The National Banner, Volume 7, Number 34, Ligonier, Noble County, 18 December 1872 — Page 3

New Year’s Dance, at Kann’s Hall, Tuesday Evening, December 3ist, 1872. Bill for Dance and Supper, only $2.00. - BEN. BARNHART.

Hational @tnnet. LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

—For additional locals, see[fourth page. —An unusually large nunber of farniers were upon. our streets dn Saturday last. | o e — =-Peck Brothersare now rpnninga circular saw in connection with [their planing mill, el . _—PFive horses of Messrqy. Jobu and Jom;tt,ﬁn Simmons are widstling with ‘the gpizootic.. e ; - Our local contributors| have done nobly for the present issue of theBANNER. We herewith tender thanks to each and sl = ‘ ; . —Lutheran services in th¢ Methodist ‘church, at 8 o’clock P. M. of next Sabbath, by Rev. A. Leathers. |All are cor dially invited. - e —Remember that we have large stock of envelopas for the use of business men who desire their cards neatly printed on that sort of things. —Our esteemed old friend, Joseph Z 1 linger, of old Clinton, honofed us witha call last Thursday. He is gne of Indi ana’s best citizeps. » ¢ —We are q.nxig')us to make settlement with all our patrens who Wave accounts for job work or Advertising, on or before the first day of January. . —The ground is broken for a Railroad Scale in front of the aepot.” |When finish+ ed, produce will be weighed by the car load instead of the cart load) : ‘—The engineers of the Cénada Southern are at present engaged between this place and New Paris. They are pushing their survey with commerdable vigor. - =-Back Bros. have soid gnd removed ‘the old barn in the rear of their Grocery and will erect in its stéad & substantial ‘brick huilding to be used asfa bakery. — I. E Knisely, Esq., ig engaged in gelling the Magnet Mies| property at RmhenQity. The sale commenced yester day and may continue for s¢veral days. —Masny of our citizens partook of a slice of that deliciods venisop with which Ad. Dingman supplied thi§ market last week. [t was retailed by’ Sack Brothers. —James Cunningbam, [Esq., - Squire Addis, and J. P. Miller, all residing in. the southern part of the jcounty, were among those who visited our - office dur ‘ ing the past week. b ‘—A little more paint, .4 little more sand, and our new Passengdr House will be ready for occupancy. It|is a crecit to the Railroad Company and our village Ligonier is looking up. : : —Tev. C. Caskey, of this place, now has churgc,‘q_;ftfm Lutheran (ongregations of Millersblirg, Fish Lake,| Griners, and Vistabula. He is & most zdalous. laborer in thé vineyard of the Lord, . —Aaron R. King lost & jmost valuable horse, worth at least two hundred dollars, last Friday. The unimal was apparently in good Liealth, huving bepn in service only a few minutes before ifs death. —The widow of Judge Blackman, des ceased, broke her arm at the wrist,December 12th. The fracture whs ad’usted by Drs. Knepper and Landon. The injury is at present in a fair way for recovery. —Mrs. M. M. Dodge, of [Wawaka, and Mrs. Cuarles Stevenson, bf this place, took a view-of our new office last Friday. They spoke in very flattering terms of the -general appearance of our jpublishing de partment, ] o \e\Veg}lnve hitherto ‘vnogcctcd_ to men: tion that L. S. Primrose has resumed the clerkship of the Helmer [House of this place. “Prim” is a clevér fellow, and never fails to make it pleadant and agreeable for guests. ° ' S

—Some mischievous person at or near Albion, the other day, sent us a piece of second hand poetry, entitled: “The Grecian Bend”, with a request to publish same in ourcnlumns and sepd the “author” (or copyist) fifty cents. edectineto do either. ; b : | —Zero has been to town the past week. lie is a keeu oid tellow, ajlittle grey, but. likely to live many years yet, as he comes from a bhardy stock and khows ro signs of weakness, He is apf to make his mark,” but we hope he| will keep his bands off the peach trees {his winter. -The election of officets for the Ligonier Lodge No. 185, F. &[A. M., was held last Monday evening, and resulted as'follows: R. D. Kerr, Worghipful Master - John Ohlwine, Senior Warden ; John Abdill, Junior W‘hrden; H. [R. Cornell, Secretary ; F. Beazel, Trdasurer; Henry Watchorn, Tyler. Installation on the evening of Bt. John's day. | ° :

