Ligonier Banner., Volume 24, Number 25, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 October 1889 — Page 1

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LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1889.

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i Notes From Rome City. : £ BY CARL, - ’ G. R. & 1. TIME CARD. " NORTH BOUND. SOUTH BOUND. N0.5...0.....322A:M. | N0.2.....-..1056 A. M. oy 0 “ BROS W %8, AP B> 8. 000 S

Wood up. : Persistency is the word. - George is slow but sure. : ‘Butter is still at a premiam. ‘ Nip and ‘Tuck took alay off last week. Wm. Watkins is no longer with Jno, Dye. o

A few flakes of snow fell last Thursday.

David 'T. Miller was in Chicago last week. A

John Repine went to LaGrange, SatHrday. . -

Con Sullivan is laying stone in LaGrange.

- Delt Moore is learning to be- a butcher. 1 :

. Putting up stoves is the order of the day now. :

M. T. Owen spent Sunday at Long Lake, Mich. : .

Jas. Potter is working at LaGrange laying stone. , E. H. Fisher and Lew Beck went to Albion Monday. \ ; - James Tate arrived from England last Monday night. , A new flooriis to be put down in Williams’ drug store. The Fort Wayne Journal has an unlimited amount of gall. : Fred Joss left Tuesday for Michigan to be absent a few days. _Are you going to the Ligonier Fair? It commences next week. John Smurr went to Fort Wayne Monday to buy a new dray. Joe Burnett's wild ponies are getting to be excellent roadsters. Dr. Swigart now occupies Adin Gaunfts house on Main street.

Our merchants were all supplied with LaGrange flour last week. A great numbet of our citizens are attending the Kendallville fair.

. Rual Smith has returned from Fort Wayne, where he has been working. Rome City furnished visitors to Forepaugh’s shdv at Fort Wayne last Monday. e

Emanuel Sheffler moved into the house recently vacated by Mrs. Metcalf, : . $

The bridge carpenters put in a new bridge last Sunday, south of Rome City. . ’

Elmore Foose, of Carey, Ohio, is éur new night operator. He isn’t married, girls! -

Will Glatte, of Kendallville, made a farewell visit to his cottage on Glatte Istand. ; -

Cobbs is pushing thedry goods trade. Evidently he is outdoing his competitors. . '

Elmer Bushong is cooking at the M. E. dining hall on the Kendallville fair grounds. _ S

~ Billy Regula, of Ligonier, was in town Saturday. Billy has an attraction here. .

Sheriff McLean was in the city Saturday last. He is a frequent visitor to this point. :

. Miss Viva Highbargin and Mrs. Della Stroman went to Michigan last Thursday. Judge Goodwin and wife spent Sunday in their cottage on the banks of Sylvan Lake. ‘ : Miles Highbargin and wife, atter spending a week in Detroit, returned home Friday. ' Nip says he is tired of being a bachelor. So tired that he is going after his wife next week. = ’ Tom Marshall, D. T. Miller and Jas. Holt recently attended the Masonic lodge in Ligonier. . Mrs. Joss and sons and Will Peltier have returned from their fishing trip to the West Lakes. Dr. Surghart’s father-in-law, from Whitley county, spent Sunday with the Dr. and his family. - - Miss Minnie Heine left the Sylvan Lake House Monday and returned to her home in Fort Wayne. . . The Masonic Lodge of Rome City held a banquet at the Sylvan Lake Heuse last Monday evening.

Lum Cain has sold four thousand bushels of potatoes. They - were all shipped east from Rome City. : John W. Teal, of Indianapolis, is Rome City once more. Mr. Teal's eyes are gradually growing worse. Mrs. W. P, Denny and child; arrived Saturday from Ft. Wayne and are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lake.

