The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-05
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

DIR. f. NJ. Haggard has gone East to
spend two or three months In the hospitals
of New York city and Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore.
Chauncey d. Sherwin. of Goshen. has re-
signed as the United States commissions
of the district of Fort Wayne. and George
r. Harper, of Goshen. has been appointed
as his successor.
Some days ago a rumor was current that
the Ardmore grocery, owned by Robert
Keller, was sold. This, Mr.. Keller says, is
untrue. The store is not for sale and he
has no intention of disposing of it.
Tonight a free open air concert will be
given in front of the Woodruff United Pres
byterian Church, on Arsenal avenue, by
Peck's Boys Brigade Band. Ice cream and
cake will be served on the parsonage lawn.
Miss Fannie Martin, of 321 West Four
teenth street. was struck by a street car
at Senate avenue and Fourteenth street
cut on the head. She was carried TO her
home a short distance away.
Edward Lieske and his young son John
were knocked from a wagon in which they
were driving at Vinton and West streets
last night. Each was slightly bruised. The
accident followed an attempt to cross in
front of a swiftly moving street car. They
were taken to the home of a son at sos Vim
ton street.
Russell Harrison and Ray Van Camp
called on Governor Durbin yesterday to
request that an office be provided for the
Spanisn-American war organization in the
Statehouse. The request was received. but
no action taken. 1t is claimed that there
is no vacant room that could be used for
such a purpose.
The free kin~dergartens of Indianapolis
will open Sept. Is. TIL authorized levy of
l cent made by the last Legislature will
not bring any revenue for the support of
the k~indergartens until May and Novem-
Der of next year. and thus year the insti-
tuition will be supported by private contri-
buttons, as heretofore. A years expenses
amount TO about $4,000.
The Cnufh GiIa Cftizanc' C1,h hoe NO
scented a petition TO the Board of Works
for an extension of the ~Shelby-street car
line west to Garfield Park. The board will
allow the street car company to make z
loop in the park If the extension is granted.
The argument is that there ought TO be a
south entrance into the park in order To
save a long walk from the north side.
The trustee and Advisory Board Of
Washington township met at Broad Ripple
yesterday tc take action concerning
schoolhOuses Nos. S and 10 that have been
school No. 10 insist that the improvements
recommended by the board be made. and
the trustee wants the children TO attend
school at Nora, three miles distant.
Coroner Brayton will make "A chemical
analysis of the stomach of John Williams,
who died Tuesday after a short illness at
% Bloomington street. Physicians who at
tended him thought death was due to ar
senical poisoning, although there was
nothing TO indicate a crime. The poisoning.
II Sdius lllSll nave ItSulitu from lIulL
which had been sprinkled with arsenic for
the purpose of killing insects, or from
numerous other causes.
The officials OF Plymouth Church have
offered the Charity Organization Society
quarters in the new church they will erect
similar 10 those il now has i'm Plymouth
Church. The society has accepted provid-
ing the new church is located within con-
Venient distance from the center of the
city. Township Trustee Mendenhall has
offered quarters 10 the society In his Of
flee until the new church is built. and the
society Will move Sept. IA.
The revenue officers are busy at the pres
ent time making raids on peach brandy
stills that are said TO abound in great num-
be-s among the hills In the Fourth con-
gressional district Of this State. The hig
peach crop in this district is said To be re-
sponsible for the unusual activity Of the
''moonshiners. The revenue men organized
their raiding forces last Friday night at
In Ripley county. from which
point they have spread over the district.
Ii Is said the officers already nave fifteen
or twenty men spotted who will have 10 APP
pear before the Federal Court I'm this citv.