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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-17
SPORT Al WASHOE.
Arthur Raycraft Will Indulge
in No More Acquatics.

Last Sunday Arthur Raycraft had an
experience at Washoe Lake which still
keeps him thinking. He and Eugene
Howell went over with buss load of
there were about thirty with their
lunch baskets, and all out for good
time.
Before going Arthur Raycraf5, who
is d prime favOrite with the fair sex.
announced to few friends contiden
italy that be was going to have some
fun with Howell. His idea was to chal
lenee him to wrestling match on the
sand at the edge of the lake and in tn
excitement Of the bout give him good
ducIing. Howell always dressed in
the height OF fashion when accOmpan ny
| ing ladies on an excursion, and he pro-
! posed not only to make the Secretary
of State a pitiable object but also to
ruin his best clothes. This plan reach
! ed Howell's ears and he prepar red fer it..
| W hen he got into the coach it was
| noticed that instead Of the up-to-date
stylish attire that generally character
! ICES his makeup. he was seen in an old
suit that must have seen service in
| " bite Pine county IN the early days OF
reighting. Raycraft noticed this trans
formation with secret misgivings. Be
fore lunch, however, he decided tC
duck Howell and as q preliminary
CHALLENGED him to Il wrestling bout VI
on she Sand in the presence OF the com
pany Assem- o!ed at the ''fete cham
uerty' :iS the boys say. Howell ac
copied the Invitation and they begat
rolling about on the clean white sand
the ladies applauding their favorite
Presently Raycraft rollau his victim t,
| the edge OF the lake and soon bOtl
were Houndering in the water. The,
; would roll back in the soft mud ant
then in the dry sand. First would b
+. Iayar of mud aud then Il layer O
sand. then more mud aud then NOR
sand. Both had sand and mud to bur
and then Raycraft picked Howell u
ana carried him out and soused him i
the lake where the water was four G
i've feet deep.
Both men were like drowned rat
and Raycraft had more mud and san
= and water because he was about twic
a as big Then the bout was decided
: draw and the ladies proceeded to sprea
: the repast. Cold chicken, devile
: ham, boned turkey, sandwiches, bo'
s tied beer, ice cream and stored cak
o ad lib. Raycraft was sitting in the su
+ made anything out of the scheme an
= consoling himself with the ref1ectio
o that there was one other fellow VIII
. could not sit down and eat with tf
i, girls.
:, Then suddenly his ear caught tt
y sound of hilarity ard there was voi'
he recognized. 1t sounded like How
ellis and Investigation showed ths
IL there was Gene sitting down with til
~ girls dressed up to kill, having a hie
time and eating like a harvest hanG
70 He had simply taken along a secor
20 suit and had chucked his old clothes
ne the lake and put the new suit o
m Raycraft sat about all afternoon foe
- ing by himself in his five coats of N,
and sand and no extra change
clothes. He says he can lick any ms
who asks him any questions relative
how be enjoyed himself that day.
l.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-17
The Rival Railroads.

Work along the grade is being pushed
ny the Short Line forces, and from what
we can learn the road is being constructed
in hlst-class shape, Notwithstanding re
ports to the contrary. Both sides are
buying right of way through ranches and
both company forces are active. When
they go to sleep they keep both eyes
open.-Pioche Record.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-17

All members of the l. 0. O. f. de-
gree team are requested TO meet at
Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow evening at
s o'clock sharp.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-17
Box Sheet Open.

The box sheet for the Rathbone en-
tertalnment will open at Steinmetz' S
Drug Store today.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
INSANITY COMMISSIONS.
Paper by DIR. w. Ii. Fletcher Read
and Discussed.

