The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-23
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Joseph B. Healing, United States district
attorney, has gone on two weeks vaca-
ton. He will spend some time in the
Maine woods and may visit Prince Ed
wards island.
At the meeting of the County Board of
Education John T.. Dean, of West Newton
was elected county truant officer to sue
coed w. +. Privet, of Broad Ripple The
board will decide at its meeting in August
the date for the reopening of school.
Senator Beverage has been asked to de-
liver an address at a reunion of represen-
tative soldiers of southern Indiana, to be
held in the park in Spencer county where
the grave of Mrs. Lincoln is situated. The
reunion is to be held Sept. 2, and 4.
Through the efforts of Patrolmen Rock
afellow and Vaughn twenty two tramps ar
rested on the charge of lettering sent
TO the Workh0uSe yesterday to serve eleven
days. For some time past residents of the
West Side have been annoyed by drunken
tramps.
Word was received yesterday of the death
of Adolphus Smith at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Harbine in Xenia
q. Mr.. Smith was one of the pioneer mer-
chants of this city. His burial will take
place to-day In Spring Grove Cemetery in
Cincinnati.
The executive committee of the Prohibi-
ton state committee held meeting yes
terday afternoon. Chairman Masters has
just finished a tour of the State and made
report to the committee on the condi-
ton of the party IN Indiana. The Pro-
hibitionists are preparing to go into Wig
orous campaign of education, one feature
OF which will be the sending out OF lit
erature.
The funeral of Miss Daisy J. Stephenson.
who died Monday morning, will be held at
the family residence. 1906 East Washington
street, at o'clock tonight. After the
funeral the body will be taken to the
station to be shipped to Geneva o., for
burial The Rev. j. Z. Coffin and Rev
George S. Henninger will officiate Miss
SfPnhPnSOn oil
was the daughter of Mrs. l.. ]. Stephenson
This evening lawn fete for the benefit
of the neighborhOOd house of Plymouth
Church will be held at the residence of DR.
and Mrs. o. S. Runnels, 100 North Me-
ridian street, to which all are invited Re-
freshments will be for sale. A pantomime
Father Crosses Melodies, will be given,
in which Miss Emma Messing will be the
soloist representations will be given by
Mr. Sam Messing and Mr.. Robert Wild
hack. A palm reader will be present
Sheriff Cooper, of Putnam county, yes
terday called on Judge Stubbs asking for
the release of Ulysses Snyder from the
Marion county workhouse, where he is
serving time for assault and battery Sher-
if Coopers intention in getting Snyder
release is TO take him before Judge Baker
of the Federal Court, that he may be given
punishment on a suspended sentence Sny-
der was arrested some time ago for robbing
a mail sack at Greencastle. Judgment
was suspended during his good behavior
Charles Frazier. an Assyrian, living at
No 5l3 Willard street, walked into the City
Dispensary yesterday afternoon bleeding
from large wound the left forearm.
He said he had been engaged in a fight
with his brother William and the latter
got Charles's arm between his teeth and
bit out large piece of flesh. The wound
was about one and half inches in diam
eter and was very deep. The wound was
dressed by DR.. Goodwin. William Frazier
left his home after the fight and was not
arrested.
The County Commissioners will not pro-
coed further with negotiations 10 sell the
county poor farm and build a new institu-
ton until the next Legislature meets a
bill will be presented at the next Session
OF the General Assembly calling for an
appropriation 10 build asylum for the
incurable insane of the State. Such an in
stitution would relieve all the counties
| from caring for their incurable insane III
the bill passes the commissioners will trans
| fer the inmates of the Julietta hospital 10
the state hospital and convert the former
into an infirmary.