The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-15

question of installing $4,000 public cleo
trio lighting plant by direct vote, the
City Council held the matter up and a COM
mittee of the whole council was designated
to travel and Investigate the lighting sys-
TENS OF municipalities.
RICHMOND.-James Mooney. OF this city.
now one OF the recognized authorities OF the
world on matters pertaining to the IAN
guages and tribal customs of the American
aborigines and who has been in the serV-
ice of the United States for number OF
years, Is now at work among some OF the
tribes In Oklahoma. He represents the
Smithsonian Institution. He is having some
of the old Arapaho Indians execute some OF
their aboriginal work for preservation III
the institute.
RICHMOND.-Wheat threshing is now in
progress in Wayne county, and much new
wheat is coming into the local mills. The
yield is found to vary greatly. Some fields
have produced as little as five bushels TO
the acre and others have made a yield or
more than twenty bushels South of Rich
mond, over the Union county line, the crop
Is said to have been UP TO the standard in
both quality and quantity.
SHELBYVILLE,-Offic Monday night
arrested Frank Williams. of Indianapolis,
on the charge of having defrauded w. M.
Lasiter, of Green wood. who charges WILL
Jams with defrauding him. Lasi!er Pur-
chased a horse of Williams paying him
the money, and he now claims that John
Barlow, of Greenwood. holds a chattel
mortgage on the animal.
ELKHART.@David Cutter suddenly left
his work at the Lake Shore shops Tuesday
and cannot be found. \ note to his wife
said he would not return to her here, but
she could come to him though, he added,
he did not know where he was going
Typhoid fever several years ago slightly
weakened him mentally.
JEFFERSONVILLE.-T County Board
OF Review has given out report that shows
that the assessed valuation OF property In
this city has increased s167 900 over last
year and year before. The board also added
$4,000 to this, which makes an increase OF
s2laOU This means an increased income TO
the city of about $500 year.
MARION.-The famous Marion Zouaves
may be one of the standard attractions at
the st. Louis worlds fair. The plan has
been presented to the members OF the In
diana commission by A. c. Alexander, sec
now leading feature of the Wallace cir
Gus.
EVANSVILLE.-Dr. J. c. Bakes, of We
way, Ind, was to-day appointed assistant
surgeon of the Marine Hospital here. TAX
ing the place of DIR. w. w. Wilson, who
locates in Henderson, Ky.
WINDFALL.-Irby Plat, aged eighteen.
has been declared of unsound mind. 1t Is
claimed his mind was affected as result
of religious excitement at a protracted
meeting month ago.
w NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Manahan, John
hudson and Clyde and Harry Cochran, OF
Parker City. have been released on sus-
pended sentence for assaulting Luther Purs-
ley at a church social last May.
PAOLI.-Smalpox in a virulent form is
prevalent at and near French Lick Springs.
There has been one death and a number
of new cases reported. A strict quarantine
is observed.
PORTLAND.-An oil we'll shot on the
Houser farm, near Bryant, by McFall &
Caldwell, will be light producer.
MILTON.-Foxes are plentiful in this por-
ton of Wayne county and fox drive is
being arranged for.