The Indianapolis journal., 1903-01-16
Indiana Notes.

RUSHVILLE.-The Rush County Corn
Growers Association will meet here on the
afternoon of Jan. %. Cash premiums will
be awarded for the best twenty ears of
corn. The fourteenth annual meeting of
the Rush county farmers institute will be
held on Jan. 80. The big poultry
house of G.. o. Anderson, of Walker town
ship, burned Wednesday night, with about
sixty fancy Plymouth Rocks The loss was
over $500. The cause is not known.
NDERSON.-Anderson is perfecting ar
rangements for the entertainment OF the
State Encampment of the G.. A. r., which
will hold its session here next May.
Wednesday night 1t was announced that
the Union Traction Company had donated
play, besides making liberal subscription
to the fund. The badge adopted will be
medallion of Chief Anderson, the famous
Indian for whom the city was named
ELWOOD.-At the annual business meet.
ing of the Tourist Club Elwood's leading
organization of women, decision was
reached TO take up the study of Russia
next year. The following officers were
chosen: Mrs. A. j. Hileman, president;
Mrs. II. NJ Brown. vice president; Mrs.
w. III. Jones, Secretary; Mrs. C.. l.. Rey
nolds, treasurer; Mrs. c. S. Meek, critic;
Mrs. A. ID. Moffett, delegate to Indiana
Union of Literary Clubs.
MORRISTOWN.-At the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Union State
Bank of this place the following officers
were elected: w. M. Pierson, president; c.
T. Williams. cashier; b. II. Binford, vice
president. A G.. Mellis and III. NJ. Rogers
are the other members of the board of di-
rectors. A dividend of per cent was de-
clared and an additional per cent. set
aside with the reserve, making the earn
ings 16 per cent. this year.
NEW ALBANY.-The Indiana Veneer and
Panel Company, in which Amos Stout, one
of the wealthiest citizens of Paoli, Is inter-
ested, has closed deal for tract of
ground Silver street in this city on
which a factory for the manufacture of
table tops will be established. One hundred
men will be employed. The company re-
Gently filed articles of Incorporation, the
capital being $4,000
PORTLAND.-The Portland Tile and Hol-
low Block Company has been organized
with a capital of $4,000, and has secured
thirty acre tract of land in the northern
part of town on which an extensive plant
will be erected. The officers are: Presi-
dent, James l.. Fulton; vice president
Joseph A Long; secretary and treasurer
William b. Magill general manager. War
rem Overpack.
TERRE HAUTE.-David Specs, chief
deputy factory inspector, and George Rich
ards, district deputy. made unannounced
visits to Terre Haute factories to see IL the
law against child labor was being violated.
Three boys under fourteen years of age
were found at the Root glass factory and
three affidavits were filed against the man.
agement
ANGOLA.-The farmers of Stuben county
are holding their annual county institute
in the auditorium of the Christian Church
in this place. The sessions are largely at
tended, and much interest is manifested
by those present. The State institute man
agement is represented by o. F. Lane, of
Bainbridge, and G. Irwin, of Bourbon.
MARION.-After riding seven miles with
her sick baby in her arms on her return
from Converse, where she had been to con-
suit physician, Mrs. Bessie Pleasant, Of
Sweetzer. Mortified to find that the
baby had died on the way. 1t had been Ill
for several days and the trip was made in
the hope that relief could be secured.
MICHIGAN CITH-Carl Lewis, for two
years past chief clerk at the State Prison.
has resigned to become district manager
of an insurance company at Columbus, o.
His successor, IL one has peen named, has
not been announced. Mr. Lewis came here
from Marion. and was one of ex-Warden
G. A. III. Shideler's appointees.
DECATUR.-There is a bitter struggle in
the Council over the acceptance of assess
ments for the Elm-street sewer. The
Democratic Council which recently went
out of office accepted the sewer, which is
poorly constructed, and the citizens are
trying to have the present Council reverse
that action.
VEVAY.-At Allensville. Wednesday
night, a little daughter OF William High
man was fatally injured while coasting.
The sled on which she rode plunged from
bridge into the stream twenty feet be-
low. Her skull was fractured and ply
sicians say there is no hope for her re-
cOvery.
TELL CITY.-The Chair Makers Union,
a local chair factory turning out $50 dozen
chairs daily, has .been forced TO close by
lack of fuel. 1t has about thousand logs
doomed at the mouth of a creek below
town, but is unable to get them because
OF fee in the river.
SULLIvAN.-Three well-developed cases
of smallpox have appeared at Farmers
burg, Sullivan county. Arbaces
Boles, a miner. was seriously injured
Thursday afternoon while at work in the
mines at Farnsworth.
VINCENNES.-James It. Orr. a wealthy
manufacturer, was stricken with paralysis
on Thursday and is in a critical condition.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee lectured to a
large crowd here Thursday night on Cuba
and the Spanish War"
KOKOMO.-Charles Speital, the Frank
fort man arrested here for passing forged
checks. was given two to fourteen years
sentence by Judge Elliott. on a plea of
guilty. His father. who is a contractor Of
Frankfort, refused to help him.
EVANSVILLE-Two footpads assaulted
ex-Councilman John Seller late Thursday
night while he was on his way home. He
was struck several times, but succeeded in
of value
wINDFALL-The Huntington oil. Gas
and. Mining Company has taken oil and
gas leases on $500 acres of Upton county
land along the Hamilton county line. De-
veiopment will proceed as soon as spring
opens.
AURORA.-While watching the coasting
on Mechanic street Wednesday night Henry
Rie.e was struck by large sled and had
his leg broken. Charley Kelley was struck
by the same sled and suffered broken
nose
SHELBYvILLE.-The employees of the
conrey- Birley factory in this city have re-
cetved an increase In wages, but the