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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
Railroads.

s. b. No. 20-Provides that all electric
railway companies, traction companies, in
terurban companies and all companies OPP
Grating and propelling cars railway
tracks by means of electricity for distance
and continuous run OF over eighteen miles
shall provide and maintain suitable water
closet and a tank containing drinking water
in each regular motor passenger car for the
convenience of the travelling public. The
act shall not apply to any interurban line
until Ii has been in operation for period
of six months.
s. B. No. 245-Provides that no railroad.
street railroad or electric railroad shall be
located or constructed upon, across or
through any grounds owned. held. used or
occupied by the State of Indiana for any
penal. correctional, reformatory. charita bic.
educational or other State institution, ex-
cept upon a written contract made between
the company constructing the same and a
commission composed of the Governor,
auditor of state and attorney general. act
ing for the State which contract shall fully
state the terms and conditions upon which
such railway shall be built and operated
within and upon the grounds OF the State.
S. B. No. 27l-An act TO promote the safe
~ of employees and travellers upon rail-
roads by compelling persons. firms. COM
merce within the State 10 equip their cars
with automatic couplers and continuous
brakes. and their locomotives with driving
wheel brakes. and for other purposes. Act
provides that from and after Jan. l. 1904, ii
shall be unlawful for any person firm.
company or corporation engaged in COM
locomotive engine from one point in the
State to another point in the State unless
such locomotive is equipped with proper
| driving wheel brake and appliances for op-
Grating the train brake system, using
any train in such traffic after said date
| that has not a sufficient numbere of cars
! in IL so equipped with power or train brakes
| that the engineer on the locomotive cannot
| control its speed without requiring train
men TO use the common hand brake for
| that purpose. Act further provides for au-
| tomato couplcrs A fine of $40 for each and
| every violation OF the act is provided.
8. b. No. 215-Amends Section ! OF an act
| TO enable railroads TO alter their lines in
certain cases. TIE amendment provides
| that IL at any time after the location of
any railroad chartered by this State IL shall
appear to the directors that the line there
| of Is unnecessarily dangerous. announcement
| or expensive to operate. by reason of I'M
| avoidable causes, grades or serious errors
1 in location. such directors may make local
alterations of the line.
s. b. No 3z3-Provides that IL shall be I'M
lawful for any railroad in this State over
! hve miles I'm length to charge more than
| u per cent. OF the amount OF a first-class
| fare between such points per one hundred
! pounds for excess baggage over $50 pounds.
/ Provided. that the total minimum charge
! for such excess when the same does not
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Miscel1aneO

H. B. No. 72-An act to authorize the Gov
ernor to issue patent to Ardelpha Palmer
for the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of Section 2, Township 81 north, of
Range west, In. the county of Laporte.
8. B. 134-Provides that the Governor shall
annually, in the spring, designate by OFF,
cial proclamation a day to be designated as
"Arbor day." to be observed throughout
the State as a day for planting trees.
shrubs and vines about the homes and
along highways. and about public grounds
within this State, thus contributing to the
wealth. comforts and attractions Of the
State.
s. B. No. 211-Provides that before the
casing shall be drawn from any well, for
the purpose of abandonment thereof, which
has been drilled into any gas or oil-bearirg
rock, 1t shall be the duty of any person,
firm or corporation having the custody or
control of such well at the time of such
abandonment, and also of the owner or
owners of the land wherein such well is
situated. to properly and securely stop and
plug the same.
HI. b. No. 230-Provides that the Board of
County Commissioners in each county in
the State shall have power to construct and
thereafter maintain public hall or public
halls.
II. B. No 33S-An act fixing the salary
of the adjutant general at 81. $50 per year.
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Spring Seeding of Glover.


