The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 32, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 5 December 1935 — Page 1

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SPRINKLING SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED ■"'% Automatic One for Park Costly; But May Be Possible. Because it would cost betwean $1,113 end 2,677 for material alone to irrigate the city park with a modern sprinkling ay; tern, according to M. K. Snoddy, engineer for Brooks System, Inc., and because it seems impossible to raise that much money, it was decided the first of (his week to spend the 3100 raised by the Wednesday Afternoon Club and. the Ladies of the Round Table last year, to run pipe line to the park, connected with tfie town water system, for hoee attachment for sprinkling which would not be auA meeting was called Wednesday night last week by Roscoe Howard, who thought that enough interest might exist among the citizens for the construction of a sprinkling system for the park. After the mooting, Howard did not believe enough interest existed. At this meeting Snoddy explained that to keep the lawn and ahtube of the park in prime condition, that 120,000 galldns of water a week would have to be applied during the growing season. Ho said that since the city water pressure was not dependable, that a separate pumping outfit would be necessary for any sprinkling system and that the cost of pumping would be 3 cents per 1,000 gallons of watei Two system* were explained by Snoddy. Ono is a snap valve system, consisting of 84 snap valves, spaced '4s feet apart, and 10 revolving heads, which * would have to be screwed into the valves, to obtain water. This system would require a man to make • set-ups of the 10 heads. Ho said a five horsepower pump would hpve sufficient capacity to supply 45 gallons of water per minute for 10 fioxxles at 40 pounds * pressure. This system would coot 81,113. ’ The other system called the "pop up system would consist of 262 sprinkling heads spaced I’6 foot apart, flush with the ground. This system to operated in groups of 14, 15, or 16 heads, st one time, by opening a gate valve in the ground. No moving of heads U necessary in this system Snoody said the same amount of water is applied in one seventh the time by this system. This system would require a horsepower pump and would have a capacity of ISO gallons per minute. The cost would bo $8,677. Town Board For It. Interest in a sprinkling system for the park was revived at the town board's meeting, Tuesday evening, after some of the business men had given up hope of obtaining one. Board members feel that since the tabor to available now, and since grass seed has not been planbod, that now is the time to put in a sprinkling system, if over. Board members fool however that a more thorough investigation is nocociary as they are not convinced that an automatic sprinkling system is needed at the park Warren Colwell, town attorney, was instructed to learn the legal procedure for borrowing money for buying a sprinkling system, and for buying material for the comfort station which was suggested sometime age to the WPA, to be located on Huntington street near Main. Neither the comfort station or the sidewalk project submitted by Syraewa has boon approved as yet, and information concerning these cannot DEMOCRATS MEET Democrats from all parts of the ceunty mot in Warsaw last evening, for a banquet at th* F-aytea home. “SS? JJ £ the county. Among those from Syratebo attended* were: Mr. and Mt*. George Xanders, Mr. and Mrs. Charite Grow and. son Maurice; Mr. sued Mrs. Burton Howe, Mr. ead Mtn. f»ery Mrs. L. Hoch. PhyiUa Mock; Bert Whitehead Roos Ohorn , Oars Id KUtw SlttMemooHng. ' •• .

