The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
CITY NEWS NOTES.

James w. Brown. druggist. living on
Pratt street, who has been very i'll. was re-
ported to be much better last night
Traffic on the Big Four was delayed
about two hours yesterday by the derailing
of freight car at Lawrence. No one was
injured.
A political social will be held at the First
Baptist Church, North Indianapolis. to-
night. and all candidates invited to
attend.
In the report of the petition in bank
ruptcy filed by o. w. Williams a dealer in
pianos on Monument place, it was stated
by mistake that his assets were $50, 900
They are $5.92IS2.
Amos w Butler, secretary of the Indiana
State Board of Charities, will attend the
local l9,3 charity meeting s;d in Mqncie to-day;
be that of Child Saving"
The order issued a few days ago by the
adjutant general mastering out the Fort
Wayne Battery has been withdrawn be-
cause the Fort Wayne artillerymen have
promised TO maintain the battery at the
required efficiency.
A dispatch from st. Louis yesterday
stated that a man who registered at the
Pilgrim Hotel under the name of Edwin
Barbour. city" had died of laudanum
and morphine poisoning A friend said
Barbour came from Indianapolis Such a
name does not appear in the city directory
Milton Garrigus. department commander
of the Indiana G. A. r., is in the city, and
with r. NJ. SmOck conferred with w. H.
Armstrong at the Commercial club vester-
day on local arrangements to entertain
the c. A. r. encampment to be held i'm
Indianapolis at the time of the monument
dedication.
At the meeting of the Indianapolis Ere
Underwriters Association the following
officers were elected: President Fred A
Gregory; vice president, Frank f. McCrea:
secretary, John j. Reilly. Mr.. Gregory
takes the place of the late John NJ Spann
A committee was also appointed to arrange
for a smoker.
The body of the man found hanging To q
tree northeast of Irvington several DAYS
ago Will be buried by the county tomorrow
if no one that can positively identify him
Wiese undertaking rooms where the body
is held, but no one so far has been able to
give any clew TO his identity.
Members of Indianapolis Railroad Coun-
Gil, No $50. will give their annual ban.
quet, followed by a vaudeville entertain
ment Saturday night in Morrison's Hall.
nished by local and professional talent. The
committee having the affair in charge is
composed of Z. w. Bassett, Edward Bon
nell, Mike Wolf and William f. Fox.
The building committee of Central Labor
Union has decided to purchase a modern
dwelling and rattle it off as a means of rails
ing funds TO erect labor temple. A per
capita tax will be levied to raise SO OOO
which, in addition to $500 the committee
has i'm sight. will be used TO make the
purchase. John r. White has been elected
chairman of the committee, Edgar A. Per-
kins secretary and Henry Friedman treas
urer.
There is some comment because the
County Commissioners gave the contract
for furnishing shoes for the County Poor
Asylum to NJ. ]. Dugan & Co. as Commits
sioner Spafford has relations with the firm
The total amount of the contract is s4560
Mr. Spafford says he is not connected with
the firm. that he loaned Dugan 5000 To
give his store a better rating and that he
is receiving I per cent. interest on the
money. He says after he loaned the money
Dugan added the * Co, so that he could
buy more goods on time.