Ligonier Banner., Volume 39, Number 1, Ligonier, Noble County, 31 March 1904 — Page 5

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Grand Indoor Fair,Syracuse, April 4t09. : . -

‘A barre\linfﬁf'un every night at the Syracuse Indoor Fair, April 4 to 9.

. Dr. J. E. Luckey of Wolf Lake was here Monday morning enroute to Elkhart. : :

D. A. Sanders, the Goshen lumberman, had business in Ligonier Tuesday afternoon. 1 !

_Fine musical entertainment at Indoor Fair, Syracuse, every night next week. Don’t miss it.

Clarence Kinney went to Kendallville Saturday evening for a short visit with his parents.

R. J. Lockhart of Prairie Depot, 0., came here last Thursday for a short visit with friends. Hereturned home Saturday.

Mrs. W. H. Hopkins of Fishersburg, this state, is here for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Benthin and husband. :

U. R. Treash, G. M. Zimmerman and R. J. Stansbury attended the funeral of T. P. Kessler at Brimfield last Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Maurice Hess returned home last Friday from South Bend where she had been the guest of Mrs. Laura Bowsher for several days.

Superb! Exquisite! A couple of the expressions_ used by the ladies when viewing the display of pretty {mts at the Fleming millinery parors. it : .

Misses Francisand Catharine Sack went to South Bend Saturday to attend the opera and-to visit with friends and relatives. They returned home on Monday. _

Mr. and Mrs. John Banta went to Goshen Tuesday to visit relatives. They will also spend afew days with relatives in Elkhart before their return home next-week. : ,

County Assessor David M. Puterbaugh died at his home in Goshen last Sunday at the age of 47. He was a sufferer from bronchial asthma and had been ad invalid for years. '

The work of repairing and remodeling the Hotel Goldsmith is progressing finely "and when completed the hestelry will, without question, e one of the best in this section of the state.

The high water at Elkhart last Sunday caused considerable damage to property in the low lands and along the St. Josepb tiver. Had the Elkhart river been correspondingly high the trouble would have been much greater. .

= Harry L. Gandy is again in charge of the Lagrange Democrat, the new purchaser,F.A. Truesdale, not carrying out his part of the contract. The plant belongs to Rev. W. S. Gandy of Waterloo with whom the sale contract was made. L

Mary Catherine Miller, formerly of Middlebury, died -near Lagrange of consumption. She was the daughter of Moses P. Miller, and was the sixth daughter of that family to die of that dread disease. The mother, foo,was a vietim of consumption.

E. J. Busler, while making the second half of his first round trip as a Lake Shore Brakeman, was killed at Kdgerton, O.,at'noon last Thursday. The body was severed. He was about twenty-five years old and his home was on the Hocking Valley railway.

Miss Mande Buseh who has held a position as stenographer at Elkhart during the past winter, was called home Monday on. account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. A. Busch. Mrs. Busch is suffering with a severe attack of stomach trouble and has been sick since Wednesday of last week. i

It is indeed strange -how many of the northern Indiana newspapers misspell the name of Straus. For over fifty years these people have been citizens of Noble county and they have always stuck tothe onespelling of the name and yet, we see even our county papers adding an s and spelling it Strauss. v

There are other pebbles on the beach. \

C. V.lnks made a business trip to Goshen Tuesday morning. :

For a carpet go to E. Jacobs & Co Thev have a fine new stock on hand

O. F. Gerber was in Elkhart Tuesday on business for the Mutual Life Insurance Co.

“You can’t keep a good man down, neither can you keep some fellows out of a delegate convention.

Miss - Allie’ Fry of Kendallville spent Sunday in this city.as the guest of Capt. E. W. Matthews and wife.

Valuable town lot, buggy and other valuable articles will be given away at the Syracuse Indooor Fair, April 4 to 9.

Mrs. Fayette Lepird and children of Goshen are 'in th® city visiting Frank Fisel and family. They came Tuesday. !

Miss May Evans of Troyer, Kan., arrived Monday and is visiting her uncle, Stephen Evans and wife, west of the city. >

Visit the Syracuse Indoor Fair every evening next week. Prizes from $1 to - $2OO given away. Fine musical entertainment each evening.

Miss May Ball, the trained nurse from Elkhart who attended the late J. E. Diley during his last illness, returned to her home Tuesday morning. : :

E. Jacobs & Co., are showing a fine line of new spring dress goods and the latest things in trimmings. The ladigs should make it & point to buy early. v i ‘ \ Henry C. Pressler, who removed from Albion to Fort Wayne about two years ago will again take up his residence at the Hub in the near future. :

Let’s see. What is that we have heard about warming the viper and getting a bite? In this instance it was more than a bite, it was a regular chewing match. !

Miss Sadie Frank who -is fitting herself for a kindergarten teacher at one of the best schools in Chicago, will come home totay to spend a-va-cation of one week. -

Clarence M. Kinney went to Auburn last Thursday where he was called to examine the books of the Model Gas Engine Co. He returned home Friday evening. .

Husbands, if you would have your wives wear beautiful Easter bonnets and yet would like to save a little money for Christmas, ask themsto purchase their hats at the Kleming millinery parlors. g .

