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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
YELLOW BANK, IND.

Mr.. and Mrs. A J.. Egar Of Hillside
entertained a number Of relatives at
dinner Sunday. Covers were laid for
fifteen.
The Ladies' Aid society will be en-
tertained by Mrs. Carol Thursday
afternoon.
A. d. Mcknight n wife and John
Boyd Of Mishawaka we're Sunday Wis
itOrs Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
knight.
Mrs. Frank p. Emerson who has
been very III for many weeks is slow
~ Commissioning.
Rev. Morrison Of Goshen. the re-
Gently appointed minister Of the VI. f.
church will preach Sunday morning
next.
James Sousley. who has been quite
i'll. is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plotner Of Mishawaka.
were entertained Sunday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. David Shanour.
Master Vernon BealI Of Mishawaka.
is spending the week with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ludwig.
c. f. Robbins returned from a visit
at South Haven. Mich.
Milton Mcknight was able Tuesday
TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. O. b. Robbins.
Mesdames George Bucker. Melvin
Morris, Mrs. J. /. Aller and Mrs. Lucia
Sherman Of Garrett, Ind, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Bertha Snyder of South
Bend. A two course dinner was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Austin were
guests Sunday of Mrs. John Austin OF
OsceOla.
Sunday services as follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. m, Alfred Ludwig, SUI
perintendent. Preaching at IL a. m.
by Rev. Morrison, pastor. Epworth
league at 1880 p. m.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
NORTH LIBERTY, IND.

Mrs. Charles Cotterall and daugh-
ter Cloe OF Turner. Mich. and Mrs.
Charles Robertson of Lakeville. Wis
tied with friends here Tuesday.
J. a. HOstetler and family, l.. L.
Kilmer and family. Mrs. Edith Thorn
asOn and @. Il. Irwin are attending the
annual Brethren conference held at
Winona lake this week.
d. \. Rupel made a business trip
10 Plymouth Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. O. Snethan are
visiting at the home Of Fred Schrader.
DR.. c. l.. Geyer made a business
trip to Chicago Wednesday,.
About thirty members of the Sunday
school classes Of Messrs. Houser and
Steele enjoyed a days outing az Mich
igdn City Wednesday.
Mrs. David Hay and Mrs. Sarah
Whitmer left Wednesday for an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Ne
braska.
Miss Leah Fish left Wednesday for
Wisconsin. where she will be employ
ed as teacher during the coming term.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. w. Nelson of Chi
cage are spending the week with II.
l.. earn and family.
The work on the waterworks is pro-
crossing rapidly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
PLYMOUTH, IND.

