South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-16
LOSES HORSES BY
STRANGE DISEASE
Five Die in 10 DayS-Veterin-
airy Diagnosis is Cerebro
Spinal Meningitis.

ELKHART. Nov. 15-Of seven good
work horses belonging TO Frank
Plummer, $40 Kilbourn st, four have
died and a fifth has been saved only
by hard work, during the last 10 days.
The other two do not seem 10 have
been affected by the peculiar ailment
with which the five were stricken.
Samuel ESpy, a veterinary, thinks
a poisonous fungus developed in their
feed before or after harvest. lie says
investigation proved the ailment to
be cerebro-spinal meningitis. Each
horse Qied a few hours after the
symptoms became apparent. The
most noticeable symptom was bleed
ing at the mouth Each became sick
in the night
II fed but two bundles of corn
fodder 10 all seven, so l don't think
the poison was in that. The other feed
consisted of timothy hay, chopped
feed and corn said Mr.. Plummer
today.
All the horses had been purchased
by him within the last two months.
Marion u. Elliott OF Grant St, 20
years old, was robbed of So by au-
toists Sunday evening just after he
had left the home Of his son. William
Elliott OF 222 r. SimontOn st, to go
to his own home.
Mr. Elliott says he had proceeded
about half a block when a roadster
halted him in the street opposite him
and a man jumped out. He drew
a revolver and ordered the aged vie
tim TO turn over what money he had.
This Mr.. Elliott did. The man then
jumped into the automobile which
uac driven ranidlV aWaV
Frank Bodka, who lives on st. Joe
St. As years old, was found in the
New York Central yards by John
Cakes, a yardman, Sunday night with
his left leg cut off below the knee.
He was very weak from loss Of blood.
il is not known how he met his in
jury.
The patient is being kept alive with
salt solutions, and his case is con-
sidered critical, due to the loss Of
blood. He is unable to speak Eng
lish.
w. w. Best of Nappanee, father of
ID. NJ. Best Of this city. died at the
home of his son. Irwin Best Of Nap
panee, Sunday.
Mr.. Best, who was born in Carroll
county, Ohio, April s. 1896, settled
two miles southwest of where Nap
panee now stands
He established a sawmill and for
many years hauled lumber 20 Elk
hart
Surviving him are w. H. Best. r.
vim Best, Mrs. G w. Johnson and
Mrs. w. II. woodbury., all OF Nap
panee: Mrs. E F. Lenhart of Waka-
rusa, Mrs Charles Meek of Bremen.
and Mrs. j. b. Good and Mrs. NJ. II.
Thomas both living in the state OF
washington.
The funeral services will be held
at the home Of Irwin Best at 1880 o.
clock Tuesday, conducted by Rev ].
G. Albright, pastor OF the Second
Brethren church OF Elkhart.
w A. Emerson of Toledo, former
" Of this city and practically two
years New York Central engineman,
died suddenly of apoplexy at s o'clock
Friday night. His body was brought
here Sunday and taken to the home
of a DAUGHTER, Mrs. E. n. Williams OF
1880 II $son St, where the funeral
services were held Monday after
noon. Burial was in Grace Lawn
cemetery.
With three alarms within few
minutes, city firemen were kept busy
between 1920 and o'clock Sunday
night
The first call took the No. COM
pany and the Centrals TO DR.. G.. w.
Grossnickle's resi- 1ence at 40 River
side dr.. where damage estimated by
the doctor at $500 was done to the
interior of his home.
The next alarm was from the De-