Walkerton Independent, Volume 51, Number 30, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 October 1925 — Page 1

VAT TDITT? 511 Published By The Independent-News ' O1 co. Inc., at Walkerton, Ind.

INTERESTING NOTES FROM OUR SCHOOL L- A • Basket Ball Schedule Announced, First Game Will Be Played At Home With Union Township. At the request of many local basket ball fans we are listing the basket ball schedule for this school year. The home games are Union Township, Oct.. 30; Lakeville, Nov. 13; North Judson. Nov. 25; Union Mills, Nov. 27; Argos, Dec. 4; Madison Township, Jan. 8; Hamlet, Jan. 15; North Liberty. Jan. 22; New Carlisle, Feb. 5; Knox, Feb. 19. Games iplayed away from heme are: Hamlet, Nov. 6; Madison Township, Nov. 20; New Carlisle, Dec. 11: Lakeville, Dec. 19; Union Mills, Dec. 12; Knox, Jan. 23; Union Township, Jan. 29; North Judson. Feb. 12; North Liberty, Feb. 26. The county tourney will be held on Jan. 30, and the sectional tourney will be the first Friday and Saturday in March. Twelve games have been scheduled for the girls basketball team. These games will be played on the same evenings as the boys games thus giving two games of basket ball for the price of one. On two other occasions the boys second team will i play a preliminary game with the ■ Union Mills second team. The onlv , schools not bringing a girls' team | or boys’ second team for preliminary game will be North Judson and Argos. Remember our first games with the Union township girls and boys teams occur one w’eek from tomorrow evening, Friday, Oct. 30. Come ' early! Edna Steele, Helen Lidecker, Hei- j en Fults, John Spahr. Charles Sum- . mers and Arthur DeMyer were the j W. H. S. representatives in an or- ‘ chestra of 57 players from fourteen towns and cities of the North Central Indiana Teachers’ Association. . The 57 players from the fourteen school orchestras after holding one rehearsal played six selections on the Saturday afternoon program under the direction of J. C. Chanev of Elkhart. The district orchestra as this organization is called, ao quitted itself splendidly. Juretta, Paul and Maxine Jones have withdrawn from the local elementary grades and have removed 1 to Newcastle, Ind. Harriet, Milner and Charles Ray Capes have re-entered the local 1 grades after a trip to St. Peters- ] burg, Fla. This week we started the second six week term of the school year. We are planning to keep an honor roll. Pupils who meet the following ' requirements during a six week term will have their names placed on the honor roll. (1) Present each day of the term; (2) No tardiness: ' (3) Have an “A” in school spirit and (4 > have a “B” (or “A”) in all subjects and attitudes. The honor students for the first six week term were the following: I Highschool: Rosamond Nusbaum. , and Irma Winner, Freshmen; Helen Baker and Marjorie Holser, Sopho- I mores. Margaret Griffiin. Jun-; ior. Sixth grade. Pauline Lewis; Second grade, Albert Huhnke; first gra<de, Wanda Reynolds; fourth grade, Gail Reynolds, Francis Gindelberger and Arlene Danford. Several other students w'ould be on the honor roll if they had a perfect attendance record. A few others wore below "B” in one subject. It will require a little more w r ork, improvement in conduct and a perfect i attendance to gain the distinction 1 of being an honor student. The Walkerton Hi-Y held a regular meeting on Tuesday evening. ! The Hi-Y will bring you the season tickets for the lyceum course next week (October 26 to 31). The first lyceum number is scheduled for Thursday evening. Nov. 5. This | number is the Metropolitan Quartet. ' Weather Is Help To Record Corn Crop Indiana's biggest corn crop in a quarter of a century, 205,900,000 bushels, has been given another I boost by the weather of the past month and is showing up even bet- | ter than it did Sept. Ist. according ; to the monthly crop report issued I by Miner B. Justin, agricultural sta-j tician for the U. S. department of • Agriculture and the Agricultural Ex-j periment Station of Purdue University. The yield promises to be 4 2.2 bushels per acre, and to f al outturn about 77 percent more than the crop o’ 1924. The breaking of the drouth in : the southwest and northwest sec- [ lions brought more optimistic re-1 ports from these districts, though the rains came too late to be of any actual help to the crop. Winds which accompanied the rains in the southwest portion of the state blew down much corn and some rotting is feared with continuation of the wet weather. The vield of oats as finally reported is about os expected last month, hut higher than earlier estimates. The 28 bushels estimated average is 6 bushels below the 10 years average and io bushels below the yield of 1924. Potatoes and sweet potatoes show little change and because of a poor ‘ season all th-» wav through will I yield but a two third'- crop. Now we are getting used to HamJet in a silk hat why not have a ?a?z hand play while Rome is burning? A good orchestra doesn’t make poor cooking taste any better.

