davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
MANY BALLOTS TAKEN.
Bitter Struggle in Election of Tip
pecanoe Fair Board Secretary.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 26.-After an ex-
citing contest, marked by charges of ballot
box stuf1ng and conspiracy, the Tippecanoe
county fair directors this afternoon elected
William S. Baugh secretary to succeed
Charles Travis, jr. Many ballots were taken
and several showed that the number of
votes exceeded the number of voters pres
ent Finally, when a deadlock seemed i'm
minent Henry A. Miller, Mr.. Baughs OPP
ponent. arose and moved the unanimous
election of his rival. This resulted in a solid
vote and closed a controversy that threat
ened to disrupt the association. Mr.. Baugh
is bank president, police commissioners and
manager of the Lafayette polo team.
The fair directors unanimously elected
John M Cason, president and Harvey West
fall first vice president Henry w. Mar
shall speaker of the last Indiana Assembly,
resigned from the board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind Dec 26-At a family
dinner at the home of the Rev. r. III. San
ders. in this city, announcement was made
of the marriage OF his granddaughter
Grace Gordon. and G. B. Moore. a wealthy
Chicago jeweler. The marriage took place
early In the fall. but only members of the
family knew OF this till yesterday Grace
Gordon began her stage career with the
Castle-square Company and was sextet
girl with the original F'lorodora Company
Last year she was with Mr.. Bluebeard -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
DAMAGE OF $4,000
BY PAOL| MILL FIRE
Only FIGURING Mill in that Locality
Destroyed; Elevator Saved
with Great Difficulty.
LOSS IS KEENLY FELT

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PAOLI. Ind. Dec ga IRE, causing q
loss OF probably $4,000. occurred here to-
day. totally destroying the large three
story Touring mill OF the Paoh Milling Com
pany and all machinery and mill products
therein.
The fire started from a defective nue In
the office and reached the large elevator
building near by, which contained 10000
bushels of wheat, but this, after great eff
fort, was saved with small damage 10
building and grain.
The mill furnished practically all the local
trade besides doing export trade and the
effect locally will be very severe, it was
the only source of supply for miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Injured Man Died of Pneumonia.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec 26.-After hav-
ing survived injuries that would have meant
death to most men. Harry Brightly, a young
Big Four switchman, died of pneumonia at
ST. Elizabeth Hospital yesterday. where he
was just recovering from the effects of an
accident. Several weeks ago he fell from
the front of yard engine and was pushed
along for several yards by the locomotive.
The wheels stopped inch from his head
He was supposed to be fatally hurt but be-
gan to recover from the first. Early this
week 1t was supposed he would leave the
hospital soon, but pneumonia set in and
caused his death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
STOCK SUIT ENDED.
Mrs. Alice Whites $4,000 Claim
Denied by the Court.
lie indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. Dec. 26.-The case of
Mrs. Alice White against William G. Ir-
win, executor of the estate of the late Mrs.
Emma Beatty. to gain possession of sixty
shares of stock in the First National Bank
OF this city, was decided against Mrs
White by Judge Hord, of the Bartholomew
county Circuit Court, this morning.
Mrs. White is a sister of the deceased
and alleged that Mrs. Beatty made her a
present of bank stock valued at $4,000.
When the executor began to settle UP the
estate he found no record of any transfer
OF stock and took charge of the certificate
with the other papers. Mrs. White
claimed the stock as her own but Mr..
Irwin kept IL and suit was brought
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
TROUBLE WAS CAUSED
BY CARELESS EDITING
Lafayette Paper Printed an Acros-
tic Which Cast Aspersions on the
Character of It's Owner.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 26.-Some enemy
or the publishers of the Evening Call, To-
cal newspaper, sent a short Christmas poem
to the paper, the publication of which has
caused much comment about the city. The
poem at first glance read all right until the
reader read the initial letters of the lines,
which spelled the words horse thief"
John f. Judy, the owner of the newspa-
per, has recently been on trial on a charge
of horse stealing, the case ending in dis
agreement last week. The local morning
papers exposed the real intent of the poem.
which was printed without being carefully
scrutinized by the Call editors The pub
fishers are now seeking the author of the
verses,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. Dec. 26-Another
chapter was added to-day 10 tho lighting
controversy on here by the publication OF
lengthy letter from the MaysA Or. w.
w. Zimmerman, in which ne seeEN TO dem
onstrate that the municipal plant will
prove fine investment for the city, even
II IL loses $1,000 a year until the private
company Is relieved OF the street-Iighfing
contract. which viii be next Septembe-
The real saving 10 the city he figures at
close TO $4,000 a year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
NOTEWORTHY REUNION.
Five Brothers and Two Sisters To
gether After 28 Years.
Special to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind, Dec. 26.-A notable
Christmas reunion here was the meeting of
five brothers and two sisters for the first
time In twenty-eight years.
They are the children OF Mr.. and Mrs. z.
Craft, prominent residents OF Laporte
county, who were also present The two
daughters are married and live in this
county, one son lives in Virginia and three
live in South Dakota. The fifth son is
Shelf Edward o. Craft, of this county, at
whose residence the reunion took place
One or the South Dakota sons is a county
clerk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

