The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
New Church Barely Misses Destruc-
tion-Young Woman Poisoned by
Canned Peas-CoIumbus Carnival.

arrested here week ago. charged with
bigamy, was bound over to the Circuit
Court at st. Joseph Mich, on Thursday,
under a thousand-dollar bond, which he
was unable to/furnish. Deahl was married
eighteen years ago, and six years ago paid
an Omaha attorney, who has since died, $50
to secure divorce for him Later he mar
ried Miss Clara Stoner, of this city. His
first wife had him arrested, and develop
ments showed that he had not been granted
divorce, as he thought
LEBANON.-The new Central Christian
Church. nearing completion here at cost
or 10000, had a narrow escape from de-
struction by fire during the storm of FRI
day night. Some timers working on the
roof left their frepot on the structure and
1t was blown over by the high wind. Some
sparks ignited waste material inside the
cnurcn, but the SmOldering fire was seen
by woman living near and neighbors put
out the blaze before any damage resulted.
NARROWING. G. w. Steele, a member
OF the board of managers of the soldiers
on Aug. s, from which place the entire
board will take a special car to Western
points, primarily for the purpose of in
specting the Pacific branch at Monica, Cal.
The board will also inspect the state homes
in different Western States. The board
now has charge OF these homes as well
those or national character.
BLOOMINGTON.-Fir on Saturday de-
stroyed the residence of Jackson Davis in
University Park. No household goods were
saved. The loss Is covered by insurance.
A message announces the acceptance
or DR.. Burton ID. Myers, of Johns Hopkins
University, to take charge of the prepara-
tory medical department. of Indiana Uni
yersity. He was elected by the trustees at
their June meeting.
ELKHART. - J. Frank Hanly, Of La
fayette, has accepted the invitation to be
the principal speaker at the annual picnic
Of the Pennsylvania Society. an organiza-
ton which is made up of former Pennsyl-
vanians and their descendants and holds
big picnic here every year. This years date
is Saturday. Aug. Is. This will be Mr..
Hanlys first public appearance in this
part of the State.
WINCHESTER.-A test has just been
made Of the gas we'll recently put down on
the A o. Haynes farm three miles north of
Modoc, and the well proves to be probably
one of the best wells in the State at this
time with daily output of between 4,0O0,-
900 and 100000 cubic feet. A second well
put down by the same company, the Trenton
Oil and Gas Company, proves to be a fine
well also.
EVANSVILLE.-Detect Sexton, of
Louisville. came to this city Saturday to
get S. b. Hargraves, alias Lieutenant 8.
b. Arlington, who is wanted at Louisville
on d charge of getting money under false
pretenses. 1t is alleged that in March he
obtained SIS by representing himself as a
saloon broker. Hargraves's parents live at
Indianapolis
CROTHERsvILLE.-T second sec
ton of northbound freight train No. So,
p, c., c. 81 st. l., was wrecked Friday
night about one mile north of here by a
broken axle. The car was dragged nearly
five hundred yards, derailing seven cars
loaded with crossties and tearing UP about
300 yards of track. No one was hurt.
RICHMOND.-Mark Stimmel, manager of
the American Express Company's local of
fee, has received number of pigeons from
the Syracuse, n. Y, Homing Club and
will release them for a test fly to Syracuse
when he receives notice that the weather
conditions between Richmond and Syracuse
are favorable.
NEW CASTLE.-The County Council, at
special meeting, passed an ordinance au-
thorizing the borrowing of the entire sur
plus common school fund, amounting to
over $4,000, to pay the appropriations made
by it this year. The fund on hand lacks
about this much of being sufficient.
VINCENNEs.-The Christian Church.
erected in 1S4S, was auctioned Saturday
night for 1880 new church is being built
TO cost $4,000. The strike of ID. w.
Norton & CO., sewer builders. settled
by arbitration. Norton will employ union
labor only.
COLUMBUS.-The directors of the Column
bus Carnival and Fair Association have
contracted with the Barnes Carnival Com
pany, or chicago, TO furnish the attractions
for the local street fair and carnival TO be
held during the week of Sept. %.
JONESBORO.-The County Commissioners
have let the contract to the Indiana Bridge
Company for bridge at Ink ford:
The United States glass plant will resume
operations on Monday, July 20, after a
shutdown of three weeks.
VINCENNES.-On complaint of A. Nj.
Alsman, of Bicknell, Mrs. Amanda Hoover
was arrested charged with cruelty beating
her ten-year-old niece, daughter of Charles
Overbay. whose wife recently burned to
death in Colorado.
DECATUR.--A great change will be made
in Decatur's electric lighting system on
Aug. l. All commercial lights will be
taken out and inclosed arc lights, run by
incandescent dynamos, will be installed in
their places.
LAPORTE-Rocco l.. Lapetina, Laporte
county Italian lawyer, has gone to Italy
for a stay of several months. The main
object of his trip is TO perfect arrangements
so that he will be appointed Italian consul
for Indiana.
SHELBYVILLE.-The smallest yield of
wheat has just been reported from a farm
east of Falkland Thirty acres were
threshed which Yielded sixty bushels-two
bushels to the acre.
PORTLAND.-Burglar entered the store
of w. II. Elberson at Bryant, Friday night,
and carried away goods valued at $50. 1t
was thought to be the work of local men.
JASPER.-Miss Anna Soluble daughter
of Leo Soluble, a local contractor, is seri-
ously sick from lead poisoning, said to
have resulted from eating canned peas.
nAmMOND.-While feeding a pet horse
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