The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 12, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 18 July 1935 — Page 1

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TRUSTEE LETS CONTRACTS FOR BUSES Drivers Named for this Township, and Other Townships. School bus driving contract* for Turkey Creek township were awarded, Tuesday night, by Walter Kober township trustee, and his advisory board. Those whose bids were accepted and the amount of their bids are: Route Miles Name Price (Round Trip) 1 26 Floyd Brower 13 10 2 32 Forest Kern 3.00 3 51.4 Jacob Click 2.90 4 38 Elmer Baugher 2.70 6 30.6 Chas C. Mock 2.59 6 29.5 Clarence Mock 275 7 26.4 Gerald Bushong 3.00 8 30 J. H. Godsch Ik 292 The above bids' are for a period of two years with the exception of Route 7, which is for one year. Transportation of school children in wages alone will cost the township 622.96 per school day, based on the above figures. Last year wages for transportation was 623.85, so the township will save 89 cento per day this year on transportation. A total of 40 bids were opened and considered by the trustee and advisory board, Tuesday evening. The bid of George Tom was not opened by the board because a local doctor hi.d refused to give the bidder a certificate of being physically able to drive a school bus. The bidder, however had submitted a bid after he had secured a certificate of good health from an out of town physician. Jesse Shock, another bidder, who had made a low bid on one route, was not given this route by the board, because he had not submitted a certificate of health with his bid. as required by specifications.* All other bidder* bad met this specification After all bids had been opened and contracts awarded, and the trustee and advisory board had adjourned, they were handed two bid* when they stent into a local drug store, the bid* had been left in the drugstore by the postmaster after the postoffice had closed at 6 p. m. Tuesday. The stamps on th* bids were cancelled at 6 o’clock. These two bids were not opened because they were not in the hands of the trustee at the proper time, as he did not know he was to call at various places to collect bids before the meeting. x 129 Bids Made Irvin Coy and advisory board of Van Buren township received 129' bids on seven routes. Th* awards ar* for four year contracts, and the bids so much lower than previously ; that the township will be saved 610, - 000 in the coming four years, according to Mr. Coy. Th* awards were: Rout* Miles Nam* Price (Round Trip) 1 22 Milo Geyer 63.35 3 32 James Brock 3.50 3 24 Ford Overleas 3.25 4 30 Clarence Coy 3.34 5 48 Vern Wyso ng 3.40 6 32 Ralph Neff 347 7 38 Merl Campbell 3.70 In Benton township, according to Walter Hire, trustee, only IT bids were made on the six routes, as every bidder was required to deposit 310, In case an award was made and then the bidder refused to go take the route. The contracts were four year ones, with a new body to be bought for route No. 1. Contracts will be awarded when bonds are deposited to: Route Miles Name Price (one way) 1 18 Nelson Burtofield 63.10 2 17 Delbert Kurt* 2.25 3 13 Henry Tully 2.85 4 13 Roy Stiver 3.00 5 14 Rex Miller . 2.45 6 15 Guy Ott I 270 According to Charles W. Cobb, trustee of Jackson township, four naw bodies are to be bought for school hacks on routes 1,2, 10 and 12 out of New Parte. Bids are lower this time, than before, and about 50 cents a day will be saved. About 130 bids were received and contracts were let for four years. They wore awarded: Route Name Price 1 John Iffert 64.90 2 George Krull 5.44 3 Den Warbel 3X5 4 Verl Neff 2.47 5 Frank Inbody 4.25 ; Xut c . (Cwtinncd on Pu-r) ; . I

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|ON LAKE WAWASEE' The sudden death of Mrs. Henry Keagy, in Hagerstown, Friday night called home her brothers and wives: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teator, Mr. and Mrs. John Teetor; also Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Teetor, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Teetor. Funeral services were to be held, Monday afternoon, but Mr. and Mrs. Dan Teetor were called back to Wawasee, Sunday night, by the telephone message that Mrs. Teator’s mother, Mrs. Holman, who had stayed at the lake at the Chas. Teetor summer home, had become suddenly ill Mrs. John Teetor’s sister, Mrs. Champion, is seriously ill in Anderson. Mrs. Raymond B. Stevens, who ha* been in Siam with her husband, spent the week end with her sisters at the Spink-Wawasee hotel Mrs. Charles Teetor entertained 35 of the state board of directors