The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-11
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
Subsidy Election Ordered I'm Carroll
Runaway Boy FOund-Cfyfc League
to Beautify Elwood.

ELWOOD.-Plans are on foot for the
formation or a civic league In Elwood, the
cardinal principle of which viii be the beau
LITIGATION of the city and its public grounds.
The degree team of Harmony Tenn
pie OF Rathbone Sisters, of Elwood, has
accepted an invitation to exemplify the
work Of the order before the Supreme Tenn
pie on the occasion Of its meeting at In
dianapolis I'm October. The team, which Is
under the direction of II. D. Beyersdorfer,
has the reputation OF being the test in the
State.
ANDERSON.-Wheat in Madison county
is pronounced Of a much better grade than
usual, which will make up In a measure
for the shortage in the crop. The con-
is from 100000 to 30O. 600 bushels The farmers
as rule are slow i'm bringing their crop
to elevators. This is true in all parts of the
county. Farmers are storing their wheat
vators contain only about 1000 bushels.
LAFAYETTE-J. Kirby Risk. former
city clerk and one Of the proprietors of
the Daily Democrat, Is critically sick at
his home on Owen street. On Thursday he
was attacked with gastritis and his physi-
clan says his condition is very serious.
The Tippecanoe Board of Apprais-
ers has added about 100000 to the tax
duplicate of the county, but has reduced
the city taxables somewhat.
NEW CASTLE.-Several loads of newly
threshed wheat have been brought TO mar
ket here. E. NJ. Carr, superintend-
ent Of the city water works. an accom-
plished electrician, has about completed a
new invention which he calls secondary
transformer, to be Qsed especially for gas
engines. 1t will greatly economic the cur
rent to be used for making the spark.
SUMMITvILLE.-Ar revival of unusual re-
suits is being held at the Baptist Church in
this city, despite the hot weather. led by
Mrs. Leslie. local evangelist The church
has had a number of accessions, and debt,
which for a long time has hung over the
edifice, has not only been raised, but sufi-
Gent additional to remove the church to a
more suitable location.
WINDFALL.-The annual reunion OF the
soldiers and sailors of Upton county in all
wars will be held here in September of this
year. Preparations are well under way for
the entertainment of the hundreds OF ex-
Rected visitors under the management of
James Gard of the Soldiers and Sailors
Association.
SHELBYvILLE.-A large number OF
families are gathering at Camp Acton tbs
year earlier than usual Fifty families ere
already on the ground. and by July % the
time that camp-meeting begins, every CIT
tage in the park will doubtless be taken.
The interurban line makes IL convenient for
all cottagers from Indianapolis and Shell
byvilie.
LOGANSPORT.-Len Porter the runaway
boy who went to the Boer war. and whom
the government authorities at Washington
tried to intercept at Cape Town, has been
who received letter from him dated Clin-
ton. ILL.,, where the boy Is working on a
farm. He is expected home soon.
WINAMAC.-John Allen, at one time a
prominent resident here, the brother-in-law
of Senator N S. Agnew of Valparaiso. was
found dead, lying face downward. in pool
or water near this place, on Friday. He was
victim Of alcoholism. and having fallen
IN the pool was too feeble, owing to age
and dissipation, to save himself.
DELPHL-The County Commissioners OF
this county have granted a petition by che
residents of Carrolton and Washington
townships. asking for a special election 70
vote on the question OF n $4,000 subsidy In
each township to the Frankfort a. Logans-
port electric road. The election was ordered
for Tuesday. Aug. Is.
CROTHERSVILLE.-D Ira Nelson has
just purchased the Park Hotel building In
torium- He gave in exchange for the place
one hundred acres OF farm land south OF
town and s.. 600 in cash. There Is an artessar
well. with n fine flow of mineral water. or
the hotel property
LAWRENCEBURG - Affidavits hays
been filed In Circuit Court by Mrs. Laura
Lampkins. keeper of the Aurora and Diils-
boro turnpike tollgate at Cochran. charg
ing George Kerr and Charles Miller. 81
Cochran. with injuring the tollgate on Juns
70 and July s. respectively.
CORRESPONDENCE ssafer. a hod carrier
employed on the schovihouse In course ol