The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 July 1986 — Page 20

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The house shown in this week’s photo was purchased by Dr. Emanuel Stockberger from George Chapman in 1903. The home was built in 1893 and is located at the corner of Fourth and East streets in Milford. Dr. Stockberger was a family physician who was born in 1852 and moved to Milford in 1903 from Mentone. After the Stockbergers died, the house was purchased by Gerald Gibson and later was owned by a Mr. Yoder. Alida Stockberger. wife of Dr. Stockberger, was born in 1862 and died in 1940. They had two sons. Hoy and Vern. Vern was a dentist and practiced in Milford He was born in 1885 and died in 1851. Earl and Marjorie (Harris) Hartter purchased the house from Mr. Yoder in

It happened...in Milford

10 YEARS AGO. JULY 14,1976 The Milford Senior Citizens met-Sunday at the fire station for a pot luck dinner and then the 20 members present journeyed to North Webster for a ride on the Dixie paddlewheel boat. The business meeting was opened with the pledge to the flag and an announcement was made on the July 21 bloodmobile visit to Milford. It will be at the Milford Apostolic Christian Church and will be in honor of Mrs. Edith I.

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Sesquicentennial Memories

Baumgartner who served the Red Cross for 25 years. Barth, Inc., of Milford, has been appointed an authorized Sebring-Vanguard dealer for sales and service of the CitiCar, an electric automobile. The CitiCar is a two-passenger car with a top speed of 38 miles per hour and is sustainable for 40 to 50 miles per charge. The car is chargeable by plugging it into household current. The first factory shipments will begin in late

The old Stockberger house

July, with future shipments planned to meet the demand of the area. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Deeter of Milford entertained Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and daughter Becky from June 29 through July 4. The Millers are on a short furlough from their missionary work in Spain and are visiting friends and relatives in the United States. 20 YEARS AGO, JULY 13,1966 The Milford Town Board met at

1948 and they lived there until 1955 when they moved.to Phoenix, Ariz. At that time the home was sold to Paul Kizer, who operated a restaurant in Milford and later became postmaster. The Kizers now reside in Florida. At the present time the house is unoccupied. Earl Hartter was the son of William Hartter and the brother of Elmer Hartter of Milford. It was Elmer who loaned us this photo. Marjorie Hartter was the daughter of Katherine Harris, who was married to Vern Stockberger, the dentist, in 1945. The date of the photo is unknown In the photo are ‘ Doc” and his wife. Alida, their two sons, and the wife of Vern.

the Milford Town Hall Monday and awarded a contract to the B and W Tank and Stack Co., Inc., of Fremont, to clean and repair the interior of the 110-foot standpipe which furnishes water for the community. The board also voted to spend $7,000 for the repair of the streets of Milford, with the job going to Phend and Brown, Inc., of Milford. The Milford Youth Center held its regular meeting July 11 with President Jim Walker presiding.

They will hold a clean-up at the center Saturday that will include finishing the painting of the center, mopping and waxing and other odds and ends. The center will have an open house during the Milford Festival, August 22-27, and will sponsor a dance featuring “Barry and the Barons,” from Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. David Larson of Chicago were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miler of Milford last week. They enjoyed a dinner

Milford's Main street

AS A general rule this newspa per does not print poetry, however, as there are exceptions to ever y rule we are making an excepti m this week to print the experif nee of a number of area resideris over the Fourth of July. The po m follows: The y ear 86 July ;he 4th. . . 27 pc >ple went camping 125 n tiles up north. We < 11 had responsibilities eact job had a name. My i ame is Kay. . . I wa s keeper of the flame. Everyone went swimming 1 st; yed behind. Wai ching the kids was first on my mind. Ma t Duncan s wet clothes sat jut by the fire. ' Dr; ped over lawn chairs wit i hopes to get drier Ant I dry out they did an< drier they got. when the wind blew them in the fire the y got down right hot. 11c oked over at Brooks we both started to perspire, the n without even thinking, I jumped into the fire.

From the Syracuse police log — Goats in middle of the road

T1 e following information was obtained from the log of the Syr< cuse Police and Fire Departments: July 9 9:24 a m. — Lock out at Three Flags. 9: 30 a m. — Subject reported a veh cle parked on his property. N oon — Lock out uptown 3 37 p.m. — Party advised older kids are bothering them. 9 58 p.m. — Lock out at 219 S. Lake St. July 10 7:17 a m. — Subject reported someone had stolen a gasoline can from his boat. 2 48 p.m. — Property damage ac< ident at Red-D-Mart. 4:11 p.m. — Party reported the th< ft of a bike. 5:30 p.m. — Accident at bowling alley. ’ :47 p.m. — Had two calls re erence fireworks at Carroll and Lake Streets. July 11 •5:10 a.m. — Report of a fight in at the Grassy Creek Restaurant m ar North Webster on Sunday e’ ening. Mrs. Donald Morrison and children of Denver, Colorado, are v siting for a week in the home of Nr. and Mrs. Harrv Phend of N ilford. Mrs. Morrison is the d aughter of Mrs. Phend. 30 YEARS AGO, JULY 19,1956 Water was shut off several t mes Monday evening in Milford because of a break in the water main in front of the building occupied by the Milford Television Store. The break in the line occurred when street department workers were clearing the line. ’ ’he break caused water to run ini o the basement of Sharp Hardware. Miss Jean Good of Milford eturned Saturday after a twoveek trip to western Canada covering 4,876 miles. Points of interest were Lewis and Clark National Forest; Glacier National PArk, where snow was plowed out of the roads June 26; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park and the Columbia Ice Fields. On the way home, she attended “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” at Calgary, Alberta, on July 9. The 2 1 /2-hour parade, Stampede and Exhibition proved very exciting. Tom Fuller and Mark Chambers of Milford attended the annual 4-H Conservation Field Day held at McClure Lake last Tuesday. Art Parrish, district extension forester, was in charge of the meeting and taught a class in forestry. Other classes taught were in wildlife conservation, entomology and soil conservation. Charles Mishler, Milford vocational agriculture teacher, accompanied the boys to the field day. 50 YEARS AGO, JULY 2,1936 Charles Price invited people into his house last week to enjoy the 70-degree temperature of his home, a result of the new airconditioner he recently installed. He explained that when he first installed the equipment, the temperature of his home stood at 94 degrees, and within an hour he had reduced the temperature to 70 degrees. Investigation of the fishhatching pond at Waubee Lake reveals that the bluegills are now hatching. Eighty-four parent fish were placed in the pond this spring and under normal conditions thousands of bluegill minnows should be ready to remove from the pond this fall.

