The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 15, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 6 August 1914 — Page 5

| Local and Personal | •t************************ Mrs. L. T. Heertnan was a Goshen shopper, Friday. —“Buy it my boy because it is a Studibaker.” Pottenger Bros. John Willard spent Saturday and Sunday, visiting in Elkhart. —Too many bicycle tires. The price has come down. Pottenger Bros. Helen Martin of Milford, spent last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Searfoss. —We are going to sell our buggies at prices that are right. Pottenger Bros. Mrs. Audrey Drudge of Elkhart visited relatives in this vicinity last week. Mrs. Amanda Darr of Eagleford, Texas, is visiting at the Landis home. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Harkless, of Goshen, spent Sunday with relatives in Syracuse. Miss Vera Darr went to Fostoria, Ohio, Friday where she is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Snvder. Frances Willard of Elkhart, is visiting his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Brady. —Nineteen people have bought DeLaval cream separators this season. Pottenger Bros. Miss Mabie Mdls of Bowing Green, Ohio, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. W. Buchholz. —Underwear for every member of the family. A. W. Strieby & Son. Mrs. A. J. Thibadeaux who has been visiting relatives here returned to her home in Chicago, Tuesday. —GERBLELE and NEVER FAIL Flour are the best at any price. To pay more is extravagant, to pay less is not true economy. D. L. Martindale and wife of Kimmell, were entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Riddle and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hapner, —More than fifty women in and .around Syracuse can tell you some of the wonders of the Wonder Washer. Pottenger Bros. Vern Bushong’s and J. H. Miller’s accompanied by Pauh and Pauline Miller of Sidney, motored to Tippecanoe Lake Sunday P. M. Mr. and Mrs, W, 0, Cobb left for Redwood, Minn., Tuesday, and ex’ pect to view things in that state for the next week, Another case of diphtheria has appeared in the Perry Cormican home. A son and daughter are now afflicted. Mrs, Jav Gordy, Miss Jessie Gordy, Miss Mildred Akers, Mrs. Geo. 0. Snyder, Mrs, W. W, Wheeler and W. T. Colwell were among those who visited at Goshen last Friday. Miss Julia Grosscup of Garrett, spent last week at the Wm. Beckman home. She left Saturday for South Dakota where she will teach school. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cripe, of South B6nd, came to Syracuse Saturday. Mr. Cripe has secured a position at the cement works and will move to Syracuse as soon as a house can be secured. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ott of Garrett, are spending a vacation in Wisconsin. Joe and Helen are staving with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ott, during their parents’ absence. Ed, Barrainger of New Paris, was in Syracuse, Saturday. Ed, thinks that New Paris people are better at prayers than Syracusans. At least, he says New Paris has received three rains since this section has received a sprinkle, W. 0. Koher of near Cromwell, spent Sunday at the Jos. Stough home. Mr. and Mrs. Brent Koher and baby who have been visiting here returned with them. Mrs, Pearl Koher who has been ill for some time is improving and is able to get around with the aid of crutches. Tilman Hire and wife and Wm, Beckman went to LaPorte, Saturday. Mr. Beckman went from there to Michigan City where he joined his son, Arnofd, whois working on one of the large passenger boats. Mr. Beckman visjted Sagitokk, Mich., and returned by the way of Chicago, Monday.

