Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — A WEEK IN INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

record of HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN DAYS. Br^d-Ml Dd e4 Lady, Mrs. Rebard a® Mwwm, Bay. th. a* la Theme.lv..—A r--y>r AfSee Maay Tryl.y Delays. ladlanan.il. Ars.aal te Ba AbalhheA The Indianapolis arsenal has bees abandoned. The action has been takes by the secretary of war. Five were ordered abandoned, aa follows: Indianapolis, Augusta, Me.; Ft Monroe, Va_; Pittsburg, Pa, and Columbi*. Tenn. The order merely states that the property at each of these departments will be disposed of by the several departments and- the men a»signed to duty elsewhere. The Indianapolis arsenal was established in 1863 by request of Governor Morton during the civil war on account of the central position of Indianapolis with reference to the armies south of the Ohio river. It has been used as an arsenal of deposit ever since, except that during times of war it has been utilized aa an arsenal of repair, and dur* Ing the Spanish-American war wa« used as an arsenal of manufacture when several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of equipment was manufactured for the troops. The buildings were completed in 1867. The property comprises seVenty-five and one-half acres in the heart of the city, and the original cost of the building! and Improvements alone to the federal government has been $600,000. There are seven large buildings, and at the present time Maj. Shaler, who is in command, has twenty men with him. The real estate, in addition to the buildings, is estimated to be worth from $300,000 to $500,000. and there is now stored at the arsenal government property to the value of $400,000.

Marritd After Many Trial*. After many trials and tribulations, and interruptions innumerable, Mrs. Mollie Brown of Indianapolis and Rev. Amos Smith, who was at one time pastor of the Christian church at Stewart, lowa, have been united in the bonds of matrimony. This wedding Is a glowing tribute to the power and efficacy of the newspaper “want ad.” Mrs. Brown desired a second husband. She advertised to that effect She received an answer. Rev. Amos Smith responding. A courtship by mail followed, which ended in their agreeing to become one. The day was set for last Thanksgiving. But it was not to be, yet. When the fateful day cams around it found the pastor sick with a fever. The loving couple decided Christmas would suit their purposes just as well and the wedding cake was prepared for that day. But the winds blew and the snow fell and Brother Smith was prevented from reaching his destination. Again they chose a holy festival day, Easter Sunday. But • third time relentless fate intervened and quarantined the groom-tSat-should-be, with the smallpox. Escaping from this, another holy day was chosen, Sunday, April 29. But alas! Owing to circumstances over which he had no control the seeker after connubial bliss was delayed and did not reach Indianapolis until Thursday. Then with the determination that characterizes lovers the pair were finally made happy.

Tells of Fads in Education. The twelfth annual session of the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs met at Evansville. The paper that attracted most attention was one by Mrs. Wilford Hickman of Bedford on “Fads in American Education.” The writer discussed the many fads and methods that have grown up in the schools of today and asserted that the school education of today is nothing more than a glossing over of too many subjects for the children to absorb. Miss Margaret Holland of Vincennes, In a paper on "What Shall We Give Our Children to Read?" though the daily newspaper should be eliminated. In the discussion that followed Mrs. Heberd of Princeton warmly defended the newspapers on the ground that they were an education in Professor French of Chicago University lectured on "The Analogy Between Composition in Literature and Composition In Art.”

Plan* for Caruegle Library. The Carnegie Library board of Wabash at a meeting decided to build the structure in the Grecian style. Correspondence has been opened with a number of architects over the country with reference to plans, and it is hoped to have the design adopted by June 1. Of the $20,000 donated by Andrew Carnegie $17,000 will go into the building proper and the remainder is to be expended for furniture.

Thirteen Bargee of Coal Sank. The towboat Raymond Horner sunk thirteen barges of Pittsburg coal in collision with a pier of the Henderson (Ky.) bridge, a few miles below Evansville. The loss in coal and barges will reach $45,000. The coal was destined for the southern market

Fouad Dead la Boa. Leonard Parish, aged twenty-one, an employe of the Mitchell lime company, was found dead In bed at his home at Mitchell. He went to bed feeling well, but It is supposed he died of heart disease.

Baby Weighed only Oae Pound. A girl baby, weighing one pound, was born to Charles Ward and wife at Connersville. The child was perfectly formed, but only lived twenty-three hours.