The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 9, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 28 June 1923 — Page 1

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WARBLINGS FROM UWE WAWASEE Weekly Review of Happenings Around Lake Wawasee Briefly Told (By Mrs. Amanda L. Xanders) Tenth Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. J. W.‘ Welt of Detroit, Mich., guests at the South Shore Inn, celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary' Sunday evening at a seven o’clock dinner. The guests included nine friends from Detroit: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Strauss of Chicago and Ligonier; Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. • L. S. Levy of Indianapolis. During the dinner fourteen telegrams received during the day were read. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Strauss came over from Chicago Saturday and opened their home at Ligonier and entertained the same party at a one o'clock luncheon Sunday in honor of Mrs. Welt, who is a niece of Mr. | Strauss. Bridge-Dinner Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Schaefer of Goshen and Wawasee entertained a large number of their Goshen friends at dinner Wednesday evening at the South Shore Inn. Later in the evening bridge was played at the Schaefer home. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. Gorham, Mr. and Mrs. W. Charnley, Mr. and Mrs. T. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. W. Nymeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Y. Sneider. Dr. and Mrs. Vallettee, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. G. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. H. Egbert, Mt. and Mrs. Y. Riley and Judge and Mrs. Drake, all from Goshen. Birthday Party Mr. and Mrs. W. E Drompp of Logansport, who are guests at the South Shore Inn. entertained at a birthday party Sunday noon in honor of their two children, whose birthday anniversaries were Saturday and Sunday. Covers were laid at one large table for twenty-four. The table decorations were pink snapdragons. There were also two birthday cakes with candles. Church Workers Adjourn The Church Workers of the Mid-West closed their seventh annual conference at the South Shore Inn last Saturday. All teemed agreed this was the most successful meeting ever held. Plans are already on the way to hold the next conference at the same time and. place next year. The committee are arranging to extend the time from one to two weeks. Bridge Club Meets Mrs. J. H. White and Mrs. W. H. Xanders were hostess at the first meeting of the season of the South Shore Bridge Club at the South Shore Inn Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Bridge was played at five tables. Honors were won by Mrs. J. D. Dalton, Mrs. Boyts. Mrs Vawter, Madame Dalton and Mr. John Boyts. House Party Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Torrance of Pickwick entertained at a house party over the week end. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Detamore of Portland. Ind.. Miss Pennington of Winona, Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Fervis and Mr. Mater of Marion. Large Bridge-Luncheon Mrs. Graham Lyons of Ligonier will be hostess this Friday at a luncheon and bridge party at the South Shore Inn. Mrs. Lyons’ guests number ninety-

five. - Dinner-Dance Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stephenson of Warsaw entertained a party of thirty at a dinner-dance Wednesday evening at the South v Shore Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weasner of Pickwick spent the week end m Chicago. . Mr; and Mrs. Frank Coppes of Nappanee opened their cottage at Pickwick last week Mr t and Mrs. John Egbert of

