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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
Throughout Indlana Cona BY Journal Correspondents
WATER FAMINE IS At
HAND IN BLOOMINGTON
Leak in the Reservoir Leaves the
City with Scant Three Days
Supply--Big Repair Job.
CISTERNS FOUND EMPTY

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 10.-This city
is threatened with water famine. Unless
rain comes within three days the suffering
from want of water will be great.
The unusual situation is caused by the
fact that the water works reservoir or
lake" has sprung a big leak and has at
this time not more than two feet of water in
Ii. The freezing over Of what water remains
has complicated the situation. Superin-
tendent Helfrich says that the water now
on hand will not last longer than Monday.
when the plant will be closed, so far as
pumping Is concerned. The electric light
and heating plant will be taken care of
by piping water to it from other sources.
Fire Chief Beatty expected to arrange for
the use of cisterns, but these, on investiga-
ton, were found to be empty. Although
these cisters were filled to-day, in case of a
large fire the situation would assume Sc
rious proportions. Large consumers must
arrange to get water elsewhere. The uni
versity is heated by steam, and water Will
be held for its use, so that work may be
continued, although at great inconvenience.
1t may be two months before there Will
be water enough to supply the demand.
Meanwhile the leaks in the reservoir are TO
be repaired and the bottom viii be con-
creted making impossible q repetition OF
the present difficulty.
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TRAVELLING SCHOOL OF
C0URTSH|P FOR GIRLS
Mrs. Julia E. Works Unique
Scheme for Providing Orphans
with Husbands.

LAPORTE, Ind, Dec. 10.-A travelling
school of courtship by means of which or
phan girls, reared to womanhood in the
institution which she conducts in Plymouth.
may be provided with husbands, is the
novel scheme which Mrs. Julia E. Work
will put into execution next summer Mrs
Work has already got the details of her
new home-making system planned. She is
confident of it's success.
For number of years Mrs. Work has
conducted refuge for parentless boys and
girls. The problem of providing for the
boys when they reached an age when they
could fend for themselves offered no diff
culties of solution. But the problem of in
surfing the future of the grown-up girls was
one which Mrs. Work always found beset
with the greatest difficulty. She has now
under her care more than a score of girls
who have reached a manageable age, and
1t is to provide for these that she has struck
upon the travelling school of courtship
scheme.
Out in the most sparsely populated Sec
tons of the far West, where women are at
a premium and man in his isolation yearns
for a helpmeet and comforter, is where. she
says. she will first open her novel school.
Thither in the spring, when the poets say
the heart is most prone to subjugation she
will make a pilgrimage with her flock of
marriageable girls. When a sutton appears
and makes his choice his worIhiness Will be
put to the strongest tests. Should he come
up to all Mrs. Works requirements she
will buy the license and pay the preacher,
give the new bride a little dot and her
blessing and transport her school to the
scene OF other conQuests
The girls whom Mrs. Work will take with
her into the West, she is determined will
be in every respect efficient home-makers.
The kitchen and the laundry were their
school. And, Mrs. Work says, the men
who get them viii be lucky beyond their
vainest dreams.
This country Is in need of wives who
know the difference between biscuits and
Battenberg." declared Mrs. Work TOO
many of our modern young women lack
the knowledge Of practical housekeeping,
and / am going to see that none of my
girls get married without knowing all that
a modern housewife should.
II am looking forward with the greatest
interest TO conducting my travelling school
OF courtship. l am sure IL will be a sue
cess Good wives are a crying need where
i am going. and my object Is to supply the
demand so far as lies in my power"
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DEGREE OF Il. D. is
AWARDED TO BEvER|DGE
De PAW Honors the Senator by
Vote of the Trustees--Carne-
gle Asked for Library.
special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec 10.-The trus-
tees of De Pauw University met yesterday
afternoon, after the conclusion of the in
augural exercises, and transacted several
items of business. One of these was the
comforting of the degree of LII. d. on Sen
ator Beverage, who was initiated into the
Phi Beta Kappa society the afternoon of
the preceding day. DIR. James Wade Emil
son, of Vincennes, a new member of the
board of trustees, elected by the alumni,
and James Franklin Simison, of Romney.
who was elected trustee by the Northwest
Indiana Conference, were qualified and en-
tered on their duties. The board passed a
resolution asking DR.. Hughes to preach at
least once a month in Greencastle. The
members of the board were enthusiastic
over the condition of the university.
