The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Indiana Notes.

T1PTON.-From present indications the
corn crop in Upton county bids fair to
equal that of last year, notwithstanding
the unfavorable weather of the past month.
Last year Upton county raised the banner
corn crop of the State and with an in
creased acreage this year the crop will be
enormous. The Public Library As
soclation is engaged I'm furnishing the new
$4,000 Carnegie library preparatory to its
dedication next month. An elaborate pro-
gramme will be prepared and a prominent
speaker is being looked for to deliver the
dedication address.
GREENwOOD.-The board of trustees at
their regular meeting, Monday evening,
adopted curfew ordinance to go into
season will be s o clock. and 8 o CLOCK during
the summer. They also installed George
kinnear as town trustee to fill the unex-
PRED term of Fl WILEY: resigned r on
secretary of the Board of Health has or
dered the primary room and also the first
and second grades of the public school
closed on account of scarlet fever.
wABASH.-The Big Four Railway Com
pany was fined $25 Tuesday for failure to
mark UP the time of arrival of trains at
North Manchester. Superintendent
John W. Lewis, of the Wabash county pub
lie schools, is making arrangements for a
complete display of the Wabash county
school work at next years ST. Louis fair.
The Wabash schools received the first pre-
MUM at Chicago ten years ago, having the
best exhibit in the State, and the county
superintendent thinks it will win next year.
CONNERSVILLE~-Sinc the Council has
been making such extensive street i'm
provements and preparing ordinances for
still more remonstrances have been filed
in arml0ads. Thomas Maley, as a test case,
filed an injunction against the city carry
ing out a part of its intentions. which was
tried before special Judge Cameron, OF
Rushville, who ruled against the Injunction.
The case will be carried to the Supreme
Court
RICHMOND.-The City Council has been
notified by Mrs. William Lincoln that she
holds the city liable for the death of her
husband and will bring suit unless the
Council sees fit to compromise. 1t is
claimed Lincoln, who was light trimmer
for the Light, Heat and Power Company,
was killed as a result of the contact of city
wires with the wires of that company.
SHELBYvILLE.-At the regular meeting
of the City Council Tuesday night the tax
levy for 1903, payable next year, was fixed
at "a cents OH the 500, follows: For gen.
eral purposes, 80 cents; for water rent, 10
cents; for electric light, IL cents; for sink
and interest, 13 cents. The tax rate last
year was rs cents
SULLIvAN.-The Sullivan Heat, Light
and Power Company issued a circular let
ter Tuesday notifying its customers that
commencing Nov 1 the rate for incan-
descent lights will be raised from 80 to 80
: cents a month each. The company an
nounces that it will be forced to go out of
the raise.
GOSHEN-As a result of an assault in
the Big Four depot at Elkhart Sept. IS.
caused by a disagreement over business
matters, Maurice A. Goldberg, manager of
the Goshen Shirt Manufacturing Company,
has sued Samuel A. Crowl, an Elkhart
clothier, for 5000 damages in the Circuit
Court
Tuesday night, reports were made that left
no doubt the $4,000 would be raised for
three new industries. One Is an iron foundry
with $4,000 capital stock, another a feed
tory for molds for glass bottles, with
$4,000 stock.
AUBURN.-Lew Blaney, who broke Jail
at this place Sept: Ia, was captured Satur-
ing on a paper mill, and was brought to
this place this morning. Blaney gave in
formation as to the method of his escape
which duplicates outside parties.
SHELBYVILLE.-Har Ferguson was
indicted by the grand jury Saturday morn
ing and entered plea of guilty TO an as
sault on a twelve-year-old girl by the name
of Thomas Judge Morris sentenced him
to the Michigan City Prison for term of
from two to fourteen years.
LAWRENCEBURG.-L Monday night
q huge barn, belonging TO Nicholas Obert-
ing, wealthy farmer, residing near this
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at
5000. with $500 insurance. The fire is be-
lieved to be OF incendiary origin.
LAPORTE.-Ten dollars was the amount
Claude Brand, of Kingsbury, recovered in
the Laporte Circuit Court, against Ben
jamin Guise for dog bite. Brand claimed
5000 because Guise's dog ran out and at
tackled him on his bicycle, taking a chunk
out of the calf of his leg.
ELWOOD.-The Elwood City Council and
the Library Association here are at swords
point over who shall pay for the insurance
on the new $780, 600 library building, which is
just being finished with money donated by
Andrew Carnegie.
SEYMOUR-Tuesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. n. Nj. Carlson celebrated their fifth
wedding anniversary About 100 guests, in
Guiding several from out of town, were
present.