of the League of Women Voters at her Wawasee home, last Thursday.. Guests came from Evansville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Peru, Lafayette, Culver, Hagerstown Michigan City Gary, South Bend, Elkhart, Rensselaer, Remington and Fort Wayne. Two hundred are expected to attend the convention of Furniture Warehousemen of the Middle West, to be held at the Spink-Wawas*e from Friday until Sunday. Karl Schneider of Elkhart, who entertained a group of golfers last year, entertained them again this year at the Spink-Wawasee hotel. They spent Tuesday night there, to enjoy gulfing Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs Yates of Chicago have rented the Lamb property in Pickwick Park for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Parker Whiting, who are spending their vacation in the Hooper property, took their two sons to Fort Wayne Monday, to have their tonsite removed. Guests at their home are Mrs. Frank Whiting of Indianapolis and Mrs. L. A. Decker and son of Vincennes Someone stole a Johnson outboard motor from one of Levernier’s boats Saturday night Mr and Mrs. J? F. Farell of Chicago were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Whiteman and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Holdrieth In the Simon cottage, Sunday. Their guests this week are: Mr and Mrs. J. L. Whiteman and daughter from Chicago and Miss Arline Hoppensack of Cleveland, O. Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Cabe, Mr. and Mr*. Lowell Crisler and Coralyn Gary of Anderson are spending this week in the Kaiser cottage on the south shore. Guests of theirs this coming week end will be Mr. and Mrs Hugh Chasey and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chopson of Anderson. Yesterday, Mrs. Ed Neumeyer, Mr*. Ed Horst and Mrs. Charles Rusch entertained the South Shore Bridge club at the home of Mrs Neumeyer. Last week when the club met with Mrs. White and Mr*. Tuttle a* hostess prise* were won by Mrs. Charles Teetor, Mr*. Charlee Rusch, Mr*. Dan Riggle and Mr*. Roy Adam*. Walter Kemp of Kokomo, and party of friend* are spending two week* in Bishop’* cottage No. 1. Mr. Cramer of Hagerstown and party are spending two week* in Bishop cottage No. 7; and Mr. Copelove and party of Kokomo, have b*en spending their vacation in Cottag* No. 9 Mrs. Albert Lieber and daughters from Indianapolis are among the guest* at th* Spink-Wawasee this week. Mr. and Mrs Macy Teetor and daughter Joan of New Castle plan* to spend this coming week end with Mt. and Mrs. Charles Teetor. Frank Grear has been ill this week at hi* home on Cedar Point. Mr* C. F. Clawson, the Misses Elsie and Edith Peterson from Lagrange, and Mrs. Allen and son Thoma* from Sturgis, Mich., spent a few day* this week with Matty Crow Fick at the Crow's Nest Mrs. Charles A. Miller of South Bend was the guest of Mr*. George Wandei of Kale Island the first of this week. Mrs. Irving Bishop’s father, and two nieces from New Castle spent part of this week with Mr. and Mr* Bishop. Frank X. Piatt of Dayton 0., and party are spending two week* in the Wellington cottage, formerly the Brillhart cottage. Dr. and Mrs. William Tomlin and Dr. and Mrs. Row of Indianapolis spent the week end at the Roy Brown (ContlrlH*.' Leirt Psge)

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY JULY 16, 1935

RUSTY ROADSTER RI WAWASEE BY I An underwater, automobile sale was reported this week—and the roadster which had gone into the water* of Lake Wawasee, last February. through the ice, was in the process of being recovered. It will be recalled on Sunday, Feb. 24, Deloss Smith of Lake Papakeetchie started to drive his car on the ice of Wawasee, from “Greider’s Point” or Highland View Gardens, when, about 500 feet from shore, the car went through a crack in the ice. When it reached the bottom of the lake. Smith was able to escape from the roadster, and swim back to the surface climb out on the ice and make his way home. He tried several times to recover his car, tried to raise it to the surface and pull it on to the ice, using a block and tackle. But be was unsuccessful. So he gave it up. But last week, along came John Green, 23, son of Mr and Mrs. Clarke Green, and James Fick, 20, son of Matty Crow Fick, with a proposition. They bought Smith’s car for 610. They had located it Saturday by COMMUNITY SING TO BE HELD HERE Hour of Music Planned for SundayEvening in Methodist Church; Special Number*. Believing that residents of Syracuse and vicinity are interested in Community Sings which are being held all over the country, a community sing has been planned, to