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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
LIABILITY OF DEFENDANTS
POINTS OF LAW In WILLIAM eau
LEY's SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Attorneys for Street-Car Company
and City Move to Instruct the
Jury-COurt Grist.

Judge feathers has been called upon TO
decide a point of law in the damage suit
of William Cauley against the city of In
dianapolis and the Indianapolis Street.
railway Company which has not been sub
mitted to a court before and no precedents
have been furnished the judge to assist
him in arriving at a conclusion. The at
torneys representing the city and street.
car company-Deputy City Attorney Lynn
Hay and Will II. Latta-at the announce
ment that all of the testimony in support
of the suit had been submitted. moved that
the jury be instructed to return a verdict
for the defendants and argued in support
Of their motions.
Mr.. Lattas argument was on the theory
that the street-car company. although the
employer of Cauley and responsible in a
measure for his safety while engaged at
work on one of its vehicles, could not be
held responsible for the condition of its
right of way when 1t was laid on bridge
maintained by a municipality. Mr. Latta
argued that the company could not De heid
TO have known the true condition or the
bridge; could not be held responsible after
the city government had declared the bridge
safe for traffic and permitted the operation
of cars over 1t, and could not be held re-
sponsibIe for the Injuries of its passen-
gers or employees when the accident was
not directly chargeable to either its care
lessnees or neglect of equipment
Mr. HAY, for the city, contended that
the accident was an unavoidable one and
that the city, not knowing of the ikeli-
hood of the bridge falling, could not be
charged with negligence and therefore, is
not liable for damages.
The arguments of the attorneys were part
ly substantiated by the precedents In law
and decisions cited, but none of them were
based on anything like the present case.
The city was defeated in its defense OF a
similar suit and damages awarded the
claimant in case taken from the Marion
county courts for trial, but the street-car
company was not a defendant in the suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
New Suits
20109. Frank H. Keiser ct al. VS.. William
A. Mills ct al. Hamilton G. G. Record.
Assignment of errors. In term. Bond
20110. Hugh G. Kugan VS. Hamilton Ma
tional Bank. Allen c. c. Record. Assign
ment Of errors. Notice.
Minute
20003. Indianapolis Street-railway Com
pany vs. Katie Whitaker. Morgan c. c..
Appellees waiver.
APPELLATE COURT.
New Suit
4766. Jacob Boos VS.. Carl Lang. Wabash
c. c. Record. Assignment of errors. No
tice to clerk and attorney of record served
(2) Notice to coparties CD served. Declina-
ton of coparties CD to join.
Minutes
$3.50. American Plate Glass Company vs.
Lemuel c. Nicholson ct al. Madison S.
c. Appellants petition for oral argument.
465S. The City of Mishawaka VS.. Angus
tus Kirby. ST. Joseph c. c. Appellants
brief (S.)
4243. John Tives VS.. Louis Hammersmith
Clark c. c. Appellants petition and brief
(S) for rehearing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The Monday Conversation Club will hold
it's next meeting March 30 with Mrs. Rice,
1909 North Alabama street.
DR.. c. /. Fletcher will lecture on the
Island OF Martinique at the Third Christian
Church, corner Ashland avenue and Thir-
teenth street, tonight. The views used are
those taken by him on his visits TO the
island.
The second quarterly tea of the Woman S
Home Missionary Society of Roberts Park
Church will be held at the home of Mrs.
Nimal, 919 East Market street, this after
noon at 2 o'clock. A paper on Oriental
Countries" will be read by Mrs. Woodward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
VERDICT FOR $1,000.
Superior Court Jury Awards Joseph
inc stephens that Amount.

SuPCEAOE SOuEt
inc stephens that Amount.
Josephine Stevens was given a verdict for
$500 against the Tacoma laundry, Jesse
w. Sligar and others yesterday by the jury
which heard her claim for damages in
Room 8, Superior Court. Miss Stevens sued
for damages because of the loss of her hair
and scalp I'm an accident in the laundry
several months ago. She was employed as
a laundress. and in reaching over her wash
tub to pick up a sock which had fallen her
hair became entagled in the shafting of the
machinery and before she could loosen 1t
she was whirled through the air TO pulley
at the roof and her hair and scalp torn
from her head. The injury was painful
one and the wound has not yet healed. A
process of grating skin on her head to re-
place the scalp is being used by her physf-
clans and eventually she Will have new
scalp but will be baldheaded.
The defense of the damage suit was that
Miss Stevens was careless in her wo0}x and
that the accident was due to her indiffer-
ence to the danger in the shafting, which
she was we'll aware OF. one or the owners
of the laundry had told her explicitly, the
defense theory was, that she should not
work near the shafting unless she was at
least the distance of the width of her bench
from it.
The jury answered a long list of interrog
atories in support of its verdict.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
AGED TOBACCO CHEwER.
Isaac ID. Price, 1O1 Years Old. but Has
Used the Weed Only One Way

