Walkerton Independent, Volume 51, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 December 1925 — Page 1

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INTERESTING NOTES I FROM OUR SCHOOL School Making Great Drive For Sale of Christmas Seals to Help Fight Tuberculosis. Teachers in the local schools have been emphasizing the importance of good health and it’s protection this week in all of the school rooms. It is our ambition to aid St. Joseph County in retaining the large silver health cups, national and state, won during last school year. Funds raised ' one year ago thru the sale of Health Bonds and Christmas Seals financed the health work program carried out by the county Anti-Tu- ’ berculosis League and made possible the winning of those cups. To hold those silver cups means a J good health program for 192 6. ! Funds must be provided and our school pupils, patrons and teachers have a spirit that will raise our : standard from the bottom of the list in the county well toward the top. This is what the schools had done up to Wednesday noon of this week. Health Bonds purchased: High school teachers, $5.00; elementary teachers slo^b; High school athletic association, $10.00; Hi-Y, $5.00 [ Seniors, $5.00; Juniors, $5.00; Sophomores, $5; Freshmen. $5.00; ; Bach of the elementary grades has ’ set its goal in seal purchases on Fri- ‘ day of this week, $5.00 worth of seals. That pieans the teachers and pupils have purchased $50.00 in health bonds and the elementary ' grades will add $40.00 to this total on Friday if they reach the goal set Visitors in the elementary grades , and high scho’ol last week were Mrs. Chas. Bandendistle, Mrs. Ellsworth Hisey, Mrs. M. S. Wolfe, and Mrs. Rhe^ Wright and son. The elementary grades are plan- • ning for a program to be given in , the gymnasium on Wednesday after- i noon, Dec. 23. Patrons and friends , of the school are requested to keep ’ this event in mind and are invited to be present. There wall be no admission charge. The Hi-Y held an interesting meeting on Tuesday evening of this week. At this meeting they purchas-, ed a health oond and made plan foi aiding in the Christmas seal sale canvass. The high school Latin classes are enjoying a new book for sight reading, entitled, “Julia.” An effort is being made to stimulate a better attends nee rerard. ii. cough atm chick~en pox are clalhung a few xictims. Friday morning we observe Indiana Day. We cordially invite all friends of the school who find it possible to attend this assembly in the gymnasium. The program will begin at 8:45. Indiana songs will be used and Miss Beatrice Fults will give the Indiana Dav talk. Buy Christnufs S°als and help Walkerton and Lincoln Township have a go»od record this year! What Csristmas Seal Money Did in 1925 Tuberculosis Clinics: 13 6 clinics i were held in South Bend. Misha- , wiaka, Walkerton, North Liberty, New Carlisle, Lakeville, Osceola. Woodland, Wyatt, Granger, and at, the Stuckey, Twin Branch. Kennedy • Five. Points, Madison Center and Ardfhore schools. - Patients: 1,827 persons were examined at these clinics. Social Service: 1,915 visits were ( made by nurse to and in the inter- ’ est of these patients. Summer Camp: 111 malnourished , children gained 332 pounds during j the thirteen weeks camp was open this summer. Nutrition Work: 221 underweight' children and their mothers received health training through nutrition ■ classes. The worker employedd by the League held 181 classes in the j schools and made 485 visits to hom- ■ es. 60? pounds were gained by these children Open Air Rooms: 451 examina-j tlons were made of children attend- j ing the Washington, Oliver and J. j F. Nuner Open Air Rooms. This ■ group gained 878 pounds during the past school year. Milk Squads: 212,900 half pints of milk were consumed by 1,934 underweight children who attended 31 different schools in the county. Children who could do so refunded $4,709.92 of the amount paid for milk and the League pa\d $612.85 । for milk for those whose parents could not afford it. Health Education: Health talks, posters, literature and health exhibits reached approximately 60,000 persons in the community informing and interesting them in disease prevention and health preservation. You can help keep this good work : going on if you buy Christmas Seals! ■ Euy^as many as you can if you want the death rate from tuberculosis to I keep on going down! $914.93 Realized On Country Store Bazaar] — The Ladies Aid Society of the . Presbyterian church realized *914.93; from the country store, bazaar and : chicken supper given in the church Thursdav, Dec. 3rd. For the success of this occasion v>• wish to t ank all Do vho aid ed with their contributions and splendid spirit of cooperation. Plans art now being made for an old fashioned aiction ah* to be hc!.f next fall. There will Im added] attractions to this which promise to • jiiakc it a note wcehy « j ’ <nT Contributions for the Country Store received since last week’s is- . eue of the Independent are as follows: fe <3. R. Folson. $5.00: R. D. Marsh | products, $5.00: Mr. McCauley, ■ Standard OI Co., 5 gal. motor oil. j

