Ligonier Banner., Volume 32, Number 22, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 September 1897 — Page 4

The Figonicr Banuer,

THE BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY

J.E,McDONALD Editor.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1897

CANDIDATE making seems to be the chosen labor of certain individuals about this season of the year. There will-be plenty of time after next March for this work, and in the meantime we might have a rest from politics.

WHEAT continues to be the foot ball " of the big speculators, and they kick it up and down at their sweet will. The profits of the big combine at Chi cago are said to be emormous. while the outsiders, many of them, are nursing deep wounds.

Tug latest news from .the Alaskan gold fields tells of richer strikes which are being made in an unnamed creek sixty miles north of the Klondyke. Forty-seven pounds of gold haye been taken from one hole in the new fields, and there has been a rush of the luckiess ones from the Klondyke to the new diggings ever since. - .

LAWYERs are making rich hauls in some of the counties in the state over the contention about the expiration of the term of county treasurer. Our treasurer elect, Mr. A. U. Miller, is to be commended upon his action in the matter. He accepts the law as it stands and will be ready to assume the duties of his office under its proyisions.

THE campaign in Ohio 18 beginning to warm up. The letter of Col. Conger, heretofore a leading light in republican councils, indicating his reasons for not supporting Hannaism, put considerablklife into the fight last week. In th€ meantime the President is in the state fixing things for his man Friday, and it is said that the whipping in progresses most satisfactorily.

TnEe recent advance in the price of coal is disposed of by the monopoly press with the remark: ‘lt has always been customary at this season of the year to advance the price of coal.” Why not tell the whole truth? The wealthy classes have their coal in and the price is adyanced on the poor, who bave not the money to lay in a winter asupply during the summer. Verily, from him who hath not, what little he bhath sghall be taken, and he heeps right on voting for monopoly and government by injunction, says the ‘Toledo News. :

Tae American Monthly Review. of Reviews for September has a good deal to say aboutthe Andrews incident and Brown university—not so much, a 3 the editor remarks, on account of the personal interests inyolved in the case as because of the far-reaching principles affecting academic life and {iberty which have become matters at issue. A fair-minded and judicious estimate of President Andrews’ services to Brown is given by a writer fully conversant with the facts, and the protest of the faculty is printed in full. The editorial comments on the awks wardness and needlessness of the situation are piquant and to the point.

. Tue newspapers are full of accounts and comments regarding the fellows who haye made fortunes gambling in Wwheat on the Chicago and other boards of trade. They say little about the otker fellow, but occasionally we run -across an item like the following that Zives the other side of the story:

The body of Aaron C. Conn, the Detroit boagd of trade operator who disappeared last ‘Thursday, was found on Belle Isle Tuesday morning. Around his neck a handkerchief had been knotted and then twisted with a lead pencil until the victim strangled to death, Conn i 8 said to have lost congiderable money in speculation and was partially deranged. His name would not haye been mentioned had he not ended his troublesin the manner indicated. Thousands carry their troubles locked up in their breasts and try to get even.

THeE Large increase in our trade with 'Japan, which is shown by the report of the treasury department, 1s partially the result of the great commereial progress made by Japan since the Chinese war, and partially due to| the over-development of many manus! -faeturing industries in the United States, which has forced manufac_turers to seek s foreign outlet for their sarplus products. T'he greatest increase in exports to Japaz has been in iron and steel, which, 1n the fiscal year ended June 30, 1897, were more than 12 times the exports of three years ago. There has been a great increase, also, in the shipments of raw cotton.. due to the growth of the msaufacturing industry in Japan, and. the enlargement of the demand there for cotton goods:. The way to wider commereial relations with Japan was paved by the World’s Fair in 1893, IN ordinary years Russia has a large warplus of wheat and rye to sell to other nations. This yesar the Russian crop 18 smaller than ususal, though there has been no reliable informetion from there to indicate that the defis, ciency is so grest as to require a prohibition of exports in order that a sufficient amount of wheat may be kept in the country to supply home} demands until the next harveat. In 1891 the Russian government issued a ukase prohibiting the exportation of wheat. Ewen in that year Russia raised more grain than was needed for *ﬂ' trade of Russia to SR R L e LL IR

