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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-27
HISTORICAL sOCIETY's HOME.
Henry County Dedicates the Crosse
Homestead to County History.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, April Pa very
interesting occasion in New Castle to-day
was the annual meeting of the Henry
County Historical Society, together with
the exercises held in defeating the new
home of the society. which is the former
beautiful residence of the late Gen. Will
liam Crosse.
About seventeen years ago few enter
prising citizens, realizing the Importance of
gathering and preserving the pioneer his
tory of the county, met and amidst many
discouraging surroundings. organized the
Henry County Historical Society. Among
those who fostered the enterprise were the
late Thomas B. Redding and Elwood Pleas,
both scientists of international fame; Ben
Jamin s. Parker, the late Judge Mellett
and Nathan H. Ballenger. The society
grew in interest and attendance, and when
in 1901 Mr.. Parker succeeded in getting his
historical society bill passed by the Legis-
lature, authorizing county commissioners
TO purchase or provide homes Tor historical
societies, the local organization was at
once incorporated. The commissioners APP
propriated 5000 and the Crosse homestead
was purchased last fall, since which time
there has been a remarkable interest taken
in the collection Of articles associated with
the history of the county, and the home
already takes the nature OF a place or
great public interest
The annual meeting was begun at 10
o'clock with invocation by Dr. M Mahln
and Introductory remarks by the president.
Robert NJ Chambers. Mrs. S. A. Pleas
read an interesting paper on Early Days
in Richmond and 4. w. Saint made a
short address. life-siZe portrait or the
late Simon T. Powell was then presented
10 the society by Mr.. Powells son. Henry
l.. Powell, and Judge NJ L. Forkner ac-
At the noon hour a picnic dinner was held
and much enjoyed. The afternoon exercises
consisted OF the dedication OF the building.
and were in the nature of a oantata ar
ranged by B. S. Parker and given under
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Lafayette Republicans satisfied.

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LAFAYETTE. Ind. April 2s.-DanieI E
Storms. the unanimous choice Of the recent
Republican convention for secretary of
STATE returned to this city last night from
Indianapolis Although there was no for
.nal demonstration in his honor due TO the
fact that his success was fully ANTICIPATED
he is being congratulated on all sides by
hundreds OF enthusiastic admirers in the
city and surrounding country. Storms =
widespread popularity is evidenced by the
bundle OF cOngratuiatory kilograms he has
received from points in Indiana. New York,
Michigan. Iowa. Illinois and elsewhere. Re
publlcans in the city and county heartily in
dorse the action OF the convention i'm every
particular and on all sides are heard eX-
pressiOns OF satisfaction over the makeup
OF the state ticket.
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.ecial 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. April 26.-Charles Eckert,
a workman employed at the Midland steel
plant. this morning was probably fatally
injured by a heavy iron wheel falling across
his abdomen Eckert was knocked down by
the heavy piece of machinery and the wheel
fell directly across his body The weight
OF the metal and the force of the fall
caused internal injuries to he inflicted, from
which recovery is doubtful. He taken
10 the Whitney Hospital. II was found that
his spine had been injured and some of
the internal organs affected. He is thirty
five wears old.
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ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE.
Natal Day of the Order Observed by
the Wayne County Lodges.

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CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, April pa
most notable gathering of Odd Fellows
from the various lodges in this county as
sembled in this city for the annual observ-
ance of the orders birthday. special
train from Richmond brought over 200 and,
with the visitors from Connersville, New
Castle, Hagerstown and other places fully
400 members were entertained by the local
lodge.
Fifteen new members received the de-
grees and the work was exemplifed by
Whitewater and Woodward degree stats of
Richmond. in the first and third degrees,
and by Wayne Lodge, of this city, In the
second. At the banquet which followed the
work covers were laid for 400.
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Work tn Begin on Monday.

