Ligonier Banner., Volume 25, Number 38, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 January 1891 — Page 5

we . . : - rmgs uccess AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE ARE DOING, ) HEND OUR STOCK OF ' SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, WOOD aNnp CHAIN PUMPS, Was never more complete, and we are fully X ; equipped to manufacture BUILDING MATERIAL, HARDWOOD DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH OR ODD WORK. : For Prices write or apply to : THE I-XL PUMP, LUMBER & MFG. CO. COSHEN, IND. ; Che Zigonier Banner. “ THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1891. Rochester Mill Burned. ’ Last night at about midnight the big flouring mills ‘at Rochester was discovered on fire. No facilities being on hand to fight the fiames the building with its contents was a.total loss. The mill was run during the early part of the evening and everything was supposed to be all right when Mr. McDowell, the proprietor, left it at 10o’clock. Everything points to incendiarism.

—A meat war is said to be immianent at Kendallville.

—Graham Earl and his company spent last week at Columbia City playing to fair houses. '

—lf yon want the latest sheet music, call at A. Baum’s, where you can get any of the publications for ten cents. - —County Superintendent Ohlwine is still confined to his bed seriously ill. We hope that he will soon recover. - —The Electric Dental Vibrator, used by Dr. Gants for the painless extraction of teeth, is absolutely safe. It is a stimulus to the nervous system as well. Try it and be convinced.! —Michael Toomey, the deaf mute who resided her last summer, has gone

mto the boot and shoe business at * Hecla. We wish him success, as he deserves it. :

—The Union Sunday school has been absorbed by the Presbyterians, and the weekly services are now held in that church. This was hardly what was expected of the school when it was started. :

—Montpelier, Ohio, Enterprise, says: “Mr. Ellis, civil engineer of the Wabash, was in town last week looking up matters appertaining to the extension. Just as soon as the bonds can be floated the work of grading will begin.”’ .

- —lt is said that a bill will be brought before the legislature this winter to lengthen the terms of town officers. They are elected annually, and as the Australian system of elections is more expensive than the old style it is thought best to lengthen the term of office.

—At a regular meeting of Ligonier Lodge, No. 185, ¥. & A. M., held ou Monday evening, December Ist, the following cfficers were elected for the ensuing year: L J. McLallin, W. M.; G. W. Hursey, S.-W.; W. L. Harper, S. W., F. E. Hepler, Sec'y; E. B. Gerber, Treas. _

—Several of the citizens of Kendallville are after the Lake Shore train men for obstructing the streets by holding trains. Warrants have been sworn out for several conductors and as soon as they can be found ‘*hiz-onor”’ will doubtless make them “wait’’ while he marks up a heavy fine. —M. A. Dauphin, well known to many of our young fellows as well as several older ones, who for many years thought they could “bust’” the Louisiana lottery, drew a capital prize last week. Old Father Time turned the wheel. He was about fifty-five years of age and had made a fortune in the lottery business. i v

—We are under obligations to our old friend, Hon. C. G. Conn, of the Elkhart Truth, for a beautifully and “ tastily executed invitation te attend the New Year’s reception at his elegant new quarters today at 10:30. We notice that the name of our former fellow citizen, Hon. J. B. Stoll, is on the programme for an address. —The fight in the LaGrange schools is growing most interesting. The Register and the Democrat bave lately been very free in the criticism of the management of affairs, the Register going see far as. to call the superintend-. ent a make-shift and blather skite. This may be fun for those engaged in it, but it is hard upon the schools. . —The citizens of Goshen have arranged for a memorial service in memory of the late Capt. J. A. S. Mitchell, on Sunday, January 4th, at the opera house. It is expected that Judgg: Elliott, of the supreme court, will'speak, %t Judge Mitchell as a jurist; Hon. H. . Wilson, of Goshen, will speak of him as a citizen, and Rev. Clark Skin- - ner as a christian and worker in the church. e —The regular annual election of officers of the Ligonier Lodge K. of P. ‘ last Thursday evening resulted as‘toln lows: P. C.,, William Cummings; C. C., John Kinnison; V. C., W. W. Stage; Prelate, C. L. Smith; M. F., Paul Joray; M. E., J. L. Dunning; K. " of R. & 8., F. E. Hepler; M. A., Curtis - Gross; Trustee, Richard Sweetnam; ~ Representative to the grand lodge, ~ Henry Wilkison. The past year has ~ been a ‘very hp:::g:ton.u one for the Ry e ot the e ™