Eva McCauley of Mt. Tabor, spent Sunday at the Frank Brady home. Mrs. Milton Rowe of Elkhart, called on Mrs. Wm. Darr, Friday. Miss Julia Mitchell was at Elkhart, Sunday Mrs. Jos. H. Stough who has been ill is improving. J. U. Wingard went to Bass Lake, Tuesday. . Ada Stough has gone to South Bend to work. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Lyddick of Gary, are visiting friends here. Mrs. Opal Green and son of Ligonier, spent last Thursday with Mrs H. A. Bowser. J H. Miller came home from Churubusco, to spend over Sunday with his wife and daughter. Misses Mary Ott and Gladys Deardorff spent Saturday evening in Elkhart. Wm. Cramer of Indian Village spent Saturday at the Jos. Stough home. Mrs. John Cable went to Elkhait, Monday, to visit her son, Omer, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Elmer Miles and daughter, Donna, spent over Sunday in Syracuse. The Carlson family of Chicago, are taking their annual outiag at Lake Wawasee. Joe. Meeks and wife of Warsaw visited at the Jeffries home, over Sunday. Mrs. Mary Coy, of Milford, vis ited last week at the home of Catherine Coy. A. R. Schmerda is busy making drawings for the Gilderman Manufacturing Company. Charles Bender and wife and two daughters, Cecil and Erinil, visited Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs, Bert Niles. Miss Fay Watt and friend, Miss Sage, of Epworth Hospital, South Bend, were at Wm, Watt's last week. Pauline and Genevieve Treesh of South Bend, are visiting their grandmother, Mrs, Frances Culler, and other relatives. Paul and Pauline Miller of Sidney, returned to their home, Monday, after a visit at the J. H. Miller home. J. H. Stough and daughter, Mrs. J. C. Bailey were at Goshen, Monday. Dr. F. M. Irhig returned with them for a visit, The M, E, Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs, Ada Miller Thursday evening, A good attendance is desired. Miss Blanche Haney and James Searfoss and Louis Seider and Dan Neff were at Elkhart, Friday, attending the aereoplane and auto races, Earl Ward who has been in the employ of the B. &. 0. is now staying with his parents, here, and is working at the foundry machine shop. Charles Barnhart and wife and two children, Elsa and Floyd House,, of Galveston, Indiana, spent Saturday and Sunday with W. F. Kindig and family. Mrs. Warren Robb writes her family that she is doing finely at the Wesley hospital and that she will be able to return home next week. Janies Casey and family of Auburn, stopped here Sunday evening to cajl on Mrs. Ida Knorr. They had been at Warsaw at the bedside of Mrs, Stoner. Mr, and Mrs, A, B, Warner, of North Webster, and granddaugters, Helen and Margret Dean, of Chicago, autoed to Syracuse on Thursday with Ira Rothenberger and wife, They attended the Chautauqua and called at S, L, Ketring's, John W. Smith and wife, of Indianapolis, passed through Syracuse Saturday a, m, enroute to Ligonier after spending a vacation at Barbee Lake. They stopped here to call on Sol Miller, a brother of Mrs. Smith. Mr, and Mrs, Albert Ward of Chicago came through to Syracuse last week by auto and brought with i them, Jacob Doremire, wife and . daughter, Glenolia, of South Bend, • and Mrs. Jerome Martin of Waka- . j rusa. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Ward > I are sisters and Mr. Doremire a brother of Mrs. Joe. Smeltzer.

L. T. Heerman will soon be the champion golf player of America. Claude Niles and wife spent Sunday at his parents. Mrs. F. L. Hoch was at Goshen, Monday afternoon. W. H. Xanders came Friday evening for a stay at his cottage at Lake Wawasee. Mrs. George Weyrick, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. Ida Knorr and other friends of this place. Miss Fannie Nagle, of Noblesville, is spending the week with Miss Wilma Kitson and other friends. Mrs. Frank Klink, and son, Roy, returned home last Friday from Eden, Ohio, where they had been visiting for some time. —Try the Goshen Self-Rising Flour EXPANSION. You will suiely like it. Your grocer can supply it. W. W. Rohrer and family and Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Elsworth of Oakwood Park and Betsy Unrue spent Sunday at the home of Isaac Unrue and wife. Those who took dinner with J N. Juday’s Sunday were, Willis Blue’s of Monoquet, Wesley Ott and wife and Herbert Blue and family of Solomons Creek. Mr. and|Mrs. A. R. Schmerda are extremely fortunate in returning from Europe before the war was started. The Imperator on which they returned is now being held in Germany for war service. —The M. E. Aid Society will hold a market next Saturday afternoon, the Bth of August, at Colwell & Gordy’s place of business on Huntington street. Come and buy something. Harrv Beezel and wife visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Beardsley last Laturday and in the evening took the Beasdsleys out to spend Sunday with them at their cottage at Tippecanoe Lake. J. L. Baldwin and wife, Percy Ballou, brother of J. E. and L. D. Ballou of Wawasee Inn, John Fogle • and family and Mrs. Frank Todd j arrived here Saturday from Chicago , by automibile enroute to Wawasee. I Mrs. Todd remained in Syracuse to visit friends until September. Peculiar Accident Clarence Likes, a thresher, was . pulling his engine into the barnyard ; at tfie Sherman farm in Noble coun-j ty when the tongue connecting the! separator broke and caused the' steam gauge to burst, throwing' steam over Likes. Fellow workmen Jwete compelled to cut his clothing away piece at a time in order to extricate Likes. He was taken to his home and his condition is regarded as critical, Hoy Beats Wingard We have since confirmed the rumor that John Wingard plays golf, but we have been informed that Dr. B. F. Hoy plays better golf. W. H. Buchholz is authority for the statement that Hoy beat Wingard by three holes. Just what Buchholz knows about the game we ‘ have been unable to find out. Paving Action The town board adjourned at their regular meeting, Tuesday evening, to meet in special session on Monday night, when the paving matter will be taken up. A definite decision is expected to be made at this time. M, E Church Sunday school at 10 a. m. sermon and communion of the Lord’s supper at 11 a. m. Rev. Dr. Light will hold the second Quarterly confernce, Monday August 10 at 1 p. m. Blind Tiger Charge J. V, Brissel was taken to Warsaw, Wednesday, on a warrant issued on the charge of selling liquor. Up to the time of our going to press he had not succeeded in giving bond, ______ Water Rent NowYeady to receive water rent. ■ Consumers will please pay promptly . as rents are now delinquent. t Otis C. Butt, Clerk. Find Plow Point The dredge at Wawasee lake I brought up a plow point while i dredging in 13 feet of water last week.

