The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-25
CITY NEWS NOTES.

An overheated stove in the home of ].
Pierce, No. III West Twenty street,
caused loss of SO by fire yesterday after
noon.
The Physio- Medical State Association
will hold its fortieth annual session in In
dianapOlis May 6, Z and s, beginning at
.. m, May o.
1t is said there are several cases of small
pOX at the State Reform School at Plain
field and the institution has been closed TO
visitors. 1t is thought the disease was car
ried to the school by a colored boy named
Marion Cannon. who was sent from Marion
about month ago.
Detectives Kinney and Lancaster yester-
day arrested Everett Brown, a shoe sinner,
on information from the chief of police or
Columbus, Q. Brown is wanted in Column
bus on a charge of grand larceny. He
stole $5S from a Greek and then disap-
peared. He was located here and arrested.
Charles Sanders, a waiter at O'Brien's
restaurant, was arrested yesterday by De-
tectiVeS Splan and Haley on the charge or
grand larceny and being fugitive. San
ders stole $1S from William ROst at Dayton,
o., and the loser pursued him here. san
ders confessed and will return to Ohio with
out requisition.
John V. Wagner, a clerk in the office Of
the Hancock Life Insurance Company, was
fined $40 and costs by Justice SmOck yester-
day for assault and battery on Albert
Raber, collector for the Wulschner Plano
Company. Raber went to Wagners office
TO collect bill quarrel and fight FOL
The meeting of the committee on arrange
ments for members of the G.. A. r. who will
attend the monument dedication was post
pOned last night and will be held next Tues
day evening. at s o'clock A large attend
ance is desired, as a report of the commit
tee recently appointed will be made. The
meeting Will be held in Room of the State
house.
Samuel Z. Rauh and John F. Wild have
purchased the interests of Edward Haw-
kns, Crawford Fairbanks and l.. j. Hack
ney in the Home Heating and Lighting
Company and are now sole owners of the
plant. Mr.. Hawkins said the sale was
made because Mr.. Rauh and Mr.. Wild de-
sired ali of the stock and offered satisfac-
tory terms. The plans of service of the
company will be carried out
1t is said about the office of the Board of
Public Works that Irvington will not be
supplied with water this year. The board
has the power to order 10000 feet of water
mains each year, and this year has or
dered 1900 feet. Applications are on file to
make extensions that will take the board TO
the limit, and, these were filed before
IrvingtOn was annexed, 1t is said prefer
ence Will be given to the first applicants.
Carl j. Carlson, of Muncie, who has filed
a claim of inheritance against the estate of
William NJ. Rice a New York millionaire,
who was murdered, was in the city yester-
day. Carlson formerly lived in this city
and worked for l.. s. Ayres q Co, A. j.
| Treat and others. He now operates tall
oring shop i'm Muncie. Carlson claims his
real name is Charles Rice, that his father
was John Rice and his mother Alice Rice.
Members of St. Johns Social Club will
entertain their friends tonight at Riester' s
Hall, No. $40 South Meridian street. The
following programme will be given: Or
pheus Club Orchestra, under the direction
of Miss Meredith recitation Miss Frieda
Pink: instrumental solo, Sarah Costello;
vocal solo, Harry Doyle; instrumental duet.
Misses Katherine Blackwell and Anna
Lavery; recitation, Frank O'Donnell; vocal
solo, Miss Meeker; piano solo, Made Rail;
instrumental duet, Misses Emma Ryan and
Made Rail; recitation, James Gribben; vo-
cal solo, Mr.. Mercer; violin solo, Ellis Levy;
piano solo, Bertha Coulter; selection, John
Flood; vocal solo, Mrs. NJ. X. Coulter