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Newport daily independent., 1904-01-21

B. F. Hackney returned to Little Rock Monday after a weeks visit to his home in this city.
 Miss Annie Shirley left Sun day for weeks visit to Jud- sonia.
 J. T. Craft of Sulphur Rock is visiting friends and relatives in our city this week.
 A dance was given at the resi- dence of Mrs. J. Clark Friday night which lasted until a late hour. Those present were: Mes danes R. West, w. Hurley, B. Montgomery, Misses Pearl and May McLain, Fannie West, Lillie and Laura Clark, Cora Kimber- lin, Annie Shirley, Mittie Doug lass, Myrtle Hettal, Messrs. Joe Armstrong, Fred Ray, Walter and Bob Clark, Geo. Hackney, Cromwell and Thurman West, Bud Stanley, Joe Ragsdale, Wm. Toothaker, Ed Stevens, Ed Isa- bell, Will Mover, Sam West, Walter Wallace, Ben Hackney, Oscar Roberts.
 J. R. Stanley is on the sick list this week. RATTLE Box.
Newport daily independent., 1904-01-21
WHIST CLUB MEETING.

M Narcie Minor, who is ever a yer clever and accomplished hostess, entertained the Whist club ednesday afternoon in a manner that contributed a great aaeal of pleasure to her guests.
 Delightful refreshments of Frozen punch, nut salad, crack ers, pickles and coffee were nice ly served, Mrs. Minor being as Risted by Mesdames Gustave \ les and w. w. McMinn.
 k The only invited guests of the club present were Misses Ray and Lucy Brandenburg.
Newport daily independent., 1904-01-21
S39O FOR LETTERS TO
 ENCOURAGE EMIGRATION,

The Rock Island system offers twenty prizes of the aggregate value of $390 for letters relative to the territory along it's lines in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Letters should deal with the writers experiences since he settled in the Southwest. They should tell how much money he had when he arrived, what measure of success has attended his efforts and what he thinks of that portion of the country in which he is located. Letters should not be less than 300 nor more than 1900 words in length, and will be used for the purpose of advertising the Southwest.
 Letters are desired not only from farmers and farmers wives, but also from merchants, school teachers, clergymen, from every one, in brief, who has a story to tell and who knows how to tell it.
 For circular giving details write to John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
 For the news read the Daily Independent.
Newport daily independent., 1904-01-21
RELIEF SOCIETY'S
 GOOD REPORT.

The Newport Relief Society enters upon the year 1904 well supplied with funds for the de- mands of winter, with $299 in bank. So far there has been less than usual for the officers to do. The churches are kindly re- quested to report any deserving cases.
 At the election of officers the following were chosen for the year:
 Mrs. J. s. Wilmans, president.
 Mrs. w. A. Billingsley, vice president.
 Mrs. c. E. Crook, secretary.
 Miss Lou Minor, treasurer.
Newport daily independent., 1904-01-21
DIAZ ITEMS.

Miss Myrtle Hettal of Corning is visiting in the city this week. Will Crawford returned Sun day from a two weeks visit to Judsonia.
Newport daily independent., 1904-01-21

I. D. Price handles the Me Kinley 10c music and carries in stock at all times a full line of this popular and fast selling mu- sic. 87btf.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
WELL-KNOWN EVANGELIST
At FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
DR.. James M. Gray, of Boston,
Will Hold a Series of Meet
ings in This City.

DR.. James NJ. Gray, of Boston, has been
secured by the First Presbyterian Church
of this city to conduct a series of special
meetings here. beginning March 10. Dr.
Gray has been engaged by the general as
sembly's committee on evangelistic work
for the year, and has already conducted
meetings in number of cities that have
been very successful and have attracted
a great deal of attention.
Many people of Indianapolis who were at
Winona last summer had an opportunity
to hear DIR. Gray, as he spent some time
there conducting Bible readings. The
Winona Bible conference was largely at
tended by people of all denominations, and
during the eleven days of its session Dr.
Gray was heard at least twice "a day.
The meetings will begin on the evening
of March 10, in the First Presbyterian
Church, at the corner of Delaware and
Sixteenth streets Services will thereafter
be held every evening in this church until
Sunday evening, March q, excepting the
two Saturday evenings.
Beginning with Monday, March IA, after
noon meetings will be held il the Second
Church, at the corner of Pennsylvania and
Vermont streets. These readings are un-
UNCONVENTIONAL, and a general invitation is
extended to the public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
READER MAGAZINE NOW
BEARS LOCAL IMPRINT
New York Publication Brought to
This City and Published
Without a Hitch.
II. H. ROWLAND EDITOR

