paid.
Moses D. Wells ct al vs. George F.
Kreitlein ct al; replevin. Dismissed. Costs
paid.
Charles e. Johnson VS.. Jesse Johnson's
Estate Evidence concluded Claim allowed
tor $17015 at cost of estate.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Joseph III. PattlSon VS.. Mary "A. STUB
ct al; mortgage. Superior Court, Room 2.
Robert Lee Clark VS.. the virginia Life
Insurance Company, Of Virginia; damages.
Superior Court, Room 8.
Dangerfield Ellis Lilly Ellis; divorce.
Circuit Court
Lena Rhoton and Walter S. Morton VS..
the Model Life Insurance Company, of
Indiana; suit on policy. Superior Court,
Room l.
Thomas w. johnson ct al. VS.. the In
dianapolis Car Company ct al; complaint
for satisfaction of mortgage. Circuit
Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
An Ordinary Woman.

An ordinary woman,
An ordinary wife,
An ordinary mother,
An ordinary life.
Ordinary methods for things both great and
Why should such a woman be missed at
all?
An ordinary husband,
An ordinary home,
Ordinary children.
Yet she never cared TO roam
From all the petty duties of the plain and COM
In living out a common life in the ordinary way.
Ordinary longings.
Ordinary fears,
Ordinary heartbreaks.
Ordinary tears;
Ordinary wrinkles and the thin hair touched
Showed the ordinary troubles of the form now
Bonded low.
An ordinary illness,
Deaths ordinary call;
The ordinary mourners,
And the ordinary pail
And the ordinary longing for her ordinary face.
An ordinary story,
On this ordinary earth,
But the ordinary spirit
Heard In its celestial birth.
As the heavenly portals opened. the welcome OF
Dear ordinary mortal. thy work has been well
Sarah e. Fisher, In lions Herald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
a UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT
MRS. HATTIE BAILEY SUES THE
sTGEET-RAILwAY COMPANY.
How the Accident I'm Which She Was
Injured Occurred-Turner Case
Jury Out-Court Cases.

The damage suit of Mrs. Hattie Bailey
against the Street-car Company went to
trial yesterday in Room 2, Superior Court.
The case is peculiar one. Mrs. Bailey
went with her husband to a Haughville
grocery to purchase some goods When
they were through making purchases the
proprietor Of the store suggested that he
take them home in his two-seated vehicle
that was not in use at the time. They
started west on Michigan street, driving
on the north side of the street-car track.
On the way they met a vehicle which was
travelling on the same side of the track.
The buggies collided and the wheels be-
came locked While in this position a
street-car came along and struck both
outfits. There was bad wreck and Mrs.
Bailey was thrown out. It Is claimed she
was severely injured. The attorneys for
the street-car company claim that Mrs.
Bailey was not badly hurt, if she was in
jured at ALL 1t is said that the claim
agent for the company went to the home
of Mrs. Bailey four days after the accident
and found her scrubbing the porch 1t is
also contended by the company that Mrs.
Bailey saw the street-car coming and had
tlLuc u JUMP 1IOiu puSSy pclOIo tuS
vehicle was struck.
The jury in the case of Emily A. league
against the Street-railway Company was
discharged yesterday, being unable to
agree. 1t is said that three Of the jury
were in favor Of making a verdict for the
plaintiff when the first ballot was taken
and stood for her all the way through. The
league case also presented some unique
features. 1t was once tried before Lawson
M. Harvey and a verdict rendered for the
company. Judge Harvey granted the plain
tiff a new trial because he believed he
had erred in excluding certain documentary
evidence. Judge feathers, however, exclud-
ed this same evidence. The plaintiffs at
torney sought to introduce a city ordinance
passed many years ago regulating the
jected to the introduction of the ordinance
on the ground that 1t applied only to cars
drawn by animal power and said nothing
about electricity. The ordinance was passed
during the days of the mule-cars. Judge
feathers held with the defense. Physicians
called into the league case did not agree
as to the plaintiffs conG.ion after the ac-
cident. Two doctors testified that she suf-
fered injuries while DR.. Marker went on
the witness stand and testified that he
examined her and found that she was not
hurt. DR.. T.. NJ. Eisenbeiss testified that he
examined Mrs. leagues ribs by the X-ray
process about three years after the ac-
cident and found evidence of fracture.
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who attended her and she said she did not
know. Judge Afford then said she might
remain in jail until she could remember
who her doctor is.
Judge Afford also had John O'Shea and
Harry Hoover, charged with petit larceny,
before him. O'Shea is fourteen years old
and Hoover is sixteen. They were arraigned
on the petit larceny charge, but no dis
position was made OF their case. The
prosecuting attorney thinks the best place
for the boys is the Reform School, but
their parents are not interesting them
selves deeply in the proposition to send
them there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
NOW A GOOD PROPERTY
WHAT GOOD MANAGEMENT HAS
DONE FOR THE WABASH LINES.
Only mt Important Points VIII Sal
aries of Ticket Agents BE Advanced
-GeneraI and PERSONAL.

