The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 25, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 October 1914 — Page 5

|LoGal and Personal! Miss Brice of Chicago, has been the guest of Miss Ida Deardorff. —The sale at Vawter Park store will continue all this week. k Mrs. Goldie McNees is very ill at her home near Buttermilk Point. —New arrivals in furniture now on display at Beckmans. John Klingerman was at Elkhart and Bristol, Sunday. Nine weeks from Friday will be Christmas. —The sale at Vawter Park store will continue all this week. —Underwear for every member of the family. A. W. Strieby &. Son. Ira Howard and family of Goshen, spent the week-end with relatives and friends here. —ls you want a shoe that wears, buy a Weyenberg Work Shoe. A. W. Strieby & Son. Elizabeth Sparrow, aged 70 vears, died at her home in Cromwell, Friday. —A great variety ot rugs have been added to my stock. Come in and look them over. Beckman. D. S. Hontz and wife of near Churubusco, visited old friends in this vicinity, Saturday and Sunday. —GERBELLE and NEVER FAIL are the happy results of good milling. They are the sure Flours. Earl and Theodore Walter of Bremen, spent over Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Geo. 0. Snyder. —Atteud the supper in the M. E. church basement, Thursday evening. Wm. Depew and family spent Friday at the E. F. 'Horner home in Goshen. —A car-load of potatoes will be at Seider &. Burgener’s store in a few days. Order now. Vera and Violet Odell, who teach at Elkhart, spent Sunday with their parents. —A second hand hard-coal burner for sale. Call at Beckman’s Furniture Store. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grot her of Cole Camp, Mo., visited at the Beckman home last week.

—Let Richhart do your pressing and Work and prices are right. Over Kltnk’s meat market Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Snyder spent Thursday afternoon and evening at the “Pat” Brady home, near New Paris. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Brainard have rented the J. H. Miller property and will move about the first of the coming month. Jakie Kerns left Tuesday Xor Peoria, 111., where he will enter the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, where he will take up engraving, and watch making. Carlin Myers and Austin Blue, candidates for Joint Representative :and county treasurer, respectively, called at the Journal office, last Thursday. —The Journal has the largest circulation in the county, excepting Warsaw. Have your sale appear in the paper that will do yqu the most good. Frank Younce returned last Tuesday, from North Dakota, where he had been threshing. He immediately joined his wife in South Whitley and they returned Saturday afternoon. Their little grandson at that place has cholera infantum, but is improving. Ellwood George and Jesse Sargent were at Chicago, Tuesday and Wednesday, witnessing a motor boat race between Disturber 111, holder, of the world’s record of 53 hour, and a boat powered widibU 12-cyUnder, e ' 360-horse Johnson Bros, engine.

—See the new fully equipped Overland, $1075. Lepper’s Garage. —The Seniors will hold a bake sale, Saturday, in building. J. H. Miller and family of ChuruI busco, spent Sunday in Syracuse. —Call up the dentist, make an appointment, and save waiting. Jos. Dolan went to Indianapolis, Moriday. —See the new Furniture arriving daily at Beckman’s Store. Mrs. Carrie Shannon was at Goshen, Saturday. —The sale at Vawter Park store will continue all this week. Wm. Wissler, aged 89, is dead at his home in Harrisson township. Geo. L. Xanders was at Goshen, Tuesday, on business. —The Seniors will hold a bake sale, Saturday, in the Neff building. The white-enameled brick laid in the front of the Noel & Waltz garage in Goshen, represent 15c each. Otis C. Butt is at Indianapolis, representing the local Royal Arch Masons. [ B. Pullman and family of Kendallville, spent Sunday with Mrs. Eva Tish and daughter, Mae. —Don’t forget the supper in the M. E church basement, Thursday evening. Mrs. A. W. Strieby is visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Harkless, at Goshen. Elmer P. Miles has rented the L. A. Neff property and will move his family here. —One 3 H. P. Internatioal gasoline engine and feed grinder on trucks, a bargain. S. C. Lepper. ".. < — Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Baily of East Aurora, N. Y., are visiting the families of Floyd Strieby and Bert Whitehead. Clarence Cline suffered injury in a fall at the cement works, Tuesday, that will keep him from work for a few days. Mrs. Ralph Mullen was granted a divorce at Warsaw, last week, and was given the custody of the little girl. Mrs. M. C. Haney and family moved, Wednesday, into the home recently purchased and remodeled by Miss Blanche. Burr Ross and wife will occupy the property they vacated.