The Marion County Medical Society last
night was much interested in a paper
read by Or. VIM. b. Fletcher, by request
of the judicial council of the society
on 1.-The Methods of Commitments to State
Hospitals for the Insane" DIR. Fletcher
cited the methods of every State in the
Union, concluding that the Indiana method
here more antiquated than any other
State except North Carolina. But at the
same time he stated that the Indiana
law requiring two justices of the peace
and two physicians to form court for
the determination of the sanity insan-
ity of any given case worked so well
in practice that in not in thou
sand was a person unjustly sent to the
hospitals for insane and in this he was
supported by statements made by eacn
OF the four superintendent of Indiana
hospitals The paper %as disfgsss Sea- at
Ernest Reyer, w. Christian, Marie Has
lep, Kolmer and others.
AS a result OF the discussion a motion
was carried that DIR. Fletcher present the
subject OF commitment to the State So
ciety at the May meeting In South Bend;
and that committee of four be appointed
to present memorial TO the State So
ciety looking to a better law for such
commitments. The Senate bill passed by
the last Legislature was regarded by DIR.
n
much as it does not require the insanity
commission. to meet at any given place.
by the old law they must meet at the
courthouse In public view Dr. Fletcher
also urged that in every of alleged
insanity the patient should be informed
that commission would sit upon his
case so that he might enter a defense if he
SO desired During the discussion the sub
ject of "commercializing insane cases
came up. 1t seems that a large num-
Der of the insane, well the indi-
gent drift into Marion county, and there
are therefore a large number Of inquests.
AS these cases come before the police mag
istrates, Criminal Court and police Of
ficers they naturally fall into the hands
OF the police surgeon and Dispensary ply
sicians, as is the case in other cities.
Regarding this feature DIR. Reyer said
that was a matter of accident and the
great question after all was one of justice
and philanthropy The society expressed
itself generally that the commitments We're
conducted honorably and economically
is possible under the existing laws and
conditions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
FUND ABOUT EXHAUSTED
CITY HEALTH BOARD NEEDS MONEY
TO MAINTAIN GUARANTEES.
Controller johnson at First Refused
to Recommend Appropria-
tiOn-Street Car Extensions.

Albert Gearing. clerk OF the Board OF
Health, submitted a statement TO City Con-
troller Johnson yesterday showing the cost
of the smallpox epidemic in Indianapolis
since the first OF the year and the balance
left in the contagious disease fund to battle
with this sickness. The statement also
contained request that Mr.. Johnson
recommend to the City Council an appro-
priation of $4,000 to the contagious disease
fund. Mr.. Johnson read the statement,
which showed that OF the $1,000 appro-
priated for the contagious disease fund this
year s2.724.A has been expended, leaving
balance of s275l6 to provide for the
guarantees now in force at 11O3 East St.
Clair street, S54 West Tenth street, 1924
Ash street, 316 West Eighteenth street, Sic
Mc1ntire alley. the Lighthouse Mission,
1909 North Arsenal avenue and 20S0 Lewis
street. The board is furnishing provisions
for about one hundred people who are un-
der quarantine.
Mr.. Johnson read the report and the re-
quest for an additional appropriation and
then announced that he would not make
the recommendation. Secretary Clark, of
the Board of Health, stated that If the
board did not secure money at once the
guarantees given above would have TO be
abolished next Monday as the money
would be exhausted b. that time. Mr.
at first said to abolish the guarantees, but
reconsidered and said he would look into
the matter before recommending an appro-
DrfatiOu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
CONSOLIDATION BARRED
MONON. c., III. & ID. AND SOUTHERN
CANNOT CONSOLIDATE.
A PennsyIvnnia OmcfaI May BE Elect
ed for President of the n. 4 %.
-Generaf Hallway News.

Preferred stock of the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton & Dayton this week sold at Sill per
share. The advance Is doubtless due TO
rurnors of the great railroad amalgamation
In which it is said the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton played important part. Re
sarding these rumors concerning the Gin
cnnati, Hamilton & Dayton, the Monon
and the Southern Railway consolidation or
amalgamation,' said a local financier,
they should be given little credence. Re
Gently the Southern Railway attempted to
consolidate the Louisville, Evansville & st.
Louis road, and before it was accom-
plished 1t was shown that there were legal
obstacles to such consolidation. and that
no road south of the Ohio river can CONSOLE
date with a road north of the Ohio. IL
might be possible that a traffic alliance
could be arranged and the lines mentioned
placed under one general management but
that they could be consolidated or ANAL
gamated under existing laws Of Indiana
is an impossibility at present. The Penn
sylvania Company 0he Panhandle line) is
hoping to consolidate the Indianapolis *
Vincennes with the Panhandle proper, and
the legal question IS whether the Union
Railway tracks. owned by the Union Rail-
road Com pany, are i'm fact a connecting
link of the two interests, 50 that it would
seem that all Speculations and anxiety on
the part of officials and employees of the
Monon as TO the future of these properties
is without basis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10

