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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1902

Page

8

Pay of Executors in Local Probate Dispute

In a probate contest over Hannah Ritchie's estate two appointed executors vie for value. Union Trust challenges Samuel L. Houston’s $7 executor fee and $14 attorney sum, seeks $2 cap, objects to Beall’s $700 executor credit, and questions interest on mortgage loans and the handling of estate funds.

Hannah Ritchie Union Trust Company Samuel R. Beall Samuel L. Houston Bealls Firsl Huston Beall Joseph E. Bell Pelliver

Suit on a Policy Against Royal Templars of Temperance

Ella F. Winders sues the Supreme Council of Royal Templars of Temperance claiming a $1,000 life policy on her brother William J. Coleman. She alleges the councilor pressured signing a settlement document, limiting payout to $319.10 then $270.10 after deductions for travel. She maintains the signed document voided further claims. The case was heard in Judge McMaster's court yesterday.

Ella F. Winders Supreme Council of Royal Templars of Temperance Coleman

Jury falters in case over flying horseshoe damages

Judge Leathers's court yesterday did not determine damages in Herbert Bass's suit against Harry A. Temperly, a butcher, for $3,000 after a horse kicked a shoe from Temperly's team striking Bass under the left eye on October 18, 1901 near the post office in Pennsylvania street. Bass dismissed the case before instruction.

Bass Leathers

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad

Judge John H. Baker of the Federal Court yesterday dismissed P. J. Telleher's suit seeking 2500 dollars. Telleher claimed the Greenup Illinois station agent failed to issue a mileage certificate in time for his train causing him to miss important business engagements.

John H. Baker Federal Court P. J. Telleher Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Telleher Greenup Ill

Louise Lutz Sues Husband for Divorce and Alimony

Louise Lutz files suit for divorce from Christian C. Lutz claiming cruelty and beating. She seeks $32,000 alimony with real estate valued at $3,000 and personal property at least $1,500.

Louise Lutz Christian C. Lutz

Will of Hannah Moses Admitted to Probate

The will of Hannah Moses was admitted to probate yesterday with no objections filed by Frank Moses the disinherited son who has not yet decided whether to challenge the will.

Hannah Moses Frank Moses

Superior Court Docket Report From Multiple Judges

Room 1 McMaster J dismisses Smith v Indianapolis Street away Co for costs On jury trial. Room 2 Leathers J Herbert Bass v Harry Temperley damages jury trial. Room 3 Wigmore v Claypool on jury. Circuit Court Allen J Dippel v Dippel divorce finding for defendant costs. Negley v Negley support. dismissed. costs. Hartman v Hartman divorce with custody to plaintiff. costs. Davidson v Davidson partition. report approved. trust closed. Laube v Laube divorce. costs. O’Cain v O’Cain dismissals. costs. Lippy v Lippy divorce. costs. Trader v Trader divorce. defendant. Bruner v Bruner divorce. costs. New suits filed include Shilling v Shilling divorce and several mechanic liens and quiet title actions in various rooms.

Superior Court John L. McMaster Stephen Taylor Indianapolis Streetaway Co Joe Trejudice Eee Ne Supreme A James M. Leathers Herbert L. Bass Harry H. Temperley Vinson Carter Lida Wigmore Edward F. Claypool Circuit Court Henry Clay Allen Otto A. Dippel Mary E. Dippel Mattie Negley Alvador Negley Negley Ith Hartman Edward Hartman Bessie Hester A. Davidson William A. da Vidson Julius P. Laube Minnie Laube Agnes O'Cain Charles O’cain Charles O'Cain Maude Lippy Edward Lippy Harry Trader Margaret Trader Jes R. Bruner Della Bruner Aivorce

Quiet title suits in Indiana Superior Court Room L

An array of appellate and superior court items list new cases and motions including Busenbarrick et al to quiet title in Clay County, Gustave Efroymson et al petition for rehearing, and the Chicago Horseshoe Company against William H Gostlin as receiver. Other entries include Moss v Sugar Ridge Township and various appellee briefs and time petitions with case numbers 4431 446 4208 and related court actions.

Busenbarrick Et Superior Court Supreme Court Hugh F. Krinter Aenelish Brake Band Co al Starke C Appellee Schoonover Appellate Court John C. Moss Sugar Ridge Township Clay County Indiana Clay C. C. Appellants Gustave A. Efroymson

Shortridge Oratorical Club Stage Second Open Meeting

The Oratorical Club of Shortridge High School held its second open meeting in Room D with a large audience. Members presented varied orations led by Edith Brannon, Cordelia Copeland, Ward Fisher, Walter Pritchard, Sumner Clancy, Mose Aronson and Frankwood Williams, amid a vocal solo by Maude Parkhurst.

Shortridge High School Laura Donnan Clutle Edith Brannon Harvey Stout Fisher Walter Pritchard Sumner Clancy Mose Aronson Boston Clancy Frankwood E. Williams Henry Ward Beecher Lincoln

School notes highlight plays and talks this week

Mabel Telcamp visited the school this week. Helen Holton recited in Room E recently. Ruth Elston and Florence Moats played in Room D recently. Miss Eva Coourn will entertain in honor of Miss Thelma Hurtle next Saturday. No school next Thursday for monument dedication. History papers read soon. Miss Dye 11B writing sonnets on the monument. Miss Claribel Kahn summer abroad. sails first week in June. Senior English completes Macbeth moves to Hamlet. Miss Laura Dennan to host May 16 Oratorical Association. YWCA gym spread postponed to next Tuesday. Mr Charles W. Moores to read on Lincoln in Literature. Miss Elizabeth Hall ill with nervous prostration and out this term. Daily Echo prints Miss Nathalie Reynolds letter from Key West on education. Boys athletics meeting in assembly hall. Coach Castleman and Professor Hufford urged more participation. Lynn McMullen praised athletics and Oval training. Students discussed plans to “clean up” List after speeches.

