The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 3, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 May 1936 — Page 5

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1«4

NORTH WEBSTER COMMUNITY NEWS

WELL KNOWN TOURIST DIES AT WEBSTER Ingvar Larsen Secretary of Leigh Hunt Buried This Afternoon Ingvar Larsen, aged 53, world-; wide traveler, died Tuesday morn- j ing at his home in North Webster. Death was due to arthritis end com- j plications. He had been suffering for the past twenty-five years. The deceased was born blow, Norway, on March 18, 1883, the son of Fdward and Katharina Larsen. He resided in fiorth Webster for the past fifteen yen s. In 1907 he was uniled in ma r.age to Loma Weaver, daugh er of a New York merchant. Mr. Lai sen was a man of brotd ex- | pei ience having traveled in many foreign countries is ncretir/ and companion to his employer, Leigh Hunt, a native of Columbia City. He crossed the Atlantic ocean twen- i ty-seven times i nd m de several tripe ; around the world. He was able to speak seveial languages fluently. Surviving are his widow, one son, Haakon and his daugh'er-in-law, Ouida, both of Chicago; three sisters and one brother Funeral services were held at the residence in North Webster at 2 o’clock this af’ernoon. Rev. W. T. Daly officiated Burial w.s at North Webster. The Hew orth ind Bilby funeral home at North Weister had charge of the body. Real Estate Transfers, . The Journal is furni-hed with the following transfers of real estate by Houton C. Fraser, Abstractor, War5 ■ saw. Geo. H. Engelbart to Chas. D. & Maude M. Taylor. 10 A. Sec. 2 Plain twp. 31.00. Fred W. Day to Geo. H. and Della Englehart, 60 A. Sec. 2 Plain twp. 31.00. Oscar P. Fox to Kenneth C. A Faye R- Pierce pl. lots 8 and 10 Barbee Villa, Barbee Lakes 3100. Florence M. McCarter et al to Victor D. Mock, receiver, lands in Plain twp. and lota in Warsaw 31.00. Fred W. Lott to C. Ray and Ollie V. Miller, lot 138 Redmon Park 370. James H. Smith to George and Margie Tom, 35 acres. Sec. 14 Tippecanoe twp. 31375. Mary A. V anal or to Lee and Daisy D. Risher, 1-2 acre Venator Bluff Park, Barbee Lakes 3200. Otjis H. McAdams to Lenore M. El linger, lot 42 first addition Winona lake 31.00. Lon Canaan to Harry A. Bush, 14 x 66 ft. tract in Sec. 28 Tippecanoe twp. 31. Wm. R. and Mary P. Ferguson to Henry J. Out celt, N pt lot 30 Morton Place Warsaw 31. Anna L. Vance to Walter and Lulu Vance, 157 acres sec. 31 and 36 Jackson and Lake twpa. Esther Thompson Hatfield Elliott to Elnora Hatfield, 80 acres sec. 19 Chy Twp. 31. Delmar E. Gebert et al to Florence B. Gebert, tracts in sec. 24 Washington twp. 31. Fred H. Wonderly to Dora Reiff pt lot 2 Claypool 31. Harry W. Miller to John E. and Laura M. Lee, 4 x 10 rods tract in Sec. 17 in Warsaw 8500. Thos. Seniff et al to Chas. E. Seniff, 121 «q. rods in Sec. 27 Etna Green, 31. Elnora Hatfield to Kenneth D. A Marguerite E. Stiver, 97 acres sec. 18 and 19 Chy typ. 33637. - HEX CORNERS The Hex Rural Home Economic Club met at the Grange Hall, May Sth with 31 members present. Mrs. Eleanor Workman and Mrs. Lena Miller had charge of the lesson, which was on the household budget and economy. A seed and bulb exchange was also a feature of the day. Two new members were added to the roll. After the business meeting refreshmenu were served by the hostesses, Ida Snyder, Edna Geyer and Alma Ketring. The next meeting will be June 3rd, with Mary Blue and Sarah OU as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Snyder and son, Fort Wayne, visited Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blue, Sunday. Mell Tully’s car was damaged in a wreck Saturday evening at the intersection of Route 6 and Route 13. Opal OU is visiting this week with Mrs. Victor Niles. \ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ott and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ott and family called in the Forrest Ott home, Sunday Mrs. Orbs Bobeck and family visited Mr. and Mra. William Bobeck, Sunday.