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News of The Churches United Bi-ethren (Hiurch J. C. Albright, Pastor. Junior Christian Endeavor at 8:15 a. m. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. This is Rally day in the Sunday sclrool. Let every member be present, bring a friend with you. A short program will be given in connection with the Sunday school. Evening service at 7:00 tp. m. This will be in charge of the W. M. A. society. Prayer service Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7:30 p. in. The Ladies Aid meets each Thursday afternoon at the church for work. They are planning for a chicken pie supper to be Meld at the church. Nov. 11th. Watch for ad next week. Methodist Episcopal Church F. J. Beisel, Pastor By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.— Jn. 13:35. Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image, but the living essence of the divine nature which beams full of all goodness.—Luther. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Mornng worship at 10:30. Theme “Expect Great Things.” Epworth League at 6:00 p. m. 1 Subject. ‘ The Epworthian's Good i Times in the Community.” Evening worship at 7:00. Theme, ; “Efficient Men and Women For Christ.” Prayer meeting Thursday evening [at 7:00. First Official Board meeting of the conference year, Monday evening at 7:30. T Presbyterian < hurch J. Budman Fleming. Minister. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Morning worship at 10:30 a. in. Christian Endeavor at 6 p. m. The evening services at 7 p. m. will be a Harvest service. Music by choir and orchestra. We invite you to come to this service. George Fisher Sells Implement Store George A. Fisher, for many years associated with the farm implement business in Walkerton, has gold his business to Peter DeWaele, who will take charge of same today. Mr- DeWaele will continue to sell farm implements, specializing on John Deere .products, though he will handle parts for all makes of machinery. He will not deal in peppermint oil. nor radios. He will, however, handle all mint still acecssorieW, such as tubs, condensers, etc. Mr. DeWaele has been a very succesful farmer near Walkerton for some time and has a wide circle of friends who will be glad to note his venture into business. Mr. Fishes will devote his entire time to managing his farming interests and to buying mint oil. During his years of business here, he has sold much machinery and has been very successful. MAN KIHeFaT - LAKEVILLE CROSSING William E. Schull, Center Township Instantly Killed When Hit By Wabash Train. William E. Schull. age 70. Center township farmer, was almost instantly killed about 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon when he drove a team of horses and a wagon across the Wabash railroad tracks at Lakeville in front of a passenger train. Both horses were killed and the vehicle which was struck squarely by the locomotive was demolished. Mr. Schull was born in Starke county, Ohio, March 21, 1855, and moved to St. Joseph county about a half century ago, making his residence here since then. Besides his widow, Mrs. Kathryn Schull, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Birdie Baggs, of Abbeville, Kan., and the following brothers and sisters: Leonord Schull of Canton. 0., Manus Schull of San Jose, Calif.; Mrs. George Nauman. Canton. O.; and Mrs. L. Rogers of Wacco. Texas. The body was taken to the A. M. Russell morgue in South Bend. The funeral was held from tlue residence Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock with burial in the South Bend citv cemetery. - / Pardon Given Chicagoan Is Puzzle to Landis Washington.—Former Federal Judge Landis, testifying before the Daugherty investigating committee, declared that he could not understand how Philip Grossman, convicted in Chicago lor liquor law violations, had obtained his pardon from President Coolidge. Continuing. Judge Landis declared that he believed politics should have no more to do with executive clemency than with decisions handed down from the bench. Indian Disdains Cold The Indian's body i-. “all face,” as Ite explains. That's why he can keep comfortable in a breech cloth and really enjoy the cool breeze that blows off the glaciers. In the midsummer season, groups of Blackfeet mountain hikers often climb to the cliffs In the Rocky mountains of Glacier National park, thus thinly clad, paying no attention to the cold air from off the snow-capped peaks. And they are not training to get in a “peak” conditbg f ;■ i event, either

WALKERTON, INDIANA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22,1925.

