The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
INDIANA NOTES.

PORTLAND.-Isaac Van Tuyl, aged
eighty-two, for many years the local agent
for the indianapolis Journal and one OF
the pioneers of Portland, was stricken with
vertigo Wednesday morning and will die.
PARAGON.-The students of the High
School have organized a lecture course Tor
the benefit of the school library, seventy
five members being enrolled. The first lee
tur,, on Lincoln and His Time" was given
"Wednesday night.
COLFAX.-One Of the pupils in room No.
of the local school has been stricken with
diphtheria. The Board of Health promptly
ordered two rooms closed and fumigated.
Great precaution is being taken to keep
the disease from spreading.
RICHMOND.-The board of the Wernle
Orphans Home, a local institution under
the control of the Lutherans, has decided
TO celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary of
the founding of the home in connection
with the annual May festival. Reports sub
mitted show the institution to be in -four
fishing condition.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Attorneys for
Mrs. Mollie NJ. Royse, of indianapolis, have
filed a damage suit against the supreme
Tribe of Ben-Hur for $1,000. The suit was
filed in this county's Circuit Court last
summer. but was dismissed, and the same
complaint was filed in Marion county. The
court there decided ii should be filed here,
and that has been done.
CONNERSVILLE.-Ex of the
Andre Theater by the state inspector result
ed in many changes being ordered. The
aisles are being made wider, fire escapes
put the building, water supply for hre
purposes and an asbestos fire curtain have
been ordered from Boston. The attendance
at the entertainments has been unusually
good this season, Notwithstanding the chi
cago horror.
PETERSBURG.-At Afford, a small viii
lage three miles east of here, a revival is
being held at the Methodist Church that
has surpassed any that has ever been held
in this vicinity The public schools are
closed at 1890 a. m. and both teachers and
students attend church. There are nineteen
pupils in the graded department and six
teen of these have professed conversion
In all nearly 100 people have been converted
at the revival.
FERSONVILLE.-This city is tc
have another electric street car line if the
plans of those back of the enterprise do not
| fall through, and the prospects are that
they will not. The line will be five miles
long and will extend from Arctic springs
| picnic grounds just east of the city, through
! the entire length of the city TO GAINESVILLE
a western suburb. The Town Board OF
! GAINESVILLE has given franchise over the
| streets of the town.
BRAZIL.-Wednesda number of citi
zens living near where the pesthouse was
recently erected, brought suit to have the
building removed alleging that 1T is nui
sance and detriment to the health OF th'
neighborhood Five smallpox patients arr
confined in the building. The best attorneys
of the city have been employed by thu
! plaintiffs The city attorney contends tina
under the law the city had the right to cree
the pesthouse. which is about one mile from
| the city limits.
| ELWOOD.-A. ]. Baker, who was save'
| from a life sentence in the penitentiary b!
| the vote of one man at his trial last weel
| in Anderson, will not ask for a change o
| venue from Madison county, but will risl
| his liberty In his own county This Is tn
| statement of his attorneys Prosecute
| Vestal claims to have secured two new eye
| witnesses of the shooting, who did not re
veal the fact that they knew anything un
| til the first trial was over. Their evidenc
is said to be very important.
| ELWOOD.-The young men of the Pres
byterian Church, under the direction of tn
| Rev ]. Clair Leech, met Tuesday night an
| perfected the organization of a branch o
| the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip b.
| electing the following officers: President
]. o. Lamb vice president, A. r. Macarthur
recording secretary, II. K. Baker; CORE
| spending secretary. Arthur Wylie; treas
| urer, E. G. Cox. The organization has a
it's object the caring for the social an
spiritual needs of young men.