The Syracuse Journal, Volume 1, Number 10, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 July 1908 — Page 5

Storp. The home crowd cheered him, quite elate To see him walking to the plate. His glance was high, his bearing proud, Amid the plaudits of the-erp.wd. . His manner was so confident,. So haughty and indifferent. From the expression thfit he wore Yoh knew that he would boost the score. Upon his horny palms he spat, With ease and grace he poised the bat. t Quiet calm and upright as a dart 'He stood there with his legs apart. If you had been a painter you’d Have much admired his attitude. ' It seems to. say that he defied The effort of the other side. A batter he to take the shine Right out Os any other nine, To swat a ball and knock it plumb Across the field- to kingdom come. » . , * * if . «■ * « !»• It was the meanest kind of luck, That attitude was all he struck. —Chicago'News.

Home News Notes. The naval contest will be one of features this year at the Syracuse \ Fourth of July Celebration. Optical Goods at Veirs. < Syracuse Electric Tablet Co, A fine line of parasols and umbrellas. A; W. Strieby. Fob sale — A go-cart in good con/ dition. Mrs. Wm. Swartz, ' Sam Gibson and wife were in Syracuse a few days recently. Shoes and oxfords for men, women and children, A. W. Strieby. , Mrs. J. F. Fanc.il and daughter Irene, are visiting relatives and f-iends in Elkhart. The ladies of the U. B. church will hold a market in the Lelia Hire millinery store on Saturday, the 18th of July. . ' Fred King' of Winona Lake was badly poisoned while working in the flower gardens at that place last week. Divine services at Grace Evangelical Lutheran church next Lord’s at 10:45 aim. Sunday school at 6:3d. All are welcome. ; S Miss Bertha McClintic;/ who has been working at Chicago as‘stenographer, is spending a short vacation here with relatives and friends. _ Merritt E Lung, who ’ has been taking a course in telegraphy at Valparaiso, hag finished the term, and returned home for the summer. Stephen Russell, representing the Mishawaka Rubber Company in Pennsylvania territory, was here last Thursday visiting mother and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Sherd Bachman of North Manchester, came in last week on a visit to bis mother, brother Charles and his many old triends of Syracuse. "x J ELECTRIC CATHARTIC TABLETS 25ets. ZA-MIA Pile Cure ■Wots; at either drug store d .or at our office over the Bank, Money refunded if rjot satisfied. SYRACUSE ELECTRIC TABLET CO. • Miss Mariam Meyer, who has been Working in Chicago, as a trained nurse, is at home on a short vacation, tyliss Mariam is contemplating a trip .to the Phillipine Islands to accept an appointment in the Red Cross service. . ' jW . Jamas W. Brady returned home this week from Crawfordsville, where he has been attending college. Jimmy recently took part in an oratorical contest as a representative of that school, coming off with honors. s ’ Virgil C. Bailey and family who have been living in Fort Wayne for nearly a year, have returned to Syracuse to visit at home. Virgil has been a motorman on the street car line, but it became too strenuous, working hours being too irregular. He has other work in view. The officers of the M. E. Sunday School were elected Sunday raornJcg for the poming term as follows: Supt., Wm. Connolly; 1 assist., Mrs. Colwell; 2nd assist., Mr. Kilgore; Sec., Blanch Ketrmg; assist, sec., Mrs. Ada Miller; Treas., Mr. Cromwell; organist, Cora Crow; chorister, Mr. Walker,

