The Syracuse and Lake Wawasee Journal, Volume 12, Number 49, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 April 1920 — Page 1

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NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR SURROUNDINGS Contributed Notes on tbe Hup* penings in Nearby Com* - munities. NORTH WEBSTER The funeral of the father of Mrs. Arthur Irvin took place at the Methodist church Tuesday at 10 o’clock. Mrs. Mary Kyle sold her property on Main street a week ago. Carl Bockman’s are living there now. Nat J. Kline and wife moved back to their home here Tuesday. Their daughter, Nannie, is visiting them now. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Himes. Carl Bockman and family spent Sunday out of town. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bates bought the Mrs. Ritter property last week. They will not occupy it until September. Mrs. Ritter expects to sell her household goods and go with her daughter, Miss Roberta, to join her husband. Manuel Kuhn expects to erect a cottage on the lot he purchased of Wm. Bockman last week. Carl and Howard Bockman, Lloyd Miller and Ross Rodibaugh also purchased lots of Wm. Bockman last week. They are all located in the Bockman addition between Dr. Hontz’s and Dr. Druley’s homes. —o ■ — FOUR CORNERS Clint Callander was at Nappanee Thursday on business. Roscoe Coy spent two days with Earl Darr. Frank Maloy and family spent Sunday with Charles Grove and wife of near Leesburg. Emerald Callander entertained the measles for a few days. Earl Darr called at the home of Wm. Coy Thursday. Riley Miller and family of north of Syracuse were visiting in Milford Sunday..» Mr. and* Mrs. Crist Darr and son spent Sunday at the home of Alfred Showalter of New Paris. Mary Ulery called at the Clint Callander home Sunday evening. o NORTH SIDE Mrs. Geo. H. Bailey called on Mrs. C. C. Bachman Friday afternoon. Mrs. S. L. Outland called on Mrs. G. H. Bailey Monday afternoon. Don Strock took supper with his mother Saturday evening, it, being her birthday. Miss Evelyn Strock was on the sick list the latter part of the week . o : —- SOLOMON’S CREEK Sabbath school Easter Sunday at 10:00 a. m. A short program following. Funeral services for John Hap- * ner, son of France Hapner, were conducted at his home Monday afternoon bjr Rev. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stookey and Mr. and Mrs. Ott called Saturday evening on Dave Holtzinger and family. Ethel and Leona Hapner visited Sunday at the home of Henry Tully. . ' * , Velva Darr, Priscilla Haab and Edith Chiddister were Sunday guests of Nadmi Wortinger. Warren Berkey and family of Goshen spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Weddel. Mr v And Mrs. John Good attended the township convention at New Paris Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Willard are the parents of a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Darr called on Bird Darr and family of

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Goshen Sunday evening. Mrs. Dave Holtzinger has been ill for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. John Good and son Harry, and Fred Harland of Milford were Sunday visitors at the home of Merle Darr. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Juday are moving on the Hi Grissom place this week. o ZION CHAPEL George Cuagaman, Esten Kline! and Floyd Brower graded* roads Monday afternoon and Tuesday forenoon. Esten Kline and son Duanl made a business trip to North Webster Wednesday. The farmers of Turkey Creek township are still in a deep sleep. Floyd Brower made a business trip to Pierceton Wednesday. George Cuagaman is on the sick list. Ed Knox and family called at the Esten Kline home Monday evening. Esten Kline took a load of hogs to Syracuse Saturday. Charles Lung is on the sick list. Mrs. L. R. Anderson of St. Joe, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs* Nat, J. Kline of Elkhart took dinner with Esten Kline and family Saturday. The latter are moving to their farm home in North Webster. George Wogoman is some bet-., ter at this writing. Esten Kline and family took dinner Sunday at the Josiah Garber home. Considered damage was done by the hail storm Sunday afternoon. The hail stones were so large as small goose eggs. Remember the Sunday school at Zion Chapel beginning next Sunday, April 4, if we were interested in church and Sunday school As much as we ere in making money. The house would be fl of peope every Snday. o —• PLEASANT RIDGE* Mrs. Harry Coy and daughter Alice were on the sick list the past week. Mrs. Heathe returned home Thursday. Charles Keplinger spent the week end at his farm here. Mrs. Bert Cripe and son Keith spent Thursday with Mrs. Vernon Slater. The hail storm was done lots of damage in this community to the windows Sunday. Mrs. Ott and son Ed. visited at the Vernon Slater home home Sunday. Everett Cripe and wife of Goshen spent Sunday with his father, J. C. Cripe. John Hurtig and family visited with the family of William Hann Sunday. Irvin Neff and family visited Sunday with Mrs. Neff’s parents. o — WEST END Miss Geraldine Kaiser and her mother, and Charley Edgle and family of Elkhart spent Tuesday of last week with friends here. Jasper Edgle and wife of Chicago spent a few days of last week at the home of Anna Edgle. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Neff called Thursday at the home of Wm. Webright. Mrs. Wesley Hire and family, Frank Swihart, Henry Ruffner and Harry Eagles and family of Elkhart spent Sunday here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Willard are the parents of a new baby. ——f>. OBITUARY Mary Catherine Tusing was born in Siniki county, Ohio, April 7, 1859, and departed this life at Syracuse, Indiana, on March 26, 1920, aged 60 years, 11 months and 19 days. She was united to Wm. Hummel in marriage bn November 18, 1875. Born to this union were eleven, children, three preceding her in death. She leaves ' tb mourn their loss, a husband

