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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
2
The California Supreme Court sustained the will of Miss Bertha Dolber. It bequeaths $2,000,000 to her nurse and traveling companion Miss Etta Warren who died by self-inflicted jump from a New York hotel window in 1904. Uncle August Schander had sought to contest the will.
Ambrose North Dakota May 29 Dutch a feared outlaw died yesterday with his boots on after a town shooting spree. A posse of about forty armed men chased him from his horse and shot him dead while editor J A Liphardt narrowly escaped as the incident unfolded.
A Marion County court house event halts a planned large bond vote. Community leaders and residents express concerns over spending and the scope of the project. Officials reassess the financing plan and timeline amid public scrutiny.
The county council refused the 159000 Inman proposition from the county commissioners and pledged to withhold interest on borrowed money unless an emergency arises. They fear the ordinance allows rapid full borrowing and expect a August special session to arrange loans. The commissioners warn funds will run out by August 1 with taxes delayed until November, citing unavoidable hardship for residents. The action aims to save interest and curb county spending.
The Winona Technical Institute and Trades schools report 223 graduates in 1908. The fourth annual convention was held outdoors on the campus off E Michigan Street. Dr John Balcom Shaw of Chicago delivered The Secret of Success. Graduates hailed from nine trades schools and the next term begins September 1 with applications open.
Plans for Memorial day include decorating cemeteries and scattering flowers on the four segments of Soldiers' and Sailors' monument for the unknown dead and on Fall Creek at Central avenue. The Indiana Boys' Brigade of America leads the escort to the G A R as ceremonies unfold. From 9 to 11 Saturday morning groups including Caroline Scott Harrison chapter DAR Union Veteran Legion and Spanish American soldiers will meet at the monument to strewing flowers.
County council discovers final primary election expenses exceed the ordinance estimate by 221.92, bringing total beyond the 9,000 appropriation. An itemized account showed 3,221.92 over the expected 3,000, prompting calls for detailed expense reporting.
The Ellis lodge gears up to welcome thousands of visitors for the seventh annual state reunion. A registration bureau has been set up at the Grand to facilitate attendee check in and information distribution.
John W. Kern opening for Harry Brunaugh in a street patching fraud case claims Western Construction used proper asphalt and will present superior witnesses. He argues inspectors’ books altered figures show City plant patching more yardage, and asserts Brunaugh did not confess April to June changes.
At Tomlinson hall 7 000 Red Men gathered for a district meeting led by C A Robinson of Greencastle. The afternoon and night sessions saw 300 candidates initiated as part of a push to raise membership to 60 000.
A large crowd of Democrats gathered at Rader and Twenty eighth streets for a Thursday night address by Judge Bartholomew on the topic O14 Time Democracy.
Judge Septimus J. Hanna, speaking at Caleb Mills hall, argues that an infinite being cannot have physical form or infirmities. He asserts Christian Science does not make God more impersonal than the Westminster Confession and cites John Wesley healing through prayer. He challenges medical surgery to remove mental causes of illness and urges a return to primitive Christian healing.
Mrs Jessie Trusler obtained a divorce from Preston C Trusler in circus court on Thursday. He did not appear. Attorney Martin Hugg represented him. Mrs Trusler received the Trusler home at 1013 Bellefontaine Street and $100 for attorney's fees. Plaintiff testified he locked her out of the house at night on several occasions.
Rev Billy Sunday the baseball evangelist arrives in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Monday morning for a whirlwind campaign against immorality He is expected to direct much of his rhetoric toward local criticisms and social foibles during the visit
Bills for 1907 to be paid from reverted general fund were cut from 12000 to 10956.37 and then approved. Each account was scrutinized with great care.
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