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THE CITIZENS’ BANK "STRAUS BROS., - Transact a general banking business on most favorable terms. ' Collections made on all points, : 1 Discount Farmer’s and Business Paper at liberal ratcs. : : ; | Negotiate Loans on Real Estate from one "to five years’ time. . j . \ Do the Largest Real Estate Business in this sectren. P We buy for Cash and sell on time to swit purchasers. . Call and see us before dealing elgewhere. Dealers in all kinds of Grains, Seeds, and Wool, paying the highest prices. Contracts made for future deliveries. Agents for Fire and Life Insurance. Ligonier, Ind., July 23, 1879.-27-1 y ' ——————————————————————" - — T ———— J[ARRY R:q:YNOLDS, i . ATTORNEY AT LAW, @ Ligon‘ier. Ind. Office over Cunningham’s Drug Store. Prompt attention given to collections. H, G ZIMMERMAN. ' . . L s ; ATTORNEY AT LAW, Avsron, Inp. Oflice, second floor, Denny Block, opposite Bank of Albion. ! il [l4=F5-t1 B. W.GREEN, ) * ¥. P. BOTHWELL. GREEN & BOTHWELL, i ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARLES PUBLIC. ; Offide in Landon’s Block, over D. 8. Sgott & Son’s Store, Ligonier, Ind. [l3-31 ANDREW JACKSON, ; JUSTICE OF TIE PEACE. Special attention given to collections and conveyauciui:.w Oflice over Beazel’s harness shop, Ligonier, Ind. [i-_‘f A LBERT BANTA, - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. . Special attention given to collections and conveyancing ~ writing of deeds, bonds and mortgages, and legal business attended to promptly and accurately. Office over Jacobs & Goldemith’s store, Ligounier, Ind » [B-8 —————————— ——————— oS— L A S CARR & SI;IOBE, ' : - PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS. Will attend promptly to all callsintrusted to them Office and residence on Fourth st,, Ligonier, Ind. DR C. F. ELLIS. _ it HOMEOPATHIST. Office over Hoffman’s' Book Storé.' Open ét all hours, and will answer city or country calls, day or night, fair weathér or foul. ‘ 14-13uf

J, M. TEAL, A » " 6 Q ( h:"'v ﬁ:\f;‘l ‘ DENTIST. T YY) ‘ Rooms over L. E. Pike’s Grocery, corner Muin and | Mitchell streets, opposite Post Office, Kendalville, Ind. W“'AH work warranted. <6B - [l3-R __—_——_——t———d————-—‘_ SACK BROTHERS, - - BAKERS AND GROCERS, Constantly keep on hand Fresh Bread, Cakes, Pies, etc., algo Choice Groceries, Provisions, and ‘Yankee Notions. Highest cash price paid for all kinds of country produce. Corner of Cavin and Thirdstreets, Ligonier, Ind. : [l3-8 i el (JHARLES V. INKS, e 3 ; = —Dealer in—- : MONUMENTS, VAULTS, Tombstones, and Building Stone, corner of Cavin and Fifth streets, Ligonier, Ind. JOHN_ L. GALLUP, : : ) i Manufacturer ofthe Lo L DRAIN TILE, And Red., Common and Pressed Brick. Hardwood, Basswood and Poplar Lumber and Dimengion stuff. Kendallvilie, Ind, Mill and Yard 3 miles north-east of city. Orders promptly tilled and satisfaction guaranteed. [l3-16

QJACK BROTHERS’ : CONCORD & CATAWBA WINES. We keep constantly on hand and sell in iarge or small quantities, to suit customers, wine of 'our own manufactare, PURE, NOTHING BUT THE JUICE OF THE GRAPE., <Cor. Cavin and Third streets, Ligonier, Ind. [l3-12

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J. W. HIGGINDBOTIIXAM, . g~ WATCHMAKER, dißs JNEN /N - v 47 I % » - Jeweler, SO Damat DTG ,‘ i S N ‘§ L e B —AND—- < Wi § ARt/ SN § s\\E = k__a."'w ‘ -&: ; i v/ i' i NE= ;:g%‘% : CR AR EASOPTICIAN s s N R 5 7 —AND DEALER IN—WATCHES,CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER-WARE, SPECTACLES Musical Instruments and Strings, &c. O=rpess for selections solicited, Fitted to all kinds-o Watches. Clocks and Jewelry promptly and neatly repaired and warranted. sight on scientific Corner Third and Cavin Streets, Ligqnier. Indiana. - [Sﬁﬂfﬁ.‘__

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY. MARCH 31, 1881.

