The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

a $40 fire was caused by grease oolling
over in the bakery of Henry MOTIF, ~
Howard street. last night
William r Cramer. sixty-four years old,
and Elizabeth Mitchell, sixty, yesterday
procured license 10 marry.
Alexander Chambers yesterday started on
a pleasure and observation trip TO Alaska.
He will likely be gone all summer.
The funeral of David K Bruce will take
place this afternoon at o'clock from the
residence, 1ll7 South State avenue
Eli Perkins, employed at the Beverage
Paper Company, had one of his hands Sc
verely injured in the machinery yesterday.
Seventy students Of the Indianapolis Bust
ness College, in a chartered street car VS.
tied Farview Park and Irvington last
night, and had an enjoyable time.
Addison c. Harris ex-United States min
lister TO Austria Hungary, has accepted an
invitation 10 deliver an Grafton at Rock
port. Ind, on the Fourth OF July.
Attorney General Taylor went to Bloom
ingtOn, Ind, yesterday 10 attend the an
nual reunion of the class of 1870, Indiana
University, of which he is an active MEM
Der
A deed was filed Yesterday conveying the
brick business block of Henry w. Law
renee at 235 South Meridian street. 10 DR..
John NJ Lochhead. The consideration was
$3.50.
Russell B. Harrison has gone to Omaha
Neb.. where he will probably remain dur
ing the summer. He went TO Omaha on
account OF the illness of his son, William
Henry Harrison.
State Geologist Blatchley and his two
deputies will start soon for southern In
diana, where they will collect data for the
preparation of a comprehensive geological
map OF the State.
The Board of Health yesterday raised the
smallpox quarantine al No. 94S West Wash
ington street. Helen and James Drake.
who were attacked by the disease, have
completed recovered.
c. G.. Hadley, an Elwood, Ind. contractor,
suffered a
visit in this city Sunday, and is being
treated at the Deaconess Hospital; His
daughters. Mrs. Charles Nuzum and Miss
Pearl Hadley, are with him.
Miss Versa Hyman. the girl evangelist,
Will speak at the Harley Gibbs settlement,
No. 800 West Washington street. at the
regular services this evening, at 1880
o'clock. All friends of religious and social
settlement work are cordially invited to at
tend.
John Booker, colored sewer digger,
living at 1O3 Oak street, was severely IN
| jured while working in sewer at Wabash
and Noble streets yesterday by the sup
ports giving away. The sewer gang res
cued him and he was sent TO the City Hos
pital.
Quartermaster General Foster sent out
notices yesterday to a variety of dealers
in supplies, asking them to send in bids
for the articles that will be needed by the
Indiana National Guard during its annual
| camp of instruction the week of July 2O-21.
The bids must be sent in by June p.
John S. Baggett, ABS West Pearl street.
went to the City Dispensary last night
! with the end of the fore finger OF his left
| hand nearly severed. He said he had been
| feeding hay cutter and tried to stop the
| cogs on the machine from running with his
| hands. DR. Jacobs dressed his wound
An automatic sprinkler and fire alarm in
| the Indianapolis Saddery Companys fac
| tory, on South Meridian street. turned in
a fire alarm at 4:10 yesterday afternoon,
but when the department arrived it was
/ learned the apparatus had accidentally
| turned in the alarm and there was no fire.
Assistant Adjutant General Smock, of
| the Indiana G.. A r., has received copies
of the journal containing all the proceed
! ings of the recent state encampment and
a roster of the membership in Indiana: The
| journal also contains report OF the imam
cial condition of the organization and
! complete history of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
The selection of national home for in
| digent members of the Order of Elks will
| be decided at a meeting of the National
| Home committee in Columbus o., to-mor-
row. At this meeting the committee, of
| which Joseph T. Tanning, of this city, is
| a member, will prepare report for sub
mission 10 the Grand Lodge at its meeting
| in Milwaukee.
| The firm name of Campbell Wild &, Co
was abandoned yesterday and in its place
| was substituted John F. Wild & Co. Mr.
| Eddy Campbell, formerly senior member of
the firm, sold out his interest recently and
| retired The intention to continue the
| old firm name until the close of the year,
but business reasons made the earlier
| change advisable.
| The Sunday school of lions Evangelical
| Lutheran Church will give a picnic to-
| morrow in the park at Greenwood belong
| ing 10 the Indianapolis Greenwood &
| Franklin Electric Company Officials of the
school purchased LOCO tickets yesterday
| from the interurban company, which is
| taken 10 indicate that a large crowd is ex-
| pected at the picnic
Senator Fairbanks will preside at the an
| nual graduating exercises of the Indian
| apolis College of Law, which will be held
| Friday evening of this week. in the college
| auditorium. Rev. T. J. Vilers, pastor of
| the First Baptist Church, will deliver the
| invocation. John w. Kern will deliver the
| annual address and Judge Wiley, of the
! Appellate Court, will confer the degrees
byron Murphy. son of Big Four engi-
neer, who deserted the army at Fort Sher-
idan, Ill, in 1898. yesterday gave himself
! up at the local recruiting station, and will
! be sent back to his post for court-martial
| Murphy deserted a few months after en-
listing. was apprehended and sentenced to
| two years Imprisonment by court-ma rtial.
| The sentence was reduced to eighteen
| months. Last May Murphy escaped. when
| having but six months TO serve. The pris-
| oner is being guarded by recruits. but will
be taken back to Fort Sheridan by exper-
| fenced soldiers.