The National Banner, Volume 12, Number 49, Ligonier, Noble County, 28 March 1878 — Page 3

LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. West’s Liver Pills Cure Sick Hepdke : Crh ¢ | ———— » - — White- Wash Brushes al Scott & . Sandrock’s. : : .. Luther Benson is writing another " book. (s : Fine and medium coatings, suitings * and pantings, in new designs for the “Bpring tra%b, just received at Engel & Co.’s, Kendallville, . - , " —Please stop and examine those fine wall decorations at Scott & Sandrodk’s. Grant will assist at the operning of the Paris exposition. - —Garden Seeds Five Cents a Paper at Scott & Sandrock's. - . | I Geo. W. Friedley-is spoken of as a candidate for Congress on the radical " ticket in the Bedford District. e If you have disposed of your real estate and want a deed and mortgage made, go to W. S. Kiser’'s Abstract Office, at Albion. '~ 49+3t. The Nationals of Tippecanoe county will place a full ticket in the field. - Have your spring suit made to |order at Engel & Co.’s, Kendallville.— New stock of cassimeres and fine coatings just received. The just demolished old State House was completed in 1835, at a cost.of $58,000. : Trade dollars, dad’s dollars, or greenbacks received in payment of abstracts or information at W. 8. Kiser’s Abstract Office, at Albion. ; Rochester, Fulton county, is completing one of the finest opera-houses ! in Indiana. o A g ) { The Pennsylvania Democialtics ate Convention will be held at Pittsburg, May:22. -~ . : ; A few more overcoats, buffalo robes, and other winter goods, al Engel & Co.’s, Kendallville, to be closed out cheap, to make room for spring stock. -+ Hon. ‘Andy Humphreys isa candi- . date for Representative of' Greene eoumty. 0 o v ~—Dye Stuffs at Scott & Sandro¢lk's. They guarantee good colors. : Elkhart is soon to be supplied with gas. The. authorities have closed ‘a bargain with the gad.company. - } —_——— . — STy . You should not forget when at/Albion paying your tax, or on other business, to call at W. S. Kiser’s Ab- . stract Office and -have your title exT amined. ;. . i+ . 49-3 t. o . ————‘o’-——-——-— : ! .~ ‘Miss Lizzie Sherman, of Mishawaka, has’ drawn a prize of $lO,OOO in an ~ eastern lottery. ‘ TR e = A large assortment of specie purses and wallets just received at Eldred's diug store. - i ! , e e The Northern Indiana Fair at Fort Wayne commences September 16|/and continues one week. | L ———— > o If you are about to purchase, sell, or loan money on real estate; or if|you want to borrow money on your |real estate, first procure a complete; abstract of your title from W. IS. Kiiser, at ‘Albion. - T 4Dagt, . A Missouri judge recently refused a - divorce in a case in' which the parties had lived together forty-nine yeais, on the ground that it was not right to speil a-golden wedding, ' . | L ————r P 3 . If you want your title examined, or if you want _a complete abstragt of - your title and are unable to get tp Albion, write to W. S, Kiser, Albion, or call on D. W. Green, Ligonier, or|O. J. ' Vincent, Kendallville, and your order will receive prompt attention.