NEW YORK. March 26.-Born in 1902 in
this city. Isaac b. Price to-day celebrated
his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES birthday. Dur
ing his life Mr.. Price has only once been
outside the city limits; he has never been
out of the State: he has never ridden on
a trolley car. and. although he has crossed
the East river many times. he has never
been over the Brooklyn bridge. He takes
great pride in his long life. Il think it is
DUE" said he, Ito the fact that | thorough
ly masticate my food and that L have
never drunk liquor or smoked. l have chewed
tobacco, however, since | was a boy.
have always taken a full hour to each
meal, sometimes more. III people nowadays
would only take time TO masticate their
food properly there would not be so much
trouble from indigestion and dyspepsia, and
they would live longer" Mr.. Price cast
his vote in 1852 for John Quincy Adams
presidential election sinte
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

The location of the newly instituted Juve-
nile Court in the courthouse is still unde-
cided. All of the rooms suggested for the
courtroom up to date have disagreeable
features. and the County Commissioners
have not definitely decided where to estab-
fish the court. 1t is more than likely that
the original intention of putting the Juve-
nile Court on the fourth or attic floor will
be abandoned. and the room now occupied
by Thomas Palmer. draughtsman, pre-
pared for the court.
The County Council will meet in special
session Wednesday to appropriate money
for the purchase of furniture for the court
room and the commissioners will have to
come to a decision soon in order to be able
to order the furniture and carpet for the
courtroom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

Mrs. Jesse w. Sligar, wife of j. W. Sill
gar. proprietor of the Tacoma laundry, on
North Senate avenue, died last night at
the. home of her mother. Mrs. George
Grove in haywood. Mrs. Sligar had been
a sufferer from tuberculosis for more than
two years. One year ago she went to Las
Vegas, ~. NJ, in the hope of regaining her
failing health She was unsuccessful! and
returned to this city recently. She was
twenty-eight years old. She leaves no chill
dren. Mrs. Sligar was member of the
Ladies' Auxiliary. Order Railway Conduc-
tors. Her husband was secretary and
treasurer of the latter organization.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining I'm Indianapolis PostOmcs
Thursday, March 20, 1908.

If not called for in two weeks these letters will
be sent to the dead letter Office Persons calling
for letters in the following list will please say
they are advertised give date OF list, and pay
cent for those obtained Free delivery of letters
by carriers to the addresses residence be
secured by observing the following rules:
Ffrst-Direct letters plainly to street and mum
Der.
second-Request your correspondents to do like
wise.
Third-Have written or printed request for re.
turn your envelope, giving street and number
Fourth-Use ink in addressing letters wher
possible, and leave sufficient space at top of en-
velope for stamp and postmark.
Letters addressed to persons known to be tran
silent should be marked Transient In lower
left-hand corner of envelope. "A. b. c., Gen
eral Delivery" similarly addressed letters are
fictitious" and not deliverable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
THOMAS FELL IN A DITCH.



George Thomas's claim for 5000 damages
from Clinton T. Hayes, Frank j. Hayes
and Joseph G. Hayes, the members of the
partnership of Hayes Bros, plumbers, for
injuries consequent to falling in ditch
left unguarded by the plumbers on North
Pennsylvania street, is being heard by a
jury in Room 3, Superior Court. Accord
ing to Thomas's complaint he was riding
his bicycle on North Pennsylvania street
on the night of Sept. Is, 1902, when he fell
into ditch opened by the plumbers in
making a water connection at dwelling
house at No. 1929 North Pennsylvania
street Thomas suffered severe body
bruises, in addition to having several of his
ribs crushed in.
The plumbers are held to be liable for
damages because they failed to properly
warn passers on the street of the presence
of the ditch. Thomas says that no red Ian
tern or barricade was placed at the ditch to
warn him of the danger and for this reason
he rode blindly into il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

