The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 August 1979 — Page 13

SUMMER

The northeosterners, the southeasterners

'Thijire was at one time an old local saying that the southeast end of the lake was all “Mocks, Shocks and McClintics,” the Jarretts, Morrisons and Crows being considered “northeasterners.” Many of the first settlers on the shores were homesteaders earning a living by hunting, fishing and trapping with some farming to help keep things going. In the late 1800 s, when the lake drew’ more and more people from the city and many were “city sportsmen”, with rods and reels and Sherlock Holmes hats and the laws were passed forbidding the netting of fish, the settlers’ hot resentment was aroused. An important part of their livelihood was threatened by these changes. Those who w'ere most angry in the region regarded infringement of the law as perfectly legitimate and proceeded continually to outwit the game . wardens, who lives subsequently were never happy ones. There are many “fish pirate” stories. At a dance one evening during the' calling of a square dance, game warden Manuel Click overheard Mart McClintic and a friend planning to leave the festivities and do some netting. It was noted with general satisfaction that the warden did not leave the premises. Bill Click used to tell how one damp foggy night he was running his nets and heard the slow regular creak of oarlocks stealthily coming nearer. He

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called out, “Don’t come any closer or I’ll toss some dynamite in your boat.” The noise of creaking receded at a much faster tempo than it had approached. At one period the feeling was so intense that a plot was formed to hang a game warden, but nothing was even realized and the scheme was forgotten. Outwitting representatives of the law became a popular game, some illegal operations were carried out with skillful finesse. One expert came into possession of a silk net, taking up so little room that he could carry it in the back of his hunting jacket. He took pride in appearing to be lawfully engaged in fly fishing while surreptitiously slipping the net out of his coat and over the side of his boat, practically under the eyes of an observing game warden. * The Jarretts The patriarch of one of the large families who settled on this part of the lake shore was Bently Jarrett. There were five sons: Jonas, Lewis/William, Jesse and Isaac. It was said that a certain one of the sons managed to become ill every winter so that the neighbors and the rest of the family would take care of him. Another son was an enthusiastic pedestrian who thought nothing of striking out on foot for Elkhart or even more distant places. The branch of the family most were familiar with, as far as lake visitors, was that of Lewis, or Lew. as he was more generally

known. Lew Jarrett and his brother William were Members of Company I in the 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. They later became members of the Grand Army of the Republic and now lie side by side in the North Webster cemetery. John Hammond was the source for the information that Lew’s first wife was an Indian woman, as was often the case with early settlers. It was his second wife, Elizabeth, who was best and most favorably known by the summer cottagers, for after Lew's death in 1893, she became the proprietress of Buttermilk Point. After rising from the low ground, below the high bank, near a redolent spearmint bed, the cool water of a spring flowed through a trough in an old log milkhouse around well-scrubbed crocks filled with buttermilk, sweet milk and cream. The steamers all stopped there on their way around the lake, their warning whistle bringing Mrs. Jarrett down the hill, often in her bare feet, for the tone of the place was very informal and friendly. Visitors would crowd into the little cabin for a treat of Mrs. Jarrett’s best. Goldie Alice, her blond haired daughter, often assisted. Many young men downed unreasonable quantities of lacteal ambrosia from the hand of the pretty girl. Nathaniel Crow Nathaniel N. Crow arrived at the in 1853 or 1854, and before long was the proprietor of 400 or 500 fertile acres, eighty of which were acquired for $1.75 per acre. While a pleasant house was built later in a grove on the present site of “The Crow’s Nest” (where the Cromwell road turns from the lake), Nathaniel much preferred the old home that the family had occupied further south on the property. None of the entreaties of his wife and daughter could persuade him to move. Once Mr. Crow spent a day in town and when he returned the old house was empty. His wife, family and chattels, all were in “The Crow's Nest." A blacksmith shop was near on tl?e high bank above the lake and a clear, running spring at the water’s edge below the house was

