South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-22
SILK SHIRT THIEF
LOOTS NILES STORE
Benjamin Clothing Store Rob-
bed-Loss Estimated
at 81, 200.
80 10 - News-Tlmes:


NILES. Mich, April All. Ben
jamin & Son, merchants, discovered
Thursday morning that their store
had been entered during the night
and between $1,000 and $1,000 in
merchandise taken. The robbers
entered by a rear window and wen-
out the front door. Every silk
shirt in the store was taken by the
robbers.
Rev ". IT, Camfeld has been re-
appointed "a pastor Of the Evangel-
ical church in West Niles. and VIII
enter upon his fifth year Of work
here.
The Niles track team makes its in
itial appearance against Elkhart n
"a dual meet which IS 10 be sched-
uled there next Friday. Elkhart.
not engaging in school baseball, has
a great deal Of time 20 spend on
their track preparations and an in
teresung fight is expected.
The William y. Sinks Co. Is
laying a foundation for a frame
warehouse, 3OX50 feet, on the north
side Of the plant
Mrs G. r. Enos has been elected
treasurer of Niles chapter. w. c.
r. T..
Mayor Fred BONNIE has pro-
claimed the week Of April % as
cleanup week.
v. n. Taggert. the new city engi-
neer. viii concentrate for the pres
ent on tho condition CT the citv
streets. and the existing system Of
dispOsing OF sewerage. Mr.. Tag
CERT held a position as engineer eX-
ecutive for the county road commits
sion IN Petoskey before coming to
Niles lie is a graduate OF the en-
cheering department Of the Michi-
gan Agricultural college.
The paving Of y. Front street
from High street to the city lmii4
is now assured. and il is practically
certain that ~ Fifth street will be
paved this spring. y. FIFTH street
has been ordered paved TO a width
Of 80 feet. The state and county
Will bear the expense Of 90 feet OF
this !mprOvt ment and the other 10
feet viii be paid for with the reve-
nue. derived from tax assessments
levied on owners of property adjoln-
ing the street. II is expected that
y Fifth street will be ordered paved
to a width Of &c feet.
Boy scouts of the southern part OF
Berrien county win rally in Niles
at a district meeting Saturday aft
ernoon Teams from Niles. Buch-
n
New Buffalo will be present Niles
now numbers three active scout
troops and a patrol OF sea scouts.
Plans for summer scouting indicate
am active program with a county
scout rally about Memorial day, and
q summer camp at Smith lake.
u. J. Plym has been appointed na-
tioual councillor and delegate to the
ninth annual meeting of the national
chamber of commerce at Atlantic
city. on the 24th. 25th. and 26th OF
April
Irl Beau. wireless operator IN the
merchant marine service. left Nor
folk Va. Wednesday on the Suruga
for Yokohama. Japan, via the Pan
anna route according 10 word re-
+ ceived by his mother, Mrs. Lillian
Beall of this city.
A. Lucas was arrested in Michigan
. city Tuesday on complaint OF Claude
Huff Of Niles. who alleges tina.
+ Lucas sold a Ford runabout on
which ne held a mortgage. Lucas is
fin the city jail pending disposition
of the case.
i oWrkmen are engaged in imTrov-
Ing the Sumnerville road from tho
Walter Powers farm to within three.
fourths OF a mile Of Sumnerviile
The road is temporarily closed.