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Goshen opened their cottage at Pickwick last Sunday. w Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Fort Wayne will occupy the C. A. Rush cottage on the South Shore for the month of July. Mrs. Leonna McKinney of Marion is the house guest for the summer of Mrs. Uz McMurtrie of Indianapolis and Pickwick. J. Rigdon, son of Mrs. Rigdon who has been the guest of friends at Riverside, 111., returned to the Lake the first of the week. Mrs. J. W. Torrance of Pickwick left this week for her home at Marion to meet her mother on her return from a tour anund the world. Mrs. W. Griffin returned to her Fort Wayne home, the first of the week to be present at the Woman’s Golf Tournament at the Fort Wayne Country Club on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eckler and Mr. and Mrs. Gouspohl, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rush, returned t< their home in Indianapolis last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Vaughn have for house guests. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ryan of Chicago. Mrs. E. O. Ebbinghouse of Wabash and Mr. Harry Bat telle of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. E C. Miller of Franklin arrived at their cottage on the South Shore last Tuesday. Mrs. Houston McCrea their daughter, of St. Louis, Mo., will arrive the end of the week and will be their guest the month of July. Q_ BASEBALL The Tri County Baseball League will open Sunday, July 1, with the following teams: Milford, Warsaw, Mentone, Argos. Bremen and Nappanee. Nappanee will be at Argos. Warsaw at Mentone and Milford will open the league at Bremen. The game is called at 3:00 p. m. Milford will again play at Bremen on the 4th of July at 10:00 a. m. Milford has been reorganized to meet the Bremen Greens and a good game can be expected. Court Slabaugh is again one of the members of the Bremen team. More than likely quite a few fans of Syracuse will go over to see this game. Bremen has one of the finest grounds in this part of the state. ,~ Q - SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC Mrs. James Dewart and Mrs. Sherman Deaton gave a picnic for classes four and five, of the Zion Sunday school last Sunday. It was held at Redmon Park, Dewart lake. The dinner was served in the dining nook of the beautiful Dewart cottage, the tables being decorated with sweet williams of different colors. A sumptuous dinner was served to nineteen, after, which Mrs. Deaton took the little folks to the bathing teach where they all enjoyed themselves in the evening. When the children returned home they were wondering when they would go picnicking again. P. 0. CLOSED ON FOURTH The Fourth of July being a National holiday the local postoffice will be closed after 10 o’clock a. m. There will be no rural delivery on that day,, as the carriers intend to celebrate by going fishing during the day and shooting off firecrackers at night. - o

TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS On account of the Fourth falling on Wednesday the Journal force intends to work ahead of time and \e would therefore ask our correspondents to send in their news items not later than Tuesday. ~o— — MARRIED Clyde Ballou and Miss Thelma Ditts of Chicago were united in marriage on Wednesday, June 6. Mr. Ballou is one of the proprietors of the Tavern Hotel, on lake Wawasee. o—bought overland sedan Fred Self has bought an Overland Sedan of the Syracuse Auto

Syracuse’s Slogans “A Welcoming Town With, a Beckoning Lake.”

PICNIC AND RALLY DATES NO. INDIANA CONFERENCE Follow’! ng are the dates for picnics and rallies as affecting the North Indiana and Northwest Indiana Conference territory of the Methodist Episcopal church: Tuesday, July 31 —Lagrange, Angola, Elkhart, Mishawaka. Peru, Logansport, Rushville and Connersville. Wedhesday, August I—Warsaw, Kendallville, Auburn, Bourbon, Tipton. Kokomo, Brookville and Liberty. Thursday. August 2 —Columbia City, Fort Wayne. Huntington. Friday, August 3 —Wabash and Marion. Sunday, August s—Portland.5 —Portland. Tuesday. August 7—lndianapclis, Crown Point, Valparaiso, Williamsport. Covington, Clinton, Rockville, Columbus, Seymour, Mt. Vernon. Wednesday, August B—Richmond, Newcastle, Laporte, South Bend. Lebanon, Crawfordville, Brazil, Terre Haute, Bluffton, Decatur, Rockfort, Lincoln City, Franklin, Sullivan, Vincennes, North Vernon, Madison. Thursday, August 9—Winamac, Knox, Noblesville, Anderson, Union City, Winchester, Danville. Greencastle, Greenburg, Shelbyville, Washington, Shoals, Vovay, Rising Sun, Boonville, Evansville. Friday, August 10—Rensselaer, Monticello, Plymouth, Rochester, Frankfort, Spencer, Martinsville, Petersburg, Princeton, Aurora, Versailles. Saturday, August 11 —Bloomington and Nashville. Sunday, August 12—Kentland, Fowler, Bedford, Bloomfield. Tuesday, August 14 —Delphi, Lafayette, Hartford City, Muncie. Scottsburg, Jeffersonville. Wednesday, August 15—Salem, New Albany. Thursday, August 16 —Paoli. Tuesday, August 21—Corydon, English. The above are the dates for a series of rallies to be held in every county in the state during the last few days in July and the fore part of August. Bishop F. D. Leete will have charge of the meetings with a staff of speakers for about two hours, at which time the many different activities of the Methodist Episcopal church will be outlined, and at these meetings a regular old fashioned rally will be held. < which there will be games and sports of many kinds and plenty of music, both instrumental and vocal. The meetings will be in charge of the people of each county, with the state committee. consisting of F. W. Greene of Syracuse, R. H. Shook of Lafayette, and £ £ Love of Worthington. in charge. o BIG OPENING AT WINONA Without doubt the most auspicious opening in years, if not in its entire history will mark the beginning of this season’s assembly program at Winona Lake, Indiana, on June 28. Mr. Heaton, the program director for the Winona Assembly and Bible Conference, has secured for the first three days, June 28, 29, 30, Bachman’s Million Dollar Band. This is one of the outstanding Bands of the Nation. They have played in practically all the large cities and are employed each winter season by the city of West Palm Beach. Florida. In addition to this splendid band, the most elaborate program that has been presented in fifteen years will fill the extra long season from June 28 to August 15.

