The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 21, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 September 1923 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI.

WARBLINGS FROM | LAKE_WAWAS£E| Weekly Review of Happenings Aron ml Lake Wawasee Briefly Told (By Mrs. Amanda L. Xanders) Short Personal Paragraphs M. C. Abts made a business trip to Detroit last week. Mr. Conrad motored up from Kokomo and spent the week end on the lake. Fairview Gardens Hotel continues doing a good business. The hotel has at present twenty guests. At night many lights still; glimmer all around the lake) though their numberis gradually growing less. Mr. and Mrs. DeHaven have! closed their cottage for the season and returned to their home at Indianapolis. Mrs. Morton of Fort Wayne was the week end guest of Mrs. I Frank Remy and Mrs. William ; Noll on the North Shore. j Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams have) closed their cottage on the South j Shore and returned to their win-i ter home at Indianapolis. Dr. and Mrs. Oren Oneal returned to the lake the firrt of the week from their two weeks trip to the Southern part of the state. The Griffin’s closed their cottage for the season on Monday, j though they expect to make oc- j cassional week end visits during; the Fall. Last Saturday evening Mr. and! Mrs. D. J. Dalton entertained I quite a few of their friends at | a dinner party at their summer home on the South Shore. Mrs. Frank Remy and Mrs. Matt C. Abts motored ta Fort i Wayne Thursday morning and I remained until Friday afternoon the guest of Mrs. Morton. The Noll cottage on the North j Shore was practically closed Sun j day for the season. The family motored tor Fort Wayne on that day, but expect to return only! for week ends. Mrs. Xanders. Miss Laucks ol ; York. Pa., and Mr. M. C. Abts are on a motor trip this week j down through the state, going j as far south as West Baden and French Lick Springs. Father White left the lake Saturday for Warsaw where he held services Sunday morning and from there he went to Plymouth for evening service. He returned to the lake Tuesday. House Party Jack Griffin was host at a small house party last week, that ‘began Sunday at his winter home in Fort Wayne and ended Friday at his summer home on the South Side of the lake. The party included Miss Margarie Fletcher of Indianapolis. Mrs. Margarie i Lvtman and Mr. Eric Mulholland' of Ft Wayne. Jack left Wednes day for his second year at Yale College, New Haven, Conn. o - ENTERTAINED Mrs. Elizabeth Akers entertained a few friends at her home on Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Ines Sellers, who leaves today (Thursday) for Deshler, Ohio to visit relatives. She will return here for a few days then go to Mishawaka, where she will spend the winter keeping house for her son, Charles Sellers. The evening was spent having an old fashioned taffy pull, and in social * commingling. Those " present were: Mrs. Will Butt, Mrs. D. B. Bartholomew. Mrs. Madison McPherson. Mrs. L. N. Kitson. Mrs. J. P. Dolan, Mrs. F. H. Cremean and Mrs. S. Harkless.

—O DATES OF NEARBY FAIRS The Kosciusko Free County Fair will be held September 25. 26. 27, 28 and 29. The premium list has just been distributed and numerous prizes are offered to exhibitors of farm products, poultry, live stock and all kinds of pet stock. October 2, 3. 4 and 5 the annual Bourbon Fair will be held. A splendid racing program has been arranged and all lovers of horse racing should not fail to attend. ROTARIANS AT SARGENTS . The Rotarians of Elkhart and Goshen with their wives are at Sargent’s hotel to-day (Thursday) and enjoyed a luncheon at noon. AB remained for the dinner , &s*se in the evening from six to • ■ o'clock.

