South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-10
FUGITIVE is CAPTURED

FUGITIVE Is CAPTURED
Arrested For Drunkenness, Inmate of
state Hospital is Recognized
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept 10.
Herman Van Dam, who escaped
from the Michigan state hospital at
Kalamazoo last Sunday night, was
captured in the Grand Rapids police
court yesterday morning. He was
about to leave the court on payment
of a fine for drunkenness when ne was
recognized by an officer.
BRIEFS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Gov. Raj
ston has issued a proclamation desig-
mating Oct : as Riley day, and urging
the people OF the state to set aside
the day TO honor James Whitcomb
Riley, the poet.
EVANSVILLE. Ind - The county
council of Spencer county, Indiana.
meeting at Rockport, refused TO make
an appropriation of 100000 for a
new court hOuse.
VALPARAISO. Ind. - The HfeIess
road tracks here With crushed
skull. He had a Il ter from a. w.
Neht of Chicago stating that the bear
er was Fred Z. Dengel worthy, ana
had been in his employ for eight years,
had tuberculosis and was trying to
help himselves by selling pencils.
Upton, Ind.-Thieves entered the
home of William Newland, at Sharps-
Vile, Ind, Wednesday, after chlOro-
forming the family. the thieves ran
sacked the house. They stole SIS from
Mr.. Newland's trousers pocket Mrs.
Newlands is sick from effects of the
drug.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. - Charles
Ritter a butcher. chased a burglar
two miles in his bare feet Wednesday
night but was unable to catch him.
Ritter's feet were badly bruised as the
thief ran I'm a street where crushed
stone was recently spread.
MUNCIE, Ind.-Eben Bolts, who
sheared a livery horse of name and
tail when on a 10y ride" was fined
and sentenced 20 the penal farm Wed
nesday. The sentence was suspended
on his promise of good behavior.
Upton. Ind. - The poolrocm of
MOntford Scudder at SharpsyIlle was
entered by a thief when the prOprie-
tor was in front laughing at the fun
of a medicine vender. The cash regis
ter was robbed of about $50.
FORT WAYNE, Ind.-The foundry
and pattern storage houses of the
Western Gas Construction Co. was
burned early todav One hundred men
men will be out of employment for a
4, Sc "a
$25, geo. The origin Of the fire has
not yet been learned
VALPARAISO, Ind - Raymond
JeuriwicZ. > months old. living with
his parents near Chestcrton, sat on a
kettle of hot potato Feelings and was
seriously burned. He is expected to
recover.
MILTON, Ind.-Mrs 3. NJ. Kern en-
tertained Mrs. Anna RothermeL Mrs.
j. /. Wike and Mrs. Sarah Lennon
Of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Carrie Boyer
at dinner. Their combined ages were
421 years. Mrs. Rothermel is 90. Mrs.
Kern 93, and Mrs Wike S.
RUSHVILLE, Ind.-A bolt of light
ming entered Fred r. Beale's home on
a clothes line. struck the hot plates
over which Mrs. Beale was working,
knocking her down, and passed
through the stove zine and floor into
ground.
PETOSKEY. AIich.-Three hun
/ dred Elks attending the first lodge
session in the new Elks' temple here,
were addressed by Gov. Ferris.
KALAMAZOO. Mich-Trial of DR..
Alice Baker Ellsworth's divorce suit
against Or. George Ellsworth is at
tracing considerable attention in So
cial and medical circles.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.-Kalama-
zOO-Grand Rapids electric railway Of
dcials announce that tTans-State
/ freight service with cars operating
between this city and Detroit daily,
viii De installed soon. Several new
I ereight cars have been ordered, it IS
stated.
JACKSON. Niich.-For years this
| city has been lighted in the business
district with strings of overhead in
candescent lamps. and now tile much
talked-of boulevard lighting system
/ is 10 become a reality. an order for
. posts having been placed.
: OWOSSO. Mich.-Eight quits will
be withdrawn following settlement OF
, litigation IN the Lennon banks al
, fairs. suits to be dropped include
two for $4,000 eaCh for slandCr Of
I George Haff0er against the bank,
and Of Peter 3. Lennon against Her
: bert A. Collins.
JACKSON. Mlch.-Anthony Bedll-
er. Joe Connors and Ralph Bogar1us,
three Jackson young men. are under
/ arrest charged with larceny Of an au-
tOm0bile owned by Frank 4. Carroll.
The trio were arrested in Clinton
while enrOute 10 Toledo with the sto-
len car.
ALLEGAN Mich. - Ldghtniug
struck the barn of Alfred Clark. five