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TWO TRUCKS STRIKE CAR—ICE IS CAUSE Mrs. A. O. Winans* Son and Wife, On Way Back io Chicago, Friday. Cut by Windshield Glass Mr and. Mrs. Charles Connorton of Chicago suffered cuts about their faces and heads, and their car was badly damaged about 8 o’clock, Friday morning, when if was hit by two tracks, on the Huntington road north of town, in front of the property recently bought by A. O. Winans. Mr. Connorton is Mrs. Winan’s son. In addition Mrs. Connorton suffered two broken ribs and was taken to the Goshen hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Connorton, who had spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Winans, were on their way to Chicago. They, had driven out the Huntington road intending to turn ! left onto Road 6. Arthur Winans had accompanied them, intending to get out at his farm, to feed some sheep which were there. Connorton’s car either was stopped, or coming to a stop for Winans to get out of it.- whe#> a truck belonging to Freese’s Creamery and driven by Noah Moneyheffer of Nappanee. came down the hill towards Syracuse, hitting Connorton’s car head on. Moneyheffcr said that he could not see the car, due to ice on the windshield of the truck. Mrs. Connorton’s head was thrust through the windshield. Moneyheffer and Winans got out of the automobiles, Winans to remove Mr. and Mrs. Connorton from the machine, and Moneyheffer to call a doctor from Ralph Vail’s home Winans saw a truck approaching from Syracuse and tried to run down the road to stop it, but he could not and the truck, belonging to the Goshen Baking Co., and driven by Noah Hoetetter, hit the right rear end of the car. Hostetter said he could not see on account of ice on the windshield of his truck. Connorton and his wife wore brought to Syracuse for medical treatment. Connorton’s car was badly wrecked, and was 'brought to Syracuse. Arthur Winans tongue was cut and his glasses broken in the accident. Freese's truck, with the front axle knocked out from beneath it, was taken to Nappanee, and the bakery truck was towed to Goshen. Deputy Sheriff Ralph E. Logan of Elkhart county investigated the accident. 0 PETITION TO HAVE STATE PARK MADE Want Lakes in Noble County, Near Indian Village Made Into Chain For Conservation Purposes A petition requesting that the Conservation department make a complete survey of a chain of lakes in Washington and Sparta townships in Noble county, near Indian Village, to ascertain the feasibility of constructing, a dam at the outlet of the chain of lakes, will be forwarded this week to the department. The lakes in question are Village lake. Dooley loke, Gordy lake, Hinman lake. Moss lake and Knapp lake. The Conservation Clubs in Noble couitjty are behind the movement. One of the petitions is being signed at Forest Galloway’s and has been filled with names. The petitions state that by raising the water in these lakes to make one continuous body of water, a large and valuable, migratory game sanctuary would be formed; that preservation of fish would be helped. and that a desirable vacation spot would be made. The petitions also request that a public park bo made of the lakes and land effected. BED~UTOTIS FIRE Last night about, 8:30, the fire men were called to the Ray Burket home the property of Mrs. Allie Darr, on Huntington street. They found bed clothes of one bed on fire and throw this out of the house. The origin of the fire, whether it could have been from a lighted ciga ret or not, could not be learned. NOIR CASE U DISMISSED The suit of the State Bank of Syracuse, against D. Eugene Hoopmgamar on a note has been disImiMWil In circuit court. I GRANTED DIVORCE | GOSHEN-—Judge Aldo J. Simpson Tuesday.

