The Weekly Sentinel from Fort Wayne, Indiana • Page 4

FORT WAYNE WOLF LAKE HAT NOT BE REBUILT Property Owners There Who Suffered LOM in Wednesday NijhtY Fire Much; Wolf Lake, July prop. arty owners of Wolf Lake, who lost their business houses in the disastrous flre Wednesday night, will probably not rebuild. It Is practically certain that none of them will with the possible erception.of Roy Parkinson, who not yet made tip his His loss was a particularly heavy one, but he had $3,300 insurance. His cemen block building was 40x50 feet, two stories and a basement, and it cost the, tota The stock considerably more than amount of the insurance. of groceries that he carried was a particularly large one, as he had stocked i up very heavily on account of the harvest season being near at hand: Curtis Thorp, who lost a drug store and arrived home Thursdaj evening from Toledo, O.

Hie nothing of the flre until he got home He carried insurance on his property but It ran out about a month ago, an he had not renewed it. His loss is total. Several of the others had -their property for sale, and as they without insurance in most cases, thej will not rebuild: The blow is a very severe one for the little town and the beat portion of the business district was out The fire extinguishers from Klmmel and 'Albion did very good work and, they perhaps' savec the town from greater losses. The of P. would have been destroyed had It not been for the.

1 chemicals and there is no telling how many of the residences ndght have been taken, as two.of them caught fire on the roofs. The bucket brigade, also did very work. FORMER ELKHART MAN SUICIDE Elkhart, July into insanity by his lonely life on homestead; in British Columbia 85 miles' from a railroad, Judson Micks, 46, brother of J. of Elkhart, and a few years ago a well known music teacher of this city, committed suicide on June 14. police at Ponce Coupce, a small settlement three or four miles from Micks his body, arid on it let' ler from Allen Housewprth, of the Central drug store here.

Mr. Houseworth had written, on siationcfy 'which bore the name of his farm, "Bristol Fruit MISSIONARY TO HAWAII. Huntington, Juiy missionary secretary led Brethren church, has 01 Hawaii, where he 'Will confpr with GoV- Yagelf the estalilish 1 mmt an industrial 5tjit ttfe ierntojry las; ii nonaal school, but iinfry be, ferred io sion the directioii of; th6 cfiufch. -FORT WAYNE BOY 7 Huntington, Indi, July. Rob- of JPpirt: Wayhe, wlip camp to Huntington with his Barents a'ihid Miss Vadella Rodgers to spend the Fojirth at the Starbiiick and Swihart homes on street, suffered a.

burned hand Thursday. One of the larger chil- dren had ligh'ted a nreeracXer but it did riot go off'and it was thrown down. The child picked up the cracker, thinking it was out. It exploded arid burned the fingers of his left hand. FIRST WHEAT CUT, Wabash, Juiy honor of being the first to cut this season's wheat falls to Alva Creviston, residing two miles south of this city, who entered his field with a reaper yeoterday morning.

account of the late Wet weather the wheat crop will be very small this year in this section of the country and It has been estimated that the average yield will not exceed twenty bushels to the acre, ROE FAMILY IN RUNAWAY. Uniondale, July Qren Roe and family, of Osslah; were, injured about 6 o'clock last evening in a runway a mile south; of Uniondale In which all thrown' out of a biiggy and dragged. tye probably yras the worst injured, she recelvinr a baJ cut on her chin and cheek. The youngest of the two girl Was rendered unconscious and Mr. Rbe arid the older daughter both were RACER HIT BY TRAIN.

Bluffton, July Dowty, enroute to his home north of Bluffton, about 10 o'clock Thursday night, encountered a stalled Clover Leaf freight train at the 'crossing on Fort Wayne pike, Just: north of; the and before, he could bring his touring car to a stop it had collided with train with sufficient force to break a lamp and to damage a fender. fr ANTOMOBILE DAMAGED 1 i i Via Ohio, July Dowty damaged his automobile when he ran into a Clover Leaf freight train wdtea was stalled on the crossing Just nottt of Bluffton: The freight was btoCing the crossing while a broken ar was being mended and Mr. failed to observe the Pars until he was too close to stop his'automo- bile. He managed to check his automobile to a slow speed he struck the cars and the damage was not fteavy. NARROWLY ESCAPED DROWNING.

