South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-16
INSURANCE AGENT
REPORTED MISSING
John M. Kelly Left EIkhart Two
Months Ago, But Not
Heard From Since.

ELKHART, Ind. June "a large
number of Elkhart friends of John
; NJ. Kelly, So. who was the local rep
resentative OF the Continental Cas-
ualty Co. until he left here eight
weeks ago, are concerned for his we'll
being. for they have failed to hear
anything of him since his departure.
( He said he was going to the Alex
ian Brothers hospital in Chicago for
treatment for kidney ailment that
mad given him much trouble, but IN
d quiries by Elkhart callers at that hos
pital elected the Information that no
patient had registered there under
Mr.. kellys name. one friend mas I
reported that he was at Battle Greek,
but this has not been confirmed.
Mr.. Kelly who had lost one les by
amputation, referred to his crippled
condition frequently before his de-
parture, even assigning some OF his
supposedly organic trouble TO this
cause
The insurance company policy hold
ers have lately been sending their pre-
miums direct TO the company, as the
manager of the elem drug store. where
Mr. Kelly made his headquarters, de
for the collections.
Elkhart friends of Miss Adelaide
Crane of Detroit, who moved TO that I
city from Elkhart with her father, Z. /
r. Crane, nearly eight years ago, have
just learned that she has been made
a victim of the European war in an
unusually pathetic manner. Miss
Crane has many friends in South Bend. |
"Among the missing Is the way
that a letter she sent to her fiance, a
soldier i'm France, was marked when 1t (
was returned to her by the French au-
thOrities.
Miss Crane, who is a settlement !
worker in the Michigan metropolis /
had become the affianced bride of a !
young Frenchman. who. although |!
rcserVist OF the French army. had /
made his home in Detroit. and intend /
cd 10 remain resident of America. In !
fact, it is understood he had taken out /
his first papers as an American clu- J
zen.
But at the time the war broke out !
last August, the young man-WhOse /
name the Elkhart friends did not hap /
pen 10 asCertain-waS in England en- !
route to France TO visit his parents |
Aware OF the danger of being COM |
PEELED 10 rejOin his colors, he decided |
TO attempt secret visit to his people !
just for one day. His plans were de |
tected. and he was ordered to JOIN
his regiment within "A hours.
He wrote to Miss Crane from time |
to time, telling of his experiences as (
a soldier. especially at Npres and at /
AuN-Chaupelle and she wrote regu- /
larly Finally one of her letters came /
back to her, officially marked, |
Among the missing
That is the last she has heard of her /
fiance.
The case of John Myers of Misha- I
waka. who was brought before Judge !
Hartman yesterday charged with being 4
i'm contempt for failure to pay an al /
lowance of 50 a week for the support 1
Of his child which was ordered when /
his wife. Louise. secured a divorce /
was continued until the fall terms on /
"A showing b. Myers that he has been |
i'll out of work and unable TO pay.
Ida H. Greiner was given divorce (
from David O. Grciner on the grounds
If adultery. She was also allowed I
the custody of their child, Greiner be /
ing ordered to pay $1.50 a week for its /
supDort for twenty-siX weeks and then /
$40 month until further orders OF {
the court. He was also ordered to pay /
her attorney S25 within thirty days /
Greiner was given permission to visit /
his child.
Glenwood. two-year-old son of Mr.. (
and Mrs Lon Rockstool, six miles 4
southeast of New Paris. is dead as the 1
result of scalds received on Monday !
morning when the child fell into tub /
OF boiling water.
The tub. which was on the floor, /
had been approached by the child, .
and an older sister. Evaine, warned I
him 10 Get away As ne turned he J
Skinned ON the wet floor and fell into ,
the tub. The sister seized his hair B
To pull him out. but the child had
been so badly scalded that TINS holo
gave way, and she had 10 grasp his (
steam-hot clothing. The funeral ser
vice Will take place at the solomon /
Creek church ednesday.
The family is distantly related 10 1
Tflman Rookstool of 1873 klnzle ST, /
this city.
Police officials and others recall /
that Elvin Mosier 40. who Monday (
was sentenced To prison for two to !
twenty-one years on plea OF guilty /
Of assault on Mrs Ruth Tailman, ST. Z
was involved in the mysterious murder /
of Joel Kehres. a farmer OF psolo F..
township. about four miles north OF
this city. some twenty years ago
Kehres' body was found IN uelu' ,
surrounded by blazing stubble- II is 1
said that Mosier was under suspicion, (
and that the grand jury made an IN 2
vestigation but failed TO develop suf- I
ficient evidence TO Justify an lndlct- I
ment.
CAN'T DECIDE ON JUDGES