The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-30
alleged to be due on drafts against the In
terstate distillery OF this city.
Indiana Notes.

TERRE HAUTE.-Nine members OF an
opera company are stranded here ana the
boarding house keeper at the fair grounds
Is leVying on their baggage They came
here under engagement with sam Pickett.
or Chicago, who said he was 10 conduct
summer season at the Casino in the fair
grounds. He was last reported ia New
York. For some weeks the chief OF
police has been giving orders 10 remove
slot machines from saloons and cigar
stores and the order has been more or less
disregarded. but Sunday night a burglar
showed the police how he took the ma
chine from Charles Cutnights saloon and
carried IL TO an alley, where he broke into
II and took out Sl2.
WABASH.-The grading gang Of the Fort
Wayne * Southwestern Traction Company
reached the eastern limits Of the city Tues
day, and a large quantity OF steel has
been received at Lagro and Huntington for
the Wabash extension the rails will be laid
TO this point within a very short time. The
track-laying force is now near Lagro. The
City Council last night granted the COM
pany permission 10 use painted trolley
poles on streets unpaved and required iron
poles on paved streets.
FARMLAND The eighth annual COM
mencement exercises of the Farmland High
School were held at the NJ. +. Church
Tuesday evening. There were five mem
berS in the classical EnlOe Driver Will
bur + Pursley. J. Carver BY, Ruby Avis
Wood and Elsie Garnett Foster The pres
entatlOn OF diplomas was made by Prof.
Lee l. Driver of the Winchester schools
city, a son of the late James Riley. the
famous breeder of Berkshire swine and
grower of choice field seeds, shipped this
week 10 Washington three mail pouches OF
Boone county white seed corn, by order
OF Secretary Wilson, for experimental pur-
poses. SO far this year Mr.. Riley has filled
Uncle Sans orders for fifty bushels.
ANDERSON.-Last Saturday evening the
members and friends of the Indiana-avenue
M. +. Church gave a reception 10 their
pastor and wife. a good literary pro-
gramme was rendered, and refreshments
were served. This is the fifth year that
Or. Singer has been returned TO this charge
as the pastor.
SULLIVAN.-Benja min Eldridge, of Shell
burn, and James link. of Hymera. mining
towns north of this city are affected with
smallpox. Other cases are developing. A
rigid quarantine has been established. DR..
j. n. Hurry, of the State Board Of Health,
VIII be here on Wednesday to investigate
the cases.
SCOTTSBURG-The wareroom of the
Crothersville Canning Company, which is
ten miles north of this place. was de-
stroyed by FIRE Monday night. shed that
stood near the warerOOm was struck by
lightning The loss is 81 400, with $1,000 in
surance.
EVANSVILLE.-About one hundred bust
ness men of Louisville We're here Tuesday
evening and were entertained at the annual
smoker OF the Business Mems Association.
Numerous speeches were made The visi-
tors are on an excursion trip by boat.
PORTLAND.-An unknown peddler. aged
about torty-fve years, was killed by a
Grand Rapids & Indiana passenger train
four miles north of this city Tuesday after
noon. The body was brought here and is
awaiting Identification
RUSHVILLE.-Mrs Dolly Junken sued
the estate of her father. Alfred T Morris.
for 5000 for services rendered to him dur
ing his lifetime. The case was compro-
missed Tuesday in the Circuit Court here.
She was allowed $500.
III
two large pelicans on White river Monday
afternoon The birds probably were driven
here by the recent storms. Charles
Shafer has sold the Pike Hotel to T. X.
Fleming for $4,000.
FORT WAYNE.-Julius j. Eme pleaded
guilty in the Circuit Court on Tuesday TO
forging a note Eliza beth Kanning and
selling it 10 Emma Jabas. He was SEN
fenced to from two to fourteen years i'm
prisonment.
BEDFORD.-At the home of the brides
parents, Monday evening, Ernest Lassen
and Miss Gertrude Spauding were mar
ried.