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%nd eight children; six boys and 1 two girls, * Ora, Lee, Arthur, ' Doris, Frank, George Elsie and ' Stella. She united with the Baptist 1 church in 1900 and lived faith- 1 fully a Christian until death called her to a fairer world. , ( o —- CARD OF THANKS , We desire in this way to j ( thank the many friends and ( neighbors who so kindly assisted j 1 us, and whose expressions of ( ympathy helped us in our hour of grief, also we thank those , who gave the floral offerings. Wm. Hummel and Children. o — ' ALL HAIL, THE STORM! * I; The hail storm that struck this locality Sunday afternoon, and which was a part of the great cyclonic storm that touched eight states, fortunately caused no loss of life in this neighborhood, although the death list mounted to above the one hundred mark for the whole area covered by the storm. Practically everybody, however, suffered some small loss, and if these were all added together the loss in money to the people of our community would reach a large total. The greatest damage was done to the roofs and windows. After the storm had blown over and people stepped outside, the question of the hour was: “How many windows did you have broken?” The hailstones were the largest ever seen by most of the people here. One hailstone measured 5| inches in circumference. —o MOVIE CHANGES HANDS On Monday of this week the Theatorium wag bought by H. W. Barclay of Weldon, 111., who assumed charge immediately. Mr. Barclay has had successful experience in the owning and management of other picture theaters in Illinois and is confident he can make the local house a popular one. He has changed the name to the Oakland Theater. He is bringing with him Fred McKowan, an experienced union operator. Changes are being made in the equipment and in the appearance. The front is being redecorated this week, the screen is being recoated, and other changes are being made in the interior A new projection machine has been shipped and will replace the one now in use within a few days. Starting next week a show will be given every night. o REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET A meeting of the republican precinct women of Kosciusko county was held at Warsaw last Thursday, for the purpose of acquainting these women, chosen as workers, with their first duties in the coming election. At noon time a luncheon was held at the K. of P. home, after which an interesting meeting followed. Mrs. E. N. Cook of Warsaw, who is county chairman, presided and made a fine address. Miss Barker, a lawyer of Indianapolis, gave a very instructive talk, and expressed as her opinion that every woman should vote, now that the privilege has been given her. The ladies from Syracuse who attended were Mrs. Zella Leacock, Mrs. Georgia Miller, Mrs. Bessie Heerman and Mrs. Emma Bushong. f i o APPERSON IS DEAD Los Angeles, Cal., March 28.— Elmer Apperson, 58, of Kokomo, Ind., formerly president of the Apperson Motor Car company, was striken with apoplexy while watching the automobile race at the speedway today and died a few minutes later.

