The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 22, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 25 September 1924 — Page 1

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A S.HEFF PASSES TO THE GREAT BEYOND Syracuse Loses By Death One Os Its Enterprising and Respected Citizens. John S. Neff was bom in Jackson Township. Elkhart County, Ind., December 10, 1857 and departed this life at his home near the west city limits of Syracuse. Ind., September 21, 1924, aged 66 years, 9 months, and 11 days. The deceased was the sun of Abraham and Lydia Neff. The father was born in 1830 in Franklin county, Va., the mother near New Paris, Ind., in 1837. He was the second child born in a oneroom log cabin in the woods, of ; a family of four boys and one j girl. On December 10. 1881, he was! united in marriage to Marget Wyland. Soon after their marriage, they moved on their farm one mile north of the city limits of Syracuse. They lived here 30 years, and raised a family, of j three girls; Edna, who married • Artie Geyer. Ida. who married Clarence Snyder, and Lydia, who married Truman Ball. He is survived by his faithful wife, three daughters, five grandchildren. two great-grandchil-dren. three brothers, Lewis and Daniel of Syracuse, Henry of; near Goshen; and one sister, Sar- | ah Long, near Brighton. Ind. | As a lad in school he was much \ liked by his teachers. He was j very studious and always fore-t most in his class with his les-j sons abcve the average in mathematics both mentally and writ-! ten. When a boy 10 to 12 years: old he could out spell any pet-j son or speller put before him.' Being small, his teacher would j have him stand on top of the . desk at the old fashioned spelling schools. He went to high I school at New Paris. At the age of twenty, he went to college at Valparaiso. He was also one of Joe P. Dolan’s pupils. He taught | five or sn* -terms of school in < Jackson and Union townships, : Elkhart county, Ind. When about 17 years of age he i joined the Church of the Broth- i ren and continued a faithful 1 member until death. He served as an official in the church for < 24 years. At his death he was ! treasurer of the Syracuse church, h > also a member of the Turkey j Creek township Advisory Board. !< In the year 1899, Mr. Neff was j one of a company of four toll build the first independent tele- A phone toll line and one of a com- |1 pany of six to put the first tele- i phone switchboard in Syracuse. <’ He was also financially interested i in one of the first electric trans- i mission lines in northern Indiana < and also built and operated for ! five years the first ice cream factory in Syracuse. He retired from the farm to the present residence twelve years ago. • i Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Church of the Brethren. Rev. Milo Geyer of Milford officiating. Card Os Thanks To all neighbors and friends, who kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father, we wish to express our heartfelt thanks. MRS. J. S. NEFF AND CHILDREN > —-o BOURBON FAIR The Thirty-Fourth Annual Bourbon Fair will be held at Bourbon, Sept. 30. Oct. 1. 2 and 3. The Fair Association is making great preparations to make this fair the best one in its entire history. The fair commences on a Tuesday and ends on the following Friday night. * There will be new and first class attractions this year which will please both old and young. CONFERRED DEGREES The third or Master Mason degree was conferred upon W. L. Ehrhardt and J. C. Watson last Friday evening. Refreshments were served after the initiation. The first degree was also conferred upon Donald McClintic. BIRTHS A son was born on Sunday, September 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Knox Stetler. The baby weighed nine and one-half pounds and was named William Wesley.

