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A lriirTr THE BEST BOOSTER OF YOUR BUSINESS READ BY MORE GARRETT PEOPLE THAN AMV nTHPP I PUBLICATION IN THE WORLD VOLUME XLI. NO. 37 GARRETT, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 24, 1927 MONDAYS AND TUiTDcnAVC ri i 2S2525252S2S2SS2SiEZ525ZSE523 i I I III Along the Concrete MERCHANT OF 72 REFUSED TO BE ILJ a ANGOLA BOYS AND PERU GIRLS HERE THIS WEEK-END Local Girls Seek State Title WAIT A MINUTE, VSPMX HE WAY TURN OUT FOR VOU bia City from Churubusco. Ho started on the hike and was overtaken shortly by Caldwell and Butler, who continued with him until met by the car sent by Cramer's father. At the father's home the young man told his father what he had done and the father advised him to give himself up to the police.

No Resistance. tSheriff J. F. Mayes of Whitley county and Prosecuting Attorney Lincoln found Butler and Caldwell on the highway between Columbia City and Churubusco. They had stopped to get water for their car.

They offered no resistance and were taken into custody by the officials. They at once implicated Cramer. Cramer was found at the home of his father and the three were taken to the jail at Columbia City, where they were held until Sheriff Singleton arrived and removed them to the jail at Albion. Cramer's wound was treated at the jail in Columbia City by B. F.

Stickler of that ctiy. The bullet had entered the hand at the base of the little finger and lodged near the base of the middle finger. Because of the danger of infection the bullet was not removed. Both Caldwell and Cramer are married men. They said the robbery was attempted to obtain money as all three of them were "broke." The maximum charge which can be filed against them is automobile banditry, which carries a penitentiary sentence of 10 to 25 years.

Jv. 1 1 11 rusiAL tiWfLUYhS HOLD A BANQUET Uncle Sam's men wiio Iiandle the mails in DeKalb county and the families of the rural and city carriers, postoflice clerks and postmasters banqueted in Auburn on Monday evening at the Commercial club. (The occasion was the first time that all branches of the department ever met in a social way in this county and it proved such a success that it will be repeated It was agreed that not only annual banquets will be held, but that during the summer months picnics will be planned, probably at one of the nearby lakes. Covers were laid for sixty-four and at 6:30 the women of the north section ot tne Aid Society of the Church of Christ served a delicious chicken supper. The decorations were in keeping with Washington's birthday.

A profusion cf flags both about the dining room and on the tables, place cards in the shape of hatchets and cherry decorated napkins suggested observance of the birthday of the first president of the United States. Van Showers of Auburn, presided as the toastmaster. The music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Pres Wilcox.

There were short speeches by local and visiting postoffice officials and employes and at the conclusion of the session, the entire assembly accepted the invitation of Manager H. E. Hart of the Court theatre to witness the motion picture, "Flesh iand the Devil." W. B. Piatt of Fort Wayne, post-office inspector for northeastern Indiana, Mrs.

Piatt and Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Brandon of Xiles. were special guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon were former residents of Auburn, Mr. Brandon having been connected with the Auburn postoffice at one time for a period of twenty years. Mr.

Brandon is now the president of the Niles City bank. Two pleasing numbers on the program, vocal solos by Miss Carol Dawson, with Mrs. Edwina Wigent at the piano and two readings by Mrs. Van Showers were given before the speaking program. Mr.

Showers presented Arthur M. Grogg of Wa-! terloo, the president of the rural carriers association and turned the meeting over to him. Toasts were given by Mr. and Mrs. Piatt, Mr.

Brandon and by Milo E. (Garrett, Wm. Burch Hays, R. C. Campbell and Clyde Fee, the postmasters at Auburn, Garrett, Butler and Waterloo and impromptu talks by a number of fhers.

Frank Dawson of Auburn, chairman of the program committee, was head of the committee on arrangements for the banquet. The presi dent is Arthur M. Grogg of Waterloo; the vice president, C. O. Krise of Auburn; secretary, J- W.

Barber of Butler and chaplain, John H. Weav er of Auburn. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W.

