The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-02
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. Ray Newcomb has returned from an
extended Eastern visit.
The Third Indiana Cavalry Association
will hold its annual reunion in the Circuit
Court room tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
The Commercial Club yesterday appointed
the following committee to act in c%onjuno-
ton with the Board of Trade to sell lots
I'm South indianapolis and carry out the
plan of locating factories at that place: S.
s kiser, John w. Hoffman. j. 3. Dill and
Allen w. Conduit.
The Manufacturers Club. the Board of
Trade and the Commercial Club will each
appoint committees TO urge upon members
of the Board of Works the necessity of
granting franchises to interurban roads en-
considered before the election.
Upon complaint of Louis ReifeI. a
butcher on the market, Charles r. Weaver,
OF $40 West North street, was arrested yes
terday and charged with embezzlement of
$40. Reiffel claimed he had given Weaver
a horse to sell and that after selling il for
SO he had Appropriated the money to his
own use.
Harlan c. Rybolt and Robert A. Slaught-
er, partners in business at Swayzee. Grant
county. yesterday filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States Court. The
liabilities of the firm were given at 81. O60. SO
and the assets at s711.30. Rybolt's indiyid-
ual liabilities amounted TO Sl65 and his
assets to $6S0.50.
Albert R. Thompson. secretary of the In
diana Voting Machine Commission, has re-
ceived a letter from the County Commits
sioner of Vigo county. making inquiries as
to voting machines. 1t is understood that
the commissioners Of that county are con-
templating the purchase of voting ma
chimes for use in all the precincts of the
county.
Judge Baker yesterday confirmed the
sale of the dry goods stock of the Boston
Store, South Bend, by Jacob VI. Chillas.
who recently went into bankruptcy. 70
George l.. McLane of Laporte. Frank G..
Baird of Missouri, and George Z. More
haaH of New York who have oruapf1.d
and will file articles of corporation as Nc
Lane. Baird * Co, with "A capital stock of
$4,000.
From reports Indiana and INDIANAPOLIS
are to be well represented at the conven-
ton OF the Christian Church at Minneapolis
next week. The local parties will leave
next Monday over the Panhandle. and will
be joined in Chicago by other parties from
are the Revs. Allan B. Philputt. \. l.. Or
cult. Il. l.. Allen. Mrs. Helen Moses. r. b.
Schoheld and Howard Gale. .
The State Board OF Tax Commissioners is
not inclined to agree TO bear a part of the
expense CT employing tax ferrets 10 bring
TO light sequestered property in the various
counties of the State. although a definite
decision in the matter has not yet been
made. The board is afraid. il is said. that
the ferrets. II employed by the State. might
claim credit for putting on the duplicates
property that has been found by regular Of
ficials whose duty IL Is under the law to at
tend To such matters.
Granger Farwell & Co. the New York
and Chicago brokers', who have a local
branch in Indianapolis I'm charge of A. r.
Thompson, ave introduced a new feature
in their business. They are using their
wire from New York TO Indianapolis TO
convey TO their local patrons complete bull
letins Of the international yacht races. The
bulletins were being eagerly read yesterday
in front OF the company's office i'm the
Majestic building and in the window OF a
WashingtOn-Street store.