The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-11

joining, owned by Mrs. august Bloom, was
damaged The first floors Of the buildings
were occupied By Louis Hauck, barber ana
Albert Bloom. grocer, the second story by
Mrs. Ida Shook. dressmaker Bloom loss
il S2.O00. insurance 500: Hauck. $50. IN
sured; Mr. Bloom S250, insured; Mrs.
Shook, 500, no Insurance
MUNCIE.-M uncie's new park. contain
ing l0O acres, viii soon be ready for the
public. The park land Is i'm Whitley,
suburb and IS admirably situated along the
banks OF White river BY popular sub
scripuons and the donation of $500 by
George T.. McCull0ch the park fund has
been increased to $500 The land for the
park site was donated by Mr. and Mrs.
George r. McCullOCh year ago.
CONNERSVILLF,- TWENTY-FIVE years
ago. when but three years OLD. Thomas
Nichois's father died and mis- mother placed
him in a children's home at Cincinnati
James Ludlow farmer living west OF
this city. adopted the boy, and the mother
was lost track Of \ few days ago Nichols
learned his mother was living at Whining
ton, o., from which place he has Just re-
turned
AIARION-A robbery occurred on the
ROseburg pike on Wednesday night +. Il.
Harrigan was held up ty TWO masked men
and robbed OF So The ro-1,ery was re-
ported 10 the police and blOOdhoUnds were
placed on the trail about clock this
morning The men We're tracked 10 house
in the vicinity, but no arrests have been
made.
its new wigwam in this city, Mohawk
Tribe, I. O. r. NJ. of this city, Will insu-
tute new lodge of thirty-five charter
members at Carlos City. in the south part
of the county. This will make the ninth
lodge of Red Men in the county. three of
them having been recently organized.
ELWOOD.-At the meeting of the Elwood
Lodge OF Knights of Pythias on Wednes-
day night a jeweled past chancellors badge
was voted 10 William DickersOn for his
work at the head Of the order the last
term which has been the most successful
in it's history. The badge will be presented
at a banquet two weeks hence.
HAGERSTOWN-Th Hagerstown fair
board is denying reports that the fair TO be
held here July % TO Aug. has been adand-
ored on account of the smallpox situation.
/ There has been 10 smallpox in this Vicin-
ity. The officers of the fair are busy get
/ ting ready for it.
! EVANSVILLE.-Claren jenkins pleaded
/ guilty in the first Circuit Court on Thursday
| to manslaughter and was sentenced to the
/ State Prison for an indeterminate sentence.
1 He killed his neighbOr, Charles Baker, last
March because he was jealous of him.
! GOSHEN.-Prof Edgar c. Hinkle. form
| erly of DOgansport who was teacher of
| mathematics in the Goshen High School
/ last year. has rendered his resignation. He
will become a teacher in the WinOna, Mimi.
( High School
BATESVILLE.-W Lawrence Wirth
was making hay on Wednesday afternoon
! his horse ran away and he was thrown in
front OF the rake which passed over him.
! He was cut and bruised on the face and
| body
KOKOMO.-Six cases of smallpox have
! developed west of this city in the family of
/ j. w. Edwards. cOlored. There is one case
! at Cassville and one at Bennett Switch.
PERU--It is reported that a new Repub-
/ hcan daily paper is to be started in Peru
by S. c. Miller and Conrad Baker.