The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-09
READY FOR VACATIONS
JUDGES AND COUNTY OFFICIALS
WILL TAKE OUTINGS.
In Many Instances Fishing Trips
VIII BE Taken-Michael Jeffer-
SON "Cracks q joke"

With the coming Of the hot weather the
Marion county judges like to get away from
things legal and spend their vacations
pretty much as other people do. The men
who are elected by the people of Marion
county to look after affairs in an admins
trative capacity also like to "Jes' get out
and rest and not work at nothin' else" The
past year has been a most arduous one on
the Judges as we'll as the county officers,
and they are all looking forward to the time
when they will take their much-needed rest
The two men who ably prosecuted the pleas
of the great State of Indiana will also pro-
vide themselves with fly and pole and pur-
sue the elusive bass along the classic banks
of the Tippecanoe.
Judge Afford. Prosecutor Ruckelshaus and
Deputy Prosecutor Benedict will start the
latter part of the month for two weeks
camping and fishing trip on the Tippecanoe
That is Mr.. Benedict expects to make one
of the party If he gets vacation at ALL
After the camping trip the prosecutor will
spend a few weeks at Kettle Point, Canada,
which, he says, is far from the maddening
crowd and the fishing is the best ever.
Judge Afford will divide his time between
the camp and the Criminal Court. TO be
ready in case there Is anything demanding
attention in the line of murders, assaults
and the entire gamut of crime he is called
upon to look after.
.'vhere will you spend your vacation
Judge Carter?" asked the reporter. well"
said the Judge in his affable manner, Il am
about in the condition of the Irishman who
said. when asked where he was born, AT
Cape Cod and all along the shore. L am as
uncertain about IL as he was. L expect to
close the docket about the 18th. and then go
either east, west or north-most any place
except Evansville
GEORGIAN BAY TRIP
Judge feathers will go with party COM
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Duncan,
Fred Heron and Martin Hugg up to Geor-
gian bay. Here he will leave the party and
spend the rest of the time in Cleveland
Judge McMaster and wife. who are now
visiting relatives in Ohio, will join the party
later in the summer.
Judge Allen is in Kansas looking after
business interests and visiting his brother.
Judge Stubs won't be able TO get away
II have been talking with Mrs. Stubs, )"
said the judge, land we have about de-
cided to take an afternoon off and go to
Broad Ripple. The bad boys will take up
most of my time this summer"
Armin c. Koehne, county treasurer. will
go TO Maxinkuckee. His deputy remarked
any other place. for he had been going
there for the last fifteen or twenty years.
Col. Harry b. Smith. county auditor. will
probably take the Georgian bay trip, If he
returns from Evansville safely.
Michael Jefferson, county assessor, has
divers things and trips In view. He hest
tated In making a choice between canning
tomatoes on North Meridian street and a
Sunday excursion to Ireland ION the
square," he said I've been reading the
booklets about the resorts up north, about
the love affairs and all that sort of thing
and IL sounds good to me- and along about
the 1st of September / think Ill investi-
gate"
County Clerk William +. Davis will leave
for New York in August.
Lew Shank. county recorder. is hesitating
between Haughville and Bar Harbor
Probate Commissioner Walker will spend
most OF the summer in indianapolis. How
ever, l expect TO get away for a short time
late in the summer, said he.