The Syracuse and Lake Wawasee Journal, Volume 12, Number 46, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 March 1920 — Page 1

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NEWS ITEMS FHOM OUR SURROUNDINGS Contributed Notes on the Happenings in Nearby Communities. NORTH WEBSTER The ladies’ aid of the local M. E. church met with Mrs. Ira Rothenberger last Thursday afternoon. A few business details were discussed alter which the members and their guests spent a most enjoyable social hour with their hostess who served dainty and delicious refreshments at its closing. The funeral of John Baugher was held at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Mr. Baugher was born on the present site of the Methodist church and parsonage and has always lived or near North Webster. For some years his home has been at what is known as Baugher’s Landing at Tippecanoe Lake. His death came as a result of cancer of the stomach. Besides a large circle of friends he leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn his loss.- } Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Savage who were unable to complete their moving arrangements until late last week left early Tuesday morning for Indianapolis, their future home. The young folk class party was postponed from last Friday evening until Wednesday of this week. They will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Bause at that time. Bockman brothers are putting their general store in a very pleasant and neat appearance by redecorating with new paint and varnish. Two pleasing shades of green paint 'and the natural tints of varnish affect a great transformation. Thirty-six members of the efficiency class of the M. E. Sunday school were the honored guests of the Sunday school to an elaborate picnic dinner in the church basement Monday evening. The dinner came a closing event of the Auto Race Contest of which the said class was the winner. Next Sunday morning the communion services will be held at the Methodist church. o _ WHITE OAK Mrs. Burton Howe spent last Thursday with Mrs. Romaine Kern. Mrs. Charles Bushong of Syracuse spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Tilman Coy, and family. William Masters of. Syracuse spent Wednesday here with his daughter, Mrs. William Coy, and family. 6 Mrs. Edward Gregg and children spent a few days with her father, William Smith, before they leave for their new home which they have bought near Indianapolis. Mrs. Jane Rookstool spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Emeral Jones, who has been in poor health for some time. Mrs. Jacob Bowser is suffering with rheumatism. Mrs. Garfield Vorhis of Elkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Williasa Fackler and family spent Sunday" with Mr. and Mrs. Burton Howe. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henwood and children spent Sunday at the Paul Buhrt home. James Berry of Syracuse and Floyd Strieby and daughter, Marie, spent Sunday at the Burt Whitehead home. Jacob Whitehead is very poorly at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. David Smith and son Roscoe spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mathews. Mrs. Ernest Mathews spent -Friday with her sister, Mrs. James Dewart.

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TIPPECANOE j Mr. and Mrs. J. Garber and Royal and Noble Kline made a trip to Syracuse Tuesday. J. Garber, Esten Kline and Chester Brown attended a sale at Disco, Ind., Wednesday. John Qarber is in the Elkhart hospital having undergone an operation. J. L. Kline delivered a hog feeder to John Kline at North Webster Wednesday. Mrs. J. Garber called on Ida Bigler Monday afternoon. The ladies’ aid met at the Jess Dammon home Thursday. The funeral of John Baugher was held at North Webster Sunday forenoon. He died Thursday morning. Elder Hiram Forney of Goshen will hold a week’s revival at Tippecanoe beginning Sunday, March 14. Everybody welcome. Mrs. A. W. Scott returned from Elkhart Saturday where she has been visiting the past week. o— _ SOLOMON'S CREEK Sabbath school next Sunday at 10 a. m. Preaching services following. Rev. Smith went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the convention. Mrs. Harry Hapner and sons, Wayne and Kenneth, and Mrs. Louisa Hapner took Sunday dinner with Melvin Tully and family. The following were entertained at the home of Paul Ringwald Sunday were Artie Nicolai and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Nicolai and Rutherford Miller of Elkhart. Marion Darr spent last Friday with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Good. Harry Good made a trip to Nappanee Sunday. Roscoe Smith was a Sunday afternoon caller on Wayne Hapner. Frank Shaffer and family and David Holtzinger and family were Sunday guests at the Henry Rex home. Mr. and Mrs. David Holtzinger and daughter called on the Albert Darr family in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. WjJlie Wortinger were Monday callfers on Mr. and Mrs. James Wortinger. Melvin Gushwa is improving but is still in the hospital. — -o —, FOLK CORNERS Mrs. Mahala Maloy visited with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Baird, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. LaTone Jensen were North Webster visitors Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Cremean and daughter of Syracuse spent Wednesday with Crist Darr and family. v » Clarence Snyder was at Goshen Wednesday on_ business. John Roop spent Sunday with Frank Maloy. Rev. and Mrs. Cremean and child, Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr, Edna Geyer and Ida Snyder called at the home of Melvin Stutsman Wednesday afternoon. Mary Ulery returned home Sunday after working in the home of Wm. Atkison,- west of Milford. Earl Darr called on Roscoe Coy Wednesday evening. Melvin Stutsman’s condition remains about the same. / Crist Darr called at the home of his father of Syracuse Saturday. 0 PLEASANT RIDGE Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Warstler, Mrs. Hugh Warstler and little daughter Alverna and Mrs. Bert Cripe and little son Keith were callers at the Daniel Eberly home last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keplinger were the week end visitors at their farm. Mrs. Ellen Robinson called on Mrs. Margaret Strieby Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Lula Stoutnaur came