An order for the arrest Of j. c. Penner-
ley was issued by Judge Pro Tenn. Merle
Walker in the Circuit Court yesterday on
the affidavit of j. c. Perry & Co., whole
sale grocers. that Pennerley is about TO
leave the city, taking his property with
him. The wholesale grocers yesterday filed
a suit for the recovery of s2S5.6 90 from
Pennerley on account. alleging that this
much of his bill of groceries from them is
unpaid. The plaintiff alleged that Penner-
ley's property Is sufficient to satisfy the
claim and the order for his arrest was
asked that he might be prevented from
6isposing of II. When Pennerley Is arrest
ed ne will be permitted to furnish a bond
for his release and the order of arrest will
work no greater hardship than compelling
him TO defend the suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
illustrated Bird Lecture.

Tonight the Rev. II. w. Kellogg, pastor
of the Central-avenue NJ. z. Church, Will
deliver an illustrated lecture on bird
Photography at the Shortridge High
School assembly room, under the auspices
of the Indiana Audubon Society. DIR. KEEL
logg is an ardent student of nature and
the pictures illustrating his lecture are
those taken by himself when afield study
ing the birds. The lecture will be free and
the public Is cordially invited. The Au-
dubonites are anticipating very enjoyable
and instructive evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
NEW HORSE DOCTORS.


The eleventh annual commencement OF
the Indiana Veterinary College will be held
at the German House this evening, the
public being invited. The programme in
cludes several musical numbers and ad-
dresses by DR.. S. A. Jaeger. president OF
the college, and by the Hon. George III.
Clifford, of Upton.
Degrees will be conferred on the follow
ing members of the graduating class:
Clarence Edwin Baker. Clay City, Ind;
Curtis Alfred Clarke, College Corner. o.;
Frank c. Ceilings, Bellmore, Ind; Albert
Nutter Gurley Martinsville. Ind; Thomas
NJ. Hall, Thorntown. Ind; John Logan
Hiday, Fortville. Ind; Edward Harrison
Holder, Oaktown, Ind; Daniel r. Leap,
Sharpsville, Ind: Louis II. Mathers, Indian
apolis. Ind; Getaway Clark Newgent, Rus
sellville, Ind; Henry Pielemeier. Freeland-
vile. Ind; Stewart A. Ridgway, Oaktown,
Ind; Claude z. Rose, Linton. Ind; Reuben
Springer, Berne, Ind; Rome Columbus
Vermillion, Greencastle, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

Everything is in readiness for the de-
parture of the Daily Echo excursion to
Washington, ID. c., and other points of in
terest East The special train will leave at
$50 this evening and will be- on the track
half an hour before time to go. About 200
will comprise the party, which will go over
the Big Four TO Cincinnati. arriving at the
capital at 3:49 tomorrow afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

A party Of about eighty Shriners will
start from Louisville in a special car over
the Big Four tomorrow to be the guests
of Murat Temple of this city. Col. s. ].
Gates. of Louisville. will have charge of
the delegation. The Louisville Shriners
have organized 'rube' band, which Is
expected to afford a great deal of amuse-
me
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
Barber M,..ea M. Aim.

Daisy Howard, living at 2l1z West New
York street. and Bud Gibson. living at 124s
North West street, tell the police that while
they were walking west on st. Clair street
last night about o'clock a barber named
Fleming passed them Fleming. the girl
said. stopped a few feet away and pulled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

a revolver from his pocked and Immediately
opened fire on Gibson. He missed his aim.
the bullet going wild. Fleming after firing
the shot, ran east to alley, where he
disappeared. Neither Gibson nor the girl
gave q reason for the conduct of Fleming.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
FLO CROSS MARRIED.
Girl Who Travelled tn Manila Found
Her Lover To he True.

