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

State Treasurer Nat L. Hill is spending a
week at his home in Bloomington.
Attorney General Miller and w. S. Taylor
are in South Bend this week collecting evil
dence ia legal case there.
Circle No. OF the Central-avenue Church
Will meet with Mrs. John Reagan, 1928 Cen
trail avenue, tomorrow afternoon.
Auditor Of State David +. Sherrick, who
was expected 10 return from Florida yes
terday, will remain for week longer.
Miss Merica Hoagland. who has been Wis.,
iting several cities in the interest of library
extension. is expected TO return to-day.
The series of meetings continue at Cen
trail Christian Church and tonight Mrs.
Goetz, soprano, will sing special solo.
The Womans Auxiliary to Typographical
Union, No. /, will give a social for the
members of the union at the Propylaeum
this evening.
Governor Durbin entertained the members
OF the State Board of Education yesterday
at luncheon at the Hotel English. Tables
were set in the cafe.
l.. $. Ayres & Co. paid into the United
States Custom House here yesterday 500
IN duties on plain and printed Irish dim
tiles. This is their first importation of
these goods for this season.
The Loyal Legion of Indiana will meet in
Room L at the Statehouse on Feb. 10.
Members OF the legion in indianapolis will
soon begin TO prepare for the entertainment
OF the visiting veterans and descendants of
veterans.
GeOlogist Blatchley has received the gov
ernments latest oil and gas maps, showing
the extent of deposits in the United States.
Indiana's production OF oil is shown by the
maps TO be increasing. while the vast I'M
foreground pockets of gas have shown a
steady dminution.
Repairs have been begun on the office of
the City Board OF Health, I'm the basement
OF the courthouse. that are calculated to
givesthe Office more room and better light
Tor desk work. When the repairs are COM
pleted there will be two private offices for
the board, in addition To the larger outer
Office.
The American Fancier. poultry journal,
which was recently purchased by j. w.
Avis, formerly OF the Inland Poultry Jour
nal, has been removed to this city. The
American Fancier is in its tenth volume
and has been published at Jamestown, n.
Y. Mr.. Avis has removed the books, files
and office effects to 147 North Delaware
street
Frank 5. Hastings, president of the In
dianapOliS Gas Company, spent Tuesday
night in indianapolis. and left yesterday
morning for the gas field where he expected
TO meet several Chicago men. with whom
he holds natural gas interests. The meet
ing was for the purpose of investigating
natural gas conditions for which some con-
Germ Is expressed, as the supply of gas
sent TO Chicago Is said to be much less this
year than last, showing a great falling off
IN the supply.
The local union of the Transfers Inter-
national Union will hold it's second annual
smoker Sunday night at S6k East Washing
ton street. Members of the union and off,
GERS from the executive headquarters will
be present and address the meeting Mer-
rift Long IS president of the union. The
local team drivers are growing rapidly and
have increased their number to almost sew
enty-fve. An effort is now being made 10
organize a local of the cab drivers en-
Side a local of colOTed cab drivers is also
TO be organized.