South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-05
Elkhart News
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News-Times Special Service
ELKHART. sept. Following
an announcement received from In
dianapolis that George S. Harvey of
the state council of defense would
arrive in Elkhart TO investigate the
continued Improvement Of two
streets here which the county de-
Tense council had disapproved, NJ. L.
Demarest. president of the board of
works, stated:
I'VE are proceeding with the
preparations for the improvement
of ". Lexington av. and y. Michigan
St. and will continue 20 do so until
we receive orders 10 stop b. those
in authority
Mr.. Demarest declares the county
council took action TO prevent the
paving before the board OF works
had a chance to give its reasons for
ordering the Improvement.
Instead of taking up the matter
with us, as is usually the way. the
members of the county defence
council talked 10 our employees and
then evidently based their decision
on information CLEANED from them,
declared Mr.. Demarest. When they
saw tina we were going ahead with
the work, they appealed 20 the state
council. I'm sure the state authori-
ties will allow US TO continue"
Having provided for the financial
welfare Of Elkhart for the coming
year. the city council. when IL meets
in a regular session Thursday even
ing. will lay aside money matters
and again take up h regulation OF
traffic within the business district Of
the city.
At the last meeting three ordi-
nances dealing with traffic were
brought before the council and were
passed through two readings. II is
expected that little difficulty in pass
ing the ordinances will be eXper-
fenced Thursday evening.
twenty-five general service selects
left Elkhart this morning for Camp
TAYLOR. j. Raymond Conley, a
| prominent Elkhart attorney, who re-
Gently waived exemptions and was
! placed in class one, ~captained the
selects. The names Of the conscripts
I are: ora Noffsinger. Herbert Pom
thus. John D. Davidhizer, Charles a..
Mayer. Elmer r. Weaver, Charles r..
Searfoss. Joseph Kassowski, Claude
Keggaris. Charles O. McMullen,
! Jesse +. Whitmer, Harold NJ. Bishop
Harold Maynard. Mahlon Mccoy,
| David Finch, Henry s. Huber, Carl
/ Demanro. John Kuehm. Thomas
! Piner. Cecil o.. Hough. Donald NJ.
| Shank. Pasquale Polino. Glenn D.
| Easlev. Melvin o. Flicker. Frank +.
Pontius. Albert Krousour, Kenneth
I Rupp. Frank Lescincy and J. Ray
mond COnley.
Privates Alfred Minute and James
Quinlan. who admitted they were
absent from Camp Grant without
leave. we're taken into custody by
the Elkhart police Tuesday night.
They are being held pending instruc-
tons from the camp.
William =. Platter, pioneer pump
builder of Elkhart county. who died
recently. left an estate estimated in
value AZ, 500. 900. which is 10 be di-
vided among five nephews and six
nieces. He came TO this county
from Ohio in 1886.
In the city court WEDNESDAYS Les
ter Richardson. cOlored, was placed
under a $1,000 bond TO answer TO
two serious charges at the fall term
of the superior court. He was un-
able 70 furnish bond and will re
main in M city Jail until his trial.
Richardson was arrested Monday.
after he was alleged 10 have shot
Thomas Davis and robbed Glenn
Bunson of $50. Two charges are
Ned bv Assistant Prosecutor Saw
yer. one for assault with intent TO do
bodily harm. and the other assault
with intent TO rob.
The Elkhart city schools nave
I opened for the year. Students were
busy today registering and prepar-
ing their programs for the semester.
Figures issued last September gave
/ the number of students in the city
/ schools as 1855. and this years fig
ures are expected to show a large
increase.
TWO AVIATORS INJURED
IN FALL AT CAPITAL
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. Two
laviators flying from Dayton. o. 70
the speedway at Indianapolis, were
! SEVERELY injured early Wednesday
! night when their mach ne struck a
tree and fell about 80 feet near the