South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-23
VAUDEVILLE STARS ARE
Welded IN FACTORY
Mabel Keith and John S. Leick,
Musicians, Married in Conn
Instrument Shop.

heun or hastings AtU.. prominent
musicians Of the vaudeville stage.
were married IT. tho office of the Conn
factory at o'clock this afternoon.
Rev a. T. Cglivie Of the Congrega- /
tional church conducted the ceremony
in me presence Of @. O.. Conn and
his IS Office assistants The entire
factory was closed AN hour earlier
than usual in honor Of the event.
The bridal couple conceived the idea
of being married in the factory build
ing several months ago. and Mr. Conn
readily gave his permission, where
upon the date was set. The bridal
couple have been touring the priuci-
pal vaudeville houses of the country
tor several months and but recently
closed their season.
Mr. Leick was formerly solo cornet-
isI with the Innes and the kiltes
bands. His bride is known i'm The
vaudeville world as the girl with the
baton.
Following the ceremony the bridal
couple We're the guests of Mr.. conn
at a banquet az the Oliver hotel I'm
south BEND. They left for visit with
Mrs Leick's parents.
The marriage of Miss Lillian s
Cornelius. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Cornelius of just south Of the
city. 70 Virgil Roland. son of Air. and
Mrs Benjamin Roland Of this city
took place at o'clock Tuesday night
at the bridal couples newly furnished
meme. 1927 Stevens az. Miss Klaire
Dtnehar: was maid OF honor and
Franklin G. Myers was best man.
Although deed recording the
transfer OF the Elkhart & Western
railroad 10 the New York Central
Tuesday gives the sale price as the
nominal ST there are 1915 worth of
revenue stamps attached. indicates
that the real price paid was S2l5,000.
Another deed transferred the prop
ertv of the Sturgis. Goshen & St.
Louis Railroad Co. commonly known
as the Nj higan branch of the Lake
shore. 20 the New York Central The
consideration is $4,000 and the new
owners assume "a $322.O00 mortgage
irdebtcdncss.
A $500 damage suit filed by John
g barrett against the Imperial Cot
ton Milling Co, for failure to deliver
five carloads of cotton seed meals as
per contract. which was hlcd IN the
ST Joseph superior court, was brought
here Tuesday ON a change of venue.
George Yoker of St Joe ST.. who
arrested Nav . charged with operat-
ing a blind tiger ON complaint of
u
city court Tuesday, fined 500 and
taxed costs of SIS and sentenced to
so days i'm jail. the jail sentence being
suspended. After the complaint by
koral the place was raided and evil
denCe of beer traffic was found
Noker said that Koral complained he
cause ne was denied beer in his place
Noral worked for a local saloonkeeper
r. A. Wiggers at present superin-
tendent of schools 40 Three Rivers
Mich is 10 he Elkhart's new school
superintendent succeeding Ellis H.
Drake. who will take charge of the
Kalamazoo schools ON July l. Mr.
Wiggers. who lis 80 years OF age. has
a wife and two children. lie was
chosen from list of so applicants for
the position.
Carl c. Fisher of indianapolis. orig
inator of the Lincoln highway idea
and one of the best known good roads
enthusiasts I'm the country viii be in
Elkhart THURSDAY to participate in
the Lincoln Highway celebration
r. l.. Arnold chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements. received
message last night from Mr. Fisher
stating that he would arrive some
time tonight or early Wednesday
morning.
'I dorot think there will be time
enough to permit Alr FISHER TO give
one of his excellent talks said Mr..
Arnold today. "hut his presence is
certain 20 add Zest 90 the occasion.
Good roads enthusiasts over the Coun-
try sort OF regard Mr.. Fisher as the
father or the tranSconuncntal high
way plan and the fact that he is 10
he with us tomorrow augurs well for
the success of the celebration
The school board is looking into tho
-.rI rat. fr..rr IA IN
will go into effect Sept l. and under
which 10 viii become the duty OF the
school board To carry insurance ON
every teacher and other cmployC of
the school system.
The board has not been able vet to
ascertain just how much ii viii cost
the school city 90 insure it's teach
ers. but has an estimate that IL Will
approNimate about $500 annually.
The board has not been able 90 as
certain just how the rate is % hc de-
tcrmlncd. but understands that ~ VIII
Ice higher fOr teachers having 90 60
with the manual training department.
where machinery is used. with the
chemistry department where chem
seals are handled and with the cleo
triCal department. Tt is also known
that engineers, such as are required
SAG the hiEh school and central build
ing. viii cost more ro insure than
teachers in The ordinary course.
The board has been informed that
the rate Tor stenogr8phcrs has been
stablishcd at oue-ciEhth of one per
cent of thc salary paid. II is not
thought teachers outside of the more
hazardous risks. should he rated any
higher than stenoEraphCrs
Emma ~ Eicfer. the wife Of John
=. Kiefer. at 100 Division ST. is dead.
Mrs. Niefer had been suffering for
several years Of heart trouble. she
suffered severe attack four weeks
ago, and two weeks ago pneumonia
developed. causing her death
Funeral services conducted hV Rev.
r. W. pr3etorius oC the First Evan
eelical church. VIII hc held at the
home at 1880 O'Clock THURSDAY Bur
lal VIII Dee Ir Grace lawn ccmetcry.
Mrs. hleffr Eho was a daughter of
La-nn and k.ln.rLu. Nunh- we born