Winaw, July nan by the name of Swartz narrowly escaped drowning at Koschisko lodge on Saturday afternoon. Swirtr is of Die students from Indiana university who taking the biplofrfctl course at this summer. with other had been dfi a 1 T- I r'i. KEAt CHILDRKN-S DAY. Half Ton of and BOIM of Cncktrjaek to Be Used.

Huntington, Indi, Jjily are fast materializing for Woraen day, July 20, when thousands of children from all over Huntington county will be entertained at the Huntington fairgrounds as the guests pf W. H. Worden and- the business. men of the city. Yesterday Mr.

Worden received the bill of lading for 5,000 boxes of each box containing a present besides the crackerjack, and all to be gjven to the children. T. Guy Perfect, head of the Huntington Grocery company, yesterday Mr. Worden that he would donate a half ton of sugar to be used in making the lemonade. Thin Is one of the largest single donations that has been offered for the day.

i. Worden has traveling through, the county for the last few days, advertising the he now is confident that the farmers will declare it a holiday and bring their families to the city so the children can enjoy the day! SUIT AGAINST MERTZ. 'f '-f: Columbia City, July Spurgeon N. Markley has brought sttit ithrough Bailey Compton against Luther Merte, captain of Co. Third infantry; Indiana- national and Luther Mertss, individually.

The coinplaint sets out that as captain of Co; the plaintiff purchased' furniture and contracted debts 'by the authority of the members 'of the company, and that ho bought furnishings from Frank L. Myers for the headquarters' of the company and signed a personal note Mr. Myers -issuing a chattel mortgage to himself to cover the amount of the note. From rentals and contributions re- the debt to $100. July 10.

Of the many, accidents prevalent during haying season, which Robert Miller, who resides on the Dyonis Schmitt farm, suffered, was probably the luckiest escape from death of anyl He was assisted in 'storing a load, of hay in the while half of the load, a 'thousand pounds or more, was hanging suspended in air on the large fork, the rope broket letting the entire loatl oil the fork, fall on Mr: Miller, who was standing on the floor between the team and the -mow. Fortunately he was in a position that the weight 'did not rest on him. (COMING TO FORT WAYNE. Whltley, July Reiner lias resigned position a's clerk at the Meyers drug, stPre and will. accept.

a position with tiessauer, thfe Fort Wayne merchants. wiU be in July 'Stusser, of a guest of Her: grandparents, Mr. and iVJrs. Edward Stusscr. of this city, was turned serlousiy yesterday when she found a skyrocket iii the yard' and nred the explosive while holding it iti her hand.

Her hands, arms and left, leg were- dangerously burned. SUPPERS INJURY TO SIS EYE. July 8. Lawrence Bigs, a rural mail carrier, is suffering from a painful injury to his righ't eye. An end pfi a wire of his rabbit enclosure flew up and struck his.

eye, cutting across the eyeball. He drove on his route and the dust inflamed the eye 'to sSuch an extent it became very painful. Blood poison is feared. FORMER RESIDENT DEAD. July Mrs.

Nancy Anderson, Wife of John Anderson; former resident ot Adams county, is dead at her home in Custeri Mich. The body will be brought to Monroe funeral services will be held at Pleasapt Valley Friends' church, the Rev. HpllingsWorth ELDERLY COUPLE WED. 'Bluffton, JulyiSi-- Mrs. Nancy E.

Waters, 67, widow of the late Lem Waters, and James M. Ose'hbaughi 74, Secured a.marriage license late Thursday afternoon arid married at the county clerk's Rev. Lewis Reeves, the deputy clerk, 'officiating. LUTHERAN MINISTER RESIGNS. Van Wertj 0., July After a successful pastorate of.

seven, years at St. Mark's Lutheran church, Rev. F. W. Rohfling, D.

has tendered his, resignation to" the' congregation of the church. Rev. Rohfling has accepted a call to the pastorate of St. Paul's German Lutheran (jliiirch at Richmond, Ind. ARRESTED At BLUFPtON.

