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READ THK WANT ADS The clarified column offers wealth of suggestions to those who 15 St -11, Trade or Kent. YOUH OWN 1IOMK TOWN Is the best place to do all your buying. It's a pood rule to Be Loyal To Bremen. i uuuu i jjjjjv; i sit uuuu lunu VOLUME 42 BREMEN. MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA.

THURSDAY. MARCH 10, 1927. NUMBER 10 ew CommMirafty Fire Comnini Maircln 1 6th uracil mm NEW TRUCK TO GIVE PROTECTION TO FARMERS OF COMMUNITY NEW COMMUNITY BREMEN PEOPLE ANSWER DEATH'S FINALSUMMONS Grim Reaper Claims Heavy Toll of Young: and Old In Our Community As Many Deaths Are Recorded. This Week's Enquirer Is Something Different Readers of the Enquirer will find that thw week's Issue Jammed full of advertising matter from the business men of Bremen who are cooperating to give the people of this community a real buying opportunity next Wednesday Fire Truck Demonstration Day. Some of the usual features of reading matter have been crowded out by the advertisements, but it will pay every reader to read every line of every page.

There a 'announcements of buying opportunities that will make it well worth while for people to come to Bremen Wednesday. SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO HOLD ANNUAL TVP. CONVENTION Annual Meeting Offers Good Program, With Two Sessions To Be Held In Salem Church Sunday, March 20. TRUCK WILL BE DEMONSTRATED Bremen Buisncss Men Plan Gala Day For People of This Community When Outfit Is Given Try-Out People of this community will have an opportunity to we their new fire fighting apparatus in action against a fire next Wednesday, March 1G, when it will lie demonstrated for the benefit of those who contributed to its purchase. The new truck 'will be in Bremen on exhibition all day Wednesday.

During the evening a fire will be started on the Fiftlier lots at the east end of Plymouth street, and the truck will make a run to the place and show how the fir can be put out with the chemical. Everybody for miles around will be welcome in Bremen Wednesday. To hedp make the aJTair more attractive, Bremen business houses ans co-operating by offering hundreds of special inducements to choppers. Buyers will find that Bremen merchants, as usual, are offering them high grn.la merchandise at prices far below the ordinary figures. The Enquirer today carrion many announcements of theso special Kales for the day, and readers will find valuable suggestions for timely buying.

At four oelock in the afternoon, free sandwiches will le served to everybody either on the htreet or in sme roam if the weather is unpleasant. The lunch will be served until oelock, or perhaps a little later. Farmers whose buddings un? to be protected by the new truck will be especially interested in the demonstration of the outfit in the evening. A big fire will be started, so that tht firemen will have a real test. The new truck is one of the very latest and most efficient lire fighting units yet designed.

It is built on a Heavy Duty Reo Speed Wagon, capable of pulling the fully- loaded truck at fifty miles hour. The irjck was purchased by the Bremen town Itoard through Dunnuck local Reo dealers, after a solicitation had been made among the farmers of the community to raise funds for equipping the chassis. After the subscription, list had reached a point where it was evident that it would pay for the equipment, the town bourd went ahad and Itought the chassis. The original subscription list raised enough to pay for a standard four tank chemical outfit, but when members of the town board and tho fire department wore shown the advantages of the six tank tyo, they dee'dl to buy the larger equipment. This loaves a shortage of about $G( 0 on the outfit, which the offirfah hopn to raise by subscription.

The equipment, which was fuini.shol by tlio Boyer Fire Apparatus Co. of Logans-xrt, cost about Tlii.s is in addition to the cost of the trurk. The new outfit 13 a beautiful pieoi of lie 'fighting apparatus and offers the liest and Micient community protection available. Everybody in this territory is in-vit-d to Bi omen Wednesday to r-e? the ouUit to take advanl at the same time, of the baigain sales featured by the Bremen stores. M.

Loweiisline, Former Bremen Merchant, Dies Friends here have boon notifi-d of the death of M. Ixiwenstlne, former Bremen merchant, who with Mis. Ijwenstine has been ienliiig the winter in Los Angeles, CalifoiTi.a. Mr. sufferinl a stroke of paralysis on February and be never recovered from its effects.

He died last Thursday nielit. Funeral services will be bold this afternoon at Valparaiso, where the body was brought for burial. A largo di legation of Bremen business men, former associates of Mr. Ixv-enstine, went to Valparaiso to attend the service. Mr.

