The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
District w. r.. G. Convention mt KO-
komo-Hibernians at BANQUET Table
-Vincennes Travellers Trouble.

WORCESTERSHIRE winchester Tele-
phone Company has just placed in the
hands of its patrons a new directory, which
shows that it now has in actual use between
600 and 700 phones. During the summer the
company has spent several thousand dol
lars in improving its plant, having, among
other changes and improvements, installed
n central energy system in this city. About
th1rty-fye men have been employed by this
company in making changes and repairs.
HELBYVILLE-The dedication of the
new knights of Pythias Castle, which was
erected at st. Paul this year, took place
"Wednesday evening. large number of the
Knights from several of the surrounding
towns and villages being present. The prin-
clpal address was delivered by Congressman
James f.. Watson; of Nashville. The
knights of Greensburg conferred the work
on the candidates. The building is of three
stories. built Of brick, and cost $1,000.
FORT WAYNE.-The members of the Hi
bernian Rifles gave a banquet Thursday
night TO their retiring captain. j. T.. Ford,
who resigned because a business engage
ment takes him to indianapolis to live. He
has been the captain ever since the organi-
zation of the company, ten years ago. The
company presented to him costly gold
watch and fob as token of esteem. The
toasts were appropriate TO the occasion.
MARION.-A party of Marion and La
fontaine hunters returned Wednesday from
a several weeks trip in the Maine woods
near Flagstaff The party sent home ten
deer carcasses to show to their friends
party We're Yves Hendricks, William Dyke,
Gus Mallott, DR.. A. Bannister, DR.. T. c.
Thomas. Thomas Hamilton, James Grant,
Joseph Davis and Joseph Hackney.
KOKOMO.-The Womens Relief Corps of
the kokomo district is in annual session
here. The district, including the counties
of Howard, Miami, Cass, Fulton, Wabash
and Grant, is represented by about 100 del
egates. Department President Mrs Sarah
White, of Park county, presdes assisted
by Mrs. Hess, of Wabash, and Mrs. Goch-
nour, of Roam
CONNERSVILLE.-Tr No. "a. on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton Railroad,
ran into an open switch Tuesday night lust
as it reached this city. The engine was
passengers were given thorough shaking
up, but fortunately no one was hurt. The
tracks were torn up for some distance but
traffic was delayed only two hours.
ALEXANDRIA.-The Union Traction
| Company has settled up the claims of those
damaged in property or person by the
wrecking of the saloon in this city two
months ago by runaway car. The total
expense to the company reached over 5000
Three persons were injured and a car and
the saloon wrecked.
VINCENNES.-Milt T. Kimberlin, trav-
cling salesman, has filed suit for divorce
against his wife and asked the custody of
his seven-year-old son. Kimberlin returned
home from trip Tuesday night and found
another man with his wife. Kimberlin as
saulted the fellow and forced his wife to
Observation-Disclosures Zellers, ex-county
Republican commissioner, who lives on a
farm west of this place. has a twelve-year-
old apple tree of the Ben Davis variety
that is bearing its second crop of apples
this year. The apples are somewhat larger
than the Siberian crabapple.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reed. colored
who broke jail in August, and who the day
he was recaDtured robbed the home of
James Grange. pleaded guilty Wednesday
night before Judge Newlin and was SEN
fenced to prison for a term of one to TWEEN
~ years.
SOUTH BEND.-Captain Royal III. Inger-
soil will leave South Bend this week to take
up his new duties an instructor at the
Newport, r. L.. war college. Captain In
gersoll has served in the navy more than
twenty years
LAPEL.-The Alexandria Gas and Oil
Company has bought in two more good
gas wells which test 100 pounds each.
They are located on the farms of Sam
Wise and Godfrey Haas, two miles south
of Lapel
RICHMOND.-The Wayne County Teach
ers' Association will meet I'm this city next
Saturday The lecturers will be Mrs. Ruth
Morris Kersey, of Chicago, and DR.. VIM.
Lowe Bryan, of Indiana University.