The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 20, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 17 September 1914 — Page 2

The Syracuse Journal INDEPENDENT. t 0 s '<-s -4—<;, J INDIANA ASSOCIATEDWEEKUESj GEO. 0. SNYDER, Editor and Punisher Largest circulation in Kosciusko County outside of Warsaw. $1.50 Per Year V-. . . i. • Published Every Thursday at Syracuse Indiana. $1.50 Per Year. Phones —Office 4 —House 117 ' ' -I—* NET ADVERTISING RATES DISPLAY MATTER One Weekl 15c per inch Two Weeks to 1 Month 12 per inch One Month or more 10c per inch Electrotypesloc per inch The above rates are for continuous insertion, run of paper; specified positions at one week rate. READING MATTER 5c per line (average 6 words to line); classified “Wants” 1c per word; ICards of Thanks 50c; Resolutions^!.oo. NOTE.—These rates are net and| allow of no discounts. COPY FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, An 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 of 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 following week without charge, in'all other cases the above rate applies. Obituary poetry, 10c per line. Card of Thanks, 50c. ’■■ - — Entered as second-class matter May 4, cgoß, at the post office at Syracuse, Indiana, under the Act of Congress oj March 3., 1879. OUR COUNTY COUNCIL Our County council apparently has its own ideas of what it shall do, the laws of the state, notwithstanding. By a recently enacted state law, a county agent to foster agricultural interests must be appointed by the council with an accompanying appropriation of SISOO, providing that a petition bearing a certain amount Os names and five hundred dollars be secured. The . county school superintendent presented a legal petition with the required amount of money to the council last week but this lordly body refused to take any action whatever. The county has a surplus of some SBO,OOO and no debts and the council evidently means to see that this amount is loaned to bankers at 2 per cent, sy that these bankers can in turn lend it out at 6 per cent. The farmers are entitled to this county agent and it might be well for them to notify the council that up to a late date this official body was still subservient to the state legislature. THE WAYS OF A CHILD The Average child is fascinating because you never know what his next action or next words will be. The average adult is commonplace because his thoughts and actions travel in a distinct groove and you can be nearly sure of his course of proceedure under certain circumstances. The unexpected utterances of the child are sometime very embarrassing as the following will show. The evening callers were chatting gayly when a patter of feet was heard. The mother raised her hand. “Hush,” she said softly. “The children are going to deliver their good night message. It always gives me a feeling of reverence to hear them—they are so much nearer the Creator than we are, and they speak the love that is in their little hearts never so fully as when the dark has come. Listen!” There was a moment of tense silence. Then —“Mama,” came the message in a shrill whisper, “Willy found a bedbug!” POWERS OF DEDUCTION Some Persons’ powers of deduction are great. Deduction is the faculty of taking the signifigance of common-place things and arriving

at a logical conclusion in regards to the manner of happening of some important event. The little girl of whom we tell in this paragraph will probably develop into a female detective. Little Ada came to her mother and asked: “Have gooseberries any legs?” “Why, nodear,’ replied her mother. Ada looked solemn and remarked in a tone of convection: “Then lye been eatin’ caterpillars.” SADNESS AND GLADNESS We Are inclined to believe that the sound of the school bell is greeted by two emotions: Sadness on the part of a portion of the Young Americans who greet this curtailment of their freedom with aversion; and gladness on the part of parents that they can shift some of the responsibility on the broad and uncomplaining backs of the teachers. Theives Among Us A number of cases of petty theivery has been reported. Some all the chickens in the park of Mrs. Ida Knorr one night last week. A few nights later theives dug up and carried away five rows of potatoes in a patch belonging to Milton Rentfrow. Here is a chance for Detective Swihart to gain everlasting fame and glory. Accepted Goshen Position E. J. Horner has accepted a position in a Goshen drug store and left to begin his duties, Monday. Mrs. Horner has gone to Edgerton, Ohio, for several week’s visit. EVERYIMADY FOR THE BIG DAY A Number Os Thrilling Free Attractions Have Been Secured Everything is ready for Syracuse’s big day, Saturday of this week. The North Webster band has been engaged to furnish music during the entire day and also a concert in the evening. Frankie Mason and Young Englewood, both of Ft. Wayne, will give a sparring exhibition at the dance pavillion near the Brissel Hotel. The former especially, has gained a reputation as a light-weight boxer and an interesting bout is assured. Wrestlers have also been secured who will put on a match in the evening at the Opera House. The colt show promises to be one of the best features of the day. Already, a large number have entered for the prizes and a fine array of young horses will be on exhibition. A baby show, balloon ascension, ball game, horse races, and driving exhibition will be staged besides the usual fat man’s race and girl’s race. The prizes offered appear in another part of this paper, as does the program. A large crowd is expected in Syracuse and be sure to arrange to be one of them. Candidate For Assessor William Moats, of southeast of Syracuse, had cards printed at tfiis office last week, announcing his candidacy for the office of assessor of Benton township. Mr. Moats is well and favorably known in his community and able to successfully fill the office he seeks. He is making the race on the Progressive ticket. Local Company Incorporates The Syracuse Lumber & Coal Company, formerly known as the Lakeside Lumber Company, has incorporated with the following officers: Henry R. Isbel, President, Bert P. Sprague, Vice-President, and P. R. Sprague, secretary and treasurer. There gentlemen also compose the board of directors. 33rd Degree Mason Mayor C. M. Case of Kendallville, is now a 33rd degree Mason. This honor was conferred at Chicago. Divorce Granted Madge Boomershine has been granted a divorce from Daniel Boomershine.

