Walkerton Independent, Volume 54, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 August 1928 — Page 1

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Will PAVE WSIIND Os STATEROAD NO. 6 State Highway Dept, Fullfills Promise Made at Bremen Bxuul Meeting Last Spring. Bids for the paving of 61 miles of state roads, including 22 miles on State Road No. 6, will be opened by the state highway commission on Tuesday, Aug. 14, according to highway commission director, John D. Williams. When these projects are under contract, the commission will have contracted for 253 miles of concrete pavement this fiscal has ever been put under contract by year. This is 34 miles more than the commission in any single year. State road No. 6, which will receive the longest stretch of pavement, is the road which has been of particular interest to residents of Walkerton, Bremen and Nappanee during the last few months. It is to be paved from East Gary to Westville, a distance of 22 miles across Porter and LaPorte counties. The exact route of the road east from Westville has never Ibeen established, but it is believed it will touch ■Walkerton, Teegarden, LaPaz, Bremen, Nappanee and join the east end of State Road No. 6 at Ligonier. This will give another state road across the northern end of the state to relieve the traffic on the Yellowstone Trail and Lincoln Highway. Other projects to be constracted for in this letting are: U. S. road No. 24 from Logansport to Peru, 13 miles in Miami and Cass counties. U. S. road No. 24 from Peru to Wabash, 10 miles in Kosciusko and Miami counties. State road No. 15 from Milford to New Paris, eight miles in Kosciusko and Elkhart counties. State road No. 19, from Nappanee north for eight miles, to connect with pavement to Elkhart. Gleaners Enjoy Picnic Pine Creek Arbor A. O. O. G. held their annual picnic at Smith s landing, Koontz lake, Saturday, Aug. 4. Owing to the busy time fewer attended than usual but those attending entered heartily into all phases of the occasion,with the proper spirit, making it a very successful picnic. The forenoen was spent visiting and at 12:30 o’clock a bountiful dinner was served, cafeteria style. The afternoon was spent with a very interesting program of contests, the prizes for the contests being furnished by the business men of Walkerton. Much favorable comment was heard about the grounds on the liberal contributions of these merchants and as to the good quality of all prizes. Much of the credit for the success of this picnic is therefore due to the Walkerton merchants contributions. Mr. Smith’s hospitality was also greatly appreciated. The following is the list of contests and winners: Boys’ pie eating contest, Bernard Mackey; girls’ cake eating contest, Velma Cochran; men’s back to back race, Fred Watson and Frank Hileman; girls’ face to face race, Loid Head and Eleanor Head; girls’ foot race, 6 to 10 years, Zorabell Hart. Girls’ foot race, 10 to 16 years, Janet Livingston; boys’ foot race, 6 to 10 years, Eddie Kean; boys’ foot race, 10 to 16 years. Harold Sheaks; women’s race. Doris Cochran; stout women’s race, Mrs. Allen Hostetler; men’s race, C. M. Simmon; stout men’s race, Robt. Hart; boys’ hopping race, Bernard Mackey. Girls’ hopping race, Edna Schmeltz; boys’ potato race. Walker Wolff; girls’ potato race, Gertrude Roy; girls’ bean race, Alice Schmeltz; boys’ bean race, Delbert Kean; women’s necktie race, Nina Metzger and Leo Metzger; women’s cigaret race, Nina Cochran and L. A. Schmeltz. Running jump, Allen Joseph; old men’s race, J. L. Cochran; melon eating contest, Eddie Kean; horse shoe pitching, H. J. Riggs; girls’ ball throw, Velma Cochran. Selling Out Furniture All furniture including parlor and dining suiks, fancy tables, rugs, stores, floor lamps etc. at a closeout of 60 cents on the dollar. Real opportnity to buy fine new merchandise at big saving. Galbreths Basement store, 607 Jackson St. LaPorte. Near LaPorte Theater. Itwa9p. NOTICE The Walkerton Public Library will be closed from August 13th to 24th. All fines on overdue books will be remitted. By Order of Board of Trustees. 2twal7. Card Os Thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness, beautiful floral offerings and those who furnished cars; also Rev. Albright, for their sympathy and kindness through our bereavement. W. H. Bradford and children. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, Executor of the Estate of Almina Andrews, late of St. Joseph County, Deceased. Said Estate is supposed to be solvent. JOHN FRAME, Executor. August 6, 1928. Milo Slick, Attorney for Estate. 3twa23-

