South Bend news-times., 1921-05-13
GOSHEN NEWS

: field and Paul l.. Kinney OF Goshen
were included in the list of students
published in the Purdue University
| daily paper mention having been
given them as the result of their
exceptionally good grades.
Fred NJ. Henderson of Lfgonier,
who has been published as an
evader Of the United States army
draft, has not been seen in Ligonier
since he passed several forged
! checks. One of them was for $50
and was cashed at the Jake Sheets
store Several others were passed
on LigonieY merchants. Several
weeks after he cashed the $50
check, Jake Sheets saw Henderson
in Toledo.
Special committees Of the Goshen
! Chamber Of Commerce met Tues
day night and prepared reports
which will be submitted at the an
nual meeting Friday night.
Or. W. f. Armstrong, of Green
town. Ind. a dentist, spoke on
| Know Your Talent and How To
Develop II" at the weekly luncheon
of the Goshen Kiwanis club, Wed
nesday noon. He proved a rapid
fire speaker. Adjutant General
/ Harry b. Smith and Lieut. Col. J
/ -. DePrez of the Indiana National
| Guard were guests of the club and
/ spoke briefly.
The Chicago. South Bend and
/ Northern Indiana Railway company
/ is erecting a permanent sub-statiOn
/ a short distance west Of the Kun
derd gladioli farm. two miles west
of Goshen. For several months the
company has maintained a portable
sub-station in that locality. Since
/ the burning of the Dunlaps Power
! Plant more than a year ago there
has been no permanent sub-station
| between Goshen and Elkhart. a dis
! tance OF 10 miles.
Charles +. Kutz. for 80 years in
the plumbing and heating business
in Goshen. has disposed of his bust
| ness, the Goshen Plumbing and
Heating company, to Roy Noble OF
/ Princeton. Ind. and Armin Toelle
of Terre Haute. Ind The purchas-
/ ers have for II years been engaged
in the plumbing business in Prince
/ ton. Mr.. Kutz and family will
/ spend the summer at their cottage.
/ Kale Island, Lake Wawasee.
Eighteen students were gradu-
ated from the Syracuse high school
". b. Piatt OF Fort Wayne, a post
office inspector. has been in Millers-
/ burg, conducting an examination
/ into the post office robbery there at
2 O'Clock Wednesday morning, when
/ the door of the safe was blown of
and 800 in cash and stamps to the
value Of S229.S1 taken. 1t is said
there were two explosions in the
/ building and that the thieves left
\ in an automobile. going eastward.
| Mrs Carl r. Harman. wife Of the
post office clerk. discovered the
! theft at ) o'clock Wednesday Tools
used in entering the building and in
/ blowing the safe were stolen from
I the blacksmith shop OF Noble
/ Vance. across the street from the
post office Several suspicious per
! sons have been seen riding in autos
! in Millersburg by Burt Lantz. night
watchman al the Millersburg state
bank. E. J. Dunn and Herman
/ Alexander, colored. who were
| brought here as suspects in the rob-
/ berry, were released after they had
| been examined and searched. They
showed they were stealing their way
\ from Elkhart TO New York city TO
/ engage in the show business. Dunn
/ IS a comedian and Alexander sold
I his Elkhart real estate 10 back Dunn
I for a run on Broadway. They rea-
I soned four cents a mile too much
I for transportation. 50 they decided
10 ride the bumpers Stopping at
Miilersburg 10 change clothes they
found themselves in the hands OF
the police as post Office safe rob
bers. After being released here.
upon payment Of g. 10 reimburse
the Miuersburg officers who brought
them 10 Goshen. they boarded a New
York Central passenger train for
New York.
More than 500 persons attended
a concert given BY students Of ne
Chandler school at the school build
ing. Receipts were S22s.
Mrs John Workman OF New Pats
underwent an operation in Goshen
hospital.
John Melvin Leer. 50. died We'd
nesday at the home OF his mother.
Mrs. Hannah Leer. two miles west
Of Goshen. after lines Of two years
OF tuberculosis. Surviving his
mother. four brothers and one half
sister.
The Goshen city board or educa-
tion. in view OF extended opposition
that has developed against the plan