Charlie Ross’ father will start !soon - on a lecturing tour, to raise funds. to .~ prosecute hig search for the losﬁ boy. * e i ‘ Use Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh | Remedy—which is the best remedy . for catarth in use. For sale by C. Eldred & Son. : . . : : —— P [ Beecher was presented with a; handsome floral star at the conclugion of. his lecture at ¥t. Wayne. . ‘| =~ “ W.S. Kiser has a complete déscription of every tract of land in Noble< county. Consequently ‘the| best prepared to make deeds, mortgages '~ and other conveyance of real estate.— He will charge no more than [other - conveyancers, and will give youlin addition information concerning" your title worth the fee charged. ’49—3& ey —_——————— |4 America now supplies Europ¢ with beef, flour, apples, potatoes, butter and - cheese. 'Who says she may not/claim ~ the proud title of “the ‘fodder-lfnd g | ———— | , Look among your 6id papers and if the old patent deed signed by Martin Van Buren, or James K. Polk, is not - among them, and if it should fail to ‘ be on record, get'W. 8. Kiser to pro-- + cure it from the land oflice at Wash- - ington, D. C. There are; several hun-- * . dred of the old patents for land /in Noble county that are yet on file there. ¢ Indiana spent $3,500,000 for tobacco last year, and washed it down with 4,000,000 worth of whisky." : gl ' Ask for Dr. Melvin’s Capsic Porous Plasters, if you desire instant relief from all aches and pains, They - are the greatest medical discovery ‘ since the creation of man, or since the commencement of the Christian era. Spld'in Ligonier by C. Eldred Son. I i e psamaeerene € i A merchant in Jacksonville, Fla., offers to provide that city with efficient government at two thirds the cost of ~ the present, system. His idea is to fix -the salaries of elected officials at re- . duced rates, and to hire policemen, '/ firemen, and other employees on a ' sound business basis. | ‘1;;‘ i ? e ’ ~ Dow’tYou Forget It. ~ There is. no one medicine that will relieye as many painsas Carter’s ComRl o iphihate congis. sens chal}ora‘, eo%:,h:‘d%wrﬁma, rhg ! matggmé ‘asthma, phthisic, croup, fever an - ague, and has no eyual as a liniment - for man and beast. For sile by C. . Eldred & Son, Ligonier, and druggists ~ generally. ot 149-m6: - Thelittle daughter of a leagling phy- : m%n h %ﬂmy : “There | wasal ggﬂm" gVs yory sick. i gm”' - “‘*’ o a;ar:r ey ke says e phi .to the southern peonlé that thaev woitld %n o 8 @"?é““#% s fn%~ 2“-3% ?*‘“L 'b.v%m‘,ﬁzm 2 ' iy ﬁ g A AR ORI B R s £ iy ,\:&} -'~"i,;‘ s %W : w‘f he goverimen ‘J%\"% ;’?} R e T L T R e | -<h o P il avihins St N AR T TTTR e e LT BT }f“’;“é%?gfg

—SBee Dr, Lambert’s card. ' — Wail Paper at Scott & Sandrock's. —Winter still lingers in the lap of spring. T :

—Don’t neglect to vote on “All Fool’s day”—next Monday. = ) ~—John Smith: That “first-cléss pencil” isn’t worthae. d. | s

+ —Several township caucuses are yet to be held this week in Noble county.

—Take good care that men of sound judgment are elected to the: office of township trustee. . —Terrific . thunder and lightning last Saturday night, followed by heavy rains and wind-storm. wd ' —Messrs. Knepper & Peck are hard at work arranging their lumber yzrd back of Kerr’s furniture store. - |

- —M. Bouse says a man can get a pretty fair dinner at Fischer’s Bakery for the small sum of ten cents. '—The meeting. of the directors of thé Noble County Agricultural Society last Friday was well attended.

i —Judge Wildman is a pronounced greenbacker. Once in a while he makes a little speech on that topic. —Quarterly meeting of the U. B. church at Burr Oak next Saturday and Sunday, Elder F. Thomas officiating.

- —Correspondents will not overlook “New Leaf’s™ specific summons on the fourth page. Come one, come all, ye scribes. a

—Abe Goldsmith went to Chicago early Monday morning to lay in a large stock of dry goods, ete., for the spring trade. ' i

—The Republicans of Noble township meet to-morrow (Friday) even»i'ng at Wolf Lake for the homination of township officers. . —Godey’s Lady’s Book, the ne plus ullra of ladies’ magazines, seems to be growing better aud better.: The April number is superh. '

—Clean up your lawns’ and fix up for warm weather, and don’t forget to put hinges on the gate that will sustain the weight of your daughter and her “feller.” iy o

—The Wolf Lake Band gives a concert April sth. An invitation has been extended our boys which will be accepted providing the roads will be in a fit condition to go. e —T. . Kessler, the genial railroader and boss farmer of Orange, made us a hasty call on Monday. - T. P. is a “hale fellow well met.” Cail’again, T. P, and stay longer. —The Wesleyan Methodists have let the contract for the building of a new brick church on the north side of the river. Probable cost about $1,500. Compton & Hayes have the job. :

-—The Newaygo Tribun'éz, established by Judson Palmiter, and published by his son, espouses temperance and the “National” cause. The new party seems to be gaining a strong foothold over in Michigan. ; ' —Hon. Schuyler Colfax made THE BANNER, office a‘pleasant call Monday aftgarnoo’n. . Mr. Colfax 1s an old newspaperman and knows something of the cares and ‘vexations incident to country jowrnalism. ~ ' - —The Wolf Lake Cornet Band will give a concert at.the school-house in that-village on the evening of the sth of April. Sacks & Miller’s String Band and the Ligonier Cornet Band are expected to participate. i \ —Col. Williams addressed a large greenback meeting at Kendallville on Tuesday evening. -We tried our best to hear the Colonel’s speech, but perverse railroading prevented. - Capt. Fisher, Judge Skillen and other Romanites were in attendance. >