HOT LOVer I'D DC tue.
CARBONDALE, Ill, March 26.-Relatives
of Prof. John V. Barrow. who last night
was said to have failed to wed Miss Flo
Cross after she had gone to Manila unat-
tended to marry him. said to-day that a
cable dispatch had been received announc-
ing their wedding. Last night Miss CROSS
parents said they had received letter
written by their daughter on Jan. Is say
ing that Professor Barrow had written
to her that It was impossible for them to
Wed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

Erwin, as enormously published. signed the
bond of Charles H. Erwin, an uncle of the
child. who was appointed its guardian by
the probate commissioner, as surety of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27

The Central Trust Company. ,nstead OF
being appointed the guardian CT David p.
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
MARRIED
SOBOLIK-GILLAN.2 =.

At St. Augustine's church, Wednes
day morning, Sept. 2, 1903, Joseph A.
Sobolik of Calmar, Iowa, and Miss
Helen Louise, daughter of P. Gillian,
Rev. E. H. Devlin officiating. Miss
Mashek of Calmar, a cousin of. the
groom, is bridesmaid, and Ben Gillian,
a brother of the bride, is groomsman.
The bridal gown is Of fawn colored
cloth over silk tatfeta. The bridesmaid
was dressed in pure white. A re-
ception was subsequently givensat the
residence of the brides father east of
Lansing village at which. a large COM
pany of friends was present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sobolik leave this evening for a
trip to Chicago. The groom is apro-
minent business man of Calmar, being
one of the proprietors of the depart
ment store there and is highly spoken
of by those who know him. The bride
is one of Mower county's bright and
popular young ladies who has many
friends to wish her great joy. They
will be at home in Calmar, after Sept.
20. We join in hearty congratulations
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
Great Western improvements.

TREAT western improvements.
"a large gang Of carpenters went to
work here Monday On the contemplatst
ed improvements in this city made by
the G. G. w. company. They are now. y.
j, utting the stock yards in good repair.
They will then move the passenger
depot to the north side Of Bridge street,
east Of the German hotel, and will oc-
cupy part Of the ground now taken By
the west tracks. "a Bfiek walk will be
built from Bridge street to Mill and
the entire lot west OF the tracks, will be
filled up level with the streets. The
freight depot will be. moved north to
where the passenger station at present
stands. The east track will be made
the main one, 1t will take about two
months to complete these changes.
Three road crews are now at work be-
tween Austin and Manley, surfacing
and graveling and greatly improving
the track and right Of way. Service
from Fort Dodge to Omaha on this
line opened yesterday and elegant
through trains will be put on about
Oct. Is, as soon as the new track is in
suitable conditions. 8 =#1
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02

The Nickel Plate Road, With its
eastern connections-the Delaware. ).
Lackawanna & Western, and West
Shore and BosJon s. Maine Railroads
lis onsidered by those VINO have
patronized it as a most. desirable line
between Chicago and New York, Bos.
ton and other eastern points, and
takes its place among the FIRST class
lines leading eastbonnd from Chicago
It is operating three through first
class. trains, all daily, and equii ped
with modern improvements. for the
convenience aud comforts Of the
travelling public, and has succeeded. !.
to a remarka bic degree. In pleasing
its patrons, growing in popularity
every day. One OF Its attractive
features and thoroughly appreciated
by the travelling pub bic, is its dining
car service. meals being served on
American Club Plan, ranging in price
from 35c,5 to 81 90; also service q la
carte. Colored porters are 10 charge
to look after the com fort OF passen
gers In coaches 4 an d especially to as
|sist5 ladies travelling with children.
All passenger trains, arrive at and de-
part from the La Sale st. Station,
Chicago. the only passenger station In
Chicago on the Elevated Loop # When
going east, try the Nickel Plate Road.
City Ticket Office III dams ST.
Chicag 30 2l'ss 4
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
LONDON !.

A. b ~ = II - H.N
The threshers will soon tell the
story.
Mrs. Sharp and Miss Lang Of Au..
tin spent q. few days Of last week
with N Ire. w q: Goslee.
s Mr.. Marshall OF Grow River, who
has been visiting at the home Of a.
Lang, returned to his home Satul-.
day. .5s35ss.
Mr. Butts has: one sof the finest 6
orchards IL this vicinity.
M Gilpin expects to move TO
Northwood nextsmonth !.
Theo. Johnson Is slo WY imp owing.
The ball game here Sunday between
London and Q Otranto was ia fayorof
the latter. Score 4 to a.
Henry Goslee and family have
moved to Austin. 81
/ Miss Nellie Lang left Saturday fol
the twin cities.
Nh Guthrie On his way "a South
4 Africa, asS Z missionary called herr
lone day of last week
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
.OA.KiIAl1l[Dl,l i b