Mrs. Joseph New and Mrs. Holmes
Of Fort Wayne are the guests of Mrs.
Claud Lavender.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Woodbury. left
Monday morning for a trip east that
will include Niagara Falls.
Miss Carrie Rhodes is visiting with
friends in Bremen.
Miss Rachel Agg. who has been
with the public library since Miss
| Carton was called away a few months
after the library was opened. has Sc
| cured another position. Miss Edna
Switzer has been placed in charge.
Miss Jessie Logan takes the place Of
assistant.
Marriage licenses: Charles L. Watts
and Florence r. Robinson, both of
Culver. Joseph r. Cotton Of Ann
F.! Arbcr. Mich. and Iva VI. La Flore of
Teegarden, Ina.
Ira Reynolds left Monday morning
for North Dakota where he will teach
school.
Mrs. RolIie Miller left for Gary
Monday for a stay OF several days with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jacox and two
children left Monday for St. Joseph,
Mich, for a stay of ten days.
Lloyd Hill was at nome from Chi
cago over Sunday for a visit with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Reslar are
here from Chicago visiting the for
mer's sister, Miss Mary Reslar.
John Henry Zuver. esq. managing
editor of the South Bend News-Tfmes,
was tr~ansacting business in the city
Tuesday.
| The Splitter Myers reunion will be
held Thursday, Sept. ?, at the fair
grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lora Thompson of In
| dianapolis. came Tuesday for a visit
of several days with his uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Rowe of Union
City. have rented the Sherman Muir
ply farm northeast of town and will
remove here and take charge of it.
The Young Mems Bible class of the
entertained mex Friday evening at
the home of Professor and Mrs. Har-
ris. COS s. Michigan st.
Miss Ida Haines is attending the st.
Joseph county teachers institute at
South Bend this week.
Mrs. Mary Swanson and daughter Of
Fort Wayne, were in the city Tues
day. Friends Of her brother John w.
Davis. whose bOyhOOd home was in
Il - AADhAA ~ bE sui ~ AEdA VI TIC
accident which befell his Is year old
son Paul, by which n leg was taken
off four inches above the knee by a
machine in the fertilizer plant at Ham
mOnd, where the family reside.
Mrs. w. ID. Decker of indianapolis,
is in the city for a visit with Mrs.
Samuel earn of Thayer ST.
Mrs. Harry Siple is attending the
home coming at Argos.
on next Sunday evening the Sunday
school at the DUnkard church five
miles west of Plymouth. will give a
missionary program.
Miss Alice Gunder has gone to In
dianapolis, where she will teach in
the city schools.
Mrs. Edith Baker If Bucyrus. O., is
in the city visiting her mother. Mrs.
Charles Andrews. and her brother
Frank, near Dickson lake.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. f. Sims and little
son are in the city for a visit with
Or. and Mrs. Hitchcock.
The Ladies' Aid society of the T.. I.
church will meet with Mrs. S. H.
Wager Friday evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
ARDMORE, IND.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Paul were
Sunday guests of their daughter and
family Sunday at Crumstown.
Mrs. F. Bourbon and family have
returned from Barren lake and Do
wagiac. Mich.
Master Lloyd Chamberlain is visit
ing his uncle of South Bend.
Mrs. Eby and family were the guests
of Mrs. HIM Monday.
Mr.. Shubert has just completed his
dry cleaning plant at his home on
the Crumstown rOad
Mrs. Smith Of Walkerton is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Berry OF
Crumstown av road.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith. Aug. 27.
Mr.. and Mrs. RansbOttom are visit
ing relatives at Knox, Ind.
Mrs. G. Lowell was a guest of her
sister. Mrs. Charles Pierce of Crums-
town av. road, Sunday.
Miss Madelon Moore spent Satur-
day and Sunday at Barren lake with
friends.
Mrs. Walters OF South Bend visit
ed with Mrs. Ed Krill Monday.
Mrs. Fred Grau and two children
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
Late News from the
Surrounding Towns
BERRIEN SPRINGS. MICH.

The Misses Coral Ayers and Esther
Hendleman We're South Bend visitors
Monday.
a. Ruthford of Dowagiac was a bust
ness visitor here Monday.
Aaron Hendelman went TO Detroit
Monday for a few days business visit.
Miss Edith has returned from a
weeks visit with her brother. Guy Nc
Cullough In Findlay, Ohio, and has re-
sumed her work as teacher Of the 5th
and 9Th grade in the village schools.
The June band was entertained on
Wednesday afternoon by Mesdames
William +. Stemm and George A.
Stemm at the home Of the former.
Richard Phillips died at his home
near BarOda Monday. The funeral
seTvice was held here at the NJ. +.
church Wednesday afternoon conduct
cd By Rev. II. A. Carr.
Miss Mabel Edwards has returned
from a weeks visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Edwards, in Do
wagiac.
The Hand school opened Monday
with Miss Alice Fisher as techer. Miss
Fisher was one of the graduates of the
county normal last year.
Mrs. Fred Gibson, with her son
John. and Miss Florence Howard of
OAAALAAOs ~ kAoAAOA0 a. NAAt AAOaAAG VI
their sister. Mrs. George ClaypoOl, this
week.
The Aid society Of n United Breth-
rem church will meet Friday afternoon
in the church parIors.
Paul d. BrOdbeck of New Troy was
a guest at the Thomas Taylor home
Sunday.
Miss Jane Ford has entered the high
school in Gilman. III. She will stay
90 49, ~ HTm- DnTnL DarrNsTTsa.
Mrs. J. a. Burkett was a st. Joseph
visitor Tuesday.
Word was received here Monday
of the death OF Mrs. Sarah CLAIR in
California. The body was brought
here Wednesday for burial. A short
service was held at the cemetery by
Rev. IL. c. Bixler. Mrs. CLAIR was a
former resident of our village.
A. Rutherford of Dowagiac was a
business visitor here Monday.
The Aid society of the NJ. +. church
enjoyed a pot luck dinner at the j. G.
Dipert home on the Shaker farm, Wed
nesday.
The peach crop on the orchard farm
south Of town, formerly owned 10y
Clyde w. Hockey, has been sold for
$1,000.
The library has been moved to the
rooms above H~endleman's clothing
store.
Officers for the United Brethren
Sunday school have been elected as
follows: superintendent. G. +. King;
assistant superintendent, Alva Ben
nett; secretary. Mrs. Alvin Willis;
treasurer, Miss Maggie Ewalt.
Mrs. Mary Rodgers and Mrs. l.
Silier attended the funeral service OF
the late Mrs. Richard COnine al
Franklin chapel Tuesday morning
Mrs. COnine died Saturday at the
home OF her daughter in Albion.
Miss Bessie NanPatten of Los An
geles. Calf, is a visitor al the home
Of her uncle, A. A. Harner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Cook of Niles
were guests at Noel range Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02