—We would a thousand times rather throw up the sponge than solemnly declare upon oath that we could not have a fair trial at the hands of Ton. Robert Lowry, who enjoys the reputation of being one of the fairest,” most impartial and upright judges in the Nfate.. o

—JLast Saturday, a passenger on the afternoon train, going west, who evidently did not know what he was talking about, told fouremigrants the train stopped here 20 minutes. They came up town for a lunch and were left. Bad thingto believe everything a strangér says, whether sincere or otherwise. =~ & —Miss Helen A. Miller, a niece of Mr. Dickerson Miller of this place, died at Ford’s Hotel in Richmond, Va., on the morning of the 21st inst. She arrived in that city on the 16th, and ‘was found dead in her bed on the date above mentioned. ' It was at first supposed that she had committed suicide, but the coroner’s jury rendered a verdict that she had ceme to.her death through natural causes. Her parents reside at Rochester, Ind. Miss Miller was about 35 years old, and a lady of culture and literary attainments. ~—Mr. Fred. ‘Saissline took it upon himself one day last week to purchase a cow. There would be nothing singular in this, but the cow, when being driven to its new quarters, accidentally fell down and broke her neck, Mr. Saissline is a poor man but honest and hard-working, and his heighbors and friends put their heads together and soon raised enough by subseription to replace the broken' necked animal, for all of which he is exceedingly thankful. He was taken by surprise when the sum was handed to him, and will ever hold the donors in grateful remembrance. e * —On Tuesday morning night policeman Lathers was shot at and seriously wounded in the wrist by some unknown person. Mr. : Lathers gives the following version of the -affair: He was at the north end of his beat, and-returning, he noticed that the light in front of the Citizens’ Bank had been extinguished; he proceeded,"l to relight it when his attention was attracted to some noise at the rear of the building, which he at onee pro--ceeded toinvestigate. Aghe approached the place a Bhot was fired, hitting. him on the wrist. o returned tha fire, and the scoundrels immediately ‘broke and fled, theé passing down the alley, and one w %r&m horse-. N RN TTVORNG, NY SR aemwey - Yy A 0 the intention of the fellows was is a %%“;@%ﬁ *w légw

—Use Bcott & Sandrock’s Horse and Caltle. Powders. = :

—Warm winters make large crops of potato bugs in thp sumimer.

—Miss Rebecca Wilson, of Sparta, left for Kansas yesterday morning.

—=Bcolt & Sandrock’s Horse & Caltle Powders will prevent Chicken Cholera. —Dr. Brown, the mind reader, will be at the Hotel Fleming, on Monday, April Bth. = don '

~ —March will most likely go out like a lion. It appears already to be practicing on its roar. e e - —Mrs. Geo. McLean attended the funeral of her brother, H. W. Mellendy, at Wauseon, Obio. . —Dr. Parker’s! suit against C. O. Myers, for libel, is set for trial at the June term. Damage claimed, $5,000. ~—Our genial friend, Dr. Franks, of Brimfield, was in town yesterday. The Doctor seems to be enjoying excellent health. ; S

—llon. J. €. Zimmerman left for Indianapolis, Monday afternoon, to secure the pardon of young Emory Christie. s :

—The - democratic’ ticket for this (Perry) township is. composed of good material. Now, boys, see that it is triumphantly elected. o —llt is rather a poor story for a man to tell his wife when he returns home at one o’clock at night and says: “(hic) I was (hic) a fishin®” - = L

. —“Old Probabilities” sent us some cold weather, mixed with a littlesnow during the last few days. It is feared that the fruit crop has been damaged. —Dear me! What lovely millinery and fancy goods have just been received at the Ladies’ Bazaar. So elegant, so'stylish, so captivating! Call and see. o :