—A big reduction on sheet music at A. Baum’s, only ten cents. ‘“They’re Atter Me,’’ the latest song with music at A. Baum’s for ten cents. —At Kendallville last Christmas eve, while personating santa claus, Mrs. Seigel was painfully burned by her clothing taking fire. e —Protracted meeting will begin at the Christian church next Sunday. Elder F. D. Pettit, of Topeka, Kansas, will have charge of the singing and assist the pastor in the preaching. —A. J. Rickard, the proprietor of a second-rate hotel at Kendallville claims that he was robbed lately of $!25.00 while asleep. ‘The newspapers seem to think his story a little fishy. _ —Work on the Rome City gravel pit ‘has been somewhat curtailed during the past week and active operations ‘will hardly be reopened until spring.‘ The present force will haul out about forty car-loads per day. ‘ —We have before us a copy of the premium list of the third annual exhibit of the Steuben County Poultry Association, to be held at Waterloo, Indiana, January 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th. Liberal premiums are offered and competition solicited. —Our Brimfield correfpondeht hits back at his contemporary writing from Rome City to the Kendellville Standard, this week. We hope that this matter will not lead tu anything more serious than words. There seems to be considerable rivalry between the two towns. ;

—The new democratic daily at Goshen, The Herald, turned up its toes to the daisies last Saturday evening, after a brief existence of thjrty days. This leaves the field to the News and Times. We opine that it will be a cold day when a third daily paper is again started in that city.

—The new election law provides that at the first sitting of the grand jury following an election the aflidavits of electors who swore in their votes shall be canvassed: by the jpry for the purpose of ascertaining whether any one was guilty of perjury. ‘This will be done at the coming term of court.

—A lady has been here for several days solicting Subseriptions to the building fund of the new temperance temple soon to be erected in Chicago. It is to be an immense affair nearly twenty stories in height.- We are told that quite a neat little sum has been subscribed by our local friends of temperance. ‘ ! .

—And now comes the report that Rome -City is to have a newspaper. Noble County will soon be well supplied. Springfield and Cromwell are still on the list. Yes, and we forgot to mention Boston, Rider’s Mills, Wilmot, Woblf Lake, Rochester, Merriam, Kimmell and Green Cendtre. These points all have a long-felt and unsupplied want. P ,

—The S(;f_heme to es;tablish a new republican paper at Columbia City seems to be “a go,”’ and it is promised that the first number of the new sheet will be issued about Jal}uary 15th. We want to make the prediction that when the new paper has been forgotten, John W. Baket and the old Commerecial will be found at the old stand, better and strouger than ever before.

—A wreck occurred Monday morning on the Lake Shore, at Bryan,Ohio. No. 50, as we learn from the Goshen News, had taken a dining car to that point for the limited, and through the blunder of a "brakeman the car was derailed at a switeh, together with a caboose, which was thrown across the track. No one was hart, but the culinary department was badly shaken up.

—ln the January number of Harper’s Magazine Theodore Child, continuing his very popular series of South American papers, will describe his “Impressions of Peru.”” The article will include an account of a sea voyage from Iquique to Callao and a visit to Lima, the Peruvian capital, and will be profusely illustrated from drawings by T. de Thulstrup and H. D. Nicholas. ]

—The Haw-Patch correspondent to the LaGrange Standard says: “A party of men are engaged in hauling logs from the northeast corner of HawPatch to L'lgonier.; It has never been our misfortune to see such cruelty to horses as practiced by these men. From a quarter to a third more weight is placed upon each wagon than ought \ to be, and such swearing, whipping and hollowing to keep the poor brutes moving is perfectly sickening. That the teams must endure that for ten miles is certainly an outrage. —At the regular meeting of the Knights of Maccabes last Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Commander, B. B. Grimes; Lieut. Com‘mander, Frank Jackson; Record Keeper, W. G. Brown; Finance Keeper, W. G. Gardner; Prelate, E. E. Reed; Physician, W. E. Newton; Sargeant, & P. M. Foltz; Master-at-Arms, C. R. Graves; Ist M. G, Wm. Orr; 20d M. G.. A. B. Decker; Sentinel, J. R. Beazle; Picket, B. F. Draper. W. G. Gardner was selected as delegate to the grand lodge. -—Prosecutor Robinson, of Allen county, informs the editor of the Columbia City Post that Whitley county may yet be called upon to try the desperado, Kuhns. The indications are that the ¢vidence against him in Ohio is not so substantial as it should be. In case nothing can be proven against him there,he will be taken to Columbla City and tried for the attempted murder of Officer Kennelly. The Post says: “For the sake of the tax payers we hope that some other court may be called upou to dispose of the desperado.

