The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-17
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOSIERDOM.
Carnegie Increases Gift to B%IufYton-
Boy Missing from Laporte-Picnic i'm
Honor of Old Muncie Resident.

RICHMOND.-This city will have a May
musical festival next year. The plan so far
outlined provides for three concerts. two in
the evening and one in the afternoon. The
estimated expense is $1,000. w. w.
Thompson and Elmer Cummings. of Sey-
mour, are now in Wayne county represent
ing the Order of Pestalozzi of America.
This order was founded a few months ago
by County superintendent Grove. of Jay
county. 1t is a teachers organization, and
the local members of the fraternity are be-
ing asked to join. All the Wayne township
district teachers except three have Joined.
WABASH.-Lincoln Guynn, the Wabash
attorney who was rendered the post OF prl-
vate secretary to Congressman Fred Lands
by the latter, has finally determined TO de-
cline the place. > Contractors for the
new Wabash-Marion trolley line arrived in
the city Friday and looked over this end of
the route, preparatory to putting laborers
to work on the grading here on Saturday.
The contractors are receiving their grad
ing machinery and will employ all men
available on the line.
ELWOOD.-A marked Improvement in
the facilities for handling freight here is
10 be made In Elwood this winter. The
Lake Erie d Western Railway has COM
menced the moving OF buildings on the site
or its new freight depot and work on the
new switches will be started as soon as the
old buildings are removed. The Union Trac-
ton Company has also let the contract for
the remodeling of its old car barn on West
Main street. which will be transformed into
a freight station.
ANDERSON.-The Citizens Gas Com
pany has ended its contest with patrons
who refused TO install meters. In all per-
haps 300 persons were cut off by the COM
pany's agents: The past three weeks. how
ever, every plumbing firm in Anderson has
been rushed to its capacity making connec-
lions. The supply of gas since Oct. /, when
the indianapolis and Hoover supply lines
were turned into the mains, has been all
that could be desired.
40 -RaSc loLa upopoar aud fish
ing resort, ten miles north OF this place. Will
be dredged to allow the use of larger steam
boats. New hotels, clubhouses and hun
dreds of new cottages have been built along
the shores, and improvements are being
made daily. The Logansport. Hammond a
Chicago Electric Railway Company has
made its survey past the west end of the
lake.
GREENwOOD.-The remains of Ruth,
the eleven-months-old daughter of the Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nj. Carter, of Muncie, ar
rived here Friday and were taken 10 the
home OF her grandparents. DIR. and Mrs. I.
b. Noble. The burial will be Saturday
morning in the Greenwood cemetery. : .
Rev. Mr.. Simon, of Peru, has accepted a
call TO the Presbyterian church here and
Will preach his first sermon Sunday.
MUNCIE.-A big picnic was given in Oak
grove, near Selma, Thursday in honor of
Thomas A. Moore, formerly a prominent
resident of the county, who now lives al
Stockton, Cal. Mr.. Moore had not been
back to Muncie for thirty-six years. Many
of his boyhood companions from Muncie,
Parker and Selma attended the picnic. Two
hundred persons were present.
MARION.-The report of the principals
Of the city schools shows the total enroll
ment of pupils for the first month of the
term TO be 3,70. OF this number 1901 are
boys and 1919 are girls. The figures show
a decided increase over the attendance OF
last year. In the high school are entered
2S6 pupils, 1O of whom are boys and 16t
girls.
JEFFERSONVILLE.-The canning sea-
son in this county is about over and the
factories at H~enryviue, Vienna and Under
wood. owned by Hoagland Bros. have
closed. The season lasted about fifty days
and about 800 persons were employed. The
Henryville plant canned 10000 cans and
the Underwood plant $4,000 cans.
DELPHI.-A matrimonial affair of unus-
ual interest took place in this city Thurs
day, when Frank Hughes, OF White county
and Mrs. Julia A. Burwick, of West Delphi
were married. Mr.. Hughes is thirty-eight
years of age and Mrs. Hughes is past sixty.
1t was Mrs. Hughes's fourth marriage.
LAPORTE.-Walter Koenig. aged ten
the son of Reinholt disappeared from home
on Wednesday and Is still missing. Much
apprehension is felt for his safety. as he
never exhibited any inclination to run
away.
BLUFFTON.-Andrew Carnegie has in.
creased his donation for public library fol-
Button to $13, 1000. The original gift was
SO, 0O. A site for the building has beer
purchased by citizens and plans have beer
adopted by the board.