CONTROVERSY ENDED W. C. Redmon, of Peru, Indiana, has purchased all the former holdings of the Sandusky Cement Company in and around Dewart Lake and is transferring back to the farmers their former holdings and thus clearing up the titles on all the farms joining the lake and restoring all former lake rights and privileges. —o BAKE SALE The U. B. Ladies Aid will conduct a market at Schick’s plumbing shop Saturday, July 7. Baked goods and chicken and noodles. 2t

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1923.

CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP CONFERENCE AT WINONA The program built up by the executives of the National Reform Association for the Winon? Lake Conference bn World Problems to be held July 1-8, has been so developed that fully one hundred speakers of national prominence will have part in the discussions. Among the features planned will be a great Fourth of July celebration’ in which the representatives of many different nationalities will participate. It will include a parade, fireworks, the singing erf patriotic songs, speeches by Governors and other public officials, concluding with an address,by William Jennings Bryan. There will be other special days, such as Education Day on July 3rd, and Governor’s Day on July sth. Important conferences will be held each morning from 9 to 12 on such subjects as Civil Authority, Morals and Civics in the Public Schools, How’ to obtain Patriotism among Christian Nations, Democracy and Divine Authority, World Peace. The Basis of International Justice and Law’. The members of the Conference will be invited to take part in these discussions, as one of the main purposes of the Association is to make this occasion a real conference, and not a convention, in the ordinary sense. The Conference will be free from ecclesiasticism and it will not discuss church creeds. It is planned to discuss the great world problems of the day and the principles of Christianity as they are related to industrial, social, civic and political questions. One of the features of this Conference will be the fact that most of the twenty or more sessions will be presided over by prominent business and. other laymen. Among those who will direct the discussions, in which the audience will be invited to take part, are W. Albert Harbison of Pittsburgh, R. J. Cathcart of Kansas City, Mo., Robert M. Downie of Beaver Falls, Pa.. Elwood Haynes of Kokomo, Ind., David W. Dixon of Chicago, Henry A. Wallace of Des Moines, lowa, and Arthur Burrage Farewell of Chicago, in addition many business men and manufacturers w’ill have a definite part on the program as speakers. o ATTENDED CONVENTION A number of the members of the Epworth League attended a convention in Warsaw on Tuesday and Wednesday. Those from here were: Miss Mary Alice Kitson, Miss Wauneta Beery. Miss Naomi Brenizer, Miss Leila Connolly, Miss Hazel Miller, Miss Mabel Miller. Miss Lillian Hamman, Miss Natheta Sloan, Miss Evelyn Gordy. Frederick Beery, Ross Miller, F. W. Greene and Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Cremean. Miss Natheta Sloan entertained the audience with several whistling solos, Frederick Beery accompanying her on the piano. On Tuesday evening Dr. A. Neal entertained the pastors and their wives of Goshen district to the number of about ninety at his home in Warsaw, to a twocourse dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Cremean were among the guests. —o SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS Reuben Mock, administrator of the estate of Joseph K. Mock, will sell at the late residence of the deceased on Huntington street in Syracuse, on Saturday, June 30. commencing at 1:30 p. m., all the household goodS and other personal property belonging to the estate of said deceased. — q FARMERS We have put in a very complete line of Deering and McCormick repairs. Call on us if you need repairs or complete tools. Phone 6, Osborn & Son. 9-2 t o— - BIRTHS A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Shannon Monday, June 25. She was given the name of Gladys.