' ANNUAL MEETING OF WATER COMPANY Resolution Passed Regarding I Suit Now Pending Against The Town The annual meeting of the Syracuse Water Power Company was held last Thursday at the Lilly.Coti tage, Wawasee. The Syracuse Corporation, which is a stockholder in the Company as well as leasee of the water power privileges, was represented by Mr. Otis Butt, town clerk and attorney, and by two councilmen, Sheldon Harkless and Abe Hire. After a full discussion of the suit for dam- i I ages instituted by Dow Crow, a res- ■ elution, offered by Charles A. Sudi low, instructing the officers of the Company to join with the town of i Syracuse in the defense, to employ i counsel together and so conduct their cause that there will be no i future attempts to sue the Company, I was passed unanimously. It is quite well known that the j'Water Power Company w r as organ- | ized by men whose sole purpose ; was the preservation of the Lake, i At the time there was the possibili ity that the property might fall into the hands of persons having overflowed lands and who desired to ’ have the Lake lowered permanently To have permitted such action then meant the ruin of Wawasee as a resort and a consequent loss to property owners and this ; community. Those who aided in the foundation of the Water Power i Company had no thought of even having any money returns on their investment. They were satisfied the Lake maintained as it is with the original dams unmolested to preserve a good stage of water throughout the year. The damage suit against the Company when tried |out to the ultimate will determine not only I the status of the Water Power Comi pany but the future development of ! Wawasee. The officers for the ensuing year 1 are: President, T. J. Fraizer; Vicepresident, J. K. Lilly; Secretary and Treasurer, J. P. Dolan; Directors, J. K. Lilly, Chas. A. Sudlow, Ellliott Durand, T. J. Frazier, J. U. I Keegan. — North Webster. Mary Gawthrop 1 Born to Rev. Kistler and wife a I : boy Sunday night. Mrs. Wilson is spending a few days with her daughter Mrs. John Bause. Jeff Garber and wife and Chas. Weade and wife were in Elkhart one day this week. Mrs. Ida Gawthrop and children are visiting in South Bend. Forest Croup and wife of Warsaw were in Webster Saturday night. The Epworth League will hold a picnic Saturday at Vawter Park. Jeff Garber’s spent Sunday with their daughters in Warsaw. A machine load of men from here went to Butler Sunday to attend a ball ; 'me. MaWl'all Dye’s moved to Oswego last we«t. Mrs. Tom Angel and children who have been visiting here returned to their home in Fort Wayne. John Richardson and wife spent Sunday with Howard Bockman’s. Preaching next Sunday night at the Methodist church. Everybody invited. Mrs. Dr. Hontz and daughter spent Sunday at Wolf Lake. Foot Severly Cut David Jones, of Goshen, was in Syracuse Monday. Mr. Jones was the unfortunate victim of a painful accident three weeks ago. While working for the Lake Shore railroad he cut his foot with an adge. The blow severed three arteries and ten stitches were used to close the . wound. The great loss of blood j that ensued has made him very weak. Gasoline War A gasoline war is on in Goshen. An attempt is being made there to freeze out the Indian agent. The dealers pay 1254 cents a gallon for it wholesale and are retailing it for 10 cents. Figure it out yourself. i W. H. Frazier and wife, of Al- : bion, spent last Thursday in Syracuse.