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HOLD UP ACTION ON NEW PAVEMENT Committee of Citizens Appointed To Consider County Council Proposal With Town Board. No decided action toward approving or rejecting the proposal of the County Council regarding the matter of pavement of the Liberty highway thru the town of North Liberty, was taken at the joint meeting of the town trustees and the Chamber of Commerce directors on Tuesday evening. Much comment was expressed pro and con and the situation thoroughly discussed by those present. Members of the Town Board are not ready to go on record as to what action they think -should be taken. There is much at stake and no errors should be made. It was decided at the meeting that the Town Board be asked to appoint a special committee of citizens to work in cooperation witli the Board, to assist in determining just ,what shall be done. The committee named is: S. W Pearse, E. O. Hoffman. H. B. Poynter. Harvey Houser and E. M. Bettcher. These men will meet with the Board within the next few days and prepare their answer to the ' proposal of the County Council. The County Council has refused to continue paving on the Libertyhighway, north of the Riley road, unless the town of North Liberty will do some paving thru the tow« at its own expense. Just how much pavement the County Coucil will require of North Liberty is not known. The condition failed to state a definite amount for the town to pave. Theatre To Observe 3rd Anniversary In co-memoration of their Third Anniversary the Palace Theatre in South Bend have assembled an extraordinary week of super entertainment ,to celebrate this Gala affair. Starting Sunday, November the first, is the inaugural of this special week, both special local and Orpheum circuit acts will be embellished in an entertaining showing as well as an exquisite feature picture being booked in conjunction. The entire show will work and be presented in an atmosphere that will conform to a big and gigantic birthday party. There will be two separate shows during this week, one starting on Sunday, the other on Thursday, find not withstanding the fact that the first half show will be one of superexcellence it is also necessary to make known the fact that the last half has been especially' arranged j and will be known as “Anniversary ; Syncopation show.” composed of a number of the very best of the Or-i 1 pheum Circuit acts that will pre-I sent a pregram withbut a peer, filled with beauteous dancing girls. | side splitting comedians and of 1 course one of the most popular jazz । bands. Card of Thanks The ladies of the Methodist church । desire to thank all those who in ' any’ way contributed to the success 1 of the Rajdio Carnival recently iheld. I Especially do we thank the band, j Mr. Rumbold and Mr. Brinley and his force of workmen for their 1 help. Improvements come and improvements go but life goes on forever in much the same old way. Ts men can be misled, then they can be led. I

A Child of Coston | TJie litth ho., s. i <: m onsnlately on the curb and -ebbed as though his heart was breaking. The kind old lady stopped and asked sweetly : “Is a itta boy <ryin ? Turn, tella nice wady wassa matter.” "If you are Inquiring as to the cause of my lachrymose condition," he answered. looking up at her pityingly, “it is because I have been unable to find any suitably intelligent playmates ■ whose eugenic constitutions are in har mony with my pathological tendencies and whose hereditary affiliations meet with the approval of my parental relations since we imned to this d —n place from Boston."—Carnegie Puppet. To Make War on Anta As an effective poisonous bait for ants, moisten a sponge or a piece of bread with a syrup made by dissolving an ounce of sugar and ten grains of arsenate of soda In two ounces of hot water. Some ants may even carry the poisoned liquid back to the nest, resulting eventually in the destruction of the entire colony. The employment of this effective bait, if used with care, may replace the applications of the many insecticidal preparations, which, principally on account of the odor they impart, cannot be conveniently employed.— Hygeia. Lafayette’a Kisa Hero worship was as prevalent in the days of Lafayette as it is now. The following anecdote is taken from Paul Revere Frothingham’s "Life of Edward Everett”: When Lafayette, the hero of two continents, arrived in America in the year 1824 and attended the Phi Beta Kappa meeting at Harvard for which Edward Everett had been chosen orator, one enthusiastic lady declared. “If Lafayette had kissed me. depend upon it, I would never have washed my face again as long as I lived.” Curioaitiea of Hair Some curiosities anomalies regardin< ti^j iujr and nrocti noted fiy ProF. jos^im Bancroft. He tells us | that hair is merely skin which has grown in a particular way, hardened, and instead of being rubbed away, as happens with the ordinary surface of the skin, sticks out In tubular form. The pigment which colors the hair is not the same as that which colors the skin, for the skin of an Anglo-Saxon however black his beard, is not negroid In Memory of Father, F. L. Johnson Before our eyes he slowly faded, j Growing day by day more frail. Always tearing all his angering. Without murmur, wthout fear. God summoned him home to rest, Torn from the hearts that loved him best. To leave only sorrow and gloom. We laid him away, one October day. The pain of saying a last farewell. With many sad heartaches and many a tear. Nine years ago today—October 18th. —Johnson Children. There are 1,900,000 laws on the statute books. Last year we passed 100.000 more. Better get busy. Ignorance is no excuse in law. Query. He was one of those men that girls try so hard to forget. "You didn’t speak to me on the street car this morning.” he told her. “Didn’t you know who I was?” “No,” she replied, surprised. “Who were you?”

