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G A. R.—Stansbury Post N 0.125. Meetson o the first and third Kridays of each month at7:oo p.m. - AllG. A. R. comrades invitedto attend. . - . J.E.BRADEN, Com. THOMAS PRICKETT, Adjutant, 42

<K OF P. Ligonier Lodge No. 123. &/ g\ AA-s Meets every Thursday evening at 2/ &5 12100 o’clock. All Knights who may be Eein our town are invited to attend. G .. C.G.Nog C.C.

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:é e 1. UF.;Excelsior Lodge No. == % s 267, meetr every 3aturday = evening, OrRLANDO HARSH, N G GEO.MCMASTER, See’y. MARION MOORE,V.G’

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K O.T. M. Regular meeétings First and ° Third Tuesday of each month. Best beneficial order in the world. C G. KeeHn, Com. W, G. BROWN, Record Keeper. 38-ylh} —-————-————.—-—————_——..ﬁ' W C. WILLIAMS, o ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND,J. P, ) ALBION, - - - ‘INDIANA, Special attention given to Pensions and Collections. Officein basement of Court House, Albion, Indiana. s . — e Qi i » TEAL - - pENTIsT WIYYYYS Roomsover Post Office, southwestcorner of Mair and Mitchell Streets,oppositetheKelley House,Kertidallvilfe. B~ Allwork Warran d. _——_.———-——————‘—__————-—— P’ V. HOFFMAN, i o A . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, | OFFICE OVER SOJ. MIIER'S BANK, LIGONIER, - - - - INDIANA

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v Jeffersonia News. : BY BLUE anb.'_ Fide weather. _ ‘ ‘Spring is here. . Oats sowing has begun. ’ ~ Plowing is-the order of the day. Sep Sheneman is down with the measles.- ) . .

. Thos. Baughman is some -better at this writing. o

" George . Heltzel will farm Elder Rittenhouse’s farm this summer.

Our Wawaka pumpmen are putting down a pump for George Heltzel this week. ) :

A ¢irl weighing 7} pounds was born to the wife of A. J. Heltzel on last Saturday morning. :

A little daughter of Joseph Colwell fell into a kettle of hot water last Saturday and was dangerously scalded.

Topeka Topics.

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Beautiful March

S. H. kurtz constable. Protracted ‘meeting at the Amish chureh. -

Joseph Sewell was at Millersburg Saturday. L The M. E. church people bought a lot for the parsonage Saturday. L Jos, Sewell went to Steuben county last week to visit parents and friends. - J. E. Shurger, S. H. Kurtz, Luther Stoler and Joe Kime went to LaGrange Saturday. v J. E. Surger is now working for J. x. Plank. It looks natural to see Ed. at the bench again. Married at J. P. Sewell's, Saturday evening, Daniel Spidle to Florence Bull. Succesg to you. . Dr. Vaughan and wife "and Editor Hopper and wife made a flying trip to LaGrange Saturday p. m. ' A party of cyclists left Albion Sunday enroute to Topeka via Ligonier. They left one at Ligonier and when they reached Topekr Supt. Fox gave up and hired a rlg to take him. home.

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Wawaka News Nuggets.

BBY ALTAVIETAf Why do people eat Eeaster eggs?

But very little sickness in town now. The wild winds of March continue to blow. |

The creeks will soon be lined with suckers. ;

Plowing seems to be in fashion with the busy farmer. s There will be little exchanging of houses here this spring. : Those warm showers have brought out the beautiful green grass. - The latest report is that Mrs. Jobn Pickett is but very little better. Hiram and Chas. Thompson returned from Englewood Saturday morning.

* Who is going to:. be our road supervisor? that is the leading question. )

" The big blizzard that wasso earnestly prophisied was rather a tame affair. ‘

Henrv Monk has bargained for the house and lot formerly owned by John Rinesmith.