A Medieval Ghost Story By F. A. MITCHEL I There is a story concerning one of the De* Medicis. a powerful Florentine family, which, if not true, at least accords well with medieval times. This . man—l think he was Cosmo de’ Medici, first Duke of Tuscany—was as near satanic as it is possible for a man to i be. One of his sons while hunting in , a quarrel wounded his brother, and Cosmo killed the offending boy with his own sword. The duke's daughter fell in love, and her father, who claimed the right to dispose of her band, slew her also. His wife did not long survive these tragedies, and Coemo gave himself up to so fiendish a career for the rest of his natural life that he shocked even his contemporaries. The above statements are historical. The story is as follows: There stood in the environs of Florence during the seventeenth century. ; near the spot where Duke Cosmo killed his son, a villa which in his time i had been a hunting lodge. It is well known that the duke’s conscience tor- • tured him. and it is supposed that his ■ profligate life after his wife’s death was to drown its voice. The hunting lodge, where it was supposed he was ■ staying when he killed his son. after his demise was for many years unoccupied. The story goes that in the 1 duke’s will that clause which referred I to the lodge read. “The lodge where 1 ■ sojourned when I found it necessary to maintain my authority as head of I the house of De’ Medici by punishing my son I bequeath to the devil.” No one could be found who was will- j Ing to buy the place under such a title. | and for years after its owner passed • away so great was the horror of his j memory that no one would rent it. At last, however, an Italian gentleman. Signor Cavalli. bought it for a song and converted it into a villa. He was a young man just. married to a young and beautiful wife. One evening shortly before dinner—it was during the gloaming, before j candles were lighted—Signor Cavalli was in the library trying to read in the ; dusk. Signora was in her room, directly above, making her toilet Suddenly the husband heard a thump directly over his head as of a body falling on the floor. He ran upstairs, and there lay his wife inanimate before her dresser. He took her up, carried her ■ to a lounge, placed her on it and sprinkled water on her face. Thus revived, she looked at him with an expression of horror. “What is it. carissima?” he asked. She closed her lids as if to shut out some horrid picture, then opened them and said: “The duke!” “What duke?” “Cosmo, Cosmo and the devil—one or both. The features were those I have seen in portraits of the first Duke of Tuscany, but they were also those of the devil. They looked at me from the mirror.” “Some one must have come upon you to frighten you.” “That awful face did not belong to any human being. It was dead Cosmo turned Lucifer.” The wife clung to her husband during the rest of the evening and passed the night with him in a chamber at the other end of the villa. The next morning she begged him to take her away ; from the place, and he was obliged to do so, though he returned the same afternoon. He clung to the idea that some one had purposely frightened his wife and for a motive. He knew that certain persons, Duke Cosmo's heirs, were interested in getting possession [ of the property, and he believed they j were taking advantage of the clause in the will respecting it to frighten away any one who should buy it. hoping to secure it for a nominal price. Cavalli slept on the night of his return in the room where his wife had been so terribly frightened. If any one could scare him out of the house he had bought he was welcome to do so. He was indignant at the outrage that had been practiced upon him and ' placed under his pillow a rapier and a pistol with which to take care of any one attempting to disturb him. He went to sleep with his hand on the pistol. Nothing unusual occurred during the night. He slept in the room several nights and before going to sleep for the last of them resolved that on the morrow he would go to Florence and endeavor to persuade his wife to return with him. He was awakened at midnight by seeing a light shining through the bed curtains. Pulling them aside, he saw two young persons, a boy and a girl, each holding a candle, walking slowly across the room. In the boy’s side was a gaping wound; in the girl’s breast was another. Strangely enough Cavalli did not feel frightened, though he was appalled. But in another moment another figure appeared behind the two. which froze the very marrow in his bones. A man whom he recognized as the same one his wife had described as having seen in her mirror walked behind the two young persons. This little procession passed to the wall, apparently walking into it as persons walking down into water disappear beneath the surface. As soon as they had gone Signor Cavalli sprang from his bed and. rushing from the room, went down the staircase into the library below, where he spent the remainder of the night piling wood on embers he found on the hearth. In the morning he left the place and rejoined his wife in Flor>nce. —lce cream concoctions of every kind at Vawter Park Hotel. J. W. ROTHENBERGER : Undertaker : SYRACUSE, » » IND.

