The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-25
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
Friction Over Carroll County Road
Building-Missing JeffersOnville
Lawyer-Lost Boy Found.

DELPHI.-A spirited fight took place be-
fore special session of the Commission
ers Court Saturday afternoon, when Hiram
+. Hollis * Co.. petitioned to that body
to remove John j. Draper as superintendent
of the construction of the Burlington and
Cutler gravel road, which the commits
sioners did, claiming that it would be for
the best interests of the taxpayers of
Burlington and Democrat townships. The
articles set out IN the petition very
strong attack upon Draper. and large
delegation of the largest landowners of the
two townships appeared before the board
in Diapers behalf. The fight was a bitter
one. and after an all days session Draper
was removed and John W. Ayers appointed
to superintend the completion of the work.
LAFAYETTE.-After roaming over the
State of Indiana for six months Victor
Monsir, of Fort Wayne, was found in this
city Sunday night by the police, and was
TO his home. While he was at police head
quarters his grandfather, John Horn. whom
he did not know. appeared, and when he
heard the name OF the dirty-faced boy. sit
ting with tear-stained face in the chair,
he at once took charge of him and took him
home
ANDERSON.-The Rev. W. III. Smith.
who has been pastor of the Baptist Church
in Anderson for the past four years, ten
dered his resignation to his congregation
Sunday night. to take immediate effect.
The church during his passionate has pros
pered in a manner TO reflect credit on both
pastor and congregation. The church debt
of nearly $1,000 has been lifted. Mr.. Smith
will locate in Franklin and enter evan
geistic work.
CANNELTON-The German Methodist
congregation of this city. held all-day serv-
ives Sunday i'm honor of the fiftieth anni-
versary of the establishment of their church
in this city. Ten ministers were present
all being former pastors of the church
The Perry County Teachers Institute will
commence on Monday Sept. z. Prof Kin
naman, of Danville, and Prof. Davidson, Of
p1nny ,ayfn yx-ilI ha Ia in CT
SHELBYVILLE.-Thi members of
the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, of
Martinsville. many more from the COM
pany at Indianapolis and several members
at the Shelby county fair grounds Sunday
afternoon. Two members of one company
were overcome by the heat. The next bat
talon drill will be held at Martinsville next
month.
FFERSONVILLE.-L A. Douglass.
the attorney who disappeared from the
city last Friday, is said to be in Cincinnati,
where he has gone to accept position as
travelling salesman. 1t is believed that do
mestic troubles were responsible for his
action. although his wife says she knows
of no reason for his leaving her.
CLAY CITY.-John Miller. aged fifteen,
son of G. w. Miller, a farmer, four miles
east of this place, discharged a revolver bull
let into his knee Sunday evening. while on
his road home from Clay City. The ball
lodged under the kneecap. He was sitting
in the buggy swapping the weapon, and
didn't know it was loaded.
ALEXANDRIA.-Harr Bone, of this
city, has gone TO New York, where. as a
member of a specially appointed committee
of the Bricklayers and Masons' 1nterna-
tional Union, he will assist four others i'm
drafting laws on the referendum question
The five members represent $1,000 members
i'm the United States.
ELKHART.-A number of big fish have
been caught in Eagle, Christiana, Juno
Simonton and other lakes within a few
miles of Elkhart this year, but the record
for Juno is a fifteen and one-quarter-pound
pickerel landed by Davis Snader in twenty
seven minutes on Sunday.
OSGOOD.-Dr. and Mrs Z. d. Freeman
celebrated their silver wedding Saturday
evening. One hundred and sixty guests
were present.