The Syracuse Journal, Volume 26, Number 42, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 8 February 1934 — Page 3

HL'RsDAY, FEB. S, 1934

The WEDDING MARCH MURDER r ' MONTE \ BARRETT \KI Ji ,«a\\ I $ \\ « * ... WNU

I Kllday walked down the step# In alienee. j “No guests, eh? He didn't like that question, did he. Peter?" Hte grip tightened about his friend's arm as they strode past the two ears packed at the curb. “Help me remember ftmra license numbers. We'll soon find out ;•[’ who’* visiting here and why he doesn't ) want >ia to know It." When he reached his own coir, hr ' jotted down the number* he had noted, j “Whht time Is It?" "Still early." Peter assured him. “Where do we go from here?" “Franklin’s apartment. I want to I ■ee how far I can go in Identifying the | I keys on this ring. And I want to have a talk with Franklin** servant kwhnt j was his name? Fletcher? Itenwlmhcr i I Nick Royce referred to him. He may J | be able to give us a hint about this J woman In blue. I want.to find tier.” | Rut the Interview with Fletcher was disappointing, as far as the’my'•’erhets woman In bine was concerned- The. man admitted them with evident re luctance. A copy of Topics- an extra ; edition—caught the detective's eye. "1 see you already know what ba» hap pened." he began. “Yes. air. I was expecting yeti. Von are from the police?" If the servant had been shocked by the news, his manner did not betray It now Without answering verbally, the ser geanl displayed his badge. Then, fumbling In his po<ket. he drew out the. found In the murdered man's pocket “Recognize thera?" “Yes, sir. T> >•. are w.rr Mr Franklin's." “Fan you tell us which doors they fit?" “Some of them, probably." The man ‘'took the keys and examined them, fie selected one. “This opens this apartment, and this.” hr indicated another. “Is a key to the main entrance of the building. I’m sorry I'm afraid ! ran’f Identify the ether*." Kildny in>>oeeted boU> keys carte fully for future Men? siioa. then crossing to the door. tr.-<l. one of thein. It worked. Fletcher’* face reg littered annoyance. The <!<•?»>. vlou* method of checking up on his Statement was not to his liking. “Who ha* been here todqy?" Kll dav began again abruptly. “Mr. Royce was here.” replied the •errant, "Mr. Nicholas Roiree. He Was to t>e Mr. Franklin's best man. 'They had lunch to.-ether and Mr 'Royce called here, late to are-mpa/it '■ Mr. Franklin to the church.” “Os course. Was there anyone else?” "Yea. Mr. Carmody—the young one. lit called Just after Mr. Franklin had left for ti e <h-.- * “Had he been here before, Fletcher?" “I don’t remember seeing him be- -' fore” | “Then how does It happen you knew hitn." "He nave mo his name, sir Mr Car molly seemed rather er- thi-dered. you might say. sir He told me who ■ •. he was and said that lt> was important, that he aee Mr Franklin at once." I “I see.” Kllday leaned *gn<nst the table, arms folded across. bls chest. “Who else was here?" “Mr. Dunbar He told Jme about the— about Mr. Franklin’s death " “Mr. Dunbar?" l The detective weighed the name. “Milo Denhar?" “Yes. sir. He was Mr. Franklin"* partner." I “When was he here?" ‘This evening. About sly o’clock, I think. He told me—" “Yea. yew I know? the aergeant In terrupted. "Rut what did he want? Ha didn’t come here just to tell you what had happened," i Fletcher shrugged "He was look Ing for Mr. Franklin’s will. He said he was sure it was here, somewhere." . -Oh! And did he find It?” “No. air. There didn’t seem to be any papers here of that nature.” “All right. Who else was Kilday’* manner was brusk. Fletcher smoothed the thinning hair flat across his forehead with a care fu! hand. “I believe tbai was all sir." he said. "How about the telephone? Were there any messages?" "Yes. air. Mr. Daniel Built* called I several times, and left Ms number." j "When was that?" -At various times, all■ day. sir He ■ began" calling early this morning, and called repeatedly, from then on." •When Mr. Franklin came In, during the afternoon, did you give him Mr. Bullis' messages?” •Tea. air. I told him he had called." -What did Mr. Fletcher shook his head 'dubiously “Mr. Franklin didn’t whnt to talk to Mr. Bullis," he said. “He turned to Mr. Royce and said. *J guess I know ■ «vhat he wanfir' ami Mr. Royce said, “Let him sweat, Jim.’" "Then Mr. Franklin never called Mr. Bunter “No. sir." “Did Mr. Bullis phone again, after Franklin and Royce bad left for the church r Kllday'* Interest was obviously aroused. , | “Yea, air. Several times. I finally . told him that Mr. Franklin couldn't .be reached today. That he bad al greedy gone to the church, to be mar- i jried. He didn't call after that." The sergeant puffed his cigar In silence. Under Ms breath. Peter whlw tied tunelessly Bullis had tried all <dey to aee Jim Franklin, who knew

