Ligonier Banner., Volume 36, Number 42, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 January 1902 — Page 4

SSSL N R S S SB e R SRS R P SRS RN A Dhe Figonicr Banuer. | _——— THE BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY. I —————————————————eeeeeemeeeeeeeereeereeeee e s | J. E. M’ DONALD, Editor.. —_—— - THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1902. * | e o e - AT the Republican county convention at Lagrange last Saturday Clarence C.Gilhams was presented to #he party of this district as a candidate for the Congressional nomination. Mr. Gilhams is a bright young man, a brilliant speaker and a hard worker. He is well known in this county. IN THE fair realm of true democracy, where liberty has her habitation, her home and her protection, there is ‘but one kind of Democrat. Iu the mansion house of our fathers there is no such genus-homo as a gold Democrat or a silver Democrat or a popo, Democrat or a republican Democrat. A man is either a Democrat or he is not. One who goes about with a chip on his shoulder and a metallic prefix to his democracy says thereby that he invites dissention and that he'y loves the color of his money better than he loyes his party.—C.L.Drummond at Fort Wayne. : THAT able independent paper, the New York Tinies, gets down to bedrock in stating this incontrovertible truth: “The theory that the tariff is the result of mature study by experts in congress or out of it for the purpose of distributing benefits equally, and that the complete system is so perfect that it cannot be disturbed without serious harm to all its parts, is sheer nonsense or sheer trickery. It has no basis in .fact. Tariffs are the results of trade and dicker in in votes, and, since votes are needed | to pass tariffs, there is absolutely no other process available. There is no more principle in the whole business tan there is In-a mock auction ora policy drawing.”” ' L . THE death of Meyer Baum removes an enterprising, active ai energetic business man from the mercantile interests of Ligonier. He was was a wide awake, progressive gentleman and had in but a few years built up an immense business from a small beginning. He knew ‘the value of printers ink and how to use it, in fact, he was for the opportunity he had, a remarkable young man in more ways than one. He did much to attract trade to Liigonier and when it would not come he went out after it. In an unostentatious way he kept everlastingly at it, and was on the high road to success when death claimed him. Ligonier has suffered a distinct loss in his death as has his bereaved father and other members of his family. | . At THE state meeting of Democrats at Indianapolis last week there was on every hand a disposition to harmonize the differences that have torn the party into factions and driven it to defeat. Old time Democrats were there and all shades of opinion were represented but every one; expressed a wish that we might get together. Thirty years ago Thomas A. Hendricks said, ‘“We turn our backs upon the past and look hopefully to the future.”” Why not accept this admonition at this time? The democratic party has a mission to perform. ‘Let by gones be by gones.” Let us buckle on our armor a new take heart from the promises of the future and present a united front to the enemy. A CONTEMPORARY fittingly remarks: Itpaysto be kind to the boys, because no one can tell what the future has in store for them. The, large estate of the late Frank H. Peavey, the Minneapolis grain man, is divided up into hundreds of bequests many of which are devised to attaches of the firm. The executors are instructed to retain the old employes and to care for them after they are no longer able toe work. Foremost among the bequests is the - following: “To John "I. Brewer of Chicago, for being kind to me when a boy, $1,000.”” Garfield said he never met a boy that he didn’t feel like taking off his hat to him, for he didn’t know but what the little chap might some day be president of the . United States. -

A NEW era in Indiana politics is marked by the election of William H. O’Brien as chairman -of{ the state central committee. - We would have liked to have seen Senator Fleming, the man, but our second choice’ was Mr. O’Brien. They both stand for the same things, the unification and reorganization of the party. They* have like opinions as to what must be done and their purposes lie in the game direction. Mr. O’Brien is an excellent Democrat and will prove a popular and efficient chairman. The interests of the party are safe in his hands and his selection will go a great ways toward giving us a thoroughly reunited party in Indiana. | He will have the active support of the men who were the most loyal and persistent supportérs of Senator Fleming and he is certainly entitled to the same from the men who demanded hig selection as the compromise candidate. o