such an extent that a similar course is not likely to be adopted this year, unless the erop situation is very serious indeed, and the best authorities on foreign crops do not believe that the Russian crop is as small this year as it was in 91, THE FUITURE OF JUDAISM. In the August number of the North American Review, Mr. Abraham §S. Isaacs, formerly professor of Hebrew in the University of New York, and present editor of the Jewish Messenger. writes of Judaism, past, and speculatively, of the future. Prof. Isaacs devotes some space to objection to the common Christian view of the Jew as belonging to the past, as a case of arrested development, and being confined entirely to the period of the New, or even the Old Testament.

The Jew, Prof. [saacs insists, has not only suryived the distruction of Jerusalem by Titus, and the establishment of a Roman colony on the former site of that city, but has moved along with the world which he has continued to inhabit and has exercised a most important influence in it., The Jew, Prof. Isaacs admits, was denationalized, but it was that he might become international and cosmopolitan. He lost Palestine. but it was that he might gain the earth. The biblical history is not all there is of Jewish history. The flight from Egypt was by no means the last of the Jewish exoduses. Judaism has passed through many distinct stages or phases, the latest epoch being, accord: ing to Prof. Isaacs, contemporary with the birth of the American republic ahd the French revolution, Those who would speak intelligently of Judaism as it is must be informed of these changes. By him who has studied it, modern Judaism is perceived to be the product of continuous growth. : As to the future Judaism, that, like the final destiny of the human race, is a matter of speculation. The Jew knows that he is in the world and has survived remarkable changes. He has ‘‘come up through great tribulations’’ and has not been crushed, crowded, weakened or obliterated. It is not to be supposed that his influence is to diminish, much less it is to disappear. Compared to his position in past ages, he stands to-day on higher ground. As Prof. Isaacs would express it, the odds are very far from being a 8 much against him as they were,r and there are people who believe that in some countries the odds are in his favor. What will become then of Judaism which hag lived so long and which is still so potent and so strong? : Prof, lsaacs gives two predictions a 8 to the future of Judaism. claiming neither of them of his own., The first is that there will come some day a rehabilitated Jewish state having Jerusalem for its capital. This, when it comes, will be no feeble ocolony, no petty province, but all nations will go ap to Jernsalem.” Here ditfering and contending governments will find a court of arbitration. From Jerusalem will peace and happiness be diffused throughout the earth. The other prediction is that the Jews will not be absorbed by the enyironing nations, but that mankind will be permeated by the spirit of Judaism. That spirit has manifested itself succesgively in the development of Christianity and Mohamwmedanism. and is destined to possess the hearts of all men. When the ancient commandment of the Jewish law, only repeated in the Christian Gospel, ‘‘Thou ghalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”’ is, the law of all the. earth, then Judaism’'s future will have dawned.

f Drownizng at Lake Wawasee, Two years ago last Saturday the residents in the locality of Lake Wawasee were sorrow sticken by the sad drowning of a young couple in .this lake. Strange it is that on the sgecond anniversary of this occurrence Chester K. Shafer, 26 years of age, a Baltimore & Ohio railroad conductor, should lose his life in the same waters. It seems that the unfortunate man had recently come jnto pogsession of his share of the estate left by his father, amounting to about $35,000 and was entertaining hig friends on account of his good fortune. With a party from Gearrett he had gone to Pickwick park for a day’s outing, acd while there chartered the steamer Anns Jones and with about fifteen passengers on hoard, including three ladies, started about 2 o’clock for a trip around the lake. For their amusement they took with them a phonograph, a guitar ana two cases of beer. When opposite the Sudlow cottage, near Vawter park, Shafer in try ing to sit upon the rail of the boat lost hig balance and fell into the lake. Several men hastened in a boat to the spot where the man sank, but for some inexplicable reason the body did not come to the surface. Attempts were made to recover. the body by diving, but unswceessfully. Finally a set of grapnels were procured and the search continued until about 10 o’clock Sun day when Samuel Schiabapgh succeeded in locating the body by mwegns of a spoon-hook. 1t was found in gbgut fifteen feet of water very near the spot where it disappeared. The remains were taken to Jones’ Landmg and thence shipped to Garrett where a brother-inslaw took charge. The fined resting place of the body will be Graften, ¥/. Va., where the deceas~ ed had relatives. : : On the person of the ¢ggd man were found over $3O in money, a ggld watech and chain, O. K. C. charm 2nd 2 yeluable diamond ring. ‘ Shafer was an excellent swimmer, byt bruises about the head would indicate that he had been injured in falling and was probably insensible and in‘ca{mble of ptruggling, which fact would account fer ihe body not rising to the surface. Pl

