The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 December 1990 — Page 12
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 12,1990
Wawasee caretaker enjoys 40 years at work
By STACEY LESCH Staff Writer
“When you have a job like this, people always think there’s something wrong with you,” smiled Jesse Hann, caretaker of 17 Lake Wawasee properties. For the past years Jesse has been the gardener, plumber, painter, and miracle man for all of the properties in Kale Island’s Pickwick Park. Jesse assumed the position in 1950 when George Pebble, 1 then president of the Pickwick Park Association, inquired to him. Born a farmer who later turned mechanic before accepting the caretaker’s job, Jesse, 79, admitted he was “not sure what we were getting into.” Because of that he refused to sign a contract for the caretaker’s job. Rather, he recalled, “I figured if I didn’t like it, I’d quit. And, I told them that if they didn’t like me, they could tell me.” Soon after, Jesse and his wife Joan moved into Pickwick Park. Although Jesse is the actual caretaker, Joan helped out all she could until a couple years ago when an illness left her unable to exsert herself. During a break from his work on a brisk November morning, Jesse described what some of his duties have been over the years. Not only does he rake leaves and keep all area yards clear of debris, he has painted homes, repaired plumbing, trimmed trees, put in piers, and yes, he has even caught a burglar or two. Jesse and Joan have seen four homes destroyed by fire in the last 40 years. They have seen families come and go as only five of the original 17 summer residents remain. And, they have gone beyond the call of duty by making themselves accessible when a neighbor was in need. The couple told of the many
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changes the island had experienced since 1950. They remember the wooden boat houses that were destroyed to make way for Pickwick Park Drive. They remember when the tennis courts were just an open area covered with dirt. But most of all, they remember the oncebeautiful Chinese Gardens. Jesse recalled the stunning display that welcomed visitors into Kale Island. “It hurt us the most,” he frowned, “when that was destroyed. ” Despite his wife’s wishes, Jesse refuses to slow down let alone retire. ‘‘He’s really a workaholic,” Joan smiled. Jesse nodded but noted he has slowed down a bit over the last 40 years. “I don’t put in (or take out) the piers anymore,” he insisted. “It’s too much trouble.” Regardless, Joan added, “He always says, ‘The day I retire is when I drop over raking leaves'.”
Unknown person breaks into Milford school
Someone broke into the Milford School sometime Friday morning, Nov. 30. Milford Town Marshal Dave Hobbs said an unknown person was observed in the school by a janitor around 4 a.m. Hobbs added entrance was made by breaking a window on the west side of the school. Nothing was reported missing, the town marshal added.
Thieves rob local churches
Milford Police recently investigated two burglaries at local churches. On December 3, officials at the Apostolic Christian Church, SR 15, noticed that a sound system including microphones and two speakers was missing from the church. It was not determined that the equipment had been stolen until Sunday, Dec. 9. According to Milford Marshal Dave,Hobbs, it is believed entrance was made by a front door. The sound system was valued at more than S4OO. The Bethel Church of the
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VALUED CARETAKERS — Jesse Hann and his wife, Joan, are valuable assets to Pickwick Park. Jesse has been the caretaker of 17 properties in the park for the last 40 years. He will celebrate his 80th birthday next spring.
Brethren, 210 S. Catherine St., was the second site of a burglary. Hobbs reports that sometime between the late night and early morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 5, and Thursday, Dec. 6, unknown persons picked the lock at a rear entrance and gained entry into the church. While inside, the thief or thieves knocked in another door and stole not more than $lO in petty cash. Damage was estimated at $250. Ho(jbs says the county sheriff’s department has recently reported a number of church robberies, especially in the northern part of the county.
Old records give 1700s-lßoos breakfast menus
By MARY LEE WILLMAN Correspondent
While browsing through some books the other day, this reporter came across a number of old records from taverns (hotels) and eating Establishments that dated to the late 1700 s an<f early 1800 s. There were many comments on the importance of a “good” breakfast. I’m tempted to think a hearty breakfast helped make America great. The pitiful “wimpy”
breakfasts we eat today are really a cause for concern. Every early American home had a cupboard, most of them with punched tin inserts in the doors, called a “pie safe.-” It seems they really were used to keep the pies safe from insects, dust, fireplace soot, and children looking for a snack. According to the records, deepdish fruit pies or custard pies were served every day for -breakfast, and the pie crusts contained lard. Just reading about it is enough to make a person's cholesterol level rise several points. Along with pie for breakfast, a person was served: fried steak
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10 YEARS AGO, DEC. 10,1980 Mr. and Mrs. George McConnell of Goshen, representing the Saint Joe Valley Rockhound Club, donated five books to the Milford Junior High in memory of their late friend, Lillian Kantner. An avid earth science hobbyist, Miss Kantner taught at Milford school for 35 years. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Chupp of Milford announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, Andrea Joan, born at 3:34 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Elkhart Hospital. Apdrea tipped the scales at six pounds, six ounces and measured 19>/ 2 inches long. The Elmer Haabs have purchased the Wilbur Baumgartner home on Main Street and will be moving to town. Juan Carvajal, a senior music student at Indiana State University, is the winner of a $2,000 scholarship for Summer study at the Aspen Music School in 1981. Funeral services were held in the Mishler Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Tuesday for Elbert E. Conklin, 86, Donners Grove, 111. Conklin was the father of former Milford resident, Mrs. Glenn Brown. A veteran of World War I, he was personal chauffeur of President Woodrow Wilson. 20 YEARS AGO, DEC. 9, 1970 The Milford United Methodist church will dedicate its new outdoor bulletin board during its morning worship hour Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10:30. Postmaster Paul Kizer states the Milford post office will stay
swimming in butter, eggs, biscuits (also swimming in butter); cheese, pickles, buckwheat pancakes with butter and syrup; fried and hash brown potatoes, donuts, several kinds of cake, oatmeal or cornmeal mush with cream; sausage, bacon, ham, pork, mutton, and applesauce. Cider and coffee was used to wash down all of that good stuff. A cup of coffee was considered fit to drink when enough fresh cream had been added to create a thick white foam on top. If you lived near the sea coast, you could add shellfish and cod cakes to everything else you were already having for breakfast.