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AFRICA. Sallie Lewallen and daughter Hasel, visited Mrs. Elmo Shock, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. William Shock and Mr. Whitehead, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shock and daughter Velma, Mr. aid Mis. Harold Shock and daughter, Ligonier; and Mr. and Mrs Earl Gipe and family, were dinner guests in the Jonrs Cripe home, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Tooley and James DeWitte were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Shock, Sunday; Mr. and Mrs. Milford Gose visited Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Lewallen, last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fausnaugh, Elkhart; Mr and Mrs. James Angel and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Angel visited in the. Sallie Lewallen home, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Baugher and daughters Betty and Carolyn, Mr. and Mrs. Wailace Baugher and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. DeLoss Maggart, and Mrs. Russell Maggart and daughter Rose Marie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Shock, Saturday evening. CONCORD Tobias Fike, Mrs. Fanny Bucher, Mr. and Mrs. James Whitehead and son Paul, New Paris; visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bucher, Sunday. John Roeher, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mathews, Mrs. Chloe Groves, Audrey Groves and two sons Murlyn and Junior, Mrs. Dessie Lacher, Alliance, Ohio; and Edna Roop and Louise Roop, Michigan; visited Mrs. John Roop, Sunday. Mr. and. Mrs. Aulton Tom and family, Oceola, visited Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tom, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mathews visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bucher Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dewart enjoyed a picnic dinner al Dewart Lake, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Coy, and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stiffler and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold LeCount, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Everett Butrick called on Mrs. LaVicai Bucher, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles I den, and Mr. Idea's mother, Indian Village; visited Mr. and Mrs. James Dewart Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Burton Howe visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Colwell, Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Omer Hite and daughter Elizabeth, Pierceton; and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Wyland, visited Mr. and Mrs. William Wyland, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gay Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tom and family attended the Blossom Festival at St. Joseph, Michigan, Saturday. TRY A JOURNAL WANT AD

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lOUK CORNERS. Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr and Mr. and Mrs. Miller, called at the Gall home, Sunday. Mrs. Edna Paten, Toledo, Ohio; is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Disher. Mrs. A. W. Geyer visited Mr. and Mrs Charles Dietrick in Goshen, Saturday. Mrs. Edna Paten and Mrs. Ralph Disher called in the Crist Darr home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder were at their cottage on Syracuse Lake, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darr and children, Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr, A. W. Geyer, Avon Bushong, Chas. Dietick and childen, attended the Blossom Parade at Benton Harbor, Michigan, Saturday. SOUTH SIDE Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cooper visited Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cooper, Sunday. Mrs. Forrest Snepp, Mrs. Jordon, and Mrs. Bert Searfoss, were in Ligonier, Monday. Isabelle Lung visited Ailene Coy, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mock and family were in Goshen, Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Searfoss, Mrs. Jordon, and Mrs. Forrest Snepp spent Sunday aftenoon at the Jordon cottage. ZION. David Clayton suffered a splined ankle when he was thrown from a plow, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Miller and Warsaw, Monday. Mrs. Ruth Meridith visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stamates, Sunday. Quarterly Conference was held Saturday and Sunday at the Zion Chapel, with the Rev. Mansberger in charge. Mrs. Grace 4 Frederick is ill. Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Watkins and family and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hapner, Leesburg; visited Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Clayton, Sunday. Rowena Kline, Kendallville, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Eston Kline, last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ott and family, Goshen; visited in the George Stienbarger home, Sunday. The Dewart Lake Conservation Club held a meeting at the Moek school house, Monday evening. Rev. and Mrs. Emerson Fredericks and family visited Rev. Frederick’s father in Ohio last week. Frederick Clayton, who to employed in Chicago, visited friends and relatives here last week-end.

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FINAL RITES TODAY FOR MRS. IL A. THORN Aged Resident of Noble County Died Tuesday From Pneumonia Mrs. Mary Ann Thorn, aged 74, i died: Tuesday morning at her home \ one half mile north of Ormas in : Noble county. Death was due to ! pneumonia and followed an illness of i one week. She was born in William County, Ohio, July 26, 1861 a daughter of Edward and Clarissa Wallace. She was married to Frank Thorn on March 31, 1881. For many years she was ap active member of the Ormae Baptist church. Surviving are her husband, Frank two sons, Emerson Thorn, Warsaw, and Ralph Thorn, Ormis; js daughter, Mrs. Harry Howard, of Ormas; four grandchildren, two bothers, Frank Watlace, Cromwell, and Charles Wallace, Bear Lake, Mich.; and two sisters, Mrs. Ora Hubbert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Fore, p stor of the Ormas Baptist church, officiated. Interment was in the Thorn cemetery east of Ormas. The Phelps funeral home at North Webster had charge of the body. North Webster Church Notes CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Rev. Emeral Jones, Pastor. Ancel Likens, S. S. Supt. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Services, 10:45 a. m. CHURCH OF GOD. Rev. C. H. Gruber, Pastor. Mrs. Lizzie Garber, S. S Supt. Sunday School, 9:30 a m. Services, 10:30 a. m. Evening service, 7:15 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at 7:15. Orchestra rehearsal Thursday at 7:15 p. m. The Ladies of the church will hold a Food Sale Saturday, April 11. NO. WEBSTER. M. E. CHURCH Rev. J. B. Den bo, Pastor. Lawrence Willard, S. S. Supt. RICHVfLLE Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Granger, Mishawaka; visited Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Treadway, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry DePew and famiiy, Elkhart; visited; Mr. and Mrs. Knox Stettler, Sunday. Mrs. John Emmert is reported improving. Mr. and Mrs. Estie Hire and> family visited Mrs. Elizabeth Hire, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Juday were in South Bend, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Knox Stettler and family, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stettler, Sunday. Maxine Hapner, Goshen ; visited Grace Stettler, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Self, and Mr and Mrs John Evans and daughter Pearl, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richard, Sunday. Harry Hire was in Detroit, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schaeffer and family, visited near Millersbugh, Sunday. Mr.and Mrs. Claude Harper and famiiy, La Fayette, visited Mrs. Leslie Harper, Sunday.