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SYRACUSE PLAYER WINS TROPHY In competition with basketbail players of 40 schools of northern Indiana, competing against other members of the Syracuse High school team, Herschel Bitner won the Silver Loving Cup for caging the most free throws in the contest of the South Bend Tribune, staged Saturday at the Notre Dame University. In the first round Bitner tied with Bender of South Bend with 12 caged out of 15 tries. The next round Bitner won, caging 13 out of 15. It is claimed he won be-; cause he carried a rabbit’s foot in his pocket and did the shooting in his stocking feet. REV. JARBOE IN TWO AUTO WRECKS Un Way to Brighton for Services, Sunday Morning, His Car Turned Over; He E caj ed Injuries. Rev. J; Edwin Jarboe escaped injury, and possibly death, Sunday morning, when his automobile turned over, went down an embankment into a cornfield. r He left Syracuse Sunday morning about 9 o’clock, to preach at Brighton, led., east of Howe, where he is holding a two weeks revival. He said that about 9:15 while he was trying to make his appointment on time, he rounded an S curve three miles from Brighton and the car made a complete somersault, went over an embankment and into a wire fence. •_He said. “I never get a scratch or iuin. thanks to he s;eel body on the car. but the car is badly wrecked. “Ai.o her car came along and picked me up, . and in 20 minutes from the tune i.;y car turned over, 1 I was in the puipit fulfilling my engagement.” Rev. Jarboe s. id the insurance company was taking care of the wrecked car, and that he would have a new machine. Tuesday afternoon, driving with Mrs. Jarboe in his new car on Main street, 4pm the • diteckkmwf theChurch of the Brethren to the post office. Rev. Jarboe’s car was dam-, aged when the car driven by Mr. Hickman of Goshen, coming from the direction of the poet office, slid into Rev. Jarboe’s new machine. The accident occurred- at the Hunt-ington-Main street corner. Hickman’s car is covered by insurance, according to Rev. Jarboe, and the fender of the new machine escaped with some dents in it. ILL WITH PNEUMONIA Mrs. Petty Sprague’s son Dale took her to Madison, Wise., Sunday, where Mrs. W C. Bartels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sprague, was reported as seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Bartels had given birth to a son, Howard Dale, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces, Tuesday last week. Others of her family had been ill with flu, and she became ill Tuesday, and pneumonia ejeveioped. Mrs. Bartels developed double pneumonia and has been breathing In an oxygen tank this Week, but a telephone call from Mrs. Sprague to Perry Sprague, last night, stated that the doctors were much encouraged by her improved condition, and unless something else sets in, promise a speedy recovery. ... - FLAN CHRISTMAS TREAT Committees were named to take charge of the annual Community Christmas treat, when the Wednesday Afternoon Club met yesterday. The meeting was at the home of Mrs B. F. Hoy. In charge of the treat are Mrs. C. R- Hoy, Mrs. Slabs ugh and Mrs. Thornburg. In charge of carols to be sung at the community tree are Mia. Pettit. Mrs. Stocking and Mrs. Miller. The lesson of the meeting was in charge of Mrs. Fred Clark and was on Argentina, and Mrs. M. W. Macy reviewed the bonk “Dorn Segundo Sombra." NEW FIRM FORMED. George Xanders, county attorney and Harry Groves, well known salesman, have formed a partnership, to deal in real estate and to b*| known as' Xanders and Groves. The firm will deal tn insurance, but principally in the real estate business. x Xanders will continue his legal business while Groves will act as solicitor for the new firm. ▼▼ IN DO vv N• Some small boy the plate I f ext. ~

Waither The thermometers took a long drop Tuesday night, so that Wednesday morning, some on Lake street showed temperature at 2 above aero; James Dewart from the Champion Fruit Farm said that his thermometer showed it as xero when he got up Wednesday morning; Lawrence Cripe, printer at the Journal office, said it was one below xero at his home near Millersburg, yesterday morning. For the first time this year, the entire surface of Syracuse lake was froxen over—-with the exception of one black streak which Dr. and Mrs. Hoy noticed when they arose, yesterday morning. On investigation through glasses, this streak proved to be duek»- mallaids, and Fielden Sharp suggested that they were frozen in the ice but that away to them could be broken by one in a boat. But watching the ducks for awhile showed they weren’t froxen. in the ice, they were moving about, keeping open one spot in the middle of the lake. Further on, some distance from the ducks were two geese. So it developed these weren’t some wild birds which landed for the night, but Pell Clayton’s ducks and geese which had stayed out from his “chicken coop” protection in Pottawatomie Park, to keep the lake open., Clayton said after someone shot the mother swan last week, the male had flown away and he hadn’t known where it was until yesterday when Maggie Butt phoned to tell Clayton that it was at Butt’s landing. ._a — GRIFFITH’S BROTHER HAS PHAMPLET ON HOW IT WAS DONE GOSHEN—lndiana university’s appeal for information concerning Arthur F. Griffith, former Milford boy who gained world wide fame before his death for speed and accuracy in mental multiplication and other feats of calculation, has been answered by a brother, Joseph L. Griffith, of 308 East Lincoln gvenue, owner and operator us the QLshen Lumber Co. ’-* «€oy «Book >bl£hed by Arthur Griffith in 1899, believed to be the only one saved from his private belongings, is in possession of the Goshen lumberman. The book includes Griffith’s own life story and answers hundreds of the most difficult arithmetic problems. He attempted to explain his shortcut methods but even those which seemed most simple to him are far too complicated for the average mind. It will be loaned to Indiana university. Arthur Griffith was born in a farm near Milford on July 36, 1880, the son of Harvey and Etta Griffith. He was the oldest of six children. He died on Christinas night, 1911, while on a vaudeville tour in the east, from a stroke of apoplexy, according to the Syracuse Journal of Dec. 28, 1911. FILES SUIT TO BREAK™ K SARAH KAUFFMAN WILL Charging undue influence, and also that her mother, Mrs. Sarah J. Kauffman, deceased, was of unsound mind when she made her will Viola J. Kauffman, Turkey Creek t township, has filed suit against Nellie' Y. Tyler and Heign M. fcichcreek, the heirs, to have the will set aside and the appointment of Aaron R. Rasor, executor, held for naught, Mist Kauffman te mentioned in the will as follows: “My daughter, Viola Kauffman, is endowed with a liberal supply of these world’s goods. I do not bequeath any property to her ”

