South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

III d Houf ~7lil at l-lJcn0elu, secured
small amount of money and escaped.
JACKSON.-A summer school for
backward pupils VIII be conducted
here this year.
JACKSON.-Elmer Ellsworth, alias
Lutz, arrested on suspicion. las been
turned over TO Hillsdale officers on a
charge of shortchanging a pOstofhce
clerk.
PETOSKEY.-The Michigan State
Firemen's association will hold its
41st annual convention at Petoskey
July IS to Is. Local arrangements
are in charge of Chief W. Il. Reed Of
this city.
EATON RAPIDS.-The Boosters
club of Eaton Rapids, Albion, Char
lotte and Bellevue will join with the
business men of Marshall in a joint
picnic at Duck lake Tuesday, June -.
\ program of field sports and a ball
game VIII be features.
EATON RAPIDS.-The strawberry
growers here who have commenced
marketing their fruit claim that the
general crop Will be at least 90 per
cent short of an average yield, as
result of the May frosts.
JACKSON.-In celebration of the
payment of the last indebtedness
against the church, special services
were held by the Beatrice Isabel Me
mortal NJ +. church. The burning
of the mortgage featured the pro-
gram.
EAST LANSI "Wednesday, June
%, the county agricultural agents of
the state Will meet at the Michigan
Agricultural college TO map out the
campaign for extension work for the
coming year.
STANDISH.=In the organization of
a county federation of cleaners here.
Albert Christie of Sterling was elected
chief cleaner: vice chief. Arthur Nc
Clellan, of Standish; lecturer, Mrs.
Florence Pero. Standish: second treas
urer. Jesse Hamlin, Standish. The
next meeting will be held at Standish
Aug Il.
CADILLAC.-Bv the first of next
month cheaper power and light will
be furnished Cadillac. The Common
wealth Power Co Is nearing the COM
pletion of its high tension line from
the Stronach dam, in Manistee county,
TO Cadillac.
FORT WAYNE. - Joseph Mar
quardt, a rural mail carrier out of
Naples. was struck by Pennsylvania
train on a crossing near Naples and
instantly killed. He was hurled 100
feet.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. - BY the
terms of the will of Henry Alfrey.
$1,000 will be given 10 the local Y. nj.
10
will be used 20 pay the membership OF
poor boys. The will disposes OF prop
erty valued at 100000.
ANDERSON. - The two-year-old
son of John Jordan is threatened with
lockiaw as the result of being attack
ed by rooster. which spurred him
through the cheek and nose
MI-NCIE.-The police have begun
an active crusade against blind tigers
and are making daily raids. The
greatest difficulty arises from the
"l,itchen bars" which are run by
women who have neighborhood trade
BLOOMINGTON.-"Tm going TO
swim or drown" remarked Clarence
owens TO a group of companions Is he
plunged into the water of Bedford
QUARRY lake. The boy could not swim
and so minutes later his lifeless body
was recovered.
PLYMOUTH. ~ Earl SNYDER, II
wears old a farmer was killed when
a shotgun standing against the barn
door fell and was DISCHARGED as shy
der opened the door.
IyOGANSPORT. - The new dining
hall at Longclin insane asylum mas
been completed IL will ACCOMMODATE
100. There are 1900 persons az the
hospital Of which. number SUI are
employees.