South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-15
oASSOPoLIS, MICH.
Offers Prizes

. De AtH DAENto mas written "A letter
70 all Of the boys and girls in Van
Buren, and Cass counties Offering
$500 In prizes 10 be given at the
annual county fair at Hartford,
Mich this fall. for the best busheI
OF corn. white or yellow. the best
bushel Of potatoes. the best eight.
four and two pound rolls Of butter.
garden products and poultry
The Judge offers these prizes for
the purpose OF stimulating the young
people 20 the study and practice OF
agricultural efficiency. an accom-
plishment admittedly greatly need
ed
Circuit Court Gases.
-Four new cases have been filed
with the county clerk for trial dur
ing the coming term Of circuit court.
Charles Shurte of Chicago owns
"A farm living along the road on the
south side Of the Lagrange mill
pond. Mr. Shurte has commenced
suit for $500. which he alleges is
due him for damages 10 his farm
by reason OF the cutting of about
SO trees along the road past his
property. The defendants are Bert
s. Muffley and Arthur d. MallOw,
the latter having been highway COM
missioner OF Lagrange township last
year
Lenna Morrow. who was married
20 James n Judd Of DOwagiac al
st. Joseph in June. 1915. has com
menCed suit for a divorce alleging
that both the defendant and his par
ents. who resided close to them. have
been cruel 10 her An injunction has
been issued restraining the husband
from molesting her or their child
and from disposing Of any property
pending the trial Of the suit.
William G. Letter Of Dowagiac
has begun election proceedings
against Michael and Josephine
Franzak The land involved is in
the city Of Dowagiac.
Charging cruelty and non-sup-
port. Mrs. Samuel Stuck OF Marcel
lus has begun divorce proceedings
against Mr.. Stuck The couple have
lived together 40 years. the mar
riage having taken place at Spring
Valley. Mich. Jan. 90, 1871 The
! separation occurred the third of
April. Their lives have been spent
near Marcellus on a farm and re-
Gently they have resided in the viii
lage Besides a divorce she asks a
decree giving her the household
furniture and a just portion Of prop
ertv which they have accumulated
by their united efforts.
Supervisors Organize.
At a meeting OF the new board Of
supervisors this week TO organize,
Fay Atwood of Wayne township was
elected chairman. Mr.. Atwood az.
pointed the following standing COM
mittees:
Observation-Disclosures, Burkett,
N1annix. Carter and Cameron.
Public grounds and buildings
Jones Tietsort and Arts.
Criminal claims ilderbaciO. HUFF.
Poe
civil claims-GIeason. Stevens
and Hadden.
Settlement with county officers
Carter. Jones and Nrooman.
Ways and means-TietsOrt, Beebe
and Stewart
Committee on county poor-Cam-
eron. Burl1 and Arts.
Committee on appointments
MADDEN. Mannix and Stevens.
Committee on county drains
Beebe. Huff and Butts.
Committee on delinquent taxes
Stewart. Tietsort and ManniX
Salary county oficers-Poe, Car
ter and Butts.
Tudiciary-Butts. Gleason and Bill
derback.
A committee from the board also
met with the Good Roads association
township committeeman and officers
I and the county road commissioners
and a committee of five men was
selected 10 act in an advisory capac-
| itv with the road commissioners in
! tho building Of the Cass county
road system for which money was
/ voted the end. The committee
follows \. 3. Gardner OF DOwagiac.
Harry ID. Gleason OF CassOpolis, o.
! V. Hicks OF Milton township. L L.
I Lawrence Of Volinia and Ernest
| Stanard Ct Jones.
The board voted 10 erect flag
pole and purchase flag for use on
/ the court house grounds.
superintendent to Quit.
Supt. n. NJ Halsey Of the Cass-
opolis schools mas declined to remain
another year and the school board
has engaged f. J. Leddick Of Mon
| tague. Mich. 10 succeed him.
! Mr. Leddick is a graduate of the
Ferris institute az Big Rapids and oil
! the state Normal and will this year
be graduated from the Tn sity OF
1 MICHIGAN at Ann ArbOr. FOX six
wears previous TO his attendance OF
the University ~ Michigan he was
superintendent al Montague.
The retiring superintendent. Mr.
Halsev. has been in charge OK the
schools for the past eight years and
has proven very satisfactory. He has
been rendered the superintendency
Of the wiuiamtou schools but has
not vet made a decision
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