Field Agent Line, of De PAW Univer-
drew Carnegie formal application for a
liabrary for De Paw. He tried to see Mr..
Carnegie personally, but that financier is
not at home to business men, and the ap-
plication had to go in through the secre-
tary. No amount was asked for, but the
needs of the university in the way of a
library were set out in a concise manner,
without resort to any kind of emotional APP
peal, and there are some chances that the
needed building will be provided as a result
of the effort. De Pauw's library is on the
third floor of building, and is hard to
reach, especially for the women. as the
stairs are steep. If the building is secured
there is a strong probability that there
will be gift TO IL of a private collection of
books numbering over five thousand, in adj
dition to the very large number already
contained in the university's collection.
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BIG -FOUR PLANS NEW
Span At TERRE HAUTE
Old Single Track Bridge Over the
Wabash Incapable of Caring
for the Growing Traffic.
TO BE FINISHED BY MAY
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 9.-The old
bridge over the Wabash, of the Big Four
Railroad, is to have a mate. One hundred
and twenty-five carloads of material for
the new one have been assembled, and the
work of construction is to begin as soon
the builders are through with the White
river bridge at Indianapolis. The intention
is to have the new bridge here completed
by the time st. Louis worlds fair travel
sets in. The need of double-track over
the river has been felt for several years,
and as the old bridge could not take the
extra track, the building of a second
bridge alongside the old one was found to
to meet the emergency. The old bridge has
had riotous experience, but ii Is hoped
that after 1t enters on welded life 1t will
behave itself. The suggestion Is made that
when the wedding occurs that the bridges
be appropriately christened with short and
familiar names that they may be easily
designated in conversation, railway orders
and newspaper reports.
AT first glance the job of completing the
new structure by next May or June looks
TO be impossible. but the officials say that
bridge builders will do the work quickly.
Most of the delay in bridge building is
caused by waiting for material. The diff
cult task will be the building of the piers.
The bridge site is in the northern part of
the city, the Terre Haute, or east
ern' terminus bridge alongside the water
works on a high bluff. On the west side
there is low land and long grade through
| ii TO the bluffs two miles away. This low
| land has been the source of continued
worry for the civil engineers. The Wabash,
according to the habit of western rivers
| flowing on alluvial SOIL has been washing
away the grade and swirling around the
west piers of the old bridge. One Of the
bad wrecks on the bridge was due to this
| cause. The second pier from the west end
gave way under a long freight train on
| Feb. e, 1900, and two spans went down. In
| rebuilding one cantilever span was thrown
across the distance of the two spans, to
| avoid placing another pier in the river
where the current forced around the grade
| embankment could also undermine It,
The Big Four management has decided
| that not only does the worlds fair business
| make necessary large improvements in
| Terre Haute but that the normal business
| here calls for new yards, double track and
other arrangements. Four train dispatch
ers have been brought here from Mattoon,
and it Is reported that the train dispatch
| ers' entire force will be located in Terre
| Haute. 1t is probable that the city will be
! made division point and that a superin-
| tendent or some other high Official will have
| offices here.
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Editor Anxiou. for Patronage.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 10.-Because he
failed to publish in the local Democratic
newspaper. The Democrat, the allowances
of the Board of County Commissioners at
the November term of the board County
Auditor III. II. Cheney was to-day served
with an alternative writ of mandamus COM
polling him to publish the figures in the
Democratic paper show cause why he
does not do Judge Vinton issued the
writ In the case of the State ex rel ]. Kirby
Risk one of the proprietors of The Demo-
crat The relator asked the court TO issue
a peremptory writ compelling the auditor
to publish the allowances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
LAKE CITIES RAILWAY
SOLD TO F. NJ, INGLER
indianapolis Attorney Represents
Syndicate of Creditors and Sc
curity Holders.
