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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
8
Centerville Indiana resident Charles Ebersole told police Wednesday he was relieved of 124 dollars by two women in the Union station hotel. Bessie Harrell and Hattie Gritton were arrested as suspects and deny the charge.
The Indiana musical art association held its initial meeting on Tuesday afternoon electing directors including Thomas R. Kackley James Whitcomb Riley Dr Rugo O Pantzer Major Taylor D N Kendall Bement Lyman August Schnull Albert Lieber D M Parry George Bliss Armin C Koehne Samuel E Morss Harry C Atkins M H Spades Clarence Gennett Nathan Morris Ray Van Camp Marvin Maxwell Louis Reese The group has a $10000 capital with 20 share units Next year aims for a musical festival and larger programs Stock subscriptions are already strong.
Simon Yandes gave $2,600 on Tuesday with the condition that the remaining $9,900 be raised to meet the goal. Rev. Austin W. Mann will preach for deaf mutes at Christchurch Circle at 10 30 a m and 3 p m on December 14 with morning communion. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as effective for scrofula and related skin ailments.
The National Bowling Tournament Association opens a bureau in Mayor Bookwalter’s office and appoints Edmund Laughlin as secretary. The event runs Feb 28 to March 1 with strong western and eastern participation expected, promising one of the largest meets in history.
Base magnates met at the Grand hotel on Tuesday to organize a new Central baseball league. Fort Wayne, Neville, Terre Haute and Marion are listed as sure members with others under consideration. H. W. Halderman chairs the organizing committee.
Polo manager Hornaday led a strong lineup as the Indianapolis polo team overwhelmed the Anderson Poloists 10 to 2 Tuesday night. The home squad displayed near flawless teamwork and execution in a game lauded for its beauty and efficiency.
Elwood beat Muncie 5 to 1 Tuesday night as Way and Berry defended the goal. Murphy from Anderson played well yet remained rowdy, while Petty of Muncie plans to recruit new players as the team seeks improvement.
The first basketball game of the year set at the YMCA gym Tuesday pitted the regular association team against the Rivals, or second team. The regulars won 36 to 10 in a snappy, one sided contest.
Kid McCoy has agreed to box George Gardner before the Fort Erie Athletic Club on New Year’s Night. Gardner had pursued a match with McCoy since the Indiana fighter appeared in Frank Craig’s corner before the National Sporting Club in London.
Detroit dreams of hosting the Corbett McGovern bout as managers favor the city while Louisville is seen as the only logical site. The Kentucky court decision makes a repeat venue unlikely and suggests Louisville will secure the contest.
A series of small local notes recounts a chicken thief in Mishawaka who left his mittens in a tree as he fled with fowls. Other items mention Crawfordsville and Bedford visitors, and Sullivan where a town board adjourned amid accusations against a depot policeman and town dirt disputes.
New Albany reports the start of a traction line to French Lick on Wednesday from New Albany Paoli and French Lick. Fairmount workers at window glass factories protest orders from President Simon Burns.
Lithographed notes show Captain Lutz named likely successor as commandant at Tuchue while a limit on monthly glass production is cited. In Elkhart and Kalamazoo reports, property deeds trigger annuity payments and a bribery plea with a $1000 fine tied to a food controller case connected to butter enforcement.
The Swirl of Society notes a Review circle meeting with Mrs. R. K. Syfers, Mrs. H. C. Martin’s Blacherne gathering, Hortense Raith’s Dec 29 Promylaeum dance, Gustave W. Revers hosting a stag for Joseph T. Fanning, and Harriet A. Fitch entertaining with a Thursday afternoon event and Friday theatre party for Miss Spurrier. Mrs. Claude Matthews’s illness at St. Vincent’s shows improvement. her daughter Mrs. James Somerville stays in Clinton. Mrs. Lynn B. Millikan hosted a Tuesday reception with notable decorations and a dance in the evening. Mrs. Katherine Dorsey’s small Blacherne gathering hosted Mrs. Francis O. Dorsey, a recent bride. Mrs. Lehman H. Dunning and Miss Florence Dunning sent invitations for a Saturday reception honoring Miss Barnard of Rochester and Miss Crosby of Grand Rapids. The marriage of Miss Nelle R. Samuels to Howard Schurmann occurred Tuesday night at Tabernacle Church with Rev. J. Cumming Smith officiating. no attendants, ushers Karl Krauss and Frank Bronson preceded the couple to the altar. The bride wore a white silk eolian skirt and white lace coat.
The classes of 1902 and 1903 at St John’s Academy hosted a Tuesday evening reception for graduates. About 50 attendees gathered in the reading room decorated with plants and flowers to discuss forming an alumnae society.
Angola Indiana December 10 Judge Hartman of Steuben circuit court determines that demand fees collected by the county treasurer from individuals owing delinquent taxes belong to the county rather than the treasurer in the case county commissioners versus ex Treasurer A W Long.
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