Ligonier Banner., Volume 38, Number 46, Ligonier, Noble County, 11 February 1904 — Page 5

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J i John Hontz lof Syracuse wasin Ligonier on business Monday. s 2 ,__.“>——§7 —e e — -Lillian Pl)illixzs and Isabella Garringer were in the city last Friday visiting friends, . B Already we hear talk about the municipal campaign for 1904. . The ‘election will be held in May. Candidates are not very thick yet. - > e R e A number from this place ottended the meeting of Klks at Ligonier on last Friday niglit, Cliffton Miller of this place being a candidate.—Ashlév Pimes:. =t ; :

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Mrs. John Casey was in Goshen last week the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Rigney. : Zona Kreager was in Cromwell last week visiting her brother, Gary Kreager and wife. : : P ; We'must have money. Those who Know themselves indebted for subscription should come forward at once.y A Noali J. Miller, of near Millersburg, whorecently moved to Michigan, had both arms so badly frozen that amputation was feared but, now regarded unnecessary. ;

arrett will drill-for oil. . “W. B. Inks went to Chicago Monday to look in upon the automobile show. o _ -Miss Irma Beazel was in Cromwell last week visiting her brother. A. W. Begzel and family. - : Gus May is slowly but surely gainground and hopes to be able to attend to his duties at the store within the nexit few days.. = Charles Meyers of Goshen sold Greenward, his pacing mare, for $3OOO to C.E. Wells of North Manchester, New Hampshire. v o By request we pnblish a story on the first page of this issue that will have especial interest to those who induylge in duplicate whist. - : Col. and Mrs. A. W. Lvon are at home afteran extended visit to Rockland, Maine,and other eastern peints. Thely report an interesting trip. - Why not revive the opera house pmjipot‘? Sonfe good man ought to provide the building. the people will give the proper support. . ‘Mrs F. L. Scott was at Albionduring the early part of the week, the guest of friends. She went .over to attend the funeral of Miss Fannie Stone. ; Louis E. Carter whose escapade at Mishawaka was noted last:-week has ‘| been sent to the reformatory at Jefferspnville on a sentence of from one to fourteen years. = - Frank Scott left Monday for Chica--20 where he will put in the week acquainting himself with the newstyles and| purchasing a spring stock of piede goods. :

Dr. and Mrs. Fred R. Clapp were called to Albion lagt Thursday on account of the illness of Miss Fannie Stone. They did not return home until Saturday. : » North Manchester is now a dry town., the last saloon having been knog¢ked out under the monstrance petition at the last session .of the commissioners court. " . Mr.and Mrs. B. W.. Cowley were called to Lagrange early in the week by the death of Mr. Cowley’s mother, Mrs. E: W. Weir. Theyieturned last evening the funeral having been held yesterday. { : ~Mrs. Samuel Haines of Jackson township. Steuben county, held the luckly number at the Angola poultry show and was awarded the 50 egg. Weimer "incubator donated by Abe Weimer of this city. ' Capt. Frank Bungay, 79 :years old ‘and father of George R. Bungay of Goshen,died at his home in Constantine, Mich., Saturday from the effeqts of a fall he had two weeks ago wheh he was severely hurt.

Among those who went to Albion last Monday’ to attend the funeral of Mis§ Fannie Stone were: Mrs. L. H. Poyneer, Mrs. W. A. Shobe. Mrs. Charles R. Stansbury, Mrs. W. A, King. Misses Ella Baughman, Gloria Graham, Harriett Ochs and Kate King. . . Thie Noble County Horticultural socigty will hold their® February meeting at the home of John D. Black on Friday. February.l9. The date /was ‘changed on account of several@her meetings that conflicted. All of the members of the society are requested to attend. ‘ j Nable county ig one of the very few counties. in Indiana that are free from debt. The tax rate there is low and that accounts for the fact that this'lyear there are but seveénteen pieces of property in the entire county advertised for sale for delinquent taxes.—Whitley County News. - Jonas Schloss of Albion has been afflioted with rheumatism for several weeks. He left for Mt. (4lemens, Mich., Wednesday hoping that the baths will have a beneficial effect in banishing the disease from his system. His many friends here hope he will be fully restored to health soon.

. Born to Frank Simmons and wife Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, a girl.

If you want to play on a good bilHard or pool table drop into L. A. Palmer’s. - i .

