The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 40, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 October 1978 — Page 11

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THE STORY last week in this column about the old photos owned by Bill Hartman of Hartman’s Donut Shop, which came from the John Nyikos home, brought forth yet another old photo, this also from the Hartman collection. It is of an old steam locomotive, the property of the Syracuse and Milford Railway. As near as we could discern from talking to three self-proclaimed “old timers,” Ken Harkless. Milford (“Cy”> Hire and Russell Hin-

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derer, there were three such locomotives familiar to the people when the railway operated, from about 1916 to The engines each pulled two cars and hauled marl, a base product for the production of cement, first from Syracuse Lake, then from Lake Wawasee and later from Waubee Lake, southeast of Milford. Hire is 81, lives on North Shore Drive, and remembers working as a lad in the cement plant on

East Medusa Street. Hinderer lives at 401 South Harrison Street, and was just 78 October 10. He remembers going to work at the cement plant at age 16, and recalls the old steam locomotives well. Harkless, the daddy of the old timers, is 82 and never worked at the cement plant, but remembers these old engines huffing and puffing under their loads of fresh marl. Both Harkless and Hinderer remember when one George Abbott was riding the cowcatcher on the front of the train, fell off apd was killed instantly when tlfe train ran over him. < Hire remembers “the two Searfoss brothers who operated the trains,” but he couldn’t recall their names. “I remember them, too,” said Harkless, noting, “they were just little fellows,” as he held his flat hand about chinhigh. Hire and Harkless both remember when provoked Lake Wawasee citizens “got up in arms” and made them quit taking marl out of Lake Wawasee, “because it muddied up the waters.” Apparently ecology and clean lake water has long been a concern of Lake Wawasee residents. That was about 1916, and following that date, the big thrust for marl for the cement plant at Syracuse was on Waubee. Lake. The standard gauge tracks to Waubee Lake were completed and a track was laid around the shore line of this much smaller but productive lake. The remains of this Waubee Lake marl operation were visible until recent years in the form of a frame dredge built over the water at the south end of the lake. Bathers, most of them coming from nearby Milford, swam in the nude at what became known as “the dredge” after riding their bicycles about three miles to this sparsely populated site. But back to this photo of the old steam locomotive shown above, none of the three men this column interviewed for this story can remember who it is. We would ask our readers: Who is this “mystery guest?” ANOTHER SYRACUSE lad is well on his way to making good. He’s Bradford P. Bauer, son of

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the Al Bauers, 118 North Lake Street, Syracuse. On October 12 Brad was admitted to the state bar before the Indiana Supreme Court, following his exam taken in July. He’s a Syracuse High School and Notre Dame School of Law graduate and is now associated with a South Bend law firm. His wife, the former Therese Kusz, is a South Bend native. Brad was in the Missile Program, coming out as a captain. His dad tells this column Brad served in a missile silo with his brother Albert J. 111, of Springfield, Mass., the only brother team to so serve. BETTY LAWSON, a resident of the County Line Road (r 2 Syracuse), began a new assignment Friday, with the Regional Post Office in South Bend. She’s been an employee at the local PO for 10 years, come March, and will commute daily to her new job. WORKERS IN both political parties are still smarting over the horrendously poor voting turnout of the May primary, and some Republican workers are planning to do something about it. Examples: In Syracuse Precinct 2, of 584 registered voters, only 70 voted, for 12 per cent; and in Precinct 6, of 680 registered voters, only 100 voted, for a measly 15 per cent. And, so —a small, ambitious group of GOP workers are planning an open house for all their party’s candidates in the November 7th general election, to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Country Mouse at the corner of Maple Grove St. and SR 13 in Wawasee Village. Refreshments will be served. The prime moving ladies have invited all GOP candidates, plus the five school board candidates, and all have accepted. The thrust of the open house, confides Charlene Knispel, whose single efforts are spearheading the open house, is on the candidacy of Cassius ("Al”) Rovenstine, Republican candidate for county sheriff. Others planning the open house include Virginia Putt, Deb Robinson, Miriam Ridings, Joyce Smith, Betty and Robin Dust and Christine Clodfelter. DOUG AND Lorraine Allen of the Lucas Realtors office in North Webster are making early preparations to attend the National Association of Realtors convention in Hawaii November 8-12. Doug served in the Korean Conflict and in the Viet Nam war and had occasion to visit the islands before, but, as he admits, under different circumstances. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: A member of the Goshen High School class of 1938, at its 40th alumni anniversary =at the Holiday Inn in Goshen Saturday night, when it came his turn to speak, said: “When 1 came in I

