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MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 18. 1807.Single Copies, 2 Cents. TO CO ON SI TO Charles L. Henry Writes Let ter of the Company's Purpose WILL BE DOUBLE TRACKED Red Lioe Wiil Go Via Libeity, College Corner and Hamilton Ohio Charles L. Henry, and general manager of the Indianapolis Cincinnati Traction company, has spoken the long looked for word regarding the eastern extension of the I.

C. and it is music to the ears of those living along the rocte, especially the city of Liberty who was sitting on the anxions seat. Naturally, Hamitlton, too, is interested in the I. C. line.

The Hamilton Republican-News has received the following authenticated statement from Mr. Henry: take pleasure in saying that the Indianapolis Cincinnati Traction company was originally organized to bnild a doable track road, the very best in every respect from Indianapolis to Cincinnati. Everything that has been done np to this time has been done with a view tefthe original pur pose. The road is in for fifty-eight milos. The grade, bridge work, culverts, are built for double that is necessary to complete the double track is to lay the steel structures on the bridges, the ties and rails.

The overhead work is single pole The brackets and trolley wires being placed over the track now in that is necessary for the second track is the brackets and trolley wire. road will be built to Hamilton of the same general character as the part already built and if, when the time comes, for the use of that part from Hamilton to Cincinnati there is not a good trunk line already constructed with which we can make traffic connections, a separate line will be built to Cinicnnati. company has decided to bnild the road by way of Liberty and College Corner, but has not definitely determined on between College Corner and Hamilton, though in all probability it will be by way of Oxford. is not possible to say how soon the road will be Hamilton as this depends very much upon the general financial conditions in the country. It is certain, however, that it will bo done as soon as general conditions will permit.

road is being built for high speed with good alignment and easy curves. The cars arc all motors and bow trolley devices providing for exceeding high sj eed and the schedules in use now arc as fast as any in the country and with the coming summer the new PEO ROCKEFELLER MINUTE COLLECTED Was the Task Accomplished by Dr. Tevis Yesterday for Fifty Minutes A record breaking collection, both in point of the actual time consumed in taking it up and the amount collected was the work accomplished by Dr. V. W.

Tevis, pastor of St. M. E. church yesterday. Recently the congregation purchased the old John F.

Moses home for parsonage, but there remained an in debtedness of $3000 on the property until yesterday, when Dr. Tevis an nonnced that he wanted this amount raised and before the close of the evening service the $3000 was snscribed. The pastor did not wish to have the subscribing of the money and the appeal to the congregation consume too much time or interfere with the lar services so he set aside twenty- five minutes at the morning and even ing service to accomplish the task. So the collecting of $3000 required but fifty minutes oi at the rate of sixty dollars per raiuute. ST.

IN THE Was Most Successful Celebration Honoring Patron Saint Ever Held Here It was Day in the last night in the Knights of Columbus hail, where over three hundred loyaUsons and daughters of old Erin gathered to pay tribute to their patron saint and apostle, St. Uatrick. It was by far the greatest celebration ever held here on this occasion. The hall was tastefully decorated with large American and Irish flags amUsmall banners of Erin go were hanging on every side. The following program was carried out: Opening chorus, of the Meeting called to order by Mark Purcell, chairman; Piano Solo, Hall With Miss Jennie Madden; Short talk, Great Achievement, A.

H. Schrichte; Vocal Solo, Miss Notie Moran Violin solo, Thomas Kelley; Short talk, Dennis Instrumental duet, Pagam Orlando Simms, mandolin; Miss Cecil Toolen, piano; Short talk, Religious Rev. W. J. Cronin; Vocal solo, More, Miss Sadie Can ley; Short talk, Patriotism.

John A. Demmer; Piano solo, You and I Were YTonng Miss Jennie Madden; Short I talk, Better Days for T. i A. Geraghty; Closing chorus. jffaTp that once Though Halls.

schedules will be faster than any other traction road in the United States. CHARLES L. HENRY Church News HIS OLD OHIO HOME- Rev. J. F.