The Reader Magazine for March. the New
York monthly recently purchased by the
Bobbs-Merrill Company. is out, the first
issue since the transfer and the first to
bear the new publishers imprint.
The number is an attractive one and con-
tains variety of good reading matter. 1t
opens with a well-prepared chapter of IL
Illustrated notes of authors, books and the
drama-a feature sure to prove attractive
If continued. Among the Illustrations in
this department is one showing James
Whitcomb Riley and Homer Davenport
seated together after a photograph taken
during the recent visit of the cartoonist
to this city. Among the contributions, prose
and verse, light sketches. serious articles
and fiction appear in good proportion and
with a variety of theme and treatment to
suit even exacting tastes. Among the names
of the writer's are Anne Virginia Culbert-
son, noted for her humorous sketches;
Julius Lesion Taylor, Clara Morris, Car
olyn Wells. Sewell Ford, Florence Earle
Crates, Vance Thompson and William Wat
son. the distinguished English poet A
portrait study of Thomas Nelson Page by
John Cecil Clay on the cover
To transfer a publication Of this sort
from one city to another is q considerable
undertaking; to do and to bring out so
admirable a number as this within the
same month is an achievement worthy of
note and promises well for future issues.
II. II. Rowland is editor of the magazine
and IL is understood that IL is the publish
ers' plan to make 1t a literary periodical
equal to the best
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
HAS PRACTICED MEDICINE
FOR F|FTY-FIVE YEARS
Career of DR.. Samuel M. Brown,
of New Bethel, Franklin
Township.
STRONG SENSE OF DUTY

DIR. Samuel NJ. Brown, of New Bethel re-
Gently had a serious attack of bronchial
pneumonia, but has recovered. He is one of
the pioneer settlers of Franklin township,
Marion county, where he has lived and
practiced medicine for more than fifty-five
years. He is known by almost every man,
woman and child in the township. He
began the practice of medicine when the
country roads were few and at times al
most impossible. His mode of travel was
by horseback and his constant riding day
and night made him an expert rider.
He never shirked from duty, and when
the sick called for him he promptly respond
ed, regardless OF the inclemency of the
weather or the financial condition of the
patient. He has been quite successful and
prosperous and has reared a large family.
His ancestors were of English descent and
located in South Carolina.
Samuel NJ. Brown was born May q 1922,
in Abbeville district, South Carolina, where
he spent his boyhood days. At the age of
twelve he removed with his father to Clin-
ton county Indiana, where his time was
divided between labor on the farm and at
tendance at such schools as were accessi-
BILE
The medical profession offered many at
fractions to the young man and induced
him to become a student in the office OF
DR.. Martin Gentry, of Clinton county,
physician of ability and experience. Dur
ing the winters of 1S47 and 1S4S he attended
lectures at the Medical College of Ohio in
Cincinnati, and in the spring of the lat
ter year began his professional career at
New Bethel He is a member of the State
Medical Society and also identified with the
Acton Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
He was married the 18th day of June. 1852,
to Miss Mahala S., daughter of Henry
Brady. of Warren township. The children
surviving from this marriage are Henry j.,
township trustee of Franklin township; FL
dorus o.. farmer; Corydon s., doctor; Ar
thur W. attorney. and Charles A.. assistant
CITY engineer His first wife died and he
was married Oct. 10, 1863. TO Miss Marilda
McGaughey, and the children surviving
from this marriage are Harry s., ex-city
attorney of Coffeyville, Kan; Edward a,
doctor; Frank T., attorney, and Ruth
Brown.
The doctor is in politics Democrat and
manifests a lively interest in the success
of his party. He the nominee of the
Democracy for the Legislature, but was
defea ted as a result of the Republican ma
iority in the district. He Is member or
the New Bethel Baptist Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
JOURNAL STORY ON BIRDS
USED AS A STUDY TOPIC
Pupils Write Letters to Audubon
Society, Promising Aid to
Feathered Friends.
GIRL WILL CLIMB TREES

