South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-24

Ing Oh the oranges, the cleaners
lodges and other societies which are
naturally dry" will be completed at
the session OF the trustees and from
thattime on efforts to turn Michigan
dry" will be unrelenting.
BRIEFS.
GRAND HAVEN. - After hanging
the end OF his clothes line. Clarence
NanDongen, II years old, stepped
down from a chair, caught his ring on
a hook nailed to the post and stripped
the flesh from his finger. making am
putation necessary.
PETOSKEY. - one hundred and
thirty-five PetOskey school children
danced and sang in the first number
OF the annual May festival before a
large audience at the high school au-
ditorium. The funds are 10 be used
for musical uplift work.
GREENVILLE.-A d. Fisher, who
arrived in this city recently from the
Panama canal, where he has been as
sisting to dig the big ditch. has bought
a large farm west OF Greenville, and
intends to make his home.
MUSKEGON.-w. A. Holt and Nor
man Beecher, both of Grand Rapids,
have purchased the Orpheum theater
in this city from Joseph Richter The
house will be operated as film thea
ter.
MUSKEGON.-Wor is rapidly GO
ing forward on the rebuilding Of the
Crosby freighter, Conestoga, now tied
up at the local wharf of the Crosby
Transportation Co.
HOLLAND.-Mel Trotter Of Grand
Rapids will speak in Holland in the
Third Reformed church Monday even
ing on the subject, THE Value of Per-
sonal Work"
HOLLAND.-The Reformed church
es in this city have endorsed the action
of Hope college in an effort to have
the general synod hold its 116 session
here.
and residents
of this city are looking for the person
who has been poisoning some of the
most valuable dogs owned here.
GRAND EAVEN.-Peter DeKok, s. !
years old. a resident of this city for
several years. is dead.
EAST LANSING ACCORDING to
bulletin compiled by the Michigan
Agricultural college, barnyard manure |
is worth 81. 063. 900. 600 annually to the |
q AGRICULTURAL interests of the country IL |
properly handled.
CADIII.AC.-Thel last block depart
ment of Williams Brothers plant has |
been closed down, the earliest closing I
in several years. The sawmill Will be |
operated during the summer and fail. |
PETOSKEY.-The police are look !
ing for Roy Berry local restaurant |
keeper. who is charged with violating /
the local option law by selling a quart |
of whisky.
BENTON HARBOR.-Eugene Mat |
thevs % wears old. of Evart, nearly |
had his foot torn off when caught in |
the wheels of a Pere Marquette train. |
LOGANSPORT.-The congregation
of the Calvary Presbyterian church /
has accepted the resignation of the 1
Rev. Frank Harper Hays, to take et-
feet the last Sunday in June.
sHEIBYVIILE. - After squander-
ing in three months, $4,000 which he
had fallen heir TO, Edward DriscolI or l
Auburn was arrested for drunkenness.
COLUMBUS THAT S35 residents of
county have died or
during the last 10 years
is shown by figures secured by Dr.
James H. Morrison, health commits
sioner of the county.
FORT WAYNE-The police have
found that counterfeit So bills have
been circulated here recently. The
bills are cleNerly engraved and at first
glance seem 10 be perfect. A careful
scrutiny shows that the expression on
he Indians face, however, is nothing
ike the original
KENDALLVILLE.- runaway au-
tomobile caused excitement on the
main street here 10y scattering teams
and pedestrians and finally coming 10
stop after crashing into a plate glass
A s. BoszOr. owner of the
machine. cranked it when the throttle
was open.
EVANSVILLE.-Bec of the
feeling regarding the sinking of the
steamer Lusitania, the members Of
Major Fee camp. Spanish American
var veterans. have given up the idea
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