The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-22
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Meridian-street Church will meet
in the church parlOrs this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
The Rev. G. p. KERN, who has been a
missionary the past three years in Japan,
will preach tomorrow night in the Cen
trail Universalist Church.
There will be a meeting of the One-hun-
in the assembly room at the Commercial
Club tomorrow evening at o'clock.
large attendance is particularly desired.
a vacant house at PIC West Georgia street
was damaged $50 by fire yesterday after
noon. How the fire originated is a mys-
terry, but incendiarism is suspected. The
house is insured in the II. Plummer agency.
Ed Smiley. living at 121 Norwood street,
was arrested yesterday by Detectives Du-
gan, Splan and Haley on the charge of
grand larceny. Smiley is said TO be impl-
Gated in the theft of number of bicycles.
Governor Durbin yesterday appointed Or.
William f. Curryer, a Republican, of this
city. and DR.. A. w. Spurgeon, a Democrat,
of Muncie, members of the Indiana Medi-
cal Board of Registration and EXamina-
ton.
The Rev. o. w. McGaughey, of the Sixth
Christian Church, read a paper yesterday
morning at the meeting of the Indianapolis
Christian Minister'S Association, in the
Denison Hotel. His subject was Unequal
ity the Basis of Service"
John Whalon was found unconscious at
631 East Market street last night by the
City Dispensary physicians. He was taken
TO the City Hospital He has a bad scalp
wound. He had been drinking and fell, his
head shrinking the curbstone.
Adjutant General Smock of the G.. A. r.
yesterday received requests of two organi-
cations for charters. Post No. 429 was
reOTganiZed at Mentone under Charles w.
Scott. A new post was organized at Rome
City on last Saturday by ]. S. Conlogue,
Of kendaI1sie
The Jewish feasts of ''Pesach," or Pass
over in commemoTatiOn of the redemption
of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.
began last night at o'clock with a short
service at the Temple, on North Delaware
street. The feasts will be celebrated with
solemnity at a service this morning at 10
o'clock.
AIonzo Strange, cOlored. was arrested
yesterday by Bicyclemen Hull and Griffin
tor assaultng his wife. Strange got out
OF Jail yesterday morning after serving
sentence for the same offense. He went to
his home, at $40 East Court street, and re-
sumed the old quarrel. Strange is an ex-
Janitor of the police station.
The Indianapoli Street-car Company yes
terday brought out its first summer cars
from all the North Side barns and run them
over to the West Washington-street shops
to have trucks placed under them so that
they may soon be ready for the regular
summer use. Many winter cars were also
taken over the river to have trucks re-
placed under them.
The steady increase of prices in pork and
beef. il is said. has begun TO make the re-
tail meat dealers think of doing their own
slaughtering. At the present time there is
not enough margin of profit TO pay the
rentals and yet give fair return for the
butcher. At several groceries where meat
counters have been run in connection with
other lines of goods the sale OF meat has
been discontinued. III is said there is no
money in such a combination now. Re
tailers, TO hold their trade, have been
forced to sell their meats TO customers at
cost prices.