The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Indiana Notes.

CONERSVILLE.-A week ago Roy
Thomas, with several other young men,
We're playing tick tack on the residence
of William Wilson, in East Connersville:
Becoming eXasperated, Wilson came out OF
his home with a revolver and fired four
shots, one of which struck Thomas in the
forehead. He fingered until Thursday
morning and died in commissions. The
charge of shooting with intent TO XIII
against Wilson has been changed to sec
ond-degree murder, and he has been bound
over to the Circuit Court.
RECONSTRUCTION Thursday night
burglars broke into the large hardware
store of Robe, Gaines & Corbett and Sc
cured five revolVers. about sixty pocket
knives, several razors and other articles.
They overlooked an unlocked safe con-
tanning several valuable diamond rings.
They evidently were frightened away, as
they left part OF their tools In the store
Allen Daviss barber shop also was visited
by the burglars and several articles of
wearing apparel taken.
MISUNDERSTANDING feeding corn
west of here, had his hand and
arm crushed in the machine, am
putation being made necessary.
The first church to be established at Indi-
ana Harbor was planned for on Friday,
when DR. Samuel Beck, presiding elder of
the Valparaiso district, prepared the pre-
liminaries for a Methodist Episcopal
church. The lot was given by the promo
tiers of the place.
RICHMOND.-Wayne county not only
has all the apples needed for its use,
but has shipped thousands of barrels this
season, and there are many more TO be
shipped. Mr.. and Mrs. George +.
Dilks, among the most prominent people of
the city. on Thursday celebrated their
twenty-ffth wedding anniversary. Mr.
Dilks is president of the Travelling Lumber
Salesmen's Association of Indiana, Illinois
and Michigan.
RTTSSIAVIL4E.- Milton Garrigus, OF KC-
koInc. commander Of the Indiana G. a. r..
In q
Henry c. Coulter Post. special NEE ting
of the post had been called to Straighten
Up the books ana accounts OF the quarter
master so that a semi-annual report, due
last July, could be made 70 the state or
ganiZatiOn and the per capita tax paid. a
satisfactory adjustment was made.
FERSONVILLE.-Charle Runyan, a
truSty, employed around the adminiStra-
ton building at the ReformatOry, walked
away Thursday evening, and nothing has
been heard from him. Runyan was SEN
fenced from Vermilllon county to serve a
term of two to fourteen years for grand
larceny. He would have been eligible for
parole on Jan. l.
TERRE HAUTE.-The collections for the
seventh internal revenue district for Octo-
Der will amount TO Sl925,0O0 which Is few
thousand dollars short of the record for the
district. The Indiana distillery, the trust
house here, paid more than 100000 in taxes
on spirits and shipped more than two hun
dred carloads of spirits in the month.
PORTLAND.-Word comes from Berne
that two very large oil wells have been
struck near there, the statement being
made that each Of them is good for 500 bar
reIs daily. natural flow. IS Charles c.
Hart formerly of the Commercial Review,
this city has purchased the Fountain City
Times of the Rev. Roy L. Brown.
FORDSVILLE.-John r. Robin
son. now deputy postmaster. will be deputy
revenue collector when John r. Ronnell as
sumes the duties of collector. Fred Doherty
will then be deputy postmaster under NJ. NJ.
Nye.
WINDFALL.-Miss Cleo Hough, of
Windfall, won the silver medal, the first
prize, in the Nevada oratorical contest.
She is seventeen years old and is a gradu-
ate of the local high school.
MADISON.-Frank Armstrong. a farmer
living near Brooksburg. aged fifty years
had his left hand torn OF while operating a
corn shredder.