The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 42, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 February 1925 — Page 1

VOLUME XVII.

SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest ('oacerning Oar High School Writtea for The Syracuse Journal. Members of the senior class have taken part in a small contest conducted by the Springfield Illinois Watch Company. Each 1 contestor is to write a short es- J say on Abraham Lincoln. The ; winner will be awarded a bronze | medal which has been on display in Thornburg’s window. This contest is being held for the sen: rs in different high schools. The medal will be awarded on the twelfth of this month, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Mr. Lakra, a native Hindu, who has been spending eighteen months in America preparing t? return to India at a missionary, visited High School Monday morning. He gave an extremely interesting talk on the dress. • manners, customs and language of India. In closing he sang a song in the Hindu language. Last week Leon Connolly was elected delegate to attend the convention at Warsaw for the purpose of electing a representative from Kosciusko county to the Junior Legislature at Indianapolis. The student body of the high school has instructed Mr. '.Connolly to cast his vote for Paul Lantis. Monday morning every pupil started with 100% in deportment. It depends on the attitude in school and toward work and on attendance how long each one will be able to keep his 100%. The monthly exams were held lart Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday the report cards were given out. There are still a number of pupils absent because of illness but the attendance has been increasing rapidly. Fire drill was held one day last week. \ o ENJOYED SOCIAL SESSION The Woman's Missionary Society of the Lutheran church enjoyed a very pleasant study hour and social session last Wednesday evening at the Hoch home. Mrs. Roy Riddle had charge of the missionary topic which was presented with unusual interest and attractiveness. After the discussion, the hostess committee. Misses Louise Snobarger, Helen’ Leacock and Mrs. McMichael appeared in Chinese costumes. and presented a real Chinese entertainment. The house was decorated in Chinese fashion and games and contests of the Chinese people featured the evening's entertainment. Dainty refreshments strictly a la Chinese were served. There were twen-ty-four members and guests who enjoyed this very pleasant affair. . o : BIRTHDAY SURPRISE What might have been otherwise a very quiet observance of her seventy-fifth birthday anniversary, was turned into a rather noisy celebration for Mrs. D. H. Brunjes when about thirty of her friends from the. Lutheran church and Sunday School very successfully executed a surprise on her at the home of John Brunjes in Syracuse Tuesday evening. The guests all brought well filled baskets, and the birthday feast was a real one. And after that had been properly disposed of the remainder of the evening was enjoyed in games. —- o ■ PUBLIC SALES Josiah Garber, residing 2 miles? • northwest of North Webster and 7 miles south of Syracuse, will sell on Tuesday. February 17, horses, cows. hogs, farm implements, hay, grain and numerous other articles to the highest bidd|er. On Thursday, February 1, Guy McDowell will sell on the Tom Hapner place, about half mile north of Syracuse, horses, cattle, hogs, sheep. chickens, hay, grain and farm implements. BAKE SALE The Evangelical Ladies’ Aid will have a sale of baked goods at Hollett’s Garage, Saturday February 14, beginning at 10 o’clock 42-11

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SMALL FRUIT POINTS GIVEN BY PURDUE |■. — ■ LaFayette. Ind.. Feb. 7.— {Strawberries, raspberries and i blackberries are given few thoughts these cold days of-win-der, but this is the time when the farmer and the city family with limited ground facilities should be thinking about preparing. plots for them, according to C. L. Burkholder, of the Purdue University Agricultural Extension department. Work must be | done soon if one is to enjoy these excellent garden products next I summer. * Strawberries, according |to the Purdue man. thrive well in a wide, variety of soils, but I best in ground that has received a heavy annlication of barnyard manure. 150 to 200 plants are sufficient for the "average family, and can be depended upon to give from 100 to 150 quarts. Among the varieties of strawberries recommended are Senator Dunlap. Aroma and Gibson. Purdue bulletin 200 on strawberries will be sent to anyone free upon request. It contains many important and helpful suggestions for the strawberry growers. Thirty to 50 plants of raspberries or blackberries is usually sufficient for home use. The Cumberland and Plum Fanner are favorite varieties in Indiana, while the Eldorado is als~ grown considerably. One important caution in planting black raspberries is to remove all of the old stem attached to the crown of the young plant It prevents disease from attacking the plant. It is also important to plant the tip of the crown about five inches below the ground. Raspberries and Blackberries require much cultivation, especially the first season, if they are to be successful. Application of a heavy straw mulch after the first season has proved very sue- < cessful. This can he done anytime during the winter months. , Purdue Bulletion 201 :n raspberries and blackberries will prove helpful to raisers of these two fruits. It will be sent free upon request.