be held in the Methodist church, Sunday evening at 7:00 o'clock, Special numbers will be negro spirituete sung by the Wawasee Colored Quartet. They will sing four old favorites, "Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” “Study War No More," “Oh Them Golden Slippers," and "On the Road." There will b* two solos toy Vernon Beckman and a duet by the Davis Sisters This is not a denominational service, it is sponsored as a community project. Everyone is urged to come and bring friends to enjoy one hour of music. A community choir is to be organised to lead the community sings and the choir is to practise Friday night at the Methodist church. Everyone who is interested in taking part in the choir is asked to come to practise Friday evening at 7 ©clock. -■ — 0 — USING WATER FOR POWER IS UNLAWFUL Preliminary Decision as to Water* of Webster Lake Made by Elkhart County- Court. Stating that the evidence showed that defendant's dam unlawfully wasted the water of Webster lake so as to lower the water level Judge Aldo J. Simpson of Elkhart county court made a preliminary finding for the plaintiff in the case of Joseph S. Campfield against George and Edith O’Donnell at Goshen Tuesday. Final decree in th* case, which will determine whether or not plaintiff is awarded the induction and 64,000 damage asked for, will not be made until another week. Started Four Year* Ago Th* action was commenced in Kosciusko county court four years ago and was venued to Elkhart county on motion of the defense. The case was dismissed for want of prosecution until last February when a motion was granted to reinstate the case on the docket. According to Brubaker A Rockhill, Warsaw attorneys who represented the defendants, the dam owned by the O'Donnells was built on Webster lake nearly 100 year* ago and has been used for mill powe r continuously. Complain of Dam Four years ago low water level on the lake caused cottage owners along the shore to complain of the dam While the court in it* preliminary finding for plaintiff gave no reason for it* decision, it is believed that evidence showing wasting of water by defendant and expenditure of money by plaintiff in making improvements in reliance on a normal lake-level was an important factor in the result. C. E. Brady and Sam Rasor completed painting th* Jensen house this week, and have commenced painting the Roy Darr home.

ESCUED FROM PURCHASERS OF CAR # * dragging an anchor over the spot i where it had gone down. They constructed a raft and put barrels filled with sir beneath the raft, to i raise it high on the water until it resembled a barge. Using a divirig helmet which they constructed, they attached ropes to the car so that it could be towed. It was in water 35 feet deep. The diving helmet used to be a five gallon kerosene can, and it is weighted down on the shoulders of the diver to weight him to the bottom of the lake, with two pieces of railroad iron. There is an air hose which reaches to the surface of the lake, in fact to the raft, and the one who is not in the diving helmet busily pumps air through the hose, by means of an automobile tiro pump. A rope is attached to the helmet so the diver and the one on the surface can signal to each other. When the diver wants to come up, the one on top must pull By means of old flivver motors installed in two row boats, on Monday Green and Fick had towed the auto--1 (Continued on Last Fage) WAWASEE CAMP NOTES t Capt. T. R. Tschannen of Fort Wayne has arrived to take charge of the Wawasee camp, succeeding Capt Harry Tetlow, who will return to his home in Columbus, O. The new CCC camp unit, Company 1584, went to Medaryville, to form k new camp there five miles from the other camp. This new company, which it was thought would be located at Wawasee for some time, in charge of Capt Bryant, assisted by Lieut Kring and Lieut. Epperson, formerly of the Wawasee camp. Mr. Edgley assistant acting director of the ECW in Indiana, spent several days this week at the Wawasee camp, trying fishing on Wawasee. Mr. Green, specifications engineer was the week end guest of L. A. Bauer * The work On the new display ponds in front of the fish hatchery, was so far advanced, Tuesday, that workmen were ready to pour cement. Construction of the boat house has been begun. Ralph Wilcox, state fotestor, on a tour of Indiana, and Denzel Doggit, state engineer, and Sam Suppire, | engineer technician visiter the camp this week. Lieut. Anderson has arrived at the Wawasee camp. Wednesday afternoon, the CCC boys were called out to fight a grass 1 fire which threatened to destroy two cottage* on