The Syracuse Journal, Volume 19, Number 8, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 June 1926 — Page 1

VOLUME XIX.

GAVE RECITAL TUESDAY EVE To a Large and Appreciative AudienA* at the Churth of God The joint recital given at the Church of God by Mrs. Floydj Hedges and Miss Christine Gar- i riotte on Tuesday evening was a I . complete success, both as to entertainment and attendance. The church was filled witih music lovers and friends of the,performers, who spent a most enjoyable hour listening to classic numbers played on the violin byMiss Garriotte and vocal numbers sung by Mrs. Hedges. The recital was sponsored by Mrs. Helen Barlow England, voice instructor, and Mrs. Mabel King Cress, piano teacher. Both of these ladies were the accompanists to the numbers rendered. The recital was given free of admission, and only as a social affair. Mrs. Hedges, whose ability to sing is recognized by tre entire community, proved on Tuesday evening that she is fast becoming a vocalist of wide repute, and predictions are made that her fame will spread into ether fertile fields. L Mias Garriotte. in her usual sweet girlish manner, also displayed her ability to master the violin and her friends were royal- { ly entertained with the numbers i she {rendered Tuesday evening.] No doubt if recitals like the one . given on Tuesday evening were given oftener they would prove a , fine source of entertainment and at the same time give the pupils good practice in appearing before the public. FAMILY REUNION

A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mishler on Sunday, June 20. There were 112 registered at the noon hour, and all partook of the many good things that were brought in baskets by the gMWirti The long table was simply loaded when the contents of the baskets was placed upon it The day was spent socially among the families of the six brothers and the two sisters and the grandchildren. The families of two deceased brothers and a sister were also present. Next year the reunion will be held at the home of Frank Miller near Elkhart. — o autos collide Rodney Fleming of Fort Wayne, and his niece. Miss Velma Fleming, of Syracuse, met with a bad acci dent on last Thursday afternoon at the Berkeypile crossroad, five miles northwest of Bourbon, when their car collided with an automobile occupied by F. P: Matthews and Frank J. Carlin, of Indianapolis. Matthews suffered a fractured skull and Miss Fleming suffered a cut in the right wrist and bruises on her head and face. Miss Fleming is a daughter of J. H. Fleming, warden of the Wawasee fish hatchery.

PLEASE OVERLOOK Our typesetting machine balked on us this week and refused to function properly. Efforts to coax and pet it failed, then we threatened to spank it. consequently, this issue b “shy” of news. Newsmatter bad to be boiled down and some entirely omitted in order to get the paper out. although somewhat late. To make matters worse our printer took French leave Wednesday to pastures anew. o - birthday surprise A number of Garrett Grissom s friends gave him a rousing surprise on Friday evening, the occasion being his birthday. The surprise was a complete one anc the young folks spent a very pleasant evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. localitems News —we want it. That’s 1 our business. Call us or | send it in.

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AFRICA SCHOOL REUNION The fourth Africa school reunion was held at the school i, house June 17. The day was beautiful except a shower in the afternoon. At the noon hour a table well filled with eats was surrounded by 122 people and after Virgil Mock rendered ‘Thanks’’ every one enjoyed the good meal. At 2:00 o’clock the meeting was called to order by the. President Jesse Shock. Song: America. The president gave a very inI teresting talk of his boyhood i days in the old school house. Male Quartette: Church in the Wild-Wood, Reading by Mra, McPherson: America.' Whistling solo: Natheta Sloan, Louise Hedges, accompanist. Songs and readings by the small children were very well given. It was decided at the last reunion that El: Shock obtain as full a history of the Africa School as could be possible. Mr. Shock put forth a great effort, as his report reached back to the first of the year of school in 1849, It was a log building with a stove in the center of the room. The small children were seated around the stove with the larger ones behind them, making it possible for the teacher to be seen by alk Their seats were logs, split intwo, with holes bored in each end wooden pins put in for legs. Holes ■ were bored in the side of the I wall, wooden pins put in, and boards pieced on. This constiItuted their writing desk. In the corner of the room stood a goodly supply of switches. This helped to make it lively for the pupils. With the help of the oldest boys in school the teacher saw that there was enough wood for the entire term, which was three •months in the fall and four in the spring of each year. Has there been any progress along the educational line since 1849? Well. Africa school didn’t have any “gym” neither has Syracuse, but Africa, you can’t crow long, we will soon have a "gym.” The election of officers for the year resulted as follows: President Jesse Shock. Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Dan Klink. It was decided to hold the next reunion on the third Sunday of June instead of Thursday, Meeting wa ß dosed with prayer. by Mrs. Ira Rothenberger. Ice cream was served in abundance. to aIL on the school lawn. In memoriam we wish to mention Mrs. Anna Cripe. George Maggart and Dave Lewallen. •Mrs, Dan Klink, Sec.-Treas.

