The Syracuse Journal, Volume 3, Number 50, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 13 April 1911 — Page 1

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LETTER WRITTEN Bl MMELSLOM ll’« The following is a letter written by Nathaniel Sloan, then a resident of Ohio, April 29. 1849, to Mr. John Vanfossen at Avilla. The letter was written before the envelope came in use and was simply folded and a seal put on the center to hold it together. The letter is in a splendid state of preservation and looks as though it might have been written but last week. Mr. Frank Sloan, | a son of the writer, has the letter in his possession and values it very highly: M Commelsville, Aprile 29th 1843 Sir I take my pen and paper to write you a few lines for the first • time and you nede not besuppnsed i to find All the folks well as usual | And hoping you all enjoy the same i blessing— We have had avery back ward spring And wheet crops looks bad here fruit is good yet We have ayoung dish washer and call it Liddia Ann So you need not ’ say any thing about your Elizabeth Ann So prety for Liddia Ann is so far ahead of Elizabeth Ann that [ She can Never Catchup She was j bom the 17th of March And I send

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you a lock of her hair Melvin Cuddington has caim out a man at last the have a Daughter its dady is a poor man and haint no name yet for it it is four months oald Lewis Nall has a Son the call it Daniel Joseph Vanfossen has ! a Son the Call it Amos Marier Vanfossen and Eliza Demster is travling the same road the went before Daniel went out to Jackson county and is looking at the Fanning mill business there for aman by the name Wm Mcfarlen You will answer this Soon as it coms to hand and oblige Your friend Nothing more at present but Remain Yours &c Nathaniel and Cordelia Sloan Sued For Debt, Several merchants of Cromwell, i brought suit through Attorney I Miller of that place, against Oliver 1 i Hibschman of this township, last I week, for non-payment .of accounts. ' 1 The hearing was set for Monday morning before Squire Kitson, at which time a compromise was es fected, and the trial continued over ' a week that Hibschman might have i time to square it. Mr. Hibschman ’ owned a small farm in the Dismal, which he recently disposed of. I —7 i A beautiful line of tailored dress skirts at right prices. A. W. Strieby. ■ '

SYRACUSE, INDIANA. THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 1911

HOW OUHS JIM i The following problem was mailed to the Journal from Loui ville, Ky., by Arthur F. Griffith, Mi ord’s mathematical wonder who is exhibiting at the Mary Anderson v theatre at that place this week. The first person bringing in the c rrect solution to this problem v ill be credited with a year’s subscr otibn to the Journal: “Next Sunday is Jim Gri Sth’s birthday. If the population o Milford, his home town, the d .y he was born had been the numb r ot different multiples there are cthe date of his birthday, at what rate would it have to keep inert ising each year on his birthday to nake it the same number next St aday as the year of his mother’s birt iday, she being twice as old as Jim this year and Jim being exactly 7 > per cent older than he was a < ozen years ago; and if the populatic a of Milford next Sunday is that) umber, they all celebrate Jim’s birthday by each citizen giving hi n as many eggs for an Easter .birt iday present as his age in years, he eats as many of those eggs on Su iday as his age and sells the rema ling ones at as many cents per doz« n as his age and deposits that mom y in f state bank, what will be the :ompound interest on it at the t ame rate that the population of Mi ford kept increasing from then until his birthday happens on Easter Sunday again?” Multiplex Telephone Invention. One of the really great ach avements of the age is the invei tion of the multiplex telephone by Maj. George G. Squier, an officer ii the army and a Michigan man. Multiplex telephony is a combinatioi. of the wireless system with the uj e of the telephone wire as a conductor, whereby a number of message:, as many as ten, it is claimed, ca i be sent simultaneously over the same wire. The invention will re\olutionize telephoning by cheapening the cost and infinitely extending the use of the phone. Ordinarily the inventor would expect toreapa fortune from such an inven ion, but Mai. Squier has set aside the personal element and has pm: his invention in the hands of the v hole people. His action in this respect is in commendable contrast with the almost invariable desire of every inventor to reap a fortune ram his efforts. OBITUARY. Carl L. Kline, infant son of Jacob and Lula Fay Kline, was born August 20th, 1910, and died April 4th, 1911, aged 7 months and 15 days. By his early death our darling has avoided the many cares as well as the many joys and sorrows of an earthly existence. ' We’ll miss him, Oh! as only silent communion with our own hearts can know. But the Savior’s words: “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven,” opens to him a realm from which we < ould not wish his recall. May his soul rest in its purity as only the uouls of the innocent can. And yet, dear heart, remen bering thee, Am I not richer than of old? Safe in Thy immortality. What change can reach the w; alth I hold. “How savagely that cow loot s at me,” said a young woman—a summer boarder—to a farmer. “It’s your red parasol, ma’am,” h answered. “Dear me!” she exclai Ted: “I knew it was a little out of Adrion, bjat I did not suppose a ( Juntry cow would notice it.”