—ln alittle less than a day and a half Abel Wolf hauled to this market 40,955 pounds of wheat, or 682 bushels and 35 pounds. This is what we call good work., - . o : —Byron P. Gray, of Wolf Lake, favored us with a pleasant call last Thursday. Mr. Gray is among the best informed and most intelligent young men of the county. -~Tle store of Frank M. Weirich, of Noblesville, was burglarized last Saturday night and robbed of about two pounds of tobacco and 62 cents in money. Modest burglar., ' —lf anybody comes around next Monday W,ith the absurd story about the danger of school house bonds being saddled on the township, just politely inform the fellow that he is telling a very silly falsehood of which he ought to be heartily ashamed. —DButcher Green has of late served his customers the choicest of beef—fat, tender and sweet. In addition thereto he keeps on hand a nice assortment of bolognas, Hamburger Wurst, Blutwurst, -&c., made by an expert, from fresh material, and fit for the table of a prince. | o

- —The libel suits have again been deferred another term, on application of C. 0. Myers, who swiftly swore that he could not have a fair trial by Judge Lowry, who had been selected to try the cases. Judge O’Rourke, of Fort Wayne, was designated to perform that duty at the June term.” =

- —The shoe-shop of F. 0. Engvall, at Cromwell, was burglarized last Sunday night and robbed of four pair of boots. Noshoes or any other articles were confiscated. Lung’s saloon was also entered and robbed of cigars, &c., to the value of about $l5. The Sparta Regulators are after the raseals, .

—Tramps have become alarmingly numerous within the past few days near Elkhart, Goshen and this place. They have caused our neighboring towns considerable trouble. Squads of 10 to 18 are camped between here and Goshen. Only 75 occupied the calaboose during the month of Febi‘uary.

—A special train was chartered on Sunday to carry anumber of our Jewish citizens to Bufler in order to witness the marriage of Mr. Leo Solomon, of Ligonier, and Miss Ochs, of Butler. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Strass. A splendid repast was set for the guests. The train returned in the evening. '

~ —Mr. 8. R. Williams has sold the Edgerton Herald to H. A. Granberry, and retired from its management.— Mr. Williams has accepted a position. on a Florida paper. His friends here wish him success in his new field of labor. Sardie, it will be remembered, was at one time an employee in Inks’ marble works in this place. . —Jim Bolens, a few days ago, sent us a sample roll of butter with the request that we sample and then turn it over to the “devil.” We have done as directed, and now give our opinion: ‘The make-up was nice, and would have been good but for the fact that the “in’ards” were composed of lard of indifferent quality. Some ‘Sparta lady is the perpetrator of the odorous fraud: t

* —Candidates for township offices should bear in mind that the statutes of Indiana provide, among other things, that every person who shall, by words, signs, or gestures, provoke or attempt to provoke another to commit an assault, assault and battery, or other breach of the peace, shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not ‘exceeding twenty dollars. Now, Messrs. candidates, be careful how you button-hole our citizens. e

—Our town contains a society or club, composed of young men who style themselves the “Anti Smellers.” It has been customary with them to make a present to any of their number who may get married, and accordingly ‘ the club repaired to the residence of M. A. Hutchison on Tuesday evening and surprised the newly married pair by presenting them with a silvér butter dish and knife of the value of $l2. Mr. G. M. Zimmerman made the presentation speech in a few well chosen remarks, to which Mell replied i good style. The club was organized four years ago. ogan EU g e SRS e e A But few peoplé know what everybody should know that Carter’s Compound Extract of Smartweed cures every pain. o 049 me, . Dowt You Forget Tte .. Bl Rot A R S R R SRECR Poa

The Perry Democracy in Couneil.

- The Democrats and Liberals of Perry township, met in caucus at Hardenbrook’s Hall, on Tuesday, and placed in nomination a full ticket to be voted for at the township election to be held on Monday next. The meeting was called to order by committeeman E, B. Gerber. On motion E..J. , Dodge ;’fWas elected chairmanand J. W. Peters secretary. The following persons were placed in nomination for the several positions: For Trustee, Samuel Krichbaum; Assessor, George Keehn; Justices of the Peace, Hiram . Cooper, Andrew Jackson; Constables, D. R. Hathaway, Abram Hiers, John B. Lane. ;

- The following resolutions were presented by Mr. Gerber, and on motion unanimously adopted: e Resolved, That we heartily endorse the principles laid down in the platform adopted by the recent Democratic State Convention.

Resolved, That we are in favor of an economical administration of our township affairs which must be conducted in the interest of no party or clique. but for the whole people. -

. Resolved, That we,as citizens of this township, deprecate the uncalled for and useless -agitation of the school bond question, and that chis question has been closed and shall so remain. On motion it ‘'was resolved that the proceedings be published in THE NATIONAL BANNER in full.- . E.J. DODGE, Cl’n. - J. W, PETERS, BeC’p. o

WASHINGTON CENTER NEWS.

