Walkerton Independent, Volume 53, Number 49, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 May 1928 — Page 1

VOLUME 53

s COUNTY CLUB WINNERS MAKE TRIP TO PURDUE Special Busses Take Boys And Girls To Purdue University Wednesday Morning. Fifty-three St. Joseph county hoys and girls, winners of the Four-H club honors during 1927, left for Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday morning to attend the annual gathering there of county winners from over the state Approximately 2,500 boys and girls are expected to be there. The St. Joseph county group was accompanied by County Agricultural Agent Eugene C. Bird; A. E. Murphy, of North Liberty, Miss Elizabeth Barnard nf Vnrtk t j

mwu uarnara or .North Liberty, and Miss Pearl Swa-m of Madison township. The trip was made by special busses, starting from the county courthouse at 6:30 o’clock in the morning. The boys and girls will return Saturday afternoon, after having taken part in various sessions. Instructions in various phases of farm work were given them and a special recreation program provided by the university. The county honor winners to make the trip are, Wilma Felton, Ruth Eslinger, Ireta Brenneman, Ada Fel’on, Dorothy Schweisberger, Mabel Strope, Margaret Murphy, Erma Anthony, Bessie Keil, Chester Beefier, Carl Martin, Herbert Pettman, Nora Fink, Ruth Hunsberger, Elsie Fox, Evelyn Kuhn, Mabel Kline Sophie Berger and Viola Rass of I Madison township. Tx/Ica CJni-, « I.'• — — _

Dyle Scnaulin, Richard Eldred Richard Garwood, Mildred Pahling, Mary Katherine Worster, Margaret Bettcher and Thelma Shade, of Liberty township; Julia Culp, Wilbur Annis, and Isley Kendle, of Union township; Robert Patterson and John Kring, of Greene township, and William S. Showalter, of Penn township. Community Club Will Go To Hanna, Ma\ 9 One of the outstanding events of the club year of the Walkerton Community club will ibe the trip to Hanna next Wednesday afternoon when the local club will be the guests of the Hanna Woman’s club. The event was planned as a return courtesy for the Walkerton club which organization entertained the Hanna club here a year ago. The Walkerton club has planned a very entertaining program to be ; given at Hanna, which will consist* of several numbers by the chorus, a ; colonial jjageant, in which members ! of the club will represent the thir- f teen original states of the Union, and a one-act comedy play entitled, “Henpecked Holler Sewing Society.” A luncheon at one o’clock will be served by the Hanna club. Club members wishing to make the trip are expected to be at the club rooms not later than 12 o'clock noon, next Wednesday. Sufticien l cars will be provided to take all who expect to go. About thirty members are expected to make the trip A , L^U- 1 South Bend Lodge Exemplifies Work ' rr,, _ , “ 1

The degree team of South Bend •Masonic lodge No. 294, came to 1 North Liberty Tuesday evening and exemplified the Master Mason de- ! Sfee in the presence of a large mem- ! bership. Floyd Fishburn, master of ! No. 2 94, accompanied the team to North Liberty and conducted the work, which was beautifully done. . At The Palace — . Lew Seymour and Jessie Howard, for many years favorites of vaude- , ♦Hie patrons here and elsewhere, ! bring their newest offering of the season to the Palace, South Bend, starting Sunday. Known as the Sey-mour-Howard R^vue, it is a revue only inasmuch as it is a series of Cn r\ Y*t fin rri . , 1