THE DIVORCE MILL

Fridav was divorce day in the Circuit Court. Eight tfor. ten matrimonial wrecks were brought to the attention of Judge Royse either for trial or default. The reasons for this were that it has been about two weeks since adjournment of the last term of court and the docket for this February term is full for the whole month for trials, otherwise the Court generally takes Fridays for divorce hearings. For the above reasons this particular Friday was the only day available for six weeks and therefore the divorce work for that period of time was crowded into that on? day.

Some of the cases brought to the court’s attention are given below: Pauline Kineaide who through the prosecutor’s office brought action for cruelty against Arden Kincaide. whn io represented by Attorney Loehr. In Rums v«. Burns for desertion for two years, the plaintiff said her husband lived with her two weeks called her a dumb-bell and just got up and left and did not come back. She got back her maiden name. Ethel Godfrey. In Maude Hoppus v.n Homer Hoppus, the defendant was defaulted. The case of Blanche Goehler vs. Glen Goehler was not tried because of the question of the plaintiff’s residence. Also Grace Shelemadine of Packerton is asking a divorce from J. Shelemadine for beating her. He just paid a fine d $19.90 ih Justice Cain’s court for striking his wife. Rae Knox was granted a divorce from George E. Knox, and custody of the children and $5 per week for their sunnort. Russell Smith was defaulted in the case where Mary Irene Smith asks for a divorce and alimony. The one contested divorce trial was that of Floyd MaKifiney. of near Sidnev, represented by his attorney, William Gray Loehr, against Mabie McKinnev with the prosecutor. A good home was secured for their one vear old child but final decree will be held up for five months because of the statements of the mother. RECEIVED RANK GF KNIGHT The focal Knights of Pythias conferred the Rank of Knight on Delos Weaver and Merritt Bushong at the regular meeting last Thursday evening. o Advertise in the Journal

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925.

SYRACUSE HIGH VICTORS IN THREE GAMES

Syracuse High Schoo! boys’ basketball teams turned in three victories in as many starts at the local gymnasium last week end. The first team won two games. While the second team was carving out a neat win over Attfcod. In the game Friday Syracuse took the measure of the Silver Lake quintet by the score of 44 to 2, a fray in which the local guards’ had an easy hour of basketballing. The Syracuse High School girls and the local teachers, in the Friday preliminary tilt, toiled to a 1 to 1 draw, with both teams registering numerous misses. A free throw accounted for each of the stores. Saturday night Atwood journeyed over to engage the first and second teams in two tilts, which were both won by the local teams. In the game between the second teams. Syracuse turned in a clean-cut. victory by the score of 12 to 8, in a game of thrills from start to finish. The game between the first teams turned out to be a runaway for the local team who basketed out a 44 to 18 win in a very listless affair. Syracuse first and second teams will go to Cromwell on Friday evening, February 13 for two games with the Cromwell fives.

COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS

The Syracuse Commercial Club met Wednesday last week after the noonday luncheon at the Sign of. the Kettle and mucjj interest was manifested. The usual business was transacted and three new members taken in. The matter of an additional State Normal' School at Winona was discussed and every member favored the plan that the state 'purchase the property located at Winona, inasmuch as the property was offered free to the state. A committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions expressing the sentiment of the organization. The resolution covering two type written pages was sent to Indianapolis Saturday. Warsaw is also very active in this matter and has sent a committee to Indianapolis to assist in the program of education through which it is hoped to convince the legislature that another state normal is needed and that Winona is the proper place for its location. —__ o_ TO INSTALL PIPE ORGAN At the morning service last Sunday Rev. F. H. Cremean made the announcement that the Methodist church was soon to have a pipe org”n. He stated that the organ was given by S. L. Ketring of this city, and would be installed in time for the Easter services on Sunday. April 12. Mr. Ketring. who is sending the winter in Biloxi, Miss., has given the pipe organ to the church as a memorial to his wife, now' deceased, and which will be dedicated on her birthday in June. —— o—- —- (T*T HIS RIGHT LEG Dan Mishler is confined to his home with a very sore and painful leg. A few days ago he was chopping wood in the timber and cut a gash in the kneecap of his right leg. He finished out the day at his work before having anything done to the wound and as a consequence is confined to this home as the limb is causing turn quite a lot of suffering. ——— FIND SKELETON AT BENTON A skeleton, which is believed to have been buried in 1913, was uncovered at Benton last week by workmen who are engaged in erecting a barn for the Interstate Public Service Company. The bones were badly decomposed and several large ones are missing. An old musket, also thought to be a relic of 1813, was found in the Elkhart river where it flows past Benton. O l NDERWENT OPERATION Mrs. Elizabeth Walerius underwent a major operation at the Goshen hospital Wednesday morning. Dr. Phillip Bowser performed the operation, which was a success, and according to reports the patient la getting along nicely. SOLP°SALE Saturday morning, February 14, at Greiger’s store—noodle and vegetable. Bring containers. Lutheran Aid Society. 42-pd

