The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-19
Indiana Notes.

NEW ALBANY.-The New Albany
branch Of the Ohio River Improvement As
ISOLATION, organized for the purpose of Sc
curing an appropriation from Congress for
the Improvement of the river with movable
locks and dams, that there will be a six
feet stage Of water the year around, mas
elected the following officers: President,
John II. Weathers; vice president, Louis
Hartman; secretary, Charles Kreutzer, and
treasurer, l.. r. Stoy.
ROCKVILLE.-Perry +. Benson present
sheriff of Parke county. will be appointed
travelling deputy. by John Bonnell. collec-
tor of Seventh district, when he takes his
office at Terre Haute in November. Mr.
Benson is serving his second term as
sheriff and has made a fine officer. He will
resign the sheriffs office for a more lucra-
tive position, the sheriffs office is one of
the poorest in Parke county during pros
porous times.
RICHMOND.-One of the oldest Odd Eel
lows in the State is John V. Bowman, Of
Cambridge City, this county. He has been
years. Fire on Wednesday morning
damaged the plant of the Richardson-W eb-
er Candy Company $4,000. and an additional
81 900 to the building. The loss is covered
fully by insurance.
ELWOOD.-Enorts are being made TO or
ganize state polo league. including In
dianapolis. Elwood, Muncie. Richmond. Lo-
gansPorf; Fort , Way6eii Marion and Mont,
Indiana University, has charge Of the pro
posed Elwood team. Petty Brothers, OF
Muncie. are interested in the project
PORTLAND.-The first frost of the sea-
morning, but ii is thought but little if any
damage was done. The annual re-
union of the One-hundredth Regiment, In
diana Volunteer Infantry Will be held here
on Thursday, and many of the veterans
already have arrived.
TERRE HAUTE.-The First Baptist
Church will receive So 900 from the estate
of a daughter of Ralph Thompson, a pio-
neer of the CITY. for the erection of a chanel
in his memory. Plans are under
consideration for the construction of a troll
ley line direct from Paris. ILL.,, TO this city.
VALPARAISO-George NJ. Conner has
been appointed postmaster of the new
town called Asphaltum, located in Jasper
county. The new town was established by
Colonel Clifford, at the northeastern ter
minus of the recently completed oil field
braIich of his railroad.
MARTINSVILLE.-Fr Oak Branch. of
the United States navy, is home for brief
stay, after trip around the world. He
had three years hard service in the Philip
pines, China and Japan, during which time
he had two attacks of tropical fever. which
impaired his sight.
INGALLS.-An interurban passenger car
backed into the sub-pOwer station switch
here Tuesday night about IL o'clock and
struck the building with such force as to
force in the front walls. No one was in
jured.
WARREN.-The nineteenth annual re-
union of the Seventy-hfth and One-hun-
dred-and-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry
regiments will be held here on Oct. and 4.
Adam Forest is secretary Of the associa-
ton.
dan High School has issued a challenge to
play the team from any similar high school
in the State.
CENTERVILLE.-A heavy frost covered
| everything on Wednesday morning but II
is believed that not much damage was
| done