South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-02
NILES LAD WINS
0RATORY CONTEST
Frederick Richter Awarded
First Place at Kalamazoo
District Contest.

Special 10 The News-Times:
NILES. Mich. April 30.-In the
district oratoricaI and declamatory
contest held at Kalamazoo Friday
evening. Niles was awarded first
place In both the district oratorical
and deciamatory contests. Freder-
lex Richter OF Niles was given two
firsts and one second on his decla-
nation, "Emmet's Vindication."
Gilbert Otto in the orations receiv-
ed first place from all three judges
on thought and composition. and
received one nrst and two thirds on
delivery. The two boys will COM
pete against four other districts in
the state contest TO be held in a few
weeks
Miss Gertrude Hastings. formerly
OF Niles. has leased the Willard
Y. NJ. G. A. building in Chicago for
S25. 900 a year. and will open a tea
room in the building. Miss Hast
ings now is successfully operating
several tea rooms in prominent
parts OF Chicago.
In Is days. 7704 milk lunches
have been served 10 school children.
Out OF this number, only EOS were
served free.
Percy Rosevear, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hector Rosevear. 307 St. Jo-
seph av., is suffering from a COM
pound fracture Of the bone in the
left wrist as a result Of falling from
the veranda Of his home.
John II. Forler has sold his store
/ building on Main St, formerly oc-
cupied by the Forler Grocery Co,
to the Albers Packing Co., who now
| occupy the building.
/ Miss Kate Ransom, y. Fifth St,
was painfully injured in Kalamazoo
when the taxi in which she was
riding upset. hurting both the driv-
\ er and Miss Ransom TO the street.
Miss Ransom has been removed to
her home in Niles. No serious
| complications are expected.
Inspection Of peach buds In his
\ big orchard near Daley has led
| Ralph Hahn to believe the recent
| freeze did not materially damage
! them. Only one other contingency
may arise to damage the crop. says
/ Mr.. Hahn, and that is the fact that
possibly the vitality Of the buds may
/ be affected and fall off as they be-
gin TO take on growth. They look
all right now. however
/ Full dental equipment, consisting
/ OF chair, cabinet, wall bracket, en-
/ CINE. table, and cuspidor with rum
ming wafer, has been secured for
| the school dental clinic by the
| school committee OF the Woman's
| Progressive league. Several Niles
dentists have volunteered to do
/ school work gratis.
Ernest Green. employed as a me-
| chanic by the Michigan Central. and
whose home is in Michigan City,
was struck IN the left eye by a
piece Of burr while at work Fri
\ day. While the eye-ball Is seriously
| injured, it is though the sight will
/ be saved.
John +. Stoves Uncle Toms
Cabin" company will break winter
/ quarters here Sunday, and will leave
for Nappanee. Ind, where they will
open the season Of 1921. OF the 80
members of the company, four are
Nilesites, including John F. Stowe.
! manager dSSASldAAN
manager; Bert Brown, who appears
In the role Of uncle Tom" and
John Hamilton. the veteran bass
tuba player. Mr.. Stowe, who has
! been producing this masterpiece in
| dramatic form for many years. is a
1 direct descendant of Harriet Beech
er Stowe, the famous writer.
Hunters ice cream has again
/ been placed in the hands of local
| dealers for sale. The drug and food
department at Lansing has inform
/ ed the owners that thus far the an
alysis Of Hunter ice cream has re-
vealed nothing unfavorable, and
further stated that if the company
would agree 10 pasteurize all ma
terials used in making its product,
it could again be placed on the
market. 1t was at first believed
that an epidemic OF ptomaine poi
soning prevalent in Niles had beer
caused by the consumption of
Hunter ice cream.