The Syracuse Journal, Volume 25, Number 15, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 August 1932 — Page 1

jnisffliitK by Arthur Brisbane MONEY. PLENTY OF IT BLOC AGAINST U. S. A. SHOCK FOR BEST MINDS WHEN GERMANY IS READY

Washington wanted to sell $650,000,000 long-term treasury note some paying 2* s , iome 3;‘-j per cent. One issue was subscribed for twelve times., The government could hav< had $5.506,000,<H)0 instead of $650. 000,000, almost ten times what i needed. This shows that'.there is money if the country. Our banks, more heav ily loaded with cash than ever before, don’t know where to use thei surplus inoney. ■ ' Karl H v h V’h-<>and cables f Berlin to Universal Service about the “anti-American bloc,” Just perteevt in Europe. Germany has joined afit it includes France. Great Britain Italy, Belgium, Poland. Jugoslav!; and Rumania. Mr. Von’ Wiegand > says ‘‘Brit Foreign Secretaij Simon and Premier Herriott of France have plan ned to isolate the United States. n Washington 'refuses tb. cancel wai debts?’ . I: . ■. . ■ profitable.. Eight merchants trngb.' unite to boycott . then ■ ustemo: :-•• h.lppi a he/. '1 he u.s! !: t-j stops buying. y 4'.. Hr- .. • ' • minds” ponder, muse and f et. Pon- ■ cfated Press, takes no taxes froi \ol/tTIS. aUs<- ll m o.e> t-r. from publicly oxyned. water and light plants to pay all city ■ expenses; and this in spite of the fact that rates -charged for watjei and light „ have leen reduced twice in the last lw> Stillwater, aimthei Oklahoma city,, is tax free; thanks to public ownership In the state >,f.Kansas, Chanute - Colby, Augusta and Relofc are. as cities. Gen. Kurt v,.m S Hle chei. mar. for the Get:: an •w.«r__imn.istiy. says; “Undet the agreement at’Gej va, Germany has a tight to res' -n her fighting P *•'< a'nd.w; | less other aotuu.s disaijm." . ' Other nations will not d - rm, therefore. Garmahy undoubtedly will re-eijter the list of fightini You can imagine how some of the allies would, feel should the; - .Ude - ly tmd Germany pnd Italy Ui ted u det energetic dictators. What would ih’s c ,-u .try an-weie If E’.iiopean countries thu? menaced, should come to Us again saying,. oblige with, ten billion more dollars and th|ee million: more men”? The government has discovered a ‘■Communist" jplot to injure ■ bank credits by a .whispering campaignCJh should be. but is. not ■ generally, ■ , edit is ‘a ffei se; ,■ 'he i;> vernment and bankers should make sure that the ■'reds" ;.ie rcall) the "whisperers.” Beds, as a »ti lire something that expl with a hang. They are m-t uloqs person! short of slocks might confidence in ban-lum i Uncle Sam should send kind regards to Sir Atul Chatterjee, who leads India's delegation in the Otta-? wui-. conference. Sir At ul says he and the lest -1 India w r.’t. “buy-every-thin? in-ide the B.empire", and buy nothing from the United States India buys and sells in the world now ’ $1,500,<00,000 worth' of products. 7>> pei cent outside the British empire, and doesn’t intend t » jeopardize her trade with the United States. • |j. - J When men decide t die, usually a decision ’ more or less cow ardly, they do it in strange ways ()-.e jumps into a volcano, taking a girl with him Another goes over Niagara, some jump in front of locomotives. some hang, shoot or drown themselves Griffith went about it deliberately. To ambulance 1 doctors, called by his wife, to find him eating a hasty dinner, he said; My wife is mistaken, gentlemen; I have taifen no poisin.” Ad he smiled. 1 They took him to the hospital. He walked from the ambulance to the door, and fell dead. So many pleasant things can happen, so many interesting things are sure to happen, “gigantic troubles” melt so quickly, that it is silly not to wait as long as possible and see. The great Rockefeller city development in the heart of New York, seeking to avoid competition with other New - York property owners, has wisely arranged to. bring tenants from European .countries. England and France through their governments will exhibit their finest products. Rockefeller city space and a bill signed by President Hoover makes that center, bounded by certain New York streets, a "free port." Objects sent there for exhibition only can be admitted free of duty, no customs charge collected unless the goods art sold.

