South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-05
GOSHEN.

4 iAD1p4lil.
officers will roe elected az the
annual meeting Of the Elkhart
/ County tuberculosis society. which
+ viii be held next Monday at the Of
/ fee of Miss Anne a.. Straight, coun-
/ ty health nurse Samuel T.. SpOhn
I has for two years been resident
/ of the society. Recently the board
/ OF county commissioners gave notice
/ TO Miss Straight that no provision
/ would be made 10 continue her SAL
I AIRY. She rs now serving with the
/ understanding that she shall be paid
/ by the county society II the COM
/ miSsioners stand bv their declara-
1 ton that no health nurse viii be en-
/ plOyed. Explanation was made by
4 The commissioners that they acted
I after heavy taxpayers had COM
1 planned Of the expense of county
I health nurse. IL is reasoned by the
/ commissioners and by others that
! such results as have come from en-
/ ployng q county nurse are not
/ worth che eXpenses-about $4,000
I per annum.
Harry A. Harding and family
/ have moved 10 a farm near Shipshe-
/ wanna Mr.. Harding recently dis
! posed of his transfer line here.
/ I'm the absence Of Rev. William
{ IT. Gleiser. pastor of the First
/ Presbyte church here who is III
at the home Of his father at Wat
\ seka, H.. Rev. James II. Gordon. Of
/ W.lOna Lake, Will next Sunday
/ morning and afternoon occupy the
/ byterian pulpit here.
Rev w. S. Shelly. Of Carlock. H..
I am evangelist, IS conducting a revival
at the y. Eighth ST. Mennonite
l church in Goshen. Tom Bilyeu, Of
I Decatur. evangelist. who was ousted
/ from the First Christian church fol-
lowing a disagreement with the
deacons of the church as to how
a revival should be run. has gone
TO his home. Mr.. Bilyeu steadfast-
ly declined 20 accept any money
I from the church. Friends aided him
in meeting expenses TO and from
his home.
The Western Indiana Gravel Co.
has purchased the Warsaw Sand
and Gravel Co.'S Tit at WinOna
Lake and extensive improvements
on the property will be made imme-
diately Twenty acres of land con-
trOllcd by the Warsaw company
have been leased by the new own
crs. INA addition the Western Co.
has purchased of j H. Matchett. of
Bourbon 1OS acres adjoining the
le0eehold.
Clara G.. Gardner. % years old.
widow of William Gardner. died at
her home in Goshen of compiled
ton of diseases after ar illness of
four months Five sons and three
was a resident of Goshen for 81
years.
r. b. Williamson. who recently
moved from South Bend 10 a tract
of land near Goshen. has engaged
I'M the seed and small nursery stock
business
G. r. Blauch. of Aurora. Ohio. "A
student at Goshen college. is quar-
autined at the college domitory. a
scarlet fever patient His condition
is not serious. City Health officer
Irwin and officers of the college are
cooperating i'm enforcing fumisaton
and quarantine regulations. Nor
bert Blauch. a brother Of the pa
tient, was electrocuted at the Wi
mona Traction Co.'S sub-power sta
tion mead the college in October of
1918. AT that time he was a stu
dent at the college.
Iretta Bradford 6S years old.
wife of A. NJ Bradford, died at her
home this morning of tuberculosis
of the spine following an Illness of
FIVE months She had resided in Go
shcu since 1883. Surviving are her
husband, one son and two sisters.
The Lieonier American legion post
will give an indoor fair in LigOnieF
Feb. 7-12
Thirty-one persons took an exam
nation for teachers license. con-
Quoted by A. j.. Weaver. county
superintendent of schools.
John K. Baker Of South Bend, a
well driller. was given Judgment for
$3.50 AGAINST the LaOttO Fuel oil
and Gas Co. when the suit was tried
i'm the Noble circuit court at Al
biOu. Mr.. Baker was employed 10
supCruteud drilling a well by the
company. who had been sinking
wells i'm various locations. Follow
ing a dispute as TO his compensa-
ton. Mr.. Baker started an action in
the Noble circuit court.
When Arthar w. Fonda became
sheriff OF Elkhart county Jan. 1. the
county Jail for the first time in sew
eral years. wa~ without a 7 risoner.
Since then however. the daily pop
ulation of the bastile has never
been less than five and often reach
ed 10.
In "a basketball contest. the Co
sheu American legion five defeated
the Elkhart high school alumni
team by score OF "a 20 .. The
Goshen victory was due in large
measure to the Dlaying of Kiser
and kensler. South Bend ''N' play
erS who accompanied Theodore
Marks a legion team member. from
South Bend 20 Goshen.
Preparations 10 resume paving
OF highways in This section early
The Indiana state highway commits
sion is very anxious for bringing
about early completion of two miles
of concrete pavement that viii
mark am all-paved Lincoln highway
from a short distance east of Crom-
well across Elkhart and st. Joseph
counties
Goshen ice dealers are beginning
ro worry over the failure of the
fe-U-1e21 CROP. Virtually no ice
have been cut here. The u. ID. Ais
house Co. had a small force Of men
at work one day. Otherwise no ice
has been cut here. The u. =. Ais
Several Goshen fuel dealers are
sold to have lost heavily through
the bottom falling out of the coal
market. Their yards are filled with
coal that cost them more than they
are now able 90 get al retail. il is
reported.
The lire department was called to
the CITY National bank building
when sparks were seen coming from
a chimney IL developed a tenant
ON the third floor was taking his
caleSthenics and % make his room
comfortable he placed a quantity Of
/ IaDer In the stove and touched a
match Within few seconds he
was SURF rised 10 find dremen max
inc an investigation Of his quarters.
clyde J. Castetter First ward
councilman. Is making an active