The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 January 1930 — Page 1

by Arthur Brisbane Through <ow<‘ mishap, Mr. Brisbane’s column did not reach the Syracuse Journal for this '■■ eck’s publication. But Gic ’ rj.' number of ChrMnjas inft* i •< and holiday affairs have made it possible for -si substitute to be run: THIS WEEK IN SYRACVSI

Mni Sol Miller entertained at a’one o’clock , luncheon • for the Syracuse Bridge Club last Friday. Mrs. Isabell Grieger a;id Mrs. Henry of Sou h ■ Bend, were out-of-town guests MrJand’MrsJ Emory Drue a-1 miller, of Angela, spent Chri tmas with local friends, and re itives. Miss Christine Rapp returned home with them for a short visit. ’.•[ ; Mre and .Mrs. Jerry Hamman had as their guests Christmas Day. Mr. and, Gans, and Mrs. Gant's mother'.. Mrs. Woods; and Mr. and Mrs. Ira . Gants of Warsaw. . i . —4 . c , . Mr. and Mrs.; Ross. Osborn and Miss Ruth Teidt drove to Culver, Christinas, to Mrs. Osborn's home. In the' ’afternoon they % went Wanatah, where Air. Osborn's people live. They returned to Syracuse Thursday. Mr .and Mrs. Stephen Freeman had as their Christinas guests. Mr. and Mrs. stephen Freeman ■ Jr., of Wabash Mr.' and Mrs Chas. Kroh; ai.'d’.Miss Margaret Freeman, home from ' school in Beloit, Wise. Mr .And Mrs. Glen Shock, of South Bend, spent Christmas Eve with Mr/Shock’s people-,.Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Shock; and Christmas Day with Mrs. Shock’s father. Ellwood Pearson (Dynamite BHl) . Mr and “Mrk Frank Bushong Gerabl and Etnerson; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald* walker and Mr. \\ ker's mother !of South Bend v.< re‘Christmas guests of Mr., and'Mrs Guy Bushong, in. North ' Webster. V ' th< r Mrs. Lloyd and her daughter Kathryn, .of Indianapolis, spent Christmas week with Eldred Mabie. Sunday M". a’d Mrs. R Met hot) entertained the party .with Mr. and,Mrs. Ezra Graham as other guests. i —‘ ■ Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cullers, and, family; Mr .and Mrs. H. E. Holloway and fapuly. spent. C-hri t-l mas in Elkhart with Mr. a» Mrs. Wilbur Brickel. Maxim j Holloway stam-1 on there, for e.f few days visit during Christmas! vacation. - Is ■ Twenty-seven members of the family, [children and grand-chi : l / dren, attended the. annual drn-[ ner on j’hnsimas at the Fredt Hinderer home. Fallowing the! * dinner, Jgifts from another w< laden taide were opened by thei guests. When Rev. and Mrs. R. G.j Foust re tu red home from the| basketbld game Christmas ev< they were delighted to find dur-[ ing their absence, the niembersl of the Evangelical Congregation hadjeft them a tray of silver ware as a Christmas surprise. /. Mr. ahd Mrs. Sam Razor enter ; tained a party of 10 ChistmaJ day. Mrs. Riser’s sister, Mrs! Bertha T. Crane came from Chij cago the day before; the Rasor’s daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1 Clasen. came from Goshen; and ,Mr. and Mrs;’Estorf McClintic, were Syracuse guests Mr .and Mrs. J. E. Kern had a dinner, party at their home oil Christmas day. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Tully,, and son Joe,; Mrs. Louise Hapner. Mrs. Alice Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Jeffries and daughter Helen; and Mr. and Mrs. Edgard Rippey, of Goshen. . Christmas was celebrated with a Christmas tree and dinner, at the Will Bushong home. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs J. T. Riddle; Mr .and Mrs. Hugh Bushong and family: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong and family and Mr .and Mrs. Landis Pressler, M Chicago. After dinner the man washed the dishes. Mrs. Beider's mother. Mrs. Jacob Atz, her brother and family. Mr .and Mis. Robert Atz; and Margaret Bell Atz, of Goshen were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. A Seider. Christmas. The party came the day before, the children had their Christmas fun in the morning at Seider’s, and then the family’ went to Kendalville the home of Karl Atz, for Christmas dinmr H

