The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
INDIANA NOTES.

RUSHvILLE-The twenty-frst annual
convention of the Rush County Sunday
School Association will be held here June
2. The commencement exercises of the
Nashville High School will be held in the
Opera House on Friday night, May q. The
address to the class will be by DIR. NJ. NJ
members of the class. The baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered at St Paurs Meth
odist Church, on the Sunday preceding.
by the Rev. Virgil W. Tevis.
SHELBYVILLE.-A number of the citi-
zens in the First ward, about one hundred
families. have completed arrangements for
the organization OF garbage company
and have secured the services of a man to
remove their trash for $3.50 per year each.
The garbage gatherer has agreed to make
three visits each week at each house dur
Ing the summer months, two visits each
week during the spring and fall months,
and one visit during the winter months.
LAFAYETTE-At meeting of the Re-
publican members of the City Council il
was decided that Edgar ID. Randolph, ex-
prosecuting attorney. will be the next city
attorney, succeeding George p. Haywood
resigned. The following ticket was also de-
cided upon at the caucus. Chief of fire de-
partment. George A. HARRISON; street
commissioner. Frank Archibald: city engi-
neer. Anton Anderson; health officer, Guy
L. Leverine.
JEFFERSONvILLE.- Deputy Commits
sioner OF Fisheries and Game Isaac Cox.
OF this city, has gone TO Corydon where
II is reported that fish by the hundred are
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law. 1t is expected that a number of ar
rests will be made Similar practices have
been going on In this county.
CHARLOTTESVILLE w. B. Cham
berS has fled in the Circuit Court a contest
of the election of Dun McClelland, Repub-
liGsn councilman. Ii is alleged that nine
teen votes cast for Chambers were thrown
out. and as McCleland has only eight
majority on the face of returns, these un-
counted votes would elect him.
ELwOOD.-The fourteenth commence
ment of the Elwood High School will be
evening Nav ss rheTe are on ngIsdas
members of the graduation class which
with the class of eleven I'm January. makes
q total of thirty-two graduates for the
year.
FORTvILLE. = The eighteenth annual
commencement exercises of the FortvilIe
High School took place at the Methodist
church Thursday night before very large
audience The class address was delivered
by DR.. Edwin Hughes. president of De
Pauw University. There are ten graduates
EyANSvILLE.-A body found here in
the river Friday morning has been identi-
ned as Dick Hughes. colored rouster on
the steamer Morning Star. who was
knocked of the boat several weeks ago
while helping TO carry buggy. Hughes
was an old soldier.
NEwPORT-Lucien r. whipple. of Eu-
gene. a soldier. aged seventy, was found
dead on the Chicago K Eastern Illinois
right of way at Walnut Grove Friday noon.
He had been TO Newport and was on his
way home. 1t is supposed he was struck
by train.
MADISON.-Prof- Edward Howard Griggs
of New Jersey, lectured at his birthplace
here. Friday night. on The Gift of Flor
ence to Civilization for the benefit of the
local chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
LEBANON-Mrs. John Proctor OF James,
town a bride OF but a few weeks. took car
bolic acid with suicidal intent, after a
quarrel with her husband. Prompt medical
attention saved her life.
PORTLAND.-A class OF 40 will be grad
uated from the common schools of jay
county this spring. The Portland High
School will graduate class OF seventeen
on june 3.
ScENNES.-Thirteen members of the
BLACKBOARD Glass Company on Friday swore
on their allegiance 10 the King OF Belgium
before County Clerk Lewis.