PRICE PAID IS $4,000

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Dec 1O.-Francis NJ IN
gIer. an Indianapolis attorney representing
the bondholders and creditors. was the pur-
chaser Of the property, franchises and con-
tracts OF the Lake Cities Electric Company.
which were sold at receivers sale at noon
to-day at the door Of the courthouse IN this
city by Noble c. Butler. of Indianapolis,
special master in chancery, under the order
OF Judge Anderson. of the Federal Court
Russell B.. Harrison. acting for Mr.. Ingler,
made the only bid. $4,000, and it was
knocked down. to him at that price
The sale was largely attended by persons
interested as creditors. bondholders. stock
holders, etc, their representatives.
The specified deposit of $500 was made,
and those interested In the proceedings
went TO Michigan City to close up the deal
and transfer possession.
The receivership has lasted about eight
years. During the past few months Mr..
Harrison has been buying UP standing
bonds, so the purchase OF the plant by the
bondholders actually means its transfer to
the traction company since organized at
Michigan City by Colonel Harrison, who
has associated with him Hugh MCGOWAN
and other Indianapolis traction men. Under
the receivership of Mr.. Boyd, and with the
consent of the Federal Court, he has made
many improvements in the tangible prop
erty Of the system and its operation, and
IL Is now a profitable investment. The plan
Is TO make II part OF an 1nterurDan syS-
tenn that will eventually connect Laporte,
Valparaiso, Hammond, Chicago, Michigan
City, South Bend and other cities in In
diana and adjoining States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
KEMPTON MAN KILLED
BY FALL FROM BRIDGE
His Body Seen from Passing Train
and Taken in Charge by Fort
Wayne Odd Fellows.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 1O.-As Penn
sylvania Fireman Charles Peters passed
over the st. Mary's river bridge on his en-
CINE at l o'clock to-day he espied the body
of man half covered with snow on the
ice twenty feet below. The police recov-
cred and identified it by papers B.. F.
West, of Kempton, Ind. He was an Odd
Fellow and members of the order took
charge of the body. Coroner Barnett found
his gold watch still running and a couple of
dollars on his person.
a post-mortem showed death due to con-
cussion of the brain, West evidently having
fallen on his head from the railroad bridge.
A hole in the right cheek led to suspicion
of bullet wound. but no projectile was
found West was an implement salesman
and had number of notes due from farm
ers Friends will arrive in the morning to
claim the body. He was about forty-eight
wears old
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
INDIANA STATE GRANGE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Aaron Jones, of South Bend, Re-
Elected Master, and Many of
His Suggestions Endorsed.
VISIT TO WINONA PARK
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW. Ind, Dec. 10.-At the State
Grange to-day the report of the committee
on cooperation was debated at length. but
final action was not taken on the report
submitted. Measures advocated by Master
Aaron Jones in his annual address were
discussed and the State organization de-
clared in favor of number of them, in
GLIDING: The establishment of postal saw
ings banks; the extension of free rural mail
delivery; the establishment of a parcels
post; the regulation and control by Con-
gress of all corporations; the extension of
the powers duties and authority of the
Interstate-commerce Commission; the en-
actment of antitrust laws; the election OK
United States senators by direct vote of
the people and the enactment of rigid pure
food laws The State Grange discussed the
proposed ship subsidy bill and the action
taken was in the shape of resolution ex-
pressing "unequivocal opposition" At its
closed session the Grange conferred the
sixth degree on class of seventy-nine.
The new officers of the Grange, elected
this afternoon, were indicted at a public
installation tonight, Aaron Jones, of South
Bend, reelected worthy master, acting as
ing were witnessed by several hundred per-
sons. The new officers are: Overseer, G..
w. Sawdon, Aurora: lecturer, Mrs. Ida
Fogle, Warsaw; steward, Arch Stinson,
Rochester; assistant steward. John Lys,.
kowinski, NIanesville; chaplain, Isaiah I'm
Ter, Talma treasurer, j. w. Holmes, Sey-
mour; secretary. Alvin Spray, Frankfort:
gatekeeper, j. E. Baer, Columbia City;
Ceres, Leone Savage, Wagner; Pomona,
Mrs. Ida Reber, Warsaw: Flora, Mrs. b. F.