A Hot Time in the Old Tows. A serious accident occurred alo,ou.(aJ 5 o’elock fast evening at the Thomas, Albright foundry on South Main street, ‘which fortunately ended without disaster to any of the workmenr who were present at the time. In making lgrge castings two ladles are used to capry ‘the molten iron. one of 1.200 pounds capacity. and a larger one of 3,000 pounds capacity. The smaller ladle ‘had been successfally emptied. and the \larger one had been removed from the ecupola by the handles, four strong men im charge, Messrs. Ell M. Aloright, J. H. Walker, Edward Tutslaugh and Benj. C. Binkley. While carrying it across the earth {oor it tipped in some manner and poured ghe steaming, molten mass on the ground, spreading oyer the moulding room. TEO baiding was quickly filled by steam when the bot liquid touched the damp sand, but the ppen succeeded in receding from danger and were uninjured.— Goshen News. , ' Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters foF iiquuatism. .

INTERESTING HISTORICAL NOTES

Any Many Points of Local History, Facts and Figures Worth Preserving.

BY 8. E. ALVORD.

The district afterwards organized as Noble county was among the last in Northeru Indiana to be opened for entry and settlement by white people; and it was not until 1831—fifteen years after Indiana had become a state—that the first purchases of government land in the district were made. Prior to that year there were .three squatters, —Joel Bristol, in 1827; John Knight, in 1829; and John L. Powers, in 1830. Of these, Joel Bristol alone, by his subsequent entry of the land on which he first squatted. became entitled to the distinction of being the first real “sattler.” aut the first important beginnings of permanent settlement and improyement were in Perry township, then unnamed and known only as township 35 north, range 8 east, of the government surveys. ln that township gathered the first ‘‘community’’ of settlers. the first cluster of citizens—sixty-six years ago. ‘l'he opening scene in Act 1 of the drama of Noble county ciyilization and progression is that of Perry’s Prairie and Its pioneer ¢abin in the year 1831. g ‘, Joel Bristol's, in Noble township. was only one of many entries made on the same day—d June 11, 1831. On the same day of the same year Isaiah Dungan and Levi Perry entered land in what is now Perry township; but Perry had ‘‘settled’ ftirst and the prairie on which he had located was named for him —Perry’s Prairie. The township also was named Perry on aecount of his being its first settler. Perry’s and Dungan’s entries were both in section 33; Perry’s 80 acres, Dungan’s 160. During the same year, but later, eighteen more entries were made by twelve different persons: Jacob'Shobe. Susanna Hagan, Adam Engle, Jacob Wolf, Henry Engle, John Iles, William Engle, Daniel Harsh, Joseph Smalley, Henry Hostetter, Leonard Danner and Henry Miller. Shobe, Harsh and Smalley made entries in the same section with Perry and Dungan. Three -quarters of section 33 were taken up by these five persons during the year 1831. The entire amount of land entered by the fourteen persons named in 1831 was 2,200 acres—an average of 157 14~100 acres each. All except Leonard Danner’s (in section 18) was in the southern third of the township. ' Goodspeed’s History of LaGrange and Noble states that ALL the land entered in the county in 1831 was in Perry township; and that the FIRsT entries were in that township. Both statements are incorrect, as the following table, carefully compiled from the records, will show: ENTRIES OF LANDS IN NOBLE COUNTY IN 1&531_-— "ALLEN TOWNSHIP. - i Acres. Apl, 239—dames A. Clark,e %, ne % sec 8 ... 80 May 18—Horace Loomis, nw % W 3 ne sev 8 240 Deo. 12—E. Wadaworth, eXBe % gec 8...... 80 Total ... m NOBLE TOWNSHI!P, . : June il=Joel Bristol, eY4se 34 sec 23 ....L. €0 | PERRY TOWNSHIP. June il--Levi Perry, eXse 4 Bec33 .. .. . 8) | 2 1, Dungan, e 14 nw; w 1% ne sec 33. 169 July 21— Jacob Shobe, ne % BeC 31, .-v.vear. 160 | S 5 winw X, 33......... 80 e e A W % nw 4, 32......... 80 Aug. 2—Susanna Hagan, w ¥ nw,34.... ... 50 * 19—Adam Engle, 86 &, 28 .......... ... 1860 12— 2y B DWW, 8. ... 40 ¢ 20— o Bw, Wer oov v 80 * 20—Jacob Wolf, ne 1% BEC 28, aeenvennnn 160 * 20 -Henry Engle,w J48w27............ 80 ** —John lies,e ¥nw % 28,...... ....... 80 * 20—Wm, Engle,e Xne 3{,34. ... ..... 80 * 22- Daniel Harsh, w %X 8e,33............ 80 Sept. 13—Joseph Smalley, 8w 2 98........... 16) 14— i ne i 32.......... 100 e ne e X awd2.. ... 80 v - faer W 25 8w 84, ... .00 80 Nov. I—Henry Hostetter, ¢xnw 34 ...... &0 * 2l—Leonard Danner, Sse % 18,. ... .._._. 160 ¢ 25—Henry Miller,e Y4swad.... ... .. 80

