The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-13
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Messrs. Abe and Sam Sonnenberger have
gone 10 Lemont, ILL.,, where they will spend
a few days.
Fred Stewart, colored. living at S24 North
West street, was arrested yesterday and
charged with the theft Of a watch from a
fellow-workman.
was arrested yesterday upon complaint OF
5. c. Dark, an architect. who claimed
Brown had stolen a number OF his draw
ing instruments. lie Is charged with petit
larceny.
The proposed exhibition of educational
and historical works by the local y. Nj. &.
A, which was the object of much interest
at the Boston jubilee. has been postponed.
owing to the hot weather, until the early
part of September.
There will be an echo meeting held in
the Seventh Presbyterian Church to-mor-
row evening. The delegates who have
Just returned from the Cincinnati Chris
tan Endeavor convention will tell what
they saw and heard
Mrs. Harrig. Of GIT East Washington
street. reported to the police last night the
absence OF her husband Samuel from his
home since Thursday at noon. He is a
young man and she wants the police 10
help her locate him.
The directors of Butler College have Sc
cured an option on ten lots of the Collect
estate, fronting the college campus on the
east, and when the deal is completed and
improvements made the property VIII unite
the campus and the site OF the Bona
m library.
State Geologist Blatchley returned yester.
OdN from Detroit. WlltntF ne went 10 reaO
a paper on What Can the Science Teacher
Do TO Increase Interest in the Study OF
Science in Country Schools?' before the
science section of the National Educational
Association. Professor Blatchiey read the
paper Thursday afternoon.
The association of Bartholomew county
people who are now residents of Indianap-
oils is contemplating an outing In one OF
the parks near the city in a few days. DIR.
Charles $. Boynton has been elected pres
ident of the association. Charles r. Remy.
reporter Of the Supreme Court. is a promi-
nent and enthusiastic member.
Prof. w H Freeman. secretary OF the
State Forestry Boar0, received yesterday
from Consul General John X. Gowdy a
complete set Of bulletins on forestry pub
lished by the French government. There
are seventeen large volumes. Governor
Durbin requested Consul Gowdy to for
ward the books TO Professor Freeman.
A Lafayette attorney called AT the Gov
ernor's office yesterday and took away
with him the papers in the case OF William
Lee. a convict that has been I'm the state
prison at Michigan City ~thirty-three years.
which is longer than any other inmate OF
the institution. Every Governor that has
held office since 1883 has been urged to par
don the man, but without avail Lee was
sent from Tippecanoe county 20 the state
prison for life in 1869 on conviction OF a
charge of murder.
Charles F. Coffin. of this city. is the pro-
moter Of an electric line which. when COM
pleted, will connect French Lick with New
Albany. Surveyors began work this week
at New Albany. and nave been transferred
TO French Lick. the work now proceeding
from that point. Work on the roadbed will
be begun as soon as the survey is COM
pleted. A private right of way has been
secured and the project will be capitalized
at about 100000 Work on the roadbed. 10
is thought. will have been completed by
Jan. l.