The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

LAFAYETTE.-The Rev. William Brett
enbach, pastor of the German Methodist
Church, has adopted the child of Rosa
Aberholtz, who, a few months ago, robbed
her employer of a large sum of church
money and fled to st. Louis. The woman's
theft was disclosed by the crying of her
robbed the German pastor, in whose house
hold she was employed. After her arrest
in st. Louis Mr.. Breitenbach refused to
prosecute her.
SHELYvILLE.-Monday was the eight
ieth birthday OF Mrs. Loretto Cory, one OF
the ~best-known residents of the city, and
it was celebrated with a family dinner.
Those in attendance were Mr.. and Mrs.
lis, Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Wadley, of Du-
buque, Ia, Mrs. A.. Z. Parker and daughter,
Miss Genevieve, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Major,
Mr.. Henry Cory and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Cory.
ALEXANDRIA. The Penn-American
plate glass works, of this city, has just
completed one of the largest, If not the
largest, plates of glass ever made in the
in 1t, approximately, ga feet of glass, worth
fully 81 per square foot. The sheet goes on
a special order to a New York house. The
glass is f~ve-eighths of an inch thick and
weighs approximately $50 pounds.
FORT wAYNE.-word has been re-
ceived here that VIII G.. Bates, of the Penn
sylvania road detective service, was shot
by a coal thief named John Woolly at
lima. w., Suludl ulEHl. W. DullelS
grazed his face just above the eyebrows
and below his nose. He fired at the thief
and landed twice, inflicting serious wounds
in the shoulder and hip.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. McCul-
Tough took James Lewis Myers to the Mich
igan City Penitentiary Monday afternoon
to serve a term of two to twenty-one years
for manslaughter in the killing of Branson
Sloan at Darlington on Sept. z, 1876. His
wife had promised to visit him at the Jail
but at the last moment she sent word she
would not come.
RICHMOND.-The Ministerial Associa-
ton at its meeting Monday passed resolu-
tions condemning the rafting feature of the
recent fair given by the Elks. The reso-
lutions allege that untold harm has beer
done the morals of the community by this
feature of the fair, which is condoned es.
lodge is a benevolent organization.
J~ASPER.-The Southern Railroad has
asked the citizens of cambridge township
to vote a tax of three-fourths of 1 per cent.
toward the extension of the present railroad
from Jasper to French Lick. If the rail-
road company can convince the people of
Jasper that it is I'm earnest the tax will
be voted, otherwise the chances are
against 1t.
PORTLAND.-Oliver N. Eler will. at the
meeting of the City Council "Wednesday
evening", resign the Office of superintendent
of the city electric light and. water works
plants, a position which he has held for the
past Cish ytdiS. Nv eOOc ~ 4NObtOG III
to take charge of the s.. M. Smith Com.
pany's plant.
ANDERSON.-Lee Wilson, of this city
superintendent of the American strawboard
plant i'm this city, has been offered and has
accepted a similar position at Lafayette
Wilson has been in Anderson. two. years
manager of the trust mill. The plant al
Lafayette Is to be independent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Snyder, a Vim.
cennes. tailor, is missing. and his creditor:
are seeking him.. . Robert MANSFIELD
and Luther Dunn, of Wheatland, left fol
the West on Saturday to escape, it is
thought. from their young wives. who arr
Frustrated.
CONNERSVILLE.-Fou saloon keeper.
were arrested Monday morning for viola
tons of the Nicholson law. One paid his
fine of s1S.05 and the other cases will bt
tried Tuesday. The police have strict In.
structions to report all violations.
JEFFERSONvILLE.-The board of man.
ayers of the Reformatory met in regular
monthly session on Monday. Outside Vi
granting a number o. paroles nothing o.
consequence was done.