Botali.co. o isun s .......2200' Showing entries in Alien in 1831 0f 400 acres. 3y in Noble goacres. in Perry S 8 2200 acres. Total entries. .................. . 2650 acres, None of the lands entered in Allen! township in 1831 were settled upon, however, for several years. In Perry entries and settlements went on eyery year. A few settled in 1830—before’ they entered lands. Of these (and perhaps all) were Levi Perry, Isaiah Dungan, Richard Stone and John L, Powers. Powers ought not to be classed among thereal Perry township settlers. He squatted in the southwest corner and for a very short time tried the experiment of keeping a road house in a ! 10x12 log hut. He neyer entered anyi land in Perry. Stone's first entry of | land was in 1833. |

The actual settlers of Perry township in 1831 were Levi Perry, Isaiah Dungan, Richard Stope, Jacob Wolf, Henry Hostetter, Adam Engle Jacoh Shobe, Joseph Smalley, Henry Miller Daniel Harsh, John lles. Leonard Danner, Henry Engle and William Epgle. The writer 1s unable to state how many otker persons—women, children and youths—should be added as belonging to families. Bost of these families did not arrive until 1832; and probably g safe estimate of the population of Perry in 1831 would be 25 or 26. No settlers came into other townships in 1831, so far as is now known. Adding the Bristols and Tibbots of Noble, 8; the Knights of York, 4; the Powers of Sparta, 2 or 3, makes the entire population of the county in 1831 about 40. Nearly all the people mentioned as the earliegt settlers in Perry township were first-clags pigneers—erderly, intelligent, industrious and enterprising. Under their regime fertile fields ggon succeeded the bushes and scrubs of the prairie; education and religion came to adorn and glorify the beginnings of material . progress; the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity were practically enthroned in the minds and ﬁeart@ and exemplified in the lives of these piopeers With few exceptions; and a goodiy propgrtion of ‘them were endowed with the intuitiye percéptions of the right means to desirabie ends, and inspired with the loyalty to the genius of American: institutions that made them natural statesmen, competant to guide in the establishment of civil prég.nization in harmony with the American syptem of constitutional selfgovernment. Lét us not forget that spiritual and 'moral heroism of the pioneers that emabled theni Lo be gregt and strong in guffering; to bear “aloft the ptandard of bright and pure Idéals through the gloom of adversity. And how few amopng them were the mercenary swine that rogted under the foundations of their neighbors and grunted in beastly self-satisfactio while despoiling their fellow-men anﬁ fashioning dirty family escutcheons for their posterity to blush over. How few! And yet there were some of that kind —rare individual instances of selfcomplacengy in dishonor; of contens with mere mercenary distinction and its conditions; the contempt of all ‘oaorable men; the senseless admira. tion of Gnly the foolish and the vile. l [A table of the li&d*ﬁntx{ggﬁof 1632 in Perry (86), Elkhart (1), and the na of b.h‘p purchag= ! grsE vgu} _Hccompany - next '..;‘X‘Pk, skeéteh,~ 7 Po e Cosmnomp,)