We noticed Louis Welt, of Wolcottville, in town a few days ago. Mr. Welt is interested in the shipping of potatoes from Rome City. : A sample car of the old ice in the large ice house, was shipped last Thursday to Sturgis. 1t is said to have been sold for $4O per car. :

- Lew Beck purchased the property east of the M. E. church, and at once moved in Mrs. Metcalf and d_aughter,f with whom he will board this winter. O. J. Colling, our genial day opera‘tor, left Monday for his home in Kendallville. M. F. Owen will now act as day operator until the summer season. © The blackboard work: at the M. E. Sabbath School was done by J. P. Chapman. The work is fine:and is a good exhibition of Mr. Chapman’s ability as e Uit spevhacly Mo was T ‘town: Monday 'and removed kis show case to the Kend WWW o o x«t,.% Sg” i 3 SRt bl F i (’ e fOr BBN .e T e e e 5*«,’&4" 20 cdeatlaE BS R _We bave been asked the question -gseveral times. if weé in! andad - obe a %&%st&} i ialat it dred . #ﬁ%mz* S AN | subscriptio: Rey

Milan W. Fisher arrived last Thursday from Denver, Colorado, where he has been employed for the past six months. “Duke’” will rest for a short time and then go to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rome City will have Orange township’s first institute Oct. 12. Let everyone come and meet the teachers employed in your own township. Some interesting papers will be read, and school work thoroughly discussed.

Mrs. D. Gauntt received her steamship tickets last week. She leaves Rome City Saturday, and will visit with Mary Kerr in New York City until Tuesday, when she leaves New York for Liverpool, England. 5

A report reaches us that last Saturday evening Lum Cain became involved in an altercation in Kendallville with Marshal Berhalter and was quite badly treated. He was taken to the Albion jail and spent Sunday there. ‘The marshal received several bad cuts about the face and on the hand. Just who was to blame, we have notlearned. ~ The new hard coal burner at the depot has been taken away and an old tumble down soft coal heater has taken its place. The isinglass proved too much of a temptation to the boys and they could not resist punching it out, thus rendering the stove practically useless. It takes cast iron furniture to withstand the attack bestowed upon railroad property. : William Buchanan living northwest of Rome City and on the county line. died suddenly last Saturday evening. He had been laying stone for Milo Jones, and Saturday afternoon complained of feeling ill, but nothing serious was thought of. Saturday even-| ing after sitting lin the house a short time he went out doors; soon dfter he was heard to fall and friends at once went to his assistance but he expired in a few minutes. S

In last weeks BANNER we gave what we supposed was a good hint to exchanges who has been making editorials out of our items, but it seems that the Fort Wayne Journal failed to notice the gentle reminder and copied one of our items referring to the G. R. &[. railroad.” We were pleased to know that any of our items were worth publication in a daily paper, but rather surprised to notice that the editor of the Journal made an editorial out of the one above mentioned and gave us no credit whatever. A slight change was made, but not enough to notice, unless the two papers were compared. Gentlemen, in the future when you copy from us, please say, by Carl, in the Ligonier Banner. The gossipers is at 1t again. It isjust next Lo impossible for anyone to do anything unusual in Rome City without’ everybody knowing it. The persons engaged in circulating these eroneous reports are well known, and some of them are wealthy and able to pay for the words they utter. Remember that when you circulate bad reports about your neighbors for which vou bave ns proof, you are liable to be sued for damages. We overheard a prominent citizen say that unless the work was soon stopped, he would proceed to make a test ease out of some of Rome City’s fine material. Ask no questions, but see that you attend strictly to your own business and do not bother your neighbors.