snort singing and dancing numbers. 1- urther tnan that it becomes a medium of expression for its stars and their supporting company. Another favorite pair who have made their name on the musical comedy stage, are Muriel Morgan and Van Sheldon, important features on the same bill. Both are considered adepts in the comedy line, while Miss Morgan is the only comedienne in vaudeville singing an F above high C. Their newest skit center about the efforts of a radio salesman to sell his line to an attractive three-time widow who has just buried her last husband. Monte and Lyons, in their “A Lettei from Italy, offer unique character comedy. K. T. Kuma, descendent of a family of magicians has prepared a program of feats and magic illusions • which he calls ‘‘A Fantastic Japanese Divertisement.” Another act ■ rounds out the bi'i for the first four • days of the week. Beginning next Thursday, Lew! Hearn, for many years a featured • comedian with numerous Broadway ! musical shows, is prominent on the ' Palace vaudeville program. With : him this season is Ethel Gray, a ! charming comedienne and dancer ' and together they offer a most delectable bit of entertainment. Prominent also on the bill are Kennedy and Martin, who portray two southern gentlemen to the life in “Ignorance'is Bliss.’’ Peggy Mackechine, 1 .-year old “mental marvel"; Keo, Taki and Yoki, versatile entertainers from Nippon and another act completes the show. —- — ; Card Os Thanks We sincerely thank our dear friends who so kindly gave us their i assistance when our dear father, < Peter Bodine, passed away. We also i thank the singers and Rev. Stanforth : and those who gave the use of their i cars. Mr. and Mrs. Albion Scarborough.

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GILMOM \Xj> | . TER. L s entrance into the race ■ for the United States senate is more . explanatory than ever, that politi--1 cal ambitions ahead, and suppres,sion jf possible, of a formidable opposition were the inspiration for his course. Now after months, even two years, of this sort oi performance supplemented by oratorical lambast appealing—by efforts to link Shumaker and the Anti-Saloon League anti^\ th the Kluxers—for both the anti-klux and wet votes; ihe has the consummate gall to turn around and ask the drys to embrace him, swallow his pretense of teetotalism, and ove of prohibition—of course, with Shumaker and the Anti-Saloon Lea- . gue squeezed out. Maybe they’ll do 1 it. AVe at least wish to commend him for the feculence of his abortive brain. Senator Arthur R. Robinson has’ rPtnrnaJ tn . . .

I to Washington, leaving his . wife back here in Indiana to manaFf his senatorial primary campaign । tiiend Mife.’’ as he calls her. It . omens well. Down through the cen- . tunes has come the saying: “if a man have a friend wife he is still in the majority though the world be against him.’’ Our guess is that Robinson will be nominated. No one can meet the incipient asinmities of Attorney General GUliom and Judge Solon J. Carter with beter grace than Mrs. Robinson, a womanlv woman, but experienced in observation of political trickeries. The onslaught from each quarter will be of the same calibre backed by the same influences at work ror evil, while pretending vir[tue. and, endeavoring to bespatter i opposition with evil alignments, col- । lateral rather than of immediate imi nnrt fi n nt.

[ I portance. ~ j Carter and Gilliom are alike out ”jto defeat Robinson because of his f (alignment with the dry forces and .of the dry forces with him. Instead f of attacking him direct on that 1 score, however, they have sneaking- _ ly resorted to alley-rat methods, bv f challenges that link those drv forces I with the Ku Kluxers and the Klux,ers with Robinson, especially. The hypocrisy of their charges is plain as the nose on their faces w’hen it is I considered that despite even more convicting evidence, they condone , excuse and forget, the Klux relations of senator WatsOn. The main thing, however, to get Robinson, dry. and otherwise unsatisfactory to the Republican machine—just the same as similar arguments, and allegations are being used by certain Democrats, against 1 Albert Stump, also reputed arid We I have heard it charged by Democrats >f course, very Anti-Klux Demo i i crats, and ditto quite always, very jwet that Albert Stump was a Klux- ' ‘er. Indeed, we rather anticipate ithat if these wets could be convinc;ed somehow that the good God Almighty had the endorsement of the Anti-Saloon League, they would begin at once to propagandize Him as the Imperial Wizard—with Hiram : Wesley Evans just as sort of stool- 1 pigeon —South Bend ' Celebrate 109th I. O. O. F. Anniversary Members • and families of the < Walkerton lodge I. O. O. F. celebrat- t ed the 109th anniversary of the 1 founding of the order, at the local i club rooms last Thursday evening. After a pot luck supper a very entertainin^ nmcrvam in

