South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
INDIANA AND
MICHIGAN BRIEFS

II WlCnlUAN DkIEfS
PRINCETON.-Gilb Ritterskamp
was drowned when he fell from a boat
while fishing with a party of friends
/ at Long pond here. He was married
three months ago.
! MITCHELL-The store Of Charles
Coyl was entered at night and large
amount of money and other valuables
taken. BloOdhOunds brought to the
scene have failed to trail the burglars.
PERU.-The smallest baby in the
world lived here II days, the child of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Glover. 1t was be-
\ ing raised in an incubator and weighed
/ less than a pound and a half
! INDIANAPOLIS.-J Dawson, who
was injured in Saturdays 5OO-miIe
race, is still in a serious condition, al
though physicians have not given up
hopes Of his recovery.
! JEFFERSONVILLE Herman
Denbe, %, drowned here when he
stumbled over a log and fell into the
| river while he was spearing frogs
along the banks.
! MARTINSVILLE. - Daniel Riley
Stewart, 80. farmer living near here,
hanged himself IL an apple tree. Ill
/ health is said to be the cause. This
| is the third elderly farmer who has
committed suicide by hanging during
/ the last three weeks.
| MUNCIE.-Revel Hopper. shot by
Patten Sloan Friday, following a quar-
rel in down town hotel, died as a re-
suit of the injuries. Sloan is held
charged with murder.
MUNCIE.-Mrs. Hattie Bartlett, SO.
! drank more than three ounces of car
bolic acid and died in a few minutes.
while on her way TO her brothers
| grocery store. Her husband commit
ted suicide two weeks ago.
APORTE.-Casimer Mosekewtch.
of Otis, was fatally injured when a
motorcycle on which he was riding
crashed into an auto party near here.
A companion, Steve Delato, also riding
motorcycle, took the injured boy
home where it is said he can not live.
The auto party after helping the boy
onto the car Of his companion, dis
appeared.
TERRE HAUTE.-Henry Mitchell.
negro hotel porter. who slashed r. l..
Caster with a razor. was found hidden
in the attic of his mothers home and
has been placed under arrest.
LAFAYETTE-F. ]. Clampitt and
party of three from Chicago, narrowly
| escaped death in an auto accident
when their car Swerved from the
| bridge and capsiZed, landing in a
ditch. They were only slightly hurt,
having been thrown into the soft mud.
ID Z L q
who mutilated himself with a pocket
knife, is held on a charge OF assault
and battery with intent to kill, ac-
cused of attacking Alpha Herndon,
five years old. There is little hope of
saving the life of the child, as she has
contracted disease which has al
ready made her blind.
FORT WAYNE.-Bishop Herman ].
Alerding, who is now in Rome, has
| been given a check for $4,000 by +.
II. Gary of the Gary steel mills, which
will be used for churches for foreign
j ers, to be built in and about Gary.
SHELBYVILLE. - Harry Craver.
charged with first degree murder for
killing his aged uncle, Walter King.
has been released from Jail on bail.
+ ST. JOSEPH-Before going to work
he was feeling i'll and thought he was
going TO heaven soon. An hour later
he dropped dead in a field in which
he was working. He has been suffer-
ing of heart disease for several
months
WATERVLIET.- Fay and
Charles Comp were injured when the
automobile III which they were riding
skidded and turned half over. Comp
was badly cut about the throat, hav-
ing struck a barbed wire fence when
he was thrown from the machine.
BENTON HARBOR-Dr. Claude
Owens and wife, of Grand Rapids.
narrowly escaped drowning when their
4O-foot launch caught fire while they
were cruising about four miles north
OF St Joseph. AS soon as the flames
were discovered, the launch was head
ed for the shore, where the boat was
beached.
LANSING.-The fast mail train on
the Michigan Central was wrecked
when one OF the cars left the tracks. /
The train split into three sections and
toppled half way over but outside Of
a few minor bruises, none of the pas
sengers were injured.
TRYS TO KEEP UP WITH
CITY AUTO; ARRESTED !
Because he attempted. II is said. 10
keep up with the city Joy riding car"
Monday night in going up hill on y. I
Michigan St. Otto Reese, chauffeur
for William Renfranz. the tailor, was
arrested and arraiSned in city court /