the South Side of Lake Papakeetchie. The fir* was not put out until it had burned to within a few feet of the buildings, according to L. F. Bauer superintendent of the EWC. — u NOTICE OF MEETING Feeling that something should be done about the talk and wishes of resident* of Syracuse that a centennital celebration for Syracuse be held this year and former residents urged to come home for the reunion, Warren Colwell and Harry Porter have called a meeting to organise the citizen* into committees to plan this celebration. The meeting is called with many misgivings and with much doubt as to its success. But, Colwel and Porter are willing to be at the library at 8 o'clock Friday evening to do something about the celebration, if any one else has the ambition to appear. How many organizations woman’s clubs, churches, lodges, Ladies Aid* sewing circles, think that the town 'in which they live is worth having jits 100th birthday celebrated? How many individuate are willing to volunteer some hard work? If there are any, please attend the meeting. Th* number present will be carefully counted and reported in next week's Journal o HURT IN ACCIDENT Mias Ruby LsCount, daughter of Mr. and Mr* Ltge LeCount- had three teeth knocked out, and her lip cut so that five stitches were required to close the injury, when she was hurt in an automobile accident Saturday evening. She was riding in a car with Martin Curtis of Chicago, on the road from Tippecanoe to North Webster, when, she said it was necessery that their car turn far to one side of the narrow road to avoid an approaching machine. And Curtis’s machine > struck a post, throwing Miss LeCount against the windshield end ramring the injury.

LUI XwZ PARK Luther League Met Sunday-Monday; Annual Summei* School is Meeting in Park This Week. Two hundred attended the Youth Conference of the Luther Leagues of the Indiana and Michigan synod, at Oakwood Park, Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday, the summer school opened, to continue through this week. There were 150 registered the opening day The opening address, at the meeting of the Luther League was delivered by Rev. Chas. L. Venable of the Wicker Park church, Chicago, who also spoke at the banquet, Monday night. Another speaker was a representative of the Luther League of America, its first vice president, Alvin Schaediger of No. Burgen, N. J. He was enroute from the national convention at Charleston, N. C. to Chicago, where he was married Other group leaders were Rev. Claudius Jenson of Kalamazoo; Rev. * A. K. Trout of Indianapolis, Rev. Wm. C. Zimmann of South Bend; Rev. Calvin F. Stickles of Detroit The president of the Indiana Synod* Rev. H. E. Turney of Columbus, Ind., was in charge of the service Sunday evening. This week. Rev. Paul M. Brosy of Goshen, Rev H. Grady Davis of Whitestow, Rev. Donald E. Elder of Windsor, Ontario, Can., Rev. Stickles, Rev. F. W. Otterbein of Chicago and Rev. Zimmann are in charge of leadership training classes. 0 DISHER TO GOTO OHIO VOLUNTARILY Wants to Learn Reason for Revoke of Parole Granted in 1931; was Arrested Two Weeks Ago Ralph Disher was ordered released from the county jail, Wednesday, on a writ of habeas corpus filed in circuit court. Judge Donald Vanderveer heard the evidence on the writ., The writ was granted on the grounds that the warrant received by Sherriff Yeager from Toledo authorities was not legal. The sherriff bad arrested Disher late Tuesday afternoon. On July 28 1931, from court in Toledo, 0., Disher was paroled to his wife’s uncle, Carl E. Kratzsch, of Warsaw. It is reported the cause of his arrest, Tuesday, was revocation, for some reason, of the parole. It is understood that Disher pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement, in Ohio and was granted five years within which to make restitution, under suspended sentence. He was released from custody of the county officers in Warsaw, yesterday afternoon, as it is understood that he plans to return voluntarily to Ohio next Tuesday to ascertain the cause of revoking of his parole, as he himself knows no reason why the parole should not have been continued, and his behavior has ■been without question under the parole, except for his arrest two weeks ago, in Warsaw, by state excise men for distributing beer without a license. Then he wss found guilty when tried before Mayor Dubois of Warsaw, and fined 625 and carts. •0- 1 ■ CATCH BIG FISH. Dr. F. C. Rodger* and Dr. Whitley have returned home to St. Louis after a week's fishing on Wawasee, where they were guests at the Johnson hotel. The first time out they argued whether they should change fishermen's clothe* for dinner This matter wss decided for them when Dr. Rodger* fell out of the bort into th* < lake. He suffered no ill effects though the splash was sizeable as he and Dr. Whitley each weigh about 200 pounds. During their week of fishing, the two friends had a bet of 10 cent* on the biggest catch. During that week one eaught one red eye, the other a sunfish—and to decide the bet, put out a Um at night, and the line landed a catfish for them. 0 BIRTHS ANNOUNCED. