The Syracuse Journal, Volume 6, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 May 1913 — Page 1

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KILLED WHILE SHEARING SHEEP Joe Benjerman Struck Down In Barn And Companions Dazed By Bolt. (By Our Wawasbb Correspondent) During the electrical storm of last Thursday, while Tony Kreager, Albert Maggart, George Vannette aqd Joe Benjerman were shearing sheep for Mr. Bell, on the Markley farm, lighting struck the barn and instantly killed Benjerman and rendered all of the others unconscious for some time. Four of the men, Kreager, Maggart, Vannette and Benjerman were in the barn whe then flash came. All were struck down, and hardly know how long it was before the three regained consciousness and groped their way blindly and in a half dazed condition to the house. Mr. Bell and his son, Elmer, were outside of the barn, the former dazed and only partly conscious and the latter lying like dead with blood in his mouth, when Mrs. Bell, who was unaware of what had happened until the other three men reached the house, found them. It was some time before young Bell regained consciousness and he and his father are still in quite a weak and nervous condition. The sheep which Maggart was holding was killed and it is supposed that his life was saved by the rubber soled shoes he wore. The funeral of Joseph Benjerman was held from the Universalist church in Cromwell, Saturday afternoon. Memorial Services Don’t forget the Memorial Services at the Evangelical church on next Sunday morning. There will be special singing and services for the old soldiers. Grady-Whitehead The wedding of Miss Della M. Grady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Grady and Qumber D. Whitehead of New' Paris, took place at the home of the bride’s parents, in Goshen, Sunday—Goshen Democrat. Jessie Mitchel and family of Nappanee, spent a few days of this week with Mrs. Mitchel’s mother, Mrs. Ella Wolfe.

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U. B. Reunion The local congregation of the United Brethren In Christ will hold a monthly social function in the wav of a church reunion during the months of May. June, July and August. The reunion of this month will be held on Friday evening of this week, and will be under the auspices of the local Brotherhood. The program arranged for is as follows: A family spread and lovefeast together with outdoor amusements and a social good time from 5:30 to 7:30 P. M., each family to bring their evening meal and eat it at the church instead of at home. At 7:30 o’clock the program will be continued in the auditorium of the church where talks will be made on the following subjects: What United Brethrenism stands for, W. H. Bare; History of the publishing interest of the U. B. church, Bert Niles; The educational interest of the U. B. church, Prof. I. J. Good; The value of the organized militant church, Rev. L. E. Eaton. The song service and devotion will be conducted by the brotherhood. All United Breth ren both in and out of Syracuse together with their friends are cordially invited to attend this reunion, and all members of the church are requested, if possible to be present promptly at 5:30 o’clock. A Master Hypnotist Coming We are pleased to announce the coining of Prof. Hemstreet, who is rated as the greatest mind reader and hypnotist before the American public. He has played at many of our neighboring cities and has ere ated the greatest wonder and excitement by the strange power he undoubtlv possesses. The press, and public, all speak in the highest praise of his entertainment wherever he has appeared. Prof. Hemstreet carries no subjects, but depends eu tirely on the audience for his committee thereby eliminateing all possibility of collusion. The Pro*’, invites any of our local skeptics to go upon the stage and give him a chance to demonstrate with them if they are anxious to be convinced of the reality of hypnotism. Prof Hemstreet will be at the opers house Friday night May 30. Ad mission 15 and 25 cents, * Attention Citizensl There will be a meeting of the citizens of Syracuse at the Journal office, Thursday evening at 7:30, to make preparations for annual observance of Memorial Day, which is one week from Friday. Every citizen should be interested in this paying of respects to the memory of the deceased veterans of the Civil War.

