Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 49, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 12 August 1927 — Page 3

TRIDAY, AUGUST 12,1927

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GEYER FAMILY REUNION AT NORTH MANCHESTER BUNDAY The Qeyer family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mrs. Abe Geyer at North Manchester with .sixty in attendance. Those present from Nappanee were Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Geyer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Geyer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Geyer and family, and Joe and John Geyer.

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LOCAL GIRL MAKES BTRA|GHT "A” GRADES AT I. U. THIS YEAR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 12. Miss Thelma Lenore Abell, sophomore student from Nappanee attending Indiana university, waH one of 30 students earning straight "A” grades all last semester, according to records announced here today by Dean David A. Rothrock. Miss Abell had a perfect record and was one of 17 students in the college of arts and sciences to gain this high scholastic honor. She was one of 12 women to receive the top mark in all her work. Eighteen men won this distinction last semester. FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCE FOR WARSAW MEN Frank Cormany and Fred Albertson, of Warsaw, charged with buying stolen automobiles, and sentenced to two- and one-year terms in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, have furnished bond of $6,000 and $4,000 pending appeals to the U. S. District Court of Appeals. Floyd Overby, of Chicago, found guilty of conspiracy to traffic in stolen automobiles was sent to the Leavenworth penitentiary for eight years. He wash said to have sold cars to Cormany and Albertson. Overby could not furnish bond of $15,000 and is now enroute to prison. NOTED GUEST ENTERTAINED May, of May and June, of the WLS broadcasting team, sang in person at the Wehrley Leas cottage near Waco, Lake Wawasee, last Thursday night.

FAIRY THEATRE PROGRAM FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Irene Rich in "THE CLIMBERS’’ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Fred Thomson in "A REGULAR SCOUT’’ MONDAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 15-16 Zane Grey’s “DRUMS OF THE DESERT” WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AUGUST 17-18 Thomas Meighan in “BLIND ALLEYS” News and Comedy

NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS, NAPPANEE. INDIANA

■ George .Nicholas, of South Bend, was a guest of Chris Nicholas, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Phend attended the camp meeting at Oakwood park, Sunday. Frank Reed and Guy Loudermilk drove two new Bulcks from Chicago, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Weybright spent Sunday with Mrs. Claude Niles, at Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Weybright attended the South Bend fair Saturday afternoon. Miss Margrete . Beach and Carl Shively, of Bourbon, spent Sunday at South Bend. Mrs. Susan Heckaman spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Heckaman and family. It pays to buy the genuine pedigreed Grimm alfalfa in sealed bags at Syler & Syler. —Adv. M. S. Fletcher left Sunday for Detroit, returning Monday with three new Chrysler sedans. Mr. wnd Mrs. Jacob Yarian and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Early spent Sunday in Ft. Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Naylor, of Goshen, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Metzler. Mrs. Wilbur Naylor, Miss Letha Miller and Dan Metzler attended the South Bend fair, Thursday evening. Miss Lavon Bickel is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation. Miss Bickel is employed at the First National bank. The Misses, Wilma Hare and Letha Miller and Fred Lemna and Dan Metzler were in South Bend, Sunday. Miss Maxine Metzler returned home Sunday after spending a week with relatives in Goshen and Middlebury. W' 1 * Junior Frick, of Wawaka, came Sunday for a week’s visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Blosser. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wagner and daughter, Miss Evelyn, and Max Miller spent Sunday at Clinger lake, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lehman and daughter, Miss Eyelyn, and son, Charles, are visiting relatives at Canton, O. Mr. and Mrs. John Sloat and daughter, Miss Mable, and Mrt and Mrs. Ralph Arnott spent Sunday at Winona lake. Mr. and—Mrs. Edwin Tarman, of New Paris, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Tobias and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kline and daughter. Wlfois.. and son, Oscar, .returned home Sunday after spending two weeks at Oakwood park, Lake Wawasee. Harold Myers was the Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. David Clayton, of Syracuse. Mrs. Myers and daughter, Doris, returned with him after a short visit with her parents,. Choice residental lots, high and dry, located in Stauffer’s sixth addition to Nappanee, for sale on easy terms if desired. See J. R. Arnott & Son, the Real Estate Men, or H. R. Stauffer. —Adv. ts. Mr. and Mrs. Don Silberg, Mr. and Mrs. Cash Silberg and daughters, Misses Ethel and Myrtle, Mrs. Charles Miller; of Akron, and Mrs. Emery Finney, of Ft. Wayne, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eby and family at Bourbon.