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White of Nobles ville and Lake Wawasee are announcing the birth of a daughter, Friday. The baby weighed 8 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Maloy of Angola, formerly of Syracuse are announcing the birth of a son, Saturday. like baby weighed 8H pound* Mr. and Mr*. Guy Morehouse announced the birth of a son, Tuesday morning. ' ’ ■

I DO YOU I REMEMBER— | Syracuse Journal—July 15, 1969. Bert Stansbury of Ligonier was fishing off Nattycrow Beach and in the boat with ’him was Miss Dora Keehn also of Ligonier when the boat overturned and both were drowned. Mr. Yoder has purchased the property of C. M. Gordy on North Main street. Charles Brady and Miss Myrtle Ott were married, July 10, 1909, by Rev. Bumpus. Last Sunday an excursion train carrying 400 people from Defiance, O , Auburn and Garrett, accompanied by the 28 piece band from Garrett arrived at the Wawasee station on an excursion. GIRL RESCUEDFROM WAWASEE, MONDAY Miss Elliott’s Arms Became Cramped While She Was Swimming BeNear Waco. A drowning in Lake Wawasee, Monday morning about 8:30 was prevented by Joe Freeman, working at Mock’s Boat Livery. Miss Dorothy Elliott,/ aged 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Elliott of Elkhart, who are spending their vacation in the Charles Cripe cottage next to Dwight Mock’s, was swimming between the pier in front of Mock’s and the diving platform further out in the lake. Her arms became cramped and she called for help, and Freeman, who was working on the boats at the pier jumped into one of these and hurried out to her, and assisted her into the boat and brought her to shore unharmed. Not caring about being interviewed about th* accident Freeman did admit that he hadn’t followed the “Go-Row-Throw-Tow" instruction, but instead had motored out to make the rescue. 0 BUY FIRE HOSE. When the town board met, Tuesday evening, it was decided to purchase 150 feet of fire hose from the Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing division of Raybestos-Manhattan, fnc. The hose is guaranteed mildew proof and rot proof. Hallie Holloway, Floyd Brower and Will Stetler, residents of Pearl street asked that the board have Pearl street oiled, as the graveled road meant continual dust as they claimed cars which had parked on Main street, or which were going to park there, circled to Main street from Huntington byway of that section of Pearl street. The board said it could not at this time grant the request to take care of any more gravel streets, as those treated last year, used funds planned for such spending during the coming three years FISH STORIES Ralph Urbach, of the Oakwood Park hotel, caught a bass weighing 2H pounds, when he was out fishing one evening last week. George McMahan caught a bass weighing 3H pounds, Thursday evening while trolling Mr*. Myers, of Indianapolis, on vacation at the Bruce cottage near Ideal Beach, has the record catch so far this season. During the past week of fishing she has landed five dog fish—and no other kind. The largest of these weighed 7 pounds. ft •WHEN YOU GO AFTER ANYTHING—GET IT" Is Fred Hoopingarner’s motto. He was called north of town, Tuesday morning, by a party from Chicago who said he couldn’t change the tire on his machine. Hoopingarner went there, and found that the fiat tire had been changed by the owner of the car. But, said Hoopingarner, he only drove his own machine about 100 yards further—and a tire on it went flat. So he got what he went after—to change a tire. —— Q ' PROPERTIES BOUGHT. Mr. and Mr*. Warren Ruple have bought “Uncle Lew” Neff’s property on Front street. It is reported the price paid was 62,500 Mr. Neff ha* purchased the old Neff property on Huntington street from his sister, Mr*. Sarah Long for 6700. The house is at present occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Brickie. MARRIED JULY 11 TH William Stuart and Mary Cowgill of Wabash, Ind., were united in marriage st high noon at the United Brethren Parsonage, on Thursday, July llth, with Rev. R. C Reidenbach officiating.