SIMON BELL ASKS INVESTIGATION OF TRUSTEE’S RELIEF TO POOR

Simon Bell, in his own words is “oat to bump Walter Koher. township trustee. out of office.” Ho claims that he has "concrete evidence backed by affidavits that Walter Koher has not been doing his duty as overseer of the poor.” The fact that Mr. Bell did not approve of his performance of duty was learned by Mr. Koher this week when he received a letter from Wayne Coy, in charge of relief work of tL$ state. Mr. Coy wrote that a petition and a complaint had been addressed to his Excellency the Governor, Paul V. McNutt, vs. Walter Kober, chai gi ng that Koher as overseer of. the poor' had refused to do hb duty to one and all alike. The letter from Mr. Coy stated that Simon Bell was the plaintiff, and that Bell asked for an investigation. The letter etteo asked Koher to write to Coy of any occurrence '■'When he did not give relief so that a reply might be made to the complaint. Mr. Koher wrote to Mr. Coy that Imi - fcufcci duty Aifedl Buml

S6O DAMAGES PAID ON DISHER’S AUTO Icy Road Causes Other Car to Skid Into One Driven by Mrs. Disher; No One Seriously Hurt. Damages to a car belonging to Ralph Disher, which were received when the car was side-swiped by another belonging to Frank Cooper, on Road 6, Friday afternoon, were settled, Saturday morning for S6O after Disher had had the car of Cooper attached Friday evening. The accident happened about 4:15 Friday afternoon, just east of Road 13 on Road 6. Mrs. Disher, who was driving from Ligonier, according to her story, had stopped on the side of Road 6 before making the turn onto Road' 13, when she saw the Cooper car coming over the hill. The Cooper car, as it came over the hill, started to skid and spin on the icy road. The back end of Cooper’s car plowed into the side of the Disher car, tearing off the running board, fender, and damaging the body. Mrs. Disher was brought to Syracuse, and later taken to Milford to a physician for examination, which showed that she was only shaken in the accident. Cooper, and D. Rosenthal, a traveling man of New York City who had hired Cooper to drive him from Chicago to Tiffin, 0., came to Syracuse, following Mrs. Disher’s car, to settle the damages. Several hours later, Ralph Disher had the car attached, making a claim of $195. The case was settled out of Court, Saturday morning. o BORN MAN IN CELL WHERE BARS SAWED; NICK" IN SOLITARY Edward McDonald, 15, of South Bend, having admitted he smuggled a hack saw to the cell in the jail in South Bend, in which four youths were confined, is being by Sheriff .W-elfc wKo~ discovered that -two bars crf the ceii had been sawed though. Thanksgiving night. The saw was found concealed in the cell occupied by Nicholas Achtion, 19, of Chicago, who has since been placed in solitary confinement. Other occupants of the cell had been Frank Bornmann, who had been arrested when Achtion and Valuskus and Skusewich were arrested following the killing of a filling station operator in South Bend; and Victor Milton, alleged car thief and James Meyers of South Bend, held on a minor charge. Bornmann had confessed his part in the plot to rob the filling station, and has been held as a witness since the robbery and killing, on Sept. 22, Valuskus is charged with murder, the other two *n*e charged with accompanying him in the robbery, and Bornmann waited in another car to pick them up afterwards. The trial has not yet been heard. Bornmann is being criticised by officers for not telling that ‘‘Nick’* was sawing through the bars of the cell to escape. But others suggest it might not have been safe for him afterwards, had he told, or that ho might be regarded aa a “squealer.” INJURED IN FALL. Mrs. Jerry Hamman fell from a stepladder, in the kitchen of her home, Monday afternoon, and painfully sprained and tore loeae the ligaments in her right foot. She was ordered to bed for sometime, by the doctor.

