South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-22
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN BRIEFS

ANDERSON.-The death of Pope
Piux Y has recalled a visit made by
Rev. B. T. Brundage of the First
| Presbyterian church of this city to
| the vatican in 1906. Rev. Brundage
was studying in Germany and return
/ ed home by way Of Rome. While
there he was admitted to the vatican
through a letter to Cardinal Rampol-
/ la, and obtained an audience with his
| holiness.
! ANDERSON.-The police board Of
Anderson will spend several days in
surrounding cities studying police
methods to obtain ideas for the man
! agement Of the Anderson police de-
! partment. The trips will be started
soon after Sept 1. Among the cities
| included in the itinerary are Muncie,
Marion. Kokomo and probably Indi-
annapolis.
GREENCASTLE. - Crescent Re-
bekah lodge will celebrate the ami
versary Of its organization with pic
mic supper Monday night. A number
of Rebekahs from other cities will at
tend.
GREENCASTIE. - William M
Houck, a farmer, has begun his duties
as inheritance tax collector for Put
nam county. The job was created by
the last legislature, but no appoint
ment was made until this week, no
deaths having occurred which would
furnish work for a collector. Mr..
Houck will receive pay by the day for
the time which he spends discharging
the duties Of his office.
T-Announcement has
been made of the engagement Of Miss
Margaret Wilson McMurtry and Wal
ter Scott Fowler.
WASHINGTON. - Chris O'Brien,
just home from a business trip which
took him to Windsor, Canada, tells of
seeing relocated soldiers Of his ma
jesty's army parading the streets and
hearing stirring speeches on street
corners, the subject being the Euro
pean war.
WASHINGTON Ella Bailey,
who celebrated her 10Th birthday this
week, was the pleased recipient Of 80
post cards from friends in this city
and other parts of Indiana. Despite
her advanced age Mrs Bailey enjoys
excellent health and her mind retains
its faculties. She has lived here 46
Eng, and came to the United States
in 1857.
ELWOOD.-Big Jim Wallace, a city
policeman, is telling a good story on
himself. He was given q warrant to
serve on "a son of Mrs. Coffee" and
instructed to bring in the man and
charge him with assault and battery"
officer Wallace went to the Coffee
home and demanded his prisoner.
Mrs. Coffee introduced him TO her
only son, a tiny lad OF six years and
Big Jim went back to headquarters
without "his man."
ALEXANDRIA--W other cities
Of the country have been suffering
from high prices, boosted on account
OF the European war, housewives Of
Alexandria have had no kick TO make. |
The only price increase in foodstuffs
here was a raise Of two cents a pound |
on pork chops since the beginning of
the war
ELWOOD.-The local police would |
like TO find G. A. Walker who broke |
Jail and left the city early this week. |
Walker was in fail on a charge Of in |
toxication. He left without his watch |
which the sheriff was holding in his
safe until Walker should serve his Jail |
sentence
ELWOOD.-Lawrenc Krebs has
added 70 his already large collection |
Of birds and animals one OF the |
largest and finest specimens of eagles
that has ever been seen here. The |
bird. which measures 80 inches across
it's wings, was killed by a 14-year-old |
boy southwest of here a few days ago. |
Before IT was brought down the bird |
made raids on several farms and made |
away with many small pigs, scores Of |
chickens and other young farm stock.
ANDERSON.-Wo will be started |
soon on the new club house OF the
Germans OF this city and North An
derson. Already the committee in /
charge Of the building fund have re-
ported the receipt OF nearly six hun
dred dollars.
ANDERSON. - Anxiety over the
safety OF Mrs. George Lilly, her daugh-
ter, Ella Marie. and Mrs. Samuel
Richards was relieved when letter
was received by Mrs. B. o. Haugh that
tie party is safe at Stockholm. They \
had been touring Europe and had |
planned 10 go TO St. Petersburg. The /
letter explained that on account OF |
the excitement over the European war |
they decided TO remain in Stockholm. |
The will not sail for America until |
ocean travel is perfectly safe.
HOLLAND. - Horace Wright, |
farmer. caught his leg in a saplinz /
when he dove into the river and was
caught with his head down and in /
the water He was almost crowned |
when ne was found nearly an hour
later i