South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-23
BODIES OF GOLD
STAR SONS ARRIVE
Michigan to Pay Honor to
World War Heroes Who
Died Overseas.
Special to The News Times

T
NILES, Mich, May 22.-Burglars
broke into the Big -Four station
Friday evenig and Thoroughly ran
sacked drawers in the telegraph
office, but obtained nothing OF value.
\ trunk owned by Mrs Laura Aver
OF Benton Harbor was broken open
and the contents scattered on tho
floor OF the baggage room. Until
Mrs Ager arrives IL Will not be
known whether or not any Of the
contents Of the trunk were carried
away
A search OF John Ramandas prop
erty. near Niles. by Sheriff George
RridgIpan Friday revealed a quart
Of liquor and a still Of three gal
/ Ions capacity Ramanda was ar
rested and charged with having a
still in his possession, but was re-
/ leased under $500 bonds pending
preliminary examination here on
/ May %.
Bonds Of $4,000 each were en-
/ tered by L. J. NcElheney. Dowa-
/ giac; Warren II. Goss. and Charles
/ Z. Ashley of Paw Paw. three Of the
]
spiUcy in connection with digging
the Dowagiac river drain. Abner
Moon Of Cassopolis, the fourth de-
! PENDANT, had not yet obtained a
| bondsnan, and an extension was
granted in his case. He has main
tanned since the inspection OF the
/ drain fund quiz that he would be
! able to explain the discrepancies in
figures.
Meyer Landsmann. father Of
| Landsmann Brothers Niles clothing
merchants. remains critically III at
/ Mercy hospital in Chicago. Little
hope is held for mis- recovery.
Plans for the establishment OF an
| endowment fund for perpetual care
of Silverbrook cemetery are now
| being formulated by the Woman's
/ Progressive League.
John Gallivan Of Buchanan has
purchased the J. G. Mansfield prop
erty on S. Lincoln av., one Of the
/ most desira BILE places in the city
/ for a hospital site.
Mr.. and Mrs Cleve Hipshier. 2O7
\. Seventh St, are parents OF a
daughter. born Friday.
A marriage license has been
| granted to Arthur Fritz Of Hastings
and Miss Grace Maddron of Niles.
About so Berrien county high
school athletes took part in the an
nual track and field meet at the
| House of David ball park Saturday.
All high schools in the county were
| represented. Events included a so.
| 100 and 900 yard dash, 440 and
/ $50 yard dashes, discus throw. shot
/ put. running broad and running
/ high jump, pole vault and half mile
/ relay. There were no hurdles.
Mrs. Stella S. Simson, a Rescue
Missionary worker from Boston.
/ Sunday evening.
Four hundred eighth grade pupils
/ took the state examination on
! eighth grade subjects at the various
high schools in Berrien county on
/ May u and "A. They VIII be no
tilted in regard to their standings
about June 10.
Niles quota for the Salvation
Army drive. now being carried on
nationally. has been placed at 81
/ 900, while that for Berrien county
has been placed at $1,000.
One hundrer and sixteen Of Mich
igan's Gold Stars sons boys VINO
lost their lives in France, have ar
rived in Hoboken, y. J.. and are
awaiting shipment TO their various
homes. John ]. Coughlin, CO. F,
18th infantry. 1907 Pine St. St.
Joseph, is included in the list.
Coughlin went overseas with the 5th
division from Camp Custer and died
of pneumonia contracted while az
the front.
The date for the annual school
May festival has been set for May
9th and 2Sth. The weather per
hitting. the two programs will be
presented at Island Park. on Fri
day evening program consisting Of
musical numbers by the Junior and
Senior high schools will be given.
while on Saturday afternoon an op-
eretta, The Fairy Godmother's
Lesson" by Carrie Field Billiard.
will be sung and acted by more than
$50 high school children. The op-
eret.a Will be produced under the
direction if Miss Lena Lardner. sup
ervisor Of music in the Niles schools.
Three banks Of Berrien county
have agreed to offer a permanent
reward OF $1,000 for the capture
Of any Berrien bank robber, dead
or alive" In addition the banks
wil lay a reward for evidence lead