South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-19
TAXES
RETURNED AT NILES
$4,000 Recorded by City
Treasurer-County Total
Largest in History.

NILES, Mich. March 1S-DeHn-
Quent taxes amounting TO approx
mately So. 900 have been returned
20 County Treasurer Clarence Nc
Mullen by Miss Anna Mcbride, city
treasurer Of Niles. In making final
settlement Of state and county funds
just before her retirement from office
on April O. OF this amount. the
largest ever recorded against local
taxpayers $4,709.44 is in delinquent
state and county taxes. while me re-
mainder. $17,649.66 includes unpaid
city and school taxes. There also re-
mains unpaid the sum Of S1.3O4.56 in
personal taxes, for which the city
treasurer holds a warrant demand
ing the seizure and sale of such prop
erty within the next 80 days.
According 10 County Treasurer
Clarence AIcAIullen. delinquent taxes
amounting 10 between $3.50, 900 and
S175,OO have been returned 20 him.
the largest total ever known in the
countys history. OF this sum Ben
ton Harbor has returned unpaid
$29. 1000. while St Joseph claims
So. 900 on its delinquent list.
Delinquent taxes may be paid to
the county treasurer at any time
during the next two months. there
being added 70 the original tax a
four per cent penalty plus three
quarters of one per cent from March
L.
At the end Of the 20 month period
-,
urer is authorized 10 sell the returns
10 private buyers The taxes then
are increased one ped cent per month
after the date of sale. and If re-
deemed after one year the tax owner
can collect from the property awnel
the amount Of the tax and interest
plus 100 per cent and a 50 abstract
sues For Divorce.
Charging that his wife, Ethel Carl
son. left him on Feb. IA, 1922 after
scarcely a month Of welded life
Arthur G. Carlson Of this city has
brought suit for divorce in the cir
cult court at St. Joseph.
Lloyd Thompson. also Of this city
charges that a year after their mar.
AAdkb Ills h4Ab uEk t4OPEu q hAtAuAs
temper, and that on Feb. 1. 1922
the climax came when she broke a
milk bottle over his head. lie al
leges that she refused TO care for th=
family or household. and finally left
his home on Feb. 20. Thompson
who was married TO Mildred ThOmp-
son on oct. IS, 1919, seeks the Gus
tody Of their two children. The
plaintiff is represented by Arthur
Brown, Niles lawyer.
Mrs. w. G. Blish. president of the
Berrien County Federation Of Wo-
mems clubs, entertained members Oh
the county board with a dinner a
the Pike hotel in this city, saturday
4 brief business meeting followed
during which plans were laid for tn,
18th annual meeting OF the fedora
tion to be held at the Y. w. c. A
in st. Joseph on Thursday, Mar. 80
Unfinished portions of the DiXi'
trail. between Dowagiac and Deca
tur. are TO be completed this year
at an estimated cost of more thar
$40. 900. The pike, which Will meas
ure is feet in width, Will be con
structed OF concrete. Both Cass q nc
Van Buren, counties Will share tn,
expense.
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry c
Beswick. who died unexpectedly a
Kalamazoo. viii be held from tn
Beswick home In Grant St, OF 2:3I
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. the Rev
j. r. Lathrop pastor of the AIethO
dist church, officiating. Burial Eil
occur in Silver Brook cemetery. y