The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-09
Indiana Notes.

FIT WAYNE-The Haberkorn-Haley
Manufacturing Company has just cOmplet-
ed its new factory for the manufacture
OF the new steam engine built on the Ha
berkOrn principle and on Friday gave
public test which those present say was
satisfactory. The company claims saw
ing of % per cent. in fuel and water. In
the new engine the piston valve does away
with the slide valve. No cylinder cocks are
necessary The exhaust takes place from
the center of the main valve. The expan-
sion chamber common TO COrliss engines
is eliminated.
NIARION.-Justiee Holman, of this place,
has decided that Dr. Cory is not guilty of
failure or reporting smallpox case al
though he knew il was a case of smallpox.
The court decided that smallpox cases
need such precaution that IL is needless to
frighten the public about it until the at
tending physician knows that It is a fully
developed case. Dr. Cory gave as his de-
Tense that the case was not developed and
that although he diagnosed it as smallpox,
he did not give it out.
ALEXANDRIA.-Robe Herzog was
driving to his home in the west part of
the city about 10 o'clock Friday night. and
in crossing the track of the Union TTac-
ton Company he was struck by the limited
car coming from ElwoOd. He was driving
a wagon loaded with chickens. The horse
was killed and the wagon demolished, the
collision scattering and killing the chick
ems. Mr.. Herzog escaped with slight in
juries.
COVINGTON.-There was an exciting
time I'm the county clerks office when two
young men happened there at once and
asked for licenses TO marry girls Of the
same name. Each thought the other was
trying TO marry the same girl and bad
blood became evident The clerk interfered
and found there were two girls of the
name and that they were cousins
ELWOOD.-The contract for the roadway
of the Union Traction Company between
TINS city and Upton will be let next week
and In accordance with its past custom,
| the work doubtless Will be let to local con-
tractors, OF whom number are bidders
The line is ten miles in length and extends
across a stretch of country which is almost
| perfectly level.
WABASH.-The Pioneer hat works has
received an order for the largest hat it ever
| made. and probably the largest ever turned
| out by an American works. The order came
| from firm at Evergreen, Ala, and is for
| a ga. 712 hat is a very large size, but
| this is reccrd-breaker, being twenty
| eight inches in circumference at the base
| of the crown.
| INGALLS.-The annual banquet OF the
| ingalls, Magazine Club was held at the
| Kinley Hotel on Friday evening. The pro-
gramme was one of marked interest and
was partly in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
| II. Miller. who are leaving the State. Rob-
| ert T.. Maranville, of PendletOn, an hon.
| orary member. was postmaster.
BLOOMINGTON.-G George Taylor, a
! farmer living in the north end of the coun-
/ ty, has been arrested on charge of
| forgery. There is one note of S26 on John
Lynch and another of $S5 on Albert Cook
Kemp, who soon after discovered the
| forgery. Taylor is in Jail.
| MUNCIE.-Drs. @. w. Bucklin, u. c..
| Poland, II. A. COwing, L. n. Trent. G.. W.
| II. Kemper, j.. l.. Ball, III. r. Spokesman
and s. 5; Jump, of the Delaware County
| Medical Society, have been selected as del
| egates to the Indiana Medical Society
| meeting in Indianapolis.