The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 44, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 March 1995 — Page 3

NORTH LIBERTY By Gladys Sheneman Potato Creek State Park was a very busy place Sunday as people took advantage of the beautiful weather and decided to go to the park. Cars were lined up to State Road 4 for a long time waiting to get in. I know, because I was one of them. People were out walking their dogs, riding their bicycles and picnicing everywhere you looked. It was our first great day to get out and enjoy the sunshine as the temperature rose to 70 degrees. Ruby Salyer called to tell me she will be opening her shop on March 20 and begin quilt classes on April 3rd. She also told me Carla Putting, of Portland, Maine, called at the shop to see her as she is here visiting her father, E.B. Dixon, of Koontz Lake, who is in the VA Hospital in Fort Wayne. She also told Ruby she was going to subscribe to The Independent News, so thanks, Carla, as this little paper sure travels to a lot of states in the good old U.S.A. I am planning another quilt show to be held at Miller’s Merry Manor on Friday, April 7. Please mark it on you calendar and plan now to attend as the residents really enjoy looking at the quilts. Please come and bring a quilt or two for the “show and tell.” Maybe your mother at the nursing home has a quilt she would like to show, please bring it and join the fun. Greg and Michelle Stone and family, of Indianapolis, are spendNORTH LIBERTY REAL ESTATE AGENCY 903 So. State Road 23 North Liberty, Indiana ffULLI ID j ROB CARLSON Broker-Owner Bus. 656-4914 Home 656-3818 INDEPENDENT BROKER “I Charge Less So You'll Get More”

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ing the weekend with her grandparents, Francis and Martha Snyder and her parents, Ray and Pat Frick, of Lakeville. On Saturday afternoon they all went to the home of Jim Snyder at Edwardsbury, Michigan to help Christin celebrate her fourth birthday. Yes, our new store called "Bortz Feed Store” will be opening for business on Wednesday. Tammy Boyd is the new manager so please drop by and welcome her to our friendly little town. She will have all kinds of feed and fertilizers for lawns, dog kennels, rabbit cages, clay pots, garden seeds, birth houses and baths and much, much more. Since our elevator went out of business, we need a store like this. Please shop in North Liberty, why waste your gas and your precious time to drive to another town to save a few cents. The deer drive at Potato Creek Park Saturday was a huge success. One hundred thirty volunteered and they counted 225 deer in one square mile, so you can see there is a big deer population. Remember last week I asked you old timers if you had ever heard of “Wesaw.” It is located out in Potato Creek State Park. Back in the news, written by Mary A. Rupel, June 16, 1916, she said we came from Mishawaka to Potato Creek near what was called Wesaw where they believed the indians camped when Coquillard and his parties were gathering to go on out west and she remembered Mr. Rupel tell about his father taking him and his brother, Andrew, when they were little boys to see the indians. Now I can tell you for a fact that there is a big indian mound in the park and Ervin Stuntz, who know all about indians, declared it was an indian mound. I have seen it and it is big. So this is something to learn that the indians lived in the park area and it was called Wesaw and the name is on the map I have to prove it back in the 1800 s. Now Mary goes on to say that they lived in Wesaw for about four years and she lived there until she was married on April 30, 1863 in the time of the war. Her husband was then later drafted into the

army. From there they moved to a farm 2*/j miles northeast of Walkerton. They first lived in a log cabin. They had two daughters, Effie and Emma, and a son, Bryon Rupel. They even did a lot of traveling way back then to Colorado andd Niagra Falls and lived to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 1913. Mr. Rupel died December 29, 1914, 80 years ago. What a story after 132 years. Marka Jackson was a guest of honor on Thursday evening March 9 at San-Bob’s Restaurant here in North Liberty to help her celebrate her 50th birthday. About thirty family members and friends were present to enjoy a Polish sit-down dinner. Wasn’t her picture cute of her in the happy ad page? Stop in the bank and wish her happy birthday. Her room is filled with beautiful balloons of all colors and sizes with even ‘over-the-hill’ on them and you should see the dead plant she received. Well, anyhow you are only 50 once Marka, so go out and live it up before you go sliding down the hill. Happy birthday from all your many friendds, as we love you. Martha McCrosky returned to her home on Williams Street on Friday after being a resident at Miller’s Merry Manor for the past seven months. So please drop in to see her or give her a call as she is ablt to walk again and thrilled to be back home. Do drop in at the drug store and see how they rearranged all their counters and have added a craft room in the back where the little restaurant was. Would you believe the old time piano walked right down the street, one block west, to the home of Jerry and Michele Connell. Michele said we were welcome to stop in and play it. Do stop in and shop at Craft’s newly decorated store. Gary and Madelyn Nelson returned home on Tuesday after spending the past two months in

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Mesa, Arizona. While there they visited Lloyd and Dorothy Miller and Ike and Carolyn Dunnuck in Phoenix, Arizona. They also visited Duff and Diane Hevel who were vacationing in Arizona. On the way home they spent a week with Madelyn’s sister, Natellee Eaton in Arlington, Texas. They also visited her aunt, Agnes Diley, of Tucson and did a lot of sightseeing. They were glad to get back to good old North Liberty and sleep in their own bed. No place like home, they say. Did you happen to see Martha Charlene Zywczak on Channel 22 news the other night? It was so good of her and the reason she was interviewed was because her name is the last one in our telephone directory. She moved to North Liberty from Chicago in 1948. She is very active, works at the Treasure Chest, also at her church, the United Methodist Church, and is you see her around town, she always wears a hat. Now I bet you know her. Please remember Irene Singleton as she had a knee replacement last Friday in St. Joseph Medical Center. She needs our prayers and a card. Richard and Ruth Roush arrived home Wednesday after spending two months in Sebring, Florida. They enjoyed visiting Cypress Garden, also enjoyed the Christ-

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