The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
Indiana Notes.


ers institute Is in session here this week.
The instructors of note are Prof. Earl
Barnes. formerly of Leland Stanford Or:)
University; w. w. Pfrimmer, Kentland;
Miss Grace Prom, Salem, a pupil Of Prof.
Edward Nell, and Clarence Forsythe, of
Indianapolis, is instructor in music. j.
Morris. Of Vincennes. formerly of Salem,
and S. II. Mitchell, of Salem are the other
instructors.
BLOOMINGTON-At a meeting of the
local members of Kappa Kappa Gamma
fraternity held Tuesday night. 1t was
unanimously voted to invite the next ma
tional convention TO meet in Bloomington
the guests Of the Indiana University
honor is the chapter at the University OF
California. The 1902 convention will meet
next week at Ann Arbor- The delegate
from the Indiana University chapter is
Miss Lucy Lewis.
LAFAYETTE.-Surrou by many
children and grandchildren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar 3. Todd, one of the most prominent
couples of Battle Ground, celebrated their
the Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Jackman. They
were married in Delphi, on Aug. 49, 1852
by the Rev. Joseph Thompson, and have
spent all their lives in Tippecanoe and Car
roll counties. Two hundred friends and
relatives participated.
LIBERTY.-The annual Union County
Teachers Institute is in session here this
week Monday night Prof II. G.. Afford.
of Purdue University, lectured on Idea of
American Independence" On Wednesday
DR.. Guy Porter Benton, of Miami Univer-
triot'' This lecture will be followed
Thursday evening by DR. Bergstrom. of
Indiana University, on 1.-The Education Of
the Common Man"
CRAWFORDSVILLE.- State lodge
of cOlored Masons is in session in this
city, with a good attendance The grand
officers present are ID. w. Game, master,
Seymour; Charles II. Lanier, treasurer,
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Haute; II. V. Eagle, lecturer, Blooming
ton. On Tuesday evening a public recep-
ton was held for the officers and delegates.
PORTLAND.-While drawing water from
a cistern, Mrs James Wheeler, of Geneva,
broke through the wooden platform and
was precipitated into the water. She held
her three-months-old child in her arms.
The water was not sufficiently deep to
drown them, but considerable trouble was
experienced before they were rescued
from their perilous position.
ROCKPORT.-A good rain fell all over
this county yesterday evening and Monday
night which made lots of money for the
farmers. Thousands of acres of corn were
blistering and drying up for want of
moisture and the rain came just in time
to save most of it. Breaking ground for
wheat had just about stopped and that will
be renewed at once.
ANDERSON.-C. F. Heritage, ex-county
treasurer, has filed a motion in the Circuit
Court for a change of venue from this
county of the suit that Auditor Grim has
brought against him. Grim alleges that
Heritage was overpaid while i'm office the
of the money. The case was sent to Del
aware county.
WABASH.-Senator Beverage will be
one of the orators at the reunion of the
ne-hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Regi-
ment in this city on Sept. H. The reunion
will last but single day. instead of two. as
at first planned and the speakers are 10
be Senator Beveridge and Frederick Ian
D ~fc4e I'D
RICHMOND programme has been
Used for the seventh annual convention OF
! the Wayne County Epworth Leagues
which will be held al Economy on Aug. 20
q. Those not from Wayne county who
will take part are a. r. Bach. 1ndianapo-
! lis; Louis Schrote. Delaware. o., and Mrs
! n. A. Terwillegar, Indianapolis.
| FRANKLIN.-The second annual reunion
| of the Utterback family held on Tues
! day at the fair grounds in this city and
was attended by about 300 members, in
Guiding many from various parts of the
| State. Joseph Utterback, Of this county
aged ninety. was the Oldest member pres
| ent
DECATUR.-Charles Girod, aged nine
| teen, of Berne, was arrested Tuesday FOL
stealing a horse from David SwartZ, ar
| Amish farmer near Berne. Girod was cap
tured near Van Vert o. He had solo
the horse and had the money in his pos
! session.
MARION.-The date for the meeting o
! the Indiana photographers League, TO b'
held in Marion this fall. has been set 70
Sept. 1921. In connection there will b'
an amateur prize contest for Grant county
making the convention Of more than usua
local interest.
PARKER CITY.-The physicians in at
| tendance on Miss Minnie MOultOn, daugh
ter of Mayor Moulton, announce that am
putation of the arm near the shoulder viii
! be necessary Miss Moultons arm wa
| broken in a runaway accident near Port
| land recently.
| VALPARAISO.-The first train on tn
new c., r. & NJ. Railroad. now being built
will pass through Porter county OF
| "Wednesday morning. new town has bee
established, called Hayden, where a statio
| has been built.
VINCENNES.-The local ministerial as
ISOLATION has taken up the fight agains
saloons and has sworn out sixty-hve affi
davits for violations of the liquor Law
against local publicans.