Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 7, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 14 October 1920 — Page 5

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14.

-NAPPANEE ADVANCE- NEWS BY E.’V. BLAIR t' THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1920

VACATIONS ATJ HOME. There are people who take vacations in the winter, or in the spring, or in the fall, just as there are people who work •at night and sleep by day. But for most of us the summer, or some part of the summer, has always Been I,hq vacation season. This year the high cost of living has prevented many pefsons from putting aside a vacation fund.' What shall they do with the holiday petiod that is confronting them! i Wg..shall not offer suggestions of u sort to prick people on to make a sacrifice. We shall not urge those who are hesitating and unenthusiastic over the vacation outlook to spend their time gardening or working on farms in order that the threatened food shortage may be averted. We have in mfiid those whose vacations are too brief to permit them to be very serviceable as gardeners or farm hands and whose employment is sufficiently exacting to make a period of relaxation desirable. Let us assume that they will have to stay at home this summer, and that the various sports and games, such as baseball, golf and tennis, are not available for their diversion. There are three things that the vacationist who must stay at home in the city can do. One is to make daily excursions on loot inter l the surrounding country as far as his will and strength will carry him. A walking trip daily with the same point of departure and return may seem dull. But there are very few people who know their own cities well and still fewer who are thoroughly familiar with the surrounding country. To take a different ten or twelve-mile walk every day for two weeks is'not an impossibility for the city dweller. He has, too, the opportunity to read extensively and at leisure. lie has perhaps read all the books in his own library, does not want to re-read them and camiot afford to buy new ones. Hut in the city there is a public library about which lie may know little. Before he goes for his daily walk, or after he returns from it, he might spend sometime in the public library. There are Iwo or three famous novels that be has always wanted to read; here is his opportunity. A third resource for the vacationist at home might be the art museum of the city. He does not know anything about painting or sculpture, bio, but it is not impossible for him to learn. He should not think that one visit to the museum will teach him everything—or anything. He should go as often as he can during the vacation; he should sit down in front of any picture that he likes and let himself dream about it, with the sense that there is nothing in the world awaiting him or pressing for his attention, and that for a vacationist there are no pleasures that surpass those of the eye and the mind. f • EAT MORE LAMB. We have been asked through a circular letter from a big Chicago packing, house to request the citizens of Nappanee and vicinity to eat more lamb. However, we are not going to force lamb on them' knowing as we do how quickly s'ome stomachs rebel at the mere mention of it. But the company’s motive in encouraging the. eating of more lamb does not appear to be a selfish one, so we’re putting the proposition up to you, and you can do as you please about it. The company says the United States uses approximately <300,000,000 pounds of wool annually, but produces only onethird of the amount. The remainder is imported from Australia and other countries and becomes expensive before reaching the mills. The consumption of lamb in the United States each year amounts to but five-pounds for each person, while the consumption of beef is 71 pounds and pork is 67 pounds per capita. Farmers are not encouraged to raise more - sheep. A higher rate of consumption of the meat would do this and consequently would mean more wool for clothing, thus being a big influence in bringing down the price of that which we wear. An experiment might profitably -be made along the line suggested.

Correspondence , HASTING. Preaching services were well attended Sunday morning. There will be preaching services at this place next Sunday evening at 7:30. Everybody welcome. The Aid met at the hoijie of Mrs.. Oscar Rumfelt last Wednesday afternoon. Quite a number from here attended the funeral of Silas Hollar at stony Point, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Davenport, Albert Jenssen and Roy Thaden, all of near Constantine, Mich.,, visited friends and relatives here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar were in Elkhart on business one day last week. $1,000,000 FIRE AT GALVESTON, TEXAS, •. DESTROYS PIERS. Galveston, Texas, Sept. 30.—Eire which broke out on the Galveston water front early today destroyed piers 3$ and 36, and considerable adjacent property, damaged several steamers and consumed a large quantity of cotton and other commodities. Unofficial estimates, however, placed the loss in excess of $1,000,000. SELECT SOUTH BEND. South Bend has been selected as the place for the 1921 meeting of the Northwest Indiana M. E. conference. The decision was made at the conference held at Lebanon.' RECEIVER IS APPOINTED. A receiver has been named for the Rapid Rini company of Huntington. The company was faced with a foreclosure at mechanics’ and material men’s liens of about $92,000. LOSES ARM. J. P. Pletcher of Elkhart lost an arm Friday in an accident in the New York Central shops. WAKARUSA POULTRY SHOW. The annual Wakarusa poultry show will be held there Nov. 30-Dec. 4.