Mrs. N. Wertheimer and Miss Cecelia Wertheimer went to South Bend Saturday evening to attend the opera. They were joined there by Mr. Leon Wertheimer who had gone to the city on business.

1 Will E. Gross, (*‘l44”’) formerly a resident of this city where he worked at the printer’s trade, 1s now located at Los Angeles, California, where he will be manager of the Daily Christian Advocate during the big conference to open there early in May. ;

C. R. Graves is at Rome City this week making the necessary repairs and some improvements about his cottage at Sylvan Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Graves will go to ‘Rome City sometime in June and as has been their custom for several years past, will spend almost the entire summer at this resort. e '

W.. A. Fox, county superintendent. has been notified that the only changes in school books for the coming year will be in the arithmetic and primary geography. The Walsh arithmetic, published by D. C, Heath & Co., and the Tarr. & MeMurry primary geography by the McMillen company will be used. »

Loeser Bros. will' load a car of horses this evening for shipment to the Buffalo market. - Eleven of the bunch were bought at or near Huntington and were brought overland from that city to Ligonier the first of the week. Messrs. Loeser are doing a rushing business and are sending horses out of this town at the rate of twenty each week.

Speaking of the purchase of the Auburn bank by S. J. Straus, the Auburn Courier says: ‘‘There is a general feeling of satisfaction. that Mr. Straus gets the property as it means that he will start a good,strong bank here as soon as it can be done conveniently. There will likely be some changes in the interior of the buildingincluding larger vaults, and as soon as that is done or even before, the bank will be open to business.”’

In the recent city convention at Warsaw, Bertram Shane, well known here, was a leading candidate for mayor. The fight was so warm, there being four candidates for thé mayorality nomination, that it took five ballots to settle the contest. On the fifth ballot the vote stood Rigdon, 448, Shane, 440, the.other candidates having withdrawn. This was a most remarkable showing for Mr. Shane who is a comparatively young man in polities.

The verdict of the jury in the, Strater case seems to give pretty general satisfaction. It will be remembered that Strater was arrested last July for shooting at Jacob Monk, a neighbor, with whom Strater had considerable trouble regarding crops on the Strater farm that both claimed. After an interesting trial the jury found Strater guilty but there being so many extraordinary circumstances they put the penalty atia fine of $5O withoutany imprisonment. s : :

. An order that will no doubt prove gratifying to all old soldiers has just been issued by the commissioner of pensions. The order provides that beginning with April 138 next, claimants for pensions under the general act of June 27, 1890, who are over 62 years old, shall be entitled to $6 a month ; over 65 years to $8; over 68 years to $lO, and over 70 to $l2, the usual allowance at higher rates continuing for disabilities other than age, 'l'his is the most important ryling on pensions that has been issued in a number of years. ‘

The well known banking house of Straus Brothers & Company of Ligonier, is recognized as the main backer of the new institution. Associated with them will be Jacob Kaeller, the pioneer Kendallville capitalist, and Schloss Brothers, well known merchants of Albion, These men will be ‘the princiéml stockholders, but it is understood that subscriptions of stock will be taken from DeKalb county men. The resident manager will be Jonas Schloss, who will move to Auburn and have cbarge of the 'bank s affairs.—Auburn Dispateh,

" Val Wysong was in Goshen Friday on business. .

W. A. I;ing was in Goshen fora few houirs Tuesday afternoon.

Carpets, Linoleums and Curtains are aspecialty at E. Jacobs & Co.

Miss Kathryn Swank went to Goshen Friday evening and visited friends there until Sunday.

Mrs. Adolphs Kahn and son, Freddie, of Manistee, Mich., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Leo Solomon.

E. Jacob & Co., are displaying a beautiful line of ladies’ suits and jackets. The newest things in the market. : Mrs. Silas Shane of Warsaw has been in'the city since Monday evening the guest gf’ her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Baum. X

Sig and Julius Kann were here from Kendallville Sunday and spent the day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Kann. e

Frank Crothers and Albert Bordner went to Kendallville last Thursday to call on friends. They returned home on the evening train.

The Chicago Record-Herald says that the Japanese word for ‘“‘hurrah?” js “bansai,” and that the Russian equivalent is ‘‘kzestrovosoffvhisky.”

Mrs. F. W. Straus and Mrs. Henry Kahn returned to Chicago. last Saturday after a most pleasant visit of several days with relatives in this city. 5 .

‘W. F. Ellerman, who is one of the chief clerks in the Lake Shore offices at Elkhart, was in the city Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs. F. J. Ellerman. +

~Mrs. H. L. Henry of Toledo returned to her home Monday having been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mre. A. Yorkey, for the past two weeks. 3 % ¢

Mrs. Will Wilden of Goshen went to her home Thursday after a pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Herald who resides north of town. o e

James Gangwer went to Lewisburg, Ohio, Tuesday, to attend the funeral of his oldest sister, Mrs. Adam Coy, who died at her home in that town Monday. 5

Bippen’s orchestra have sent out invitations for a masquerade ball to be given at City Hall next Tuesday eveixing. The affair will undoubtedly be a very successful one. '

Mr. and Mrs.- Frank P. Wood of Ligonier were in the icity Monday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Ohlwine and other friends here. They were enroute to their home from Ft. Wayne.—Kendallville Sun.

