The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-24
Indiana Notes.

EVANSVILLE.-The men who held UP
and robbed James Hogue on Wednesday
night are all in the tolls and the police are
in possession of the whole story. Marty
Bryant, one of the men arrested on
Wednesday, has made a confessian and
turned over to the officers his share of the
spoils. He said the scheme was Matched at
the home of Lottie Grain. Lark Spradley
and Joe Lawson are the others implicated.
The accused are all under arrest
ELWOOD.-Harry Corbin, thirteen
year-old lad, has been bound over to court
in the sum of 800 for highway robbery. On
Wednesday night Corbin and a boy of the
same age named Fritz Parker held up Min
ME Kerchival, aged eight. near the Baptist
and sum of money with which she had
been sent to a store. Corbin's confederate
was allowed to go with a reprimand.
SEYMOUR.-The Fourth district Prohibi-
ton convention was held in Armory Hall,
Seymour. on Friday. Chairman j. W.
Cobbs, of Jennings county, was reelected
chairman, and William III. Rapp, of Sey-
mour, was elected secretary. In the Jack
son county Prohibition convention Frank
III. Hadley, a prominent business man of
Seymour, was elected chairman for two
years.
ELKHART.-John H. Drew, of Indian
that he and Harry Light reached here
Thursday i'm search of work, that they took
room at hotel, intending to leave ON an
early train for Chicago: that when he
awoke he found that Light had decamped
with 1862 belonging to Drew, taking his
last penny.
PORTLAND.-McDonn & Jones on Fri
day filed leases on 400 acres of land in Bear
Creek and Wabash townships, these leases
making 1900 acres upon which leases have
been recorded within the last two days.
The indications are that there will be much
''wild-catting done, as a great deal of the
land is in undeveloped territory.
D.-Superntendent E. B. Cox
of Xena, o., and Superintendent l.. III.
Menke. of Middletown. o., visited the Rich
mond schools with view TO learn the man
Cal training methods used here that they
may be put into use in those cities. They
pronounced the system here the best they
had yet seen.
LAWRENCEBURG.-I the four
Hayes. residing on Elm street. while play-
ing near red-hot stove stumbled over a
rug and fell against the heated iron burn
ing her face and hands terribly. Her hands
were burned almost TO a crisp before she
was rescued
CONVERSE-The snappers employed in
the Magnet window glass factory have
struck because the manager. Reuben Pat
terSon, refused TO pay a guarantee of SO sc
week. The snappers belong to l.. A. S543
X of L. and Vice President Bogart of the
organization. Is here To adjust the trouble.
LAFAYETTE-After the most successful
meeting in the history or the organization
| the Indiana Dairymens Association adj
journed Friday morning. Just before adj
| journment Samuel Schlasser. of Plymouth
| was elected president. Thursday night a
banquet was held at Ladies Hall. Purdue
| PENDLETON.-The programme of the
/ Madison county farmers institute. TO be
held al Anderson on Feb. Is and IA. was an
nounced here on Friday. A list of township
\ vice presidents has been chosen. Among
/ the speakers will be Judge Alfred /. Eli
son. A. G. Burkhart and Isaac Jones.
! NARROWING contract for the rebuild
| ing of the Marion High School has been
! awarded TO James Long, of this city the
contract price being $50 1905. The building
| is 10 be completed by next September. ready
| for occupancy when the fall term of school
resumes.
| CRAWFORDSVILLE.- McNiv-
ems of Urbana. ILL.,. a Big Four brakeman
| on Train 90, while urcoupling cars here Fri
day afternoon. slipped and fell under the