lanes Gordon Bennett to Establish
Public Memorial.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Announcement is
made to-day of the purpose of James Cor
don Bennett TO lay out and adorn a large
park TO be dedicated to the public use and
pleasure, in memory of his father, the
founder of the Herald.
1t will lie between the Boulevard Lafay-
cite and Broadway, north of One-hundred-
and-eighty-second street and lands now
owned by Mr. Bennett will be devoted to
this. On the highest elevation within its
bounds will be reared a monument To James
Gordon Bennett. the elder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
INDIANA OBITUARY.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 26.-Heart fall
ure caused the death of Mrs. Mary Oliver
to-day. She was sixty-six years old and an
old citizen. A telegram received to-
day announced the death at Cleveland of
Mrs. A B. Meldrum, wife of a former pas
tor Of Grace Presbyterian Church, of this
city. She had been in poor health for some
time.
AURORA. Ind. Dec. 26.-J. C. Wood a
young man of our city, graduate of MIL
Training School of New York and student
of New York Belleview Medical College,
died Christmas day at Ashville. N. c.,
whittier he had gone accompanied by his
mother, in hopes Of relief from tubercul-
osts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Wells Rigs
New oil Company Formed.
II to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind, Dec. 26.-The Sphinx Oil
and Gas Company. organized in this city
to-day TO operate in the Adams county
field, has capital stock OF s1,OOO.OOO of
which $4,000 is paid in. The directors are
G. NJ. La Sale. Lincoln Guynn, Henry
Cries. Charles BOlte, Wilbur Wynant and
Dan Showalter. The officers are c. M. Ia
Sale. president; Wilbur Wynant vice pres
ident; Dan Showalter, secretary; Frank
Cries, treasurer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
JAPANESE STUDENT At
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Hero Ichinomiya Has Made Him
self Popular by Organizing an
Economic Club.
VOTING MAN
STUDIOUS YOUNG MAN

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 26.-Hero
Ichinomiya, Of Toxic. Japan, recently
brought himself into favor with the stu
dents at Indiana University, where he is
a popular student, by organizing an eco
nomic club, which gives promise of taking
first rank among the clubs of the university.
Hero is a strong student of economic
problems, and is an enthusiastic student
In all of his college work. In class stand
ing he is a junior. He entered here last
year, graduate from the Imperial Fishery
College, of Toxic, Japan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Too Poor IN Shot to Die.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec 26-After vainly
endeavoring for half an hour last night 10
kill himself with shotgun which he sought
to fire by using his toes while the end of the
muzzle rested against his forehead. Charles
Purdue. labOrer on Robert Clark's farm
near Clark's HILL finally decided it was not
meant for him 10 die just yet and made up
his mind 10 live. He fired the gun twice
but only grazed his head and gave up the
attempt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Normal students Marry.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 26.-H. B.
Huber of Warren, Ind, senior at the
Indiana Normal and Miss Maude Harris, of
this city, a junior, were married, much to
the surprise of their friends and went TO
bride has been a teacher in the Linton
schools
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
HE LEAVES POLITICS
FOR THE RAILROAD

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Dec. 26.-Local Demo-
cratic circles were much surprised to-day
to learn that Frank H. Whitney, late cap
tain of police and the leading candidate for
sheriff of the county has accepted an APP
pointment as road foreman of engines on
the Grand Trunk with headquarters at De-
troit. This takes him out of the city and
out of the race. His salary will be $500 a
year.
Captain Whitney was veteran in a
Massachusetts regiment during the civil
war and was popular here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN, Ind, Dec. 26.-Syracuse citI-
zens are greatly wrought up over the
prospects of the Sandusky Portland Ce-
ment Company being closed as a result
of its reported absorption by the big ce-
ment trust. A hundred to a hundred and
fifty men would be thrown out of work.
At least several months idleness is ex-
pected till the surplus of cement on hand
can be disposed of by the trust. The off,
GERS will say nothing TO quiet the growing
unea SineSs at SYRACUSE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
DIR. Shoop's Restorative