Cowling filled the pulpit at tne First Presbyterian church preaching two excellent sermons. Oregon Pioneer With His Horse less Wagon Will Lay up in Ohio Rev. Joseph Speer occupied the United Presbyterian church pulpit yesterday, and pleased two large crowds with his sermons. Aid Society of the Christian church meets in the church parlors, Tuesday afternoon at 2 30. Oil King Said to be Arranging to Dispose of His Gigantic Fortune WILL ASTONISH THE WORLD Devises so Planned as to Benefit Every Man Woman and Child TORE BED INTO PIECES And then Beat Upon the Bars and Wall at the County Jail New York, March to a member of John D.

Rockefeller Bible class, and who is also a personal friend of John D. Rockefeller and in a position to know of his affairs, the latter proposes soon to make a princely gift to New York city. It will Amount to at least $50,000,000. It will be partly charitable and partly educational. This man is reported to have said that when Mr.

Rockefeller was conferring with his son at Lakewood, N. a fortnight ago, the meeting was not for the purpose of discussing any immediate gift, but was on the subject of Mr. will, which document the oil king was then completing with the aid of his son and his lawyers. It was said that this document will astonish the world when it is made public. It will, it is declared, donate no less than $250,000,000 for charitable and educational purposes, and it will be so bestowed that the benefit therefrom will almost be perpetual.

The manner in which these bequests will be bestowed is said to be mainly educational and charitable. While there are contributions for religious purposes, it is stated that Mr. Rockefeller does not think it necessary to extend any great financial aid to churches. To his manner of thinking the churches are growing stronger and stronger and there is no danger that they will ever need any great financial assistance from one man. Mr.

Rockefeller, however, is said to be much in favor of the growth of education, and to the furtherance of this end he has done much in his will. He believes that education will make this country the greatest in the world, and that every cent contributed toward that object will help to make better citizens and better Christians. As to the charitable bequests, it was said some time ago that Mr. Rockefeller had in mind building model tenements for the poor, such as have been erected in some European cities. Tn his will, this informant states, Mr.

Rockefeller has provided these three things: Bequests for religious purposes, though not of large sums; liberal bequests for education; and what are described as princely bequests for charitable purposes. It is said that there is scarcely a man, woman or child that will not benefit in some way by these prospective donations. 0E0 MAN TEASED EE Fzra Meeker, who has gained so much The Band of Workers of the Pres- fame in recent months by his blazing bytcrian church will meet with Mrs. anew of the Oregon trail, and who has J- Feudner, on Wednesday, March f0 entertained Rnshviile people atSp m. All are cordially in- days ago, arrived at his old home at Huntsville, yesterday where ho pent the day.

Mr. Meeker left Huntsville fifty two years ago and has never returned to the scene of his child hood revels vi ted. Rev, R. Abberly of Cincinnati, who will be the next pastor of the The people of Huntsville are rejoicing Main Street Christian church, has that Kira Meeker has thrown the spot requested that the parsonage be in or- light Of publicity, on the almost der ready for occupancy in two known village, and ho received a royal weeks, homecoming when he iu that nome 4 On account of the illness of the reg- little city. alar minister, Rev.

A. N. Marlatt. Mr Meeker team of oxen, air. 0f Connersville, was called upon to ant will follow on the trail c-f ani ,11 preach the funeral services of Mrs.

the old National road today 11 change tnc Scholl, at Lyons Station yesterdav. of Bruce Mardon who is oaring for the JOI iTrom Vifrtt. fhn Mrs. Scholl was the mother of Prof. team along the route, trorn brtou tne team J.

II. Scholl, of this citv. team will journey to Huntsv iht, that the AsseB30ri w. T. office, citizens of that city may see ins cmqoe Akers, of Shelbyriile, at the court house in Connersville, this Soys of Flatrock Teased an Old Man Until He Became Frantic Sheriff John Butler went to Flat Rock on Friday evening to take care of a man reported to be crazy, says the Shelbyville Democrat.

