The Syracuse Journal, Volume 3, Number 41, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 9 February 1911 — Page 1

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THE BUBBLE FBUNIIIIN AGAIN Our first duty to the world is to keep well. Without health we cannot put forth our best efforts and our value diminishes accordingly. Our second duty is to safeguard the health of others, for just as charity begins at home and spreads to the rest of the world, so should our duty to keep well commence with the individual and spread to the multitude. To an altruist that doctrine might seem selfish, putting, as it seems to, self before neighbor, but, bear in mind, if everybody lived up to the tenets of that teaching there would be no second duty to perform. At the present stage of the world’s progress, however, we are still our brothers’ keepers, and in casting around to discover sources from which harm might arise to injure them we must keep constantly in mind that public drinking cups are dangerous. Many cases of loathsome diseases have been traced directly to the use of common drinking cups in public places, and there are thousands of cases of tuberculosis and other ills which, without question, were transmitted through the drinking-cup medium, although it is imoossible to trace back the cases to their origin Does it seem strange to you that a large percentage of the ills of mankind are transmitted from lip to lip or from lip to cup and cup tb lip? • Then look around you and marvel that the whole world is not unwell, when you consider that one out of every sixty persons you can count on the street, in the parks or on railway trains has tuberculosis. With that one out of every sixty persons, or almost two per cent. of the population of the country, suffering from a communicable disease, and that disease transmitted by means of the sputum, is it any wonder that public drinking cups are dangerous? The danger from this source is pretty generally known to physicians and the public and already several states have passed laws abolishing and prohibiting public drinking cups and compelling railroads and other public carriers to supply individual cups. That is all right so far as it goes, but public play grounds, school buildings and other .places of public assemblage, where fares or admissions are not charged, cannot very well afford to provide cups for the world at large, even though they would not be ruthlessly destroyed or wantonly stolen. For such places the only suitable fixture to use is a bubble fountain, where the water bubbles,

H Stack ot Groceries * s rec l u i rec l to m ®et the dey I : mauds of a rapidly growing > V / business. Do you for one / I minute believe that our ■ W-/ ! trade would continue to inI -W crease if our groceries were \ > not OF STANDARD QUALITY? Os course you don’t. So why not try the grocery store that suits so many other people? You certainly want good groceries as well as they. Our prices enable you to get them. SIEDER & BURGENER. Syracuse, Indiana

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springlike, up through cups and flows over the rim at all times, thereby washing the surface clean if by chance it came in contact with infected lips. Ordinarily the lips of the drinker do not come in contact with the bubble cup, but are dipped in the water which overflows its edge. Health departments all over the country have long been opposed to the use of common drinking cups, and with a view of determining the possible danger from this source the Chicago board of health made some tests recently. A cup which had been used in a high school for several months without having been washed—a disgusting fact in itself —was found, upon examination, to be lined inside with a thick brownish deposit. Under the microscope this deposit proved to be composed of particles of mud, thousands of bits of decaying skin, dead epithelial cells and millions of bacteria. To determine the virility or harmlessness of this sediment some of it was injected under the skin of a healthy guinea pig. Forty hours later the pig died, and an examination showed that pneumohia germs had caused the death. Another pig, inoculated with some of the sediment from the same cup, developed tuberculosis, conclusive evidence that the cup had been infected with that dread disease and had, no doubt, transmitted it to many of the pupils. A careful inquiry, systematically carried out, showed that several of the children in this particular school from which the cup was taken were then suffering from tuberculosis, and for each one in which the disease bad made sufficient progress to be diagnosed there were, perhaps, many who will later be affected.—Modern Sanitation. Entertains S. S. Class. Mrs. Lizze Rentfrow entertained her Sunday School class at dinner at her pleasant home Sunday. The following girls were present. ’Gladys Deardorff, Ina Bushong. Ruth Cory, Rebecca Snyder, Catherine Rapp, Mary Ott, Louise Bushong, Vada Unrue, Doshia Bunger, Helen Bowld, Rosette Gilbert, Manda Barker. J i Much Appreciated. Thanks to all of our children and all their families who so kindly remembered us and gave us such an enjoyable dinner January 31 1911; also a beautiful rug from Mrs. Ray Moats. It was a complete surprise it being our 50th wedding anniversary. Come again please. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Juday. All sweater coats on sale next Saturday at greatly reduced ratesA. W. Strie by 1