B. & O. Potato Club Winners Announced Mr. Hurley of Cincinnati, Ohio, n-gricuiturai agent of me b. Ac 0., I Air. Lanca^nire oi Purdue University, and county agricultural agent, E. C. Bird, called at the high senooi umlaing Wednesaaj morning to inspect and judge the club records and exhibits of the Walkerton boys who held membership in the clubs this year. Awards from the B. & O. were made to the following members: Beginners Club, Gerald Cline, first; James McKesson, second; Lowell At- , wood, laird; and Eugene Kerchaert ' fourth. Advanced club winners were Dwight Steinke, first; Peter Malstaff second; and Frank Nash, third. The local business men contributed awards for the best one peck exhibits and the cash prizes are as follows. Clyde McCarty, first, s4.ov; Gerald ’ Cline, second, $3.00; laiwell Atwood, third, $2.00. Each of the other six boys making an exhibit received one dollar On Wednesday afternoon the club members removed the exhibit from the school gymnasium where it had ! been placed for inspection by school pupils to one of the show windows in the Frater Hardware. The club invites your inspection of the exhibit and club record books which are also , to be found in the store window. Local Men Hear Coolidge Address — Several representatives of the St. . Joseph County Farm bureau attended the American Farm bureau conj vention held in Chicago Monday, at which President Coolidge was the guest of honor and prfhcipal speak- : er. Special reservations were made at the Sherman hotel by the local delegation for seats in the ball room. Among those who attended the con- ; vention were E. C. Bind of South 'Bend, county agricultural agent. • Delbert Slump of Granger. Herman ' Goppert and George Blaine of Walk- . erton; and B. W. Scheib, of South Bend Community Club Enjoys Fine Program A program of more than usual interest was enjoyed by the members of the Community club lust Friday under the supervision of the Literature and Art department. Opening with the collec*. read by .Mrs. Mae Shirley and prayer by Rex. F. J. Beisel, all joined in siugin., "Blest be the Tie That Binds. ’ Rev Beisel gave an interesting review of ‘The Ten Comiaandm'nts.” the biblua history and modern a. pliv lion of the story being presented a ith do quent appeal. In the absence of Dr. J. B. Fleming on acoount of illness, Mrs. Sellers gave his subject. "Song of the Syrian Guesu" unfolding a Syrian Christian s poetic idea of the twenty-third psalm. This was appropriately followed by the vocal solo, “The Lord is My Shepherd." sung xvith pleasing voice and expression by Miss Margaret Ewing, accompanied by Mrs. A. L. Rogers. The next meeting, Dec. 18. will be Christmas gift day. The members will respond to roll call with Christmas quotations. Mrs. Nettie Lidecker will have charge of the music. Each member is asked to bring a gift, the cost not to exceed twenty-five cents. These gifts will be exchanged, each one present giving and receiving a gift. fARMERS ARE ASKED TO TAKE INVENTORY • I Work Will Be Done During Week, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2. On Sin-rial Form Blanks. (By E. C. Bird i St. Joseph County has been given a goal of six hundred seventy-five farm inventories to be taken during Farm Inventory Week which has been set for December 28 to January 2. The work in this county is a part of the effort being made by the Agricultural Experiment Department of PurdUH University, the agricultural organizations of the state, the Indiana Banker’s Association and other organizations to get 50,000 Indiana farmers to take inventories of their farms to start the new year. Farmers are being urged to record their inventories I n permanent record books, which is being provided free of charge by several of the banks in the county or may be purchased at a cost of 15c from the county agent’s office or the Extension Department of Purdue University. Rural schools in the county are planning on special inventory work for Farm Inventory Week. Considerable interest has been shown by farmers in all parts of the county and it is hoped that the goal of six hundred seventy five inventories for the county will he exceeded. Tnventories such as are being planned ..ill bof great benefit to the farmer s a foundation for studying his f rm business, especially as he has one yearly inventory to compare with another. Farmers who wish information of inventories are urged to get in touch with County Agent E. C. Bird. Notice Mint T • re will be a meeting of the St. ’ c Valb y Mint Growers Asso. in the Court House, South Bend. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 10 a. in. All growers urged to attend. Itwnlp Ca-d Os Thanks We want to thank ou>' neighbors and friends for all their kindness to us at the time of the death of our little daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leonard.