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McDonald went to Albian Monday to attend the funeral of Miss Fannie Stone. . ]

Charles O. Powers, a former employe of this office, is now at Fort Wayne working for the newspaper union. . ;

O. B. Wise left Sunday ¢vening for Canton and Massalion, Ohio, for a week’s visit with his. parents and friends.

‘Several of our local Elks will attend a big charity ball at Elkhart under the auspices of the B. P. O. Elks of Elkhart. 5 ;

Fred E. Weir went to Chicago Monday morning to look after some business affairs and to look in upon the automobile show. ..

The Oliver Plow Co. is preparing to run its great plants at South Bend with electricity produced by water power. A $300.000 plant that will give 3,000 horsepower, is being built. -

If one-half the stories that are being told about the methods of,certain political bosses are true, it is about time for a sensational story. It can not be covered up much longer.

J. W. King, the defaulting operator at Kend{:llville, has been bound over to court in the sum of $2560 which was furnished by a brother residing at Union City. King hasreturned to Richmond. - :

John Weir went to Lagrange Tuesday to attend the funeral of his mother who was buried there yesterday at two o’clock. Mrs. Weir has resided at Lagrange for many years and was a highly esteemed and well Kknown lady. ; Sl

Phil A. Carr is at home having arrived here last Monday evening after an absernce of six weeks. He is still badly crippled, suffering from the effects of his fall in which his knee cap was fractured. It will be several weeks before he can be out as the wound is yet very painful.

At Oswego, Kansas, last Saturday morning, Samuel N. Woodruft, a former resident of Noble county,died at the age of 82. Mr. Woodrutf who resided just north of Albion for many years, left this county in 1882. His daughter, Mrs. C. M. Clapp of Albion and other relatives still residein this county. o :

There were only 40 marriage licenses issued at Terre Haute for Vigo county in the first month of the leap year, twenty less than: in January -a year ago and sixty less than in Deecember. The complaint is general that the ladies are very slow in taking an advantage of their leap year privilege. - s ;

The State Fair will be held at Indianapolis during the week of Sept. 1216, and an especial effort will be made to make the meeting a complete suecess. Itis quite an undertaking to buck the Worlds Fair but the Indianapolis business men propose to lend the fair all the assistance possible in booming the meeting and working up local patronage. :

L. A. Palmer has_added two fine tables to his saloon, a first elass billiard table and an up to date pool table. They are as good as the market affords..of beautiful design and the best make. - Billiards as a game has been rapidly growing in pepularity liere for several years. Mr. Palmer is entitled vo his share of the patronage, having made a substantial investment. §

The Indiana State ‘Soldiers Home at Lafayette maintaing a school for trained nurses. If any young lady 21 years of age or over would like to prepare herself for that work an excellent opportunity is offered. Maintenance and ‘fair wages are offered from the start, with gradual increase. For information, write to Miss Lillian Mahin, superintendent of nurses at the home, who will forward blank applications. % ?

_Dan Myers of Shipshewana, aged 24 years, was accidentally shot at Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, Jan.3o. He wasforeman of the gang of workmen on the dredge and a few days before had purchased arevolver which he was carrying in a belt. Saturday afternoon as he was stooping forward while at work, .the weapon fell from his belt and striking the floor was exploded, the bullet entering the unfortunate boy’s heart, killing him instantly. =+ : .

Dr. Fred R. Clapp ieft Saturday night for Oswego, Kan., where he was called on accotint of the death of his grandfather, Samuel N. Woodruff. He was joined at Chicago by his sister, Miss Bernice Clapp, who is attending school at Ferry Hall. Mrs. Clapp of Albion was too ill to attend the funeral, she having been nearly prostrated on account of the 'death of Miss Fannie Stone. Dr. Clapp will be at home tonight.

Miss Susan Deering died at Buchanan, Mich., the other day, aged seventy-six. A few weeks ago her sister, also unmarried, died. They went to Buchanan twenty-five years ago and lived the life of a recluse, and it is understood that they had been society girls in New York, had disregarded their wifeless father by going to a party one night, and found him dead when they returned, and then decided to atone by forever esehewing society. :

The'home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Selig on Grand street was the scene of a very pretty social gathering in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Al. Weinberg. of Tacoma, Wash. “Military Grand” was played, the gent’s prize being captared by Mr. Weinhberg and the lady’s by Mrs. Isaac Straus. An elegant lunch was served and all present enjoyed a pleasant evening. Quite a number of out of town guests were present among the number being: Mr. and Mrs. Weinberg, of Tacoma, Washington; Jonas Schloss and wife of ‘Albion and Mr. Segmund Baer of Chicago. But few township trustees and road supervisors seem to understand their duties and responsibilities at times like these. There are several places between! this city and Albion that the roads are almost impassible and very dangerous. Officials who hold publie offices are public servants and they should see that the public is protected., The law is explicit and ample. It clothes them with the authority and the ‘right to expend public moneys in an emergency like that presented in the past few weeks and it'is an outrage that people who are compelled to use the roads must take such chances as confront them now.