NORTH WEBSTER BANK ROBBED I Walter Grout robbed the bank at North Webster Saturday during the noon hour of SSOO in currency. Later he was captured by • a posse of citizens near the cemetery and taken to the county jail, where he made a full confession. According to his story, he and s comnanion. Ralnh Brown, drove into North Webster in an auto- > mobile and parked it near th* bank building. It was arranged tbst Grout should rob the bank j while Brown remained in the automobile ready to dash away after the robbery. Grout insists that he entered the front door of the hank, which was nnt locked and that he rushed behind the counter, grabbed a bundle of hills and fled as he heard Albert Garber, the hanker, returning. jHe savs his pursuers made it impossible for him to reach the I waiting automobile in order to I make his escape. Grout’s story does nnt agree with that of Mr. Garber, who states that he locked both the front and back doors when he stepped from the bank for a nerjiod of not over two minutes. The I story about the waiting automobile is also ouestioned since none in North Webster saw a strange automobile parked in the town. Walter Grout, 28, claims to be from-Detroit. He had been employed in a bakery across the street from the bank building for several weeks. ' An affidavit was filed Tuesday jin circuit court by Prosecutor Morrison Rockhill against Walter Grout. The affidavit is in three counts. One count charges auto banditry and carries a penalty of from 10 to 25 years. A second count charges burglary and carries a penalty of from 2 to 14 years. The third count is for grand larceny and carries a nenalty of from 1 to 14 years. It is expected Grout will plead guilty. I - , o— — SACRED CONCERT The Trinity Lutheran choir of Ft. Wayne will give a sacred concert next Sunday evening, Sept 28, at 5:45 in the Lutheran church here. The Trinity choir is composed of about thirty well trained voices, and is one of the best church choirs in Indiana. The opportunity to hear this choir affords an unusual musical treat for the people of Syracuse and vicinity. The choir members will motor out from Ft. Wayne Sunday afternoon and will enjoy a picnic somewhere around the lake. They will appear for their concert in the vestments which they wear in the big Trinity church at Ft. Wayne. A special effort has been made to arrange this service so it would not conflict with any other church service in Syracuse Sunday evening. o SEE THIS CRAFT Something very new and unusual in the boat line is on display at the Wawasee Slip. It is made of cypress and Phillipine mahogany in natural finish, to be used as a rowboat or with an outboard motor. Those people who will be inconvenienced while the lake road is being paved next summer, and are contemplating the purchase of an outboard motor should see this craft. COUNTY FAIR The annual Kosciusko county free !hir at Warsaw began Tuesday. The concessions and shows outnumber those of former years. A number of free street acts are given daily. The fair will close Saturday night. <v - BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Jacob Kern entertained sixteen little girl friends on Wednesday. Sept. 17, at a birthdav party for her daughter. Katherine Louise. The occasion was her ninth birthday. GROCERIES The A. & F. store has an ad in this issue offering many items at . a reduced price on Saturday, i Sept. 27. * o CHRISTMAS CARDS Our sample line of Christmas cards has arrived. Make your selection early. , — I. . 1 1 The fall season was officially ushered in last Sunday. £ept. 21.

Syracuse’s Slogans “A Welcoming Town WitH a BecKoning Lake.”

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1924.

j BIRTHDAY SURPRISE > I * Mrs. Jane Kern was very t pleasantly reminded of her birth- . iday last Sunday when thirty-six . i relatives came with well-filled f I baskets to help 'her celebrate. It . was a complete surprise to her . and was really a family reunion, 1 as all but two of the Fackler family were present. 1 Those present were: Mr. and , Mrs. Charles Fackler and chil- .| dren of Battle Creek. Mich., Mrl »|and Mrs. Edward Lindsay, Mr. |! and Mrs. Mark Russell of Lake- : ton, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Garfield . i Vorhis of Elkhart, Ind., Mrs. Mary E. Hamman of N. Baltii more, 0., William Fackler and ■ children of Syracuse, Mr. and i Mrs. Forest Kern and children of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Davidson of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kern and children and Mr. and Mrs. Burton Howe of Syracuse. After the dinner hour the family were entertained by the three small daughters of Mr. and .Mrs. Chas. Fackler. They are accomplished pianists and violinists. Everyone present had a very enjoyable time and upon departing wished Mrs. Kern many more suda pleasant birthdays. o OBITCARY Mrs. Sadie PoppenfodSe of ’Cromwell, wife of Rudolph Poppenfoose, died at her home there late Sati > day night after a lingering illness with cancer. The' immediate cause of her death, however, was paralysis. Sadie Jane Miller was born near Syracuse, February 25, 1861, and at the time of her death was aged 63 years, 6 months, and 26 days. She was married twice previously, a daughter by one of these marriages preceding her in death. She was united in marriage with Rudolph Poppenfoose of Cromwell about twenty years ago. She is survived by the husband, a number of brothers and sisters, and a step-daughter, Mrs. John McClintic of Syracuse. Early in life she became a member of the Progressive Brethren church. The funeral services were held • at the late home Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with Rev. R. N. McMichael of Syracuse officiating. Interment was made in Sparta cemetery east of Cromwell. CORNS REUNION —■ i The Corns families met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Corns, Elkhart, last Sunday, the occasio® being the birthday of N. B. and J. E. Corns. TJje oldest person present was Mrs. Cynthia Lords, 83, of Benton, and the youngest Ronald I. Rookstool, 11 months. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Corns, Mr. and Mrs. L- E. Corns and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. (/Hearn and family, Mr. ind Mrs. Ern Rookstool, Mr. and Mrs. Ern Templar and family, Mrs. Anna Canen and Wm. Corns of Elkhart; Mr. and Mrs. Ham' Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Showalter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thurl Miller and family of Godien; Mrs. Cynthia Lords and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Musser of Benton; S. Hark less of Syracuse. STRUCK BY AN AUTOMOBILE Harry Traster, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Traster, of Milford, was struck and knocked down by an automobile at 9 a. m. Tuesday as he was crossing Main street at the library’ in company with Betty Ehmman. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ehmman. Residents of Huntington were in the machine. The front wheels knocked the Traster child down, while the rear wheels passed over his body. He suffered several bruises about the shoulders, head and face. Mrs. Traster was unaware that . the child had wandered away t from home in company with the neighbors child. ~'o - - | > RUMMAGE SALE t The ladies of the Wednesday : Afternoon Club will hold their annual rummage sale the afternoons of October 9 and 10, at Strieby’s Seed Room. The sale will consist of all kinds of wearing apparel for men, j women and children. 22-23. o BLACKBERRIES Monday morning Mrs. John Byland. Sr., brought us some ripe f blackberries, something unusual . for this time of year.