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VOLUME XXV

BARNS BURN IN VICINITY THIS WEEK Newly Cut Wheat Destroyed In Flames A second fire ,of .unknow origin •ccurred Saturday morning about . 30 o'clock when the barn on the iann of Roy Willard, on the Syra-u.M--l!e: ' .-..id nea: t!.<- ir< ssir.g •f Road ..No. 6, •.<,.» <ie-'. >yed with Mrs. Willard said .the members of the family were 11 he Ise of people talking about 1:31 nwa'kened her; She went, to the. window at.c >;.v. 'tie birn burning, the oof having been by that time. The ire deprnthiert was called oiit but the ibarn was beyond saving. ■ F■ t:;a'e. v there w ... nn iivesb'i'k the ' >■ -f' hay ai.u vv.he.J fi *■ .. . e>. w Inch had just been.stored in .*here by Willard, Ben Millet and Sylvester Unrue were . desti yed The !• was partially covered by insurance., Saturday morning Mrs. Willard - erl). , j av h.,'. an ini onv-.einer i the 1- of the: barn is.-she said that theii nine cows had been grazing on then son’s pasture land across the r< .d from the barn They had albeen ked i the barn,, -and Sylvester-Unrue iiffered the use of' his barn for that purpose later it. Snorted and noticed ut once their strange surrtjuidings’ that morning, Mrs. Wiflar<J2”said. Other fires at right during the past Week have 'at! ranted attention <>f residents here who noticed the refifetion in the sky, and drove t the fires. The fire on . Monday night on the Ed Kinney farm three miles south of Topeka, between Topeka and Ligonier destroyed 61/ loads < f w heat ■: - ed m the barn wh><Ti binned to the Cround'. The blaze- was -aid to have stat ted from spontaneous combustion l'i> e i-io ' ■ ? m the foi: of Edward J .Smeltzer, near .. era! small implements and 12 t hav were' burned. Tuesday mg'ht the larce barn on the! Win. Uh one mile east of Millersburg was destroyed by -fLm.es 'about . 6 o’clock. About 15 tons of hay and Some gr.aih . ted The vestpt k and st the farm.ing iinjilemer.ts .were saved ■ and Millersburg, together with, tjte help of neighbors, succeeded in savth< fire, and several other out buildings The tire was of origin. REFUSE TO RAISE FARMS VALUATION After receiving notice, from the -’ate tax board that, the valuaitun oh farm la ids be raised 10 per cent in Kosciusko county, the county- board of review at availed meet-, ing Tuesday, decided to defer on the stale order until Friday. August, 5. ' ' ■ Walter Brubaker, attorney for the Kosciusko County Taxpayers association mfitmed the board of review that action will be taken to • the state tax board from raising valuation on farm land. 10 per cent, no matter what action the board of review takes on the state’s order. The board of review previously had cut the appraised valuation-of ail real estate Id per cent with the exception of Jackso,n township which the board left as appraised. Munroe township received a 12 J per cent reduction. « The stale tax board’s order only affects farm lands, not lake lots or town real estate. PUBLISHED AS MEMORIAL J. P. Dolan has just had printed additional, copies of the History of the Methodist church in Syracuse from the time, of its organization here until li>2o, when the semi-cen-tennial was celebrated. The work of collecting this history of the church was done by Mrs. Dolan who also wrote the booklet. In memory of her, Mr. Dolan has had these additional copies printed for distribution among her friends. He suggests that “following the history of the church front that date until this might be a pleasant task for some of the young members of the church, that some of these might care to take up. the thread where Mrs. Dolan laid it down."

