The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-28
Indiana Notes.

VALPARAISO.-E. X. Warren. formerly
of this county, and who now owns most OF
the village Of Three Oaks, and made that
place famous by securing a Dewey cannon
for the park, has this week completed the
purchase OF several tracts of land lying
along the lake shore between Michigan
City and New Buffalo, a distance OF sew
eral miles. This property, Mr.. Warren
says, will be made a summer resort. con-
Quoted wholly on temperance principles.
ELKHART.-Castle United Brethren
Church will on Sunday observe special serv-
ices. conducted by the Rev. DR.. w. NJ Bell.
Of Dayton, o., general missionary secre-
tary, who was pastor here ten years ago,
when the fine church edifce was erected.
Sundays exercises will celebrate the can
collation. OF the last obligation on the
church. which has cost S10.50O. The mort
cages and notes VIII be burned.
W~ABASH-The commencement exercises
or the Lafontaine High School were held
on Wednesday evening at the Christian
Church in that place. There were FIVE grad
yates, Fay McNiel. Fred Bloomer, Clar-
ence Mason. Georgia Harper, Lawrence
Nef. A feature of the exercises was an
address by Prof. W. w. Parsons. of the
State Normal. Terre Haute, on The State
and the School,"
PERU.-St. Charles's Catholic congrega-
ton has let a 5000 contract for hot water
heating systems for the church. rectory
and school. j. L.. Head. who was
one of the winners of second place and
money in the Grand Central handicap shoot
at Indianapolis, has gone TO Kansas City
TO shoot in the Grand American handicap
tournament.
PLAINFIELD.-On the farms of Harry
Crawford, Adam Record and Arthur Had
ley, three miles south of Huntsville. has
been discovered a clay, which is said to
be the best yet discovered in Indiana for
making vitrifed brick and drain tile. A
p will be organized to make the
clay into these commodities.
RICHMOND.-It is understood here that
the Hon. Charles r. Shiveley, of this city,
will again ask the knights OF Pythias TO
make him supreme vice chancellor at the
meeting to be held at San Francisco in
August. He came near being elected TO this
office at the Detroit meeting two years ago.
NEW ALBANY.-Arthur McFall devel-
oped a clearly defined case of smallpox
on Thursday, the first that has made it's
appearance for several weeks. The house
has been quarantined and the members vac
cinated, and an effort will be made to pre-
vent a spread of the disease.
FRANKFORT.-The threshermen of Clin-
ton county to the number of thirty-one
met in this city on Thursday and organized
a protective association. Samuel Paul, OF
Hillisburg, was elected president and
Homer Wertz, of Frankfort, secretary.
VINCENNES-Mrs. Elizabeth Reilly. Of
this city, is defendant in a $500 damage suit
brought by Levi Murphy. He charges ma
laciouS prosecution, she having had him
arrested for jumping a board bill, of which
charge he was acquitted.
MOORE'S HILL-The report of a basket
ball game at the college. recently reported
in the Journal, was in error in regard 10 the
score. which was 10 TO 10 In favor of Miss
Snyder's team, instead of being in favor of
Miss Jackson's team.
MADISON.-The Madison Ladies' Matt
nee Musicale chorus of twenty voices. led
by Mrs. A. NJ. Graham, gave a concert at
Hanover Thursday night for the benefit OF
the College Athletic Association.