OBITUARY. Miss Leona L., youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, F. M, Stage, dief at her home near Topeka, Ind., Aug. 23, 1897, aged 14 years and 6 days. She leayes a father, mother, four brothers, one gsister and many friends and distant relatives to feel her loss. She was a kind, loving daughter and sister, and by her amiable and affectionate disposition she had so won the hearts of all her friends that her death proves a sad blow to the family. They are consoled immeasurably by the assurance that she placed her trustin the Blessed Redeemer and in the firm belief of an Eternal Life. She was much pleased with the religous seryices in her behalf before her death and remarked that she loved so well to hear her pastor pray. She was a sweet child—a flower plucked in early bloom. Bless God fox the hope of immortality ! Farewell, Leouna. until that ¢‘fair morning.”’ The funeral was held at the Free Baptist church 1n Topeka and was very largely attended. The services were conducted by a former pastor, Rev. J. W, Rendel ot Wolflake, assisted bv Rev. Sumwalt. The interment was in the beautifnl cemetery at Salem. 22

Hannah Arndt was born in Germany on Jan. 2, 1836, and died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. John Felton in Ligonier, on Aug. 25. 1897, aged 61 years, 7 months and 23 days. At the age of 17 she came to America and soon after moved to Noble county and took up her residence near Wawaks. On Jan. 20, 1857, she was united in marriage with Frederick Arndt, and to them were born nine children, six of whom are liying and mourn with their father their sad loss. In 1892 with her husband and children she moved to Michigan, locating near Three Rivers. She was conyerted in 1857 and united with the German M. E. church. Her membership was at Centerville, Mich.

CARD OF THANKS, We most sincerely thank our neighbors and friends for the kind help and assistance during the sickness of Mrs. Hannah Arndt at our home. All the family join with us in extending these thanks. . JonN FELTON AND WIFE, : A Good Record, We are under obligations to Byron P. Gray of Wolflake for the following, taken from the Albion New KEra, under the head of *“Synopsis ot Examination: Ep. New Era:—l hand you a synopsis of examination for teachers’ license held at Albion Feb. 25, 1882, I have just finished grading and mailed grades yesterday. Of the 99 applicauts, 4 were licensed for 24 months, 1 was [ ‘6 18 o 15 were e g ; Spiwerg e e g T 46 failed to make a grade. Special mention ought to be made of one in the clags—Oryis DePew, son of Dr. DePew of Wolfiske —who 18 but 18 years of age and who made the following remarkable grade: In Orthography 80 per cent. In Reading 5.7 ' In Arithmetic 100 ¢ In Grammar 70 ¢ In Geography 83 ‘¢ In U.S.History 109 ¢ In Physiology 84 ¢ . In Theory and Practice 75 per cent, I think I may cbhallenge the State to beat this, when we know that he has had no sdvantage for schools beyond those afforded 1n tbe district schools of Noble township. His answers are on file at my office and I shall be glad to show them to anyone. A bright future is before him and such intelligence if properly directed will make the .world better. NELSON PRENTIsS, - County Superintendent.

Successful Burglaries.

Burglars haye been getting in their work on the North Side for the past few days and quite a number of houses have been yisited. About the boldest piece of work so far was executed last Thursday night while the watchers were atJohn Felton’s residence attending: the corpse of Mrs. Fred Arndt. They cut through the screen to one of the windows and abstracted Fred Arndt’s clothing which was carried into the street and rifled. Severaldollars in cash were taken. The thief then went to the cupboard in the kitchen and took a pie and other edibles. .