; iri taming program, in charge oi Chester Kneisley, was givemj In it 'were included talks by Allen Rearick and others, readings were given jby Barnard Goppert, David Dipert and Albert Barden; cornet solo by [Sam Frame, violin solos by Helen Lidecker and Ruth Barney and a solo by Merle Smith, and a duet by Mrs. Merle Reece and Hovt Master- 1 ’ man. i Notre Dame Athlete Cz May Go To Olympic Games ; j * If Notre Dame ever had an Olympic candidate, he is Jack Elder, ‘the flying Fenian on track as well as on the gridirpn-X The Irish cinder ace and one of

the most promising backs on woach l Rockne’s eleven strengthened his ; claim to represent America in the . sprints at the international gather- ■ ing next July when he demonstrated by his recent flashy finishes that he is as good a sprinter in the open . air as he is indoors. And, as an in- • door sprinter. Elder has no superior. When Elder won the 60-yard dash lor the fit st time this season again-t ~■ Northwestern to tie the world indoor record :06 1-5, some sport fans ’judged him a -‘flash in the pan,” an athlete who would stayMn the fore- । ground overnight only J But the ! Irish star showed heels to all his competitors, finishing way up in the front in every meet he ran. 1' -ring the indoor season Elder eouahed the world mark for the j;.J-yard route six times, four times in meets and twice in practice. | Elder is the first man to equal the itime of .07 2-5 for the 75-yard :cnv.: established by H. A. Russell iof Cornell in 1926, who ran the disr rance in equal time indoors and outi doors. This record is recognized as la national collegiate mark. Elder ran his greatest race in the 100-yard length at Drake when I bucking a stiff wind he negotiated the distance in 10 seconds flat to finish four feet ahead of Hester, of Michigan. Even in mud the Irish spiked shoe star hasn't turned in a higher mark than 10 seconds. Coach John PI. Nicholson, the Notre Dame track teacher, is hoping that the much talked about Indiana's fine weather will really turn true to the saying and give his flying Fenian a chance to run this best. Mayor Thompson of Chicago threatened to resign unless his candidates were nominated in the recent Primary Election. Evidently most Chicago voters regarded that as a promise rather than a threat. Pay your subscription today!

J Will CONDUCT Ml fXPfKIMfNT IN COUNTY Will Endeavor To Grow Corn That Will Mature Before Frost In Fall. | Two corn variety demonstrations have been arranged by County Agent E. C. Bird, in cooperation with as many local farmers, Clem Mochel of Madison Township and Shinip and Hawkins of Harris. some years the corn crop in this part of the state has suffered from frost damage, indicating that ,it is not maturing fast enough. As a result, these demonstrations have

3 been planned to show the value, not - only of this earlier corn, but also , jto show that this earlier corn can : be grown successfully and at the . same time give the yields comparL able to the larger type corn and also possesses the quality necessary . in good corn. On each of these farms there ' will be three or more local varieties of corn commonly used in the county, and three provided by the soils and crops department of Purdue University Agricultural Expert- I ment Station. The three coming from lurdue are Clement White Cap Yel-j' ^nt, M A. C. Dent and Purdue Hybrid, all of which have shown up I, well in this part of the state. The ' best fertilizer mixtures adapted to I this county will be provided free of i i charge, several fertilizer companies • donating the material to show the effect it has in hastening the ma- I