open on Saturday afternoons December 12 and 19 to allow persons time to mail Christmas cards and packages. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wuthrich and Mrs. Stan Wuthrich of Milford have returned from Hawaii where they visited their son and husband, Stan Wuthrich, who was on R and R from Viet Nam. Sp. 4 Raymond Doss has received his discharge from the United States army and is now residing in Milford with his wife and family. Mrs. Doss is the former Tina Garza. Sp. 4 Doss has recently returned from duty in Korea. 30 YEARS AGO, DEC. 8,1960 Milford’s new fire truck arrived last Thursday evening and has been the proud concern (Os firemen and townsmen alike. Jean Holderread of Milford high school has been selected to represent Milford in the Good Citizens contest sponsored by the Agnes Pruyn Chapman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mr. and MrC Coen Stephenson of r 1 Syracuse moved over the week end to the Traster property on Henry street in Milford. Mr. Stephenson is employed at the Syracuse Rubber Co. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Newman and family plan to move from their present home on James street to the residence formerly occupied by the John Lids family on south Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wolferman
In those days, breakfast was served about 5 am., because there was much heavy, hard work, or much traveling, to be done before the noon meal was served. Lunch was pretty much a repeat of breakfast. I find it amazing that people.could manage to crawl off their chairs to do anything or go anywhere after ingesting such meals day after day. Someone was heard to say, “Early settlers had to eat like Snowball tossed through window Someone threw a snowball through the window of a residence at 121 N. Main, Milford. According to Milford Town Marshal Dave Hobbs, the incident was reported to have taken place Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 5. The home is owned by David Siegfried. The town marshal indicated the incident is still under investigation.
left by auto at mid-afternoon Friday for Los Angeles, Calif., where they spend the winter months. The Wolfermans own several properties at Santa Ana, a Los Angeles suburb, which they plan to remodel for rental purposes. 50 YEARS AGO, DEC. 12,1940 Cleon Scott of Milford is again holding first place in sales for the Rudy Furnace company over ten other salesmen. He also held first place last year. Boys and girls who wish to feed out beef steers or to care for dairy heifers must make their application to Mr. Furnas before January 1, it was announced this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Speicher are the parents of a boy born Monday at 2 p. m. The lad weighed 8 pounds and was named Patrick LaMarr. School news: Louanne Rassi, Lawrence Drudge and Donald Charlton were absent from school because of chickenpox. Mesdames George Auer, Marshall Estep, Earl Wolferman, Merle Campbell and Fred Kaylor spent Tuesday in South Bend. The annual Christmas party of the Eta Beta Pi Sorority was held at Katie’s Case, Hotel Milford, Monday evening with a full attendance of the membership. Handkerchiefs are a hoped-for gift. See our beautiful line of Chinese Hand embroidered linen and sheer Swiss kerchiefs — 10 cents and 50 cents. Clover’s Clothes Shop.
that because they were building a new nation and they had much to do.” If that is really true, we are in big trouble. Most people today eat very little, if any, breakfast, and we certainly don’t consume pie at 5 a m. Maybe we should provide early morning feedings of steak fried in butter and custard pie for people in the “Think Tanks,” and see if the national debt starts to drop.
Ordinance introduced
Property owners and other interested parties in the town of North Webster are hereby notified that Ordinance No. 90-4, establishing rates and charges for services to be rendered by the sewage works, was introduced at a meeting of the town council held on Dec. 6,1990. At a meeting of the town council to be held at 7 p.m. on December 28, in the town hall, there will be a public hearing on the matter of the rates and charges, and consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 90-4. At such hearing and prior to final adoption of the ordinance, all interested parties may appear and be heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 90-4 may be examined at the office of the clerktreasurer.
Driver cited
Jennifer L. Workman, 20,7090 N 500 East, Syracuse, was cited for failure to yield the right of way following, a two-vehicle accident Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 1:55 p.m. at US 6 and CR 29, Elkhart tyWorkman was driving south on CR 29 when her 1978 Chevrolet Malibu went into the path of a 1988 Plymouth Grand Voyager driven by. Clem R. Krugh, 49,1139 E. Dayton St., South Bend. Krugh was traveling east on US 6.
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