—Judge 'R. W. Meßride is now a member of the supreme bench, having taken the oath of office last Saturday. —WANTED—At $4O per month and expenses paid. A few good salesmen to sell trees, shrubs and vines, Address with references, stating age and former occupation, D. H. Patty, Nurseryman, Geneva, N. Y.

~ —At the last regular meeting of Excelsior Lodge, No. 267, 1. 0. O. F., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: O.C. Hartzel, N.G.; Casper Wolf, V. G.; G. R. McMaster, Sec’y; H. R. Cornell, Treas. ' —From many parts of the country comes reports of fatal drowning accidents to young boys who are too ven-. tursom while skating. Parents can not be too careful in allowing their boys to go upon the ice unless accompanied by careful and cool-headed companions. ‘

—The vote in the LaPorte district of the Northern Indiana M. E. confrence on the question of admitting women as delegates to the general conference is reported as follows: Number in the district entitled to vote, about 4,000. Total vote cast, 960; for admission,63l; against admission, $29; majority in favor, 302. —Kuhns seems to have no confidence in the doctors, in fact he hasexpressed himself of being more afraid of them than of bullets. He would not allow lany one to do any’ thing more than wash his terrible wounds, and every time that a doctor would want to make an examination he emphatically yetoed the arrangement. —One night last week some dastardly scoundrel set fire to the big barn on Simen P. Kuhn's farm in Green twp., and the building with its contents was wholly destroyed. The loss is estimated at $1,300, with no insurance.: Mr. Kuhns is the father of the noterious Marvin Kuhns, and it is supposed that the building was burned by some one bent on revenge. : —Mrs. Woodsworth, the evangelist, a former resident of Syracuse, has been holding a series 'of meetings at Muncie. Last week a young:lady who had been ‘*‘converted” by the preach[ing of Mrs. Woodsworth was smidenlx stricken as if dead and laid in an unconscious condition for several days. A number of those who have been attending the meetings have fallen to the | floor in an unconscious condition. i —lt might be well that our local sportmen remember that the law pro-% vides that any person who shall shoot : or destroy, or pursue for the purpose:i of shoeting or destrojz_jng any squirrels. during the period from the 20th day of December if any year to the first day of June in the succeeding year,shall be | fined the sum of two dollars for each squirrel so killed, and the sum of one dollar for each squirrel so pursued. —The sheriff and prosecuting attorney of Allen county returned from Ohio last Saturday, where they went to investigate the evidence against Marvin Kuhns, charged with the murder of Campau, at Fostoria, and the _prisoner will be turned over to the Buckeye officers as soon as a requisition is received 'from the governor. Should Kuhns escape conviction at Fostoria, he will, in all probability, be returned to Whitley county to answer for his 1 crimes in this state.

—As an evidence that it pays to breed to good horses we might cite the fact thorough or standard bred colts are just now selling for fancy prices. Several months gince John Adams, of Columbia City,came over here and purchased a colt of W. W. Latta for a good round figure. It was a Wilkeswood colt by one of Mr. Latta’s fine thoroughbred mares. Last week Adams sold the colt to eastern parties for $BOO, considerable more than doubling his money in the deal. # —We ask you to notice in another column the card of Dr. Bartley, the well-known eye and ear specialist who will be in Ligonier on Thursday, Jan. Bth. from 1 p. m. to Jan. 9th, 1 p. m. Dr. Bartley is a reputable and skillful oculist and optician, and all those who are having trouble with their eyes or are needing glasses should not fail to consult an oculist as they are the only one competent to examine the eye. Dr. Bartley will have a full line of glasses with him and prices just as reasonable as any other responsible person. Consultation free at Ligonier House. Don’t forget the dates, Jan. Bth and 9th. :

—Sheriff McLean was in town yesterday on his rounds summonsing jurors for the next term of court., The names as drawn are as follows: Pettit Jurors—James W. Sweert, Jefferson; George B. Millinger; Noble; John Kepford, Green; John Forker, Orange; David Wilkison, Swan; Anderson Galloway, Sparta; Jonn L. Foster, Jefferson; Henry D. Harsh, Perry; William. Hitler, Sparta; Christopher Felton, Elkhart; James Winebrenner, Green: George W. Rendel, Wayne. Grand Jurors--John L. Cavin, Perry; George Gloyd,Sparta; Elbert E. Huston, Jefferson; Jacob Kitson, Perry; Abram Franks, Elkhart; Frank Baker, Allen.

