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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOSIERDOM.
Camden Seekers for Western Homes
vorce Sought After Many Years.

MUNCIE.-As Delaware county already
has a good workhouse, the officials of this
county are not enthusiastic over the project
of Chief of Police White. of Marion, who
desires to establish a district workhouse at
Anderson. Local police officials say Muncie
can best take care of its own prisoners. .
a butcher. filed a suit for $1,000 damages
against the city Of Muncie. She alleges that
she stumbled over an insecure crossing and
broke her right arm, also suffering internal
injuries.
ALEXANDRIA-All but one of the town.
ship schools in Monroe township closed
Friday and the teachers met by appoint
ment at that one in company with County
superintendent Frazier, who, with the
teachers, took notes of the method of pro-
cedure and will again meet later and criti-
else and recommend in what ways they
think the methods might be improved. This
plan will be followed until all the schools
In the township have been visited.
FRANKLIN.-A stranger who gives his
home as Frankfort, KY, and his name as
Boyd is at the county Jail probably fatally
by the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks north
Of town, the discovery being made by
tramp. The injured man claims to have
been thrown from freight by the train
crew and to have been lying where he fell
for several hours.
CAMDEN.-Quite a number of Carroll
county prospectors will leave next Tuesday
for North Dakota. Among them will be
Flora, who expect to seek farms there and
make it their future home. On the same
day about twenty from this place and Delphi
will leave for Houston, Texas, where they
expect to make some investments.
ELWOOD.-The Rev. ]. Clare Leach, of
Greenfield, Ind, has accepted a call to the
First Presbyterian Church here, succeed
ing the Rev. ]. A. Dunkel, who resigned
three months ago to go to the Warren-ave-
nue. Church at Saginaw, Mich. Mr.. Leach
comes recommended as one Of the ablest
young men in the Charlottesville Presby-
terry.
RICHMOND.-The Wayne County Teach
ers' Association met here Saturday. The
attendance was large. Mrs. Ruth Morris
Kersey, of Chicago, was to have delivered
an address, but was sick, and President
William Lowe Bryan, of Indiana Univer-
sity, spoke twice. His addresses were en-
Enthusiastically received by the teachers.
TIPTON.-Hog cholera has broken out
among the hogs in the western part of the
county and many have died. James Har-
per, a prominent stock raiser, east of this
city, had a large stock sale advertised and
cholera has prevailed to such extent
that he has postponed the sale.
vALPARAISO.-The dedicatory exercises
of St. Patrick's Church at Chesterton will
take place on Sunday Oct rs. The Second
Regiment Band. of Michigan City, will fur
nish the music.
GOSHEN.-Andrew W. Myers, aged six
ty-five. has sued his wife, Ella, for divorce.
They have been married forty-seven years.
She deserted him four years ago.
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GREAT DAY IN MASONRY.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, Oct. H.-Yesterday
afternoon and evening was a great occa-
sion for the Royal Arch Masons of Madi-
son. In the afternoon the degrees of Mark
Master, Past Master and Most Excellent
Master were conferred on a team Of candi-
dates composed of DR.. William Matthews,
Frank c. Vawter and Edward Troy. These
degrees are very interesting and instructive
and they give an immense amount of Ma
sonic information. but by far the best part
OF the work reserved for the evening
when the degree Of Royal Arch Mason was
conferred on the candidates. A great many
visitors were present and the attendance
was very large. The interest was unusual
and the fraternal feeling that exists between
the brethren of the higher degrees was man.
nested TO a very great extent.
The Masons of Madison have a State repu-
tation as to the excellent work they per-
form In ali OF the different Masonic bodies,
but rarely have they exceeded the work of
this ever TO be remembered meeting. AT
1880 O'Clock the members sat down to the
banquet table. A number of short addresses
were made by the visitors and some OF the
local members OF the chapter.
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special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Oct. 1.-TWO cents
more added to the price of Indiana and Lima
oils to-day boosts the price past what has
been the high water mark since oil was dis
covered in either of the States. Never has
Indiana oil been over sl.2l, and only once
that high, but to-day the quotation is Sl.23,
just-2 cents below what oil men have been
predicting, and conditions are now good for
a much higher market. One year ago this
month the Standard Oil purchasing depart
ment paid Sc cents a barrel for oil. Ken
lucky oils seem to be at standstill. The
prices of White House and Ragland oils have
not changed in either of the last three adj
vances given all other oils.
The shipments of Indiana and Ohio oils to
date in October have been s62,274 barrels,
and the runs from the wells were only 62S,-
$50 barrels, which is 2SS S24 barrels less than
the shipments.
With the belief that oil will continue to
go up, the producers in, this State will con-
tinue to drill all the territory they hold
leases on. Following are the quotations to-
day: Tiona, s1.S6; Pennsylvania, ST. New
Castle $15S; Corning, S15l; North Lima,
81 Is; South Lima, sl.23; Indiana, 81. %; White
House, sLS5; Somerset, $.2s; Ragland, &C.
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Indiana Obituary.

