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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
DEAL FOR REMOVAL OF
KELLY PLANT IS SIGNED
w. c. Kelly Announces that the
Alexandria Industry Will Be
Taken to West Virginia.
DUE TO HIGH FREIGHTS
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Feb. 5-W. G.
Kelly, president Of the Kelly AK Manufac-
turing Company. of this city, called to his
residence last night a number of the lead
ing business men and frankly told them of
his intentions to remove the plant from
this city to Charleston, w. Va. This sets
at rest rumors which have been afloat for
two months. Mr.. Kelly asserted that high
freights, as well as remoteness from mar
kets in the East, brought about this
step. and avowed that his extra freights,
over what they would have been
In a river town, were approx
imately $4,000 last year. Mr.. Kelly said
II would be some time yet before the plant
would be removed, but that the deal for its
removal had been signed. The removal OF
the factory means a big loss to the city, as
in addition to the 800 workmen fully 1900
population in families will follow. The city
has given two bonuses to the plant, one TO
secure ii at the time gas was discovered and
another when II was destroyed by fire four
years ago. 1t is stated that Charleston gave
100000 cash bonus and fifty acres of land
for the location of the plant.
Business men are already in communica-
ton with several large industries, any one
of which would fully replace the Kelly
plant. One is a steel range factory, the
other a pottery and the third is not in
progress far enough to warrant conSid
GRAFTON. 1t is safe to say that the loss TO
the city will be only temporary. The KEEL
ly's state their intention TO even raZe the
buildings as brick can be shipped quicker
and cheaper than brick can be obtained at
Charleston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
MRS. M, {. NORTON SEEKS
INCOME FROM AN ESTATE
Having Secured Widows Third by
Legal Action, She Sues for In
crement of the Rest.
ACTION AGAINST TRUSTEE
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MARION, Ind, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Maude r.
Norton. who. as the widow of Judge Pierce
Norton. of indianapolis, filed suit against
Fred w. Wilson. as trustee. and procured
the widows one-third allowance of the es-
tate. has filed in the Grant Circuit Court
another suit against Mr.. Wilson. as trustee
under the Will of Arthur Norton. In his
will Arthur Norton bequeathed much of his
estate TO Judge Pierce Norton. In case
Judge Pierce Norton died first his estate
would have been administered on by Arthur
Norton, but, the reverse transpiring. Fred
w. Wilson has had charge of both estates.
In her suit Mrs Norton asks for the funds
now accumulated in the hands Of the trus-
tee as the interest and profits from the
ether twO-thirds OF the estate, which was
divided among other heirs. She alleges
that there has accrued TO the present time
the sum of $500
A provision of the will was that the trus-
tee was to hold all real estate in trust for
Mrs. Norton during her life. the purpose be-
ing to create fund from which a yearly
income should be derived for the benefit of
the widow. Mrs. Norton, however, pre-
ferred to take the widows third as allowed
By law She now seeks to have the will en-
forced so that she will receive the income
from the other two-thirds of the estate held
by other persons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
DULL WEEK IN OIL IN
SOUTHWESTERN FIELDS
Cold Weather and Lack of Water
Caused a Slump, but January,
as Whole, Was Good.