what he wanted, hut refused to talk to him. That was obvious, from the con versation Fletcher had overheard be t"<*en Franklin and Nick Royce But whether he wanted to or not. Franklin had seen BMPs—at the church. X’ -f exactly a new lead, hut an Intsr- • ■ 1 ! sidelight !<■ an old one. Royce knew why Rttllis h:wl been so anxious to - - Fra- kiln KH lay resumed the ! que«tionlug. "Who else was here today. Fletcher?” Once more the man brushed his | forehead thoughtfu'ly. “That's all. | sir." he replied Ann Hr I “You’re snreF* The ser-.-e.mt evl y didn't like rhe way the man > n. over his replies. His man ’ nor was too guarded. "I'm quite sure ’that was all." J l’!et.!>er replied. His round ayes i ftt’nked at rite detective solemnly “I '' ' ' i < ero ;tB i’av ' “ i “How about Fl-oo <’boo Train?” Peter qtto.sfiom <1 for the first time. H’s voice wa« pnrtw sely harsh. He • " <l *«> tar an n>’’n : <-ion from the ; 'm -Rut you know Miss Train, don’t you Fletcher?" The man nodded reluctantly. Peter th'O’-.'hf. Then ho volunteered “She phoned this morn n-’. and Mr Franklin told tier he iv«m.t<l see h.-r ” I . .in p.--e> thought of>the woman >■ - “I 1 '! •<> • tl or/woman telel Fleiet -r ap"e.ar»-<i to ponder, then shook his head " Sec here' Plot.'■••r." the novelist's tone wn« cotivcr«;>'’on: I m»w. “1 lm uc no vim knew qn'-w a hit almut <"hoo i’:-hi Train, d <!n't vott?” - The man only hl • l:m|. "t'nn'r v'.-t nnwer me? What did you know about this womanY “I t* »k was very fond of Mr n."' Fletcher raid slowly, “but ’ L"'’ , kn “" '’’’Vi’ about her >be's »n aetrj--* I <•.** “> wan. «1u» She rnmr here fre nUMiUi' tMve. wo mwe*> nf hee hero? Did she have a key tn this apart suet’.t ?” Peter's questions rrowilrd one another input’Septly : v.*r int’s manner crew mere do ! ,i..|r p V ,., "-s’le has hoen hehe a t : >ne or tw<> «tr, when f was tn v"t other questions. t'.m afraid I can’t answer them Ter > XfTr - “No. never mind Miss Train ” Peter brushed the sngge<rb>n aside hru?kly. “V, hat other women were In the habit of mmlng. here?" ' Flfteb.-r's eiebrotvs ndsed doubtfully. “Women?"’ “There were others weren’t there?" UMin slirnr-.-I, "<»* course. from tire to time. Rut- I am a ser i Ms- ",.t.g’ v -Mr Franklin never took rne into his con ■* tid>'i<ce."' Peter felt that the man knew more than be was admitting, hut felt equally sure that It would be difficult to wring any damaging admission from him on the subject of women. For this he yielded him a reluctant admiration. but It did not lesson his Impa t!enc»«. “Where did Mr. Franklin file his cor-n-pondenceY" Kllday resumed the questioning. “Perhaps we can learn something there.” Fletcher led the way to a desk In the next room, which both the detectl«e and the novelist searched, with out sitcctrss. Rills, they found, one from a fior st which Interested Kllday. until he jwceived that the flowers had gone to Iwis Tarmody. There was also one personal note, itenclled by Nick Royce, reminding Franklin of a luncheon engagement. Nothing else of a personal nature. “Did Mr Dunbar find anything at all?” "Only whet you see here, sir." «■ “Where else would we he apt to find his letters. FletcherT’ Peter faced the servant. t “I'm afraid these are the only personal papers he kejit, sir." ”H’m. We’ll have a look." raid Kltday. Rut though they searched the apartment thoroughly, room by room. Fletcher apparently had told the truth. Nowhere could they find any ; trace of personal correspondence which | might yield them a clue to the Identity i of the mysterious woman In blue who 1 had quarreled with Franklin In Doctor Abernathy’s study, at or near the time ! of the murder. When they left, Peter had a feeling that Fletcher, somehow or another, had outwitted them Yet he was sure there had been no personal correspondence filed in that apartment. Kllday glanced at his watch. t lt was tea o'clock. “Still too early to turn In.'* he said “Supptvse we go have a talk with Dunbar. He might be able to help us with this woman In blue. The least he can do la Identify another key for us. One of these prob•bly opens Franklin's office." ** By looking tn the telephone dlrec- ’ tory at a corner drag store, they discovered the slain man’s partner lived < nearer. • The attorney did not keep them ! waiting. "I'm glad you’ve come.” he -raid In greeting, “if I can be of any help,” “You can, Mr. Dunbar. Were try- ‘ tag to locate the mysterious woman In blue, who visited Jim Franklin in Doctor Abernathy’s study at about the time of the murder. You were when the doctor described her. Does