He found instead an aged German representative who has gone almost daft because the boys of the little village had teased him and he wanted to fight as a means of getting even. Sheriff Butler found the man without any shoes and barely enough clothes to cover his back. When he removed the old tattered coverings of his feet, he was pounced upon by a bnncfi of lads from ten to sixteen years of age and hooted and jeered at until he became almost frautic. The sheriff brought the man to Shelby played the on Friday night and sent him on his way to Boone county rejoicing Saturday morning. Ebert Oonoway, the young man who became violent Saturday in the county jail and broke out eleven panes ot glass, became enraged again yesterday evening, and with his mad strength tore an iron bed into several pieces and for over an hour beat upon the walls and bars at the jail, Sheriff King family being away attending church services.

An effort is being made to have him confined in the East Haven asylum as soon as possible, before he would do himself or others bodilv harm. Only Brought to Mind When Cases Similar to One in Decatnr Co. Comes Up LOVE SICK GIRL IS A SUICIDE Fires Ball from Pistol Into a Heart that Was Already Broken TAKES THE PARENTS PLACE Aod Often are Charged as Prof. Zetterberg With Assault and Battery MURDER THEORY SCOUTED Zella May Runyan of Shelbyville Wrote Farewell Message to Her Lover Worried beyond the point of hnman endurance because her lover had refused to marry her at the time cesig- nated, Miss Zella May Runyan, of Shelbyville, aged 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George Runyan, committed suicide Saturday evening between four and half after four at her home, by shooting herselt with a 32 calibre revolver through the heart. No one was at home at the time the youDg girl committed the fearful deed, and was discoverd by her sister who returned home first. The sheriff and coroner were at once called and they took charge of the body. Owing to failure in finding the weapon, the murder theory was advanced, but its discovery later in the bureau drawer and other develop rnents made upon investigation tend to discredit any other theory than that of suicide. The following note addressed to J.

O. Young, a friend of her lover, L. Ralston, sheds additional light upon the causes leading to the committing of the dreadful act: Dear Mr. think of me as a broken hearted girl, for that is what I am. You may think me foolish, but nevertheless 1 have borne it as long as I can.

It was all for the one I love. Mv heart was crushed, but only keep this a secret until the end, will yon? I hope when yon read this you will think of me different from what L. R. has made me. for it broke my Months ago, according to the relatives of the deceased.

Miss Runyan fell in Jove with L. Ralston, operator at the Big Four tower thereafter the engagement was an nounced. The couple were continually together. A wedding day was set and all preparation were made. Two weeks ago she resigned her position at the Sanitarium, stating that she was going to be married to Mr.

Ralston and would Indianapolis at once to have the ceremony performed, Ralston having gone there to work. Last Friday night a week ago. Miss lunyan returned to this city and went immediatley to her homelfrom which her grief became very intense. She talked to ber parents of the faithless lover and they'tried to quiet the nerves. She became so embittered against mankind, she stated to her sister she never wanted to see the face of a man again.

Friday night, the grief stricken girl made several attempts to commimt suicide with a razor in the presence of her sister, but the latter prevented the rash act, but she remarked, you may be able to keep me from it tonight, but I will kill myself All day Saturday the mother and A meeting of the Oonnty Assessor, of 8i8ter watched the gitI, bot in an nn. the Sixth district will take place at the moment ended all Sat. a yu DESTRICI MEETING OF THE COUNTY ASSESORS outfit, which has rsed so many j0jne(i his wife here yesterday. She week. Messrs Wingate and Martin, of miles lias been the gnest of Mrs.

Mai urday morning she wrote the note quoted above, and giving it to her sis- ter, asked her rqgive it to Mr. Boothe state Tax Board, will be prerent and who wonld DnJnitand aU L. Trabue spent Sunday Knightstown with friends. hannon and family on the assessors. Assessor Wiil- in street for several days.

Thpy returned iam Gowdy, offRush county, will attend home last night. the meeting. -E. W. this morning.

The case of Clifford Zetterberg, charged with assault and battery, in having unduly chastized Miss Eva Lawson, a pupil of the Adams school in Decatur county, of which Mr. Zetterberg is the principal, has again been continued in court, on account of the date of trial falling on examination day. but the parties are determined that the case shall be tried at an early date, says the Greensburg Review. The case of Prof. Zetterberg, as well as some other cases of a similar nature, which have been settled out of court, suggest a theme for serious thought, than for discussion.