The current year with the Wabash Rail-
way Company is now so far advanced that
some interesting figures can be presented.
The statement shows that in the five
months ending Nov. 30 the gross earnings
increased sl.Oi2,0OO. or about II per cent;
the net earnings increased 1892. 900. In No
vember the increase in gross receipts was
s1ss, 600; in net receipts. $1,000. AS estimat-
ed, the increase in gross revenue for the
first half Of it's fiscal year is s1.l50OO0. and
those who are best informed about the
business OF the road confidently expect
that the full fiscal year, which ends June
30, will show a surplus of at least 100000
after paying 100000 for new equipment.
The volume of the Wabash Company's
business for the last few months has been
limited only by it's available equipment.
and the indications are that this will con-
tinue to be the case for some months to
come. The present loaded car movement
Is at least % per cent. above the average
last year. Since Joseph Ramsey became
its general manager the operating depart
ment has shown a steady increase in eff
ficiency, and at present the average train
load is 29S tons against 229 tons in 1898, and
the average carload 15.4 tons against 1875
tons. Prior to the reorganization Of the
company in 1889 little had been done
toward elevating the standard of the prop
erty, and the rolling stock was greatly de-
Perforated. No provision was made in the
financial reconstruction of the Wabash for
capital for subsequent expenditure for i'm
provement. Since that time the necessity
for reconstructing the road and practically
re-equipping Ii has grown more of
a necessity, and earnings have been
the only source to draw from for
such Improvement Under these circum-
stances, says a railway official who
has watched with interest the improve
ments made, the present managers have
reason to congratulate themselves upon the
raising OF the property to its present SUI
perior condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

The Lawtons did not experience much
trouble in winning both games from the
Prospects last night, the former team
howled two very good games. The high
score was made by w. Kaiser. who rolled
21S In the last contest. The Meteors took
both games from the City team. The in
diyidual scores were as follows:
LAWTONS VS.. PROSPECTS.
First Game
Observation-Disclosures 152; Schering. III;
w. Kaiser, 2lS; Taylor. 147; o. Partlow. 1853;
Tomlinson, l52; Dedert. 166; Emmert. las;
Baker, 1S6. Total. Isis.
Prospects-Olive. Isl: r. Heller, 149; An
ders, 1873; Painter. 135: Gels. lS5; Wulzen.
l55; II. Hilgermeier, 1l9; Robinson. III;
Howard, 162; Kerr. Us. Total. 1,4l4.
Second Came
Observation-Disclosures. ia; McGrew, III;
Kaiser, 10; Kaylor, 141; Tomlinson, l52: o.
Partlow, ia; Fishinger, Us; Dedert, 100;
Emmert, 153; Baker. 1885, Total, 1,5O5.
Prospects-Olive, 143: Kerr. liz; Anders,
I46: Gels, 124; Howard, l06 o. Heller. 134:
Painter, 132; Wulzen, LAG: Churchman. lis;
E. Heller 145. Total, 1856.
CITY VS.. METEORS.
First Came
City-williams. Us; Brennan. lf3; Paint
err. III: b. Perrott. les; Moore. las; s. Per-
rott u.s. Loughlin, no: Meyers. 122; Rob-
inson, 1S6: Gearing. Ill. Total. 1,345.
Meteors-koeiIing. los; Buchanan. 1s6.
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Personal, Local and General Notes.