Bluffton, July Gary Morgan, a farmer Hying west of Bluffton, has been arrested oh a paternity charge preferred by Hazel Clary, a slater of Morgan's wife. Morgan's preliminary hearing has been set for July 18 at. 10 o'clock before 'justice of the Peace Rinehart. Morgan has urn- tehed bond in the sum of signed by his Jacob Morgan. CONVOY MAN INJURED.

Conyoy, July MarUn Meyers, aged 78, refliding three miles rtbHhwest of Convoy, narrowly the loss of lie life early last evening when he off the 6:25 eastbound Ohio outskirts He thought the car bad Stopped, Wert, July My Aglef, of the Second Regiment bind, to Van Wert Saturday Wigs) Mr, enlist and Wat re- BURGLARS AT COLUMBIA CITY. Columbia City, JuSy offices of the coal and lumber yards of A. B. Mosher on South Main street; were entered shortly midnight Tuesday morning by robbers, Who gained entrance by opening the front door with a skeleton key, and forced open the Yale lock oh the door leading to the inner Office. Procuring the small cash register that sat on the top of the-safe, the intruders car- ried'it to the large room of the offices, where they attempted to force open ten cash register with keys, and failing to dp this, took an axe or some other heavy instrument, and smashed in the atone drawer top.

They were rewarded for their pains by finding two and two stamps of the two-cent denomination. CLEAR CREEK BOY WEDS IN CAMP. "Huntington, July to permit the fortunes of war to' delay their marriage, Lawrence Thorne. son of the! Rev: C. A.

Thorne of Clear Creek township, a second lieutenant of company Fourth Illinois infantry, married his sweetheart, Miss Gene Elcher, at the concentration camp in Springfield Saturday Miss Eicher is a government employe in the Forest Products, laboratory-and a former student of the University of Illinois. SAYS HUSBAND IS BRUTAL. filultton; July Mabel Ambers has brought suit for divorce fronv William Butler charging cruel treatment, failure to provide, habitual drunkenness, and that her husband has been convicted of a felony. Among other things Mrs. Ambers says that, her husband blackene'c! her eyes, fractured her nose, threatened to kill' her and made her wear men's shoes.

Ambers was convicted of petit larceny and served a sentence at the state penal farm. HARTFORD CITY MYSTERY IS SOLVED. Hartford July mystery in regard to the music from a piano that had aroused the members of the Lucas family from their slumbers during the night for some time has been cleared up. Mr. Lucas, who is director of the Hartford City band, kept watch on the piano and caught the music makers, two little mice, which had taken up llghthousekeeping in the interior'of the piano.

METHODISTS TO BURN NOTE. July Sunday evening, July 16, the Methodist church congregation will hold a jubilee service at which time a note of $3,000 against the church will be publicly burned. Several years, ago, npt long after the was serious difficulties. expmenbed came 6f the church; The situation a few- months ago a movement Wias started which, it yis, hoped will result in paying off thfe entire debt within another year The was erected fifteen years ago arid is the largest in the city. SECTION MEN QUIT.

Delphos, 0.. July O.i-The section men on the Clover Leaf in this city resigned their positions in a body Wednesday noon because they had befen refused more pay per' A majority of the men now receive seventeen and one-half cents per hour, which amount they feel is not in proportion to the work done by them. They took the step also partly because the Pennsylvania railroad Is now. paying their section men twenty cents per hour. The section will Lo, replaced as soon as the men can be employed.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Kendallville, July White, aged 3.7* an employ at the McCray factory, had a most miraculous escape from being ground to death under the wheels, of the northbound G. R. I. train No; 3, in an effort to board the train while in motion.

With his. body hugging the rail several cars pasied by him and he escaped without losing limb. However, he sustained painful bruises about the head, hip, wrist and' shoulder. DROPS DEAD ON STREET CAR. Bluffton, July Ppffeii- berger, 41, dropped dead while on his way to work on a street car at Columbus, Ohio.

His death yra.s due to heart The decedent a son of the late Henry Poffenberger, of this city, and made his home here until his removal to Columbus, fifteen years ago. He 'had been employed at an electric works at Columbus. DELPHOS WOMAN DIES. Delphos, Ohio, July Mrs. David Meyers, 68, died at her home, east of Delphos, after a long illness asthma and.

heart trouble. She was a daughter of Rev. J. F. Mounts, pne of the best known ministers 'in this section In former years, and had lived in Allen county for riearly fifty years.