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News Os The Churches Methodist Episcopal Church C. B. Stanforth Pastor I 9:30 Sunday School, C. M. Finch superintendant. 10:30 Morning worship and sermon. 7:30 Evening worship and song service. Sunday, the 19th, will be free hospital service day. The matter is just this, - Gary Hospital does $6,000-00 worth of free service every year. Every week broken bodies of strangers and worthy poor are carried into the hospital for the healing ministry of tiuined physicians and nurses. Siome can and do pay for the service rendered, but some cannot pay. It is unfair to ask the hospital to bear all the expense of those who cannot pay. An average of twenty-five cents per memiber is asked of all the churches in the South Bend district to help pay for this free service. Let us do our part. Either bring or send , your offering to the service Sunday the 19th. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church The Sacrifice of Jesus of Himself on the Cross is the only saving means of eternal Redemption. That Sacrifice is repeated' in the Holy Saerfiice of the Mass on the Lord’s day. To deliberately ignore that Sacrifice and willfuly omit its repitition on His Day amounts to a deliberate and wilful renunciation of eternal salvation. The Mass on Sunday at 8 a. m. Father John Kubacki, Pastor. United Brethren Church J. C Albright. Pastor Sunday school at 9: 30 A M. Morning worship at, 10:30 A M. Christian Endeavor at, 6:30 P. M. Evening worship at, 7:30 P M. Prayer services Thursdav evening at, 7:30 P. M. Teegarden Wins The Teegarden Speed Kings chalked up another game to their credit Sunday, against the Elkhart HudsonEssex boys by a score of 7 to 3. Dmitras performed for the locals in big league style.. He allowed onlythree hits and sent twelve batters back to th bench by the strike out method. Sailor pitched for the Elkhart Tigers but couldn't stop the locals from collecting fourteen hits Sunday the locals will meet the Walkerton Independents at Walkerton. The Independents have defeated the Speed Kings once but they are out for revenge. EVERYBODY COME! Indiana's Best Fair There is in Indiana fair circles what is known over the State as ; "The Big Three ” These three fairs , are the great LaPorte County Fair, ! at LaPorte, Indiana; the Utke County Fair, at Crown Point, Indiana, and the Delaware County Fair, at Muncie. Indiana. These three splendid fairs have kept abreast of the times in fair promotion and have reached the point where they are recognized all over the United States as being models which other fairs would do well to follow. Os these three fairs the great LaPorte Fair is nearest and dearest to the people of this section of the State, and as usual large numbers of our readers will arrange to attend this year. The dates of this model fair is August 2 8 - 31, inclusive, and according to the promises of its promotors it will be bigger and better than ever this year carrying out the motto of that association: "When better fairs are promoted it will be in LaPorte.” At The PalaceCurley Burns, a favorite of musical comedy and stock for a dozen years or more, is featured at the Palace, South Bend starting Sunday. He is a blackface entertainer and has surrounded himself with a capable cast of assistants. They will present "Cuckoo Charlie,” a comedyskit bubbling over with wholesome mirth, catchy songs and bright dances. On the same bill is Adrian in a surprise act that to reveal its nature w-ould spoil much of the fun, so suffice it to say that it promises to delightfully entertain and amuse. Trocey and Hay and Joe Lane and Pearl Harper, are the two couples who specialize in song, dance and smart dialogue, the latter pair introducing their "vaudeville baseball” ‘ with humorous effect. The Ben Hamid troup, Arabians in a demonstration of desert gymastics round out the bill for the first half of the week. Remember there fire four Sunday shows, starting at 2:30, I 4:45, 7 and 9 o’clock. Every radio fan in the middle- : west, has heard WLS. and the Showboat programs sent out on Friday nights. Now the many enthusiasts of this vicinity, not to mention the general public as well, are to have a chance to see, as well as hear,some of the outstanding artists appearing on WLS programs. A company of • 16 of the best and most famous of , the station’s large corps of enter- > tainers is coming to the Palace theater, South Bend, on next Thurs- ! day to present a typical WLS Show Boat program. Card Os Thanks We wish to thank the dear friends who so kindly assisted in the sickness and death of our loved sister and aunt, Mrs. Almina Andrews. The beautiful flowers, donation of , cars and numerous favors will never be forgotten, but remain a treasured • memory. Mr. and Mrs. John Frame Samuel Frame Mrs. Nancy Long J. A. Frame Schuyler Frame.