EXCELLENT NEW WELLS
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COFFEyVILLE, Kan, Feb. 5.-Opera-
ticns in the Kansas oil fields have been
practically nil during the past week on &C
count OF cold weather and the bugaboo OF
former months, lack OF water. Two weeks
ago a fine rain fell, and while 1t lasted
promised munihcent things for the opera
tors. But the rain was not in sufhcient
quantities TO do permanent good. and the
rigs are hampered by the same old difficult
~. The cold has been prohibitive, but bet
ter weather has again set in. so this hind
rance is not likely to be permanent. In the
Coffeyville field the Springfield company IS
busy marketing oil from twenty-one pro-
ducing wells. The grease is pumped two
miles to tanks on the railroad and shipped
10 the refiner at NeOdesha. The test OF this
oil is about "a and is accounted good
The Atlas company on Wednesday began
pumping the first OF it's dozen wells on the
Wilson and Roemhild farms. just southeast
OF the city. When the pump was started
and the thick. black grease began TO flow
into the tanks the superintendent F. NJ
Calhoun was surprised to find such splen-
did quality. the test being about "a. The first
well when shot was reputed TO be worth
from twenty TO thirty barrels day. Upon
being pumped. however, seventy-two bar
showing Of good ninety barrels day. One
of the fine features of these wells, and or
many others in the Coffeyville district, Is
the shallowness of the holes. This hole Is
only go feet to the pay sand. thirty-nlne
feet of the latter being encountered The
Atlas company is now working on its NO. IL.
l.. o. Eyeman. of Kansas City, has
brought in a good well on the Getger farm,
northwest quarter of Section Z, lndepend-
ence township. II is producing naturally
now about 80 barrels a day. This well IS
two miles west of the Bredegoff farm, on
which are located some OF the big ones or
the field.
In the Independence field Smith 81 Booth
have finished fine producer on the Booth
farm. south of the rich Skoko pool. This
well looks good for 80 barrels Four rigs
are in operation on this farm
In the Chanute field there is the usual
number of new wells. but none of note In
Section 8, TiOga township, the Home OIL
Company has located four small wells The
holes are sunk close to the thousand mark
and a good thickness of oil and sand was
encountered, but the liquid was not there in
copious quantities. Each well will average
about five barrels a day.
A well that is performing in very salts
factory manner is No. II, OF the West Plant
Company. on the f. II. Campbell farm, Sec
ton %, the southeast quarter in Tioga
township. 1t flowed about twenty-five bar
rels in the twenty-four hours after IL was
shot.
Below is given a recapitulatiOn Of the re-
port of the wells drilled and drilling in the
Kansas and Indian Territory fields. showing
q gain in wells drilled of forty-three over
the month OF December:
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.RUMOR CAUSED A RUN
ON AN ELWOOD BANK
All Demands Promptly Met and
Confidence Was Restored Be-
fore the Closing Hour.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EDWOOD. Ind Feb ga run on the Citi-
zens' Exchange Bank. private institution.
was started yesterday. after the circulation
of rumcrs among the foreign working pop
ulation, and persisted for a time to-day,
but all demands were promptly met. and by
this afternoon confidence seemed fully re-
stored.
Workmen at the tin plate factory, most
of them foreigners, were the first to with
draw their deposits. followed to-day by
farmers and others whose accounts were
small. The business element generally has
stood by the bank, many of them making
deposits this morning in the face of the
run. while the local banks assisted ma
terially in checking the feeling of unrest.
III. G. Galloway is president and q. w.
Brier cashier. IL is of the oldest
banks in the county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
NEW DRAINAGE PROJECT.
Ditch to Be Dug in Porter County,
InterSecting the Kankakee.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALR -RAISO, Ind. Feb. 5.-A new plan
for the drainage of the Kankakee region is
under consideration In Porter county. which
if successful will mean much to the south
part Of Porter, Jasper, LapoTte and Lake
counties. and be of much value TO the
whole Kankakee region. Nelson Morris, of
Chicago. will take leading part in the
project. much of the territory affected
is embraced In his real-estate holding along
the river.
The plan as at present outlined is to start
a big dredge near the eastern line of Porter
county and run south to the Kankakee, in
tersecting the river about four miles west
OF the Laporte county line. The ditch will
be continued across the river in a south
westerly direction through the Morris prop
erty, finally opening into the Kankakee
river proper at some point below Water
Valley or Shelby.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
STRIKE LOOKED FOR.