, . „ , — uir maturity of the corn. ■ Checks will be made in the fall * by local farmers, the County Agent, I and Purdue, to determine the yield,' I quality, and maturity of each vari- ; pty of corn. Farm Bureau To Show Four Farm Reels The Liberty Township Farm Bujreau will show four moving picture (reels at their regular meeting Wednesday evening. May 9th. at the । high school assembly. Following are some of the subjects to be covered. A Bunch of Sheep on Every Farm." “Canning Cold Pack Method,” . “Making Mother's Work Easier, “Farm Inconveniences." | These reels are all educational and up-to-date information. All farm bureau families and the general public are especially invited to at'tend. Proposed Memorial To Honor Three Presidents Among the mAny memorials to greet Americans, for which the : present congress is being asked to 1 appropriate money, there is none more interesting than the one which i may be erected in Nashville. Tenn., in honoring the memory of three Presidents which that state gave to I the nation. If you would know who these Presidents are and what was their importance in the history of our ’ country, be sure to read the Ulus-I trated feature article. “A Plaza of 1 Presidents,” by Elmo Scott Watson ' in this issue. ] “ „„ J Card Os Thanks l

We wish to thank the tire department. also the neighbors an d ftiends who assisted in helping to extinguish our roof fire, which we very much appreciate. M. S. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Walter And Family. । I Canl’Of Thanks We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to our relatives and neigh- ; ( bors for their kind expressions of (sympathy and kindness and the I : beautiful floral offerings during the I illness and death of our dear mother, Mrs. Frances Barber. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Stiles And Daughter, :

r ■ Marmon, Winner of First 500-Mile Race, Returns to Speedway in May 30 Contest — - , / / _ \ i \ S- 4 vy / MBs \ ■Hjg—O* •

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—For the first 1 time since 1911, when Ray Harroun 1 in a Marmon Wasp, old Number 32, won the initial International 500-mile 1 race, Marmon will have a team of i Marmon Specials In the five century contest to be held at the Indianapolis < Motor Speedway, May 30.1 f Peter Kreis (No. TV A a star on 1 American and European tracks, Earl I Cooper (^,'o 2), the veteran who will t

WALKERTON. INDIANA. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1928.

Union Twp. Athlete Takes County Honors f Walter Robison, of Union Township, was high point man at the LaPorte County track and field meet ( jat the LaPorte fair grounds last Saturday and enabled his chool to take second place in the meet with , 16^ points. Hanna won first place ! with 28 points.. Not only did Robison take high ! honors in individual points, but he ' also set some records that are ex- 1 jceptionally good for high school 1 students. | Robison won first place in the 100- I | yard dash which went in 10 seconds; ' first place' in the broad jump with a leap of 20 feet, 4% inches and first place in the shot put with a heave of 43 feet, 6^ inches. The youth Q JI Wil rr< M/l r> ,11 . .. . .

was awarded a gold medal for his w t tch es clocked Robison at 1 n flat in the century sprint. Rolling Prairie won the girls' division of the county meet, scoring 13 points. Westville scored 10 Kingsbury, 3, and Hanna 2. The Death Record Mrs. Merc, J. Manning. Mrs. Mercy J. Manning passed away at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Chas. Leed, April 28, at the age of 92 years and 14 davs She was bom April 15. 1836 at MarvMlle, I nion county. Ohio. At the age of 25 she was united in marriage to John H. Murnmey. To this union were born eight children, the busbE id and five children having proceeded her in death. Mr. Mumniey died 52 years ago.

She came to Indiana 60 years ago in a covered wagon and located on a farm east of I^Paz and has resided in and near lat Paz ever since. She ’ was married a second time to Eward Manning who also proceeded her in death. Those who survive of the children are, Mrs. Mm. Bossier, ^outh Bend; Mrs. Moses Thayer of near Walkerton, nnci Mr?. Cha* Leed of La Ph* »fhere are 2: gland children. 39 great grand children, two great grand children, and a host of other relatives and friends. She has been in poor ( health for some time. She contraci ted pneumonia about a week ago, (Which was the cause of her death, j The funeral was held Tuesday at two o'clock p. m.. Rev. S. P Strang, officiating. Burial at the Fair cemetery. Frances Barber. Frances Alice Phillips, eldest dau ghter of Mary Shively Phillips and John Phillips, was born in Greene township, St. Joseph county. Ind., on Oct. 7. 1865. On Jan. 11, 1889, she was united in marriage to John iH. Barber of Teegarden, where they made their home. To this union was born one daughter. Marv Grace. Mr. Barber died Dec. 11, 1907. Grandma Barber, as she was called ' by her many friends, passed from ' this life on Thursday. April 26. 1928 j at the Marshall county hospital, fol- ! lowing an illness of four weeks, at the age of 72 years, 6 months and 1 19 days. i Thosp who mourn her going are: i her daughter, Mrs. Delbert Stiles, of > Teegarden; a step-daughter, Mrs. 1 Lillian Rensberger of Lydick; two ' step-sons, Bruce Barber of Lydick. and W. A. Barber of Detroit: one £

