The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-20
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
Unusual Charge of NOnsuppOrt-Fine
for Cruelty to q HOrse-Wom-
ans Damage Verdict.

NEW. ALBANY.-The Rev. Joseph Cor
don, who has been rector of the Catholic
Church at New Middletown. Ind, has been
transferred by Bishop Chatard to the par
at New Middletown by his brother, the
Rev. William Gordon, who recently was
graduated from ST; Meinrad's College; in
the priesthood. Another brother, the Rev.
Charles Gordon, has been appointed rector
of the Catholic Church at North Madison,
who is sick at st. Edwards Hospital in
this city and may not recover.
SHELBYvILLE.-The Citizens Alliance
is trying to arrange with d. M. Parry, of
labor question within a few days. = {.
DIR. Jameson, of Indianapolis. and Drs. j.
w. and Warren Snider, of Falkland, on FRI
citis on the Rev. e. NJ. Chambers, pastor Of
the Methodist Church at Falkland. . .
The wheat In Shelby county is not looking
nearly as good as 1t did a few weeks ago,
and the longer 1T stands the worse 1t seems
to get. The fly is doing considerable dam
age.
MONON.-Eli Ridgely. of Monticello, was
arrested and heavily fined on Thursday for
cruel treatment Of a horse. A young ami
NAL belonging to him was affected with u
big leg and could not be worked. Ridgely
tried to reduce the swelling by applications
of nitric acid and then shaving off the
burnt flesh with a knife. He was caught
in the act of carrying on his surgical opera
tions and resisted arrest, but was over
powered.
MARION:-Mrs. Eva D. Overman, of
Marion, widow of Thomas E. Overman.
has been awarded damages in the United
States District Court at Columbus. O.,
against the National Steel Company for
s.. OOO. The verdict was returned after the
jury had been out thirty-fve minutes.
Overman was killed on Aug. 6, 1901, In a gas
explosion in a tunnel. or hot main. of the
National Steel Company's plant at Mingo
Junction, o.
PORTLAND.-The report of the chief
of the fire department for the fifteen months
ended on June /, shows that during that
time there were in this city thirty-one
fires. The greatest of these was the blaze
which almost destroyed the plant OF the
Creamery Package Manufacturing Com
pany. on April 10, 1902. The total cost for
minute men who attended the fires was but
sls6.
RICHMOND.-The Peace Association of
Friends in America. which has its head
quarters here. has just issued a pamphlet
entitled. 1.-The Worlds Court" and also a
smaller pamphlet setting forth the objects
of the Peace Association. The first-named
pamphlet deals with The Hague conven-
ton and also gives some space TO the tenn
pie of peace proposed by Andrew Carnegie.
bury and son. who went to Indianapolis a
week ego in an automobile. returned home
Thursday night. They left the capital at
6 n. m. and arrived here at s p. m, having
stopped an hour for dinner at Seymour.
MUNCIE.-Mrs. Laura Mahoney, who has
aled suit for divorce from John c. Mahoney,
a merchant OF this city, alleges I'm her COM
plaint that I'm their twenty-four years of
married life he bought her nothing but a
5O-cent dress and a $1.25 pair OF shoes.
EVANSvILLE.-John Rose. a paroled
convict from the Jacksonville Reforma-
tory. was arrested in Henderson county.
KENTUCKY on Friday. and will be returned
TO prison. He violated his parole by leay-
ing the State.
ELWOOD.-The Elwood Poultry and Pet
stock Association has employed Ben 8.
Myers. of Charlottesville. to Judge the an
nual show. which Will be held the third
week in January. In this city.
yALPARAISO.-William Suits, of Ham,
let. azed seventeen. was instantly killed by
a Pennsylvania train, Friday morning.