South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-25
INDIANA AND
MICHIGAN BRIEFS

MUNCIE.-In their campaign for a
healthier Muncie, the health authori-
ties today sent out warnings and post
ed notices to the effect that splitting
in public must be stopped at once.
Copies Of the law prohibiting expec-
tOration IN public places have been
posted in gil parts OF the city. and
orders have been issued by the police
chief to every patrolman in the city,
TO begin making arrests violations
of the ordinance tOmor.
RANKORT.-Charles l. Rose OBJ
tanned his divorce from Alice V. Rose
when he related to Judge Combs that
HRS. Rose had taught their six-year-
old daughter to hate him, and that
she poisoned the mind Of the child
against him TO such an extent that
the little girl would curse him.
WABASH.-Work on the tabernacle
that is being erected for the Bob Jones
evangelistic meetings is progressing
rapidly. The big building will be ar
ranged so that 500 persons can be
seated In the choir loft. The seating
capacity Of the tabernacle will be
nearly 1000. In addition to the main
building the tabernacle will have
number OF smaller buildings adjoin-
ing IL for rest rooms, wash rooms and
a nursery.
Bluhton.-David Mossler, 16, son
OF a farmer living near here, was
gOred 10 death by a bull that had be-
come angered at the sight of a para
sol the lad was carrying. The boys
father heard his cries when the bull
attacked him but before he reached
the pasture his son was dead.
DBCATUR.-Roy Runyon claims
the distinction of being the 1914
champ' 1 corn raiser OF this county.
Runyon brought TO this city a num-
her Of ears of corn which he said ne
gathered at random from his field.
Several Of the ears measured u
inches in length. Every kernel on
each ear is perfect and every ear is
completely filled
LOGANSPORT.- Logansport
girls who graduated in the last senior
class OF the local high school have
decided TO take up the profession of
trained nurses. Miss Edna MCCul-
Tough has applied for entrance into
the nurses training school OF the
Presbyterian hospital in Chicago; Miss
Esther Dunn is studying 10 become a
nurse at Michigan university. and
MISS esther =btNlNA u DEthdAlnE To
begin course OF study IN an Indian
apolis hospital.
NEWCASTLE. - The republican
county campaign viii be opened here
on oct. / with a meeting that viii be
addressed by Congressman Duncan
Mckinley OF California This city
Is one OF three places iE which the
western congressman VIII speak i'm
Indiana
HUNTINGTON line with its
campaign TO awaken interest in the
observation OF Disease Prevention day
on oct 2 the health board of this
CITY has compiled a list OF deaths that
could have been averted III the proper
care were taken 70 avoid preventable
illness. The list includes seven vic
Tins OF pneumonia, eight Of tubercu-
losis. nine OF intestinal diseases OF
children. three OF typhoid fever and
three OF erysipelas. all OF whom died
in the last eight months.
RICHMOND The estate of Louise
= Bentlage the young woman book
keeper for the Boston store here. has
been sueC for S9.374.30. This amount
IS alleged 10 be the amount Miss Bent
lage was short IN her accounts at the
time she committed suicide on Aug.
/. The alleged shortage was not dis
covered until a letter. written TO the
manager OF the store was received.
admitting that she had been making