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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
LiUeN MezvS Ab0M Men Who
Garry Grip and Sample Case

Post added about twenty-five new
members to her roll last week.
+ +
Charles Albrecht. of the Indianapolis
Cabinet Company. will go to Chicago to
spend two weeks.
Will Yingling has again gone with w. J.
Holiday and will start out next month
over the old territory.
VIII switz, of the Strauss Millinery Com
pany mas changed his territory. He will
travel over southern Illinois next year.
+ + +
P. B. Trone will look after the interests
of Charles d. Pierson, the cigar man, of
this city. in western Indiana again next
year.
Eli A Hirshield, the Indiana representa-
tive of the Whitehead-Hoag Company Of
Newark, N. j.. is a high officer in the
Order of Equity.
Great credit is due Harry Hunter, of VIII
liam B. Burford & Co., for the care and
energy he exercises in managing the club
house of Post b. on West Maryland
street.
During the holiday season most Of the
travelling men are at home getting &C
quainted with their families. On Jan. 10
they will all be out again on the same "old
grind"
Ed Pickens; the popular custodian of Post
BIS clubhouse, is kept very busy during
the holiday season, yet with all his arduous
duties he still wears 1.-THE smile that won {
come off,
will San ACh
Company, of Cincinnati, never loses
pound of his avoirdupois nor a chance to
lowtraveler.
James G.. Thomas, of Post r (Muncie),
a grocery salesman travelling out Of that
enterprising little city, recently occupied
the pulpit of Rev. DR.. Oxtoby and con-
Quoted the Sunday morning services
+ +
Walter B. Lindley, of the Detroit white
lead works, who has been visiting his home
in this city during the holidays. will leave
for Detroit this week. He will look after
his jobbing as well as the retail trade in
Indiana next year.
z. w. Donham, of Cincinnati, national
president of the T. p A, has started on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
PREPARING EXHIBIT
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
Faculty and Students of Indiana
Normal Make Ready for the
Big Exposition.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

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TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. H.-Members
of the faculty of the Indiana Normal have
begun preparing the exhibit of the school
for the st. Louis worlds fair. Professor
Wisely, head of the department of English
literature, had a stenographer attend a
class recitation and take all that was said
by students and instructor. In the COM
position classes written work will be used
20 show a students progress through the
work of a term. Professor Schlicher will
gave some Latin and German translations
and examination manuscripts.
Most of the members of the faculty will
attend the State teachers convention in
Indianapolis this week, as will also many
OF the students who have taught in the
schools of the State.
The board Of trustees has decided to give
Architect Alexander, of Lafayette, charge
OF the work of erecting the training school
building. He is to submit the details of
his plan. which was accepted a week ago,
tomorrow. 1t will be month before bids
for the contract will be asked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
COUNTY OWES HUFFMAN
BALANCE FOR SERVICES
Judge Vaughn Decides that Elk
Sheriff Owes County Nothing,
but Has $500 Coming.
pecial TO the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
BLUFFTON, Ind, Dec. N.-In the suit
brought by the Wells County Commission
ers to recover from ex-Sheriff George w.
Huffman IS. 119 in fees and perquistes re-
ceived by him during his term of office
and not turned over to the county, as
shown by the experts who examined the
county books three years ago, Judge
Vaughn has given a decision in favor of
Huffman, in which it is held that he owes
the county nothing and the county is not
entitled to recover anything.
Judge Vaughn criticises the experts in
one part of his decision. OF the total in
dispute $500 was per diem of 81 for at
tending court. The court also held that
Huffman was entitled to 1866 charged for
receiving and discharging prisoners and
also to 81, 740 for boarding prisoners and
1916 for removing insane persons to the
asylums. The court held that he en-
titled to 81 per diem for attending either
Circuit Commissioners Court and his
final finding that the county really
now owes Huffman $500, instead of Huff
man owing the county. The decision was in
line with one recently given by the Su-
preme Court concerning county clerks.
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a Southern tour in the interests of the asso-
citation. He was recently the guest OF
honor at brilliant reception in Lima. o.
Stirring speeches were made expressive OF
the high hopes which those present had
for the welfare of the local post and the
L. 2. A. in general.
Charles Ross. of the Indianapolis Fancy
Grocery Company, is largely interested in
the Greene county coal lands He is one OF
the directors of a company that viii tun-
mel mine in that territory early in the
new year.
The members Of Post will be glad to
learn that Armin c. Koehne. the present
county treasurer, is slowly but surely re-
gaining his health. Mr.. Koehne was on the
road for many years and is still proud OF
his membership in Post B.
Each member of Post Indianapolis)
has promised TO bring I'm one new applica-
ton for membership before the meeting OF
the national 7. =. A. delegates in conven-
ton next June. IL the promises are ad-
hered TO Post b will be the largest post in
the country.
The clubhouse has been very lively during
the holidays as many Of the members spend
the greater part of their vacation there
They do not get much time TO be at the
club and they are always glad when their
vacations come around 80 that they can
meet one another and exchange N+c-fpy
The members CT Post b are getting ev-
erything in readiness for their annual ball,
which will be given at the German House
in the near future. Elaborate prepara-
tions are being made for the ball and the
outward indications point to the fact that
it will eclipse all former affairs of the kind
This month will close the most prosper-
Gus year the T. p. A. has ever known since
its organization. The reports Of the differ
ent posts throughout the country show that
since the LIST of January the membership
has increased rapidly. The treasury re-
ports show much larger balance on hand
than at the beginning Of the year.
Indiana's activity in forging to the front
is due to the untiring activity of State
President Shuttleworth and State Score
tary Chambers Of the T. p. A. They are
ably assisted in their work by good corps
of lieutenants. The Indiana division is
making great efforts to surpass Missouri
In membership. At present Missouri Is the
larger by two hundred and fifty members
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
CRAWLS FOR SHELTER TO A
SHED, FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
Charles Fisher Victim of I'm
known Accident-Frozen from
Exposure.

