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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
6
Thirty young ladies of the Washington Street Presbyterian church in Terre Haute are arranging an old maids' convention to be held on the 24th.
A tornado ripped through Grant County on Wednesday afternoon with a two mile wide path. The twister destroyed farm dwellings barns forests and crops while hail killed small animals and fowl. Daniel Haines and Arthur Smith lost houses and barns near Gas City and Stand ard Oil Chicago Pipe Line and Jonesboro Mining suffered wrecked derricks pumping stations and boiler houses.
The German Catholic Central Society in Evansville plans to affiliate with the Federation of Catholic Societies of the United States at its annual convention. The move is seen as nationally important and a committee will report favorably. A fundraising plan targets an institution for German Catholic emigrants with a large album to honor donors of fifty dollars or more.
The annual meeting of Friends in Richmond Indiana faces a division over the creation of a Marion meeting as the world’s largest Quaker body marks sixty years since prior factional strife over slavery. A separate Lafayette campaign targets street walking with a 5woman patrol committee to record names of girls seen nightly on the streets.
Indianapolis resident Mrs Terrace McGraw recounts years of back pain and rheumatic symptoms before taking Doan's Kidney Pills from Henry J Haver's drugstore. She reports rapid improvement and full cure after completing the course. Doan's sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Officials announce that offenders will be kept off the streets and arrested upon a repeat offence. A thoroughly organized committee will oversee the enforcement measures.
Leopold Mempourg reports the Federation Window Glass Co has sold 400000 boxes of window glass to the American Window Glass Jobbers Association. The order is to be shipped on demand and valued at about 1400000 dollars, described as the largest sale in some time.
Muncie reports Mrs. Perry Rentfrow, 35, died Wednesday by shooting herself after fearing her husband would fail to recover from typhoid fever. Her husband remains in serious condition and unaware of the tragedy. In Mishawaka, Taurin Epperson and Mrs. William Evans resisted surrender for a day and night, barricaded in a barn until wary farmers prepared to burn it.
Franklin college began its fall term under favorable conditions. Buildings have been renovated and improvements completed. Enrollment is expected to surpass last year as new students show strong interest.
Citizens anticipate ample gas this winter as forty wells are drilled in the county’s southern part and a nine inch pipe delivers gas to Anderson. The Hazlewood Gas Co. completed a new pipeline at a cost of thirty thousand dollars.
In Clay City on Sept 25 officials estimate Harrison township will yield about 250000 bushels of corn this year. The 60 square mile township has one seventh planted in corn expected to average 40 bushels per acre.
The fall term of the Indiana State Normal School opens Thursday morning with entrance examinations held Wednesday. President Parsons expects attendance this winter to exceed last year’s.
Evansville leader John Nugent, a major city and county contractor and trustee of the prison south under Gov. Mount, died Wednesday. He was among the citys wealthiest men.
Salem Indiana September 25 Jacob L Williams seven feet eight inches tall married Ella R Meaders at the courthouse on Wednesday. The young giant from Washington County made headlines with his unusual height and union.
The Republican campaign opened at the Gennett theater with Senator Fairbanks speaking. Reports from towns include minor incidents, school openings, accidents, and local events such as a broken nose in Marion, a fatal stroke in Lebanon, a smallpox update in Burkett, and a livery barn fire in Waveland with $3,500 insured.
Local items recount storms, arrests for forgery, anti tame disasters, births and deaths, marriages, and resumptions of work across towns like Mentone Greenville Brookville Franklin Jonesboro Delphi Fairmount Winamac Hartford City Plymouth Goshen Wabash Washington Laud Flatrock New Castle Greenfield Decatur Columbus Columbia City Rushville Huntington Bloomington Hammond Michigan City Muncie Bedford Rensselaer Crawfordsville Frankfort Alexandria Evansville Greensburg New Albany Elwood and more with notes on weather events strikes arrests and notable incidents.
Capt. Jos. Griffith, a Civil War veteran from Cumberland, Md, died at 100. He was married three times and is credited as the father of 40 children, most of whom survive. Arrangements are set for his living children to attend the funeral, with grandchildren numbering well into the hundreds.
Mrs Frank Brown was severely burned when her wet skirt touched a third rail in New Britain. The electric shock killed her 2 year old child John who was in her arms. The incident occurred at the crossing as 2,500 volts passed through her body.
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