SYRACUSE, INDIANA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1911

Golden Wedding Anniversary. A very pleasant surprise wat given Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Juda a at their country home north of own on Tuesday Jan. 21. Their children and grandchildren, Mr. Ai derson Juday and daughters Belv< and Lelila; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman J iday and son Harold, Mr. ana Mrs. ( has. H. Juday and son Harry, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie R. Juday and dau. hter Ruth, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray k oats and family came with their ba keta well filled and reminded thei i of their 50th. wedding anniversary. The day was joyfully spent b z all and Mr. and Mrs. Juday rect ived some very nice gifts. Mr. J ’day was born in Lewisburg, Preble c nmty, Ohio and moved with his pa? ents to this sate when quite young. He is 77 years of age at this wri ing. Mrs. Juday who was born on the Peter Darr farm has lived in Elkhart county all of her life. She is 71 years of age. Our greatest ’ rish is that may live to enjoy n any more happy years of wedded lie. Proctor Bill A Law. Govenor Marshal on last Fr day afternoon signed the Proctor 'ocal option bill, the bill amending the county option law by substiti ring township and cities and territo yin townships outside of cities as the local option unit. ( As rapidly at the two year period under the co nty option law expires the county becomes automatically “wet.” T lere has’nt any of the dry counties one to sleep, several of them petitic red the commissioners for electio' at their monthly February mee ing, and dates have already beer arranged for an early election. Meeting Os Assessors At Warsaw. A meeting called by John H. Wyant, county assessor, was helc at Warsaw Wednesday. Townshij assessors and their deputies were resent to hear an address by State Tax Commissioner, C. C. Matson. Mr. Matson gave the assessor; information and instructions re, arding their work which will be r tore this year as 1911 is the year foi he assessment of real estate. Nev assessment sheets have been prepared by the state board of accounts and property-owners will be asked ’.lore questions than heretofore. Celebrated Her 74th Birthd y. The children and grandchi Iren of Mrs. Jerry Fackler spent Su day with her it being her 74th birtl day. Those presant were Mr.and Mrs Edward Lindsay of Laketown; Mr. Will Fackler and daughter Elsie; 4rs. Jacob Kern and family; Earl I immon wife and son James, and < bas. Davison and family of Milford. Ihe day was very pleasantly sper in music and visiting all going 1 >me wishing her many more happy b rthdays. Auction Sale on Cloaks I will sell at public auctioi on Saturday afternoon February 11th 50 Ladies, Misses and Children (oats These coats are of good mat oral, many of them good style, and wql be sold without reservation to the highest bidder. A chance to get good garments at your own i ice. Terms cash. A. W. Striel y. Lincoln Cory auct. Sick List. A. H. Fisher’s baby, Fred- rick Beery, Ruth Jeffries, Florence ( layton, Berdelle Weaver's younges son Bessie Sheffield, Mrs. Dan K ink, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Sheffield, Gt orge Jones and Mrs. Dave Stiffler. James Brady came home rom Elkhart Monday evening. His < aeration was successful and he can ’ now hear quite