The little lawsuit that occured before Squire Roberts Monday was short and soon settled. 2 i

House cleaning will soon be the order of the day for the house wife and hired girl. - :

Miss Minnie Sparrow, of Kimmell, was visiting her sister, Mrs. Thompson, the fore part of the week. Mrs. H. and Mrs. C. Thompson returned from Bronson, Mich., last week. Their sister is yet alive. '

Thieves broke into Mrs. Barbara Tibbot’s smoke house a tew nightsago and got some nice smoked hams. ' Things begin to look as if gentle spring was hovering nigh and the workmen have beguu to throw off their coats. |

. The dogs made the mutton fly with Anthony Rink's and Hile Thompson’s sheep a few nights ago. About forty were kilied and wounded.

Andy Heltzel wearsa broad smile since he has become a pu. A nice little girl baby arrived Saturday morning. Mother and baby doing well. v " Why?

I'aste of *“Royal Kuby Port Wine” and you will know why we call it “‘Royal.” ~ A glass held up to the light will show why we call it Ruby. $5OO reward for any bottle of this wine. found under five years oid, or in any way adulterated. Itis grand in sickness and -convalesence, or where a strengthening cordial is required; recommended by druggists and physicians. Be sure to get ‘‘Royal Ruby,’’ don’t let dealers impose on you with gsomething ‘just as good.”” Sold only in bottles, price quarts $l, pints €0 cents. Bottled by Royal Wine Co. Sold by S. T. Eldred & Co.: 2

QurAlbion Column.

' . BYSCRIVENER Spring weather last week. - Tax paying is fashionable just now. | Mrs.' J. A. Farmer is still very sick. | " The grand jury was discharged last Tuesday. ’ . E. F. Coats was at Wolf Kake last Saturday, < _ Mrs. S. L. Shirley is yisiting her parents at Warren, IIL : Levi Crume, of Brimfield, was in the city last Wednesday. - T. P. Kesler, of Orange township, was in town Monday. , o A good orchestra now enlivens the M. E. Sabbath school. : The assessor will soon be a visitor with his little tin box: o Jep. Harrah, of Elkhart township, was in town Saturday. John Mitchell. of Kendallville, was in the city last Thursday. Mrs. Esther S. Davis was visiting at VanWert, Ohio, lasf week, : ~James H. Johnson, of Elkhart town-

ship, was in town Monday. ; Hon. David Heugh, of Perry township, was in town Saturday. . E. J. Schwab and family visited with relatiyes at Wawaka Sunday. J. D. Knepper, the Brimfield tonsorial artist, was in town Monday. John S. Green, the tailor, is the | proud possessor of a greyhound. ~ Dr. H. G. Tucker, of Cromwell, was in town for a few hours Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Miller were. visiting friends at Ashley last Sunday. Robert Holcomb drove oyer to Rome City and South Milford last Friday. Mrs. €. F. Pepple has been quite ill for the past week but is improving. Fred Butz, of Fort Wayne, is working for G. A. Russell as coat maker. Milton D. Stanley and Dr. Maloney, of Avilla, were in tofyn Wednesday. A dance was given at the opera house last Thursday eyening by Mr. Streby. H. G. Cobbs and brother k¥rank, of Rome City, were 1n town Wednesday. C. E. Wiley and V. A, Stewart, of Wolf Lake were in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. P..lngraham visited with relatives at Wolcot;tyille last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shew yisited with Will Shew and family at Brimfield last. Sunday. ; - Edward Welch and family, of Columbia City, have become residents of this city. ol : Alonzo Kirkpatrick, of the soldiers’ home at Marion, is visiting friends in this city. - . o Jacdob Schwab, of Elkhart township, was in‘town last Wednesday paying his taxes. - : . j Mrs. A. S. Clapp made some needed improyements around her residence last week. _ | Dr. A. E. Eagles 1s the proud possessor of ‘a 25-pound Rambler bicycle. It is a daisy. 5

