Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 50, Number 24, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 February 1928 — Page 4

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OAK GROVE A number from here attended the basket ball tournament. at Walkerton, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Gordon and daughter, Lois, were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Metzler at Madison. Mrs. Forrest Pittman and children called on Mr. and Mrs. llhamer Pittman, Monday. Todd Schaliioi of Klondike transacted business here Thursday. * Mr. and Mrs. Walter Laughman visited with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Lechlitner, Sunday. Mis. Solomon Wilson and son, Mose of South Union spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Harley Wilson. Chalmer Pittman and Eveart Gordon have been cutting wood for Ozias Longifleld. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lechlitner aro children, and Mr. and Mrs. Ros“ipoe Leatherman and children visited (■ With Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Weaver at W’akarusa, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rassi were called to Elwood last . week on account of the death of the“latter’s mother, ' i

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boocher assisted with the butchering at the home of Edward Sauer, Tuesday. Mrs. Charles. Schurr called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Huns-, beiger at Wakarusa last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. David Lechlitner and daughter, Norma visited w.th Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Leinhart, Sunday. Miss Erma Bixler spent Wednesday evening with Miss Olive Greener t near Mishawaka. The Ze-g r and Tolle sale • Was well attended on Tuesday. Charles C'.ise and Wm. Gerber transacted business at Wakarusa Friday Mr. aid Mis, Forrest Pittman aud children ate Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs. Austin Wisler "V Mrs. Joseph Mullett spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Bixler. Otto Gordon called on friends at Wyatt, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ozias Longifield called on Samuel Truex at Wakarusa, Wednesday, who has been seriously Jli the past week. Mi. and Mrs. Forty Fredericks and children of Madison were Sunday dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles’Schurr. Elmer Boocher is driving anew Chevrolet sedan. Joseph Unsicker is spending the week with relatives in Ohio. Miss .Hannah Sinn of Elkhart spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Sinn. Mrs. Ithamer Pittman visited with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hunsberger at Wakarusa, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon and Miss Beatrice Bickel attended the funeral ot Mrs. Amos Stewart at Foraker, Wednesday. Austin Pittman transacted business at Bremen Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gordon and

daughter Kathleen, of Foraker, were | calling on friends here Sunday. Raymond Starrett is ill with the , mumps. Mr. and Mrs. john Gordon and Miss Beatrice Bickel spent Sunday -with Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Bickel, near Wyatt. Mrs. Wm. Sauer sjrent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tloocher. Misses Gladys and Vera Bixler called on Miss Bessie Truex Sunday afternoon. WEST MILLWOOD SCHOOL O Ruth Felter, Clara Shively, Editors Ora Benson, Teacher Iwo of the Jefferson township teachers visited our school, Friday I forenoon. | Marjorie Hawley and Lois Flory | visited in the afternoon Friday. Lois Flory spent Sunday with Clara Shively. Ervin Hepler and family spent | Sunday at the home of Frank Hahn. Lewis Heckaman and family and] John Bowman and family spent Sun-1 day at James Heekaman's. Vern Snider and family spent Sunday with Clyde Neftrour and family.. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Cain spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. C. Unwell Senff visited school Monday, The next I’arent-TeacheiK meeting , will be held Friday"'ffraiing. ary 3. Songs, recitations,'- nhlsie, readings, dialogues. The meeting will be in charge of Orlando JoneN,— “OH, NOTHING just a little cold.” Colds weaken the body’s power to resist disease and! cause probably one-third of all deaths I There is no such thing as a LITTLE I cold. Our treatments give quick and I permanent results. Phone 125, L. ■ A. Morrison, Chiropractor.

FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR THE YEARS 1926 & 1927 Our Fire Dept, under the direction of Ex-chief Wheriy and' Harry Rich- - mond, our present chief, has been an efficient force. Our fine fighting ,apparatus is kept in good condition, always ready for any emergency. Equipment added to our Dept, in the last two years has been: one combination pumper and chemical truck with a, capacity of 350 to 500 gallons of j water per minute f~ two 35 gallon j, chemical tanks and all other equip:! ment, such as Foamite extinguisher used in extinguishing oil fires, hand; chemicals, ladders and all other equipment to make this truck complete and very efficient. We had our old truck worked over and made into

a chemical and hoSe truck, with two chemical tanks of 40 gallon capacity each, a hose body that will carry 1 1,000 feet of hose and all other equip- 1 ment which make this.unit a very efficient addition and fills a long felt I need in pur Fire Dept. This truck not only gives the city added protection but the community as well, which I am sure has been appreciated by our farming community, and , whfch we j haye be.en compensated for) “Help-t ing Some One” is the slogan and the i spirit that should exist in every com- j mnnity and I am sure that is our j aim. - , s i ,We have at present 2,000 feet of fire hose, 350 feet chemical hose, j which'the state board of fire under-' writers require a city of our size to ! have.. Our aim is to meet these re- i quirements and recommendations as! nearly as possible so that in the near! future we will be able to get a lower j insurance rate. We have rubber coats, j rubber boots, leather mittens and gas j masks, which add much to the com- j fort and safety of our men who so I ably and earnestly fight our fires. We remodeled our fire station so that! we have ample room for two trucks, a cupboard for storing our chemical supplies, a drain rack used for draining hose, y?hich is very essential in keeping our hose dry. In adding this extra equipment and in all the efforts put forth by the Fire Dept, committee in putting the Dept, in its present state of efficiency, the Mayor and City Council as a whole have givenrtheir best efforts.

We installed a siren over the telephone exchange which is used as a fire alarm and*also as a police call. This siren connects up with the Utilities plant, which gives us quick service in case of Are. The Utilities Cos. has given their cooperation and best efforts to make our Fire Dept, more efficient and to give our city the best fire protection possible. We reorganized our Dept, with fourteen men on the force, including the chief and assistant chief. We have our regular monthly meetings with a. good attendance at each meeting. We also added to our line of work in the Dept, the .inspection of basements in our mercantile district, which has greatly reduced our fire hazards -and cut down our fire losses. Our losses' in 1927 were well under the total of the previous year which is due largely to our inspection work. The last fire we had was on the 12th day of October, 1927, which is a record I am sure we are all proud of. 1 believe, with,, the cooperation of oui' citizens in preventing fires or any suggestions they might give that will aid us in presenting fires, we will be able to cut down our losses still more in 1928.

The personnel of our Dept, and their positions: Chief. H. B. Richmond; Asst. Chief. Wm. O. Miller; Drivers, Hugh Hockert, M. E. Culp; Nozzlemen, Marvin Kronk, Rudy Culp; Hydrantmen, Floyd Grass, Mervin Stuckman; Laddermen, Lloyd Johnson, Chas‘: Kline, Edgar Stahly; j Pipemen, "Join; Richmond, Herman j Mellinger, Thad Mellinger. This, I am sure will better ac- ' quaint the public with tlje men in the Dept, and the position they hold. Expenditures for additional - equip-. | ment and remodeling fire station, i which includes all materials and laj bor, fire siren, telephone booth in j light plant, new truck, remodeling [old truck, hose and all other equipment total $8,112.36. While the expenditures for equipment and the remodeling our fire station may seem high it gives us the protection we should have when w< consider the business interests and 1 h.e property valuation of our city. I am sure with our present equipment fund our inspection work, that it will cut down our fire losses, which means a saving to our citizens and gives . them the best protection possible. Warren Gonser ' A. E. Wright r . Wm. Wqodbuiv * v V. !, Fire Dept. Com. • • W . 20TH CENTURY CLUB I The Twentieth Century club will meft tomorrow night with Mrs. Harold Price.'

“DRIFTWOOD" BY LYCEUM PLAYERS AT AUDITORIUM The Rex McCall Lyceum Players, booked at the Auditorium theatre for 6th, come* to us highly recommended as a com-

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EVA McCALL ! JT U|any of ,clever artists. They will present “Driftwood,” a 3-act comedy drama with clean snappy vaudeville specialties between acts. This company features the Diane Sisters, Mildred and Virginia. 9 and 11 years old, the youngest sister team on the vaudeville stage. This company also features Mitzie, the only singing dog on tour. This play will he given in conjunction with the regular picture program with no raise /in the admission price.