COME HERE JULY 4. Boost Syracuse always. Macoabee Ladies’ market Saturday, July 11. Miss Hallie Wilkinson of Elkhart, is visiting friends in Syracuse. Get Beckmann’s special prices on Carpets and Rugs. A fine launch ride and a good ball game all for 250, the Fourth. Let us figure with you for your linoleum. A. W. Strieby. Forsale—Aolinkerboal knocked down—for sale cheap. Inquire of “Jibs” Brady". There will be a public dancei at Lakeview Hotel Saturday night. You are invited. Children’s Day exercises will be held at the Church of God, Sunday July 5. All are cordially invited to attend. Lew Neff has added a new porch to his residence on North Huntington street which adds, mqch to the appearance of the building. Methodist Episcopal church' services Sunday are: Sunday school 10:00 a. m; preaching 11:00 a. in.; • Epworth League, 6:30; preaching 7:30. Subject, “Living Leaders.” Nicholas Basney is again located' at his old smithy near the court house. He wants lais old customers to come and see him. As usual, he guarantees his work and prices. —Knox Republican. If you are interested in the Jour nal’s “Bridge Discussion,” either way, send in your views next week with your signature. Read the better this week; there is something vhwe for us all to think about'. We are in receipt, of of the Cole Camp , (Mo.y Courier, which contains a half-tdne picture of tt»e band of that place. It has twenty-two members, five members of which are ladies. One of the ladies died On June 11. This band was organized in 1885. and one of the charter members was Wm. Beckman our furniture dealer. Last Saturday while Samuel Smoker, who live? near Elkhart Fraine, was walking behind a hayloader, he was caught in the abdomen by one of toe hooks and carried almost to the top of the machine before the team- was stopped. A Goshen physician who was promptly called, found Mr. Smoker in a serious condition, with a deep gash in his abdomen, but he revived in a few hours and will probably recover, Mrs. I. J. Leatherman and daughters, Mabel and Ureatb of Oneidtf, Ills., were guests of N, A. Steinmetz and wife and other friends here this week. They have been attending a family reunion at Wakarusa. Mr. Leatherman is a Methodist minister, and has been a coworker with Rev. Weaver of this place. The garage of Putt & Teagarden at Goshen bad a fire Saturday, that damaged die place about SISOO and burned upltbe S2BOO automobile of Mrs. HTC Whitmer. The machines, of Haines Egbert and A. B. Witt were also slightly damaged. Shortly after the fire started a carbide tank exploded and went out through the roof of the building. It was afterward found deeply imbedded m the' sand in the bottom of Rock Kun, i Mr. 1. P, Rummell, formerly of this place, his wife and youngest daughter, Eva, five years old\j»d a narrow escape from drowning in the river near Goshen last Sunday. In a boat with five others they started to cross the river above the dam. Midway of the stream the boat cauyht on a snag and was overturned in 18 feet of water. A boat at the opposite shore containing three men, hurried toihe assistance of the party, but in their attempts to resohe those in the water this boat was also up? set - There were then eleven persons, thres of them women and two children, struggjing together in the water, and the wonder is that .none of them was drowned. Other people on shore finally reached them, and though r the struggle lasted more than ten minutes, all were finally rescued, Mr. Rummell cannot swim but he and his wife saved themselves by grabbing a snag and holding to it until they were helped.

COME HERE JULY 4. Have you be,en watching space 13? Fibre matting aad rugs at Beckmann’s; Eye Glasses in Smoke and Blue colors at Veirs. Ice dr am and ice cold pop at the Eureka House. The best place in town to buy your summer underwear at A. W. Strieby. More new lace curtains, all grades and prices. A. W. Strieby. The best place In town to supply your needs for summer underwear is at the store of A. W. Strieby. The Ladies of the Maccabees will hold a market in Miss Hire’s millinery room Saturday, July 11th. All kinds of summer goods suitable for waists, skirts or suits. A. W. Strieby. Warsaw ministers w.lll hold open air meetings during the warm summer months. Ice cream and soft drinks at the Eureka House. Come in on the Fourth and try them. Misses Sadie Mollenhour and Ruth Bechtel of Wakarusa, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smeltzer. A horse belonging to N. J. Haycock became frightened at a barking dog and ran away Tuesday morning. Mta. W. H. Kingery of Warsaw, caught an eight pound bass while fishing at Tippecanoe lake one day this! week. Mrs. Chas. Fligor of Warsaw, slipped and fell on her back step Tuesday morning and broke her left arm. The Christian Church at Ligonier is free from debt and will celebrate by burning the mortgage, which has just been paid off. Mrs. Clayton Phillips and daughter Zelma, of South Bend, came Tuesday evening to spend the week with her relatives and friends. W. C. Jkckson and mother, formerly of this place but now of Chicago!, were in town Friday. Mr. Jackson is employed with Marshall Field & Co. The W, C. T. U. will serve sandwiches and coffee, with ice cream and cake in connection with the market on the Fourth in the old bank buildipg. r - The Pennsylvania railroad will run an excursion July 17 from Plymouth to Winona for the benefit of the Sunday Schools of that place, who will have a joint/pionic. Anyone caught tearing masks off or molesting persons taking part in the Fourth of July parade will be arrested and fined to the extent of the law. By order of committee. All persons coming to enter the fantastic parade have permission to dress at Locke’s blacksmith shop where the. participants will meet to start the parade at 1 o’clock sharp. Councilman James Wright of Kendallville, has never worn a pair of shoes since childhood, and has had his boots made by one firm, J. Sang & Sons, for forty three years. D. D. Spangler of Elkhart, in company with severaF other people from thftt place, arg at Oakwood Park, commencing work on an extensive cSh*ge at the park. It will be built oycemeift blocks. The JBqtpWble Insurance Co. of New Yor», will begin the erection of the highest building in the world. It will have 62 stories and will rise 909 feet above the curb line and will cost $15,000,000. ■ According to farmers throughout the entire county, oats are badly in neetl of rain. In some parts of the county wheat is being harvested while in others it is still green. The hay crop is the best for years. The Mexican government is in the throes of the first serious revolution in years. The trouble at present is confined to the northern states and the Texas boundary/is being guarded by United States troops, at the suggestion of Pres. Dias of Mexico. Sunday services at Trinity Evangelical church are as follows: Sunday School at 9:30 8. m. Morning services at 10:45; subject of sermon “Christ" Tempted.” Y. P. A. at 6:30. Evening worship at . 7:30; subject of sermon, “Peter’s Restoration.”

