The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-02
Indiana Notes.

FORT WAYNE.-Bert Brookhart, waiter
in a local restaurant, was arrested this
morning on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. He had sold to G.
Il. Reaser, a country school teacher near
Button. Wells county, a commission and
a star as a detective connected with the
American Detective Association operated
by H. c. Webster at Indianapolis. Reaser
said he paid Bookhart s. and was to re-
ceive employment at So a day. Brookhart
pleaded guilty and was fined 81 and sent TO
Jail for five days.
FLORA.-John Gibbs. of Cutler. five miles
south Of this city. has been arrested by
Sheriff William Roach on a charge of lar
ceny committed on Monday night. Gibbs
is said 10 lave gained entrance by a rear
door in a building occupied by the
Flora Poultry Packing Company and car
ried away fifty dollars worth of hides, his
pursuers tracing his buggy by particles of
salt which fell from the hides.
VALPARAISO.-The Valparaiso Evening
Journal suspended publication on Tuesday
night.
RICHMOND.-Mrs. Mary E.. Swain. of
Relief Corps, has issued a general order in
reference to the nineteenth annual conven-
ton. which will be held i'm Indianapolis at
the same time the Grand Army encamp-
ment is held-May 10 and II. The order
announces that the English Hotel will be
headquarters. and that the business ses-
sions will be held at Masonic Hall.
LAPORTE.-william Dudley Foulke, Of
Washington. United States civil-service
commissioner, was made defendant in con-
domination proceedings brought on Tues
day In the Laporte Circuit Court by the
Chicago a. Cincinnati Railroad Company,
which is constructing a line between Mum
Gle, Ind. and Chicago, to secure a right of
way through land in Laporte county owned
by Foulke.
PERU.-The new scale of prices became
effective for the carpenters and tailors'
unions on Tuesday without any trouble,
but in each instance trouble was barely
averted. : The northwest Indiana
annual conference of ministers and teach
ers of the Lutheran Church began here on
Tuesday and will be continued till Thurs
day, with a good-sized attendance.
MUNCIE.-The Muncie Underwear Com
pan has been organized with a capital
stock Of $500 the incorporators being
Thomas Henry, of Muncie. who will be
general manager, and Samuel Foster and
Fred j. Theme. of Fort Wayne. Knit un-
derwear will be manufactured. the ma
chinery now being placed in position to en-
plOy $50 women.
MARION.-Although the Thermometer
dropped TO thirty-one degrees. one below
freezing. on Monday night and ice formed
i'm many places the fruit and grain i'm this
part of the country is not far enough adj
vanced to be injured. The ground was
slightly frozen. but not enough TO harm
the grain. Snow fell, but it Immediately
disappeared.
HARTFORD C~ITY.-Father Charles Die,
the Catholic priest of this city who has
been Identified in so many industrial enter
prises. announced TO his congregation on
Sunday that he is compelled to give up his
parish. at least for the present, on account
of i'll health. He did not state whether he
would return.
SOUTH BEND.-There is every indication
tina H. f. Herring. the well-knOwn football
coach. will he nominated by the Democrats
on Wednesday 10 oppose the congressional
aspirations of Abraham Lincoln Brick.
KOKOMO.-Mrs. Lottie Hollingsworth
the Russiaville woman who beat Walter
Ammon almost to death with a poker. paid
a $50 fine In court here on Tuesday for the
assault.