The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-20
Indiana Notes.

RICHMOND.-John A. Logan, formerly
a well-known liveryman here, has been ar
rested on a charge Of arson, preferred by
the county prosecutor. He is accused of
setting fire to the livery stable managed
by him, entailing its destruction and the
loss of many fine horses and vehicles. He
gave bond in the sum OF $1,000 and was
released. Thomas r. Jessup, who
recently retired from the office OF grand
master OF the indian Odd Fellows, has
been made the recipient of a collar de-
noting the rank of past grand master. The
gift was from Woodland Lodge, this city,
of which he is a member.
GREENFIELD. - Charles G.. Lucas, of
this city, while working on q scaffold
Thursday morning, helping raise the smoke
stack at the new Downing glass factory,
lost his hold on a timber and fell at least
thirty-ive feet to the ground. He struck
on his feet, but fell over backward, and
while he was struggling to arise the tim
Der he had been handling fell on him and
crushed him so severely that he died a
short time afterward. He was thirty-five
years old and left a widow and his widowed
mother, who lived with him.
PORTLAND.-The loss suffered by rea-
son of the burning of the school building
amount of the p~olicy-$4.OO. This leaves
the board loser to the amount of $1,000.
A letter has been written to Andrew Car
negie asking him to give financial assist
ance. The contract for the station
cry supplies in Jay county for the coming
year has been awarded to the Commercial
Review Company for Sl,246.U. Ed Lowry,
Of Indianapolis, was the only other bidder.
WABASH.-The Republican city commit
tee has decided to select the candidates for
city offices by delegate convention. The
primaries will take place Jan. Ia and the
convention the night following. The can
didates for local offices at present are: For
mayor. Walter S.. Bent and Lincoln Guynn;
for clerk, Fremont McLees; for treasurer,
Samuel A. Brown; for marshal, Charles
Lines. Messrs. Lines and McLees are in
cumbents.
WINDFALL. - The jury in the Upton
county court that was trying the suit of
Ellis Browning against Elijah Perry for
S25, 900 damages for the alleged alienation
of Browning's wife's affections was unable
TO agree and has been discharged by the
court with a strict Injunction to secrecy.
The case will be retired at the February
term, unless a change of venue is taken.
TERRE HAUTE.-Fred Holmes, who had
been having domestic trouble. took carbolic
acid after Wednesday midnight, and at .
o'clock in the morning was found in a
stupor in the Union Depot. A note was
found addressed to his wife saying there
was nothing left for him to do except TO
commit suicide. A physician worked with
him during the night and saved his life.
WARSAW.-Dr. j. Wilbur Chapman, of
New York city, and the Rev. Sol. G. Dick
ey, of Indianapolis, were in the city on
Thursday on business connected with the
Winona Boys Industrial School. . .
The annual meeting Of the Farmers In
stitute for this county is in session at the
courthouse. Although the weather is in
tensely cold the attendance is good.
CRAWFORDSVILLE.-The infant daugh-
ter of John Morrow died on Wednesday
evening from burns received during the
day. The child's dress caught fire from
an open damper on a stove. The
Thompson were entered by thieves Wednes-
cay night and revolvers, watches and
knives were carried away.
ELWOOD.-The Madison Circuit Court
has quashed the affidavit of Frank Leer. an
Elwood barber, who recently sued the local
BARRIERS Union to compel il to issue TO him
a union shop card, which had been refused
because Leer had moved his shop into a
building which the Central Labor Union
had declared TO be unfair.
BLUFFTON. - Elias Poffenberger. who
has been chief Of the local fire force more
than fifteen years, is the subject Of a coun-
cilmanic investigation, owing to the fact
that charges have been preferred against
him OF habitual inebriety and intoxication
while on duty at several recent fires.
MARTINSVILLE.-Mrs. A. ]. Watson.
of this city, sued her husband for divorce
and 5000 alimony. The case was COM
promised in Circuit ACourt on Thursday.
Mrs. Watson receives 81, 500 and a divorce.
The family is well known.
LAFAYETTE-The first marriage IL
on Thursday for Miss Aubrey Watkins and
George I. Dawkiens. The lapse OF time
without a wedding Is a record never before
equaled in this county.
ELKHART-Ora Str!ne. who is I'm the
jail hospital as the result Of an attempt TO
commit suicide after killing his wife the
other night, will succumb 10 his injuries.
according 70 the opinion OF DR.. Ash. who
is his attending physician.
SOUTH BEND.-David Logan. a promi-
nent Elkhart county farmer, was fatally
hurt by a Big Four train near Goshen
Thursday afternoon.
KoKOMo.-The dairymen of this place
nave combined. Their first act was 10 raise
the price OF milk to 6 cents per quart, an
increase OF / cent.