The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-14
Indiana Notes.

ATTICA.-John, a twelve-year-old son of
Ed Oliver, who is a tenant on Doc North S
farm. eight miles east of this city, had a
morrow escape from death Friday. In get
ting off a load of hay he slipped and fell,
striking squarely on a three-tined pitch
fork. Two of the tines struck some stones
with which his pocket was filled, thus
turning them and preventing him being
disemboweled. One of the tines entered
his body to a depth of five inches, but the
diversion made by the stones prevented 1t
striking a vital spot and the boy will re-
cover.
PETERSBURG.-The School Board has
elected Sylvester Thompson superintendent
of the local schools for the next year. Mr.
Thompson, who formerly was principal OF
the High School. has been editor of the
Petersburg Press for several years. . :
About twenty of the leading Pike county
farmers have organized the Pike County
Coal Company, with $4,000 capital. and
will Immediately begin the development
of county coal lands. Former State Sena-
tor II. j. Wigs is president of the COM
pany.
ROCKPORT.-The recent reports of the
township trustees of Spencer county show
that 27 men have passed the allotted term
of three score years and ten. OF this num-
Der POS are between the ages of seventy and
eighty, forty-two have passed the four
score mark. and four have left the nine
tieth milestone behind them. a number of
the oldest men were born in Spencer coun-
ty, and at least four of this number were
playmates of Abraham Lincoln when he
lived near Gentryville, in this county.
KNIGHTSTOWN.-The Methodist con-
g%regatiOn at Middletown has let the con-
tract for the erection of a new church edi-
awarded TO l.. o.. Miller, of Middletown.
" . Judge William O.. Barnard, presi-
tary of the SpiCeland Academy Reunion
Association, have issued a call for the first
reunion of all ex-students and alumni of
the old academy at Spiceland on Thurs
day, Aug. s.
TERRE HATTIE Tho execntive commit
tee of the United Mine Workers has been
called to meet here by President Van Horn,
who has found it impossible to settle the
disputes constantly recurring over clauses
i'm the annual wage contract signed last
April. Several of the clauses are not ex-
pllcit and the result has been that in some
places miners interpret them one way and
the operators another. Screening and load
ing are the chief points at issue.
ROCHESTER-The north-bound passen-
ger train on the LAX Erie 81 Western
Railroad. passing Rochester late Friday
night, struck a horse and buggy, driven by
John Oglesby. near the Manitou mills. The
buggy was demolished and scattered along
the right of way and Oglesby was picked
up $50 feet away from the place where
he was struck. He was not killed. but re-
ceived a bad scalp wound and a foot was
crushed off.
Observation-Disclosures actions
for SIS. 600 have been filed at Paducah. KY.
by c. o. Griffin and wife, ormerl OF this
county. against the Louisville Times. Crit
fin was telegraph operator at memphis,
Clark county, and several months ago the
Times printed a story to the effect that
the husband had run away with another
woman and that the wife had eloped with a
man.
WASHINGTON.-The excessive heat has
resulted disastrously to farm horses in
Daviess county and more than a score of
deaths are reported. But the torrid weather
has not apparently affected the growing
corn. On the contrary the prospect is very
bright in this county and the outlook was
never more propitious. The wheat yield
and the quality is unusually good.
PORTLAND.-An elevator in one OF
Holmes Brothers storage houses fell, car
rying John Whiteman. Ernest Lussenden
and Walter Holmes down with it. but all
escaped injury except L~ussenden. who had
his arm hurt. The cOg-wheel controlling
the mechanism gave way. and its heavy
iron spokes fell about the men, but none
was struck.
MARTINSvILLE.-John c. McNutt. who
was appointed by the court to defend
Lewis Baker in his recent trial for the
killing of Retta Burkhardt. was not sat
ished with the 5000 offered him by the
County commissioners, and sued for $500.
After a trial lasting a week a jury on Sat
urday morning awarded him "a verdict of
$50.
LAFAYETTE.-Painters at work on the
Murphy block discovered. when they went
the night some person had cut the ropes
supporting their platforms. and IL was only
because they carefully tested the ropes
before trusting themselves on the swing
ing planks that no one was hurt.
HARTFORD CITY. - The w-indow-glass
workers carnival. which has been the at
traction here the past ten days. closed
Saturday night with the largest attend
ance ever present. The South Side was
thronged with visitors. and 1t is estimated
that 1000 people were crowded together in
the little suburb.
VALPARAISO.-The Porter County Com
missioners have granted a franchise to
Senator Agnew and William Freeman. rep
resenting Chicago capitalists. TO build a
street-car line. The same company now
has franchises for both city and county.
The work must be started in eighteen
months.
MARION.-Lucinda Powell. OF Cass
township, will celebrate her ne-hunjredth
birthday on Aug. q. She is the mother Of
twelve children the Oldest. William Pigg.
being eighty. and the youngest, Mrs. Mar
gerry Thompson. being ffty-one. The fam
lily is represented by seven living genera
tons.
NEW ALBANY.-Joseph Turner. who
killed John Castcau, last Tuesday night,