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LAPORTE. Ind, April 26-It was an
nounced to-day that the actual work of
construction the interurban line between
Laporte and Michigan City, which the Chi
cago & South Shore Railway Company has
stated IT will build, will be begun Monday
with a big gang of labOrers. Although sew
eral cars of steel are here there has been
so much talking about the road for the
are viewed by many as put on for compaign
purposes one of the promoters being
Lemuel barrow, the Democratic candidate
for mayor
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CoUGHED UP A WHEAT FIELD.
Logansport Citizen Thus Saved Him
self from an Early Grave.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind. April 26-Alonzo
Dixon. a teamster residing in this city,
few days ago coughed up several small
particles which proved to be grains of
wheat which had sprouted in his lungs.
He had inhaled them while threshing
wheat the farm of John Palmer. south
of the city, last August, and during the
time they were in his lungs he suffered a
great deal and physicians did him no good
He was treated for catarrh and even for
consumption, but continued to grow
weaker and no hope for his recovery was
entertained. Finally he was seized with
violent coughing which brought the trou-
blesome wheat grains out of his lungs
Since coughing them up he has been i'm
proving apidly.
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SOUTH BEND. Ind, April 26.-Norman
Rohrer. of Millersburg. who has been miss
ing since Feb. II. has been found at James
town. Ind, in a demented condition, and
his relatives left for that town tonight.
ROhrer disappeared on Feb. IL from De-
trOit, where he had been attending "A med
ical college, and. as he had that day with
drawn deposit from the bank, il was
feared he was the victim of foul play
Rohrer was not only leading young man
of Millersburg, but was favorably known
at Goshen and Elkhart.
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BLOWN INTO 4 CREEK.
Henry Tirge, Sixty-Eight Years old
Drowned i'm shallow Water.

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ALEXANDRIA, Ind, April 26.-Henry
Tirge was found dead early this morning
in Little Pipe creek. He was sixty-eight
years old. Mr.. Tirgi left his home about 5
O'Clock last evening TO take his customary
walk. He was quite feeble and in walking
close 10 the bank of the creek he is sup
posed to have been caught by the strong
wind that was blowing and TO have been
hurled down the bank. The fall evidently
stunned him, as the water where he was
found lying face downward was only six
or eight inches deep. He was missed at sup
per time and his son organized searching
parties which secured the surrounding ter
ritory all night, but with no success until
about o'clock this morning. The body will
be sent TO Pittsburg for burial
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SINGER STRIKE BROKEN.
Increased Pay for the Men Who Are
working Is the Cause.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 26.-The back
bone of the strike of the employees of the
Singer Manufacturing Company was broken
this afternoon, and although the strikers
executive committee did its best TO pre-
vent the crushing blow there is no doubt
that all of the ,7OO men will be working in
the Singer shops on Monday
The blow which caused the break in the
strike, now ten weeks old, was the pay
ment of the 600 men who had returned to
work, nearly all of the men having their
wages increased from % to 80 cents per
diem The labor demonstration tonight
was not the big success which the strike
leaders had expected. less than 1000 men
being in line.
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Strikers Fire on a Car.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, April Pa serious assault
was made on an interurban car near Seeley-
vile last night by a body of strike sympa-
thizers. They began shooting and throw
ing rocks through the windows of the car
Those in charge of the car returned the
shots, one Of which hit man named Son.
nebers in the jaw inficting a serious
wound. The passengers lay down in the
floor of the car to escape injury.
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FIVE PERSONS INJURED.
Details of the Friday Night Wreck
on the Grand Trunk.

