The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-22
INDIANA NOTES.

wABAsH.-A local branch of the Needle
work Guild of America, d charitable or
ganiZation with auXiliaries all over the
country. has been formed here with the
r. Blount; vice president, Mrs. Aaron ST.
mon; secretary, Mrs. Charles s. King;
treasurer, Mrs. Charles S. Haas; directors.
Mrs II. o. Markley. Mrs. Aaron Simon.
Mrs j. w. G.. Stewart, Mrs. Frank NJ.
Reed, Mrs. Z. d. Pearson. Mrs. James D.
Adams. Mrs. c. A. Klunk and Miss Louise
Conner.
ELWOOD-The commencement week ex-
ercises of the Elwood High School began
Friday night with the reception 10 the Sc
nior class at the High School by the
sermon will be preached at the Methodist
Church by the Rev. ]. Clair Leech, of the
Presbyterian Church. Thursday afternoon
the field and track meet will be held, and
Thursday evening commencement will take
place in the Kramer Theater, DR.. I. r
Moran, of Purdue. being the speaker. The
alumni banquet will be held Friday night.
JEFFERSONvILLE.-T excellent sys-
tenn in vogue at the penal institutions of In
diana will be shown at the worlds fair at
st. Louis by series of interesting photo
graphs which Superintendent w. II. Whit
taker is having made OF the interior work.
ing of the Indiana Reformatory. The pho
togra phs of which there will be in the
neighborhood of one hundred, will be made
into a handsome album and will show the
institution in its various aspects and illus
trating every branch of the vast industry
that Is carried on within its walls.
SHELBYVILLE.-An aerie of Eagles will
be instituted in this city the first week in
June with charter membership of 100.
There will be seventy-eight members from
fifteen from Rushville. The work will be
done by lodge from Indianapolis
Jacob Deitzer and Edward Deupree. chair
men, respectively. of the Shelby and john
son county Democratic central committees,
have issued calls for the joint senatorial
convention to be held in this city on Tues
day. June Z.
SOUTH BEND.-Prominent citizens are
engaged in the formation of a municipal as
ISOLATION patterned after those in Chicago.
Cleveland and some of the larger cities.
The Cleveland constitution has been adopt
ed with some notifications and the organi-
cation is to be known as the Municipal As
ISOLATION of South Bend. The association
hopes to exert sufficient influence in city af-
fairs TO induce the political parties to place
only clean, honest men on the municipal
tickets.
HARTFORD CITY.-The bill well of the
Phoenix Oil Company on the j. NJ Fallam
farm, in Washington township, has been
put TO pumping and has been making $50
barrels each day since that time. Manager
| Charles Myers says that IT is not being
more. AS it is ii is making the company
500 day, and will soon pay for itself and
yield handsome profit
FAIRMOUNT.-The managers of the Bell
window glass factory in this city, which
is owned by the American Window Glass
| Company, or the trust. have notified the
men that there will be shut down of two
weeks commencing July 10, for repairs
This is taken as an indication that the
company intends TO operate its plants
/ throughout the hot months practically
without cessation.
COLUMBUS.-The muddIe between the
City Council and the Ayers Asphalt Com
pany has been settled by the city allow
ing the repairs on the paved streets to
be resumed and made as the company
and in addition ha &c
excused from paving that portion of Wash
ington street between the street-car rails.
Work was resumed Saturday morning.
TERRE HAUTE. = The journeymen
plumbers have employed an attorney to
appear for them in the injunction proceed
ings instituted by the master plumbers. The
journeymen say there has been no instance
of intimidation, and that the real cause
for the injunction is to stop the strikers
from proceeding against the men at work
under the new license ordinance.
MARION-william Woods. an oil well
worker. was fatally injured Saturday after
noon by being struck on the head by a
heavy pulley which fell from the top of a
seventy-fve,foot derrick The accident oc-
Upland. Woods is married and has three
children.
LOGANSPORT.-The Logansport Council
Of the Knights of Columbus is arranging
10 be held here on Sunday. May %. About
500 visiting knights are expected from Ko-
korno, Lafayette, South Bend Peru. Wa
bash. Huntington and other towns.
BEDFORD.-John Ross, an employe at
the p. NJ. * b. quarry, met with a serious
accident late Friday evening by being
struck on the head with a heavy spalI that
fell from the top. forty feet above fractur-
ing his skull. Though seriously hurt il is
thought he will recover.
LAPORTE.-Jasper Mann, of Stillweu.
was placed under heavy bonds Saturday
night to await the outcome of injuries in
fiicted by him with a scantling on VIII
liam braves. The men had quarreled
Draves's condition is critical. his skull be-
ing crushed.
RICHMOND.-The stockholders of the
Richmond Canning Company a new con-
Germ, met Friday afternoon and organized
with capital stock of $4,000. The COM
pany has secured a site for it's building and
has let the contract for its construction
MUNCIE.-The Rev r. G. Smith. who
has been pastor of the United PRESBYTERIAN
Church of this city for the past five wears
has accepted call TO the United Presby-
terrain Church in Sidney. o. Mr.. Smith
will assume his new duties on Aug
RUSHNILLE.-The annual Rush county
convention OF the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions viii be held at the Main-street Chris
| tan Church in this city on Thursday