gone violently insane according TO a
telephone message received Wednes-
day by Chief of Police Francis. Pc
truska came to Niles about three
years ago to follow his trade. that of
a tanner, and with a number of other
Slovaks attempted to establish a col
ony of his countrymen here. Several
new houses were built here. but later
some were obliged TO leave the city
to seek other employment. Petrus-
ka'S family, comprising his wife and
seven children, are in Niles and are in
Strengthened circumstances on ac-
count of the misfortune which has be-
fallen the husband and father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hahn Of Nap
panee. Ind. are guests of their daugh-
ter nd son, Mrs. Emma Hobart and
Walter Hahn.
DIR. Mvra Cain Stewart. who has
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
STONY RIDGE, IND.

Miss Marie Finch of Chadron, Neb.,
visited at the home of Howard Web
ster Thursday and Friday.
Miss Meta Haussmann has returned
from a weeks outing at Eagle lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndon Kiefer and
family spent Sunday with Frank
Kiefer and family of South Bend.
bIr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kramer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Strickey attend
ed the horticultural meeting Saturday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fox,
south of South Bend.
sMrs. Edwin Turnock and June spent
the week enc in South Bend.
Miss Esther Schott of Blue Island,
ILL.,, visited Hazel Markham Wednes-
day.
Mr.. n Mrs. Neib were sunday
guests Of Albert Linsinmeir.
Mr.. n Mrs. William Kuehl and
family and Miss Erie Mark m0tored
to st. Joseph. Mich. Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Grae Markham and
Hazel were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Webster of South Bend Sun
day.
Miss Erma Helmer has returned TO
her home after spending a month at
Monroe. Mich.
Thieves broke into the home of
Howard Webster Sunday and took
food and jewelry.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher. Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Smoke and family
were geusts of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Austin Sunday.
Misses Marie Haney Ada Baker.
Blanche Kiefer, Erie Mark. Marcella
Mueller and Hazel Markham are at
tending county institute in South
Bend
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
NILES, MICH.

Miss Hazel Bowerman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Bowerman of
West Niles, and George Ecker of
Niles were married in South Bend
tuesday. They Will reside for the
present with the groom's parents, near
Berrien Springs. Mr.. Eckler is a
painter by trade.
Mrs. Perry Hendershot is in Volina
on account of the death of her father,
Frank b. Rowe.
Mrs. c. c.. Hill will entertain in
formally at bridge Friday evening in
nonOr OF Mrs. +. NJ. Grev of San
Dleso: Calf, and Mrs. George S. Hop
pin of Detroit.
carr Petruska, a Niles man who has
Deen employed at Grand Haven, has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
Vacuum Ice Is
1000 Pure

