South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-19

intendent OF the city schools, is au-
thority for the statement that more
INDECENT children have been found in
the Anderson schools than ever be-
fore Truant officer Morris is buster
than ever taking care OF demands for
books from parents OF school child
rem who say they are not able to pur-
chase them.
BLUFFTON.-Whe Col. L. C.
Davenport returns home from Chicago
next week. he will have become a 33rd
degree Mason. Other Indiana men
who receive this elective honor are
Willis Hattersley OF TT. Wayne and
{. NJ. Case Of Kendallville.
SEYMOUR.-Pearl hunting is a
great fad with many persons living
along White river since James Walker
found an S7-grain pearl near Sparks
vie few days ago. Walker is hold
ing his find for $4,000 Thousands OF
mussel shells have been taken from
the river since then by eager pearl
hunters, but no valuable finds have
been reported.
HUNTINGTON Bartram. a
truck farmer OF near here, is claiming
record because he has sold 10000
pickles Of canning and dill size in the
last three weeks. The pickles were
harvested from half-acre tract.
LOGANSP ORT-According to the
local board OF health there is not a
single case of contagious disease in
this city.
MARION.-The Chfckamauga. Bat
Tie ASSORiQfinn mill
meeting at the National Military home
here Sunday, Sept 2O.-The meeting
VIII be called at o'clock by Adam
Foust OF Warren, Ind, president of
the association. Addresses will be
delivered by Col. George w. Steele.
commandment Of the home: A. B.
CHAMPION, department commander of
the u. A. r.; o. A. Sommers, Koko-
mo, capt. +. +. Williams, Wabash.
and NJ. NJ. Justus and DIR. J. G. F,uI,
ton of Button.
YETTE.-Contribut being
taken among the German residents of
Lafayette are coming in literally ac-
cording to Conrad Werner. who is in
charge Of the local subscriptions to
the fund for widows and orphans of
the German soldiers killed in the pres
ent European war Practically every
member of the Deutscher Verein has
made liberal contribution and sew
eral hundred dollars has been re-
ceived.
VINCENNES.-A three days ses-
sion Of the Presbytery of Indiana will
begin here on Monday of next week.
The Presbytery comprises all the Pres
byterian churches in southwestern In
diana with a membership Of about
$500.
MUNCIE.-Alleging that the sight
of his right eye was destroyed and
that he was seriously burned on July
81 by an explosion of molten metal,
William T. Hilton, an employee, has
brought suit against the American
Lawn Mower Co. asking $4,000 dam
| ages. Hilton charges the explosion
would not have occurred if the COM
pany and its employees exercises prop
er care in handling molten metal.
LINTON. - Elmer Roberts. two
| years old, was playing along the
Southeastern railroad tracks. A
switch engine was approaching. The
| child crawled upon the tracks just in
7 time to be struck by the engine and
knocked 20 feet into the air Fire
4 AAA@~AA A<AAAACA INOO6IlSs WHO Is not re-
| lated to the child, although their
names are the same, leaped from his
| cab and expected to pick the child up
/ dead. Little Elmer Roberts opened
/ one eye and smiled at big Elmer Rob
erts. An examination by q doctor re-
vealed that the only injury the child
suffered was slight cut on the side
| of his head.
/ a N ~ u
Adventist minister, was taken to Battle
Creek to answer charges of wife deser-
ton.
i TTHACA--Helen Mowrey of Far
well is under arrest here accused of
taking horse and buggy belonging to
a local livery stable to Alma and fail
ing TO return. She was brought back
by the sheriff
ANN ARBOR. - The magnificent
Shelley b. Hutchinson home, built 10
years ago at a cost of 500, 900, was
sold TO the Ypsilanti Savings bank for
$1A7OO, the amount of Hutchinson
Indebtedness to the bank.
PORT HURON. - James Collins is
being held here awaiting further iden-
tification from nearby cities where it
is said he had forged several checks.
He attempted to pass a bad check in
a local saloon.
JACKSON.-Engineer Lewis Smith
was fatally scalded it is thought, when
a freight train hit a work train on the
Michigan Central tracks near here.
Fireman George McClarey was also
badly scalded.
Jennie Thatcher Beach, soprano,
wishes to announce TO her friends and
pupils that she will resume teaching
| Wednesday. Sept %, in the Progress
club rooms. Wednesdays IN South
Bend. AdVt