The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-04
Indiana Notes.

KOKOMO.-A camp of S-panish-Amrican
war veterans, with 100 members, was or
ing officer was Col. George w Powell, late
adjutant of the Notwithstanding
eighth Indiana Regiment. Major d. F.
a Allen; of FranhfSrt ,s also 8vs was P GTiffif5
Post in honor of a deceased member of
Company L.. Observation-Disclosures
Regiment. The officers are: Commander.
Major M. r. Doyan; senior vice
er, c. z. Shewey; junior vice, j. III. Lang;
adjutant, o. G. Bates; quartermaster,
Harry Jacks; captain, E. E. Ellis; officer
OF the guard, Fred Cooper; officer of the
day, r. l.. Jacobs.
HARTFORD CITY.-Superintendent Dry
bread, of the High School, says the walls
OF the structure are in bad shape, and on
account of their shaky condition he has
discontinued the marching of the pupils
for fear of further injuring the walls and
bringing on a possible collapse. When the
building was burned six years ago the
greater part of the walls were left stand
ing, and little new brick was used in the
rebuilt structure. Within the last few
months the walls have developed weak
ness.
Fred c. Smith are trying to break the
will of the late Susan j. Smith, and have
brought suit against George w. Smith
and Mrs: Sophia K. Saunders for that pur-
pose. They claim that the will, which
gives George w. Smith eighty acres of
land and Mrs. Saunders forty acres, cut
ting the plaintiffs off with IS each. was
made while the decedent was in her dotage,
and that, too, under duress. They also
claim that it is not her last will.
BRAZIL-Colonel Zimmerman, selected
by the operators to assist a representative
of the miners TO codify the mining laws,
its work and will have several recommen-
dations to make to the next Legislature. The
laws are found to be extremely faulty and
many changes will be asked for by the
commission.
ANDERSON.-A large number of strang-
ers are in the city attending the annual
exhibition of the Anderson Carriage Manu-
featuring Company. On the programme Of
entertainment are a smoker, attendance at
the opera and a trip over the interurban to
indianapolis. The company this week sold
a bill of SIS. 900 to one firm in Kansas City.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS new theater, the
Kramer Grand, was crowded Wednesday
night at the annual charity entertainment
under the auspices of. the Woman's Relief
America" was given, over 200 home peo-
pie taking part. The entertainment will
be given again or Thursday night.
MIDDLETOWN.-The Montezuma Tribe
of Red Men of this place will celebrate the
eleventh anniversary of the lodge on Thurs
day night. The exercises will be intro
duced by a street parade, followed by a
meeting at the lodge room. Great Junior
Sycamore Coffman, of Muncie, will be pres
ent and deliver an address.
MARION.-Christopher Gordon, who, ii is
alleged, stabbed Edward Richardson, a
member of the Marion Soldiers Home. is
charged with assault with intent to kill.
The information was filed in the Grant Cir
cult Court on Wednesday and Gordon was
arrersted and IS in Jail. Richardson will
recover.
LAFAYETTE.-Two women who regis
tered at the hotel as Mrs. L. c. Stack and
cred at the hotel as Mrs. L. c. Stack and
Mabel Blue, of Terre Haute, have been ar
initial ho rdkarPhi0fG i6anfi6ad nc boxiD
been taken from a local store, were found
in their room.
NEW ALBANY.-The general store of
s. T. Briscoe & Co., at De Paw, twenty
Railway, was entered Tuesday night and
the safe was dynamited. 1t contained no
money and the books and notes were not
molested. Seventy-five dollars i'm the cash
drawer were overlooked by the robbers.
BEDFORD.-Newton E. Ennis, a photog-
rapher of this city, is lying at the point of
death from a stroke of paralysis suffered
late Wednesday evening. Mr.. Ennis came
here from Martinsville, where he is promi-
nently connected, and is also well and IA
vorably known in Indianapolis.
RUSHVILLE.-The City Council on Tues
day night adopted a resolution authorizing
the mayor to appoint a committee of eight
to devise ano carry out a plan TO raise a
fund with which to secure the location of
more factories in Rushville.
VINCENNES.-The publishers of the Vim
cennes Capital state, in regard to their
| premature publication of the Presidents
message on Monday. that the paper had not
been pledged to hold the message for re-
lease.
TERRE RAUTE.-Ten young women
have arrived from Dublin, Ireland. at St
Mary's of the Woods, the mother home OF
the Sisters of Providence in the United
States, to become novitiates. and ii is SAID
many more are coming from Ireland.
COVINGTON.-Fountain county farmers
are greatly alarmed over the appearance
of hog cholera in this vicinity. Several
deaths have occurred and a great many
| hogs show symptoms of cholera.