The law has been interpreted as to place the loco parentis, as the learned jurists express it, which is to say, that thejteacher stands in the parent's place. This is true in the full sense of the word, and the parents hold the teacher responsible for the physicial, mental and moral welfare of the child. From this standpoint parents can easily settle a question of discipline by asking what they themselves wonld do in controling their own children under similar circumstances. Opinions differ. Solomon said, the rod and spoil the Tompkins, an authority on school manage ment, would eliminate corporal punishment from both the home and the school.

The teacher is held responsible for the good behavior of his pupils, not only by school authorities, but by the parents themselves. The father or mother of three or four children frequently find their patience taxed to the limit, and if by the ingenuity of the imagination they could put themselves in charge of thirty or forty of the same kind of restless, mischevious boys and girls they would involuntarily exclaim: pity the poor teacher, and forgive me for adding criticism to his But the teacher stands on grounds of great responsibility. If he stands in the place of the parent, as the law expresses it. he should add to his knowledge, patience and forbearance, and before inflicting corporal punishment, ask himself what would parents do under similar circumstances. This is a great important parents as well as teachers should study it carefully.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary IVenning was largely attended Six grandsons acted as pall bearers, Denning Havens, Posey Denning, Thomas McWhinney, George Bliss, Dr. Will C. Smith, and Earl Smith. Dr.

Tevis conducted funeral services at St. M. E. church, burial in East Hill cemetery. The finishing touches were put upon the concert this afternoon for tomorrow performance and each and every one in the entertainment is well up on their respective parts, and the concert promises to be one of the most extraordinary ever held in this city.

A few choice precious unsold at Hargrove Mullins. Squire Jackson heard the case of the United States Electrotype company vs. John Craig suit on contract today. The squire dismissed the case. Todd Morris, a Bluffton firm, were here last week looking for a suitable location for a five and ten cent store, but there is not a vacant room in this plenty room to build, however.

Greenfield Star: Master Gowdy Sunderland is entertaining this (Saturday) afternoon a party of his friends at the of parents. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland, onlEast North street. The hours are 4.

Gowdy is three years old. Little wonder that Saturday was a nice day. Six the groundhog saw his shadow and imposed a sentence of six weeks more wiufr r. The sentence expired Saturday morni ng and tradition and. belief the backbone of winter is now broken and spring will be or Of Law Breaking Marshall Price Give Him a Souvenier Lecture James Whitcomb Riley Wilhelm and wife had their usual Sunday brawl yesterday at their home on South Harrison street.

Riley had been mixing the oil of joy with the milk of human kindness and the result was that the latter Early in the day he hail taken some a slight attack of tor ataxia, and when he steamed in home, his helpmeet objected to the odor of the a good fight followed. Mrs. Wilhelm was celebrating St. day in a quiet way when came the intrusion, and she forthwith sounded the Help! Help! alarm and the city gendarine soon arrived on the scene. Riley made good his escape by dogging along the underdrift of the high waters, but was soon located by City Marshal Price in the west end.

He told the marshal that he had been chopping wood, and would not admit to the at home. On it being his hundreth anniversary of law breaking in this city within the past two years, he was allowed to go free with a souvenir lecture by.the marshal. UTOF BUSINESS The Harums" Must Reform Here in Good Old Indiana KILLS A FINE "INDUSTRY" Has Brokeo in One of Our Time Honored Customs and Additional Locals George Daniels was in Oincinnati Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Ormes, who has been very sick, is some better today James Glore, of East Third street, has been in failing health for several days.

The eighth year examinations were held in the district schools of the connty Saturday. The Zetophotonian debating society will hold their season end banquet on the night of May 9th. Mrs. Ella Dixon, of Fort Wayne, is at the bedside of her daughter of Mrs Ida Shepler, of Raleigh. Mrs.

George Puntenney, of West Third street, is gaining each day and is now out of all danger. Grille Billings, of this city formerly with a cigar company in Indianapolis, is now employed in a wholesale house in Hamilton Jonas Mercer, charged his barn, will be tried in the Fayette circuit court this week. The Shelbyville police raided a poker room Saturday night, arrested six men and carried away some gambling paraphernalia. Mrs. Nancy Barrett, the only surviving sister of the late A.

