South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-17

hen a yearling from the noted her,
Ind, telegraphed Henry +. Krutz Of
Goshen. who is in charge OF the
poultry department at the fair. that
he would bring 1900 birds here.
At a meeting of the board of con
troll Of the Salem bank William II.
Nymeyer was made cashier TO sue
coed Frank 4. Hascall. deceased, and
Herman l.. Roscoe was made assist
ant cashier 20 succeed Mr.. Nymeyer
Mr. Nymeyer has been in the Salem
bank for % years ana is the oldest
banker in Goshen as 10 service.
While alone at his farm home i'm
Penn twp, St Joseph county.
short distance from Wakarusa 90
miles southwest of Elkhart Satur-
day afternoon, Jacob Eby, 60 years
old. "a widely known farmer. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
with a shotgun. lie blew of the
top Of his head. His son. Ira Eby,
found the body lying in the yard
near the front gate, at O'Clock Sat
urday evening Eby. il is said, had
become respondent through worry
ing over many things-principally
the war-to which he was re
lisiously opposed.
II is reported that it had been
feared he planned killing himself
and that the shotgun had been hid
den from him. but that he discov-
cred il while the family was absent
Surviving are his wife. five sons
Walter. AIervin, Ira. Jacob and
Ralph Eby. and two daughters. Mrs
Margaret Hunsberger and Mrs. John
Eby. who married a cousin Of the
deceased.
Funeral services viii be held at
the Schaum church AT 1870 O'Clock
p. m. Friday, Rev. David Yoder of
dciating-
Mrs Guy AIendenhau Of Nappa
nee is in receipt Of a war depart
ment message, saying her brother,
CPL oscar Hudson Of Nappanee. a
member Of battery D. 18th field ar
tillery. was severely wounded July
%. while engaged in action with
American troops in northern France.
The department is not in possession
Of details, the telegram says.
Mrs. Earl Phillips, % years old
whose home is on farm Eve miles
southeast OF Goshen. is at the resi-
dence Of her mother. Mrs Judsou
Swihart, West Goshen, suffering
from two cracked ribs and other in
juries received at Il o'clock Satur-
day night, when the buggy in which
she was riding with her husband
from Goshen 10 their home was hit
and wrecked by a REQ automobile.
owned and driven by Mr. Day OF
Chicago at a location on the Lin
coin highway not far from the Phil
lips farm. The Phillips horse ran
away and reached the home stable
unhurt There We're four occupants
of the automobile. one of them.
MT. Murphy. was slightly injured.
Some of the party proceeded 10 Chi
cago by rail and the automobile was
repaired at q Goshen garage.
TIL EIkhart County Soldiers Re
union association elected officers as
follows here Saturday:
President. William = Bitner
Goshen: vice president Cyrus Seller
Elkhart. secretary, e. ". James.
Goshen: assistant secretary. sam
ueI : Whistler. Goshen; treasurer.
E. W. Hyde, Goshen: assistant
treasurer. \. G. Manning, Elkhart
President Bitner appointed the fol-
lowing executive committee: John
W. Cornell. David b. Hutchinson,
George ". 10y. +. NJ. Isbeil and D.
Barringer.
The following committee OF con-
dolence in the death Of Maj. J. =.
Braden. president OF the association.
was appointed: W J. McKahin.
Col. James s. Dodge, and David
Smeltzer.
Col. Dodge delivered a patriotic
address. which brought the program
20 an end.
The third annual reunion viii be
held in court park Goshen. the
second Saturday Of September, 1919
The Will OF Samuel Smoker. wide
IL known Elkhart twp. farmer. who
died al his home three miles south
east OF Goshen. Sept. {. was filed
tor probate il the circuit Il dis
5oses OF an estate OF the estimated
value OF from $4,000 20 $4,000
and which consisted principally OF
100 acre farm.
The heirs are. Core A. Smoker
Goshen widow. Foy : smoker
Tspheming Mich: Jay = Smoker