The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 July 1971 — Page 4

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' landmarks m the Lakeland area like those elsewhere in these United States are becoming harder and harder to find, however, if one looks hard enough he can always find something to remind him of the by-gone days

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OLD JOHNSON’S HOTEL STANDS ALONE AWAITING DISTRUCTION

Visitors to the lake area and residents alike will be given one last chance to visit Johnson’s Hotel on the southeastern tip of Lake Wawasee before it is torn down to make way for modem man and his multi million dollar structures.

The rid Johnson’s Hotel will be sold at public auction at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Aug. 14. by the Star Sales Company — Greer Auction Division. It's new owner will then tear it down and move it from the site to make way for another of Bay Point’s condominium apartment buildings. Also to be auctioned is an old safe used by the hotel operators, the beautiful hanging lights from the lobby and the four outdoor lights. The piano which is currently on loan to the Enchanted Hills Playhouse, the ratan and wicker furniture which welcomed vacationers to the lobby area in by-gone years, the furniture from the 18 to 20 rooms found in the hotel as well as other items necessary to run the hotel. The Bay Point area of Lake Wawasee is rich in history, although we haven't been able to

R—- ■ I I ILL BUB '' 1 ' BB*** - IT ONCE WAS GRAND — The lobby of the Johnson Hotel on Lake Wawasee was once a grand place with its beautiful light fixtures and comfortable furniture greeting all who called. Now this grand room is little more than a storage area for carpeting and other items being used in the construction of the second Bay Point condominium.

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trace much of it from the early 1900’s so we are unable to comment on the activities of the hotel operators. A few years back this reporter did a summer page feature on Buttermilk Point being Jarrett land. At that time the first of the Bay Point condominiums was nearing completion and the hotel was still open for overnight guests. Jarrett Land Bently Jarrett came to Kosciusko county in the 1840’s from Virginia and settled on land at the southeastern tip of Nine Mile or Turkey Lake. It was, however, his son Lewis who acquired the land called Jarrett’s Landing, then Buttermilk Print, now Bay Print. Lewis and Fannie Stiffler were married in 1845. At that time he was 19 and owned 126 acres of

land extending from the south shores of Lake Wawasee to and including two of the small lakes which eventually became part of Papakeechie Lake. They became the parents of 10 children. t When Fannie Jarrett died in 1877 Lewis was a wealthy patriarch o( the lake. He later married Elizabeth Hathaway Smith Todd and built her a new house. They became the parents of two children — Jess who was born in 1879 and Goldie Alice who was born in 1884. ' When Lewis died Betty Jarrett became prietress of what was to soon become Buttermilk Point. The life of Elizabeth Hathaway Smith Todd Jarrett is an interesting one in its own right. She was the daughter of Bradford and Verleta (Dickson) Hathaway and was born in Ohio on July 27, 1843. Her first marriage was in November 1862 to John Smith. One year later, she became the mother of a son, Elisha. When Elisha was 16-months-old John died in the Civil War leaving Betty with her young son. At 22 she married Andrew Todd who was a 48-year-old minister with eight children. They had a son who died when he was nine and a daughter, Martha. When Martha was three years old Betty found herself a widow once again. Thus, with the death of Lewis Jarrett, Betty became a widow for the third time. Lewis Jarrett had built a milk house at the edge of the lake. It was cooled by a spring from which flowed ice-cold water. When the summer folks began to build their hotels and fancy cottages on the northern shores of Wawasee the excursion boats came into being and Buttermilk Point and the milk house became famous. The boats would cross the lake to Jarrett’s landing and turn around for the return trip to the northern shore. Now, it is only logical that city folk would want to rest before making the trip back and it was also logical, that the widow Jarrett should make some extra money for her family by letting these strangers from the city rest on the shores of her land ... so she sold them buttermilk and other items from the milk house. By 1893 it was necessary to build landing docks for boats and the milkhouse was famous. Soon the Jarrett's Landing name was dropped from the area and Buttermilk Point took it’s place among the famous places to visit while at Wawasee. When the children were grown only the youngest, Goldie Alice, remained at Buttermilk Print. Betty Jarrett died in 1911. In 1914 the property was sold to Charles W. Johnson and the era of Johnson's Hotel had its beginning. Johnson converted the land to a Coney-Island type amusement park complete with merry go round, dance hall, zoo and other forms of entertainment which drew the city folk. He also built the hotel. Goldie Alice Jarrett Edgell McNees and her family stayed on for awhile to help Johnson with his new business but they eventually moved away too and the last of the Jarretts left Lake Wawasee. Now the last of Charles Johnson's landmarks, the hotel, is about to be sold and another new era will begin at Lake Wawasee.

