South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-29
THREE DEATHS IN one
FAMILY SINCE JULY
Edmund Ely, Old Resident, OF
EIkhart County Dies OF
Indigestion.

ELKHkRT. oct. 29.--Edmund Ely
a resident OF Elkhart county and a
former National guard captain. Is
dead, having succumbed TO an attack
OF acute indigestion.
Mr.. Eby's passing makes the third
death in the Ely home since July. On
July rs Mrs. r. NJ. Eby's mother, Mrs
Susan Hitesman. died. and on sept
Is her father, Charles Hitesman, pass
ed away.
Mr.. Eby was born in York town
ship. near Vistula, Nov. "a, 1S4S, and
lived in this community nearly all MS
life. Surviving are a Wife Ehoda;
son. + NJ. Ely, and he following
sisters and brother. Mrs. Caroline
Myers OF Waverly. Ia; Mrs. Delah
Colwell OF Bradford. Pa: Mrs. Eliza
beth Hass Of Clarion, Mich, and BENZ
amin Ely Of Adamsville.
The funeral will be held Sunday,
with services at the home at o'clock
and at the Vistula church at 1880
O'Clock. Rev. RhOdabush of the Sugar
Grove United Brethren church viii
ofiiciate.
Hugh Mccain, charged with bur
giarizing Hoetger & Roses saloon, dis
played a remarkable familiarity with
criminal law when arraigned before
Judge Lee Thursday. and il cause q
Prosecutor Jay TO believe that the
prisoner has a criminal record Nc
Cam pleaded not guilty and was
bound over to the superior court
p J. Ferry, who was arrested a
week ago last Saturday charged with
stealing over $40 from a cash register
in Tom Keeth's restaurant at 40 S.
Main St, told Judge Lee he was drunk
that day and If he stole money from
Keith he knew nothing about it, He
is a tramp cook and had been en-
ployed in the restaurant but four
days when he stole the money. His
case has been taken under advise
ment.
The prosecutor has not yet decided
what 10 do in the case of Fred Martin,
charged with a crime against "a boy
He says the evidence is conflicting
and that the parents OF the youth
would rather have the case dropped
than to entail the publicity of a trial.
Martin is q tramp laborer.
Alleging cruelty and habitual in
to-.ication. Jessie c. Cornelius has filed
suit in the superior court for divorce
from Wesley @. Cornelius and asks
for $4,000 alimOny and her former
name, Pearson.
The complaint prepared by Atty
O. NJ Conley shows the parties were
married at kalamazoo on May 21.
1914, and lived together until oct. g.,
1914.
1t is averred that the defendant mis-
represented himself To the plaintiff,
declaring he did not use intoxicants.
that he was worth $4,000, and earned
$40 a month in the employ of the
New y Ork Central Railroad Co.
However. it is declared he is a
drunkard. has no estate. has treated
the plaintiff shamefully and will not
work He is declared 20 be capable
Of earning $40 a month If he would
work.
plan for the proper financing Of
the local Railroad Young Mems Chris
tian association is being discussed at
a. meeting Of the board OF directors
OF the state organization in Indian
apolis today. Sec'y a. II. Beisner is
in attendance.
According to n member of the local
directorate, it is planned to negotiate
a long time loan for SIS. OCO and with
this money pay off the present in
debtedness of $4,000 and use the re-
mainder TO make Improvements on the
building that will insure such an in
crease in revenues that the interest
charges will cease to be burden
With tie limited revenues possible
at present. even the interest on the
$4,000 has been a burden If the plan
succeeds IL is possible another story
VIII be added to the building