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J.G.IBACHADVANCES KNIGHTS TEMPLARS CLOSE ANNUAL CONCLAVE. WILL GO TO INDIANAPOLIS The Other Officers of the Grand Commandery Were Advanced One Station—The Only Contest for Office Was That of Eminent Grand Warder—Other Indiana News. Crawfordsville, May 16.—With the election of officers for the ensuing year, the reading of the reports of the various committees, and the selection of a place for holding the 1914 meeting, the fifty-ninth annual grand con clave of the Knights Templars of Indiana. which began in Crawfordsville Wednesday at the Masonic temple, was brought to a close yesterday morning. Joseph G. Ibach, of Indianapolis, Judge of the Indiana appellate court, a member of the Hammond commandery, No. 41, of Hammond, who has been deputy grand commander this year, was advanced to the honor of right eminent grand commander, succeeding Charles M. Zion, of Lebanon. The other officers of the grand comruandery were advanced one station. The only contest for office was that of eminent grand warder. It was decided the 1914 grand conclave will be held in Indianapolis, where it is the custom of the grand commandery to hold the conclave w hen no other commandery from over the state has asked for the honor. It will take place the second week in May. One thousand attended the reception to the grand officers and the grand ball In Masonic temple in concluding the festivities of the opening day of the conclave. Nine hundred Knights and their ladies attended a buffet luncheon at the Crawfordsville Country Club, to and from which the visitors were conveyed in automobiles. Swindler Reforms. Warsaw, May 19.—Raymond- Mun ray, who swindled merchants out ot s36o' about three years ago, returned the entire amount. W. A. Mclnery, a South Bend lawyer, brought the money to Warsaw and returned it to ths merchants who were “trimmed" by Murray three years ago: Murray is now a prosperous real estate dealei tn the southwest and he is anxious to live an upright life in the future He has created a “conscience fund’ and is repaying the persons who were his former victims. Os the amount sent here $330 went to former Mayor C. A. Rigdon and S3O to the Winona Mercantile Company. Mr. Rigdon who operates a jewelry store, sold Mr, Murray diamonds valued at S2BO and gave him SSO in return for a check, which wy worthless. The Winona Grocery Company cashed a forged check for SBO. Murray tian left and nothing was heard of him. The War ■aw men. whose money was refunded, signed affidavits agreeing ngt to proee cute Murray, who says he nu beooms a Christian and departed from his for mer crooked ways. He gavfetMr. Mo Inery the names of the men he bad swindled. Flood Makes Farm Desert. Owensville, May 16. —A body of rich farm land, comprising more than 8 thousand acres, in the flood country west of town, was converted into 8 miniature Sahara desert, as the result of the recent overflow of the Wabash, river. The land is covered with gravel • and sand varying in depth from twe inches to four feet. In some places, fences are submerged in sand. Ther< is doubt whether this land will evej be of value for fanning purposes. Change of Location —I am now conveniently located in my new room under the Hotel LeGrande. Up-to-the-minute hair cutting and swift, easy shaves. Agent for the Freyburg laundry at Goshen. Vekn Sleppy, ts

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 22,1913

Wilma Kitsoe Wins Wilma Kitson proved to be the best speller this week. She found 45 misspelled words and wins the prize. The supplement run in last week’s Journal was not counted in awarding the prize. We are unable, on account of lack of room to print the list she sent in. Get into the game. Its easy money. Dies In Goshen Samuel Thomas Self, aged 74 years, died Saturday at his home, in Goshen of pneumonia after an illness of one week. Mr. Self had lived in Goshen for a number of years having come there from Milford, where for 45 years he had followed the undertaking profession. Florence Yoder Dead Mrs. Florence Yoder, wife of Ira Yoder, died Tnursday evening at 9:15 o’clock at their home on the Elkhart prairie, of childbirth. Deceased was 2B years of age .and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lutz of Clinton township. Surviving are her parents, her tj'Usband, a sewn day old child and a twin sister, Mrs. Charles Puff. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Berkey church. B. & O. Changes Sunday Postmaster J. H. Miller recieved notice of a change in the time of mail trains to go into effect Sunday. Mail trains Nos. 7 and 8 will be discontinued and Nos. 9 and 10 will be substituted. No. 9 will be due in Syracuse at 5:43 p. m. and No. 10 at 11:05 a. m. There will probably be a change in the time of the local trains also, but B. & 0. Agent H. W. Buchholz had not recieved the revised time tables up to our time of going to press. U. B. Church Prof. I. J. Good who is a graduate of, and a professor at Indiana Central University at Indianapolis, will speak at the United Brethren church on next Sunday evening. Prof. Good is well known by many people of Syracuse as his father was a well known farmer living southeast, and later north of town. Irby, as he is better known here, is the product of this county and community and hasmany friends whom he will not be able to visit personally and for these reasons we speak tor him a large hearing. There will be no services at this church on next Sunday morning on account of the Memorial services at the Evangelical church. Albert Hibner made a business visit to the Journa’ office, Tuesday.