Oh, the soul stiring voice of the frog.

- A large grey wolf was seen on several occasions by: Jacob Whitright,who has been working on Greisinger’s farm in the swamps. .

In a community \%Vl;el'e religious feelings were so strongly felt as they have been.in this, we, think it a disgrace to cast sixteen wotes by twelve voters, as was the cwje at the recent caucus. - : : |

Bouse’s new road is causing consid, erable trouble between those who are in favor and those who are opposed: Quarreling is an eévery day occurence, and on several oceasions it came near being a hand-to-hand fight. We do hope this road business will be settled peaceably without further jangling. George Fetters will leave this place on the first.of A pril for Goshen, where he will work. at the carpenter trade the coming summer. Sorry to lose you, George. ' i The Rev. Mr. Cook preached his farewell sermon to the Methodist congregation of the Salem district, on the 9dth:

Joseph Clayton has had a new roof put on his barn during the past week: Fishing has been a success to some, while 'to others it has been a water haul. We are the others.

Some talk of organizing a band in Boston, - - . . L Persons need not think this is an unhealthy place, just because we have a man whom “Ed” calls the unhealthy cuss. 7 W.A D

Don’t be Deceived,

Many persons say “I'haven’t got the consumption” when asked to cure their cough with Shiloh’s Consumption cure. Do they not know that Coughs lead to Consumption and a rémedy that will cure Consumption will certainly and surely cure a cough or ‘any lung or throat trouble. We know it will cure when all others fg‘i% and our faith in‘it is 8o positive tha we will refund the price paid if you receive no benefits. - Is not this a fair proposition ? Price 10ets., 50 cts.,and $l.OO per bottle. For lame chest, back or side. use Shiloh’s Porous Plaster. Price, 25cts. ; For sale by C. Eldred & Son, Ligonier. _ :

Why will you suffer with dyspepsia and liver complaint, constipation,and general debility when you can get at our store Shiloh’s System Vitalizer which we sell on a positive guarantee to cure you. Price, 10 cts. and-75 cts. For sale by C. Eldred & Son, Ligonier, Indiana. = & = :

“HACKMETACK” a popular and fragrant perfume, Sold by C. Eldred & Son, Ligonier. 43-eow-6m.7 : ‘ G Missionary Addresses. REV. J. L. PaIILIPS, D. D., the Inﬂt.i}a missionary, is now in this country and will deliver four addresses to the people of Noble ‘county, as’ ,followlg: Thursday evening, April 4th, at Brimfield; Friday evening, at Wolf Laklfé Sabbath at 1015 o’clock, A. M., at ti Baptist ehurch, at Springfield; and Sabbath evening at the Jones Chapfl, four miles north-west of Rome City. A collection ~will be taken at each point. The object is toraise money id return the missionary and some of his co-workers to their field of labor Eln India. This is a rare chance to hear an able, faithful and well-tried missionary, who has been laboring for many years in the India mission ﬁeﬁi. All are cordially invited to attend. | : : JouN W. RENDEL.

| An Honest Mcd?cx]w?r&?f Charge.

Of.all medicines calculated to cure any. affection of the throat, chest or lungs, we know of none we can recommend so highly as Dr. King’s. New Discovery for consumption, coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness, tickling in the throat, loss of voice, etc. This medicine does positively cure, and that where everything else has failed. - No medicine can show onehalf so many positive and permanent cures as have already been effected by this truly wonderful remedy. For asthma and bronchitis it is a perfect specific, curing the very worst cases in the shortest time possible. We say by all means give it a trial. Trial bottles free. Regular size $l.OO. For sale by H. C. Cunningham, Ligonier, Ind.

- —A two-story frame building on Main street, Goshen, owned by Christian Shaeffer, and occupied as a gro‘cery store, was burned to the ground ‘with all the stock, at aboutone o’clock on Monday morning. Insurance on ‘building, $1,800; on stock, $2,000.— 'The fire, it is thought, was the work of incendiaries. On Saturday night a frame,building owned by Fred. Jackson, on First street, was burned. Soon afterwards, a large, unoccupied frame building on Main street was discovered to be on fire. These make three fires inside of thirty-six hours,

A Card from Mr. J. M. Best. Wayr declared on ' Justice.—Since I have been nominated for the position of Justice of the Peace by the caucus of Saturday last, some persons ha"@ taken to circulating the report that i I should be elected, I would get some one else to fll the position in my place. I desire to proclaim all such reports false, as I do not do business in that way. If elected. I shall endeavor to attend to the official duties in person and rxa%ﬂer justice so far as mg ‘abiliby extends. JouN M. BEST.

