Ligonier Banner., Volume 36, Number 12, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 June 1901 — Page 4

Phe Ligonier Banmes R nex. THE BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY. J. E. M’ DONALD, Editor. THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1901. THE new arrangement thaf puts the summer meeting of the Northern Indiana Editorial Association in the latter part of August will be satisfactory to the members in this part of the State. Elkhart is a pretty little city and will be at its best at that time, and a side trip to the lake might be made a feature of the outing.

THE city council at Fort Wayne has selected Capt. Eugene B. Smith as a member of the school board, and that body is to be congratulated upon its show of excellent judgment. Capt. Smith is one of the commen people, an nonest man and a wide-awake citizen. That he will make a first-class man for the place will be amply proven by his course. We have known him for many years ‘and rejoice in his selection.

IN TEN years the Standard Oil Company has paid in dividends something like $267,000,000. In other words, the people have paid to the octopus, within ten years, three times the capitalized stock of the company, and about ten times its actual value. And yet, according to some people, this gigantic monopoly is a blessing and should be allowed to proceed in its work of piling up millions upon millions at the expense of the general public without any interference on the part of the government. ;

T. L. JoENSON, democratic mayor of republican Cleveland, has a big job on hand, but he proposes to stay with it. He is being talked about in connection with the nomination for governor, but he has stopped the discussion by emphatically refusing to consider any position that would take him away from the mayoralty, to which office the people of Cleveland elected him last spring. He says that he has contracted with the people to fill the office and he proposes to do it. That is the kind of a man to elect to an office.

THE managers of the Winona Assembly at Warsaw are to be congratulated upon the good fortune in securing Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks, the senior senator, to make the Fourth of July oration. This will give the people of this part of the State an opporfunity to hear the man who will shortly be a formidable candidate for the presidency. And it will also afford Mr. Fairbanks a chance to make an address that will help him greatly in his campaign. He will doubtless draw an immense crowd to this splendid resort.

WRITERS who undertake to show that trusts and combinations are formed fer the benefit of consumers and net-{orself-aggrandizement must have a curious conception of the disinterestedness of the average operator. It has been demonstrated over and over that the destruction of competition has invariably been followed by increased ‘prices. There is no guesswork about this. Profit is the main purpose of forming combines. There is no philanthropy in movements of this character. It is gain, gain, and nothing but gain that governs the actions of monopolies.

In one of his recent addresses, Frank L. Jones, state superintendant of public instructions, said: “A higher education is beneficial in law, medicine and in the ministry, because in those professions the fundamentals of a higher education are involved, but I am inclined to believe that the young man that intends to enter a business pursuit will find it to his profit to spend the years that would be required in obtaining a college education in becoming acquainted with the methods of the business he intends to adopt. Such persons, I believe, would do best to step right out of the commen schools into their business avocation.”

THE Fairbanks boom has made fair progress during the last few weeks, especially since the authoritive statement made by President McKinley that he would not even consider the possibility of a third nomination. There are many who profess to believe that Mr. Fairbanks will be the legatee of the McKinley administration and that the whole force of the Hanna-McKinley organization will be turned in his favor. We hope that this is true for we would like to see Mr. Fairbanks nominated, and if it is true, no one else will stand the ghost of a chance for no administration ever held or wielded a more potent power over the party organization. THE death of General Fred Knefler at Indianapolis last week, was a sad shock to a wide circle of personal and political friends in the State. A man of fine presence, a brave soldier, a patriot and citizen, he won the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. He was an uncompromising Republican but he accorded his political opponents the same liberties that he asked for himself. He was a foreigner, being a native of Hungary, but he had all the spirit of our institutions and was a conscientious and patriotic citizen. As a member of the soldier’s monument commission, he had just seen

the finishing touches added to the beautiful structure, the grandest testimonial ever given to heroic head. WHEN Grover Cleveland reads the complimentary references to McKinley’s declaration that he could not entertain the idea of aspiring to a third term, he is afforded excellent opportunity to contemplate what might have been said of him (Cleveland) had he relieved the democratic party in the year of its distress by declaring that he had no desire for a fourth nomination. A declaration of that character would have been of immense advantage to the democratic party, but Grover Cleveland was too stubborn and selfish to do even that much for the party that had done 8o much for him. The difference between Cleveland and MeKinley, in this particular, stands out in bold relief.—J. B. STOLL in South Bend Times.

