South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

BRAZIL-The new clay county
court house was formally dedicated
here today. GOV. Relston and Judge
J. ~ Rawley were the chief speak
ers at the dedicatory ceremonies. a
large crowd from all parts Of the
county and many other cities in this
section OF the state. The visitors
were entertained throughout the day
by hand concerts. The court house.
which has just been completed. cost
the people OF Clay county S225.000.
LINTON.-Homer Ga.nbul Of near
Atlas. is suffering from severe in
juries. the result OF his shotgun ex-
ploding while ne WIS hunting rabbits.
Gambiu. il was believed. had struck
the end OF the gun in the ground as
ne walked along. and the muzzle be-
came clogged with mud. When ne
STed at a rabbit. the gun exploded
md the hunter was seriously wound
ed by pieces Of the gun barrel that
struck him on the right side OF the
head and in the face.
GREENSBURG. - Small hope is
entertained for the recovery Of Ralph
Burke. aged rs, who while riding his
motorcycle full speed collided with an
automobile driven by +. G. Schultz.
Burke was unconscious when picked
up. and doctors who are attending
him say there is little chance of his
regaining consciousness.
PERU.-Lou Baer, a local fisher
man of considerable ability. has just
returned from a trip on the Tippe-
canoe river where he fioated for
distance of $50 miles without catch
ing many fish. He said with the ex-
ceptlon OF a few places the fishing all
along the Tippecanoe has been very
poor this season.
PERU. - &. Greenland. general
manager Of the Fort Wayne & North
ern Indiana traction line has prom
ised 10 consider the complaint Of
Mayor Hammond of this city, who
insists that Peru is not getting the
quality OF street car service it de-
deserves. Mr.. Greenland was in con-
ference with the mayor early this
week, and In answer TO his complaint
that an insufficient number Of cars
were being operated in Peru, said
that the patronage did not warrant
anything better than a Commute
schedule
PERU.-Persons from all parts OF
Indiana attended the laying Of the
corner stone Of the new $4,000
Bunker Hill school Grand Master
Benedict of the Masonic lodge laid
the stone DR.. w. r. King Of the
sttae board OF health. Albert Ward of
this city and r r. WetherOw, super
intendent OF the Miami county
schools. were speakers at the cere-
.0 ma I
of the new school which viii be
ready for its first pupils on Dec. 1.
MADISON. DIR. W. w. Stockberg-
or OF the department of agriculture
is here this week investigating con-
ditions as regards the distribution OF
medicinal plants The European war
has disturbed market conditions to a
large extent and has stopped the i'm
pOrtation of herbs and various roots
that are used for manufacturing
medicines. Or. Stookberger is par
ticularly interested in promoting the
cultivation OF sunflOwers in Indiana,
Illinois and California TO overcome
the loss of the Importation of l,5OO,
600 pounds on sunfOwers which come
from Russia annually.
RICHMOND.-The price of milk
likely will not be affected, according
TO dairymeG, by the new city Ordi-
nance which has just become effect
i've, compelling all handlers of milk
10 have all the dairy equipment ster-
ilized. DIR. Lou elem, city food and
dairy inspector. has received word
from all the dairies supplying Rich
mond that the terms of the pure milk
ordinance have been lived up to-
only two dairy owners sold out their
businesses TO avoid complying with
the new law.
FRANKFORT.-Mi Anna Clay
baugh OF the Frankfort high school
faculty. has returned from Chicago
where she spent the summer studying
at the University of Chicago While
in Chicago she received the degree OF
doctor OF philosophy.
TRANSPORTATION a delay OF
four weeks work was started today
on the new brick pavement on +
South st. The street has been block
AIDED for a month because of misun-
Outstanding between the contractor
and the company supplying the brick
ALEXANDRIA.-Th county con
vention of the w. G. #. L. is in SEES
sion here today. Mrs. Retta Jones OF
Alexandria is president Of the county
oIEdulLdAAOns
ELWOOD.-John Collier. a blinC
man who plays a violin on the streets
of central Indiana cities. is nursing q
badly crushed hand and a seriou:
scalp wound as the result of being
run down by a team of horses draw
ing q heavy wagon His old violin
which he has owned for years, wa:
smashed also. but sympathetic per
sons in the neighborhood of whert
the accident occurred took up a col
lection. bought him a new instrument
and sent him TO his home in the
north part OF Howard county
ANDERSON.-A second camp of
Campfire girls has been organized
here The name OF the new ~. ganiZa
ton is "Teekeetelenung. Hiss Wv
ian Vestel is guardian. The youn;
women OF the camp are partial [,
long hikes starting at dawn with ;
picnic breakfast in the woods