South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-24
DETECTIVES SEEK
COWLES, FUGITIVE
Niles Man Said TO Have
Jumped Bond Given for
Appearance on Count.

NILES. Mich. April 23.-Claude
Cowles y State St. recently arrest
ed on a charge Of embezzling funds
from the American Express Co. and
who was released on $50 bond. has
disappeared from his home and has
not been heard from since last Mon
day. Detectives claim 10 have found
traces of Cowles in Paw Paw and
il is rumored that he left that town
for Niles. Cowles has a wife and
young child. His wife claims to
know nothing OF his whereabouts.
A Studebaker car bearing an In
diana license plunged over a steep
embaukment about a mile and a
half south of Niles on the Niles
South Bend I'd, just opposite the
". J. Urquhart home. Thursday.
The five occupants escaped without
a scratch. although the car turned
over twice.
A father and sons banquet will
be observed at the Methodist
church Friday evening. This is the
second annual banquet OF this kind
to be held in Niles.
The Community Grange Of Sum-
nerville has 6S members as the re-
suit Of a contest which recently
closed. Mrs. Edith Franz was cap
tain of the winning team. while Mrs.
Lou Hartzell captained the losers.
New members will be guests at a
banquet to be given Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Newell, SIC
Broadway, are parents Of a daugh-
ter, born at Epworth hospital in
South Bend.
The well which the board of
public works has been drilling on
Eagle st. to increase the supply of
city water in Niles is now COM
pleted and has been pumped clear.
Samples of the water have been
submitted to the state laboratory for
analysis. and the drilling apparatus
is being moved farther west on
Eagle st. for the purpose of drilling
another we'll.
Raymond Starr and Mildred Pal
menter, both of Niles, were married
in the office of Justice of the Peace
Rowley about o'clock Thursday
evening. After the ceremony the
couple left on a wedding trip for
points in the south. Mr.. Starr is
employed by the Kawneer Manufac-
turing Co.
Sheriff George Brigham has been
presented with a gold star studded
with a two carat diamond. The
star was presented to the sheriff
at a banquet held in his honor in
Benton HarbOr at which Mayor
Rosback Of that city presided.
Miss Eileen Mannix. daughter of
]. E. Mannix of this city, and
Thomas Whiteside of Colon, Mich,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James White
side Of Niles, will be married at
4:3O o'clock Monday afternoon by
the Rev. Father Ducat of the
Roman Catholic church. Miss Man
nix for the past two years has held
a position as stenographer with the
Clark Equipment Co. of Buchanan.
Supts o. W. Haisley has returned
from Lansing, where with other
representatives of the Michigan
State Teachers association he ap-
peared before Gov. Groesbeck tc
urge the passage of several bills on
education now pending before the
legislature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Skinner. 1920
Hickory St. are parents OF a son,
weighing eight pounds.
No trace of the Ford car belong
ing to w. I. Smith. 3OS Sycamore
ST. which was stolen from a local
garage Tuesday night. has been
found. Entrance to the garage was
gained by breaking a lock on the
door.
Rural mail service in Milton and
portions of Howard township, which
was suspended for a month or two
on account of the poor roads. has
been resumed.
During the month OF February
Niles reported 20 births and seven
deaths.