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TWELVE YEAR OLD BOWS LIFE Run Down by Automobile Driven by Dr. G. D. Miller. LAD IS INSTANTLY KILLED Fred Clem, of Logansport, While Riding Bicycle, Turns In Path of ? Machine and Wheel Pacead Over Hie Neck. LogansporL — Fred Clem, twelve years old, a newsboy, was run down and instantly killed by an automobile driven by Dr. George D. Miller, former county coroner and leader in the crusade to stamp out fast driving by autoroobilists along the city streets. Doctor Miller’s machine was moving at about five miles an hour when it struck the bicycle, the Clem boy was riding. A wheel ol the machine passed across the boy, whose neck was broken, and he died in a few minutes. The boy came oft a cross street, phased in front of the machine, became panic-stricken and turned his wheel back directly into the path of the automobile. Many Lives Endangered. Hammond. —The lives of two huu dred people on a Lake Erl« & Western passenger train were saved by a miraculous sprint ol a hundred yards on the part of A. J. Snyder, inspector, whe threw a switch just in time to ditch a wild engine after it had ripped a freight train off the track. The en gine was a runaway from New Lebanon. In the absence of a crew while starting steam up, it picked up a sixty mile speed. Ten miles away was New Castle. Operator at New Lisbon notified the New Castle agent, who phoned Inspector Snyder. The lattei raced with the engine to throw the switch in front of the passenger train on a curve. Fined Under New Drug Act Fort Wayne.—Dr. James W. Squlrel of this city w-as fined SSOO and costs and sentenced to six month* in Jail by Judge Mongovan, in the city court, on a charge of illegally selling habit-forming drugs. It is believed to be the first conviction under a new Indiana law. Doctor Squires did not take the witness stand, but entered a pl«a of not guilty, and immediately after the finding took an appeal of his case to the circuit court, furnishing SI,OOO bond. The physician was ar rested last week, after the police had trailed a supposed victim to the doo tor’s office, and detained him as h« emerged with morphine tablets in his possession. Ask Pardon for Osborne. Laporte.—-Petitions for the parol* of pardon of Jesse Worley O» borne, serving life for the murder oi Fairy McClain Miller in Kokomo in April, 1908, were received by Harry B. Darling, secretary of the board ot pardons, to be presented at the June meeting. The night of the tragedy Osborne went intoxicated to a house at which Miss Miller was staying. She repelled his advances, and in a fit ol passion he drew a revolver and shot and killed her. He fled to northern lumber camps, but subsequently surrendered, and entered a plea oi guilty. Telle Wife of Intended Act. Muncie. —“Just hang around here a few minutes and you will see me breathe my last,” remarked Alexander S. Cullens, sixty-eight years old, a Delaware county farmer, when he and his wife went to the buggy shed to do some work. The wife, fearing her husband meant to take his life, ran to the house and called her nlsce. When they returned to the shed they found Cullen's body dangling from a rope. It is said that excessive drinking caused the man to become mentally weak. The widow, one son and one daughter survive. Find Liquor In Residence. Petersburg.—Officers entered the residence of William Selby, a druggist, and in the cellar found a barrel partly filled with whisky, which was confiscated and will be destroyed. When the town voted “dry” last week both the “wets” and “drys” agreed to see that things were kept “dry.” The “wets” are as determines as any that the drug stores shall obey the law. Horace Killed; Owner Safe. Goshen. —During a violent electrical storm here, lightning hit and killed a team of horses belonging to Tillman Stiver and valued at S4OO. When the bolt came Mr. Stiver was standing in the basement of a bank barn, removing the harness from the horses. They fell dead before him. but he was uninjured. Reports Give Good Showing. Fort Wayne.—Officers elected z by the Zion classic of the Reformed church are: President. Rev. William Schroer of Vera Crus; vicepresident, Rev. Calvin H. Schneider of Magley. Rev. Otto H. Scherry of Garrett spoke to the convention in English. This was followed by a sermon in German by Rev. Philip Ruhl of Auburn. Reports read show that the membership in the church has increased considerably during the year. The financial condition of the churches in

