South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-04
HOT AND COLD LUNCH
FIGHT ON At ELKHART
SaioonkeeperS and ReStaur-
ant Men at Odds Over
Food Proposition.

News-Times Special Service
ELKHART Apri Following
the granting OF renewals Of licenses
So 10 Elkhart salOonists Monday the
county commissioners. acting on "A
petition signed by Is local restau-
rant owners and saloon keepers. or
dered the saloon keepers 20 refrain
from serving any more hot lunches.
Following action on this petition.
saloon keepers filed petition bear
ign the names or "A saloon owners
asking permission To sell cold
lunches. This was granted. L. II.
Church represented the restaurant
owners and l.. T. Burris Of Goshen
and y c. Cawley Of this city the
saloon keepers.
Considerable feeling is said 10 have
been worked up over the lunch ques-
ton. Four years ago the serving OF
free lunches was abolished by
mutual agreement and then a ma
iOrity Of the saloon men installed a
short-order moderate priced lunch.
This proved popular and a money
maker i'm some instances. but a finan-
cial loss TO others. who. however.
were compelled TO continue opera
tions on account OF competition A
number of conferences have been
held to settle the question. but they
usually ended i'm heated arguments.
Il. is said. The saloon men in favor
OF abolfshing the lunch Joined hands
with the restaurant owners. while
he stand patters." determined not
TO be outdone. hired attorneys to ap-
pear before the county commission
ers 10 argue their side OF the ques-
ton.
The commissioners decision is said
10 have created more dissatisfa ction
than ever. as the cold lunch prop
osition" is declared 20 have been
just ruse. one local saloon keeper.
who is said 10 have prOspered in the
luEch business Is credited with de
Claring that ne intends 10 continue
serving hot lunches and will carry
his case 10 the highest court, il
necessary.
The following were granted re-
newals or their liquor licenses:
Reiner & Rummel John Weller.
Hoetger q Rose. Charles II. Russell,
l.. T. Rowe. @. r. Sherman. J. G.
Schmidt. l.. b. Tracy. potts &
Schumm. "a. 3. Gutermuth John
Scarlet. Alphonse Kraft. Ed. Dalka
Charles DOtsor and John Dayhoff
40 opposition by the temperance
element was offered in any case.
Mrs Lola r. Poyser. wife OF
Chauncey Poyser. 1915 Johnson St.
died at the General hospital Monday
morning She had been sick a month.
due to pernicious anaemia.
Mrs POyser. who was about 50
years OF age. was born near south
MILFORD I'm Lagrange county. She is
survived by the following children.
Leo. 10; John. IL; Chauncey g.;
Nora Belle. =: and Jesse. g. Mrs
Poyser is also survived by her father
Ezra A. Chaffee. IS years old: two
brothers and one sister, all Of Wa
waka
The funeral arrangements have
not been completed
Alexander Pope. one OF the COM
munity's best-known citizens. died
at the home Of his daughter. Mrs.
Isabelle =. Bowman. 415 s. Second
ST. sunday night Death was caused
by paralysis. a stroke OF which MI
Pope suffered on March 90 From
that time until his death he was I'M
able 20 speak. but seemed 10 recOg-
nize members OF his family
The death OF Mr.. Pope removes
one OF the city's pioneer business
men OF half a century ago. For SO
years. from about 1868. Mr. Pope
was in the hardware business at III
s. Main ST.