The usual practice among farmers is to
sow clover on the wheat in the spring
This is done in order that the growing
wheat may shade the young clover until
the clover is we'll rooted and able to take
care of itself. Not every farmer. however
secures perfect stand of clover, as it is
impossible to cover the seeds. Some wheat
fields are narrowed in spring, and with
benefit, but the ground is usually too wet
to do so when the clover seed is sown,
which should be done very early. The
cause Of failure to secure a good catch"
of clover may be due to inferior seed, to
insufficient quantity of seed, to washing by
rains, TO destruction by birds and to ex-
posture to cold Before the seed can germi-
nate 1t must be covered, even If but slight
ly. Much of the seed is left on the sur
face, not being washed in by the rains or
melting SHOWS, and is lost.
The two special fertilizers for clover are
lime and potash. When the land is occu-
pied by wheat the wheat uses potash lib
orally, and the younger clover must COM
The first growth of the clover after it is
seeded is the most important as an early
start and rapid growth places it more Sc
curely beyond the injury of drought later
In the season. The food most suitable for
young clover should be that which is solu-
bic, so as to enable the young plants to
Immediately use ii. Lime, therefore. should
be applied in a form that is soluble hence
plaster answers the purpose. Wood ashes
provide potash ready for the rain to dis
solve 1t. If, then. an application of 100
pounds Of plaster and 500 pounds of wood
ashes be applied on an acre the mixture
will greatly aid the young clover as we'll
as assist the growing wheat to push rapid
ly forward
The chief cause of failure with clover is
foul seed and imperfect preparation of the
land There are but few clover fields free
from weeds, the seeds of the weeds being
harvested with cloverseed and sold to all
points. only to spread the evil. The guam
tity of seed used is also too limited some
times. 1t should be a rule to always use
too much seed rather than to incur the
risk or too little. 1t would be we'll If corn
should follow wheat, so as TO work aud
cultivate the land in order TO clean 1t of
weeds and sow the cloverseed in the fall as
by so doing the land could be thoroughly
prepared and made fine, the seed being
lightly brushed in, thus enabling the farm
ers to have his field of clover uniform.
Failures also occur from lack of a supply
of lime and potash after the clover is well
under growth. All clover land should be
well lined after narrowing. and if a sup
ply of wood ashes cannot be obtained the
crude potash salts should be applied as
we'll as the lime.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
BIDS RECEIVED

Gravel roadway, cement walks, brick gut
tiers and curb In Cottage avenue, from East
Strained curb, 81 %; ooiitic curb. Is; COM.
bined curb, SOS; the Marion County Con-
str rufiao6 Go, COMPANY $40 Henry Mag.
/ Gravel roadway and curb in Eleventh
street, from Tecumseh street to Sterling
street, Francis NJ. Lackey. N1s
street, from New York street to Vermont
street A. d. Bowen, $2.741s; Capital Paw
ing and Construction Company. s2.s41s
Cement walks in Douglass street. from
Mag. 70 cents; NJ. E. Loughin. 1914 cents;
A d. Bowen. 77A cents: Marion Caldwell.
IS cents.
All bids referred TO engineer
NO BIDS RECEIVED.
Gravel roadway. cement walks. brick gut
tiers and curb in Palmer street. from Ring
gold avenue to Leonard street.
PETITIONS FILED AND REFERRED TO
ENGINEER.
For cement walks next to curb in Nc
Lean place. from Illinois street to Capitol
avenue.
For cement walks and stone curb in Evil
son street, from Prospect street to Orange
street.
For a five-foot cement walk in Huron
street on the north side, from Virginia ave-
nue. to Shelby street, and on the south side
of Huron street, from the first alley east
of Virginia avenue to Shelby street, walks
to be next to the property line.
For a five-foot' cement walk and stone
curb in Linwood avenue, from Washington
street to Michigan street.
PRIMARY ROLL APPROVED.
Local sewer in Alabama street, from
South street to twenty feet south of Louis
lana street
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Asphalt roadway in first alley north of
Ohio street. from Meridian street to Bird
street.
Cement walks and curb in Senate avenue.
from Twenty-fifth street to Twenty ninth
street.
Cement walks and sodded lawns in Col
lege avenue (west side). from Arch street
to first alley south of Eleventh street
Cement walks in Twentieth street. from
Highland place TO Senate avenue.
PETITION FILED AND REFERRED TO
ENGINEER.
For cement walks and stone curb in West
Twenty-fifth street, from the canal to
Shurman avenue.
PAPERS ORDERED.
For cement walks and curb In front of
PSI, 253 255. 257 and 259 Highland avenue, ex-
tending from Marlowe avenue TO New York
street
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H. b. No. 3S-Provides that all debts in
CURED and created by expenditures made
by William Schriefer. as trustee Of Clay
township, Spencer county, in the road
fund, township fund and special school
year 1900 be declared legal and made valid.
H. b. No. 230-Legalizes the Incorporation
OF the town of Jasonville. Greene county,
and the election and official acts of its OFF,
GERS and the ordinances and proceedings of
the Board of Trustees of said town and the
levy and collection of taxes therein.
H B. No. 24S-Legalizes the acts of the
ers of Tippecanoe county for the improve
ment of Main-street levee, located between
the city of Lafayette and the town of West
Lafayette.
S. B. No. 301-Changes the name of the
unincorporated town of Limestone, in Mon
roe county, to Sanders, legalizing convey
ances Of real estate therein and plats there
of and additions thereto.
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The Board of Medical Registration and
Examination will meet this morning at
1890 in the office of the board in the State
house. The session will continue all day.
DIR. Richard Green Moulton will deliver
an address this morning at 3 o'clock in
the Girls Classical School on Lord and
Lady Macbeth, a Study in Character Con-
trast."
A. w. Wishard has bought from w. s.
Taylor an interest in the ''noiseless car
wheel invented by Israel Hogeland
Charles Kregelo is the other partner in
the company.
The X. o. o. X Society will give an en-
tertainment at the X hall, corner Tenth
and Beville avenue, tomorrow evening
The programme consists of Rotations
vocal and instrumental numbers. includ-
ing popular songs.
At the election of trustees for the police
pension fund yesterday Patrolman Weaver
and Sergeant Schwab were elected for three
years. Sergeant Schwab was reelected for
the third time. The opponents were Ser
geant Leet and Patrolman Todd.
Mayor Bookwalter Is credited with saving
the lives OF two horses. Had IL not been
for the strenuous activity of the mayor
two animals might have been burned In the
barn In the rear OF the residence OF Fred
Topp. $40 North Illinois street. According
to the story OF the mayors heroism he was
returning from celebration given by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