.© . CRONWELLITEMS. ~ @ ‘A-nominating caucus was held last ‘Saturday by the Republicans to put candidates on the track for the several township offices, and resulted as follows: For trustee, John Scott: for Justices, John D. Hart and J.C. Johnson;. for constables, Rufus Barcus and John Weade; for assessor, James ‘Baker. Of the above ticket we have but little to say, except that right now we are in the midst of utfinished busness, sc far as the trustee is concerned, and we are satisfied that there is no man in the township that can take the books and finish up the business better ‘than Mr. 1. B. Eagles. *There are some false rumors goingthe rounds in regard to extravagance on the part of Mr. Eagles with the funds of the township. ete. The people want school houses, and how in the name of common sense are we to 'get them without money? We hope the people will not be so prejudiced, and look at the matter in its proper light, and not throw'away experience for one who has had no experience with the business of the township.— _} [This item was written before the cau--cus of Tuesday was held. Mr. Eagles having withdrawn, “Valet” throws up his hat for that othér worthy man, Mr. Wm. A. Smith—Epitor.]

Rev. Graham delivered his farewell address to a very fair audience last 'Sl.g;dgi in the M. E. Church. ~ E.W. Hartsock and Miss Bell Kiser have been selected. to teach our summer term of school. We are very well pleased with the selection, as we believe they are well qualified and competent. e

The old ‘woman-is picking her geese this morning, and the feathers are falling on frozen ground. I would not be much surprised if the early fruit is not all frozen. P

There has been considerable garden made in this locality, but the goose is cooked. [ > :

Mr. Dent, the former night wateh at this place, is now night operator at ‘Wellsboro. 2 i Quite a number of very nice fish are being caught now at the lakes, contrary to law. Fellow citizens, look a little out! Somebody might pull down the blinds.’ e

Oscar Engvall lost four pair of boots on Sunday night. Burglars you know. The saloon was burglarized the same night to the tune of about fifteen or twenty dollars worth of cigars and liquors. Lok out for breakers. e VALET. I’ei'ry_ Township Republican Caucus. - The Republicans of Perry township met in the Town Hall,” Ligonier, on Saturday, March 23, and proceeded to business by electing D. W.Green, Esq., chairman, and Sherman B. Engle Secretary. The following persons were nominated as candidates for the several township offices: Justices of the Peace, Henry Gates, John M. Best; Constables, 1.. B. Hathaway, Christ. G. Kistler, Miles W. Coe; Trustee, Wm. D. Hays; Assessor, A. S. Fisher. .- D. W. GREEN, Pres’t. S. B. ENGLE, Sec’y.

Sparta Township Democratic Cancus. <At the caucus held in the village of Gremwell-on Tuaesday last, the-follow-ing nominations were made: Trustee, Wm, A. Smith; Justice, G. W. Reed; Constables, Wm. H. Basset and Thos. ¥. Taylor. Mr. Eagles withdrew his name as a- candidate for Trustee, whereupon Mr. Smith was nominated by acclamation. Mr. Smith is a man of sterling integrity and in every respect suited and qualified for the position to which he has been nominated. , A. D. MAGGART, Sec’y.

~—On Thursday morning, at 3 A, ~ on April 4th, another grand excursion train will start from Kendallville,lnd., for the famous Cherokee country in southeastern Kansas, where so many from Noble and adjoining counties are already located. Tickets from Chicago to Baxter Springs, Xan., and return, ‘with transferticket in Chicago includ--ed, good for 30 days, only $21.50. One ‘way tickets only $18.50. For tickets ﬁ)ply to C. W. Dunn, Land Agent for ‘Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf R. R. Co., Kendallville, Ind. s