Block Coal Operators and Miners
Expect a Wage Struggle.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Feb 5.-The block coal op-
orators here are confident there will be
strike in this district unless the miners
decide to accept reduction in wages. A
leading operator who is conversant with the
situation contends that a reduction of
wages in mining is inevitable. He saws that
In the East employees I'm other lines of BUSH
ness have been forced 10 accept reductions
and IL is not reasonable TO suppose that
when wages in all other lines OF business
are declining, the operators can continue to
pay the present high scale He said that
last summer the Eastern operators stored
thousands of tons OF coal along the lakes in
the Northeast in anticipation OF securing
high prices for IL, but the Illinois operators
stepped in and secured the contracts at a
much less figure than their competitors
were asking, consequently they were en-
abled TO dispose of their coal and are now
Offering IL at a very low figure.
The leading miners are just as certain
that their officers viii not consider propo-
stion containing any reduction in wages;
hence a strike appears inevitable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
FROST CASUALTIES.
Inebriate Frozen to Death-Young
Man Loses His Feet.

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 5.-When
Thomas Crews, living south of town, went
into his barn loft to throw some fodder
down for the horses he also threw the dead
body of his brother John, aged forty-four.
The brother. who lived in the city and was
a heavy drinker, is believed to have gone
to the farm and crawled into the loft last
Sunday evening. He had frozen to death.
Both feet of James Hagerty were ampu-
tated at st. Anthonys Hospital. where he
was taken from the jail when Ii was found
that his feet were frozen. He says he is
bOilermaker and that his home is in Indi-
anapOliS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
OLD WOMAN INCINERATED
Her Clothing Ignited While She
Was Kindling a Fire with Oil.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Letitia
Selfridye, aged eighty-four, widow of John
Selfridge, was burned to death this morn
ing at her home a few miles north of this
city. She undertook to kindle a fire with
kerosene and an explosion resulted. Her
clothing all afire in instant
Her granddaughter, aged fourteen, the
only other person at the house, ran to her
rescue and tried to smother the flames
with a quilt, but was unable to do 1t. She
then tried to drag the victim out of the
house, but the latter was too heavy. The
house then burning furiously and the
bors arrived the house almost ready
to fall in. The body of Mrs. Selfridge was
cremated, only few charred bones being
found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
THREE DEATHS OCCUR
At EXACTLY SAME HOUR
Residents of Hartford City and
Blackboard County Pass Away
at One Summons.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. 5.-Three
prominent residents of this city and county
died al exactly o'clock this morning. They
were A. Lloyd Logan. a wel-known bust
ness man ana proprietor of the Logan drug
store; Mrs Gertrude Bells, OF East Frank
lin street. aud Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker, of
Jackson township. The body of Mr.. Logan
will be taken to Monticello for burial on
Sunday. He was thirty-three years old.
The body of Mrs. Bells will be taken TO
Emlenton. Pa. for burial Mrs. Whitaker
was the oldest resident of Jackson town.
ship, this county. She was eighty years
old.
Mrs. Elias +. Vernon. aged sixty-fve. wife
of one of the best known farmers of Wash
ington township. died this evening. The
body will be taken TO Lafayette for burial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06

Five to 10 Per Cent Topped Off
the Pay of Kokomo Men-No
Strike Likely to Result.
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Special To the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Feb. 5.-Notices were
posted at the Kokomo plant of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company to-day announc-
ing new schedule of wages. The new
rate is a reduction of TO 10 per cent. and
affects all departments. The cut is not
relished by the men. coming in the middle
of a hard. cold winter, but there is little
probability of a strike. The plant is oper-
ated nOnunion.