Golden Wedding. / On June 25, 1858, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MoClintid were united in marriage, and their fiftieth anniversary was celebrated last Thursday. There were a number of invited guests among whom were Mrs. John Hamman, Mrs. Henry Kolberg, Allen Ruple and wife, Jess Shook and family, besides Eston McClintic and family, Charles McClintic, EJ McClintic and family apd Jasper McClintic and ether members of the famiTy. For sale—lQW bu. corn and 50 bales bright bated straw. S. L. Ketring. Smash-Up. Lonnie Searfoss and Knox Stetler were delivering groceries in thnorth part of town Monday morning, and had an accident that caused considerable damage to the delivery wagon, but do one was hurt. They did not notice the guy wire stretched partially across the side street off Huntington, and in driving by, the top of the wagon caught and before the horses could be stopped the wagon over-turned, groceries, oil and bejys went out in a heap. The top was badly broken and the wagon gearing was detached' at the front, The horse?, luckily did not become frightened, and with a little help the boys got over the difficulty. —————— Spetacles in all Styles in Gold, Silver and Steel at Veirs. Prepare for the ball game Saturday, Launch ride and ball game for T— Farewell Party. About twenty young friends of tMarion Hire held a farewell party in bis honor Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ed Miles. The young folk? enjoyed the social gathering immensely, but regretted to bid Marion goodbye, for they knew not when they would see him again. He left Tuesday morning to join his father, J. A.j»Hire at Minot, N. D. The boys give him 36 days in which to return to Syracuse. Goggles and Eye Protectors of all Styles, all kinds Repairing in the.l|ne, Veirs. Hurrah for yicl Fourth! To help you to celebrate the Fourth we are going to make cabinet photos—panel black carffS—for $2.00 per dozen—for that d&y <only. Come early. P. D. Werts,“photographer, Syracuse. v Hon. B. F. Shively is being mentioned at Denver as a possible oand'data for vice president on the ticket with Bryan. The dwelling bouses in Nappanee have been counted and there are 549 of them. Won’t some gentleman of sufficient leisure count them\jn Syracuse? Horse tlfeves seem to be getting* numerous about Elkhart, three horses having been stolen from the streets oh that city within the last few days. Something New. The Ideal Laundry Tablet .for washing clothes.—Brady’s News Stand.

LEESBURG 6IW Band will be one of the attractions for the Fourth. It is with great pleasure we * make this announcement. Everubodu Should Gome The City of Leesburg is !most cordially invited to celebrate with us. A sane time is assured. Read the program on page one. You are Welcome!

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COME JULY 4. jChas.lL H PI FAMFII lit A 25c Bottle of I Batt’s Cleaner & Polish i! POLISH 11 instantly removes spots.dirt I. 11 >1 * and that smoky appearance - I < from your furniture, piano I FURNITURE., S arid automobile. It’s the PIANOS i § Polish that cleans and polmrv'ri pc. I® ishes at the same time and tncinu-o: k does not leave t h e surface ! s sticky or gummy. Has been I —--I?) used and guaranteed for | ".g- 25 jy many years. Sold by Ulin. JBeckmann Syracuse *

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