South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-21
NILES

Evangelical church, has been as
sisting Rev Mr. Rebel al the Evan
gelical church AT Buchanan for the
last three weeks during their
evanEeiistic campaign. The meet
ings Will be concluded Sunday even
ing. After Christmas Rev. Mr.. RE
bel will assist Rev. Mr.. Camheld
here
Quite a number Of Niles men who
have been working in Buchanan
have secured employment in the
Michigan Central terminal
Miss Helen Lee Bidwell. daughter
Of DR. Bidwell Of this city, has been
engaged for the Chicago grand
opera for 1g20-1921, and made her
first appearance Wednesday even
ing. in the second act of Jacquerie.
Miss Bidwell is coIoratura so
pranO. taking high G with much
volume and purity.
The vacant block of land lying
between 18th and 18th SITS. on Cedar
St. and for years owned by the Met
calf estate. has just been purchased
by a r. Eycleshymer, John II. HUFF
and Wilbur y. Burns. and viii here
after be known as the Metcalf Place
subdivision. It will be placed inn
mediately upon the market restric-
tons will be placed upon the kind,
value and ocation Of all buildings
TO DO erected within the subdivision.
The Main restaurant which Mar
shall & Henry have conducted IN
he Miller hotel building has been
closed until next Tuesday. when il
VIII be reopened under a new man
agement, Lester Lee of Boston, hav-
ing taken a lease on the building.
Mrs. Sarah Evans 50 years of
age. died about midnight Thursday
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Alice Nell Barrett st. Mrs.
Evans had retired in her usual good
health. but about midnight her
daughter. hearing her call, found
her suffering with a hemorrhage.
She died within a few minutes
thereafter She is survived by four
daughters and one son, by one
brother. 10 grandchildren, and II
great grandchildren. Funeral ar
engagements have not yet been com
pleted. but it is probable that they
will be held Sunday afternoon at
the Christian Science church.
Several new Legionnaires have
signided their intention Of coming
out for the Niles American Legion
basketball team, and it is proba bic
that some OF last years men will be
required to fight hard TO retain
heir places. The playing season
his year viii have a county cup as
z NJ incentive TO victory. IL is plan
ned 10 divide the county into two
sections the winner of each sec
zion TO play for the cup. The Legion
club rooms are now open at all
hours OF the day or night for use
by Legion members.
Edward y. Dion and Erbella Har-
rls OF South Bend were married in
Justice Rowley's office Thursday
morning.
The Niles Manufacturing Co.
whose plant is located on " Sec
ond ST. and who are manufacturing
what is known as the multiple
spark plug has become incOrpo-
rated with a capital stock of $50
600. The officers are. President, +.
y BONNIE. vice president, Ben $.
Davis. secretary. Clarence II. Lett
ing. treasurer. Fred G.. Wheaton.
Another local industry which has
6led articles Of incorporation and
completed its organization is the
DECENTRALIZATION Chemical Co. who
have rooms at the corner Of SyCa-
more and Front Sts This concern,
which manufactures dyes, is cay
italized at $4,000. The officers are:
President. J. II Lawton vice resi,
dent. Blanche F. Bertrand; secre-
tary- treasurer. ]. W. Bertrand
Raw furs are coming i'm very
slowly. and as yet no prime skins
have been received. according 60 re-
ports OF local dealers. Prices thus
far are only about half as much as
those Of last season.
Trains from the east were hours
.ate Friday on account OF snow
storms IT places in New York
state not far from Buffalo the snow
was said 20 be three feet deep. Train
IA AfTsa "a hFrrr 4 fFf
not leave Detroit until II o'clock.
Chief Burt reports that there has
not been a FIRE IN the city I'm the
last go days He urges that house
holders and others keep their base
mcrts free from rubbish as a pre-
tentative against fire.
one hundred and fifty delegates
Of the Niles district Epworth league
will meet iu q suhdiStriCt ConVeu-
zion IN powar iac Friday night and
saturday Meetings VIII bee held i'm
he First Methodist church. A ban
uuet VIII formally open the con
vention Niles. Pokagon. Cassopo-
lis Nandalla Decatur Lawton and
PAW Paw viii be represented in the
81 bdistrict convention.
cross bin i'm the divorce action
- Harry J. Matson. Benton Har-
ao~. was fled with the county clerk
hv Loretta Hanson. this city. AIRS.
NFatson denies allegations that she
ISOLATED with other men and a.
r,ees that while serving OVERSEAS
her husband married woman II
scotland
Th. industrial situation iu Niles
aDears 60 De uniformly quiet While
.lcal factories are not immune from
no slump which industries through
out the country are experiencing,
.lt heads of these concerns say that
-aere is -o special cause for alarm
and they expect q resumption Of
sormal trade conditions at least by
the FIRST ~ the wear. Many OF the
focal factories that have been w4rk-
ing overtime have cut down 90 reg
Mar hours again and in some In
rsances a has been necessary 70 lay !
on some men. When the local sit /