B. Piatt of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Brandon of Xiles, Mr.

and Mrs. M. T. Markley, Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Lawhead and Mr. and Mrs. George Dawson of Corun-na; Mrs.

Hazel Stewart, the postmistress of the Spencerville post-office and Mr. and Mrs. Bleeks Erick of Spencerville, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kanaley, Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Barber, Mr. and Mrs.

Ora Imhoff, Frank Mrs. Joseph Miser, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grogg, Arthur Maxwell and Postmaster Clyde Fee of Waterloo and Mrs. Fee; Waldo and Paul Grimm and (Postmaster Wm.

Burch Hays of Garrett; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Rug-man, John Ludwig, Mr. and Mrs. H. Van Showers, Mr. and Mrs.

Wallace Hersh, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Krise, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Dawson, Miss Carol Dawson, Don P. Sprott, deputy postmaster. A. A.

Rowland, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Wigent, Lenna Wilson, Ed ward Picker, Verle Webb, C. Raj-Davis. Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Knauer and Postmaster Milo E. Garrett and Mrs.

Garrett of Auburn. NOTICE. Good" people, we want you to know that we are giving you wholesale prices on brand new shoes at the Wear-U-Well. When you can buy- any pair of the more than 50 pairs of samples, bronze, tan, pearl, patent kids, pumps, three-eye oxfords and straps at for the best and $2.98 for common, you can't do better by catalogue. Also big cut in rubber footwear, jus when you need them, at the Wear-U-Well on Cowen street A.

J. Stewart, manager. HELD UP; FIRE Kendallville Bandits Land in Jail Three young men, aged about 23 years, languish in the county jail al Albion, the climax of a daring hold-Hp in which twelve shots were ex-changed, staged Sunday night shortly after 9 o'clock at the Peter A. Heed general store at Lisbon. i The trio participating in the hold-Tip included Earl Butler of near Kendallville, and Stewart Caldwell and Bert Cramer of Kendallvile, the latter two having recently been employed at the mill of the Eureka Lumber company.

In the exchange of shots between Cramer and Mr. Reed. Cramer was shot in the left hand. lAfter being taken into custody about 3:30 o'clock Monday morning and removed to the jail at Albion by Sheriff John Singleton and Deputy Sheriff Gene Parker, the young men told a complete story of their escapade to Prosecuting Attorney Chester A. Lincoln of Columbia City, implicating Howard Treesh of Kendallville as the person who provided them with the gun to stage the holdup.

Treesh was arrested at his home by Deputy Sheriff Parker and was taken to jail at Albion to await trial on a charge of furnishing a weapon to commit a crime. iButler said that he and Caldwell and Cramer, met February 16 and planned Jhe holdup. He said they needed a gun and Saturday evening were given the .32 calibre revolver, loaded, by Howard Treesh. They arrived at the general store at Lisbon about the time that Mr. Reed was preparing to close his place for the night.

Butler said he remained at the wheel of the car, a Ford roadster, while Cramer and Caldwell went to the store. Reed Counting Cash. Mr. Reed, who is 72 years of age, had locked the front door of his store and was preparing to place his money in the safe when Cramer and Caldwell called at the front door. Mr.

Reed laid the money on a counter and also placed his .32 calibre revolver in his hip pocket before going to the door. Opening the door, Cramer asked if they could buy some cigarettes, and Mr. Reed opened the door for them to enter. Mr. Reed stepped behind the counter and as he turned to ask the young men the brand of cigarettes they desired, he looked into the muzzle of the .32 calibre revolver, held by Cramer, who was quoted as saying: "Wte don't want cigarettes; we want your money." 'Mr.

Bleed replied by saying he had no money, and as he began to step backward he pulled the revolver from his pocket and opened fire. Caldwell ran from the store, and Cramer sought refuge behind a cookie case rack. A fusillade of shots followed, Cramer firing six times, none of the shots taking effect, while Reed discharged five cartridges from his revolver, one of the bullets striking Cramer in the left hand. With blood streaming from the wound Cramer ran from the store. Caldwell had reached the automobile and entered the seat with Butler and Cramer jumped on the running board as Butler started the car and drove west from Lisbon.