’ Ike Ridse was at home from Fort | Wayne Sunday. '

‘Warsaw Elks have incorperated with a capilal stock of $25,000 fer the purpose of erecting a lodge headquarters. . _

Born to Frank Keefer and wife Wednesday, IKFeb. 3. a girl. Dr. Shobe reports mother and baby doing well. 0 S

Mrs. Dr. F. W. Black went to Waterioo last Tuesday for a visit with friends. She returned home Tuesday evening.

Miss Ruby Solomon was at Fort Wayne last Friday where she attended a theatre party under the chaperonage of Mrs. Ike Rose of this city.

Mrs. Jacob Newnam, wife.of one of the leading -citizens of = Lagrange county was buried at Lagrange yesterday. ShB was a well known and popular lady.

D. Selig & Sons shipped a fine carlpad.of horses to the Bufialo market last Thursday. Theére were a number of fine animals in the load and brought good prices in Buffalo.

N. Wertheimer & Sons are packing an immsnse amount of wool for immediate shipment, Mr. Abe Wertheimer having sold 400,000 pounds to eastern manufacturers during a recent trip. . i

In inany places in Noble county thee roads have been impassable for days. It is inecumbent upon road supervisors and township trustees to make some effort to remedy these conditions.’ : :

Mr. R. H. Prickett of Quillayute, Wash.;was here during the early part of the week renewing old acquaintances. Mr. Prickett practiced law here several yearsagoand is well remembered by many of our people.

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Zimmerman left Tuesday for the south, their first objective point is New Orleans where they will remain until after the Mardi Gras festival, when they will start north in easy stages stopping at many of the leading points. :

The train service .on the Lake Shore has been below standard all winter. It seems thatunder the new management the passenger trains are secondary in consideration. The purpose seems to be to -get freight throtigh irrespective of the delays occasioned to passengers. ,

The Sol Mier Company of that city and Fort Wayne have opened an office at Lagrange which will be. in charge of Mr. Leon Rose of that city who is the resident partner in the business.in that ¢ity. Mr. Rose will look after the Lagrange county business which has grown to substantial propertions. . :

The Garden City Stationary Co., of Elkhbhart, is the last to sucecumb to the effects of the operations of the ‘‘busy B’s.”—Brown and Bredrick. Liabilities are $100,000; assets much smaller. L. O. Wood of Goshen is receiver. The *'busy bees’ meant “pusting business’’ for Elkhart.— South Bend Times. o

< The peach buds have lived through one ot the coldest spells Berrien county, Michigan, has experienced in a decade. Ih some parts of the fruit belt the mercury was eighteen below zero for nearly twenty-four hours. Growers say there is. practically no further danger -to the crop this winter and owners of orchards can rest at ease until the spring frosts come. New York peaches are reported to be ruined. :

Delwin K. Prickett of Nappanee died of typhoid-pneumonia last Thursday evening, aged 25. He leaves a wife and little child, besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Prickett, a brother and three sisters. Services were held at Solomon Creek U. B. church in Benton township Sunday- afternoon. Mr. Prickett’s sister, Miss Zae K. Prickett of the Citizens Bank, was called home on account of his serious illness.

O. D. Munger of near Lagrange was arrested last Friday by the U. S. authorities. and - taken to Goshen where he was charged with having engaged in the manufacture of spurious nickels. Munger had a partner in the work, Albert A. Ewing, who is also in jail at Detroit. Munger had lately returned to hiis home near Lagrange- being well connected. He denies any connection in the .affair but proofs seem to be pretty strong against him.

Rabbi Henry Englander, pastor of the Ahavath Sholom congregation of this city, has associated himself with Rabbi Morris. M. Feuerlicht of Lafayette, Ind., and Rabbi Abram Hershberg of Chicago,in the editorial management of The Jewish Conservator, onew Hebrew publication that has recently been launched on the journalistic sea. The paper will be published in Chicago and will be edited along liberal lines. :

Yesterday Shobe Brothers shipped one of the best load of horses on the Lake Shore to the Boston market that has ever left the city. Among them was a Norman mare that measured 17 hands high and weighed at time of shipment 2290 pounds. This animal was the Targest of her kind ever shipped from Ligonier. A number of fine large horses were among the lot as were several matched teams of draft and driving horses. These gentlemen are buying some fine animals these days.