grand daughter, fourteen step-grand children, ten step-great-grandchild-ien: one sister, Mrs. Ed. Trowbridge of Niles. Mich.; one brother. Daniel jPhillips of Three Rivers. Mich.; and many nieces, nephews and friends. I wo brothers. Alex and John, have preceded her in death. Funeral services were held in the United Brethren church at Teegarden at two o’clock Sunday' afternoon. Rev. C. B. Stanforth of' Walkerton, officiating. Burial in the Barber cemetery. Some politicians promise and never intend to preform. Others promise and intend to preform. The results in both cases are about the same.

be team captain and generalissimo of the combination, and Johnny Seymour (No. 3), a newcomer recruited from the field of motorcycle racing, will make up the Marmon team. The Marmons embody many new engineering principles which are being taken to the automobile race course for a thorough testing, the engineers believing they point to many innovations in future passenger cars.

News Os The Churches 1 re.-hyterian Church Sunday school at 9:30 Preaching service at 10 30 wiiV?’ '7’ nanl Calvert of Chicago "ill preach. Methodist Epi.-cm,al CiHin h C. B. Stanfortn, Pastor 9:30 Sunday school. C M Finch Supt. ‘ । 10:30 Morning worship. 7:30 Evening worship and sons [service. ‘ < • I hursday evening prayer I meeting. 1 - A cordial invitation is extended to.] all to attend these services. United Brethren Church < J. C. Albright, rastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.

s worship at 10:30 a. m. i This is the time for the third quarterly communion service, let all • !be present. ? i The -onng people will have . _ arge the evening services at p:3O p. m. There will be no 6:30 p |DI. services. The public is invited. Come and bring a friend with vou Prayer service Thursday eveninv at 7:30 p. n>. St. Patrick’s Church Father John Kubacki, Pastor ‘ I Serial No. 1 ) If prejudice and passion were set aside, and t» w Catholic Cnurch ex- i amined in the light of the Bible promises, her traditions, her history, her actual teachings and true practices, her moral code and sociological principles, she would, like tMe Mast- । er "draw all things to Herself.” Sunday sen ices at 9 a m ।

* iii a. m. ► — _ Enormous Road Program For Nation Reports from the Bureau of Public Roads in Washington indicate that 1928 will be the greatest road building year in the historv of the J country Estimates now i a ' the byreau fhbm the state highway departments Show that more than 20. 000 miles of surfaced highw’av will be built and about 8.000 more miles will be graded and drained, according to information received by the Chicago Motor Club. The state highway departments of our forty-eight commonwealths w I I'l maintain this year a grand total of «.40,000 miles of highway. This : means that the American motoring' public will have a total of serviceable highway available this year greater ’han almost the whole of Europe can offer. And the cost? The Bureau of Public Roads estimates that the state highway departments will spend upwards of $750,000,000 . on road building and maintenance I this year and that county and other local expenditures will swell the grand total to $1,300,000,000. Al great sum, but always with the un- i derstandlng that every dollar spent on roads is an investment that pays i the highest possible dividends. HILL <;ROl E Mr. and Mrs. Orville ShrDeder visited Sunday with Mrs. Dell V/hftmer and sons. The Ladies club of this community served the alumni banquet at I nion township high school last ' Saturday evening. Marion Robison is attending the ' girls and boys Round-Un at Purdue 1