DRIVER HURT IN RUNAWAY. Elkhart, July Kapps, who rooms at 914.W Marion street, and drives -a delivery" wagon for the Pancost Milling company, sustained thrown from ihe wagon Main and Franklin streets, the overturning of the vehicle as the team ran away shortly after 11 o'clock Tuesday; ROAD CONTRACTS LET. Hartford City, July county commissioners Monday after-: noon let the contract for the construction of the Atkinson road, under tho three mile road law, to Harley Trant, for SEND MONEV TO ARMENIANS, Portland, July Presbyterian church of this city hai writ 123 SUICIDE NEAR PIERCETON. Columbia City, July Rafter committed suicide at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Frohly, two miies northwest of Pierceton, with whom he resided; by blowing off his head with a shotgun.

Rafter sat down on the edge of the bed in his room, placed the muzzle of the gun in nils mouth and pulled the He was found a few minutes later by his sister, who heard the report of the gun. He had been mentally unbalanced for. a number of years and once before attempted suicide with a razor. Rafter leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mary Frohly and Mrs.

Will Stoner, who lives southeast of Warsaw, and one brother, James, who resides on a farm north'- west of Pierceton. BONDSMEN WITHDREW. Hartford City, July Bess Robinson, better 'known as "Black Bess," is the guest of Blackford coiihty at the present time and will be, probably, for time unless she is able to find other bondsmen. Mrs. Robinson became an inmate at tiie county jail when Andy Rapp and William CodK, of Montpelier, who have Deen Uer bondsmen, withdrew.

Mrs. Kobinson as coh- icted in the Blackford circuit court of I to bribe Prosecutor Sprague. PINCH PREACHER FOR SPEEDING. Logansport, July L. Whitcomb, of Burrows, was' arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of violating the motor vehicle laws by speeding in his automobile on North street between Seventh and Third-street at a speed of twenty to twenty-five miles per hour.

When arraigned in city court he was found guilty and assessed a fine of. $5 and costs. He paid and was released. GAVE BLOOD TO SAVE MOTHER. Warsaw, July an effort to save his mother's life, Frank Clover, of'Gary, gave a pint of his blood in a blood transfusion operation.

The mother, Clover, Is suffering from anemia. Another son, Ralph Clover; of. this city, will later in an effort to save his She is a patient at the McDonald 'hospital and will undergo an operation if the anemia condition Is overcome. DIVORCE CASE AT BLUFFTON. BUiffton, July Kapp, member of a well-known and prominent family, has filed suit in the circuit court here asking for a divorce from Nellie A.

Kapp, who he charges drove him away from home. Another suit for divorce, has been tiled by Mrs. Mary A. Counterman from A. R.

Counterman, a prominent real' estate man, Inhuman 'treatment is alleged. DEAtH' lyiT. July Emily Pilcher died about noPh Wednesday at her home near Mt. Eetna. Death the.

result of old age, Mrs. Pilcher being one of the older residents of that section of the country. Mrs. Pilcher was a resident of Huntington county for sixty-three years. She was SO years, 1 month and'21 days of age at the time she died.

AUGUSTUS A. BRODBECK DEAD. Decatur, July A. Brodbeck, a well known farmer of Union towiiship, is dead after ah extended illness (with cancer of the stomach. ATI autopsy was held by Irs.

Hamilton ana of Fort Wayne, arid Drs. Clark, Grandstaff, Smith, Boyers, Miller, Thomas, Costello and J. S. and E. G.

Coverdale. WAft VETERAN Bluffton, July M. Johnson, 39, a member of the 160th Indiana in the Spanish-American war, died Wednesday morning at his home on Beth Avenue from tuberculosis. His wife survives with seven children. Funeral at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the P.

tabernacle. The Rev. Charles Vore will officiate. PIONEER CALLED BY DEATH. Huntington, July Theresa a native of Alsace Lorraine and a pioneer resident of Huntington, (lied at her.

home, 435 West Tiptcm- street Tuesday night at 7:46 o'clock. Mrs. Smith was 88 years old and had been bedfast for the last ten weeks, though an invalid for eighteen years. AUBURN WOMAN DEAD. Auburn, July Roy Rainier, 25 years old, is dead at the home of her father, 0.