DAILY BIBLE SCHOOLS i GAIN IN POPULARITY Wondeiinl Work Being Accomplished Throughout County Where 1553 Boys And Girls Took Training Once more the Vacation Church Schools have demonstrated their significance in the program of religious education. Mr. D. O. Miller, the new president of the St. Joseph County Council of Religious Education, after visiting schools in both urban and rural communities remarked, "1 knew these vacation schools did some good, but 1 never before realized how much. 1 wish some people could see what is going on.” The purpose of the Vacation Church School is to train the boys and girls in Christian living by providing both religious instruction ana activties upon a Christian level. The schools are in session three hours a day, five mornings a week and continue two to six weeks. This allow-s time tor a variety of activities of work, play, worship and service. The practical experience in Jesus’ way of living is just as valuable as the learning of Bible stories and verses and great hymns of the church. A rural school went to the Orphans Home at Plymouth, presented a program and distributed gifts. Some classes made bird, Hower and animal books which were taken to sick and invalid children and to hospitals. in the community schools the lessons dealt largely with being friends to one s neighbor here in the United States, Mexico and South America. The instruc tion found practical expresion in filling Good Will School Bags for the children of Mexico. Two bags were sent to each school. Parents are more and more discovering the value of these schools. A father remarked. "If my boy can memorize as many scripture passages as there are stars In the flag. I can at least encourage him by coming to visit. I cannot tell yoii how 1 appreciate the work of this school ” A mother whose children have been coming for three years declar-1 cd. If parents only could be made | to know what it does for the children every child that could reach a school would go. My children Hke it and are better children after they have gone to Bible school.” The children delight to come because the program is built around their interests. One little lad had his mother set the alarm clock for eight o'clock lest he be playing and forget when to leave for school. One objective sought in the church school Is the development of God- j consciousness in the life. To know! by experience that we live in a j friendly world with a Heavenly j Father who loves and cares for us! should be the heritage of every child. ’ The services of worship were de-1 finitely planned to that end and the 1 teaches were gratified in the conversation and acts which revealed that the children were growing in this phase of Christian living. A primary lad brought a beautiful lily to school because it reminded him of a song "This is My Father's World.” In a certain class there was the story of Jacob's ladder and God’s message "I am with thee whither-so-ever thou goest.” After the story it grew dark and began to thunder. Several children seemed afraid, but one lad repeated that verse and added "God is with us.” Fear disappeared and the children were happy again. Air Mail S e rvice For This Community Air mail service for this community has been made available by the service rceently established in South Bend and LaPorte, according to a letter from W K. Greenehaum, manager of the LaPorte Chamber of Commerbe. These two cities have air mail service twice each day. .leading east and west. Mr. Greenebaum suggests that the citizens of Walkerton can benefit Iby this fine service, if they dispatch mail from Walkerton on the early as ternoon Nickle Plate train, which arrives in Lal’orte at 2:46. Mail leaving LaPorte the same night for New York will be delivered in that city the next morning or if bound for San Francisco, will reach there the following afternoon. Similar connections for the people of North Liberty and I^akeville may be made at South Bend. Air mail service which will often prove very advantageous to business firms and others, is sure to increase, now that the price of the postage has been reduced from 10 cents a half ounce to 5 cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each ounce thereafter. Mrs. Claire Sellers Named on School Board Mrs. Claire Sellers was named by the town council as a member of the local Board of Education, to replace Austin Yerrick, who had filled the unexpired term of Sam Nusbaum, resigned. Mrs. Sellers has been a resident of Walkerton for many years and is thoroughly familiar with conditions ’ here. She is a member of the Library Board of Directors and an expresident of the Woman’s Com- , munity Club. She will no doubt be , a valuable addition to the Board of Education. , Many a man who gave marriage ; serious thought is still in the bachelor class. > Let us order the ice cream for your reunion. GORDON'S CAFE.

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, August 9, 1928.