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Wednesday to spend a few days at the Emmett Weaver home. Floyd Middleton’s have moved into the Henry Tully farm. William Fackler and 'family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Burton Howe. Roy Meek called on Delos Weaver Sunday forenoon. Misses Eva and Neva Meek and Miss Hida Bittner were Sunday guests at the Neal Phebus home. They also called on Delos Weaver in the afternoon. Millard Hentzell was Sunday afternoon guest at the Neal Phebus home. Ralph Vail and family, Arthur Brown and family were Sunday guests at the Emmett Weaver home. Delos is quite a bit better at this writing. o ZION CHAPEL Isiah Garber of North Webster, Chester Brown and Esten Kline of Syracuse, attended the Big Type Poland China hog sale held by Line Lukens & Sons near Disko Wednesday. There were 43 head of Sows and gilts sold; the highest price brought was S2OOO for a 1-year-old gilt. The average was $478.98 for the 43 hogs. Does it pay to raise good hogs? Floyd Brower and wife were in Pierceton Wednesday on business.. Use plenty of sugar in your coffee, it is coming down. The little boy of Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Disher was taken to the Elkhart hospital last Monday' where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. The case was found serious, but the patient is improving nicely. Charles Byall is preparing for winter with a big load of coal. J. C. Grady lost a valuable mule Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. ( Ivan Kline of Elkhart and Roy Crouch and family of North Webster spent Sunday with Esten Kline and family. Floyd Brower and Lee Henwood were in Warsaw on business Saturday. Lee Henwood and family were Sunday visitors at the Paul Buhrt home. — o WIMBERLY-LECOUNT *» Jesse LeCount of near Syracuse was married at Goshen March 8 to Miss Anna Wimberly of Kokomo. *—o JOHN A. BAUGHER DEAD John A. Baugher died at his farm residence west of North Webster early Thursday morning, aged 62 years. Mr. Baugher was born and raised in the neighborhood of North Webster, and has always been an industrious and respected citizen. His death was* caused by cancer of the stomach. He is survived by a wife and four children. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock by Rev Clear in the North Websster M. E. church. o ASKED TO JOIN ALLIES The British and French premiers, in replying to President Wilson’s note of Feb. 24, have invited the president to join them in the formal proposal on the Adriatic question by which Italy and Jugo-Slavia, the two nations primarily concerned, are to be asked to settle the dispute themselves. The Franco-British reply attaches the greatest importance to the statement in the president’s last note to the effect that he is willing to agree to any settlement of the Adriatic problem which is mutually agreeable to Italy and Jugo-Slavia provided such agreement is not made on the basis of compensation elsewhere at the expense of nationals of a third power. They agree this will be an ideal way of settling the question at issue and express willingness to aid to the utmost in carrying out this plan.