W. Rtofer, after 'an illness of several months with tuberculosis. The deceased was for several jears an operator for the Bell Telephone company in this city. WATERLOO MAN DEAD. Auburn, July S.

Shultz, of Waterloo, who was stricken with apdplexy last Friday, died at his home on Elhi street at that-place. deceased was born in Ashland county, Ohio, In 1846. He was married to Chrlstena Lybolt December 25, 1868, and the year following their marriage they came to Dekalb county and HVed dn a farm tn FVawkJUi township until a few years ago when they moved to Waterloo. INJURY FATAL. Decatur, July Dan Sherock, of Klrkland township, is dead from spinal trouble as the result of a fall five years ago.

She was formerly Miss Susan Behtz, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bentz, of near Bobo. She was 22 years of age. SWALLOWS A NEEDLE.

Bluffton, July eating her supper Miss Thamar Wasson shallowed a needle, necessitating the services of a physician to remove It i i It la believed the needle had been in for the relief of tUe suffering Arnien- eome sugar which she awd in Jaw paring the ABANDONED CAR FOUND. Defiance, Ohio, July Carr. residing on a farm near the power dam, 'discovered a Paige roadster In front of his place Wednesday in-r vestigation disclosed that the license number was 202235.and the name of F. D. Brandt, Van Wert, 0 was found beneath the seat.

Undoubtedly the fan in the machine, which was broken, was the cause of its being unable Jo proceed further. However, why the machine was left theer arid by whom is a mystery. Mr. Brahd't is a grain dealer at Van Wert and it is not known that he was in the city Tuesday. The matter is being investigated by the chief of police who will communicate with Mr.

Brandt at once. DISTRICT TEACHERS NAMED. July were selected for township high schools at the regular board meeting of trustees Monday. Estelle Spivey was elected to supervise drawing in the Ossian, Liberty Petroleum and TPcsih commissioned high schools. Florence Storey elected to supervise drawing at Keystone, Union Center and Poneto.

The above ladies are now attending school at college. Miss Mae Wilson was selected to supervise domestic science at Ossian, Keystone and Union Center. At Keystone the postoffice building, owned by F. P. Risley, will be used as a domestic science room.

Miss Lela Hollon, of Valparaiso, will teacli Latin, and domestic science in tlie Petroleum schools. IN JAlL AT HUNTINGTON. Huntington, July H61- derbaum, 42 old, of Marion, is in 'the Huntngtpn county jail charged with larceny on complaint of George Searles, of Wayne township. Mr. Searles missed a number of chickens a few days ago and going to Warren declares he found where they had been.

by A warrant was at once sworn out by Prosecutor A. H. Sapp and yesterday Hplderbaum was arrested in Marion arid brought to Huntington by Sheriff Wright, of Grant county. ONE HURT AT VAN WERT. Van Wert, Ohio, July was only one person seriously injured in Van Wert on the Little Jaunita Overhalser, of Springfield, was seriously burned when a sparkler set fire 'to her dress.

The child, with.a playmate, was burning sparklers in the rear of the Newton hotel, when a spark belonging to her playmate ignited her.clotlies. The child attempted to put the fire out and. thought that she had succeeded, when suddenly the. back of her dress burst into flames. Her cries Mrs.

to, the sceaej. who tore off the; burning clothing. IS NOW ON. South Whitlcy, July first reports of' Wh'nt' cutting have been received and so far as known; Arthur Swank, of Soutli Whitley, who owns a farm in Cleveland township; is the first to harvest a wheat crop this year. His wheat was exceptionally good and the field he harvested contains about twenty acres.

There are several-other fields, in Cleveland township in'. which i the: wheat is nicely turned and ready, for cutting i a days. FALLS FROM LOAD OF HAY. Portland, July Moore, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Hud Moore, of Antiville, fell from a load of hay, causing a bad break of his left, leg below the knee. His father carried him into the home of Harry Sipe where he was. given medical attention and later removed to his home in an ambulance. STRUCK BY TRAIN. Decatur, July automobile occupied by Frank McDowell, who.was driving, and Charles Fetters, of Biuff- ton, was struck by a westbound freight train on the Clover Leaf Thursday.