Cummins Terre Haute; lady assistant stew
ard, Mrs. Anna Hays, Frankfort; member
executive committee, Charles B. Rigney,
Terre Haute.
This afternoon the officers, delegates and
visitors were guests of the Winona manage
ment, and were conveyed to the assembly
grounds, where the Mount memorial build
ing and the agricultural department of the
Winona school, now under roof. were in
Spected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
CHILD BADLY BURNED
Her Mother, Sick with Smallpox
Unable to Help Her
snecial tn the Indiananolis IournaI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 10.-While her
mother was sick with smallpox in an ad-
joining room. Ethel Lebo. the eight-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lebo,
living north of this city, overturned a can
Of kerosene oil on a red-hot stove. The
fluid exploded and the child's clothing was
set afire. She ran screaming to her moth
ers bedroom, and then dashed into the
yard. The Mortified mother arose from bed
and followed the child into the yard
Just then the father appeared, and with
difficulty the blaze In the childs clothing
was extinguished. The girl was terribly
burned, and is In a serious condition. The
mother, shocked by the awful sight, and
from her exposure in the wintry air, was
made more seriously sick. The child may
recover.
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Struck n Good Well.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, Dec. 1o-Mem-
bers of the National Coal and Oil Company,
composed of indianapolis capitalists, are
jubilant. With the price of the Hoosier
product boosted to 81. 80 per barrel the COM
pany struck a we'll on the Clarity lease that
Is pumping 300 barrels a day. 1t is one of
the best strikes that has been made in sew
eral months. All the tankage capacity has
been exhausted and the company is build
ing three more. The oil is coming in
solid stream from a two-inch pipe, and is
being pumped slowly. 1t Is believed that 1t
will be good for 500 barrels when it is made
possible to pump it's full capacity There
are four or five other wells on the place, and
this one is the most productive Of the lot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
NO DEARTH OF POLITICS.
Indiana University Students Or
ganize a Lincoln League.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 1O.-The Re-
publican party will not go begging among
the students at Indiana University this
year. This fact was attested last night,
when fully two hundred enthusiastic stu
dents met and organized Lincoln League.
Judge Hogate, of the law department. made
rousing campaign speech, which has
awakened much party interest among the
students, many of whom intend next year
to take the stump and put in portion Of
the vacation in campaigning. The league
will be used as a sort Of training school for
these aspiring young politicians. A large
delegation has been promised to represent
the league at the Evansville state meeting
next term.
The following officers were chosen: Jesse
L. Richards, of Pendleton. president; p. W
Ruch. Lafayette vice president; Charles A
Reeves, Mill Grove, secretary; Homer Ak
man, Bloomington, treasurer.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind. Dec. 10.-In the absence
OF Judge Hiram 8. Biggs. Of the Kosciusko
Circuit Court. who has been incapacitated
for several months and is now in a sana-
forum at Cleveland for treatment. County
Auditor Wilcox. Sheriff Perry Smith and
County Recorder Babcock to-day selected
Judge Edgar Raymond as Judge pro tenn
pore for the December term. The action
was taken In accordance with the law on
the subject. and after the sheriff had
opened court three successive mornings
without a Judge appearing on the bench
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
WOMEN IN EARNEST.
They Will Make Things Warm for
Expectorators at Kokomo.
to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 10--The Equal Suf-
frage Club of this city will inaugurate a
crusade against the sidewalk ''spithog." At
a meeting held to-day the club appointed
a committee to patrol the streets, and
wherever violations of the anticipating or
dinance are observed the offender is to be
given a lecture and his name reported to
the superintendent OF police. The women
propose to go after the expectorators In
earnest and see that the ordinance is strict
iy enforced.
