South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-02
J|TNEY OWNERS GET
OUT WINDOW SIGNS
EIkhart Men Adopt Fort Wayne
Scheme of Getting
Trade.

ELKHART, Oct 2.-Elkhart jitney
owners have been quick TO adopt a
plan they learned Friday was in
vogue in Fort Wayne. They are hav-
ing printed a supply of cards labeled
"Jitney" which they will distribute
among the people TO be hung in win
dOws when such service is wanted
just as ice and bakery consumers IN
dicate their desires.
The first jitneur who sees the dis
played card Will stop.
Reports that the dance hall regula-
ton ordinance which is now pending
before the council is TO be defeated
are current on the streets. Enough
councilmen, il is said, have stated
how they will vote to make its defeat
practically certain. The same Ordi-
nance was defeated last spring, but
there hsve been two changes in the
membership since that time. George
Weiser having succeeded r.. w. Stew
art and j. II. Lehman having sue
ceeded J. G. Stephens.
1t is also reported that a movement
is on foot 10 secure the repeal OF the
curfew ordinance. The council VIII
meet next Wednesday night. Begin
hlhS With riluay CuiI lew HISS OF
p. m.
Fire early this morning damaged
the residence of A. T. Anderson at
525 Maple Row TO an estimated
amount OF $500, covered by insur-
anco.
The fire started in a partition back
of a new CRATE and ate through the
partition and destroyed a refrigerator
4 Il
started in the CRATE during the even
ms.
on the way back to the Central
station the automobile truck got
stalled at the intersection of Maple
row and Prospect ST 1t was an hour
or more before it could be eXtricated.
Tired? Yes. But 1 would rather
be tired than not to have had my
friends come to see me-"
That was the way Mrs. Christina
Karnell, 917 w Franklin St, summar-
lied her day" Friday. in a private
ward at the General hospital. II was
the SOth anniversary of her birth. and
though she had been confined to the
hospital for over two months. she de-
termined to invite a number of her
old friends and neigh bors-as well as
her three children-to meet at her
bedside in celebration of the anntVer-
sary.
Many letters. cards and flowers
were sent to the aged and feeble, but
CHEEKY. patient. Refreshments were
served TO the callers. Mrs. Karnels
children are Henry Karnel of Utah,
Albert Karnel of Toledo and Mrs.
Adams of Chicago. Mrs. Adams,
with her little son Paul, has been here
for some time, helping to care for her
mother.
George w. Shaffer of Mason town
ship. Cass county, Mich, died Friday
morning. Death was caused by
Bright's disease from which Mr.. Shat
fer had suffered for a year.
Funeral services. conducted by Rev.
/. $. Cleaver, will be held Sunday al
the home at 1870 and at the kissing
ton church at o'clock. Burial will
be in the Washington cemetery.
Mr.. Shaffer was born in Snyder
county, Pennsylvania, on Sept. Is,
1914. In 1866 he moved TO a farm
west OF Niles and in 1871 to Mason
township. He was a member of the
United Brethren church.
Surviving Mr.. Shaffer are his Sec
ond wife. Barbara Shaffer; three sons,
w. b. Shaffer of this city, Frank Shat
fer Of Goshen and Wallace Shaffer OF
Mason township, and one daughter,
Mrs A. w. Thomas Of DelphOS, O.