-~ The Press Publishing Company to Detroit, Mieh., conducted a profit sharing contest in which $40,000 was divided among. the estimators comIng nearest guessing the total number of votes cast at the recent election for governor of Ohfo, Massachusetts and lowa. The total vote cast was 1,680,764. The following northern Indianians were among the successcontestants: W. T. B. Larimer, Goshen; J.J. Rhodes, LaOtto,and Jesse Engle. The first prize of $lO,OOO was' divided equally among. five contestants, all having guessed the exact number. : : i

The Republicans realizing that a bad political blunder was made in the statute that extended the term of certain county officers beyond the operation of the next general election are trying to hedge. Hon. Addison C. Harris, the attorney for the state committee has prepared an opinion in which he holds that the law is unconstitutional and inoperative. He adyises that all county nominations be made as usual this year. This will effect Noble county in that nominations will have to be made for treasurer and sheriff. A friendly suit will donbtless be brought to settle the question in the supreme court at the earliest date, The state committees will proceed, however,on the thieory that the law isinvalid and instruct the county committees to have cupdidates nominated as usual. Pt

Mr.gSigmund Baer of Chicago was in the city last weék the guest of D: Selig and family. ' :

* Mrs. Ike Rose was in Fort Wayne last week several days in company with her husband. ;

. Ed Stuff of Crown Point, Ind., was the guest of his parents here a fedv days early in the week. .

Kendallville is to have a. new voting precinet, No. 26., This was made necessary on accoum of the inereasing vote in that city. i :

It is claimed that wild geese were seen flying northward last Saturday. Any old sign that the winter is about at end will be welcomed by all.

CAL J. Caldwell went to Elkhart this morning to be gone several weeks. He will visit with friends in that city and South Bend before returning home. . ;

Odell Oldfather was called to Warsaw last Saturday: on account of the serious condition of ‘ his father who has been in peor health for several months. :

/The thaw of last Friday and Saturday made the roads even worse than before and for several days travel between this city and Albion was a precarious undertaking. '

Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Zimmerman and Miss'Bonnie Zimmerman . went to Albton Monday te-attend the funeral of Miss Faunie Stone. They returned home in the evening.

. Jack Buckles, the well known Yerk township farmer, was among the buy ers at the big horse sale at Nappanee last Saturday. He boughtthree good mares paying $540 for the trio. °

Attorney R."H. Prickett of St.. Louis was in the city several days last week calling on old friends. He has been in the state of Washington for the past two years where he ownsa claim. : .

Arthur Graves, T. A. Graves, O, F. Green and several others left Monday for Chicago where.they took in the auto show. All who havd seen the display pronounce it well worth the visit. s

Cbarles Shobe was over at Nappanee last Saturday where he purchased‘several fine horses at a big horse sale. He paid a good round price for the animals bnt they were well worth the meney.

The Charles E. Thompson farm of 150 acres in Jackson township and the old Smiley farm in Elkhart township have been sold by the Sol Mier Company to Peter Grosss of Illinois for $27,500. Mr. Thompson will go to Goshen. 7 Chp

P. B. Green and wife of Ligonier arrived in Lagrange Saturday and remained until yesterday with Mrs. Green’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wigton. Mr. Green appeared as counsel in several cases in the ecircuit court while here.—Lagrange Democrat.

The first regular meeting of the Kosciusko county Horticultural socieey will be-held in the court house at Warsaw, February 13. W. D. Alleman is president .and H. S. K. Bartholomew is wice-president. This society was organized last month.

Mrs. W. K. Shetfer visited her father,Samuel N. Pence, in Ligonier, last Thursday. For the pasttwo years or longer Mr. Pence has been' confined to the house from efiects of a paralytic stroke, and for some months past in-an almosthelpless condition.—Angola Herald.

Rollin Ellison will *be tried at Goshen, his attorneys having demanded a change of yvenue on account of the prejudice that would have made a fair and important trial in Lagrange county Immpossibles The change will not only be expensive for.the county but to the many witnesses who will be called to testifs. «

It now looks as if Mr. I. D: Strans would have-little or no.opposition at the Kendallville convention. He has been able to overcome the opposition at home, the withdrawal of Hon: Orlando Kimmell from the race, leaving them without a candidate. Mr. Straus’ ecampaign has been very adroitly managed.

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