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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
Indiana Notes.

RICHMOND.-There was a novel scene
witnessed at the late reunion of the Hud-
dleston family at Mount Auburn, this coun-
~. The six brothers and sisters surround
ed the old family table as they did many
years ago. Amos Huddleston one member
of the family, took the premium for heavy
weight, tipping the beam at 295 pounds.
Reports from the schools of the
county show they have opened up in splen-
did shape. with large enrollments. The
Richmond schools will open next Monday.
The enrolment at Cambridge City Is 325,
which Is not so large as few years ago.
PORTLAND.-Mayor Denney is seeing
that his orders to saloonsts i'm reference to
sunday business are being obeyed. George
Sutzman, bartender for Ananias Kimble,
neglected the injunction Sunday and to-day
enhanced the city treasury to the extent
of $3.50. The Home Telephone Com
pany Is doing some good work now i'm the
and by the time the work is complete ST. 200
will have been expended.
KOKOMO.-George Marott. of Indian
apols. who recently purchased the Kokomo
street-railWay and electric light plant, has
completed a large extension to the railway
system. The track has been doubled from
seven to fourteen miles. With new cars
and newly ballasted tracks, Kokomo now
has fine street car system.
MUNCIE.-Mystery surrounds the disap-
pearance of Clifford Bonner Adams, seven
teen, who left his home in this city last
Saturday. and has not been seen since.
", IL
nervous over the absence of his son. but
will not make any statement concerning
the disappearance.
ALEXANDRIA.-The City Council has
fixed this years tax levy at 1874 on the
hundred, to which is added $1.6O poll tax
and from 81 to S. dog tax. This is an in
crease over former rates and is due to city
Improvements.
BEDFORD-Grading and other prelim-
mary work for the Portland cement plant
here is now under way, and additionalforces
will be put on to push the work to compile
ton.
ELWOOD.-At the meeting last evening
the City Council adopted tax levy for the
ensuing year, and the old levy of sl54 on
the hundred dollars was raised to s1.61.
COVINGTON.-The Presbyterians of Ca
yuga are beginning the erection of a new
church to cost $1,000. Jacob Rosenberger
of Veedersburg, is the contractor.
NARROWING fall meeting of the Mum
Gle Presbytery and the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor Society concluded its
work at Converse this evening
OSGOOD.-The Yates family reunion, held
in Kings grove Sunday, was attended by
ninety-eight members.
VALPARAISO.-The Valparaiso Gun
Club will hold two days medal shoot
here Sept. % and 80.
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PRICE. 5OCENTS

saw. The goose is as devoted to him a
dog. 1t follows him wherever he goes over
the farm. 1t will leave a flock of geese any
time at the sound of his voice. IL any ole
and tuck its bill in his shirt front. Tom
can take il up and carry IL where he will. IL
makes no resistance. II he tells IL to keep
tells ii to talk, it at once begins such
clatter that Tom can't hear himself talk
The most mysterious thing to us is how
Tom able to teach IL silence Tom
says he intends TO teach IL many other
things. but that IL can do all that IL claimed
in this write-up, myself and wife are wit
neSSeS.
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New Gas Field.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept. 9.-The sec
ond natural gas well at Newport was shot
this morning and proved to be superior to
the first, which had been pronounced the
best producer outside the gas belt. The
residents of that village are elated, and
real estate has doubled in value since the
discovery of gas in such quantities. Sew
eral factories are expected to be located at
once and the gas utilized for the benefit of
the town. A local company owns both
wells and has leased most of the sur
rounding territory and will drill other wells
with the expectation of furnishing gas in
abundance to Greensburg and Batesville.
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greater attention to social features, and
the proposition now on hand is TO rent fine
new quarters at a cost OF $3.50 year,
furnish them deliberately. add club rooms,
etc. and increase the annual dues from 50
TO s.. This plan would put the order al
most on an equality with the Elks, so far
as social features are concerned, and Is
meeting with violent opposition by many
Of the members. who say ii will bankrupt
the lodge. a campaign for and against the
innovation is being waged with all the
ierceness of a political contest.
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Girl Badly Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD. Ind. Sept. 9.-Miss Marie
Mayer badly burned and came near
losing her life in the Oak drug store in
this city last evening. She had gone into
the rear of the store to use a telephone
when her skirt came in contact with the
flame from a small burner that was being
used to heat syrup for the soda fountain.
and in a few seconds she was ablaze from
head TO foot. Walter Coggswell, the pro-
prietor, and NJ. Sidwell, who has a jewelry
store in the room, saved her life by smoth-
ering the flames with their coats. Her
clothing was almost burned off.
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TRAVEL IN THE SOUTH.
A veracious Account by a Government
Omcial I'm Washington.

Omcial I'm Washington.
Washington Times.