ANDERSON. Ind. Oct. 1T. w. Whit
more, aged forty. died here last night and
will be buried under the direction OF the
Elks' lodge of this city tomorrow after
noon. He was born here forty years ago.
Mr. Whitmofe was confidential clerk to the
late Major Charles T. Doxey and was for
many years intrusted with his business af-
fairs In other cities After living for sew
eral years in New York and Chicago his
health failed and he went to New Mexico.
but returned TO his old home a few weeks
ago and died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Charles McMahan.
CAMDEN, Ind, Oct. 17.-Mr. John Snor-
berger, an old settler OF Carroll county,
died at his home here this morning, aged
eighty-four. Mr.. Snorberger came 10 this
county when a boy, and had accumulated
considerable wealth. owning valuable farm
property in this locality. He had been a
lifelong Republican. The funeral will be
held Monday morning.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Oct. 17.-Mrs l..
f. shaw one OF the best known and most
popular women of the city, died to-day,
aged thirty-four. She was member Of the
court of Honor and the Rathbone Tenn
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LAUNCHED AT RACINE.


RACINE, Wis. Oct. 17.-At 2 o'clock this
afternoon the $4,000 yacht Roxina, built
for John w. Gates. the Chicago millionaire.
was launched by the Racine Boat Manu-
featuring Company. without any special
services. Mr.. and Mrs. Gates were here a
few days ago and inspected the boat, but
were not present at the launching.
The boat is built OF steel. is 100 feet long,
II feet wide and draws but IS inches of
water. has a fat bottom and is so designed
that IL will ride ordinary seas in safety,
but is adapted especially for inland waters.
A io0-horse-power triple expansion engine
furnishes the power and there accom-
modations for twenty persons The boat
Illinois and Michigan canal. at once.
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cial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 17.-Sergeant Smith.
who is conducting the United States re-
cruiting Office here. has considered TWEEN
ty-six applications during the past week,
of whom nine have been accepted. Earl
Lavelley. of New Castle. formerly in the
army, enlisted for the second time to-
day. In all eleven men have been sent
from the local office. The larger number
OF applicants are glass and steel workers
who cannot obtain work on account of the
failure of the window glass houses to
start and the idleness of the local plant
OF the American Sheet Steel Company.
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ENDS A LONG STRUGGLE
SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE
yIGO TREAsURERsHIP CASE.
Muncfe Men Who Are Very Sick-Ei-
wood to Enforce the Curfew Law
Lutherans and the Schools.
special % the IndlanapoIIs Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Oct. 1.-THE deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court against James
Bolton. Democrat, contestant for the
county tTeasurer's Office in this county,
eustains tie contentious Of the Republicans
made at the time the controversy resulted
In dual treasurership for some weeks. The
court holds that although Bolton estab-
lIshed that there was a tie vote in the
county he failed to prove his contention
that he had received a majority. The court
followed it's own precedent in ruling that
the incumbent was not disturbed i'm the
possession OF the office. The Democrats
made much ado over a ike ruling by the
lower court
Clark gave a big indemnifying bond to
Bolton, his Democratic opponent, Tor the
emo1uments OF the Office should the Su-
preme Court decide in favor OF Bolton The
term of two years has now expired. The
office pays about $1,000 a year.
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Indiana Man Pardoned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. 1.-Two
years in prison, without a word of con-
versation with any living soul, was the ex-
perience of George Davis, former school
teacher in this county, who returned to his
home here to-day, a free man, after spend
ing more than two years in the Saltwater
(Minn-) prison. Davis was convicted for as
saulting an officer, and was given sentence
of five years. A short time ago friends here
sent a petition to the Governor of Mime
sofa asking a pardon for the young man.
The paper was signed by Governor Durbin,
Senator Fairbanks, the county officials Of
this county and many prominent business
men, and Davis was pardoned.
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VIEWS OF THE LUTHERANs.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind. Oct ia report
was sent out from Laporte during the ses-
sion OF the Lutheran conference in that
city that the conference passed resolutions
dsnouncing the public schools. Rev. p S.
Claussen. Of the Valparaiso German Luth-
eran Church. to-day gave out the Following
statement in that connection:
1.-THE Lutheran conference at Laporte did
not denounce public schools the ground
that they teach religion is rot necessary.
but IL was decla ed that Christian parents
cannot be contefited TO have their children
receive the instruction OF free schools.
which Is necessarily not religious but often
leads 10 unbelef. They must send their
children To such schools where they know
their souls will be well cared for. where the
word OF God not only takes first place. but
where even the remaining worldly branches
OF study are given in a sound Christian
manner. Parochial schools alone answer
these requirements.
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Many Years a Banker.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. he. c. Miller
has just completed his thirtieth year in the
service of the Franklin National Bank and
in point of service is the oldest banker In
the city. He began as bookkeeper, but for
twenty years has served as cashier. He is
the second cashier this banking house has
had during It's existence of nearly fifty
street, father of G. A. Overstreet, at pres
ent the assistant cashier. Mr.. Miller is
one of the substantial business men of
Franklin and is a brother of r. NJ. Miller
a prominent attorney of the city, and the
late Judge John Miller, of the Supreme
Court of the State.
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le IndIanapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE
street fair closed tonight, with a falling
short in financial returns to the associa-
ton and in trade for the merchants. BY
hard work on the part of the police dis
order was kept fairly well in check. but to
do so new record was made for Police
Court business and for the number of in
mates of the Jail. Many of these are held
on suspicion and will be released on Mon
day. The cold rain of Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday was followed to-day by
much colder weather and a strong wind.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Oct. 17.-George Fergu-
son. the delegate representing the engineers
OF the Michigan division of the Big Four at
the conference Of the Big Four general off,
GERS and the committee of engineers, re-
turned to-day from the meeting. The COM
pany conceded to the men an increase in
wages amounting TO from TO per cent
Engineers ia the freight service will re-
ceive from 81 TO $4.15 per 100 miles, as COM
pared with $3.50, the present rate, and pas
senger engineers will get $40 TO $3.50 per
100 miles. as against So - The meeting was
or the most amicable nature. and both sides
are satisfied with the result The increase
brings the Big -Four scale up to that paid
by the other important lines crossing In
diana.
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To Favor Is to Resemble.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