I VALUATION OF PROPERTY FOR ! TAXING REDUCED THIS YEAR

Real estate valuation in Syracuse has -been reduced $79,520 for taxing purposes, this year, according to Bert Dausmarg - county assessor, 1 Value of personal property of res- | idents of the town also has been rei duced from last year, by $66,760, I making a total - reduction in. tax ! valuation in Syracuse, $146, - 280. - In his data Daustnan has these figures and correspondling figures for other townships under the title of' ;.‘ ' | j This year the valuation of Syra- : . ‘„se property is 5946.16 H as conipar-1 Led to jas*. year’s valuation of $1,092,-'' Ho. The valuation, of real estate this ye is '5718,280, compared tb-i last year’s valuation of $797, Sop. ; Township Valuation. - | • Turkey Ureek . redder ( I tionv or loss, in valuation is $1,023,630, which figure, includes the reduc-i turn on the valuation of farm land, improvemei is on f irms, lake lots, improvements on these, and personal j property in the township. i This year’s valuation, if the state itihi'f tax c mmissi-mers does net | change it, is.-$3,596,075, exclusive of

SCHOOL MUST PAY BILL, BOARD SAYS he > 'har the -churls in Syracuse shall pay ’.he SIS!.L i asked by the Syracuse Water Uc-rporation for water used.'This is -a. raise of $54.50 oveT last year’s bills. At Tuesday evening’smeeting of the board, W. G. Uonnolly said that after an investigation of figures at (ioshew and at North Webster he was con vinced that the public schools here are getting water which they use at a low rate. He said that if the Syracuse schools were paying the same rate as in Goshen, that thei schools would have to pay ' around $250. He also explained that "in North Webster he.learned that it costs from $lO to sl3 a month for power to pump from wells for one school building. That if the interest on the investment made in . the sinking wells for two schools, and the instaL la'oo ef'.the jie.ces.sai y equipment wtaken into consideration, the ’•'wnship would have to pay far more than $154:50 for water for the two school houses here in Syracuse. 0 COMMISSIONERS TO - APPROPRIATE FUND Roscoe Howard and Harry Porler appeared before the county commissioners in Warsaw, Monday morning, to ask that -a new bridge be built on the new Kale Island road which connects roads on the north and south - The commissioners came ‘o Syracuse, . Monday, and went to Kale Island to view the new ' road being built by W. E. Long to replace the old road'part Pickwick Park. Dirt has been dredged to build up the new i ad with channels on both’ sides The commissioners agreed Monday to put the estimated'cost of a bridge- over the boat channel into the budget. The proposed bridge will have h 20 ft. abutment and be a 16 ft. bridge. i This item as weii as others on the budget will have to be approved by i the county council at the meeting the first Monday in September. The appropriation, if passed, will not be available until - after the first of the year, i Before any contract for constructing the bridge can be let the old road must and the new ;;i-ad accepted by the trustee of Tur-' key Greek township. Q —— . ICE CREAM STOLEN FROM MRS. SNAVELY Some party gy parties into the Syracuse Ice Cream Company’s building, Tuesday night, by removing a pane of glass, and stole five five gallon cans of ice cream’. The sheriff was sertl for, but no trace of the thieves was found. The. pane of glass was fqund in- the lake near the building about noon, Wednesday. Guesses were made as to whether someone wanted to give a party and stole the refreshments, or whether someone wanted to sell ice cream at the lake. A rug was stolen from the line near the home of C. H. Ott, one night recently.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, THURSDAY AUGUSI 4. 1932.