treated all applicants for relief alike, and that he welcomed an investigation. » It is undeis.ood a quiet investigation is under way and that the plaintiff as well as the trustee are being investigated. When the editor asked Mr. Bell on what basis he made hb charges against the trustee, Mr. Bell refused to make any statement other than that he had “concrete evidence which would come ojjt when the investigation was made, at which time Mr. Koher would be bumped off." Listening to Mr. Bell farther, the editor heard him say that Koher had used discrimination in passing out mattresses some time ago, to those on rel ief: also in the dist r ibut ion of surplus food. Koher said he had nothing to do with mattress distribution, as these were for WPA workers alone, which workers are not under the trustee at all. The distribution of surplus food b also bound by strict regulafCon linoaw set AdNb Ptqje)

I w j I DO YOU I REMEMBER— Syracuse Journal—Dec. 2, 1969 L. E. Schlotterback was here, Sunday, arranging to move to Franklip, Pa., where he has sold nis patents and has accepted a most excellent position with a big automobile company. Harry Clemens, Adam Darr, Sam Akers Jr., and J. U. Wingard are on a hunting and fishing trip at Tippecanoe Lake this week. John Riddle is putting the finishing touches on a new residence on Boston street. The firm of Colwell Brothers has been dissolved by the retirement of W. T. Colwell. The business heretofore conducted by the firm will be continued in the same place by Geo. Colwell. Ed Snavely, who has been confined to his bed since his fall four weeks ago, has been taken to Chicago by his son William for treatment of his injuries. - — —>— ION LAKE WAWASEE! i 1 C. R. Stoops, 67, of Nappanee ' and Pickwick Park, died at his home in Nappanee, Monday evening, after 8 days illness. He was manager of the Nappanee Telephone Co. for 37 years. Funeral services for him were held yesterday afternoon. As though knowing the hunting season is over, there are plenty of ducks on Wawasee this week. It has been learned that Sidney Waughfield, negro chauffer of' Myron Reynolds, who had his eye cut till it was thought it would have to be removed, in an automobile wreck on the north side of the lake last July, died of a heart attack, several weeks ago, in Anderson, where he was still in the employ of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds. There is a correction to be made on 5 recent item published in “Lake Wawasee” news. The Journal statedthit "A.' R. MonT9B_Jiad visited his home in Pickwick Pars?' ■Jud’ that his daughter, Mrs. Day of Chicago was staying with him since her mother’s death. Mrs. Day lives in New York, and Mrs. Bray M. Jones and family of Chicago have now taken permanent residence in Indianapolis and she is keeping house for her father, Mr. Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. James Schradle of Lafayette and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Grieger of Fort Wayne were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grieger on Kale Island, Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Schradle came to the lake Wednesday evening, and Ralph Thornburg Jr., who had but Thanksgiving Day as vacation from Purdue, came to Syracuse and returned to Lafayette with them. ’ I Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mock and daughter Willodean spent Thanksgiving st the Robert Mangue home in Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clifford from Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. James Bundy of Fort Wayne were at their cottages on Lake Papakeetchie over the week end. Professor Franklin McNutt and Mrs. McNutt from Springfield, O. spent Thanksgiving at their cottage on Lake Papakeetchie. Mrs. Gus Stahl of Bluffton, Ind., visited her husband, ECW engineer at the CCC camp, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown and Miss Lydia Mellinger spent Thanksgiving with friends in Anderson. Carl Tuttle spent the week end with Matty Kataer at The Tavern. Mr. and Mrs. =A. W. Emerson spent Monday in Marion. Mr. and Mrs. S. U Hooper and daughter Louise from Holland, Mich, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Naylor from Thanksgiving until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Naylor planned to go to Fort Wayne today to spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. Will Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Teetor of Hagerstown spent Saturday and Sunday at their lake home in Vawter Park. Mr. and Mrs. Tremper came from Detroit to spend the week end at their lake home. Mrs. E. W. Hendry plans to leave , Detroit, this week, to go to Anaheim, Calif., to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Macy spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. WandeU Macy of Logansport. Mrs. Claude Mason of Ogden Island spent several days this week in

