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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
6
Rush County Board orders quarantine around Knightstown due to smallpox outbreak. State patrols place guards on exit roads, with about fifty cases and seven deaths reported. conditions now improving and remaining patients milder, though further fatalities are not expected.
A series of lightning strikes injure several residents and damage property in Sullivan, Portland, Anderson, Muncie, and Ridgeville. Mrs. James dies in Hymera. Mack Wright and infant hurt in Pennville. Winfield Scott paralyzed near Fall Creek. James Shanks and Mrs. O W Brown among those affected in Muncie. several shock injuries reported near Moyer’s livery barn. Electric connections disrupted citywide.
The Winona Lake Summer School Assembly drew large arrivals on its second day. W H Lockwood opened the law lectures at 9:30, followed by Prof Heynes of Notre Dame. Miss Mabelle Crawford sang with Adele Weatfeld and Richard Lehi assisting. Lorado Taft planned clay modeling and a fine arts course. Bible talks by V W E Blederwett will continue daily. Notable arrivals include Lorado Taft, J M Studebaker, and Mrs G M Grannis among hotel guests.
Attendance at the Maxinkuckee Assembly grows daily as guests arrive from Indianapolis Joliet Cincinnati and Lexington to hear lectures. Last evening Mrs A R Bourne of Lexington Ky spoke on Florence the City of the Renaissance and organizers promise a wide variety of topics for the season.
Indiana obituary notes Richmond mayor Lewis D. Stubbs dies aged about 70. Born July 4 1848 in West Elkton Ohio he studied law in Cincinnati, admitted to Wayne county bar in 1867, served as mayor 1887. He led Republican county central committee and helped found the Tuesday Club. Survived by wife Emily A. Mendenhall and two children. Also obituary for Rebecca Lefferts born 1819 near Philadelphia and died today in Richmond.
Winchester Indiana July 8 Adam Hirsch sr native of Gross Garau Hesse Darmstadt Germany died today at his home of blood poisoning from removal of an ulcerated tooth. He came to this country in 1453 settled first in Cincinnati where he married. He and wife came to this city and lived since. He was a charter member of the old First National Bank. Survived by widow one son three daughters eight grandchildren a sister in Union City and a brother and sister in Germany. Funeral Thursday.
A Bloomington report notes Walter Brown, a young Bloomfield attorney and Indiana University graduate, was nominated by the Republican convention for the senator seat covering Greene Monroe and Brown counties. He previously led Bloomfield schools. Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Marion Indiana July 8 heavy charge nitroglycerin shot from an oil well on Lee Hall farm south of the city tested oil field fertility. Frank Stebbins owns the well. About five quarts were placed and the go devil dropped by Miss Bessie Jamieson Hurtfs City. The blast at 9 pm shook miles around and a heavy oil geyser rose skyward. Capacity of the well to be assessed in the morning.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a fire at Adam Meek’s Greensburg farm where a wagon loaded with wheat ignited. The horses bolted, scattering burning wheat as flames spread. the barn and house narrowly escaped, saved by workers.
In Greensburg Indiana a Hollenshee and Co engine used to haul cars between Westport quarries and the Big Four line was destroyed last night by dynamite placed in a flue. The engine valued at 5000 dollars was wrecked marking a third attempt on the property in months. No motive is known. A separate report from Lafayette notes a near collision at a west of city interlocking station when Wabash No. 4 and Big Four No. 11 trains nearly collided, a derailment avoided by safety systems causing minor setbacks and damage to equipment.
A farm near Mount Vernon suffered two deaths after a threshing accident injuring engineer James Lawrence and worker Lawrence Derrington. In Marion, a Vanatta law office safe was robbed of nearly $500, leaving a diamond and a gold piece. Springfield reports a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern fast mail record run. Hartford City notes injuries at a rolling mill. Muncie records a laudanum incident involving Lydia Puljom. Anderson reveals Carnegie Library plans costing $50,000 with Romanesque design and marble interiors.
In Bloomington and four Monroe county townships including this city, voters approved subsidies for the Indianapolis Southern Railroad. Total tax across townships neared 9000 with Bloomingon reporting a 4 to 1 approval.
Princeton Indiana notes the organization of a new traction company named the Jasper French Lick West Baden Northeastern. The capital stock is set at 100 dollars but will be increased to 500000 dollars. Incorporators are residents of Princeton.
