The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 July 1970 — Page 5

Hoosier — Where Did It Come From?

Many people have asked over the past few weeks where the word Hoosier comes from. The truth is no one knows for sure. The most common thought is that Hoosier is a corruption of “Who’s here?” The objection is that the question would not have been “Who’s here?’’ but “Who’s there?” out of which no one could get Hoosier. Those who have carefully studied the word, however, argue that western and southern dialects would be “Who-s Hyer?” or “Who’s Yere?” They state this was a common answer to a late night caller. A Husher? j c Still another explanation is that of an Irishman from Indiana who was employed in excavating the Ohio Falls canal around LouisviDe, Ky. He was said to declare a “husher ” '■'r A Hussar? Another story is of a certain colonel Lehma nowski who was a Polish officer. He lectured through the west on Nepoleon’s wars and pronounced Hussar in a way that captivated some fellow who applied the work to himself in self-glorification and

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pronounced it Hoosier. Lehmanowski’s identity had been established as a sojourner in Indiana with his son serving in the Indiana regiment during the civil war. An Indiana visitor to Louisville, who had heard the Polish officer’s lecture on “The Wars of Europe” and had been captivated by the powers of the ..Hussar, became involved in a fight and whipped one of the Kentuckians. He then bent over his victim and cried, “I am a Hoosier,” meaning he was a Hussar. f Argument here is the fact that the Ohio Falls canal was completed in 1830 and the Polish soldier did not come to the region before 1840. Then too, John Finley had a New Year’s address printed in the Indianapolis Journal in 1830. It’s title, “The Hoosier Nest.” thus dating the word prior to the 1830*s. Finley has never been given any credit for coining the word but has been credited for helping to associate it with Indiana’s residents. Hushers? A novel solution given in “The Hoosier” by Meredith Nicholson and written in 1900 is that men of superior strength throughout the

early west were called “hushers” because of their ability to hush or quiet their antagonist, and that “husher” was a common term for a bully. The Ohio River boatmen carried the word to New Orleans where a foreigner among them attempted to apply the word to himself and pronounced it Hoosier. A Name? Hoosier was also a Christian name used as early as 1835 in the Ohio Valley. A Baker? A Louisville baker by the name of Hoosier made a variety of sweet breads which were so much affected by Indiana people that they were called Hoosier customers, Hoosier Men, etc. No date, reports Mr. Nicholson in his book, is given for this incident. Now you have all the reasons we were able to find. There may be more. If there are. we would like to hear about them. Take your choice and use the one you like best, but remember the most common is the first one and it seems the most likely one to us! Boat Used In Worship Services On Lake Wawasee A new worship experience is being provided for the people of the Syracuse - Wawasee community each Sunday morning at 8 a m The churches of Syracuse — Syracuse Church of the Brethren. Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church and Calvary United Methodist church are cooperating. The services are held on the deck of a large pontoon boat which is moored to Waco pier. Visiting musicians as well as local talent provide music. Persons are invited to come by car or boat to the service which is open to the public. They are scheduled early enough so as not to keep anyone from his own church service on Sunday morning. Attendance on Sunday morning at the early service is designed to increase a persons involvement in the work of his local church. Cost Os Removing Litter Is High The Chicago Motor Club-AAA passes along these disturbing figures reflecting the costs of removing highway litter. , A recently completed cost analysis shows that the Illinois Highway Department spends an average of sll9 per mile each year for litter removal. The litter is composed of 59 per cent paper, 14 per cent cans, eight per cent plastics, six per cent bottles and 13 per cent miscellaneous items. The result is an annual expenditure of $3 million Illinois taxpayer dollars each year to remove the debris, according to director of public Works. William F. Cellini Each empty beer can represents a state expense of 63 cents for pick up. collection and disposal Texas taxpayers contribute $3 million annually for cleanup, while in Idaho $4,000 per month is spent to repair highway signs. Idaho hunters use the signs for target practice. LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heckaman of r 2 Milford attended the Heckaman reunion at Bremen park. There were about 75 present

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CEDAR BEACH CLUB — The ninth in a series of line drawings by local artist Ken Harkless in the way of historical landmarks in the Lakeland area and drawn especially for the summer pages of The Mail-Journal, is the Cedar Beach Club. This club, thought to have been built around 1880, and burned in the fall of 1891, was the first hotel on this site. The Wawasee Inn was