( Legal Publications Due Otllc.ta.is <rf Town Boards, School Boards, Township Trustees and ! County Auditors are busy these days i getting their budgets and tax levies | ready for the next year. This is a j part of their regular duties as pre- ' scribed by law. which also requires that such budgets and tax levies be published twice before they are finally acted upon. It is time also for city and town school boards to prepare and publish their annual reports. The publication of these reports and budgets is required ’lvy law so that the tax payers may have an opportunity to know how their business matters are being carried on by their (*fficials and to register a complaint, if they so desire. Officials are tvady and willing to publish these reports as it brings all their financial matters open and above board. Citla.«« should watch for these reports and give them careful consi- I deration. Independents Lose Th local Indendents went down In defeat last Sunday at Wakarusa in a ten inning tilt by a score of 3 to 2. Flaugher performed in theibox for the locals and pitched good ball allowing seven hits. Cook pitched for Wakarusa and gave the locals the small Kid of the score. Sunday the locals will meet the fast Teeuarden Independents at the local field and they nr- coming here to get revenge from a 6 2 d ,»f ea t the locals handed them at T< . garden two weeks ago. Teegarden Independents have in their lineup a numher of star luill play- t > and have lost but two games this season. Don't miss this one. as a good game is assured. The Death Record Mrs. Wm. H Bradford Maud Olive, daughter of Mr. ami .Mrs. Clark Chapman was fborn mm Argos. Ind.. May 3. 1873 and departed this life Aug. 2, 1928 aged 55 years. 2 months and 29 days. 1 On April 30. 1887 she was united in marriage to William H. Bradford ■To this union were born fifteen children, six sons and nine daughters. one son and two daughters having proceeded her in death. She haves to morn, her husband, five sons. Shorn. of Vaiporaiao; Carl of Plymouth; Walter. William Jr. and Wayne, of Walkerton; seven daughters, Mrs Beulah Duddb-son, of Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Delphia South. Mrs. Carrie Spoor and Mrs Dorthla Hostetler. all of Plymouth; Mrs. Lucy Hostetler. Mrs. Emma Weller and Miss Paaline Bradford, all of Walikerton; also 21 grand child rei and । one great grandchild; two sisters. Mrs. Alice Fish, of Argos. Mrs. El- [ noria Bryan, of Mishawaka; two ! brothers. Monro.- Chapman of Tenn, and Henry Chapman, of Argos; and many mon- distant relatives at d frLraiu. Funeral services were held at 3 o' clock Saturday afternoon in the I'. B. rtiurCh, Rev. J. C Albright, officiating. Burial was in the Walkerton Woodlawn cemetery. AhiduH Frame Andrew-. Abiana Frame Andrews was born on Ikirta* Praire, this County. March 3, 1848, died August 2, 1925. age 80 years, 4 month and 30 days. Kite was united in marriage to Ezra Andrews February 23. 1876. Mr. Andrews passed away November b. 1905. Mrs Andrews spent 12 years with Mrs. Mary McDaniel. On May sth, 192 7, her health failing, she went to live with her brother, John Frame, at whow- home she passed away. She leaves to morn, one sister, Mrs. Nancy Ix>ng, of Mishawaka, three brothers. J. A. Frame of Chicago, Schuyler Frame of North Liberty and John Frame, of Walkerton; several nephews and nieces and many friends. Mrs. Andrews was a member of the M. E. Church and also of the Christian Workers class. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Saturday afternoon. Rev. C. B. Stanforth, officiating. Rkhard Gari \eixluin Richard Earl Verduln. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Verduin, of 1022 3 4th Street, South Bend, was born August 2, 1928 and passed away August 4, 1928 at the home of his grajidparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Vincent. Besides his parents he leaves to mourn a brother and sister and mahy relatives. Short pray'er services were held from the home of the grandarents, Sunday August 5. Rev. J. C. Albright officiating with burial in the Walkerton Cemetery. MARRIAGES Schultz - Hilian Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kilian of Walkerton. R. R. No. 3, recently announced the marriage of their niece, Opal Caroline Kilian to Mr. Archie Schutz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schultz, of Walkerton, R. R. No. 2, which occurred on January 28th, 1 928. Harold Lloyd In “Speedy” At Liberty Theatre, North Liberty, Sunday and Monday and Tuesday, August 12, 13, 14. A special at regular prices. Itwnl. I have three sets of harness that must be sold on or before the 15th of August. I am going to sell them at whole sale price. I will allow 90 days time on a bankable note. I have to have some money ^t once. C. M. Goodrich.