WHAT the Democrats of Chicago need is a democratic newspaper, one that is above the petty little quarrels that come to the bosses and leaders in the management of local affairs. The Chronicle has never been in sympathy with the democratic party and on several occasions while masquerading as an organ has bolted regular nominations. It :is now preaching strange doctrines and expressing sympathy with things that do not seem to be democratic. The paper is seemingly run upon the plan that as long as the city administration serves its purpose, it is with it, but when their interests do not coincide, they are against any and all things that may be done. The Chronicle has served its purpose. Somebody ought to make it a democratic paper.

DoUBTLESS the supreme court has settled matters permanently in our insular affairs. but it is as well to remember that even the supreme court has the prerogative of changing its mind. Following a change in the personnel of the court, it was decided that congress could make paper money a legal tender for debts in spite of a contrary opinion delivered some time before. There was a somewhat similar reversal of judgment as to the income tax. If only one member of the present court was to be replaced now by a justice who coincides with Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan as to the limitations of the constitutions another insular tariff case brought into litigation might thus create an interesting, if not somewhat complicated situation. The contingency is remote, but sufficiently clear. to give the organizers of colonial governments food for rumination. E NO TARIFF REFORM. Representative Taylor of Ohio, testifiedehursday before the industrial commision. In the course of his remarks he said that any discussion of the tariff at the present time by congress would be sure to have a damaging effect on the country,and that the Din%ley law was the most equitable tariff law the country had had. As to the later statenient it may be said that it is not much of an indorsement for the Dingley law,inasmuch as most of our tariff laws have been grossly inequitable. But when Mr. Taylor says that congress cannot discuss the tariff without bringing distress on the countryy we are reminded of the attitude of the slaveholders and their sympathizers. They, too were opposed to agitation and discussion, and they finally succeeded in converting the Whig party to their views as to agitation. But the agitation went on, aud the Whig party was agitated out of existance. Of course, it is dangerous to draw historic paralells, for it is not often that two situations are precisely the same. But there is at least a resemblance between the intellectual attitude of the narrower pretectionists toward their system and that of the slavery advocates towards slavery. Now, as fifty years age, we are told that we can not even discuss a given policy. Not only that, but a gpecific bill embodying that policy is 8o near perfect that it is considered saerilege to'lay hands on it. In order to save the principle we have to deny the Porto Ricans free trade, though the president said they ought to have it, and our supreme court, sgpeaking through Justice Brown, feels that it is necessary to give congress unrestrained power to deal with our “&p-_ g‘urtena,nt territory. Therefore, Mr. aylor’s statement is most interesting. He says that the tariff is all right, that he is opposed to trusts, but does not believe that the tariff favors them ; that he thinks the principle of recigricity is to be commended, but that he is against the recentl negotiated recigrocity treaties. H% thought that ‘‘the relation of the tariff to trusts is only incidental,” and ingistid that ‘‘there should not be the slightest relaxing of the tariff prinei-. ple as now embodied in the Dingley tariff law. So in all probability, the republican party will find it a difficult matter to uneducate those whom it has educated on vicious lines, and it will certainflfy meet with great opposition to its eflforts to lighten the tariff burdens. For those in whose interest those tariff burdens have been imposed are not going to surrender without a struggle. Even now they are rallying for the fray. The New York Press, the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Economist, the organ of protected industries; Senator Hanna, Mr. Taylor and other statesmen of that school, are all against any measure of tariff reform. It will be a pretty fight, and ‘ the ;eople will hope that out of it good may come to them.—lndianapolis News. '