~ Wawaka News Nuggets.| _ o 3 FKY A;;l‘_;— VIQTA. Everything is fair—time. Examine your wood piles. Mummert & Son are going to/buy wheat. _ : A. O. Osborn has a rush just now in selling stoyes, : ; . There is a bran new organ at Louis ‘McDonald’s house. ; Grandma Landon fell down cellar and bruised herself to some extent. - Dr. Hayes, of Albion, was in town Thursday on business of importance. Dr. Newton, of Ligonier, was in town a few minutes one day last week. Bill Knepper was celebrating bhis dapple gray horse show Saturday evenng. » . . Mr. and Mrs. Jetry Brandeberry visited with friends in Wolcottville, Sunday. ~ i _John Hammon comes to the front this week with a new coat of paint on his house. o What’s the matter with Bill Knepper’s fat (?) stock show; they seem to eat all right? : _ Extra gang boss Haid and his second, J. B. Frick, eat warm meals with their folks Sunday. g )T George Williams, of Wolf Lake, escorted his son H. G. over here Satur~day afternoon. : ' Miss Millie Sehwab and Miss Ella Teal took a pleasant drive over to the ‘Hub Thursday. : Anthony Rink’s sick children are imEroving right along, They will soon ‘be convalescent. | , | Mummert & Son are selling the celebrated Fargo shoe at the lowest prices. Give them a trial. s \ Paul Potter hauled oneload of wheat to this market last week that tiped the soales to 4,180 pounds. ~ James Bond, our liveryman, took a business trip to Antworp, Ohio, the latter part of last week. | cake's little sons enjoyed city life at Kendallville over Sunday. l&rs-&mmiawmﬂlawﬁlww At = onneg Mo. wites She Wil gueng SR B iRE Wit bk slatom o Guilk and Mr. Buchaning were both tor Omahar Neb. ~ She will likely reBl e "hwt-r,.:iw; ;v--v,‘ul;.ﬁ:..n' ﬂrv,««l,‘rﬁ\\:"‘%‘k’:“':’Ei

William Buchanmg died of apoplexy very suddenly Saturday evening. He was buried at Springfield on Monday.: The lady who has been visiting the family of C. Butz, and of Troy, New York, returned to her home last week.

Some of the big boys were trying to save two shillings Saturday evening by playing hookey, but it wouldn’s ‘'work.

" There are several stone foundations being put under dwelling houses just now. Wawaka will soon stand upon a rock. . §

The kind old mother of Rev. Deweese was called to Lima Saturday by telegram to attend a funeral of a near relative. :

Mrs. Pond, ‘of Lincoln, Neb., was the lady visitor of Mrs. Barbara Tibbott and Mrs. Surah Van Frank a few days last week.

David Depew, of York township, died Monday morning. The sad and unexpected news was astonishing to the people. ; Jacob Bloom is shipping a car load of potatoes to Buffalo, New York, this week. He pays 25cts. per bushel delivered here.

Among the many who attended the services at Bulah church, Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mummert, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles North.

Rev. Haas, our German minister, of Kendallville, preached in English Sunday evening to a very fair congregation. His sermon was good. , Deputy Sheriff Stoops was in town one day last week, he had anumber of invitations for the boys to go over and make the Hub a visit next week.

Joseph Boley, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hart and two ladies whose names we did: not learn, of Brimfield, attended the lecture here Saturday night.

One of our town faTies were having a little domestic Prouble Sunday morning. Peace reigned supremely when one of the boys eame home. :

Mrs. Sanders, the 'mother of Mrs. G. W. Mummert, of Norwalk, Ohio, arrived here last Friday. She will make a few weeks’ visit with her daughter. Mrs. John Irons and two little children, of Albion, took the Saturday afternoon train here for South Bend, where they haye gone on a two weeks' visit. A Kendallville livery rig got away from its driver Sunday evening and was caught over near Diamond Lake. A buggy was secured in Wawaka to return home. e .

Harry Williams was in town Saturday =nd Sunday, he was not only visitin% the boys, but also one of the ——. Well, Harry’s headquarters is at Toledo, and cold weather is coming on, that's all. v v

As Miss Jennie Pickett was on her way home from Tgledo to Englewood last week, she stopped off here and enjoyed a few days® yisit with her relatives and friends. She boarded the cars on Monday for her home. Henry Stump, in company. with his wife and his wife’s mother, Barbara Tibbott, started for California last Monday afternoon. “They will be absent several weeks. A brother of Mr. Stump keeps things in shape on the farm during Henry’s visit. :

Conductor Geo. French and Brakeman Ed Cutting was in town Sunday afternoon and evening, and by the way, & number who have an ear tor music gathered at the residence ot Mr. Zﬂd Mrs. John Haid’s and was treated 0 some very fine instrumental and vocal music. -