— It bas come tdpassi C. R. Wiley is 1 removed from the sixty dollar per annum poetmastership of Wolf Lake, all because he wouldn’t use his influence to retain Geo. W. Roof as teach¢r of the public schools of that unassumipg village. Ben. Couts, who swears by Gmunt, Casey & Co, will henceforth have the handlirg of Uncle Sam’s mail pouches for that locality. ' —Mr. Abraham Ott,| residing in the vicinity ot Noblesville, [this county, was severely injured one day last week, while engaged in felling a treel It appears that ‘the tree, in’ falling, struck another, causing a limb to be hurled| at Mr. Ott, who was knocked senseless. Although sustaining severe injuries, it i believed Mr. Ott - will speedily recover. * S —As a matter of dourse, everybody will read the flaming pdvertisement of Messrs, Straus & Meagher in to days paper. These gentlemen | never do things by hsalves, hence our rgaders may confi dently rely upon their agsurance that they "mean business. We Know whereof we speak when we assure four readers within a radius of twenty mijles that it will pay them to make their purichases of Straus & Meagher. ] —The reglect of certain supervisors to discharge their duties frequently leads to serious damages. A case in point is that of Mr, Edward Alkirg, of Noble town--Bhip, who récently meff with an accident -which is thus related to vs: Alkire was driving his team on a public bighway of ~#aid vownship, when He came to a small bridge that had evidently®been in a dila: pidated condition for gome time. While - crossing this bridge, lone of his horses stepped ' into a hole, land 1n trying to . emerge therefrom, bpth animals took - fright, in eonsequencd of which thé first _ mentioned horee, worth $1.25, broke one “of its legs. Mr. A. is & poor man and can (illy afford to sustaia fhis o bim beary iR e GRS el e g e i

. EBENDALLVIILE. The epizootic is fast disappearing from our midst. T have heard of but one death amongst the equine race from that diss ense in this community. In consequence of the abuve trouble business hasbeen qliite’z’a.t a stand still with us for some time; which of course has aff-cted our tradesmen considerably. Our woed drawers have been able to realize considerable of an advance over old prices and in fact there bave been many cold stoves and many cold toes, too, in eur town during the iast week. : oy A meeting was held at the office of James Colgrove on Saturday evéning last, for the organization of a Literary societg. Quite a number of persong were present. The various committees were appointed and a general discussidn was entered into in regard to what the entertuinments should be. It was :ggf]e,mlly concurred in that we should have 4t least six lectures during the winter, and per - haps some other exercises of a more local character. It was also understood that each member will advance a fee of about s3,as a fund for expenses which may arise, An effort will be made to get Mrs. Scott-Siddons, the great histronic artist, and others of first class ability. The hog shippers and chicken ' pickérs have éenef’ally lost in their transaction of late with us, Lo,

Drs. Erickson, ot this place, and Dancer, of Milford, started east a few days agzo, not to interview the living, but more particularly the dead. o ~> : " “Greeley is dead” seems to be the beginning of all newspaper articles at the present time. - : S ‘ "The Rome City dry-goods failure will be quite éeri()li.:;, 1t is said, the liabilities amounting to some geven tbuusangl dollars more than the assets. Henry Iddings, father of Hiram, Lewis, Jackson, and others, died a short time ago, at the ripe old age of 83. He was one ‘of the early settlers of this county, having been 'here nearly forty years. His, wife preceded him some three years, Elder Dowling, another good old man, departed this life on Friday last. He was a man of considerable intelligence, having been quite a noted preacher in the Disciple church. ; v Our Baptist friends are holding a series of meetings at their church in this place. The Rev. Jones, of Indianapolis, is assisting the regular pastor. DeGraff has quit business. His goods are being invoiced by the Marshal. : Adum Dingman gent home a sled-load of deer which he had hunted down in north Michigan. Adam secms to be a “dead shot.” - ! - : L Beechgood wants an office. He offered a man $2OO if he would resign. My old friend, Father Green, now 82 years old,walks some three miles to town quite often. He does it with as much ease as many would who are younger. He bids fair to live many years yet. He cast” his vote for Horace Greeley, and is proud ot it. : -

I heard a fellow say on last Satarday night, and, by the way, he was once a citizen of your place, that “John Smith could not take one side of him.” He was “pretty full,” . - Elder Hutchingon, once of your place, was here last week after sonie confidence men. | From-preacher to Marshal—how is that? Leuty, of your place, can take that bonor to himself, ° T