Taking a Sunday Journal article a
text for kindness TO BIRDS Miss Alice Gull
len. teacher Of public school No 4. OF this
city, recently asked her pupils to study the
article carefully, and embody their impress
sions in letters. A competition was started
among the young letter-writers, and the
six best letters were sent to Chairman VIII
liam Watson Woollen. of the Audubon
Society.
The letters are remarkable. considering
the age Of the children, and show the deep
interest they manifest in the birds.
The Journal article was read to the
school. and used as a topic of study. In it
Ernest Harold Baynes called attention to
the starvation of thousands of wild birds
In this vicinity. due to the severity of the
winter.
The letters were received by Mr.. woollen
last week. The writer's were Elsa Span
niDger. Albert Hunter. Aaron Crener,
Leone McCulloum. Howard Pruitt and
Grace westenhofer.
Some OF the letters are gems of compost
ton. as for instance, that of Elsa Span
ninser:
dren.. am most anxious to assist you in
your charitable work Of feeding the wild
birds i never thought of such a thing as
wild birds starvingi To be sure, ii
was a great shock 10 hear ait, and / shall
set about at once to remedy my shameful
neglect Every morning I set out food
Tor the birds around my home, but never
thinking that the wild birds, our best
singers, are starvfngi I live but few
blocks from an open country, and you may
be sure the birds shall not suffer that pass
over IL hereafter.
II can climb most as well as any boy,
and though IL may seem an undignifed act
for a girl to be perched up in a tree 1 shall
do II nevertheless for the sake of my feath-
cred friends"
Albert Hunter wrote this:
Having heard of how the wild birds are
suffering around Indianapolis. l think !
should like very much TO help them I'm Sc
curing food. few of boys will make
II a point to get some food and take II
northwest of the city along White river
where there Is scarcely any habitatiOn. We
could climb trees and put baskets with
food Ia them where no cat could reach any
OF IT. Then we could scatter crumbs along
the ground"
Other children, who live near Riverside
and other parks. where the wild birds con-
gregate. promise Mr.. woollen and the Au-
dubon Society in their letters that they
will aid the movement to prevent wholesale
destruction OF their "feathered friends by
starvation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Home Missionary Society of Hall
place Church Will meet with Mrs. Nettie
Dunn, -ln Senate avenue, Tuesday after
noon, Feb. %.
President w. =. Kane, of Wabash Col
lege at Charlottesville. was a caller yes
terday afternoon at the office of Secretary
OF State D. Z. Storms.
State GeoIogist w. S. Blatchley filed his
annual report with Governor Durbin yes
terday. The report includes the oil maps
OF Indiana, upon which Mr.. Blatchley spent
nine years of work.
A beautiful marble font has been placed
OF James Laycock Brannaugh by Dr. and
Mrs. r. 8 Laycock- An appropriate allu-
sion will be made TO IL In the services this
morning
On next Wednesday afternoon the third
section of the Aid Society OF the Central
Christian Church will give a tea at the
home OF Mrs Harvey FNlllins. 2125 North
Illinois street. The hours will be from .
o'clock TO 5.
The degree staff of Meridian Lodge. No.
$50. I. .. o. F.. will visit Ben-Adem Lodge of
Lebanon, tomorrow night. and confer the
second degree special on the IndI-
annapolis & Northwestern Traction line Will
leave the corner OF Illinois and Maryland
streets at $50 o'clock.
o. p. Morton Circle No. A. Ladies Of the
Grand Army, VIII hold an open meeting in
Superior Court room No. l next Thursday
evening at $50 O'Clock for the purpose of
presenting Judge McMaster with n beauti-
ful silk flag. The department president.
Mrs Margaret Blose, OF Richmond, Ind
will be present. All who are interested in
q. A. X. work. comrades and their families
and friends are cordially invited to be
present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
BULLDOG PLAYS PART
IN 4 NEGRO'S ARREST
Animal Didn't Give Up Chase I'm
til Fugitive Was Landed by
Bluecoat.

a brindle bull pup played important
part In the capture of Fred Smith, a negro.
on Oriole street yesterday evening" and
the dog was the hero of the neighborhood
last night. Patrolman Merz, also distin-
guished himself.
Smith arrived in the city via j., NJ. & l..
freight train from Louisville and dropped
off the train at the Shelby-street crossing
of the Belt Railroad. He entered the
butcher shop OF George Steinze during the
absence of the proprietor and relieved the
money drawer of $1.75.
As he started To leave the shop he met
Mrs. Bauer. who was entering.
The woman screamed and the negro ran
The negro was rapidly disappearing when.
unfortunately for him, he ran into the ward
at 1919 Orioe street.
The dog lives there and he resented the
intrusion. He resented IL so strongly that
Smith left with the dog a close second
Smith was breaking speed records As he
passed a window q strong arm reached
out and took him by the collar The arm
was the property of Patrolman Merz who
lived In the house. and hearing the noise.
decided TO investigate. Smith was slated
for petit larceny.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
MINISTER'S STAND BY
THE REV. MR.. BARNHILL
Appear in Court When He Con
tests for Custody of
Child.