‘Glad To Be Home,’ Says Milford Minister After European Tour "

BYREVvRALPH P. KARSTEDT The landing wheels of our Boeing 707 hit the concrete with a slight bump, and 135 youthful voices broke into a spontaneous cheer. We were home again — back in the U.S.A. Seconds later, as our Pan Am jet liner rolled towards the terminal at J.F.K. International Airport, all on board the 165 seat plane found themselves singing “America The Beautiful.” We were glad to be home! , As I lode back on our four weeks in Europe with the School Band of America and School Chorus of America, I think of the trip as an immense success. It was successful in that we had been able to sweep four bus loads of American youth through eight European nations and return all to their homeland in good health. It was successful in that our young people had prepared a striking concert of beautiful music and presented it on 20 occasions — often to audiences of 2,000 or more. It was a success in that all of us on the tour had grown up immensely as we had come to appreciate new customs of different cultures without loosing our love for our own. More than anything else, though, our trip was a success because we had. through the bridges of music and personalities, been able to span the Gaping Atlantic and create new friendships and new understandings with many folk on the other side of the waters An American military attache in Belgium described our work as well as any. This man of the army told us that all his troops could do is to hopefully keep hostilities from breaking out. What we were doing, he told us. is to create the sort of atmosphere which would make his guns unnecessary. Our

kids said yes to this as they continued to sing and play with a smiling enthusiasm. We were in eight European nations: Belgium. Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria. Germany, and England. Frankly, we appreciated some of these countries much more than others. In all, though, we discovered people who were very much like us. Our kids weren’t perfect — none of us are. Once, in an unannounced luggage check, we found that a few of them had appropriated a number of ash trays, pieces of table silver etc. from the various hotels and restaurants which we had visited. We asked them to mail all pieces back. Perhaps, this incident says as well as any what we were trying to do. We did not cross the ocean to plunder Europe or to make profit from our journey. We were there to give ourselves to the Europeans and to make friendships in return. Whenever we forgot this, we reminded ourselves and encouraged one another. Now are home and separated to our respective communities. I find myself thinking of something said by a young man from Mishawaka during an informal worship service in a Belgium hotel. The tall young fellow asked w'hy we were limiting our trip of brotherhood to a single month on a distant continent. “Isn’t it in America.” he asked, 'that we need love and understanding of one another too.” As we sat about that hotel room, we all nodded our heads its quiet affirmation. You would have been proud of our local people on the trip. Mr. and Mrs. Varner Chance of North Webster gave superb adult leadership. Mr Chance as choral director. Rick McDonald, Kathy

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Jones, and Karen Rowe poured all of their personalities into every minute. Randy Snyder and Mark Gadson of Warsaw were there too and were giving all that they had. My wife, Mary Evelyn, and I were priviledged to be part <rf such a group. As I come to conclude these observations of the month past for us, let me use the words of a song that our young people always presented at the closing of a concert. These words bring into clear focus the message that we carried with us to Europe. "No man is an island; no man stands alone. Each man’s joy is joy to me; each man’s grief is my own. We need one another, so I will defend each man as my brother, each man as my friend.” Baton Twirling Contest Set For August 29 Nimble fingers and precise coordination will be the keynote at the 1970 Indiana State Fair Baton Twirling Contest to be held Saturday, Aug. 29. Presented in two divisions, solo twirling and strutting, the contest is open to all residents of the United States and Canada. Each division will have three classes, beginnenf intermediate and advancewith age breaks through 17 years. The solo twirling will offer a boys class, as well as, a two baton class. An Indiana state fair grand champion twirler and strutter will be chosen as the final winner Performances will be judged on variety, difficulty of movement, speed, smoothness, precision, showmanship, presentation and grace. Judges for the event are: Jack Crum, Syracuse; Jane Henderson, Sharpsville; Ardith Huge, Monticello; Mytron Lisby, Coatesville, and Tudy Smith, Sharpsville. For Entry information, call or write Baton Twirling Contest. Indiana State Fair, Communication Building 5 , Indianapolis, Indiana, before August Bth.

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