The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
Indiana Notes.

A mastodan's tooth weighing six and
one half pounds has been dug out or a
ditch excavation near Monon.
A large party of farmers from the Monon
neighborhood is preparing to go West In
the spring to take up land in the vicin-
ity of Sites. Ida.
A man supposed to be Daniel Martin, Of
Evansville, was run down and badly in
jured by a freight train in the yards at
Greensburg yesterday morning
Prosecutor Reeves, of Montgomery coun-
ty, sent a constable to Linden yesterday
to serve twenty warrants on men accused
of running games of chance.
The Anderson Fair Association directors
have decided to join in a racing circuit
embracing the cities Of Logansp0rt, Ko-
homo, Marion, Elwood, Frankfort and An
0erson.
Fred Hartzell. employed in Portland
sawmill. was caught by a line shaft yes
terday and after being whirled around 1t
several times was hurled TO the floor, prob
ably fatally injured.
A house run by a notorious woman of
Madison was destroyed by incendiary fire
yesterday. the inmate barely escaping. A
house previously occupied by her was dyna-
mited several months ago.
Miss Rose Cox, of Winamac, has gone
to India on seven years service as mis-
sionary of the Methodist Church in Hin
doostan She accompanied the Rev. ]. T.
Taylor and his wife, of Chicago
The safe of the Exchange Bank of Roann
which went through the fire of last Fri
day, was forced open yesterday and it's
contents consisting of $4,000 in cash and
securities, were found to be intact.
On the second trial of the suit of William
De Hurt of Williamsport, against the
Wabash Railroad Company, for damages
fer injuries received, the jury awarded
the defendant s., 500. On the first trial he
was awarded $1,000.
From lack of iron the Indiana bridge
works at Muncie is closed for a few
days, and because of damage on the nat
ural gas pipe lines the Midland steel
works is temporarily shut down. Several
hundred men are idle.
The senior classes of Monticello and
ton of the justifability of the modern
strike at the Monticello Opera House, Fri
day night. Monticello will. take the mega
tive side of the proposition.
Prof. ]. N. Study. OF Fort Wayne. whose
daughter married Prof. j. ID. Parker,
formerly of Indianapolis, stated yesterday
that Prof. Parker had resigned from the
faculty of the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege and will enter mercantile pursuits.
James White, of Marysville. was arrested
yesterday, charged with falsely swearing
to the age of the groom in a Jeffersonville
elopement and marriage. The warrant was
sworn out by the father of Joseph Hopper,
who married Amanda White on Jan. 16.
The Maccabee Lodge of Franklin dedi-
Gated a handsome new hall last night There
was programme of music and speeches at
the hail. followed by a banquet. Among
the speakers were Adam K. Wise, of Ply
mouth, and E. l.. Young, of Newark, o.
A dispatch from Jackson. Miss, says the
circuit judge there has declared forfeited
the S. 900 bond of ]. z. Gibbon, the Logans-
port contractor arrested there for an al
legged attempt to bride Governor Longino
IN connection with the Statehouse col
tract.
The City Council of Richmond has in
structed the Mayor to close the contract
with the Varney Company for the construc-
ton of the proposed electric light plant,
thus signifying its intention to ignore the
Injunction suit filed by directors to the
plan.
Mrs. d. G. Jenkins and her sister, of
Kokomo, fought an interior fire at the
Jenkins home yesterday for fifteen min
utes, ard managed to put it out, but were
almost Frustrated when the danger was
past. The house and furnishings are valued
at several thousand dollars.