The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-02
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The grand jury of the Federal Court re-
ported for duty yesterday, and were in
structed by Judge Baker in the afternoon.
DIR. C. f. Applegate, of Clarinda, Iowa,
and G. A. Kepner, will go to Paris the
first of June, and will be gone about four
months.
All members of the Twenty-frst Indiana
Regiment attending the State encampment
here this month will meet at Room As,
Statehouse.
Daniel S. Martin, farmer, of Winches-
ter, yesterday filed petition in bankruptcy
in the Federal Court His liabilities are
SI57S5; assets, $107
A. III. Arbuckle celebrated his twenty
fifth anniversary as a mail carrier yester-
day. He has worked on an average of 300
days a year and estimates that he has
walked 5000 miles delivering letters.
Rosanna Smith, who has been out of the
Central Insane Hospital on parole since
March z, last, was recommitted yesterday.
She has religious hallucination, and is so
violent at times that she needs restraint
May devotions preceded by professions of
children through the churches carrying
flowers and singing hymns were begun in
the Catholic churches last night to be
continued each day through the month of
May.
w. A. Vail, local superintendent of the
Central Union Telephone Company. yester-
day received notice of his appointment as
assistant to President w. A. Jackson, of
Chicago. The appointment takes effect at
once.
AT the elocution concert Monday evening
at the Red Mems hall. in the Griffith
block. the silver medal was won by little
Anna Lavery, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Lavery. of South Noble street, a
pupil of st. Patrick's Academy.
Out of the 5000 property owners entitled
to mortgage exemption, only 5000 filed af-
fidavits this year. This is less number
than was filed last year, which is said to
be due to misunderstanding. many thinking
last years affidavits were still good.
A. c. Mclean, living at 31S Louisiana
street. was struck on the head with a
shovel by another workman in the tunnel
to she courthouse yesterday, which cut a
severe cash. His wound was dressed at
the City Dispensary and is not thought to
be serious.
Daniel Dillon. aged about seventy-five
died yesterday at his home, 921 Maple
street. For thirteen years he was fiagman
at the Capitol avenue crossing of the
Union tracks. A widow and two children
survive him.
Superintendent Frank L. Daugherty, of
the Julietta Insane Hospital moved his
family to his new home yesterday, and the
seventy patients at the county poor farm
will be transferred within the next two
weeks. Willis r. Miner, cashier under
County Treasurer Schmidt, will succeed
Mr.. Daugherty as chief clerk under County
Assessor Boswell.
Mrs. Daniel G.. Williams. of 2034 North
Capitol avenue yesterday received notice
of the death of her mother, Mrs. George
Gabbert, at Wichita, Kan. The body, ac-
companied by several children, will arrive
in this city tomorrow morning. The
funeral will be held at Columbus. Friday.
Her husband, who died several years ago,
is buried there. Both Mrs. Gabbert and
her husband were early settlers near
Columbus. and well known in that locality.
The Butler College debating team, COM
posed of Edward Thompson Orval Wehr-
ing and Emsley Johnson, left last night
for South Bend to debate with the Notre
Dame team on the question:: Resolved,
That the formation of trusts be suppressed
by legislation" Butler has the negative
side OF the question. s. M. Ralston, of
Lebanon. and Professor Boggart, of VAL
paraiso. are two of the judges and a
third will be chosen.