B. & 0. DOUBLE TRACKING The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has awarded contracts for the construction of second track on the main line of the Chicago division from Wellsboro east to La Paz Jet., Ind., 24.8 miles; Hamler to Holgate, Ohio, 5.3 miles, and Delaware Bend to Mark Centre, Ohio, 5.9 miles. The work of building the second track will be started at once and carried through to an early completion. The Robert Grace Construction Co., of Cleveland, and R. J. Malone & Co., of Washington, will build the line from Wellsboro to La Paz Junction. The remainder of the work will be done by the Lorimer & Gallagher Contracting Company of Chicago. During the past year the company undertook the construction of second track between Wellsboro and McCool, 21 miles, which is about completed, and with the completion of the work now contracted for the entire main line, from Philadelphia to Chicago, excepting about 46 miles, will have been double tracked. Acquitted On Charge of Assault. Rome Willard was acquitted in the trial before Squire Kitson last Saturday, in which he was the defendant on a charge of assault and battery. Mr. Willard and Harry Clemens ended an altercation which took place between them about two weeks ago over a receipt for road work by putting on a school boy two-round scrap, which some people call a fight. Both men were arrested for assault and battery. Mr. Clemens plead guilty and paid his fine, but Mr. Willard seemed to think that he w.Ji’t much to blame and did .guilty. Willard Was the ground that the evidenceoalanced and that the state must prove boyond a doubt that the defendant was guilty. Butt & Xanders represented the state and Anthony Deahl of Goshen, the defendant. Mrs. Elizabeth Jarrett. Mrs. Elizabeth Jarrett of Buttermilk Point, on Lake Wawasee, died Monday morning at 12:55 o’clock, after an illness of a week, with pneumonia and apoplexy. Mrs. Jar_rett was aged 67 years and for 33 years lived at this point on the lake, which grew famous from the delicious buttermilk and sweet cream which she always kept on hand for a cool refreshing drink. The funeral was held Wednesday from the home and the remains taken to Albion for interment. One son, two daughteis, one sister and two brothers survive. I Arm Badly Bruised. Andrew, the six year old son of ; Mr. and Mrs Albert Hibner, had the i misfortune of having his arm put i out of place at the elbow joint and a bone mashed last Sunday after- : noon. He and several other boys > were playing - at the lake front : when he accidently fell with the > above named results. Dr. Bowser i was called, the arm dressed and the 5 boy is getting along nicely. I z - i The fifty-ninth session of the 3 Indiana conference of the Evangelical Association closed at Berne, - Ind. Monday, after Bishop Thomas Bowman made the assignment of the'ministers. Rev. C. A. Wright i was returned to Syracuse for the ensuing year. t A little son came to make its - home with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Leaths erman, south of town, April 6th. 1; FOR SALE—IO acres 2| miles • of Syracuse good 4 room house and - bafn other out buildings. Henry Doll.