the property of public utilities which is assessed by the state. Lest year it was 54,619,705, i The total valuation last year fdr tjie township, exclusive of the town !of Syracuse, was 55,499,9b5, which sum includes railroads, etc. - ! j Value of Public Utilities! ! ( So far this year county officials have not. received from the stale no- . tice of w hat the valuation of public ■utilities will be, but a rumor ■ is J in ! circulation that these will receive appi >xin ately a 5 per cent reduction. Last year the valuation of ,he property of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Turkey Creek Township !'was $652,438. The valuation of ,the Northern Indiana Public Service :Co. * was $42,790. That of the 'Central L ikes Telephone Co., was $18,715! of he Inierci minunications C|orpora tion, $1,774; the Western Union, :55,A" ; , ami the Pullman Co., $2,492. In Syracuse the valuation of the Baltin re and Ohio R. R. Co.’ji property was $250,688; the Pullman Co’., S82o;: the Railway Express, $11810; the No; them Indiana Public Service. (Continued on Last Pagt)

- -J- -j-■ TWO COTTAGES BOVGjIT? Christopher B. Wilbur of Michigan, City has bought Roscoe Howard’s .‘cottage on Kale Island- With Mis. j Wilbur he plans to spend week ends at the lake the rest Os the season. Earl F. Hites of Danville. Indi, has bought the C. M. Baker cottage, the sale being transacted. by L. H; Brakes. . J : o—— t: ■ FUNERAL SERVICES! TO BE ON FRIDAY George Herman Ellis, aged 75, died at his home yesterday morning following a long illness. He suffered a stroke about a year and I one half ago and had been in ill hesjltht since. He was the son of Bymanj Ellis and was born on a farm near Thornton, 111. His first wife preceded him in death but he is stirvMviAl by four s<ins and two daughters; George N. Ellis of Harvey. 111., Leroy of Thorfitlon, 111., Joe of Barberton, 0., Williniin iof Chicago, 111., apd two Mrs, Lillian Anderson of Jackson, Mich, and Mrs. Lydia Ashby ofj Quantico, Va. . ; ■ ' ! ' ' . ■ Mr, Ellis has lived in Syracuse for nine years, since the time of his marriage to Mrs. Ada Rosison, June 21, 1932. Mrs. Ellis and; her three children survive: Miss - Elizabeth Ros- | son and Harold Ros Son ejf:\L6s AnI geles. Calif., and Mrs. Jesslie Parks of Dayton, 0., who has been here with her mother, and Mr. Ellis foj - several weeks. '■ ; . ' Mr. Ellis was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral, services will be held Friday afterpOoh. ■ ■ - - [O x'l HAS BRIDGE PARTY 1 uesday evening Mrs. J. H. Bowser entertained with a supper and two tables of bridge in honor of her sister, Mrs: Will Kerwin of Chicago who is her At the conclusion ■f vhe evening’s play prizes for high score Was won by Mrs. L- A, Seidcr. . o?—j— MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED I Friends received announcements this week of ghe-marriage- of 'Miss' ! Vera Geneva Hodgson, daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Hodgson, to Emimitt O?H»yer, on May 1932..

REPUBLICAN RALLY WILL BE AT WINONA LAKE AUGUST 26

The general arrangements committee for the second district rally and basket -picnic met at Morrison Rock-, hill’s office in Warsaw, Wednesday afternoon to make nn<l arrangements for the event will open the Republican campaign in Indiana, Friday, August 26. The Honorable Will R.* Woods, US. Congressman from Ihe second district was there to help the committee draw up the progranj. Senator James E. Watson, Senator Arthur R. Robison; Congressman WoiM,« Governor Hariry Leslie, Reppubliqan candidate for governor, Raymond S. Springer will give addresses that day at the meeting at Winona Lake explaining the issues of the coming campaign, and how the Republican party jnt en ds to meet them. Every Republican state candidate will .be introduced to the audience, bands will play and quartets will sing, during this rally. The program v?il!{ commence with a concert by the Warsaw American Legion Band; invocation by Rev. Gibbs of Warsaw; Welcome addrese