(Ed. Lisle, our postmaster, W_enzt‘i‘up to Chicago a few days- ago, to consult the spirits in regard to his afflictions. Ed. comes back highly pleased and somewhat astonished at the result. He claims to have held communication with his dead boy, shoak hands with him, and did many other things bordering on the miraculous, A petition to the Legislature is loeing circulated in this vicinity to double the tax on dogs, and it is receiving a good many signatures. : ]

~ There are quite a number of boys loafing about the town who ought to be at school. T asked one, about ten years old, why be did not go,and he said his moth er would not let him because he lost his books, | ' The city council, at their last meeting, appropriated the sum of $25 for the pur pose of moving back the old wooden building just south of Henry Schaefer’s furniture rooms: | Tox. GreEA'T REDUCTION in all kinds of f(_:lohing, &e., at 4, Straus, jr., & Co’s. xe —Quite a diversity of opinion |seems to exist among sbme of our rural A;riends' with regard to the relative value of that indispensable article, wood. While in vesting two dollars in fuel the other day, the farmer of whom we .made tdhe purchase stoutly maintained that black . ash, next to hickory, gave the intensest heat. A few minutes after, we had occasion to negotiate with another farmer, who told us with equal positiveness that black ash was by all odds 'tbe poorest stuff that can be put in a stove! Having been taught to place implicit confidence in the statements of the honest tillers of the sooil, we were placed in a quandary of mind that can be better imagined than described. We refer the solutjon of this barrassing problem to the Millersburg debating society. ' . ;

QuITE a number of horses died from Epizootic in Noble county. — Warsaw Union. | If two constitute “quite a ‘number,” then the Union’s statement is correct. Otherwise not. . PArTiEs attending the Christmas Ball, need have no fear of losing bats, as all hats will be taken care of. An invitation ig extended to all who will properly con duct themselves. Those who can appreciate good music are especially invited. Dance, be merry, ‘be of good cheer, - . Christmas comes but once a year. - * J.L. FEncuson, Proprietcr.

~The old rotten iron pipe laid down from the new freight depot to the river to obtain water for the depdt engine and the tanks, would’nt stand the pressure, and has been taken up and replaced by new, which looks more like withstanding the teeth of time andfish worins,

M=z. F'ERraUsoN has secured the services of Hull & Arnold’s quadrille band for the coming ball on Christmas eve, Dec. 24. Bupper will be served in first class styleat the Ligonier House. Jeems will bave things corect. B Ce——— T Hovibay Guris, in great variety, at Middleton’s Book Store, e

Lot BVIELIL.A. Epirtor BANNERg—I am compelled to record another serious but probably nota fatal accident. - On Thursday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, Mr. W. Lathrop, of the firm of Lathrop & Bro., blacksmiths, who recently moved here trom Wauseon, O hio, who is, by the way, an engineer, having been engaged in that busioess on the Air L}ne Ruilroad, was called upon by Mr. Yeiser to repair something 6n an epgine in his saw mill. . He proceeded ; thereto, and stationed himself close to a small saw called the “cut~-off” ~ Pretty soon his feet began to rolt.or slip as if standing upen something, end be fell in the direction of tbe saw, which was then in motion, and threw his hand towards it cutting it almost entirely off, when a bystander quickly proceeded to pull bis body away and saved his life. Had be not sacrificed his hand he would have lost hislife. He now lies in a critical condition, but it is hoped he may recover. He will e una--ble'to perform any labor this winter, and | may lose his entire hand. , Mr. Johnny Haines and Martin Snyderare about to start for their old “fatherland,” Pennsylvania, to visit their relations and friends. May they be fortunate enough to strike plenty of “ile.” Mr R. S: Huaines, the . agent of the Grand Rapids R. R, has been appointed agent for the United States Express Company. " . T i Your Kendallville, correspondent, in a recent issue of the BANNER, desired to pe informed om what grounds Mr. Brown bad voted in Aller township at the Octo ber election. "On making strict inguiry, I find that-he, on being asked before depositing his ballot, said that as hismotheris a resident of said township, and being Mr. Iddings’ washerwoman, be ought to have the right of suﬁ'rage; and, besides, he. was an employe of Mr. Iddiogs at his pelnqi(m office in Ft. Wayne, which be | claimed would entitle him to a vote; but us he voted the radical fickct, and that party don’t allow any fraudulent votes, it's all right. I am also informed that said Brown was but 20 years qld when | he vptc;d. ) The epizootic is spreading all over the neighborhood, and but few horses will escape the malady. : ‘Our winter scbool is in full blast. Two teacherscare engaged, Mr. J. Bosworth, of Kendallville, baving charge of the advanced scholars, and Miss Vanferson of the “little ones.” REPORTER. AviLLa, Dec. 14, : ——— el & e