THE WAYSIDE CHATTER • The father refused to hunt for , the boy> In the meantime Bright had joined the army and in a few days he was put out on picket guard. One night he got mixed up with the Yankee pickets and somehow they got between him and his headquarters. A few guns were fired. While Bright was running for dear life, he fell 1 into a pit about eight feet deep. It was dark and Bright could not get ovt. He called for help and the Yankees went to him and helped him out. Seeing he was a mere boy they did not care to put him in prison but told him |to go home. They asked him if they would let him .go would he go home and he promised to go. Bright hit the road only in the high spaces, traveling the balance of the night, all the next day and the next night until three o’clock in the morning, traveling about one hundred miles. When he got home he went around to his room, raised the window, climbed in with an emptv stomach, weary limbs and iblistered feet. He lay down on one of mother’s big feather beds with downy pillows and soon fell asleep. About ten o’clock in the morning, one of the sisters went into Bright’s room and found him sleeping. She went back and told her mother and other sisters. They came in. helped him out of 1 bed, bathed his weary limbs and blistered feet. This cured Bright of wanting to go to the Civil war. The North had twice as manv men to draw on as the South, although unprepared for war. The North had ore mines and iron mills, foundries, machine shops, factories of all kind.s and could make every thing it needed from a battery to a blanket. It also had command of the sea and could and did shut up the Southern ports from help from abroad. The had the advantage over the North of being prepared for war, being in possession of large amounts of arms and amnnition. With the exception of General Scott and a few others it had the majority of th® best known officers in the regular army. It could send all its fighting men to the front while keeping several million slaves at work raising food. It also hada great advantage of being able to fight on its own soil. It is said, “A dog fights best in his own master’s yard.” The summer of 1861 the union forces numbered about 180,000 and under the direction of General Scott, they were mainly in Eastern Virginia, extended along the east banks of the Potomac river from Harper’s Ferry to the mouth of the river, then south to fortress Monroe. The Confederate army numbered 150,000. They were under General Beuregard. The Confederate army held the country south of the Union army and Richmond, Virginia, was its fortified center. L. A. NEFF * -■ 0 • OLD BASS HORN ON DISPLAY In the Boyer Music Store at Elkhart there is on display an old bass horn, which was carried through the Civil war by Ed. Miles of Syracuse. The instrument is now owned by M. M. Snavely of Goshen. Snavely of Elkhart. The Conn factory at Elkhart has just completed the largest playable horn in the world, a BB sousaphone with a bell 91 feet in circumference. The engravings on the horn depict the history of the Conn factory from its founding in 1874 until the present time. The horn cost $3,000 to construct. o LAKE COTTAGES ROBBED Thieves last week entered the Dunn and Adams cottages on the south shore of Lake .Wawasee taking articles of clothing and other personal possessions. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Frazer, of Warsaw, who have been occupying the Dunn cottage lost several suits and dresses. UNIVERSAL STOVE SHOW - Osborn & Son have arranged for a Universal stove show to be held October 4. A china set will ■ be given free under conditions explained in the ad which appears elsewhere. 4 ——(J— • NOTICE TO PYTHIAN SISTERS s A regular meeting of Loyal I Temple will be held Friday evening, Sept. 26.