; Subsecription Receipts. The following named persons have paiq the sev-. .eral amounts. set opposite their_respectijre names on subscription to Tur NaTioNAL BANNER Since date of Jast publication, March 21: \ David Hartzler....sl.os|dacobs&Goldemith 200 A. G, Lauthers.... 50/{Beecherlnks...... 200 H.W. Green...... 100{{John L. Ohlwine.. 50 Leo.Strans........ 1 00{|F.0. Engva11...... 200 Fred. Saisline..... 2 00||J. B. Whi1e....... 200 Eli Guffey......... 100||Jerry Anderson... 500 M. Jacobs & C 0... 2 60||Rebecca Wileon ... 100 Dayid W. Ditmer.. 1 00{{J. C, Zimmerman. 200 m o BIRTHES. P March 25th, 1878, in Ligonier, a son to the wife of Gabriel Leming; nsual weight. : MARRIED. March 24, 1878, at the residence of the bride’s garent,s in Butler, by Rev. Samuel Strass, Mr. €0 Solomon, of Ligonier, and Miss Sarah Ochs, of Butler, Ind. : SR ey March, 14, 1878, at the residence of the bride's phrents, at Wolcottville, by Rev. C. H. Blanchard, Mr. Uriah 8, Zerkle, of Waterloo, and Miss Frances A. Law, of Wolcottville. ‘ March 12, 1878, at the residence of the bride’s gare_‘nts. at LaOtto, by Rev. Geo. A. Harter, Mr. alin Rhodebaugh, of Swan, and” Miss Louisa C. Grimm, of LaOl.bm‘ Noble county. ° e

- DIEI ~ ‘ . March 10th, 1878. at the residence of Jas, 110%land, 1n Toledo, 0., of consumption, Mr, H, W. Melendy; aged 34 years, 6 nionths and 5 days. Mr. M, leaves a wife and widowed mother. and three sisters to mourn his loss. IHe was an indulgent husband, affectionate gon, and kind brother, ard was loved and esteemed by all who knew him. At the time of his death he was employed as conductor on the Canada Southern, and was very highly respected by the officers of the company. His remains were taken to Wauseon, Ohio, for interment. w DR: LAMBERT, & e —_— . : :/ L e A B L A - 1l e ‘\ e - e ﬁ';i-l:,; \:\ | -..{/n,/"/ _gp—_ B T 2: L e AR i \":.'_:ff“:—\, ; < , ' | N - SURGEON. =.’ngl b’e in&Ligt’)ni:ron FR%%Y, Ma?clll) 2931, "{:,. ~from 3 to 5 o’clock. p, M, ‘Office . Dr. Gants, ;:‘gxe mﬁﬁsz; ‘!‘Bl;éﬁl)ﬁsvﬁ;{&’l‘lox. : P, B.—Dr, Lambert i propristor of the Goshen, Ind., Infirmary, and has made many cures in this Jocality, ' __ March 9, 1878. . For Sarz--Sced Potatoes, 86 varicties, excel- % ey, for arier S, sall on or 14, 1878, -BWoAT-9W.* . Wawakn. Ted. - March 14, 167.Swar-ow - Wawaka, Igd,

. -B : o TCR UL A A ~/ L ; K ; - !/ YRAI 1 SRR VRPN T ANy )sv. : > OVER v : i Plows now in Use, =2B WW = = : Giving —— ::-,' = : = "': . Y s N Perfect Satisfaction. — e e — In Their Manufacture With new jointer and conlter. The only perfect Plows.” Every Farmershonld try them, and thus learn what they are. Do iey on poor tt)o!:cvtsae\ilxt‘hgrgaeﬂlugr?: Oexﬂvnn. eI?(?ol{ ?3: &ce na?nzsop tVl')ee_r{)eag?l eﬁ%w ARE yOF INERINGING%‘FA%‘ION?. g po l.lof e t e it i : : ; = 7 > 5 : ~ ~ - - . '( hes ' 500,000 STAR “A” SHINGLES, : Best Quality, at Greatly Reduced Prices. o Ligonier, Ind., March 21, 1878. ol D : ‘ e | - . G EIXREEIXR.

