South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN BRIEFS

vocational association. has announced
the program for the annual conven-
ton to be held here Oct. and 9. Gov.
Ferris and Booker T. Washington
will be the principal speakers.
SSO-Wallace ID. Burke. for
mer mayor and pioneer resident of
this city, nominated for state senator
last Tuesday by the democrats. is
dead. He was slightly injured in an
autombile accident last saturday
aggravated illness with which he had
been suffering. He became more Sc
riously Ill and failed to rally.
ANDERSON.-Mrs. Ora Green Of
near Winchester. Ind. is visiting her
mother Mrs. Martha st. Myer here.
This is the first visit with her moth
er in fourteen years.
FRANKFORT.-A suspended sent
ence for sending a black hand letter
to the proprietor Of a Greek candy
kitchen here is hanging over Napol-
con Zarick, a young Servian. Judge
Combs when Zarick was found guilty
of attempted black mail, took the
matter of enforcing the sentence I'M
der Amusement until he can hear
from Toledo where the boy is said
TO have lived for eight years and
where he has "a number OF friends.
Napoleon is not yet 10 years old.
MUNCIE.-Anxiety over the health
Of small children has been increased
greatly during the last few days On
account Of the alarming spread o.
colitis, a disease peculiar TO infants
which is similar 10 cholera infantum.
While the number OF cases has not
increased TO the extent of an epidemic
the health authorities are showing
considerable concern and a campaign
to stamp out the disease is under
way. Two deaths OF infants I'm the
last two weeks have been attributed
TO this disease and doctors say that
present weather conditions make
children more ready subjects for
cOlitis.
VINCENNE@S- NJ. jenkins
and his blood hounds are back from
Sebree Ky. where they trailed a man
suspected OF having set fire 70 a large
grist mill. captured him and heard
his confession of the crime. Five in
Cendiary fires in SebTee since Jan.
have destroyed stores and mills The
grateful citizens OF the Kentucky town
decorated jenkins dogs with blue rib
bons.
VINCENNES.=Pete who is said TO
be wild. erratic. irresponsible,
careless. vicious mule" and who IS
otherwise described as part o. the
rolling stock owner by the Indian
Creek Mining co.." is responsible for
a damage suit in which Clarence
Cooper demands $4,000. Cooper
charges that he was operating the
mule" in a mine and a. the end Of a
IA
barn. The mule without cause" will
fully let fly his hoOfs. Cooper charges
striking him in the face and dishg-
uring him 10 the extent cf $4,000.
LAFAYETTE. - The Tippecanoe
county fair is attracting record break
ing crowds this week in spite of sew
race track is in unusually fast con-
dillon and il is attracting a large
share OF the visitors. owners OF tent
shows on the grounds report large
attendance at every performance.
L4AFAYETTE.-R. II. Rankin Of
Charlottesville is I'm Jail here charged
with the theft OF sac from Ralph
Fullen. The two men were working
together on the new MOnon bridge
across a small creek south OF here.
ANDERSON-John Hanlon OF An
derson. a British subject who mas
never taken out naturalization papers
although he has lived here since 1891
may be compelled 20 take up arms
and Join the English army. He Is
having the American diplomatic rep
resentatives in London try 10 ex-
tricate him from his present perdica-
ment Hanlon had returned 20 his old
home in England FOR q visit He