Wiih Humor

A TEST CASE Tommy entered the parlor, where his sister was entertaining Mr. Dubleigh. Walking to the latter, he held out Jiis hand, In the open palm of y-hjcj) were a dozen small white objects. them?” he asked. “Why, those are beans,” answered Dubleigh with an ingratiating smile. “He does know ’em, sis v ” said Tommy triumphantly to his sister. “You told ma last night that he didn’t." - Why He Waa Hoarse Fred—You’re very hoarse this mo-n-Ing, Ted. What have you been doing? Ted —I was in some amateur theatricals last night. “Playing lead, I suppose?” “No. I was the prompter.” A Mother’s Way Mrs. Smartleigh—Yes, my dear, I Intend my daughters to be engaged when they are nineteen. Mrs. Wise —But suppose they are not? Mrs. Smartleigh—Then they shall remain nineteen until they are. Took No Chances Jessie—l wanted to see what Bill would, do; so I refused him when he first asked me to marry him. Joan —But he might have rushed off without asking for an explanation. Jessie—Hardly, I had the door locked. PARADOXICAL

“Say, 80, what’s your idea of a square motif?” “itk, • uit* round steak!’’ ; ! Business and Pleasure , J A number of men are preparing to play-polities-out-in- your district.” “That's where I have an advantage,” answered - Senator Sorghum. “They merely play politics; I have been working at it all my life.” — Washington Star. Trade Maxim "What's wrong now?” asked the congressman. “This fellow calls you a jackass.” “Did he vote for me?” “He says he did.” ' “\\ ell, the customer is always right.” Camels can carry a burden about twice'as heavy as can be barite by a horse.

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Guy Farrington was in FJkhart on business Monday. Mrs. Hilda Carpenter spent Monday in South Bend. Choice hfo,- 2 yellow corn for sale. Nappanee Milling Cos. Real Bargains in ’all Stamped Goods at Deisch’s Shop, Bill Atkins and Henry Pletchei were In Warsaw Monday on: business. Henry Hamsher and Will Hartsel "were in Warsaw Monday on business. Otto Streck of Garrett spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. S. -A* Frevert.y Mrs. Honnert of Elkhart spent the week-end with Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Morrison. Mrs. George Keptring of Mishawaaka spent a few days this week with Mrs. Newcomer. Mr. and'Mrs. H. G. Snyder of Mishawaka were JJunday dinner guests of Mr. an(T Mrs. Will Anglin. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whitehead of near New Paris visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anglin Sunday afternoun. Mr. and Mrs. George Waf“per of Goshen were Sunday dinner g/uests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnsoip f Mr- and Mrs. Harry Bialey and; family of near Foraker were V ’’Hunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph { Metzler. Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Welty and family of southwest of this city visited Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Welty, Sunday afternoon. Rev. R. L. Fletcher attended the Indiana Dry Convention at the Roberts Park Methodist church at Indianapolis, Thursday. Mr. aud Mrs. W. A. Farrington and Mr. and Mrs, Guy Farrington and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harlan at Milford Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary Burkholder, daughter of Mr. Mrs. Joe Burkholder, came home Friday from Holms county, Ohio, where she has been working for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. John Bowman of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Heckaman and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Heckaman at West Millwood. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yarian and family visited her father, Daniel Smeltzer, Sunday. He was injured in an auto accident about a week ago and is indhe hospital at Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grubb of Silver'Lake and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Syler and daughter, Helen, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Syler Sunday evening. Mrs. Nettie Kofel and children and Will Kanack of Waukegan, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Ed Huber and family of Goshen, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamsher of this city were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamsher. Mr. and Mrs, Claude Coppes entertained informally last Friday evening. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C. Warren McCumsey, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Kelly, and Vern Stephenson, of Goshen, and Mrs. Hugh Newell, of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Landis entertained at six o’clock dinner Sunday in honor of the birthday anniversary of their daughter, Miss Gurnie. Out-of-town guests were Miss Bette Kilmer of Elkhart, Paul Worley of Goshen, and Lawrence Irwin of Bourbon.