Tuesday night they paid their respects to William Hart in the west part of town. .The idea that they are tocal pilferers was exploded by the work ezecuted in this jnstance. Mr. Hart’s combination safe logk, one ¢# ceedingly hard to operate, was successfully opened as well as the entrance and exit to the house. which was made without a trace bping left of the way the thing was dong Another fact which serves to indicate that jt was foreign talent is that a late La@!ran e paper was found in their track; wheb%er droEped accidentally or to mislead is not known. They sncceeded in getting away with a gold watch and chain valued at $5O, some money and other valuables. [n executing their work they accidentally upset a bench which scared them away. : :

Death of a Bright Young Man,

Word reached here last week of the death of Orvis Gregory DePew at Omaha, Texas, after a short illness, and on Friday last the body arriyed here and was taken to Wolflake. his old home, for interment. Mr. DePew was the oldest son of Dr. E. W. and Hattie DePew of Wolflake and he spent all of his early boyhood in this county, where he was known as a bright boy and most excellent young man. Some years ago, after graduating in one of the best law schools in the country, young DePew went to T'exas where he located in the practice of his grofesBion."ﬁe it once'gained the confidence of his people and was rapidly growing into high favor as a lawyer. He was well equipped for his work and was most successful in his practice. The burial at Wolflake last Saturday was well attended, the Masonic fraternity, of which the deceased was a member, conducting the funeral cere= monies. The blow falls heavily upon the' family of the deceased, and all have the sympathy of the community.

. - Card of Thanks. We wish torexfend our (Fearp{elx thanks {p our neighbors and friends who sp kindly and "w.ilémg}y mﬁtendesi their aid apd comfort during the atc!;:ness and ;feath pf qur little daughter. R. P. RANDALL AND WIRE. : Hogs for Bale, Two Chester White brood sows and sixteen small pigs. Call and see them at my residence 2} miles south of Ligonier. JoskrH C. KIMMELL. CASTORIA. T *lB o & el m

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THE OLD SETTLERS MEET.

The Blue Lake Meeting Near Churubusco Last Week a Success—Attendance .Large—-lnterestmg Proegram.

The third annual session of the T'riCounty (Noble, Allen and Whitley) Old Settlers’ meeting was held on the banks of Blue Lake, at Gandy’s land-~ ing, on Monday. It was a grand success in -every particular. The attendance was very large, especiallyof old peo ple. D. W. Nickey, the president of the association. having died since the last meeting, it devolved upon John F. Mossman, the first vice president. to preside. Owing to nnavoidable cir= cumstances he was not present at the opening and Col. 1. B. McDonald was called to preside during the forenoon session, and upon taking the chair he made a few very appropriate opening remarks. The speakers for the fores noon session were Hon. John Morris, sr.. and Congressman Robinson, both of Fort Wayne. Their addresses were very interesting and elicited much applause. One hour and a half was occypied by dinner, a general visit and a good time, which was much enjoyed by all. o o

"The afternoon services did not di mipish the interest in the least. but rather jncreased it. The acting presi dent, John F. Massman, presided, The historian’s report by Col. I. B. McDonald showed too plainly that the old pioneers are fast going to that bourne from which no traveler returns, The reminiscences by the old settlers were yery interesting and was participated in by L. F. Metsker, Adam Hull, sr., Isaac Claxton, sr,, William Hyre, Robert Walburn, Nelson Compton, Col. 1. B, McDonald, John Archer. J. C. Stewart and others. These addresses were much enjoyed and vividly portrayed the early pioneer life. H. P. Zimmerman of Elgin. 111., formerly of Eel River township, Allen county, who is now and has been for .a number of yeuars secretary of the Y. M. C, A, then addressed the audience. He is a pleasant and forcible speaker and created much interest. On account of ill health Hon, J. S. Collins of Columbia City could not be present, but in lien sent an excellent production in the shape of a letter which was read by W. S. Gandy. Itis claimed that Judge John Morris, who spoke in the forenoon, is the oldest practitioner of law in the state of Indiana and that J. S. Collins is the next eldest. :