powerful enough to operate a hydraulic ram, whose constant noise was a familiar sound in that quarter for many years. The road running north from “The Crow’s Nest” used to run just to the top of the bank as far north as the short double turn in the highway. It was later moved so that a row of attractive cottages could be built close to the lake. The high bank on Crow’s Bay had one of the most picturesque views of the lake. Mr. Crow's name had been metamorphosed into Natticrow Beach, on a shore known at one time as “The Sheep Wash” for about the time of the Civil War the farmers of the neighborhood would drive their milling, bleating flocks into the water to wash the fleece before clipping. At the turn of the century, before any cottages were built there, the beach was the scene of corn roasts and frequent picknickers. Nathaniel Crow was a successful farmer, he also modernized the flour mill at Syracuse in 1888 and placed his son Benjamin in charge. The building burned down in 1908. William Crow William Crow, of Irish parentage, came to the lakes area in 1858. In 1861, he married Janette Rarick and bought land that eventually included Cedar Point and the lake shore extending to the north. They had seven children, Dow the oldest. Among the others w r as Jasper (Jap), who was well known as fisherman and oarsman at the club house and inn during those times. He was admired by many of the younger males because of his physique and engaging personality. They claimed that had he tried he could have knocked out Gentleman Jim Corbett. Unfortunately he was struck with a disease at a young age. The William Crow family was also prominent and were good farmers and citizens, who finally sold their lake front property for the use of cottagers.

SWIM CLUB PRAC TICE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 10 Coach Tim Caldwell reports that because of a conflict in scheduling the Lakeland Swim Club w ill hold its first practice of the fall season on Monday. Sept. 10, instead of Wednesday. Sept. 5. as first announced. The first practice and all other practices will be held in the Wawasee High School Pool. Boys and girls who are at least seven years old and no older than in the eighth grade may participate. Competition swimming experience is not necessary, however, students must be able to do the front crawl for 100 yards and know the backstroke.

in iii mm Liwr 1 mjjjU^ t \ * -pL jjEEgS GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Tiffany Galloway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Galloway, r 2 Leesburg, showed the Reserve Champion Charlois in the Indiana State Fair Gold Medal Show. Tiffany is a member of the Leesburg Successful Farmers 4-II Club and will be a freshman at Warsaw Community High School this fall. She has been raising Charlois for the past four years and stated she plans to do the same next year. Km

Nominated Fireman of the Year Jim LaGarde was recently nominated for Fireman of the Year by the Syracuse Fire Department. LaGarde has served the fire department for six years. In a letter to the Kosciusko County Firemen’s Association, Second Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Anderson wrote, “For the past six years, he < LaGarde > has given freely of his time to both the department and to his community as a whole. Not only has he repeatedly volunteered for special projects around the station, he has served as chairman on several committees for the benefit of the department. He has also given of his week ends ... to help the trainees receive additional driving practice with the emergency vehicles He is presently the co-chairman of our Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Committee.. . . To demonstrate his idea of what it means to be a fireman, while he and his wife were on a short trip to Ohio, he came upon a structure fire in Wapakoneta and gave them what assistance he could. The department later received a letter of recommendation from the Wapakoneta Fire Department showing their gratitude LaGarde stated, “I feel that all Syracuse firemen should be Firemen of the Year . ” Buzz Keck achieves master sales honors Marty Bralev. zone manager of Ford Motor Company, recently announced that Melvin ("Buzz "> Keck has achieved the distinction of master sales counselor for the fifth straight year. Mr. Bralev further stated that Keck was one of only 38 out of over 1,400 Ford salesmen in Indiana, and the only one in Kosciusko County, to attain the coveted master status. Keck has been employed at C. S. Myers Ford, Milford-Syracuse since 1974. Local artist attends workshop Mary Bushong of Syracuse, recently returned from two weeks in Voluntown, Conn., where she attended an on-the-spot painting workshop conducted by artist-author Foster Caddell. Caddell has attained fame as one of the formost landscape painters in the United States. He is also in demand as a portrait painter. The 15 members in the workshop group came from a number of states in the United States and provinces of Canada. This is the third summer she has attended t he workshop.

FITNESS FACTS:

How fit are you — really?