BankinG HousE 4 o Qe o LIGONIER, - INDIANA. l - Will loan money, buy Notes and T:» » 3 Mortgages receive Deposits, Buy and Sell Exchange, and maks Collections in all parts of the United States, Sell exchange on Europe. Ligonier, Ind., Feb. 3, 1875.-13-2 HIG HEST MARKET PRICE IN | Cash paid for ' ; Feb. 13,79.-13-2 SOL. MIER. - w5OO Reward! WE will pay the above reward for any case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot cure with West’s Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions are sirictly comphed with. They are purely Vegetable, and never fail to give satisfae tion. Sugar coated Large boxes, containihg 30 | Pills, 25 cents. For sale by all druggists. Beware of counterfeits and imitations, The genuine manufactured only by JOUHN C. WEST & CO., *The Pill Makers,” 18 & 133 W. Madison Street,, Chicago. . Free trial packages sent by mail pre~ paid oo receipt of a 3 cent stamp.. 45-ly.

N I S oS ! e Oe Will be paid by DK, A. G, OLIN for every care | of Private or Chronic digseare he undertakes and ! failg tocure, Send two stamps for "quide te iiealth.” Marriage (~uide for the million. | either sex, 50 cents Reliable Female Pills. 85 a box. A quiet home for ladies during confine- ; ment. Rubber Goods and circular of important. ! information by express, 60 cents. | g - 5 i Dr.A.G.OLIN, r e e ® 9! 201 SO. CLARK St., CHICAGO, Tlls. Advice free. | : - 15-30-Iy-pq !

o ) A . . Taylor’s System ! - BELPFP-FITIINUGE : . FOR GUTTING : ' yo in : , » ; Ladies’ and Children’s Dresses, Basﬁues, Sacques, Etc. ! ATTENTION, LADIES! I have taken the agency for the above model,and will give iustructions and one of the models for 85. Gives a perfect fit, no change being hecessary. I am using the model every day and find it to be perfection. Murs. Jo I 3 SO LI, ' Agent for Lagoiiier aud vicinity.

A‘ DMINISTRATOR’S SALE -4 Qe A h "REAL ESTATI. : : —o—- — is hereby given that by virtue of am. ! order of the Noble Circuit Court of Hoble County, | State of Indiana, the undersigned, administrator ! of the estate of George Stout, Sr., deceased, will | sell at private sale on the premises, between ten | o’ctock a. M. aAnd four o’clock r. M., Oon i Saturday, April 23, 1881 y An undivided two-thirds (25) of the following de- | scribed real estate in Noble county, Ind., to-witz “The east half of the north-eas! guarter, and the | east half of the north west quarter of the north- ' east quarter,—all in section twenty-six (26), in | township thirty-five (35) north, of range ten. : {10) east in said county and state. » .[ TERMS OF SALE: —One-third cash; the resi. | due in egual payments at twelve'and eighteen. | months, with notes at interest. waiving valuation Fl and appraisement laws, the payment thereof se- | cared by mortgage by the purchaser for said de- | ferred payments. e : ' The widow will, at tlie same time, sell and. | convey her one-third interestin said premises on. same terms as above. WILLIAM IMES, . March 24, 1887-49-4 t - Administrator.

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- OUR AGENTS. : L The following named gentlemen are our authorized agents at the places designated and will receive and receipt for subseriptions to THE BANNER. Sample copies may be obtained of these gentlemen, free of charge :° WAWAKA__Chas. K. Greene. KENDALLVILLE—Chas. G. Aichele. ROME CITY—W. W. Skillen, MV[LLA—-SOY_.%:mm. } : ALBION—A. J. Denlar. : - WOLE LA{KE—-C. R. Wiley. : MERRlAM.—Jefferson ;‘i&ddis. BRIMFIELD—WiIIiamn Imes. Parties wishing to subseribe for THE BANNER will please call on the abgve named agents, pay their subseription in advance, and receive the best paperin North-Eastern Indidna. -

