South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-14
INDIANA AND
MICHIGAN BRIEFS

MUNCIE.-While picking up kind
ling wood in a lumber yard, Mrs.
Madge Jones found the body OF a
dead man standing erect against a
lumber pile. The body was later
identified as that Of al Fogle a
plumber.
KOKOMO.-John Cranor. Is. and
Paul Colding, 19, were shot when they
attempted TO raid a melon patch
owned by Richard McKilHp. The
boys were discovered in the patch by
the owner, who ordered them out. and
when they refused he fired both bar
rels or shot gun at them. The in
Juries are not considered serious.
PRINCETON.-Arthur Maxwell. IS.
was instantly killed On the race track
at the Winslow Pike county fair. when
his machine left the track and
plunged into a wagon.
HAMMOND-Fifty years ago
Alfred Anderson's mother knit a pair
OF red mittens for him. His friend.
Alfred Nelson, threw one of them in
TO a well starting a fued that has
lasted since that time. Nelson and
Anderson engaged in a fist fight last
week. Nelson licked" Anderson and
both men agreed to bury the
Ratchet" and the fued will terminate
in family picnic outing at Miller's
this week.
ATTICA-H. NJ. Bird and his wife
Of Mason, Mich, were killed and their
son and daughter were injured when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing overturned and rolled into a ra-
vine.
KOKOMO-Dr w. A. Hatfield.
prominent physician, and Charles
Athan, cafe proprietor, were arrested
here charged with crimnally assault
ing Alta Bola, 12-year-old ROumanian
girl. The girl gained considerable no.
toriety several weeks ago when she
brought similar charges against three
young men of this city.
RICHMOND.-That there is an ex-
tensive field in South America TO be
exploited by Indiana manufacturers
was the statement made by Walter S.
Bates, representing a manufacturing
concern of this city, when he returned
from a scouting" trip through South
American countries. He asserted that
it is the biggest opportunity Indiana
manufacturers have ever had.
SULLIVAN.-The papers in the
case Of Dom NJ. Roberts, mayor Of
Terre Haute, against the Terre Haute
school city for an injunction prevent
ing the city council from raising the
school tax levy &c cents on the 500
was relied with Charles r. Railsback,
clerk of the. circuit court. on a change
Of venue from Vigo county.
CADTLLAC.-In the first hunting
accident Of the year, Fred Van Sickle
of DIghton was shot and killed acct
dentally by his companion. Earl Hood.
The victim was IA years old and Hood
is 16.
GRAND RAPIDS=Feeling that the
state tax commission is unfair in the
almost so per cent increase it has ac-
compIished in the total city assess
ment this year, Mayor Ellis has made
an offer to sell any piece OF his prop
erty for a price 90 per cent lower than
it has been assessed He declares that
he will appear before the commission
with a protest in which he will rep
resent the city.
HILISDALE.-Lewi Duryea, IL
years old, is dead as the result Of
stepping upon a rusty nail The acct
Qent occurred three weeks ago, DIt
not until the day he died did he feel
any i'll effects from the wound.
BATTLE CREEK George Cowles
of this city will not be killed in a rail
way accident Although aged and
deaf. he stood on one track and
watched a train approaching on an
other track. AS he did so, a train on
his track came along and struck him.
The impact hurled him in the path OF
the train on the other track. which in
turn struck and knocked him many
feet off the right Of way. When taken
to the hospital, II was found that aside
from minor bruises he was uninjured
and he was allowed to go home alone.
CHARLOTTE. - Howard Eastman
has confessed to Sheriff Stores that he
furnished the saw with which Charles
Hickman escaped recently from the
county jail. He said he sent the -aw
concealed in a magazine. but denies
that he helped in the escape in any
other way.
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