. . Mvunu-i p at i uraue this week. Clayton Reeder, Calvin Reedu and daughter and David Reeder, all of Canton, 111., were here to attend the funeral of Samuel Hahn. Miss Jean Anderson and W. J. Diteman of Farmington, 111., have been here this week attending commencement exercises of Union town- . ship high school. On .Monday, April 22. Mr. and Y rS o H P ' Robison Pave a dinner to • the Seniors and teachers of Union itownship high school. The table' decorations were maroon and white, the class colors. Roses were given as favors. Games, contests and music were the evening’ entertainment. Wearing Stairs

Stairways do not wear down at the same rate on both sides, according to a I uildcr. The right side, going up. wears down most, lie says, because people walking upstairs do so with more effort (and consequent wear on the step) than those coming down. This is especially noticeable in stair- , ways of soft marble where the right side often will be notched deeply • while steps on the left hardly are scratched. Chip Off the Old Blech V. hile the spoiling lesson was going on. the teacher gave the class j words to use in sentences. Address- ' ing ten-year-old Junior, the drum major's son. she asked, “.Junior, will you use the word banquet correctly in a sentence?’’ Ai»er deep deliberation and a thought concerning his father's vocation, Junior replied: “When the, speaker stepped upon the platform, the ‘band-quit.’ ” I• 1 Sweet Shop Announcement Fancy candy boxes for Mother’s Day have come. Make your selection early. First come first served. You love your mother. Say it with a box of good candy. Celia Boziel. 1 x Saturday Evening, May sth. At ’ Eight O’clock. The Girls’ Glee Club of Bethany 1 Bible school of Chicago, will give a program at the Church of the Brethren in North Liberty, this Saturday evening, at eight o'clock. The program will be varied and will consist of sacred numfbers by the club and quartette, as well as readings and vocal numbers. Loan sharks always attack those who get beyond their financial depth.

LOCAL NOTES • Harden A- Son car. give you ner- ■ feet fit in shoes. Mrs. Claire Sellers returned Tuesday from a few days visit with relatives at Syracuse. Ind. H Ji? tchuois w ill doss ■ ill G.-diy With a picnic and progium at Carlisle school. Mrs. Sarah Johnson of Benton Harbor, Mich., is visiting her son, Vern Johnson, and family. Mrs. O. M. Wenger was ill f or several days last week at the home ; of her sister, Mrs. Rosa’ Wiley. Miss Ida Fleming of Lafayette. Ina., will spend the week end with her mother. Mrs. Anna Fleming. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kiser entertained Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fidler and family of North Webster Sunday. I Ralph Beall in company with Mr. ar.d Mrs. F. A FHwarri«, >•_

. w « • a. towards visited Martin Beall at New Carlisle Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baker visiteo with the latter’s father, A. J Kirkley ar.d family near Lakeville*. Mrs. Donald Ewing who was called to Ligonier on account of the death i of her grandfather, returned home ; Sundav. I sell and deliver Ohio grown onion seen by a reliable firm, $1.45 !b. C. M. Haley. Hamlet, Ind , ltwm3p i T e local fire department was -’a ied to the Marion Walter home AednesJay noon to extinguish a 1 oof blaze. Little damage was done. , Mrs. James Kirkpatrick and babv of Kokomo, and Miss Hanna Kirkpatrii k of SQiarpsville are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Clvde A. Fish. J । Mrs. Eva PeaJl and daughters, ..va ard Mary Jane of Mishawaka * and Mrs. E .17 ‘rex.ci nr* 1