I Local and Personal | Wm. Mault is quite ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Daniel Searfoss is quite sick with erysipelas. Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Hire were at Goshen Saturday. Wm. Cramer of Indian Village was in town over Sunday. Aaron Rasbr was in Warsaw Tuesday transacting business. Leo Jahn went to Columbus, 0 last week to visit his parents. Roy Vail was home from Sout Bend Sunday to visit his parents. Mrs. D. R. Howser and daughter, Mrs. Cleo Wolfe, were at Goshen Friday. Mrs. Fred Self and daughter, Louise, spent Sunday with Mrs. Selfs parents at Milford. Miss Flossie Davidson of Leesburg, was th® guest of Mrs. Jacob Kern over Sunday. Mrs. Doctor Lucky and son Robert, of Wolfe Lake, visited with Doctor Hontz and wife Monday. Buy Crampton’s. Mite Destroyer and Capital Food Remedies ot Kindig & Co. f9-2t Mr. Nevin McConnell who was here at the time of his father’s death returned to Philadelphia last week. Mr. Dolan has twelve good lots for sale for truck farming. Terms easy price, low. f2-4w Mrs. C. I. Bender and her guest, Mrs. Cobblentz of Garrett visited with friends at Milford last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman of Wilmot visited the families of Tillman Hire, Ed Unrue and. Mr. Maggert over Sunday. We were pleased to hear that Mrs. Henry Mathews health is much improved. On nice days she is able to get out a little. FOR SALE One.good Clyde mare 5 years old, weight 1400 lbs. Well broke single or double. August Seehawer, near Oakwood Park. Mrs. James McConnell Sr. is recovering slowly from an attack of lagrippe at the home of her daughter Mrs. Sam Porter, south of town. Every officer and member of Syracuse Chapter No. 283 is requested to be present Monday evening Feb. 13. Important business and surprises. W. M. Eston McClintic and wife were called home from Elkhart Saturday, where they were visiting last week, on account of the illness of Mrs. McClintic’s mother. Mrs. Dan Searfoss. Mr. James McConnell of Philadelphia who came here at the time of his father’s illness and death is sick with pneumonia at the home of his sister Mrs. Samuel Porter. Dr. Hoy is in attendance. Mrs. Pat Brady, Mrs. Stetler and Miss Savilla Strieby were at Goshen one afternoon last week. Miss Strieby Returned in some other manner than via the street car and milk train but we did not learn the particulars. Mrs. Wm. Sheffield returned from Toledo, Ohio, Thursday where she had been for several weeks on accouht of the illness of her mother. Her mother’s condition is no better but soe was forced to come home on account of her own ill health. Mrs. Stephen Miller and son Chas, who have been in Benton Harbor taking baths went from there to Sarinac, Mich, to visit relatives for a week. They will then return to Benton Harbor and take another week’s baths before returning home. Mrs. Wm. Pollard of Garrett and Mrs. Mayfield of South Chicago were called hew Stfnday«on account

of the illness of their mother. Mrs., Olver Cromwell. Miss Young spent Sunday at Warsaw. Mrs. C. J. Reilly was at Milford Monday. Herschel Harkless was at Warsaw Sunday. Frank Mann was home from Bremen Sunday. Otis Butt was at Goshen and Elkhart Monday. Miss Nagle spent Sunday at her home in Noblesville. James Waltz and wife returned home from Chicago Sunday. Bernard Duehr left Monday for a three week’s trip in Florida. Eston Clayton and wife spent Sunday with Dave Clayton and family. Rev. Bumpus was at Manchester last week visiting his brother-in-law Mr. Me Colley. Miss Mabel Brady was at Elkhart Saturday to visit her brother James, at the hospital. Miss Jetty Fisher «f Elkhart was the guest of her brother A. H. Fisher and family over Sunday. Luther Me Colley of Etna Green wa&The guest of F. M. Ott and family’ one day last week. H. W. Buchholz, wife and son Ernest were the guests of Chas. C. Bachman and family Sunday. George Foster of Warsaw had two fine ostriches shipped to him from South America. Now look out. Mrs. Emma Clark of Lagrange came Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. A. L. Weaver, and family. Dr. Ford, deputy health officer, was south of Nappanee, Friday looking after several scarlet fever cases. A(rs. Chas. Switzer and two sorfS of Kimmell were the guests of Wm. Butt and family from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Edna Grenacher of Chicago came last week to spend some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolfe. Milford has recently orgahized a commercial club and,has a membership of nearlv sixty. They are casting around in search of factories to locate there. C. Ross Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith west of town has entered College at Tiffin, Ohio and will take a two years course in commercial work. Irvin Coy has bought the Emerick farm south west of Syracuse and will move there soon. Mr. Emerick has bought a farm in the southern part of the state and expects to move in a few days. Miss Mary Miles was not able to get out to her school at Africa Monday morning on account of the snow drifts and two rural mail carriers, Bert Niles and Fred Self did not make their routes that day. For Sale—4o acres or will sell 30 acres with impiovements, near Vawter Park. This farm is adopted to raising vegetables fruit and mixed farming having a variety of soil. The improvements consist of a good 4 room house, good barn and other out buildings. Price and terms reasonable. W. G. Connolly. Chas. Wead of Elkhart, was in town Sunday and Monday calling on friends. Mr. Wead thinks they will come back to Syracuse in the near future to live. It is rather hard for people who have lived for years around our pretty little town so beautifully located on the lakes, to stay away very long. We will welcome Mr. and Mrs. Wead and trust there will be more of our former Syracuse residents find it profitable to return.