(EDITOR'S NOTE Mrs Johnson, a physical fitness sadist herself is in her fourth year of teaching a women's fitness doss at the Lakeland Youth Center on o fourdoy-per-week basis Her eight-week course is scheduled to begin the week of September 24 She and her husband Jerry residents of 226 North Shore Drive can be seen jogging on the scenic drive past their home each morning She has graciously consent ed to write this series of four articles for-The Mcil-Journal ' (First in a series of four articles ) By DONN A JOHNSON

If you are strictly honest with yourself, you will probably have a reasonably clear idea of just how fit or unfit you are. Can you feel your heart thumping after climbing a few’ flights of stairs? Are you left gasping for breath if you have to run a short distance? Do you ache after digging a small patch in the garden? Are you overweight or a heavy smoker or both? Do you, even subconsciously, tend to avoid physical effort if you can 9 Americans, on the whole, are becoming increasingly aware that regular exercise is essential to living a healthy, vigorous life. They know that exercise increases muscle strength and endurance and improves the functioning of the lungs, heart and blood vessels. Also that it promotes flexibility of the joints, releases mental and physical tensions and aids in w’eight control. But many people avoid starting a fitness program of their own because of many myths and misconceptions that still prevail. Some people still believe that exercise, like medicine, does you good only when it is unpleasant. This view is mistaken — even risky. It was only when a few individuals began to explore howlittle you need to keep fit. rather than how much, that it was appreciated just how much nonsense and myth surrounded the whole subject of exercise. First, the idea that exercise only does you good “when it hurts” fundamentally contradicts the philosophy of physical training today. Now it is agreed that the right way to start is with a series of gentle exercises in a balanced program designed to slowly improve the condition of your body. Thus, you should never suffer from stiff muscles and you should certainly never approach the point of exhaustion. Fitness does not have to be achieved at the cost of bodily discomfort. It is a popular fallacy that cold showers “close the pores.” Cold showers are fine for masochists, but useless for keeping fit. Sudden immersion in cold water can constrict the blood vessels of the heart and aggravate problems such as angina. If you are thirsty, drink — especially while you are exercising. Fluid lost through physical activity has to be replaced, otherwise the body becomes dehydrated and additional strain is placed on the heart. The old idea that drinking during exercise leads to cramping has no foundation in fact. Running or cycling until you can get no farther could be fatal for a normally inactive person because of the sudden strain placed on the heart. Running is not the best exercise you can get. It is an excellent exercise for your heart and lungs, but it cannot, of itself, produce allaround fitness. Perspiration of nature’s way of keeping the body cool, but working up a sweat by wearing too many clothes is unhealthy and possibly dangerous. As you get hotter a large volume of blood moves out toward your skin and deprives your muscles of the blood they need to function well. Your heart may be strained pumping to keep up the supply. It

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is best to exercise in as little clothing as possible in order to stay cool. You cannot catch a cold because of a change in temperature. It is healthier to leave your sweater off until you cool down. It is not vital to exercise every day. Twice a week is adequate. Three times is excellent. There should not be an interval of more than four days between exercise sessions. Your program should consist of three parts. A warm up routine to stretch your muscles gently and increase the blood supply to them. A cardiovascular session which sustains vour pulse rate at 120 beats per minute for progressive periods of time And a cooling off period where you again stretch and move until your heat rate returns to normal so as to avoid muscle cramping. Your pulse rate is your guide to fitness. It tells you exactly how hard your heart is working and is the best measure of improving fitness in an exercise program Before beginning an exercise program it is advisable to have a medical check up. If you have not had an examination in the past year, if you are past 30. if you are overweight, or if you have a history of high blood pressure or heart trouble, such an examination may help you avoid extremely serious consequences It is easier not to exercise It is easier to take an elevator than it is to climb stairs. It is easier to

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iV drive than to walk It is easier to wait for the next bus than it is to run for the “'■one that -is just leaving. But by taking the easy path you could be sacrificing your health, for the body deteriorates through lack of use. There is an adage that hicely describes this fun damental truth. "If you don’t use it, you lose it.” This is well illustrated by stimulus of movement How much better yotr look and feel after proper exercise

Lakeland Locals

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson have returned from a week visit and vacation in the home of thendaughter and son-in-law. Air and Mrs. Steve Rhodes of Alexandria. VA. While there, the Wilsons saw many of the attractions in Washington. D C.

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