Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Wednesday, July 5, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, March 18, 1905, page 11 Martin Bates. Martin Bates died at his home, east of New Carlisle, this county, Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. He was about 65 years of age. He had been ill but a short time. Mr. Bates leaves to mourn his loss, a wife and two children, the latter being Rev. Lynn Bates, of Whitestown, Ind., and Mrs. Eva Anderson, of South Bend.