South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-22
BUCHANAN CROPS
SAVED BY SHOWER
Heavy Downpour Floods Greek
and Basements-Other
Buchanan Items.

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Buchanan Items.
BUCHANAN. Mich, June 21-The
drought and intense heat OF the past
few weeks came to an end Sunday
afternoon with a downpour OF rain
that lasted nearly three hours. The
water fell with such rapidity that
the creek running through town soon
became overloaded and flooded sew
eral cellars and lots adjacent to the
creek. Near the mill of the Pears
East Grain Co. the water overlooked
and washed away considerable dirt
in the vicinity of the mill. Farmers
living outside of Buchanan report
very little rainfall during the day
and at places north Of Buchanan
and at Niles. no rainfall was report
ed during the day. Farmers declare
the rain worth thousands Of dollars
TO them, and say il saved the crops.
Miss Thelma Childs has accepted
a position at the local office of the
Niles Gas Light Co.
Clarence Jones has returned to
Buchanan after a vacation trip TO
Chicago and South Bend.
Floyd G. Smith and Ray Stevens
we're in Niles and Berrien Springs
Saturday evening.
Mrs. NJ. L. Hanlin was a South
Bend visitor Saturday.
Miss jeanette Boyer has returned
10 her home IN Buchanan and will
remain here throughout the sum-
mer vacation. Miss Boyer is a stu
dent at Hillsdale college.
Miss Angelina Jeffries is visiting
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Eta
NJ. Trewin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sig Desenberg and
Pears Of Buchanan, and Ralph
Brown Of Oak Park, III. visited Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Tormey at Indian
Lake Sunday afternoon.
Irving Slovenian OF Niles visited
friends in Buchanan Saturday.
Edgar Huebner was a business Wis
itor in Niles Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Williams are
the parents OF a son born at the
Clark hospital Friday, June II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Lamb OF St.
Joseph are visiting relatives in
Buchanan this week
The Flora Morgan Bible class met
at the home Of Mrs. F. r. Taylor.
Oak St, Wednesday afternoon.
Ralph Brown was "A Niles and
South Bend visitor Saturday night.
The Remington property on Lake
st. has been purchased by DR.. w. r.
Sargent who will move there with
his family. The z. z. Remington
family will move to their new home
on Roe St
Harry Smith has opened a plumb
ing Enlistment on Main ST
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Steiner and
family Of South Bend were in Buch-
anan Sunday.
Miss Ruth Binns has returned
from the state normal school at
Ypsilanti, Mich, but win return next
week 10 attned the summer school.
A number Of Buchanan people are
planning to attend the barn dance
70 be held at Jakways farm seven
miles southwest Of Buchanan, We'd
nesday evening.
Misses Halle Boone and Belle
lands are enjoying a three weeks
vacation at Yellowstone National
Park and other western points.
A number Of local ex-service men
have failed 10 apply for the state
bonus application blanks from the
Legion Adjutant. Oscar Swartz. The
sooner these blanks are filed out
and sent in to the Adjutant General
at Lansing the sooner the bonus will
be forthcoming.
william Irwin has returned from
the University Of Michigan for the
summer vacation.
Miss Gladys Dumbolton has &C
copied a position at the B. R. Desen-
berg store on Front St
Misses Edna Long and Elsie Clark
will attend the summer school at the
Western state Normal at Kalamazoo.
Hammford Wilson Of New York
City was a guest Of Mrs. S. E Dohney
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. G. Mogford are
the parents Of a daughter. born at
the Clark hospital Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Nellie Boone and son. Jack,
have returned from a weeks outing
at Clear Lake resort.
DR.. G. F. Crawford is attending
the veterinarians meeting at Ian
sing. Mich. this week. The state ex-
aminations are givn this week and
all veterinarians must qualify in or
der 20 practice within the state.
The annual picnic OF the Sunday
school Of the Portage Prairie Evan
gelical church was held at Hudson
Lake, Saturday.
Miss Lura Pears Of Niles visited at
the c. F. Pears home Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. NJ. L Hanlin and Mrs. w. II.
Trainor entertained at a bridge party
at the home OF Mrs. Hanlin Thurs
dav afternoon