Section bosses on the Vandalia lines
have had their pay advanced from $40 to
$50 per month.
t: w. Demerest. the newly appointed SUI
perintendent of motive power of the PAN
handle lines, was in the city yesterday.
The Hooking Valley road in the second
week of January earned s79.2S3.73, an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1899
Of $26,2S072
s. M. FELTON, has assumed the duties of
vice president and general manager of the
Chicago & Alton, in addition to his duties
as president.
w. c. Arp. superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia lines, will make a
thorough test of the hauling power OF the
new big Mogul engines.
James Walsh. president of the Southern
Indiana road, says there is no ground for
the report that IL will form a part of an
other through line to Chicago.
William limerick, cashier of the Big
Four freight department at Columbus o.,
will retire and be succeeded by L. p.
Hughes, promoted from clerical position
A company has been formed to build a
railroad TO jamestown. Va. to connect with
the Chesapeake & Ohio at Williamsburg
Another branch will extend up the James
river.
r. B. Burns. for many years chief en-
gineer of the Santa Fe Pacific, has been
appointed chief engineer of all the lines in
the Santa Fe system in southern Cali
fornia.
Travelling freight agents of Western roads
to the number of two hundred or more will
meet i'm convention in Rockford. ILL.,, Jan.
81. and after the business sessions will have
a banquet
Judge Bacon. representing the passenger
department OF the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific, Is In the city. He states that the
Rock Island is getting its full share of
transcontinental line traffic.
S. T. Musser. for twelve years past tele-
graph operator of the Pennsylvania at
Columbia City, Ind, will on Feb. 1 go
TO Upper Sandusky as city ticket and
freight agent of the company
The new power station OF the Pennsylva-
Mo Company at Fort Wayne is nearing
completion. II is said TO be a model I'm every
respect and one OF the most complete on
Western lines OF the company.
Shipments OF provisions. both domestic
and for export, are now very heavy, as
are shipments of dressed meats and live
stock, anu the roads are unable TO fill the
orders for cars for these special lines.
Division Superintendents May, of the
Richmond division of the Pennsylvania
| lines, Bushrod. OF the Louisville division.
| and Harry Miller, OF the Vandalia, yes
| terday returned from a meeting at Pitts
burg.
| The town OF Macy. on the Lake Erie &
Western. which received its name from
David Macy. late president OF the In
| cianapoiis. Peru & Chicago. now mas over
| 500 inhabitants and is steadily increasing
IN population
| The New York, New Haven & Hartford
last week purchased total OF three hun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
WOMAN SENT TO JAIL.
Judge Afford Thought She Could Col
Iect Her Wits There.

Mrs. Lulu Wakefield, colored, had a
lapse of memory and Judge Afford. of the
Criminal Court, sent her TO Jail. where she
would have a quiet place in which to col
lect her scattered wits. She is the mother
of Ernest Wakefield. a thirteen-year-old Of
fender, who is charged III the Criminal
Court with the theft of bicycle. The boy
has been In trouble before. He was to
have been tried last Saturday and his
mother was summoned to appear in court.
as the judge wanted to talk to her. She
did not come and Judg, Afford ordered
she came I'm yesterday the court asked her
why she did not come to court On Satur-
day She replied that she was sick. The
court asked her the name OF the physician
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
NEW INCORPORATION.
Business Concerns File Articles with
Secretary of State.