to investigate the experiment of the stand
ard size car.
An order of sale of the Detroit & Lima
Railroad was made yesterday. The sale
will be held at Lima May % at o'clock in
the afternoon.
II r. Irvine has been appointed road,
master for the Chicago * Rock Island
road at Pratt. Kan. vice J. Smith. re-
nected with the Rock Island road. ]. II.
Conlen, formerly general roadmaster Of
the COMPANY is now vice presi d ana
* Mexico road.
George w Dyer. agent for the Monon at
cambridge. has been with that company
since the road was laid out. He helped
1855. and in 1855 he Went to cambridge as
agent. During that period the road has
had f3 :, sixteen different general manager RS
a son who Is general yardmaster OF the
Lake Erie & Western at Upton.
President A. +. Stilwell, of the projected
Kansas City. Mexico a. Orient Railroad,
yesterday confirmed a dispatch from CHI
huahua, Mex. stating that a contract mao
been let for the construction of the road
between that city and San Angelo, Tex, a
distance of probably five hundred miles.
The road viii cross the Rio Grande at
Preside del Norte, where bridge connect
ing the two countries will have to be built
Mr.. Stilwell added: 1.-The railway will De
finished and in operation between Kansas
City and its terminus on the PACING ocean
q year from next June" The distance of
two hundred miles between Kansas city
and Wichita, KAN will be built this sum-
mer he says, the contract having been
taken by a Chicago firm.
Railroad earnings the first quarter of this
year were the largest of any like period
known. The gross earnings of the roads
reported for the three months were VT
S1S,113, a gain of 9.S per cent. over last
year, and 1913 per cent. over 1890 The IN
crease in tonnage this year has been I'm
the better paving classes of freight, and
much of the increase in earnings is due TO
that fact. Shipments of grain and of many
lCw-grade freights which earnings are
small were not so heavy as in other years,
and rates were well maintained in COMPARE
son with 1892 and 1898 The large earnings
this year, therefore, represent an enor-
nous increase in tonnage compared with
1892. earnings this year were 367 per
cent greater than in 1892.
An agreement between the Standard
Trust Company, of New York, and the
Baltimore az Ohio Railroad Company pro-
viding for an issue of equipment obiga-
tions to cover $40. 900 600 of additional equip
ment was filed with the recorder of deeds
at Washington yesterday. The agreement
is dated jan. last. The obligations are
for $l.000000, with per cent. interest from
Jan l. 1901, payable semi and are
to be in ten series each of S1,000.O0 in
principal. The series mature. respectively,
on Dec 81 of each year during the con-
tinuance of the lease. The obligations are
named "the railroads equipment obliga-
tons. car trust of 1901" The additional
equipment contemplates 100 locomotives,
1000 steel gondola cars, $500 box cars, 1900
steel hopper cars and 500 fiat cars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
May Go to the ID. a O.

One of the recent reports is that Joseph
Wood, third vice president of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg, will be
elected president of the Baltimore & Ohio,
succeeding John X. Cowan, who will be
made chairman of the board of directors.
The Pennsylvania owns outright 40 per
cent. of the Baltimore & Ohio, and, it is
stated, controls enough TO give ii power to
elect president Joseph Wood began his
railroad career in 1864 a rodman in the
engineering department of the Pennsyl-
Vania. From 1869 TO 1878 he was engineer
of the Northern Central Railway; from
May, 1873, TO November. 1881, assistant SUI
Perintendent of motive power of the Penn
sylvania. and from Nov. l, 1881. to Nov l.
1887, superintendent of motive power of the
Pennsylvania. He then came to the West
ern lines. From Nov. l. 1887. TO March !,
1890, he was superintendent of transporta
ton of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne Il Chi
cago and the Panhandle lines. His next
promotion was to general manager of these
lines He was then elected fourth vice
president of the Pennsylvania, and in 1897
third vice president. 1t is stated on good
authority that Oscar G.. Murray will remain
first vice president of the Baltimore &
Ohio in charge of traffic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
THE COLUMBIA NATIONAL.


A meeting of the stockholders of the Co
lumbia National Bank was held yesterday
afternoon. The following directors were
elected: A. A. Barnes, proprietor of Udell
works, Indianapolis; III. w. Miller, presi-
dent State Bank OF Indiana; Raymond p.
Van Camp. Van Camp Hardware Com
pany; A. C. Daily. president Security
Trust Company and ex-auditor of state;
Louis III. Levey. Levey Bros. * Co. whole
sale bankers supplies: Alex r. Ramsey,
president Citizens National Bank. Craw-
louisville: It. Il. Laycock. president 7. b.
Laycock Manufacturing Company; w. NJ
Pence president Citizens State Bank, New
Castle: L.. p Newly president Citizens
State Bank, Knightstown; Mortimer Lew
ering, capitalist.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Mortimer lowering: vice president.
A. A. Barnes: cashier. w + {. Colt; as
sistant cashier William X. Sproule, jr.
The bank will open for business about the
middle az May At q West Washington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
NEW RURAL ROUTES.
Special Agent RathbOne Recommends
Routes and Carriers.