—Many Progressives, having no candidate for Judge on their own ticket, have asked the question whether they can vote a straight Progressive county ticket by marking a cross within the large circle at the head of their ticket and then vote for Judge on another ticket, by making a cross in the small square at the left of the name of the candidate for whom they desire to vote. The answer is:—They can and the ticket will be good. The law especially provides—“lf the voter marks on the large circle inclosing the device, he shall not mark elsewhere on the ballot unless there be no candidate for some office in the list printed under such device, in which case he may indicate his choice for such office by marking the square to the left of the name of any candidate for such office on any other list.” But where no vacancy occurs on a ticket, a voter who wishes to “scratch” his ticket must not mark in the circle at the head of the ticket but must mark with a cross in the square at the left of the name of each candidate he wishes to vote for. Purchases Rittenour Property A. H. Blanchard has purchased the residence property south of the railroad, owned by Mrs. Prescilla Rittenour, of Hicksville, Ohio. Mrs. Rittenour will return to Ohio, where she will live with her daughter. Erred In Reporting Attendance Our informant was in error in reporting attendance at the Bourbon Fair. The News-Mirror reports one lof the largest crowds in the history ' of the association.

ISAAC KITSON DIED TUESDAY Another Old Resident Passes To The Great Beyond Isaac Kitson, another of our pioneer citizens, passed from this life early Tuesday morning. He had been in declining health for three months, but had not been confined to his bed until the past two weeks. Abscess of the bladder and old age caused his death. Isaac Kitson was born in Preble county, Ohio, June 10th, 1827, and caireuo Elkhart county in 1833. He clerked in the old store building recently torn down bv Chas. Crow/when owned by Dick Maun. He taught school in Syracuse in 1847 and was then married and settled on a farm three miles northeast of here, where he resided until moving to Syracuse in 1902. He has been a Justice of the Peace continually for nearly 50 years and was one of our best-known and best-loved citizens. He leaves to mourn his loss, five sons, Marion of Goshen, Joe of Muskeegon, and Ben, John, and Levi, of Syracuse; also two daughters, Sarah Geyer of North Manchester, and Margaret Plough of this place. The funeral will be held at the M. E. church, Thursday morning at 10:30 a. m. and burial will be made at Solomon's Creek. The remains may be viewed at the home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, Wednesday, and 8 to 10, Thursday. The Masons and the G. A. R. will attend the last services in a body. New Paris Route 1. Mrs. Florence Stump Ernest Juday arid wife have returned from their Michigan trip. Mrs. M. Heaston spent the past week with her mother, at Greenfield, Ohio. Miss Ruth Strine was a Goshen guest, over Sunday. Mrs. Lloyd Stump spent over Sunday, with her parents, at Richville. Ernest Rookstool, wife and son, of Millersburg, spent Sunday, with C. A. Strine and wife. The Rally Day exercises at the M. E. church were well attended, Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Turner and M. Heaston took dinner at the Frank Barry home, Wednesday. HARD LINES. F A 1 o) ! fvl 111 ‘ I i'll nHI ® tfißrnpfe} oft Lord Getdough—When are you tc be married to Miss Bilyuns? Lord De Broke —Never. Lord Getdough—Never! Why not! Lord De Broke —She won*’t marry me until I pay my debts, and I cannot pay my debts until she marries me. SATISFIED HIM. fill < ■ Mr. Nervee—l come, sir, to ask you for the hand of your daughter. Her Father (feelingly)—Young man, her mother is dead; she is all I have left. Mr. Nervee —You’ve given her a fine .recommendation, sir, a fine recon* mendation-

G-ilberts. Mrs. Calvin Cooper Charley and Orba Weybright went to Chicago, on business. Rev. Hiram Forner and wife of Goshen, spent Saturday night, with Wm. Weybright and wife. Mrs. Henry Fuller returned Saturday, from Wisconsin after several weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Miles and family. O. D. Cooper went to Michigan, Monday, on business. Rev. J. L. Berkey and wife spent Saturday night, with their son, Edwin, and family. Jess Longenecker and family visited Sunday, with Ephriam Johnson and family. Edwin Berkey lost a valuable horse, Tuesday night. the Gyer school with Mrs. Oren Whitehead as ths teacher, has adopted domestic science, they have purchased a sewing machine. Friday afternoon they made vegetable soup and all ate and enjoyed it. Edwin Berkey went to Michigan, Monday morming on business. Emory and Calvin Cooper and families, Mrs. Syntha Myers visited with O. D. Cooper and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rensberger entertained Tuesday evening, the office help of the Kelly Foundry of Goshen. Twelve guests were present and enjoyed the fine country supper that was prepared by Mrs. Rensberger. The evening was pleasantly spent in conversation. Mr. and Mrs. John Weybright and Frank Weybright and family visited with Solomon Rowdabaugh and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Wevbright entertained twelve pupils of the Sunday school class No. 1, at Sunday dinner, in honor of their daughters, Dorothy and Rubie. Mrs. Syntha Myers of Syracuse, is visiting Emory Cooper and fam-' ily. BARN AND IMPLEMENTS BORN INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THE LOSS The barn on the Molly Keeser farm near Milford Junction, was totally destroyed by fire, early Wednesday morning. The farm is occupied by Erasrus O’Neal. The tenant was wakened by* the crack and sputter of flames and by that time, despite the help of neighbors, the fire was beyond control. A 2-year old colt, one hog, three veal calves, hay, grain and farm tools were entirely consumed, and a horse was burned so badly that it could not recover. There was some insurance but not nearly enough to cover the ‘loss. The blaze was discovered about two o’clock. Bushong Reunion About 40 members of the Jonathan Bushong; family met at the Wm. Bushong home, three miles southeast of Milford, Sunday, October 18th, and organized to hold a reunion once each year. The next one will be at the home of Minerva Bushong, the last Thursday in August, 1915. Successful Services The revival services at the U. B. church continue to hold interest and the attendance is very good. Mary Ellen Clever, who is assisting with the music, is a student at the I. C. U., taking a course in music and revival work. Bride 40; Groom 24 Nora Atkinson, aged 40, and Samuel Landon, 24, were married at Warsaw, last week. They will reside at Goshen in property belonging to the bride. Returns To Blacksmithing —Amos Medlam is again at his blacksmith shop and invites old customers and new to call on him when in need of any work in his line. Lutheran Church Rev. Brewer of LaPaz, will hold comjnunion services at the Grace Lutheran Church, next Sunday evening at seven o’clock. Warm Day On Saturday afternoon the theomometer reached 70. , This is unusually warm for the 17th of October.