The following companies were incor-
porated yesterday: The yincennes Capital
Printing Company. of vincennes. with
capital stock of $4,000. Directors. w. T.
Mcclure, E. c. Gilmore. Samuel Thompson.
G. NJ. Cook, ]. Keith. w. ID. Lemon and
]. II. Niblack.
The Indiana Cooperative Mercantile As
ISOLATION, OF Trafalgar. Johnson county.
capital stock $4,000. Directors. w. ID. Ter
hume John Wilkes. Sherman Hamilton.
Noah Vandivier, G. Paris, Frank Smyser
and ]. q. Bridges.
The Reed Srnokeless Furnace Company.
of Indianapolis, filed resolutions yesterday
for the issue of $4,000 OF preferred stock,
which is to be divideu into one hundred
shares Of 800 each.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

For two hours yesterday street cars stood
on Washington street waiting for repairs
to the wires. The wires first broke about
8 D. m. at Pennsylvania street, causing a
blockade, and after they had been spliced
and cars began to move another break oc-
CURED which resulted in about 600 feet of
wire coming down. The blockade of street
cars, wagons and carriages caused consid-
cradle excitement and large crowds
watched the progress of the work of remov-
ing the dead wires.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
Robert Lee Clarlx,s Suit.

Robert Lee Clark began an action yester-
day against the Virginia Life Insurance
Company for 5000 damages. He says that
In July. 1898, he contracted with this COM
pany to solicit life insurance in Indian
apolis. He resigned his place in October.
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany. In September. 1898, he was discharged
by the Metropolitan, he says. He charges
virginia company. caused him to be dis
missed by the other company, and he wants
the court TO compel the Virginia company
to settle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
Shit I'm Federal Court.

A suit was filed in the Federal Court yes
terday by Richard Lotus. of Logansport,
against the city Of Logansport and the
Central Bermuda Asphalt Company. He
is seeking to enjoin the city from the COM
pletion of its contract with the asphalt
company for the Improvement of the
streets in the city of Logansport.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

The announcement of the transfer of w.
s. Moore. of Wabash. engineer Of mainte-
nance of way of the Michigan division
of the Big Four to the Cleveland Indian
apolis division, was a surprise to Mr.. Moore
and the public. He expects to begin his
new duties, which are much more impor-
tant than those he has discharged on the
Michigan division, on Monday next and
will soon remove to Cleveland 1t is I'M
derstood he will be succeeded on the Mich
igan division by Engineer Of Maintenance
Of Way Simmons, of the Cincinnati divis-
ion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
Eight Suits Dismissed.

Eight of the replevin suits against George
Kreitlein, which had been on the docket
since 1884, were dismissed in the Circuit
Court yesterday They were brought to
replevin goods alleged to be in the pos
session of Kreitlein at the time of his
failure in business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

The question OF the Democratic secre-
taryship has been settled. so far as the
state committee is concerned. by the cleo
ton of Joseph Kelley. OF this city. This
announcement was made by member OF
the committee yesterday as coming from
Parks NJ. Martin The committee has re-
ceived no notification from Mr.. Kelley,
however, that he will accept the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

The funeral OF the late DIR. w. s. Rawls.
who died a few days ago in New Mexico. will
take place this afternoon at the family
home, 1922 Central avenue. Yesterday
members OF the dental profession met and
appointed Robert T. Oliver, NJ Wells. I.
s. Hacker, j. s. Bailey and j. o. Byram q
committee TO draft suitable resolutions OF
condolence which were adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Sold.

The Kentucky and Indiana bridge was
sold yesterday, the Southern Railway Com
pany and the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern jointly being the purchasers at the up
set price of 100000 A million-dollar mort
gage goes with the bridge, making the pur-
chase price really s1.O0,000. The Kentucky
and Indiana bridge crosses the Ohio river
between Louisville, KY, and New Albany,
Ind. The Kentucky and Indiana company
has sixteen miles of terminal lines in
Louisville and New Albany and has been
in the hands of a receiver since 1893.