The Syracuse Journal, Volume 6, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 January 1914 — Page 2

The Syracuse Journal | INDEPENDENT. -fIINDiANA ASSOCIATED GEO 0. SNYDER, Editofand Publisher ■ I Largest circulation in Kosciusko County out- 1 side of Warsaw. $1.50 Per Year ( ' 1 NET ADVERTISING i RATES I DISPLAY MATTER One Week 15c per inch ' Two Weeks to 1 Month.. 12 Jic per inch One Month or more 10c per inch Electrotypes lOp per inch The above rates are for continuous ( insertion, run of paper; specified posi- ( lions at one week rate. READING MATTER I 5c per line (average 6 words to line); . classified “Wants” 1c per word; Cards of Thanks 50c; Resolutions JI.OO. NOTE.—These rates are net and allow ] of no discounts. j COPY FOR ADVERTISEMENTS Ah extra charge of 5c per inch and up will be charged for an overabundance of copy or intricate composition. DEATH NOTICES; { Obituary notices run other than as ] news will be charged for at the rate ot one cent per word. When the death < occurs just prior to publication and it is < impossible to print the obituary with the death notice, its insertion may be had the t following week without charge, in all j other cases the above rate applies. Obituary poetry, loc per line. I Card of Thanks, 50c. £ 5 Published Every Thursday at Syracuse < Indiana. $1.50 Per Year. ] Phones—Office 4—House 117 - t Entered as second-class matter May 4, < 1908, al the post office at Syracuse, ( Indiana, under the Act of Congress oj March 3, 1879. DEMOCRACY. I In my own country we are growing more and more to believe that the only safe rule in a I democracy is to give the people themselves the right after, due deliberation to decide finally on | every subject which they deem of vital importance. , The public servants—legislators, executives £ and judges alike—must be in very fact the servants of the peo- ’ pie. The people must have the right to make and unmake these i ( public servants in order to hold . them strictly accountable for * their stewardship. They must i also have the right on their own ; initiative to pass upon laws which the legislature has passed or whieh it has refused to pass if the legislature does not correctly represent them. Finally .the people must not surrender to < the judiciary any more than tp the executive or legislative branches of the government the < final decision as to what laws they are to be permitted to have. —Theodore Roosevelt to Argen- 1 tinians. ELECTION AT CHURCH OF GOD 1 SUNDAY SCHOOL APPOINTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR ' I 1 The Church of God Sunday ] School held their annual election of officers last Sunday. The following were elected; Supt., Allen Olt; Asst. Supt., B. F. Ott; Sec’v., Hazel Searfoss; Asst. Sec’y., j Charles Rentfrow; Treas., F. A. ’ Brady, Choristers, Willard Hentzell, Catherine Rapp, and Georgia Strock; Pianoists, Hellen Bowld and Louise Bushong. Buys Meter Tester Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Depew returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Bluffton. Mr. Depew brought back a new meter tester, costing S7B, which he will use in testing out the meters operated by Syracuse Electric Light & Power Co. Revival At Ebeneezer The Ebeneezer Evangelical church will hold revival meetings commencing Wednesday evening. During the progress of these meetings, Rev. Mygrant will occupy the pulpit in the Syracuse church on Sunday mornings. Illustrated Lectures W. R. Miller, who pleased the people of Solomon’s Creek with his illustrated lecture, will come to Syracuse the first week in February, for a seven day’s entertainment at the Church of the Brethren. Buys Ligonier Banner James D. Casey, formerly postmaster at Ligonier and who has been living at Auburn has pur. chased the Ligonier Banner.

