The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
CITY NEWS NOTES.

DR.. Villers Will speak at the Iowa Bap-
fist State Convention, held at Sioux City,
Ia. this evening. His theme is ''Evangel-
ISM"
fist Church will take place at the church
this evening. A social time will be provided
by the young people Of the church.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
airy Society of the First Presbyterian
Church will hold it's monthly meeting this
afternoon in the church parlors at 2:3O
o'clock.
E. w. Menaugh, of Salem, Ind, has been
tees of the Soldiers Home at Lafayette. to
succeed State Senator j. c. Lawler, who
died recently.
The Indianapolis Cremation Society will
meet at the Circle Pork Hotel at O'Clock
this evening. A large attendance is de-
sired as action will probably be taken for
the erection OF crematory.
Many cases of measles have been re-
ported to the City Board of Health within
the past week. Twelve cases were re-
ported yesterday morning. The cause of
the present epidemic is thought to be due
to the opening of the public schools.
An earnest endeavor is being made by
the Indiana church members and members
of the temperance societies to have Sena-
tor Reed Smoot, of Utah, expelled from the
United States Senate. Senator Beverage
is the recipient of numerous letters daily
from church workers upon the subject
These letters all read alike and are in
printed form, which tends to show that
there is a united effort to unseat the Utah
senator.
Traffic over the entire line of the Indian
apolis & Martinsville Rapid Transit Com
pany was stopped for a quarter of an hour
Monday night by the electrocution of an
English sparrow which was unfortunate
enough to take a rest on the trolley wire.
The sparrow Immediately burned to
death and fell to the ground, but in the
meantime a short circuit had been formed
Of he had hsaa ar
at the Martinsville and haywood SUBJ
stations and at the power house at Moores-
vile, stopping all the cars Immediately.
Commissions to the following soldiers of
the Indiana State Guard were issued yes
terday by Adjutant General Ward: First
lieutenant of the Greenfield Company, Cliff
ford r. Gerry: assistant surgeon, with rank
of first lieutenant, of the Indiana regulars,
Edgar +. Sommers, of Indianapolis; cap
tain of Infantry, Company M. Second Regi-
ment, Walter o. Bragg, of Greenfield; Sec
ond Lieutenant of Infantry. Elmer E. Half
hill, of Portland captain of Infantry, Fred
W. Woodcock, OF Portland second lieuten-
ant of Infantry, Herman A. Lobmiller, of
Auburn; first lieutenant, Chance N. Hardy,
of Indianapolis.
The second of Dr. Moultons lectures will
be given Thursday, Oct. %. at O'Clock, the
subject being Shakspeare's Henry W.
This is the second on course of six lee
lures which Will be given alternate
Thursdays Arrangements have been made
with DR.. Moulton to give supplementary
course Of four lectures on alternate Thurs
day evenings, beginning with the evening
of Thursday. Oct. %, at o'clock. To those
holding tickets for the afternoon course
tickets for the supplementary course will
be issued at 81 each. The evening ticket.
to the holders of the afternoon tickets, will
carry with IL the privilege of inviting one
guest. To those not holding tickets for the
afternoon course: tickets for the evening
course will be issued at 81 EACH Mrs
Sewalls class in advanced English, in con-
junction with DR.. Moulton's lectures, was
organized yesterday. 1t will meet twice a
week-Tuesday and Thursday mornings, at
9 o. clock.