PKOGRAM ANNOUNCED fOR 4-H CLUB LAIR I WedneMlay, Thursday and Friday Aug. 15, 1« anil 17 To Be Big Days At Club Fair Eager to display their work during tiie past season, 6UU boys and girls are finishing their 4-H Club projects this week to exhibit them at North Liberty next week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 15, 16 and 17. This three-day program for boys and gills, their families and friends is a part of the St. Joseph County boys and girls club program. Last year the North Liberty Fair attracted large nunUbers of people for the evening programs, the attendance being as high as 3000 for one evening. This week the boys are blocking up their lambs, washing their pigs ! and clipping the calves in order to show the public how well they can prepare exhibits for the show ring. The girls are also preparing their clothing and food exhibits for the largest display ever staged in this county. Thiough the courtesy of the Radio Engineers, of South Bend, County Acent Bird has secured a microphone and amplifier to enable the entire crowd to hear the program. Last year the people some distance trot i th- state had difficulty In hear inu the sjH-akers. This arrangement will enable every bod' to hear every word spoken and all the musical numbers. The program will be given on the vacant lot back of the Gafill filling station. Bleacher seats will be provided for the crowd. Mrs Alfr d Bosley, of Ft. Wayne. 1 will start judging the home economic exhibits at 1 p. m. Monday, Aug ust 13. The judging of livestock will be started Wednesday noon. Aug. 15 Exhibit space is being furnished the boys and girls without charge and no admissions are asked for any of the programs or exhibits. The exhibits will tie open each afternoon and evening The North Liberty Chamber of Commerce is cooperating in taking care of the local arrangements and assures the visitors ample space and a cordial welcome to North Liberty. The St. Joseph County Fair is being sponsored by the St. Joseph Agricultural Society and the following appointments have been made to take care of the show: Supt of girla exhibits Miss Elizabeth Barnard; livestock entries F. E. Vanpelt; gen eral supt. E. C. Bird. Local arrangements will be made by the North Liberty Chanter of Commerce. Other organizations cooperation are the Board of County Commissioners, County Board of Education and the St. Joseph County Farm Bureau. I’n igrani Uisl. lug. 15. I.ailies' Night 7:30 Concert. North Liberty Band 8:' O Dress Review and Girls' program. 8:30 Old Fiddlers’ Contest. $25.00 in three cash prizes. Open to anyone playing old time music with fiddles, with not more than two accompanying. 9:00 Special music by Anson Young on the Dulcimer. rbui. lug. tfi Farmers’ Night 7:30 Concert, Walkerton Band. 8:00 Address, L. L. Needier, Genen , Secretary Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. Fri. Aug. FT, Achievement Day 7:30 Concert. Coolbush Orchestra 8:00 Address. Walfred Lundstrom, Dean of Tri State College, of Angola, Ind. । 8:30 Awarding of Honors. Every farmer and his family of the entire countryside are not only invited but urged to attend all three night sessions of the Fair and to see the exhibits. MT. VERNON ' Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Goppert spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. Boyer, oi Three Oaks, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hargrave of Tampa, Fla., arrived Sunday evening and will spend several momms visiting among friends and old neighbors i before returning to their home. Mrs. Dwight Rhodes accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Brenton Reinhardt to visit her brother, Ben Jones, at Healthwin hospital, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Mechling, I Mr. and Mrs. Goppert, and Mrs. Forest Stahly, attended the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Cranford at I^aCross i Wednesday. Miss Helen Goppert and Miss Milj dred Sltover are spending several weeks at Yellowstone Park, Denver and Colorado Springs and other points of interest. I Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kerchaert spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs. , Wilbur Place, in LaPorte. I Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Swarzentraub of Hammond, who are spending the week at Koontz I^ake, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Verkier Wednesday. i Mrs. Gus Kerchaert and daughter, Phyllis Jean, visited atMichigan City Tuesday. । Miss Jaunita Stahley is visiting xvith her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. David Stahley and other relatives at Nappanee this week. Mrs. Margaret Crawford, a former resident of our neighborhood, died at the home of her son, Ira Crawford, at LaCrosse, Monday mornina. Her daughter, Mrs J. F. Martin and , family were with her at the time of I her death and remained until after her burial at Lebanon, Ind., Wednesday afternoon. Some men are constantly trying to lower the record for meanness. If a penniless man has nowhere • else to go he should go to ■work.