n. J. t-ressenal of Elkhart were Sunday guests of Dr. Neville । and family. diss Mary Hardy will entertain (it.xe members of the Y. W. A. class o: the Methodist Sunday school at her home next Monday evening, May 7. Members please notice. Messrs Pete DeWaele and J. R. . Dunnick are sporting new bus driv|ers uniforms. This is another step the local Dunnick Bu? Co. to Xwp their service up-fo-d'ato. Mrs. Wm. Pettcher of Bremen spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. David Walter. Howard Walter and family of South Bend were Sunday guests at the David i Walter home. I Mrs. LaVerne Tener returned home last Friday from the St. Joiseph hospital. South Bend, where jshe underwent a minor operation ’three weeks ago. She’s improving I slowly at present writing. Wonderful line of Arrow Shirts. Harden & Son. Marshal H. G. Brinley has received two new type rubber stop signs .which he will have installed within I a few days. The sign, being made of [rubber, can be run over by the automobile, and not damaged, as it will ; flop back into position, ready for a warning for the next car. The signs are being used in many of the largier cities. The Westminster Guild society of (the Presbyterian church was enter-' tained by Miss Marjorie Dunn on • last Wednesday evening. A sketch of the life of Nannie Burroughs was given by Velva Neville and a sketch of the life of Harry Burleigh was given by Marjorie Dunn. After the devotional hour delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Lee Townsend was a guest of the societv.

."'MX. 1 VI > . Toe following were out-of-town people who were here to attend the 1 ineral of Peter Bodine: Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bodine, Peru, Ind.; Mrs. Edith Schild of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Clem Bodine of Niles, Mich.; .lames Bodine of LaPorte; Mrs. Zephee Williams. Charles Williams, [Frank Schlemmer. Dewitt Warlick, William Roush, Charles Swinehart, [Clarence Huggard, Mr. anu Mrs.’ Hollice Swinehart, Ernest Hummer, all of South Bend. I hose who came from a distance to attend the funeral of Mrs. Frances Barber on Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. W. A Barber, Emmett, : Harry and Russell Barber, all of Detroit: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Phillips of Three Rivers, Mich.; Mr. and. Mrs. Edward Trowbridae Carl ami

i lan anu George Trowbridge of Niles Mich ; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Wolfe and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reed and I children; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barber and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beard all of South Bend: Mrs. Lillian Rens- . berger, Bruce Barber and Velma. | Vera and Arthur Rensberger. all of ■ Lydick. Mrs. N. E. Bailey and Mrs. W. F. [ LaFeber entertained the Round Robin Club Tuesday evening at the I home of Mrs. Bailey. The guests inj cludt d Mrs. Clara Holland, Mrs. .Mamie Schultz, Mrs. Herman Bel- ! linger, Mrs. S. C. Ewing, Mrs. W. H. ! Smith, Mrs. C. M. Carter. Mrs, | Benj. DeMyer. Mrs. Chas. Worrell. Mrs. J. C. Albright and Mrs. Kate ; Ryder. After a social evening, lunch ; was served by the hostesses ut a tbale centered with a bowl of yellow daffodils and white narcissus. The Round Robin Club is an organization intended to promote sociability among the Ladies of the various churches and originated here with tee Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church. Each guest pays the hostess twenty-five cents and the membership in the club lasts only during the current meeting, changing with each hostess. NOTH E T'ne regular May meeting of the Philathea class of the M. E. church ■ will not be held on account of other work to be done by the class. Furth- , er announcement for the June meet- I ing will be made later. Unfortunate City The city of Hankow has nearly always suffered severely at times of internal disorders in China, owing to its strategir al location at the June-1 tion of the Han river and the Yangtze! Kiang. During the revolution of 1911 i more than two-thirds of the etty was I destroyed by fire, as a result of bom-; bardment.