WHAT USE IS LIQUOR BOARD OF COUNTY? One Member Resigns as County Board Meets To Hear Petitions. Since the first meeting of the county liquor board the Syracuse Journal has been printing happenings at the board meetings, and trying to find out, of what use is a county liquor board? This question was asked when the county board heard 11 more applications, Saturday morning, after Dayton Faxton, Democrat, appointed by the county commissioners, had resigned from the board. The Journal would Uke to know the answer The question asked of J. J. Littrell, appointed by the state to head the county board was: “If licenses have been issued to places in this county, against the objections of the county board as is the case in Claypool and Etna Green, and if many, places at Wawasee have been recommended by the county board, but have received no licenses from the state, or have had licenses revoked as is the fact in two cases, is the county liquor board of any use?” Os What Use? Mr. Littrell said: “Os course there is a use for the county liquor board. The state has other sources of inforifiation than we have, and may find it necessary to decide opposite to what the county board decides. In any case all will be treated fairly by the state.” Before any one else was permitted to attend the board meeting, the three members, Mr. LittreH, Mr. Depoy of Warsaw and Dayton Paxton had a short session behind a closed door. Then Mr. Littrell announced to those waiting without, that Mr. Paxton had resigned | and he must have .another member appointed to the board. Paxton’s Reason. When questioned, Mr. Paxton said: “It appears that the liquor law gives the state commission in Indianapolis the final decision in the matter of licenses no matter what the county board does. So I feel that there is no use in my taking up more of my time serving on the board, when I can do the county no good. ” Mr. Paxton continued: “If you want to see a real saloon go to Claypool. We were against having a license issued to Jenkins, because of the place he runs; because he wasn’t a resident there as required by law for more than a year, as he voted at Silver Lake in 1 the Durgan-Hal-leck election last January He hasn’t a lease on the building as required by law—but he has a license.” Appoints Member. After Paxton’s resignation, Mr. Littrell left the office where the board was to meet, and returned in a few moments, calling the meeting to order, stating that he and Mr. Depoy would hear applications and objections, and list these for Chris Gilbertson of Warsaw the new member of the board, who couldn’t come to the meeting at that time. Mr. Littrell said that when the man appointed by the county commissioners resigned, it was up to the commissioners to name his successor, but that they had refused to do this. That in that case, the law then states the successor should be appointed Joy the county auditor, but that he was out of town. So that he, Littrell, had taken the step further stated by law, and as the state-ap-pointed member of the board, tvas appointing Mr. Gilbertson After the meeting was over the reporter from the Journal* went across the hall and asked Jess Bruner, the auditor, if he were" out of town, and he said that he wasn't. * The clerk in Mr. Bruner's office, Miss Helen Kyle said that Mr. Littrell had come to the office when Mr. Bruner was at the postoffice. Mr. Littrell asked to use the phone, to telephone to Fred Ringenberger, a county commissioner, she said, and then, she said Mr. Littrell said Oh, never mind, and left the office. It is thought he appointed the board member to save time Make Applications The applicants names were called by Mr. Littrell at the board meeting and after each, he asked “are there any objections?" No objections to any of the firms having licenses were made, until the application of Eldon Barringer of Yellow Creek came up. When Mr. Littrell asked for any objections, a man stepped forward and said: “I am A. G. Bux, and lam a neighbor of Barringer’s, I live 100 feet away from his place He has (CoatinueU on Last Page)

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