LETTER FROM jOY HOLLOWAY; Knowing that the many friends of Roy Holloway, who has been serving in the U. S. navy for seven years, will be pleased to hear a word from him, we are here printing parts of a letter written to his mother from Cavite, Philippine Islands: “I guess you have read by this time the eruption of Taal volcano. I happened to have the good luck to see it, and also to feel an earthquake. The eruption happened about 2:30 on the night of February 2nd, and the electrical display, together with the burning gases was something that a person gets to see once in a life time. There was over 300 earthquake shocks just a few days before she went up, and the loss of life is in the hundreds, mostly Filipinos. The volcano is about 14 miles from here. We were in Manila during carnival week and I was on the grounds several’ nights. What I was interested in mostly was watching Aviator Mars fly in his biplane. He went up every evening between 5 and 6 o’clock and stayed about twenty minutes. His record for altitude was 7,500 feet.” Isaacs Did Nobly. The Chicago Mail’s club man tells the following amusing jury story: A German had got in a row with a quarrelsome Irishman, who had long been a terror in his neighborhood and the Irishman had been left stone dead on the field. A young and lawyer took the defense of the Gelman, and just before the case wafc to be tried he - found, to his dismay that the jury was composed of eleven combative looking countrymen of the murdered Irishman, and the twelfth man being a German Jew. This of course, would never do. A “defense fund” was immediately raised and the Jew was approached with all due caution with the promise that if he managed to get the accused off with a verdict of manslaughter it would be worth a thousand dollars to him; all he had to do was to stick to the one word “manslaughter.” Well, the verdict came in “manslaughter” in great shape and the joyful attorney for the defense couldn’t get the thousand dollars in the Jew’s hands too quick. Shaking hands with him after the money was placed, he clapped him on the back and said: “You did nobly; you must have had an awful time making those Irishmen agree to simple manslaughter.” “Veil, I should say so,” replied Isaacs, “dey was all for acquittal!” Penny Social. The ladies of the M. E. Ladies Aid will have a penny social at the Opera House tomorrow evening from 5:30 to 7:00 o’clock p. m. A lot of good things to eat will be . served, such as, Creamed chicken on toast, mash- . ed potatoes, cold slaw, baked beans, deviled eggs, pickles, bread and butter, jello and whipped cream, , cake, pie and coffee. Give the ladies a call. j I have for sale a2O acre farm 2| ■ miles of Syracuse, is level and good quality of soil, 6 room house with j cellar, good water, about 125 yvung fruit trees. Price reasonable and terms easy. If you want to buy a s small farm see me soon. W. G. Connolly. Earl Heeter will have a public j sale of his household goods Satur--1 day. April 15th, at his residence in the west part of town, at 2 oxlock p. m.

CfflES BABE FOR OBOIBABBESIEO According to Attorney Gfneral Homan of Indianapolis, the cities of Indiana will in the future have to x care for their own cases < f intoxication and house and fee*, the prisoners unable to pay their fines. This decision was announced at Indianapolis, upon an appeal made by the Noble county co imissioners. Kendallville voted w‘t at the late option election held ir that city and following the return cf the sqloons the county jail at Albion has been crowded with drunks, arrested and fined al Kendallvilk, and being unable to pay fines were sent to the county jail to serve out sentences at the expense of the county. The attorney in at swer to the request of the Noble ci unty commissioners, advised the borrd not to permit the drunks from Kendallville to be sent to Albion and ordered the commissioners to refuse ts pay bills in the future for their board during their incarcen tion. The Noble county commissioners in turn, advised Sheriff Stanley of the attorney general’s ruling and notified him they would not in the future allow any bills which he may render for board of prisoners sent to the county jail from Kendallville, charged with intoxication and who have been unable to pay their tines and must board them out. The same ruling will apply in Elkhart county. Drunks arnsted

| Fasiiionablß ffltn Miltern ior| | OUR EASIER OPENING f I Friday and Saiordau,-fl9rii 7 and 8 I t In planning the Easter outfit begin at the top. The crowning glory of your Easter costufiie will be the Hat. You will find #v in our parlor all of the latest fads. We h.ave a splendid of pretty designs in Pattern Hats, some beautiful Flowers and n* Trimmings of all kinds.’ . . • /p Don’t thihk that we will consider it too much trouble to show 'V JL our hats. It will be a pleasure to show them, whether you buy X ornot - - —$ £ BLANCHE'HANEY $ PARLOR OVER POSTOFFICE !I ' • ii Sporting Goods ii Consisting of JSaee IBalls /iibitts jßats Oloves i: jfisbino Gachlc==a goob assort® j; :: went. :: ;i It will soon be time for. the ;; ii Ibammochs. it • ‘ |F. L HOCHI

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at Elkhart and unable to pay fines will have to be cared for at Elkhart and the expense taxed to the city qL Elkhart. • Goshen prisoners will continue to be housed at the county jail, but the city will be compelled to pay for- their board during the time they remain in jail. This action will be accented with approval by every citizen of Elkhart county. Under the new democratic local option law, which permitted the return of the saloons to the cities of Elkhart and Goshen, the general idea was that the coun-, ty would have to bear the expense of housing prisoners arrested for intoxication, and this decision of the attorney general is no more than tight and just. Goshen voted wet, therefore let Goshen care for the expense of caring for the drunks who buy their liquor in Goshen Elkhart voted wet, and therefore Elkhart should c ire for all intoxicated persons arrested within the limits of that city.—Goshen News-Times. ?RiffiUSE PUBLIC LIB Clarence libch was at Indianapolis Monday to take an examination in pharmacy. Mr Hoch has a diploma for an assistant registered pharmaceutist which makes him eligible to fill prescriptions, etc., but Clarence’ wants to be a full-fledged one and expects to keep on trying until he has accomplished that end. For trash hauling, garden plowing etc., see Clell Medlam, or leave orders at Medium's blacksmith shop.