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I SANITATION INSPECTION OF LAKE WAWASEE The State Board of Health has issued the following report concerning Lake Wawasee: The Water and Sewage Department of the State Board of Health have had a field party on the Indiana Lakes equipped with a laboratory making investigaHons,of water supplies, sewage i disposal, and garbage waste disposal. This work has been done to inform the public that sanitation and healthful living conditions are just as essential to summer resorts as in the city. The Water-and Sewage Department requests the co-operation of all property owners and wishes to be of service in all questions arising in all matters pertaining to sanitation. The water supplies at Wawasee in the main are good, yet , ‘ there are numbers of private , ’ well supplies which are not sat- , psfactory and must not be used Iby the public for drinking. Wells only from 25 feet to 30 feet deep, less than 75 feet away from outside toilets are open to pollution. Each property owner , •of water analyzed will receive , a copy of report of analysis n'ade with writer's opinion of ( the water. Sewage conditions around the j hke are fair, yet the outside toi- . let if used must be kept sani- ] tary- The State Board of Health ( requests all toilets to have < water tight pits, vented, disin- 1 fected often, all openings beside door screened, door provided , with spring to keep same closed and seats provided with covers. Owners must see that toilets are kept sanitary as outlined above , nr next season early orders will , he issued for their removal. > Garbage disposal must be ( handled carefully to keep down nuisances, flies and oders. Many ( persons are careless of their ( garbage wastes. These wastes , should be burned and residue | buried. Cans and other wastes must be hauled away. Nothing ( is worse than property with garbage wastes and cans exposed in he rear. Kindly see that garbage wastes are removed away from the resorts. • i The Water and Sewage Do- i nartment wishes to be of assis- , tance and assures the public it’s ( co-operation at all times in mat- ] tors of sanitation. i The Field Force of the Water nnd Sewage Department, are making a survey of Wawasee and seem pleased with general conditions as a whole. Kindly cooperate with our department to make Lake Wawasee healthful snd an ideal summer resort. The outside toilet and disposal ,f garbage seems to be the worst menace to health. The Water And Sewage Department does not recommend the open toilet, but if same must be used it must be kept sanitary as outlined on report. Effluents from septic I tanks cannot go into the lake as it pollutes the shore for swimming. Garbage must be burned J and after burning the residue | buried. Wastes and rubbish must be handled properly so as not to be a nuisance. We sincerely hope that owners will co-operate with us and help make Lake Wawagee an ideal summer resort. State Board of Health W. C. T. U. The W. C. T. U. met at the home of Mrs. Tillman Hire on Friday evening. This was "dol- ’ lar day,” and the members had ; to tell how each one earned the dollar that was given into the ' order that day. Following are ’ the new officers elected that day: President. Mrs. B. 0. Mabie; Vice- ’ President, Mrs. Floyd Hedges; 1 Secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Akers; Treasurer, Mrs. Frank Klink.

— 0 — —— ENTERTAINED AT LUNCHEON Mrs. Chas. Abel and Mrs. Eagen. of Garrett, who are occupying their cottage. Willow Grove, on the north side of the lake, entertained twenty ladies on Friday at a luncheon. Mrs. J. H. Bowser and her sister. Mrs. W. M. R. Kerwin, were invited guests. BAKE > SALE~ The Ladies Aid of the Evangelical church will have a bake sale at the Strieby seed rootr Saturday, September 22, begin ning at 10 a. m. Chicken nood les. 21-p< ENTERTAIN BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. L. A. Seider will entertah » the bridge club at her home this (Thursday) evening.

b f. kitson writes again Mr and Mrs. L. D. Jensen have received the following letter from B. F. Kitson: Denver Colo., Sept. 10. Dear Children and Grandchildren: We just returned from the most wonderful auto ride of about 50 miles I ever have had yet. A near neighbor of Turner’s took us for a ride. We first went to Denver City Park containing 1,700 acres, the most beautiful place you could ever magine in your widest dreams. I despair of ever describing it. We then went through the finest improved suburbs, all new houses for miles. No one is allowed to buy unless he puts up a fine house and improves the lot Result —a young and beautiful city finely improved. Next we went to Washington Park confining 300 acres—improved the same as the others; then we went through park after park until it seemed the entire city was urrounded by parks—which it is almost. Our railroad folder gives t something over 300 parks. The city is growing wonderful -go in any direction you please and they are building everywhere. We next turned west and crossed the railroad grounds over i bridge more than a mile long including approaches. The railroad grounds are in a valley, the bridge is on a level with the tops nf the houses and is in two sections resembling a half opened nair of shears. We went on up >nto a high knob in the foot hills running to the crest where you et a magnificent view of the surrounding farming country consisting of low rolling hills and valleys- a good long distance view of the mountains some 25 miles distant—from that point they resemble dark blue clouds is they sometimes appear, but not exactly the same as they have the shape of mountains. We turned on the knob and drove back through the city past the U. S. Mint, State Capitol, museum and other public buildings. The weather has been perfect ever since we came here—bright sunshiny warm days, cool nights —with the most wonderful air to breathe. It ever got into my lungs. I only wish I was able to move out here to live until the end of life. Living expenses, rents, etc., are very high here measured by our home standards. It is car fare everywhere. You get 14 tickets for $1.05. We want to go to the mountains this week if possible, do some shopping, then start home some time next week. BANNER MISTAKEN According to the Ljgonier Banner Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Schlotterback have moved from Syracuse to Ligonier and are “pleasantly located in the Mrs. Nettie Shobe house on Sixth street.” They are nothing of the kind! Mr. and Mrs. Schlotterback are pleasantly located at their own home in Syracuse and have no intention to locate in Ligonier. Where the Banner reporter got his information we are unable to say, but he was steered wrong. Mr. and Mrs. Schlotterback are not living a double life, hence cannot be in Ligonier and Syracuse at the same tune! This much for information of the Banner. f WILL ENTERTAIN LEAGUE The Luther League of St. John’s Lutheran Church, of Nappanee will be entertained by Rev. and Mrs. R. N. McMichael at the Lutheran parsonage next Tuesday evening.' ATTENTION W. B. A’s The W. B. A. of the Ladies of the Maccabees will have their regular meeting Friday evening, [ September 28. Every member is urgently requested to be pre- . sent. ' NOW HAVE EIGHT STORES . Hall & Felkner of Warsaw have - made arrangements to establish • another Jet White Groceteria at • Leesburg. This will make eight I in their chain of stores. • — o UNDERWENT OPERATION s _ Russel Hinderer returned homt e on Wednesday from the hospita n in Elkhart, where he recentlj h underwent an operation for ap |. pendicitis. PIANO TUNING Mr. Krimtnel, the piano tuner n is here for a few days. .Order is can be left at the Syracuse tele phone office. 21-pi I • ;