W. S. Gandy, Nelson Compton and Sampson Jackson were appointed to ‘draft and publish suitable resolutions on the death of D. W, Nickey. ~ The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, John F. Mossmap of Whilley county; first vice president, L. F. Metsker of Whitley; sgcopd vice president, Dietrich Geiseking of Allen; third vice president, J.C.Stewart of Nobhle; historian, Cql. T. B. McDonald; secretary, Mrs, 3. B. Slagel; treagurer, W. S Gandy. Selecting the tipe and place qf the pext meeting was left to the officers of the gssocjatiop. e : The music was furnished by the Churubusco Carnet band and the united choirs ot the churches of Churubusco. Prof. J. F, Kinsey, formerly of Allen county but now of Lafayette, proprietor of the Echo Music company and whose reputation as a musician ig well known throughout the United States, was present, and with his family and H, P. Zimmerman added much to the interest of the meeting by their excellent singing. Fully 1,000 people were present, and ‘it was the sense of this large gathering that this was the best meeting the association has ever held.

COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.

Order of Business for the September Term, 189%. :

~ The following order of business will be strictly adhered to: , Monday, Sept. 6—Auditing books of auditor and treasurer. and liquor lis corses. ' ' ; i - "Tuesday, Sept. 7—Auditing vouchers of ttustées and leyies by 'township and school trustees. ° ! - Wednesday, Sept. 8 —Ditches and drainage. : Thuraday,Sept. 9—Highway matters. Friday, Sept. 10--Accounts and claims, Saturday, Sept. 11—Miscellaneous buginess. ¥ ' '_Bg the act of the ]ast legislature al] accounts gn% claims bgaipst thé county g\l;(s’t ,beh duly yerifie '(tw_’vgr;;l to) 'and Iled with the copnty auditor five days before the first &}av};g tkSe teﬁ'm. oyt By order of ..oarfis- : ,{)Algmg R. Bunvay, Apditor of Ngole Coypsy, Indjana. - All Regulators. Attention, A meeting of the survivors of the old Regulators will be held in Ligonier. Ind., on Saturday, September 18, 1897. All members of the association and others who took part in the stirring scenes of regulation dags are invited. J. E. BRADEN, Pres. C. C. BuenrkyL, Bec'y. .

Clearing OQut Sale ~—Of the entire herd of -- : Poland China Hogs at the Hawpatch Stock Farm, 4 miles north of Ligonier. Ind., on_ Wednesday, Sept. Bth. ‘Over 40 head, all ages, both sexes. The aged poar, ‘ 1 A Successful” -- 13743, one of the grandest sires living. Aged sows, some with pigs. All tops, the best we could buy or ' breed. Good pedigrees furnished. We will also sell at the same time the entire years’ produce of Dorset Horn Lambs, ~ Over 50 head of pure bred and grades. They are a grand lot. “Don’t fail to get some of this stock at this offering. Sale commences at 1 o’clock. p. m., (sun time). Six month’s time for bankable paper with good security. Parties not known must bring reference. W. W. Latta & Son,

REAL ESTATE BULLETIN. STRAUS BRros. & Co. Any of these tracts for sale or trade on easy tevms, - Call at Citizens Bank, Ligonier, Indiana. Since the last issue we have sold the Shrock farm and the 56 acres near Millersburg, and have purchased the following : 80 ACRES on Elkhart Prairie, 5 mile west of the Zinn school house near Ben-. ton. New house; fair barn, “K 160 ACRES, 2 miles southwest of rsaw. Ind. Buiidings fair, good land, 25 acres of timber. ' 23 ACRES off of the south end of Robert Cary’s farm near Syracuse. 17 ACRES one-half mile of Topeka, a part - of Burton Peck farm formerly owned by Chas. Ditman. 135 ACRES in Noble township, two miles from Wolflake, six miles from Albion,l excellent house and good out-buildings. Flowing water the entire year., Formerly owned by John Crandall. + 0 ACRES one mile west of Eden Chapel, Hawpatch, part of old Isaac Cavin farm, no buildings. Market-—Ligonier and Topeka. 40 ACRES one mile east of Topeka for merly owned by George Peck, tair ‘house, good barn, wind pump and orchard, excellent location. Good house and lot with gooa barn, on the north side, Ligonier; for sale or trade 160 LCRES in Etna townibip known us tho Garr farm. ) 140 Acres 3 3-4 miles. west of Albion., FKair house,barn and out-buildings;good wind pump, Abour 125 acres under cultivativn, balance timber, no waste land. All in a high state of cultivation; good fences, 2 good orchards. Just purchased from J. W. Long. Call quick; for sale cheap. Also several] Michigan farms for sale.