FIRST REUNION OF THE “AFRICA” SCHOOL The first reunion of the Africa school patrons, pupils, teachers, officers and friends held Thursday, June 21, at the school house in so-called "Africa” was an unusually happy event. There were present old men and women, who had been pupils of the log school house, the first in the district where school was held for three months’ annually. Then there were those who in the 60’s, 70’s and 80 s attended school in the first frame building while there were many, very many who have had the benefits f the fine brick building erected by Hon. John W. Stetler, deceased, during his term as Township Trustee. To Virgil Mock, last year’s teacher, and the pupils and school patrons of the district belongs the credit for the plans, preparations and labor of organizing to secure the success which marked the occasion. Over two hundred were present most of whom enrolled their names and addresses for the convenience of next year’s reunion committee.

Os the many teachers that have presided at that school there were present, Miss Retta Hess, Mrs. Ella McPherson, Calvin Beck and Mrs. Rarick, all of whom told of their pleasant experiences as teachers and of the many kind deeds done for them by the patrons of the school. Os course they did not forget the many laughable events that occurred in the school where humor of the finest kind is a strong feature of the people making up the district. The big dinner was well planned so that the assemblage was quickly served from four long tables literally loaded with the abundance —skill and good taste of the women and girls who always distinguish themselves when it comes to cooking—and serving a great dinner. The cooling rain w’hich visited this section that day barely came to the school grounds, but the fresh w'inds accompanying the rain greatly increased the pleasure of the people. At the business meeting it was decided to hold another meeting next year on the third Thursday of June at the same place. The officers chosen for 1924 are: President, Virgil Mock; Vice President, Ezra Shock; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Jonas Cripe. The reunion served its purpose. It brought together many young and old who held in respect and veneration the old school and its memories. Friends, who had not seen each other since their school days, met to rejoice and give glad greetings, renewing the school day bonds and strengthening the ties w’hich now hold them. Such a day given to the spiritual side of life has rich compensations and needs to be encouraged. The country church, or meeting house, has lost some of its one time attraction for our farmer folk, greatly to the loss of the farm community. So it is w-ell to encourage school and family reunions that our people will be given opportunity to meet in a friendly spirit and to banish the envies and jealousies that unfortunately find their way into neighborhoods. J. P. Dolan, a former township trustee and friend of the school, together with Mrs. Dolan were among the two hundred.

SYRACUSE COW LEADS STATE The Guernsey cow, “Queen of York," owned by Walker White, south of town, leads all Guernsey cattle on test for the month of May as shown by the list published by Purdue university. This cow is nearly twelve years old and produced 1645.5 pounds of milk and 69.64 pounds of butter fat for the month. Queen of York is being milked three times a day and is on a yearly test competing against 224 other cows in production, o— Announcing Harold Lloyd in "GRANDMA’S BOY’’ at the Cbmun Theatre, Milford, Indiana, Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30. | 1

MILFORD PIG CLUB MAKING RAPID STRIDES The pure bred hog business, as conducted by James T. Shepard, cashier of the Farmer’s State Bank of Milford, Indiana, has reached a stage of usefulness and importance in this 1 vicinity which is enjoyed by but few enterprises. Mr. Shepard began breeding pure bred Spotted Poland China hogs in 1918, with the idea of furnishing pigs to the boys* and girls’ clubs w’hich his bank was promoting. As time went on, the demand for these hogs increased, and not only were the boys and girls interested in the pig chibs ,but in 1921, a plan was worked out by Mr. Shepard and some farmers, whereby the farmers could get pure bred hogs without investing any money. This work with the farmers was likewise popular and the result is, that Kosciusko county is the hub of the Spotted Poland China hog business. This county boasts of having more recorded hogs than any other county in Indiana, and Mr. Shepard has more hogs recorded in his name than any other breeder of this type of swine. The demand is stronger now for these hogs than ever before, and it is .unlikely that the Milford community will be able to supply the demand for sows this fall, judging from the inquiries that come in to the office at Milford. Announcement has recently been made by Mr. Shepard that he will add pure bred Guernsey cows to his business in the next few months. These cows are to be ready in October, and it is the plan to start with 200 cows of the best breeding obtainable. Orders are now coming in for these cows. Mr. Shepard contends that , the dairy business is even more neglected than the swine business w’as. A recent survey of Kosciusko county showed that more than 60 percent of the cows are not paying their board, and of the remaining 40 percent, not all are profitable. o — ■ ■ • STATEMENTS We w’ill send statements soon to all subscribers in arrears. The postoffice department has ruled that a publisher cannot mail the paper under the secondclass privilege to subscribers who are a year in arrears. Consequently we will discontinue the Journal to subscribers, after having been notified of such delinquency, within two w’eeks after receiving such'notice. Look at label on your paper and if in arrears a remittance will put you in good standing. Do not blame us if we have to cut you off the list in compliance with the postal .laws. ' » 1 o • — BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED The Club was entertained at Highland Gardens on Tuesday of last week. The party was in honor of Mrs. T. £ Morse of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Esther Walters of Wawasee and Mrs. H. A. Bowser of Garrett. Dinner was served in the evening. Tuesday* evening the Bridge Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. Joe Rapp in Syracuse. The out of town guests were Mrs H. A. Bowser of Garrett and Mrs. William DePew of Michigan.

