South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-08
DIES WHILE PLANS ARE
MADE FOR CELEBRATION
Mrs. Elizabeth MonSChien of
Elkhart Married Almost
Fifty Years.

EIKHART. Ind, July s. Mrs.
Elizabeth Monschien, wife OF Michael
Monachien, an active member Of st.
Vincent's Catholic church, died at her
home. 1926 $ Second ST.. at $50
O'Clock Wednesday morning following
20 days illness due TO apoplexy.
A pathetic incident connected with
Mrs Moaschien's death was the fact
that she had been assisting her chill
dren IN making elaborate prepare
tions for the celebration OF her golden
wedding anniversary on July 20. kel-
atives from distant cities had been
invited and everything was being
done 10 make the event q memorable
one in the family annals.
The deceased who was born Novem-
Ter 2S. 1916, at Darmstadr Hesse,
Germany. was brought TO America
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Haussman. when she was four years
old. The Haussmans located in Mon
roe. Mich, later going TO Adrian,
where the daughter married July 20,
1865. Mr.. and Mrs. MOnschien moved
10 Elkhart in 1871. when Mr. Non
schien, as a machinist, came with the
Lake Shore shops They have Occu-
pied the residence On South Second
st. almost continuously since coming
TO this city.
Mrs. Monschien is survived by hcr
husband. nine children, two sisters
and one brother, as follows: Chill
dren. John NJ Monschien. Bernard
Mouschien, Thomas Monschien, Jo-
seph Monschien and Miss Thecla
MOnschie;I. all Of this city; Mrs. Anna
Geek Of Pontiac, Mich, Mrs. Willard
Burris OF Ann ArbOr and Theresa
and Agnes MOnschien. who are nuns
-
in Detroit: sisters: Mrs. John Lehr
of Newport. Mich, and Mrs. Anna
Lehr Of East Saginaw, Mich, and
brother. Jacob Haussman, of Elkhart
The funeral viii be held Saturday
with a solemn high requiem mass AT
st. Vincents Catholic church at g
O'Clock. Burial Will take place in st.
Vincent's cemetery.
As the result of a generous offer
made by Mrs. Lizzie u. Compton,
Fikhart may have a splendid Young
Women's Christian association build
ing 10 cost not less than $4,000.
Mrs. Compton is the widow OF The
late George =. Compton, vino was
vice president of the DR.. Miles Medi-
cal Co.
Mrs. Compton has agreed to give
the organization the realty ut u.s.
120 West Lexington aV.. directly op-
posite the Review Office and Just
across the alley west of the Indiana
4 Michigan Electric Co.'S office, pro-
vi5ed the association is able to start
the erection of $4,000 structure
by July 20. 1916. The prOffered realty
is worth at least $4,000.
The proposition requires that the
building be maintained as a Y. w. G.
A institute for not less than p years.
but after that period the property
may be disposed Of by the trustees
subject to the approval of the court.
the proceeds from such disposition
to be used in the purchase or the
erection of another home to be occu-
pied by the Elkhart association.
As a result Of the arrest OF the L.
vear-old Frank Orr last Saturday
night for the alleged theft of a pair
of trousers, his accuser, Horace Gin
ter. IS years old factory office en-
ploye is under $500 bonds 10 answer
n charge of serious moral derelictiOns.
orr is enters accuser. and Chief
Roth and Deputy Pros Conley say
Orr's statements are endorsed by two
other hovs. Ginter says they are in
famous lies"
Alleging that Mrs. Edith Eggleston
of Osolo township, mother of his
wife. is unlawfully OBTAINING her and
their infant child from him. refusing
To allow him Co have them or ID see
them. Earl Gardiner has filed ha-
beas corpus petition in the superior
court asking for their custody. il
will be heard at 10 o'clock Thursday.
Alfred Miller, Charged 10y Mrs. Mil
dred Fay. police matrOn, with failure
TO support his children-Daniel, The
odorc and Bertha Miller, all under
Il years of AGES under arrest In
default of bail ne was held in jail
When IL was ascertailed that the
$4,000 appropriated by the county
council FOR the grading Of the all
west side" road between here and
Goshen in the vicinity of Yellow
creek would he insufficient - COM
plcte the south approach &C. the new
bridge. instead of making a new APP
nrOpriatiou. the council ordered tho
county surveyor to estimate how
many more yards of earth could be
placed i'm the fiji with the funds not
expended. and when this was done.
tho surveyor set new stakes, lower
than the original grade stakes. TO
which the road is ROW being filled.
Later &c will be necessary to ind
some other means Of making the nh.
THIS probal ly viii be done Wlcn the
plans for the paving of the road are
prepared.
Alleging that he was persuaded 10y
fraudulent representations Co rIke out
$4,000 cougar payment policy IN
the Scranton Life Insurance Co. OF
Scranton. Pa. and that lac paid first
premium. Frederick j. liilbish. man
dger of The Bustoi telephone en-
change. has filed suit i'm the superior
court 90 recover $l6--li