Mrs. Thomas moved in her residence | last week which was occupied by W, | G. Young. _ 4 Will Shauck and Harry Prentiss took | a spin over to Rome City Saturday on |! their wheels. - { We noticed our old friend C.: G. | Keehn, of Ligonier, in town last Fri-| day evening. < T. A. Hoffman is now an occupant | of the Easterday property on South | Orange street. | ' , o Daniel Norris, of Kimmell, was in|! town last Friday eyening attending| Masonic lodge. : i - H. W. Franks and wife visited with | James McFarland and family near Wa- | waka last Sunday. ‘ _ I We have been informed that John H. | Frazure sold his wood yard to J. G. B. | Atwood last week. : ' | John’Shirk, of South Bend, was vis- | iting ‘his many friends in Albion and | vicinity last week. : - | Mart Beck, of Chicago, 1s visiting | his parents. and many friends i Albion | at the present time. : | A Mr, Curry, from Nebraska, is vis-| iting John Finlay and other relatives | at the present time. ‘ D. L. Baughman moved in the property which he purchased of John R. Williams, last week. i Surveyor Cooper and Prof. W. B.| VanGorder were at Avilla last Saturday doing some surveying. - ~_B. F. Croft is now domiciled in the ‘Thomas property at the corner of Orange and Hazel streets. s W. M. Shafer, ID. A. Schaff, Sol. Baum and Harry Prentiss rusticated at Long lake last Sunday. | v ' l The Williams House office has been | changed to the room formerly occupied by Mrs. M. A. Kuhlman. F. N. Tryon is once more at work on the B. & O. with the bridge gang after his long siege of sickness. . _ ' Mrs. Rachel Hogan, who has been staying at LaGrange during the winter returned to Albion iast week. _ : - L, W. Welker has material on the ground preparatory to building a stone gutter in front of his residence. - Mrs. M. A. Kuhlman, who has been sick for several .months, was able to ride out in a carriage last week. . P. A. Sunday was decorating his business room with a coat.of paint last week, J. O. Boate was the artist. Mrs. Fred Darling was at the bedside of her husband last week at Garrett. He was very sick with spinal affection. . Court adjourned last Tuesday until Monday. . Quite a number of cases bave been continued until the May term. - ! . | W. E. Worden improyed the appearance of his residence property by buildmg a substantial sidewalk around it |last week. . o | John Hoffman, jr., has sold his dairy | and milk route to Owen J. Black who | will take possession of the same in a few weol, . - o | Dr. A. E. Eagles, Frank Askew, W. | A. Fox, Charles Eells and Lee Lewis

rode over to Cromwell on their bikes last Sunday’ . .

- Nathan Alvord and family have taken up their residence at Auburn where Nate has a good position in the Dispatch office. e .

The busy housewife will soon be cleaning house and the sterner sex'will be compelled to eat a cold luneh and sleep on the floor. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leslie, of Hicksville, were in town last week at the bedside of their mother and brother. who were very sick. : : Mrs, Peter McMeans, of Noble township, has become a resident of Albion moying in the property which she purchased of Mrs. Hogan. ’ Mrs. J. J. Martin has been yisiting her brother at South Whitley for the past week and Jay has been ‘‘baching’’ it during her absence. :

Mr. and Mrs: Ira Shirk will move to South Bend this week where they will make their future home. We are sorry to see them leave Albion, . Miss Bertha Walters returned from Fostoria, Ohio, last week. where she was visiting her sister, Mrs. W, O, Allen, for the past month.

