The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-12
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

DR.. W. T. s. Doods returned yesterday
from several weeks stay at Lake Tippe-
canoe.
Mrs May w. Domains classes in Eng
lish literature and history will begin the
second week in October.
The free night school will open the first
Monday in October at the Shortridge High
School. Glasses in algebra, geometry, in diff
ferent grades of English, Latin. civil gov
eminent and political economy will be held.
The school will begin each evening at 100
and will be free to all.
Word was received yesterday from Julius
WOhlfield. who is at Seattle He expects
to get home about Saturday or Monday. He
had gone TO Alaska TO buy furs. and his
wife, falling TO hear from him, thought he
had persisted with other passengers on the
steamer SANDER, which sank in the Pacific
about a month ago.
The congregation of the First Presbyter-
ian Church expects to use the hall of the
ShOrtridge High School but a short time
for its services. A plan now being discussed
is TO erect a temporary tabernacle on the
site of the new church at Delaware and
Sixteenth streets to be occupied until the
new structure is finished
The thoroughfsres of Broad Ripple are TO
be lighted. DIR. Light. on a recent visit 10
the East, saw new device for street lights
and on his return told the Town Board of
the new lamp. Several of the lamps We're
procured for trial and satisfaction was
given Immediately. The board has ordered
enough of the lamps TO light all the streets
in the suburb.
The Holiness meetings at Prospect and
Linden streets will continue until Sunday
evening They are being conducted by
Evangelsts Bacon and Weigele, who work
independently of any church organization.
although the cooperation of several
churches has been given. Much interest
has been taken i'm the meetings. and much
good. it is claimed, has been done.
DR.. Franklin w. Hays. accompanied by
his son Busch. left last night for New
York from which place the latter will sail
Saturday by the steamer Staatendam for
Strassburg 10 attend Prof. David X. Goss S
school during the next two years. Prior
to leaving the city Master Hays was pre-
scented by James WhitComb Riley with a
complete set Of the poets works. each vol
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handwriting.
The indianapolis. Plainfeld & Western
Company awarded contract yesterday 10
an Eastern firm for construction of an cleo
trio line between Indianapolis and Plain
field the work 10 be completed within eight
months. The work will begin within sixty
davs The road will pass through Ben
Davis and Bridgeport. and there is a posi-
hility of an extension to Cartersburg
Springs. The company has franchises for
use of the National road in Marion and
Hancock counties.
The two schools in Washington township
near Nora and Broad Ripple that were
condemned by the State Board of Health
as being unsanitary will not be reopened
this fall. Arrangements have been made
whereby the children can be taken to the
schools i'm Nora and Broad Ripple. mar
will call for the children each morning
and Will meet them at O'Clock at the
school-house door 20 take them 10 their
homes The man who does this task will
receive Sl.25 day from the township.
An effort will he made by merchants and
manufac turers. who are patrons of the
Merchants Salvage Corps 10 have the local
Board Of Underwriters make a reduction in
insurance rates To subscribers TO the sal
wage corps. 1t Is claimed that the corps
has been supported by the merchants while
the insurance companies receive the direct
benefit from the work Of the corps Large
manufacturers are willing TO cooperate
with members OF the association. Superin-
tendCnt Newman. Of the corps says III the
insurance compa MES would allow a small
credit 20 patrons of the corps In would
enable him 10 make the organization one
, Of the most efficient I'm the country