The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-03
Indiana Notes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to estimates.
made by competent, official investigation.
have damaged the crops of Martin county
10 the extent of $500 When the heavy
rains came about two-thirds of the wheat
vas cut. Much of Ii in shock was blown over
and water soaked. while that yet standing
was broken down so 1t became almost i'm
possible TO harvest 1T. The result will be
wheat at greatly reduced price. The corn
in the bottom lands is also badly damaged.
Observation-Disclosures Townes. nine
teen years old, drowned Tuesday morning
while swimming at the old Vernon stone
quarry, just west OF the city. The
west-bound freight on the Lake Erie &
Western Railroad was wrecked at this
point Tuesday morning. The train was cut
on the grade east of town and the engine
and a few cars ram down to the depot to
take water. The cars left standing on the
grade were started and came crashing into
the cars at the depot. No one was serious
ly hurt.
RICHMOND.-The annual picnic of the
employees of Bartel e. Company, was held
to-day at Osborne's lake. Nearly three
hundred attended. All the expenses are
bakery is being turned into a cracker fac
tory of large proportions. . The
Goodrich family will hold a reunion near
at Philomath, was shot In the leg by a
companion. They were firing blank cart
ridges. but by accident substituted a real
one.
~PERU.-Rev. Harry Nyce. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, has received a
call from the congregation at Albion, n.
Y, to become the pastor of the church. He
has not announced a decision.
Perry township, in the northeastern part
of the county,, will vote on the question
of a subsidy of 10000 to aid the proposed
electric line between Wabash and Roches-
ter, on Aug. 6.
NAsHvILLE.-The Brown County Com
niissioners have refused to overrule two re-
monstrances against the granting of a
liquor license, but as the attorney for the
each remonstrance were secured by fraud,
a special order was granted, calling the
twenty-five signatories before the board to
make their dispositions in person.
HARTFORD CITY.-A new Republican
newspaper is to be launched in this city. A
company capitalized at 5000 will be incor-
porated this week. The incorporators will
be Henry Geisler, r. b. Hubbard and Bes-
sic Geisler. A weekly newspaper, to be
known as the Blackford Republican. will
make it's appearance about Aug. /, to be
followed later by a daily issue.
THORNTOWN.-The Big Four through
train due here at 12:i9 o'clock barely missed
a wreck on account Of a broken axle on
the tender. The train was stopped without
injury TO any one. Another train crashed
into a wagon. throwing out four boys, who,
however, suffered only slight injuries, ex-
cept one. who had an arm broken.
ELKHART. - The eighteen-months-old
child OF Park Commissioner Bell on Tues
day was discovered TO be suffering from
varioloid in a mild form. The theory OF
contagion is that il was communicated &c
the Bell household by a letter received
from a woman in Chicago who said she had
been Ill Of the disease.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Hough. who,
for the past two years, has been assistant
cashier of the Greenfield Banking Com
pany. OF this city. has resigned. He will
still be a director of the bank. but will re-
turn TO the practice Of law, having renewed
his partnership with Charles Downing. OF
this city.
VINCENNES.-Carrie Nation, the Kan
sas saloon wrecker. spoke here Tuesday
night at the opera house. She created no
particular stir. She visited a few saloons
and denounced the "devilish stuff" but
made no attempt to use her Ratchet.
ELKIART. The Goshen News has
bought the Times. Both are Republican
and will be issued as the N~ews-Times
The consolidation is regarded favorably, az
h~armonizing factional differences.
FLORA.-Walter Kelly, u farm hand
aged twenty, on the farm of II. NJ. Nets.
ger. near Burlington. this county was
kicked in the stomach by a horse, resulting
in his death Tuesday morning.