PUBLIC LOVE LETTERS. They Make Nice Reading In the Papera of Southern Italy. The advertising columns of newspapers in southern Italy contain! much curious matter of a personal j sort. The printed love letters that| are published in this way always; fill the foreigner with wonder, al-! though he may have a respect for the sentiment that prompts a lover! I to pay for the publication of his | sentiment. To understand them one must understand the character of the people. i The following letter, which was published in the Ora of Palermo, j contained 174 words, which, at the i advertised rate, would cost $1.74, a fair sum for a poor lover to pay. The letter translated runs: “Dearest Little One—What have I done to thee? Why this silence after thy promise? I experience from it a grief so violent that it renders me helpless. “Thou art good, ’my Santuzza, as good as dear. Thou knowest that this makes me suffer. Why dost i thou do it ? Thou knowest how 1 love thee —that thou art my reli-! ance. Have 1 offended thee? “I seek intense occupation tc • keep me calm, but a thousand ; thoughts gnaw my soul. Perhaps, i whi’e you amuse yourself, you do! j nc Know how your silence agitates I i me. Dear madonna mine, darling, j my best joy, do not forget me.: i Thou art my life, all there is for * me, my good Santuzza. “I could not longer live without; i thee. Forgive me if 1 have offendI ed thee in any way, blessed little i bird. Here all is as if thou wert to 1 arrive at any moment. 1 seek to : create for myself this most beautiful illusion, ever speaking to thee, vainly expecting news from thee' with every post with a violently, beating heart. » “Do not believe me bad; 1 love thee so much. lam insane to hear; i once more thy dear, enchanting I voice.” In the issue of the paper mentioned there were eleven letters of this kind, about the average number for a Palermo paper. Such let- • ters are found in all Italian papers,! but as one proceeds north they be- ! come more and more brief, until, i in Milan, one line in the “agony column” suffices to express the lover’s anguish. A style which to Americans seems theatrical to a degree is perfectly natural to an Italian. He will, it is said, write exactly thia sort of love letter in private.

STOP THIEF i 1 3 I BRING YOUR i PRESCRIPTIONS HERE • We fully realize the importance of car- | rying out your physician’s prescrij tion | to the minutest detail and when you g come here to secure an order from four g doctor both he and you can rest ass ired | that yQU will get exactly what is v ant- g ed and in the right proportions. The | ingredients are secured from the nost | prominent drug houses and their p irity i and strength are unassailable. | RUBBER GOODS AND TRUSS ES | | We handle the Smithsonian truss, sold g ! and fitted to give satisfaction. AV e al- o | so have a fine line of fountain syri iges | I and hot water bottles. THE QUALITY DRUG ST( RE R J. DREW !

Will Send Notices Statements of subscru tion accounts are being preparec at this office and will be sent o it to delinquent subscribers in a ew days. This sending out of staten ents is a ! matter of business and nc: an attempt to insult our patron as some , think. If you receive a lotice ot subscription due it is be- ause we ! want to straighten out cir books and not because we think you are going to beat us out of it. Picnic At ry The 6th annual picnic will be held at the county infi> rnary on August 13th. U. B. Church Union meeting at tie U. B. Church next Sunday,

■ Bl cents [IOW a day 0/ That’s all it cosb you to per day to buy a high grade South I end Watch on our dub plan. Rock Bottom Pr ces You buy the wat h at ' the lowest cash pr L’e at which it can be sol 1. Our club plan n akes this possible. Wear the Watch while you pay You get the w r atch ipon making your first payment. This offer is for a few , days only— Take advantage of this opportunity — let us give you the full par- I ticulars in regard to | tliis remarkable offer. N, F. HOmiflN .