100 Pet. Service IN GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. That is what we give the people who buy thdj groceries and provisions at our store. We are able to do this because we are always present and “on the job,” looking after the interests of our customers. If you are nst satisfied with any purchase you make here come back and tell us about it. P. D. BURGENER THE MARKET STREET GROCER PHONE 96

John Van Derveen ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER SHOP' 109 N. CLARK STREET NAPPANEE Office Phone 108. Residence Phone 4002 ‘ -K.- • I will build your home. I will do repair work for you. I will do all your work you will bring to my shop. I will sell you Bungalows, all * modern. I will sell you business property. V Call 109 N. Clark Street.

MATERIALS FOR BfittßtNft' FACE 50 PCI. ■CUT DEALERS CAN BTAND BIG BLABH WITHOUT LOSS, SAYS GOVT. REPORT. * ■ Hudson and Willys Overland Companies Both Join in General - Cut in Price of Motor Cars. Washington, Sept. 28. —Prices ot building materials now going down side by side with food and clothing prices can weather a fifty percent slash without touching bottom reports to the labor department showed today. A fifty percent reduction would leave jobbers in building materials 178 percent ahead of the game as they played it in pre-war days, the department's records indicated. Cuts in building material prices will go far toward solving the entire problem of living costs, officials said today. Reductions that are permanent will bring a rush of construction work early in. the spring, relieving the house shortage. The country now is 6,000,000 buildings short of normal, according to officials of the housing corporation. An increase in construction work means lower rents. To the average farm this means more money for food, clothing and recreation, cash which goes directly into the pocketß of merchants. To the merchants increased constructicn means lower operation costs. LEGION TO HOLD STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. Indianapolis, Sept. 30. —Plans will be completed at a meeting of newly appointed district athletic officers of the American Legion in Indianapolis within the next two weeks for abasket bail tournament to be conducted among Legion posts this winter. Representatives of congressional districts on the state executive committee have been authorized to appoint the district athletic officers, who are to meet with James H. Mason, of Gary, department athletic officer, to make the plans for the tournament. NOTRE DAME WINS. The Notre Dame football team defeated Kalamazoo college 39 io 0 in the opening game of the season Saturday afternoon. YOUNG SOLDIER RETURNS. Olen McMillen of Elkhart, one of the youngest men in the United States army duifng the war, is on his wa>_ to Elkhart from Yokahama. He enlisted when he was 14 years old. MECHANIC LOSES ARM. J. P. Pleacher, 66, a well known mechanic of Elkhart, lost his right arm when it became caught in a chain. PLANE AT ELKHART. Another “Flying Fish” from Dowa-' giac, Mich., is at Elkhart taking passengers through the air at the usual prices.

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COUNTY ASSESSOR ROOD TO FILL REV. MENAUGH VACANCY IN FEW DAYS. ■ Iwflson H. Rood, Elkhart county assessor, Saturday announced he will within a few days fill the vacancy in the office of Elkhart township assessor, caused by Rev. Albert S. Menaugh, who was appointed assessor by Allen R. Bemenderfer, former county auditor, having been sentenced to Michigan City prison following his confession of embezzling trust funds. Under the new law county assessor is given the appointing power and the new assessor will serve until after his successor is elected and qualifies. Rev. Menaugh was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Johnston of Goshen, republican, who died soon after he was elected in 191 k AVIATOR HAS NARROWESCAPE WHEN PLANE FALL 4. Donald Whistler of Ligonier and formerly of Elkhart, had a miraculous escape from possible death when his plane fell a distance of 809 feet anl wrecked Itself in a cornfield southeast of Elkhart. Except for a few biuises and scratches, the pilot ownr wa i unhurt. The engine developed ignition trouble and In getting ready to land the machine the pilot turned the r.. .v down, in which position it remained throughout the descent. PER CAPITA WEALTH. A table compiled by George Pence, field examiner for the Indiana State board of accounts, shows Goshen has a per capita wealth of $1282. Schererville, Lrfke county, with 483 inhabitants, heads the list with per capita of $5,536. “JACK" IN GOSHEN FRIDAY. Jack Dempsey and two trainers passed through Goshen early Fridaymorning enroute to Cleveland to see the World Series. WOMAN CATCHES BIQ FISH. Mrs. John T. Polland of Elkhart, caught a 15% pound pickerel at Simonton lake. The fish measured 43 inches in length. LIGONIER’S BIG TAX RATE. The tax rale in Ligonier for 1921 is $3.12 per SIOO valuation. Goshen’s tax rate Is $2.78.