she fit any woman of your acquaintance ?” Dunbar smiled faintly. “I'm-afraid there are too many women who wear blue. Sergeant Can you describe her more fully?” “Unfortunately,” Kllday admitted, “Doctor Abernathy Is the only_ one who saw her, and that’s as much as we have’ to go on. However, as Franklin’s partner, I thought you might he ! able to help us. At least, you might : be able to give us a Ifct of his women j acquaintances, which would l»e of j great value tn the investigation." ’Tm sorry,” and Dunbar looked as I though he meant It. “but I'm afraid ; I will be of little help along that line. You see." he explained. “Jim’s interi ests and mine were entirely different, i We did not move in the same circles. jAs you probably know, he was quite a politician and a great mixer That was his strong point My forte was law. It didn't make a bad combination. Jim's wide association and popularity attracted man.t- clients to the firm. My job was to handle the bnsiI ness, a'ter he got it Oh. of course," the attorney shrugged. “Jim wasn’t a bad lawyer, and he handled sftme cases. But In the main, that end of the business was under my direction. The result was that In the past few yeara we have drifted farther and farth -r apart socially. “O' course, we were still warm Memls. ’hut our friendship <r.<l not extend beyond uffice hours. For that reason. I am scarcely in a position to help you. when It comes to his women acquaintances." Peter found it rather dH’’ tilt to put the next question to this calm, straight-eyed man. “You were aware. Mr Dunbar, that there were certain— Irregularities in Franklin’s relationshin# with women?” The attorney nodded slowly. “It wjis too |>Md.” ho aa I. “<>ne great w<‘ ik! > #s in an otlo-rwise strong character.” “But you don’t know any of these women?” Dunbar hesitated. “Yes. I knew of this actress —the one they call Choo Choo Train. I believe that affair was common knowledge. Jim made no secret of it. She—this womanphoned him at the office this rnorn- • Ing." Peter showed his Interest. “Jim told me of it.” Dunbar explained. “It seems that she was de termined to attend the wedding. It w - as quite a social event, you know. Evidently this woman had certain am hitions along that line.” fie smiled faintly. “Did Franklin tell you how he felt abmit that?" Kilday queried. -Oh. yes. Os course he would not permit it. That was why she phoned. They quarreled alw»ut It. I believe Jim told me about it because It wor ried him." “Then he hadn't broken off with Mils woman?" Peter made no effort to stifle his surprise. Dunbar shook his head. “1 think not. I believe his quarrel with Choo Choo Train, over a wedding invitation, was the first Intimation he had that it was going to be difficult to play the dual role of lover and bridegroom.” “But Choo Choo was not the woman In blue." It was not a question. Peter was merely thinking aloud. “That means there Is bound to be another woman. She's the one we must find. Are you unable to give us even a hint as to her identity. Mr. "I’m sorry.” the lawyer admitted, s “1 can't. Os course. I know there have .1 been other whmen. Quite a number of them, in fact. But I’m afraid I can't be of any help tn finding them.” Kilday appeared engrossed in the cigar he was lighting, and his voice >r m ft " • fi I !pL-J /F I ,v'~ Bp* =a * !S ' “Find Anything of Franklin** Will Y*t, Mr. Dunbarr was casual as he asked. “Find any thing of Franklin's will yet, Mr. Dun bar?” "Not yet I have been to bi* apart meat, but It wasn't there.. I’ll prob ably locate It at the office In the morning." s "You haven! looked there y«t, then?" “Not yet.” “And you didn't find anything else at the apartment—anything at all that might help os In our search for this