1 yanked out the clothes then darn nearly choked; when 1 glanced at my feet and saw my shoes start to smoke! What should I do, I muttered in disbelief. . . I’ve just torched the drawers of our own fire chief. 1 couldn't believe it, 1 wanted to cry. 1 looked over at Brooksie and he said, “you’re going to die.” To put an end to the story. Max wasn't upset But for the rest of the trip kept his clothes in his tent. —c — WHEN MEDICAL schools in the United States start their 1986 fall semesters, 16,900 first-year students will begin the long process of becoming physicians. Among them will be 14 Goshen College graduates, including Harley Yoder, son of Mary Yoder of r 2 Milford. He will attend the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. —o— HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes go to Doris Darnell of P. 0. Box 75, Milford.

progress at Pacific Molasses. 11:26 a.m. — Subject advised of a blue pickup parked uptown all of the time. 8:04 p.m. — Subject advised of subjects in yard fishing back of dam. 10:05 — Unit 11 advised of red light on at CR 530E and Pickwick Drive. 10:19 — Party advised of a party at 219 S. Lake St. July 12 9:50 a m. —tSubject advised of crooked solicitors. 11:15 a m. — Lock out at Curtis TV. 11:28 a m — Operator advised of a possible suicide. 12:06 p.m. — Subject advised of a burglary at Dr. Myer’s office. 2:45 p.m — Subject advised of a property damage accident on West Washington Street. July 13 12:18 a m. — Report of a fight in progress at the Frog. 2:04 a m. — Ambulance needed at Captain’s Place. 9:06 a m. — Unit 10 advised of open door at American Legion. 9:51 a m. — Lock out at Thornburg’s. 10:42 a.m. — Subject advised of bus camping in driveway. 11:27 a m. — Subject called reference lost bifocals. 12:25 p.m — Subject advised he had been bitten by a dog. 2:01 p.m. — Lock out on CR

IF 1 FX H B 97 RT-: V- 7 i . r* 1 THE EMPEROR S NEW CLOTHES — The Children’s Theatre Company at Enchanted Hills Playhouse presents “The Emperor s New Clothes,” based on the famous tale by Hans Christian Anderson, on Saturday, July 19, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit the land of Zanadum Zandu Zam where Emperor Abu gets outsmarted by two swindlers, Ali-Ka-Zam and Ali-Ka-Zoo. and finds himself in the most embarrassing moments of his life. Along with the show. Enchanted Hills Playhouse is pleased to announce that company member Barbara Watschke will be using sign language to translate “The Einperor’s New Clothes” for hearing impaired children. Watschke is a graduate of Illinois State University with degrees in deaf education and theatre. She has worked with the Touring Children’s theatre of the Second City and is the host of "Kids on Kable,” a weekly children’s program. Pictured are Douglas Campbell and Stacey Haughton, two of the cast members in this play. Enchanted Hills Playhouse operates with the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment For The Arts. For more information and a free brochure, call 856-2328 or write to: Enchanted Hills Playhouse, PO Box 41. Syracuse, Ind., 46567.

THE CENTRAL regional office of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital announced this week that Bill Little has agreed to chair the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Bike-a-Thon in Milford. St Jude’s was founded by entertainer Danny Thomas. The institution opened its doors to the public in 1962 to combat catastrophic diseases which afflict children. St. Jude s Hospital is non-sectarian, non discriminatory, and provides total medical care to over 4,200 patients. At St. Jude's, scientists and physicians are working side by side seeking not only a better means of treatment, but also the causes, cures and prevention of these terrible killers. The bike-a-thon program is dedicated to "Jamie.’’ Jamie is from Ohio and was diagnosed with leukemia in May of 1983, and began treatment at St. Jude’s. Today, her cancer is in remission and she is doing quite well Jamie is a living example of the progress and success of the research, patient care, and educational programs of this internationally recognized hospital

530E in the middle of the road. 6:39 p.m. — Property damage accident on Warner Road. July 14 9:02 a.m. — Subject advised of goats in the middle of the road at Crazy Corners. 2:01 p.m — Subject advised of unconscious subject in road at Pickwick and Huntington Streets. 7:18 p.m — Ambulance needed at little league field. 7:23 p.m. — Subject on station reported ambulance needed at Vega Field. 11:39 p.m. — Report of loud banging sound, like dynamite, on the northeast side of Bonar Lake. July 15 8:1)2 a.m. — Lock out at Wawasee Boat Co. 1:36 p.m. — Subject advised of subject fishing in swimming area at Oakwood 3:38 pm — Subject on Syracuse Lake advised of trespassers on property next door. 4:23 p.m. — Subject called reference problem with kids. 9:16 p.m. — Subject requested to speak to an officer reference a missing person. 9:53 p.m. — Subject requested to speak to an officer reference a domestic problem. 11:05 p.m. — Huntewell Alarm Co. advised of alarm at 706 N. Huntington St.