R. Peters, is critically ill with pneumonia at her home in Knightstown. Greenfield Tribune Lee Jackson accompanied Virgil Wheeler to his home at Rushville, Saturday, where he remained over Sunday. Miss Frances Frazec, daughter of Mr. and P.

Frazee, who is taking treatment at a Mt. Clemens, Michigan, sanitarium, is much improved. Two large crowds greeted Rev. H. MacNeiil yesterday at the Christian church and pronounced his sermon the beet ever heard in this city for some time.

Rev. MacNeiil was formerly pastor of the Main Street Christian church here and has a number of very warm friends. Shelbyville Republican It was concluded by persons at tho court house Saturday that, judging by the persons who hung about the grand jury room the of Morristown, was under consideration by that body. A charge of perjury against McCormick was tried in a justice court geveraljwceks ago and dismissed. John A.

Demmer, who was formerly employed with T. W. Betker, the cigarist, as clerk and in the wholesale department, and who has been working in the George Wingerter cigar factory for two years in this city, will engage in business within a month in the new room now being erected by Mrs. Thomas J. Geraghty.

on West Third street, in the rear of the Provision Company room. Mr. Demmer will conduct both a retail and wholesale business, and his brother, Peter Demmer, who has been in the cigar business for nineteen years, will have charge of the factory. The new room will be finished in preseed yellow brick and will be modern throughout. Hereafter David Harum must reform if he trades horses in Indiana.

The Legislature bas forbidden all trades of the kind for which he claimed admiration. It has always been the rule in the past since the foundation of the world when people traded horses they traded only for what they could see, unless a warranty was demanded and given. And the horseman who wonld point out a defect in his own horse would lose caste immediately, unless he merely pointed out one defect to keep the purchaser from noticing a greater one. And the owner of a blind, sick or spavined horse, or one that was balky or given to who could trade it to a neighbor without letting him suspect the truth would boast for yearsji if he resembled David Harum) of his excellent Rigid morality forbade that a horse should be to conceal that fact that he was ill, or that an outright falsehood should be told concerning it. But it the purchaser chose to deceive himself after examining the animals, or failed to discover any of its faults or defects, should the seller care? But now comes the Legislature with a law not only forbidding the use of drugs or of any article to conceal the fact that a horse is sick, lame or defective, but requiring the trader to run down his own horse.

shall sell or offer to sell or exchange any horse mule, knowing the'same to be afflicted with or any in fectious or contagions disease or knowing it to be afflicted with the or to be or a and shall conceal the existence of such disease from the person to whom he is offering the animal, shall be fined not more than $500, to which may be added imprisonment in the jail or workhouse not longer than six To show that this does not merely refer to a horse or otherwise taking active means of concealing his defects, employing trick, artificial, drug of any device to conceal the existence of such disease or is specially made punishable. RUSHVILLE LAWN TENNIS IS RE-1 A meeting of lawn tennis enthusiasts of this city was held at the countv room at the court house at.feur afternoon, to reorganize the old tennis club on a larger and plan than ever for the coming season. Lee McDaniel was no better today. It is reported that Charles, Lyons of Anderson township, has a very mild attack of smallpox. Thomas J.

Kelly, of North Jackson street, will entertain a few of his friends this evening at a birthday party. The township met today at the court house to confer with County Assessor Gowdy, about assessments and compare notes. Mr. James Casady, of near Homer, is lying at his home, and if not expected live. Mr.

Casady is 85 years old. He came to Rush county about years ago, and is the last one of the old settlers that thoee from out of town, who attended the funeral of Alfred R. Peters, of East Ninth street, which was held at Fairview yesterday morning were: Mr. A. G.

Dawson, of Kokomo; Mr. and Mrs. Lon Gardner, and Chas. Bragg, of Zionsville; Otho Gifford, of Bloomington; George Gifford, of Tipton; Mrs. Martha Gifford, of Anderson; Mrs.

Cynthia Peters, of Marion; William Peters, John Peters, Alan Peters and Robert Hays, of Greenfield; Hal B. Canine and Agnes Canine, of Broad Ripple; Mr. and Mrs.IRalph Gray, of Indianapolis, and E. A. Faasett, of Connersrille,.