South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-07
Elkhart News

City offices will close at noon each
Saturday during June. July and
/ August.
The Concord township sunday
| school convention will be held at
the Methodist church next sunday.
George L. Daum, former secretary
| OF the Elkhart Y. NJ. c. A, Is now
| auditor of an Evansville bank.
Walter :. Coupler has enlisted in
the cavalry branch of the United
States army and John W. Richie is
in the quartermaster's department
a city car in which 10 y. y. c.
| hump employees were riding was
derailed. All the passengers were
shaken up, but none was seriously
| hurt
John P. dinner. republican. was
| last night reelected by the city
council as a member of the city
! board of education. He Is super
! intendent of the Indiana a Michi-
gan Electric company at Elkhart.
Frank A. Sage, for many Years
vice president Of the ST Joseph
| Valley bank, resigned and disposed
/ of his stock His successor is
! Charles Burns Of South Bend. SON.
in-law Of VIM. +. stanton OF Elk
hart.
Miss Bina NJ West of Port Huron,
Mich. supreme commander of the
Woman's RELIEF Benefit association
Elkhart next Monday Goshen and
other towns are 10 be represented
at the meeting.
Police were asked 10 locate the
iseven-year-old son OF Elmer Boyer
of Bristol. who was thought TO be
in Elkhart, lost. Soon after the re-
quest was made information came
that the lad had returned home. 4
miX-up in his plans caused the fear
that ne was lost
A plan TO unite the Century and
Elks' clubs is being considered The
Century club under the proposed
MANAGEMENT will abandon its pres
ent quarters and occupy q portion
OF the Elks temple As 10 whether
the two clubs will actually be con-
solidated has not been determined
The First National bank today
formally opened its sos, 900 building.
The bank was organized in 1868.
stock certificate No. Is for 20 shares
was issued 10 Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Jauriet. In 81 years it has been
transferred but once and the divi-
dend earnings on il aggregate
$4,000.
Two hundred men who have be
come 2 years of age since the first
army draft registration, registered
for military service at Elkhart
CElxhart county division No. -
Wednesday The board had esti-
mated that 30 men in the district
had become p years Of age since
June ., 1917.
Mrs. Oscar Rooder. Who with
Mrs LeOna Flickinger was serious
an auto driven by Jacob :. Domer.
has left General hospital. Mrs.
FHckingers condition is not salts
factory. paralysis having developed.
She will remain in General hospital.
Domer. a former Goshen resident,
is under $1,000 bond.
Mrs. Harriet A. Compton Beach.
81, died al her home in OsOlo
township. two miles northwest of
Elkhart. Yesterday afternoon. The
daughter Of James Compton, an
Elkhart county pioneer she was
born in Cleveland. o. In 1882 she
married Edward W. Beach. and In
1854 they located in Elkhart. En-
cepting seven years spent in Cali
fornia they had resided IN this
, county continuously since coming
! here. 81 years ago. Twice. in 1886
and in 1860 they went 70 cali
fornia overland Surviving are one
son. two daughters. two brothers
three sisters, l. grandchildren and
nine great-srs ndchildren. Funeral
services will be held a. s p. m. TO-
morrow.