THE defeat of Hon. S. B. Fleming of Fort Wayne for state chairman, was a sore disappointment to "his many friends in this district as well as to those in all parts of the gtate. He had the loyal and active support of many of the recognized party leaders and hosts of the rank and file gave

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For years Ligonier fraternity organizations have had the reputation of being good entertainers and we believe that the seyeral gentlemen who were the guests of the local lodge of Elks on last Tuesday night will testify that we are still doing business at the old stand, that Ligonier hospitality is still above par and that our pretty, little city has one of the best wide awake Elk lodges in the country. . ‘Not since the organization of the lodge has there been a more interesting session of Ligonier Elks than on Tuesday afternoon and evening. The oceasion for the meeting was the initiation of a large class of Warsaw applicants who had Dbeen elected some weeks ago. This pretty,little city is within the territorial jurisdietion of the local lodge and not being able, under the constitution of the grand lodge to get a charter for a home lodge for reason that it talpgs a census population of 5,000 or more, their applicfitionsrnecess'arily come to this city. Our city has the proud distinetion of being the only city of less than 5,000 inhabitants that has ever been gr;‘antgd a charter for an KElks lodge and there are few cities of less than 20,000 inhabit- | \ ants that has a better one, . the membership at this time N 4 being nearly one hundred Ny and fifty, made up of among . \&Q@ the best citizens of Ligonier X and vicinity. . ' For the benefit of the candidates and the members of the order generally who |

TsSPR AL N S BT4 s oy (5 2eTy e oo QMR R P S e wanted to see something new in the varied ritualistic work of the initiation, an invitation was exténded to the floor team 'of Grand Rapids Lodge, No. 483, which yas accepted,and early Monday afternoon, five husky

boys fromi that big furniture town put in their appearance with the nec-l essary properties that are used in the exeniplification of several interest-! ing features of the ordeal through which a candidate is allowed to pass. The team was under the direction of Mr. Chas. L. Wood, the esquire of Grand Rapids lodge, and it is due that gentleman to say that he knows how to tame the wildest and most incorrigible of elks that roam the woods. We believe . that every candidate who passed the ordeal can testify that Mr. Wood understands his business and that the other mem-. bers of his team, Chas. A. Kelley, William Walsh, B. Matthews and Hi Prangly, are also on to their parts of the play where it comes to the proper setting of their antlers. The team was assisted by six members of the ‘local lodge, who are now doubtless ready to duplicate the work to the satisfaction of the next victim that is presented. ! The beautiful rooms of the order had been put in fine shape and nothing was left undone by the committees in charge to insure a successful working of their plans. The Warsaw gentlemen arrived at 2:10 p. m. and were met by areception committee and escorted to “the rooms of the Harmony Ciub where most of them spent the time until they were called upon to play their parts. The rooms { had been darkened and at 2:30 the

him their best efforts and asked that he be selected to lead a rejuvinated and reorganized democracy. His defeat was brought about by well directed efforts of interested politicians who insisted upon harmony fia.fter having done all in their power to discredit Mr. Fleming as a Democrat and loyal party worker. His defeat was more of a disappointment in the fact he was deserted by men that professed to be and should have been his friends. Withal, the outcome has much consolation in it. A good man won, Mr. O’Brien was and is a staunch friend and advisor of Senator Fleming. He stands for the same democracy and will work to the same end, the unification of the party.

