The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-26
Indiana Notes.

ELWOOD.-Elwood consumers of milk
have been thrown into a very unpleasant
members Of the Dairymen's Association,
which includes nearly all the owners of
milk wagons in the city, of an advance in
the price of milk to Ga cents a quart, TAX
ing effect Dec. 1. The dealers claim that
the high prices of feed and the wretched
condition of the streets where sewer i'm
provements have been made on the West
Side. causing them to employ extra help,
are responsible for the raise.
RUSHVILLE.-A case was venued from
the Hancock Circuit Court to the Rush
Circuit Court on Tuesday in which John
L. Harlan, of Greenfield. and eighty-two
others. sue the Greenfield Natural Gas
Company and ask for an order TO restrain
defendant from shutting off gas from plain
tfffs- Tn case involves the right of the de-
PENDANT to raise the gas rates, which is in
violation of the city ordinance under which
ii does business.
JEFFERSONVILLE.-Death prevented
William French. of this city, from serving
a term of one to fourteen years in the Re-
formatory. French was convicted last
week of robbing Mrs. s. ]. b. Murphy, for
whom he worked, of $40. The sheriff was
by illness, which the prisoner contracted
several days ago and which terminated in
his death Tuesday morning.
SEYMOUR.-The health officer of this
city, DR.. III. r. Kyle, has given notice of
a quarantine against the town of Mitchell,
where over forty cases of smallpox are
reported. Notices were sent to B.. & o.
5. w. officials and agents, and to the ex-
press agents at Mitchell that the convey
ance of passengers, freight or baggage
from Mitchell was forbidden for the pres
ent.
RICHMOND.-Three farmers institutes
will be held in Wayne county this winter.
One will be at Fountain City, or Dec. IL
and 12: another at Economy, on Dec. 5 and
s. and the third at Cambridge City, on Dec.
10 and IL. The last-named is a tricounty
affair. in which Wayne, Henry and Fayette
counties join. Prominent workers have
been secured for each institute.
PORTLAND.-The Rev. II. B.. Bosworth
has resigned as editor of the Eastern In
diana Christian and publication will be
discontinued after the next issue. A meet
ing is to be held at Winchester. where a
the view Of making the Christian a state
organ. If this is done Muncie probably
will be the place of publication.
FORT WAYNE-The Rev. A. w. Sea-
brease, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church
for fourteen years, notified his parishioners
at their annual meeting that il was his
intention to ask the bishop for a severance
of pastoral relations with the parish within
a year. He said he needed a period of rest
and when again he felt able to work would
seek a new field.
KOKOMO.-After Dec. /, South Kokomo.
with a population of 1900, will be without
a retail saloon. The recent decree of the
courts sustaining the blanket remonstrance
through power of attorney. has caused all
the saloons of the South Side to withdraw
from the field. No applications for liscense
have been filed and it is now too late to
file them.
wINDFALL.-John b. Kews, of Hagers-
town, aged twenty-four, a brakeman on the
Panhandle Railroad, was seriously if not
fatally injured here Monday night while
the Richmond and Logansport local freight
going north was taking out cars from the
brick and tile factory switch. He was
thrown under a car and his leg was
crushed.
ELKHART.-Edward Z. Schroer. of In
dianapolis, grand secretary of the ROYAL
Arcanum. was here Monday night to in
stitute st. Joe Valley Council, with a MEM
Goshen Councils were represented. and the
South Bend team did the initiatory work.
GREENSBURG.-The Decatur county
Teachers Institute is in session In this
city with a full attendance. Prof. Smith,
of Pennsylvania, author of "Methodology."
and Prof. Bestor are among the instructors
and the meetings promise to be very in
teresting and Instructive.
Professionalism Tuesday afternoon
another gas well, equal to the Jumbo well
drilled here six years ago. was completed.
months. The town is wild with excite
ment and companies are being organized TO
develop this territory.
CRAwFORDSVILLE.-The marshal of
Charlottesville in carrying out the instruc-
tions of the City Council, has confscated
three slot machines and stored them at the
mayors office.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rockwell. aged
sixteen. had his right hand torn off on
Tuesday evening in the planer at the Tuck
er c~ompany's furniture factory.