Abraham Lincoln Born on the 12th day of February 1809. in Hardin county, Kentucky, cf poor struggling parents, Abraham Lincoln has taken his place among the world’s immortals and few are the corners of the earth where ! hi-i birthday is not known and Celebrated. f The life history of Lincoln has filled thousands of volumes and its general features are familiar, or should be. with every American citizen, and every boy and girl. Lincoln was a man of the common people. He derived most of his goodness and greatness from his mother-to whose memory he was devoted. He rose out of the wilderness pf the continent like a giant its elemental rock and soil and time. He put his shoulder under the most stupenduous burden this country has ever called upon one of its sons to bear, and the masterful ability and patience and wisdom with which he carried that burden to the summit of a victory which became the altar of his sacrifice, is a story that age=f will tell. He was elected president of the United States on November 6< 1860, and on January 1, 1863, issued his famous proclamation of emancipation, and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolisjhing slavery in the United States, was adopted two years later. Mr. Lincoln was reelected November 8. 1864. His second inaugural address is the briefest of all our presidential addresses, but it has no equal in lofty eloquence and austere morality. The infinite tragedy of his life was that, after leading the people to the border of the promised land of a restored union he was not permitted to enter in. On the evening of April 14, 1865, he was assassinated while attending a theatre and peacefully passed away the next day. He was buried amid the mourning of t the whole nation near Springfield/111., where an oppropriate monument marks his last resting place. We live under his shadow today. The touch of his immortal hand -is upon tos. and we ttatpk God that he gave us this man of faith and prayer and wisdom at a time when the nation was in ; deepest distress. MARRIED Friends here have received announcement of the marriage of James W. Brady at Fillmore, California, recently. The bride, whose name was not given in the letter, was a teacher in the public schools of that city. Mr. Brady grew to manhood in Syracuse. where he will be remembered by many as a young man of exceptional intellectual ability and sterling character. Since going to California a few years ago he has held a responsible position as manager of a bank at Piru, pear Fillmore, California, but the newly married couple will reside in the latter place. His many friends in Syracuse and vicinity join in wishing for him and his bride a long life of happiness and prosperity. o . BIRTHS ~ « A son was born on Sunday, February 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mick at Goshen. Mrs. Mick, was formerly Miss Lorain Richhart of this city. Her mother, Mra Ernest Richhart, has been in Goshen this week caring for her daughter and grandson. —o •— LYRICS OF LIFE If you can't be a pine on the top of t£e hill Be a scrub In the vallejf—but be The best little scrub by the side of the rill. Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.* If you can’t be a bush be a bit of the Doing something for somebody's sake. , . If you cant’ be a muskie then Just be a basa. . But the liveliest bass in the lake. We can’t all be captains, some have to be the crew, There's something for all of us hern. / There's big work and little for people to da And the task we must do is the near. If you cant be the highway then just " be a treil. If you can’t be the sun be a star. For it isn’t by slie that you win or you fail— Be the best of whatever you are! —Douglas Malloch.

PETROLEUM PRODUCTION IN INDIANA

Indiana produced approximately 940,000 barrels of petroleum during 1924. This is a decrease of slightly more than 100,000 barrels compared with the production of 1,041,000 barrels in 1923, according to records in the office of Dr. W. N. Logan, state geologist for the state conservation department. Os this production, says Dr. Logan, the fields in southwestern Indiana, particularly in Pike and Gibson counties, produced nearly two-thirds of the total amount, or about 670,000 barrels. Practically all the remainder, or about 270,000 barrels came from wells in the old Trenton field in the northwestern part of the state, chiefly in Jay and neighboring counties. The Hotmier pool in southern Jay county and the northern part of Randolph county, continues to be the most active territory in northwestern Indiana. During April, May and July the production was highest in the year, there being 88,000 barrels produced during each of these months. In April 27,000 barrels were produced in the northwestern part of the state, and during both May and July 62,000 barrels were produced in southwestern Indiana.