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PERSONALS

OAK GROVE A number from here attended the M. B. C. camp meeting at Fetter’s grove, near Goshen. Miss Cleta Longifleld, of Nappanee, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Rf r s. David Longifleld. Mr. and "Mrs. Julia Freemond and Mr. and Mrs. Moyer, of Elkhart, called on Mr. and Mrs. John Bixler, Sunday. Mrs. Ruth Truex and friend of South Bend, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGowen. Dr. Eicher, of Wakarusa, was on our streets, Saturday. Roy Metzler, of Madison Center, assisted Everett Gordon in distilling mint last week. Mr. and Mrs. William McGowen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGowen and children, Miss Mabel Rodlund and Jesse Pfeiffer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William McGowen. Roy Ruckman and Ms. Peterson, of Nappanee, transacted business here, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David Longifleld and son, Dorvan, spent Sunday with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Devon Tfokel. —' Mrs. Eli Wenger, Miss Mary Witmer, of Wakarusa, Jacob Kauffman, of Orville, 0., and Mrs. John Bixler and daughters, Gladys and Vera, spent Thursday .with Mr. and Mrs. George Ringgenberg, near Hastings. Mrs. Joseph Mullett and children called on Mrs. Charles McGowen, Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Walter Laughman assisted Mrs. Lewis Wise in cooking for threshers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kling and daughter, of Elkhart, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer 1 ittman, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Postma and daughter, Vivian, of Nappanee, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gordon and daughter, Maxine, and Mrs. Homer Lehman spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fredricks. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mullett and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Schupp, near South Union. Mrs. O. B. Fisher and daughters spent Friday with Mrs. Daniel Longifleld. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wenger and children transacted business at Wakarusa, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gripe and daughter, Marion, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grlse and children attended a surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Grise, near Hastings, Sunday. The Starrett reunion was held at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. William Sauer, Sunday.

Rev. H. E. Miller, of Nappanee, is painting the new bungalow of Mr. and Mrs. David Lechlitner. Miss Violet McGowen spent Sunday with Miss Erma Bixler. mennonite camp MEETING OPENS The annual canjp meeting of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ church, of the Indiana district, is now in session on their camp grounds, Fetters’ grove, seven miles west of Goshen. The meeting will be in session until Sunday evening, August 14. There are services forenoon, afternoon and evening each day. The Rev. C. T. Scott, of Lincoln, Neb., is the principal speaker and the song service is in charge of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hallman, of Chicago. The Bible conference work is in charge of the Rev. J. Hygema, of the Ft. Wayne Bible school. The Rev. A. B. Yoder, of Elkhart, is in charge of the meeting. The Mennonite camp ground is nicely located, within a short drive of Nappanee, and is well equipped with a large auditorium and dormitories as well as about 50 individual cottages. A large number from the Jocal church are in attendance. On account of the camp meeting, there will be no services in any of the MenBrethren In Christ churches this week. -

HID FEMUR’ COUNTY I PICNIC SUNDAY. AUG. 14 • r J_ \ . The third annual picnic of the Elkhart County Odd Fellows Picnic association will be held at the Miller picnic grounds, abput one mile west of Bristol, on the north river road, Sunday, August 14. The various branches of the order in the county are sponsoring this special event, which is increasing in interest each year. The forenoon will be spent In visiting and, the registration of everyone present. At the noon hour the baskets will all be opened on one long table and all will enjoy the dinner like one large family. Hot coffee and cream will be Served to all by the committee. Immediately after the dinner, George P. Bornwassor, grand secretary of the state-of Indiana, will give an £sldress. Mr. Bornwasser is one of the best speakers in the state, and will bring a message of interest to all present. Following the speech an athletic meet, consisting of various games, contests and races, will be in charge of William G. Kensinger, director Os plgygfMfldr SPCoslieri. The" winners in the various contests are to receive prizes. Following this program, a ball game wffl- occupy the balance of the the Elkhart and Goshen members. All who j register, will be given free tickets \ for ice cream cones and soft drinks.[ Special honor badges for the oldest -and youngest Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, as well as for the Odd Fellow ■ and Rebekah coming the longest distance for the day. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and their families, are invited to attend this picnic, whether i living in Elkhart county or not. The Odd Fellow lodges in the county are located at Benton, Bristol, Nappanee, Goshen and Elkhart. The committee In charge has arranged for adequate parking space for autos, and are planning on making this an occasion long to be remembered. It is estimated that over 500 persons will be present. MISHLER BOAT FACTORY AT SYRACUSE IS DESTROYED BY BLAZE A Are which caused from $4,000 to $5,500 damage totally destroyed the l®shler Boat factory on Lake Wawasee. Flames of unknown origin destroyed the 50x80 one-story factory building, six row boats, at least one motor boat worth SSOO and. possibly other valuable motor boats and launches with machinery and equipment. ,;

