South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-23
INDIANA AND
MICHIGAN BRIEFS

HAMMOND. - Fannie Johns. IS.
climbed out on the third story sill
of a window at St Margaret's hospital
We're TO have passed on her sanity
the day before she took her life.
WINCHESTER.-An unusual in
cident OF the loss and recovery OF
a diamond. in which a fat old hen
was the Rallies, came to light when
Miss Lilly Tharp found a diamond
which she had lost several months
previous. in the gizzard OF a chicken
she was preparing for the table.
TERRE HAUTE. - After sending
his crippled sister out of the room
Fred Polk, As. committed suicide By
shooting a bullet through his brain.
diving instantly.
HUNTINGTON.-Because his hive
OF bees persisted in molesting citizens
that passed his home, George Spauld-
ing, a wealthy resident of this place
was arrested and fined 1851 for
keeping a public nuisance.
TERRE HAUTE-Edgar L. Brown.
labor leader and one time president
OF the Indiana Bartenders' league
a riot the night when the effort was
made to cause a strike Of street rail-
way employees. He is held under a
bond Of $500 awaiting a further
hearing
INDIANAPOLIS. - That Margaret
Sampson of Muncie. arrested on a
federal indictment charging violation
of the postal laws. and held under
$500 bonds. was a regular terror"
Is the assertion Of L. s. Dist. Atty
Mangue. He alleges she sent obscene
letters 10 Rev. T. W. Deerberger. a
Muncie pastor. while a member OF
his church
LAP ORTE-Arthur T. Freer. Gary
attorney. was fined 81 and costs in
city court here By Mayor McGin. for
not giving Judge J. c. Richter of this
city a fair share of the road when
treer and Richter passed each other
In automobiles. F'reer was arrested at
a dinner party at the Rumely hotel
BRAZIL-Trial OF John Master
son. alleged gunman. charged with
attempting to kill Judge Blanken-
baker, has been begun. Masterson. II
is alleged made the attempt while
Judge Blankerbaker was presiding in
the recent election fraud cases at
Terre Haute
KALAMAZOO. - Joseph W. Reed.
81, believed to have driven railway
locomotives longer than any other
engineer, is dead at his home Reed
became an engineer on the Grand
Trunk between Detroit and Buffalo
when mere boy. He has been Sc
lected several times to run special
trains carrying members Of the Eng
fish royalty.
ALGONAC-The body Of Preston
strong, who was lost in the gale on
NOV s, while on his way to Straw
perry Island in a canoe. was found
s sit Ii IN the steamer path in Lake
81. Claire, L miles off Algonac.
GRAND RAPIDS.-'Movie men
and the committee on censors of the
Association Of Commerce met and the
picture men agreed to cooperate with
the latter In keeping the moving
pictures clean
LANSING.-An order was signed
by the railroad commission for ~
approval Of the map of the Michigan
halfway Co. to cross the tracks of
the Pere Marquette in Grand Ranids
Inc crossing will be % feet above the
rails. '''e
ADILLAC.-William Laudke en-
gagged TO marry pretty Vida Vannat-
ter is in jail and his prospective
pride in tears. valuable gold watch
on which was engraved the name Of
the bride-to-be was found in a level
~ store. Mrs. Charles Miller caused
Laudke's arrest. charging that he stole
the watch from her while helping her