E. S. Bowman and: William Earle made a trip to Kendallville Wednesday. Mr., Earle appeared before the board of pension examiners. . Mrs. Dice removed her household goods to Fort Wayne last week where she will take up her residence with her son, Dr. George E. Johnston. 7} Mr. and Mrs George O. Russell, jr., and daughter, Velma, returned from Fort Wayne on Monday where they visited relatives for a few days. Marshal Landgraft did good waork on the streets Monday leveling them with the road machine: He is an excellent marshal and should be re-elected. Catharine Pinlot secured a decree of divorce from T'homas Pinlot and Minnie A. Shamblin was given her liberty from Oscar N. Shamblin, last week. -

B. C. Briggs, formerly night operator at this station, but now located at Rock Island Junction, Il , was shaking hands with his many friends in town last Saturday. Quite a number of Masons from Lionier, Rome City and Avilla attended lodge here last Friday evening. A banquet was given at Straub’s restaurant after lodge. ‘

J. G. B. Atwood, W. F, Clapp, Dr. N. G. Reiff, O. L. Castator and L. S. Castator attended Masonic lodge at Ligonier last Wednesday evening and report an excellent time. - :

The I. O. O. F. of this place are agitating the question of building a lodge room. They will put another story over John D. Black’s brick block lif the permigsion can be secured from him.

Lorenzo S. Castator, who has been visiting at home during the winter, returned to Table Grove, 111., last 'l'hursday night where he will work at the carpenter trade the coming summer., Mrs. Thomas Leslie was very sick

Again'in these columns asking your indulgence for a inQ-] mentwhile we call your attention to the fact that we will make the season of 1894 the red-letter period of our business experience in Ligonier. With that end in view we ¢ have taken especial pains to prepare for-a ----------- To us from the reason that we are bound to wet ft, . Thé‘j EXCELLENCE of dur goods, the care and attention we have ¢ given to their selection and the PRICES cannot fail to at- g tract all Wwho have their own interests at heart. - - - - - - - - E L eeese® . DRESS GOODS | In this as well as in other departments we ‘have left out g nothing that would meet the tastes of the people of *th_i'_s'fg vicinity. In fact we' have everything that is seasonable. g . eeeee® . DRESS TRIMMINGS. - WASH FABRICS, . é . SPRING DRESS GOODS AND SILKS. & SPRING WRAPS AND JACKETS. - : v - MUSLINS LINENS AND SHEETINGS;,_: SPLENDID LINE OF CARPETS. e 5 ELEGANT LINE OF CURTAINS. | ; ‘ . ] - YOURS FOR BARGAINS‘- e - E. Jacobs a¢ Co. .. THE TRADE LEADERS =«

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last week, For a time her life was despaired of but she 18 now on the road to recovery provided no compheations set in. Her son Fred was also quite sick. o :

A.great many improvements will be made in town the coming summer. This 13 as it should be. - Nothing tends more to put a town on the upward grade than clean streets, nicely painted houses and good sidewalks. ot The county. surveyor’s office will be removed to the room in the basement of the court house now occupied by Dr. T. C. Green. The present suryeyor’s office will be used as a grand jury room while the grand jury room will be utilized as a consultation room. :

The Daughters of Rebekah lodge of this city have organized a degree staff and have purchased the requisite paraphernalia and will soon be proficient in the exemplification of the beautiful and impressive degree. A large number of applicants are khocking at the portals for admission. ‘ There are a large number of Republicans anxious to serve the «‘dear people’’ as marshal. The names of Ben Smith, Isaac Huff, Grant Skedgel and Mr. Gillet are now added to those published last week. We hear it currently reported that the marshal’s salary will be reduced to $3O per month. =~ -

- Revival services closed at the U. B. church last Wednesday evening. The church was crowded nightly to the doors and great interest was manifested. About twenty came forward and expressed a willingness to forsake their sing. Rev. J. A. Farmer is proving to be a popular pastor. We have heard many favorable comments on his work and preaching. : o

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0 it Kimmell News, e BY MAURICE . Prepare to make garden. ' * Dan Martindale went to Syracuse sunday‘ ), ": - S \ , i.‘ Mrs. J. Stage is visiting with her parents Mr. E. Blackman, of York. ~Mrs. O. Bates, of this place, visited near Pierceton a few days last week. " Mr.’and Mrs. Chas. Beall, of Webster,. were the guests of his mother over Sundav..: e