A special examiner of the Pension ONCE
who occasionally makes business trips
down South, was recently giving some Of
his experiences while in the Palmetto State
He had business down the coast near Port
Royal, and after a week of hard work made
for a small station on a lumber road tap
ping the main line to Charleston, some
miles beyond. Reaching the depot, small
shanty perched upon piles above the sur
rounding swamp, he proceeded to the ticket
Office to purchase the necessary transporta-
ton out of the wilderness. The sliding
panel in the window of the ticket and tele-
graph office was down, and on Ii was the
announcement that the easy-going agent
had gone off fishing, and might be expected
back in the course of day or two.
Going out on the platform to reconnoiter
he found an aged darky seated in the shade
back OF the building smoking corncob
pipe He evidently belonged to the old
school. for upon the appearance of the Wis
itor, he arose, made courtly bow and re-
manned standing while being addressed
Upon being asked as to the arrival of the
train. he said: "Yo' might as well take a
seat an set down, boss. an make yo'se'f at
home. Dat train is 'pinted ter be here at 1
er clock, but eff ii gifts here at shutdown
YOU be mighty lucky
He then proceeded to entertain the tray-
eler with stories of the dim past when he
was a coachman in the household of
'Marse General Wade Hampton" He was
a real good talker with his quaint reminis-
cences of the halcyon days ''befo' de wah"
and the special examiner was somewhat
disappointed when the old mans flow of
ante-bellum history was interrupted by the
shrek of a locomotive close at hand AS
the train pulled up at the platform he
glanced at his watch and found the hands
nOnfing pYactlV the hour Of 4
Turning to the old man he said: Look
here, uncle what do you mean by telling
your lies about this railroad? You said I
would have to wait hours for the train and
here IL comes rolling in on the dot of time -
The panied expression on the face of the
old man gave way to a very broad grin as
he answered: Laws mussy. boss, / aifl't
dxsS fraf in
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MOORE'S HILL. Ind, Sept. 9.-Moore's
Hill College begins its forty-seventh year
to-day with every prospect for the largest
and best year in its history. The abundant
crops throughout the patronizing territory
and the general good times will have a
great effect upon the attendance. In addi-
ton to the regular faculty or last year Miss
Edna Jennings has been elected as teacher
of elocution and physical culture for girls
X f. Wallace, formerly instructor in West
Baden gymnasium. has been secured as in
structor and general manager of athletics
for men, Y. NJ. C. A. work will be under
the special management Of Horace Graves,
of Columbus. Ind.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Mrs. Betsy Elisabeth Lawrence. Aged
Ninety-Nine Years.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 9.-At the age of
ninety-nine years, Mrs. Betsy Elizabeth
Lawrence died this morning at the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. Ellen Gabriel, in this
city. The deceased was one of the Oldest
women in eastern Indiana and was able TO
relate many interesting experiences of her
early life in what was then a wilderness.
At the. time of her death she was possessed
of all of her faculties, and few hours be-
fore the end predicted that she was soon to
pass away. Longevity characterized the
family from which she descended. Her
father, John Swinger, died at the age of
100 years, and she now has a daughter.
Mrs. Margaret McCusker, who is seventy
two years of age. Four sons, three daugh-
tiers, thirty-six grandchildren and thirty
three great-grandchidren survive.
Some time ago Mrs. Lawrence became
possessed of her second sight and hearing.
These she retained for some time, being
able to thread needle without the aid of
spectacles and to hear distinctly any ordi-
nary conversation. The funeral will be
held Thursday.
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Freetown Postomce Robbed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 9-Burglars en-
tered the postoffice at Freetown, ten miles
west of here, last night. blew the safe
open with nitroglycerin and took all stamps
on hand. two registered packages and some
money. They overlooked an envelope con-
tanning $237, which Postmaster Lucas had
hidden away in the safe. The total loss to
the postoffice Is probably $500 The safe is
a wreck and the building was badly dam
aged. The burglars got away with their
booty so quietly that the people of the vii
lage knew nothing of what had happened
until after daylight this morning.
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Love at Old Age.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 9.-John Aldrich, of
Miami county, and Mrs. Rebecca Linard, of
Plano, ILL.,, were married here to-day by
Justice Moreland. The groom Is seventy
six years old, the bride sixty-six. The aged
couple met only five days ago, the bride
being visitor at the home of Samuel
Splitter here. 1t was a case of love at sight.
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Regular Soldier Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Sept. edward Smith
of Capt. Crawford's company, stationed at
Fort Sheridan. ILL.,, was found lying along
side the B. & o. track near Welsboro this
morning, suffering from injuries received
by falling under the wheels of a train. He
was brought to the Holy Family Hospital
this city, where IL was found necessary to
amputate the left arm. Smith is believed to
be suffering from internal injuries making
his recovery doubtful. His father John
Smith. lives in Philadelphia. Smith was on
a furlough
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New Gas Well.
|, INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept 9.-After several
failures in the past six weeks drilling a
good gas well was opened six miles south
of this city by the Logansport Company.
