South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-23
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BRIEFS.
PETERSBURG-One hundred and
twenty-five delegates from this county
met in Winslow Wednesday night and
perfected a county Lincoln way or
ganization J. W. Wilson was elected
permanent chairman. Or. j. w. Beth
ell. Dr. Nathaniel Corn and Herbert
Harmeyer. vice-chairmen; NJ. McC.
Stops. secretary. and George Hurst.
treasurer. Efforts are being made TO
trace the route south from Winslow
and north from Petersburg.
SHELBYVILLE - Mrs Samuel
WATSON Of Noble township broke both
bones in her left leg when she jump
ed from a buggy in which she was
riding with her niece, Miss Ruth Hol-
land. The horse frightened at an au-
tOmObile and Mrs WATSON, fearing
that the buggy would be overturned.
jumped out. Miss Holland remained
seated and was not injured.
KOKOMO-Althoug Walter Var
ner took poison and severed an artery
after Mrs. Gilbert Robinson shot him,
the coroner decided he died OF bullet
wounds. Mrs. Robinson is in Jail
charged with murder He had tried
TO break into the Robinson home His
diary bore threats to kill Mrs Robin
son unless she was faithful to him.
MARION-Ry a unanimous vote
the city council has refused TO adopt
an ordinance prohibiting saloons
within two miles of Marion and vest
ing greater police powers i'm the may
or. The view of the council was that
they did not have the right To pass
such an ordinance.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich.-The Sons
of St. George (English) and the st.
Andrews society (Scotch) of Battle
Greek have received a personal letter
from his royal highness. the Prince
of Wales, thanking them for a gift of
S105 sent To the national relief fund
of England.
LUDINGTON. Mich.-Booster day
for the student military camp mere
netted approximately $3.50 in receipts
from field day exercises held to de-
fray city's expenses for the camp. A
picked camp team defeated the city
league team, 8 TO s.
HILLSDALE. Mich.-C. II. Ranney
has resigned as assistant cashier of
the Hillsdale Savings bank to become
state auditor for the John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Co, with Of
fees in Detroit, and will begin his
new duties Aug. l.
WARSAW-Lloyd Claycomb. trus-
tee of the Winona assembly. has filed
"a petition with Sol a. Wood of Fort
Wayne. referee in bankruptcy. for
the sale of the WinOna assembly and
grounds. The sale is fixed for Aug. ?.
PORT HURON. Mich.-Cecil E.
Whitney of this city has been award
ed a prize of 500 by the American
Association of International Concilia-
ton for the best essay on American
policy.
LAPORTE - L.aporteans were
thrown into a turmoil by the sight of
a handsome young wOmal seated in
a powerful touring car on the main
street, calmly smoking cigarettes. Lii
cense number 2,657-Ohio.
BAY CITY. Mich.-Walter Kowal-
eZYk, Is years old. was drowned in
Saginaw river while attempting 10 get
a wooden box which was floating near
the river bank. PulmOtOr service was
unsuccessful.
ADRIAN. Mich.-Leon Nominee.
three years old was seriously injured
when his father ran over him with a
mower. The child fell asleep in a
barley field and did not hear the
mower coming.
KALAMAZOO, Anch.-No trace has
been found of the whereabouts of
Robert L. Farnum. asylum patient.
who escaped several days ago.
ANDERSON-Hugh l.. Johnson. 10
years old was seriously injured when
his motorcycle became caught in the
street car tracks and he was thrown
under the wheels of an automobile.
TIPTON-PrOs. Brown has filed at
fdavits against 10 residents OF the
township for failure 10 pay their dog
tax. Among the defendants arr sew
eral well-knOwn citizens.
WEST BRANCH. Mich.-Rudolph
Remer was arrested in Detroit and
brought back 10 this city on a charge
OF stealing Durham COW valued At
$3.50.
AWFORDSNILLE II nry
Campbell. 30 years old. vice president
OF the First National bank is dead at
his home
William Earl. far
mer was killed at Lowell when a
derrick pole on a hay harvester fell
and struck him on the head
FOUND DEAD IN WOODS
Position of Body of Man Indicates
suicide.
NEWC ASTLE. Ind. July 23.-John
Leath. 81 who disappeared from MS
parents home north OF here, was
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