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2®, 1923.

SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL HUTES Itesns of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. The second week of school is nearly finished, and students and teachers alike feel that a good start on the year’s work has been made. Last week we were occupied chiefly in enrolling students, organizing classes, and becoming acquainted with each other and with our tasks. The enrollment, which is not far below 300, is as follows: 1A and IB —Miss Graves, 35. 2A and 2B—Miss Rapp, 32. 3A and 3B—Miss Bushong, 31. 4B and sß—Miss Bowser, 44. 6A and 6B—Miss Heyward, 21. 7B—Miss Stover, 16. BB—Mr. Gants, 23. Freshmen, 26; Sophomores, 23; Juniors, 17; Seniors, 13. While the teachers have been busy with the work of organization, the classes have not been ’.e’ ind hand. All have held class meetings and organized for the ’•ear. Following are the officers: Seniors: Hilary Bachman, President. Olean Snepp, Vice-President. William Master, Treasurer. Juniors: Monroe Kehr, President Meredith Tom, Vice-President. Janice Rapp, Treasurer. Sophomores: George Butt, President. Paul Lantis, Vice-President. Virginia Bachman, Treasurer. Freshmen: Elizabeth McClintic, President. Marion Bushong, Vice-Pres. Alden Snavely, Treasurer. The new course of study has been put into effect in the Freshman class. The most marked change is the introduction of fi’ll-time classes in Domestic Science and Manual Training for the girls and boys of this class. The eighth graders under the direction of Mr. Gants are making an effort to have their room present a good appearance. Committees will be appointed from time to time to take charge of this. Judging by the vases and baskets of flowers the first committee has not been idle. The new playground west of the old school building is being completed for use. Netting has been put up and a baseball diamond will be laid out Mr. SI a? baugh will probably conduct Athletics here until October Ist when basketball practice begins. Some new playground equipment has been purchased by the lower grades. We have received the following students from other high schools: Gerald and Harold Geiger from Silver Lake; Lena May Paugh from Leesburg, and Thelma Eiler

Railroad Taxes in Kosciusko County The total amount of taxes for 1922, payable in 1923, in Kosciusko County, is $1,208,945.72. Os this amount the railroads paid ' $224,891.04. Following is a report by townships: ; Prairie Township Penna Cos 4,656.12 Jackson Township Penna Co 1,053.04 N. Y. C. & St. L. 12,436.50 I Washington Township Penna Co 27,584.82 Turkey Creek Township Balto & Ohio 8,189.84 Van Buren Township Big Four 4,041.44 Balto. & Ohio 18,462.58 Winona Ry # 648.54 J Plain Township ..Big Four 4,108.12 Winona Ry 1,883.56 i Wayne Township Penna Co 19,543.82 Big Four 2,730.08 L Winona Ry 601.72 Warsaw Street Ry 370.24 Clay Township Big Four 2,883.88 N. Y. C. & St. L. 9,599.06 r Lake Township .Big Four 3,844.38 ‘ Franklin Township N. Y. C. & St. L. .... 5,511.78 r Winona Ry 1,828.96 ‘ Harrison Township Penna Co. 14,279.56 r N. Y. C. & St. L. 8,655.18 Winona Ry 1,655.80 Seward TownshipN. Y. C. & St. L. 7,894.60 Jefferson Township Balto. & Ohio 6,080.86 Etna Corporation ....Penna Co. 10,940.46 ® Syracuse Corporation Balto. & Ohio 6,484.40 . Milford Corporation Big Four 6,510.96 • Winona- Ry. 163.80 . Leesburg Corporation Big Four 441.76 Winona 50.82 Claypool Corporation ...Big Four 794.82 N. Y. C. & St. L. 464.54 Silver Lake Corporation Big Four 267.70 ® Mentone & Harrison Corporation.N. Y. C. & St. L. 525.42 J Winona Ry 63.64 y Mentone 4 Franklm Corp. .... .N. Y. G & St. L. 631.78 >" Etna Green Corporation Penna Co 4,694.26 Pierceton Corporation Penna Co 3,033.24 Sidney Corporation N. Y. C. & St. L. 1,603.34 Warsaw Corporation Penna Co 15580.36 Big Four 1,712.6( r, Winona Ry. 1,651.1( rs Winona Street Ry 711.14 d Total ..$224,891.fr