BLACK HORSE TROOP COMES TO SARGENTS Pitch Tents Along Lake Shore to Enjoy Sports . ■ ! '. . " : '■ ■ i The many people who expected to see the Black Horse tr.mp from Culver Military Academy go through 1 Syracuse, yesterday morning, on the way from Winona Lake to Sargent’s hotel, were disappointed. Because, i.o avoid paved roads as much as possible, the troop skirted the edge of town and followed the gravetroad through Pickwick to the north side of the lake. The troop arrived at Sargent’s about T2:15, having left Winona i Lake, where Tuesday night was spent, at 7:40 Wednesday morning. | In charge of, the were Colonel ‘ Rossbw, Commandant of Culver Military school; .Major Whitney, troop commander, Captain Stone, and Dr. Reed, surgeon accompanied the troop. ° . - ; Fifty troopers dismounted at Sar- ; gent’s, grooiped Jheir horses, ate, and ! then put the nose bags on, the ani- , mats-at their- allotted station beneath I the trees of what was foixiierly the miniature _ If > :-o 1 he: 'er were pitched along the waterfront beneath the trees between hotel -and the Eli Lilly home. . j After inspection tit 2 o’clock, the < cadets were free for an. afternoon of, golf,'swimming or fishing. • ' According to the officers . . in! charge, the troop was. to leave Sargent’s at 7:30 this’ morning and go on to Goshen., The riders had been invited to take part in the parade there today, but the officers were not sure if the troop, would reach Goshen in time for that. Tonight the troop is to camp on the site of the former miniature golf course, near Goshen High school. . The troop will be away from Culver about 'll days. On the route : were; Mentone, Winona, Wawasee, Goshen'. Christiana Buchanan Mich. Hudson Lake. LaPorte and Knqx.' o ’ RADIATOR TAKEN . LATER RECOVERED An automobile radiator, stolen from the Lakeside garage, Sunday afternoon was recovered Monday night, and no arrests made.According to Carl Ruch, W illis Kitson drove his automobile into the garage, Sunday afternoon. He was accompanied" by. two other fellowsThey talked with others in the garage and Ruch says,“ Kitson put the radiator in his car at that time and they drove away. Monday night when the radiator was first missed, and the Sunday call remembered, they sent for the town constable, but dn being told that Kitson, whom t.hey suspected, did not live in Kosciusko county, they called upon the sheriff of the coun : ty in which he lives. The radiator was recovered from Kitson;, 'and Al Keefer, who owned the radiator declined to'bring charges against him for the sake of his wife and two children.

by District Chairman Edmund J. Freund of Valparaiso; Introduction of Women Candidates on the state ticket by Mrs. Clara Barr of Winamac, district vice chairman; introduction of state candidates by Judge Neal. Following introductions comes the address by Governor Leslie; the address by Senator Robison; then the basket dinner and the concert by the Warsaw American Legion Band, followed by a community sing led by Homer Rodeheaver. The first address of the afternoon is by the Hon. Will R. Wood; followed by music by the Chesterton Male Quartet; then the address by S. Springer; more music by the quartet, and then the address by Senator James E. Watson. Those present at the meeting Wednesday were Will R. Wood, Samuel Boys, chairman from Plymouth, John Motto, Morrison Rockhill, Williams of Warsaw; D. U. Bartlett of Lafayette; E. J. Freund, Valparaiso; R. O. Hillis Jr., of Logansport; S. E. Bowdabaugh and Harry L .Porter Jr, of Syracuse.

