South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-13
INDIANA AND
MICHIGAN BRIEFS

INDIANAPOLIS-That $4,000 is
needed for state floor survey was
the report made 10 Gov. Ralston by
his special flood prevention commit
tee following a statewide investiga-
ton. Organization OF a permanent
committee 70 look into the matter and
plans for conducting the survey have
been made.
PORTLAND-'If the lid is on for
me it will be on for the others" de-
clared Frank AIberson afyer he had
been fined $25 and costs in city court
here. He then furnished the police
with list Of the places which he as
serts are running open.
MUNCIE-AlthOugh more than Sc
years old. A. f.. Lehman, who served
in the civil and Spanish-American
wars, in the latter as sergeant has
made a request that in the event OF
war with Mexico he be given a place
among the ranks that are sent TO the
front.
WARSAW-As a result Of a knife
duel between two brothers on the
doorstep of their sisters millinery
store, John FrOhley is probably fatal
~ wounded and his brother. Joseph
sustained serious injuries. The two
men. who are farmers, met at the mil
linery store and without a word
sprang at each others threats. The
cause OF the fight is not known.
CONNERSVILLE - Leila Schube.
II, was saved from death under c.,
II. x ID. train by two unidentified
boys She fell fainting at the center
Of a wide trestle over the White riv-
or when she heard the train whistle
and was dazed because of the distance
TO safety. The boys rescued ner and
disappeared without giving their
names.
HAMMOND-Mary Harmandy, Is.
and Mary SOndick, IA, we're fatally
injured in an auto smashup when an
II. w. & +. g. electric car struck them
here. Mary Harmandy died a short
time later and her companion, it is
believed, cannot live.
SULLIVAN-The largest oil well IN
the county has been discovered on the
Charles Wernz farm here The well
produces more than go barrels daily.
GARY - That the merger case
against the G. & l. Railroad Co. in
which capitalists of Chicago, New
York. Gary, Laporte. Valparaiso.
South Bend. Indianapolis and other
cities are involved, will be settled i'm
the near future in the Valparaiso
court is the opinion of G. w. Chase,
general counsel for the railroad com
pany.
! LANSING - Miss Cecil Cobb. a
/ fpr
/ $40, 900 for SANDER against Rev. Hi
/ ram Voorhees,. She charges that the
minister linked her name with that
\ of Elmer Potter, young farmer.
/ HENILOCK-Rev. E. II. Hendrix
4 telephoned his wife that he would not
/ be home any more. He has not been
seen or heard from since. 1t is
thought he has gone 10 Mexico to join
/ the army. as he was formerly cav
alryman in ~ California troops.
GRAND RAPIDS While purchas-
ing supplies in a butcher shop. Mrs.
Mary Dresser, aged sc. dropped dead.
MT CLEMENS While driving a
/ heavily loaded truck, Albert Simms
ran down a child. When he went
/ back to pick up the child. he found
/ il TO be his own son. The son may
/ live.
| JACKSON-Fred Weaver and his
I father are now in the Detroit house Of
/ correction together. The son was
/ sent there this week to serve 8 days,
while the father was sentenced there
/ two weeks ago.
/ JACKSON - With a few hours
three pioneer residents of Jackson, all
/ prominent, died. They are Charles
/ II. HigdOn, real estate dealer; Mrs.
| James Blakely and Mrs. X. s. Dean.
The latter's husband was for many
! years a commercial traveller.
NEW CARLISLE.
! Misses Anna and WinOna Miller
were guests OF their sister, Mrs. We
dell. of CrumStOWn.