WALKERTON, INDIANA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1925.

WALKERTON EAGERS LAKE IWO EASI GAMES Algos Bous io Lo<Ml Regulars and Reserves in Be«.t Gaines of B e ason. The Walkerton high school hard wood court was the scene of two hotly contested games of basketball last Friday evening when the first and second boys’ teams from Argos high were forced to bow to Coach McClafflin s regulars and reserves in l the best games of the season. The games were fast and hard contested thruout and each afforded many thrills to the capacity audience which attended the last home contest bej fore the Christmas holidays. I The reserve teams of the Iwo ' schools took the floor as the pre- ' liminary contenders. Coaeh McClaff lin started Spahr and Cline at forward. Vermillion at Center and Wills mid Shultz at guard This combination apparently found hatxl sledding against the Argos seconds as a score ]of 7 to 1 soon stood against them. ' . Walkerton took time out and Place | was substituted for Spahr at for- | ward. When pla< was resumed tning l took a. different turn and the half found Argos leading by only n one point margin, 9-8. At the opening of the second period, the Walkerton * lads tied the score and forged into j”the lead, a position they held for (he I remainder of the -ame, gradually ! widening the breach betwieen their standings until the final whistle * where it stood 20-14 in favor of the locals. Both Wills and Shultz were forced . ' out of the game on I personal fouls, j Spahr and Bi icker taking their] . ; places. Bricker was lost for s tiim j but made up for it partially by a [ beautiful hard pass the entire length 'of the flair to Cline, who. standing under the basket unguarded, quickly swished the nets for 2 points Cline gave evidence of |<ossessini considerable first team material He is quick and accurate, scoring 12 o* the points made by his team. Place and Vermillion «ach score,! twice from the floor. Ralston and Robins I did best work for Arros, , The second game proved a battle »royal from the start. The local lads' | got off to a good start and Argos ; took time out with the scor<> 4 to 1 I against them. Nusbaum replaced - Hornung at forward and the lead waa Increased to ■’ d tin half. Bishop, \rgos forward, who’ ' had mu b en in evidence riurim <he first half, came back with wliixlwinJ speed, uddine 12 points to the \r J gos scor ■ Rabe, back guard for Argos dropped two nice ones ti "tu deep center. ('apt. Bierley who suL'/ered ta tersal in so, m last week, came bars , strong in Friday nights comest.' ] get!ing t> baskets from the door and .three out of five attempts from the free line. Cripe and Nusbaum were credited with three baskets each. Lawrence added one. The local site is developing its team.vork and pass ing with eivry :ane and much may, be exjpiected of them If that process continues. Line up and summary: Argos. 25 Walkerton, 29 ‘ Bishop F Hornung, Shafer F Cripe Carpenter C Bierley t Miller G 1-iwrence ! Rabe G Shaaks। Substitutions: Argos, Meloy for 1 ^Carpenter, Carpenter for Shafer; Walkerton. Nusbaum for ll>rnung. Hornung for Nusbaum. Nusbaum for Hornung. Referee. Naney, South Bend. Your Help Needed To Decorated Xmas True — This is your tree and it would be ‘ a lonesome looking Christmas tree] • without decorations, wouldn't it? • You have some put away that we • i could gladly use. Kindly bring the.r. before Dec. 15 to Mrs. Frank Ryder] or Mrs. Albert Shultz, and the commitee will gladly appreciate your efforts. If we do not have to buy de- | corations we will have more money to put into the Christmas baskets for | the poor, and for the children's treat. And while you are searching | thru your store room for those | decorations, please sort out those old i outgown garments that will be so acceptable tf> some