South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-27
NEWS OF INDIANA and MICHIGAN
STATE BRIEFS

STATE BRIEFS
EVANSVILLE. Ind.-On the com
pant OF 6. ID. Fox OF this city his
WE Mrs. Anna Fox. and William
OopD, also of this city. were arrested
az Mount Vernon. Ind. and viii be
returned here.
EVANSVILLE. Ind.-George Ry-
enron. 90 years old, of Madisonvine,
ny employed on the new government
dam on the Ohio river below here,
was fatally hurt here when run over
by street car.
EVANSVILLE. Ind.-After travel
ing Tor MANI years as wild man with
clrcuses and carnival companies, Jo-
seps Reddig, Is years old, was admit
ted TO the poor infirmary here where
ne VIII spend his declining years.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind.-George Tai
bert 16 years old. a son OF Joshua
Talbert of MOrristown, suffered broken
bones in his right leg when he was
thrown from buggy in which he was
riding. The buggy struck a telephone
pole While young Talbert was racing
with two other young men.
RAWFORDSNILLE, Ind-Charles
p. Mote, rural mail carrier out of
Charlottesville. is confined in Culver
Union hospital here. suffering from
severe injuries which he received when
his mail wagon was struck by an au-
tomobile driven by b. r. Johnson.
Union township trustee. The accident
occurred at sharp turn in the road.
CULVER, Ind.-Two Chicago boys
were amono the eight cadets receiving
their certificates for the campaign OF
three years naval instruction in the
Culver summer schools on lake Maxim
kuckee. They were L. G. Halderman
and I. c. Hammond.
LOGANSPORT Ind-Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Reid will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary Sunday,
Aug 29. A family reunion is being
planned by Henry J. Reid. son. who
is superintendent of schools in White
county.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.-James Wright,
20 years old, a fisherman. was drown
ed in Barron river near here while
in a skiff running his trot lines.
LAPORTE. Ind.-According to the
annual report Of the Laporte water
20 .,
Ions of water were pumped during the
year ending June SO. 1915. at a profit
OF two cents per thousand gallons of
water. The revenue was S33.54241
and the net surplus was S26,964.79.
Operating expenses were at the rate
of three cents per thousand gallons.
ROCKPORT Ind.-Mrs. Georgia
Russell, a widow. married Stanley
fVau 20. a
Four days later they separated and
yesterday she filed suit for divorce,
alleging cruel and inhuman treatment.
LADOGA, Ind.-Walter Dowden.
painter, while decorating the Metho-
dist church ceiling, fell a distance OF
10 feet from a scaffOld to the back OF
a pew. His arm was broken and he
received internal injuries. He was
taken TO his home in Charlottesville in
semi-cOnsciOus condition.
PETERSBURG. Ind.-GiIbert Oar
nall, eight-year-old son of Walter OAR
nall was severely burned by a coal oil
explosion last night The boys mother
was sick and he asked her if he could
start a fire for supper He poured coal
oil on hot embers and the explosion
followed. His face and hands were
severely burned.
RICHMOND. Ind.-When crossing
the Pennsylvania railroad track to-
day, John Tull, a laborer, was struck
by train and so badly injured he died
soon after being removed TO Reid hos
pital
CONNERSVILLE. Ind.-John Buck
ingham, formerly carrier of mail from
the postoffice to the railway stations
here, was arrested charged with steal
ing chickens. Police say they saw
Buckingham leaving roost on
Charles Hassler's premises with half
a dozen chickens in a United States
mail sack.