: CROMW ELL. g Ep. BANNER: —Derbaps an item from our enterprising village would not come amiss: - : - _ Fine weather seems to be present with a good coating of ice. It iy, perbaps, lucl{‘y for the horses ' tliat they have tke epizootic on this occasion, ~ The new Christian Chapel, on Broad - way, was dedicated last Sabbath. Elder Simonton preached the dedicatory ser ‘mon. e spoke in an able manner to an audience of about 400. About $2OO being required to liquidate ail claims, the amount was raised in a few minutes The Cromwell choir, under the supervi sion of Prof. Hughes, was invited to lend their musical' talent on that occasion, which they did to the best of their abilities, after which thanks were ;ten;dered by Rev. Whitman, S ; After service the choir was cordially. invited to the bome of Mr. John Mende, where they partook of a dinner not to be excelled in Northern Indiana. 'Being-fill-ed with chicken and other da’intim, we returned home and in the evéning listened to an eloqtient discourse delivered by Rev. Mr. ‘Lehthérs,,iu_ the Lutherau chiurch. No railroad news this week. - More anon. o : EUREERA. Dec. 16, 1872.

THoSE beautiful stercoscopic views at Middleton’s are just the thing for nice holiday gifts. e * ————— e — - + GM. D 7 _ Don’t stand aghast with awe and fear, eyes wide open, hair on end, and flngers tightly clinched with the idea that these myvsteriods symbols are cabalistic signs ‘and represent some secret orgauization ot masked demons, who carry terror and dismay. with their midnight prowlings and disperse on the dawn of morning — No! They are only the initialsof Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, that pleasant medicine which has acquired a ‘national reputation, and proven so effica cicus in coughs, colds, bronchitis, con - sumption and kindred diseases. For these complaints it has no equal, ' Sold by all Druggists. - Looba 831

BETTER BARGAINS can be: obtained at J. Straus, jr., & Co’s than at any auction concern in the country. P , —_— e ' Missionary Fair, Thé Children’s Home Missionary Society will hold a Fairin the Fown Hall, commencing Dec. 23d, at 1 o’clock P. M. Proceeds to be applied to Sabbath School and charitable purposes. - A cordial invi‘tation is extended to a'l. Admission fre, commercing at 1 o'clock, p. M, : : MRS. STANSBURY, Pres. : MAR!; CASKEY, Sec. ‘ . e CALL at J. Straus, jr., & Co’s Clothing Emporitm for extraordinary bargains,® * e et e F. W. SainkE & Bro. request all their customers having- unsettled accounts to call at the Captain’s office before the first day of January pext, and talance books. Those failing to respond will thereafter settle with a Justice of the Peace. F.W. means what hesays. 343,

CArL at the Corner Drug Store of Landon & Jones for toilet goods. and everything else usually found in a firstclass Drug Store. : n ———— LANDON & JONEs, at the corner Drug Store, make it a pnint to sell at the very lowest figures, and always furnish their customers with first-class goods. * e e S ONE HUNDRED per cent. may be saved by making purchases at the Clothing Ewporium of J. Straus, jr., & Co. * A FurLn Stock of Holiday Goods, of every description at Landon & Jones'Drug Store: o T ».¢ s il A iil Drues & MEDICINES, oils, paints, var nishes, etc., at Landon & Jones’ Drug Store, i . Le 4 e : REMEMBER that Ben. Barnbart’s dance is New Year's Eve, at Kann's Hall. * Foa SALE.—A one story house and lot, in the easy part of Ligonier. Terms easy. Inquire of J. W. Peters, at the BANNER Printing Office. R

M=z Eprror:—l noticed in your late locals an invitation for your patroas to “call at your new BANNER office and give ybu some news items to make a home paper interesting. I will say for Wawaks that she, too, is as proud of her new buildings as a school girl of her new clothes, ~First, we have a large, new depot and passenger room, fitted up with all the appendages for comfort, and convenience, in the lutest style of beauty and architéctural design. i . We have a new bell in the' cupola of ‘our school house, which is made to send out a chime and strike the hours by rur energetic, prompt teacher, Mr. J. Striff. Miss Ida Jopp, who is teaching the primary department, has thus far given entire shtisfactioa as a lady teacher. - We have just organized a Literary Society which bids fair to be a suécess in the right direction. Mr. M. M. Dodge has erected a large barn: which is sn honor to ‘our town in the way of a stable. He now says to his friends, “Call, and put your horse in three or four stables.” : .