ether woman, Mr. Dunbar?” “Not a thing. Sergeant You might have a look at the apartment though. As a matter of fact I was only looking for the wilt I might h*ve overlooked something that would help you." "I don’t think you did," the detective replied ruefully. “We've already been there." He offered the key-ring for the attorney’* Inspection. “Can you identify any of these?" "A couple of them are probably office keys,” s Dunbar replied, after a cursory examination. “I could tell, of course, by trying them." "How about the little ones? Do they look like keys to the files there, or to his desk?” The attorney shrugged. “I couldn't say." he admitted, ‘but If you’d like to try them for yourself—” "I wouW," declared the detective.

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“Do you object to going to your office with us now?” Milo Dunbar hesitated. "My wife isn’t well," he said, “but If you think it would really help, of course I’ll do it." . , On the way down In Kilday’s car. the detective explained the importance he attached to the Identification of the keys. "And another thing,” he added. “It’s quite possible we may find some clue to the identity of the woman in blue. If we can locate FTantin’s personal file. Somewhere, nearly every one has such a file—letters they want to rave —memoranda of various natures —all sorts of things. Women rave programs, and that sort of thing With a man. it’s more apt to be pictures. Either may keep letters. If we find Jim Franklin's file. It will be a big help.” “Jim wasn’t much of a hand to keep such things,” said Dunbar. “But we’ll see.” It turned out that the attorney was right. Nowhere In his office were they able to find papers of a personal nature that even hinted at helpfulness. His business correspondence was an filed, with scrupulous neatness, in cabinets In the anteroom t adjoining his office. The private office contained only a desk, several chairs, a telephone stand and an elaborately carved cellaret, convenient to the desk. A careful search of the desk yielded nothing. Peter turned his attention to the cellaret. It was not locked, hut beyond an elaborate array of liquors and necessary tumblers, revealing Franklin's tastes in Intoxicants. It was devoid of clues. It looked stalemate. “Where elseVould he file papers of a personal nature here?” the sergeant asked ve.xediy. “I'm afraid we've looked about everywhere.” Dnnhar glanced searchlngly about the room. “How about the safe?’ suggested the novelist. “Could It be there?" “We only file papers of rather unusual importance In the safe.” Dunbar demurred. "I don’t think it likely that we'd find what you are looking for. there.” „ ■ “Rut didn’t, he have a private com partment. anywhere in the safe?” ‘ Peter was reluctant to admit defeat. “Yes,” said the lawyer. “We each had a compartment in the safe for our own us£. He had a key for his. and I had one for mine. Walt and I’ll show you.” Dunbar searched through the middle drawer of his partner’s desk. “1 thought I saw Jim's keys here.” he began doubtfully. Then he found It. “Ah! This looks like It." Kllday and Cardigan followed him Into the corridor, which separated the partners’ offices, to a large wall safe. The attorney twirled the combination knob, and presently the heavy door swung back slowly. He Indicated ■ smaller door to the novelist. - “That’s Jim’s compartment. Here, you open It.” He pressed the key into Kilday’s hand. The sergeant was elated. For In a subsection of the compartment, he found evidence that Frunkltn had used this as his personal file. There were letters there, signed “Choo Choo” In * round immature scrawl. Rut there was n<> hint here of any other woman, nothing that would help tn the identification of Franklin's mysterious visitor in the study that afternoon. Roth Peter and the detective were dirap pointed. “I'm sorry,” declared Dunbar "I hoped that I might be of some help.” "It isn’t your fault you weren't.” declared the sergeant ruefully. “Franklin was just too methodical. AA’e found the right place, but he had destroyed the evidence, before we - got here.” They were successful, however, tn Identifying three more of the keys here. With the two identified hy Fletcher, this made five—one to the apartment building—one for the apart ment itself —a third to the outer office of Dunbar and Franklin—a fourth to the slain man’s private