The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-21
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

DR.. ]. L. Parsons will deliver lecture on
musical culture, at Mrs. A. Is. LecH 5,
1901 North Capitol avenue, tomorrow even
ing, at $50.
James NJ. Jones, vice president of the In
dianapoIis Street-railway Company, is con-
fined to his apartments in the Delaware by
severe attack Of gastrtis. Mr.. Jones was
taken i'll Sunday.
f. O. Granite. of Richmond, Ind. gave an
interesting lecture. with stereopticon views.
on Cathedral Architecture, at St David
Guild Hall, on Talbot avenue, last night.
Quite a large crowd enjoyed the talk.
Three new cases of smallpox were re-
ported TO the City Board of Health yester-
day. They Arthur Shumway. 9io West
Washington street; Alien Patterson, 622
West Court street, and Ida Arbagast, 40
West Chesapeake street.
r. E. Field, of Cincinnati, who is inter-
ested with j. G. Harrington in promoting
all electric line between this city and Mar
tinsVille, was at the Bates last night. He
viii probably be here Tor a few days. He
says the line will undoubtedly be built
1t is said that Daniel Leslie and Albert
Ayres, expert accountants, who were sew
eral months ago appointed as tax ferrets
by the County Commissioners. have dis
covered large amounts of sequestered prop
erty. The commissioners and experts re-
fuse TO discuss the matter.
The Irvington Town Board has made a
temporary loan of $3.50 with which to pay
bills left unpaid by the old board. The IN
paid bills. it is said. amount to about 81 900.
OF which $500 is due to w T. Smith, the
contractor who paved Washington street
with brick and who inundated the board
for the payment of his claim.
The State Board Of Charities received
yesterday the plans for the new Jail TO be
erected al Nincennes TO replace the ancient
structure that has been repeatedly con-
demnsd by the State and county boards of
charity. Plans were also received for the
nnpros ements TO be made TO the Floyd
county bastie at New Albany
Edward Rhodes. sent from vanderburg
county to the Jeffersonville Reformatory
in December. 1899, for from two to four
intent to kill, has had his sentence COM
muted TO eighteen months in order that the
Parole Board of the Reformatory may re-
lease him Ii it sees fit to do
State Factory Inspector McAbee received
a letter yesterday from the local School
Board thanking him for calling its atten-
ton recently TO the overcrowding of as
sembly rooms of schoolhouses at enter
tainments and stating that his wishes in
the matter and the provisions of the law
would be cheerfully complied with.
The prospectus of the Industrial City
Company has been issued and the stock OF
the company is on sale. The directorate of
the company is as follows: Henry Coburn,
William j. Richards. Charles G.. Perry
John w Lovett. Irving 5 Gordon, Marcus
r. Sulzer, William T. Kurtz. Frank d.
Stalnaker Lilly Stalnaker and c. E.
Thornton.
The rummage sale, which is being
Quoted by the Catholic women OF the city,
at 245 Virginia avenue for the benefit of the
St. Joseph Industrial School, is proving
very successful. The most of the rummage
which has been contributed has been dis
posed of, and the women in charge of the
sale are now busy in soliciting contribu-
tons. They say ANY old thing will be
gladly accepted and called for ii they are
notified.
h w. O'Brien. driver for the Everitt Seed
Company was seriously injured yesterday,
being knocked from his wagon at the West
Washington-s treet bridge in a collision
with a street car He drove from one track
10 get out of the way Of car and was
struck by another going in an opposite d.
rectiOn He was taken to the City Dispen-
sary. where his head was dressed by Dr.
Jacobs, and then to his home at 1929 Depot
street Brightwood.