Our venerable townsman, Isaac Tibbot, has been gone six weeks on a bunting trip to the wilds of Michigan. He “chased the antelope o’er the plain,” and brought home venison'; satisfied his ambition and impreved his heslth: ( Rey. Mr Meredith, the esteemed pastor of the M.: E. church, preaches bere wlhien be does not exchapnge pulpits; but he is mostly on the wing ever restless,ever roving, consequi nthy is not much with his flock to cheer and Lless) 3 We have a fine singing class organized by Mr. Grabam, of Kendallville. Heis :a capital organist, and we are now pre paring for a Sabbath School Concert on New Year's Eve,. = = - , The morals of our town are improving. Our citizens now, instead of idly talking nonsense, attend the Literary and debate scriptural questions. ‘ The health is good although Drs. Gir ard and Nimmon ar e so busy they can at tend church onty gccasionally. é‘ ) PROGRESS. Wawaxka, Dec. 12, 1872, o 2 R e ety 2 WANTED, immediately, a house or rooms suitable for a family with no children. Inquire at’this office, or address BANNER, stating terms andvlqca_tion.' :

SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS. Joseph Zolkinger, G05hen,....c....cc0e......84 00 Wm L. WarvelbOhio: .. . io . 1900 Amos Bowsher. Lig0nier,.v.......,..........'...1 00 e P Miller Meriam. .00 il L. 0 sl 060 Rey, C. Ciagkey ..O,Wi g s g 0 Recorder’s Office, Noble C0unty..............2 (C Mrs. Saloma Wolt, L0g0nier...........0..... 100 B. F Ditman, Ringgold... k. .i.i. . ... 900 John Hursey, Infian Village.... .............1 0p J- B Braden, Ligonier,;. -0l 0 0 g ) aacob Koong: - Avilla-ioo oo ie q) andrew-Hngle; Digonfer.aiil i 100 A. R. King, e Sl e 000

KENDALLVILLE MARKE] (Corrected every Tuesday by William Groh.)

Wheat—white,... 1 53 Wheat—red ...... 1 52 Oats, 00l 97 80tat0e5,.....i .. 40 Flax 5eed,..:......1 50 Wobl 55 Clover Seed....... 500 Pork: .l e on Turkeys, Live,.... : New Potatoes.... "~ 40 5h0n1der5........° (8

B R S e 8ee5Wax,....... ' 27 8utter........... 18 100 B e 7 00l o 295 ‘]an;hers....;:... 1.00 piallow. 0 07 HRY ol 1500 |Chickens,Live... 08 Shßye cw Lo 80 tHamea: .- = "10

LIGONIER MARKET REPORT.

Wheat—white,...!l 55 XX Amber. . ... - Amber;red....... 152 fats, oo oo 08 P0tat0e5,........ 45 Flax 5eed,....... 1 50 W 001,........ .40 to 55 Clover Seed...... 4 75

COMnIL i 95 }BeesWax,....... 30 Buttersoo oo .. 18 Barde . oot ol T 1Egg5,............ 285 iFeathers..... ... 80 ‘Live Hogg, ~.... . 895 Dressed ** ...425 @430

NOTICE TO THE PEOPLE OF LIGO- . | NIER AN VICINITY. : At a meeting of the Ligonier Medical Society, held at the office of Dr. Knepper, pec 13, 1872. the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : * | 1, Waeresd, We believe that our best'interests require that we should settle more frequently with our patrons, and that we should protect ourselves in other respects; therefore Resolved That we demand of our patrons a settlement, at least once a year, by cash or note; and no account shall remain uysettied a greater length of time; : - Regolved, That any person refusing to settle by cash or note any bill for medical, services shall be reported to this Society ; : i Resolved. 'That any person. 80 reported, shall he refused medical attendance so long ‘as such bill remains unseitled. , ' Resolved, That it is derogatory to our interests as physicians, and unjust to our patrons to gell our services at a stipulated -price per month or year. i i - Itesplved, That any member of this Society vinlating the above resolutions, shall be debarred. the privileges of this Society and our fellowship as physicians. | - ; Resolved, That these resolgtions be Published in he National BaxxEß and %endul]w le Standard. Dr. P W. Crun, “De. G W, CAER, ** C PALMITER, T DWO DenxNy, - EW. KNgpPER; ~ {** H. LANDON. .

