The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-27
Indiana Notes.

LAFAYETTE-Three anniversaries will
be observed ON Saturday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. s: l.. Mitchell, in Battle
Ground, eight miles north of here. Mr..
and Mrs Mitchell will celebrate their
twentieth wedding anniversary: Mrs. Nc
Connell, of Oxford, mother OF Mrs. Mitch
ell. will observe her fifty-fourth birthday
anniversary. and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Geary. of Talbot, relatives. will celebrate
the thirty-fourth anniversary of their we'd
ding The reception will be attended by
friends and relatives from all parts of the
State.
SHELBYvILLE.-The Methodist and
Baptist congregations of this city will be-
gin union revival services next Sunday
morning in the First Methodist Church.
The services of the Rev. w. 1. Powell.
financial agent of Grant University, or
Chattanooga. Tenn. and +. o. Lamareux,
singer, of Columbus, have been secured.
Mrs. David Pyard, the last smallpox
patient in the city, was dismissed by her
physicians Thursday morning, and Shelby
vile is again free from the disease
wABASH.-The Home Telephone Com
pany of Wabash has filed suit for 5000
damages against the Wabash Electric Light
Company, alleging that Through the negli-
gence of the latter an improperly insulated
live wire was suspended above the tele-
phone wire i'm the southern part of the city,
that it came in contact with the telephone
wire and caused the destruction of the ex-
change. The telephone company was put
out of business for Several weeks.
ELWOOD-The Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company has completed the drilling of a
well on the Hawkins farm, three miles
south of the city, which shows indications
shot a steady stream of oil flowed from
1t for several hours, and the flow is still
in progress. Pumps will be placed on the
well at once and tanks built to hold its
product
FRANKFORT.-A lively temperance war
is under way at Colfax, and petitions are
being circulated against the renewal of
licences of publicans there. On Thursday
Bert Rasch snatched remonstrance paper
from the hands of a circhlator and ran
away with it,. He was pursued several
miles before he was overtaken and cap
tured, and had mutilated the paper to
considerable extent.
MUNCIE-The Contractors Association
has unanimously voted to refuse the m
crease of cents an hour demanded by the
local carpenters. who have been receiving
so cents and asked for 50 cents. The old
scale will expire Saturday night and un-
less an unexpected compromise is reached
there will be a general strike of all union
carpenters in Muncie on next Monday.
TERRE HAUTE-A thirteen-year-old
boy has been caught in the act of stealing
from clothing hung in the dressing room of
the mems gymnasium at the Indiana state
brother and says that in the two months
they have been operating they have secured
fully 500. He is student of the Manual
Training School.
ANDERSON.-lne Wllkle
Company. of this city. has announced that
it will make an addition to its plant and
begin the manufacture Of fine tables and
chairs. The plans for the extension Of the
plant have been approved and the neces-
sary work of alteration will begin as soon
as weather conditions will permit.
MARION.-J. B. Wood. of this city. has
closed contract with Chicago capitalists to
go to Wyoming and sink two test oil wells.
BY the terms Of the contract Wood receives
5000 in stock in the Chicago company, 80
per diem for his work and his expenses.
The wells are to be sunk in the Big Horn
basin.
GREENSBURG.-Fire broke out in Kir-
by Bros's furniture store and undertaking
establishment about 5 o'clock Thursday
morning. The origin is not known. Kirby
Bros. place their loss at 1920, with 81 600
insurance.
THORNTOWN-Daniel Miller, of this
place, was struck down by one of his
horses at Lebanon on Thursday and prob
ably fatally injured, his skull being
crushed. He has family.