wondered bow I got in with all these old people.” JIM AND DONNA Conder and family are getting pretty well settled in their spacious, newly acquired, home in Ligonier and are undoubtedly looking forward to the time when they will be able to enjoy the huge swimming pool facility. PANCAKES AND sausage are on the docket for the American Legion breakfast at Syracuse on Saturday. Nov. 4. BREEZY HAD a special pilot this past month — as air enthusiast Barbara (Bowser) Zollinger reportedly took hubby Adrian on a ride in the famous plane — and didn’t do badly at all. Right, Barb? ANOTHER BUMPER sticker: “55. A law you can live by.” —o— FAYE WONG writes from her Florida home, “Remember me? It’s still nice to be able to read about news of my friends even though I’m not able to see them. I miss Syracuse.” She and Foo reside at 1424 Mardrake Road, Daytona Beach, Fla. 32019. —o— THE HIGH school will have a voting machine Thursday and Friday and Monday and Tuesday and the students of Ron Corson’s government class, and others, will be given a practical lesson on voting. There are a number of students who have reached their 18th birthday and will be eligible to vote come Nov. 7. Our opinion of the program: Great! —O’GORKY WONG is opening his gun shop at 500 North Branch Street, Syracuse, on Saturday and is inviting the public to drop out. It’s to be called C. W. (for Corky Wong) Thunderstick Shop. Corky says he’ll keep the following hours: from 12 noon until 7 p.m. Monday thru Saturday and closed Sundays. He’ll handle firearms and ammo and do gun repair work. —O’SIGN IN a South Bend store window Sunday: “SHUT.” —o— ROTARIAN FRANK

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Ridenowe had a little fun with GOP sheriff aspirant Al Rovenstine at the club meeting Tuesday in a little aside when he asked why Hoffman Lake is at Atwood and Lake Atwood is “way over by the Ohio line.” —o— DANA CORPORATION’S 1977 annual report bas been judged “Best 1977 annual report for the Individual Investor” in its industry by the National Association of Investments Chibs. The Nicholson Award was presented to Dana on the basis of its report’s content, readability and usefulness. Dana has received similar awards for financial reporting from Financial World magazine and the Financial Analysts Federation. WARSAW MAY soon have another fast food establishment —a Famous Fish of Stroh outlet. Carroll and Marilyn Curtis of Springfield, OH (she’s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Tuttle of Chapman Lake) have signed on for two franchises with the people from Stroh, Indiana, who have made this type of Cod fish so popular. Carroll is the ambitious type and has considerable experience in sales while Marilyn has been a public school teacher. Melendez booked after accident Domingo Melendez, Jr., 28, r 2 Milford, was arrested by Kosciusko County Police following an accident at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, three and onehalf miles northwest of Leesburg. According to police the Melendez vehicle went out of control and hit a light pole, a telephone jack box and damaged property owned by Glen Huffman, r 2 Leesburg. The accident occurred at the intersection of CRs 425 W and 800 N. Damage was set to the Melendez car at S4OO. The light pole and telephone jack box received S2OO damage each. Damage to Huffman’s rose bush and yard was set at S2OO. Melendez was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages and public intoxication. He was released later on SIOO bond.

Wed., October 25,1978—THE MAIL-JOURNAL

United Way at 83% of goal

The United Way of Kosciusko County has reached $261,000.00, 83 per cent of its goal of $315,000. Timm Bledsoe, general chairman of this years’ campaign, states that the goal should be reached soon, but it will require all solicitors to complete their contacts, which he is asking to be within the next few weeks. The North Communities of Atwood, Milford, Syracuse, North Webster and Leesburg have reached 60 per cent of their goal. Barbara Mort and Nancy Prickett, co-chairpersons for the area, report that there is still a

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Duane (Wayne) Maynard, 31, Enchanted Hills, r 1 Cromwell, was indicted last Wednesday by a Kosciusko County grand jury, for rape in an incident that occurred at Barbee Lake on September 20 The judge set his bond at $5,000. A Barbee Lake woman told police and the grand jurors that she submitted to intercourse with a man she thought to be her

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number of solicitations to be made and they are hopeful that their quota will be met. United Way supports 21 member agencies with contributions from industries, businesses and individuals in Kosciusko County. Among these agencies are health services, boys and girls clubs and senior citizens services. The needs of these, and all United Way agencies are great, so the campaign committee reminds everyone to please turn in his pledge.

husband during the early morning hours of September 20. She stated that her husband works nights and she assumed it was him arriving home from work. The woman said she called police when she later discovered Maynard in the bathroom of the darkened home.

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