By the Ligonier Literary Society, Friday Evening, December 20th, 1872, .. PROGR.A.MME = * Music. i : i 5n]umt0rﬁ.........-................-...JamesSale Essay—-The Old Year................... Ada Craig Recitation—The We5t.............Je55ie McMann Essay—A Ghost .......:..cc..0h.....08fric Foltz Music. - N Declamation—Ambition..........Carlton Hudson Oration—A Dead Leaf .................Bell Engle ‘Essay—The Church 8e11.............8a11ie Lepird Recitation—A Shocking C01d......... Angie Kent Music. Oration —Character...................8. F. Booler Essay—Woman'’s 5phere......... .Linda Carmean Recitation—The Famine...............E11a Baker | Music, Aslse . Discussion—Resolved that the signing of the Declaration of Independence was a more glorious act than the Emaucipation Proclamdtion. — Affirm, Carrie Lockhart. Deny, B. F. Booler. Musie, i Chip 8a5ket..........:........i..Carrie Lockhart D. P. MILLER, President. L. PARKS, Secretary. . e MO FARMERS, DRAIN TILE of all sizes, kept on nand and for sale at Factory Prices and freight added. . Ligonier, Oct. 30, '72-8m T, HUDSON.

"USEFUL . INFORMATION ! G e i e B Ligonier, Ind,,'Ang. 15,-tf. | : L. COVELL. s2D OO gs G, ’CONOORD & CATAWBA WINE. - We soll Mr. L. SHEETS’ Wines. Pure — Nothing but the Juice of ) the Grape. ; ’ e - SACK BROTHERS. Ligonieg, July 8, ’72.-tf i C. V.INKS, DEALERIN MONUMENTS, Vaults, Tombstones, AND B UILDING STONES, . LIGONIER, IND. Aprill2, 1871.-50 . ? !

SACK BROTHERS, | & 2 Bakers & Grocers. ' CavinStreet, Ligonier, Indiana. Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., ChoiceGroceries,Provisions, YankeeNotions,&¢ The‘hi%hestcash price paidfer Country Produce May 13,’68-tf. "SACK BRO'S. | 4 3 1 Fruit & Ornamental Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Vines, &c. WHY SHOULD THOSE WANTING TREES and PLANTS buy of strangers they may never see again, when one is located hére who can get from the most reliable nurseries : EVERYTHING WANTED. The subscriber will hereafter be able to supply this community with the better, hardier small fruits needed, of his own misln%& and if sufficient encouragement is given, the. better varieties of EVERGRBEENS. He will endeavor to get all that has to be sent for, the best of ite class, and everything true to name. Nov. 27t T e Y ROLDS.

Qs -0 - S e L o : A Tn'r: Inhabitants of Noble; La : Grange, Elkhart and adJoining Counties are respectfully invited to call immediately ]

. : . ( \ The Clothing Emporium ! } ’ : - ZoFL : ' J.STRAUS Jr., & CO. ’ : - J R th fon of the.l d most B e was OVER COA'TS s Of al! sty]es- and qualities! ; Dress Coats and Business Suits Of every des'criptidn and of the very best qualities. Boys’ Swits of every Conceiv- . able Style.

Hats and Caps, Woolen Jackets , oo and Underwear .. OFEVERYEIND. ' . ! Latest Styles of Necl-Ties. FINE CLOTH FOR DRESS SUITS. : Scotch Cloth, Cassimeres, Imported and Domestic Goods for Business Suits. Anew and imménse stock of material for Overcoats. I»n our Merchant Tailoring Department! P we employ e ‘ J. GI N- WOSIKA’ ! Of New York, who enjoys the reputation of being the most fashionable and experienced cutter west of the Allegheny mountains. All suits warranted to fit and to give undoubted : satisfaction. . ‘ EZ{TRA‘B‘ARGAINS IN g SOLDIERS’ COATS and PANTS. , L L 3 STRAUS, Jn., & Co, Ligonier, Ind., Oct. 23, 1872. SOMETHING NEW LEGONIER:?

—)— - > i The subscriberswould inform the citizens of Ligonier and surrounding country, that they keep constantly on hand a large supply of both WELL AND CISTERN PUNPS, ‘With & Without Cylinders, Which will be furnishea to customers us desired, at reasonable prices. Those desiring one of the most serviceable abd most durable pamps now in use, will find it to their advantage to give us a call at our ~hop, at the South End of the New Bridge, before purchasin_g elsewhere. These Pur;xps are of the best manufacture, and of first-rate wood ; all bave ; SUBSTANTIAL CAST IRON SPOUTS, Which are a greatadvantage over wooden ones both for convenience and durabilitv. . Allof Our Pumps are Warranted to Work Well in Deep cr Shallow Wells !