THERE are a good many things in the administration of Governor W. T. Durbin that have and merit the commendation of the citizens of the state, irrespective of party, but from a political point of view there are others that are open to, criticism. But as a Democrat, if we are permitted to use the term, we must commmend him in his selection of Democrats for places upon the bi-partisan boards of control of the several state and local institutions. He does not seem to be looking assiduously for sore-head Democrats to put in these places, some one that is out with his party and who has been an assistant Republican for years, but he generally finds a man of standing and influence in the councils of his party, in other words a Democrat, for these places. He don’t allow the republican push to seleet the man- but he consults Democrats as to who should be appointed. This is the intention of the law. lltis good common horse sense and shows a fairness on the part of Governor Durbin that is not only commendable but refreshing.

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first candidates, James M. Kinnison and J. W. Yeager both of this city, were introduced. Those who had the pleasure of witnessing the work say that either of these gentlemen will admit that they had their moneys worth. A recesswas taken for supper and it was after eleven o’clock when the last candidate had finished his pilgrimage. The ritualistic part of the work was under the direction of F. W. Urhahns of Fort Wayne, and was most acceptably performed. At midnight, a lunch was served, afterwhiech toastmaster, J. E. Mec!Donald called upon several gentlemen present and ‘they éxpressed many beautiful sentiments. Among those who responded were; Bertram Shane, Odell Oldfather, B. F. Rich-

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ardson, J. S. Shields, Chas. Nye and l C. F. Morris of Warsaw ; C. L.. Wood, C.A.Kelley and Hi Prangly of Grand Rapids; . W. Urbahng and G. A. R. Woreh of Fort Wayne; Ike Straus, Tom Kelley, Abe Goldsmith, R. Allen and several others of Ligonier. All present joined in singing Auld Lang Syne, after which asocial good | time was enjoyed by a number who were to leave on the early morning trains. : A large number of visiting brothers were present, Grand Rapids, LaPorte, South Bend, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Peru, Defiance, Toledo and several other lodges being represented. : The Warsaw class was made up as follows: Messrs. Benj. Phillipson, M. L. Strickler, Jerome Robinson, Thos. Loveday, N. Straus, F. M. Smith, Chas. F. Nye, Mel R. Williams, Wm. S. Fosler, Odell Oldfather, W. T. Graham, Geo. B. Williams, B. F. Richardson, Bertram Shane, C. E. Burkett, Wm. B. Yost, Silas Myers, Jas. H. White. They were accompanied by a number of others from that city who had already become members of the order. All expressed themselves as having been royally entertained and as having ‘a high appreciation of the hospitali- ‘ ty of their new brothers in Ligonier. Withal it was one of the most pleasant and enjoyable affairs ever given in this eity by any organization.

D;—l:nted Miller Suicides. Daniel Ritzer, aged thirty-two, a miller at Lima, Lagrange county, committed suicide in jail at Liagrange Wednesday morning of last week. Last September a joist fell on his head, and since that time he has been irrational. He was found insane on inquest and placed in jail to await transfer to the asylum. Sheriff Sutton saw Ritzer fifteen minutes before he took his life. On returning he found him hanging with his head fast in the aperture of the cell door through which food is passed, with life extinet. Acting Coroner |Stillwell found a verdict of death by strangulation in the wicket of cell door, with suicidal intent. Ritzer was unmarried and left two brothers, who were in the milling business with him. : :

A Change in Business.

We have made a very important change in our business affairs and have completely re-organized our firm by admitting Mr. Meyer Hess as partner and in so doing it becomes absolutely necessary that we have a complete settlement of all our outstanding notes and accounts to Jan. 10,1902. While we do not want to put any of our old customers indebted to us, to any inconvenience yet it becomes necessary to insist on some arrangement with them, by which we can close the books of -the old firm, :

Thanking you for past favors and hoping to merit your patronage in the future, we are Yours very truly, : M. Jacoßs & Co.

Church Notice.

The members of the Sparta Christian church are requesten to meet at the church Saturday, February 1, 1902, at 2:80 p. m., for the purpose of transacting business pertaining to the interest of said organization, alsol to elect one trustee.

Mgs. J. E. CrRoTrHERS, Clerk.