THREE YEARS AS PASTOR La»t week Rev. R. N. McMichael began his fourth year as pastor of the lo:al Lutheran parish. Pastor McMichael began his work in this parish on June 17, 1923. In the three years he ’ias had 1 43 accessions to the church, has ■ baptized 25 children, and officiated at 28 funerals. In these three years Pastor McMichael had not performed a single wedding ceremony. This latter item is considered an unusual record. Paster McMichael's first wedding in this Parish, was the GodshalkHartlib marriage of last Friday evening near Syracuse, which came on the second day of his fourth year of service. ———O 1 ' -——*■ ' THE WHIPPET According to Webster’s dictionary a Whippet is a racing dog. We have such an “animal" in our midst, but it is not a dog. In technical terms we say an automobile, or car. which is being manufactured by the Overland people and sold by the Syracuse Auto Sales. 'Hie "Whippet” is America’s first European type lights car. and will be exhibited at the Syracuse Auto Sales room on Saturday. June 26. The tendencies are towards lighter and smaller cars and in the “Whippet” we have it. — o WINONA SEASON OPENS There is a real treat in store for the friends of Winona, on the opening date Sunday, June 27, 3 p.m. i when the Students League of Many Nations will have charge of the service. The from all parts of the world, who are being trained at the bible school for leadership in theitf native lands, will appear in their colorful native costumes and speak or sing in their native tongues.

GODSHALKHARTLIB ! Ted E, Godshalk and Miss Eda Mary Hartlib were united in marriage with a very pretty and im- , pressive ceremony at the bride’s ihome west of Syracuse last Friday evening, June 18, at 6:00 {o’clock. The ceremony was periformed by the Rev. R. N. McMichael. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hartlib of west of Syracuse. She is a graduate of Milford High School, and has completed her second year at Wittenberg College, where she has won high scholarship honors, recently being awarded the "Sophombre Prize” as the outstanding student of the class. She. is a member and president of the Beth Ayan sororiety at Wittenberg, and was prominent in social and student] activity circles. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Godshalk of southwest of Syracuse. He is a graduate of Milford High School i and a South Bend business col-i lege. At present he is holding, a responsible position with, a South Bend bank. Both Mr, and Mrs. Godshalk are highly respected young peo-, pie of this community. They | are both members of Grace Lutheran church of Syracuse. Shortly after the ceremony at the Hartlib home a large party of friends surprised them w’ith a rousing belling. They are now on a brief tour of eastern states, | The good wishes of the community are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Godshalk.

COLLECTION OF TAXES A total of $749,864.34 was collected in taxes in Kosciusko county for the first installment in 1926 and will be distributed within a few* days by the treasurer’s office' Os this stun $99,255(98 will go from the county to the state. Distribution of funds to town will be as follows: Warsaw, $79149.64; Sidney, $749.64; Winona Lake. $7,463.89; Pierceton. $2.996.91; Claypool, $2,130,33; Leesburg, $636.50; Milford. $5,130 83; Syracuse, $5, 455»-93; Silver Lake. 2,036.38; Mentone. , $2,659.57; 2tna Green, $1,502.81. Libraries: Warsaw, $4,750.50; Syracuse, $1,178.97; Pierceton, $980.41 The distribution of funds by townships are: Jackson, $21,264.30; Monroe. $10,157.64; Washington, $26,355.09; Tippecanoe sl3826.30; Turkey Creek $24,763.36; Van Buren $24,384.06; Plain sl7553.77; Wayne $29.686 76; Clay $18,626.17; Lake $13,402.16; Seward $18,867.16; Franklin $13,452.42; Harrison $25,543.67; Prairie 411.500-99 f Jefferson $10,150.41; Scott $6,610.82; Etna $15,594.43, — — WATER RENT DUE Town Clerk C. C. Crow has sent out notices that water rent will be due shortly. He can be seen at his office from June 29 to July 3. After thpt date if the water rent is not paid, the water will be shut o f f.

