South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-25
VETERANS TO HAVE
REUNION NEXT WEEK
Survivors of Ninth Indiana
From EIkhart viii Go to
Michigan City Resort.

ELKHART, Aug. 25.-The s2nd
annual reunion of the survivors of the
Ninth Indiana volunteer infantry viii
be held in Michigan City on Thurs
day and Friday of next week.
Maj. J.. ID. Braden said Tuesday
that at present there were but four
survivors of this famous regiment now
living in Elkhart. although when
Company G. was mustered for the
three months service it took 10 men
from here. and when Company G was
r-e-organized fer the three-year enlist
ment the total was 101, including, Of
curse, many OF the original 10. This
number was augmented during the
war by recruit from ais community.
Years ago said Maj. Braden,
"Elkhart and Logansport Company
~ used 10 be rivals at each mi
20 see which could register the most
attendants. The number frequently
vas as high as 40 In 1891 the roster
showed p survivors living in Elkhart.
Alex l. whitehall, VINO for years
has been corresponding secretary,
writes TO the boys" that the Com
pany b members at Michigan City are
preparing TO give their comrades cor
dial greeting and entertainment next
week. Mr.. Whitehall has moved from
Chicago TO Watseka. III.
A movement is on foot TO finance
the temporary Improvement of that
section OF the Lincoln highway which
~traverses BaugO township - three
miles east and west and one mile
north and south. Those in charge Of
h project said today they were meet
ing much announcement in securing
subscriptions. The purpose IS TO pre-
serve the charter" over his portion
nnndfnU nnn~.nna-a e~rm.~a
ment of the Baugo highway.
Walter, eight-year-old son of L. c..
Kepler Of 916 Mason St, was bitten
on the right orearm by a tramp dog
when the boy "a between the dog
and another with which it was play
ing. A physician who dressed the
wound dOes not a%pprehend any seri-
Gus consequences. He had the dog
shut up and notified the police. Off
GERS Wise and Coley got it and killed
it in the stone yard.
Rufus NJ. Moran. who is interested
with W. Fl. Keeth in the saloon BUSH
ness at SO s. Main st. and the Twen-
tieth Century restaurant at sos $.
Main St, is defendant in a $4,000
damage suit filed in the superior court
today by Attys- =. l.. Turner and w.
II. Chester for Mabel Adams, a dress
maker at Dug =. Ih1rd st.
The complaint alleges that Moran
struck Miss Adams in the face with
his fist. knocking her unconscious.
breaking her nose and decorating the
muscles and ligaments of her face. 1t
Is alleged she was put 20 large ex-
pense for medical attendance.
The assault occurred at a Chris
tan lake resort on July 2S, the COM
plant alleges. Miss Adams had ac-
cOmpanied a friend 10 the lake ana
was struck by Moran without any
provOcation whatever. it is asserted.
Joseph S. Kies. the well known real
estate agent Of this city, will go to
Lafayette Wednesday to serve as =
member OF the taxation committee of
the Indiana Real Estate association.
which viii deliberate on the matter
OF presenting tax reform laws before
the next session of the state legisla-
ture. The committee is made up Of
three bankers and two real estate
dealers.
A number of EIkhart sportsmen
headed by George Cuppy and Bruce
Wallace are promoting "a trap shoot
ing tournament 10 be held az the
driving park some time during the
latter part of September or early in
October.
The St. Joe Boat club, which cruises
on the river above the dam, is con-
sidering the feasibility of building a
combination boat and club house. the
latter portion Of which viii store from
so to SO boats.
Three little Italian BOYS who
climbed an apple tree in an unfenced
yard near the business district Tues
day were badly stung 10y ~honeybees
which resented the invasion. One un-
daunted yoUngster. with legs that re-
sembled an infamed porous plaster.
borrowed a gunny sack for protection
and sallled forth 10 rout the bees.