PLANS SOLDIER BONUSES Because of the conflicting views of witnesses appearing before it the efforts of the house ways and means committee to formulate a soldier relief program have been temporarily held up. Various soldier organizations which are appearing before the committee seem to rival each other in the effort to have their respective plans adopted. At the most recent hearing of the committee, S. Lovenbein, chairman of the rank and file association, suggested that every soldier who had served in the w’ar be paid $1 a day, with a maximum of SIBO, while Marvin g Gates Sperry, national president of the private soldiers and sailors’ legion, advocated the granting of a flat bonus of SSOO to every one who had served. Lovenbein’s suggestion was sharply criticized by Sperry on the 'ground that the former’s policy was “a skimping dollar a day.” The SSOO grant, Mr. Sperry told ths committee, “would not be paid for time at so much a day or month, but as a helping hand from the government to aid in restoring former service men and women to positions in civil life from which they were called, without bargain or contract, without money, and without price to serve in time of need. Haggling over payment by day or month is contrary to the wishes of the American people.” o WOULD END COAL CONTROL The Wholesale Coal Association has asked director general of railroads be restrained from continuing “to interfere in an illegal way* with the orderly distribution and 4 has filed a suit'in the Supreme court of the district of Columbia to enforce its demand. Noah H. Swayne of Philadelphia, president of the association, appears as plaintiff in the suit. The alleges that the handling of coal under the executive order of President Wilson has been bungled to the detriment of many interests. At the end of the petition the plaintiff requests that the court establish a commission to settle claims between the owners of the coal and those to whom it had been assigned by the government. The petition asks also that the director general of railroads be ordered to show cause why an order should not be issued restraining him from further “illegal interference” with the business Os the coal dealers. o— WOULD RUSH FLOUR ABROAD Julius H. Barnes, head of the United States grain corporation, has informed the house rules committee that, food to prevent thousands of deaths by starvation in Poland, Austra, and Armenia will be rushed to those sections without further delay regardless of whether Congress acts on the pending $50,000,000 BANK STATEMENT Number 305 S. L. Ketrintr, President J. P. Dolan, Vice President W. M. Sell, Cashier Sol Miller. Assistant Cashier Report of the condition of the State Bank of Syracuse, a state bank at Syracuse, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business cm February 28, 1920. RESOURCES . Loans and Discounts*.s37l,sßl.4o Overdrafts 623.14 U. .S. 80nd54,600.00 Other bonds and Securities.. .5,858.91 Due from Banks and Trust C0mpanie5.40,415.55 Cash on Hand... 8,647.00 Cash Items • 305.51 Total Resources 432,061.51 LIABILITIES Capital Stock—paid in 525,000.00 Surplus 10,000.00 Exchange, Discounts and I Interest 412.94. Demand D’p’ts, $138,523.28 ! Demand C’t’f’s, $257,502.15 396,648.57 i Total Liabilities ......432,061.51; State of Indiana. Kosciusko County, SS: I, W. M. Self. Cashier of the State Bank of Syracuse, do solemnly swear that the above statement is trueJ W. M. SELF, Cashier. Subscribed and. sworn to before me this 6th day of March, 1920. Warren T. Colwell, Notary Public. (SEAL) My commission expires December 16, 1921.

European food relief bill. Mr. Barnes stated that he proposes to send 5,000,000 barrels of low grade flour to Central Europe on long term credits. He declared that food is most urgently needed and that the flour which he plans to send cannnot be sold in this country because it is made out of soft winter wheat. He claims that the American people want only the higher grades and points out the fact that although the corporation has carried on an extensive advertising campaign in an effort to dispose of the wheat, its efforts have been unsuccessful. He says further: “As soon as warm weather comes this flour will start to deteriorate. I do not propose to allow it to spoil in warehouse here while people in Europe on the verge of starvation are offering their customs, their art galleries and everything they have as security to secure this food. Under the wheat guarantee act if I am unable to sell the flour for cash, as I have been unable to do in this case, I can use it for credit, and I propose to accept the securities offered by these starving peoples. “I would rather have Congress authorize me to extend credits to the extent of $50,000,000, because I believe it will cause other countries to join in aiding these peoples. The British government stands ready to transport the flour whether Congress acts or not.” The flour is said to be valued at $10.75 a barrel. o TO REPAY AMERICAN LOAN The announcement is made by Austen Chamberlain, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, that Great Britain and France have agreed not to renew the Anglo-French loan issued in the States in 1915, and are taking steps for its repayment. The loan was for the sum of $500,000,000 and was underwritten by an American syndicate of prominent banks, the rate of interest being five per cent -and the joint credit of Great Britain and France having been accepted in lieu of collateral. The entire sum remained in this country and was spent solely for goods purchased here during the war. . o SURPRISE PARTY About forty of the people from the Grace Lutheran church gathered at the home of Mrs. J. W. Rothenberger on Tuesday evening and gave her a very pleasant surprise. The evening was spent in games and contests, with a few selections of music, and short • talks by Rev. Boatman and Mr. P. S. Nielsen to break the monotony. In appreciation of Mrs. Roth-: enberger’s long and faithful service in the church, where she has either been organist or assistant for a number of years, in the Sunday school where she has not only been a faithful teacher but one of the leaders in training the young, and in the ladies’ aid where she has been secretary for 19 years, the congregation presented her with a purse of $20.00. o SALES ARE GROWING The co-operative public sales being held every two weeks in the Huntington street pavilion by the Syracuse Sale company are growing steadily. The sale held on Tuesday of this week was even a surprise to the managers, Akers & Osborn, who have been working energetically during the past five months to get the people of the community to list all salables with them. The crowds that have been attending the sales have been gijpwing, too, and the reputation that is being built up for fair dealing is giving promise that the institution will be a permanent one. For purposes of advertising, however, the management desires that the listing of articles >