Ixnvonxtine to Bremen about twenty-iivii years ago and built up his clothing business until it l-ea-nui one of the leading mercantile establishments of this part of the state. He was identified with many public enterprises here, and was always one of the town's most public spirited citizens. Wdding Day Surprise. A numls.T of relatives an.I friend planned a surprise patty for Mrs. Lincoln Ran stead on her fortieth wedding anniversary Tuesday afternoon.

Those present were Mrs. fail Ilaab and daughter Belle, Mis. Cltas. iierg, Mrs. Grover Walter and daughter Doris Mrs.

Julia Walter, Waller Kind and Minnie Rar stead. A s- iv. d. u-k Current Events Club Entertains Club Guests The Brepien Curent Events club entertained the Mishawaka Woman's club at the regular meeting of the Bremen club afternoon. Members of the music department of the Mishawaka club gave the program.

Mrs. G. M. Buck, president of the Bremen club, opened the meeting and the club collect was read in unison. After this the Bremen president extended a gieetintr to the visitors.

The program of the afternoon was opened by the Mishawaka club sextet. Tiiey saner "Wake Thee Now, Dearest" and "bong of uy." Members of the sex tet are Mrs. Ralph E. Jerncgan, C. E.

Tiler, Mrs. L. C. Harmon, Mrs. J.

C. Locke, Mrs. Andrew Watson, and Mrs. L-van WooJwaid. Mrs.

Violet Shy Parks gave a violin solo, -'Hejre Kate," and responded to aa encore. Mrs. C. K. Tyler sang a (i.wjt uf violin obligato by Mrs.

Patks. "The Perfect Tribute" was a reading given by Miss Marian Shamo. who responded to an encore with "lie the Best of Whatever You Are." The sextet sang "Spring Song" and "The Snow" as the closing numbers of the program, and Mrs. Parks played a violin obligato with both selection. The piano accompan'ments of thr program were plaved bv Mrs.

Ma.y D. Groses and Eari J. W. Fink After the program light refresh- ments were served. Members of the committee who serve w-re Mrs.

Mrs. U. J. Dietrich. Sixty-eight mem- rxns and guests were rent.

HIGH i Biemen high school's hard woiking and stepping basket ball team fouuht its wav to the championsh of tii. I virion th sectioonl in the state elimination contests by defeating San Pit i re in the final game of the Tly-; Mouth tojrnament Satur lay nicht. San Pieiif had surprised Plymouth ii the afternoon, shipping the over-: tim cumv live bv to "27. I San Pierre was regarded bv the Plv- in of LEWIS HENRY FOLTZ. Lewis Folti, one of the prominent highly esteemed farmers of Ger-Tian township, died early Monday morning at his farm home just nortn of Bremen from a stroke of apoplexy.

Mr. Foltz had not been in good health for two months, but his condition was not regarded p.s serious and he was ahle to do light work until Sunday evening, when he was suddenly stricken. The end came in just a few hours. Hi only son and daughter, Ervin C. Foltz and Miss Ellen Foltz, were at his bedside.

Lewis Henrv Foltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Foltz, was born in Stavk county, Ohio, April 13, 1854.

When he was seven years old the family came to this township, settling on a farm north of Bremen. Mi. Foltz lived on this same farm for sixty-five years. On April 18, 1377, he was united in marriage wi'h Charlotte Vollmer. who died September 11, 192Q.

Six children were bom to them. Three died in infancy. Another daughter, Clara, died in VXiX Surviving relatives are two children. Miss Ellen Foltz, at home, and Ervin C. Foltz of Bremen; one grandson, Richard Foltz; three sisters, Mrs.

Adam Hay of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. A. H. Fries of South Bend and Mrs. I.

E. Rmggenberg of Nappanee; and one brother, Edwin C. Foltz, of Louisville, Ky. Funeral services weie held this afternoon at the residence, Rev. G.

W. Shaneyfelt of Nappanee officiating. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery. MRS. JOSEPH MISHLER.

Mrs. Joseph Mishler, eighty-three years old, died Saturday at her home in Bremen after an illness of several years. About six years ago she suf-fen-d a paralytic stroke, from which she never fully recovered. She had leen bedfast since the first of December. Mary Jane Coil was the oldest daught 'r of Joseph and Anna Coil and wr born in German township Nov.