WALKERTON ORGANIZES ! CEMETERY ASSN. ■ Sjwakerx From North Liberty Ami South Bend Explain Methods Os PriMHliuv. By-laws Committee Appointed. Walkerton is to have a Cemetery i Association whose duty it shall be to provide and maintain a beautiful burying ground for the town and community, according to steps tak-j en at a public mass meeting held in the Community Club rooms last Thursday evening. The movement which had its birth in the Commun- j ity club and which organization is 1 now sponsoring the new association, j was given added impetus at the meet- j ing by the appointing of a special ■ by-laws committee. The meeting was presided over by i Mrs. W. W. Place, chairman of the i Community club committee, who told , of the work thus far accomplished : and introduced the speakers. Mrs. i Place and her committee have been working on the proposition for some months and have done some valuable j preliminary work. I. A. Finch. of South Bend, A. C. Steele and S. W. Pearse of North I Liberty, members of the North Liberty cemetery association, were pre-, sent at the meeting and each told of the work necessary to form such an organization. They explained in de-j tail how the North Liberty Association was formed, ihiow it operated and how it is maintained. They advised that the proper way to begin I is to draw up a code of by laws, elect officers and then proceed to acquire sufficient and suitable land for the cemetery. Accordingly a by-law committee was named, composed of W. H. Smith, chairman; A. D. Winner, W. Ray McDaniel, M. B. Slick, and George Blaine. These men were instructed to make a study of the laws governing other cemetery associations and when ready to report, a second meeting will be called to ratify the code and elect officers. The plan used to finance the North Liberty association consists of an endowment fund raised from voluntary subscriptions from all lot owners. This money invested yields interest sufficient to care for the upkeep of the cemetery. It is supposed some similar plan will be adapted for Walkerton.. PUBLIC SALE On Friday. Oct. 30, at 10:00 o'clock, on my place 3 miles north । east of Walkerton. 1 mile south and east of Jordan school house, I will | sell 2 horses, 2 cows. 5 hogs and I farming implements. Lon Phillips On Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 o’clock at my residence on Jefferson St., North Liberty, 1 horse, farming implements, tools, some hay and grain. Sam Smith. On Wednesday, Oct 28. at 10:30 o’clock at my place. 5 miles north of Lakeville on the Michigan road. I will sell 7 cows. hay. grain, farming implements, etc. Ralph Birk. On my' place, 2 miles south and 1 % miles east of North Liberty on the Jerry Steele farm. I will sell some young mules, cows, hogs and farming implements and grain. Watch for date. Roy Beauchamp. * -— We suspect a lot of fellows are surprised that they get alonsr as well as they do.