ELLIS-ROSSON George H. Ellis of Frankfort and Mrs. Ada Rosson of Syracuse were united in marriage Thursday, June 21, in Warsaw by Rev. J. S. Cain. The couple will reside in Syracuse. o =- MARKET Woman’s Missionary Society of the Church of God will hold a market at Hedges Battery Shop Saturday, June 30, at 10 o’clock. 0 MORE FORDS C R. Hollett, the loeal Ford dealer, received a carload of Fords this week. —o — Some people work like the devil to find excuses for the things they are too lazy to do.

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. _ We’ve always contended, ahd we’re going to keep right on contending, that the people who live out in the country have just as much right to come into Syracuse and enter your yard and break your flowers and fences as you have to drive out to their homes and commit similar depredations. If a stranger stopped his auto in front of your home and climbed the fence and broke off the limbs of a favorite tree, or snapped off a handful of your prettiest flowers you couldn’t get hold of an officer quick enough. And you’d prosecute him to the last ditch. That is as true as gospel. And yet in the face of it we hear frequent reports of someone from town stopping in the rural districts to break off limbs of trees, to break or dig up shrubbery or, as been the case more than once to enter some farm yard and carry away choice flowers. And just where there is any difference between town and country desecration of property or just plain downright stealing if you want the real definition, we are unable to determine. We can’t draw a line between the two, because it is just as criminal, just as despicable, in one case as it is in the other. It wouldn’t be a bad idea if everyone would pause just for a second and pledge himself or herself to treat other peoples’ property just as they wish their own to be treated. If you live in the town your property is your own and no one has any right to deface or destroy it. If you five in the country, the same thing is true. So try and be a citizen by remembering this next time you see something you want that belongs to someone else.

Occasionally we hear of some youngster who has acquired a habit of saving his pennies instead of rushing right off to buy candy. That is a good habit, and later in life he will be saving many dollars instead of a few pennies. Saving comes easy to people who get the habit, and the habit comes easy if it is taught the youngster when he begins to receive his first pennies. The boy who leams to save in his young "days never wants for funds in his old age. But the lesson is seldom learned unless his parents are the teachers. Uncle Sam's bookkeepers are auditing 1,300,000 income tax returns a year. They are about 2,500,000 behind the game. A newspaperman figures out that it will take 50 years to catch |ip. Taxpayers would be saved millions if the income tax laws were simplified. The lawyerpoliticians who make the laws may say it’s impossible, but the Ten Commandments—basis of all sensible law—contain only 319 words, including all explanitory clauses. And no amendments have been necessary. A community which does not pull together, gets about as much work of development done 1 as a balky team. We don’t want balky teams in the mercantile industry of this town, we want a strong pull, a long pull and a pull-all-together. “Thanks” is a short word. It can be pronounced by those who are determined to try. It costs little. It pays dividends. Seems surprising that more people do not invest. Stop listen-.ng to the croaker who continually paints a picture of ruin. As long as you give heed to him his tongue will wag, and every wag means a jab at the future of this town. o— A classified ad will sell it

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