Eagles Friday morning when he discovered
the fire in his neighbor's barn. He ran for
fire-alarm box and then returned to the
barn and released the thoroughly fright
ened horses.
Patrick Brennan, at one time famous as
a hotel runner, died yesterday morning at
his home. 1882 Woodlawn avenue. He was
a sufferer from consumption. He was born
in Ireland sixty years ago. He leaves
eight children
Twenty men were put to work yesterday
on the Indianapolis & Southern Railroad
in Marion county. The line will start ct
Merrill street, thence along the banks Of
Pogues run, crossing the Belt near the
starch works and from there in a south
easterly direction.
The meetings of the National Suffrage
convention and the international Council
Of Women will be held in New Orleans
March &c, q. 70. and will be of particular
interest. The railroads will make rate
which is open TO the public of about one
fare for the round trip.
The ministers of the Christian Churches
of the city held their regular conference
in the Century Club rooms at the Denison
yesterday morning and heard a paper by
Boards" A special collection will likely
be taken in June for home missionary
work.
Nellie Rice. colored. living at sos North
pital last night suffering from a dose of
morphine, taken. 1t was said. with suicidal
intent int; t.; The girl was given ernetics and
abused her and she did not care to live any
longer. She is sixteen years old.
Mrs. Tillie Mclaughlin, mother of Mary
Vermillion in this city, the woman who has
filed charges against her husband for al
legged poisoning of her family, sent teIe-
gram last night to Superintendent Taife to
look for Mrs. Vermillion and have her
daughter Ethel sent to Newark, o., imme-
diately, as a ticket had been telegraphed
for the child.
The Methodist ministers of the city held
a meeting yesterday and informally dis
cussed many phases Of the school system
of the city. The Rev. H. w. kellogg, of
the Central-avenue NJ. Z. Church, voiced
the sentiment of the preachers when he
said that many Sunday-school teachers of
the city have been compelled to give up
their work as teachers In the churches be-
cause of their arduous duties as teachers in
the public schools. He said some teachers
in the public schools must put in all of
their spare time, including Saturday and
Sunday, in preparing for their work in the
five school days of the week. Several other
ministers followed Mr.. Kellogg with talks
along the same line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
Savings Banks.