To Dredge Turkey Creek, A BSyracuse correspondent says that a petition is being circulated here praying for the deepening of Turkey Creek. It is meeting with little opgosition. The ditch will begin on the soutbh of Lake Wawasee, enefiting many acres of marsh land on the south and west of the lake, and run down the old Skinner ditch and join Turkey Creek a little below the dam here. The BXetition is also being circulated at Milford and on west and if granted the creek will be dredged to the Elkhart river. All the owners of lots on the Elkhart on the ‘‘flat”’ will be greatly benefited and the water fpower here will be increased three-fold.—Milford Mail.

Horrible Accident, Early Friday morning the mangled body of a man was found on the Lake Shore tracks two miles east of this city. In one l;{)lace was found the mutilated trunk of his body, in another the detatched legs and in still another location lay his arms. The section men, who first discovered the horrible spectacle, examined the body and found in his clothes a fifty-cent piece and a subpoena for Jesse Ripperton of Cosperville to appear as witness on a trial in Albion at a future date. : The accident was at once reported to the coroner,J. F. Carver, of Albion, who arrived in a short time and after examinations sent the remains to this city where they were cared for by W. A. Brown, the undertaker. It seems that Ripperton rode here in the afternoon on his wheel, starting home again early in the evening, ‘ but when only a short distance out of town his tire punctured and he was compelled to return, leaving his wheel in a saloon. It is supposed that Ripperton boarded the Lake Shore freight, No. 76, which was known to contain a large number of tramps, and as he had been drinking some, was probably pushed off by his fellow passengers. Mr. Ripperton was 23 years of age and unmarried. He formerly worked on a Lake Shore section gang and was of good character, his parents being respected farmers, living near Cosperville. Death of Mrs. Ruth Hathaway. Ruth Adkins was born in Brown county, Ohio, July 8, 1836, and died at her residence in Ligonier on Monday morning, June 17, 1901, aged, 64 years, 11 nimonths and 9 days. When but six months old her parents moved to this county and settled near Diamond lake, where the daughter lived until married to Riffle Hathaway, November 9, 1854, since then making this city her home. To ‘this union were born two daughters, ‘Mrs. J. R. Beazel, Mrs. Georgia Lynn, and one son, Harry Hathaway, all of whom survive-her. Early in the 60s Mrs. Hathaway united with the Christian church in this city; and, though her troubles have been many and of long standing, she has always lived a true and christian life, at any time showing a kind heart and a ready hand. ; Her late years were crowded with most severe suffering and her death was the only relief which could end the long years of pain. She was a loving wife, a' kind and affectionate mother, a splendid neighbor and a true friend to all who knew her. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the residence on South "Cavin street, Rev. Thos. G. Pearce, pastor of the Presbyterian church, ‘ officiating.

Another Rail Road Scheme. The initial steps in the proposed construction of an inter-urban railway to connect Fort Wayne and Goshen, were taken last week when Thomas R. Marshall, of Columbia City, a legal representative of Valorous Brown, the wealthy Churubusco Ilumberman, had a conferance with Goshen people. The syndicate of which Mr. Marshall is a representative has planned to construct an electric. railway by the way of North Webster through Syracuse to Goshen. Interested parties have secured an option from Mr. Redden, owner of the Baintertown mill, for the purpose of getting hold of the water-power at that point. Mr. Marshall has already secured franchises throgh Allen, Whitley and Koseiusko counties to North Webster. The road will take in all of the lakes in the three counties and.connect the leading cities of northern Indiana with a line a little over eighty miles in length. Ruralists along the route are doing everything possiple to secure theline. The line will connect with eightrailroads and it is the intentjon of the projectors to make the transfer of freight a feature. It will be rushed to completion as soon as satisfactory franchises are secured from the county commissioners.

