The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
INDIANA NOTES.

LAFAYETTE.-At a meeting Of the
Board of Metropolitan Police Commission
ers, held Thursday, it was decided TO in
crease the pay of Lafayette policemen, and
hereafter the schedule will be as follows:
Captains, SIS per month; s~ergeants, $50;
deskmen and roundsmen, $65; patrolmen,
troimen, but in all the other cases the
board has made an increase. 1t is the in
tentiOn of the board to make additions to
the force in order to thoroughly cover the
growing outskirts of the city.
WABASH-Walter ]. Thomas, master
mechanic Of the Big Four Michigan divi-
sion, with headquarters in Wabash, ten
dered his resignation Thursday, effective
Friday. The action of Mr.. Thomas was
unexpected here. He came from Louisville
TO this city, having been the master me-
chanic at Louisville for eighteen months.
He will become the manager of the Sphinx
Oil and Gas Company, recently organized
in Wabash. His successor has not been
chosen.
SHELBYVILLE.-The annual powwov
of the members of the Kiowa Tribe of Red
Men. held Wednesday night, was a great
success, attended by 400 people. A ben
quet was served consisting Of rabbits, fish,
etc, which the Red Men had gathered in
their two-days' hunt Monday and Tues
day. After the banquet addresses were
delivered by John +. Sedwick, of Martins
Vile, great sachem, and DR.. John s. Coff-
man. of Muncie, great senior sycamore.
NEW acknowledgements are to be
used by the police and county authorities
in running down petty thieves ard other
criminals. County Sheriff Il. w. Morris has
received a pair of the man-hunters from
Lexington. KY, and it is believed their
presence will check much or the thieving
that has been prevalent. In several of the
surrounding counties dogs have been used
with success in tracking persons charged
with crime.
ERR HAUTE.-Bert Collins, of Oar
win. brought to the city a gray eagle meas
frrinp eight fppf Wnl0n WAS Killed after A
savage light when he found il and its mate
carrying of his turkeys The mate flew
away when he fired his first shot, and the
other fell TO the ground with a broken wing.
Then the fight began, and was closely con-
tested until Collins killed The bird with a
club.
ANDERSON.-Charles Schuyler, a we'll
known brick mason of this city, was found
dead last Thursday at. ernoon. He had
been suffering for some tine from the eff
fects of alcoholism. He went out at noon
and some hours after his bOdy was found
stiff in death. He left a widow and six
children.
FORT WAYNE.-The Fort Wayne Pres
bytery met Thursday and received into
membership the Rev. ID. II. Loux, Ph. D..
who has accepted the call 10 the Bethany
Presbyterian Church. He viii be installed
IN his pulpit next Friday night. with the
Rev. DR.. Moffatt. of the First Church, pre-
siding.
ANDERSON.-Late Tuesday evening
after BrOOkS, TeSlulDB III ShdOeland duQl-
ton 10 this city with his wife and a two
and-a-half-year-old baby. gave the child a
dose Of carbolic acid by mistake which re-
suited in its death about midnight.
ELWOOD-George McCraken, OF thi.
city, left for Sycamore, Ill, on THURSDAY
in response to n message from the authori
ties there tina his brother John had beer
instantly killed in an accident, no detail.
Of which were given.
RICHMOND.-The Rev. L. II. Bunyau
who has been superintendent of the FRS
Methodist Sunday school for twenty-sevei
years, has retired. 1t is probable his recors
is equaled by few in Indiana.
MICHIGAN CITY.-The Rev. John M
Linden, pastor of the Baptist Church IN
this city, has resigned his pastorate, anC
will seek a larger field for his work.