Entertainment. The entertainment to be given on Friday evening of this week will be in two parts. The first part will consist of a Cantata entitled “Cradle Songs of Many Nations.” The following nations are represented in appropriate costume ; French Japanese, Swedish, Indian, Ethiopian, German, Hindoo, American. Eighty children take part. The lullabies are pretty, costumes picturesque, the whole entertainment very pleasing. Tne second part of the entertainment will consist of several choruses by pupils of the high school, and a farce entitled “Is the Editor In?” The music will be under the direction of Miss Fetter of South L end, instructor of music in our schools. The price of admission is twenty cents for adults, and ten cents for school children. A charge of five cents will be made for reserved seats. Three rows wifi be left in front for children and no extra charge will be made for these s *ats. Seat on sale now at Hoch’s Drug Store. Mrs. John Viers of Goshen was the guests of Mrs. Wm. Butt and Mrs. Cynthia Myers over Sundey.

- — - - - i IS EATING fl HABIT? Surely not with the children. They get real enjoyment out of it. If you fail to shaie their good appetite it is because you have not made the acquaii tance of many of our table delicacies that whet the jaded palate TRY SOME OF THESE Worcester Sauce—on your Meats * Currant Jelly—with Roast Lamb Green Apples for Apple Sauce—with Roast Pork—per Peck Cape Cod Cranberries—with Chicken or Turkey—per quart Brick, Crean or Limburger Cheese Canned Fruits of every kind Ice Cream Powder to make your Ice Cream with Fresh Eggs to make your Cake with Our May-Da/ Coffee for after Dinner After Dinner Mints For any of these good things, call Phone No. 15 or come yourself to - THE MODEL GROCERY Kindig & Company VALENTINES < ► «• • • A very nice line of Valentines ' :: can be found at the popular ■> DRUG STORE of F. L HOCH. • • Hart shaped cards, assorted lace :: valentines, booklets assorted, •• 9 « | drops with ribbons, mounts with easel, scenic pulling cards, cut :: out shaped novelties assorted, * * tissue novelties, celluloid and <• fancy boxed novelties, post cards :: •( > > and comics. i: < • o F. La H WW H

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Gasoline Explosion. What mignt have proven a serious accident occured at the home of Mrs. N. C. Isenberger last Saturday afternoon. She had heard that wc - ting salt with gasoline was excellent for the carpets in sweeping so taking a quart glass jar full of gasoline she went close to a hot kitchen fire to wet a pan of salt with it. The gasoline ignited and she was aflame in an instant but dropping the can she smothered the flames on herself suffering only badly burned hands. When the can fell it broke and the whole kitcuen was afire at once. Mrs. Isenberger became so excited that she could do nothing but her son, Otis, who was in the house, hearing her scream, came at once and heroically outened the fire. He threw some blazing fire wood out of doors and also a can fnll of coal oil and then by using the water in the water pail and the reservoir he succeeded in keeping the kitchen Irom catching fire. Edward Kurtz of Kendalville visited the families of Fied Hinderer. Jacob Wilkinson and Gottlieb Beck several days.