s. B. No. 1l3-Amends Section I of an act
entitled act to amend Section 10 OF an
ings banks and the safe and proper man
agement of their affairs. The amendment
provides that IL shall be lawful Tor the
trustees OF any savings bank to invest the
money deposited therein only as followS:
First. in the stocks and bonds or treasury
notes OF the United States: second. in the
stocks or bonds of this State; third, in the
orders or bonds OF any county, city or town
in this State issued pursuant 10 the author
ity of law: fourth. in the stocks or bonds
of any State in the Union that has for hve
years previous TO such investment being
made regularly paid the interest on its
legal bonded debt: fifth in bonds or notes
secured by mortgage on unincumbered real
estate situate in the county where the oank
is located or in an adjoining county in In
diana or in any adjoining county in an ad-
joining State Tor in any other county In the
State OF Indana) worth. exclusive OF per-
ishable improvements, at least twice the
amount loaned thereon; sixth, in promissory
notes or bills of exchange before their ma
turity, payable at some chartered bank
within this State and having not 10 ex-
coed twelve months to run from the date
of the loan or purchase. made or Endorsed
by two or more responsible freenolders,
one of whom at least shall be resident OF
the State of Indiana. 1t is> provided that
no such note or bill shall exceed $1,000. ana
that no more than $4,000 shall be loaned on
the same security.
S. B. No. 22f-Amends Section / of an act
to amend an act in relation TO promissory
notes, bank checks and bills of exchange,
and to designate holidays to be observed in
the presentment, acceptance and payment
of the same The amendment provides that
IL shall be lawful for banks. trust COM
panies and safe deposit institutions In all
cities in this State which have or hereafter
may have a population of more than one
hundred thousand to close their doors for
business at noon on each and every Satur-
day i'm the year; and every Saturday in the
years after noon shall, in addition to the
regular legal holidays. be legal half-holi-
safe deposit institutions and the business
thereof, and all bills of exchange. bank
checks, promissory notes or other nego-
table commercial paper falling due or
maturing in such cities on Saturday, or the
next succeeding Sunday, or the next sue
ceeding Monday. when such Monday is a
legal holiday, shall be deemed as having
matured or become due on the secular busi-
ness day preceding.
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A Food Fad for Horses.
Cleveland Leader,

Cleveland Leader.
In an Eastern city, according to a tele-
graphic dispatch. thousands Of horses are
being fed on molasses. in lieu of oats, be-
cause lit is cheaper and better than oats. .
Horses. IT is said. do not have time to mas
ticate and properly digest dry oats and
other fodder. Therefore. molasses is being
mixed with cut hay, bran and meal. and
fed to the horses in a digestble condi-
ton" Thus il appears that the poor de-
fenseless dumb brute Is to be made the
victim of the food fad the same as the
human being has been. The horse will be
fortunate. indeed. IL he Is not provided next
with a cure for dyspepsia, as he certainly
will be II he Is forced along over the same
course his master has followed.
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Trouble with AngOra Goats.

New England Farmer.
Messrs. Tillinghast, Montclair & Brother
have purchased a number of farms in Sum-
nit, F.. l., for the purpose of protecting
and charging a grain and fish industry.
About one year ago they stocked one OF
the farms with flock Of eighty Angora
goats as an experiment. The results to
date are not 1attering, as it is nearly i'm
possible to keep them on the reserve. I'm
less the fence is six feet high they will
leave within twenty-four hours The trees
and shrubbery are minus the bark as far
as the goats can reach and they seem to
like bark better than grass or brush. They
seem to thrive well in warm weather, but
during the winter months they seem to
lose flesh and become uneasy. Their fleece
is thin and will not average over three
pounds each.
Taken as a whole. they are not profit
able investment, and are far less so than
the sheep, which do well in this section.
/ would not advise the Angora goat indus
try.
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Brussels Sprouts.
ountry Life in America

