The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
Indiana Notes.

ACKNOWLEDGE & Co.. Cambridge
City, are making a large power punch for
the navy yard at Mare island.
Boyd & Drischel. Cambridge City, won
medal on their cheese at the Ohio State
Dairy Association meeting. A large
amount of fine ice has been harvested In
Wayne county. Rev. Jacob Meeker,
of Rob Roy is conducting a revival in the
Christian Church at Hagerstown.
Farmers report trouble in finding hands to
work the coming season.
AURORA.-The water works investigating
committee composed OF Mayor Downey.
Capt. II. p. Spaeth and Seth Stedman,
presented its report to the general COM
mittee on the different plants visited
throughout the State at the mayors office,
on Wednesday night. A citizens meeting
will be held on Friday night to discuss the
question of municipal ownership of water
works and electric light plants.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Williams has
been notified that two new rural mail routes
out of Bedford are to be established very
soon. Owners OF quarries in the
Bedford and Bloomington districts held
meeting here on Tuesday. and though they
were very secretive about their delibera-
tions. there is ground for the belief that
prices on all classes of stone will be adj
vanced a little al an early date.
HAGERSTOWN.-Mr and Mrs John
Roberts celebrated their sixty-eighth we'd
ding anniversary Thursday at their home
Hagerstown. They were married Feb. IL,
1884 at the home of the brides parents,
two miles north of Richmond.
BLUFFTON.-Mayor Plessinger has is
sued orders making Button strictly
closed town. Marshal Fox was instructed
to notify all saloons to remove screens and
card tables and to rigidly observe closing
hours. Sunday law violators will be pros
ecuted.
SULLIvAN.-The Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches are conducting a
very successful series of revival meetings.
Two well-known eVangellSts are in charge,
the music ia especially good and there are
all the signs of a great religious awaken
ing.
RUSHVILLE-The estate Of the late
Elisha King whose will was probated on
Tuesday, amounts to between $4,000 and
s175. 900. $4,000 being In cash. There is a
real estate in this city and in Lincoln,
Neb.
wINDFALL.-The Farmers Institute of
Upton county will be held here on Friday
and Saturday, March and s. An elab-
crate programme is being prepared, s
WindfaH never has had a county institute
and is anxious to make good showing.
PORTLAND.-The condition of Eli Slentz.
stabbed at PennvilIe by Curt Wilson, is
very critical. The attending physicians
say the knife blade penetrated his left
lung. Wilson has made no effort to escape,
but has not yet been arrested.
BOURBON.-Former Treasurer Wink, of
Marshall county, and Hiram Bowman are
the prime movers in a plan which has for
its object the establishment of a new bank
here during the spring or early summer.
EVANSVILLE.-A large ice gorge is re-
ported a few miles above the city. and
steamboats, are still in winter quarters.
The gorge is said to be several miles long,
and blocks the channel of the river.
KOKOMO.-Elmer Gunnen. employed at
the Baker-Vawter works, was caught in
a line shaft on Monday All his clothing
stripped off and he was badly hurt.