Local Correspondence. .TTL‘:ZZ::.:::;:&:::’::Z‘_M—: . ROME CITY. j " The new ice houses are now shingled. ; } ! At this writing our lake is still covered with ice 20 inches tkick. Roebert Williams is now acting as barber in the office of Geo. Berry. The Romanites are fixing up and will present a gaily appearance the coming season. j _ The sermon of Rev. Shaffer at the funeral of David law, Esq, was a masterly effort. 5 . Geo. Northam thinks of enguging in the dray business the coming season. A sensible enterprise. 1 Frank Drake bas wisely concladed to remain in Rome, and continue in the hardware business. e The late cold nights and hard freezes make the wheat in this vicinity present a very gloomy appearauce. Rev. Jabez Shaffer will probably become a resident of Rome City. We will welcome Mr. Shaffer with open aArms. _ ; v ; Hank Sunday returned from the pineries in Michigan on Thursday eve. ot last week. He reports snow up there two feet deep. | ; _ J. P. Chapman is fixing to give his store building a new coat of paint. Jim is always ahead. Let others imitate his example. | = | The blue birds have come; the rob-ins-have come; the wild geese und the swan have come. But spring still lingers at a distance. | : Isaac ‘Allen has retired from the dray business, bought a nice little farm just north of town, and is now prepared for some young widow. Deoetor Rerick, president of our Sunday school Congress, says that the coming session will eclipse any thing that has heretofore §ttramspirea'l-. : . We expected to hear a glowing account’ ot the meeting of the correspondents of the “Leader” on Saturday, March 19. But it was all summed up in two words: Fizzle—fizzle.

«U Donnahu” says that several Masons from Albion attended the funeral of ’Squire Law. Please give us their names, U. D. Guess the roads were 80 bad that they failed to connect, There eame very mear being a muss in town over a (little) new hat, but the hat was captured and hostilities suspénded for the present. For further particulars inquire of Geo. Berry and Gabe Leming. j v The *“Sturgis Donkey” kicked at us last week, but cwing to the diminutive siza of the animal, and our very safe distance frdm it, it failed to injure us ia the least. (Will the readers @f THE BANNER please excuse this waste of space?) A good lively girl who can assist as clerk in a grocery store and who can make herself generally useful in dining room and general house-work, can find steady employment, agood wages and ready pay by applying at Skillen’s restaurant in Rome City. . ‘

Those parties who were so anxious to be Justice of the Peace that they consented.to have petitions for their appointment circulated before ’Squire Law was put under the ground, ought to be consigned (officially) to eternal oblivion, as we trust and believe they will be. ' There will be a sugar party at the M. E. church on Friday. (to-morrow) evening. Supper, including maple taffy, for 20 cents; children 10 cents. A good time is anticipated. Let all turn out and have a grod time and raise the necessary amount to procure a new carpet for the church.

Several of our citizens went.to hear Gen. J. B. Weaver speak at Sturgis on Tuesday of last week., They report that both the meeting and the speech was a perfect suceess. Gen. Weaver and Hon. Gilbert DeLaMatyr will probably visit Rome the coming summer and re-kindle the original campfires. : j

Qur old friend apd fellow-citizen, Unecle Jacob Kessler, was run over by a switching train at Brimfield last week, instantly killed and mangled-in a horrible manner. His remains were buried on Saturday last.: Funeral sermon on the occasion at the M. E. church by Rev. Blanchard, of Wolcottville. »

Our genial friend, Isaac Myers, left here on Saturday last to take up his residence near Middlebury, Summit county, Ohio. He wants his BANNER sent to that place as he says “he would as soon be without his regular meals as to be without THE BANNER.” He wishes the editor to be sure and send this week’s issue, as he cannot afford to miss a single copy. i On Tuesday forenoon a petition was put in circulation asking Auditor’Kiser to call a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners and asking said commissioners to appoint Eden H. Fisher Justice of the Peace. In sixty

minutes fifty voters were enrolled on said petition,, There seems to be ne question now as to who will be ’Squire Dayid Law’s successor. : A great change has overtaken Orange township. It is said that in times past she could boast of 1.00 Justices (i. e., one and two 00.) But now thell is stricken out and mothing left but one o—&a moust deplorable condition. I.et the people of Rome arouse and have a man appointed who will be competent to fill that honorable pesition. A cypher will not answer in Rome. e ‘ |

“Brick,” our late talented correspondent of Dutch Street, is in favor of the legislature enacting a law authorizing the county commissioners to pay a premium on the scalps of woodchucks. Brick always originates s%mething new, and we like him for that. Brick doesn’t like woodchucks. He perhaps think they are responsible for our long continued winters, and for that and other little “crimes” he wants them all scalped. All right, Mr:Brick; we second the motion. Get up a petition at once, have it nun{erously signed (as of course it would be), forward it immediately te our two Taylors, instruct them to have it hitched on to the tail end of Mr. Cabbage’s “Owl Bill,” and it will go through a Hoosier Legislature like double-greased lightning. After which, you being located in the State of Arkansaw, you can take the agency for the entire South. We will look after matters here in the North, and between us we will have the tep of the head taken off of every woodchuck in America. :

