South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-21
NEWS OF INDIANA and MICHIGAN
STATE BRIEFS.


HOLLAND. Mich.-Rev. B. II. Elm
ink. pastor OF the Central Avenue
church. is slowly recovering from
blood poisoning which he became az
fiicted with when he bruised his leg
stepping over a fence.
ROCKFORD. Mich.-Charles Cool
was injured and +. TObey OF Nashville
was badly bruised when their automo-
lie went over an eight-foot embank-
ment near here during the rain Mon
day night
NEWAYGO. Mich. - Mrs. Frank
Barker was rescued from drowning IN
the Muskegon river by her husband
and Fred Myers, jr. The woman Was
fishing from a raft md fell In.
RATTLE CREE. Mich.-Mrs. Sa-
rah +. TalmadSe, 81 years OLD OF
Newton township, is dead, leaving %
grandchildren. AZ great grandchildren
and three great great grandchildren
HOPKINS. AIich.-A large barn be-
longing to Levi Gibson, residing south
of this village. was burned to the
ground Monday morning. 1t Is sup
posed to have caught from lantern
GRANT. Mich.-Niels Jensen, livins
one-haIf mile south of here. the
wealthiest farmer in this section, or
Newaygo county, sustained a broken
arm while cranking his automobile.
GRAND HAVEN. Mich.-The board
of supervisors has appropriated $500
as county farm expert Two candl-
dates for the position have been rec
commended.
EATON RAPIDS, Mich.-Rev. l.. 5.
Slaybaugh of this city has accepted
call TO the Baptist church in Petoskey
after three years in Eaton Rapids.
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich.-The c..
r & I railroad is laying 1O-pound
rails on the branch road extending
from this city TO Walton.
SULLIVAN. Ind.-Miss Edna John
son Of this city was married to oscar
Burns of Bucvrus, o., 1 D minutes after
she was divorced from George John
son. Burns was on the job when the
decree was granted and ably assisted
in establishing the new Indiana rec
ord.
NOBLFSVILLE, Ind. When
Charles Hagen. farmland, bought a
quart hottie of good whisky in In
dianapolis and traded it to John Bond,
farmer near here, for seven good
chickens he got into a bunch of trOu-
BILE Bond drank the whisky and died
within a few hours. Later Hagen was
fined $50 Off bartering whisky with
out a license I'm through with the
stuff forever" said Hagen as the judge
turned him loose.
BLOOMFIELD, Ind.-A novel sys-
tenn of peddling beer originated by
Fred BAYS of Worthington, worked
all right for a while. but After pay
ing a $50 fine and having a 6O-day
sentence suspended, Bays decided II
was a losing game in the long run.
Bays scheme was TO peddle beans all
summer At the bottom of the basket
bottles of beer were concealed, upon
which he was depending for his real
profits.
GOSHEN. Ind-Because this city is
dry Scott Thomas, receiver for the
William S FOrler stock Of liquors and
saloon fixtures, refuses to sell the
property. which was seized by credit
ors on attachment proceedings, until
he receives an opinion from the at
torney general that he is allowed TO
sell liquor in dry territory.
PETERSBURG, Ind.-A double fu-
neral was held here when. during the
funeral service of Isaac Weathers, 80
years old. the body of Mrs. Eta Cal
lahan. SO years old. arrived at the An
derson chapel In the absence of an
other minister. Rev. Boldrey. the Of
iciating pastor placed the Baskets side
by side and preached a double funeral
service.
GREENFIELD Ind.-When James
WhitcOmb Riley received a bunch of
violets surrounded by autumn leaves,
from the pupils OF the LongfellOw
school" here he acknowledged its re-
ceiut by a letter to the boys and girls
OF the school in which he said the
fragrance conveyed me back to the
days of old with magical power"
HUNTINGTON. Ind.-Wesley j.
Stroup a wealthy farmer who lived
alone on his farm. fell dead and
"Shep.'' n collie dog. kept watch all
night. When a neighbors discovered
the body "Shep' was lying on top Of
, il. trying TO keep it warm. He was
finally induced TO leave his dead mas
ter's body.
RICHMOND, Ind-Morris Caplan,
so years old. of New York. was I'M
able to obtain work. He refused the
assistance of strangers and his wife
and baby in New York were desti-
tute. With his last five-cent piece
/ Captain purchased a box of matches.
( He then ate the head OF the matches.
I Policemen found him lying uncOn-
scious on the steps of a church. He
was taken 10 hospital and may re-
cover. Il would rather die than ac-
cept aims" he saiu, after regaining
consciousness.
DELPHI, Ind.-The Abe Greider