Daniel Mishler, proprietor of the Pennsylvania railroad hotel in Warsaw, was owner and operator of the boat factory. Mlshler’s cottage adjoining the factory and on the Little Syracuse lake shore, caught Are sev-eral-times from the intense heat but garden hose and buckets and a ce--ment block wall on the north side of the destroyed building saved it. Other cottagers saved their summer homes by hand buckets When large sparks fell upon them. Part of the loss is covered by insurance. ENTERTAIN AT DINNER IN HONOR OF FOUR BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES ..Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Grise, of near Hastings, entertained a number of relatives at their home, Sunday, in honor of the birthday anniversaries of Mr. Grise, Paul Grise, of Bremen, Miss Fern Hahn, of Walkerton and J. C. Tilery, of this city. A pot-luck dinner was served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Cyriel Stevens and son, of Mishawaka; Mr. and Mrs. Otis Oster and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grise and family and Clyde Grise, of Bremen; Mr. and Mrs. William Wiegand, of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Clem Hahn and family, of Walkerton; Mr. and._ Mrs. Paul Hochstettlqr, of Elkhart, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ulery, of Nappanee. -Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Grise, of Mishawaka called- in the afternoon)^ TRUSTEES OF COUNTY COMBINE BUSINESS AND PLEASURE AT PICNIC Township trustees, their wives and families, numbering between 40 and 50, attended the annual trustees’ picnic at Blosser’s park fast Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F- Miller were unable to attend the meeting, wiring that important business interfered with their leaving Indianapolis. During the afternoon, the regular August meeting of the trustees was held and only routine matters were discussed. Trustee and Mrs. Ed Ulery, and Trustee and Mrs. Ervin Stahly were present from Nappanee. J. A. Abell from here, was a guest at the picnic and meeting. CHOICE BUILDING LOTS We have a plat of choice building lots in Stauffer’s sixth addition for sale. These lots have pavement, sidewalk, sewer; water and growing trees. Terms, cash of time payment. See J.'R. Arnott & Son, the Real Estate Men, or H. R. Stauffer. —Adv. ts

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RETURN FROM CAMPING AND FIBHING TRIP

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Metzler, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Stahly, and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Schmucker, of Middlebury, returned home Sunday from a tendays’ vacation of hamping and fishing at Chief, Mich. The most exciting event of the outing that was reported happened while the gentlemen were fishing In a little stream, leaving the boat on a sandbar In the river Just below a dam. When they returned it was just in time to save their boat from being washed away by the water from the open floodgates of the dam. Needless to say, as the water had raised several feet, the entire party was dripping wet when the boat had been retrieved. WAKARUSA Frost., which killed , potato plants and did quite a bit of damage to mint and corn, hit our lower grounds one night last week. A son, Donald Lamar, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Manford Metzler, of north of town, Sunday, July 31. Many persons called on Mrs, J. K.Weldy last week, who is ill at the home of her son, George, and family. An eight-pound son, Max Eugene, was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. George Smith at Elkhart. Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Elsie Weldy,’ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Weldy, of this place. Miss Josephine Myers, formerly ot this place, but now of Elkhart, who has been very ill the past number of weeks is again able to be about. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Freed and family, accompanied by Miss Augusta Lehman, spent last week at Lake Wawasee. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Culp, of this place, accompanied by their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Buckwalter, of Pennsylvania, drove to Fairview, Mich., last week to attend the IndianaMichigan Mennonite Sunday school conference after which they made a short visit with relatives near Petoskey, Mich. The annual M. B. C. camp meetings are again In progress. The services opened Thursday evening, Augnst 4 and will continue each day and evening until August 14. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weaver and Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, all of Pennsylvania, visited the Martin Blocher family and other relatives here, recently. ™br. and Mrs. O. E. Eicher and little son, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who have been visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Anise Eicher, here the past few weeks, returned to their home last week. Twins, a boy and a girl, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Christian Culp, of east of town, recently. The girl lived only a short time. The boy has been named Isaac. Mr. and Mrs. George Letchfleld and sons, Charles and Robert, and' Mrs. Emma Martin, of Colorado Springs, Colo., visited Mn and Mrs. Joseph Delcamp here last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur ,Weldy and daughter, Verna, Mrs. Samuel Bloeser and son, Roy, the Misses Emma Hartman, Mary Yoder, Bertha Davidhizar and Ada Bixler and MahUm Hartzler, all of this place, attended the Sunday school conference at Fairview, Mich., last week. Miss Dove Pletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pletcher, of this place, and James Grove, of Rome, Ind., were recently married by the Rev. Clarence Defur at his home In Eaton. O. The Defur family were former residents of this place. After the ceremony the newlyweds left for a two weeks’ trip through the eastern states. Both bride and groom are students at the Indiana university

and will resume their studies there again this winter. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elias Martin, of east of town, last week. . Dr. Phillip Rosenblooiti 'Hid family, of Gary, have been visiting Mra. Rosenbloom’s parents, Mr. and Km. # M. Wolfberg, here. Florist Charles Pletcher's now house will soon be ready to be moved into. ■ Sam Holderead, of this place, is in poor health. ;> Mrs. Jonas Brubaker, of north of town, has been 111 several weeks with dropsy- and heart trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Yoder and children, of near Graybill, visited Mra. Yoder’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8. Metzler, recently. Mr. Metzler is la poor health. Remis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John HDoering, of this place, und Miss Mabelle Felton, of Madison township, were- married Sunday afternoon at the Doering home -on South Elkhart street, the Rev. S. B. Stookey officl- - ating. After a short honeymoon they expect to reside in Wakarnsa. Miss Catherine Davidhlsar, of west of town, fell last Tuesday while driving cows to pasture, and dislocated her ankle. She was taken to Misha- ' waka to have an x-ray picture taken.