'In London last June" said a banker
when 1 happened to use one day the
sentence, She favors her father meaning
she resembles her father. a smile went all
around the room
what an odd AEericanism,' every
one said. And i felt sheepish. l felt that
/ had used a piece of provincial and in
correct English.
but after l got home l looked into this
matter, and / found that the use of this
word favor in the sense OF resemblance
or appearance was an ancient and good
use The cattle in Pharo's dream, / dis
covered. are called 'well-favored' and ill
favored and in the Spectator found Add
son saying: The porter owned that the
gentleman favored his MASTER
These Londoners thought that the cor
rect use OF favor was only as kind
ness or a particular generosity Well. 1t
seems that they were wrong, while i was
right. The English have lost a good use
of the word favor that we Americans still
RETAIN
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE new oil
we'll which was brought in on the Shaffer
farm, five miles northeast of Elwood, this
week, has settled down to about eighty
barrels a day. and gives promise of being
a steady producer. Rigs are being rushed
into the new flelo as fast as land can be
secured, but the farmers are greatly ex-
cited over the discovery and are holding
back their lands for top-notch prices.
Sylvanus Barrett, field manager for the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, to whom
the new we'll belongs. thinks the Elwood
i'm the State,
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VIII Try Writ of Mandamus.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE refusal OF
the County Commissioners to approve the
bond of County Auditor-elect Russell has
caused the attorneys, for Russell to prepare
mandamus proceedings against the board
to compel them 70 approve the $4,000 bond
offered. with the Sullivan County Loan
and Trust Company as guaranty. A strong
array of legal talent has been retained by
Russell and County Auditor Lang, who
will contest the seating of Russell. The
contest promises to be bitter, from the
fact that party factions are concerned.
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Helping the Federation Company.

PITTSBURG, Oct. lit was officially
announced to-day that the window glass
workers association-the old organization
had loaned the Federation Window Glass
Company $4,000 without interest to enable
that company to carry it's stock of glass;
By this action, it is said, higher prices
will be established and the Federation
Company will start it's plants on Nov. IL
and pay an advance of 10 per cent over
the wage scale of last season. Only men,
bers of the old association will be en-
ployed.
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Insane Prisoner Released.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, Oct. Hilary
Ducers, aged forty-five. who has just COM
pleted one to three-year sentence at the
prison for petit larceny, has been taken to
Terre Haute, from which place he was SEN
fenced. by Assistant State Agent r. w.
Covalt. Ducers has been In the insane
ward at the prison for several months. He
labors under strange decisions at times and
is violent and threatens the lives of
those about him. He will be turned
over to the Terre Haute authorities and
they will probably have him sent to one of
the state hospitals.
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Will Sink a Wen Near Muncie.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 17.-Despite recent
failures to discover oil at a distance of
three miles from the city an attempt will
be made to get oil on the McMahin farm,
which joins the city on the northwest. The
Kelley, Walker & O'Neil Company will
make the experiment. Since the big well
was discovered on the McGallard farm,
three miles northwest of the city, all the
rest of the wells in that territory have
proved to be busters.
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Brick Company Organized.
,ial To the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, Oct. 17.-Recorder
James ]. Davis, of this city. and Mr.. John
Pietz. recently master mechanic of the FL
wood Glass Company. have organized a
company for the manufacture of brick.
Their capitalization is $4,000, all of which
has been subscribed. The men returned
to-day from an inspection of plants in
Michigan, and will model their plant after
the lines of one in Saginaw They have Sc
cured leases on a large tract of land and
will get their plant ready for operation
within three months.
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AGED BLOOMINGTON MEN.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Rev.
William Heath, well-known veteran Meth
odst minister while leaving the Baptist
Church to-day, fell to the stone pavement.
A deep cash was cut in his head and his
limbs are injured. Because of his age he is
in a serious condition.
William Hawke, probably the Oldest man
OF southern Indiana and who, IL he lives,
will be 102 on Christmas, fell from his chair
unconscious to-day. Paralysis of the brain
is feared. He is in a very critical condition.
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Will Enforce the Curfew Law.

