The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-29
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

II tie local recruiting SlallOls las btIH
discharged as being unsuited TO the serv-
Ice.
Elisha Rowland and his wife yesterday
sold to Matthew II. Moore their large farm
northeast OF the city near the fair grounds
for sl6.500.
The Rev. Joseph II. Smith, a well-known
evangelist, viii begin a series OF meetings
in the Friends Church, corner Alabama
and Thirteenth streets, Tuesday, June ii.
Campbell. Wild & Co, bankers and deal
partnership, l.. NJ. Campbell retiring on
account of bad health. John +. Wild will
continue the business.
The n-ewly-appointed State Board of For
estry will hold its first meeting in Room
1l9 OF the Statehouse next Tuesday for the
purpose of organizing and outlining a plan
OF work. also liking a time when the work
shall begin.
been given yesterday afternoon at School
70. Mrs. Hopkins, principal. was postponed
on account of the inclement weather. IL
The weather is pleasant the entertainment
Will be given this afternoon.
Two more cases OF smallpox were re-
ported TO the City Board of Health yes
terday. The victims are the infant son
West Seventeenth street. and James w.
Elliott, at S5 Chadwick street.
Mary Brown, charged with the theft OF a
watch from Miss Tessie Williams, OF 49,
East Washington street, about "A year ago.
and clothing from a Mrs. Tyler, living on
North Delaware street, was arrested yes
terday by Detectives Holtz and Morgan.
State Auditor Hart yesterday issued a
certincate TO the Peoples Loan and Trust
Company of Winchester, authorizing IL TO
transact business in this State, the COM
pany fav.ng complied with the law in ev-
cry respect. 1t filed articles Of incorpora-
ton yesterday.
Frank Miller, known in this city and I'M
der sentence of death at Birmingham, Ala,
has appealed to the German ambassador
at Washington for help in avoiding the
punishment. He claims German citizen
ship, which has never been given up. but
refuses 10 give his birthplace on account OF
his parents.
The Indiana Club. the new Democratic
club, has yet the matter of a home under
consideration, and a meeting will be held
tomorrow night in the office of Kern az
Bell for the purpose OF deciding II possible
whether the Plaza Hotel, the Pyle prop
erty at Ohio and Meridian streets or the
old Columbia Club quarters shall be pur-
chased. Some action is looked for soon.
Lurton f. Foist. Of $40 South Illinois
street, complained to the police that his
daughter, fifteen years of age, has been de-
coyed from home. and that officer Joyce,
OF the Board of Children's Guardians, who
was asked after being supplied with a
search warrant 10 look for her, declines 10
make known to him the whereabouts of the
girl. He threatens to bring proceedings
against Joyce, who he claims has the
custody of the girl.
10000 NaN 49, -
terday morning set a dislocated shoulder
for Edward Moberly. of 61 East Ohio
street He was sleeping .soundly and his
wife whose slumhers had been disturbed
by his snoring, tried to awaken him by
pounding him on the back. This did not
produce the desired result and she grabbed
him by the shoulder to turn him over. So
hard did she pull that his shoulder was
dislocated. The snoring stopped.
John j. Murphy, who goes about the city
led by his son, fifteen. years of age. be
M - Afc nao n . -. IAA. H.
house. % North Alabama street, and
chased a boy living there with a large
knife. He was arrested by Hauser and
Trimpe and charged with drawing deadly
weapons and with using profane language.
His son was also locked up on a charge OF
lettering: Murphy is commonly supposed
to be blind. but the police say he has one
eye from which he can see well. but pre-
tends to be totally blind.
The Boys Club News has been issued for
May, and presents a very neat and attrac-
tive appearance. The first page has a half
tone cut of the clubhouse and a poem. The
Street Arab by T.. +. Rowland. a half
tone on another page shows a picture #
the Boys Club vegetable gardens. Another
contribution is a story, THE Regeneration
OF Danny Keevers," by Francis NJ. Fort
ner. Considerable space is devoted TO ad-
vertisements. The paper will be published
monthly by the members of the Boys Club.
The editors are Amor Meyer and Alfred
Wickham. The business manager and
treasurer Is Charles Jennings.
Inc secretary OF the klchm0nd Country
Club has written the State Board OF Health
a letter protesting against the Eastern In
diana Insane Hospital C'Easthaven") on
account OF its sewag being emptied into
Clear creek, n stream flowing through the
clubs grounds, and thus causing a nui-
sance to the members Of the club. OF whom
there are about two hundred. The State
Board made an effort to induce the Lesis-
lature Of 1899 to allow an appropriation for
enabling the hospital to secure some other
method of disposing of its sewage. but the
Legislature did not see fit to do so. Now
the Country Club of Richmond has a legal
action against the hospital" said Secretary
Hurry yesterday,