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VALPARAISO. Ind, April 26.-Five per-
sons were hurt in the wreck of the mid
night passenger train on the Grand Trunk
road last night at Haskell's, near this city.
The injured:
ROBERT MELROSE. engineer. Battle
Greek, Mich, right limb badly mashed and
head cut seriously.
JOSEPH HENRY. fireman. Chicago,
scalp wound, head cut and probably injured
Internally.
H A. WALKER. postal clerk, Chicago,
back sprained and head cut.
\ III. J. LARSON. postal clerk, Chicago,
koulder dislocated and hands mangled.
frank WINSLOW, postal clerk. VAL
laisO. hands badly cut.
mail car was demolished and the
badly wrecked. None of the loo pas
injured. The wreck was caused
- Winds carrytlG-threeoSox cars from
n siding on TO the main track. The dam
age Il estimated at SIS, 600. The track was
cleared late this afternoon.
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Two Divisions of the II. & O. s. w.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 26.-The Bal
timore & Ohio Southwestern Railway will
be divided into two divisions, known as
the Indiana and Illinois divisions, on May
/. The Indiana division will include Cincin-
natl, terminals east to Cleveland west to
Washington, Ind., and south to Louis
VILE. and will be in charge of Superin-
tendent Fritche, with headquarters at Gin
cinnat The Illinois division will include
all lines west of Washington, including the
Springfield division and will be in charge
of r. X. Scoville, as superintendent, with
headquarters at Washington, Ind, instead
of Flora, Ill
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Will Put i'm a Septic Tank.
0 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indfanapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, April 26-The City Coun-
ell has awarded the contract for the building
of the Bedford sewerage plant to James
w. Waugh for 1881. Mr.. Waugh has just
completed a seven-mile sewerage system
for the city OF Charlottesville. The Bed
ford plant will be of septic tank construc-
ton and will require about five six
months labor for many men. There were
eight bidders for the work Mr. Waugh's
bid was the lowest, being within less than
$1,000 of the engineers estimate, while the
highest bid was nearly $4,000. Work will
be begun at once.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. April 26-Rufus a.
Johnson committed suicide this morning
about o'clock by shooting himself in the
heart with revolver.
Mr. Johnson was marshal OF this town
and one of its most respected citizens Ill
health was the cause of the act
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Seminary for Girls mt Laportc.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind. April 26-Arrangements
are under way for the establishing here OF
a young ladies seminary. the school 10 open
next fall with Miss Alice May Youse. now
at the head OF SALISBURY College, Balti-
more, as the principal.
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salem Contest i'm Oratory.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM Ind. April 26.-The final ora
toricaI contest OF the Salem High School
was held in the auditorium at the Grade
School building last evening and was large
IN attended. The contestants were Chris
Cauble Grover Scifres. Nellie Patton and
May Paynter. the latter's subject being
The Future of the jew" The latter was
sdiudged the winner of the contest and
will represent Salem at Bloomington on
Nav %
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Odd Fellows at Madison.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind. April 26.-The first an
nual meeting of the Ohio Valley Odd Eel
lows League. held here to-day, was pleas
ant and profitable. The principal speakers
were Judge L. Il. Wiley, j. E. c. +. Harper,
Prof. Nj. j. Bowman, the Hon. d. Nj.
Bridges, Mayor Mcclure and City Clerk
George Harper The Rebekah Degree
served dinner to several hundred ODD
Fellows.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY FIRES.
Much Damage tn Forest and Farm i'm
Gibson Township.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
SALEM. Ind, April pa forest fire has
been raging IN the neighborhood of Mount
Eden, in the knobs of Gibson township. in
this county. for two days past, but is now
said to be under control. The houses of
Benjamin Morgan, w. Fleenor and man
named Pedro were destroyed, also some
barns and Outbuidings.
There are reports of other fires in the
knobs. but no particulars can be learned.
High winds have prevailed for two days.
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Baby burned to Death.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE. Ind. April 26.-The
three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and MS
Jacob Nicely, living five miles east of this
city. was burned TO death this afternoon
Mrs. Nicely was alone with the child and
went out TO. get some water. When she
returned she found the little girl dead on
the kitchen floor. The body was horribly
burned 1t is not known how the baby
caught fire.
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where a large crowd was awaiting him.
The court room was crowded 20 the doors.
\ nOnpartisan meeting was held. presided
over by George Shirts. and speeches were
made by several prominent citizens. one
of the best speeches made was by Meade
Nestal. chairman OF the Democratic county
committee Mr. Sherrick responded with an
eloquent address All Of Hamilton county
is pleased with the honor Mr. Sherrick has
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night The audience was very large and
enthusiastic. The first prize in oratory was
awarded to Robert Clark, of WeStneld.
whose subject was Christian Education
as a Basis OF National Liberty" second
prize 70 Harry Hobbs. of Plaintield. sub
iect Law Versus Anarchy Miss Hattie
Shuggart. of Fairmount. won first honors
I'm the declamatory contest and Miss Jennie
Kirk, Of Spiceland. was second.
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Probably Fatally Hurt by Horse.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN. Ind. April 26.-Isaac Douth-
lit, a prominent farmer of jefferson town
ship was dangerously injured last night
by being kicked in the face by a horse. He
sustained "a fracture of the lower Jaw his
nose broken and other injuries about the
head. lie is in a precariOus condition and
his injuries will probably prove fatal
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM Ind. April 26.-Relatives of
Walter 3. Thompson. who was found dead
yesterday morning between the railroad
tracks al Mitchell, believe he was muir
dsred in that town. The body brought
here and taken 10 his home, northeast OF
Salem, last evening. Thompson was a
farmer and left Salem Monday to go TO st.
Louis. He had $50 in money, but when
found only s. and watch was in his
pockets. The authorities at Mitchell think
he fell off a train or was struck by a
train and killed in the yards there.
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
NOBLESVILLE. Ind. April 26.-David r.
sherrick. nominee OF the Republican party
for auditor OF state. was given an ovation
when he arrived home this evening. He
was met by a band and delegation OF citi-
yeus. composed OF Republicans and Demo-
erats. and escorted 10 the courthouse
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Girl Fatally Burned.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
FLORA, Ind, April 26.-Freda, the
twelve-year-old daughter of Jerry Muir
ply, near this city, was fatally burned
this morning. While preparing breakfast
her clothing caught fire and before being
rescued she was frightfully burned. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-27
Naughty students Suspended.