Two years ago there was an advance of 8
per cent, but that was largely neutraliZed
by abOlishing the premium system. Sup
erintendent GoliShtly. OF the local plant
explained that the cut was the result OF an
overstOcked market and small demand for
glass. The cut affects all the nine factor
les owned by the trust. Six hundred Kokomo
workers are affected. The new rate will so
into effect on Feb. Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
LAFAYETTE CHICAGO LINE
J. B. Reed Tells Citizens of Lafay-
cite 1t Will Be Constructed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 5.-"Lafayette
next summer will be connected with Kan
kakee and Chicago by an interurban line"
]. B. Reed, of the Townsend-Reed Com
pany, which built the Indianapolis and
Northwestern Traction Line, made this pro-
phecy to-day and declares that he is GER
tain the new system will be constructed
next spring. Mr.. Reed says it is the plan
now to have the line extend from here to
Otterbein, Montmorenci, Fowler Earl Park
and thence to Kankakee, but whether the
tracks thence will parallel the G. & z. l.
Railway to Chicago or strike across into
VIII county and connect with the Chicago
lines at Joliet has not been determined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Whipping Case Appealed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 5.-Edward Sim
onton, a teacher who was discharged from
his school in German township for whip
ping three boys, will be on trial before
County Superintendent Charles N. Bruce
tomorrow. Simonton took an appeal to
the county superintendent, and will have
him pass on the case. He claims that he
a pupil in the school, A trial was held be-
fore the township trustee, and Simonton
was discharged. He was not content with
this, and wants a higher court to pass on
his case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Anderson City Campaign.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 5.-The Repub-
leans are preparing for an aggressive city
campaign and confidently expect to wrest
the control of the city affairs from the
Democrats. The city central committee
was selected last night and in many in
stances spirited contests were waged, which
augers well for success at the polls later
The city ticket will be selected by a pri-
mary held at the same time of the congress
SiOnal urinary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Carvers' Company Disbands.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. 5.-A COM
pany composed of seven carvers, which
was organized here a year ago, and which
has done business under the name of the
Carvers' Company, disbanded yesterday.
The company organized for the pur
pose of furnishing carving for the many
furniture factories here The members will
return to work in the different factories.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Found n Leak with n Match.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, Feb. 5-Hunting
for a gas leak with a match caused an
plosion in Baumgardners barber shop this
afternoon which tore up the floor in the
barber shop and the grocery next door.
Beyond some singed eyebrows and hair no
one injured. and the fire department
quickly extinguished the blaze, with small
property loss.
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special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG. Ind, Feb. 5.-The Pike
county Circuit Court issued five bench war
rants in the Gladish Chapel case to-day
and placed them in the hands of Sheriff
Reed for execution. One is for the arrest
of the leader of the gang. Willard Gait, and
the others are for four OF his colleagues.
Two of the boys concerned have come to
town and surrendered 10 the authorities,
both being released under $500 bonds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Colds Take I'D Athletics.
the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Feb 5.-For the first
time in several years the ''co-eds" at Pur-
due University are forming a physical Gull
ture class. and within a few weeks they
will indulge in the various branches of
athletic sports, the gymnasium being turned
over 10 them certain hours in the week
Physical Director Wheeler will have charge
of the class and will instruct the girls in
running, jumping. hurdling and playing bas-
ketball. IL Is not probable that any con-
tests with other colleges will be arranged
but by next season the Purdue ''co-eds''
will take their place among the college
womens athletic teams In the West
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
PLATE Glass COMBINE
FORMED At PITTSBURG

PITTSBURG. Feb. 1.-THE combination of
independent plate glass manufacturers
which has been under discussion over a
week. has been perfected. II will be known
as the United Plate Glass Company and
was incorporated under the laws of Della
ware. The object OF the company is to
market the entire product OF the nine con-
Germs that compose IL. through offices TO be
established In Pittsburg.
Every company. except the Pittsburg
Plate Glass Company, Is a member. The
total capacity OF the factories Is 1900 feet
annually.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
New President Not a. Socialist.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. Sired
Wilder, an iron worker. was reelected pres
ident of the Contra Labor Union last night,
after a spirited contest with Carl Ekmark.