be done sooner than heretofore. They would urge every one to list what he has to sell as early as possible, so that a complete a list as possible can be given to the printers in plenty of time to be given thorough circulation before the date of sale.* - ——o ALBION GETS A BEATING The husky Albion city basket ball team that played the Syracuse city team at the high-school gymnasium here Tuesday evening returned home with their spirits somewhat damped and burdened with the little end of a4l to 27 score. A large crowd of local fans witnessed the game, and proved by their rooting that their interest was running high. The start of the game was fast, and it appeared that the Albion team would be unable to score against the Syracuse men, In spite of the fact that they were all big fellows. With a score of 31 for Syracuse, the team from Albion was unable to do anything until the last few minutes of the half, when they succeeded in placing a field goal for two points. In the second half the Albion bunch were able to come back a little stronger, and succeeded in adding 25 points to their score. The same line-up for the local team will meet the city team of Nappanee here tonight at the high school gymnasium, and another good game is expected. o WRECK AT MILFORD JUT. What might have been a very serious accident was narrowly averted at Milford Junction about 12 o'clock last Saturday night. As it was aB. &O. locomotive and 14 freight cars were derailed. The freight cars were overturned. Winona south bound car, number 20, leaving Goshen at 11:10 and Big Four train, number 42 are due in Milford Junction at abut 12 o’clock. These trains were given the right of way by the tower man. The Big Four train passed through rapidly; but as the Winona south bound came to Milford Junction, motorman Lon Cassel saw a B. & O. freight approaching from the west and did not enter the block, thus averting a possible accident. The B. & O. freight engineer and fireman, in charge, finding the block against them jumped from the engine, about the time it ran into the derail which was of course set against them. The engine was thrown from the track and 14 freight cars were overturned, within a distance of a hundred feet from the crossing. The B. & O. wrecking crew have the debris nearly cleared tip at this time. No one was seriously injured. — o COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS At the meeting of the Syracuse Commercial club in the school building Tuesday evening there was considerable enthusiasm shown by the members present in various matters that were discussed. The club has accomplished much since its reorganization in the way of unifying the spirit of the community, and interest is steadily growing. It is hoped to attain a membership of 150. o - TRAIN HITS AUTO BUS Five persons were killed and two seriously injured about 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon when a special Baltimore & Ohio westbound express train struck the Bremen-Mishawaka auto bus at the first, crossing west of Bremen. There are no obstructions at the crossing where the accident occurred and it is said the train could have been easily seen. It is thought that the bus driver attempted to beat the train. The auto was carried several hundred feet down the track.

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PARAGRAPHIC BITS ABOUT MME FOLKS Notes of the Week on the Coming and Going of People You Know. • 4 • O. L. Cleveland moved to Syracuse last week from near Bourbon, Ind. / S. C. Lepper is spending several days in Chicago this week on business. David Brown last week bought the 40-acre farm belonging to H. W. Case. Harold Bowser left last Friday for Cleveland, Ohio, where he will be employed. Mrs. Joe Rapp and Miss Lucy Welty were the guests of their friends in Goshen Friday. Mrs. L. A. Seider was called to Decatur Friday on account of the serious illness of her sister. If we should keep a record of all the kindness we receive it would make us ashamed of ourselves. Howard Watkins moved last week from south of Syracuse, to an 80-acre farm he bought near New Paris. Ross Smith and little daughter Margaret, and Mrs. Wm. T. Bowld and daughter Helen are all ill with influenza. When you are tired, rest yourself and do yourself some good by reading the advertisements in our home newspaper. Last Wednesday Mrs. Charles Crow accompanied Dr. Hoy to Chicago and eritered the Mercy hospital for medical treatment. Mrs. Jesse Jarrett is able to be up and around in the house again after being confined to the bed with heart trouble for the past eight weeks. Mrs. Tilman Hire, who is attending her husband at the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis, came home one day last week, but returned to the city. Still, during the ice famine of last summer no one thought he would be growling this spring . about having twenty inches of ice until after the middle of March. Most of our people who have been wrestling with the coal problem have been saying mighty unpleasant things about the groundhog and what he wished onto us. J. J. Connell, of Peru, spent over Sunday at the E. E. Miles home. He took home with him his wife and little daughter, who have been visiting here the past three weeks. Mrs. H. A. Bowser of Garrett spent Wednesday in Syracuse with Mrs. J. H. Bowser. She took home with her her little daughter Helen, who has been visiting here a few days. Mrs. N. C. Isenbarger has returned from Ann Arbor, Mich., where she has been visiting her' sister, Mrs. Chas. Coote, and her son, Otis, who is finishing his engineering course at the universsity of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Smith and three children, of Barcelona, Spain, arrived Monday at th» Hanora A. Miles home. Mr. Smith will remain in the United States a few weeks, and when he returns to his work he will leave his family here to spend the summer. , * o- . CHURCH SUPPER Committee No. 3 of the Ladies’ Aid society will serve supper in the M .E. Church basement on Friday evening, March 12, from 5:30 to 7:00 o’clock. Menu: Cream chicken, noodles, mashed potatoes, salad, pickles, jelly, bread and butter,, pie, coffee.

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