INDIANA’S OIL INDUSTRY • Indiana produced 1,043,000 barrels of oil last year, of which I 793,000 barrels came from the r pools in the southwestern part ; of the state. Some of the most [ recently discovered producing [ areas in Indiana are in the south i western counties, and it is large- ’ ly through the efforts of the op- ; erators in these fields that the [ total production of the state has . been maintained at a level above ; a million barrels annually in re- [ * cent years, according to W. N. [ Logan, state geologist, who is ; author of a report on the geolog- • ical conditions of the ojl fields i of southwestern Indiana, just ‘ published by the state conservai tion department. While occupied chiefly in the study of the coal resources of the state during the last three years, a portion of the time of the field force of the division of geology was devoted to problems connected with the oil industry, and the report is based on data obtained at that time. It was prepared, according to Dr. Logan, to aid the oil industry in the development of known petroliferous areas and to present facts which may be helpful in the development of possible unknown areas. Geological information is given on Pike, Gibson, Martin and Knox counties. Complete well logs and local maps of the various producing pools are included. Nine different oil bearing formations are found in the area and the report describes-each of them and indicates where they are encountered. The lowest formations penetrated by the drill in the area are of Mississippian age, but several oil bearing formations are found in the rocks of the Pennsylvanian age, which are above those of the Mississippian. Outcrops of coal beds, coal records and well logs have been used extensively in compiling the report, which is now ready for distribution. “Oil and coal operators, drillers and landowners of the region will find the records in the report helpful,” Dr. Logan says. “The detailed stratigraphy of the area is presented in better form than in any preceding report, as the formations are indicated in the logs. This data should be of great importance to well drillers because it will enable them to determine the geological horizon in which, they are drilling.” o ENROLLMENT AT I. U. Bloomington, Ind., Sept. 22.— Registration at Indiana University for the fall semester has reached a mark of more than 3,000 and with stragglers arriving every day the enrollment is expected to increase slightly. Os the total enrollment, 1955 are old students, including those who were not in attendance last year but were sudents in the iversity at some previous time. The remaining 1147 are new matriculants, although a large number have attended other colleges and universities. While the male students increased their number, coeds enrollment was slightly lower than last year. Less than 1400 women have registered wftile nearly 1750 men have entered. o CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY Relatives and friends to the number of forty-two went to the home of Allen Ruple in the country Sunday, Sept. 21, and helped him celeforate his eightieth birthday anniversary. The day was ! enjoyed by all. A big picnic dinner was served, to which all did ample justice. —o . FINGER NEARLY SEVERED The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong got the third finger of his left hand • caught between the door last s Monday, nearly severing the fin- - ger at the first joint. The little I fellow was taken to the office of • Dr. C. R. Hoy, who closed the f wound with several stitches. It ■ is thought the finger can be I saved. —o NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC . Beginning October 3 our places • of business will be closed every ' Friday evening at 6 o’clock un- ‘ til further notice: 5 SEIDER & BURGENER JET WHITE A. & P. STORE J. E. GRIEGER » o — 1 Our advise to citizens is to be . very careful as to what you want. You might get it

11 ‘ . 1 "■ - WILD RICE PLANTED IN INDIANA MARSHES Wild waterfowl will make regular stopovers at Hoosier lakes and marshes on future southward flights prior to winter, and this form of public shooting should, in a few years be greatly improved, if a plan being tried by the state conservation department proves all it is hoped for. The fish and game division has just sent a. quantity of wild rice seed to thirty fish and game clubs to be planted in pufolic waters, and as it is known that wild waterfowl linger around such feeding grounds, conservation officials are optimistic in that once a stand of wild rice is obtained, Indiana again will be popular with ducks and geese and hunters of these game birds will profit. George N. Mannfeld, division superintendent, says he purchased 800 pounds of seed from Wisconsin and has distributed it on applications to thirty fish and game protective associations, which agreed to sow it in marshes and along waters of sufficient size to attract waterfowl. As the seed is rather expensive and the division provides it free, it is important that it be planted in the most advantageous places. Ducks and geese in their migrations southward in the fall often tarry for weeks in localities providing food and shelter, but shun the open, barren waters. With the presence of wild rice, a favorite food, Indiana should attract many thousands of these birds. Prior to extensive drainage and land reclamation projects this state had large areas of feeding grounds for waterfowl MannfelcL says, and the object now is to restore some of these, and if possible bring these game birds back. > Particularly is this true of such species as mallards, teals, pintails, black ducks and Canada geese, all gs which are fond of the rice and in addition to enjoying it as food, look favorably on rice fields for shelter and sanctuary. Scientifically known as Ziznia Aquatica, wild rice is one of the most handsome of our native grasses. It grows in water from one Jo four feet deep, and once it gets a start is hardy and prolific. Most of the seed so far hasl been sent to northern and northwestern Indiana counties, known as the lake and marsh regions. “AMERICA” AT GOSHEN D. W. Griffith’s “America” will have a three days run at the Jefferson Theatre, Goshen, beginning Monday, Sept. 29. The story of the sacrifice made by our forefathers during the Revolution is romantic, inspiring and thrilling beyond description. Through this story is interwoven a beautiful romance. It is also absolutely correct historically. See the beginnings and causes that made necessary a great sacrifice! See the gorgeous scenes in the Court of King George HI. See the old house of Burgesses in Virginia, where sat Washington, Patrick Henry and Jefferson, the founders of our Republic. See the magnificent ride of' Paul Revere, said by the New York Herald to be the most thrilling ever filmed! See the gathering of the American patriots at Lexington and Concord. 77 Americans standing against 800 British Regulars at Lexington. See the magnificent Valley Forge! See the surrender of Cornwallis, and the inauguration of the first President of the United See the assault on Fort Sacrifice and the rescue of the Americans by Washington’s favorite unit, the “Liberty or Death” brigade of Morgan’s Rifles. 0 STOLEN FORD RETURNED The Ford coupe which was stolen from Rev. R. N. McMichael some weeks ago has been returned to him, apparently little worse off for its experiences out in the wide cruel world. The car was returned in excellent repair, all parts which were stripped having been replaced with new parts by the insurance company. o WINDOW BROKEN Wednesday evening boys indulged in the pastime of throwing stones across the street from the Oakland Theatre, resulting > in the cracking of the big plate i glass window in Hoch’s drug store.