office. One of the smaller keys was found to fit hl* desk, which however, been unlocked. For q moment. Kllday thought he 1 bad identified the other small key. It was very similar to the one. found in the desk, which opened Franklin’s private compartment In the safe. It | seemed to fit. when Inserted In the lock, but It failed to turn the bolt "That would have been too much luck, I guess." the detective grumbled, I pocketing the keys. Only two of the seven now remained ‘ to be identified, however, on* large, like a door key. In addition t<r the on* he had just failed to Identify., i Peter suggested a call on Choo Choo Train after they left Dunbar; but It was late, and • telephone call to her apartment elicited no response. * ‘That’ll hare to wait till morning. I guess." Kilday complained. "There i are lot* of time* on thi* Job when I J wish I was twins, so I could get around faster. If you aren't tired, though, drop by the office. Something new ; may have turned up. And." bo added. ; “Pm going to hare those license plates ; checked tonight, to find out who w«* calling on Webster Spears." On their way, they reviewed the evidence a* It had developed thus far. Os the eight people who had seen Jim Franklin at the church, at or near the time of his death, most could be proved to have had a motive for the crime: Ambrose Carmody to prevent hte marriage to hte daughter, after discovering Franklin’s relationship with Choo Choo Train; Rylle Carmody for' the same reason; Choo Choo Train be- • cause of Jealousy; Daniel Bullla because of the investigation Franklin had been conducting Into the political j scandal and which was proving menacIng to him. The motive for the worn- ' an In blue seethed to have been jeal- , ousy. but an effort* to identify her so far had met with failure. There seemed . to be no motive, a* far as Nick Royce ! was concerned, but the Investigation , had brought out the fact that Royce j was aware of the situation existing between Bullis and Franklin. Fletcher had revealed that Nor was It logical to believe that Doctor Abernathy could have had a motive for the mur- . der. At most, he might hare refused to identify Callis Shipley as the woman tn the blue dress. Neither of t£e

men was able to identify this girl*s place in the drama which had resulted in Franklin’s murder. Admittedly, she had been tn the sacristy once. Had she been there twice? She had worn I blue. Was she the woman in bine . whom the rector had seen? She had apparently known of the murder at a time when It seemed impossible to have possessed this information without having had some guUty knowledge of the crime. She had admitted lying to them, when they first questioned her. In view of this admission, how much of her later testimony could they believe? In addition, they had questioned Fletcher, who seemed reluctant to talk concerning his master’s affairs; Milo Dunbar, the slain man’s partner, and . Webster. Spears. T|ie latter, also. , might be shown to have had a motive . for the crime if he still loved Doris ' Carmody. Certainly he had attempted • to halt the wedding. Os course, he dej nied having been the author of the | anonymous telephone call informing I Ambrose Carmody concerning Choo j Choo Train. Yet neither of th* men was sure he had told the truth. He denied, too. the story told by Callis Shipley concerning his remark that Rylie would have stopped the wedding, had he been present. How to weigh his evidence remained a puzzle. “The trouble," complained Kilday. “is too much evidence. Usually we’re groping around In the dark for it This time we’ve got too much.” At headquarters, there was on* important bit of evidence. Examination of the revolver found in the rectory garden bad revealed a thumb-print oh the barrel. “Good,” grunted th* sergeant "Now look up these license numbers right away. I think perhaps the owners of these cars had something to do with it" It did not take long. An assistant returned with the information in a very few minutes. One car was registered under Webster Spears’ name. The other belonged to CaHls Sblniev. (TO BE CONTINUED.) BOX WEST END I ' — Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hisey of Bristol called on Mr. and Mrs. Jess Metz, ‘Friday afternoon. . i I Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Price of Goshen were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. 