The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Indiana Notes.

PORTlAND.-Peter ZearDaugh, Noble
township farmer. was kicked in the head
by a horse he feeding, receiving in
juries which very serious.
Olney Shirk went hunting on the lands of
James Strawbridge, after having obtained
verbal permit to do so The men had
some words and Strawbridge then had
Shrk arrested for hunting on his farm
without a written permit SnlrkS nne and
costs amounted to $1,000
RICHMOND.-The Rev. ]. ]. White. of
Atlanta, Ga, who was given call to
the pastorate of the Christian Church, has
sent word that he would accept and be
ready to begin his duties on Jan. a.
William +. Wineburg, superintendent of
the Wayne county schools, and Repub-
lican county chairman. is probably fatally
Ill. Little hope is given for any improve
ment. He has Bright's disease with COM
plications.
KOKOMO.-Three new gas wells were
completed in the Howard county field on
Wednesday. Two were failures, one at
Greentown, the other on the Butcher farm,
one mile east of here. The third was a
big producer 1t is the property of , the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company This
well is one of the best drilled in Indiana
in recent years showing a rock pressure
of 215 pounds TO the square inch.
ELWOOD.-The effect of the crusade
against vice by the Anti-crime League was
| felt on Wednesday in the shape of order
| from the police board banishing the big
nickel-in- the-slot machines which have been
in operation ever since the street fair last
| gathering in nickels, but they are all being
boxed and stored.
| MARION.-The contract for building the
| new Presbyterian church in this city has
| been awarded to Philip Patton, of Marion
| the contract price being S31, 81. This bid
| is for the superstructure complete and does
| not include the basement work. which is
! now completed and paid for. The church
will be pushed to completion as soon as the
weather permits.
| LAFAYETTE.-The Indiana State Dairy
| mems Association is meeting at Purdue
| the first session having been held Wednes-
dav afternoon 1t is the tenth annual con-
| vention and Is largely attended by MEM
bers from all over the State. President w.
E. Stone, of Purdue, welcomed the men,
| bers. and Samuel Schlosser, of Plymouth,
| responded.
| TERRE HAUTE.-The Kinloch Telephone
| Company, of st. Louis. on Wednesday
| made connection with Terre Haute on its
/ ng-distance line, which connects st. Louis
| with the Indiana system of independent
| exchanges.
| BEDFORD.-Ora Clark, about twenty
| three years old, is in Jail charged with
| being the person who made the assault
| on Miss Annie Chapman, a domestic who
| makes her home in the family of the Rev.
A. Nj. Irvine. He declares he was not con-
| nected with the affair. and the woman in
| sists that she does not know who the man
| vas.
! PENDLETON.-At a meeting of the Mad
| ison County Horticultural Society held here
| papers were read as follows: Beef Produc-
| tion," Walter A Swain, discussed by Ed
ward Crper; Taxes" w. Clifford Ward;
Feed and Feeding" Isaac Jones. discus
sion by Philip G.. Shirley; Corn Growing. "
| A. w. Shoemaker
GOSHEN.-The First English Lutheran
| Church of Goshen has extended a call 10
| the Rev. George p. Kabele, of ST Mat
thews Mission. Chicago. The pulpit has
been vacant since August when the Rev
| A. G. Anda. of Chicago, accepted the
| general field SecretaryShip.
PERU.-Owing TO the prevalence OF
smallpox in Ohio. the State Board OF
| Health has requested the railroad com
| panies whose lines cross the Ohio-Indiana
line to instruct their employees who run
| into Ohio to be vaccinated once to pre-
| vent the disease from spreading.
BRAZIL.-The City Council has declared
| the office of city attorney vacant for the
| purpose of getting rid of City Attorney
| G.. s. Payne. Mr. Payne declares the &C.
| ton of the Council illegal and says he will
| appeal to the courts for redress.
FRANKLIN.-Whi operating corn
| shredder at the Wollen farm seven miles
south of Franklin Wednesday morning
Fred Wilkes had his arm so badly LAGER
| cd thot a