South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-06
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John Hollenbeck left Friday morn
ing for a two weeks visit with his
sister. Mrs. King. in Council Bluffs
Ia.
Miss Edith Mccullough. teacher Of
the fifth and sixth grades in the pub
lie schools, is confined 10 her home
with the grip.
VIM McCracken Of St Joseph was
d business visitor here Thursday.
The mem bers of Mt Tabor grange
gave an entertainment at the grange
hall Wednesday evening which in
Guided a sale Of fancy goods and a
home talent minstrel show. Later in
the evening an oyster supper was en-
jOyed. The proceeds amounted to
about $40 which will be used for a
piano fund.
Y. c. Hunt OF Battle Greek was a
business visitor here Thursday.
Miss Emma Evans has returned
from a visit at the home of her cousin,
.. p. Hipp, in Benton Harbor. Mr.
and Mrs. Hipp. Henry Poole and
daughter, Miss Grace. left Wednesday
for two months visit in CalifOr-
MIA.
Mrs. L. II. Dodd of Buchanan and
her nephew, Edward Rogers, of Ia
coma, Wash, were guests at the c. M.
Niles home Wednesday.
o. J. Patterson, so. of DOwagiac,
died at the home of his son, Charles
Patterson, east of town, Tuesday. The
funeral service was held at the home
of his son Thursday afternoon.
Alvin Willis has been elected con-
ductor of the Municial band of Elk
hart. This new organization is the
result of merging the Willis band and
the Trumpet Notes band of that city.
Mr.. Willis, the successful leader of
the band which bears his name, for
the past three years, was chosen cen
ductOr of the new organization. The
new band will consist of 3 . or 40 of
the leading musicians of the city and
with as complete an Instrumentation
as any band in the state. Their first
appearance will be at a concert at the
Bucklen theater the first week in
March.
The Wednesday club enjoyed a mid
winter picnic at the home of Miss Nina
Sparks Wednesday. After delicious
dinner came the annual election of the
club, the officers for the past year be-
ing reelected: Mrs. Ellen Kephart,
president: Mrs. Orfa Edison, vice pres
ident; Miss Cora Parkhurst, secretary;
Mrs. Wilhelmina Hendleman, assist
ant secretary: Mrs. Bertha Brown,
treasurer. Verdi was the subject of
the afternoons study. His life and
rank as a musician was given by Mrs.
Bertha Brown; the story of Ill Tro-
vatOre was told by Miss Nina Sparks;
the story of Aida by Mrs. Margaret
Niles. Several of the famous songs of
these operas were given by victrola
records.
Eugene Slower of this place is held
in contempt of court by Judge Bridg
man because he refuses TO pay ali
mony to his former wife, Grace Sto-
yer. An order has been issued by the
court instructing the sheriff to take
Slower into custody and to hold him
until he has paid $3.50 which is now
due Mrs. Slower.
A republican caucus will be held
at the town hall Monday, Feb. s, at
/ p. m. for the purpose of electing ten
delegates to the county convention at
Benton HarbOr Feb. 9, for selecting
delegates to the state convention in
Grand Rapids.
A democratic caucus Will be held
in the same place, the same day, at
? p. IN. to select twelve delegates to
the county convention at St. Joseph
Feb. II, for the selection of 40 dele
gates to the state convention at Lans-
ing, Feb. 10.