GIOOODI NEWIS! A Lumber Yard in Ligenier. - LUMBER, LATH AND SlylliNﬁl‘_;ES‘,x Of all dassés‘ and grades, kept consta;@tl'y on 'h_,and. Pine Lumber, thoroughly seasoned, dressed or in the rough, from a Fence Picket to a Stick of Timber. sold at Botlom Prices. Call and See Us before buying. Yard on Cavin ~ Street, north of Kerr’s Furniture Store. - HeoEhny o Knepper & Peck. _ BNGEL & CO’S ADVERTISEMENT. THE LEADING AND LARGEST CLOTHING '_AND:"H_A'T HOUSE IN NOBLE AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. g ; Within a few days we will have on our NEW and L;&RGE - ’ S“tOCk of Bpring= b o e ~ For Men’s and Boys’ Wear. Clothing toOrderisOur Great Specialty Look Threugh Gur Steck Before You Buy any GOO‘_dS "foi'ﬁMenasr or ' ]}i‘?oys’ Wear. It Wlll PayENGEL&CO., L The Popular Clothiers, Hatters and Tailors, o ins rhe M aka Stront ook oo s Kendallville, Ind. March 28, 1878.-11-37 : :.' ' < S., A DECKER’'S ADVERTISEMENT. ‘ oK AM SELLING v ; .. Silver Drips, worth $l, at 60c C&M. ﬂ Golden Syrups,* 75¢., at 50¢ A large stock of Fine Japan and - . Young Hyson Teas = . Just received which will be disposéd of at lower. p_riceé '\_thaﬁ ever. A discount of 10 per cent. Wi]l’be,nmde.,v(“)“xifs-p9und; packages and over. If you do not find my Teas cheaper and better than any you have bought before, return them and no - charges will be made for any portion used. ~ - 20,000 Pounds of Peaches Just ‘l'ecei{'ed which I will disposej of at 14 PQUﬁdS f01$1,0(), All other goods in same proportion. W‘l will sell more and better goods for less money than A& any other house in Northern Indiana. - - ’ - J. DECEKER. Ligonier, Ind., March 21, 1878.-46 tf. Ay e Senian

. SHINGLES. ; V 0 i g b _Vi !,’: - § : ‘v '» Y ¢ 7 ! % 2 ~ ' Great Reduction in Prices. A . . ; - . ‘_’ ; Ak g Having made arrangements for a large quantify of Shingles, I shall sell for a short time at the following . . 5 R prices for the celebrated brand of 16 iheh, $2.75 Per M A 8 ineh, $8.20 Pex M ‘Why buy inferior grades of Shing- ~ gles when you can get the “Pele ton Bl Ih\;ﬁw e.: ::~ : Iru @ ‘n“ \ phe \,(f;:‘ k.» i&é f‘t * ;%;é;?;%g’- }( ~§;@“ SSRRb e i RU U T e e S ee R s GR e e “’*”‘éwﬁ‘a »“ww\%w‘imﬁﬁﬁ:&%ﬁ%

. NOTICE. ~ , L \ Having purchased the entire ‘ ‘stock of | ClothinG Gents’s Furnishing Goods, PIECE GOODS, ' HATS & CAPS, &e., &e., f.o‘r’mei']y 'l'owneyd by J. Straus, Jr., we respectfully announce 17;0‘ the public that we | will, for the next 4

B ' SELL AT : . REDUCED PRICES - The balance of our lérge stock of v and other goods for ~.Men’s and Boys’ Wear, Jil R : : Regardless of Regus- ; Sy e 3::. § s ‘ R ~lar Prices. i -: i RS . % ‘Made to Order Our Great Spes L cialty. e - M. JACOBS & CO. . ;i g : 5 "\ : - Ligonier, Ind., Marcl} 7, 1878, 46-tf - . F. W. Shinke & Bro. Take pléasure in Infoiﬁin§ the people of Ligfonier and-yicinity that they have the best selected - - stock of all kinds of e , ﬁor ﬁen; Boys, and ‘Children; 'also,.an‘elegént' assortment of wear for Women, Misses and Children, '~ All styles and qualities to select from:i—- -: %xll be soldat . . ; -~ BOTTOM PRICES. ; v Having adopted the . v ; LOW PRICE SYSTEM ! -Which rec%uire's selling at vei:y small profite, the ~public will appreciate the necessity of ready or o prompbipays .0 ol S bpecial éttentlon{, givento - CUSTOM WORK. We guarantee ﬂistmiass stock and "vorlm'namh{p.}S S . 'i’."' MEN DING done EX_PEDITIOUSLY “Corn - Field GATTERS? oof our own mak'e_‘éoﬂéiuﬂgonhaﬁ. e ~ EXAMINEOUR GOODS, $ ST ‘ »;,; e, S 5 e '\‘;-,‘., ‘7 andbuyat the old religble thoe storeof R R R R ST R ~ - F.W.SHINKE & BRO. s . Agents Wanted for the #% OREAT AWAKENINGR 1y ot “Tik MURPHY HOVENSNTS and also ABLE TERUERANGE LECTURES ty oy most. ‘sh¥% 1t b %MH AT GORTROVEREY between. . ROMANISM and PROTESTANTISM. Also, the 'LIFE of POPE PIUSIX, Three Books in Une, 3”1 * ;:}vf'ﬁ:}w‘: *““’" w ]