22. 1S4 On May 24. 1863, she was i nited in marriage with Joseph Mish-b r. who died just nir.e days ago. Two hildnn were born to em, Abram Mishler of near Lake of the Woods and Mr-.

William Homlrt-k of Bremen, v.bn survive. Mr. and Mrs. Mish-h sjw' most of their married life a farm near Iake of the Woods. In 1911, they moved to Bn-mm and have resided here since that time.

Re. -ides her ton and daug'i-t r. Mrs. Mishler leaes four grand--' d'dren. Mis.

Oliver Bondurant Plymouth, We lee-re Mishler of Mr. Laura Weaver of uf Mrs. Oscar miser I t- frvat 1 of Norh Lib v. Mis I of south P.e id, Mist Fay i 1 i ai Rooei a iwar i-axe oi two brothers. Jaekson OmI of I nk of t1 Vo.U 1 thrr' sUV-r.

Mrs. Cx Rre.r.-'i. Mrs. l.d 1 I'lVi art. Mrs.

Manrai- i of i a.lh i- oral servic-5 wore held Tuesday th'4 a- church. Rev. C. C. Cripe, o- of tho Churcli of the Brethren.

aHnr. Bmial was in Bremen M. DAVID SHRINKK. I i violir.e Shriner, widow of at ihr of A mtrhter. Mrs.

Hemy Felden. evrninir. Mrs. S'iiirur ha I in failing balth for some time, it va the i i'-atii. Stie was born Jan.

18, ard wa-i the of Alt' I s-ventv to nth and see iteen davs Ir. tn- ii. 1 on March 1 i-t isurimg are xv c'-d- William. Jo' n. Bert S.i!m and l'et Mnmer and Mrs.

Theie are twelve i a fid other less war I- ttives. s'ivic-s were at the t'eh'en hi ie Mo-day aftetnoon. Rev. S. P.

0f Lapaz oflr-iated in ri'. Biri.d a. in Bremer- cm- ry WILLIAM X. ANNIS. N.

Anis. eiht -t'vee ar- one of the oHr-t St. J-i ji'i county weU k'own i-i this di -i at hi home Lakevdle Friday. He was born in W.i county, Indiana, Aprd 18. to St.

a a t- He od in t'-e F' io i arriv Hie "iil war. He nvirrie.l I'- r-o It. Aon! Is, l-Ci. in lsTJ. ri (.

I A- l. V. 1 An- nis of Wisconsin. In 1877 he married Mrs. Mary Schilt of Bremen, who died May 14, 18.2, survived by six children.

They are Cora Schilt of South Bend, Frank Schilt of Saratoga, Russell G. Annis of near South Bend, Cle-m Annis of Indianapolis. Melvin Annis of Iikeville, and Floyd Annis of Plymouth. Besides the children mentioned, Mr. Annis is survived by two step-brothers, Edward Annis of Gary and Albert Annis of Bremen, and two step-sisters, Mrs.

Emma Rhiner of Mishawaka and Mrs. Ella Lightner of Bremen. Funeral services were held at I.ake-ville Sunday afternoon. INFANT PRICK. Stanley Eugene Price, infant son of Wymon and Beulah (Rhoade) Price, died at the family home in Mishawaka Thursday.

The baby was born January HO, 1927, and was one month and three days old. Funeral service- were held at the home in Mishawaka Saturday afternoon. Rev. I). A.

Kaley, pastor of Salem t'. angelical church of Bremen, officiated in the service. The burial was in a cemetery. INFANT NUFER. Norman Ray, infant son of Mr.

and A. J. N'ufer, died Monday evening at the family home in Mishawaka. The baby lived only a short time. Burial was In the Bremen cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Nufer is a brother of Mrs. Otho Huff of Bremen and is well known here. Roof Fire Damages United Brethren Church i A roof tire, starting from sparks from the chimney, caused the fire department to be called to the United Brethren church Thursday afternoon. Women of the Ladies Aid were preparing to serve a supper in the church and it is supposed that the clamney from the range in the basement was overheated or spaiks fell on the dry shingles.

Considerable damage wa? to the over the choir loft at the back of the church, but the auditorium was not damaared. Toe loss is at $20'), covered by irvsufaru-e. 1 School Teacher MaiTlCS Harris Young Man Miss Mildred Kauffman, daughter of lr. and Mrs. IMward Kautfman of Iake of the Woods, and Noble Ueese if HatTis Station were united in marriasre Saturday afternoon at one l'nk at the United Bicthren parsonage.