When Representative Overstreet re-
turned from Washington after the adjourn
ment of the last Congress he took up for
consideration the applications for the es-
tablishment of new rural routes in Ma
rion and Johnson counties. The Postoffice
Department assigned Special Agent S. r.
Rathbone, jr., to devote his time to the
investigation of these applications and as
result new routes have been recon-
mended as follows:
From Malott Park, John Landlord rec
cmmended carrier; from Castleton
Alonzo Johnson carrier; from Oaklandon
David f. Huntley carrier, from Julietta
G. Nj. Harris carrier; from Acton, +. B.
Colley. carrier; from Valley Mills. Harvey
Ellis carrier; route No. from Bridgeport
John Redmond carrier, From Clermont, o.
c. Trout carrier; route No. from Nora,
Augustus Newly carrier.
Free delivery routes from Nora, New
Augusta, Olinville, Bridgeport. Cumberland
Southport Galudette and Lawrence are al
ready in operation. In the neighborhood
of $500 families are being served over these
routes. In Marion county there are 425
miles of rural free delivery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
MANY NEW COMPANIES.
Big Concerns Also File Articles Tn.
der the New Corporation Law.

The Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company, of Chicago, yesterday filed ar
ticles of incorporation in accordance with
the provisions of the new law with refer
ence 10 foreign corporations passed by the
last Legislature. The capital stock of the
company is given at s25OO.OO0. the part rep
resented in Indiana being $4,000. The fee
derived by the State from the filing of the
articles was S175.
The Buchanan Bridge Company, of Belle
fontaine, o., was Incorporated under the
same act. The capital stock of the COM
pany represented in Indiana is given at
$3.50, the fee to the State being $40.
The Sandusky Portland Cement Company,
of Sandusky, o.. which filed articles yester-
day, gave its capital stock represented in
Indiana at $4,000 and paid a fee to the State
of $50.
Incorporated:
The Meridian Investment Company. of
Indianapolis; capital stock. $1,000 Direc-
and Thomas Hanlon. The object of the
company is the buying and selling OF real
estate.
The United States Furniture Company, of
III. Schu, E. d. Miller, Nestor Brenatano.
Edward Kiechle August Brenatano, Glenn
ems A. Schu and Joseph Brenatano.
of Bonneville; capital stock. $4,000. Direc-
tors Charles c. Matthewson James A.
Hemenway, Albert w. Picker. w. r. Wyer-
bacher and John F. Richardson.
The Pearce Chemical Company, of
Goshen: capital stock, 5000 Directors.
Charles A. Estes, Ferman b. Leaning and
B. G.. Schaefer.
The Carmel Mutual Telephone Company,
of CARMEL capital stock. 5000. Directorate
TO consist of five of the stockholders.
The Zimmerman College of Beauty Gull
ture. of Fort Wayne. Directors. Charles A.
Zimmerman. II. K. Zimmerman and Laura
3. Zimmerman.
The National Rolling Mill Company, of
Hartford City: capital stock. $4,000. Direc-
tors, r. b. Mitchell, j. III. Jones, III. X.
Phillips. III. b. Smith and j. r. Johnston.
The Markleville Telephone Company. Of
Markleville: capital stock s2l5. Directorate
to consist of five of the stockholders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
A BIG ESTATE DIVIDED
FREDERICK OSTERMEYER'S PROP
ERTY VALUED AT s37J,OO0.
Children-A Divorce Suit
Other Court Cases.

