South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-26

DCAONs
EVANSVILLE.-At field day exer-
cises a special grandstand collapsed
and 800 women and children were
seriously hurt.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Owens.
IL, was fatally injured when a team
of horses which she was driving to
a. roller ran away and threw her in
front Of the heavy machine which
] passed over her body.
FIT. WAYNE. - Muriel Mccoy, 8,
wandered away from home and was
run down by a motor truck, suffering
| probably fatal hurts.
| TERRE HAUTE.--Mrs. Frederick
| W. Packard OF Chicago, former pres
| ident of the Humane society came to
| this place to show the local society
| how TO deal with owners of decripit
! horses, bought some such animals for
! 50 and while lecturing to a crowd the
horses were taken from her and she
was jeered by the crowd.
MUNCIE. - Although four were
were pinned beneath an automobile
! for nearly a half hour until they
could be rescued, none were hurt.
Ralph Stages, Joseph Mcintyre, Miss
Marguerite Brobst and Miss Elsie HUI
lis occupied the car which was thrown
over on them.
FIT. WAYNE.-Goldie Archbold, 3,
died in a hospital from the effects of
bichloride of mercury tablets, taken
a week ago in Jail where she was held
with Erma Freeland. another Ft.
Wayne girl, for the theft of horse
and buggy.
PETERsBURG.-Th trial of Ross
Taylor charged as an accomplice
with James Taylor, his brother, in
the murder of third brother, Yves
ley Taylor, has been venued to Du-
bois county. James was found
, guilty of murder here this week and
the jury recommended life imprison-
ment.
TERRE HAUTE.-The artificial ice
companies here will raise the price
of ice from 35 to 80 cents per 100
pounds after June 1, making the
price the highest it has ever been
sold for here.
MUNCIE.-IssRc Harmon, 81, made
a second attempt to commit suicide
but will recover He drank iodine
this time, and three weeks ago at
tempted TO take his life by eating
Paris green. Dependency is given
as the cause.
BLOOMINGTON. = Merle Decker.
IA. was drowned in a fish pond near
here, his brother. George, witnessing
the tragedy.
local grocer, filed an affidavit charg-
: ing John Walsh of the advance guard
OF a cavalry troop that was going
from Texas to Fort Benjamin Har-
rison. with forging a check for $3.50.
MACKINAC ISLAND.-One OF the
biggest seasons in the history of the
island is expected this summer. Last
year was a record breaker but it is
believed that business in 1914 will
show an increase over 1913.
HASTINGS. - Memorial services
: will be held on Decoration day in the
historic Irving cemetery. In this
place are buried the bodies of Amos
Ingrahm, a soldier IN the American
revolution; Isaac Henderson,, a vet
eran of the war Of 1912; James Oar
; ling, veteran Of the Mexican war
who followed Gen. Scott into Vera
Cruz; and large number of Civil
; war soldiers.
YALE.-George Beadle Of Melvin
a student in the high school. has
been awarded the annual scholarship
given by the Harvard club of Mich
igan university.
SAGINAW. - A quarrel over a
! woman may result in the loss OF
sight in one eye for William Essler
Steve Langley is under arrest for the
assault which was made with a knife
Esslers cheek was laid open.
DETROIT.-The annual state con-
ventiOn of mail carriers will be held
in Detroit May % and 30. Three i'm
portant questions will be taken up al
the meetings. the foremost of which
Will be the Hamill bill which pro-
vides for the retiring OF carriers at a
certain age or after a certain period
Of service.
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