Rev. C. A. Sickafoo.e, pastor of the rform the ceremony. The bride well known in this commun- ity, having been a teacher in the town ship schools for several years.

The oung eople will live with Mr. and Mrs. KautTman at their ho ne near the lake for the present. Former Bremen Girl Is Married At South Bend Miss Ullie Lversole. of South Rnd.

daughter of Mrs. Isaac Muffley of Bremen, and George Svobcda oi Mouth Bend were united in marriage in that. city Saturday at noon. The fori le has tteen working in the otTices of the Mo- tor Discount Company in South Bend for th past three years. They make their home in South Bend.

will Mrs. Olive Grose Is Married At South Bend i Mrs. Olive Grose, well known in I Practically every business house in Bremen will have a part in this big event. Thrifty shoppers will find in the ads today many suggestions for good buying. Read all of them.

IMr. and Mrs. Henry Yenna Keep Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yenna celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Yenna have been residents of thia community for sixteen years, during which time they have acquired a large circle of friends and acquaintances. They were married March 4th, fifty years ago, at Mrs. Yenna's home five miles south of Rochester.

Her maiden name was Mary Ann Hook. Sixty-two invited guests attended the dinner at the family home Sunday in celebration of the event. A large wedding cake was the center piece of the table and was cut and served oy the bride of fifty years airo. Mr. and Mrs.

Yenna are the parents of eight children, but only four of them are living. They have nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They received a number of gifts in, remembrance of the occasion. mciuuing a purse or gold. There were also irifta uf linfn crnLl fmifr Knurl and bouquets of flowers.

Music and songs made up the entertainment of the. afternoon, and Mr. Yenna demon strated the old fashioned double shu- 1 le dance. Those present to enjoy the affair were Mr. and Mrs.

William Stork. Mr and Mrs Frank Yenna. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Love 11 and children, Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Yockey and children and Sanford Yockey of South Bend; Mr. ana iwrs. William llevn and Irene and and Carl Casper of Plymouth: Mr. and Mrs.

Clyde DeWitt, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. tienry Yenna. Miss Dessie Yen na, Otterbein, Mr. and Mrs.

The- cxiore Hoover. Chesterton. Mr and Mrs. Frank Yenna and children, iur. ana John O'Connor and An drew and son.

Kokomo: Mor row Yenna. LojransTort: Mr. anrl Hoover, Elkliart; Mr. and Mrs. Harry U.HU cnnaren, icoscoe Yenna.

Mr. and Jlrs. Glen Yenna and daurrh ter Reva. Mr. an.I Mrs.

Isrr viin- and son, and Mrs. Albert Berger Mii.r uautfnier, air. ana fllrs. M. Walter an.I Kon, Mr.

and Mrs. Clem Hcrsh- oergr and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed-ward Keyser and family, of Bremen. Uetailers To Meet At Hotel Friday Evening I Bremen Lu.dness mn who a'-e in terested in the formation of a retail- ers' association will meet at Hotel Walter Fiiday evening for the purixwe of perfortinjT hUch an All business men are invited by Uie co-mmitU-e in charge, who announce 'hat all will be welcome who are at all inteiested in th proposition.

The meeting will at G.MO oelock. Commissioners Establish Bremen and Culver Kocds Tlie new road east out of Bremen was established by the county commissioners at their session at ITy-mouth Tuesday. The extension of the IMimer road at Culver was also established at the same tim. Viewing of the road will begin at once, ami the engineer's estimate will be ready for the next meeting of the commissioners. It is probable that the contracts will be let in June.

Hi-Y Note-. A number of Junior Hi-Y boys, accompanied by Mr. Sherfey, hik to Iapaz Sunday afternoon. They returned on the train. Those who went were IoweIl Koontz, Walter D'etrich, Owen Lehr, RolM'rt I)ettbrenner, John Myers, Sherman Keck, James Judny, a ul Theodort Grove.

Ned Maxey arid Frederick Berg witit as guests. The Junior Hi-Y club I r. its weekly meeting Tuesday night. Oliver Keek's name was presented for The Senior Hi-Y club is planning to sponsor a picture at the local theatre soon. The regular monthly dinrer ot the Hi-Y clubs will le he'd Mar.