$600,000,000 a Year Low Caused by Auto Accidents —Then 22, coo fives a=*n3,ooo,ooo Aflb Ifnory-firtnl /fA injuries each coSt J# —Then 07a,OOOirvuries -*118.650,000 n a- i a.r rTvpeny roc auto accident 700.000 acckferfc 1350.000.000 COST Os ACCIDENTS * 561.65Q000 - 1 - 1,1 - CLOSE »o 1800000.000 • y«r la the annual economic low due to antomobUe accident*, both fatal and non-fatal This appalling sum la only an wtlmate m no complete fixurea on the number at automobile accidents in jhe United 3wt& are araUable. but it ha* teen donaervattvely estlroatedthat 22.600 low ttetr Uvea each year by .ntomobilea, and $5,000 * is the value put oo It by ecooomiata . Os Don-faUl ecddenta 078.000 occur annually, causing average coot ot tITB. Then, each aoident average* SSO property damage, insurance records show. Thia mate* the staggering total of $581.6140.000 •year. No account l« taken here, point* out the Stewart-Warner Safety Council *<*r the prevention of automobile *ccident*. of the economic value of tlm< inn bv the injured due to delays caused by accideotsxor to minor property aocb aa bent fenders, expense IncurrtO while motor Vehicle*, par hXit the commercial ones, are out of service, due to accidents. Wept a r!heX tiken into the reckteteg. the total figure would «urety be doubled W ‘stone of this econoud® tote moat of which la avoid be gained by.such relationships aa these: it is twice the cast twmme of the 192 S wheat crop; it la equal to about one-third of the much 2XS r«nchlebt t. tSTXmtry; ted. finally, this. tte. would buy tte dty «t Chleago at ita prwtet realty antiinipjt rdutlw.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1926

I I | LAKE WAWASEE NEWS 1 i ’ - i (By Mrs. Amanda L. Xanders) Mrs. John Kerr and son Master John Jr., and brother Dan Washington of Washington, D, C. were week end guests of Mrs. W. H. Xanders, Mrs. Kerr and her brother, Mr. Dan Washington are lineal descendants of George Washington’s brother. The party are motoring thro to Kansas and Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. E. W, Gingerick of South Bend have opened their cottage for the season. Lase Thursday Mrs. Gingerick entertained the Guild and Auxiliary of St. James Episcopal Church of Soutr Bend. Miss Towle of Mishawaka was their week end guest, Mrs. Elwood S, White and two children, Mary Pernn and John j Hazen White of New York City, j arrived Saturday and will be the house guests of Mrs. White and * parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. H. t Perrin. Mr. W. W. Perrin of Chicago, was their week end i guest. Among the late arrivals on Lake Wawasee are the following: Mrs. William Judge of San Francisco, Calif.,who spent two weeks visiting friends in Marion before coming to the Lake last Tuesday, for the season.

Mr. and Mrs. Bastian and daughters, the Misses Martha and Susanne, of Miami, Florida are in the McMahon Cottage for the months of June and July. Mr, and Mrs. Boyd Templeton; Mrs. Elizabeth Howard; Mr. and Mrs. Noble Howard and daughter Jane, all of Indianapolis, spent the week end in the Templeton College, The South Shore Inn is practically sold out for this week to the* State Telephone Managers’ Convention of St. Louis, Mo. Last Saturday, Right Rev. Campbell Gray, D, D., Bishop of The Diocese of Northern Indiana and council met'Wi annual session at the South Shore Inn. Mr. and Mrs. John Boyts had for their week end guests, Mr. and Mrs. E, M. Hass and two sons Richard and Warren of Gary. Dr. and Mrs, Wallace Grayston of Huntington, had for week end guests Dr. and Mrs. Claude Black of Warren. Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Perrin of Lafayette, came up Tuesday and opened their cottage for the season. Miss J, E. O’Farrell of Lafayette is a guest for a couple of weeks at the South Shore Inn. Mrs. W. H. Xanders returned to the Lake Tuesday, from the east —o Did you make your job, or did your job make you?

