South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-29
.ROBS CABOOSE, GETS
TERM At PENAL FARM
EIkhart Judge Sentences
Tramp-May Festival is
Given indoors.

ELKHART, Ind, May 29.-George
II. Perron, a tramp. who was arrested
Wednesday night charged with bur
glarizing a Big -Four caboOse in the
local yard was found guilty in tho
city court Friday and sentenced 10 six
months at the state penal farm.
The fact that PerrOn had a sweater
and some papers that had been stolen
from the caboOse. and that his hands
were cut-glasS in the cupola having
been broken TO enter the cabOose-led
to his conviction. Cushions stolen
from the caboose have not been re-
covered
Five other tramps who were arrest
ed at the same time were arraigned
as Migrants. They were with Perron
around a fire on the bank OF the Elk
hart river.
Although the bad weather compelled
the Weston schools planned outdoor
May festival 10 become an indoor az
fair the attendance was beyond an
ticipation Friday afterncon-there be-
ing more than 800 people present.
A program was given in which
drills and marches were presented and
songs were rendered. Up TO 4 o'clock
the receipts Of the refreshment booths
conducted by members Of the school
parent teachers association were over
$40 Mrs. A. II. Beardsley had charge
of the ice cream booth; Mrs. PhlHp
Mahn. the candy both; Mrs T. j.
Staudt. the liquid refreshment Booth
and Mrs. f. b. Harris, the pop corn
booth.
Two applications for permission TO
store and sell fireworks have Deen
filed with Chief DOtson OF the lI9
department one of these Is by r. =.
Timmins and the other by }. l.; Lev
Both assert they expect 10 handle ohly
the small varieties Of fireworks, buJ
no rockets or candles.
The ordinance regulating the stor-
ing selling and firing OF fireworks.
passed in 1911. prohibits the rrlns OF
| fireworks displays except py peIihlS-
sion OF the mayor obtained az least
thirty DAYS previous 10 the cay OF
davs the firing is 10 be allowed
THO ordinance further declares tnaL
M narson shall store or sell fireworks
| without the permission or the may oI
and that applications for per i ISL
! 90 cell must be filed with the chlei on
~ fire department not less than -
love nrfor 10 that named hV the mayor
as that on which they may be fired
William p. Krau. administrator or
the estate of Carrie L. Lamb, flied an
inventory and appraisement OF lOO-
and showed a sale Of the tract 10
CLYDE WINS for $1,000. The sale was
approved. The estate is badly IN
volved ny debts
r. +. Proctor. guardian Of Ida
Wherlv widow Of the late Augustus
Wherly. filed an inventory and ap-
praisement Friday showing the value
Of the real estate TO be S3,353.ZO-
A deputy sheriff was here from hal-
amazoo Thursday looking for Luther
Shaffer. eighteen, and MlSs Iheo
Johnson. sixteen. who. he stated. dis
appeared from Kalamazoo last Tu51r
dav and who il is supposed eloped-
The last clew had been found OF them
was at Niles. where they had applied
| for a marriage license on wednesday.
| No trace was found OF them here.
LANSING At the last meeting OF
the board OF police and FIRE commits
siouers. the members decided unanl-
mouslv 10 ignore the bill passed ny
/ the last legislature and which proNlaes
| that fremen shall have one day on III
every four and 20-day annual Nac'-
ton.
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