The will of Frederick Ostermeyer was
probated yesterday and the Marion Trust
Company was appointed executor The es-
tate is valued at about 1876. 600, and is to
be equally divided between his six children
The will provides that the small pieces of
real estate shall be sold at once and the
money equally divided between the chill
dren every three months. The household
furniture and 5000 is left to his daughter
Mrs. Emanuel Seuel. in addition to ner
share in the estate, and another special be-
quest of $1,000 to the German Lutheran Or
phans' Home. The six largest pieces of
property are to be held in trust by the ex-
ecutor for ten years, when they are TO be
sold and the proceeds divided among the
heirs. The will specifies that the children
of his deceased daughter, Mary Piel, shall
have the interest in the estate that the
mother would receive were she living. A
provision is also made that the issue of
any other of his children. should the latter
die, shall have the share bequeathed To
such heir.
The PROPERTY that is TO be held in trust
by the trust company is an undivided one
half interest in the property a. the south
east corner of Maryland and Meridian
streets, occupied by SEVERN & Co. valued
at $oo,UOO, tne property at the northwest
corner of East and Washington streets,
valued al $4,000: the property at 10 West
Washington street, occupied by the Ar
cade Clothing Company, valued at $4,000;
the property al the southwest corner of
East and Washington streets, valued at
$4,000; the property at the northwest COR
ner of Pearl and East streets, valued at
$4,000, and the property at IL and 43 Nir-
ginfa avenue, valued at $4,000.
The surviving heirs are Mrs. Charles
Mayer, Mrs. Charles Buddenbaum, Mrs.
William Roger. Mrs. Emanuel Seuel and
Frederick Ostermeyer, who live I'm this city,
ard Mrs. Edmund Seuel, who lives in St.
Louis.
The will sets aside $1,000 for the use of
grandson, Anthony Frederick, should he
desire to become minister or physician.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
UNION VETERAN LEGION.
AppOmattox Day Is Celebrated In an
Enjoyable Manner.

The annual celebration by the Union Vet
eran Legion of the surrender of General
Lee to General Grant at Appomattox was
held last night in the clubrooms in Pier
sons Hall, on North Delawa e street. The
hall was filled with members of the order,
their families and many visitors.
The programme consisted of speeches.
recitations, music and a general good time
George w. Spahr opened the programme
with brief but interesting announcement
of the objects of the celebration and was
followed by an instrumental rendition Of
America" by Mrs o. NJ. Carman Col
/. y. Walker made the chief speech of the
evening. talking principally of the war in
a reminiscent manner. Judge j. V. Hadley
came next with interesting comparisons of
the war of the revolution and the war Of
the rebellion. Irene Elizabeth Scudder, five
years old, recited My Papa" with such
dramatic effect that she was twice recalled
Madge A. Allen followed with two vocal
selections, THE Vacant Chair and
Columbia" Other speakers of the even
ing were w. Z. Shilling, who gave THE
old Canteen." much to the enjoyment of
the veterans. Col. w. B. Downey, d. II
McAbee and George w. Spahr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10

City officials Make n Tour with Presi-
dent McGowan.

81 attended no meeting of the Board of
Public Works to-day" said Hugh Meow
an, general manager of the street-rairOad
company, last night. land did not discuss
the interurban franchise question with any
member or members of the board. What
did do was this: A party consisting of
Mr.. Jones, Councilman Negley. the as
sistant city engineer and Messrs. Sahm and
MCGUIRE, OF the Board OF Works, went in
carriages TO look over such of the pro-
posed extensions of city street-car lines as
are being urged with the greatest insist
ence. We only examined the locations of
the proposed extensions and the territory
which. IL is said, will be benefited by them
No decision was reached TO either make or
refuse to make the extensions. nor did we
get that far in the matter. We will consider
the question very thoroughly and then give
out our decision. That will be some time
yet. for matters like these cannot be de-
termined in a day or two"
The proposed extensions that were sur
veyed yesterday by the party named are
The Columbia-avenue line The present
terminus is at Martindale avenue and
Nineteenth street The proposition is TO ex-
tend the Columbia avenue line on Martin
dale avenue to Twenty-fifth street.
The Tenth-street line. The proposition Is
to run a sort of feeder from this line at
Rrookside avenue, out the avenue TO Eight
zenith street.
College-avenue line. The present terminus
is at Twenty-seventh street. The PROPOSE
tion is TO make loop, leaving College ave-
nue. at Twenty-seventh street and going
east on Twenty-seventh street TO Cornell
avenue, then north on Cornell avenue 70
Thirtieth street, then west on Thirtieth
street TO the Union Traction Company
tracks and make trackage arrangements
with the Union Company back 10 the pres
ent terminus at Twenty-seventh street.
English-aVenue line. The proposition is
TO make an extension from the present
terminus of this line. at English avenue
and state street, along English avenue,
about half a mile. to keystone avenue.