Ministers rallied to the aid of the Rev.
William Barnhill yesterday and many were
in the Superior Court room when he was
contesting his right for the custody of
his twelve-year-old daughter, Nellie Barn
hill.
Dec. Is last, he was granted a divorce
from Geneva Barnhill and given the custo-
dy of his two children, Nellie, twelve years
old. and Jennie seventeen years old. Yes
terday Mrs. Barnhin was petitioning Judge
Carter, of the Superior Court, to set aside
that part of tire divorce decree giving her
divorced husband the custody of the chill
dren. The Rev. Mr.. Barnhill, in defending
his right to the care of his children, called
to the knowledge of the court the large
number of friends and acquaintances he
had in the ministerial profession.
Judge Carter turned the girl over to the
temporary care of the Rev. DR.. Hyde, pas
tor of the Fletcher-place Methodist Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB IS
A PROSPEROUS BODY
Nineteen New Members Are TAX
en- Into the Organiza-
ton.

Nineteen new members were admitted to
the lists of the Commercial Club yesterday
at meeting of the membership committee.
They were David A. Kahn, Stephen H.
East. Henry Warrum. Harry L. Ogborn d.
F. Manfull. Layton Allen, Herman C. Allen,
w. f. Rankin. Charles B. Riley, George
w. Pence, Jesse d. Smith. William d. Gill
breath, Arthur II. Rapp. ID. /. Nachman, II.
p. Townley. Fletcher NJ. Noe. Edward ID.
Sabin. j. l.. Stravinski and NJ. Campbell.
The Commercial Club now has LOGO men,
bers. an increase OF forty over the number
at the end OF 1903. The management is
making a strong effort to make this the
banner year, and wants a membership at its
end of 1890 and as many more as can be
secured.
Secretary Hoover stated yesterday that,
although the Civic Improvement Associa-
ton. auxiliary of the club. is a mere
infant among the city's organizations ii al
ready has correspondents in distant places.
He has received a letter for the association
from Columbia, s. c., asking for literature
on the subject of civic Improvement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
THEFT OF WIRE CHARGED
TO TRACTION EMPLOYEES
Two More Arrests Made and
Work of Organized Gang
Has Been Exposed.
BOTH MEN ADMIT GUILT

By the arrest of William Birdsall and
Milton Hopkins by Detectives Hauser and
Larsh at Lebanon yesterday two more of
the alleged gang of copper thieves who
have been stealing wires from the Indian
apolis & Northwestern Traction Company
were captured. The detectives were as
sisted in making the arrests by Marshal
Oden, of Lebanon.
Birdsal is a lineman and has been work.
ing for the traction company between Le-
banon and Charlottesville. For some time
the company has been missing trolley and
feed wire and the matter was reported TO
the police.
Early last Monday morning Hauser and
Larsh. who had been at work on the case.
arrested Samuel Freeman, junk dealer.
at Five Points, where his wagon had broken
down, owing to the heavy load of stolen
wire he was hauling.
Freeman was closely examined by the
detectives and from remarks made by him
the officers obtained the clew that led TO
the arrests yesterday. Both prisoners adj
NIT the thefts.
BY the confessions of the two men Sam
uel Sagalosky, a junk dealer, was arrested
by the detectives for receiving stolen goods.
Birdsall told the officers that he sold two
wagonloads of copper valued at s67 and $50,
respectively. Sagalowsky and Hopkins, sold
him one wagonload, receiving s123 for it.
Sagalowsky denied buying the copper, but
the two men swore that he did
The detectives believe that more employees
of the road are implicated in stealing the
wire, and il is expected that more arrests
will be made in a short time.
Detectives HauSer and Larsh went TO
lei night arrested IOhn
Pennington, a junk dealer. He is charged
with bringing stolen goods into the county.
The officers say that Pennington, with Hop
kins, brought the first load of the stolen
wire into this city and sold ii for S123. They
believe they now have all the members OF
the gang under arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
MESSING BUSY ANSWERING
CROSS-FIRE OF QUESTIONS
Attorneys Begin to Examine De-
PENDANT to Forgery Case in
Criminal Court.
TICKETS
IDENTIFIES