After the result was announced Ekmark
took occasion to deny that he is a Socialist
He said he knew that it was commonly
reported he was, but that, while he had
nothing against Socialists, he is not one
and did not intend 10 become one. The cir
culatiOn of the report had cost him votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06

Special Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 5.-Adam
Heimberger, candidate for secretary of
state on the Democratic ticket four years
ago. is very sick at his home in this city
He is suffering from bowel trouble and last
evening his condition was extremely dam
gerous, but he is slightly improved to-day
and the attending physicians believe he will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Thompson Club Delegates.
Indianapolis Journal.

SptCIdI 10 KUIIo JVUIIIdI
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 5.-President
Budd, of the Thompson Club, has named
twenty-four delegates to the annual meet
ing of the State Lincoln League at Evans
vile next week. At the meeting of the club
Thursday night number of new members
were received and the club not only has the
largest membership in its history, but is in
a better condition financially than ever be-
fore.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Feb. 5.-Warned by
a stranger OF a broken rail on the Big Four
Railway at Rex. small station south OF
here. last night. John Milligan, operator at
the tower there. stopped the passenger train
due here at 1850 o'clock and by so doing
averted a wreck that probably would have
resulted in loss of life. The stranger who
gave the warning could not be found
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Farmer Killed by "a Train.
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PERU. Ind, Feb. 5.-Benjamin Hockett,
a farmer of the southern part of the coun-
ty, was instantly killed at Amboy this
morning by a train the c., G. & l.. road.
He wanted to flag the train and being late
i'm arriving got in place where he was
struck His son saw the accident but could
not prevent ii.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
wabash Is Rising Again.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 5.-The thaw-
ing to-day and tonight. with some rain to-
night, has started the Wabash rising again.
There is seven feet in the channel, and the
prospect is that with continued thrawing
temperature the river will be in the low
lands again by tomorrow night.
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Laughed AT Fall of Eighteen Feet
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Special To the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind. Feb. 5.-Frank
Swartz. one OF the engineers at the Kar-
mire furniture factory was called to the
second story OF the building yesterday and
intended taking the elevator in the descent.
He did not notice that IL had already gone
10 the lower floor and stepped into the
opening. falling a distance of eighteen feet
TO the floor below. his head and shoulders
striking the floor. He got up laughing and
walked away If the accident was OF
every day occurrence.
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Contracts for Eighteen Wells.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind. Feb. 5.-The Citi-
gems Natural Gas Company. of this city.
has contracted for eighteen new gas wells.
TO he drilled this year in its territory in
the southern part OF Hancock county and
the northern part OF Shelby county The
Greenfield Drilling Company has the con-
tract for putting l. eight wells I'm the north
ern part OF Shelby county and the Michael
HOlloran Company, OF Indianapolis will
sink ten wells in the southern part of Ham
cock county.
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Both Sent to Reformatory.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 5-Tom Vollmer
and William Fox, each aged twenty. were
sentenced to terms of from two to fourteen
years in the southern Reformatory to-day
on charges of robbery. Volmer was fined
s. and disfranchised for five years. and Fox
was fined 81 and disfranchised for the same
period. They held up and robbed John
Davis, a farmer near Clifford, last De-
cember
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Total now Drill Rigs up
r,rnlHrfvr inc anH hIHor
STANDARD OPENS Il
GUSHER IN GIBSON
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON. Ind. Feb. 5.-To-day's de-
velopment show the Standards we'll No. 2
to be a big gusher. Conservative oil men
believe 1T will be the best producer in the
State and a Standard representative says
IT will be good for 600 to 500 barrels day
after settling down. Others think il will
reach a thousand. The oil Is Of the same
quality as that found heretofore. OIL men
are much worked up over the strike and
think 1t is only the beginning of the real
development of the field.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-06
Croker Reinstated as Fire Chief.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The reinstatement
of Edward f. Croker as chief of the fire
department was ordered to-day by the APP
pellate division of the Supreme Court. Mr..
Croker was removed from office early in
the Low administration. He is a nephew
of Richard Croker.