BEPAIRI NG PUMPS Done on short notice, and | ALL PUMPS WARRANTED! Well Digging & Cleaning We are prepared to Dig New Wells, Clean and Sink Old Wells, Drive and Repair Iron Wells, and in fact to do any and evervthingin our line on the shortest notice. - ‘ All Kinds of Country Produce! Taken at Cash Prices, in exchange for Work, 355~ Remember the place. near the south end of the New Bridge, ? £ ; - PURL & HAYDEN. Ligonier, March 8,1871. = :

,GO T 0 J».‘ D'ECKEER’S (]"..a;rgest and Best Seiected Stock EROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,

FISH AND SALT. l PRICES AIJ?VAYS AS LOW AS THE LOWE'ST.; ; - I also keep the be‘st stock of ‘ Queensware, ' o - Grlassware, . —aAND—- | ; ; TABLECUTLERTY ¢i| ! : ] e oHR S NORTHERN INDIANA. MOTTO: LOWER THAN THE LOWESI. j : ‘,:; e : JqDEOKER- { Ligonier, Ind., May 1, 1872.~¢f - -

A SMASH IN PRICES

Toreduce stock before invoicing, we shall offer, o until further notice, ' I EXCLUSIVELY forCASH, - Our entire stock of goods at a reduction in prices, RANGING ERON 2010 50 PER CEVT. Staple Dry Goods, at New York eost. Fancy Dry Goods, reduced 20 to 50 per cent. : Boots and Shoes, “ 30 per cent. i ~ Hats, Caps and Furs, “ 25 to4o per cent. Furnishing Goods, “ 2010 50 per cent. * Clothing, . ote 40 per cent,. Ladies’ Shawl and Dress Goods, fully 40 per cent. lower. o e n R o

Look at the Fellowing List of Prices:

Standard Sheeting : : ' 12} cts. per yard. Domestic Gingham :' : 14 5 Waterproof cloth aslow as $1 00 oo Workingman Deninis 10 : 20 @ % o | Blhirting Btripes. ¢ &2 14 @0 Red Flannels as'lowas | : 80 . = « ;. Opera Elanpels, plain, ;- 60 & . Opera Flannels, plaid, . : 65 e Factory Flannels : " : . 50 to 55 ¢ ',j Hoosier Jeans 0 i §oto6o % Satinetts 1 ¢ 3 ;. 60t070 M. o Tickings aslowas ¢ ¢ 12% e & Ladies” white Cotton Hose 10 . cts. per pair. - % Double Shawls as low as 83 50 each. |\ Single Shawls e gl 50 B ¢« Shoulder Shawls 4 b i t Faney Striped Shawls * $2OO .« . % Furs as low as $3 })er gete . | _« Zephyr Hoods as low as 25 cts. each. Marseiles Quilts w 0 81 9h el ;Satinett Pants (men's) ¢ %200 ‘ b “ (bOy,S) ¢'g< : . 1 25

~WE MEAN BUSINESS., The goods will be offered as advertis}'ed as long as theylflst jCQ‘me: iéaﬂy if _Vo“u: wisl}‘t'o secure goods at lower prices than we can i'ep]?ace:_éthgm’.",_‘»f”._‘,' T i L ' | e STRAUS & MEAGHER.

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VERY LOWEST PRICES. QUEENSWARE, ¥ GLASSWARE, Tabl Catlery Notions of all Kinds. A KINDS OF - GROCERIES,' .~ WOODENWARE, . - o | MEYER BAUMS, WANTED, AT MEYER BA OIS, HIDES, PELTS, . FURS, POTATOES, BUTTER, ° : SMOKED MEAT, - DRIED APPLES, &C., &C, &C., For wl}ich the highest market price will be paid 10 cap Or ErESNYER BATM, Ligonier, Nov. 8, ’71.-s¢ch-15. i

CABINET SHOP L bey e o "R.D.KERR, : Would respectfully announce to the ci’tizens of Noble county, that he has constantly on hand a large and superiorstock of