STATE ROAD NO, 27

> ! State road No. 27, running north and south through Kos'ciusko county, will not be paved this year. Neither will the road .be given a coat of tar to keep {down the dust temporarily. 1 A deadlock exists between the state highway commissioners and |ths Kosciusko county comrnis■sioners, with apparently no i chance of any action being taken on the improvement of this important highway this summer. Months ago the state received bids for covering the road from ! Leesburg north to the county I line with a tar product, to keep idown the dust for the present season, it being the intention to pave the road at a later date, possibly next year. Just before the bids were received a movement was started to have the county pay one-fourth of the cost of paving road 27 this year {the three-fourths part of the exI pense to be paid by the state and ' federal government. The state commissioners held up acceptance of the tar bids as a result and later rejected all bids,. The county commissioners and county council agreed to pay one-fourth of the cost of paving the road the entire length of the county, but the state board sent a contract for paving only the part north of Warsaw and the contract was rejected by the commissioners.

The county commissioners feel that as most of the paving with county funds has been placed, in the northern half of the county it would be unfair to the residents of he southern half of the county to pay for paving the road north this year, without a definite assurance that the road- would be paved at least next year. Both boards have taken their stand on the question and refuse to budge and from present indications no action can be expected looking towards the hard surfacing of No. 27 through the county until the state board includes this road in its regular program, which may be any time from one to ten years hence. (Later; The State Highway Commission announced, since the above was put in type, that the road would be paved this yean if Elkhart and Kosciusko counties will sign contracts agreeing to pay one-fourth of the cost.)

MRS. J. H. STOUGH DEAD Mrs. Laura Matilda Stough, widow of Joseph H. Stough, died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter Ada Stough at South Bend. Deceased was born in Mansfield, Ohio, May 11, 1847 being 79 years old at the time of her death. Her husband died in December 1925. The deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Bailey South Whitley; Mrs. Burton Koher, Cromwell, and Miss Ada J. Stough of South v Bend; and one son, Charles A. Stough of Goshen. One sister, Mrs. Mary Keister, Denver, Ind., also Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Evanglical church. Rev, B. C. Earhart, the pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. W. L. Eiler, Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery, Goshen,

MOTORCYCLE R.ACES National championship motor--cycle races will be staged Monday, i July 5, at South Bend. Five stellar events comprise the program with • purses of over SI,OOO to attract nationally known speed demons. Eddie Brinck and other famous riders will participate in the South Bend races, which will start at two o’clock. This is the first motorcycle race of the year in the mid-west. > o WILL SPEAK AT CROMWELL The Hon. David Hogg, of Ft, Wayne, a member of the present Congress frqm Indiana, has been engaged as tihe principal speaker i for Hie big Independence Day ‘‘celebration to be held at Crosn•4well on Sunday evening, July 4, f under the auspices of the Crom- ’ well churches. The service will be held in the Lutheran church t . there. A program of special mui sical features is being prepared .for the event. I. 1 UNDERWENT OPERATION f • " Charles Wilcox was accompah*nicd by his mother, Mrs. Nora Wilcox, to Chicago last week k where he underwent an operation Uat the Postgraduate hospital on Wednesday of last week for ap- • pendicitis. He is getting along nicely.

OBITUARY

William McClintic, the son of Eston and Mary McClintic, was bom Oct. 11th, 1835, in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko Co., Indiana, on farm overlooki ing Lake Wawasee and well known as the McClintic place which has been in the possession of some member of the McClintic family for almost, if not altogether a century. Here were spent his childhood, youth, and early manhood ’mid the humble condi'tions prevailing in the homes of the pioneer settlers, The deceased was well known as a practical and successful farmer; a kindly disposed, charitable, accommodating neighbor one ever ready to lift the burden laid on his less fortunate neighbor or friendAlthough he was actively interested in the things pertaining to the public welfare, he did not seek public oyfice. He would sustain an officer regardless of political leaning when the offi-, cer proved himself worthy. He had neither patience nor respect for any officer who recklessly burdened the community with wasteful expenditures. The deceased was a strong supporter of the common school as well as the High.school of the township and encouraged his children and grandchildren to avail themselves of all that the schools could give them, and in this he was successful, For many years he was an active member of the Board of Trustees of the Syracuse Cemetery association and even in his later years did much to further the welfare and efficiency of the Cemetery Association.