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Personals I Herman Smith, of near Back Water, transacted business in North Webster, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conrad, Kokomo, were at their cottage, last week-end. Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Gruber and son Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Garber, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Strombeck and son Earl, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Garber and family, and Chas. Gruber, Harlan, Ind., were dinner guests of Mrs. Minnie Garber, Sunday. Lavem Eberly visited* relatives and friends, last week-end. Mrs. Martha Crow Fick and two sons, of Indianapolis, spent the week end at her farm. Mrs. Crow plans to be at Crow’s Nest on Lake Wawasee soon. Mrs. Mary Miller Kline has returned from St. Petersburg, Fla. for the summer season. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Gawthrop shopped in North Webster this week. W. Heitt, Huntington, has purchased a cottage at Willow Dale on Lake Webeter. He is remodeling the cottage into a winter home. Bruce Pierce, Tippecanoe Lake, is building a retaining wall for his boat house. Ward Vanatta is doing the concrete work. Ruebon Mock is building a new barn. Forest Stoner of Oak Grove was in North Webster on business. Winifred Humble has sold 300 fries this week. He received 300 more chickens from the hatchery to replace these. Mrs. Carl Line, Weimers Park, visited here Sunday. Milo Meredith, Wabash, is having his home on Lake Webster, painted and decorated. Cal Arnold is doing the work. Mrs. Wayne White visited Mrs. Charles Ringenberger. Jessie Taylor has constructed a new barn. Alfred Hamman, Oswego was here on business. John Smith, Silver Point, Lake Tippecanoe, bought building material here, for his cottage. Dr. Clarence Warner, Rockford, Illinois and Bert Wilcox, Joliet, 111., visited Mr. and firs. C. Werle, last week-end. C. Werle was brought to his home from the hospital in Fort Wayne, this week. He is reported improving. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shock, Mrs. Mary Strombeck and- Rosie Shock attended a convention in Warsaw, Tuesday. M. E. PASTOR ILL Rev. J. S. Denbo, pastor of North Webster Methodist Episcopal Church who has been failing in health for some time has been granted a vacation by his congregation. The length of his vacation was not determined, but he will remain away, until his health improves, and he is able to return to his charge. During his absence. Rev. Paul Bilby will occup the pulpit. TRY A JOURNAL WANT AD OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT ALL TIMES Yellow Banks Hotel | CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAY —DANCEWednesday & Saturday Nites BEER and WINE

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TIPPECANOE Joseph Martin, Mary Baugher, Mrs. J. Garber, and Jessie Baugher, were in Warsaw, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Kuhn and daughter Eva, were in Elkhart Saturday. Ormel Kline visited Albert Gilbert, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. L. Kline and daughter Mayzel, visited Mrs. Stanley Morehead, Tuesday. William Mock was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Garber, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kline and daughter Mayzel, visited Mr. and Mrs. Fairweather, Sunday. Maxwell Miller visited Ormel Kline, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mock and family visited Mr. and* Mrs. Daniel Klink, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Howse, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Garber, Sunday. u SOLOMON’S CREEK Rev. and Mrs. Dobbins entertained his brother and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Sherrer, Fort Wayne, Sunday. Mrs. Brock who has been ill has impoved, and gone to visit her son in Indianapolis. The Leader Sunday school class will hold their monthly meeting at the home of Vera Leist, in Benton, on May 21st. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hapner and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Umbhnour visited in South Bend, Sunday. Lulu Zimmerman is working for Mrs. Harry Coy near Syracuse. LaEtta Hillbish visited Berdine Longcor, last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. George Darr, Mrs. Louis Miller and son Robert, visited Mr. and Mrs. Omer Darr near Benton, Sunday afternoon.

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NEW SERVICE MANAGER , Ralph Rosenwinkle, formerly with Chatter Motor Sales at Milford is now in charge of the auto sales and service of Rodibaugh and Miller. TO HOLD BAND CONCERTS Band concerts will begin at North Webster Tuesday, May 12, and will be held every Tuesday evening during the summer months. Much interest is always evidenced in these concerts and many people are xattracted to the town to hear them. MYSTERY RAMBLE Th® Yourg People’s Union of North Webster will have a weiner roast,, and Mys e y Ramble at Long’s Camp Lake Tippecanoe, Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m.

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