Lying face downwards in an old shed in
the outskirts of the city Charles Fisher. n
rambler, was found yesterday evening by
Bicyclemen Duncan and Wilson. and, be-
lieving the man to be drunk, the policemen
hauled him to the police station in the pa
troll wagon.
He was unconscious, and when the police
carried him into the lighted cellroom they
noticed that instead of being drunk Fisher
was unconscious from some other cause.
DIR. Sheek, OF the City Dispensary, was
called and an examination showed that the
mans right arm was broken and both OF his
feet were frozen. He was taken to the City
Hospital in the Dispensary ambulance. 1t
is supposed that he slipped and fell. break
ing his arm, Christmas night, and sought
shelter under the shed where he was found,
but at an early hour this morning he had
not regained consciousness and the details
OF the accident could not be learned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
LABOR UNIONS INCREASE
Best Gains Were Made in Building
and Transport Trades.

ALBANY. n. Y. Dec 27.-Despite the
fact that there has been alleged concen-
trated effort to discourage trade unionism.
the New York State Department of Labor,
In It's bulletin issued tonight for the quar-
ter ending Oct 1, reports a great increase
in membership and unions established. The
bulletin says:
"At the end of September the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics registered 1851 trades
unions in this State, this being an increase
of rs over the number six months previous
The total membership was 395. 1856. an in
crease OF IS ga. New York city gained "a
361, or 1.3 per cent. in membership. The
principal increases were in the building and
transport trades. while the clothing trade
lost 4,O65 members.
The volume OF immigration at the port of
New York continues to swell beyond the
record-breaktng figures of last year. In
July, August and September lbs. 500 steerage
passengers landed in New York, as against
los 800 I'm the same months of 1902
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
TWO FEDERAL DISTRICT
COURTS HAVE CLASSIFIED
Both Claim Jurisdiction Over Re
ownership for the Mackie Steel
Tube Works, of Hammond.
CLAIMS OF CREDITORS

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HAMMOND. Ind. Dec. 1.-TWO federal
district courts have FLASHED in trying to
obtain jurisdiction over the receivership
proceeding Of the Mackie steel tube works
OF this city. which went into bankruptcy in
this city last November. The United States
District Court at Chicago has already ap-
pointed the State Bank of that place as
receiver and Judge Kohlsaat has ac-
guessed in Referee Eastman's procedure
in assuming charge over the company's
chattels.
Creditors have also asked Judge Ander-
son. in the Indianapolis Federal Court, to
name a receiver and Referee Bowers will
hear the creditors in this city on Dec. 30
Most OF the creditors live in this city and
claim that the Indiana court mas. by right
OF residence. jurisdiction over the pro-
cedure. while the Illinois court claims
precedence by right OF domicile. The Off
ces OF the company are in Chicago, while
fits mandatory is in this city.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN SUNDAYS PAPER
Brief Notes of the Principal Events
Chronicled in the Journal of
Sunday, Dec. p.