Dogs—Again The only moral that we can deduce from V. B Wolfe’s contribution to the "Independent” of July 26, is that we can all afford to be bitten by dogs of every description, because the cost of the Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia is only $40.00, exclusive of course, of othermedical assistance such as stitching the wounds, hospital charges, transportation to clinics etc. On the whole the article seems to be merely an advertisement for the medical profession. Doctors need patients and victms of dogs are as welcome as any others, at S4O per. Paupers may get free treatment at । the expense of the county, but the l lucky doctor gets his $4 0. from th v tax-payers, just the same. The medical fraternity needs the money; therefore the more dogs, the more cases at $lO. per, and to heck with the health and welfare of humans, they are merely a carcas for parasites to feed upon. Moral: Let's all keep dogs, sie'em at one another, get bit, become infected with rabies, take the treatment, for it costs ONLY S4O. So says the doctor. But Dr. John Kelly of LaPorte seems to have a more earnest concern for human welfare. Alarmed over what appears to be an outbreak of rabies in LaPorte County, he has put nto effect a rigid quarantine on dogs throughout the county. He ; says: "With four persons bitten and a dangerous dog at large, the time has came when something drastic । should be done. The situation will i get no bettar as long as dogs run at 'large.” In the vicinity of Michigan City ■ cattle have l>een destroyed because of ites by a rabid dog and several i cases are being cared for there City Health Officer Charles B. Danruther endorses the quarantine and i will assist in enforeng it. All dogs (aught running at large will be shot. That satisfies me perfectly, since it is impossible to convince all who are "dog-gone daffy over dogs that dogs are always dangerous. I care not how "dog-gone daffy the owners are. They may live with their "pets”, pay with their "chums’" sleep with their "babies”, eat with their "curs”, aaid so forth and so forth, to their hearts content, even get fleas, mange or the rabies, since | they are so ' dog-gone daffy” as to jso exj>ose theinseves to these con- ; tingencies; that is their own look out; but they should keep their curs secluded and not expose the public to the menace of the dog nuisance. The general public is not as "doggone daffy” over their curs as the "dog- gone daffy” dog owners. A news item. Omaha, Neb. 3. — Dorothy Margaret Duffy , age five bitten by the same dachshund that caused the death of Eugene Grossman. age three, died Thursday, the second~Omaha victim of rabies within a week. Eight other children have been ibitten by the dachshund. (Page Dr. V. B. W. There is a prospect ot\eght cases at S4O. per or; $320 for mm. Hurry I>oc., or some • one will beat you to it.) In St Joseph. Mich, a similar situation is found. Several citizens • • have been severely bitten by mad I dogs in and near the twin cities । during the past two weeks and the I heads of the dogs showed that nearly । all of the animals were infected with j rabie« according to the reports from | th Pasteur institute at the University (hospital at Ann Arbor. Dr. A. L West, solicitous for the welfare of the citizens of Berrien County, asked for and was given authority to order ' the police and sheriff to shoot all I dogs running at large. (Dr. V. B. ,W. get the needle. St. Joseph is nearer than Omaha. An for tiie 16 year old contributor i to the August 2, issue of thelnde- | pendent, who has not the courage to j sign himself otherwise than "A : Reader”, he is excused on the grounds of youthful indiscretion. ’ St. Paul says: (1 Cor. 13. 11.) 1 "When I was a child. I spoke as a child. I understood as a child. I thought as a child. But. when I became a man I put away the th’ngs of a child” Here’s hoping h<» will outgrow his youthful fancies and consider more seriously human welfare in preference to “dog-gone I Caffiness.” Would he not prefer ’o kill all the dogs in the world than have that dachshund kill little Dorothy Duffy and Eugene Grossman if they were his brother and sister? All the dogs in the world are not 1 worth the life and welfare of a single human being. The owner of that dashcur is indirectly guilty of the death of those children and perhaps of the other eight bitten by it. Father John Kubacki. E. T. Vitou Named City Electrician E. F. Vitou. son of Dr. and Mrs. Vitou. of South Bend, has been named city electrician by the town council, and assumed his duties August J st J Mr- Vitou, who is commonly known as "Ted”, is a graduate of Purdue University, class of 21, in Electrical Engineering. He is . married and has two children, a boy two yeas old and a girl three and a half years old. He expects to move ’ his family to Walkerton about October Ist. , There were 34 applicants for the position of town electrician, given by Homer White, of the IndianaMichigan Electric Co., of South Bend. । The position of town marshall will likely be filled at the meeting of the Town Council tomorrow night. j There are several applicants for the r job. PUBLIC SALE At my residenc 1 miles east, mile north of Teegarden. 1 mile > west and 14 mile south of Pine Creek Church on Thursday. August 16, at 1:30 o'clock, selling 13 cattle, » 17 hogs, 13 sheep and some chickens. Albert Worl.

