South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-23
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
DIES At AGE OF 81
Col. Thomas Morgan of 74th
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Dead al Dixon, Ill.

ELKHART. Sept. 2S.-Col Thomas
Morgan OF Dixon, H., who succeeded
to the command OF the 74th Indiana
Volunteer infantry when Col MyroH
Baker OF Goshen was killed on Aug.
5. 1854, and who had attained the age
OF % years. died at his home in
Dixon. Ill, Tuesday afternoon.
His death was undoubtedly hasten
ed by his devotion to the survivors of
his regiment who held a reunion at
Milford on Sept and 10 last. Col.
Morgan attended the reunion and be-
came III while at Milford. He Tecov-
cred sufficiently 20 return 70 his home,
but failed rapidly.
The funeral services will be held at
Dixon Thursday at o'clock. Capt
Orville T. Chamberlain of this city,
who commanded Co. @ in Col. Nor
gans regiment and was an intimate
friend as we'll as a great admirer Of
the colonel. Will attend the funeral
Col. Norgan's second wife and a
daughter, Miss Mary Morgan, and one
brother survive him. Miss Morgan,
as we'll as the colonel, was well known
10 many Elkhartans through frequent
visits 10 this city with her father
She accompanied him on his trip to
Milford.
Herman Hartenstein OF Chicago, so
years old, and who claims to be an
electric promoter, was arrested at the
New York Central station by officer
WoOley Tuesday night. on a charge
OF forgery. The arrest was made at
the request OF William T.. Barnard of
Constantine, who was accompanied
TO Elkhart By Deputy Sheriff Levi
TSecner.
Barnard told officer Wooley that
Hartenstein passed two worthless
Oh IN E0f TrrVrr "a
one OF the checks was for $4,000
and the other for S43.
Hartenstein consented 10 go 10 Con-
stantine without requisition papers.
Jennie. wife Of Frank Crisman. COS
Il. Indiana av., died at the homo of
Mr.. CriSTnan's parents In Valparaiso
Wednesday afternoon of appendicitis.
The body will be brought to Elkhart
Thursday.
Mrs. Crisman, who was a daughter
OK the late Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Swine
hart OF this city, was born here about
40 years ago. She married Mr. Girls
man Is years ago. Two sisters, Mrs
Joshua Fisher Of this city and Mrs
The EIkhart NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. so
cIety in a meeting at Goshen decided
To engage a visiting nurse at a salary
OF 500 a month. to give advice to all
tuberculosis patients in the county.
Donations TO apply on the salary will
be accepted by Mrs. Laura White Of
the General hospital.
The society ordered 100, 900 Red
Cross Christmas seals to dispose of
this fall.
Children OF the Elkhart schools
who strOve in any manner TO beautify
their home surroundings by cultivat-
ing flower or vegetable gardens, or
even simply by cleaning up" the
premises are invited by the Elkhart
Woman's Civic league TO attend a pic
mic in McNaughtOn park next Satur-
day afternoon.
At a meeting OF the Central Labor
union Willis n. Shaw. barber. was
elected the organizations delegate to
the annual meeting of the State Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor to be held at Gary
beginning Sept IS,
The Central body has sent letters to
Congressman Barnhart and Senators
Kern and Shively urging them to sup
port the Overwhelming bill regulating
child labor and making il a crime to
employ children under 10 years old in
mines and under il in other voca-
tiOns.