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OLD TIMERS ARE DOWNED BY EV TEAM Crowd Sees Former Stars Lose 39 To 6—Ev’s Win 3 Games In Week Herotes of the day, who s . he- old stars from a scoreless dei the. hands the Ev bas-ketball-squad Saturday night. -v» re Eugene Maloy. Robert Rid--1 lie and. Everett Crow. Each of ssc .players caged a basket, I n tkihg tle final score of the Laine 39-J. ■ * 1. lie Evangelical had: challenged some of the old basil tb&ll stars of Syracuse to a i.me during the holiday week. ’■ -fore an unusually large crowd, sI is game was played' by Leon '•»molly,. Millard Hire, Robbert ; iiddlo, Alden Snavely, G. Rarig. Eugene :Maloy and Everett,Ciiow igainst the church squad. The'old timers worked the ball lown the floor to their basket >ften enough, but seemed to rave forgotten tfye twist of tosst in, since the days pf regular < irjactice. ’ They also gave their opponents; the opportunity to run up the score by the, number of ree throws given them during < (fie,.evening. * for the Ev’s were made y O; Auer, 14; Shock. 8; E. < ~.7: Stettler. 4; Retiring, 2; ’ b'dshjilk. 2. - 4 The niam game of the evening < was. proceeded by the prelimin- < try between the Ev’s and. the Lu-. < heran's.,the Eulkjyrinning 13-7. -Tores for the winners were 1 .iade by: \V. Rogers, 7; Brown. 1 Russell Miller. 2; R, Bell, Pef- < ley and R. Snavely also played. ’ For the Lutherans. E. Rich- < hart made 5; Dick Miller, 2. >thers playing were: S.- Herman, ,< T Osborn, Cullers, Searfdss and i Bushong. ’ Saturday’s game was the sec- < md holiday round won by the * ocal church Uanu Christmas i •J,>- t!i<-yjbad deflated Millers»urs 46-14. In this game E. Auer . vas heavy scorey-.riti’fbing up 19 I •oints; D. Shock made .12: 0. Auer, 11: Kettring. 1: R. Kitson. did H. Stettler also pdayingr' Fhe Ev’s won th< ir third gain--•jv.ivht. uln*n 'they defeated ‘he Arcadia team from, South . Bend, 29 : 27,_ Tuesday night. ( . . __ „• o , SURPRISE PARTY GIYEN BY CLUB / <i ffT r Junior Ladies of the Round i ’ .<• gave a surprise party ■ for one. of-their’members, Miss vathryn 'Richhart, Monday night ‘ it the home of Mrs. Eugene Ma- • oy. Mrs. Maloy and Miss Roberta Jrowe were hostesses. The party was planned be•ause Miss Richhart leaves.next week for South Bend where she .vill attend business college.-Sin-.vas invited Monday to comedo he Maloy’s to make a fourth at bridge. When she reached there, her > surprise at the party was all her friends could wish. There were nine guests besides the guest of honor, and ‘ hostesses. Contests were enjoyed and hearts played. The last Rand of this game was played by candlelight? Miss Richhart’s birthday •ake with its lighted candles, having just been brought in. Sunday was her birthday. Mrs. Mabel Smith won first prize at hearts, and Miss Ruby Mellinger won low prize. — MASONS CHOOSE NEW OFFICIALS Officers of thp F. & A. M. Blue Lodge were elected at Monday night's meeting. These were: Warren T. Colwell, worshipful master; Harve Cftry. senior warden; James Searfoss, Junior warden; Charles Kroh, secretary; E 0. Buchholz, treasurer, and Elmer Miles, trustee. Officers announced in the pa- ■ per two weeks ago, as for the F. i and A. M.. had been elected by the chapter lodge instead. New officials will be installed in the Blue Lodge, Jan. 13. •*