(Mr. Reed fired the last shot from his revolver at the trio as they started away. Close Call For Reed. On one shot fired by Cramer, Mr. Reed was saved from being seriously and probably fatally wounded by the metal corner band of a showcase.

The shot, aimed directly at him, struck the corner of the showcase and glanced upward. Neither Cramer nor Caldwell wore a mask. iMt. Reed called Sheriff Singleton, who in turn notified officials of other nearby towns and cities to be on the lookout for the bandits. According to the confessions of the young men they drove west to Hock-enbarger's corners and went from there to Churubusco, where they remained nearly an hour.

The night marshal of Churubusco had been notified of the attempted holdup and questioned the trio. He had been ad-. vised that there were but two in the party and did not place them 'under arrest. Cramer kept his wounded hand hidden from the sight of the Churubusco officer. HIS Cramer was suffering considerably from the gunshot wound and desiring to have the injury cared for called his father, John Cramer, who resides at Columbia City, to meet him as he was starting walk toward Colum COUNTRY CLUB TO PUT ON BENEFIT SHOW INJPRING "AWomanless Wedding" is Selected The comedy, "A Womanless Wedding," will be presented by home talent under the auspices of the Garrett Country club, according to plans made by the board of directors of the club following a dinner at the home of C.

B. Hamilton Monday evening. All of the parts in the play will be taken by males and the entertainment is expected to be very amusing to the audience and profitable to the club. The arrangements will be in charge of the entertainment committee, headed by iBr. Wayne K.

Teni-pleton, and the time will be the latter part of March. Dr. Templeton was elected treasurer of the club to succeed Harry E. Wert, who resigned. J.

S. Patterson, chairman of the house committee, was authorized to make rules for the use of the club house and to have them printed. The club members and guests enjoyed a stag dinner at the club house Tuesday evening. A fine meal was served by the entertainment committee. After the prizes in a drawing were won by S.

O. Redman, Dr. Clevenger, R. E. Sarber and Joseph McCorkel.

Mayor Brinkerhoff made a brief talk in which he declared the club has improved every year and As a grand climax to the 1925-27 basket ball season local sport fans will be able to see two of the best teams cf Indiana on the home court this week-end. On Friday night Angola, the flashy Steuben county champions. furnish the opposition for the Stanleymen. while on Saturday night the Peru lassies will hook up with Coach Patterson's sextette. The Angola lads come here ith an enviable record and are the best bets to represent this region at the state tournament.

The team holds victories over South' Bend, Central of Fort Wayne, Kendallville, Auburn and Fremont, having lost only to Goshen, Decatur and Ossian. The Stanleymen lost a one-sided game to Angola a few weeks ago and are out for revenge. Coach Stanley has found a smooth-working combination in Gordon, Karr, Metcalf. Kennedy. Cart-wright and Hufierman.

alternating in the various positions. (Garrett has lost a majority of its games this year, but this niay be explained by the lack of experienced material. In short, Coach Stanley has a crew that is in the making and that should blossom forth in great style next year. As a preliminary to the Angola encounter the local reserves will play the Angola subs. Game With Peru.

Saturday night will be the crucial time for the local lassies. It will decide whether or not they may lay claim to the state championship. Peru comes here with a squad which for the past two years has defeated all comers. During the pat three years Peru has only lost two games and tied one, this tie being to the credit of the local girls when they met Peru earlier this season. Both defeats were at the hands of Auburn.

Both Auburn and Peru are out of tue running for the title because each holds a victory over the other this season. Coach Patterson has her team in the pink of condition and if dope runs true to form the locals should carry off the laurels for the evening. The local lassies have won eleven straight games this season and tied one, that being with Peru. This is the most successful season ever enjoyed by a girls team sponsored by the local school. It is Coach Patterson's first year as coach and she has established a record which has never been equalled in the history of Garrett athletics.

The preliminary will be played between the Spencerville and Garrett boys' teams. The gym will be open at 7 both evenings, with the games being called at 7:30. Come out and show the school that you are with them in the final games of the year. Your support will be greatly appreciated. S.