family less fortunate than yours. The committee h?s the names of several families who { are in need of warm clothing and other necessities. Anything suitable in clothing*^>r articles for the basket may be left with Mrs. Ryder or Mrs. Shultz. Kindly have them in by Dec. 15, so we may know what to depend upon. Honor Roll In connection with the sale of Christmas Seals the schools are keeping an honor roll. This honor roll consists of purchases of not less than one dollar’s worth of seals and where the money has been received through the mails. In the list of names below we wish to state that seven of the names represent purchases of two dollars worth of seals each. Rev. I. C Albright, Rev. F. J. I । Beisel. C. M. Carter. Dr. M. S. De-' i naut. A. L. DupDr, Rev. J. B. Flem- * । ing. Globe Clothiers. B. I. Holser, I ]C. E. Houser, Dr. Ward Leonard. I ; Walkerton Lumber Co., also a friend ' i who did not enclose his name. Next week we hope to have addi- j tional names for this honor roll and | have an honor roll for groups, lodges. ■ clubs, banks and oth^r organizations I purchasing health bonds. To Whom It. May Concern This is to certify.that the house | owned by John Paul, formerly occupied by- Mr. Bo’in for a short time before going to Healthwin. was thoroughly fumigated by me today. Nov. 30. 19 25. W. F. Miranda, M D.

The Death Record Jackson Elmer Ellsworth Jackson, aged 2 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Jackson of Kankakee, 111., died at St. Mary s hospital, Kankakee, Tues<Lay, Dec. 1, as the results of burns received in the home Monday afternoon. According to the Mother’s story, she had left home a few minutes shortly after 3 o’clock Monday afternoon to return a Look to the home of a neighbor and secure some new literature. Before leaving th 0 house she says she toon extra precaution to see (hat her ihree little children, the oldest one three years old, would be safe while she was gone. She placed them all in the kitchen where a coal range was going, and closed all the doors so they could not get out and into mischief. Sho then placed a box of matches on a top shelf, out of reach. Returning home in about ten minutes she found the house tilled with smoke Rushint int > the kitch en she found Elmer, the two-year-old tot. with his clothes aflame. She T>it out the fire by moms of the kitchen water fams t. and then called her neighbor. Mrs. V \nderson Dr. \ Guertin was summ->n.d, but found the child beyond hope of saving. The infant died at the hospital at 3 2‘ oVlock next morning, about twelve hours after the injury. Mr and Mrs Carson Guy-e. Mr. and M> Li-ster J;h k on. Leo Jack son and Mra James McCabe, all of Walkerton attend* 1 the funeral at Kankakee on Thursday. Dec 3. Rev D. E. Creighton officiating Burial was in Mound Grove cemot, ry. Jacobs | Mis. Amanda laiuise Jacob-, ag, I 73, of North Liberty. <iw<l at th, honp of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Stone. 81 4 2 4th street, South Bend, Sunday morning, at 6 o’clock, after an illness of lu weeks. She was b«>ru in Goshen. Ind.. July 24. 1832. Besides Mrs' stone she is survived by one son. M F. J.oa»'»s, of Malta. Mont . and one sister. Mr J W. Brown ot South Bend Short funeral service*- wet, held at the re-id' nc- T • -iay afteia oou at 1 o’clock, Rev Robert Rot'--Shannon. of Kher Park Methodi-t church otlici itjng ano at the Brethren church in North Liberty at 2 1 o’clock. R, > H B. Dickey anil Ki v. I .1. Kreider, of North Liberty officiating. Burial wi In the Walkerton cemetery laom.iid , Ruth Meli.-<a. inf rat daughter at | Lura and Ralph L*onnid. was born \ugu.-t x. 1925, and departed this lil. Dee. .5. 