South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-26

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county fair here next month. Many
of the veterans are already working
on their kites A day has been set
aside for the contest
MILTON. Ind.-A family reunion
is being held here with Kohn Borders
the center of interest John has just
found his father after 20 years. RE
was adopted when baby by John f.
Wright and all trace of him was lost.
1t was not until ne met Clarence Bor-
ders in his class at Indiana univer-
sity that he discovered that he had
any living relatives and through him
he was restored to his father. c. A.
Borders, of this place.
BEDFORD. Ind.-Whne his father
ran 10 turn in a fire alarm. Jimmy
Blankenship, II years old. went 10
work and put out the fire in a house
at G. and 18th SITS. When Fire Chief
Cornwell arrived, Jimmy presented
bill for 10 cents for doing the chiefs
work for him.
ANDERSON, Ind.-The congrega-
ton of the Arrow Avenue Christian
church introduced an innovation in
religious services when they shut up
the church. packed up lunches and
wen TO a woods nearby where they
spent the day. Rev. Melvyn Thomp-
son preached from n stump and the
Bible school and the Christian En-
deavor society met as ususal. Rain
cut short the evening service, how
ever.
FRANKFORT, Ind. - The young
est "wOmens' sewing circle in the
county fiOurishes here. None of the
members are more than nine years
old The members meet regularly to
sew and gossip. The circle is very
exclusive, a unanimous vote being
necessary 10 elect rev members.
MUNCIE, Ind.-This is to notify
the warden of the Michigan City
prison TO make up a berth for James
Kennedy. who has just been sentenced
TO the penal farm for stealing a suit
case. Kennedy says he stole so that
he could be sent 10 prison and he was
chagrined when the penal farm SEN
tenCe was given him. However. he is
planning 10 run away from the farm
as soon as possible. in order that he
may be recaptured and sentenced TO
prison.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind.-"The sec
Ond of August will be the last of
August This sign in a saloon win
dow here baffled strangers until they
learned that the proprietor August
BerriauX. would be put out of bus
| mess Aug. ? as a result of a recent
/ local option election.
FORT WAYNE. Ind.-With slight
chance Of recovery Henry Bloemker.
| 33 years old. is in a local hospital
/ with bullet wound in his chest. His
only explanation was he was trying
] to shoot himself"
! NOBLESNILLE, Ind. Wesley
| Williams of this city. believes he has
a charmed life. Just after recovering
/ from injuries received by being run
I over with a dray, a wagon he was
\ driving was struck by an automobile
! and he IL again laid up for repairs.
| Williams has been shot five times
! during the past six yearS-on two Oc-
| casions being regarded by physicians
as MORALLY wounded.
! LAKEWOOD. Mich. - The United
\ states postal service Investigation into
the methods used in promoting this
big resort have been dropped. the au-
| thorities being unable 10 find anything
| IN the nature of fraud.
ALLEGAN. Mich ~ The 35th an
nual reunion OF the soldiers and sail
Ors of Allegan county will be held AZ
| the fair grounds Aug. "a There will
be camptires on the evenings of the
25d and oath.
! HOLLAND. Mich. - Burglars stole
S42 in money and considera BILE jew
elry from the home of Mrs. l.. NJ Ad-
ans. she had been saving part OF
the money for her tax payments.
ALLEGAN Mich. A tri-county
grange meeting viii be held Aug. l.
IN Van Buren, county near Paw Paw
The program viii be furnished 10y
CasS ard Allegan counties.
Z .'KINS. Mich.-OId peoples DAY
vii be observed at the Congregations
church sunday morning. Aug. /. 4
special sermon and music is being pre-
pared for the occasion.
| CADILLAC. Mich - The body o
Isaac MattiCe. 60 years old. was fOune
in a log boom OF the Cadillac Handl,
Co. Saturday. Mattice had been miss
ing since Thursday.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. - Otto I.
KLAUS of this city. five years treas
urer Of Vandenburg county. has an
nounCed his candidacy for the ofhc,
of auditor of state on the republican
ticket.
JEFFERSONNILLE. Ind. - Abou
$20O in post office receipts were sto
, len from the home of Postmaster Wal
ter PrentiSS at Memphis. Ind. tn
safe that had contained the none
was found empty i'm his yard.
HUNTINGTON. Ind.-Five strych
nine tablets were swallowed by Franz
Austin at the Grip-nut factory
South Whitley when he mistook Their
for headache tablets. Quick work o.
the part OF physicians saved his Ifs
4 bayonet on the principle OF tn
| famous philipDino hOlO will he SuhSti