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THE Gulbransen Player-Piano is a musical instrument which you may play well or play poorly. It is easy to play well; but playing it well requires some study and practice —about as much as learning to drive a car. We emphasize this to encourage better playing. The Gulbransen can be pla; :d as artistically by roll as by hand. Thousands of owners play delightfully. Some,, like John Martin, are such masters of “pedal-touch” and accent that they play with all the exquisite shading and phrasing of concert pianists. ' .

Ten Years or Ten Weeks The mere possession of a Gulbransen gives you all the technique that ten years of practice gives the hand performer. And then, in weeks instead of years, you can learn to play with the expression which makes music so satisfying.

e Gulbransen Dealers in this locality—Naj¥j?anee, N. A. Lehman.—s , • Plymouth, Welcome J. Miller.—South Bend, Elbel Bros. QULBRANSEN-DICKINSON COMPANY - MANUFACTURERS -CHICAGO

NEfS ROM LEESBURG (Leesburg Journal.) The high school basket ball team lost the first game of the sekson Friday night when they played at North Webster. The score was 36 to 10. Earl Hill, left for Leesburg, made 8 of the 16 points. The other local players are Earl Stookey, left guard; Louis Heckman, right guard; Dale Stookey, center; Chas. Hill, right forward; Gerald Rosbrugh and Emera Hearn, subs. After having paid $226 war taxes on the Warsaw Special ball club, Manager Earl Beebe thought everything was paid until yesterday, when a federal revenue collector arrived and collected $18.75 of him for an amusement exhibition license fee, which Beebe has overlooked. The license fee is sls. A penalty of $3.75 was added because of the delay In payment. The Specials now have a deficit of slls for the past season, — Warsaw Times. Work of getting ready for taking over the Leesburg exchange of the Mutual Telephone Cos. by the Public Service Cos. is progressing and the change will be made about Nov. 1 Part of the poles and other material for the North Webster Light £- Water Cos. have arrived and are being placed along the route. Work o r putting up the poles will begin at once and North Webster folks hope to have electric service by the middle of November. ELKHART NOW THIRD CLASS. The city of Elkhart lias now passed from a fourth class to a third class city, as a result of the census announcements Official notice that the city had changed its classification was made last week. There will be no increases in salaries of officials until after January 1, 1921. MORE MEN THAN WOMEN. There were 908 men registered in Ligonier aginst 874 women, the women exceeding the men in but one precinct, ,the fourth. RESUMES “PRACTICE." “Dr.” Harry Mayeb of New Carlisle, "miracle man,” has resumed his "practice” at New Carlisle. Business picked up after he returned from lowa.

LAY OFF 118 EMPLOYEB. The Wabash shops laid off 118 men fit Fori Wayne Friday. The notice posted notifying the men of the layoff states "account of d-crease in in the cause for reduction in force.

Big Reduction in Feed Prices As the grain market declines it is necessary for us to reduce prices on all kinds of feeds As we think the bottom has'becn reached, now is a good time to buy your winter supply. Farmers Grain & Mercantile. Cos. PHONE 97 NAPPANEE

f % Mortgages, secured by productive real estate, of all investments, yield the j | Biggest Income I CONSISTENT WITH | Absolute Safety | As all financial authorities agree. We have on hand | High Grade Mortgages X ;l; In various amounts from $200.00 to $2,000.00 and if you £ have money which you wish to put at work drawing you ;j; a good rate of interest, it will pay you to come in and tee what we have to offer. I ~ - | T. J. PRICKETT & SON i PHONE 218 5-6 - NAPPANEE t

A 'really brilliant ability on the Gulbransen is easily acquired if you have a “feeling” for music the “feeling” which gives you, a thrill from the military band on parade or a lump in your throat from a song filled with pathos. And this easily acquired ability is a never ending source of comfort and delight to you and all who know you. Easy to Play Have you ever tried a Gulbransen ? It will astonish you by its easy playing. Look .up the Gulbransen Dealer near you, named below. You have probably noticed the “Baby at the Pedals” — “ actually playing the Gulbransen —in his window. Write us for our free book, Good Times with

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SOUTH BENDER ELECTED. Charles ZiglA\ South Bend banker, % was elected president of the State Bankers’ Association. , BETTER PROTECTION WANTED. Kendalvilie wants better fire protection.

Your Gulbransen.” Tells about the many kinds of music you can play and the fun you can have. Nationally Priced Three models, ajl playable by hand or by roll, sold at the same prices to everybody, everywhere in the U. S., freight and war tax paid. Price branded in the back of each instrument at the factory. White House Model . . $750 Country Seat Model . . 660 Suburban Model . . . 595

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