ROUND TABLE CLUB A most interesting meeting of the Ladies of the Round Table Club was held at the heme of Mrs. AlMean Strieby at the Wawasee Slip last Thursday afternoon. This was the first meeting :f the year. A goodly number were in attendance and the full program for this day was carried out. The members of this newly federated club are starting in on the second year of their work and if the first meeting predicts anything, it means the ladies have an ideal in view with a determination to grow and have a recognized place among other Hubs. Only time will tell just now important this club will become. The club motto is, “Nothing appears so great, that you cannot attain unto it, and nothing so low that it dare be neglected.” The flower is the water lily, found growing in the lakes around Syracuse, and colors, white, green and gold represents colors of the water lily. The club books are the combination of these colors, white, green and gold. One of the entertaining features of the afternoon was the indoor picnic supper served by the hostess. WARSAW STORE ROBBED Robbers, late Sunday night or early Monday morning, entered the Phillipson Clothing store, at Warsaw, and escaped with suits, overcoats and other merchandise estimated to be worth in the neighborhood of $3,000. The robbery was not discovered until the store was opened for business Monday morning. Officers were busy during the forenoon securing finger prints and gathering other evidence which may serve as a clue in running down the criminals. from South Whitley. We are glad to welcome these students to S. H. S. Iva Warstler of last year’s Junior class visited school last Thursday. Iva is attending New Paris High School this year. An unusually large number of the Alumni are attending college this year. Last year’s graduating class will be represented in colleges as follows: Opal Geyer and Gertrude Hoch, Teachers' College, Indianapolis; Mary Alice Kitson, Butler University; Roy Klink and Paul and Robert Riddle, Indiana University; Nelle Snrague. University of Wisconsin; Lucy Freeman, Penn Hall. Rev. Cremean conducted the chapel exercises Wednesday morning, speaking on the value of having a definite amn in life or realizing your mission. He based ‘his remarks on Mark 1: 2939. and added interesting poems to bring out the meaning. We are pleased that we are to have again these weekly visits from the ministers of the town.

OFFICERS RAID HOTEL AT MILFORD JUNCTION ■ Michael Keech, proprietor of ’ the Milford Junction hotel, is under arrest on two affidavits, charging violation of the f liquor • laws, which were filed in Kos- ■ ciusko circuit court Saturday forenoon. His bond was fixed at $2,000 by Judge L. W. Royse. The affidavits charge possession of liquor, receiving intoxicating liquor and maintaining a nuisance. of Mr. Keech followed a successful raid on Milford Junction hotel conducted between 9:30 and 11.30 o’clock Friday night by Sheriff Milo Maloy, Officers W. A. Winebrenner and Burwell, of Warsaw, and Prohibition Officer Harry Mathers. Mr. Keech was not at the hotel when the officers arrived. They were armed with a search warrant and entered the hotel to make a -earch for liquor. Eight pint '•ottles filled with red whiskey, were found hidden between the si ling of the first floor and the loor above. The officers found his liquor by locating a small rap door in the floor. Thirteen unce-bottles filled with whiskey vere found hidden in shoes, caps >nd various other places about be hotel. The officers believe l he one-ounce bottles were sold when requests were made for individual drinks. The officers say according to their information he single drink bottles were sold it 75 cents. According to the officers, the Milford Junction hotel has been ne of the most notorious places n Kosciusko county. While the •aid was in progress a number of utomobile parties from South lend, Elkhart and Goshen drove >p to the place, but soon heat , a Jasty retreat when thej r learned hat the officers were inside. o RELATIVES ENTERTAINED Mrs. Ellen Holloway entertained fifteen relatives at her home on Saturday evening. The occasion was in honor of her granddaughter, Miss Maxine Haney, of Tamva, Florida, who has been spending two weeks here with her grandmother. On Friday of this week Mrs. Hollo ' way and Miss Haney expect to leave for Tampa, where Mrs. Holloway will spend the winter ’ in the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. 0. Haney. Those present on Saturday evening to enjoy the big chicken dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Holloway and children of Mentone, Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Holloway and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Zerbe, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Holloway and daughter Eloise of this city. o MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION The ministers of Syracuse met ' Monday morning to re-organize ! the ministerial association, to i discuss questions of mutual interest and to conduct such business as was needed. Rev. -F. H. Cremean was elected chairman of the association and Rev. W. J. Dauner secretary. Regular meetings will be held every two weeks. The following ministers are. members of the Association: F. H. Cremean, R. N. McMichael, Wm. E. Eiler, S. K. Dustin and W. J. Dauner. o LECTURE ON CHINA , Rev. M. E. Ritaman, a returned ; missionary from China, gave an ; interesting lecture on China ; Tuesday evening at the Evan- ; gelical Church. He gave in de- ! tail the habits, custom and belief t of the heathen Chinamen and ( women. On account of the i rainy weather the attendance I was small, and those who were ; not there, missed a rare treat } o 5 ATTENTION O. E. S. I 1 The regular meeting of the > Order of Eastern Star will be > held Monday evening, September . 24. AlLofficers and members are j urged to be present. Worthy Matron ) 0 W. A. CLUB ! ’■ . > Mrs. O. C. Stoelting entertam1 ed the Wednesday Afternoon ) Club at her home on Wednesday 2 afternoon. I o 3 INSTALLED AIR COMPRESS 5 C. R. Hollett has just installed ’ a new S3OO air compress. You 5 can .get free service anytime you ? desire. U _o—. — —— 0 WANTED Girls at box factory. Light 4 work. W. M. Wilt 18-ts