i.'E CHANGES OF 63 YEARS IN INDIANA How They Have Made Our State Constitution Unequal to the Demands Put Upon It It is no accident of politics or legislation that the question of calling a constitutional convention is upon us at this time. The present demand for a new constitution is a wholly natural expression of the expanding progressive sentiment in the state and in our local communties. Our first constitution, adopted In 1816, was discarded at the > end of thirty-five years because outgrown by a generation of progress, and our present constitution, adopted in 1851, made to satisfy the needs and conditions of the middle of the nineteenth century. Now shall we of the second decade of the twentieth century show less courage and progressive spirit in meeting the conditions that confront us? What fundamental changes have bpen wrought during the past 63 years of epoch making history may well give the people of Indiana occasion for profound thought. Our population has more than trebled. We have developed from an agricultural people to a cosmopolitan commonwealth, largely industrial. In 1851 our largest city was New Albany, with only 7,786 inhabitants. Madison was second with 7.714. Indianapolis had 7.686. There were only nine cities of more than 2,000 people. Today most of the counties of the state can boast a metropolis greater than these frontier towns, and almost onehalf of our entire population is in towns and cities. The city of Indianapolis contains about one-third the entire population of the state when our present constitution was adopted. This tendency from country to city is rapidly increasing. From 1900 to 1910 our city population increased 30.5%, while our rural population decreased 5.5%. During these 63 years our factory laborers have increased from 14,432 to over 218,000; our annual manufacturing output, from $18,922,555 to $579,000,000; our investment in manufacturing plants, from $7,750,402 to more than $250,000,000. The so-called manufacturing plants of 1851 consisted principally of small individual shops and mills. The total state tax levied at that time was $450,481.76. It now exceeds $6,250,000. The 212 miles of railroad which existed in 1850, 124 miles of which had been constructed the preceding year, have expanded to a network of steam and electric lines threading every portion of the state. Indeed, the past 63 years have taken us from the realm of the stage coach and the tow-path canal, and the accompanying simple life of that day, to a highly complex state of society, calling for adequate machinery of organization to direct it. Our immeasurable progress in education, science, inventions and Wealth has created problems that could not have been foreseen in 1851. The inevitable logic of growth and change h, s compelled government to concern itself with the most intricate and complex relations of personal and property rights. There was no problem of public utilities then. It is a most vital one now. We were not troubled with the floating foreign vote, and the machinery of elections was comparatively simple. Our present need of safeguarding the suffrage could not have been foreseen. Our antiquated general property tax, which was then fairly suitable to the simple property forms of that day, is wholly inadequate now. The problems of city government, then of little moment, concern us tremendously today. These and other vital matters are involved in the matter of calling a constitutional convention to bring our constitution up to date. We shall have the opportunity this fall in voting for a constitutional convention to register a demand for modern forms of government. Caroline Steinmetz Dead Mrs. Caroline Steinmetz aged 85, died at Goshen, Sunday. Intense grief over the loss of her son, John, who died August 27, caused her death. She had not been told of the death of her son, William, who died just a week before she did. Three sons now survive—Ellwood, of New Paris, Edward, of Goshen, and Nicholas, of S\ racuse. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning. Nicholas Steinmetz is having more than his share of grief. Two brothers and the mother have died within two months. Card Os Thanks We desire to express our thanks and appreciation of the kindness and help shown during the recent illness and death of our father, Oliver Cromwell. We especially appreciate the efforts of the Masonic Lodge, the G. A. R , and Rev. C. A. Cloud. We also appreciate the kind acts of the friends and thank those who sent the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Florence Mayfield Mrs. W. J. Pollard Examination At Nappanee Messrs. Newell Hersey, Leslie McCammons and Milo Snyder and Miss Grace Kreager of Cromwell, were in Nappanee taking the civil service examination for postmaster' at Cromwell, which was conducted by M. S. Hoover of Nappanee.

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