( DO YOU REMEMBER—u 1 20 Years Ago. When Herbert Launer and friends were thrown front the buggy in which -they had been riding when it overturned when their colt ran away? . , i <: * * 15 ■ Years Ago When Roscoe Coy escaped injury when the buggy in Which he was riding was struck oh the Milford road near the gravel pit, by a car ! belonging to a. party from Fort ! Wayne? . I « « • 10 Years Ago When announcement was made of the marriage of Miss Ruth Miles and R. Lawson Wise? \\ hen the silo oh the farm of John Hibschman’s was blown over during the heavy wind stjorhi, damaging the barn? 1 ■ '■ ■ • ' — |P 7—— —— ON LAKE WAWASEE 1,1 -— — I--- • ■ ■— . I Mr., and. Mrs. George R. Poland and daughter Jean, Mr. and Mrs. i Carl S. Poland arid Genevive and Ed Ellison .f and Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Stone of Lansing, . Mich., were gtierts-of Mr. .and Mrs. G. B. Stone, last week end. Mr. and Mrs Richard - Reif and family of Chi- ■ cago are spending this week there. I Mrs. Carl Swanspn, who had been a i guest there last jweek, returned home to Detroit, Spndjay. ! Recent guests lof Mr. and- Mrs. C. H. Sears at their home bn Kale Iswere: Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Jan:.gy]“sMr. and Mrs. H. Peterson, and ( Miss-Tdi . Muncie. Miss Ardene Wylie of Mishawaka : was the recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. jJ. H. Elliott of j Kale Island; . Mr. and Mrs. Boyd W. Templeton of Indianapolis, who have been spending week ends at their summer hbriie in Yawtefr Park, plan to c-ome to the lake nejet Saturday for the remainder of tlhe season. Mr. and -Mrs! Eli Lilly and family --returned home! to Indianapolis, Monday, after spending their vacation at the lake. They I do not plan to return again this season, as Mr. Lilly will soon go east dn an extended business, trip. Janies Johnson of Bedford, guest at The, Taverij last week, played the Turkey Creek Gulf course with .a paiscore, 36. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cripe entertained a party of friends at dinner a.t their cottage, Friday everting. Fred Nayloi- of Rockford. 111., spent the week end with Mrs. Naylor in the ’ Widner cottage. ■? Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Hansen of the Hotel Severn, Indianapolis, -are spending theifr vacation at The Tavern. Mr and. Mrs. Will Remy and family of Indianapolis are spending their vacation at The Tavern. • Mr. Remy caught the limit in bass, in a short while, Sunday, , and came bac;k in. Later he went out pike fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and daughter of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Ijickam werg guests of Mr. and Mrs. Remy, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sig, Frietsch and son’ Jack of Cincinnati, 0., spent last week at The Tavern. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Wray of South Bend and Horace Wells were their guests over the week' end. Mr. Wells entertained guests of the hotel with a concert, Saturday.evening. ’ Roland Schrnedei of the Indianapolis News and party are spending a month in the cabin at The Tavern. Miss Estelle Adams, Eleanor Bar-, ton and Katharine Switzer of Van Wert and Lima, O, are spending their vacation at The Tavern this week., Miss Ruby Mellinger returned home Tuesday after attending summer school at Purdue University. Mrs. Lena Brunjes and Mrs. Harlan Stoller moved front the Wakeenah Inn, Monday. Mrs. Brunjes is now working for the Bentz cafe r and Mrs. Stoller has gone to Milford to live with her husband’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. William O’Connor and farpily of Indianapolis have moved into the Brown cottage for this month. Mr. and Mrs. Hruska.of Cleveland, 0., are guests of Mr, and Mrs. Harry FiShack this week. Rev. and Mrs. B. B. Fleming and family of Sterling, 0., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mock, Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs; Hugh Nevin and family from Indianapolis who spent some time in Ellwood George’s cottage No. 1, moved to the Hoopingarner week. Macy Teetor and party from Hag-, ersto.wn, who have moved, to the C. N. Teetor cottage for 10 days were entertained at dinner at the Ralph Teetor home, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes of Indianapolis moved into Ellwood George’s cottage No. 4, Sunday for several weeks. (Continued on Last Page)