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Senior Citizens To Be Active At State Fair INDIANAPOLIS - The Senior Citizens at the 1971 Indiana State Fair will be doing their part to close the generation gap. Centering their activities in the Senior Citizens’ building at the fairgrounds, the senior citizens of Indiana have scheduled a program of events to appeal to young and old alike. Clem Warn, state fair board director, in charge of Senior Citizens' activities said, “The Senior Citizens of Indiana are not going to be outdone by the younger generation if their program at the Indiana State Fair is any indication.’’ An opening hour will welcome each new day at 10 a.m. in the newly-redecorated Senior Citizens’ building. Group performances and individual talent will assemble to entertain all visiting participants. At the same time, demonstrations and instruction in art, craft, and hobbies will take place. ■ Booth activity and contests, inducing a “cookie-bake’off” will also be featured with prizes and honors to reward the winners. The “good old days” will be revived in the form of “Old Time Movies” scheduled at 12:30 p.m. to provide enjoyment for young as well as old. Three hundred seats will be made available on a first come, first serve basis. Early afternoon is set aside for more stage entertainment, booth activity, and opportunities to learn new arts and skills. The metropolitan park department is supplying leadership to this part of the program. At 5 p.m. the entertainment schedule consists of choirs, choruses, bands, orchestras. symphonies, traveling theaters, dramatics, and organ concerts. Each day will end with funfilled square dancing in which the dancers will grab their partner, swing ’em to the left, swing ’em to the right, then all join hands and circle right. A special office has been set up by the Indiana State Commission on the Aging, and activities are being co-ordinated there by Ernest Brunoehler. This office at 215 N. Senate Avenue will be maintained until the opening of the Fair, after which headquarters will be in the senior citizens' building on the Fairgrounds. No Real ’VEE* Threat In State MUNCIE — “Indiana has four types of mosquitoes which can carry Venezuelan equine encephalomyelities (VEE),” said Dr. Russell E. Siverly, professor of physiology and health science at Ball State university, “but they will remain mere nuisances unless they have contact with the virus. “Fortunately,” he continued, “authorities in Texas have prevented shipment of horses to other states until 14 days after vaccination. This has protected other states and no cases have been reported outside of Texas.” "Os the four types of mosquitoes which could carry VEE,” Dr. Siverly said, "only one. the Psorophora confinnis, is found in all parts of Indiana. The Psorophora cyanescens is found

in Southern Indiana and the other two, the Psorophora discolor and the Aedes sollicitans are ‘limited' or Tare’ in Indiana.” Dr. Siverly, a recognized authority on Indiana mosquitoes, emphasized that these mosquitoes must have contact with the virus before they can become VEE carriers. “We also have mosquitoes with malaria carrying potential,” he added, “but no malaria has been reported in the state.” A member of the Ball State faculty since 1956, Dr. Siverly is currently working on a book which identifies 51 species of Hoosier mosquitoes. The book, which is scheduled for com-

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pletion in September, will be useful to health officials, students, scientists and others who might be interested in learning more about Indiana mosquitoes. Mr. and Mrs. Max Ganshom of Syracuse have returned from a week’s vacation in the north. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Bonanni of Philadelphia, Pa., have returned to their home following a week’s visit with Mrs. Ann Bertram of Syracuse.

The Walter Hagerdons of Syracuse Lake are expected home today (Wednesday) following a five-day stay with friends at Houghton Lake, Mich.