The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-03
Indiana Notes.

PETERSBURG.-A remonstrance against
the granting of a liquor license to Joseph
Cain, filed last week, was stolen from the
auditors office some time between Friday
and Monday, when 1t was discovered that
the papers were missing. The gas
well drilled here last week is much greater
in volume than the famous well,
drilled several years ago, which is one of
the best in the State. JabeZ Wooley, presl-
dent of the Petersburg Mining and Gas
Company. says other wells will be drilled
here at once.
MARION.-A franchise has been granted
to the Citizens Cooperative Telephone
Company, of irmou This company
will operate in Fairmount and adjoining
townships and is chiefly a rural company.
By a recent contract with the Central
Union Company this company has the use
OF the latter's lines free of cost to Marion
subscribers. The officers or the company
are nj. A.. Beasley, president; Ancil Ratliff,
vice president and secretary; Aaron Newly,
treasurer.
RICHMOND.-Next Sunday the new rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal Church., the
Rev. III. III. Hadley, of New York, will be
installed. Bishop Joseph Francis. or In
~dianapolis, will oficiate. James
Clements's drug store at Williamsburg
was robbed Monday night. The cash regis
roken open. 1t contained a few dollars:
The safe was blown open, but nothing OF
value was taken.
WABASH.-The waiting station of the
Fort Wayne & Southwestern Traction Com
pany at Andrews, eleven miles east of here,
was entered by an unknown person Monday
night and badly wrecked. The visitor SEEM
ingly used an AK, knocking out the window
frames, demolishing the doors and reducing
much of the structure TO SplinterS. 1t is
thought the work was done by some one
with a grudge against the company.
WASHINGTON.-Charles Harris, a ia
miliar character in Daviess county, was
killed by the fast mail at midnight near
his home AT Cannelburg Monday night.
Harris was an old bachelor and a man of
considerable means. He was almost con-
stantly under the influence of liquor. and
his death on the railroad was predicted
years ago. His body was not mutilated.
HAMMOND.-O. l.. Otis. who was arrest
ed in Chicago for conducting a matrimonial
bureau, and his assistant, Miss Raymond,
have been arrested on order of the federal
postal authorities, accused of using the
mails to defraud. Oscar Wells, Otis's asso-
ciate, has not been found, but Is wanted.
They conducted the American Book
Agency" here.
year-old son on Tuesday was playing with
a small stone in his mouth, which he acct
dentally swallowed and it lodged in his
windpipe. An operation was performed by
cutting into the windpipe and removing the
stone. The boy is in a serious condition.
ELWOOD.-Rather than pay fines aggre-
eating nearly $50 which had been placed
against him for hunting without a permit,
John Myers, a gardener, of this city, has
gone to jail, and says he will serve out his
time. This decision knocks the game war;
dens and other officers out of their fee.
EvANSvILLE-Charged with the en-
bezzlement of 1888 of the funds of the New
York Life Insurance Company, Robert NJ.
Johnson was arrested IN Tuesday and
locked up. The prisoner has been solicitor
and collector for the local agent. Johnson
is thirty-three years old and married.
NEW ALBANY.-John Hoffman, who es-
capped from the Hospital for the Insane at
Indianapolis several days ago, arrived here
on Tuesday and was taken in custody. He
had walked the entire distance and was in
an exhausted condition. He will be re-
turned as soon as he RECEIVERS.
VINCENNES.-The man arrested at
Monet, Mo-. who was supposed to be
not to be Selby. = . . Adolph brennan.
a Palmyra township farmer, celebrated his
ninetieth birthday on Tuesday by a big
family reunion.
consent from the commissioners to work
Jail prisoners on the streets. Heretofore
they lave been allowed TO lay out their
fines. but in the future will have to work
them out on the rock piles in the city
streets.
TERRE HAUTE.-Frank Brown, a car
penter, died from blood poisoning, result
ing from a slight scratch on his hand. re-
ceived two weeks ago. An unhealed wound
received in the civil war made him sus-
ceptible to blood poisoning.
DECATUR.-Ffve new rural routes were
started at this place Monday morning. The
routes. taken together, are about Us miles
long. they serve about eight hundred fami-
lies. They were ordered established six
weeks ago.
BRAZIL.-On Monday night the body of
an unknown man, probably forty years old.
was found on the Big Four Railroad
track near Perth. A train had struck him,
badly mutilating his body.
INGALLStFrank Sotemyer accidentally
discharged his gun while hunting and il
exploded. His face was badly disfigured
and the sight of one eye probably de-
Stroved-