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FARM HOUSE ON ROAD TO LAKE BURNS Recently Sold Home Being Remodeled Is Destroyed. . ' ' ' . 4> I Last Thursday night, fire of“-un-j known origin completely destroyed ! one of the farm homes on the 1 road on the southside of Lake Wawasee, I between the Wawasee S.lip ; and the ; Tavern entrance, the hejnie formerly I owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- ; Garity. and sold but the week bej fore to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bird of 1 (shicago. • . Mrs. Charles Harris, who lived there were planning to move by the first of the month. The house was being remodeled. Mr. and Mrs. Bird were in Chicago. | Mrs. Harris said she left the house about ,6 o’clock, tlo go to the home of relatives who. live near. Milford: ‘About 9:3n o’clock fire alarm*began coming in to th|e local telephone otlice. Mrs. Oeali Craft, night ‘ operator said the .? rst came from strangers who had the blaze, on'their way- to Warn and had telephoned from there. Other calls came in from Mrs. John RlentTrow and Wogomans, neighbo s, and Vertyjn -Beckman and sister Olga, who had seen the fire from their automobile and had: telephoned' from the Bentz restaurant, formerly the Br.uijjes :afe. . ' ■ • Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Klink, on their way to Waco, saw the; flames, which by that time were visible, through the windows, and tad turned back to the- Wawasee Slip, where Mrs. Klink telphoned the alarm while Mr. Klink hurried |on 'te town to get out the fire truck afe a member of the tire department', f , Mrs. Klink returned to the scene of the fire w ith M.W. Macy tmd brother John, wljo tried to jsave what they could. The ‘ oil stove and washing machine were removed from the rear entrance ; of i the house. By .he time the chenJical truck arrived the fire had gained headway, but could have been extinguished, aecording to Joe RappJ fire chief, but there was no water near, and that obtained from the pump near the’ Harris home wasj not: enough to mix the chemicals. o Cuowds from njiles around who had hurried to the scene of the blalze stopped >tol' assist in moving new lumber awa-y fFoni the burning building and JarieS Searfoss and Lloyd Disher climbed to the roof of the barn nearby toj watch that the numerous sparks which came that wav did not catch the roof on fire. ‘ S 3 i Mrs. Harris car .was in the- barn, and. locked, but-the .workers managed to push this out to' the road way. In the barn weije Idols of workmen who had been remodeling the house; Tom Schleeht, Estdn Clayton, Eston Kline, Chic Cory Judd Searfoss. These were also saved. i One telephone wj ret fell across the road when the jire; was at its height and was removed from the midst of the crowd by'A. ■L- Miller. . The fire was I almost out -before Mrs. Harris reached there .from Milford: She had' j xyith her only the clothes which 4he wore but said had insurance oh personal belongings..jHer daughteir was visiting relatifesl Mr. and| Mrs. John McGarity, fojrmer owners of: the place said that fit was insured. News of the fire was telephoned-to Mr- and Mrs. Bird in Chicago. Mr. Bird came to ihe lake Monday to instruct workmen to start rebuilding the house. . —U— o —<r . . ' LOCAL FIRM GETS PAVING CONTRACT GOSHEN, Ind.-McClintic, Golwell & Gordy, a| Syracuse construction ■ ' company, was awarded the contract for the pavijhg of the approaches to the overhead bridge in Millersburg, by the Elkhhrt county commissioners in regular monthly session here Monday. The successful bid was for $5,350 on a project that was estimated to cost $7,000 by County Engineer Ben E. Wise. There wei-e seven bids in all. The six others jwere submitted by the following concerns: Rieth-Riley Construction (to., Goshen, $5,642; Coil Construction Co., Ft. Wayne, $5,981; W. H. Retid and Sons, Mishawaka, $6,340; Plumiper Construction Co, Elkhart, $5,9(j0; Mellinger, of Fort Wayne, $6,250; Brand. Deal, of Columbia City, $6,275.,