TOWN 10 RECLIVE BIOS ON PROPOStD StWLR Would Construct Twrlv* Inch Along Nickle Plate Right Os Way From 7th to loth St. Notice to contractors has been published by the Board of Town Trustees stating that sealed bids will be received at the town hall at 7 o’clock p. m. on Aug. 24, for the j construction of a 12-inch sewer on the southwesterly side of the right-of-way of the Nickle Plate railroad, extending from Seventh to Tenth street. This action follows a petition asking for the improvement. The sewer will (begin at Seventh street, near the Nickle Plate depot and extend along the southwesterly side of the railroad, back of the business houses along Avenue F. to Tenth street, a distance of three blocks, where it will empty into the Tenth street lateral, constructed last year. Walkerton Band Announces Engagements The popularity of the Walkerton Chamber of Commerre uniformed band continues to spread, according to the announcement of Director R. N. LaFeber. Three important engagements are now booked for the boys and they are eager to strut their stuff on foreign territory. On August 16 the band plays at North Liberty for the evening session of the County 4-H Club Fair, which promises to be a big attraction. Hundreds of boys and girls all over the County will have on display their summer projects in cooking, sewing, canning, farming and stock and grain raising. ,It will be Farm Bureau night at the Fair and a speaker rs state importance will be an added attraction. On August 31, the band plays an all-day engagement at the LaPorte County Fair at LaPorte. The LaPorte Fair, 76 years old, is always a head liner attraction among the fairs in Northern Indiana. Good racing, farm and machinery displays and now a good band from Walkerton, will draw scores of local followers to LaPorte on Friday. August 31. The big Labor Day engagement a t Cromwell, Indiana, on September 3rd. is again scheduled which speaks well for the local bandsters in their ability to repeat year after year. The Cromwell celebration is one of the few big Labor Day programs held in Northern Indiana and each year draws hundreds of people from all directions. The band is to be congratulated upon its success. A subscription paper to secure pledges of money to ; finance the band concerts in Walki erton each Wednesday evening is , now being circulated and every in- , terested citizen who desires to help Jby a small contribution, may do so by calling at the Globe Clothiers Store. Cemetery Association Holds Annual Election The Walkerton Woodlawn Cemetery Association held its annual meeting for the purpose of electing J directors, at the Cemetery Monday afternoon. The following directors were reelected for a term of two years W. H. Smith. Porter Jack, Geo. Blaine. I rank Ritter. Barnard Goppert and John Steinke. T. J. Wolfe Jr. was elected in the place of W. J. Leßoy, 1 who had resigned. Mr. Smith was named president of the association and Mr. Wolfe, secretary. There were 338 lot owners represented at the election, either in per- । son or by proxy. The by laws were amended to give more authority to the directors. Marshall County Man Invents New Ice Fred Berlin, formerly of Marshall County, has invented a new kind of ice, which he calls Chemo-Ice, which is made in various temperatures to meet any particular need. The following story is taken from the Farmers Exchange: Miss Elcie Weaver of New Paris, Ind., received a shipment of ice cream by mail from Washington. D. C. last week. It was packed in the new refrigerant Chemo Ice, which contains no moisture and therefore makes shipment by mail safe and practical. The ice cream is the same brand which often graces the White House tables. Members of the Exchange staff were permitted / to sample it and found it superfine, J This new form of ice no doubt will revolutionize refrigeration and shipments of perishables have been made successfully to practically all parts of the world as distance does not matter. This new ice will usually last ten days but with proper packing will last much longer. Miss Weaver is the daughter of Milton Weaver, of New Paris, Ind., and is home on a few weeks' vacation from Washington, where she hes a government position. Kelver-Dipert Reunion The 20th annual Kelver - Dipert reunion was held last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett, north of Lakeville. There about 150 members present. A delicious basket dinner was served with plenty of ice cream. An election of officers was held which resulted as follows, president. Dave r^pert; vice-president, Edgar Dipert; secretary, Mrs. Merlin Jolly; treasurer Dan Dipert. The next Reunion will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs Clifton Philips, of Hamlet.

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