South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-13

shlDAls NONEMts.sR IL, 1911
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STATE BRIEFS.
VINCENNES. A husband and
f~ther of three children is valued at
$1,000 according TO a finding entered in
the Knox circuit court. Hugh Waugh,
a shot-firer in the Indian Creek mine.
near Bicknell was killed by an explo-
sion. His widow sued for damages
and an agreement was reached be-
tween plaintiff and defendant.
RICHMOND-A 100000 diamond
exhibit is on display in the window
at jenkins * Co.'S store on Main st.
One policeman guards the entrance
while crowds gather TO view the re-
maTkable advertisement placed there
by q Cincinnati jeweler.
FRANKFORT. - Arthur Lynch
CiOverleaf brakeman, fell beneath a
car while switching in the yards. An
unloaded fiat car passed over his right
leg below the kneH without a bone be-
ing broken. Only severe decorations
and bruises were sustained.
ANDERSON.-Fred Cramer. 40.
driver, fell from a cab while driving
in a funeral procession sustaining "a
crushed skull. He may die.
FRANKFORT.-W the grocery
OF Val G. Alexander was closed be-
cause OF his funeral, thieves entered
and stole So worth Of merchandise.
LEBANON.-After spending s1,276
during the recent campaign, Treasurer
Staley of the democratic county COM
mittee, had an unexpended balance on
hand of s122.
BEDFORD.-Ever Easten, aged
five years, is suffering from a grain
of corn which became lodged in his
throat. An operation may be neees-
sary to dislodge it.
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Greensburg celebrated his nth BIRTH
day backwards. He gave presents in
stead Of receiving them. To his
brother, ID. l.. Creath, he gave 800.
MUNCIE. - Mr.. and Mrs John
Wachtell celebrated their seth we'd
ding anniversary by holding a recep-
ton to their relatives and friends.
They are said 10 have few rivals in
the state.
RICHMOND. - Every member of
the police force has just received an
increase in salary. The chief now
gets $110 a month.
ELWOOD-"Men wanted at the
Methodist church 10 take the places
Of the deceased brothers." was the
wording OF an advertisement inserted
by Evangelist Don Nichols, be-
cause of the small percentage of men
attending his revival meetings.
FRANKFORT. - Because he was
fighting an imaginary swarm of bees,
Scott Wilson, 30 years old, of Indian
apolis, was arrested here. He is ac-
cused OF being an escaped lunatic.
ANDERSON-Nrs Hnda Richie.
Go years old, and almost totally deaf,
was granted a divorce from John
Richie on the grounds that in the 40
years of their married life that she
had never known her husband to take
bath. He also had other obnoxious
personal habits.
FRANKFORT.-Sa Reno, Is.
years old, pricked dynamite cap with
a pin. The explosion tore the thumb
and forefinger from his left hand,
lacerated the palm and shattered he
thumb OF his right hand. Sammy
explained that he only wanted 20 ind
out what was inside the cap.
VINCENNES.-The Rev. J. E.
Honeywell, famous revivalist, has be-
gun a six weeks evangelistic campaign
to christianize Vincennes ard vicinity.
VINCENNES. - Frederick Proper.
"a, OF Vigo township, was declared of
unsound mind and will be sent to an
asylum at Evansville because he be-
lieved that the devil was after him.
IAPORTE, Ind.-workmen en-
ployed In digging a well four miles
east of this city have found several
huge bones which apparently belonged
to a mastodon that rOarned this To-
cality thousands of years ago. The
feet.
KENDAlLVILLE.- A 12-year-Old
boy has been forging checks in this
community and several local mer-
chants have accepted the worthless
paper for S15.The apparent innocence
OF the boy was what made II easy
sailing for him The boy has been
caught but steadfastly refuses to adj
NIT that the checks are bad.
GRAND RAPIDS.-Dr. Ezra s.
Holmes. the oldest dentist IN the
United States died here Wednesday.
Dr. Holmes was 90 years old AMI he
came TO Grand Rapids in 1865 when
there were but few men in his profess
sion. He was founder of the Kent
Scientific institute. and since 1885.
president OF that institution.
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