The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-22
Indiana Notes.

The home of Hiram Griscom. near Baal-
bee, Jay county. burned Wednesday night.
Loss, $3.50; insurance, $1,000.
Bedford police began raiding. gambling
rooms Wednesday night by taking in a
crap-shooting outfit and four players.
No arrests have been made as yet of the
thieves who broke into the postoffice at
Amboy, blew open the safe and stole all the
stamps and over $500 in cash.
A meeting will be held at Portland on
Saturday to complete the arrangements for
the eastern Indiana high school oratorical
contest to be held there on May 3.
Wilburn Wallace, the four-year-old son
of Hershel Wallace, of Muncie, who was
burned so badly two lays ago. in the abb
sence of his mother from home, died last
night.
william Walz, a young farmer, while on
his way home from Hagerstown Wednes-
day night was held up by a lone highway
man and relieved of all the money he pos
sessed.
John Cook, Frank Burnett, William
Overs, Bert Williamson, Joseph Hayworth
with pilfering from lock boxes in the Mum
Gle postoffice.
Noblesville Red Men gave a public re-
ception yesterday afternoon and evening.
They have just spent $1,000 in refurnishing
their hall. and celebrated its completion
with a "house-warmlng.
Judge Smith, at Portland, has ordered the
sale of the realty in the estate of William
Newton, who burned TO death last summer.
George w. Hall was appointed commits
| sioner. He gave bond IN the sum of $50, 600.
The w. II. Hood Company. wholesale
| grocers, was Incorporated at Portland yes
terday with $4,000. capital President, w.
ri Hood: vice president, K. V. Fitzpatrick:
| secretary, ]. A. Hood; treasurer, j. p.
Holmes.
Fire at Madison last night did about 81. 900
of damage to a business block owned by
the First National Bank, and for a time
threatened the entire business row with
destruction. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
The death of Thomas Sanderson, of Madi-
son aged 1O4. is the fourth death of a
centerarian in Jefferson county in the last
few months. The others were White Dove,
an Indian, aged 102: William Denton, 101,
and Mrs. Laveile, lW.
The wood carvers employed by the ORR
who went on strike Saturday because of the
! refusal of a 10 per cent. increase in wages,
returned to work yesterday morning, the
demand having been granted.
William Vincent has been sentenced In
the Clark Circuit Court to the .Reforma-
tory for two TO fourteen years for an at
! tempt TO kill his father-in-law, Amos Muir
ray. The trouble occurred at Charlestown
Landing several months ago.
The Peru night school,, which for ten
years was one of the very few conducted
so successfully, has been discontinued by
the school officials because of lack of at
tendance. The increased hours at the fac
tories seem to be the cause of the lapse.
Edward Confines, a former member of
the Clarksville Town Council, was struck
by a p, c., c; & st; L. i~nterurban train
last night and fatally injured. He was
returning from Louisville when the acct
dent happened. He is forty years old and
left a family.
Lieut.. Swift Wright, formerly editor of
the Logansport Journal and assistant Sec
rotary of state when Secretary Owen was
in office, is seeking to be made the United
States representative to Santo Domingo. He
for some time.