The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-05
INDIANA NOTES.

IAFAYETTE.-Louis Kimmel, OF Wash
ington, d. c., and father of John Kimmel.
of the firm of Kimmel & Herbert, book
sellers of this city, has brought suit for
$1,000 damages against the Lafayette Street
Railway. The suit is the outgrowth OF an
accident on the South Ninth-street line of
the Lafayette Street Railway. Mr.. Kimmel
was visiting his and was passenger
on a car that got beyond control of the
motorman on South Ninth street hill and
plunged down to the Wabash railway cross
ing at the foot. AS a train was approach
ing Mr.. KENNEL jumped and was seriously
injured
ELWOOD.-The name of the Rev. James
A. Beatty, for five years pastor of the
First Methodist Church in this city, is
being prominently mentioned for a presid-
ing eldership at the coming meeting of the
Northern Indiana Conference at Muncie
Mr.. Beatty is one of the ablest ministers
in the conference, and the local congrega-
ton is loath to part with him, having pc
titioned the conference to return him.
RICHMOND.-The Light Inspection Car
Company at Hagerstovn ships many of its
machines to foreign countries. Recently
two motor cars were shipped to Argentine
six inspection cars to Australia and one To
South Africa. The Wayne works
OF this city. has added the manufacture OF
automobiles to it's business. and within a
short time the first one will be put on
the market
GREENSBURG-TheO Observer. the State
Baptist organ. has become the property OF
"A.
the Rev. c. NJ. Phillips. Of Spencer. The
plant will remain in this city and the new
owners will soon move here. The Rev. Z.
c. j. Dickens and his brother, who were
the former owners, will go to Georgia,
where the former will devote his time to the
pulpit.
TIPTON.-At the Maccabee Hall in this
city. Friday night. the Hartford City team
conferred the degree work on a class OF
candidates. The team has twenty-eight
members and is considered the finest work
ing team of that order In the State Wis
ting members from other lodges OF sur
rounding towns were present.
UNION CITY.-Gladys, the six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warren,
living nine miles north OF here, is dead, the
result of burns received Tuesday, when the
child's clothing caught fire while she was
playing with matches.
CRAwFORDSVILLE.- Hender-
son. of Darlington, who has been missing
from home for a few days, was found
wandering aimlessly around Frankfort He
had walked up there and was taking in the
sights.
VALPARAISO.-Both hands of Henry
Wilke, OF Wheeler were frozen last week.
He neglected to give them proper attention
and blood poisoning set in. Death resulted
Thursday night, after terrible agony.
EVANSVILLE.-The towboat Monterey
sank in deep water a short distance below
Henderson, KY, Thursday night during a
sever windstorm. The boat will be raised
and the loss will not be heavy.
NEW ALBANY.-The Rev. J. H Winans
pastor OF the Baptist Tabernacle for the
past three years, has rendered his resigna-
ton on account or poor health and probably
will locate in the West.
TELL CITY.-An epidemic of la grippe
has seized this town and many of its peo-
pie, old and young are troubled with it,
some cases being very critical.