The scar went 'dead on the track just as the freight train was bearing down, upon them. Fetters jumped but McDowell stayed with the car in an effort to drive it off. He suffered a bruised arm and skinned hand, while the.automo- bile was badly damaged. HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Warsaw, July Tucker, a prominent farmer SU- ver Lake, is suffering from a broken arm and severe bruises, and his companion, J.

Keller, is also bruised, as the result of the automobile in which they were riding turning turtle on a country road. Keller, who was driving, lost control had operated the accelerator in effort to demonstrate the speed of the machine. WELLS COUNTY MAN ARRESTED. Bluffton, July Holderbaum, for years a resident of Wells county, was arrested at Marion, where he has been living, and was taken to Huntington to a charge ol chicken stealing. SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS NAMED.

Portland, A. Earick and Urban Weis were named by the bord of county commissioners as the representative sttidentjs from Jay county to Purdue university, aliip being free. MRS. BRICKER'DEAD. Kendallville, July Addie Valentine Bricker, wife of E.

Briefer, veterinary, is dead as a result of uremic poisoning. illness was of short duration, the deceased had resided in KehdallVille almost her entire life. BUYS HOTEL AT LIMA'. Decafrur, July Myew, who formerly conducted the Murray in this city, has purchased thVSter- Uma, Ohio, aid ill REJECTED MEMBERS RETURN. Auburn, July following rejected members of Company pf this city and vicinity, have returned home: Captain J.

Lochner and Captain Roy Lige, both of this city, were unable to pass the physical examination and were rejected. The following privates-of Company were rejected: Lonzo Zigler, Auburn; Harry Wyatt, Auburn; Roy Hayes, Water- lob; Shirley Freed, Waterloo; Harry Burns, Auburn; James Randall, Waterloo; Edgar Bumpus, Auburn-; Conrad Stanley, Auburn; Harry North, Butler; Harry Bender, Butler; Robert Lanning, Butler; Harry Butler; Leonard Rohm, Pleasant Lake; James Dills, Auburn, and Louis McDougal. VOTE $10,000 FOR POWER HOUSE. Laporte, the meeting of the Laporte county council Monday, $10,000 was voted to the county eoriinnssioners for the erection of a new power plant for the court house and jail. The commissioners have under consideration the demolishing of the old county, jail and the erection of power on its site.

The new building is to.be provided with modern power plant equipment and it is expected that the work of construction will begin at once so that the hew plant can be put in service late in the fall. The members of the council were all present except John Weisjahn, of Wanatah. BLUFFTON MAN HURT. Bluffton, July Ac- 'ton sustained a dislocated shoulder and was unconscious for about twenty minutes yesterday wiien a Ford auto owned and driven by William Mink, an employe of the Erie stone quarry, went over a steep embankment a mile' north of 'Markle. Roy Khler and Walter Sawyer, the other occupants, escaped uninjured and Mink was not injured with the exception of a few bruises and minor, lacerations.

BRYANT TO HOLD ELECTION. Portland, the petition of wets for a local option election in Bryant, the board of county commissioners has set Tuesday, July 25, as the date of the election. In March, 1913, the drys carried election held there' by a majority of 160. Bryant is the only town to be affected by the outcome. A raid made last week resulted in three arrests for violations of liquor laws.

NEW ROAD Van, Ohio, July on Greeting the new road direction pir is nearly completed. For. the past men beefi. en-: gaged 'principal' crossings 6f the county. iThey yill be a great h'elji to riiotoHsts and drivers of other vehicles in finding routes through HOOKED BIG ONE.

Columbia; City, July Herman Tucker was fishing with several others, in some manner fish hobk by the unexpected slashing of the line, entered and became imbedded in his cheek; He was taken home where his wife cut out hook wth a razor and a neat job of the surgery without license. ELKHART MAN MISSING. Elkhart, July Harding, for three years a stock keeper for Elkhart Gas company, and who left the office June 24th to consult an Elkhart physician, has not of since. He had "been suffering with stomach trouble for several months and it is feared, he has committed suicide. He has no known relatives.

TRACTION COMPANY SUES. Bluffton, July suit for $5,000 damages was filed. in the circuit court this morning on a change of venue from 'Allen county. The plaintiff is Florence A. Thomas and the defendant is the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction company.

