The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-07
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
ElwOod Druggist Arrested for Selling
L~iQu0r-Gas Law ViolatOr Fined
New PErk for Madison.

WABASH.-Thursday night at the
Deutsche Haus here Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gr~osenbacher prominent German residents
of Wabash, celebrated their fftieth we'd
ding anniversary. More than one hundred
invitations to the affair were issued, n
almost all the recipients were present. A
local German singing society rave a num-
Der Of German songs, and Mrs. Grosen-
bacher. who is seventy-ive years old.
age is l50 years. The venerable couple
came to Wabash from Berne, Switzerland,
where they were married fifty years ago.
COLUMBUS.-It is reported here that
Charles Major. the author, Of Shelbyville,
ley line from Shelbyville to his city, via
Hope. A delegation Of Hope citizens re-
Gently conferred with him and he gave his
have his hearty support, n to that end
he has taken the. matter up with Charles l..
Henry, owner of the traction line from In
d~ianapolis to Shelbyville. He is TO report
the result of his efforts to the Hope people
as soon as Mr.. Henry decides.
ELWOOD.-The Rev. Sidney Bennett, the
Anti-saloon League chief. came to Elwood
unexpectedly on Friday night. and in less
Harry StringfeHow. a leading druggist,
with selling whisky legally This is the
first affidavit of the kind TO be filed here
for several months. and is taken as a signal
for a resumption of activity by the anti
saloon forces.
Observation-Disclosures capitalists are
turning toward mississippi for Investments,
DR.. A. E. Harlan and the Rev. j. S. Grant,
of this city, beiT,g members of a party five
of whom Dough, approximately five thou
sand acres of virgin forest near Riverside,
Belen and Yazoo City this week, and will
erect mills at Belen and one on the Sun
flower river. Their reports are so favorable
that others will soon go South to invest.
HARTFORD CITY.-The grand jury.
which has been In session the past two
weeks, has adjourned. Eighteen indict-
ments were returned, the. least number for
years but the greatest number for felonies.
Nine are for lar2eny and three for assault
and battery with intent to kill. There were
as many witnesses before the grand jury
as last term, when 124 indictments We're re-
turned.
PORTLAND.-Deputy State Gas inspect
or Stevens, of Muncie, continues at work
in the Jay county field, and as a result
his presence in no pleasant manner. Every
day sees a new arrest for violation of the
State gas waste laws. James Mason, a
Jackson township pumper, was arrested
and fined by a local justice to the extent
Of $50.
LAWRENCEBURG.-In view of the fact
that Policeman Henry Ref, who fatally
shot Robinson Smiley, the civil war vet
eran, was exonerated by coroner's inquest
and honorably acquitted in Justice Probst's
court OF manslaighter, the police commits
his reinstatement to the police force from
which he was suspended pending an inves-
tigation Of the ARRAY.
RUSHVILLE.-~Mrs. Lucinda Bravard, of
Morristown, FLED suit in the Shelby county
court some time ago for 5000 damages
against the c., III. & d. Railway Company.
The suit has been given a change of venue
to this county and Will come UP at this
term OF court. She claims to have been in
jured last May by the derailing of the car
In which she was travelling.
Observation-Disclosures Dooling ap-
piled to the Board of County Commission
ers for a license. to sell liquor at st. Paul,
against him. The case came before the
Board of Commissioners Friday and license
was refused. The remonstrance contained
over 200 names, a majority of fifteen over
the legal requirement.
MADISON.-The Madison City Council
has vacated the old Third-street graveyard
as a cemetery and transferred Ii to John
Paul Jones Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revelation. The remains of the
dead will be exhnmed and buried elsewhere,
the monuments removed and the Enclosure
converted by the Council into a beautiful
park.
MUNCIE.-The board of trustees of the
Muncie public library has accepted the new
Carnegie library from Contractor Morrow.
AL that remains to complete the building
is the interior decoration. 1t is expected to
occupy the building by Dec. Is, when il will
be dedicated.
EIKHART.-The marriage of Charles
Robbins and Katherine REIN at Cassopolis
last Saturday, was disclosed on Friday.
Both families objected because of the youth
of the couple.
by the Richmond police department. took
place Friday night at the Coliseum. II was
quite a success. Visitors were present from
several points.