South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
WINSHIP SUCCEEDS
GRAY AS TREASURER
Commissioners Action Comes
as SurpriSe-Regular SeS-
sion Expected.

FLKILART. oct. 2S.-winlam II.
Winship OF Elkhart was Wednesday
morning elected by the Elkhart coun-
t. commissioners to be county treas
urer TO succeed the late wilbur a.
Gray.
The commissioners meeting was
surprise to all except those who had
been informed Of their intention to
hold an Immediate session 1t had
been supposed the question Of nam
ing Mr.. Gray's successor would not
come up until the board met in regu-
lar session next Monday.
However. County Atty. Anthony
Deahl OF Goshen informed the board
that the death Of Mr. Gray vacated
the office Immediately and that the
deputies appointed by him could serve
only by sufferance, pending some fur
Their acton to legaliZe their acts. In
short, that the plan whereby VIII
Charnley, as representative Of Mr..
Gray's bondsmen, was acting treas
Urer during Mr.. Grays illness, could
not legally continue after his death.
Mr.. Winship a quarter Of a century
ago was clerk in the Kies clothing
store. In later years he engaged in
other pursuits, and was credit man
at the w. G. Hill department store
for some years. In March, 1904, he
became secretary and manager OF the
Northern Indiana and Southern Mich
igaD Telephone CO. with headquarters
in indianapolis, but returned 10 Elk
hart in May, 1905. In November,
1907, he became assistant manager of
the Home Telephone Co, and resign
ed the managers office on June %,
1909. For several years h has been
head Of the fixture department of the
a.rrr.-
her OF st. Johns Episcopal church,
serving on the vestry.
Three inheritance tax cases were
disposed of BY Judge Harm2n Wednes-
day. He held that the estate Of Emma
J. Thompson must pay $93-O2- The
report of appraisers showed the estate
to be worth $4,000. all in realty. The
exemption and small debts brought
this down 10 $9,302.
The share Margaret Luke gets from
estate OF her father, Eugene -. Luke,
was found liable to a tax of $3.50.
The, widows share was exempt. The
estate was shown to be worth $4,000
in personal property and $1,000 in real
estate. After all membranes and
the widows allowance were paid 1t
was worth $9,119.83. Mrs. Luke got
one-half Of the estate and the daugh-
ter the other half.
The late c. A. Miller left an estate
valued at S6.146.04 by the appraisers
after all incumbr snces were paid. Aft
er IL was divided into three shares
among the daughters, and each hav-
ing an exemption of $4,000, the as
sessable amount left 10 each was but
$4S.6S. and the tax was fixed at forty
nine cents for each.
We'll. the next time I do I'll go to a
real court remarked Eva Phillips OF
Goshen TO Judge J. S. Drake of the
circuit court, just after he had grant
ed a decree of divorce-her second
and added that he hoped she would
not think it necessary to again come
into court for another divorce.
The astonished Jurist promptly or
dered: Decree revoked"
Mrs. Phillips left the court room
much crestfallen-still the legal wife
of Robert +. Phillips. Her first di-
vorce was from a man named FerSu-
son. n few months ago.
Hazel Hull was granted a divorce
from Ellis Hull, with $500 alimony and
custody Of her child.
An unusual document-a joint Will
that of Albert and Christina CARMEL,
was probated in the superior court on
Wednesday. IT is very brief, providing
makers, the property shall be con-
rerted into cash and, after debts are
paid, divided equally among the chill
dren-Henry +. Karnen, Almar w
Karnell Mary r. Adams and c.. Albert
Karneu.
The will was executed on July 6,
1914, and witnessed by ]. W. Caniard
and Frank +. Gross. w. :. Hazelton
was named executor and qualified to-
n W
indicates the estate is at least $1,000.
James Albert Grise Of Osceola died
Mt Z o'clock wednesday morning. He
was born May II, 1851. in Ohio. He
was n farmer by occupation. SurviV-
ing him are his wife. Sarah Grise; a
son. Frederick Grise, who is at home;
four daughters. Mrs. William Gunton
OF this city. Mrs. Charles Easer Of
Bristol, Mrs Charles Browning OF
Niles and Mrs. Charles Helser of Mish-
awake; two brothers, Joseph Grise of
Goshen and John Grise OF Osceola,
and three sisters. Mrs. Emma BouSh-
ton OF CassOpOlis, Mrs. Henry Hum-
nell OF Bremen and Mrs. ID. Shidier or
this city.
Death resulted from & complication
OF diseases after a severe illness Of
two weeks and falling health OF sew
eral years. Funeral services, conduct
ed by Rev. Fr. +. J. Jansen, VIII be
held at St Vinceuts Catholic church
at 9 O'Clock Friday. The interment
will take place in st. Vincent's ceme-
terry.
Mrs Emily Enora Bowers wife OF
Jacob Bowers. died at their home at
1913 y. Main 81. at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. the elimination of an
illness since July, 1918, due 10 jaun-
dice. She was born I'm 81. Joseph COun-
". near Osceola, July Is. 1885. and
lived in that county until her removal
TO Elkhart ten years ago. Surviving
her besides her husband are son.
John H. Bowers OF Edwardsburg, two
daughters. Mrs Harley HOLDEN OF
OsceOla and Mrs Lorenzo Lee OF