Our County Homes The United States Census Department at Washington has just issued a bulletin dealing with the ownership of Kosciusko county homes. The important facts contained in the bulletin relative to this county are as follows: There are 7312 homes in Kosciusko County. Os this number 3324 are farm homes, 1344 of the farm homes are owned by their occupants and are free of mongage incumberacce. The mortgaged farm homes number 922. Renters occupy 1034 farm homes in this county. Out of a total of 7312 homes in the county 3988 are in town and cities, or urban homes. There are 2318 urban home owners in the county. Os this number 485 are mortgaged, 1753 of the urban owned homes are free of incumberance. There are 1554 rented urban homes in the County. Will Stay In Spain John Rippey of Leesburg, returned last week from Barcelonia, Spain, where he had been employed under Melville Smith. He stated that Mr. Smith and his family had made all arrangements to return home when an official of one of ths Spanish cement plants made him an offer to stay. Mr. Smith made a counter-offer which wasn’t accepted immediately and he and his family sailed for home, but after being to sea two days received a wireless asking him to return at his own terms and the family returned to Spain. The American cement plant there has closed down. South Shore Want Lights Pickwick Part residents are well pleased with the electric lighting service furnished them. Residents along the south shore of the lake are anxious to secure a similar service. It is highly probable that the local company will extend their lines there so that service can be started early next spring. Cotta; gers along this part of the lake have signified their Intention of acceding to any reasonable demands made by the company to inaugrate the service. Improvements at Power House The Syracuse Electric- Light and Power Company are spending about $7,000 in putting in a new flume and water .wheel at the Benton Power House. This will enable them to utilize all the water for power and the steam will not be used except in emergency cases. They will sell their surplus power during the high water season to the Hawks company and when water gets low the Hawks will furnish the local company with “juice.” Whadyeknpwaboutthat? We are told that a young business man of Syracuse, is raffling off his boat to secure the wherewithal to commit matrimony. He with another young gentleman, studiously inclined, show a preferance for wives who are able to coddle and nurse them. In fact it may bkssom into a double wedding. Evangelical Church Sunday school at 9:30, preaching at 10:45, and in evening at 7:30 the pastor will preach at the Ebenezer church. BANK STATEMENT Number 305 S. L. KETRING, Pres. J. P. DOLAN, Vice Pres. W. M. SELF, Cashier. SOL MILLER, Ass’t Cash. Report of the condition of the State Bank of Syracuse, a state bank at Syracuse, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on Sept. 12, 1914 '• RESOURCES Loansand Discouits... ... 169.425.72 Overdrafts.— 626.53 Other Bonds and Securities. 4,000.00 Furniture and fixtures 1,000.00 Other Real Estateu 2,465-21 Due from Banks & Trust Cos.. 60,923.20 Cash on hand 10,662.96 Cash Items— 1,207.49' Total Resources #250,334.11 El ABILITIES Capital Stock—paid in 25,000.00 Surplus 6,000.00 Exchange, Discounts & lut. 5,066.0$ Demand Deposits. .#96,405 90 Demand Certificates 117,862.18 214,268.08 Total Liabilities. #250,334.11 State of Indiana, County of Kosciusko, ss; I, W. M. Self, cashier of the State Bank of Syracuse, do solemnly swear that the abpve statement is true. W. M. Self, Cashier. Subscriber! and sworn to before me this 16th day of Sept 1914. Otis C. Butt [seal] Notary Public. My commission expires March 11, 1915.

J. W. ROTHEN BERGER : Undertaker : SYRACUSE. : 1 IND.

LETTER TO THE PUBLIC i CONGRESSMAN BARNHART WRITES ABOUT CAMPAIGN Editor Journal —ln reply to many inquiries as to whether or not I will be able to get away from Washington before election time and make a campaign in our district, please give me space to say that the outlook for such a pleasure is not hopeful. For nearly two years Congress has been almost continuously in session enacting what I believe, will prove to be helpful legislation for the masses. A few of these measures and some emergency legislation are still under consideration, they may not be finished for some time yet, and the people who elected me rightly expect that I remain on my job here when there is important work on hand. *. Also, the bill to revise the Government printing and franking abuses are to be corrected at a saving to the country of approximately a million dollars a year, is in my charge as Chairman of the Committee on Printing, it now has right of way on the Wednesday calender of each week, and if I should leave and other members of the committee do likewise the bill might and probably would be dropped and it is too important to be abandoned when it is most promisingly on the way to passage. But more important that I remain here until there is an adjournment or recess is the hazard of the furiour war in Europe where in the welfare of our country, its peace and prosperity, the lives of our men and boys, and the happiness of our homes are liable to depend upon prompt and preventative aciion of our Government; and as I am part of the legislative branch which has much of our safety and security in keeping, my first duty is if needed, to be here and ready to act at a moment’s notice. The prompt support of President Wilson’s home and world wide peace policy by Congress is vastly more important to the people and the well being of the 13th district thap my political future. Therefore if it be deemed inadvisable for us to adjourn or recess for the campaign I shall remain here trying to fulfill the duties intrusted to me, hoping and believing that the opposition will not be unfair and that those who approve my official record and who favor my ideas of good government will not neglect my interests in the campaign. With thanks to you and the public for many past favors and with no promises for the future except that if re elected I shall continue trying to legislate and officiate right, I am gratefully. Your Friend, Henry A. Barnhart Washington, D. C., my birthday, Sept. 11, 1914.

j OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ] I We are pleased to announce that we have the DIRECT SALE I I of “OVERLANDS” for this Territory for 1915, and next to the • I “FORD” in price and service the “OVERLAND” is taking the world I by storm.

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I eral times the price of the “OVERLAND.” | IModle 80 Tis ready for delivery at $1075 fully equipped—Elec- ft trie Starting and Lighting—every thing very convenient. —GET A CATALOGUE— | I We are experiencing some difficulty in getting delivery on Fords—Just for a few days—Be Patient. / LEPPER GARAGE| sbs

| You’re Goin’ To Be Late > Yes Sir! Unless you toddle up and order your winter suit C pretty suddenly, you’ll be sorry. Some of these days your £ friends are going to blossom out in joyful new duds, then how £ will you feel in your summer outfit? \ Say, we just can’s help telling you about those big $ samples of Mark G-. Harris. They are so convenient, so satisfy- ? ing. that we know you’ll be pleased if you’ll just try’em once. ? And then there’s class to the goods he puts in the samples. 5 Mark's a mighty fine judge of clothes. He never gets poor ? goods. He won’t have’em. On the other hand, neither is he J trying to hog the profits. He buys in huge quantities, takes all £ discounts, and gives you all the benefits. Get that suit -busir ness off your mind. $ Mark’s Overcoats $ This man Harris makes awfully good overcoats, to. £ Overcoat styles have changed considerable from last winter \ and Mark G-. Harris is right to thP front with the latest. By S latest we don’t mean fads and extremes, but good, serviceable material and sensible, becoming models. a There are a number of nice samples from which you can 5 make your choice. At a small extrr charge, the lighter weight coats can be rain-proofed, extending the wearing period of the £ garment and making it impervious to water. £ LET US TAKE YOUR MEASURE * STAR CLOTHING STORE y

SAYS STORIES ARE FALSE MRS. GEO. PHEBUS DENIES SLANDEROUS REPORTS Editor Journal —There are certain people in Syracuse circulating a story that I am not the lawfull wife of Geo. Phebus; that I am living with him and not married. I wish to state that mv husband, Amill Foucher died November 22, 1913, and since that time I have been employed by the Liberal Credit Clothing Co., which has numerous stores from the time of my husbands death until my marriage to Mr. Phebus. I was employed at Sturgis, Mich., and Elkhart, Ind., and my conduct was that of a lady as can be found out by writing this firm. On August 11, 1914, I married at St. Joe, Mich., 10 George Phebus andrecoids at Court House at that place will the same. If the.people that are circulating this story will take the pains to investigate it should make them hang their heads with shame to try and make anyone’s married life un-

happy. Yours Truly, Mrs. Geo. Phebus. Mixed Somewhere The Goshen Democrat reports that Mrs. Eliza Armstrong of Syracuse, fell from a chair and broke her arm. There is no woman here by that name that we can discover’. Want Ads FOR TRADE—Residence property, electric lights, city water. Located on lake. Will trade for farm land. Geo. W. Jones. FOR SALE—Four room house, well, fruit, two lots. Cheap for cash or will sell on easy terms. Must be sold to close an estate. Second house south of Grist Mill. Apply to Butt& Xanders or S. D. Lung. FOR SALE—Motor boat and boat house for sale reasonable. Inquire of H. D. Harkless. WANTED—Cleaning, Pressing, and repair work. Mrs. Henry Snobarger, Phone 905. FOR SALE —#275 piano for sale at a reasonable price. Walter Newman.

In appearance alone the new “OVERLAND” Touring Car pos- I sesses a satisfaction value so I great that pride of ownership is | undiminished even when it is | placed beside cars costing sev- I

CONTRACT MUTUALLY BENEFITS BOTH LOCAL AND GOSHEN COMPANY WELL PLEASED A number did not understand the article last week in reference to the contract entered into by the Hawks Electric Co., of Goshen, and the Syracuse Power & Light Co. Officials of the local company state that the principal reason is the help one company can extend during the other’s busy hours. There are times when the local corporation has more “juice” than it needs and it then helps carry the Hawk’s load and vice versa. The Goshen company’s superior equipment will also help the Benton plant in maintaining a steady current regardless of the amount used by local consumers and in case of an accident to either company’s plant, the other will furnish electricity until repairs can be made. Hard Up Winona Assembly, which owes $900,000 has lost its credit to the extent where Warsaw banks no longer honor its checks.