" We have a number of exeellent stock ewes to let out on shares—will take one pound of wool and one-half of the increase, L A - STRAUS Bros. & Co.

- ADDITIONAL LOCAL. The Syracuse cement factory has ordered $lOO,OOO worth of new machinery. < ProTos—The best finish, mounted on cabinet cards for $1.25 per dozen, at Kinnison’s gallery, for a short time only. ‘What would you think of your grocery man if he sold you sand for sugar? What do you think of a druggist, who offers you a substitute for the Madison Medicine Co’s Rocky Mountain Tea. S. T. ELbrED & Co. At a recent sale of hogs in Huntington county, fifty. head of brood sows were sold at prices ranging from $l7 to $112.50 each. The total amount of the sale was $2,412.50, which shows that hog raising is very remunerative. - An exchange calls attention to a‘ nursing bottle advertisement which concludes with these words: ‘“When the baby is done drinking, it must be unscrewed and laid in a cool place. 1f the baby does not thrive on fresh milk it should be boiled.” Tom Clark, a former Lake Shore engineer who has been lost track of since he secured a ninety days leave of absence about a year ago, has been heard from in Old Mexico, where he is recovering from a severe illness. He desires the company to reinstate him. | In a sevenup card game a Texa.sl man is said to have ‘“begged” with the ace and deuce in his hand. The dealer gaye one, and the other fellows made high, low, Jack, game and the gift. The dealer got mad and shot the man who ‘‘begged,’’and a jury acquitted him of murder, they reasoning that a man who begs with two points in his hand ought to be killed. The senate on Thursday afternoon of last week, confirmed all the Indiana postmasters so far appointed. The list included, in this section of‘the state, J. L. Dunning, Ligonier; W. A. Banks, Laporte; C. B. Bentley, Warsaw; D. P. Alexander, Kendallville; C. Sullivan, Garrett; W. W. Williamson, Columbia City; E. H. Niebaum, Aurora; T. A. Carter, Auburn. ; The sale of lands for delinquent taxes in Noble county will be fewer in number this year, perhaps, than ever before. The list inclydes two descriptions in Cromwell, twoin Ligonier, seven in Orange township, one in Wolcottville, one in Kendallville, three in Allen township, three in Avilla and one in Elkhart township. —-New Era.

At the meeting of the board of the Kosciusko county commissioners last week it was decided to employ ten immunes to act as guardsin Jackson township and to enforece strict quarantine of 40 people afflicted with smallpox in the town of Sidney and surrounding country. The number of cases are increasing because somse of the afflicted disregard the quarantine. The health officer has been unable to enforce the law. ~ During the last seven years five ‘hundred miles of circuit court and commissioners ditches have been constructed in Noble county. This represents an outlay of many thousand dollarsiand the reclamation of hundreds of acres of bottom and swamp land. How much wealth has been added to Noble county by these ditches is a question that can not be determined accurately but it will reach many thousand dollars.—New Era. . Inthe reorganization of the Indiana State Board of Agricullure, M. S. Claypool of Muncie, was elected president; John L. Thompson of Gas City, vice president; Charles Downing, Greenfield, secretary; E. H. Peed, New Castle, general superintendent, and J.W.LaGrange, Franklin, treasurer. Mr. McDonald of this city, the out going president, refused a re-election. The executive committee is composed as follows: J. E. McDonald, Ligonier; Mason J. Niblack, Vincennes; Sid Conger, Shelbyville; W. T. Beauchamp, Terre Haute, and John' L. Thompson, Gas City.

