South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-02
All The NelOs of
INDIANA and MICHIGAN
STATE BRIEFS.

said to have been Jealous OF his wife.
Alexandria, large nest of
hornets engaged in their winter sleep
and intended for exhibition purposes,
suddenly Ca ne to life in the warm
atmosphere OF Spades drug store
Three waiting customers were stung
and a clerk kicked over a showcase
before enough chlOrOfOrm was scat
tered TO subdue the pestiferous insects.
MADISON.-British Lieut.. Howard
Anveral Blight st. George who was
killed at the front in Belgium, was a
grandson of George +. Baker, banker
4 OF this city.
VINCENNES. -Recently the moon
in this vicinity has been of deep
/ bloody red hue. During the day the
sun resem bled a large red ball and
the atmosphere had peculiar red
| dish color. Inhabitants enjoyed the
| beautiful spectacle but wondered.
| Forest fires in the lower part OF the
county finally explained it all.
GREENCASTLE.-An alarm of hoof
and mouth disease among a herd of
cattle on the farm OF Robert Allen,
near here, developed upon investig&-
! ton to be a simple case of sickness
caused by the COWS eating too much
smutty corn. The first report nearly
caused a panic throughout Green
castle township.
VEEDERSBURG.- S. Cox, re-
siding east of here, had his hand and
arm so badly mangled in a corn
shredder that amputation above the
| elbow was necessitated. He forgot
that the protection had been broken
| off.
RICHMOND. - Walter McConaha,
! senator elect from this district, be-
Heves there are already too many laws
on the Indiana statute books. lie ad-
| VOcates the repeal of about half OF
| them and the passage of one addition
al law for the Imprisonment of fell
| lows who in future try to have useless
| legislation enacted. Nevertheless, Sen.
McCOnaha expresses a willingness to
discuss additional meritorious legisla-
ton with his constituents.
ANDERSON-One hundred hunt
| ing licenses at 81 each were issued by
the clerk of Madison county between
noon and o'clock of one day. This
is claimed to be a record.
VINCENNES.- Edvar Blann. dem
ocratic county treasurer, was required
to file a 100000 bond and called upon
his friends to come to the scratch.
When all those who had responded
signed up it was discovered that Blann
had furnished a bond aggregating
S1,275, 900. Apples and cigars were
passed in appreciation of the response.
RICHMOND-A judgment of 81, 551
| for 1904 weeks work was awarded
Miss Rena Replogle, who sued the
estate of her father for services as
nurse and housekeeper. The basis of
settlement was $3.50 the week.
ANDERSON.-While trying 10 paint
| a house Miss Sarak Morris fell into a
cistern containing eight feet of water.
| She had gone down" for the second
time when William Wells, neighbor,
! handed her one end or a long pole
and saved her life.
NEW CASTLE.-Dr. w. A. Winters
has received another clew as to the
whereabouts Of his daughter, Gather
| inc 1t is said that a girl resembling
Catherine has been seen in Madison
vile, Ky in the company of an old
man. Dr. Winters has received so
many clews that he pins little faith
to this one.
ANDERSON Sarah Martin,
| II years old, narrowly escaped death
when she fell through the cover of a
cistern and plunged into eight feet of
water. Her mother saw her fall and
called to a neighbOr who came TO the
rescue.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. - Charles
Platter shot To death his sweetheart.
Mrs. Della Stratton. in her fiat as she
opened the door 10 greet him. Jeal-
ousy is said To be the cause. Platter
gave himself up.
MICHIGAN CITY-Warden Z. J.
Fogarty has submitted TO a legislative
visiting committee a statement ask
ing for improvements at the state
prison TO cost close to 100000. A
dOrmitOry. a reading room and a
building for the insane are included
among the additions asked for.
JEFFERSONVIII.E. - John Hart,
10 wears old. employed as q file clerk,
has taken French leave of the re-
formatory where he was sent in 1913
10 serve q term of from one 10 13
years. He worked under the private
secretary to the superintendent and
when left alone he took the secretary's
coat and hat and departed. He was
sent TO the reformatory from St. Jo-
seph county.
WILL. HONOR BRAVE GIRL
Organized Trainmen Appreciate Work
of Bessie Reuter-.
LOGANSFORT Ind. Dec. q
Good WIFE lodge OF the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Engine
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