. LOCAL NOTES Cut prices on all our shelf goods Saturday. Pay cash and pay less. Walkerton Cash Market. We're no longer satisfied to be paid what we’re worth—we can't live on any such amount. Wood $3.50 per single cord. $lO per solid cord delivered. Phone your order. North Liberty Silo & Concrete Co. 4twnns ; Jerry had been christened Fairy I Geraldine Harmer. But she got rid ! of the Fairy soon after starting to grade school: the children laughed at her. Read “Prudence’s Daughter,” starting soon in this paper. Ford sales as reported by the Hinkle Co., are as follows: Touring cars to Alfred Mechling, Rollo Truax, Mary Hardy, Carson Guyse and G. F. Clarke; Tudor to Howard Walter and roadster to Leonard Malstaff. Ethel Hueston, author of the Prudence books, has just finished the writing of "Prudence’s Daughter." Rights to publish it serially have been obtained by this paper. Watch for announcement of publication date. T rank Williamson and dau_\iter. Dorothy, were called to Warsaw this we >k on account of th* serious illness and death of the former's daughter, Mrs. Floyd Reyome, which occurred Tuesday night. Funeral services will hp held :t Warsaw Friday afternoon. The 1925 sale of Tuberculosis Christmas Seals in Indianapolis wiil be directed by Dr. William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana University, as Seal Sale chairman for the state. Dr. Bryan has accepted his nomination to head the state-wide Seal Sale Committee. A miscellaneous shower was given by the Twilight club last Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mangus, honoring their daughL r, Carol, whose marriage to Leland Travis of LaPorte, took place several weeks ago. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Mangus. The Walkerton annual Hallowe’en । frolic will be held on the streets of Walkerton on Saturday evening.

October 31. Come on Dad and Mom, . load up the kids and kiddies and j come to town that night for there’ll be some doings here. Remembet the date, Saturday night. Oct. 31. The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence will be observed by the Sesquicentennial । International Exposition, which opens at Philadelphia, Junt 1, 1926. I Great preparations are being made for this event. Grover Oplinger, B. I. Holser, Q. M. Finch, Dr. W. F. Miranda, Ray McDaniel, and Dr. M. S. Dena ut attended tihe Knife and Fork club dinner at the Oliver ho- ! tel. South Bend. Tuesday evening. Wallace Bruce Amsbury and Capt. i Irving O'Hay were the speakers. | An excellent program was er.joyed. i Presbyterians Enjoy Social Functions Mrs. C. M. Carter was hostess to • members of the Ladies Aid Society ' of the Presbyterian church Wednes- . day afternoon. I A short business session was j held, after which games and contests ! appropriate for Hallowe’en were eni joyed. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. ■ Gus Schultz and Mrs. H. C. Chaney. A delicious lunch was served, j with favors and decorations suggestive of Hallowe'en. Mrs. Con Hari ness. and Mrs. Wm Kyle were asi sisting hostesses. The next meeting ■ will be held in the social room of j the church, Wednesday, Oct. 28th. On Tueday evening. Oct. 13, the first family night social of thv season was held in the church parlors. A special musical treat was a program given by the orchestra, followed by vocal solos by Mrs. C. M. Carter, Miss Margaret Ewing and W. F. LaFeber. Miss Grace Oplinger and Miss Frances Yea rick gave readings and Miss Marjorie Dunn and Miss Helen Lidecker entertained witn a vocal duet. A delicious lunch of pumpkin pie, hot wejne sandwiches, pickles and coffee was served. after w hich games and contests were enjoyed. The committee in charge was Mrs. Porter Jack and Mrs. Chas. Hinz of Hamlet. Mrs. Lidecker. Mr. Zinser, A. L. Rogers and R. N. LaFeber. YELLOW BANK The revival meeting closed with a communion service on Saturday evening at which nearly 300 participated. On Sunday morning breakfast was served to nearly 500. The immediate results were 6 accessions to the church and the strengthening of many more. Albert Pahling had his Ford car badly damaged and narrowly escap- ! ed serious injury Monday evening when he was struck by another car driven by an aged man who had lost control of his own car. Glen Farver of l^paz who was riding with him was cut on the head by the steel braces on th« top. Watch for the dates of a week's illustrated lectures to be given at the church in the near future. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear Dr. W. R. Miller on the HopLand. Our chilly breezes makes lots of sneezes and a few late potato diggers anxious these days. No need this week for doctors, undertakers, lawyers, officers of the law. preachers except for the performance of regular duty, as we are all law abiding and healthy. No one given in marriage. nor applicant in the separte maintainence court. Nnr a guest of Mr. Goodrich. So new- is scarce. Mr. end Mrs. Earl Goon of Niles visited here Sunday.