After 14 Years Messenger For Post Office Resigns

After 14 years of service, B. F. Kitson has resigned from the work of carrying mail to and from the trains, according to the! it nouheement from the post of-i fice department. Mr. Kitson is at present on a '<o-day vacation, his third during his years of service. The first, he and his wife spent in Colorado. visiting their daughter; ‘he second was when Mr. Kitson [ took 10‘days at the time of his wife’s death, two years ago, and! visited his son in Dixon. 111. In his 14 years he has missed two days on account bf illness. ‘‘l wore put one horse and one. wagon hauling the mail from the

HOLIDAY FUN FOR GIBSONS UNUSUAL x ’tr Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Gibson passed an. unusual Christmas, spending the day emptying tubs of water. The water from melting snow above dripped through the roof of the building, ami the upstairs apartments to their store bepeath. The fun began with small streams of water coming in Friday of the week of the blizzard. Thees increased in volume as more snow melted. The Gibson’s did not dare to 20 home several nights before Christmas, Christmas Day and the day following, because some one must be on hand to empty the four tubs, 9 dish pans, arid 14 smaller other pans, as they filled with wate,r from the ceiling of the store. Mrs. Gibson said: “We had some boys, shovel the snow off the roof before the., fun began. I don’t see where so much water could come from. I’ve had to mop the floor at least 20 times every day.” The “flopd” came at a most inconvenient time for them, during the Christmas shopping rush. If was necessary to,remove merchandise from the rear of the store, to prevent its being damaged. . COUPLE MARRIED . LAST SATURDAY . Mr. ahd Mrs. WJliam Fackl.er .announce the marrikge of their :a Elsie, to Robert Bell, f Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bell, last Saturday. . T •• voting couple obtained, the r liv<. nse in Goshen, and the cere io< was performed by Rev. 0. s’ -’ler, at his residence. Ti >■ bride and grpom were attend'-! i’y Miss jYlanche Culler and Horace Fackler. T:> will make their home at pres- nt with Mr. and Mrs/ Wm. Fack •. of north of Syracuse. Mr. P !1 is employed in Nappanee. o— Robert Riddle left New Year’s morning, f or Den tai College in Louisville, Ky.. having spent the( Christmas holidays at home with his f jnily in Syracuse.

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All <. S. E. Lepper came home frprs Milwaukee, Sunday. Bob, who had been with her there over Christmas, returned in time for Friday night’s basketball game. - Mi's. C. A. Parks, of Dayton, 0;, came Friday to visit her mother; Mrs. G. H. Ellis. On her way home Monday, she called on Mr .and Mrs. Milt Rentfrow; Mrs. Parks will be remembered as Jessie Rousson. Friends of Mrs. Irene Strieby received holiday greetings from her. in Miami, Fla., announcing her plan to visit Cuba, before returning to the military academy in Gainesville, Ga.. at the end of the Christmas vacation. Mrs. Glen Young, of Milford, escaped serious injuries Friday, when her car left the road and ran into a fence near the Nick Dahm farm. Young lost control of her car when she attempted to lower a window. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hinderer entertained the following at i Sunday dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Fred

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 2. 1930

postoffice to the station during those 14 years,” Mr. Kitson laughed. "The first mare died after 10 I years. The first wagon wore out [before the horse did.’’ 1 Mr. Kitson \said summing up his resignation: "Owing to the death of my wife and inadequate compensation. I have decided to relinquish [my position as mail messenger ; for Syracuse. I “I wish to thank the various postmasters under whom I have served, all of the clerks and employees of tiie office. ; the patrons .ofiathe office and the B. and 0. (Continued on Last Page)