Erecting Mausoleum Daniel Neff is erecting a handsome, six-shelf mausoleum on his burial lot in the second addition of the Syracuse cemetery. The mausoleum when completed will be 8x 10 feet and is constructed of Bedford stone with marble panel work and brass door. The stone used in its construction is of great weight, several weighing two tons, and one stone in particiiilar weighing 6700 pounds. The M cDougal and Holtz* inger Monument Co., of Goshen, are the contractors and when the mausoleum is completed will cost about $2,000. The Syracuse Cemetery Association was arranging to build a public recieving vault, but as Mr. Neff has kindly offered the new mausoleum for such use the asso-’ ciation has accepted and will defer from building a public vault for the present. Abe Neff of IBenton, spent Sunday with Aaron Ketring.

I fl. w. strleDu & son The effect of New Curtains is what makes house cleaning com-< plete. We have a full assortment of fancy Scrim Curtains, made in ecru, Arabian and white, to sell at I $1.25, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 pair Ixixxiß < Lace Curtains from SLOO to $5.00 MIX Plain and fancy Curtain Scrims ranging in price from 10 c to 3oc yd. O I Don’t forget we are headquarters | for 4, Red Seal” dress ginghams, col- | ors absolutely fast, 27 inches wide, | At 12 l-2c a yard | . 3S !And while making that new dress fit it, over a KABO, ‘‘the live modle” corset, a style made for every figure. | Sold by— . I fl. w. StrißDu & son | q»»»» $ J Snorting Goods I ► > You will find our line of Sporting ■; ; Goods very complete and prices are ; I lower Ilian usul. We have—- ; Base Balls, Gloves, MasKs, Bats, and <> ; everything that is used in ths game. < ; Tennis Balls and Racquets. Hammocks from $1 to $5:00 Come in and look over this line. ! ■ It comes from a well known manufac- 1 • turer and is reliable. We have them : o ; in all grades and prices. SOMOMMI F. L. HOCH Phone 18

New Boats Finished Two fine pleasure launches aie about ready for the water. One is the 25-foot launch belonging to L. T. Heerman, the other is the property of George Bowersox, and is the same length. Mr. Heerman did most of the work on his boat during spare time the past winter. The paneling and deck is of walnut and the launch will be lighted by electricity. The power is a three-cylin-der Toledo engine of 18 marine horse power The engine is being installed at the Harkless machine shop and will be ready to run this week. The Searfoss boat factory designed and built the boat belonging to Mr. Bowersax. It is paneled and decked with black walnut and . is also equipped for electric lighting. The engine is a Kermath, four-cyl-inder of 12 marine horse power. R. W. Bonyea will launch it. Alva Ketring and wife spent a few days of last week with his brother, Walter, of South Bend.

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