The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-11
Indiana Notes.

MUNCIE. - Edward Lenfesty. aged
twenty-nine, who fired a bullet through his
head just below the temples, severing the
muscles of the eyes and binding himself,
is now in a fair way TO recover. He is
from Fort Wayne. The preliminary
hearing of William +. Weisemann, charged
with passing forged papers, took place be-
fore Squire Kaufman at Summitville. and
Weisemann was acquitted. States Attorney
Holloway announced that the matter prob
ably would be brought under the notice of
the Circuit Court for further investigation.
HARTFORD CITY.-The Concordia Oil
Company, of this city, has drilled in q well
on the w. Nj. Stahl lot, in the Rife addi-
ton. which is believed TO be the best gas
well drilled here in the past five years.
The well is located near the big oil well
on the Moses Wolfe lot, which is the big
gest oiler in the Hartford City pool. Not
withstanding the stagnation in the market
quotations., operations here continue brisk.
ELKHART.-The remains of an unknown
man., found beside the Lake Shore track
at White Pigeon. Mich, have been identi-
fled as those of Julius S~onnenberg. of La
Crosse. Laporte county. He had started to
Saginaw. Mich, to see his brother. The
corOner's jury at White Pigeon returned a
verdict of accidental death. but the Lake
Shore officials insist that the evidence
pointed to suicide.
FINCASTLE.-Corporals F. III. Turner
and E. T. Howerton. of Company X.
Fortieth Volunteer infantry, nave arrived
at their homes here, after long service in
the Philippines. Both are in excellent
health and say that notwithstanding the
hardships of their campaigns, the general
health of soldiers who took as good care
of themselves as possible was uniformly
very good.
NONCOMPLIANCE of this part of the
State find il almost impossible to success
fully harvest their heavy crops on account
of the lack of field hands. In consequence
hundreds of women and girls are in the
fields working like men. Scores of girls
from ten to sixteen years old are in the
fields with teams plowing corn. Hands
can get work at their own price without
hunting II.
JEFFERSONvILLE.-A great deal of
excitement prevails here owing to the fact
that a number of persons who have been
exposed 10 smallpox have been circulating
generally among the citizens. One man,
an immune, whose mother is i'll with the
disease and who has been nursing her, was
on the streets this morning looking for
work and came in contact with a number
of persons.
PERU.-AIl druggists of the county have
formed an association which is a branch
of the National Retail Druggists Associa-
ton. c: o. Thiebaud is president and
Frank Carter is secretary. . A num-
Der of business men are beginning TO talk
seriously of an electric railroad from Peru
to Pettysville and Gilead, thence to turn
to Macy and come back to Peru through
Mexico.
RICHMOND.-A big labor union meet
ing has been arranged for this city Satur-
day night next. The following speakers
have been secured: Frank Heller. Chicago;
William Harrington, Boston; j. NJ. Rus
sell. New York; L. =. oliver. Westield,
Mass; Charles Dold. Chicago, and w. Z.
Murrey. Boston, Mass.
WABASH.-The Rev. S. J. Tomlinson,
formerly pastor of the Christian Church.,
this city, and prior TO coming TO Wabash
in charge of a church at Irvington. has
resigned the p~astorate OF the lexington
avenue Christian Church at Elkhart. He
has occupied the pulpit there several years.
NTGHTSTON N-Dr RrVkaf "A npOmi-
nent farmer living a few miles northeast OF
this city, fell from the roof of his barn
10 the floor. Wednesday, a distance of
twenty-five or thirty feet, and was serious
~. If not fatally. injured. He was fix
ing a hay trolley and lost his footing.
PORTLAND.-W. II. PEBBLES, doing bust
ness at Dunkirk as a haberdasher, has gone
into involuntary bankruptcy. A Chicago
firm pressed him for an Immediate settle
ment. and this, coupled with the closing Of
the factories, brought about the failure.
Liabilities and assets are unknown.
FORT WAYNE.-Oficer Charles Romy.
station keeper, who has been missing since
July 3. has been dismissed from the police
force for being absent without leave.
TO the superintendent OF police or to his
family.
PENDLETON.-George Williamson. a
wealthy farmer living west of Pendleton,
had both his feet caught in the "trip" of
a hay rake, Wednesday morning, and both
were so badly mangled that they probably
will have 10 be amputated.
NEW ALBANY.-Word has been received
here that Jesse Myers. a young colored
man of this city, was killed in Philadelphia.
on Tuesday. in a fight with another negro,
over a woman. No further details are
known.
BEDFORD-Wheat cutting in Lawrence
county is about over. and threshing is i'm
full blast. The yield is large and the
quality is excellent. but there has been a
great deficiency OF harvest laborers.
BLOOMFIELD-Emerson Short. a prom
inent Bloomfield attorney, who has been
confined 10 his room for some time with a
tumor. has suffered a stroke OF paralysis
and is In a critical condition.