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jSTIII HPLODES AND BARN BURNS DOWM Silas Itobinson Escapes But His W ife Taken by Authorities. Out Ou Bond. A still used in the illicit produc- । tion of moonshine liquor, exploded । last Saturday morning about 9 i o'clock in a barn on the Will Place farm, a half-mile north west of Walkerton, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Silas Robinson, and set fire to the building, which was totally destroyed. The alarm which was given, brought many neighbors and people from Walkerton to assist in fighting the fire. A peculiar telltale odor was noticed about the barn lot, which led to som^ investigation. This revealed a still, hot I from recent usage, which was found in a hen house about 15 feet from । the barn, according to a man work- । ing near by, the still had been carried from the barn after the explosion an«l placed in the hen house by Robinson. A second still, the one which exploded, was later found under the bain. A federal prohibition posse of South Bend, as well as Walkerton officials, was soon on the job, be- ; lore the embers had cooled, and found the remnants of the still ; which had exiploded, together with ■ the otner one which had recently i been in operation, as well as 200 ’ gallons of mash buried beneath tlhe 'barn. No liquor was found. Robinson who was about the place working with the fire fighters, dur- ! ing the excitement, suddenly came up missing and the officers were unable to arrest him. They took his * wife to the County jail at South , Bend, where she was later released on bond. Deputy sheriff, J. A. Cissne, and assistants, Blaine and Cripe, i were the officers from Sheriff Good--1 rick’s office.

One-Room Schools Fast Disappearing: Indianapolis, Oct. 20—The oneroom school house is disappearing in Indiana, and according to mem- . bers of the state board of public instruction, will be totally eliminated ' in a few more years. Consolidated schools are gradually taking the place of one, two and three-room school houses. As rapidly as money is available, the large and thoroughly modernized buildings are being constructed in every county in the state. Latest available records in the department of public instruction show that there are fewer schools in the state now than in many years. Eighty schools of the two-room type had been eliminated in a year, and 669 other buildings of the smaller type had been closed over the previous school period. With better physical equipment also has come better teachers and they are receiving higher salaries. The salary range is from §BOO to §2599 for teachers in the elementary grades. Principals and teachers of special subjects, including vocational training, are paid even more. Indiana's bill for giving its children elementary and high school education annually is more than §66,000,000. Townships, towns and cities are assessed. This figure includes all school expenditures. Another Griffith Picture At Oliver D. JV. Griffith’s latest production, “Sally of the Sawdust,” which features Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields, and Alfred Lunt in the principal roles, will be shown for one week, starting, Sunday, Oct.. 25th. The interiors were made at the Paramount Long Island studios, and include among other imposing sets, a huge circus ard carnival scene for which one whilel stage was set a.-ide. For entertainment, for tears tossed away by laughter, for lovable characters and the quick tread of exciting action, never has D. W. Griffith done anything finer than in this great production. This hearty comedy is one of the truly master productionns of this or any other, interesting from rim to core with most winning drolleries, the gayest laughter, sudden sighs and the drift of a tear stopped by outbursts of mirth, woven through;out with a suspense of urgent ae- ’ tion that becomes as exciting at the • close as anything this great produc- ! er has ever done. xYoung and old, the serious and i the gay. will find this picture, a treat, as brilliant piece of picture making the wise old artist Griffith has ever done. It measures D. W. G.” as being the first in his craft, a national genius who can tickle America’s funny-bone and dampen its eyes almost in the same moment. j Something must ba dona to make jNew York murderers more thought- ! fnl. The condemned cell in Sinv ! Sing was filled last week. If this keeps up our assassins will soon be ‘ uncomfortable crowxfr d. Anyone who waits for times to pet ' normal before doing something will I never do anything. A Ounce of Prevention "Paw?” “Now what?” "Whv didn't Noah swat both I those flies In the Ark. when he tad such a good chance?” j "You go to bed. young w; w“’