Individuals Who Can’t Become Masons. The address of Grand Master Holloway before the recent grand lodge of Masons, disclosed some features of Masonry which are of interest to the outside world. The grand master spoke of a few cases in which he had been called upon to decide. In one an applicant for admission into a subordinate lodge was initiated almost through one degree before the absence of a thumb was noticed by the brethern extending the grip. The degee was finished, but further initiation into the mysteries of the order was denied the applicant, and the grand master confirmed the lodge in its position. The secretary of a brewing association cannot become a Mason, A man with his left hand off at the wrist, who wears an artificial hand, cannot be made a Mason, neither can a man whose leg has heen amputated at the knee and who wears an artificial limb, become a Mason, nor a man wearing an artificial foot.—Rochester Republican. e An Hijstoric Hotel. The contract for the construction of the new eight-story and roof garden hetel on the site of the Bates House, at Indianapolis, has been let. The total cost of the building, including furnighing, will be $1,500,000. The old Bates House was erected.by Harvey Bates, and opened in 1854 by Daniel Sloan, its lessee,of Richmond, Ind., where he was proprietor of the National Hotel, of that town, and a noted hotel man, but who disposed of hig lease in 18566, on account of ill health, and goon after died. The Bates House had many proprietors during its existence of 47 years, The old building is to be torn down entirely within the next two months, and the ma,%nificent new buijlding is to be completed and opened by secember 1, 1902.

Island Park Bookings, : William J. Bryan will appear at Island Park assembly this year on paturday, July 27. Sam Jones will be there the same day Mr. Bryan appears. An effort is being made to secure Vice President Roosevelt on the Tuesday following Col. Bryan’s appearance, but if this cannot be brought about,either Senator Foraker or Dolliver will deliver an address, On Grand Army day, August 13th, General John B. Gordon will be the attraction, and the Hon. Wallace Bruce will lecture on August 27, 28, 29 and 30.

" Picnic and Festival, An old fashioned picnic and festival will be held at Avilla on Tuesday, June 26th,in the beautiful grove near the Catholic chureh. Dinner and supper and other refreshments, such as ice cream and strawberries will be served. Prominent speakers will be Fresent and a fine orchestra will eniven the occasion with musie. Amusements for all. Wateh the games and races, especlalg the onkey race. Come early. Everybody is welcome.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL. 1 The Pensylvania railroad employees living in Fort Wayne will pienic at Warsaw next Saturday. The picnic is tendered the employees by the company every year and has formerly been held at Kagle Lake. Harry G. Allen a farmers lad, 16 years old near Flora, is six feet eight and a halfinches in his stocking feet, weighs 180 pounds and is vigorous and active, and with an appetite commensurate with his height. “WANTED: Men with rigs to introduce Poultry Compound: §l5 weekly and expenses, payable weekly: yearly emp}foyment, Dept 77 Royal Co.-Op. Mfg. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. | - ; 11-2¢ Large numbers of lake herring are dying in Lake Michigan, and the surface of the lake near Michigan City is covered with them. It issupposed that some sort of poison food has collected in the lake. It is the first time this has ever been known. - The Lagrange county commissioners, in considering bids for the position of superintendent of the county farm engaged John Feller at $735 a year for two years from September 1, next. The bib of Racellus Gushwa., the present incumbent was $7OO, but the commissioners thought best to ‘make a change. ‘ Levi Fike fifty-two years old, a paper-hanger and painter, was found dead in the canal, where he had fallen while under the influence of drink. He was last seen Monday evening, and the decomposed body led to the rumor that there has been foul play. This is the fifth suicide in Goshen within recent months.