Ed Norton and family have re-
turned from their extended trip to
the Pacific coast and spent Sunday at
Northfield where be sis loo king for 9
house Eleno II RilI enter Carlton,
college and Alice will attend the high
school there, Phil is expec ted here
Wednes esday
IS Thomas Liz ghtley, George Wiseman,
Nj. and Mra. George s. Walker and
Eugene Lowry are among the Oak
lanners at the state fair this Week sS.
Rev. Hin of n orthdeld preach.
Led fine sermon at the Baptist
church Sunday afterno . sS1.
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
Criminal Notes.

Mike Bells house was entered Thurs
day afternoon, during the absence of
the family, and about 50 in money
taken. Sunday, the house Of Mrs. Phil
bern was entered and about - taken.
The police arrested Johnnie Myers and
Eugene Mcclure, lads Of IL and a
years old who confessed to the theft.
Francis Hagen's chicken roost: in the d!
west part of the city was raided Sun
day night and about twenty fine fowl
taken. 49, S.,
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02

Opening sale of {: lots In two new
townsites on the Omaha extensio OF
the Chicago Great estern Railway.
will take place as folio Bs: Bentley,
Pottowattomfe Co. Iowa, Tuesday
Sept 18th and McC eIland. Pottowat-
tonne Go. Iowa Tues day, Sept 22nd:
One fare to Fort Dodge from all
points 81 tie Chicago Great Western
Railway Special Il trains from Fort
Dodge TO tow nsites on day Of sales,
with fare OF one d dollar forlr round trip
Special trains from Council Bluffs to
tOwnsites fare fifty cents for round
trip. For further partf culars see bills
81 address Edwin 3. Magil Mgr,
Townsfte Dept e Forts Dodge, Ia.
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
BLOOMING PRAIRIE

J.. S. Brown has been elected as
sistanta principal Of our high school
and Miss Agnes McAdam primary.
teacher.
Mrs. D. G. Fuller will entertain the
M. e. Ladies Aid Wednesday Of this
week. r. :5..:s..
The contract for constructing our.
village water works system has been:
let to the .DesMoines Bridge & Iron
Works Co. for $4,000 the work to be
completed BY Oct. 25.
G. W. Ricketts,, who has been visit,
ing att. F. Beatty's, left for On aha
Tuesday. Il 4sy-5 rs ...z= ys, sl3.t s.
Adam Fisherand family moved to
Austin last week to reside. They
have bought on Oakland avenue.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
meet with. Mrs. T. r. Symes Thurs
day. ..@., i: \ t.. ~ :s ss .s.5 u; !.
The Baptist Ladies Aid will serve
ice cream at the residence OF George
Paulson, three miles west, on Thurs
day evening. 4, ;5ss s y s:5 " 4, .$ .,s 3':. .><
Miss Clara Setter returned last week
to st. Cloud to resume her duties as
teacher. 81 =
Martin Strate and family moved
last week to Parker's Prairie to reside.
The council has decided to put 10
cement street crossings on Main
street. 5 I. ,s s.zs$5 s III
The Norwegian Lutheran: Aid SO.
ciety willsmeet with Mrs. Tolof Strand
next week Wednesday. s4
The Milwaukee road will lay a tile
brick platform at the depot to replace
the one of cinders. q. ..
The Lutheran Society has decidee
to make improvements on the interior
Of their church builaing, papering
painting &c.
Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02
M Bride the Grocer's
" VeelxI y etter, &

Butter oi'2 change. Good dairy iii
demand. Paying 18c trade, 15c cash.
Eggs. Are higher. Paying 16c il
trade, 13c cash.
Potatoes. ying SOC trade, 4oc cash
for good, smooth, ripe, well sorted
stock.
Beans. Hand picked $s22.M to $3.50
,bu.
Apples. Plenty Of Dutchess vet.
Good sound, hand picked, brought ii
good condition, without bruising, SOC
trade, 4Oc cash.
VI Plums. 81. 90 bu.
Honey. Worth about l0c ID. for
comb. No sale for strained.
McBR1DE, THE GROCER.