The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. Gruelle's pictures will be on view two
or three days of this week at II. Lieber's
art gallery.
Miss Ada Leandra Pearce, of Vincennes.
is with Mrs. Charles a. Braggs, 500 North
New Jersey street, for an indefinite stay.
At the Lorraine Hotel parlors this even
ing Mr.. II. Barringer Cox will give brief
talk on ITO and Through Europe in an
Hour or So
The Ladies of the G.. A. r. will give a
charity euchre party at the o. II. Q. Hail.
1S5 North Delaware street, tomorrow from
TO 1 p. m.
at the musicale at the residence of Mrs
f. G. Gardner last week, will sing at the
morning service at the Central Christian
Church to-day.
BY invita- ton of the pastor, Rev. c. c.
Edwards, the Murphy Gospel Temperance
League will hold temperance meeting IN
the Edward Ray NJ. L. Church this evening
at 1870 o'clock.
The Rev. Allan 3. Philputt will address
the Murphy Gospel Temperance League
in their hall at the corner of Alabama and
New York streets this afternoon at 3
O'Clock. The public is cordially invited.
The Board OF Health yesterday raised the
quarantine at 2030 Louis street, where Mrs
Ella Dickinson and her twenty-months-o old
baby have been confined with smallpox
since April s. The two patients have COM
pletely recovered.
The ladies of the first and third Sections
of Hall-place Church are arranging for a
rummage sale about May 1. Any one hav-
Ing any articles TO donate will call two
rings on 1888, old phone, or 1856 new phone,
and the goods will be called for
Street car travel on Pennsylvania street
was delayed for some time yesterday by
the oYerturning OF load OF hay on the
track. The driver of the wagon, Branham
Brilips, was buried under the hay and was
pulled out by passengers on the delayed
cars.
The funeral Of Peter Bowler, a farmer.
Seventy-seven years of age, living in Wash
ington township who was found dead in a
ditch Thursday, will be held from the Hill
Church to-day. Bowler left home Thurs
day afternoon to dig ditch and was found
dead in the excavation several hours later
by his daughter. Deputy Coroner Knox in
vestigated the case and reported that death
was due to epilepsy.
DR.. Henry w Ridpath of this city. yes
terday received word of the death of James
Ridpath. an uncle. living at Spokane. Wash.
He was formerly a resident of this city
and went from here to Minnesota, where
he served several terms in the State Sen
ate. He was later state senator in South
Dakota. and for the last ten years made
his home with his son in Spokane. He was
eighty-fOur years OF age.
State Geologist Blatchley is reading proof
geological department of Indiana. The
volume will be completed BY the State
printer in about six weeks. 1t will treat
principally Of the cement resources and
velopment of the petroleum industry. A
special and valuable feature will be a map
bringing the oil fields Of Indiana up to
date.
The state executive committee of the
Young Mems Christian Associations Of In
diana has issued a report regarding the
associations of the State 1t Is shown there
are thirty-four associations with a member
ship of 1858; that the current yearly ex-
penses were $50, 40; that the value of real
estate owned is S2SS.3OO; that eleven have
libraries. with a total of 4.S51 books The
figures given are slightly less than those
given in the report last year.
The Supreme Chapter of the Indiana
Eastern Star Lodge will be in session in
the Masonic Temple, beginning next
Wednesday, at 10 o'clock in the morning,
day evening a reception will be given at
the Temple for the delegates and MEM
bers. Among the guests at the reception
will be Mrs. Hattie Z. Ewing, most worthy
Lorraine J. Pitkin. right worthy grand sec
rotary, OF Chicago.
At the Empire Theater tomorrow after
noon and night "A novelty entertainment
will be presented which bids fair to eclipse
anything of the kind that has been seen In
this city. Aside from the long list of vol
unteers who have been announced there
will be a number of surprises in store for
those who attend Members of the |. Il. G.
Club are feeling greatly encouraged over
their advance sale Of tickets and are put
ting forth every effort to secure additional
features which will prove entertaining to
their patrons Among those whose services
have been secured for the occasion are
Silly Miller Harry Hunter. Edward Pedigo.
Will Gage, Miss Hazel Miller, Miss Jennie
Hutchinson. Andrew Allen, George w. Gil
derman w. III. Schumacher. Edward Bart
ling Nat Brown and the Indianapolis
Quartet. Several others who are ambitious
10 become thespians have declared their in
tention TO appear. but object 10 having
their names mentioned