The we'll flows about 100000 feet daily,
and is an old-fashioned gusher. More
wells will be sunk in the same locality.
The new big we'll Is on the Z. NJ. Moore
farm.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN. Ind. Sept 9.-Mayor Alderman
has vetoed the franchise granted to the
Hawks Electric Company a week ago
by the Council to operate electric light.
heat and power plant In Goshen for fifty
years. giving the city an option of purchase
at the end of twenty years. The vetoe
was on the ground that both terms were
too long. The Council now agrees to grant
a substitute franchise for twenty-five years,
with privilege to purchase in fifteen, If the
Hawks Company will accept other pro-
visions. Many citizens object to granting
any franchise that places this rival plant
on a plane with the city's incandescent
plant.
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Traction Franchise Granted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Sept. 81. p. Nc
Geath was last night given a thirty-five-
year franchise for an interurban line into
this city. the line coming from Hartford
City here. Alexandria to be a terminal.
The company is to put up 5000 bond that
II will have the line completed by or be-
fore July l, 1903. The route is on Wash
ington street, and as the Union Traction
Company, which is already operating the
biggest system in Indiana, wants Washing
ton street, difficulty is expected in adjust
ing the matter.
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Two Pastors Resign.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KONOMO, Ind, Sept. 9.-Rev.. w. A.
Hutchinson, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church here, has resigned The announce
ment was also made that Rev. Hutchinson
would be married this month to Miss
Elizabeth Jackson, sister of Rev. ]. H.
Jackson. Rev. Hutchinson will accept a
call from California charge
Rev. Knight, pastor of the Friends
Church at Russiaville, has resigned on ac-
count of poor health.
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of an attempt at suicide last night. De-
spondent over a love affair. he fired bullet
into his breast after taps. and when his
comrades came running to his cot they
found him writhing in pain. For some
time he has been making visits to widow
in this city. When he called upon her
yesterday he found another man at her
home. Talhelm served in the Sixty-ninth
Infantry. The dying man has relatives at
Richmond.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 9.-As the result of
an order from the Council that no children
should be admitted to the public schools
next Monday without presenting a certifi-
cate from a physician that they had been
successfully vaccinated about 5000 children
are going around with sore arms This rule
applies to teachers as we'll as pupils.
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Strange Animal Killed.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
kOKOMO. Ind. Sept. 9.-For several
weeks farmers in various parts of the coun-
ty have been missing pigs, chickens, sheep
and calves and it was laid to thieves. Last
night Charles Smeltzer, of near Greentown,
heard a commotion among his stock and
found strange animal carrying off pig.
He shot and killed the animal. No one is
able to classify it, as nothing like 1t was
ever seen. 1t is about four feet long, very
slender body and short legs. The claws
are long, the eyes red and tail fat.
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HEAD IN A HOLLOW TREE.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. 9.-There was a
remarkable performance recently on the
farm of William Grove. near this city. A
large steer. while grazing. got its head
fastened In a hole in a hollow tree. and ow-
ing TO the spreading horns. could not ex-
tricate itself. Whsa found the animal was
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Sept. 9.-The Rev.
Morton Hobson, pastor of a United Breth-
rem church in this county is one of five
brothers, all Of whom are ministers in this
denomination. The others are Jonathan F.
Hobson, Washington, Ind; William Hob
son, Eckerty, Ind; Samuel Hobson. Pal
myra, Ind, and Abraham L. Hobson, of
Alfordyille, Ind
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Washington Star.

You, boyi" exclaimed the colored wom-
an. what is you gwineter do wifi dat water
milion?'
The urchin looked surprised for a mo-
ment then grieved and then scornfll
Placing his burden of sweetness on the
curbstone he replied
''I's gwine to git a can o vahnish an YAH
nish IL: den is gwineter git a yahd o. red
ribbon an tie aroun' IL an hang ii TO de
chandelier in de pahlor fob a Ornament
SOS We kin look at II an enjoy oursefs
while ives eatin' hahd-tack."
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TOWN PILLAGED.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Sept. 9.-Thieves
pillaged the town of Hanna, east of here.
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, last evening.
and secured considerable booty from a
number of places. They entered the rail-
way station and blew open the safe, Sc
curing nothing of value. They then
entered blacksmith shop and stole some
tools. At one saloon they smashed a slot
machine and got $40 in nickels At an
other they secured 500 and a lot of cigars.
They also broke into a grocery and secured
$50. Citizens put bloodhounds on their
track, but got no trace of them.
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DEAN R. |. KELLEY CHOSEN
WILL ACT AS PRESIDENT OF EARL
HAM WHILE MIR. MILLS RESTS.
