The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-12
Indiana Notes.

ALEXANDRIA.-Cyrus Spiers and wife
were arrested at Summttvule Thursoay
Mrs. Spiers is the stepmother OF the child,
and after a court OF inquiry she and her
husband were arrested on a charge OF
starving and beating the little girl.
Fires were started in the tanks OF the
American Glass Company's factories
Thursday night, and sll the factories here
will be started on Nov. l.
KNIGHTSTOWN.-A writ of mandamus
has been filed TO compel S. w. Compton,
trustee OF Henry township, to re-establish
district school No. o, in that township. II
was abolished two years ago. The suit
was brought under the law enacted by the
last Legislature compelling a trustee to
open a school that has been abandoned II
two-thirds of the voters p~etitioned for IL.
which was done in this case. Mr.. Comp
ton, however, refused 10 open the school.
MUNCIE. nd. Oct. 1.-THE Western
flint glass plant at Eaton is being worked
with more than half a force since the in
junction proceedings secured against the
strikers in Circuit Court yesterday. The
men are now trying to induce the workmen
10 join their ranks and throw down the
blow pipes, but the presence of county OF
ficers is demanded most all the time to pre-
vent trouble.
WABASH.-Notice has been received here
from the War Department that the pieces
Post, No. 6, @. A. r., this city, are in New
York, and would be forwarded to Wabash
with little delay The department took the
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the fort on the island Of Tortugas. in the
Florida strait, and they reached New York
on Friday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT society women
OF Cambridge City, Wayne county, on
Thursday night put on very successfully a
black face minstrel performance. > .
Webster and Perry townships, of Wayne
county,, now have but one school each. the
plan OF consolidation being found entirely
satisfactory. Webster township was the
first in the State to follow this plan.
SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMISSIONS Wi
lev GambilI. of Cass township. is in a
precarious condition, and grave fears are
entertained for his recovery. Mr.. Gambill
was struck in the head about two weeks
ago with a neck yoke during q dispute
with Pegg over some question concerning
a gravel road.
MUNCIE.-At Selma, on Friday, a 5000
team Of horses became frightened at a
passing Big Four freight, and dashed into
the wheels. The team belonged TO Clayton
Copsey, who was loading coal from a car
on the sidetrack.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jas. A.
Hemenway has announced that he will rec
ommend for appointment Col. Frank b.
Posey as surveyor OF the port here. The
position pays about 5000, fees and salary.
Colonel Posey is well known in State
politics.
LEBANON.-The Eaton family held a
reunion on Friday at the home of John w.
Ransdell. in this city. About forty were
present. dIlOHs lltm DtllB tHdIltc IAdHS-
dell and family. William Morgan and fam
lily and Mrs. Fora Hulsizer, all of Indian
apolis.
LAFAYETTE.-Sarah J. Ely has sued
John Fl. and Mary De Boy for a wash bill
of $119, alleged to a been accumulated
during the past five years. and asks for
a Judgment of $50 to cover the amount
due, costs and attorneys fee.
GREENSBURG.-An epidemic OF typhoid
fever exists at Westport and vicinity. Many
cases are reported. Physicians are unable
to account for the large number of cases.
About this time each year there is much
typhoid fever there.
CRAWFORDSVILLE The cornerstone
of the new Masonic Temple will be laid
with appropriate ceremonies on Thursday,
Oct. 81. Governor Durbin will he invited 10
be present and participate in the cere-
monies.
KOKOMO.-Harry CIymer. employed at
the Boyd gravel pit near Galveston. was
caught i'm a cove-in and buried out of
sight. Workmen rescued him crushed and
unconscious, and he may not recover.
FRANKTON.-The managers of the three
window glass houses in this city have re-
ceived orders TO place fires in the furnaces
on the 18th, and TO start the factories the
LIST of November.