“Joshua,” the Albion correspondent for the Donkey organ, raps us over the knuckles last week, for what he calls “yawping” for Watt. Denny. We would gently remind our friend Joshua that we only mentioned the name of Mr. Denny on account of his eminent fitness for the position. The question of politics never once entered into our mind, Moreover, we think that any man who would attempt to connect politics with that sacred pesition must certainly be composed of light ealibre. Not content with that he calls our beautiful crystal lake a “frog pond,” and says the Romanites “skin excursionists.” The latter we consider a little severe upon a class of people who we think will compare very favorably in point of honesty and generosity with the people of any other portion of the ecounty. But when Joshua attempts to characterize “Sylvan Lake” as a “frog pond” he only exhibits his iznorance or prejudice, and is justly entitled to be handed over to the Ligonier papers, there to have his name enrolled in large letters upon their list of donkeys. ALEXIS.

WASIHINGTON T"WEP. Wheat seems to be injured to some extent by the late freezes. . Two divines (from Reme City) held services at Salem over Sunday. E. W. Hartsock will attend the State Normhal at Terre Haute this summer. A little ;son of Wesley Sroufe was severely bitten in the wrist, last Sunday, by a dog. “Teck” takes them to “Jim’s house” when they aunoy the public nowadays, s 0 look ouf, boys. Tommy hasn’t been coon hunting since the last snow. The one he treed on the fence was too much for him.

A little three-year-old son of John Myers fell from a chair, last Friday, and cracked one of the bones of his arm, : The exhibition at the Center last Friday night was quite entertaining, and the boys all acquitted themselves well.w .=, ; : We failed to state in our last that the office hours of the Pierceton dentist are from Saturday P. M. 1o Monday A. M., geuerally. 1f Vennor, the Canadian weather prophet, *opens his head” again about more cold weather this spring, somebody ought to make 1t hot for him. A small child of John Peppers, of Coldsprings, some six months old, fell, disiocating her shoulder blade, on last Friday. It was replaced by Dr. Adair, of that burg. : Our boys, wanted in Etna township, returned, went before ’Squire Blain, of Troy township, pleaded guilty, and were fined three dollars and costs, in all about six dollars. Cheap compared with the other three boys. Dr. Smith, who has been suffering for some time from rheumatism, came near *“shuffling off” by taking an over dose of belladonna, but by the timely arrival of Drs. Gants and Tucker, ot Cromwell, he was relieved. The two bridges put up in this twp. late last fall are reported on the *tumble” and are proneunced dangerous. It is curious that when jobs are *“let” to be paid out of the public money that there is no one to superintend them and see that they are built right. Who is responsible for this ? Of course, “pg one knows.” DoRA.,

PERRY’S PRAIRIE. On Thursday last Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Buchtel celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their wedding. The guests to the number of about forty began arriving as early as nine o’clock in the morning and were soon all on hand ready. for business. If the roads had been good there would ne doubt have been many more. As it was John and Julia, his wife, were apparently as happy as they were twenty years ago. After partaking of a sumptuous dinner, the cigars were passed by Mr. S.

M. Buchtel, and then the presents were presented in due form, many of whieh were quite valuable.. The following is the list: Mr. and Mrs. S. Krichbaum, 54 pieces of moss rose china; Miss Mary Kauffman, china wash pitcher; Miss Mary Buchtel, china wash bowl; Mr. and Mrs. T. Buchtel, china pitcher and fruit dish; Mr. H. L. Buchtel, ¢hina butter dish; Mr. and Mrs. S. Harper. large platter; Adam Michael, set of majolica pie plates; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Buchtel, large oil paintisg; Dr. J. Osborn, china chandelier; Mr. and Mrs. ‘A. R.King, stem cake dish; Mrs. Meyer Baum, stem cake dish; Mr. and Mrs. John Conuer, stem cake dish; Mr. and Mrs. F. Droud, fruit dish; Miss Olie T'odd, pickel dish;: Miss Sarah Todd, fruit dish; Mr. Jolﬁn Moore, fruit dish ; Mrs. Silas Priest, hat rack . ...Miss Emma Smith has secured the Green Castle school for the spring term.. She is an excellent teacher. .. Miss Maggie Rowe has secured the position of teacher in one of the schoolsin LaGrange. ... Miss Rosella Harper arrived home from Valparaiso last Thursday on a short visit to her paremts. She will return to her studies next Monday and remain there until next August..... Mr. Benj. F. Smith is the happiest man onPerry’s Prairie. It’s a girl... Snakes havegmade their appearance. They thinl?, no doubt, that it’s time for warm weather, and we think so too.... Last Sunday John- Millner took unto himself a partner for life in the person of Miss Mary Starks. Both parties are from Elkhart county....The schocl at Hopewell will commence on Monday, April 4th, instead of on thellth as decided at the school meeting. Dußs.