DESCRIBED HINDU LIFE

A large congregation gathered at the Lutheran church Sunday afternoon to hear Rev. Joel Lakra. a native Hindu, describe the life, customsi and religions of India. Altho having been in America for only eighteen months, Rev. Lakra spoke excellent English, and was quite easily understood. His address proved to be very interesting and instructive. Rev. Lakra spoke to the high school students at Ligonier, Cromwell and Syracuse Monday morning before returning to Chicago. While here Rev. Mr. Lakra jtfas the guest of Rev. and Mrs. R. N. McMichael at the Lutheran parsonage. o H. S. CHAPEL SERVICES The Ministerial Association arranged the following schedule for the Wednesday morning chapel services at the High School: February 11.—Rev. R. N. McMichael, February 18. —Rev. W. L. Eiler. February %>. —Rev. F. H. Cremean. March 4.—Rev. W. J. Dauner. March 11.—Rev. Floyd Hedges, March 18.—Rev. R. N. McMichael, March 25.—Rev. W. L. Eiler, April I.—Rev. F. H. Cremean, April 8. —Rev. W. J. Dauner, April 15. —Rev. Floyd Hedges, April 22.— R. N. McMichael, April 29.—Rev. W. L. Eiler. fi. REAL ESTATE CHANGES Jim Juday has purchased the Frank Bushong residence on Lake street, where he will move soon and make his future home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bushong have bought the Mrs. John Neff house and three acres of ground west of town. They will move onto the new place soon and reside there in the future. Mrs. John Neff recently pur'chasfcd the Mrs. Allen Wright residence on West Main street and will move into the newly acquired residence this spring. The house is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rapp. o ' FARMERS OPPOSE MEASURE Farmers are strongly opposed to a senate bill which would forbid fishing through the ice in the winter, according to Forrest Knepper, Kosciusko County representative, who is leading a fight against the bill Farmers say winter is their best time for fishing since farm work prevents them from enjoying the sport in the summer. A. bill backed by the Izaak Walton league, placing a closed season on fishing from March 1 to June 1, would be substituted. o SOLD SOFT DRINK PARLOR Lawrence Juday has sold his soft drink parlor to Dave Bentz of South Bend, who has taken possession. ’ o J. M. SCHAFFER Chiropractor will be at the Amanda Darr residence, corner Harrison .and Henry streets, Tuesday and Friday of each week. Hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. 31-ts

TON LITTER ENTRIES HAVE UNTIL MARCH 1

Enrollment in the Hoosier Ton Litter Club closes March 1 this year ir stead of February 15, according. to James R. Wiley of Purdue University, State Leader of the club. * ‘Every year lots of folks are, disappointed because they put off enrolling until after the closing date,” said Mr. Wiley. ‘Then they want to enroll and find out they can’t. Folks should enroll .it once if they want to be in the 1925 Ton Litter Club.”

A good enrollment seems assured; In Noble county 12 townships are enrolling members. It’s the ambition of the leaders to make Noble county the leading county in ton., litter work in the state this year. Wells county took state honors in the 1924 Ton Litter Club. A fund of SIOO.OO. put uo by the Studabaker Bank greatly stimulated the work. Howard county is another one that is going in for ton litter work. The Chamber of Commerce has put up SIOO.OO to be used in prizes in the county. In Grant County the Vocational School at Sweetzer has challenged the Vocational School at Swayzee thust “We can produce more ton litters this year than your school.” The Swayzee school doesn’t, believe they can. The prize is a banquet next fall.

Ton Litter work in Indiana has been popula*r during the last three years. It promises to be even more popular this year, in spite of the fact that feed- is scarce and high. Folks h e learned that the way to cut down the cost of raising hogs is to raise every pig possible. Fewer snws will farrow on Indiana farms this spring than last vear, which’ means that there will be fewer spring pigs to eat up next year’s corn crop. “Pigs will be pigs” st>me of these days.

