The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05
Indiana Notes.

SHELBYVILLE.-At Tuesday nights
meeting of the City Council the EIks pre-
sented a petition asking the city for the
use Of the public square and certain
streets for the purpose of holding a carni-
val on July ia. The petition was voted
down and the Elks have abandoned the
plan. Mrs. Emma Hamilton and a
company were granted franchise TO erect
an electric lighting plant for the purpose
of supplying the business portion of the
town with lights and power
WINCHESTER.-The Norman, Way
and Diggs families, of this city, held their
seventh annual reunion at the Henry a.
Norman grove, four miles west of this
city, on Wednesday: The reunions are at
this county and State, but from other
States where the representatives are to be
found. Thomas Norman, the oldest local
representative of the family was made
president. He is now in his eighty-eighth
year.
ELWOOD.--GeOrge Harmon, Earl Baylor
and Joseph Corner, who have been serving
in the United States army in the Philip
pines for the past three years, came home
on Wednesday. The last named spent a
part OF his term of service in China, being
present at the siege of Picking. The boys
say the war is over in most of the islands.
although there is still desultory lighting at
some places.
WABASH.-The directors of the new
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
have organized by electing Judge Harvey
b. Shively president, Howard NJ. Atkinson
vice president, Frank w. Morse vice pres
ident and John II. Bireley cashier. A call
for the payment of tine stock subscriptions
on June has been sent TO subscribers and
a large amount was paid on Wednesday.
Observation-Disclosures Geraghty, jr.. and
Michael Seaman were tried before Justice
CURE for allowing others than members Of
their families in their saloons on Sunday
on affidaYits filed by the Rushville Civic
League and were found not guilty. The
Civic League says it will continue the fight
ul4r~T1l Enraa md hafr4
about the observance of the laws.
MUNCIE.-The Condor Oil Company, of
Parker City, drilled in on Tuesday what
promises TO be one of the best producers in
the Parker City field, where some of the
best producers in the State are located. The
we'll when shot and pumped showed 100 bar
rels for the first few hours. This is the
third big well on the Meeks farm, and the
fourth is drilling.
INGALLS.-At the seventy-fifth birthday
anniversary of Robert S. Edwards, held
here, the combined age of the eighteen
friends who ate dinner with him was over
100 years, the youngest being siXty-siX and
the oldest seventy-nine. Mr.. Edwards is a
retired merchant and farmer and has lived
in this and Hancock counties for fifty
years.
SULLIVAN-Alen Pittman, a farmer of
Curry township, was seriously injured
Tuesday by falling on the blade of road
grader. petition has been filed
with the county commissioners asking in
corporation for Hymera. An election will
be held on June 16 to vote on the question.
HAGERSTOWN.-Sa Benson caught
a carp in West River Tuesday night that
weighed thirteen pounds. Ii was exactly
two and half feet long. 1t was the largest
fish ever caught in Wayne county, so far
as records of local fishermen go.
BLUFFTON.-Wallac Leslie was given
a verdict for 5000 damages against the
Fort Orange Oil Company on Wednesday.
He was injured while working on an oil
lease of the company year ago.
RICHMOND.-The convention of the Ep-
worth leagues of the Richmond district,
Methodist Church, will be held Al Union
City on June "a, % and 26 1t will be the
fourteenth convention.