P. STEWART, FORMER AVILLA MERCHANT, DIES S. P. Stewart, S6. pioneer resident of Noble county, died Monday at the home of his daughter, George Knauer of Avilla, following a several weeks illness from senility.

IMr. Stewart was born in Allegheny- county, in 1340. and came with his parents to Xoble county in 1S57. locating on a farm southwest of Avilla, where for ten years he resided and then came to Avilla. In early life he was a school teacher and later entered the hardware busi ness, which he followed for some years.

After retiring from the mer cantile business he was elected town clerk and also engaged in the insurance business. He was affiliated with the Masons. Odd Fellows and Ben Hurs. His wife, Mrs. Susana Stewart, died three years ago and since that time he had been making his home with Mrs.

Knauer. Surviving children are Mrs. Knauer, Mrs. B. Lewis of Willard, and John Stewart of Sturgis.

Three brothers, R. J. Stewart of Kendall ville. and William and John Stewart of Avilla, and two sisters, Mrs. Jane Bolton of KendallviUe.

and Miss Elizabeth Stewart of Avilla also survive. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Knauer residence. Interment was in the Avilla cemetery. Waffle supper at Christian Church, basement, Thursday, 5 to 7 p. m.

35c SAYS HE TOOK CHICKENS TO GET MONEY FOR SHOES After Hearing John Stager's Story, Justice McClintock Refuses His Plea of Guilty. On an affidavit sworn to by Sherman Derthick, a farmer of Stafford township, John Stager a neighbor was arrested Wednesday on a charge of petit larceny, the specific allegations being that Stager unlawfully and feloniously took, stole and car ried away eight White Wyandotte chickens valued at one dollar each. At the preliminary hearing in the court of Justice of the Peace E. A. McClintock in Auburn on Wednesday Stager acknowledged that he took the chickens, but with the knowledge and by the directions of Derthick.

Stager said that he needed a pair of shoes and having no money, Derthick told Him to take the chickens, sell them and buy shoes. Justice McClintock refused to acioept a plea of guilty and Stager was bound over to the DeKalb circuit court in the sum of $200. Unable to secure the bond, he was remanded to jail. SPECIAL FEATURE! All patterns in single pieces or complete sets of our Community and 1847 Rogers silverware will be reduced 10 for three days only, beginning today. W.

SU'MIMiERS. LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS. The following is a list of unclaim ed letters remaining at the Garrett postoflice; Mrs. Louise Miller, Jack Avey, John Rhule, W. Bloom, Miss Mjabel Rhule, Champion Riley.

WfM. BTJIRGH HAYS, Acting Postmaster. INCREASING THE POPULATION Recent birth; A son to Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Spen cer of South Cowen street Saturday NOTICE! We are displaying samples of our furniture in the show room of the Ford Sales and Service garage.

See them soon. i JOHN LUDWICKI CO. ATTENTION LADIES We wish to announce the arrival of the most complete and exclusive showing of highest grade fabrics for ladies' tailored coats, suits and dresses for the spring and Summer season. A loo at our windows will convince you of the wonderful assortment to select from. Come in and let us show you.

EUGENE VOGEDING EVERETT SCOTT WILL PLAY WITH BALTIMORE THIS YEAK Former Auburn Resident Signs with International League Everett Scott or Fort Wayne formerly an Auburn resident, fa mous iron man or the 'big leagues, and holder of the world's record for continuous labor iby playing over 300 consecutive games iwithout a day's vacation, is not through with baseball. Far from it. Sunday "Scotty" announced that he had come to iterms rwith Baltimore in the International League and will play during the coming season with Jack Dunn's Orioles, considered the strongest team outside of the major leagues and as strong as some of the teams that are in the big show, a team that won the pennant so many years in the International League that it almost disrupted the organi zation. Scott 'will play shortstop for Balt imore, de rwiii take the (place or Joe Boley, the famous star twho has been sought for years by practically every team in the leagues, until 'Dunn finally parted with him for a big price to the Philadelphia Athletics. Dunn has been after Scott for some time to close left iby Boley's departure tout the agreement as to terms was reached only Sunday by telegram.