—According to the amendment to the McKinley bill lately passed, merchants who have on hand two hundred and fifty pounds or more of tobacco in unbroken stamped packages on Jan. 1, 1891, will be entitled to a rebate of two cents per pound. They will be required to take an inventory January Ist, in the presence of two disinterested witnesses, who must count each package, enter it upon tally sheets, and leave them with the merchant, The witnesses eannot be clerks in the store or claimants for tobacco tax rebate. Broken packages cannot be counted. There is no rebate for less than two hundred and fifty pounds. 4

PERSONAL MENTION

D. B. Veasy, of Ayilla, is in town on business. , L John Weir and wife went to LaGrange Tuesday. o -Miss Clara Luke is visiting friends at kort Wayne during the holidays. Will Powers, of Kansas City, is here visiting W. N. Beazle and family.

Mrs. J. E. McDonald and children are visiting friends at Columbia City. | Mrs. Jacob Straus is at Kendallville visiting with her daughter and other friends. Dr. Norris Teal came down from Chicago yesterday for a short visit with friends. .

Mrs. E. E. Reed and son Arthur are visiting' relatives in Michigan during the holidays.

Mrs. J. J. Wills went to Detroit Monday for a short visit with friends and relatives. : .

~Mrs. . A. Hen\ry, of LaPorte, and her beautiful children are visiting with. Mrs. Silas Shobe. - 1 Cbaunc@\gfiusntsman and wife were in Elkhart last Friday night, so we notice by the pzpers. : ~ Mr. and Mrs. John Weir went to La Grange last Tuesday, where they wil visit for several days. : J. H, Stone and wife, of Greentown, Ind., spent the past week visiting at the Methodist parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Will Long went to Kendallville last Saturday, where they are speuding the holidays. : Mis Clara Casey, of Albion, is spending vacation here the guest of her cousin, Miss Bertha Yorkey. : Walter and Carl Morrow went to South Beud last Saturday, where they visited with J. W. Peters and family.

Geo. F. Brand and F. W. Zimmerman made a basiness trip to Columbia City last Saturday, returning on Sunday. - < s

John Pancake and wife, of Van Wert county, Ohio, were visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity last week. !

Ed. Collie, who has been spending the holidays among friends here returned to New Philadelphia, Ohio, Tuesday. Lucius McConnell and wife went to Jefferson, Ohio, last week, where they made °a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. William Willett.

Tom Price, of Lexington, Ky., accompanied by his sister from Sturgis, Mich., i 3 here visitine, the guests of Miss Minnie Spreigle. '

Misses Annie and Lizzie Beockling» Matie and Allie Casey went to Albion yesterday where they attended a select dancing party last evening. :

John Gage came home from Kansas several days since to visit with his young brother, who is lying very low with inflamatory rheumatism, Miss Matie Casey, accompanied by Miss Anna and Lizzie Beoekling, of Michigan City, are visiting her the guests of Mr. Gus Yorkey and family.

Joe and Daniel Drain went to Chicago last week where they spent several davs visiting with friends and seeing the sights of the great metropolis.

lutta Green came home from Kendallville Monday for a short visit with mother and father. She is spending thle winter with an uncle at Kendallville. %

Mrs. Sarah Yontz, of Eaton, Indiana, accompanied by her son, Edward Yontz, visited with D. M. Rench and family during the early part of the week. . i 5

Jeff Collins left for Jackson, Mich., vesterday. Mrs. Collins will follow in abcut three weeks when they will make their first experiment at housekeeping. ‘ Our much esteemed young friend, Sam L. Gants, is at home from Fort Wayne for a short visit with friends. He will return to his studies in about two weeks.

J. B. Foltz, who has been out in Nevada for the past four months lookiug after his mining interests, returned last week. He will return to the far west early in the spring. ‘

Prof. D. D. Luke. special pension commissioner has been called to Washington to assist in passing upon about 4,000 cases demanding imme diate #ttention under the new law. Dr. Norval Wandel came down from Milwaukee last week for a short stay with his parents, He is looking exceedingly well and has every appearance of enjoying life in the Cream City.