- WAWAKA. "Harry Miller and Mrs. Jeannette Flowers were united in the holy bonds of wedlock, by Esq. Greene on the 24th of March....L. A. Graetz has been removed from this telegraph eflice... . Jerry Brandeburry contemplates building anaddition to his house thisspring. ... There is more talk about the flouring mill. Let every man, woman and child take an Interest. 1t 1s to the interest of every one who owns property within the vicinity of Wawaka...... Clint. Miller has returned from the snow bound region of Michigan and is looking rugged and hearty. ...Some of our boys met with quite an accident on Saturday night last while returning from Ligonier on the hand car. They tried to tasten to the caboose of a freight train when just a short distance from Ligonier. Charley Miller had gotten on the caboose and attempted to step back on the car but fell on tke track. The car ran over him and jumped the track, throwing the boys in all directions., Charley Miller was badly hurt about the face aud left leg, Dan. Zimmerman was hart inthe stomach by the handles, Jack Nimmon received a sprained ankle, Gilly Miller had the side of his head bruised, and Fern Dodge had his knee hurt. Homer Squires was en the car but escaped unhurt. Frank Blair took a tumble from the caboose when he saw the car leave the track. ...Constable Zimmerman turned over to the Sheriff of St. Joseph county, one of the chaps who had a hand in that killing affray at Mishawaka. Offenders against the law had better take some other course; they are sure to be caught by Wawakaites, ‘ ; Bx,.

CROMWEILL. o Weather mild and roads fair to middling.... This morning work was commenced on the new brick buildings.... John Mullin has become a citizen of this burgh.... Yeager’s saw mill is in loperation. . .Garfield says United States notes are not money. Therevised statutes of the United States says they are, Which is correct?....The jurors from Sparta township don’t like that veto of the Governor.. ..Quite a number of eur citizens are slightly on the sick list... Mrs. Simeou Smith and Mrs. Jos. Hitler are seriously i11.....C. W. Maggart, student of Wittemberg College, is at home on a short visit. ... A littlechild of Thomas Bligh was badly scalded on Monday. It will recover....Ad.Dent, telegraph operator at Chicage, was at ‘home hereover Sunday visiting friends. ....Rev.Lash preached his valedictory sermon at the M. K. Church on Sunday evening....An extraordinary amount of maple molasses is being manufactured in this vicinity....A new side walk from town to the depot will be the next thing in erder, VALET.

JEFFERSON T WP. : s _ ‘ Farmers should be careful and not contract too many debts, intending to pay them after harvest with their wheat crop.... Owing to the poor honey season we had last summer and the long cold winter, most all bee owners have lost more or less of their bees. There will be but few colonies wintered over.... There is no man in the United States so highly respected as Gen. Hancoek, He is not a tricky politician, but a brave soldier and a noble statesman, and if it were not for party animosity he ' would be elected president in ’B4 without opposition.... A view of our township libraries would convince a man what kind of literature is the most appreciated by the reading public. The novels are about all worn out, while histories are but little used. ...Our school commence on Monday, April 4, except Miss Lorinda Bruce’s, who commenced at Hazel College last Monday...... Luther Andrews is here on business... Two of our citizens are having a law-suit over a water course. ....John Earl, sr,, has been doctoring ‘with Mr, Ogden, of Ligonier, for what is supposed to be a ruse cancer, with a fair prospect of aspeedy recovery.....

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Mrs. John Kutcher and her brother George Simmons started last week to Rice county, Kansas, to'see their father who is at the point of death... James H. Singrey takes possession of the Infirmary this week..., .The marriage mania struck Jefferson township again. Frank Singrey woed and won a fair lady of DeDalb county. Frank is going to stay on the homestead while his father stays on the poor farm.....lra Dillon hasselected as apartnerthrough lifé, Miss; Lucy Bruce, daughter of J. A. Bruce. .... What a fearful howling among some of the stalwarts of Noble county.” Their silent slumbers are disturbed by visions of stacks of newly made ten dollar coffing and umntold numbers of new dug graves. What a fuss about having to let go of two very poor public teats.....lndianians should feel proud of having a perpetual legislature. It is like the auctioneer’s sale—to continue from day to day until the State treasury is drained. . S FARMER.

