South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-17
HOLSTERS

4 Glance Oper
Indiana
THE TOSS OF A PENNY
caused Frank Rothe of Muncie 10
get IN bad He. with two friends,
Walter Newport and Charles
Holmes. decided TO steal car.
AS too which should drive the car
was a question a penny was
tossed in the air and fate fell 10
Rothe. He is now charged with
stealing a machine and his friends
are held as accessories to the
charge
FOREIGNERS WERE BEING
naturalized in indianapolis. CUES
tions were asked the men. and
finally the question come. do you
know who discovered America 20
The answer from the foreigner
was. NO. l don't exactly know
whe discovered America. but
know that the kaiser found out
aboatrit IN a mighty big hurry"
B1fs pan was made an American
citizen.
DUE TO THE LACK OF
erOsaR cars at Poneto. an elevator
that had been overloaded burst
open and deposited its contents
on the ground. amounting TO
about 1000 bushels of wheat
MEMBERS OF THE CIVIC
club of Brazil, Ind. had their an
nuaI outing at Eelriver, when boys
from the town were entertained.
When one boy was asked IL he
had a good time he said. Good
time Gee, I drank several bot
ties Of pop. ate four or five sand
wiches. ten ice cream cones and
then bought "a melon for 25 cents
and got so cents back in change
MIKE KRUSZYNSKI. FOR
mer policeman OF Gary. is eX-
pecting 10 take trip 20 Indian
apc1is 10 see Judge Anderson, ac-
cordiug 10 police officials of the
steel metropolis. With three liq-
nor law violation cases against
him in Gary courts. Mike was
again raided Thursday night and
"a bottles Of whiSkey were found.
WARSAW EXPECTS To HAVE
a pure water supply by Sept. l.,
1920. according TO officials OF that
city. For years they have been
using impure water from Center
lake.
W C. PETTET OF ELKHART
had cottage 20 rent. He adver-
tised i'm an Elkhart paper i'm the
for rent columns. He said he
was kept busy for two days an
swering calls He counted 13l
who wanted TO rent the house
then quit counting Pettet says
ne will never advertise again
since he can't stand the strain.
-ENHIBIT a" IN THE CASE
against two Muncie boys was or
dered not destroyed by judge
Mcclellan. The boys were ar
rested for stealing melons and
big watermelon was produced as
the first exhibit The boys were
found guilty but after the trial
all surrounded the judges chair
while he sliced the exhibit and
furnished each present with part
OF the evidence. even 10 the de-
PENDANTS.
BLOOMINGTON Il ARE ER 5
prepared 10 trim" the public in
.tvle when they boosted their
prices 20 so cents "a trim. p cents
shave and so cents for mas
sase.
SAFE-BLOwING Is GETTING
old in Indianapolis police say.
the mere modern way IS taking
the safe along. Robbers enter
ed the office OF the Indianapolis
Mortar and Fuel company and
removed the two-ton safe 10 the
rear OF the yards. where they en-
deavored 20 load it on ono OF the
companys delivery trucks.
HOWARD COUNTY HOLDS
the record for ~ highest num-
bog ~ oCtoEcnorisn -oters Rec
ords show 129 such voters and an
organization 90 be known as the
Howard County Otogenarion so
iety has been proposed. Rueben
Deuplor. SIS years old. says ne is
the best athlete in the list and can
Jump from the ground and crack
his heels together twice before re-