On some of the Pan-American twocent stamps the picture of the Empire express is inverted and stamp collectors offers $3O for everyone they can get hold of, and there are prospects of the price going higher. A sheet of one hundred got to Brooklyn and they went with a rush. T'wentytwo years ago there was a similar inversion on a revenue stamp, and they command $25. :

Schuyler Newcomb, a 17-year-old employee of the Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co., at Kendallville, was drowned in Bixler lake near the city last Sunday morning. He went to the lake in company with several companions to take a bath. Shortly after entering the water he was taken with eramps and sank to the bottom. He lived with relatives near Kendallville and was an orphan. At Elkhart last week the supreme congress, Modern Samaritans of America. elected: Past president S. B. Short; president, C. G. Conn; vicepresident, Herrick K. Stephens; treasurer, J. L. Broderick ; secretary, H. S. Chester; medical examiner, Porter Turner, all of Elkhart; chaplain, the Rev. Carl Freitag, of Michigan City; master-at-arms, A. T. Cole, of South Bend; gaurds, Edgar D. Currier, of South Bend, and B. S. Hammer, of Peru.

S. W.Dodge, a well known resident of Rome City, died last week at the age of 63. His boyhood was spent in this part of the county. He engaged in the hotel business early in life and conducted hotels in Lagrange, Kendallville and Rome City, where he has resided for the last twenty years, having run the Lake Side hotel and later was proprietor of the Sylvan Lake hotel. Of late years he has not been in active business. b John Pierce, a fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, was instantly killed at Syracuse on Monday evening. Pierce and some friends had spent the day fishing in Syracuse lake and in the evening on their way back to town they boarded a train at the bridge, but when attempting to leave the car the unfortunate man slipped and fell between the cars, his body was mangled in an instant. The remains were taken ‘in charge by undertaker Darr and sent the next day to Garrett, where lives his parents. Irvin Stumm is in jail at Albion charged with criminal assault upon Mrs. Mary Ley at Avilla one day last week. Stumm is a cigar maker by trade and was boarding with the daughter of Mrs. Ley, who is 86 years old. Stumm made the assault while the old lady was asleep. His vietim called for help when the dastard escaped. He was caught at Columbia City and returned to Avilla. No punishment would be too severe for such a villain,and it is a wonder that the people of that part of the county did not hang him. ] The ladies of the U. B, Sunday school will serve one of the big five o’clock dinners Thursday evening, June 27, 1901, in the rooms recently occupied by the bowling alley. The proceeds to apply on the building fund of the U. B. Sunday school: MENU. Chicken Pie Mashed Potatoes Creamed Lettuce New Beans Bread Butter Pickles Jelly Lemon Pie Berry Pie Mixed Fruit Tryphosa Coftfee Supper 20c. Ice Cream 10c. - County Council Makes Appropriations, | The Noble County council were in special session on Wedensday of last week and made the following appro?riations: For paying B. F. Bowman or bringing Charles L. Thompson from Lafayette, $26; for commissioners’ditch, $500; for enumeration, $4OO, for care of poor in institutions, $800; for reform school for boys, $200; for bridge repairs, $2,000; for paying attorney’s fees in case of County Suerintendant Adair, $25; for jury, ?200; for approach to bridge in Green township, £)50; for treasurer’s supplies, $297; for E. L. Adair’s judgement and interest, $181.06; for county sggerintendant per deim for 1901, $348; for migcellaneous expenses superintendent of schools, $110; for county institute, $6O; for conveying risoners to reformatory and prison, 5)150; for care of prisoners at jail, $6O; for supplies for county jail, $200; for repair of jail and barn, $5O; for county sewer, s2,6oo.—Democrat. Agents Wanted. Cultured men and women, teachers and students,well acquainted in their localities, are wanted to canvas for THE WorLD REVIEW, Chicago’s great illustrated review, newspaper combined. Strongly indorsed by leading scholars, statesmen, wemen and business men. A profitable and pleasant business engagement for the summer. Liberal terms. Write at once. WoRLD REVIEW COMPANY, Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago, 111. : Cheap Excursion to Chautauqua. On July b6th the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R’y will sell excurion tickets to Chautauqua at half rates, good returning for 30 days. These are very gopulqr excursions and afford not only a fine opportunity for visiting Chautauqua but the Pan-American Exposition at a small cost for the side trip. Any desired particulars from agents. - 12-2¢l

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