South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-14
INDIANA AND
MICHIGAN BRIEFS

MICHIGAN BRIEFS
HARTFORD CITY. - A delicate
piece of egg surgery was successfully
performed here by Miss Jane An
thOny, who. when she broke the shell
from an egg found "A chicken inside.
She mended the broken shell and a
few days later the chicken picked it's
way through.
AIILTON.-Elmer Hall, a farmer,
lies at the point of death as result
of injuries sustained in an attemPt to
manage an unruly COW which knC ok
ed him down. trampled him. breaking
several ribs and causing internal in
juries.
FIT WAYNE-Fiftyh houses are iso-
lated by the highest water the city
has known in years with the excep-
ton Of the food last year. The river
is still rising.
MUNCIE.-Does the failure of
husband TO wash his feet at reason
able intervals constitute, cruel and
inhuman treatment" of his wife. This
Will be settled by Judge Frank Ellis
the troubles of Mary y. Rowe who is
suing William Rowe for a divorce.
NNERSVILLE.-An animal the
size OF a rat with a body like
weasel, a head like a squirrel, and
claws like a housecat was captured
here by ". II. NOlX in a thicket The
freak animal is puzzIing scientists. 1t
viii be taken 10 the Chicago zoo.
Eleven days or % sun
days in church was the choice of SEN
fences given John Vernon i'm city court
here when he was arrested for being
intoxicated. He promised 10 go to
church every Sunday for year.
LAFAYETTE.-Wi c. Griffith.
secretary of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, was seriously injured
when he was shot by Mrs. Charles
Price, who mistoOk him for g burglar,
when he stopped at her home at night
90 leave mail for Price, who is
trainman.
HAMMOND-W. II. Kenney was
fatally injured when his auto was
struck by a WestbOund y. Y. x II G.
flyer. Kenney drove on the ira Ks at
an angle with the train back Of him
SEYMOUR.-As a fraight train was
entering this city the train crew dis
covered William Havering. a printer
and Miss Mabel Thompson. 10. beat
ing their way in a box car. The girl
co was placed under arrest and eff
forts viii be made to find her parents
picked up by fellow miners after he
picked up by fellO WINNERS after he
had been unconscious for nearly an
hour on the floor of the Valley mine.
He had been hit on the head by a
large spike.
CADILLAC.-Gold quartz was dis
covered on a farm south of here,
where drilling for oil was in progress.
The quartz was struck at about 600
feet and is said to be very heavy.
FLTNT.-Word has been received
here that Gideon Tyler of this place.
was burned TO death in the cab of
his locomotive at Cortland y Y. His
clothing, saturated with oil. caught
FIRE when he attempted to put out
ire in pile Of waste on the floor of
the cab.
DOWAGIAC. - Judge DesVoignes
found David Fox. a Pottawatomie In
dian, guilty of hunting out Of season.
The case was appealed from the
lower court The fine and imprison-
ment was suspended as the Indian
seemed TO be sincere in believing that
ne had a right 10 hunt owing to his
ancestral rights.
BENTON HARBOR-An unknown
man, penniless and out of work. COM
mitted suicide in a hotel here. All
means or Identification had been re-
moved from the mans clothing.
HEYBOYGON. - Joe NTascoe a
lumherjack. was killed i'm "a fight AZ
the home Of Mike Kierczak. Four
men were involved, one OF whom is
under arrest