The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-15
Indiana Notes.

SCOTTSBURG.-On Thursday afternoon
fire was discovered in the garnet of the
residence of L. Prosser. The fire started
over the kitchen. which was connected
with the main building by narrow porch.
The kitchen was destroyed, but by the
efforts of the citizens the main building
was saved. The loss by fire and water 10
estimated to be about $780, with insurance
on entire building of $500 The origin is
supposed to have been in a defective flue.
LAPORTE.-The Laporte Telephone Com
pany, which conducts the local exchange
and has direct connection with the Central
Union Company, has been reorganized,
Samuel ]. Kessler, the president and man
ager selling his stock to w. w. Hans, l..
NJ. Kugler and Ralph and j. Vene DOrland.
Mr.. Hans has resigned the local manage
ment of the Postal Telegraph Company to
become the manager OF the telephone COM
pany.
NASHVILLE.-On Thursday evening,
while coastng down a long steep hillside
with a party of young folks. the wife of
and painful accident in having her ankle
badly sprained and the bone cracked or
broken. The large hand sled. on which
four were seated, overturned, piniOning her
foot under the sled with the weight OF the
passengers on it.
WABASH. - More valentines passed
through the Wabash postoffice on Friday
than ever before. The carriers had to
make from one to three extra trips. Early
in the forenoon more than 1000 had been
posted, and the office force was then over
whelmed and was unable TO keep up. 1t is
thought that from 1900 TO 1850 were
handled during the day.
RICHMOND.-James Spencer, whose
home is near williamsburg, east of here,
was killed by falling tree while at work
i'm the woods He was crushed, and lived
only a few hours. The return of
the Rev. +. +. Tripper for another year
by the conference has been unanimously
asked by the official board os the Third
Methodist Church
ELWOOD-Miss Daisy Smith. one of the
best known young women of the city, will
leave about the first of March for Manila,
Z. l., where she will marry. Immediately on
her arrival, Mr.. X. c. Glover, who is at
tached TO the engineering department at
Manila, being inspector of the city streets.
SHOALS Albert Asben, forty-three
years old, was struck by mail train at
Huron, twelve miles east of this place, on
Wednesday, and so badly injured that he
died in a few minutes. He stepped from
behind a freight train on the side track
to the main track just in time to be struck
by the flyer.
PERU.-The household effects of William
H. Green. the banker, at Denver. nine miles
north of here, who defaulted last summer,
were sold on Friday by the sheriff on an
order of the court to satisfy a claim for
the Denver Odd Fellows, of which order he
was treasurer.
BLOOMINGDALE.-Mi Gertrude Moon
of Noblesville, is conducting a series of
meetings at this place Willis r. HOtch-
kiss a returned missionary from Africa,
will attend the sessions of Friends Quar-
terly Meeting to be held here on Saturday
and Sunday.
JEFFERSONVILLE.- A. Johnston,
a printer, died at his home on Wednesday
night the result of a desc of morphine
taken with suicidal intent Domestic trou-
BILE was the cause. He formerly lived at
Sullivan, and left widow and three chill
dren.-
VINCENNES.-Char Graphman has
filed a Ien-thousand-dollar damage suit
against the Pennsylvania Railroad for in
juries suffered in a recent collision.
Oct. ell have been selected for the date
of the next Knox county fair.