The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOSIERDOM.
VigO COunty's Tax SettIement-Minor
School COmmencements-El
Gambling Cases-TractiOn Notes.

SHELBYVILLE.-Th county commits
sioners of Johnson and Shelby counties will
meet in a few days at the bridge on Sugar
creek to arrange for repairs TO that struc-
ture which crosses the creek. this being
The Flat Rock Baptist Association
will hold its annual meeting at the Bap-
tdst church in Fairland this year on Aug:
10 and 20 The rights Of way from
Shelbyvile to CreensDurg, with only few
short sections, over which the county COM
missioners have control, have been secured
by the interurban line Agents are now at
work securing rights of way between
Greensburg and Batesville.
RICHMOND.-The general programme
has been prepared for the ten days Chau-
tauqua to be held in Richmond the, latter
part of August and first of September. Whose
secured to take the part are the follow
ing: Col. George w. Balm, DR.. a. w.
Lamar, Rev. Sam Z. Jones, Dana c. john
son. the Colored Jubilee Singers. the Arion
Male Quartet. James Speed DIR. Stanley
l.. Krebs, Father l.. j. Vaughan, Mrs. Lulu
Tyler Gates. Wallace Bruce Amsbury.
James II. Shaw, Brush and Herman. Mrs.
Leonora NJ. Lake, Miss Orianne Truitt and
Kline's cineomatograph.
HARTFORD CITY-The City Council re-
ceived bids for the Improvement of Main
and High streets and referred them to the
street Improvement committee. which will
reject them all because they are too high.
The bid for the Improvement of Washington
street was recently rejected for the same
streets with brick, but it is said the brick
men have formed a combination and re-
fuse to sell brick to the contractors here
for less than $3.50 thousand, while at
other places they sell them as low as Sic
a thousand.
ANDERSON.-Madison county health Of
ficers are being congratulated upon their
success in stamping out the last vestige of
smallpox. The little city of Lapel, west
of Anderson, was infected with the disease
and number of families were exposed be-
fore the true nature of the disease
known to the health authorities. DIR. Con-
rad took up the fight and established most
rigid treatment and quarantine regula-
tons. On Wednesday he announced that
the town was free and that there were no
cases in the county.
TERRE HAUTE.-The delay in the set
Element of the county treasurer, Clark,
with the State treasurer. which is making
this county the last in the State to settle.
is due to the backwardness of the work in
the county auditors office. Treasurer Clark
has been ready for some days. but the au-
ditor's books are not up. When Auditor
Benjamin was appointed to that Office a
few months ago he failed to reach an agree
ment with the experienced clerks in the
Office and put in novices.
NEW ALBANY-The sixteenth annual
meeting of the Ohio Falls Holiness Assoc-
alton will be held this year from Aug. to
Aug. 16 The workers who have been en-
gagged are the Rev. d. +. Brooks. of Ger
many, o.; C. f. Cornell, Cleveland the
Rev. c. w. Ruth, Indianapolis; Mrs. Mat
tie Wines Whiteland. Ind, the chidren's
evangelist, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Har-
ris, of Evanston, Ill, singers.
MUNCIE.-The commencement exercises
of St Lawrence Catholic School were held
Wednesday night. Three students have
completed the required eight years of study.
The graduates are Elmer Menard, Bessie
Shanahan and Henry Hackett. Several new
courses were added TO the curriculum of the
school during the past year. The address
10 the graduates was made by Father w.
G.. Schmidt.
BRAZIL-O E Adams. Harry Falls
and Major Collins. in company with two
representatives of an Eastern company
went over the proposed route for the trac-
ton line from this city north to Diamond
passing through Carbon, Cardonia and
Perth. The Eastern men were much pleased
with the route, and il is thought the work
of surveying for the line will be begun at
once.
ELwOOD.-Following the mass meeting
of the Anti-crime League on Monday night,
affidavits were filed against three Elwood
men charged with operating gambling
fidavits were directed against Maurice
Jokel. /. b. Baker and Jacob Upthegrove.
Baker pleaded not guilty and will fight the
charge. but the other two paid fines.
HUNTINGTON.-Hiram Sill. former
member of the Legislature, has applied for
a license to sell liquor at Warren, where
there Is but one saloon at present. The re-
monstrators are busy and express conf
ing of tie license by the county commits
sionerS.
NEW CASTLE.-A petition before the
Town Board 10 be acted on In a few days
will cause the vacation of the two oldest
cemeteries in the town and county. They
are the first cemeteries in the town which
has grown around them. No bodies have
been placed there for half a century.
ANGOLA.-James T. Hale. of Dayton, o.,
special agent of the Postoffice Depart
ment, arrived in Angola Wednesday morn
ing 10 begin mapping Steuben county for
complete rural free delivery service. He
expects ii will take between two and three
months 10 complete the work.
EvANSVILLE.-The annual commence
ment exercises OF the Chandler High School
took place "Wednesday night. The graduates
were addressed by Senator Richard NJ
Nilburn, OF Jasper
COLUMBIA CITY.-The annual gradual
ing exercises of Columbia township were
held at Columbia City on Wednesday. W.
J. Bryan, OF Lincoln. Neb, delivered the
| address.
DECATUR.-The City Council has passed
| an ordinance compelling all property own
ers hereafter TO build walks I'm Decatur
from brick. sawed stone or cement.
Bank Robbed of $4,000.
CARY. ILL.,. June 24.-The private bank