The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 43, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 March 1995 — Page 5

NORTH LIBERTY By Gladys Sheneman I received a phone call from Genevieve Wisenbaugh of Walkerton, wondering how my cousin Margie Rook in Chicago was, so Margie, if you read my news this week, please get in touch with their friend Genevieve. Have any of you old timers ever beard of * * Wesaw? ” It is found on the map of Indiana dating back to the 1800 s and early 1900 s. It was in our area. Will tell you next week exactly where it was located and you will really be surprised as I have the map to prove it. Remember Saturday, March 11 is the sixth deer drive out at Potato Creek State Park. Call the park if you have any questions. Please meet at the park office at 9:00 a.m. A big thanks goes to our Treasure Chest in their mission giving, FOR RENT Banquet Hall For WEDDINGS - RECEPTIONS LARGE & SMALL PARTIES We Can Accomodate Large Groups PLENTY OF PARKING W\N Post 1954 656-4684 North Liberty

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which was a record year in giving to so many worthy organizations in our area. So please continue to shop and give your donations as they really do great work in our town. Thanks again to all who donate, price and clerk each week to make their mission possible. Please remember our paper carrier, Bill Ross who had the misfortune of falling and cracking six ribs. He is home from the hospital and his address is 2005 So. Olive, South Bend, Indiana 46613. We sure miss you, hurry and get well, Bill. Betty Stombaugh is going to be 93 on March 10. Please surprise her and send her a card. Happy birthday, Betty, from all your friends. A special program is going to be presented at the Mennonite Church on Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. by Lisa Yoder on her trip to Russia and Tim Graber on his trip to Romania. The public is welcome to attend. Do any of you know what the population of North Liberty is today? Back in 1928 it reached one thousand as it was really a growing town in the 19205. There was a bakery, O’Connor Electric Shop, North Liberty Lumber & Coal, North Liberty Silo & Concrete Shop, whose president was M.C. Gark that manufactured building materials including silos, chimney and cement blocks. In addition there were five garages, four restaurants and ice cream parlors, Farmers Merchant Bank and fourteen shops. Transportation was provided by two railroads as well as

the South Bend Bremen Motor Bus Company which ran three buses daily through North Liberty. My how our town has changed. But I do remember later we had our own telephone office and post office and even funeral home. But I do have some good news, as we have a new store that is opening soon and then I will tell you all about it. Would you like to know what the population is today? Well, I was told that it is now 1,366 so we really haven’t grown much even though there seems to have been a lot of new houses built in the area. Os course, we have lost a lot of dear people when you stop to think about it. Virginia Bradford, a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, returned to the nursing home on Friday after spending the past week in St. Joseph Medical Center. Well, March is here and Saturday seemed like spring was here. Do you remember when mother would give you sulphur and black strap molasses because she said it cleared your body of “winter geons’’ and built up your blood because it had iron in it. Another cure in the spring was sassafras tea which was supose to purify your blood. My husband years ago would always go out and dig up some sassafras roots, boil them and make tea and I hated the stuff. How about you? Just talked to Mrs. Alan Kaser on Redwood Road and she told me they have their maple trees tapped, the sugar water is running and they have made maple syrup twice already, so 1 put my order in as I still like the pure stuff. Congratulations to Bill and Sue Dittmar on their 25th wedding anniversary. To celebrate they took a five day cruise to Mexico. While there they went sightseeing and even went snorkeling and said the fish were beautiful. Happy anniversary from all your many friends. Gene and Norma Patrick spent the weekend at the Ramada Inn in Indianapolis. On Saturday evening they called on Gene’s cousin, Kent Shoemaker and friend Lori and really surprised them. They all had a good time together. Flora Hough is still a patient in Memorial Hospital after having the misfortune of falling. She was moved to the Bth floor today. Her son Joe and his wife is to arrive from Texas on Monday to spend some time with the family. The Ceritified driver from Chicago who delivers groceries to 5 Star and who asked about how North Liberty got its name told the girls at the store that he liked my news so much that he was going to buy a paper every week. How about that? Please remember Gark Dare who is ill in his home and needs our prayers and a call or cheer up card. Miracles happen and we pray for a miracle in his behalf. Jeff Patrick and friend Lorie, who are on spring break from Indiana State College, Terre Haute, are spending some time with his grandmother, Nell Patrick, in Walkerton. The electromagnet was invented by William Sturgeon of England in 1825. SALYER REALTY BRUCE SALYER Broker-Appraiser 586-7753 MLS MEMBER SOUTH BEND-MISHAWAKA AND MARSHALL COUNTY 4451

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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW , - -. J The “Citizens of Tomorrow” this week are Bethany, age 7 and Brandon, age 2. Bethany and Brandon are the children of Gene and Tonya Green, of Walkerton. GFWC WALKERTON WOMEN’S CLUB MEETS The GFWC Walkerton Community Gub held their meeting on Friday, March 3rd at the Community Building. Twenty-six members were present. Alfreda Onika gave the opening prayer and Pam Kaplowitz the devotions, a poem called “Just For You.” The secretary, Shirley Awald, read correspondence from Verda Karn, a member of the club who is wintering in Florida. She sent a valentine to the club and her best wishes. There was also a “thank you” letter from the day care center at the Methodist Church to a member, Florence Vische for her donation of books for small children. President Barbara Simpson reported that the IFC 105th annual convention will be held at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis on

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April 29th-30th. Reservations must be in by March 11th. Each club is to bring a gift to the raffle. She also reminded the group of the annual breakfast at Al’s Diner on April 7th at 9:30 a.m. The president read a list of charities to which the GFWC are encouraged to support. It was decided that they would vote on which of them the local club choose at the next regular meeting. A motion was made and passed to join the Adopt-a-Teacher. A silent auction will be held at the April meeting to support that project. Art chairman Betty King reported that the first student to enter the annual annual competition is Emily Casteel from John Glenn High School. Birthday celebrants were Ann Rockwell, Betty King, Gara Dixon and Shirley Awald. Mildred McKesson, the new public affairs chairman, gave a very informative report on ways to avoid being the victim of house break-ins, vandalism and rape and steps to take if these thing happen to you or someone close by. Hostesses for the meeting were Alfreda Onika, Crystal Lawrence and Gertrude Brehm. The president closed the meeting with a short, funny essay called “Anybody, Everybody and Nobody.” Mary Kay has a skin care program designed for your skin * type. All basic skin care products are non-comedogenlc and clinically tested for skin irritancy and allergy. SLMARV KAY fAC£-TO-FAC£ BEAUTY ADVICE** JUDY ROSE 656-4491

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