South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
STUDEBAKERS NOT
WITH CONN, REPORT
Latest Reports Have South
Blenders in East Instead of
nj Villa in California.

ELKHART. July 13.-Up TO a late
hour Monday afternoon. so far as
could be learned. there had been no
further developments in the negotia-
tions for the sale of Col. c. G. Conn's
Elkhart interests.
However, il was said that Eugene
Atkins. who has been endcaVOring for
some tine 10 negotiate a deal for the
sale Of the properties. was expected TO
return from Col. COnn's summer villa
at Avalon. Calf. the latter part of
this week. II was said in South Bend
that George Studebaker who was re-
ported 20 have gone TO Avalon with
Col Conn. Mr.. Atkins and two other
negotiations. was in fact lin the
east: and IL was also said here that
neither George nor Glenn Studebaker
were with Col. Conn.
one story is that a Chicago group
OF men who had a large sum OF money
20 invest had asked Col Conn to
make a price and that when they ac-
cepted it. he said he would like 20 see
first what a local group Of capitalists
would do. The ChicagOans were eager
TO close the deal, but gave him three
days TO consult the Elkhartans. He
took six days il is said, and when he
announced ne was ready to resume
negotiations the Chicagoans were
found to have invested their money in
an automobile enterprise.
There have been rumOrs that efforts
were being made to finance the Truth
Publishing Co as a separate propO-
sition. in the event that Col. Conn re-
linquished control Of il along with
that Of his other holdings.
You can't call any deal cOnsum-
mated until the cash is turned over,
said a man today who is probably as
close to the actual negotiations as
any one else except the principals.
The present deal may not go through.
don't believe the Studebakers Will
figure except In a comparatively minor
way. if the present lineup prevails"
When Francis Wort and his two
helpers Of the Israel House of David
Of Benton Harbor opened Il PROSECUTING
meeting on the streets Sunday the
police stopped the meeting. The trio
had spoken on the street Saturday
afternoon.
The body OF Orvilla Isabelle Seal.
wife of James II. Seal of St. Joseph
county who died in Epworth hospital.
South Bend, at 5:15 p. m, Saturday,
following an operation. was brought
10 the home. which is near Salem
church in Cleveland township, this
county.
Funeral services. conducted by Rev
y. d Spangler OF Mishawaka and
Rev c. r. Hartman of the Bethel
Evangelical church of this city will be
held at the Salem church at II o'clock
tomorrow. Burial viii be in the Gem
etery at the Salem church.
Mrs. Seal was born near Bourbon,
this state on Mar. ]. 1857. Besides
the husband she is survived by four
sons Arthur Otis. elem G. and James
r. Seal of this city. and Harry Il. Seal
of Nappanee; a daughter, Mrs. +. &.
Gall OF this city and four brothers
and an uncertain number of sisters.
Capt w. H. Merritt. 921 Harrison
ST, is entertaining his brother, Sergt.
George A. Merritt of Chicago. Up un-
I'll nine years ago. when the brother
took up his residence in Chicago, the
brothers had not seen each other in
a. years. Prior TO that time Sergt.
Merritt was following his vocation as a
trunk maker in California cities.
capt Merritt will be 81 years old on
oct. Il. Sergt. Merritt viii be - years
old oct O.. Capt. Merritt served in
the Ninth Indiana infantry and Sergt-
Merritt i'm the Third Wisconsin cav
airy. Both are enjoying the best of
health and plan TO visit relatives In
$he east next spring. among them
UPlnE a SISTER MIS- f4SLilcI 1tiIIoAl OF
NCank. Conn. whom neither have
seen in 60 years.
Mrs. Edith Eggleston died at the
home OF a sister. Mrs. r.. u Smith. $50
= Main ST, at 1.30 o'clock this after
noon Death resulted from a cOmpH-
cation of diseases after a years ill
ness and weeks critical illness.
Mrs Egglestou. who was a daugh-
l+er of A. H. Corpe OF Goshen. for
merly OF this city. where he built
cement sidewalks at one time. was
horn in Elkhart on Sept 3, 1874. She
always lived i'm this city.
Surviving her are daughter. Mar
garet Donovan, ana "a son. Eugene
Donovan, bern TO her first husband,
Jack" Donovan. former well
known ballplayer and member OF the
fire department here The children
are in Boston. where Mr.. Donovan
lives az present. The father and a
brother. Vernon Corpe, live in Goshen.
Rev. T. w. Lineberry, who since
August 1912. mas been pastor of the
Methodist Protestant church. officially
announced To a CONGREGATIONAL bust