Newman since the funeral of her
father. Thomas Cain at North Man
chester, Ind. left Wednesday evening
for her home in Washington, ID. &.
The Niles uncil at a special
meeting voted 10 accept the offer OF
attorney for II w. TOgus, former
supe~s tendent OF the Niles electric
and water department. TO settle his
suit for S3.5OC for $3.50. Mr.. Togus
was dismissed from service, although
he had a llree year contract only
partly fulfilled. and he sued for breach
Of contract. The suit is thus settled
out Of court.
Miss Marguerite TroOst has return
ed from Brandon. Manitoba, where
she spent the
Miss Claudine Miley went TO Ann
Arbor Wednesday To visit Miss Ruth
Smith.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02

ca Valparaiso. spent Sunday with Mrs.
a. g Hosteder.
The ladies Of Ardmore and Grand
view win hold a picnic at Leeper park
next Saturday.
Glide Award. Who has been staying
with his brother. r. l. Award. has
returned 10 his home at Lakeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Myers and daugh-
ter Katheryn OF Mishawaka were Sun
day guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Herring
OF Chain lakes road.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02

of fine embroidered organ
dy, low neck, lace trimmed,
sold at S1.75. Also $500
tucked wolfe waist: with
hemstitched organdy collar,
9 to II A. M. only .$1.i0
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
SECO SILK

27-inch Silk-and-C Cotton
Null, complete aSSOrtmentS
of street and evening shades
as well as drapery colorS,
per yard ............14c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
EMBROIDERY

, to finch finished edge
landings, fine Swiss, l5c
quality, per yard. &c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
TABLE DAMASK

58-inch, white mercerized,
for these , hours only, per
yard zoe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
WHITE SKIRTS

pique; with two patch peck
cts. Also natural color
beach cloth dress skirts,
sold at S1.49, to close $1.O0
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
WOMEN'S WAISTS

white blouSeS in odd lots or
slightly soiled that sold at
S1.OO and over, 9 to II A.
M. only -. .33c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02

EMBROIDERY FLOSS
assorted cOlOrS, 3 Skeins SC
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
HUCK TOWELS

1896 in, all white or with
red border, good quality,
sold at 1Oc, 6 for 40c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
WOMEN'S VESTS

gauze, mercerized tapped, all
sizes &c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02
TORCHON LACES

genuine linen, neat pat
terms, per yard ........4 &c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-02

R

for school children, white
hemstitched .....3 for Sc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
(Contsnued.3

Your tael.l,. COX (which will not fl in any kit bag known1 and your rod case make patentsto the world at largo your coming adventures. Envied, in- deed, for not all of us may surrender to this primitive longing.
 Even those of flIs who may Qot go give thanks that something remains to call us back to the open. So little one needs upon these adventures few changes of clothes and q book written by a man named Ike Walton,> maybe, tucked away in your pocket. That's life for youi
 bade Cranford goodby at the sub way And as had nothing to do with this. strange tale, save to push Gran ford into it, innocentIy enough, I'll say goodby to you too. Exit, then, first person. singular, perpendicular. Enter several villains, and strife and tur- moii, and peace and calm. and roseate romance.
 Tn a bedroom of one of the glitter clutter hotels on Broadway there sat q man. He was all of that-deep fof chest, powerful of frame with 3 head as picturesque as q lions. A worka-. day chap, he was; no hawk beak, no sweeping black mustache so dear to the penny dreadful. His face was round, q brief commentary on the best of cooks. He had remarkable control of that face He could make it jolly, pleasa nt, wfinsicaEa capital asset in his business
 However. just now it was not a pleasant face to look upon. There was venom in, his eyes and venom on his tongue and venom in his heart
 Plain sailing. unless you crossed him; easy. going, unless you caused him to stumble; then, watch out From time to time he nursed the bandaged leg propped by several pillows.
 Get him. say: get him. He's one of the swell yuItures His room was next to mine at the Continental. He tumbied to the crutehes, Nice little keyhole boy. We'll, now we know the man, and be knows practically all about me. 60 for him; break him. 7 the window
 ssHayen't you got any brains? Must I think for everybody
 LaKeep civil tongue in your head"
 The young man turned. His brown eyes were as hard and cold as the. blue ones of the older man. It was a hand some. lean, well bred face, first glance, but scrutiny revealed an astonishing number of flaws What nature had generously intended to be boyish beau- ty some inner force. working outward. had nuIIi6ed-
 He. too couId wear his mask, be charming, winning. Between these two men there was no mummery; they knew each others masks too well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