Mabel Telcamp Helen Holton Ruth Elston Florence Moats Eva Coourn Thelma Hurtle Miss Holden Miss Dye Claribel Kahn Laura Dennan Oratorical Association Shortridge Charles W. Moores Lincoln Elizabeth Hall The Daily Echo Nathalie Reynolds Key West Castleman Professor Hufford Lynn McMullen

Baseball Team to Play Indiana State Normal Club

The baseball team will face the Indiana State Normal club at Washington Fark Saturday. Glenn Diddel hosted a meeting of the Sheikhs a popular fraternity of senior boys last Tuesday evening. Attendance at clubs is light as many boys prepare for field day at Newby Oval. The Manual Training School Science and Chemistry Club met Monday afternoon with papers by Mr Fren kewski and Limis Bristowe enjoyed.

Indiana State Normal Club Washington Fark Glenn Diddel Newby Oval Manual Training School Frenkewski Limis Bristowe

Workhouse Report Praises Cleanliness and Reforms

The County Board of Charities reports a visit to the workhouse on Tuesday April 22 noting marked improvements in cleanliness and orderly conditions across departments including the cell room hospital kitchen and dining area. They report removal of old bath tubs for showers and safety measures for guards while urging ongoing work programs and local manufacture of needed items to make the workhouse a model institution.

County Charity Board County Board of Charities

Indianapolis to Switz City Rail Line Planned by South Bend Group

A new railroad company named the Indianapolis Bloomington and Bedford Stone Railway Company plans a 100 mile line from Indianapolis to Switz City to access Bedford and Bloomington stone districts. Capitalization is $500,000 with 5,000 shares. Directors include James Oliver and Joseph D. Oliver of South Bend, Ferdinand C. Raff, Frank C. Nippold, and Michael J. Edgeworth of Kankakee.

Indianapolis Switz City South Bend Bedford Bloomington Martinsville Marion County Morgan County Monroe County Greene County James Oliver Joseph D. Oliver Ferdinand C. Raff Frank C. Nippold Michael J. Edgeworth Kankakee St. James Ferdinand Raff Edgeworth Serron Ten Vincennes Distilling Company Vincennes New Albany Savings Association Union Savings Association Peter Klerner W. R. Atkins Arthur J. Golemann Henry E. Jewett H. E. Bury Fred Kahler Owen Te Robert M. Coffin Matthew Moore Eugene K. Marquis Cook Grocery Company Evansville William L. Hardigg Annie B. Hardigg Harry N. Cook Marie L. Cook Muncie

Causes of Juvenile Crime in Cities and Unemployed Youths

A historical critique links rising juvenile crime to urban unemployment and the spread of labor-saving machinery. It argues that city life concentrates idle youths, that women entering male trades touch off displaced wages, and that early child labor reforms pushed boys to streets. It cites Plainfield and Marion County data and warns the study spans decades, tracing changes from farming to factory work and printing.

Indianapolis Union Jeffersonville Plainfield Michigan City Reform School Congress U. S Indianapolis Journal Marion County

Local Hibernians honor Archbishop Corrigan and stage charity

At Division No 3 A O H meeting in St Patrick s Hall resolutions praised Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan head of the New York archdiocese as a noble Catholic leader and intellectual light. They ordered the sentiments placed on minutes and copies sent to brothers. The division lauded James P Bree for his work against derogatory Irish caricatures in theater and press. A May 2 initiation in St Patrick s Hall is planned. A raffle by Division 2 will fund the annual A O H celebration likely July 4.

Order of Hibernians St. Patrick's Hall Corrigan Michael Augustine Corrigan Archdiocese of New York Leo XIII James P. Bree

The Two Ships excerpt by Bret Harte

A poetic fragment from Bret Harte about distant clouds parting and a ship in a bay. The speaker hears sailors in glee and imagines luminous footprints leading toward the shore and the waiting vessel.

Galilee Bret Harte

Mount Jackson Sanitarium Offers Bath Treatments

The Mount Jackson Sanitarium is prepared to treat rheumatism nervous prostration kidney and stomach disorders. The water is noted for its curative powers verified by many Indianapolis citizens. Bath cost is reasonable and the sanitarium is reached by West Washington street electric cars every ten minutes.

Mount Jackson Indianapolis West Washington Street

Lockerbie Street Wants City Improvements Stir Old Poem Memory

A city board orders a resolution for Lockerbie street improvement, a quiet side lane famed by James Whitcomb Riley. The piece recalls Riley’s poem and explains the street’s unchanged charm, tree shade and tranquil charm, though traffic remains minimal.

James Whitcomb Riley

Lockerbie street faces curb on paving remonstrance

A petition led by James Pierce and Dena Strens seeks pine block paving and cement walks on Lockerbie street, drawing strong opposition from elderly residents like John R. Nickum and Col. J. B. Maynard who value the street’s quiet charm and deem improvement unnecessary. City officials plan to inspect bridges and other streets while dog licenses and public works projects proceed.

Lockerbie Street John R. Nickum Mr. Riley Col. J. B. Maynard Igoe Nickum James Pierce J. C. Ertel Dena Strens Bookwalter Riley Little Street

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