Specials for Friday and Saturday February 3 and 4 Head lettuce, per head . .10c Raisins, 2 lb. pkg. . . . 19c Rice, fancy head, 3 pounds . 19c Jello, Little Elf, 3 pkgs. . . 19c Sugar, 10 pounds ! . . 61c Shredded wheat . .10c Pork & Beans, 3 cans . . 25c Peas and corn, Little Elf, 3 cans 39c Soap, R. & G. or Kirks, 10 bars . 38c Olivilo soap, 4 cakes . 25c IVVullett’s “The Store of Quality and Service” %

PERSONALS

JUST A GLIMPSE HERE AND THERE HERSHMAN’S SON HURT SERIOUSLY John Hershman, Crown Point, young son of George 6. Hershman, state highway commissioner and Democratic candidate for Governor, fell from a tree twenty feet high, the back of his head striking frozen ground, last Friday. He suffered a fractured skull. His condition is critical.

KING BEN’S BROTHER DEAD— John Elijah Purnell, age seventythree, brother of Benjamin Purnell, dead leader of the House of David religious cult at Benton Harbor, Mich., is dead at Newcastle. The brother is said to have brooded over the cult leaders death. Although not |a supporter of Benjamin, the brother always stood by him when in trouble. 4 ETHER USED IN CttICKEN THEFT—Ether is being used by | chicken thieves to "“put fowls to sleep” when they steal them in Whitley cotitity. Roe Goble, Whitley county farmer, noticed the odor of ether around H-is home one night recently, The next morning twenty-five chickens ware missing. A#* there was no noise Goble believes the thieves used the ether to quiet the chickens. RAT PEST AROUSES FARMERS —Asserting thats rats are now more numerous than'ever before, Decatur county farmers have appealed to Lynn Thurston, county agricultural agent, for assistance in exterminating the pest. One farmer estimated that it is costing him SSOO a year to feed the rats on his place. Efforts to find a formula for killing the pests which will be more effective than those now in use, is sought.

URGE BOND TO PROTECT DAIRYMEN Porter county farm bureau 'directors have passed a resolution asking that all milk distributing companies be compelled to give bond to insure payment to dairymen supplying milk. Recent losses of more than $20,000 by the failure of the Mid-West Dairy Company, among farmers of Lake, Porter and Laporte counties, was responsible for the step. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT WATERFORD John Christner, 86, a civil war veteran, died Thursday morning at his home at Waterford, where he had lived nearly 80 years. Mr. Christner served with the 74th Indiana infantry. He is survived by four daughters and’two sons; 26 grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday at the home. Real Bargains in all . Stamped Goods at Deisch’s Shop.

SLIM’S ELECTRIC SHOP Wiring . Repairing C. A. GODBERSEN Nappanee, Ind. Phone 69

G. L. OYLER DENTIBT JOHNSON BLK, NAPPANEE Phones Office, 251; Res., 434

Moving pk- l ures were first publicly shown at Kosier Blal’s music hall in New York. It is said that the zebra is rapidly becoming extinct.

. IS Day Special Sale ~ Something New * DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A SPECIAL SALE OF . LABOR AND MATERIAL? That is just what we are going to do, give a special 10''' discount on any jobs or contracts the first fifteen days of February. All class of work wiH he included in this sale, the only conditions being that work must bt^contracted and settled for this fifteen day period whether it can be completed during tins time or not. If you are needing anew Furnace, New Roof, New Condenser Coil or any other work next spring, take advantage of this special discount. Ganger's Tin Shop Where Quality and Skill Meet

New Spring Dresses

$16.75 These new civ > . : •! cvcigetto dresses are wonderfully veil made, t. wuikniauship being equal to that bn much higher priced styles. Extra Special Satin and Velvet Combination DRESSES $6.75 $10.75 for $11.75 values for $16.75 values All Winter Coats Reduced Fur Trimmed Dress and Sport COATS $9.75 $1 2.75 $15.75 $11.7.) to $12.75 *16.75 to $19.75 $2>.75 to $22.75 ' va^ues values values $19.75 $24.95 $26./5- to $28.75 ■ $29,75 to $37.75 values- u > vglilßs r • ____________________ / ' •** 7"' RIN GEN BERG'S

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1928

An operation revealed that Albert Corbin of Chicago had his appendw on his left side. 1 House flies are a pest almost n over the world.