Rey. C. C.- Alvertspn and Mr. Wilson, of Goshen, arrived on Saturday afternoon and in the eyening the reverend gentleman delivered his eloquent lecture to a reasonable house. Its more than likely if it had been a nigger camp meeting, or something like that, there would have been a crowded house, then there would have been but little said of those who gathered around the outside windows to hear what they could. v

Brimfield Warblings. . BY Tonrxm— JERRY, e Henry Hart was at home last Sunday. : ‘E. F. Woodruff, of Ligonier, was in town last week. Everybody get ready for the Ligonier fair next week. o ; ‘ Sim Hart is in town' visiting his children and friends. Gen. Hovey was at the Kendallville fair last Wednesday. ‘ The Brimfield Budget in the Albion New Era, is about runout. - - Mrs. George Cosper was visiting friends in Goshen last week. i - Mrs. Loyd was visiting relatives at Goshen during the past week. » 1 Go to the Kendallville fair this week, and to the Ligonier fair next week. There will be Sundag School in the U. B. church next 3unday at 8 o’ clock. News are scarce this week because eyeryone is getting ready for the fairs. Subscribe for THE BANNER, for it is one of the best county papers you can Ulysses Holmes, of New: Carlisle, was calling on friends here Saturday and Sunday. i : s ~“Misses Lizzie and Edna Shannon returned ‘from Elkhart last f»Monq&& whero ‘they have been: visiting ' wit 1 friends. SAlncdir s R Some of our boys have a fashion lately of jumping on trains. We are afraid they will take warning too late .We understand that the coons that held the camp ‘meeting at Wawake; Jaft thers bernadh. v Bheke It Mk E“‘"‘"“?}%}éﬁ‘g L :'%3" {" "'k:« : »’x‘\;jc%% :‘”"‘f? & «‘fr;w@ o é“:»;u‘:_x:_ }‘, S ‘::sz«. oA ,‘ Ve ‘Y} fo" K 1 .».;‘: ~ @,;‘ : ~—A lady remarked in our hearing

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. —A sharp fakir makes a good income by advertising a sure method of killing ‘all insects. When you send him fifty cents you will receive a printed eard ‘on which are these words: *‘‘Get your insects to smoke cigarettes and .they ' will die within an hour. So long.”

. —ln one block on Main street iu .Battle Creek the other ‘day a reporter saw three one-legged men, four one- ' artned men and two other men who were so lame they couldn’t walk with--out canes. The reporter went home ‘and wrote up the item, stating that ‘«Battle Creek is one of the greatest ‘railroad towns in the United States.” - —American engineers visiting Ens gland are chiefly impressed with the -superior solidity and finish of English engineering work and the extreme backwardness in the speed of elevators and in the adoption of the electric light. But England is ahead of America, they think, in keeping clear of ;overhead wires. : —A respectable looking white wome .an has ‘been going about Louisville for the last eight years telling people: that her husband had just died; and that if she had a sewing machine: she . could make a living. She would then borrow ten dollars to pay on one, | promising to return the money as soon as she had earned it. She has taken in & good deal of money in this way from kind-hearted people. ; . —At Summerside, P. E. L, the other day a man came into town and bought . a complete - funeral outfit=—coffin, plate; gloves, etc., when the.clerk was: engraving the plate he asked what date should be put upon it. = “‘Oh, he |is not dead yet,” was the reply. The. “death of the person for whom the outfit was intended was daily expected, and the idea was to have every thing in readiness when required. —lt'is an-error to suppose that the Johnstown disaster is the'greatest of {its kind in modern: times. :The. great ﬂoo;’vdi:s the Yellow river of China in 1887 destroyed three thousand villages. ;nd tge bmgt@&maﬁuomﬁ e ﬁ%‘wﬁw ons. The lowest Hdadwavn: L R4n é 1 e b ekl Lt i T Ty TR Sy Le o e e Bl Rt oel et Bl ZZ, ,}&Mggfa*“%-um%’» e ¥R ;,q PR Al R R eme el @ﬁ*ﬂ‘;ﬁ;%nfaw‘t"k\%tw,“‘.ﬂ;‘:‘ ,