‘Wm. Kershuer, of Chicago, is the guest.of friends and relatives at this place. . . e - ‘. - Alva Conrad, of Goshen, is visiting with friends and relatives at this plage.. . - S 5 Several of Alvion’s young men passed through our place Sunday.on their wheals. = = 00 0 oo e

. Mr. and Mrs. Postma, of Gravelton, were the guests of the'latter’s parents oyer Sunday. - . ' i " Rev. Copeland will hold a series of ‘meetings at Broadway haying commenced ‘T'uesday evening last. ‘

Buzzard Glory Items

i G ÜBY A BUZZARD. . . -Easter next.- . . 1 . Spring begins, e Wild flowers are in bloom. - Farmers are busy plowing. . . "Seyeral are erecting new picket fences. , _ . - We: will organize Sunday school next dunday. ... - James Kinnison wds at Syracuse on business last Saturday. - ‘ * Edson M¢Nutt and wife spent Sunday with friends at Elkhart. " ~ Leo. Solomon, of Ligonier, was in this' yincinity on business Tuesday. " James King has rented Ben Hostetter’s farm where he will move soon.

Meeting closed at Oak Grove, last Friday night with fifty -six conversions. - Shobe Bros., of Ligonier, were in the : neighborhood on business Monday. = : i

~Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mettert, of Goshen, are visiting with friends and relatiyes at this place.. . . :

~ The sale of the A, Hire estate last Saturday failed to materialize for the want of bidders.” . = s :

" J.4J. Hire sold a very fine cow to Selig Bros. last Monday weighing geventeen hundred. )

Mrs, Margaret Hire with her father, Jacob MeNutt of Ligonier, are visiting with friends at Dunlaps. . - Several young ladies from this place attended the- teachers association at Goshen last Friday and Saturday. - Mr. and Mrs. David Loy went to Goshen last Friday -to attend :the funeral of the latter’s sister, Mrs. Rosa Anna Millep. = = . o

- Commigsioner Gerber .informs us that there will be a new iron bridge placed oyer the river at the Hire's crossing which will be completed by the 20th of May. ; .

.© + . Prairie Paragraphs. L e R : The roads are tip top. = Mrs. John: Wells is on the sick list. . The big blizzard must be sidetracked somewhere. e e

- Charlie Gale ‘was at Nappance on business last week. :

"-‘George'-anfdb J. N. Keehn were at Milford last Sunday. , Charley Devault began working for J. N. Keehn last Monday. '

‘The' Shallenbarger and Simmons families are afflicted with the measles.

M. A. Rarrick and family were the guests of Newton Rarrick’s last Sunda}.-:_ ' "_7 i > L . g

We understand that Joe Wood has resigned his position at Zach Harper’s dairy. : [ Sunday school “will be reorganized at Hopewell next Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock:. . . “ - Dan Hoak purchased Mrs. Gideon Schlotterback’s share in the old Hoak farm recently. . , Mrs. Nicholas has been very sick with lung trouble for the past week, but is improving at this writing. Mrg. Simon Smith entertained a large number of her lady friends in a -pleasing manner last Wednesday. - -Adam Schlotterback is turning out a large amount of fine carpet this spring. Adam wunderstands. how to weave carpet. ‘ Charley Gale was at Goshen last Monday. making arrangements to ‘purchase a new thresher and stacker. Mr. Gale is boundto be up with the times when it eomes to threshing - grain, ! : - Treeé planting should receive the at‘tention of our farmers this spring. The rigid stock laws are sufficient protection and the abundant shade the ‘trees will give in a few years -will amply repay any farmer for the time ~and labor spent in: the task. Do not wait thinking thal the state will offer _you a bounty in a few years but act at Lonee: . gy : it " The tact was brought out in a Philadelphia court the other day that a certain money lender in that ggghﬁbeen in the habitof charging 1,200 per cent. fer thé use of money. Gy