STOP!STOP!! oy - s S * ; T e i il : J ; % X R | iy = ' g fv;}, AT i “);11"'. g 'll\“,”""ﬁ‘f"‘:.‘\'-f t... “'_.,,‘ 'lif!}‘}";g o ‘ ’; i )I‘{ NN e R STOCK-BREEDERS ATTENTION. If vou want the best hogs ever raised mm Noble county, Look Over my Fine Herd. We have a lot of pigs for sale. ' The Fine Boar, : “FREE SILVER”

Sired by D. F. jr., grand sire, D. I\, heads the herd. ‘*‘Free Silyer"’ weighs over 600 pounds. See our herd of Poland China Fpgs before buying anything else.

C. G. KEISTER & CO, 2t ~ Wolflake, Ind.

4 ra aqd ankio FORTU NEs AR E fquicllg:m fnd eulg!tl?uu ?;z R E A L l z E D » Bny other legitimate busis nesg. Have you an idea? Protect it! It may be the oEportlmiey of IJvour life. lgty special arrangement with HENSEY, BOND & ROBINBON, Patent Lawyers, Waslu‘néton, D. C,, and Denver, Colo., you are entitled to a FREE CONSULTATION as to the Rnuntubﬂity of any NEW IIDEA, and & reduction on all their nsnlnr fees for professional ue&doeﬂ. CUT THIS s e s S aias Sh 4 secsies paper and a de: nof your ve 'nmuumm&mwmnor-m v v Ty ¥

Bargains in Real Estate. We want to_ sell tae following described Real' Estate, The prices are low and terms will be made satistactory to the purchaser. Look over the list: v 80 ACRES excellent farming land, black loam, buildings poor, known as the Sullivan farm, 7 miles east of Ligonier. 40 ACRES good land, well improved, - good timber and fine truit, known as the Wright farm, 8 miles east of Ligonier. 80 ACRES land, No. 1 hay farm, good barn, log house, good stone milk house, nice young orchard, 7 miles north of Ligonier, known as the Bowen furm. 80 ACREDS land one-half mile west of Elkhart, with No. 1 good buildings. 160 ACRES land as good as lays out of doors, well improved, 24 miles from Wolflake, known as M. Kimmel farm. 140. ACRES land, nice farm, fair buildings, 2 miles from Wolflake, known as the Lieo Mellinger farm. i 200 ACRE farm 5 mile east of Ligonier, well improved, brick house, three barns, one of the best farms in the county. 40 ACRES 8 miles south of Ligonier, good land, brick house, no harn, known as the Kiester farm. Call: in and see us before buying land. We can suit you. Mortgage Loans a specialty. - ‘ .- Sor MIERr & SoN., Bankers. T S - R St it s 35 N e e R e . ".,‘ff.‘-l-’:l',“-:‘;‘.’ 4 “ ;:,‘_Sg:;;.ﬁ'::ﬂ,:‘ e BRa By \ nu;;"q' i gy i-'{‘? . P, -‘& oR b | R ’?_’_f'. f:l‘ ] B N\ e PGy ey i R, . s (% UST \ AAN @l o NN I - . EAIRESN o feisvor | i, SIS PBN lm‘n\“\\ w R ERINT LI TTTUCS NN s, | & ‘;} SR 2/ l'll‘\\wg‘; B ,‘;fﬁ{‘ wad sl £ 77T TUVNN AN a RETB S R s s ) et et 7T T TUN NS SURROUNDED BY COMFORTS, people find life worth living. Nothing adds more to or substracts more fllgm the sum. total of comfort and enjoymert than s%es. They give pleasure or pain according to at they are. Our footwear presents that pleasant combination of shoe excellences which are 8o welcome when present and 8o regretted when lacking. You want something that fits exact. ly, 13 soft and easy on the foot, looks handsome and stylish, and will wear long enough to earn ts cost. We have what fills the bill. ‘ A. D. NEWTON. Repairing Neatly Done.

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