Clicked Their Glasses and Spoke a
 Phrase Which Puzzled Him.
 ways grew correspondingly cold and mocking.
 t-"To papa, lovingly from his son Donald,'' said the young man in a high, piping, childish voice. Then he whir1- ed upon the man in the chair. Maud lin sentiment from you doesn't fit in. Drop it. If Pm your son it's only one of those chances of life. l had noth- ing to do with it. I'm merely your lieutenant. Pm in the game for the sport and the cash. In one thing only do differ from you-I never break my word and don't you to me. Very few persons know that am Michael Smead's son. For that Pm grateful You stay here in New York. I'll han dle this job. Going uptown now to Cranfor6's.'
 For space of thirty seconds he stared jelly into his fathers eyes, shrugged and made for the door, which he opened and closed gently enough.
 Smead glared at the drab panels, but saw only the pictures and tableaux of ragged life. Did he regret any of it? At that moment he could not say But fear of a kind crept into his lion > like heart. What lay in the soul of this offspring of his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
'swonder what the dickens it's an

'fWonder what the dickens it's aIi about?''
 "Gray fedora. Now, I'll bid you good by, sir. He may or may not know you, but if he saw me with you he'd know. I'll make for the street. Here's the tickets. sir. If anything turns up I'll wire, and if you need me send" The two shook hands.
 There was adnlira tion on both sides and no little affection. Warren did not depend upon Cranford's bounty. He had q truck farm over in New Jersey that paid him well. He was like q man who had tasted rare vtntage- all other wines palled.
 He was adventurous in spirit, and once upon q time Cranford had pluck ed him out of the rut of commonplace, B wild scramble over roofs, the spat sDat of bullets against brick and stone, down into a strange skylight, and mad dash into the street. SmugglerS of the lower grade, bent upon reprisal.
 Presently Cranford passed out of the gates to his Pullman.
 The dark, handsome young man with the scar on his chin was absolutely un- known to him. What did he want? Whatlwas in the air?
 The young man Immediately left the gate. Farther up the line he stopped to speak to short and wiry man with q br1stling mustache.
 I'm going back to Smead. I'll fol- low in few days Keep under cover Go fishing. I'll write you q description of this Cranford chap. He's leaving tonight for the American side"
 "What?''
 "fYes. Got his guns and fishing tac- kIe. May be q blind: again, we may { know nothing. Up to you two to find out. If he's really fishing why, there's no worry We need not change any 1 of our plans.l Besides, he never works of this side. Fish, you two. Put up a bluff anyhow. No cards, no whisky. The ola man'1l break you if you slip up through care1essness. Good luck to you!''
 Half an hour later he was back in i Smeads room.
 st'Well, boy?"
 "Cranford left tonight for the river Now, don't get excited. He had his guns and tackle. Probably goes to fish and hunt. His valet has gone over to Jersey.f It's not possible that Gran ford knows anything, but he has the devils own luck in falling on to things. I'm going to get into his rooms tonight and take look at his core spondence. I want indisputable proof. '
 Don, you've got nerve. Where did you get it?n
 "Maybe little from you-maybe a i little from her. She must have had nerve to marry you, knowing what she did,
 Leave your mother out of this talk. Whats the matter with you lately, anyhow?''
 Gets under your ribs to think of her, ehs''
 After alE am your father'' l He spoke calmly. He knew of old the futility of loosening the heat of his wrath against this boy, who ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
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 V.axafiveN.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Capt. C. E. TOOKER

Will Run Daily Except Sunday
 Leave Port Jefferson. .. :. .9:0O A. NJ. Leave Bridgeport. B: 900 F. M. Single Fare 75c; returning, Round Trip Ticket, $1. Good any time during the season. Children between and 12 years half fare. Special Excursion Tickers, good to return same day only. from Port Jefferson every Friday, fare HDc Automobile transportation given careful attention. For further i1lfor- nation address GEO. NI.TOOKER.Agt RridSeport or Port Jefferson. Time table subject to change without notice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

JUST ARRIVED, FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS JOHN RECK 8 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

The Canadian troopship Corsican arrived safely in England with 1,3oO troops according to an announcement from Ottawa.