South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-20
BERRIEN COUNTY'S
FIRST WHITE SON
CELEBRATES BIRTH
Wilson Sparks Observes DIST
Anniversary-Other In
teresting Items.
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Special 20 the News-Timcs.
Mills. Mich, April 19.-Wilson
Sparks. the first white child born in
berrien county. celebrated his 91st
birthday yesterday He was born
in little cabin near what is now
known as Station u. on the inter
urban line.
The Berrien county board OF SUI
pervisors has gone on record az OF
posing the new accounting system
which the state OF Michigan IS order
Ing placed In all county Offices. The
salary committee has reported that
the system is too costly, their esll-
mates stating that IL would cost
$1,000 10 buy new books. The eN-
,~pense OF maintaining and hiring new
clerks would bring the total 20 still
more. Recommendation was made
that committee be appointed TO
as1tate against the system, ard SUI
persivors DUerr. Rieoack. Mollhag-
en-, Cupp. and Starkweather were
accordingly appointed
Mid5hipman Fred W. Lardner,
student at the United States Naval
academy. Annapolis. viii be gradu-
ated and commissioned in December,
SIX months ahead OF the regular
time, according 10 word received by
mis- father. Henry Lardner. Of this
city.
The school committee OF the
Women's Progressive league real
led 1927 towards the children's
milk fund from their tag sale Satur-
day. The comittee also acknowl-
edges a gift OF $50 from the Rotary
club to help extend the work Of the
committee in serving lunches and
in providing a dental chair for the
school clinics
Buchanan lodge. r. and a NJ
No. IS. has purchased the Or. Ire
win lot on Main St, in that village
and plan to erect a temple after or
ganizing a company and selling
enough stock TO finance the enter
prise.
A junior play, I'm Walked jim
ME" will be presented by the junior
class Of the high school on Thus
day and Friday evenings. April IS
and %. Miss Cumnock is directing
Nhe performance.
Upon returning from an extended
visit in Kalamazoo Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Parkin of this city
found that their home had been
thoroughly ransacked during their
absence. 4 suit OF clothes and an
overcoat belonging 10 Mr. Parklh
had been taken. and an old coat.
bearing the trademark of chicago
firm. left in their stead
Nede Logan. % years old, died
Monday afternoon at his home IN
y. Front St. after seven moh1iS IA
ness from cancer Of the stomach
Logan of Plymouth Ind" ana HVe
now a deputy sheriff and culver \.
Two sons. Ward Logan or Mics
brothers. Marshall. High. and Syl-
vester of Plymouth. Ind. Leonard OF
TilIisfon. y. D., and Gideon OF
south Bend. survive him. The BODY
will he taken TO Plymouth for urlaI
on Wednesday.
Chester a. Aldrich, formerly OF
Niles. has effected merger OF the
Hoopeston Qllinois) Herald and the
weekly Chronicle. also of that city.
The new publication Will appear
>~1nder the name OF the Hoopeston
Herald and Chronicle.
Southern Michigan District Coun-
ell No. los Of the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists held their
quarterly meeting In the Labor hall
on sunday. Delegates were unani-
nous in their decision that any at
tsr1pt TO force reduction of wages
and increase of hours would be re-
sisted TO the utmost.