South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-22
HIGHWAY DAY TO BE
HELD ON WEDNESDAY
EIkhart People to Be Caught BY
Lincoln ROadWay'S
Camera Man.

ELKHART, June 22.-The commit
tee on arrangements for the Lincoln
highway celebration 10 be held in this
city Wednesday is busy today complet-
ing final arrangements for what the
committee anticipates will be one of
the biggest days in EIkhart's history.
F. l. Arnold. chairman OF the COM
nittee. was in Fort Wayne Sunday
getting suggestions from Lincoln
highway officials The Fort Wayne
celebration is taking place today.
The taking OF motion pictures will
begin shortly after a. m. and the
camera men viii be on the job almost
continuously from that time until aft
er the big parade which viii move
promptly at 1850 p. IN.
Mrs. Sarah J. StickIer Woodcock.
291 oxford St. is dead after an ill
ness Of 10 days due 10 a cold COM
plicated with chronic heart trouble.
Her aged husband John WOOdcOck.
who was stricken with a severe cold
after she became i'll. is in critical
condition.
Mrs. Woodcock. who had been a
resident Of Elkhart u years, was
born in Whitley county. Ind. on April
%. 1874 the daughter of Mr.. and
section. Her first husband Henry
Strickler. died June 2S. 1908. and her
marriage to Mr. Woodcock took place
April "a. 1918. Surviving her are the
following children: Mrs. Rena Bru-
baker, Andrew T. Stickler. Mrs
Nancy Cornelius and Willard III.
Stickler all of Elkhart the latter
having made his home with his moth
er, Aaron A. Stickler of Larwill.
nj "A L ,f J,
Bend Surviving brothers and sisters
are; Nathaniel G. Shorb of South
Whitley. Jess \ Shorb OF Newton,
Ill; Thomas J. ShOrb Of Cape Ger
rardeau, Mo; Mrs Marandie COble OF
Muncie Ind. Mrs. Eliza Spohnhauer
of South. Whitley and Mrs. Ellen
Penn OF Huntington. Ind. Mrs Stick
Ter was a member OF the Methodist
denomination.
The funeral service will be held az
the home at 1870 o'clock Tuesday.
Rev. r. l.. Morrison of st. Pauls
Methodist church will be assisted by
Rev. r. @. Fried and Rev. s. A Whit
more.
y. F. Fisher. a former y. Y. c.
freight brakeman who stole $50
watch and suit of clothes from Mel
vim Wagner. another brakeman. and
who was arrested in Sandusky. o..
pleaedd guilty I'm the circuit court
Monday. Judge Drake sentenced him
to from one 10 Il years in the peni-
tertiary. fined him $50 and disfran-
chised him for four years.
a new departure was inaugurated
by the police Monday when Chief
Roth notified the carnival people now
showing on +. Jackson st that no
kind of gaming devices. such as
throwing balls at doll babies. rings
at canes, etc, would be allowed.
1T is the purpose Of the depart
ment." said the chief. "to stop all
kinds Of gambling or the grounds"
The step was taken because of OBJ
iectionabie conditions that were
found to exist at a carnival show that
occupied the same site two or three
weeks ago. The privileges" were
abused.
The will OF Joseph Ludwig. who
die May Il. was filed for probate
today. William u. Dalton is named
as executor. The document. which
was drawn June S, 1905. disposes of
personal property and realty valued
at $4,000 as follows
To a grandson, Herbert Ludwig. is
given the north side of a fiat build
ing located al 1876 Prairie av., sub
ject to Request of $500 in favor
of. Mr.. Ludwig's mother, Mrs. Mary
Kruger.
To a niece, Angela Ludwig. is eft
the residence property at 1852 s. Sec
ond St. subject 10 bequest Of $500
in favor OF Mrs. Kruger
To son, Charles y. Ludwig. is
given the residence properties at
1107-1111 Prairie ST All personal
property is left 10 the children of
Charles a. Ludwig. The witnesses to
the will were Charles j. Sorrentino
and William +. Seidel.
The Martin Band Instrument Co.
this city has received from W.
j. Henderson. their California rep
resentative. who is in charge OF the
company's exhibit al the Panama fair.
the following gratifying message:
Martin awarded gold medal for
supS ~iority in band Instruments"
The local management OF the COM
pany's business said 1t would await
further Information before undertake
ing 10 give out details Of the award.
El0PER DESERTS LADY