Scott wil report at Baltimore on February 28 and will go from there to the training camp at Orlando, Fla, The International league season will start on the same day as the majors, April 12. The veteran shortstop, who has participated in seven wiorld series, was forced out of the game last year by a ibad leg. He started the season with the Chicago White Sox and later was released to the Cincinnati Reds. It was in his second game with Cincinnati that he twisted a tendon in his leg and was 'forced to give up the game. He played with the Lincoln Lifes at Fort Wayne during the last month of the season and showed his old skill, fielding well and hitting the iball (particularly hard.

He has kept in fine shape this winter by means of his continuous (bowling at his recreation hall in Fort Wayne and should be able to get into condition for a hard campaign in a short time. The Bluffton Church of Christ has a new pastor in the of Rev. H. W. Mount of Indianaspolis.

H-, is a recent graduate of Butler univers ity at Indlanaipolis. Rev. T. Raymond Allston has tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Bluffton and has accepted a call to the (pastorate of a South Bend church. W.

B. A. Public Bunco party, W. B. A.

hall Friday, 8:00 p. m. Everybody wel come. Tallies 25c. STATE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COUNTY SHARE IN PAVING No Chanye in State Route Contemplated The state highway commission would welcome an offer from DeKalb county to pay a portion of the cost of paving the state road between Auburn and Fort Wayne and if such an agreement is reached the improvement will likely be made in 1928.

If DeKalb county first paves the Tonkel road leading south from Auburn it will doubtless be a long time before the state paves state road 27. However, John D. Williams, di rector of the state commission, ad vised the road committee of the Gar rett Chamber of Commerce Monday that the commission has no intention to abandon the present route north from Fort Wayne and take over the Tonkel road even if it is paved; but he was unable to predict what the successors of the present commissioners might do. iMr. Wi'diams gave this information to the committee in a call made upon him at the commission's offices in In dianapolis.

IThe members of the committee who made the trip to see him are D. B. VanFleit, chairman, W. W. Sharpless, George M.

Schulthess and John P. Gephart. The committee was anxious to learn the commission's intentions because of the new situation created by a determination of the county commissioners to pave the Tonkel road. They conferred with Mr. Williams for two hours Mr.

Williams stated that the state road between Garrett and Auburn will be tar-bound this summer, but that because of the great demand for paving and the comparatively small income for the purpose it would doubtless be some time before road north of Fort Wayne would be paved. He said the state has been aided in a number of counties in the hard-surfacing of the state roads and that this arrangement will be continued on a more extensive scale in the future. He, said that if iDeKalb county offers to help pay the cost on road 27 he would recommend that the project be made a part of the 1925 program of the commission. In the agreements made with other counties, the- commission has paid 75 per cent of the cost and the counties 25 per cent. The road committee will make a detailed report of its conference with Mr.

Williams at a meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce to be held at the city hall Friday evening. When his automobile swerved into two large trucks while trying to dodge another car, John Minor of Indianai-polis, was killed Thursday night near Marion, Ind. that 1927 will be its best year. He 'Stage, Robert Ulm, and Postmaster and H. M.

Brown sang solos, L. DaleiR. C. Campbell of Butler; Mr. and Green gave recitations and Dr.

Wm. G. iSymon played the piano. A putting contest also was enjoyed. A similar artair will be held March.

in NOTICE. Piano Tuner Wm. Spiegel of Fort Wayne will be in town today. Anyone desiring work done may leave their order with John Roos. LICENSED TO WED Gerald J.

Grandstaff. 21, laborer, Preble, and Phyllis Kosht, 19, Butler. The Onward Elkhart campaign to raise $150,000 for the bringing of industries to Elkhart is progressing. At $72,226 has been raised with half of the time of the campaign elapsed. Funeral services for the late Frederick Ginder, a well known resident of Wilmington township and a Civil war veteran, were held at 11 o'clock Sunday at the Mt.

Pleasant Radical U. B. church, conducted by Rev. William Clay of Huntington. Burial was made in the cemetery nearby..