FOWL DISEASE BILL PASSED

The Indiana Legislature last week passed a bill appropriating $50,000 to the Indiana livestock sanitary board to be used in a fight against the European fowls disease. The vote in the senate was 42 to 0 and in the house 94 to 1, Representative Johnson of Barthulomew count y,.- voted against the measure. The bill was sent to Governor Jackson, who requested its introduction following discovery late yesterday of the disease in nine central and eastern Indiana counties. The disease, first found in America this winter, threatens the entire poultry industry of the state, valued at $50,000,000, according' to Dr. R. C. Julian, state veterinarian. The bill authorizes the livestock sanitary board to promulgate rules and regulations to check or eradicate the disease among fowls by establishing quarantines and other regulations. Under the bill violators of rules established by the livestock snnitary board would be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction would be fined from $25 to S3OO to which might be added imprisionment not to exceed sixty daj’s. * TAe money would be available immediately under terms of the bill. The measure would continue in effect until the purpose of it shall have been accomplished. o -■ FARMERS INSTITUTE The Turkey Creek Township Farmers Institute will be held at the Oakland Theatre on Saturday, February 14, forenoon and afternoon. The following program has been prepared: 10 a.m. Music. Moving picture, “The Homestead." • 10:30 a.m. Subject, “General Farrr ing,” by Mr. Johns of Chicago. Discussion led by County Agent T. A. Parker and Chas. Jackron, County Agent of Elkhart County. Appointment of committees. 1:30 p.m. Report of commit1:45 p.m. Subject, “Better Dairying," by J. B. Cunningham, of Goshen. 2:30 p.m. Moving picture, “Out of the Shadows.” o ASKS FOR RATE INCREASE The Public Service Telephone Co., Leesburg, operating exchanges at Cromwell, Leesburg and North Webster, filed a petition in Indianapolis with the public service commission for a 25 cent increase in monthly charges to rural subscribers and to issue $12,000 in 7 percent boncls to repair losses suffered during the wind and sleet storm of lest December 18.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT « ’ Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them oa the Surface. ‘

The Language of Flowers Say it* with flowers —they speak a varied language, and one that is understood by the babe in arms as well as the aged traveler nearing the end of his journey. The baby 'fingers clutch them for their bright colors, and the trembling hands of Old Age hold them tenderly for their memories—memories that they have been cherishing since their earliest childhood, for no life, however, barren, but has some happy remembrances associated with flowers—no matter how or when, they are forever entangled with the memory of happy days. Any occasion of rejoicing at once suggests flowers, and if they are lacking, some of the joy of the event is mi&ed. Their beauty and fragrance tell our messages of love in words that we do not have in our vocabularies. Why, then, when flowers play such a large part of our lives, should they be lacking when we take the last long journey? The request, “Please do not send flowers,” is unfsdr to the living and to the dead—to the living in that they are prevented from expressing their sympathy in the most beautiful wav, and to the dead in that their loved ones are denied the solace of earth’s most lovely gift to man. One often hears thisi statement: “I want my flowers while I am alive and can appreciate them”—and so we do —we need them all through the journey of life, to soothe our sorrows and increase pur joys, and because of the fact that we need them make death seem more like life—to make the last sad rites a little less sad. Let us tend flowers to the living—to the sick, to the unhappy and the happy, but, most of all, 1 let us surround oursefves with them; they will inspire us to nobler thoughts and greater deeds. We simply Cannot help buying them at time® of great happiness—we turn as naturally to the flowers as they turn to the sunz “Say it with flowers” on every occasion—no other gift will it so well. i . Watch Your Step Here’s one for the bright youngsters to sharpen their wits on: “A snail, climbing a wall, goes up five feet each day but slips back four feet each night. How long will it take him to reach the top of the 20-foot wall?” Well, you probably guessed wrong the first time. Here’s a Tip for G. Bartholomew We read in one of our exchanges the following ad: FOR SALE—Four night shirts as good as new. I have a night job and have no further use for them. , Somehow, we believe that we would rather be a small-town business man, than a clerk in a large city, driven to work in the early hours by an alarm clock, spending his leisure time hanging on a strap riding to and from work and punching in and out each morning and evening on a time clock. But maybe the glad welcome of the morning stun, the hearty words of cheer from friends and neighbor, don’t mean so much to everyone. When Lincoln became President there were, all told, fewer than one public offipal for every 800 adult citizens; today there is one government employee for every eleven persons over 16 years of age. The salaries alone of these public employes is $3,800,000,000 every year. Now we are getting our revenge on the Chinese for sending us Mah Jong. Reports are that they are getting the cross- < word puzzle fever. By the way, we haven’t noticed any publicity on the taxes paid here by mail order houses that some citizens seem so willing to support. Rejoice with the farmer if he succeeds in making a few shillings this year. He has it coming. A movie sign reads: “A Woman Pays.” Not according to the check books.

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