Owing to a pressure of business, “U. Donnpahu” has beep obliged to lay aside the Faber and yield the reportorial chair to another, who will take pains to keep the readers of THE BANNER thoroughly posted on the events of the “hub” and its vicinity. “U.Donnahu”. will continue as agent, and will at all times take pleasure in receipting for subsecriptions to the favorite paper of the county.... Peter Smith’s health is: very poorly.... Swan towuship has furnished Sheriff Riddle with another boarder. ...The wife of Sheriff Riddle has been on the sick list during the past few days.... Tom« Kimmell, the fellow 'who stole $l3O from the Wigging House, has a certificate from Judge Tousley entitling him to a two years residence in thé peunitentiary at Michigan City..The Prosecutor raised the hair of some of our saloon-keepers last week.... Mr. Harkless, the artist, would like to have seen *Bolivar,” the roving correspondent of the “L.eader,” about $1.50 worth, ‘while in town one day last week....The baby boy of A. J. Denlar died last Sunday of lung fever.... Some of our young men go to the Commercial House to play billiards quite often. ..The case of Auditor Kiser vs. Clerk Alvord was tried last Friday and resulted .in a decision by Judge Tousley favorable to the defendant. Thus it would appear that there is no way of getting after parties who do not feel like paying their just proportion of taxes. The case was ably argued for the plaintiff by Judge Lowry and Zimmerman, and for defendant by Chapin and others. Auditor Kiser has taken an appeal.... Mr. Gill has moved to Bremen, 1nd....0ur young lawyers are doing some heavy pleading at the bar;: 10 cents per case.... The new instruments of our Brass Band have arrived. Now look out for loud and soul-stirring music** - Real estate transfers continue quite numerously.... When you see “Joshua” on the street, don’t ask him to take a drink, for he will go in much rather than allow you to tear his coat.. Alex. Moore has returned, but is badly used up.. Capt. E. H. Fisher, of Rome City, was in town last Monday. They say Ede is te be appointed ’Squire for the Romans.... Court-is running in full blast. Judge Tousley holds -out remarkably well... Charley Clappis busily engaged settling up his father’s estate....lt is to be hoped that at the next meeting of the Town Council our “dads” will take some steps toward supplying the town -with decent sidewalks, : it Jas. H. Singrey takes charge of the Poor Farm this week. Hope the Republicans won’t fall into spasms over the change, By the way, this reminds ‘me of some tall lying done in las week’s “Leader” in regard to this matter. There were seven bidders, Mr. Singrey being the lowest 7esponsible ‘bidder.. The- lowest bidder was Mr. ‘Batler ($5O less than Sicgrey), but as ‘to Mr. Mummert favoring Aés bid, that is all moonshine. = Mr. Mummert dis ‘tinctly declared that he would not give ‘Butler a farm of his own te manage. 'What else could the commjssioners do ibut appoint Mr. Singrey? : - This must suffice as my first install‘ment. Will endeavor to do- better 'in ‘the future. Yours, =~ GUN CAP.

Concerning Joshua. . ALBION, IND., March 25, 1881, To the Editor of The Banner:. Will you please answer the following questions and relieve the over-tax-ed brain of a poor benighted heathen who has had his hiead packed in ice for a week. Please answer and relieve. 1. Was it Joshua T. or Joshua J. that made that remarkable fast vime from Heilman’s shop to Main street ? 2. Was George W. Mummert (the unbiased ?) in favor of Butler, of Elkhart township, tor superintendent of the Pvor Farm? He was the lowest bidder. “Ask. George he knows. ‘B. Was it Joshua T.or Joshua J. that fell down stairs and stood on his head ? e , : 4. Does Joshua J. or Joshua T. ever call on Doctors Raby, Clouse or Howard for their favorite prescription—lemon, &c.? . e : 5. Does Joshua J. or Joshua T, ever frequent houses of ill-“rep.,” or have prescriptions filled at the afore-men-tioned grooeries ¥ . o uehan sl ~ Puzzle your brain, dear editor, for either Joshua is a shining light that should not be covered up by a bushel measure. We have got him in our ‘midst and we must uncover him %isihwac ‘have tofollow him to H—eilman’sshop or the C—l. Yours in the-dark,