The Rev Charles N Sims longtime pastor of the First Methodist Church and former chancellor of Syracuse University announces he will retire from the ministry and return to Liberty Indiana. In Elwood the Holiness denomination church sold at sheriff sale to cover debts with Winters Lumber Company as bidder. Elwood also reports a remarriage of Henry and Mrs Constance after separation. A hospital-building drive in Muncie seeks broad support led by James Boyce with plans for a memorial building at National Methodist University.
The Rev. T. J. Clark was unanimously reelected pastor for a fourth year at the Portland church. In Portland the new Portland Hotel management will shift Wednesday with L. Anderson stepping down for W. F. MacGoelllard of Muncie. In Richmond Prof. Bender of Boone county has resigned as Centerville High School principal.
Eldorado Kansas July 8 Jessie Morrison, convicted June 28 of second degree murder for killing Mrs Olin Castle at her home in June 1900 by cutting her throat with a razor, was sentenced today to twenty five years in the penitentiary. Motion for a new trial was overruled. The case will be appealed to the State Supreme Court. Morrison had three trials. second trial gave five years.
Rising Sun Indiana hosts the sixteenth annual Sons of Veterans encampment with visiting leaders from Indiana including Dana Storms Frank Martin and Fred Matson. A river excursion on the New South ends with a sandbar fish fry and patriotic singing as delegates prepare for a barbecue and parade tomorrow.
The United States Pump and Supply Company is formed under New Jersey law to consolidate major U S pump makers. The Standard Pump Company of Toledo and Bean Chamberlin Manufacturing of Hudson Mich have joined the new entity which plans a large Toledo plant. Officers: President Roscoe Bean, Vice President D J Nyswander, Secretary E H Close, Treasurer George S Pomeroy.
Enid area officials report four mutilated bodies found thirty miles southwest of here near Prudence. A man, a woman and two children, apparently a family, were stripped of clothing and left unidentifiable. Police believe they were strangers traveling overland, robbed and murdered, with a team and belongings stolen by the killers.
Governor Nash will convene a special session on August 25 to enact a municipal code bill for Ohio cities. Democratic and Republican leaders assist in framing the measure reflecting city needs. The State Bar Association adjourned after meeting in honor of the late Judge Williams of Columbus.
A dispatch from Manchester reports John W. Greely, 83, cousin of Horace Greely, died at Amherst near his famous cousin’s birthplace. London sources announce the Earl of Arundel and Surrey died at Arundel Castle, having suffered a lifelong disability since birth on Sept 7, 1879.
Dispatches from Bogota announce Liberal leaders Pedrosa Benito Ulloa Leal and Teopilo Garcia with staff have laid down arms under Bogota guarantees. De Tap defeats Munoz at Carmen and over Garcia Roviera forces, ending further bloodshed. Panama ferries provisions to government troops from Agua Dulce and captures schooners. Colombian officers Guitierrez and Gregory arrive in New York to arrange a warship purchase for the Colombian navy.
Correspondence of the Associated Press from Carupano notes troops under Castro’s government committing riotous acts, including the shooting of a naked-appearing 10 or 11 year old boy after a denied cent request. German and American witnesses describe attempts to aid the wounded child as futile. The report also says General Velutini promised pursuit. General Castro reportedly arrived at Barcelona aboard the Ossun, which towed government troops to the port from La Guayra as Barcelona remains surrounded by revolutionists awaiting his next move.
Fort Worth Tex July call by President Galbreath announces the first meet of the National Association of Live Stock Agents in Denver on July 14. The notice says important stock shipment matters will be discussed.
Harry Belles son of John J Belles of 4407 North Capitol Avenue is home after an incident. He has returned to his residence following a period away, and neighbors report no further disturbance.
A seventeen year absence ends as the son, last heard in youth, is located in Chicago. He left at twenty two and wrote rarely to his parents until 189% when letters stopped. He traveled town to town with no permanent address and now works as a foreman at a printing company.
Allen M. Fletcher of New York has filed an application for 75 dollars of the new stock of the American National Bank of this city. At the rate of 125, the investment nears $5,000, making him one of the bank’s heaviest stockholders. The bank plans an issue of 4 dollars per share around August 1, already heavily oversubscribed.
John Foster of Greenwood is improving after being shot last Saturday by William Starks one of the assailants in a Greenwood car hold-up. Dr Guthrie of Greenwood said there is little danger the wound will worsen and Foster is progressing rapidly.
During vacation periods plan light meals and more play with Grape Nuts. The ready to serve cereal, cooked at the factory by food experts, provides nutrition without heat, aiding campers, hikers, and housewives in a cool comfortable summer diet.
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