Chief Taylor and Prosecutor Cooper will
cause the arrest of all offenders reported
by them. The ordinance has been practical
ly a dead letter since its adoption year
ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
EARLHAM EXPECTS A
VERY CLOSE DEBATE
Men Are Hard at Work Preparing
for the Contest with De PAW
Dates for the Primaries.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


RICHMOND, Ind. Dec. 10.-In anticipa-
ton of a close debate with De PAW Uni
versity the Earlham College men are al
ready hard at work. Since every man be-
fore winning place on the college team
must have won on both the Affirmative ana
negative side of the question, which side
De Paw will choose has little to do with
the Earlham primaries.
The executive committee of the oratorical
association has announced the dates for
the primaries and college debates. The
college debate will take place on the 18th
of January. This will give the team five
weeks to prepare for the big debate. Below
are the dates as given out by the COM
mittee: Freshman debate, Jan. II, after
noon; sophomore class. Jan. II, evening:
Junior class, Jan. Ii, afternoon: senior
class, Jan. 10. evening; observation-disclosures.
Jan. 20, evening: sophomore-senior, Jan.
q, evening; college, Jan. %, evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
BLEW OFF HIS HEAD.
Wealthy Tippecanoe Farmer Died
While Temporarily Insane.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 10.-Holding his
head at the muzze of a well-filled shot
gun and pushing the trigger with the ram
rod. James Stanton, one Of the well-to-do
farmers of Tippecanoe county, committed
suicide to-day in the barn lot at his home,
six miles south of Lafayette on the Rom
ney road. The cause of the tragedy is
thought to have been temporary insanity.
Two years ago stanton was sent to the
Central Hospital for the Insane at Ildian-
apolis and four months ago he returned
home benefited in health and improved
mentally. This morning he seemed to be
depressed His body was found by a neigh
bor AL Matlock.
Mr.. Stanton had lived on his farm for
twenty-five years and was accounted very
wealthy. He is survived by a widow and
two daughters.
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the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 10.-John F.
Judy's trial on the charge of horse-steal-
ing probably will go to the jury to-mor-
row afternoon. To-day the State intro
duced rebuttal witnesses and late this aft
ernoon everything was ready for the clos
ing arguments. which probably will con-
sumo nearly all of tomorrow. The State
in rebuttal to-day lost ground on several
witnesses by whom 1t was desired 10 prove
Hunters good character. Hunter was the
chief accuser OF Judy, having formerly
been employed at Judyville as q collector.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS SOLD
Hammond Plant Sold to Chicago
Men for S42, 200.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 10.-The United
States locomotive works, of this city, for
merly known as the Torbert & Peckham
locomotive works, Of Chicago. was sold at
auction this afternoon for $4,000 to Cost
lin, Meyn & Co., of this city. 1t is asserted
that they bought 1t for Chicago men whose
names they will not make public until the
plant is put into operation.
President Porter, of the American Trust
and Savings Company, of Chicago, sold the
plant at the order of Judge Kohlsaat, Chi
cagO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
Smallpox I'm a school.

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 10.-Prof. John
H. Adams. principal OF the High School at
Brookston. nine miles north OF this city,
was seized with smallpox yesterday and the
school was ordered closed. Smallpox is
epidemic In Brookston and vicinity and sew
eral school children have been taken sick
with IL. County Heath officer Hiner will
be sent to investigate. Thus far none of
the cases has proved fatal
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Voted for Cincinnati.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, Dec. 10.-Flint
Glass Workers Union. No. 3. of this city,
was called together to take a referendum
vote on the removal OF the National Flint
Glass Workers Union from its present To-
cation to one OF three places. The local
sentiment favored Cincinnati and the men,
bers so voted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
Fined for A..auIting a Teacher.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 10.-Mrs An
ME Armstrong was fined s. in Police Court
to-day for assault and battery on w. G.
Sanford. principal of a city school. She
went to the school in a rage because her
nine-year-old boy had been punished. San
ford surrendered his Office TO her when
she entered. but she followed him into the
hall and struck him in the face He says
he had shaken the boy for fighting. She
says he pulled her boys hair too hard"