1925. <ge months ami 27 days. Death was due to whoop in, rough rad br nchi.il pn--umoni-* Senic-e were held at the naieni. ! ome Monday astern ion at 2 o rb Conduct si hv Rev F .) Beis-1. Burial was in the Walkerton cemetery. INTEREST INCREASING IN CHRISTMAS SEALS S< bools of Too n and Township Mak- ' ing Finest Dine to Help Fight Tuberculosis in st. Joeseph Co. Parents, pupils and teachers in Walkerton and Lincoln township are showing much interest in the present campaign to give the town and township a good record in the .sale of Healtii Bonds and Christmas Seals to finance the work of the St. Joseph County Anti-Tuberculosis League in 1926. In previous years the local management of this campaign did not rest in the schools and the bonds and seals were placed in our hands too late to get desirable results. In fact no seals were placed in the tow nship schools for sale. As a result of this Walkerton and Lincoln township stood at the bottom of the list in the county, only ontributing a small part of the seal ,- eceipts last year, .0047. This year the management of the bond and seal sales was placed in the schools and we have had sufficient time to make plans and expect a far better record as a result. Pupils and parents are becoming acquainted with the valuable work being done in St. Joseph County by the AntiTuberculosis League. Briefly stated this work is causing a marked decline in the death rate from tuberculosis; valuable aid is given those •who are subject to tuberculosis through free clinic service, the visitation of nurses, open air school rooms and summer camps; in the schools underweight children are being helped through nutrition classes and milk squad work; while each pupil in school is better protected through the health education work. When we recall the fact that our county won the national and state health cups for health work done in the schools last school year, we have all the evidence needed that the funds we give the Anti-Tuberculosis League for the work in 1926 will be wisely used. Our liberal response in the purchase of Health Bonds and Christmas S*als will provide the funds for more good work on rhe part of the Anti-Tuberculosis League and will help us so keep tno^ cups. Come on. Lodges. Clubs. Banks. Business Men. Ministers, Doctors and Patrons' Lot's go from the bottom of flip list toward the top. Parlor Car S-or 1 ice! Well hatd Busss’ Three trips daily from Walkerton to South Bond. Special trips solicited, day or night trine. \si< the drive”. Pidn the Motor wax' BREMEN-SOUTH t»END MOTOE BT’S CO. 3 twn d 17

NEAR EAST ENVELOPES SHOULD BE RETURNED Ofiering Will Be Entirely Voluntary. Every Cent Will Go To The Relief Os Needy Children. Return the Near East ^packet envelopes with your contribution sealed within, to Chas. M. Finch, within the next few days if you want to have a part in helping to care for these 35,000 fatherless, motherless and Iromeless children, who are wards of the world, as a result of ,he world war. The packets were delivered to 225 families in Walkerton and community by school children, thru the courtesy of Su; t. J. B Munn and his corps of teachers, and some were mailed direct to families having no children in school. Instructions on the outside of the envelope direct the i tmily to return the envelope with their offering to Mr. Finch, since he wa< appointed chairman for this territory. If the giver wishes credit for his gift, he may write his name in the u. per left hand corner or the vnvi'lope. A check is e».clo ed a ithin the booklet f<»t those who care to • use it If rou do n»! use the check. 1 just put any loose coins or bills you i mav car, to rive in tb» envelope j and cith« r return it to Mr Finch at the !ml< . end-nt Nw Go. office or l mail It ti hi.u. N > es >rt will be made to call uj>on aes amih to collect the envelopes so that if you ate to have a p.nt in this good wort, it will require .out seeing that the • nveh-.e i- return d Eich family should sire somethin.. > it ,oe so small an amvurt. More than a million lire; 1 .oe al rearly b- ra saved by tin ir East Relief since it w s mcorpoi ~i v u Aue 6. 