The Piano Club will hold a Calendar Social in the dining room of the M. E. church on Thursday evening Jan. 23rd, commencing at seven o'clock. Refreshments will be served from tables decorated to represent each month of the year. The following persons will act as chairmen of committees for each month; Myrtle Judkins, Jennie Sisterhen, Mrs. Ora Kinnison, Mrs. Eugene Brown, Anna Draper, Mrs. S. Williams, Mrs. John Kegg, Florence Morrow, Cleo Collar, Marguerite Mitehell, Mrs. Geo. Brown, Grace Thompson. '

Ray Winebrenner, the young son of the Hecla bla%émith, who committed suicide at (¢lolumbia City some weeks ago, caused a sensation at Etna one day last week and got himself in jail by demanding poison with the evident intention of committing suicide.. Hehad gone to the lake on a fishing expedition but soon left his companions, turning up at Hecla where he made a demand upon Druggist Woodruff for poison. He was refused when he made vicious attack upon the druggist. 1t took the whole population to ecapture the young man who was firmly bound by .ropes and several hours later turned over to the sheriff, y

The organization of the democratic central committee is as follows: Dr. J. W. Morr; chairman W. H. MeEwen; vice chairman, Ed. P. Eagles secretary ; Geo. D. Gabey treasurer. The re-election of Dr. Morr as chairman is a fitting recognition of his well

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directed efforts in 1900. Harry D. Stone the effective and popular seeretary for the past two campaigns, rerefused to accept the place any longer and anexcellent man was secured to succeed him in Mr. Eagles. We hope to see the committee make a thorough organization in the county, one that will give its whole attention to electing the ticket nominated at the party caucus. Jennings Greenwood aged 21 and a son of Morgan Greenwood of Millersburg, committed suicide last Thursday eveuning under peculiar circumstances. The young man had been to Goshen and was returning home in a buggy with a younger brother, when he stopped at Hawk’s drug store and bought fifteen grains of morphine. When near the city limits he took the dose explaining to his brother that it was medicine for a sore throat. In a few moments the brother notieed the effect of the drug and becoming alarmed turned around and drove ,back to an other brother’s ‘house at Goshen when all efforts failed to revive the unfortunate suicide. The boy’s mother had died some months ago very suddenly and he had never become reconciled to his loss.

Carnegie as a Philanthropist. : During the year 1901, Andrew Carnegie made the following gifts: To National University at Washington, $10,000,000; to Scotland’s universities, $10,000,000; to Technical institute, Pittsburg, $7,000,000; for public library branches in New York, $5,200,000; for Carnegie company’s employes, pensions, ete., $4,000,000; to Braddock, Homestead and Duquesne libraries, $1,000,000; for St. Louis Publie library, $1,000,000; other publie libraries, $2,000,000; total for the year, $40.200,000. Mr. Carnegie’s fortune early in 1901 was estimated at $250,000,000, with an annual income of $12,500,000. ' , If troubled with a weak digestion. beleching, sour stomach, or if you feel dull after eating, try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at S. J. Williams’ drug store. 40-st- —_— Advertised Letters: - F. Favinger, 2; L. Harding, David R. Kennison, Mr. A. Price, Miss N. D. Park, John Robinson, Michael Rookstool, Owen Speirer, B. C. Weeks. : ‘ : Claimants for any of the above letters will please call for advertised liste J. H. HoFFMAN, P. M..

L&~ No Goods Held in Reserve—must be sold this month regardless of cost, to make room for Spring Goods. . : SOL MAY, Ligonier, Ind

}oova ‘Notice to Water Takers. ‘You are hereby notified that water rents are due January Ist, payable at the office of the City Clerk. On all renes due and not paid on or before January 20th, a penalty of 10%gwill be added as per Section 18, of General Ordinance No. 38, adopted April 14, 1897. R. E. JEANNERET, A4O-3¢ . City Clerk. l Wanted at Decker’s: Dressed rabbits. - '

) : . SR ' o.oONE CENT..Q : Is as good as another, but this , Scent is better than the best ) .eent—it lasts longer. ) We Give Free to Each y - Purchaser - : With our compliments, a ten- ) cent package of ; ) FINE SACHET POWDER ' _— ) to place among your linens, ) Wearing apparel, etc. ZIMMERMAN & CO.