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SOME THINGS TO THM ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees The,m on the Surface. If everyone were good, and true, and industrious, there .would be very littte of wickedness, or want, or worry, on the world. The reason, therefore, that these exist, is because men and women are not good and true and industrious. Are you? If not, you are contributing to the want, wickedness, and worry, of which you complain. Sweep your own door yard before charging others with untidiness. Why are you not good, true, and industrious? It is because you don’t know how, or incompetent to team, or don’t want to? It must be one of these, and mly one of them will be accepted as an excuse in any court and that is incompetence. Are you willing to submit as a reason for your failure to be a good and true man, that you are mentally incompetent? Do you give as an excuse for •he fai’lure of your boys to make good; that you were not competent to rear them properly, or <hat they are not competent to decide right and wrong." How about this? Has it ever occurred to you that there is a tangible reason v/hy you are not as prosperous and happy as you would like to be, or think you ought to be? The first thing for you to do is to seek out the cause, or the causes, change the conditions under which you live and labor, and strive to make them conform to the end you desire. In other words, seek to inform yourself as to the road you are on, where it leads to, and whether it is the sort of place to which you want to go. Isn’t it foolish for you to take the road leading from success instead of the one leading to it? You know sufficient of moral and social laws to enable you to get through creditably if you conform your conduct to it. You would take it as a reflection on your good sense, if not an insult to your manhood, for any one to tell you that you haven’t sense enough to live better morally, socially, and physically, than you do. The child that is impressed day by day from earliest consciousness with the right of things, and not the wrong, when grown up will ever be looking for the right of everything, leaving the wrong to itself. This brings up afresh the question: Are our schools, Sunday schools and churches affording to young and old the sort of instruction best calculated to develop them into good men and women, good citizens and parents, and Christians? “There is so much bad in the best of us. And so much good in the worst of us, That it hardly behooves any of us To talk about any of the rest of ua According to the almanac attumn begins next Sunday, and summer will be officially ushered out. There may be, now and then, a few warm days, even an occasional hot one. The dustdevils |may dance in the country reads, and the electric fans 'buzz in town, but these are merely . the expiring gasps. Summer has departed. Summer, and the soda fountains, and the motor rides, and the porch swings, the Palm Beach clothes and the picnics have passed away. “We didn t really have any summer,” weysay resentfully. But we had prob- ’ ably quite as much as was good for us. And quite as much as we ! deserved. An old timer says that roasting ears are so called not because they are boiled, but because originally they were roasted on a fire -of coai with the husks an. First i roast them, then strip the husks r and eat them. They were, he says, delicious beyond compare. We have tried this mes iod on various and sundry o casions, , and beg to report to the congre--1 gation ttuat we never were able 1 to make ago of it. Either they 1 were burned to a crisp or were raw. However, don’t let us stop you if you want to roast ’em. t The man who is true to hims self is never false to others.