1919. by an act of Congress. What are we going to do to continue this work this year’ Shall our town and communitv have a small part in this great work’ Each family must decide for itself Return the envelope today. , J “What -o , \er ve would that oth<rs should do unto you. do ye < ' er so unto them Old Time ( hristmas Old timers caught in the holiday tush and gazing at the wonderfully alluring panorama of ,h< shop win flows • ften fall into a reminiscent mood and re-live the Christmases of the long ago. Who does not fondly th»» magic of Christmas in hi- । childhood? Most of the presents were homemade. ,’erhaps grandma furnished mittens 1 nitt al by oil lamp after you had ’ -n tucked in bed thick, v: -m r. i ''ns with a long cord that exteivlod \p through coat sleeves and around the neck to prevent loss. Aunt Saphroni i gave you a basket of Christmas cookies, shaped like animals and stars and covered with d»- । iieiou-, colored sugar. i Uncle Tom gave you a watch, and liis generosity' appalled you even if it । was- the old turnip that he had discarded You can imagine the reaction ’ you would get if you tried giving a 1925 boy a second-hand timepiece Most of the presents wore useful, in the old days, including a reefer ; overcoat and a new pair of shoes. As ] for “boughten” presents, they were I limited to ‘The Erie Train Roy.” by , Alger. Henty’s “With Clive in India.” a new Testament, a sled, a pair of skates and that most wonderful of all old-time toys, tin monkey that climlbed a string . 1 At that. Christmas of long ago rep resented proportionately as big an outlay as nor. comparing earnings in the two periods. But the gift itself was secondary to the spirit of the giver. Somehow every grown-up can’t help believing the Christmas dinners of those days were superior. The Christmas Eve entertainment at the church was as enjoyable as the modern movie. And ' the ride in a cutter over the deep i Christmas is alwavs changing and i snow beat the auto trip of 1925. j (to adults) never for the better. lADOfR COMPANY NAMES DIRECTORS AND OffICERS W. A. Endley Heads New Organization. Incori*orated for $15,000. Papers of incorporation of the । Walkerton Ladder & Manufacturing Co., have been received from the ■ Secretary of state and the new com- , pany has been fully organized. The ' following local men are listed as the j incorporators: A. L. Rogers, D. W. । Rhodes, W. A. Endley, H. A. Zincer, M. M. Foster, A. 6. Yerrick, and M. B. Slick. Officers for the corporation are: President, W. A. Endley: Vice-President, M. M. Foster; Treas.. A. O. Yerrick; and secretary. H. B. Parker. A. L. Rogers is general manager, D. W. Rhodes, plant superintendent, and M. B. Slick, corpora- ■ tion counsel. The following are preferred stock । holders: C. E. Houser. Globe Cloth- ' j iers, Independent-News Co., Dr. H. S. Dowell. Frank Lewis. All Night ; Case, C. M. Carter. S. A. Nusbaum, i W. B. Apple, A. S. Blaine. A. L. Dupi ler. A. L. Rogers and C. E. Smith. ' ] The company is incorporated for ’! $15,000. $13,000 of which is com- ‘ ] mon stock and $2,000 preferred. The •plant has been moved into its modern factory honm near the B. & O. ' j d^pot and a force of men is emplov- ■ i ed making ladders. Orders for sever- ! al car loads of ladders have already been received and prospects look j uromising for a good start. Tn speaking of the new company, Mr . Endlev. its president, stated that ( the industry gives considerable j promise and he believed it would ; come to mean much to the town of ; Walkerton. The lumber used in rhe i Ladders is a fine grade of pine, i bought in car Toad lots direct from ' Arkansas.