Franklin College Preparing for the
GrfdirOn-Fraternitf Organize
Opening of MoOre's Hill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 9.-At a meeting
held to-day at Earlham College of the exc
cutive committee and the committee on
officers of the board of trustees
Dean R. L. Kelley was appointed act
ing president. This action was made neces-
sary by the illness of President ]. j. Mills,
and the near approach of the opening of the
fall term, which begins on Sept. Is. Acting
President Kelley has already entered upon
his duties and will give personal direction
to all the college departments.
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Tomatoes Advanced 80 Cents.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 9.-After having
been forced to close down on account of a
scarcity Of tomatoes, the canning factories
here started up full blast this morning, and
with the rains of the past few days the
Gamers believe there will be a sufficient
supply to keep them busy the rest Of the
season. The price has advanced to IS a ton
this being so cents above the price at which
the fruit was contracted for last spring
The continued dry weather has played
vicinity.
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Great Northern Indiana Fair.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Sept. 9.-The Great
Northern Indiana fair, which will be held
at Steeles Park, east of this city, Sept.
2S-2S, promises to be the most successful
ever held in this county. The grounds
are surpassed by few in the State, and
new buildings are being put up for the
coming fair. The government will have
q number of exhibits.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-John P. Hop
kins, chairman OF the Democratic State
central committee, ]. L. Pickering, H. c.
Bell and George w. Dudleston, candidates
for clerk of Supreme Court, Congress and
state treasurer met the Vermillion county
Democratic central committee this after
noon and completed plans for the local
organization.
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MELONS INJURED BY INSECTS.
Crop I'm Wayne County Damaged Mt
Least 25 Per Cent.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Sept. 9.-The garden
ers are much worried over the devastation
made by the lice and bugs on melon vines
this summer. Cucumber vines are nearly
all lead and the greater part of the musk
melon and nutmeg vines are literally COW
cred with the insects, and the crop of
these kinds of melons will be cut short AT
least Is per cent The loss is the largest
in many years from this cause The
melons are not ripening as they should
and frost will catch them
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Special to the indianapolis Journal,
NOBLESvILI.E, Ind. Sept. 9.-The City
Council last night passed an amendment
to the gas ordinance. allowing the home
company to charge 25 cents per thousand
for gas beginning Oct. l. 1903 This was
done q year in advance In order that the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
WOMAN MURDERER.
Daisy Carlton, Twenty, Shoots Mrs
Joseph Leslie, Twenty-Eight.

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,. Sept. 9.-Mrs. Jo-
seph Leslie. Jealous of Daisy Carlton,
waitress, to whom Mrs. Leslie fancied her
husband, cook at a local restaurant, was
too attentive. was shot and instantly killed
tonight by the Carlton girl Mrs. Leslie
met the girl on the street and attacked her
with a buggy whip. The girl was armed.
and, firing one shot from her pistol. sew
cred Mrs. Leslie's jugular vein. She then
went to police headquarters and gave her
self up. She refuses to talk about the case.
Mrs. Leslie was twenty-eight years old.
Daisy Carlton is twenty years of age.
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She Was the Party.
PHILADELPHIA Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Chumpley-Hello. You must be making
money.
Stuckuppe-Sir?
Chumpiey-My friend Kidder told me you
had quite large party out at your house
on Saturday for dinner.
Stuckuppe Qcily)-My fancee Miss
Plumpley, did US the. honor TO dine with
us that day
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Accident to OIL Operator.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Sept. "a. NJ. Spur, a
Marion oil operator, was seriously injured
while watching the work oil we'll
near Van Buren, last night. A large piece
of iron dropped from the top of the der
rick and struck him. His right arm was
broken. his body badly bruised and two
ribs were broken
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Fancy Hitchrack to BE Built.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. Sept. 9.-The ques-
ton Of the removal of the hitchrack from
the public square has at last been settled
by the County Council appropriating S,10O
to remodel the same. The hitchrack will
well. as useful. The Council appropriated
$1,000 to remodel the outside Of the court
house. The brick is to be covered with
cement, penciled and given the appearance
of brown stone building.
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STORM In ADAMS COUNTY.
Fruit Blown from Trees and Corn
FIattened.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Sept "a storm passed
over this city and Adams county last night
which did a gread amount of damage. The
fruit on the trees was blown off and the
standing corn fiattened. number of
buildings were blown down and limbs OF
trees torn off. A heavy rain accompanied
the high wind. The loss of property and
crops will reach into the thousands of
dollars. No one was injured.
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Home from the Philippines.
e INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. 9.-Lieut. Robert
Calvert. of the regular army. is home on
furlough. He was seriously wounded near
Panay, but did not inform the home folks
Lieutenant Calvert, who is a West Pointer,
says that conditions are gradually adjust
ing themselves in the Philippines and that
the natives are apt pupils and take readily
to American ideas.