The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Indiana Notes.

NEW CASTLE-Ed Harris, a brakeman
on the Big Four east-bound freight No. a.
fell from his train here and was picked up
about an hour later by the west-bound
freight. He was unconscious at the time
but when he was revived he refused 10
give any particulars of the accident. 1t is
thought he will recover The resi-
dents of South Main street and the Indian
apolis & Eastern Traction Company are at
locked horns. The former want asphalt
pavement, the latter brick The railroad
company desires to put in wooden poles
but will put in iron IL it is allowed to make
its part of the roadbed with brick. The res
idents refuse to yield this point, but say
they will have iron poles anyhow.
TELL CITY.-The United States Hame
Company has a large building under con-
struction. The company is combination
of the five largest hame factories in the
United States. The factory here alone will
furnish nearly all the wood used for names
by the combination and will give employ
ment to about two hundred men with the
large sawm which hdre VIII be built above Sye
sent this city with a public library if the
city has a site for a building and has
be
Philip Zoercher, Of this city.
WABASH.-The divorce case of Mrs.
Jane Skinner against John Skinner FUR
nished amusement for the courthouse
deaf and dumb, and the testimony had to
be taken through the sign language.
In the Wabash Circuit Court Thursday suit
". shiDdry. of Miami Ts county. against Dr..
John B. Peters for malpractice. Peters, 1t
is claimed, In setting the broken arm of
plaintiff two years ago did not do 1t proper
ly, and the arm has since been stiff.
DECATUR.-The surveyors for the
Springfield & Fort Wayne proposed cleo
trio road will begin work here next Thurs
day. The route to Fort Wayne will be sur
veyed and when that distance Of twenty
ono c a
to Celina, o., will be gone over. The COM
pany will ask the County Commissioners to
vacate twenty feet of the Piqua road from
here to Fort Wayne. The company will
begin work on the road by the middle of
summer.
LAFAYETTE.-Forty men were laid of
at the Sterling electric works Wednesday
night and ten more We're let out Thursday
phone contract at Kansas City. The COM
pany had nearly closed a contract for fur
nishing several thousand telephone instru-
ments and had already prepared to manu-
facture them. The loss of the contract
came at the last moment and was unex-
pected.
BEDFORD.-While returning from a re-
ception Tuesday night given Rev. E. r.
Mrs. Wires, of this city, was set upon by
two men who were in hiding Her cries
Mrs. Wires is prominent church worker
and the men probably thought she had
money belonging to one of the church So
cieties.
ELKHART-A horse and buggy owned
by Rinard Statesman, an Elkhart business
man, were stolen Wednesday night. Tracks
showed that two men led the horse and
pulled the buggy down the road twenty
rods before hitching up. 1t Is evident that
they first pulled old buggy to that point,
then went back and got better one, leav-
DELPHI-The business men of Burrows,
ten miles east of this city, are circulating
a petition to be Incorporated as a town.
The dread Hessian fly is reported
TO be working In the wheat in this county,
and the farmers fear an almost complete
failure of the wheat crop IL the warm
weather continues.
EVANSVILLE.-The towboat Defender,
from Pittsburg. blew out her cylinder
head in front of the city Thursday morn
with iron and coal for Southern ports. No
one was injured by the accident. The boat
will be delayed several days for repairs.
FORT WAYNE.-Henry Schwehn. aged
twenty-six, employed by the American Ex-
press Company. was sentenced TO the Re-
formatory Thursday a plea of guilty to
embezzlement He had been stealing from
the company since December. He has a
wife and two small children
SHELBYVILLE.-Clar NJ. r. Fox, who a
few weeks ago brought suit In the Shelby
for damages in the sum of 5000. alleging
SANDER, has dismissed the suit The par
ties are prominent people of Shelby county.
UNION CITY.-This city will have paved
streets. the City Council having so voted.
Brick will be used and the Improvement
will be paid for by the property owners
work TO commence at once.