CABINET WARE, . Consisting in part of DRESSING BUREAUS. WARD-ROBES, . TABLES, - ; STANDS, e . ~ LOUNGES, ’ ; . « : ' CUP-BOARDS, : . MOULDING ‘ CHAIRS AND BEDSTEADS, ; Andin fact evetythinghsuully kept in a Firstclass Cabinet Shop. Particular atiention paid to the Undertaking Business. e COFFINS ALWAYS ON HAND ! And made to order, upon short notice. Also, all Kinds of Shop Work made to order. - Fuarniture Ware Rooms on west side of Cavin Street. corner of Fourth street, Ligonier, Ind. - F‘ A good Hearse alwaysin roadiness, igonier, Wav 84,1871, = o 0 son o

Satinett Coats “(men’s) aslow as + $350 M ed e B U Yoty (mews) K o 100 Chssimere i@i = 0 . 18 L PRI e S e .- 300 LoneConte ot 0 L el . 408 Men’s Overcoats . - . # L 488 Shirtsand Drawers @ '5 | 40 ets. each. Men's Woolen-Bhirts .=« ¢ §195 ©.« i Badk Blovee e . FOO @ Ladies: Blippers &- .+ |. : 25 cts. per pair. e e el e IID ole 40 800 ‘Boy's Baotst v L s 0 §lOO & . Men’s Btoga Boots -7: 4" ¢ L 395 & s Handemade Calf Boots ¢ 500 4| eKo Babtel Tt Fa . Bt BB & Men's-Wool- Hats| -+ =OO @ 75 cts. each Boy's istgie Seuinn 24 o@B B “ o W Ol 0 i gl o Mengr @, WL gl S B 0 E and the balance of the stock marked at propor-

HARDWARE EMPORIUM F. WEIR & CO. . g Desite tocall attgnt-jdnito’their's-pvléndid assortmientof . s i Shelf § Heavy Hardware, , W agonand Building Material, e W SRS “ ‘-*“L;».s ~ En R e | Re, (o)) .EW{%‘&,% i"-' FNIREE " ¢R N Mf*'i..’;i“mfhk{%\“ﬁ f“ﬁ{”«ﬁxﬁfﬁl’ﬂ ;Jb#‘{' :’ ]!r,'f“m:{ TR rﬁ‘% a| oo ~”&a~“iéﬂ£“l"*§_’ﬁ-i’ s s&l3§ﬂ-4£ﬁ&s§?ﬁ, R NENLT .F . YIS/ 57~ BNSN b e i Ll A f, ‘\,‘h'-,, ha 3 o :‘—*« A 4 A ”x\\,«vﬂa{/ AN = =k WA LA ) N " NN S RS EA N e N -- = The COQUILLARD WAGON Buggies, Carriages, Plows, Horse-rakes, Driils, Cradles, \Yobderﬁvaré, Ti : {Wa?e, Doors; Sash}, Ca'rpenter"s Tools, | ALL K.I&. DS OF STOVES. = At for Fairbnks’ Sals, which we sel at ety Prics. [OS [or KAlrDanks SCaies, Which W 6 Sell al KaClory £ T 1668. Persons desiring'to"purfchaseva'n’y'tvhii)& in fhe Hardware Line, are earnestly requested to call and examine our stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere. ° | e : ~ Ligonier, Ind,, July 10, IBr2==dy o 0 St L T \ B ¥. WEIR & CO.

eogt e e ; 4 “w ' & | ENGEL AND COMPANY'S i ADVERTISEMENT . wE CALLV SPECIAL ATTENT;O;‘# TO o‘URLAﬁGﬁ, cﬁorcm, WELL sﬁLEcTED, | ‘ D © AND NEW STOCK OF . ‘4 . £ * 2 g - : . ("“L el J CLOTEHING! For Men, Yo ut]f S Boyé and Ch’ildr’én,‘? , OF ALL AGES, SIZES %NDQQ'UAL‘ITIEE;JOUR,;SSORTMENT oF i s | FURNISHING GOODS,HATS a,r'ld'CAPS. CLOTHS, CASSIMERE, i d eans, ‘Shirt_’;hg‘,‘ 'FI-a;n;;gls, a'.n’d"' other Groods for | 1 Men and Boys wear is Larger then Ever. pilee oN U e ' ‘Merchant Tailoring Department, .sW§fc§liééa%iénl:}yig\tjt_,eu‘t‘ion to'a new line of e ‘:. ’ : Fing French and. English Diagonal Goatings and Vestings, Foreign. . AdCassimerss of al Colors and Quabties. WE MAKE TO ORDER = VERY DESORIPTION OF MEWS. ANDBOYS' ‘WEAR IN THE LATEST SIYLE, EM.