can be taken at my risk For a full month
will let you il entirely at my risk. Send no
money. Just write for the book you need
When 1 send il I will tell you of a druggist
near you who will permit the months trial.
Take the Restorative month Then decide II
you say to the druggist, 1T did not help me.
that will relieve you OF any expense whatever.
He will bill the cost to me.
This is my way of clearing your mind OF all
doubt to what DR.. Shops Restora tive
do No matter how prejudiced, you cannot dis
pute this absolute security / offer. You cannot
resist offer like this If you at all sick II
you have a weakness, write me. II you can't do
things like you used TO do them. tell me about
IT. Write I'm confidence AS a physician 1 will
tell you way help.
Get my book now-to-day.
Address DIR. ShoOp. Box 47s0, Racine, Wis
Mild cases not chronic, often cured by
or two bottles. At druggists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Wells Rigs

Increase In drilling wells, SO. Decrease
IN rigs up and building. 8. Net increase,
2s
Operations were quite active in the Ohio
end of the Trenton rock oil field during
December. There were 375 wells completed
with 81 dry holes and a production of 4sS5
barrels. This new production is hardly
sufficient TO Offset the decrease in the out
put or the older wells Wood county
stands in the first position. During the
month the Bishop farm in Bloom township,
Wood county, developed 300-barrel pro-
pleted wells are distributed among the
counties for December as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
shot Himself Instead of q Rat.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, Dec. 26.-Gordon Had
ley, son Of j. C. Hadley, of the Windfall
Touring mill, took a revolver to the plant
this morning TO shoot rats. He saw ro-
dent and, with the pistol cooked and point
ed downward, tried TO approach for a bet
ter shot. In his excitement he pulled the
trigger and put ball through his right
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
NO MORE CUT PRICES.
Patent Medicine Makers Plan for a
Stable Selling Basis.

NEW YORK, Dec 26.-Soon after the be-
ginning of the year some of the largest
manufacturers of patent medicines will,
it is stated. put into effect in this city
new plan to stop the cutting of prices on
such articles by druggists and department
stores. 1t is the intention to have a fixed
price list below which the manufacturers
will not allow their goods to be sold at
retail. This will apply TO the department
stores as well as to all retail druggists
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
New Chairman in st. Joseph.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. ga. e.
Graham, of Mishawaka, one of the best
known of the younger attorneys of the
county, was elected chairman of the Re-
publican county committee this afternoon
Graham will remove to South Bend TO i've
and practice law. This decision was made
some time ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Will You Help a Sick Friend?
Get My Book For Him Now.
Which Book / on Dyspepsia ~
:, Book on the Heart. i4
Sndh Book 3 on the Kidneys.
Book for Women.
~ Book for Men (seaied)
scnOF Book on Rheumatism.