News of The Churches Theodore Roosevelt. Left behind him these living words ot spiritual import: “Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly—you will do so if you study the life and teachings of the Savior.” Whatever form of creed we profess, we make the doing of duty and love of our fellowmen twx> of the prime articles of our universal faith.” "Every man who is a Christian m • all should join some church organiz- | ation- therefore on Sundays go to church.” ] “Keep to the right— go to church m xt Sunday. I If you have no place of worship . go to the First Presbyterian church jof Walkerton and you will get a • welcome that will make you want to i come again. Hours of service. 9:30. 10:30, 6 and 7 o’clock. J. Buidman Fleming, i Minister. In the morning the minister will d seuss “Chrstmas Shopping and Gi • Gr ing". and in the evening i "< hrisfs Last Beatitude.” Junior Endeavor of the Presbv|t» rian Lurch will hold its busine=< and social meeting at the home Mrs. J B. Fleming. Thursday evening. Doc. 10, aft t school. Nil chairmen of the Penny-a-day commiftees of the Presbyterian | Laflii -’ \id Society are reque-ted to ■ submit iopor» in nil to ?Jrs. W F I aFeber not later than Tuesday, ’uc. 15. in order that a complete report mav be made at the regulai meeting of the society -on Wednesday. Dec. 16. — Methoili*! Episcopal Cbm-ch F J Beisel. Pastor Sundav school at 9:30 a. m. Christmas i rogram b> the Sunday school Sunday evening, Dec. 20. Leave a place in your program for this annual occasion. You are invited. Morning worship at 10:30. Theme, “Delight in the Lord.” You need a>; objective for your life. The Lord is the all consuming objective. Delight , yourself in Him. Epworth League at 6:15 p. m. You are welcome to participate in the new challenge for attendance. Ask the leaguers about it. Thirty-eight w< n» present Sunday evening. Evening worship at 7:00. Get the church going habit for Sunday evening. You will feel better Monday morning. Why? You seek for the answer. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30. The Christian’s lost art — prayer. We pray that it is not true of y >ur life. United Bt .bran Iliimh J. C. Albright. Pastor. Let tl ' uay have ables-ed baptism by giving your first waking thoughts into th" bosom of God. The firs: Guar of th» morning is the rudd< r the dav. W. 11. Beecher. I Ask. and it -hall he given you, j seek, and ye shall find; knock and it I shah, be opened unto you. Matt. 7:7. Junior Christian Endeavor at ; 8: 4 5 a. m. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Morning worship at 10:30 a. m. Evening worship at 7:00 p. m. Prayer service Thursday evening j at 7:30 p. in. It will be held at the ] home of Joseph Smith. Xmas Post Cards Need 2-Cent Stamp Christmas and New Year greetings sent as post cards, are being submitted to the postoffice with insuf- ; ficient postage. This necessitates ; collecting the extra postage in de- ' liveiw. wihich detracts from the spirit ' es the greeting. Christmas and New Year’s greeti ing sent as post cards, whether writ- : ten or printed, require 2 cents postage each. Printed greeting cards or folders inclosed in unsealed envelopes are subject to postage at the i rate of 1 cents for each two ounces or fraction thereof. They may bear the written names and addresses of the sender and th addressee and in scriptions, such as "Merry ChristImas,” “Ha;ppy New Year," and "With Best Wishes.” All grettings inclosed in sealed envelopes are chargeable j with postage at the letter rate of 2 j cents an ounce or fraction of an , • ounce, except where the 1-cent drop ( letter rate is applicable. Masons Elect The Walkerton Chapter of F. fc A. M. held its annual election of officers at the regular meeting last Thursday evening. The following men were named: Worshipful Mast- । er, Earl Leslie; Senior Warden. Grant Baugher; Junior Warden, Roy Gindelberger; Treas., Ray McDaniel; Secy., Grover Oplinger; Senior Deacon, Ralph TzaFeber; and Tyler. W. H. Smith. The appointive officers named were: Jnnior Deacon. Harry Parker; Senior Stewart, James Roelke; Junior Stewart, Vern Jackson and Chaplin, J Budman Fleming. Silver Street Wants Improved Highway On the petition of Melvin Mangus [and other residents along Silver i Street road, Union township, the | county commissioners Monday ari pointed Frank Fetzer, and RoLwrt E Geyer of North Libert*, xie^ers nr I P. T Gillen, engineer, io investigate the condition of the present suggest steps for its improvenu n: Silver Street road is about n v- " and a half long, connecting Oak r.- * ■’ and Dixie highway. It run- ea«t and west. The board al-i anprnve<l hmontblv renort of Dr. St. C". Da: '• superintendent of H^althwin ’ " al and the quarterlv rerairt of I Pfeiffer, superintendent of the oer- ' tv infirmary. The vital and telling nhras< < r.flrpfl dav bv day are soon ’ncor.’oratpd in our slanguage.