The defense continued its evidence yes
terday in the Messing-Glick forgery case,
and it is thought now that all evidence will
be in by tomorrow night and that argu-
ments in the case Will begin Tuesday.
Mitchell S. Meyberg, ticket broker who is
now under indictment in the Criminal Court
for forgery. was the principal witness for
the defense yesterday morning. He testified
that the Big Four and other companies had
sold him excursion tickets in lots of ten
and twenty, in which it was necessary to
sign the name of the purchaser.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Duncan for
the state it was shown that Meyberg had
had arrangements with ]. Williams, in
East st. Louis whereby the latter sent the
witness stock contracts with which he could
have men who were supposed to follow
loads of cattle to ST. Louis secure drovers
passes.
A letter from Mr. Williams's agent in
East st. Louis to Meyberg and with his
answer on the back was introduced in
cross-examination by the state. The letter
made inquiry why the witness had failed
to settle certain contracts. Meyberg said
that the Mr.. Williams referred to was
not in the city at the time and the arrange
ments could not be made with him until his
return. 1t was asked if the MIR. Williams"
referred to was an imaginary person.
other witnesses on the stand for the de-
Tense yesterday were John Baker, porter
at Messing's office. and Louis Greenfield
one of the defendants customers. The eff
feet of the testimony of both of these was
to contradict the evidence of Falvy and
Coach who testified that the pass that
Falvy sold to Click in MesSingS office was
from Indianapolis to Spades, Ind, and that
ii had been changed by the defendants TO
read from Indianapolis TO st. Louis. Both
Baker and Greenfield said that they saw
the pass and that it read from Indianapolis
10 st. Louis.
Meyberg also testified to the same and that
Falvy tried TO sell the pass to him before IL
was sold 10 Messing and Click, but that he
refused it because of peculiar marks.
Abraham Messing, one of the defendants,
took the stand shortly before noon and was
under the cross-fire of the attorneys until
court adjourned at o'clock in the after
noon. His examination not finished
and he will resume the stand again tO-mor-
row morning. His attorneys attempted to
account by him for every article that was
found in his office when ii was searched by
the officers last June.
He said that a number of bad tickets
found in his possession were taken in by
them without their knowledge, and that
they were always kept in a separate recep-
tacle. The acids found, he said, were used
to clean a BlickensdOrfer typewriting ma
chine they had.
On cross-examinatiOn q number Of plugged
tickets were offered for the witness to iden-
tify, but he denied that he had ever seen
them before and that they were not taken
from his office. Messing will conclude his
testimony Monday morning
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT

SUPERIOR COURT.
Room John L. McMaster, Judge
Amelia Rosenbaum VS.. John Rosenbaum.
Plaintiff dismisses. Costs paid.
Room 3-Vinson Carter, Judge.
Bresette Pugh Company VS.. John r. Hicks
ct al: note. Finding and judgment against
defendants for $S47 and costs.
City Bond Company VS.. Oscar w. French
ct al; on lien. Finding due on Lot 10, So
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
p. II. Mccormick VS.. James II. Healey.
Evidence concluded. Arguments mad. Jury
instructed and retres.
Robert Bangham VS.. Rena Bangham. Sub
mitted to court. Evidence heard. Finding
for plaintiff. Decree of divorce. Costs paid.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Thomas J. Lindsay Hadley a. Rus
sell; complaint in repevin.
The City Bond Company VS.. Madison-ave-
nue. Methodist Church; complaint on lien.
Thomas j. Lindsay VS.. Pioneer Brass
Works; complaint in replevln.
White River Land and Gravel Company
VS.. Meredith Nicholson and Eugene *.
Nicholson; complaint on lien.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
"PM TIRED" SAYS NAN,
WHO THEN FALLS DEAD
Lafayette Resident Succumbs Sud
denly to Heart Failure While
Seeking Lodging.

Henry Cassel. who lived in Lafayette,
died suddenly yesterday evening about Z
O'Clock In the Office of a rooming house
over 2S9 East Washington street. Death
was due TO heart disease.
'Cassel entered the Office and inquired for
a room. saying he was tired. He sat on
q chair. and without word fell dead
The body was taken TO the morgue, where
X was viewed by Deputy Coroner Gels.
Cassel lived on Wood street in West
Lafayette and was about sixty years old.
He was timer and was In comfortable
circumstances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
Happened Several Years Ago.

In an issue OF last week the Journal
printed a story 10 the effect that d. F.
Kennedy. a well-knOwn labor advocate of
the city. and Major Taylor, proprietor of
the Excelsior laundry. had engaged In a
passage at arms over uniOnism Due 10
an unfortunate accident in the source of
the story, the Journal erred in its state
ments. The story grew out Of a CONVERSE
ton which related back several wears.
when Mr. Eennedy was engaged in organic
lag the laundry workers OF the city. Mr.
Kennedy and Mr.. Taylor have always been
on the best OF terms