I : THIS IS A FISH STORY II w • Isaac Vnrue was uptown Saturday evening telling his friends of the four pound bass hq had just caught .through the ice. taken home alive and placed in a tub of water in the woodshed, Sunday morning, when "Ike’’ went out for the bass, it was gone.. That shows the effect of advertising. FRANK KLINK IS REPORTED BETTER Mr. Frank Klink is reported as improved today, following his serious attack Sunday morning, when hemorrhages from the stomach nearly caused his death from choking, while he was in a s.tate of unconsciousness. Mr. Klink had-been fighting ill health for the past week, insisting he was able to work. But ulcers of the stomach prevented him eating since the day”before Christmas. Last Saturday he worked uncomplaining uutil time to go home Saturday* evening, when he said he felt pretty tired. Sunday morning five o’clock hemorrhages, began, Mr. Klink quickly losing consciousness. Fortunately Mrs. Klink had and discovering his illness. called for help. Mrs. Klink had just been home from the hospital a short time, and is just able to be up out of bed, following her operation, Mr. .and Mrs. Roy Klink wdre home from South Bend for over Christmas, and they heard their ( mother’s call. The doctor and i Mr. and Mrs. Dan Klink were J sent for. Mr. Frank Klink was not permitted, to eat anything’Monday, has been allowed only milk since, and is in a weakened condition. S. S. OFFICERS NAMED .The Church of God Sunday school elected the fpllowing officers for the coming year: Supt. C. Kitson: Assistant, M. Bushong; Treas.. Allen Ott; Secretary, jßetiy Ward; Ass’t. Sec’y., Gerievieve Kitson;' pianist, Harriet Bachman; Ass’t. Margaret Smith.

Hinderer, Grandma Nicolai, the < Misses Nellie and Alice Mann, < Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mann, and little son Jack. Alva Nicolai of Elkhart was an afternoon caller. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mishler and children were in Syracuse Monday, calling on friends here. Mr. Mishler is now 1-tx-al » manager for the Interstate Electric Co., in Bloomington, Ind. He was formerly line superintendant for the Interstate in Goshen. * Among those who had difficulty* in getting through the newly drifted road near Benton Sunday evening were Mr. and Mrs. •J. Er Grieger on their way home from Elkhart and Goshen. Other cars arriving in the snow drifts helped shove their car out. Old friends of her former home town received Christmas greetings from Natalie Kilgore, who is now Mrs. Snow, of Inglewood, Calif. Mrs. Snow writes they are all well and happy, and sends invitations to her former Syracuse friends to come to visit her in California. Leo Dnitkamilfer spent Satur-

BOTH TEAMS j WIN GAMES FOR SCHOOL North Webster Downed In Games With Syracuse 33-29 And 18-8 With a crowd of 500; from this community and North Webster, shouting advice- and appro; their teams, ahd advice to °tbel referee, Syracuse won two games . from North Webster Friday eve-' ning. ’ ’ . The first team’s score was 3329. and the second team’s 18-8. The main game of the evening started with Nbrthj Webster shooting one basket and making good a free throw, before Syracuse began scoring. Then the took turns at scoring/ until Syracuse had run up an 18-13 lead at the end of the first half.' The crowd’s excitement grew more intense during the second half and North Webster cheerers and Syracuse rooters took turns in shouting at the referee as he called fouls. Syracuse v eul<! have, won by a large':' i u- flayers had caged !t! i- Tt-e ’• : Ivs chances they (uJ of ti;/ twentyone. oil i ce< nine I'rOe throws were Scored. !f \ rth VV bster madfe a better showing at s-o.ring. caging five of th' ten free throw chances. Three'North Webster were removed during! the game having had four perso .al; called on them.' Shock and,Robison pearly tied in scoring for the eve ning, Shock winning with 11 points made, and Robison a close second with 10 points. Lepper scored 8, Connolly 3, J opes 1; Lung and Leacock making their shewing in floor work. r I Iri the second team’s game. . (Continued on Last Page) MRS. BERKEY DIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY Chloe Berkey. 64. wife of Ed Berkey, of the Bethany community, who had been’ill since the first of the month, died in her home on Christmas day. . In addition to her husbands Mrs. Berkey is two I daughters,, Mrs. M. Reuter, Millford Junction; Mrs. Grace Ressler of near Gravelton; three sons, Arthur, of Millersburg; Floyd, at his' parents, and Dwight, of Elkhart..jMartha Isenhauer. another daughter, died about a year ago. S. E. Rowdabaugh of Syracuse is a nephew. Melvin .Rensberger of LaVeme, Calif.,, arid Bert Rensberger of Goshen are two brothers/ Funedil services for Mrs. Berkey were held in the Bethany church Sunday morning, and bur- j ial was made in Rock Run ceme- j tery.