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ELWOOD. Ind, Oct 1.-THE plant Of
to-day issued an order to the police de-
partment for a strict enforcement of the
curfew ordinance. which has been a dead
letter on the statute books here for two
years, and accompanied this by public
notice that the ordinance would be en-
forced to the letter in the future. Children
under fourteen years are forbidden on the
streets or in public places after $50 at
night unless accompanied by an escort.
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Modern ElocutiOn.
Philadelphia Record.

There has been a marked change in the
character Of public speaking in the last few
years" remarked a teacher of elocution
the other day. 1.-The days of affected ad-
dress have passed. All good schools of
elocution nowadays are teaching that clear
enunciation and natural tone of voice Is
preferred to the deep voice and assumed
manner we have heard so often in past
years both on the stage and on the plat
form. Just as the natural style OF unaf-
fected pronunciation has come to be good
form, so the undemonstratiye manner is
now approved. speaker who wishes TO
words appreciated by his audience should
not wave his arms about wildly or other
wise distort his features or his body.
don't mean to say that no demonstration
is allowed. but rather that emphasis can
be obtained just readily by conserva-
tism In the use of the powers of expression.
/ certainly believe that the natural form
of acting and speaking has come TO stay"
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May Not Charge for Overtime.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BELLEFONTAINE, o., Oct. I7.-For the
benefit Of County Surveyor Wonders. of
this city, but affecting every county en-
gineer in Ohio, Attorney General Sheets
has handed down opinion that no en-
gineer can charge for any overtime, only
eight hours of calendar days being al
lowed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. 17.-Jacob
Smith, well-known farmer, had a narrow
escape from death here to-day. Smith had
just driven into town, and in attempting
TO cross the street car tracks was struck
by car going at a rapid rate. The wagon
was turned over and he was thrown to- the
ground, receiving a number of bad cuts
about the head. The wagon was wrecked.
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VIII Buy "A secondhand Plant.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. Henderson is
rebuilding its city light plant and has for
sale the present plant. To-day the officers
OF the town government in Fortville Wis
tied Anderson on tour of inspection. The
sale of the Anderson plant was discussed,
and a special committee of Anderson s
Council. headed by Mayor Forkner. will
sell the plant to Fortville. Fortville has
decided that an electric light plant must be
installed in view of the location of so many
Indianapolis business men there for resi-
dence.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PAOLI, Ind, Oct. H.-Andrew Farrell,
the fifteen-year-old son of the late Judge
William Farrell, caused the infection of
a wound in school yesterday with knife
on Robert Mavita, a schoolmate, that may
have serious results. The Mavita boy was
standing reciting when Young Farrell
placed the blade of knife UP through his
seat so that when he sat down the blade
would penetrate. 1t inflicted an ugly
wound three inches in depth, causing a
frightful flow of blood and probably sew
ering the hemorrhoid artery. The deed
was unprovoked and was evidently the out
cropping Of disposition to do something
desperate.
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Gravel Roads Accepted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMDEN, Ind. Oct 1.-THE County
Commissioners met in special session and
accepted about twenty-five miles of gravel
road in Democrat and Burlington town
ships and paid for it's construction. The
board, secured the services of Geo. NJ
Cheney, OF Indianapolis, a civil engineer,
and with him went over the work. After
careful examination of the plans and
specifications and inspection of the work
he pronounced them all right.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE four
lodges Of the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows in this city last night completed
arrangements for the purchase of site for
q temple to be erected by them in this city
next spring. They have arranged to pur-
chase the site offered them by Judge ID. ID.
Dykeman at Fifth and North streets, and
have voted TO pay over 5000 for the ground.
A four-story building with store rooms on
the ground floor and lodge, club and Office
rooms upstairs will be erected.