The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Indiana Notes.

MUNCIE.-A letter from Charles Cot
trel, son Of DR. COttrell. Of Muncie. has
Just been received by a friend OF the young
soldier. who i a member of Company ID,
Twenty-irst United States Infantry, in the
Philippines. 1t ~ dated june II, and de-
scribss a tight the company and Troop NJ.
OF the First Cavalry. had With a large
force OF LadrOnes the week previous, in
which Lieutenants Lee and Springer were
killed outright and Captain Wilhelm and
Lieutenant Ramsey wounded, the former
dying the next day. The hight occurred
near LlDa, and was described at the time
In the press dispatches.
UNION CITY.-C. S. Swisher. of this
city, has received word that his three-year-
OLD grandson. Harold Swisher, Was hid
mapped from his bcne in Dayton, O.. Sat
abductOrs can be found. > Lyman
Woodbury. ard Miss Mabel Skidmore on
saturday announced that they we're mar
they went 10 that place to attend a circus.
The brides parents had objected to her
marriage on account of her youth.
MARI0N:-Milton Fl. Snyder, a member
OF the Marion branch of the National Sol
dlers Home. was the only Marion man
among the lucky ones to draw a piece OF
Iahd IN the big government lottery or II
Reno. He secured a good quarter section
one and One-half miles south of Anadarka,
on the second bottom of Cash river. Sny-
der was a soldier in the T~wenty-third Ohio
Infantry. the regiment of Presidents Hayes
and Mckinley.
.WABASH.-Bertha Lee, the fifteen-year-
old Goshen girl who. early in the week.
eioped with James Shelly, aged twenty
eight, OF NilersbuTg. and Shelly We're ar
rested Friday night at Lagro. The girl in
sisted that she had not been persuaded to
leave home by Shelly, but volunteered to
accompany him, but the officers say this is
charge.
LAFAYETTE-The contract for the new
Monon depot IN this city was let in Chi
cago Saturday To William f.. Stillwel!, of
this city. representing the Henry Taylor
Lumber Company. The new structure. ao-
cording TO the plans, will be very hand
some and an ornament TO the city. The
work OF it's construction will be commenced
at once.
RICHMOND The Rev. and Mrs. Allen
Jay, who went to England and Ireland 81.
months ago to work among the Friends
churches, having been given credentials
by the Indiana Friends, have returned
and Dublin Yearly Meetings and many of
the minor meetings.. and report successful
work.
GASTON.-Pogue. Miller & co. have
failed to secure gas in their second well.
and the citizens have guaranteed the ex-
pense OF making Il third effort TO secure
tuel. IN order that the proposed window
develops a gasser the company will reim-
burse the citizens for their outlay.
has
been made of the marriage next month of
Miss Marion Barrett and Mr.. James H..
Armstrong. both of this city. The bride
to-be is the daughter of the late Capt. Adj
olson Barrett, and the groOm-elect is a
rising young attorney and at present dep
uty county treasurer.
WINAMAC.-Ellas Jaeger. of Franklin
township, Pulaski county, celebrated his
10th birthday on Friday. He was born on
a farm near Philadelphia. and came TO
Indiana among the early settlers. He is
well preserved. and says he expects TO
vote for an Indiana Republican for Presi-
dent in 1904.
SCOTrSBURG-The town of Scottsburg
is considering the subject of water works
and electric lights. At their last meeting
the cCunciimen decided 10 visit the water
works and light plants of the neighboring
cities and be prepared to take definite ac-
ton In the matter At their next meeting.
COVINGTON.-Samuel Grady, fifty years
old, Il farmer of this vicinity. went into
TinsleyS hardware store Saturday evening
and under %pretense of buying a revolver
himself while the salesman's back was
turned, but it is thought he will recover.
CENTERVILLE-The annual Wayne
county old settlers picnic will be held here
on Saturday, Aug. Il. This is one of the
oldest and most largely attended old set
tiers picnics in the State. The attendance
last year was estimated at 7.0OO.
KOKOMO-Two Howard county men
were successful in the recent Oklahoma
land drawing. They were j. II. French, of
this city, and J. II. Henley. of Greentown.
Both formerly were merchants here.
TERRE HAUTE.-The total collections in
the Seventh internal revenue district for
81, 1872. 045, of which sl,0OS, 6i5 were from the
liquor tax and sos, 5S1 for beer.
ANDERSON.-The tabulation Of the vot-
ers of Madison county has been completed
by the township trustees. 1t shows a total
of 20,O90 white voters and 412 colored.