'Frank Warble. . Mr. and Mrs. Guy Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Madlem of Elkhart were Sunday guests of Mr. and 'Mrs. ' Frsnk I Mr. and Mrs. 0. Rensberger of i South Bend, Mr and Mrs. Jay Rensberger and fami# of Goshen were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rensberger. Mrs. Jess Metz- is in ill health. ; Those who called at the Metz home, Sunday, were Amsy Clem, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. > Milo Geyer. I Mr. and Mrs. A. Tom* and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John McGarUy, Sund y. I Mr.' and Mrs. Curtis Warstler of I near Leesburg spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rensberger. He is on the sick list. Mrs. Mary Willard is on the sick list. Mrs. Wm. H. Weybright, who is ill at the home of |ier daughter, Mrs. John Stout, remaifis about the same. Mr. and Mr*. Homer Rench of Mishawaka, Mrs. Curtis Rrrick and son Dan of Waterford and Mr. and Mrs. Burris of Goshen were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rowdabaugh Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Vorhis moved to Goshen last week, where she is employed at th* George Richmond ; store. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sheffield spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Prough. | Miss Alice Roach, daughter of Elmer Roach of near Millersburg, and Emerson sod 5 of Rev. and Mrs. Raleigh Neff, were married, j ' Saturday, Jan. 20, in Albion at the i J home of Rev. McCoy. They will I make their home on one of his father’s farms east of Bethany on road 6. Both young people have a large circle of friends in this community who wish them uninte rup ed happiness. ' SOLOMOI.’b < . . — Henry Englehart and Mrs. Bessie ; Yoder of Elkhart called on Mr. and I Mrs. Ed. Fisher, Send: y evening. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Niles spent Sat- | urday afternoon in Albion calling on i Dr. Carver and Mr. Niles' niece, who is ill. Irvin Mishler of New Paris, Miss Meriam Darr, Harold Lockwood, Virgil and Edward Price, Paul Rogers, called on their Sunday school teacher, Mrs. Dave Holtzinger, who ha* been confined to her bed with a cold. Little Bobby Miller is quit* ill with bronchial pneumonia. I An Adult Christian Endeavor convention will be held at Plymouth, Friday. j Mr. and Mrs. James Farrell and son Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd t Farrell and daughter of Topeka ’ spent Sunday with Harry Mcßride and family. i Mrs. Chester Firestone is sick in , bed again. Charles and Frank Bunger' and Belle Juday of Millersburg spent Sunday afternoon at the George Darr home. Mrs. Ella Hapner and family spent the evening there. There will be a . Parent-Teachers meeting at the Hex school, Friday evening. A good program is being

prepared by th* school. Kvaryon* is welcome to com*. Dale Darr and family of South Bend called on Chester Firestone and family recently. Preaching service and Senior and Junior Christian Endeavor, Sunday evening. RICHVILLE Sunday callers in the Geo. McDaniel home were: Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsey of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bobeck of Ligonier and Mr. . and Mrs. D. L. Blue. The Ladies Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. H. B. Burk, next , Tuesday. Carl Stettler and family spent Sunday in Goshen, visiting Jess Hanshaw and family. j Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitmer and grandson spent Sunday afternoon in the John Stettler hdme. Robert Strieby . and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Ott. Mrs. Geo. McDaniel called on Mrs. R. E. Treadway, Monday afternoon. I The Richville Home Economics club met at the home of Mrs. Warren Juday, Tuesday afternoon, Earl Treadway and Ernest Richard spent Wednseday in Kewaunee, where they attended the funeral of the former’s mother, Mrs. Claudia Treadway. i There will be a Parent-Teachers meeting at the Hex school Friday evening at 7:30. There will be a nice entertainment and everyone is welcome. Patty Jo and Robert Treadway were on the sick list last week. CONCORD Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Coy and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stiffler. Those who were guests of Mr. 