NEW VOLUMES AT LIBRARY . — - i RILEY’S WORKS IN PROSE AND POETRY The Syracuse Library Board will . place in the very near future the complete edition of James Whit- ; comb Riley’s works in prose and ! poetry. While the library already contains a few volumes of his i poems therejhas been nothing to aid the students in learning something ' of the man’s history. This Biographical Edition contains his history and the history of many of his famous poems and the circumstances under which they were written, in just the form which the poet desired to hand them down to posterity. This set of books should give great pleasure to the lovers of Riley, Indiana’s most beloved poet. At The Clayton Home A pleasant Christmas day was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Clayton where the children and grandchildren of the John B. Strieby family met to hold their annual Christmas gathering. After feasting on a sumptous dinner the remainder of the day was spent in social converse. Those present were Richard Guy and family, Floyd Strieby and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strieby and daughter, Floyd ■ I Brower, wife and baby, Eston Clayton and and Aunt Libby Stuard. After spending a pleasant < day together, all departed to their homes hoping to meet again in one ; year without the loss of any. j 5. S. OFFICERS AT EBENEEZER 1 I RURAL CHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL EJECTION 1 The Ebeneezer Evangelical church elected Sunday School officers for j the ensuing year as follows; Supt., Perry Dull; Asst. Supt., ’ Chester Swinson; Sec’y., Calvin 1 Beck; Treas., John Swinson; Organ- ( ist, Mrs. Milo Snyder; Chorister, Milo Snyder. Licensed To Marry Marriage licenses have been issued by County Clerk Longenbcker ; as follows: William Schull and Florence M. Beigh, both of Claypool. Merrit R. Longbrake and Mary EParker, both of Claypool. John E. Brad way, of Warsaw, and Ethel N. Anglin, of Atwood. Tenth Anniversary Tuesday of this week marked the tenth anniversary of the Irqouis Theatre fire at Chicago which caused the death of 596 persons. The rebuilt theatre is now called die Colonial and is run as a vaudeville house. Arthur Reasoner of Edgerton, is visiting at the Ed. Horner home. interurbFpmo quiet DR. GEORGE EXPECTED BACK IN A FEW DAYS Nothing in particular has been done on the interurban proposition in the last week. Dr. Samuel George is expected to return from Dayton in a few days when organization work will again be taken up. NEW OWNERS SUCCESSFUL ♦ MESSRS. ROSSEN AND GALE OPERATE DOLAN DREDGE t Capt. E. C. Rosson and Chas. Gale, the present owners of the Dolan dredge, have just completed a thorough rebuilding of the machine, making it ready to do all sorts of dredge work on or about Lake Wawasee. After finishing work on the Kale Island Channel, a matter of ' two or three days, they will cut two 1 channels for the Evangelical Asso- ’ elation at Oakwood, and then make • some extensive changes around “Calf Island” on what was best known as the Epert property. Messrs. Rossen and Gale are not only competent dredge men and . engineers, but they are men who s will do the work which they con- . tract to do in a thoroughly satisfactory way or not attempt it.

