The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF. INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
Gravel Roads Defeated by yOIers-
EIwOOd's New Secret Order-Terre
Haute saloon Census.

NEW CASTLE.-The first reunion of the
Coffin family held here since 1885 began on
Friday at the residence of Thad Coffin,
in the north part of town. The home is To-
Gated on the topmost one of a series of
mounds, covered with trees, and undermined
with golf links, tennis court and ball dia-
mond ~ substantial camp has been estab-
lished for the two weeks picnic, and tents,
thoroughly equipped are placed for the
sleeping accommodation of the men. City
water has been piped 10 the place TO assist
the spring, which flows from the side Of
a hill, and colored electric lights beautify
the grounds at night. There are about
sixty people in camp.
CONNERSVILLE.-Wh threshing is
in full blast, but the farmers are not par
ticularly boastful of their averages. The
average far as heard from Is about sew
enteen bushels TO the acre. while last year
IL was from twenty-five TO thirty. The best
E. r. Lake south of this city, sixteen
acres averaging twenty-eight bushels. Corn
is looking we'll and promises big yield.
SHELBYVILLE.-H. l.. Simons, Of the
indianapolis Painters Union, spoke to
large crowd on the public square, Friday
afternoon, on the benefits of labor union
ism. Shelbyville is much agitated at present
over the matter of unionism or nonunion-
ism, and number of speakers on both
sides OF the question have been accorded
careful attention in public addresses.
RICHMOND.-The meeting OF the old set
tiers. of Wayne county will be held at
Kings grove, near Centerville. on Aug. 10.
This is one of the beSt-known organizations
of old settlers In Indiana. The Rich
mond Street and Interurban Railway Com
pany has reduced the time its men can
work to nine hours. There Is some dissat-
lsfactiOn among the men.
IAFAYETTE.-EnochF Francis Haywood.
one OF the largest land owners and wealth
lest man IN Tippecanoe county, is TO retire
from active life soon and remove TO Indian
apol1S. He is one OF the most prominent
grain raisers in northern Indiana and was
once candidate for State senator on the
Democratic ticket.
EVANSVILLE.-The golden wedding of
WAS aR Frday evening M
is one of the oldest citizens of Dubois
county. Michigan concern signed
a contract Friday with the Evansville Bust
ness Association TO locate large basket
and veneer factory here this year.
CROTHERSVILLE.-Th blackberry crop
in this vicinity is unusually large and men,
women and children are reaping a small
harvest in picking and selling the berries
at 10 cents TO Is cents a gallon. The berries
are not cultivated in this vicinity, but the
wild crop is of excellent quality.
HARTFORD CfTY.-The gravel road cleo
ton held in Jackson township of this coun-
ty on Thursday resulted in the defeat of
both roads. Center road was defeated by
60 votes and the Lefever road by $50. Nearly
the entire voting population of the township
was out.
PORTLAND.-Wlllie Hommell, charged
with obtaining money under false pretenses
at Anderson. aud who was returned here
by order of the Anderson courts, has been
declared insane and will be committed to
the asylum at Richmond.
NARROWING geology class of the
Marion Normal College, comprising about
seventy students, will go to Indianapolis
on Saturday, by special interurban car, TO
inspect the department of geology at the
Statehouse. The students will be in charge
of Prof A Jones.
JONESBORO-A new company has been
organized and Incorporated here under the
name of the Magic Washing Tablet Com
pany. 1t has begun the manufacture of the
goods and will put it on the market in a
short time.
ELWOOD.-Elwood thirty-eighth secret
order will come into existence next Friday
evening, when j. G. Ferguson, of Omaha,
Neb., will institute lodge of Woodmen of
the World, with over hundred charter
members.
TERRE HAUTE.-The police have taken
a census of saloons and reported 191 in the
city. twenty-five more than year ago. The
city lincese is s276, and row is the time for
the semi-annual payments