'and Mrs. Guy Fisher, Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bushong, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tom and family. Mrs. Marie LeCount spent Thursday with Mrs. Ida Guy. j Mrs. Dewey Coy spent Thursday with her parents,- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ketring of Syracuse, j Lester Dewart spent Sunday at the Bert Whitehead home. Hubert Miller spent Friday evening with William Wyland. Mrs. Ella Robinson, who spent a! few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. ; James Gilbert, returned to her home ; Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gall left for their new hom* in Illinois, Sunday. Paul Buhrt and family spent Sun-' day with friends in Goshen. Rev. Reidenbach and family of Syracuse were guepts at the Ernest Mathews -home, Sunday. ■ We want to welcome Mr. and Mrs. ' J Aines Long of Milford, who will move in their new home, the Sherman Gall place. ' < I AFRICA. Bobbie Shock, small son of Mr. and Mirs. Ezra Shock has the whooping cough. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Shock and Will Shock of Warsaw called in thej Jonas Cripe home, Thursday. Mrs. Etta Cripe of West Goshen spent Friday night with her sister, Mrs. Jacob Click. Grandma Lewallen is quite well at this time, although she is unable to | walk without assistance. She will soon ibe 91 years of pge. Sunday dinner guest* in the Eli Shock home were: Mr. and Mrs. ,

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I Tom Nine, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl I Lautsenhizer, Mr. and Mrs. Sher- ' man Kiser and family, Mr. and Mrs. > Pearl Shock and son, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dye and son. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lewallen were supper guests in the , Elmo Shock home, Friday evening. Leo Uiery and Forrest Mock spent Sunday in the Merle Gawthrop home. Jonas Cripe and Elizabeth Shock made a business trip to Cromwell, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Shock are moving to the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Shock recently vacated by Rev. Frederick. Sunday dinner guests in the Elmo Shock home were John Baker and family, and Paul Himes of Goshen; Maurice Dorsey and Fred Kuhn. DISMAL ' Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown spent Thursday evening with Claus Bobeck and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Milqs of Fort Wayne were week end guests of Merrit Lung and family. Mr. S; and Mrs. Lyman Hire of Kendallville were entertained in the Virgil Bobeck home, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Claus Bobeck visited in the Dora Clingerman home, Sunday evening. s Mrs. John Moore passed away at her home in Cromwell, Sunday night. Mrs. Mary Poyser is ill at her home near Cfomwell. Grandma Clingerman of Indian Village, Dora Clingerman and wife visited in the Manda Pollack home near Benton, and the Fred Baumgardner home near Millersburg, Sunday afternoon. FOUR CORNERS) Mrs. Noble Myers of Syracuse called at the James home, Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darr and two children of near Goshen spent ! Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. „Darr and Mr. and Mrs. Geyer 1 . Mrs. Darr and children remained to visit until Monday. Mrs. Mary Berkey of south of Milford called on friends in this community, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Uiery of near New Salem called* at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Myers last Thursday afternoon. A Clarence Snyder called at the Crist Darr home, Saturday evening. NEW~SALEM John Auer? and wife and Conrad Auer spent Monday with George Auer and wife. Everett Tom spent Wednesday with Reuben Mock, who has been ill. Art Hummel and family were callers in the George Auer home last week. Conrad Auer was a Sunday dinner guest of Reuben Mock and family. LaVent Tom and wife of near; North Webster called in the afternoon. Dale Mock motored to Marion, Monday, on a business trip. Emory Guy and wife and Lillie Tom spent Sunday at the Joe Smith home. Mrs. Joe Baumgartner called at the Joe Smith home, Monday afternoon. Lucile Smith spent Sunday with friends in Elkhart. REMEDY REMOVES CAUSE OF STOMACH GAS Most stomach GAS is due to bowel poisons. For quick relief use Adlerika. One dose cleans out body wastes tones up your system, brings sound sleep. At Leading Druggists. —adv

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