The Russian Imperial Academy of Arts
has decided TO exhibit at the st. Louis fair.
Union City mans throat was cut by
running against a clotheslne. His recov-
cry is doubtful.
The Manufacturers Window Glass Com
pany was incorporated with 100000 CAPT.
tai in New Jersey
Feudists are again making trouble at
Jackson, KY, and fatal outbreak is ex-
pected at any time
A mob at Pineapple, Ala, lynched and
burned a young negro for the murder OF
Arthur Stuart, white.
Evidence i'm the trial OF ten high school
boys at Button, for alleged haZing shows
that the victims were not seriously hurt.
Elmer Burkett, Portland soldier in the
Philippines, is a victim of leyrosy. and has
been sent to the leper colony at Molokai.
William ]. Bryan was entertained by
Ambassador Tower at Berlin. but Kaiser
Wilhelm was too busy 10 see the Nebras-
kan.
A missing heir of George NJ. Swygert OF
I.aporte has been found at Denver. COL
in the person of Lucille NJ. Swygert his
granddaughter.
There was some evidence of intention TO
lynch Howard Pate at Jasper. for the muir
der of John Hodges, but the excitement
died out ate Saturday night
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POOR SPELLING CAUSE OF
HUMOROUS SITUATION
Farmers Endeavoring to Sell Their
Dairy Products at a Garbage
Reduction Plant.
PAINTER CAUSED IT ALL

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. H-Early in
the year the city garbage crematory burned
down and new one has just been COM
pIeted. Under direction of the Board of
Public Works the contract for painting and
putting up the sign TO show the public
the buildings purpose was let to local
painting firm.
The work has been finished some weeks.
but being out of the way of travel, it has
just been discovered by those in authority
with enough photography TO appreciate the
fact that the word "crematory' has been
spelled 'creamatory,' and now all the farm
ers from that direction stop to offer dairy
products for sale. The mistake will be
corrected when the weather will permit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
YOUTHFUL DESPERATE
is TAKEN TO MARION
Jesse Bodkins, Who Has Fought
Officers of Indiana and Ohio
Towns, Is Under Arrest.
NO CHANCE TO SHOOT
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind, Dec 27.-Jesse Bodkins,
youthful but daring desperate, with rec
ord Of Undertaking and imprisonment COW
ering several years and dating back to his
early boyhood, was arrested to-day by the
Marion police. He has been wanted in
Marion since last March.
Previous to that time he was hunted as a
horse thief by Kokomo authorities, and a
shooting affray accompanied chase of
Bodkins and a comrade through the towns
of Sims and Swayzee. Jesse Bodkins was
shot by Capt. Fred p. Pennock. He went
from here to Lima, o., where the police had
another running fight with the young out
law, firing at him and facing his fire
He has been in many States since that
time, and reached his home here three days
ago. He was taken at New Holland. Wa
bash county. He was covered" with the
revolvers of three officers, and after a
short parley surrendered his arms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
PIPES BURST AND WATER
BUSHES OUT OF WINDOWS
North Pennsylvania-Street Resi-
dence Flooded While Family
Is Away-Big Loss. =