Country Life in America
Persons of moderate means may justly
regard Brussels sprouts as a luxury. be-
cause they are sold at IS cents per quart
In the berry boxes-during the season. And
yet they are as easily raised as cabbages
and there is no reason why they should not
be as plentiful. The price quoted is due as
much to a lack of demand as to an made
quate supply. There are comparatively few
who realize what delicious vegetable
Brussels sprouts provides. at a time. too.
when most of our vegetables have disap-
peared from the garden.
Brussels sprouts are of easy cultivation
and will thrive in any soil that will grow
boracole or any other member of the cab
bage family. The soil should not be too
heavily manured: II IL Is too rich the plants
are liable to produce rather loose sprouts,
instead of the compact. round buttons that
are wanted. They constitute the edible
part of the plant and form along the stalk.
In the axis of the leaves They are ready
to gather when |bout the size Of walnut.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
Correctional In.titution..

s. B. No. SIAN act for the transferring
OF vicious and criminal boys from the Indi-
ana Boys School TO the State Reformatory
at Jacksonville. Provides that hereafter
no boy under the age of sixteen years, If
convicted Of crime, shall be sentenced to
the Indiana Boys School. but that follow
ing such conviction the judge shall sentence
such boy TO the custody of the board Of
managers Of the Indiana Boys School TO be
confined by IL at that institution or at such
other place as may be designated by said
board Of managers where ne can be most
faithfully and properly cared for as guilty
OF crime found in such finding or verdict
and that he shall be confined therein until
he reaches the age of twenty-one, unless
sooner released by said board of managers.
The board OF managers shall have the pow
er, with the consent of the Governor. to
transfer temporarily to the Indiana Re-
formatory any boy who has been COM
mitted for crime and who is more than sew
enteen years of age and who is apparently
incorrigible and whose presence in the Indi-
ana Boys School appears to be seriously
detrimental TO the welfare OF the institu-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

Maine Farmt

Maine Farmer.
Those who are considered authorities on
stock feeding repudiate feeding by rule.
The feeder must give personal attention
to the feeding manger and the animal feed
ing from 1t, and should also keep an eye
out for the profit side of their feeding. The
balanced ration, important as ii is, loses
it's value when 1t costs more than it re-
turns. The feeder who secures marked
success from his work has a keen eye 10
note the results from his feeding and takes
those results as a guide to his rations. DR..
Jordan well says that lit is doubtless true
that feeding standards have promoted
progress in the feeding of animals, but on
the other hand we have suffered more or
less from unwise standards, and have at
times held exaggerated estimates of the
economic importance of the nutritive ra-
ton" Thus here. as in every other farm
operation, the man in charge is called upon
to exercise intelligent attention to the
charge in hand.
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More New Laws OF the
cd General Assembly

Astracts OF thirty-five of the bills signed
by the Governor yesterday are given be-
low. On yesterday morning the Journal
published abstracts Of 1os of the new laws.
and the remainder Of those that have been
signed by the Governor will appear in to-
morrow mornings Journal The most i'm
portant new laws included in the abstracts
printed below concern railroads and bank
ing institutions. The abstracts follow:
Civil Cases.
s. B. No. 193-Amends Section AIS of an
act concerning proceedings in civil cases.
Provides that a master commissioner shall
have the powers and discharge the duties
which have heretofore been performed by
masters IN chancery in all counties of less
than 1000 voting population.
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improvements.

s. B. No. 313-Provides that in addition
TO the duties now conferred upon them in
respect 20 the care of highways IL shall be
the duty OF the board OF commissioners,
township trustees and road supervisors to
keep in repair and in passable condition all
highways in their respective districts or
jurisdictions along or on which United
States rural free delivery mail routes have
been or may hereafter be established and
maintained. and the township trustees shall
set aside at least per cent of the road
fund received by them each year an
emergency fund TO be used in carrying out
the provisions OF this act. II any member
OF any board OF county commissioners and
township trustees or any road supervisor
shall fail 10 repair any such highway
within his respective district for a period
OF five days after receiving knowledge of
the defective condition of such highway he
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor.
and upon conviction shall be fined in any
sum not less than 81 nor more than SIS for
each day such highway is suffered TO re-
main In such defective or impa ssable con-
dition after receiving knowledge of such
condition.