* * * * * * * * * * * 1 * A LOG CABIN SUNDAY * * SCHOOL • * • * By Rev. S. W. Paul. * ( ***** ** •*•*> To older people, memory is! often active and accurate in re-! producing the scenes and in- j cidents of childhood. It is im- j possible to analyze and thor-1 oughly understand the influence of early experiences on character and destiny, but with most of us at least, there are a few i outstanding accurances tha 11 seem to be preeminent in this respect. It was my lot to be born and reared among the mountains of the South— miles away from any center of commercial or social *life. The humble home knew nothing of . the luxuries, or even the necessities of a comfortable living, but was rich in things much better than gold. I attended Sunday school in a log cabin church that stood on my father’s little hilly farm. The precious memories that center in and around thoee bright Sunmornings, when a barefoot mountain boy found my way to the humble place of worship, explains to me the mood of the poet when he wrote, “Turn backward, Oh Time, in your flight and make me a boy again just for tonight.” For ten yeajrs I was a members of a class of ten or twelve bpys and girls, and rarely missing a Sunday, but when I was absent sending a verse to be read in response to my name when the teacher called the roll of his class. How well I remember the revival in which we were all converted, most of in the same service. The following Sunday morning we took accustomed places in the sefeeeTwitfc* new world before us, a new joy thrilling our youthful souls, a new kingdom in our hearts. Our dear old teacher (Long since gone to the sinless land) stood before us, his face illumined with a brightness that seemed to me then angelic, and undertook the task of training his boys and girls for Christian service. How well he succeeded is shown in the life and work of his students. The writer, who for twentyfive has been an humble itinerant preacher in the church of his choice, is perhaps the poorest example of the work of that godly man. One of the boys who for about the same length of time ha§ been a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church, and is at this time the pastor of a strong congregation in Nebraska. Another stands at the head of a splendid institution of learning in Illinois, and is a magnificent Christian gentleman. Still another is teaching and evangelizing in Mississippi. Another became a merchant of sterling qualities, but early manhood exchanged life’s conflicts for a robe and a crown just over the river. The girls who belong to the class all married splendid men and are now the mothers of happy, prosperous families —still doing what they can to bless humanity. I But a terrible contrast: — There were five boys in the community that we were unable to touch. If they came to the church at all, they remained out in the shade of the trees and often engaged, in degrading conversation. But more frequently they preferred going fishing or hunting on Sunday, or would gather their crowd for a drunken spree. Do you ask what become of them? I answer: One out of the five settled down and made probably a third-rate citizen; another was killed in a drunken debauch; a third murdered a man in cold blood and disappeared and I have never heard of him since. The remaining two, the last I heard of them,

were in the Penitentiary of their native state. What about it, father, mother, —did it pay the parents of those boys to neglect the .church and Sunday school, and allow their children to do so? Let their ruined home, broken hearts, and scalding tears answers the question! ( Will it pay you to attempt to hide behind some flimsy subterfuge, or to weave a network of excuses when asked to attend church and Sunday school, and to see that your children do so? Friend, face this question squarely while you may, answer it now, for you will be forced to answer it in the future. o —*— ARE NEEDING FlfcH The Wawasee State Fish Hatchery is in need of parent bass during the coming weeks if anything is t be accomplished toward making plantings from this point next fall. Practically all of the large and small mouthed parent bass were lost during the past winter and it will be necessary to restock the ponds before work can be begun for the coming season. Geo. N. Mannfeld, superintendent of the fish and game department of the Indiana conservation commission in disc using the matter in Indianapolis last Thursday with Geo. L. Xanders, secretary of the Wawasee Protective association, suggested that the ponds could be replenished if the local fishermen were appealed to. If the sportsmen around Syracuse and Wawasee would donate good specimens of some of their catches during the coming weeks, the difficulty could thus readily be solved. Any one who wishes to make a donation of this kind may telephone Jacob Click, wartlen at hatchery, and he will call for it; or advise Geo. L. Vanders. o —- ON SOUTHERN TRIP Orland Strieby, who is attending Indiana university, will spend the Easter vacation on a trip through southern Indiana with the Reserve Officers Training corps of that school. Army trucks will be used for transporting the men and the cadets will go as far as the Ohio river. On the way home they will be entertained at the West Baden hotel, West Baden, Ind. A dinner dance will be given in their honor by the management of the hotel. o MRS. WM. HUMMEL DEAD Mrs. Wm. Hummel died at her home in Syracuse Friday following a stroke of paralysis, aged about 61 years. She had been ailing for a few weeks, but had refused to take to her bed, until Friday morning when she was stricken helpless. She is survived by her husband and eight children. Funeral services were conducted at the home at 2:00 Monday afternoon by Rev. Ford of Fulton, Ind., her former pastor. Burial was made in the Milford cemetery. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were: James Hummel of North Baltimore, Ohio, brother of the deceased, and other relatives from Mishawaka and from near Leesburg. o ***** * * * * * * * TRAINING LITTLE * * CITIZENS * * ' * * On Teaching History to p * Children * * ■ . . * * By Eva March Tappan, Ph. D. * ***** * * •*•* As a child, I had a profound dislike for history, and considering that a history recitation in those days was hardly more than a struggle to recite “the lesson” as nearly verbatim as possible, I am inclined to think that my childish judgment was very