SYRACUSE IS VICTORIOUS IN 2 GAMES Down Bremen dn d North Webster Last Week The Syracuse boys played two basketball teams last week, and won both games, the latter one by a decisive majority. On the evening before Thanksgiving they played Bremen, here, and won, 30 to 25. Friday evening they played at North Webster and won 39 to 12. The North Webster ghme showed they were finding the basket on free throw opportuni ies, making 9 out of 17 tries, and both games showed that Stucky scores. In the Bremen game they missed 8 out of 19 free throw tries. k In the game against Bremen, of the 30 points by Syracuse, Stucky made 20 points and in the game against North Webster he made 14 of the 39 points. Stucky, Doll, Held, Bitner and Coy started the game against Bremen, and Stucky shot the first basket in the first few seconds of play, followed by one by Doll and another by Stucky. The first quarter ended with Syracuse leading. 12 to 7. Fouls were called repeatedly ■’ as officials watched the play closely. Bremen seored free throw chances, and during the end of the second quarter Doll was taken out . on fouls, and Beck sent into the game, after playing in the preliminary game. Bremen gained this quarter, and the score read 20 to 19. At the start of the third quarter, Stucky got' the ball from the tip off and made a baslet, the only score made during this period. In the last jjttarter .Su’T'on fouls and.. Geo ge Bill - sent into the game. Bi ner was taken out on fouls the last quarter and of the original line up only Stucky and Held were left. But Smith, Beck and Auer worked for the winning score of 30 to 25. In the preliminary played b*twrn second teams of Syracuse and Bremen, Syracuse won, 19 to 8. Defeat No, Webster. In the game a Nor.h Webstar, Bause of North Wvbs er ma e he irst basket, but after thrt the e nothing to it. Syracuse led 11 to 3 at the end of the first quarter, and 19 to 6 at the end of the ha f. Syracuse still used their sone defense which proved difficult f r the North Webster team to penetrate. Bitner made six baskets and one' free throw during the game, and was but one point behind Stucky in scoring. Coy, who had been Jumping center, and playing a good game, was taken out on fouls at the start of the last quarter. Held had been taken out but a few moments before, and Smith sent in, in his place, but when Coy was taken out. Held was sent back into the game. Laird and Gerard of North Webster were the outstanding players on the North Webster team. Gerard was sent into the game to substitute for White, and although small proved efficient. - ‘ “ The Syracuse second team won the preliminary from North Webster, (Continued on Last Page, < CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY .Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jensen entertained a few relatives and friends Sunday in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. Those present were: Miss. Marie Jensen, Fern Jensen and Junior Jensen of Lima, O.; Edith Jensen and Miss Miriam Wise of Van Wert, O.; Mr. and Mrs. LaTone Jensen of near Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pass and Mrs. Dorothy Miller and son Jerry, of Goshen; Mary Jensen of Kendallville and Herman Jensen, who was home from Bloomington, Ind. 0 WANTS BEER LICENSE ’ Only one request for a beer license was presented to the Kosciusko county alcoholic beverage board at its meeting on Monday. Morton D. Ruple, the Waveland Beach grocery, located on the southeast side of Wawiste la’ e was the applicant for a retail beer license. No protests we e presen’ed at the board meeting aga nst the granting of the license. 0 HAS BROKEN ARM Coming out of the Church of the Brethren, Sunday morning, after services, Mn. Chester Middleton slipped on the icy pavement, fell, and broke her left arm just below the shoulder.

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