The suit results from Mary Irene Thomas, small 'daughter of the plaintiff, being killed by a car on the defendant company's Calhoun street track, September ,21. 1914. MONTPELIER MAN BACK FROM MEXICO. Montpelier, July Wai- smith, Mpntpelier oil worker, arrived in Montpelier yesterday from Mexico. He told of escaping from the Mexican town with 875 other American refugees after a most exciting -time.

Jonas Huffman, another. Montpelier man, left Tampico in company with Mr. Walsmith, on the ship Dixie, for Gal- yeston, after American.marines had prevented the firing upon the Americans. BUYS KENDALLVILLE STORE. Kendallville, July W.

Gipson, of Thortiton, has closed a deal for the purchase the Strauss dry goods store. He has taken immediate possession. A. Strauss, former proprietor of the store, was found dead in bed on June 20. FORMERLY LIVED AT HARTFORD Hartford City, Hunter, the young Kokomo man, who committed suicide there Monday, was a former, resident of Hartford City, and.

was to have spent the Fotrrth here in company with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Jack Thomas and son, Marion. The young man was a nephew of Mr -Thomas. DESTROYEt) FAMILY PEACE. Wabash, July that the defendant was instrumental of a fPrce in causing his wife to leave Ben-, which has Jarnin Orr, through Ms attorney today filed suit In the Wabash circuit court against Jesse In which UM of HORSES RUN A FARMER BAD Hay Loader Passes Over tin Castner, Kos Resident.

Warsaw, July 10 ner, a prominent farrae miles southeast of escaped when a team whi ing to a hay loader bee and ran away, throwing 1 loader. The victim was dra, ground for a cousiderab was terribly cut about body, Eli Logan, a ner in the hay hai the accident and along laborer carried the linco his home where Dr. Si moncd. It was necessar eral stitches to close the TRAINING TO ME Goshen, July 7. highway improvement co Jacob Nisley, 65, farmer, Goshen, are in train iris They expect to meet world's champion wresi Sells-Floto circus here Fi and night, July 14.

Mr. feat is in having throw ADAMS Decattir, July at the family township occurred, the gustus Brodbeck, one of farmers of that vicinity, had not been in good time, but only recently condition became critica PURDUE STUDEN1 Weber, of Hahn, of Wakarusa, July 4 at the home of the in Wakarusa. The a Clem Mochel and Miss Art the former hay ing been the groom while atteridi versity at Inc HEADLIGHT CAUSES Hartford dity, Ind.j by the glare of ihe ir automobile driven by as it came over a smal town, Joe Walker, far horse directly into the chine, and as a result wife were injured. The to the Hollis hospital. AGENT IS RE-E of A 'i al agent fof lanpther jreajr has been agent less than ing that time he has good.

i HOUSE Lee'sburg, July house occupied by Ed Pit ily and belonging to A. Leesburg, about east of Leesb'urgj was stroyed by fire Thursday MAUD BEELER WAN Decatur, July; has filed suit in the Adai asking for divorce ler, whom she charges. 1 An unknown woman is respondent. She also a husband had threatened AUTO TURNS OVER; Silver Lake, Ju Tucker, a prominent about two miles east was seriously Injured an automobile agent of Sil badly bruised When a Keller was dem'onstratin FARMER'S WIFE Huntington, July ces McKiriie, age 20, was in a well on the farm oh Kinzies jive near Mahon, ing, by her husband, afti him at the Roanoke came home alone. FIFTY RECRUITS AT Bluffton, July 6V- Brunn stated this afterri secured fifty of cavalry which he is and is well pleased with will not make public -in until the recruiting is WARSAW MAN Warsaw, July was seriously hurt In dent Wednesday.

He hay when the team of. hi frightened, throwing hi street, He was rendef. PORTLAND SPEED July an automobile cost Olei today, when he was take Officer Tullis, employ clothes" man by the cdtn practice cf FOUND DEAD I Warsaw, July Smith, a well-known fa, iftgton township, was bed, Saturday, by his is believed, had been 4' the deceased waft CAVALRY AFTER tivAf sand cavalry, compowng of a fPrce under Gen. end Wte sttit of the bMdito is j-.