South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-31
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DISQUALIFICATION Smith watch
ed Leo Nomis. a professional high
diver, leap loo feet into a shallow
tank OF water That's easy" quoth
Smith. Anybody can do that" Nomis
fitted Smith into pair of pink tights
and the youth climbed to the top Of the
ladder He stood 10 minutes peering
down at the tank, then deaf to the
shouts of the crowd below. he turned
around and climbed down again.
ANDERSON.-Alo with the price
Of other things. the cost OF gravel is
going up on account of the European
war. Brice Ollie. drainage commits
sioner of Anderson, says the upward
tendency of sugar prices sympathetic
cally affected the prince of sand, hence
the increased cost Of gravel.
HARTFORD CITY. - George A.
Groom, who vends snake oil on the
streets of Hartford City is not suffer
ing any inconvenience as the result OF
a snake bite Groom was called 70
the express office TO help uncrate a
a road show. A large brown snake of
doubtful species closed its teeth twice
on the fieshy part of GrOofn's arm.
Groom tied a handkerchief around his
arm, applied some Of his snake oil.
took a drink of whisky and proceeded
about his business.
CONNERSVILLE.-Three Corners
vile girls. Nancy Conwell and Gladys
n Il
bllstered necks and faces and sore feet
as the result of hike from here 10
Rushville. The girls made the dis
tance, Is miles, in six hours. Before
they started the girls said they would
reach Rushville in time for dinner. or
they would beg food along the way.
They begged and ate a dinner of dried
bread, apples and peaches. which a
kind-hearted farmer gave them.
RUSHVILLE.-Fra Toole, who
lives near Anderson, owes his life to
his agility. He stepped from behind
a big motor truck in time to find him
self directly in the path of a swiftly
coming automobile driven by Frank
McCorkle. Toole leaped into the air
and alighted on the hood of the auto
He was carried thus for 20 yards be-
fore the machine was stopped. His
only injury was a slight cut on the
hand. When he jumped Toole kicked
the glass front out OF one Of the auto
mobile lamps.
RICHMOND-A big crane Of the
kind frequently found in southern In
diana and Kentucky. has been added
to the bird collection of Glen Miller
Parks. The crane came to Richmond
OF its own accord and was captured
by men working in the lumber yard.
KIRKLIN-Work will be started
this fall on a new Carnegie library
building to be erected on two lots do
mated for the purpose by Mrs Edith
Mckinney. The building will cost
$500. This amount has been given
by Andrew Carnegie. The other ex-
pense of furnishing and maintaining
the library will be met by the people
of Kirklin.
GREENFIELD Jennie Jack
son is home from a trip around the
world. During her tour she remained
for three years in the Philippine ISL
ands, where she was a teacher in the
government schools. She was on her
way home from there when the Euro
pean war started, but her journey
across the Pacific was made without
GREENFIELD cleaning an
old interurban car that had ceased TO
do service three years ago, Conant
futile found a pocket knife belonging
to G. w. Brittenham. The name of
the owner was engraved on the knife.
1t was forwarded TO Mr.. Brittenham,
who wrote back that he had lost the
knife about four years ago He add
ed in the letter that nice present
as reward had been sent 10 the
finder.
LEBANON.-Prof. +. G. Walker has
returned to Lebanon after spending
the summer doing special work at the
of Chicago. He will con-
tinue as principal of the Lebanon high
school
THORNTON.-James Meeks, who |.
graduated from Purdue university this
year has gone to NESTLE Park, y. NJ, |.
to become assistant professor of ami |
NAL husbandry in the State Agricul- |
tural college there.
MORaANTOWN.-Mrs Elizabeth /
Stanley, who is active in temperance /
work over the entire state, will be \
guest of the Morgan county WOmen's !
Christian Temperance union cOnVen- /
ton next Wednesday and Thursday /
On Wednesday night Mrs. Stanley Will /
argue for the affirmative in a debate /
on RESOLVED. that we should have |
equal suffrage. Her opponents will /
be Prof. J. +. COlburn and ]. b. Hes |
song.
GARY.-Mrs. Clarence NJ. RennOl- /
lett, prominent society woman. and !
wife of the city sealer. has been taken /
to Crown Point, where she is being /
held pending her commitment TO an |
insane asylum. She had a violent at /
tack Of insanity recently. in which she /
attempted to set fire to her home.
ELKHART. - Owners of autOmo- /
bSes will meet Monday evening at the \
Bucklen hotel for the purpose Of form
ing an Elkhart motor club.
ELKHART.-A parade for Disease /
Prevention daV on oct. 8, similar to /