day morning battling with a snowdrift near the cemetery-. He stalled his car trying to drive through it from one direction, spent two hours digging it out and then approached the drijft from the other side. About noon he went through it. ) George Held, L. W.lHeld, Mr. and Mrs. George Standbury and Mrs. 0. P. Davis, attended the funeral of Mrs. Lucinda Garrett, at Millersburg, Saturday. Mrs. Garrett was a sister of Mrs. Held. Their brother could not come from Delta. 0., on account of bad roads. A. H. Lloyd left today for Ft. Wayne, w-here he is to enter the hospital, for an operation tomorrow. Mr. Lloyd is suffering with a return of his old trouble of four yeas ago. Mrs. Lloyd accompanied him to Ft. Wayne today, she will spend the next few days. " Cadet Robert who has been visiting his grandparents. Mr .and Mrs. E. E. Strieby, here during his Christmas vacation, went to Converse Monday to visit his other grand-parents, the

I Do You ‘ ! Remember—--20 Years Ago— When the newly organized Men’s Club of Syracuse debated on the subject: "Resolved, the Republican form of government will not stand.” * * * 15 Years Ago— s .' George W. Miles; long time resident of this district, died of cancer and was buried from his home. # * * 10 Years Ago— Mrs. Ruth Xanders was ap- ( pointed tp< conduct the census [ taking of this town. > 1 ■ /' , ' * * * < ' 5 Years Ago—- . Warren Ruple, out hunting on i the James Judy farm, was treed • on top of a buggy by a buck dieep. Elmer Longrivas the hero 1 who came riding, had a duel with the wild beast, and freed the ' captive. F > - ’ • Golden Wedding t OfG. Sarjent : s Is Celebrated On Sunday, Dec. 29, ;Mr„ and j Mrs. George Sarjent celebrated their golden wedding anniver- - sary, thei date of which is Dec. 30th. ! | , All of the children and grandchildren, save one son-in-law, to- t gether with friends, gathered at their home three miles north ’ east of Syracuse. Mrs. Sarjent is past 71,- and Air. Sarjent is past 73 years oi age. Mrs. Sarjent was born and married in the same house where she has since made her home. The couple have fivechrldren. Mrs. Blanche . Snyder of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Mabel oi Benton; Rayrpond of G’oshen; Mrs. Mary Blue and .' Roy’' at home. There are nine grandchildren. _ . ... .. Mr. and Mrs. Sarjent were presented with gold pieces by ; the children, a basket of yellow chrysanthemums by the neighbors, and Mrs. Sarjent’s sister. Mrs. Sheldon• Harkless. A basket dinner was served. Os these whb formed the wedding party' 50 years ago. Mrs. Harkless was the only one who ' attended the golden anniversary celebration!. But others who at- I tended the Sarjent wedding art Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dolan, and Mrs/bVisa Hapner. of Syracuse: and rrank Ihman. now of New ; York. Rev. Ed Miller perform- I ed the ceremony. /The guests present Sunday were, Mr. and Mrs. George Sny- | der, Georgb Junior, and John of ! Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Mabel Scott. Helen. Louis and Alice of Bentori; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Scott; Mr. and Mrs. Raymotid Sarjent. Beverly and Virginia of Goshen; Roy' Sarj/nt; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blue; Lewis Kitchen; Vern Seese. Mrs. John Bender; Mr. and Mrs. Sheldpn Harkless;, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones; Mr. and j Mrs. George Seese, and Mr. and (Mrs. Victor Niles, all of Syracuse. ‘ [