LAPAZ MAN KIUS SELF WHILE HUNTING RATS Pati<! Md ulhmgti Found Ilewd by Son with Bullethole- Above Wis Heart. • David McCullough, aged 65 was found dead in the cow barn at h?s ■ome, at LaPaz, Tuesday noon with S' b “l. ,et hol « his Van fi^n th °“ ght to *». ve resulted from ar. accidentally discharged shot gun with which Mr. McCullough had [been hunting rats. The gun was (known to be faulty. to . infornwtio “ at hand, Mr McCullough had been

/hint steaHn * his young chicks. Tuesday morning he took kiB S nff tgUn Wi ? him to the barn to kill off some of the pests. At noon his wife sent his son, Homer, to the barn to call him to dinner. The son. found his father’s s o dy in a a wagon. The supposition is that the aged man was sittand ^r rats and that the gun wks probably disas he atten/pted to get out ot the wagon It was known that he gun was faulty and would not stay cocked and was in no condition to be used. •A I1S " ilc C u H°ugh was prostrated "ith gnef when told oi the accident ihe body was taken- to Plymouth lor examination and care. Cbroner Johnson pronounced it accidental death. , ,^^ r ' McCullough was married to Miss Elizabeth r-. .

tlt“*^ ivuzuoein Audleman of South s Bend, who with three children s ’rvive, Homer at home, Jess of far a?, , and Mrs. Marion Sarber of Garrett’ , Ind.; also two brothers, George, of t Teegarden, and Dan of near LaPaz. , Funeral services were held at LajPaz today at 2 p. - OPfHASfBAU SfASGN 1 • , The Walkerton Independents will open the baseball season in Walkerton Sunday, May 6th, at West Side park where they will meet the LaPorte Merchants. This team is composed of young blood cf LaPorte and they come here highly recom- , mended from their last year’s schedule, according to Chuck Cripe, local manager. As Walkerton has been without a ball team for a number of years it is the effort of the manager to put a fast playing team on the field , composed of all home >wn boys, and games with some of the strongest teams in Northern Indiana are being booked. Improvemnts are being made on ’the. ball park which will put it in first class condition. There will be no admission charged at the gate, but a free will offering method will be used at all games unless otherwise stated on advertising bill. Your support will be appreciated. ; “Hoodo” Hornung will be on the mound for Sunday’s game and “Chuck” Cripe will be behind the plate. NON-RESIDENT NOTICE State of Indiana. County of St. Joseph, ss: In the St. Joseph Circuit Court

February Term. 1928. Thelma E. Lewis vs. William F. Lewis Cause No. 2 5789 Be it known, that the above named plaintiff has fib 4 in the office of the Clerk of said Court her complaint against said Defendant in the above cause together with a proper affidavit that said Defendant, \\ illiam F. I^ewis, is a> nonresident of the State of Indiana. Said defendant is hereby notified that said cause will stand fur trial on the 25th day of June, 1928, at the City of South Bend, on which day said defendant is required to appear to said action. FTLYNK N. NEVINS, Clerk. By Dan Kelly, Jr., Deputy. .x. Ji

1 William A. Bertsch, Attorney for Plaintiff. 3twmlo NOTICE State o f Indiana, St. Joseph , County, ss: In the St. Joseph Circuit Court, February Term, 1928. i Ex Parte in the matter of Charles Anthony Grochowski Notice is hereby given that I have applied to the St. Joseph Circuit Court of said County and State to have my name changed from Charles Anthony Grochowski to that of Charles Groves, and that said petition and application will be presented to and heard by said Court on the 14th day of June, 1928. Dated this 26th day of April, 1928. Charles Anthony Grochowski. George Sandys, Attorney. StwmlO . ._ NOTH E OF AinUNISTKATIOV Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed by me Judge of the Superior Court No. 1 of St. Joseph County, State of In diana, Administrator of the Estate of Harry W Carrith. rs late of St. Joseph County, Dec.-ased. Said Estate is supposed to be solvent. Milo B. Slick, Administrator. April 2-1, 1928. Milo B. Slick, Attorney for Estate. 3twmlo Virulent Epidemic References we have consulted give the following Information c«.m-> ;.: a black death: “The term has not a used for plagues within recent th -s. Biack do.iin was a very vinrlvi. > ot plagm* vvhi. h ravaged Asia and Eu rope in the Fourtoonfh century, r-.g---ing in England trom August, 13. . io the summer of —Washiiigfoa Star.

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