John H. Eldred and wife, of LaPorte, are spending the holidays here with Mr. Eldred’s mother and other relatives. John reports LaPorte as lively as ever at this season of the year.

Misses Minnie Sheets and Tensie Christner and Mrs. M. L. Kadlic leave today for Pensacola, Fla., where they will spena the winter. We wish them a safe journey and a pleasant sojourn among the flowers and oranges.

Mrs. C. R. Graves returned from Chicago last Monday whére she has been under the care of one of the leading surgeons of -the country. She comes back with every promise of the return of good health, which inteligence will be welcomed by a large circle of friends here. Mrs. Graves has been sorely afflicted, but has borne her suffering with remarkable fortitude. Mr. Graves, who has been in Chicago durigag his' wife’s illness, returned with er. — & Gt ‘ The Cheapest Thing for Sale. Any man can take a newspaper. It is the cheapest thing he ecan buy. Every time a hen clucks and has laid an egg, his paper is paid for that day. It costs less than a postage stamp—less than to send or receive a single letter. What good does it do you? It mstructs you and broadens your views. It interests you and your wife and educates your children. It comes to you every day or week, rain or shine, calm or storm, bringing you the news of the busy world. No matter what happens, it enters your door as a welcome friend, full of sunshine cheer and interest. It opens the door of the great world and puts you face to face with the people and its great events. 1t shortens the long summer days and enlivens the long winter nights. It is your adviser, your gossip and your friend. No man is just to his children who does not give them the local paper to read. . No man is good to himself who does not take first-class newspapers,—Brownsburg Record.

HAD HIS CHEEK WITH HIM. Kuhns Walks Into a Church and Seats Himsgelf in the Minister’s Sofa, : [Ft. Wayne Press.[ Two years ago, just after Kuhns served his time in the Indiana penitentiary, he enlisted in the regular army and then deserted. He fled to the ‘home of his uncle near Lockburne, ‘Ohio. While here he worked several months for W. M. Huddle. This gentleman speaking about Kuhns last night stateg that he was a splendid workeu, but always took a day off every week which he devoted to getting drunk and enfiaging in a fight. ) e always worked with two revolyers on his person, one of them in his right hip pocket in plain sight and convenient for use. Even when sober Kuhns was of a quarlesome disposition and always looking for a fight. He was a braggart and always boasted of ‘'what he had done and what he would ‘do if anyone attempted to arrest him. ‘He also told of his wonderful experiences in stealing horSes. Nobody believed him and thought he was a fluent liar. Kuhns was a great marksman with a revolver, and one day when darunk amused himself by shooting the -heads oft a dozen chickens,the property of a neighbor. He would frequently while at work stop a moment, pulling his revolver, take a shotat some object. On ons oceasion he entered a church in the neighborhood, and, unable to find a suitable seat, Kuhns walked up and sat down by the preacher. It created considerable consternation, but the minister’s judgment did not prompt him to interfere. Kuhns paid strict attention to the sermon, and when the hat was passed put in a quarter, The minister after the service closed shook hands with Kuhns and thanked him, when the latter brusquely remarked: “1 guess I will raise you, old feller; I’ll go you one better,”’ and he threw another quarter into the contribution.

) A Sad Accident, Last Saturday afternoon the sad. news reached Mrs. L. R. Beazel that her son Neal had been badly injured at Hudson, Mich., and that she should come at once. She left on the 1:40 train, but later dispatches brought the sad intellicence that the bright boy who leit here but a few weeks ago,had died from his injuries, and would never again greet his almost heart-broken mother. :

Two months ago Neal Beazel, one of the best known young boys in town, left for Hudson, Mich., where he ex‘pected to spend the winter with his grandfather. It seems that his residence is near the Lake Shore road, a few miles from Hudson, and Neal was in the habit of boarding trains, which were compelled to run slowly along that part of the road, *and ride into Hudson. Last Saturday while making an attempt to get onto a rapidly moving train he lost his hold and fell under the wheels. His right lez was crushed and he was injured so badly that hej died a few hours after the accident. |

- Neal was a bright boy, only 17 years of age, and had considerable experience around a railroad, having been messenger at the depot here for many months. The whole commuunity sympathizes with his heart-broken mother, who has certainly had her full measure of misfortune during the past few years. :

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