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lifSGSii ; HUNK ABOUT ’ Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. All Dad Does Is IH- , There was a movement a whPe back to establish a ddy for dad. j Father was going to have one day of respect tribute along ’ with mother. But dad is s'ti?h an easy-going unromaptic 1 that even the holiday niM’/’cs couldn’t get up much enthusiasm. And when a holiday maniac ge + s discouraged it must be a dreary topic indeed, for the mania: delights in nothing so much as in injecting a half dozen more holidays into an already overburdened calendar. With the returning of t’ o legions to school we feel dad should get a few words of sympathy. Teacher and mother and pupil all have their kind wo r d&, but dad pets nothing; a’l he- does is dig. And how the poor mam has to dig this fall! The children have to be dressed decently; they have to he equipped with books and tools and charts and maps, and the hundred and one expensive incidentals that modern manual and technical training demand. Shoes for a family of four will take a week’s pay cheek of the average laborer. School books change faster than do the styles. A simple little dress for the oldest girl costs more f an father’s suit did. a few years back. And the knee pants suits of Eddie, suits that get shabby and tattered and patched se quickly, eat up dollars like waffles do butter. How to afford enough fro h milk and butter and meat w growing children is something else again; And as to rents — they’re impossible. So dad digs and digs, and stands off pie butcher, and keeps the doctor and dentist waiting; and gets a shabbier and mere frayed around the edges every month, and keeps scratching; t hoping that sometime, somehow, he will dig out to daylight and breathe a contented breath. Poor dad! Mother has her troubles but she has also her biographers and hes chroniclers, hut dad, who is beneath the entire load, and who just barely stumbles through, gets nothing but bills. Cheer up, did; you’re manufacturing citizens and a free nation. • A law ought to be a law to all alike. No cne citizen has more right than any other to select what he will obey and what he . will not obey. The citizen who fails to obey the laws is not a good citizen, and an officer who has taken an oath to enforce the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city, town or vill'-ge, should see that the law is enforced. If that were done there would be fewer law violations. A woman writer says divorce . leaves a man free to make a fool of himself and leaves a woman free to marry again. We’re not exactly cynical, but we can’t help asking what the difference is? One- gallon of water at the bottom of a fire will do more good than ten gallons at the top. This principle holds good also in the extirpation of evil. An expert says that beys are ten per cent better at arithmetic than girls. When they get married they~have to be. If you intend to do a mean thing, wait’till tomorrow; if you are to do a noble thing, do it how. A few people want to do some- ’ thing for you, but the most of ■ them had rather do you for some- ’ thing.. ! Automobiles seem to make life i faster for some people and short- • er for others. 5 The easiest thing to find, is “fault”' The hardest thing to keep, is “still.” Why does a loafer always both- - era man when he is bu§y. 1 It costs less to “keep well” f than it does to “get well.” X / j -ueo inq ‘ami „’Avp v nt auop aq ;uvo SuiqpOoAa,,