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GLEANERS’ CONVENTION HEU) IN SOUTH BENO One Thousand Delegates Attend National Meeting. Good Program Arranged. she Ancient Order of Gleam as opened its loth biennial National Uonventon in South Bend, on Wed- [ nesday with approximately l,oou , delegates in attendance. Members of ! the order are present from all ' quarters of the nation, but the largest delegations are from the states oi Michigan, Ohio, lowa. Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas and Indiana. Sessions are being held in the Tribune auditorium, with a musical entertainment Wednesday evening at the l’alais Royale and a banquet and reception at the Oliver hotel oa. I hursday evening. The reception committee which xvas head-d by William Byers of North Liberty, was on hand Tut®cay and Wednesday to welcome all delegates. Mr. Byers is a state officer. being state chief cleaner. John Fl ick. >f Walkerton, also a state officer, Chief Conductor, will also have a part in the activities. Many important matters xvil] come before the convention, an outstanding one being the incorporating of a juvenile insurance de; artment, so as to gixe complete family protection to members. Throughout its history the organization has given equal rights to men and women, both in insurance rates and the conduct of the order. A banquet will be served at the ('liver hotel on Thursday evening. Resides the officers of the organization, Frank E. Hering, editor of the Eagle magazine, will speak. A special reception for officers and delegates and visiting members will be held i* ♦he Rotary room folloxving the banquet. , The memorial services for Graat H Slocum, who founded the or’ier lin 1894. and who died last August i will be exemplified by a local unit, : Mint Arbor of Mishawaka. The history of the Gleaners shows that the order has enjoyed a phenomenal growth. It now has more than 1.300 local organization. In 1909 offices were established in the organization’s oxvn building. Gleaner Temples in Detroit. Many millions of dollars have been paid in benefits. One of the most interesting features of the convention will be a ! pageant depicting the story of the • Gleaners from Bible days to the pre- | Sent and elimp. lng pcssibiFties of ♦ e futur-. S. eci 1 degree teams for Jhe pageant will come to South Bend from Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, as well as special teams from Lake Cicott. Sum, vio i Praiile and Center Toxvnshio Yrbors. this county. Many local members of the order are in attendance at the sessions. Judge I enn J. Oare Resigns From Bench Hon. Lenn J. Oare, Judge of Superior Court, No. 2, has tendered his resignation to Governor Ed Jackson, follpwng his four years of service on the bench. During his time. Judge Oare nas won for himself the reputation of being one of the best jurists ] that the state of Indiana has ever ! produced. His opinions on the consti- ] tutionality of the gasoline tax aad ] th^ automobile tax were received ' with unusual interest and comment । thruout Indiana, and the states of the Union and each decision was up- : held by the state supreme court. Judge Oare was appointed to fill , the place of Judge Fred C. Klein, 1 deceased, and expressed the opinion at that time that he wouki probably only serve one term. He was elected to succeed himself and has served thre^ years of that term. His time would have expired Jan. 1, 1927. Judge Oare will resume his leva! ■ pra .tice in South Bend. j Careless Hunters Cause Much Alarm • > Last Thursday night a fire made . by some thoughtless or careless hunters on the north shore of Koontz lake, was the cause for great alarm among near residents who saw the blaze and hastened to extinguish it. Apparently the fire had been used to warm the parties making it and then deserted without first making cure that it had been completely extin- ■ guishod. At about 9 o’clock near residents saw the blaze which by that time had made considerable heaxiway. Mr. Koch who lives near by was notified and the fire put out. Had the wind been blowing from the north ln- ’ stead of the south, it is quite probable that ai very large number of cottages xvvuld have been destroy ed. i Mr. Koch has offered a reward of , SIO.OO for any information that will I lead to the identification of the cnilty perties who kindled the fire. PUBLIC SALE । On Friday, Dec. 11, at 11 a. m. in the E Kring farm, 2 miles w< of ■ North I.liberty, I will sell 15 bushel* - potatoes, Fordson tractor, hogs, chickens. Some farming iniiflsnr.^r-* !]and hou*< hold goods. > I Joe Solmos. On F turday, Dec. 19. at 11 • ' ( on my ;,lace. 1 1-2 miles north and •’i mile east of Teegarden: 1 1 rch * !wi<t .r pip,- Creek chui'l . 1 v J ] sell 9 rows 2 horses. 1 hog*. f " Pii; enfs. etc. Samuel Gr< n-rr On Saturday, Dee. 12. nt 1 oeb k at my : Inee 4 miles north rr I 5 ? mile ea t of North J * I R sell 4 head f horses an I ■ ’ 5 cows. 2 2 ’’Ccs, poultry, hay and inc impletn nts. , WM. KOP ANSKT