Water pipes are bursting as a result OF the
present cold snap and several houses where
families are away for the holidays have ex-
perienced heavy wettings as a consequences
The residence at No. 922 North Pennsyl-
vania street overfowed last night and the
police when they went to the house found
the water running out of the windows. They
finally had the water turned of and the
flood subsided. Another house on North
Capitol avenue passed through the same
kind OF an ordeal earlier I'm the day. and the
water though not quite so high as on Penn
sylyania street, did fully as much damage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
EVENING GALL NAY BE
BOUGHT BY OMAHA MAN
]. G. Kelly Negotiating with Own
ers for Purchase of Plant of
Lafayette Paper.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Dec. 27.-J. G. Kelly
of Omaha, Neb., arrived in the city last
night to carry on negotiations looking
to the purchasing of the Lafayette Even
ing Call now owned by John F. Judy and
f. r. and o. T. Letcher. The Call has
been in the market for some months and
rumor had it that 1t was to come under
the management of the McCulloch inter-
ests on Jan. 1, and become the Lafayette
Star. This Is denied by the Calls present
owners. 1t is very likely, though, that the
paper will change hands. Mr.. Kelly is the
publisher of a stock journal at Omaha
and is said TO be very wealthy.
The Home Journal, a weekly published
by the Call managers, probably will be
retained by them. The Home Journal was
yesterday proclaimed a Democratic organ,
having ''flopped" from the Republican side.
1t is still being published at the Call office,
but in the future its editorial policy will
be dictated by leading Democrats at the
head of whom is Hon. +. r.. d. Mckinley.
former mayor of Lafayette.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
ORGAN IS ARRIVING.
New Instrument for Eliza Fowler
Memorial Hall, Purdue.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Dec 27.-Portions Of
the new organ for Eliza Fowler Memorial
Hall at Purdue are beginning to arrive and
in few weeks 1t is believed the instru-
ment will be In position. This organ is
the gift OF James NJ Fowler. president of
the National Fowler Bank in this city and
will cost about $500. 1t is to be one of
the finest organs in the West The donor
Is the son of Mrs. Fowler, who gave So
600 for the memorial hall. which now bears
her name
The splendid structure is complete ex-
cept for the installation of the organ, for
which q niche has been provided. 1t Is
the intention to form a choir at Purdue
when the new organ is in place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
Marines at N New Point.

COLON, Dec. 27.-The marines from the
converted cruiser Prairie, who have been
stationed at Ravira, have gone thence to
Panama. and are now located at Ras
Obispo, station on the Panama Railroad
occupying the houses of the canal COM
pany.
The election OF delegates to the constitu-
tional convention took place to-day
The United States gunboat Castine has
arrived here.
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10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 27-At a meet
ing Of the directors of the Lafayette Rae
ing Association last night after a pro-
longed discussion 1t decided to hold
no regular race meet here during 1904 The
disastrous financial results attending the
meet of 1903 discouraged the association
TO some extent and the secretary will laoti-
fy the gas belt circuit management that
no meet will be held here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
OPPOSE ADVANCED RATE.
Farmers Threaten to Take Out
Phones if Increase Is Made.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE, Ind, Dec. H.-Quite breeze
ton of the telephone company to raise
rates on residence phones 80 Is per cent a
month from Jan. 1.
The subscribers in Danville have taken
er subscribers held mass meeting and
adopted resolutions pledging themselves to
have their phones removed If the company
insisted on the increase, and in case the
phones we're removed TO organize a new
company and establish a plant of their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
SHARPENED THE RATCHET
TO USE ON SALOON KEEPER
Mrs. Steidl Wanted to Kill Pub
hcan Joe Swan Because He Had
Kept Her from Husband.
MAYOR REVOKED LICENSE
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PARIS, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-The license of Swan
& Wyatt. proprietors of North Main street
saloon, was revoked last night because the
saloon men persisted in selling liquor to
Joseph Steidl. local pork packer, notwith-
standing the protests of his wife. The street
scene Saturday morning, in which Chief of
Police Step had desperate struggle TO
take from Mrs. Steidl a Ratchet with which
the irate woman had vowed she would kill
Joe Swan. was the immediate cause of the
mayors action.
Mrs. Steid sharpened the Ratchet and said
she would kill Swan because he had put his
foot against the door of the saloon when
she was trying TO get her husband TO go
home one morning during the week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
,SHOWMAN TO BE BANKER.
Ben Wallace at Head of Wabash
Valley Trust Co.. of Peru:

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WABASH Ind, Dec. 27.-Ben Wallace, a
circus proprietor, who is well known the
country over, is TO go into the banking busi-
ness in his home town. Peru. Mr.. Wallace
who is reputed millionaire. is at the head
of the Wabash Trust Company, just organ
tied at Peru, with a capital of 500. 600 He
Is TO be president of the institution. but
this will not interfere with his management
of the circus
The other directors are Charles Cory,
Charles II. BrOwnell, j. o. Cole, Charles A
Cole, w. Fl. Zimmerman. Louis Fulwiler
and Frank K. Fowler Fowler is to be the
cashier. The concern will open in Febru-
AIRY.
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INDIANA NOTES.