Send me money.
Only tell which book TO send
You certainly know of some one who Is sick
Some sufferer who will be grateful for the help
my book offers.
And that book tells of way to help. Tells OF
a way TO ascertain that /. a physician, ofer
that help trial. The book tells how for 30
years in hospitals and at bedsides l searched
for way to deep-seated and difficult dis
eases. 1t tells how / perfected my prescription
experiments I traced out the causes that bring
on chronic diseases.
/ found invariably that where there was q
weakness, the inside nerves were weak.
Where there a lack OF vitality, that the
vital nerves lacked power.
Where weak organs found, l always
found weak nerves.
Not the nerves commonly thought of, but the
vital organs nerves. The insice-the Invisible
nerves.
This a revelation.
Then my real success began.
Then / combined ingredients that would
strengthen-that would vitalize these nerves.
That prescription l called restorative. II is
known the world DR.. Shops Re-
storative. After that 1 did not fail TO cure one
cases, my failures for FIVE years only one
in each forty treated L found cancer incurable.
Cancer is for surgery, not medicine.
Then how to get this prescription TO the sick
ones everywhere was my thought
/ must announce II in the public press. But,
discovery-the real power OF Or. Shops Re-
storative? Then way came to me-like an in
spiration.
IT will offer II to the sick on trial." said I.
Then they will know 1 am sincere.
i wrote a reliable druggist in each city and
village in America.
i got their agreement to cooperate with me.
Now by any sick one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Deaf Man Ground to Pieces.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 26.-Ira Pence, aged
thirty-five, was run down and ground to
pieces under Big Four local freight at the
Fifteenth street crossing tonight about
o'clock. Pence was walking on the track
He was deaf. He leaves a widow and three
oh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
BRODERICKS ARE OUT.
National Tablet and Supply Com
pany Reorganized at Elkhart.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 26.-The National
Tablet and Supply Company has been reor-
ganized, with capital stock increased to s25,-
600. All the stock is owned by George Fred
erick. who continues as secretary and treas
urer, A. w. Billows and John w. Ellis.
Under the former organization Justus L.
Broderick, president of the defunct Indiana
National Bank, was vice president and his
brother, Charles Frederick, was president
Their holdings have been acquired by the
new organization and they now have no
connection with il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES. Ind. Dec. 26.-Harry Ford.
fifteen years old. who lived with Bell Frey
at Flat Rock, Ill, lost his life to-day by the
burning OF FTey's residence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JONESBORO, Ind. Dec. 26.-Notices have
been posted in the American tin-plate fac
tory at Gas City for a shutdown of an in
definite period. This came as a surprise TO
the 500 workmen at the factory, The fuel
question is supposed to be the cause of the
shutdown, as the gas pressure has been
very low for some time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind. Dee. 26.-John Aigner. of
Lacrosse, Laporte county, while under the
influence OF liquor found his way to the
top of a grain elevator in process OF con-
struction near his home and fell TO his
death. he was recently married.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Killed by His own Gun.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 26.-Charles
Ash aged sixteen was killed SPy the acct
dental discharge OF his gun Chile hunting
at Middletown, Vigo county,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
PIainfieId's New Bank.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD. Ind, Dec. 26.-The First
National Rank of Plainfeld opened for BUSH
ness to-day in its own new building. b. w.
Henderson Is president and c. @. Cumber-
worth Is cashier. The capital is $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Rural Carrier Appointed.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.--John c. Martin
has been appointed regular and Heber c.
Martin substitute rural carrier at Freder-
fcksburg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Decrease wells completed, %
Decrease In production, 265 barrels.
Average November wells. IA 1-3 barrels
Average December wells. II IL barrels.
The new work under way in northwestern
Ohio Is "a follows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Increase in Completed work.
Decrease IN production. barrels.........
Average January wells, barrels. $1,000. IA 1-5
Average February wells, barrels. .141
Average March wells. barrels. ..........14 1z
Average April wells, barrels. ............15A
Average May wells, barrels. .............1S1a
Average June wells, barrels.
Average July wells, barrels. .............175s
Average August wells, barrels. .14h
Average September wells, barrels. 1914
Average October wells, barrels. ........ .16 %
Average November wells, barrels. ...... II 2-3
Average December wells, barrels. .... Icy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-22
Miss Lieberman's Concert Tonight.

MISS L1eDermaRS Concert Tonight.
Miss Leila Lebermanls concert by her
pupils, which takes place at the National
Theater tonight, will present an interest
ing program, ipasE7uch as there will be in
the full ensemble, sixteen pianos each with
two performers playing, ana the Marine
Band The assisting soloists will be Miss
Sadie Gompers. soprano; Mr.. Seel fiutfst
and Mr.. Van Poucke. clarinetist Perhaps
the important numbers are Beethoven's
Sonata Pathetiuue, played by Mrs. Doug
lass and Miss M. Angela Howe and the
orchestra; LISTS Sturm Fantasia, played
for the first time in the United States, the
score being loaned by Schlesinger of Vienna
for this occasion; DR.. Julia Webb Mrs
Douglass, Misses Daphne Thompson Maud
Bates, M. Angela Howe and orchestra; the
adagio from Beethoven's Moonlight So
nata, Misses Roma Sauter, Mabel Meach-
Meistersinger," with twenty-six performers
on fourteen pianos and orchestra; a fanta-
sic on ''Lohengrin," with thirteen per-
formers on seven pianos and orchestra;
Kela Bela's Lustspiel overture with
thirty performers on sixteen pianos and or
ranged as a piano orchestra, played by DIR.
Julia Webb Mrs. Douglass, Mrs Howe
Thompson, Mabel and Clara Neacham
Weber, Sauter, Robbins, Moore, Bates and
Davis. Other ensemble numbers will be
Dance Caprice Cadmus, Leberman: inter
meZZo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
Schuberts "Marche Mill -aire." The piano
solos will be by Miss Beulah Adler Maud
Bates, Daphne Thompson, Mamie Moore
Bessie Davis, Marie Angela Howe, BeuIa h
Winter, Mrs. Douglass and Master Ariel
Davis. Miss Gompers sings two solos and
Messrs. Seel and Van Poucke play a duet
from Verdis opera, Simon Boccanegra,"
with Miss Lieberman at the plano. ~