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good. Poor little youngsters I that we were, we had to draw J plans of battle grounds, to learn the numbers killed and wounded on the opwosing sides, and to recite lengthy lists of dates, adjusting its wroper event to each, j We had so little idea of the relative importance of the events that the burning of a tiny village by the Indians seemed to us quite as momentous as the surrender of Quebec! A child has little background , of knowledge. Dates mean nothing to him; and proper names, if he knows nothing of their bearers, might just as well be i Greek. In teaching history to children there is just one fact that , we can generally depend upon, and that is their unfailing interest in people. The children’s 1 librarians say that they cannot begin to supply the demand for short, interesting biographies, stories of people and what they did, told in a simple way. “Columbus set sail from Spain to try to find China,” will make a child listen. “An attempt was made by Spain to discover China,” will make him wpnder how soon he can get away! If I were going to teach the history of the United States to boys and girls of nine or ten, I would try to do it by inducing hem to read simple, picturesque, well-written stories of the men who have made our country what it is. Then I would let the children talk of what they had read and ask questions about it. Some of these questions I would answer; some I would ask them to try to answer for themselves. I would say nothing about exact dates, but I would make four or five general divisioons of our history, such as discoveries and settlements. Colonial days and Indian .wars, the Revolution, etc., and ptft a copy ftifco &€rf~bdok. There would not be many stories of our American heroes that the children would not soon be able to put into their proper divisions. Then if more than one book had been read, I would go through the stories rapidly in their chronological order, bringing but any information that the children might have gathered and occasionally adding a word to connect the stories or to make some point clearer. What would this accomplish? At the end of the reading the children would be on good terms with twenty-five or more of the chief actors in the story of the United States; they would be well prepared for a “real history,” and, best of all, they would look forward to it, not with dread, but with pleasant anticipation. i— n EASTER MARKET An Easter market will be held next Saturday at 10 o’clock in the front window of the A. W. Strieby seed room and Rubber company office by the W. C. T. U. There will be on sale: Pies, cakes, cookies, doughouts, bread, chickens, noodles, vegetable soup, home made candy, buttermilk, and many other things good to eat. Bring vessels for soup, noodles and buttermilk. 411 o STORES WILL OPEN The following stores will remain open evenings on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and pay day until further notice: The Royal Store, A. W. Strieby, The Star Clothing Store, The Quality Hardware Store, Osborn & Son. * o Mrs. E. W. Hire and children of Elkhart have been spending the Easter vacation here with relatives and friends. o Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eagles and children have been spending a few days in Syracuse, the Elkhart schools having closed for Easter vacation.

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PARAGRAPHIC BITS ABOUTJHOME FOLKS Notes of the Week on tke Coming and Going of People You Know. Owning a jackass is not sarily self-possession. Mrs. Jane Sl>arp and son Ed of Elkhart called on her sister, who is ill. Miss Olga and Vernon Beckman are home from college for the spring vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Harkless spent Sunday in Warsaw with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Widner. S. Baum of Garrett spent Monday here with his mother and sister. Many people are now putting their Wawasee homes in readiness. Miss Della Otis was in Chicago several days last week on business. Miss Helen Hoy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Hoy, is spending her Easter vacation at home. Mrs. Thomas Darr spent Sunday with her son, Jesse Darr, and family. Chas. Schultz and family and John Auer and family were Elkhart visitors Saturday. Daniel Wogomon and children from Ohio are spending a week with friends here. Dr. L. L. Keatinge and wife came from Chicago last week to open their home at Wawasee and remain for the season. i- \ , Mrs. Guy Jarrett. Mrs. George mbelcher and Miss Lillian Hamman spent Saturday afternoon ( in Goshen. Ed Fisher has bought the Ed Unrue property in Boston and expects to move into- it within the next few 4ays. Mrs. N. C. Shirley returned to her home in Continental, Ohio, Monday after a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Miles. Mrs. John Kaiser and daughter Geraldine, and Chas. Edgell and family, of Elkhart, spent last week here. Mrs. Lena Mullen and daughter Mary of Canton, Ohio, have been visiting relatives here and at Nappanee. Little Miss Mildred Rookstool of Elkhart is spending a week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rookstool. Guy Jarrett spent Friday and Saturday at Cleveland, ‘Ohio, on business for the Sandusky Cement company. Walter Stiffler and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stiffler. Miss Ethel Hewitt of Marion, a student at Franklin college, is spending her Easter vacation here with her friend, Miss Lucy Welty. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Darr and daughter Mary, and Mr. and Mrs. John Auer and son Nelson spent Sunday afternoon in Goshen with William Wogomon and family. Mrs. Wm. F. Kindig returned Friday from Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient following an operation. She is much improved in health. Mary Jean weighed 8 pounds wheh she arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer R. Malott at Ladysmith, Wis., the 22nd of March. Mrs. Malott was Miss Gladys Deardorff. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Bartholomew, who are visiting here ittth North Dakota, Mr. and Mifi. Ed Coy of near North Webstef aft* Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snobarfet and daughter Louise spent Sunday at the home of Derby Bartholomew in nertb Harrison street.