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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
6
Wim L Rice lists businesses including florists, patent lawyers, engineers, restaurants, stables and funeral directors. Notices include deaths, legal actions, bids and proposals, and a court case against William Riley regarding property in Henry County Indiana.
Real estate ads offer seven room houses at 27m N Meridian, a fully modern Broadway home with finest plumbing, center hall design, and high price. also land on Meridian Street and a possible four home erection. Other lines: fire insurance, Harner's Cave property near Mitchell Indiana with mill and timber, price and terms via Union Cement and Lime Co. plus numerous rental notices and misc ads for storage, manufacturing space, and real estate buyers.
The War Department orders an inspection to decide whether to locate a new army post at the Indianapolis arsenal grounds or repurpose the site. A Fort Sheridan officer will visit Indianapolis this week, with a report to General Otis and the secretary of war. Local officials note disposal or sale could occur if not chosen for a post, possibly aiding the University of Indianapolis.
A lyrical meditation on May mixing sunlight and growth with longing for summer. Vivid images rise of green slopes and blossoming trees as the heart swells with hope, harvest dreams, and a peaceful wanderlust. The poem links May to memory, birth, and the promise of July.
The Toledo, St. Louis & Western, under new management, forecasts gross earnings of 2.5 million dollars this year with 5,000,000 as a likely figure. Officials expect changes under Pennsylvania influence after a June 1 reorganization, raising nerves among B&O staff and signaling shifts across departments.
Architect W Scott Moore submitted plans for three new fire engine houses in Indianapolis at Ashland Ave and Twenty fourth St Dexter Ave and Nineteenth St English Ave and Harlan Ave Each brick building measures 80 by 38 feet with a 50 by 24 foot clear door space and a second floor sleeping room lounge lockers and bathroom A hose tower will drain through the cellar The size of apparatus is undecided Plans approved by the Board of Safety and bids to follow Also notes Indianapolis sinking fund commission organized under Mayor Taggart with A Q Jones as president and C F Coffin as Republican member A citizens committee on smoke consumers continues investigations with Building Inspector Bedell leading final report expected later this week
Frank Martin deputy auditor and Oliver Parker settlement clerk expect $100000 of Indiana state debt paid on July 1. Vermillion county led settlements, with a 3 cent levy yielding $325.04 to be paid July 1. Martin pushes early settlements before the State Tax Board meets July 9, as the board gains new authority over electric lines and transportation companies' listings.
Connersville Ind May 14 General Boynton replies to the editor of the Indianapolis Journal stating that Mr Ridpath misrepresented the army of the Tennessee. He says only the Fourth Army Corps was sent back while the Fourth and Twenty third Corps moved under Thomas. Hovey s Babies in the Twenty third Corps testify.
Judge Carter heard a petition by Van Trees & Co against William Campbell Co for an injunction and replevin over a Massachusetts Avenue wallpaper store dispute. Attorney Ripley preliminarily drafted a restraining order and claimed it enjoined Campbell Co, the constable, and Van Trees, but Judge Carter denied the injunction, directing the lower court to proceed.
Herman Cordes filed for divorce from Augusta P. Cordes claiming 1870 marriage and eight years of extreme cruelty. He alleges numerous prior divorce actions by her, past alimony payments, jail for contempt, and costs exceeding $1,000 from attorney fees while she left him for days at a time.
Christian Schrader testified in the Criminal Court that he invested 17000 in the Arrow Wheel Company of Shelbyville for stock valued at 18000, later endorsing 3000 in notes. He claimed bank notes and other debts led to a settlement with attorney John B. Sherwood, who allegedly kept half of a six thousand dollar loan and fees, while Schrader received no proper payout. Sherwood testified as the trial concluded, with a possible finish expected today.
The City Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Co filed suit against Big Four Railway Co, Timothy J. McNerney, and Manson N. Johnson for 25000 alleging due payment on a contract to build the South Anderson cut-off at Anderson. McNerney, a contractor, bid 16 cents per cubic yard and abandoned the job. Johnson and McNerney were sureties on a 10000 bond. The suit alleges changes in specifications created additional work, previously undisclosed, for which payment is sought.
Argument on the motion to quash the indictment against W. W. Huffman for mutilating a Gates baking powder bill by scratching out orbiturtrate of potassium was postponed by Judge Alford due to the trial of John B. Sherwood charged with embezzling 2600 dollars from Christian Schrader.
Supreme Court reverses in Monroe County case Underwood on authority. The record notes related case Studabaker v Board of Commissioners affirmed. The narrative describes a drainage project under Section 6680-5717 with contested completion and assessments, and petitioning for construction by a chosen commissioner and bid letting on the board.
A dense court record outlines appellate actions, stays, and transfers across Indiana counties. It lists cases like Keith v State of Indiana and various railroad and guardianship matters, including orders staying execution and briefs filed in Jasper, Elkhart, and Wabash circuits.
Multiple cases listed including Herman Cordes versus Augustus Cordes for divorce in Superior Court, Room German Fire Insurance on mortgage foreclosures, and The City Trust Company versus the C C Bt Li way Co on contract. Additional ejectment quiet title suit and a mortgage foreclosure are noted in various Superior Court rooms.
The State Medical Board committee that supervised osteopathic colleges is to report at the morning meeting. The board is expected to decide the plan for granting licenses to doctors at the 4 session.
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