South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-29
STOLEN GOODS ARE
RECOVERED At ELKHART
Horse and Buggy and Watch
and Chain Found by
Deputy Sheriff.

ELKHART. June PA horse val
ued at 500 that mad been stolen from
Liveryman Mccoy OF Kimmell. Noble
county; a buggy that was obtained
from Liveryman Alya Hostettler Of
Albion. and "A watch and chain that
were stolen from a farm house near
Albion have been recovered in this
city by Deputy Sheriff Leader
The horse and buggy were found
IL the J. II. Day livery barn at $50 +.
FRANKLIN St, opposite the city build
ing, and the watch and chain were re-
covered from local pawnbroker's
place, where il had been sold 10y the
thief.
That in Elkhart city there are nine
square miles OF plated ground
$50 acres or 800 acres more than in
Boston-and more water and gas
mains and electric wires than in
South Bend. is the declaration of a
member of the county board OF tax
review who with the four other mem
bers of the board spent Saturday in
investigating complaints of property
appraisements in this city.
The board on Saturday inspected all
but Riverside and a few cases on Main
street
Il believe that one thing is very ev-
ident 10 the members of the bOard-it
is THESE new additions that raise the
general tax total. Why on saturday.
We saw enough plated ground on
which could be built homes for pop
ulation many times that OF Elkhart
remember one instance where on one
side Of the street the real estate had
been properly assessed by the acre
while on the other side il had been
plated and the owner had TO be as
sessed BY the lot"
More than 200 musicians are ex-
pected TO be in Elkhart on Sunday
July Is, when all Of the musical or
CARNATIONS with which Alvin Willis
is associated Will hold their third an
nual picnic at Island park.
Members Of bands from Niles.
Hinchman. Buchanan and Arden,
Mich. and from Bourbon, Nappanee
and Bremen will be here as guests Of
the Municipal band for the day.
Concerts by the united bands and
athletic contests OF every description
will be held during the day.
At the seventh annual meeting Of
the Lake Shore Pioneers association
at Cedar Point Saturday three Elk
hartans were elected to office in the
organization. ]. j. Shaw was chosen
first vice president; Mayor T. r.
Smith. second vice president. and j.
II. Calking treasurer other Officers
elected were. r. r. Hanson of CleVe-
land. president, Sol T. Gage, also of
Cleveland. third vice president; l.. NJ.
Newton of Buffalo. fourth vice pres
ident and w. 81. Thompson, also OF
Buffalo, secretary. All but Mr. New
ton once lived here.
The total attendance. including the
members and their families. was esti-
mated at 1000. The organization
now has 1925 members. gain of A
per cent over last year
Edward F. Quimby has filed suit
I'm the superior court against his
brother Charles ]. Quimby asking
that "A $4,000 estate left them by their
mother Marcia J. Quimby, he sold
by the trustee and that the petition
or's half of the proceeds be invested
so that he viii be able 20 get better
returns from II than at present. The
property is house and lot on Har-
risOn ST.
A friendship OF boyhood days was
renewed when Ed Garwood of Mar
shall. m. came 10 Elkhart TO visit
Ed Ouneer. the well known civil war
veteran. and at present "a park ponce
man.
The two men had not seen each
other i'm 50 years and time had
wrought such a change IN ooth thaI
neither was certain of the identity or
the OLNtL Alli4l NltALAt AAAtA'tA d NN+-N
had been repeated.
That the recluse SO long known IN
FIlxhart as John Gordon. was I'm tact
Jonathan Dustman OF NahonlnS
county. Ohio. is the declaration OF w.
7 Manchester one of the citys Oldest
residents Gordon died IN the Genera
hospital last Saturday ON learning
that Attorney c. g.. Raymer might be
ap0ointed administrator. Mr.. Man
chester notified Mr.. Raymer of such
facts as he possessed.
Miss Halle Wilkinson. daughter OF
Mrs Unie Clark. 316 y. Second ST..
and Arthur johnson. city fireman at
the central station. were married AT
ST. Joseph. Mich. ON sunday. June %.
air and Mrs Johnson are making
their home for the present with Mrs
Johnsou's sister. Mrs. Arthur Shaw,
of Baldwin ST. The bride was unul
recently employed in the office OF the
Subway Mercantile Co