South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
MAN KILLED WHEN
AUTO TOPPLES OVER
Charles Callahan is Crushed
Under Machine, But Two
Girls Escape.

ELKHART. Ind, July 2.-Charles
Callahan. a we'll to do farmer whose
home is near Scott, Ind. six miles
southeast of White Pigeon. was kill
ed in an automobile accident just out
side White Pigeon Wednesday night.
He and two neighbor girls, Belle
Martin. 16. and Mildred Foreman. IA,
were driving toward Scott after hav-
ing listened TO a band concert at
White Pigeon. The machine tipped
over and Mr.. Callahan was caught by
the stearing gear and crushed 10
death instantly.
The girls escaped with minor
bruises. They were in the back seat.
Mr. Callahan, who was a widoWer, IS
survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. Nj.
Barton of Sturgis, and "A son, K. +.
Callahan of Detroit.
Mayer Thompson of Chicago will
open the Elkhart chautauqua assem-
bly, on July g if the present plans of
the chautaUqua board are carried out.
At a meeting of the board Mayor
r. r. Smith was delegated to carry
an invitation TO Mayor Thompson and
the mission was accepted with en-
thusiasm.
Separated more than so years ago
when the struggle between the north
and the south was at it's height n sis
ter and a brother were united by
chance in Elkhart Wednesday.
Joseph Graham, who is extremely
feeble at the age of so years and
who. since coming to Elkhart from
Bryan, O., several months ago, has
been making his home with his
braced his half-sister, Mrs. Sarah
Tompkins, who lives at S11 Willow
dale av. The last previous time he
/ had kissed her was when he was
stalwart young soldier of 2S and she
a girl of IL That was at Angola.
Ind. just before Graham entered the
ranks of the union army
Mrs. Florence Van Arsdol Of Fair
mount Ind, has won one more vic
tory in her legal battle 10 establish
herself as the heir TO a $15. 900 estate
| left by Peter Anderson, who, at the
| time he was killed in railroad wreck
at Marion, O., in 1906, was supposed
| to be an old bachelor Anderson
lived here at one time and was en-
/ ployed on the G. w. & NJ. when the
/ late Norman Beckley was it's general
manager His brother. John Ander-
son, lives at $50 Mason St
Judge S. +. Cook of the Huntington
court Wednesday overruled a motion
on the part of attorneys for the ad-
/ ministratOr Of the estate for a new
trial, after hearing alleged new evil
| dence. At the original trial Judge
! Cook held that Mrs. Van Arsdol had
established herself as the daughter Of
Peter Anderson.
| That the county board of tax re-
/ view is at present handling a situa-
ton unprecedented in the history Of
| the county is the assertion OF l.. A.
{ Dennert. member of the board who
I however, declared Thursday morning
that there was every indication of an
amicable and fair adjustment of all
J claims.
Even the most cynical taxpayer
can't imagine what we have been up
against in Concord township" said
! Mr.. Dennert. I'VE board members
! have literally been bounded to death
with complaints from every nook and
corner of the township When we
get through by the end of this week
or the forepart of next we will have
given every complaint individual con-
! sideration and we hope that every
! body will no GqtiCfad