He was blessed-with a clear and keen sense of justice, espec- j ially in all transactions wherein , money was a factor, and this fine , sense w-as accompanied with the ‘ grace and strength to carry out • his decision. While the deceased never as- j filiated with any church organization hereabouts, yet he held in . high esteem the men and women who daily lived up to their sev- * eral church obligations. The writer believes that Wilham McClintic tried to square his life the broad lines of the Golden Rule, therefore he was strictly honest, charitable, tolerant, neighborly and industrious, ( Although good fortune smiled . on his labors, the simple, spartan ] mode of living that characterized the pioneer home life was the < one that gave to the family its , greatest joy and was never I changed to meet the passing , fashion of the new times. The deceased was married June . 25, 1858, to Dolly Ann Huff and , to this happy union three sons, ‘ Jasper, Edmund and Eston and ■ two daughters, Eliza Jane Wil- . kerson and Mrs. Clara Rasor, were given. The oldest son, Jasper, and the oldest daughter, Mrs, Eliza Jane Wilkerson were called by death ‘ prior to the death of the beloved , mother Feb. 5, 1924. 1 There remain to mourn the death of this good father the two , sons and one daughter and two sons-in-law. together with one ’ brother. Aaron and two sisters; Mrs. Mary Koher. and Mrs: Abbie Hamman, aged 95 years, who though a hopeless invalid is cheerfully and happily resigned for what Providence has in store 1 for her. There are also 8 grandchildren, one greatgrandchild, with many loving nephews and nieces and friends. Thus closes the life history of on? of the oldest native born sons | of Turkey Creek Township, who dwelt within her borders throughout his entire life, a true son of the soil who served his day well and who is sincerely mourned by the community of which he was a respected member, 90 years. 8 months and 6 days, having passed out June 17. 1926, Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Church of God, Rev, Floyd Hedges officiating. . .. — -o —■ — BASEBALL A baseball game has been scheduled at Syracuse baseball park for Sunday, June 27. Syracuse vs. St, Louis Colored Giants. Game called at 2:30. Admission 25 cents, o — NOTICE! If the party who took the jack from my Star car comes back he may have the handle for same. Fred B. Self ■. _ o _ . It may be a question of how much, when, or why but we know 'you will want to buy some little something if you drop in | The Kettle

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor A,s He Sees Trent’on the Surface. ’Tis a Fine Old World While this is really a fine old I world with never an abiding (skeleton at the .feast unless of jour own creation, there.is much Ito discourage—much that to the hopelessly sullen and morbidly (fearful suggests the eternal i round and holds out promise only jof the dance of death. It might (have been once true that failure is vastly more frequent than success, but it is not true today, Materia success is far more widespread than ever before in human history—commercial, social and scientific. But there is still another and greater success that has come to us with ever increasing values . as the years pass—the successful inculcation and practical application of knowledge that life is worth living—that to love and do are- the twin functions of body and soul and the inspiration of all human impulse. We are learning to rigrtly interpret and obey the divine mandate —to not only practice but preach human helpfulness for others and as concerns ourselves. We are learning that this is your day and mine and the only opportunity we will have to play that part, and that life means action, not slothful complaint—love, not cynicism. Trere is still the rythm of song in the human soul—still the mind attuned to the sw’eetest, highest and noblest sentiment and purpose. We have buried doubt —it is no longer to whine, but to do. And this we know: Happiness is the maser-quest of mankind — for us to seek in such a manner as to help ourselves without injury to others. And ’tis a realthful, wholesome and spiritually helpful and courageous philosophy,

Mix In - Look about in your own community and see who are the men of power’ there. Undoubtedly they are the men who have the most contacts-with their fellows. The hermits may be interesting curiosities, but they carry no weight in community councils. The moral is, if you want to be a power in the world, “mix in.” It can be done without violating the most delicate proprieties. Be a gentlemen, always, but project your mind and spirit in the concerns of the people. Perfect Reception Two fellows were standing up at tre bank corner the other night aiguing the relative merits of their radio sets. One claimed to have tuned in on a London station and got the program fine. “That’s nothing,’’ <|eclared the other. “Last night I put my set on the new library table and got h—!” Asleep Neighboring Town Citizen: "Well, Syracuse seems to be asleep on the community building proposition.” Open-Eyed Geezer Sh-h-h— Don’t waked them’’ You know what happened when they felt the ned of a library!” —: o All men are created free and loquAl.sand most of them remain so until they are married. The outside of a human being is very poor index to the mind and heart inside. Cross word puzzles have given place to pluckered brows and tax returns. Most women desire to marry a superior but they are a scarce article. Two things that are plentiful in Wall' Street —money and trouble. If a manowes a lot to his wife it is because she is a poor collector. Love is blind. If it could see, there wouldn’t be so many marriages. $ i COME IN I ‘ I ’ | ' and pay that overdue I . JI subscription account.. | . ]>on’t wait until the paper stop?. 11

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