The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-04
Indiana Notes.

TERRE HAUTE.-Judge West. of the
Montgomery Circuit Court, who came TO
Terre Haute to preside in the Langford
VIII contest case, rendered a decision which
breaks the will and thereby destroys the
requests amounting to about $50, O0O. which
Mrs. Iangford made TO charity. Mrs.
Sarah Warner, a niece Of Mrs. Langford's
first husband. came from Colorado in 1897
to care for Mrs. Iangford on agreement
that she should have certain property after
Mrs. LangfOrd's death. Instead. Mrs.
Langford gave her a smaller piece. and for
this reason asked that the will be set aside.
This was done, and she will receive ST.. 600
posed of about $6O, 600 worth of propertY,
and there were many requests to friends
and distant relatives. there being no close
OF kin. The Will then provided that the
residue go 10 the Home for Aged Women
and to the Day Nursery in proportions
which gave the first $4,000 and the second
$4,000.
RICHMOND.-The Friends international
at Earlham College on Aug. s. 9 and 10.
Prof. w. A. Fiske, of this citv.
will lead the physical science conference
at the meeting of the National Educational
Association at Minneapolis July IL . = .
The Richmond Street and Interurban Rail-
way Company has filed a mortgage on its
property to protect the Lafayette Loan and
Trust Company 10 the extent of $500 900
for bonds AIKEN.
MARlON.-W. Z. Westlake, proprietor Of
the Marion Leader, has gone TO Denver.
Col, where he will establish a paper de-
voted 10 mining and oil. . . . Seven of
the nine children who ran away from the
Grant County Orphans Home have been
returned to the institution. One of the
boys, John Taylor, walked back of his own
accord and stated that the others were at
Paramount. The two still at liberty were
the leaders. They are Ora Stevens and
France Hawn.
PORTLAND-Word has been received
here by James F. Graves of the death of
his father, William Graves, at Hebron.
Neb. He was eighty years old and was a
resident of this and other counties in In
has received a check for 5000. this being
the last m of the $1,000 contributed
by Andrew Carnegie TO erect a library
building here. The structure is receiving
the finishing touches.
DECATUR.-Adams county has probably
the largest gas well in the world. A well
on the Clinton farm, six miles east of
here, was shot on Thursday morning AMI
has a pressure OF over 500 pounds. ESCAPING
gas made such a noise that il kept peonIa
awake at Wren. o., five miles away.
DUBLIN.-A contest is on for the Dublin
postoffice. Mrs. Jessie B. Mills. the post
mistress, says she has no thought OF re-
signing and she is circulating a petition in
her behalf. Miss Flora b. Brown. VIII
seeks the office, also is circulating a pc
tition. Each woman has a faction.
RIDGEVILLE.-The rain having ceased
the farmers have begun cutting wheat.
and find little damage, but a rather poor
crop. The corn crop promises 10 be the
biggest ever raised in the Mississinewa
valley. Oats is very heavy and grass is
good.
WHITESTOWN.-The Boone county
wheat crop Is being harvested. While the
acreage is not large. the crop is larger than
any year since 1894. . Samuel y
Good. formerly Of Whitestown. now clerk
of the Boone Circuit Court, is critically I'll.
JASPER-COnrad Prechtel has been
brought here and placed in jail. charged
with forging various names TO notes
amounting 10 5000. He was arrested in ST.
Louis.
TELL CITY.-Bloodhounds will be used
10 trace Mrs. j. Gofinet. OF Leopold. who
Is missing from her home. She has been III
and IL is supposed her mind is affected.
BRAZIL-Edward Richie was accidental
~ shot and killed by William Bank while
hunting south Of this city Thursday after
noon.