21. It will bo served by the ladie.i of the li rs evangelical church. aceoiint of the regional ball toio iment at Nitte ime the Yo'tiif Confi niuv ill i.e postponed uotd Match 2i. the township are ranked at 100 percent, and the average of the seven schools for the past year was 89.285 percent, the highest ranking ever attained. The township paid $100 for county and state work.

The total en rollment in the township is more than l-r)0 pupils. Division Freight Agent Tells Railroad History C. M. Crminger, division freight age.it of the Baltimore Ohio rail road, of Garrett, was the speaker at th! regular dinner meeting of the Kiwanis club at Hotel Walter Tue day evening. Mr.

Groninger told in an interesting way of the early history of the lialti more and Ohio, America's first rail way. Sidelights on the story were to be found in some of the incident of those pioneering days, when fifteen miles an hour was too fast, in the pi ous opinion of some who feared such spevi might bring down the wrath of Pro tdenre. At the conclusion of his address, Mr. Gmninger spoke of a proposal to install flasher lights at the railroad cro ings in Bremen. The company ires to make this change at some time in the future.

miners of the high nchool basket ball stuad. Coach Ray Bow.nan, and Manager Mack Tucker were guests of the club. Other Riiests were J. J. and K.

M. Crittenden with Sam Miller. The attendance prize was won by II. M. Wahl.

The club made a 100 percent n-cord during the first week of the International attendance contest. IN SECTIONAL 0 finish. Bow nan's liys will meet nt '5 oe! ek in the afternoon. They ought to lie to dispose of the and go to the final gi'me with the whi ter of the Pa'is battle. Dope favois Mishawaka win that game.

Two inevioiis against the Shakers M'i'son Ir-v? convinced the that they can gettin sweet vovom-e fo- two itefeats. A large (ieleathm Bremen people sijpixtit-ed ti t-'am at Pl mouth, and "a ill be vx'lh tin in at the regional. In th p'etare above ave shown, 1 ft o' light. in 1'ii'e. WaUT, forwa 11 n-, go Tueker, faculty tv i-t, ro uh; Siii.t.

C.B. I i fi 1 Keck, for- I'-e'l '-te- Sunday school workers of Gernia.i township will hold their annual convention in Salem Evangelical church Bremen Sunday, March 20. Two sessions are to be held, during the afternoon and evening. for the convention indicate that it will offer one of the programs of recent years, with addressees by known Sunday schd workers of northern Indiana. Supt.

J. A. Abell of the Nappan public schools will speak at the evening session, and Prof. Otho Winger, Manchester college, will speak at both the afternoon and evening mec t-j ings. Rev.

I). A. Kaley and othei local people will also appear on the pmcram, which will include music oy the diiferent Sunday schools of the township. Under the leader-hip of James HutT, who has been president of the township association for thirty-five years, the township has led Marshall county as a 100 percent unit for the past five vears. Three of the seven schools of SCHOOL BEST Bremen came back strong in the second iteriod and staged a wonderful exhibition of fighting spirit.

The score was tied several time. during the half With only about" a minute to go. San 1 iene ma good a charity toss that put them one point ahead. On th? p'ay Stuart Wagner suivk a pret- ty goal from close in, and the Biemen la Is held until the gull the fiay. i d'vcrv in -mi in the Bremen soiad cave Ids best, and supeiior team play md -tiTht vi on against a tremendous han-Iiea? in si7e and weight.

Coach straie-ry i i doping a d-- i lanky Pl-rf -i- i iiht an.I t'- it i to winning t' ma ment 1 Bremen and a former resident of the mouth as "good coiv.po- commurity rioith. of Bremen, and John tition for Culver 1 Biemn." After H. Davis of Plymouth were united initiating Plymouth by playing tt imrna'e at th home of the bridr's basket ball durinr the afteineon Mrs. Leona Mason, in Smith San Iiere ran faster P.i tv 1 Saturday ever Rev. II.

C. in the tu al. whim's boy cam auchamp. pa tor of the United th'-ouh v. itli p.H-i i a fi Bn-th ren r'-imh of that city, read the it that sweot il.i-ir -eh i.i'i'i tv.arria- serviee.

Mr. atl Mrs. Davi oppom nts ort of a Irtif I iU do at I'ast Pidi.ma t'-e 'h P. Piene 1.