South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-12

/ ELkHART.-An insane ward where
prisoners awaiting confinement TO
Longclin may be kept. is being plan
/ ned by the county. The building will
/ be a small structure and located di-
rectly in the rear of the county in
/ Urinary at Dunlaps.
! WARSAW.-Mrs. Sara, Thayer is
dead here after a short illness. She
was the wife OF the late 7. ID. Thayer,
who was very prominent in this part
/ OF the county. Jasper y. Chlwine. a
! veteran Of the Civil war, died at an
! advanced age He was 20 years old.
/ He was a member of the 18th Indiana
/ GARY.-A religious school will be
( opened Monday by Supt w. A Writ.
! Credit for instruction VIII be given
A religious director has been secured
/ to furnish instruction. The Bible Will
! be the text book used.
SULLIVAN. - Bert AIundon. II
| years old, son of Arch MundOn. a
/ Truman township farmer, was
/ drowned in the Wabash river. He
was an epileptic and is supposed to
/ have fallen out OF a boat. The body
was recovered.
! LOGANSP ORT.-Lee Ingram de-
/ cided not to open a saloon in opposi-
/ ton to the dry forces in Lucerne. He
asked to have the county commits
| siOnerS revoke his license. He will
| get his money back.
FORT WAYNE. - The Tri-State
! Sheriff's association will hold its an
nual meeting at Fort Wayne next
week. A large attendance is expected.
ROME CTTY.-Roy NIeddard, 90
/ years old, has been arrested charged
with the theft of $40 from the Elmer
Rife general store. The store was
entered through o rear window. He
was bound ovsg by a gzand jury in
session to the circuit court and will
have to await trial until October or
November.
LANSING.-The board of trustees
of the Michigan state prison, has
asked Secy. Carton of the public do
main commission to attend the meet
ing at Jackson to discuss the advis-
ability Of placing state convicts at
work in the clearance OF the state
lands in the northern portions OF
Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS.-Stuart +. Foote,
secretary and treasurer of the I'm ,
perial Furniture Co.. was seriously
collided with a street car. His son
Vernon was uninjured although he
was buried with his father in the |
debris.
MT. PLEASANT.-Fred c. Vowels, |
mail carrier, took poison for no
known reason and is dead He is !
supposed to have taken arsenic, and /
was not found until three hours af- !
ter his death
SAGINAW.-Sigism Zehnder, 60 |
years old, was found dead in the Cass |
river near his home here. Parts of |
his clothing found on the river bank |
indicate that he committed suicide. !
He had been in i'll health for some |
time.
CARLETON.-Mis Helen Brown, |
10 years old and school teacher, !
was killed when her auto skidded and |
turned over in ditch. A companion, |
Henry Hastey. escaped with slight |
bruises.
KALAMAZOO.-Wit a day after |
he had come to this city from Jackson !
to work in the Michigan Central /
yards, Frank Daugherty was caught /
between two freight cars and is prob
ably fatally injured.
FORT WAYNE-The state COM
mission on working women will meet /
here Monday, Sept IA to look into |
local conditions as they affect wo-
men who are employed. Hearings
will be held in the court house and
complaints against employers will be
given consideration. The commits !,
sion is composed of NJ. w. Mix,
Mishawaka; Frederick Van Mugs,
former state senator. Anderson; H.
J. Conway, Lafayette; Lee ROdman,
Cannelton, and NJ. r. Miller, South |
Bend.
BLOOMINGTON city is GER
tain to have a Booster day celebra-
ton in connection with the street fair /
which is being promoted by the local !
guard. The committee in charge of
Boosters day promised TO make the
celebration a success if $3.50 could be
raised by popular subscription among |
the merchants of the city.
RICHMOND.-John Melpolder, the
newly elected secretary of the central
charity bureau, arrived here today to
begin his duties. Mr. Melpolder
comes here from TT. Smith, Ark.
where he has been living. He is we'll /
known in Indiana as an expert on
questions having to do with organized
charity. He was formerly head OF
the Boys club. a social service organi-
zation in Indianapolis
MARION. - Grant county voters
this year Will cast their ballots in the
old fashioned way The county coun-
ell has refused TO appropriate money
with which to purchase voting ma
chimes. because they would not ar
rive in time for this years election
and the next voting that Will be done
in this county will be two years hence.
MILROY.-Mrs. Nora Rardin has
arrived home from Europe after max
ing the trip from Switzerland to Lon
the complete British lighting force