RUSHVILLE.-JasperD d. Case. wealthy
lumberman of this city, gave new clothing
TO fifty poor boys and fifty girls on Christ
mas day. The cost will run well up into
the hundreds of dollars.
TERRE HAUTE.-John 2. Baird Post,
c.. a. r., and the women's relief corps of
the post have sent TO the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home at Knightstown a
banner as a Christmas present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
BERNARD SHOUP INJURED
Thrown Under Wagon Wheels by
Street-Car Collision.
indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 27.-Bernard
Shoup, of West Lafayette. was seriously
injured last night in a collision between
a street car and wagon. in which he was
seated.
The accident occurred on the Main-street
levee. Shoup was driving a heavy coal
wagon across the street-railway tracks
when car crashed into the vehicle and
threw the driver under the horses feet
The heavy wagon passed over Shoup's
body, breaking arm and injuring him
internally. Slippery rails made it impos-
sible Tor the motorman to stop the car.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
ATTORNEY DELACOUR
BRINGS BACK PROOFS
Says He Is Prepared to Prove He
Was Regularly Admitted to the
Bar in Michigan.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

BLUFFTON, Ind, Dee. N.-Charles
Delacour, the attorney for Murderer J. W.
Terrell. against whom dsbarment proceed
ings were filed last Monday by Judge
Vaughn, has returned from Michigan, after
an absence of five days. and says that he
will appear in court Monday ready to show
to the judge all the proofs necessary to
substantiate his claims of being a gradu-
ate of Michigan University. and that he
formerly practiced law in Michigan.
The Judge alleged that he secured admis-
sion to the Wells county bar by false rep
reservations.
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other Neurology.
the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, Ill, Dec. 27-Mrs. Esther Balls
ley, aged eighty-four, widow of Hiram
Balsley. is dead at her home in Marshall.
She was the mother of eight sons and one
daughter and had been a resident of Mar
shall since 1853
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 27.-Michael
Weber, aged sixty-four, a former county
commissioner, died here to-day after
short sickness. He one of the best
known Democrats in the county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
HUGH BOWMAN, PIONEER
ODD FELLOW, DEAD
Son of a Revolutionary Soldier
and Member of Odd Fellows for
81 Years Reached Old Age.
special to the indianapolis journal.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Dec. H.-Hugh Bowman,
a pioneer of Odd Fellowship in the United
States, and aged ninety years is just dead
al his home, in Fulton county.
He was the son of a soldier of the revo-
lutionary war, settled in Fulton county
sixty-four years ago, and had lived there
ever since. He had been a member of the
Odd Fellows for the same length of time.
He was the oldest Odd Fellow in Indiana
and probably in the country. He was a
devout Methodist and strong temperance
man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
LYING At POINT OF DEATH
Physicians Have Little Hope for
Prof. Goodwin'S Recovery.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indians polls Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE.I Ind. Dec. 27.-Prof
A. c. Goodwin. superintendent of the city
schools, Is lying at the poi-t OF death at
his home here. Prof. Goodwin has been i'll
with heart trouble for several months and
two weeks ago contracted pneumonia 1t Is
believed that he cannot recover. although
his physicians gave out that he was slight
ly improved to-day. Prof Goodwin is
well known among the educators of the
State, and for q number OF years con-
Quoted a girls seminary at Greensboro
Ky. He has a wife and two daughters
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Funeral of VI. BIumenthaI.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. N.-The funeral of
NJ Blumenthal. for many years one of the
leading merchants of Marion. took place
here to-day, interment being in the He
brew cemetery. Mr.. Blumenthal had been
in active bushes for forty years and was
known throughout this part of Indiana.
He leaves an estate of SIPS. 900. The funeral
service was conducted by Rabbi Cohen,
OF Fort Wayne. Many Wabash friends
followed the body TO the grave.