Macy's. He will return to Gainesville, Ga„ SundayMo the Riverside Military Academy. Lloyd Held went hunting during the holidays, and brought home, such a dose of scumac poisoning that he will be absent from school several days. In addition, he shared the poisoning with some of the. rest of the family, who are now suffering with it. Henry- P. Boggs and his mother drove from Spartanburg, S. C-, reaching Syracuse Suriday. * Mr. Boggs w-as called home from here by the death of his father,-.last November. His mother has come north to make her home with her son. They plan to live in the Harkless home in Pottowatomie Park. Elmer Miles, who 27 years ago opened up his first grocery store ih Syracuse, is opening Jiis fourth here, on Huntington street. Mr. Miles started the store which is now Seider & Burgener’s; founded the one which has since become Grieger’s; and his third establishment is now the Jet White Store,

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SNOW DRIFTS MAKE SCHOOL BUSSES LATE Glasses Resumed As Recess Ends — $175 Spent To . Clear City Streets • <r In spite of some of the cleared roads being re-drifted, and delaying some of file school busses so that student passengers.. missed the first period, school re-opened Monday morning following Christmas vacation. Jesse Shock’s school hack, Walter Koher’s and George. Tom’s were late, not arriving until nearly 9:30. Mrs. Mary Gants and C. C. Beck, were the two teachers who were forced to niiss ' ‘he fir t period ori ae-Aunt> of the snow. a ‘ The hack being driven by’ Jesse Shock refused to budge fro n a drift, until' he got a team ' at Max Burley’s farm to move it. Another team and sled broke the ■road in front of him and five or. six men along his route helped him shovel snow at niost Iriftd points. And finally* Mr. ~ <hock and student pas.-.engers arrived at school. In.appreciatibn of what he has lOne for them all year, and his '•pecial efforts to get them home through the blizzard two vveeks : ;u. the-.student passengers of Mr.* Shock’s hack gave him a urir of gloves for Chrjstmas. The .weather man having preerited school being in session r or the two days scln duleck for . ''xarns. Mohday/sjjymUr —WaFreand Wednesday of this week were exam lays for the High "sUhrol J. stu-. i!ents. In the grades, the Christmas parties planned for two recks a co. were enjoyed after <phool Wednesday. Became- Ihuyre was. . -Slrfß;. ient time to practice the. Senior ’ day. scheduled for Jan. 17; has been postponed’until March. A few of the High school stu- ■ ’ents did nbt return to classes d Monday, on account xd’ illness. New classes arc scheduled for the new semester. - Business is o be taught by Mr. Barnhardt-; Vocational Guidance by Mr. Tants; Public Speaking, by Miss Harriman: Economics by' Mr. Timerlake and two new literature (Continued on Last Page) NEW YEAR’S PARTY TO BE KEPT SECRET Because those assembled agreed hat it should be . kept quiet, no mention is made in the Journal this week of the New Year’s oarty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Miller Tuesday evening. . If the party had been Report'd, a description would have men given of the bridge played to laugh-producing, sealed, instructions, ak the old year passed; and of tne. light lunch of banquet proportions which was served.- , • , ! Since the bridge party is not being .described, no m'ention is being made of the prizes* won .by Mrs. Walter Kegg Mrs. Harry’ Pprter ;and by John Grieger and Glenn Young, of Milford. Had the list of guests been printed, it would have read: Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Freeman; Mr. .arid Mrs. Ralph Thornburg; Mr. and Mrs. John Grieger; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gegg; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Porter, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Young of Milford. o :— ROUND TABLE CLUB PLANSGHEST NIGHJ The regular meeting of the Ladies of the Round Table was held at the home of Airs. C. R. Hollett, Monday evening. During the business hour which proceeded the program of That Reminds Me Stories, plans were made for the next meeting which is to be gue t might, and .which is to be held at the home of Mrs. G. W .Connolly. The committee in charge of the play, "Aunt Lucia,” to be given by the club, announced that the use of the High school auditorium has been .. obtained for Feb. 6 and h