1 Gorrespondents j Salem. Miss Etta Crowl - We wish The Journal and its readers a happy and prosperous New Year. Earl Miller and family of South Bend, and Harry Angel and family of Pern, spent vacation with Mrs. Jemima Traster. Edmund Auer, wife and children, of White Oak, spent Sunday with Joe Smith 1 and family. Quite a number of our people attended the Xmas entertainment at the Grace church of Milford Wednesday evening. The West End Jeanette Collons of Warsaw, spent a few days last week with Elva Sheffield. Beach Corning of South Bend, spent a few days last week with Claud Niles. Claud Niles made a business trip to South Bend Monday. Mrs. Yoha has returned to her home after keeping house for Jacob Umberhour. Mrs. Alta Brown and Mrs. Ada Myers of Fort Wayne, are spending a few days with their mother, Mrs. Yoha. Merl Jensen and wife, of Goshen, were Sunday guests of Ed McClintic’s family. Alva Ketring and wife spent Xmas with his parents. Mrs. John Price and children were Xmas guests of John Jarrett and family, of Leesburg. Earnest Cory and wife of Elkhart, Harvey Cory and wife of Kimmel, and Mrs. Fita Hunger and daughter spent Xmas with their grandparents, Jacob Rentfrow and wife. Foster Engeal of South Bend, spent a few days last week with his mother, Mrs. Brower. Jess Lecount and family of Cromwell, and Tom Stiffler were the guests of France Grissom and family Xmas. Milt Rentfrow and family, Raymond Vorhis and family, Jettie Vorhis and family and John Snobarger spent Xmas with S. A. Bauer and wife of South Bend. Mrs. Ella Wolf and sons were the guests of Jess Mitchell and family at Goshen, a few days last week. James Rookstool, and family of Elkhart, are spending a few days with his parents, Michael Rookstools. v Mrs. Floyd Price and children spent a few days last week with Charles Pnce and wife, of Kimmel. "' 4 ' Monoquet Samuel Meek is visiting Wm. Rosbrugh and family at Kinsman, Ohio. Herbert Blue and family of New Paris, visited several days last week with Willis Blue and family. L. T. Kline and family spent Xmas with their daughter, Mrs. Vern M,iller and family in Elkhart. Aaron Staruer and family visited several days last week with relatives in' South Bend. Mrs. J. W. Kirkendall and Mrs. John Venator visited their parents, David Wark man family, in Goshen Sunday. G. A. Robison and wife spent Sunday at the J. L. Wright home. Mrs. John Cook and family and James Ervin and family spent Xmas vith Ed Ervin and family near Atwood. F. C. Johnson and wife, Mrs. John Kirkendall and J. W. Kirkendall visited with L. G. Randall and family in Warsaw Sunday. ’ Ira Long and family visited his parents, J. Long and family, near Clunett Sunday. Wm. Humphrey of Peru, spent a few days with F. C. Johnson and John Kirkendall and family. Mrs. John Cook had the misfortune to lose a cow and also a two year old heifer, last week. This makes it bard .on Mrs. Cook, as her husband died a short time ago. Samuel Stookey and family spent Xmas with Martin Kinch family, near Warsaw. Mrs. Henry Nine is spending a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Vernon Showalter and family, in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Llody Jones spent a few days last week with relatives in Sevastopol. Noble Rorer and family spent Xmas with Jeff Hepler and family near Clunette. Fred Watson and family of Oswego, visited Sunday with Noble Rorer and family. Gets a Beating ’ “The Hill” was the scene of a lively scrimmage between two Syracusans Monday evening. One of the participants objected to the actions and talk of the other and succeeded in badly battering the aforesaid other’s face. The woman at the bottom of the affair sued for divorce some time ago, but is not strengthening her case by her present mode of living. Woodmen Pay Mrs. Deardorf f L. W. Ford, assistant clerk of Wawasee Camp, No. 10519, M. W. of A., has delivered to Mrs. Mary Deardorff a draft for SI,OOO, as called for by her late husband’s insurance policy. He had carried the policy for 17 years and four months and only paid in SBS. Enjoying Winter Sports Coasting and skating is cheering , the hearts of the children and also some of the elders. The ic? was in > fairly good condition last Sunday [ and the lake was thickly populated : with skaters. t ' I J. W. ROTHENBERGER ’ : Undertaker : SYRACUSE. t I IND.

Lakes To Gulf Canal Assured

Seems Only a Matter of Time Until the Great Engineering Feat is Commenced. Syracuse is on the Proposed Route. It is highly probable that the United States Government ship canal from the Great Lakes to the Gulf will be actuaUy started in the not distant future. Hon. Perry Randall of Ft. Wayne, is one of the “never say die” kind of men and while he has met many discouragements in this matter he feels more confident of the ultimate completion of the canal than at any time heretofore. SIOO,OOO has been appropriated by congress for a survey and there is a corps of United States engineers now at Ft. Wayne, employed in preliminary work, which by all accounts is going satisfactorily. The route via Goshen, Elkhart River and Syracuse to Ft. Wayne ' has already been gone over and „ approved. The vast sum to be expended for right-of-way, construction, equipment, and operation, should recommend the project to our favor as much as any other point, not taking into consideration - the .benefits that will arrive after \ the canal is in operation. x , A proper movemetfHiy our peo* pie is necessary to secure it. It does not need financial assistance — the government furnishes that—but we must ask for it definitely, - positively, and without any “ifs or ' ands.” It is our belief that the ! canal will pass through this immediate region and if it should miss Syracuse, it would be a calamity that would be evident for all time to come. We suggest an organization for the purpose of protec ting our interests in this gigantic undertaking, so that collectively, we may keep pur town before the men who will determine the route. Just think of the money that will be spent along the line of this waterway in the several years that it will take to build it. Think of the increased value to any property that would lay within a mile of a ship canal. We can not be too* energetic tn our attempts to influence the passing of this mammoth engineering feat through our lakes.

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EARNEST RICHART ■■ <|n|iL . ■ . iHrA f l < S vJI - \ / PUBLIC AUCTIONEER A worthy successor to Lincoln Cory See Geo. O. Snyder at the Journal office for dates.

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