BALDWIN. Kan. April 26.-Forty stu
dents OF Baker University have been sus-
pended for breaking into the gymnasium
Thursday during a basketball game be-
tween the two women teams OF the college.
The officials say the offenders can be re-
instated only on petition TO the faculty.
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Farm Residence Burned.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL. Ind, April 26.-The farm
residence of John Ressler. living three miles
south of here was destroyed by fire about
noon yesterday. The loss is about $1,000
without any Insurance. The fire originated
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Drowned In n Ditch.

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LAPORTE, Ind. April 26.-William Buck.
aged fifty, while driving from Hanna to
Davis, Laporte county. last night. was
thrown into a ditch by his buggy tipping
over and drowned in the water which filled
the ditch. The body not discovered
until this morning.
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wheeIman KILLED at Clinton.

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CLINTON. Ind, April 26.-Al5ert. the fif-
teen-year-old son of Herman Schultzel. was
killed tonight while riding his bicycle by
g collision with a buggy. The electric light
had gone out.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, April 26.-The City Council
al a session held to-day granted TO George
F. McCunoch a fifty-year franchise for
the Indianapolis Peru electric line, TO run
on Broadway. The road is to be completed
within two years.
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Interacademic Contest.

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NOBLESNILLE. Ind. April 26-The an
nual interacademic contest between the
schools of Piainfield, Westfield. Spiceland
and Fairmount WAS held at Westneld last
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from sparks flying from the engine of
portable sawmill he was using near the
residense saving out material for barn.
The wind was blowing a gale and the fam
lily was unable to arrest the flames.
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Held on a Charge of Murder.

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HAMMOND. Ind. April 26.-Arthur
Meyer. who lives near Lowell. has been
CONTINUED ON PAGE 9. COL. 81
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the management of Prof. w. Z. M. Browne.
The entire affair very interesting
throughout.
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LAWRENCE. Kan. April 26.--Dr. Frank
Strong. of the University of Oregon, was
to-day elected chancellor of the University
of Kansas to succeed DIT. +. II. Snow, who
resigned a year ago because of i'll health.
Mr. Strong, who was born at Venice. y.
Y, in 1859. and was graduated from Yale
in 1884, has spent most of his life i'm the
West. He was principal of the st. Joseph.
Mo, High School from 1883 10 1893; superin-
tendent of schools at lincoln, Neb., from
1892 TO 1895. and vice president of the Ne
braska Association OF superintendent and
Principals from 1897 to 1899 He has been
president of the Oregon University since
September, 1899 Mr.. Strong lectured on
history in Yale University and has for a
number of years contributed historical
articles TO several magazines. He is also
the author OF several books Mr.. Strong
VIII take up his duties next August.
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n siding on 10 the main track Inc Os
age is estimated at SIS. 600. The track
cleared late this afternoon
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-12-10
ABOUT PICTURES

The picture department IS receiv
ing unusual attention because of the
large stock and great variety of sub
iects. School teachers buy these
pictures as very acceptable present:
to their scholars, and at the price, Il
cents, you cannot but wonder.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-12-10
Death of william III. Fletcher.

William H. Fletcher, aged Syears,
passed away early the morning OF
Dec. 4, at bis home at 81 Common
wealth Ave, Springfield, Mass. He
leaves a wife, formerly Miss Abbie
Griswold of this town, and three
children, Will A, Leroy Percy, and
Arabel, wife of Rev. John Mason.
His remains we're brought here, &C.
companied by his wife and son Will.
Funeral services were held in the
church at North Hyde Park Sunday
morning at 1890, conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Gregory, with B. L. Austin as
manager. The interment was in the
North Hyde Park cemetery by the
side of a young son, who died several
years ago. Mr.. Fletcher was born
and reared in Waterville, served
through the civil war in the Second
Vt. Vol, since which he has resided
in and near No. Hyde Park for con-
considerable time, but for several
years past has made his home in
Clinton and Springfield, Mass. The
deceased and wife spent several weeks
in this vicinity during the past sum
mer. returning to their home SPptem-
Der /. He has suffered much for
several years past, but was not con-
sidered in any immediate danger,
until two days before his death. He
was loving husband, kind father
and leaves a host of friends to mourn
his loss. Mrs. Fletcher and son left
for their home on Monday morning.