Mrs. Pret Reed is the guest of Mrs. John Baughman, having just arrived from a visit with her husband, Mr. Reed, who is well known.n this city. He is now with Gus Hill’s comedy,‘‘McFadden’s Row of Flats,” now in Denver, Colorado.—Kendallville Sun.

Lake Shore ticket agent Fritz has been notified by the railroads that they will sell tickets to the St. Louis World’s fair from this ¢ity asfollows: Season tieket, $15.60, sixty day ticket, $13.10; fifteen day ticket, $ll.BO and coach ticket , good on special days, as announced $7.70. g

“The Oxford Affair” presented by high school girls at the sehool hall last. Thursday and Friday evenings was a very pleasing entertainment. The play was in the nature of a comedy and the young ladies very creditably performed their parts. The proceeds of the show are to be used in the purchase of a new piano for the school, % : !

~ So far, there are no candidates for mayor on the republican side of the, house but the bosses are taking a prominent part in the settlement of the democratic contests. It has been suggested that the element that defeated Mr. Draper two years ago be given the chance to trot out one of their crowd for slaughter. Who will it be?

Many of the friends of Reuben Deeter on the north side as well as south of the river are expressing a preference for him as the demoecratic candidate for marshal. Mr. Deeter will make a strong candidate if nominated and a first-class marshal if elected. He has claims upon his party and the north side has never been given any officer excepting “the members of the city counecil. |

O. P. Barnum of this township has been appointed deputy county assessor by the county commissioners. County Assessor J. M. Bonham is unable to perform the duties of the office on account'of illness and is taking treatment in the Newhope hospital 1n this city. His many- friends will be pleased to learn of his speedy and permanent restoration of health. —Albioen Democrat. e

Mr. and Mrs. E. Davis moved to Elkhart this week and will make that city their future home., Mr. Davis, however; will not remain there but will return to Ligonier sometime next week and continue his tinning business at the old stand. Mr. and Mrs. Davis made this change of residence only because Mrs. Davis desired to be nearer the family of her son, Neal Davis, who is employed as an electric lineman in Elkhart. /

W. B. Inks has decided to "again join the ranks of automobilists and has purchased a ‘‘Ford’”’ auto, one of the best machines manufactured. The Ford is a two-cylinder car, with or without tonneau, light and very speedy. It has many good points over .ather machines of similar weight and a great many have been sold this year. The manufacturers have engaged Mr. Inks to actas their agent in this section of the state and he, has already disposed of several of their machines. At

Otis T, Alwine, a Benton township swain, presuming upon the good graces of Miss Lucretia Traster of Syracuse, went to Goshen a few days ago and procured a marriage license made out in due form as provided by statute. ILast Saturday, Alwine returned to the clerk’s office at Goshen and demanded the return of his money, tendering the paper with the information that the whole thing was off and he had no further use for the document. He became very indignant when told that the county would keep the fee and he could keep the license as a souviner of the occasion. Before leaving the office he expressed his willingness and ability to clean out the ranch, but cooled down when the matter was fully explained. He gave no explanation .re§arding the change in program but 1t is surmised that the young lady bad changed her mind,

Jacob Straus transacted business in Goshen Monday. ;

They did not know that it was loaded. The same old story.

T. C. Shobe made a business trip to Kendallville Monday afternoon.

Nobby street hats can be gotton at the right priee at the Fleming millinery parlors. : .

The most beautifully designed hats for the most reasonable prices at the Fleming millinery parlors.

Chas. Shobe went to Warsaw Tuesday morning and has since bought a number of good horses in that vicinity. ¢ :

Miss Margaret Leary of South Bend was in the city Monday calling on friends. y

Miss: Ruth Beck of Elkhart was the guest of Miss KEdith Parshall oyer Sunday.

Arthur Kelley was among those who went to South Bend Saturday evening to attend the opera.

Misses Edna Purdy and Ella Baughman went to South Bend last Saturday to attend the opera. ‘

- John Tyler of Mishawaka was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Henderson of this city Saturday-and Sunday. - i

Mrs. Homer Vanderford and daughter, Miss Minnie, of South Bend visited Ligonier relatives a part. of tdst week. j LoNns

Ex-Marshal Wm. Vondersmith has bein on duty as night watechman during t, absence of Policeman James Gangwer. -

George and Adam Depore went to Winchester, Indiana, Monday to visit their sister, Mrs. Ira Kime, and family, for a week.

Miss Beulah Sax, who is a student in a kindergarten school at Toledo is expected home this week to- make her parents a short visit.

The New York Life Insurance company had policies to the amount of $39,736.15 :on 19 persons who met death in the Iroquois theatre disaster.

Roy Jones .af Chicago, who was employed as clerk in the store of E. Jacobs & Co., for several weeks, resigned his'position Saturday and has returned to his home. ‘

W L T There is one blace in town that “niggers’’don’tgo. The gentlemanin charge of the fruit stand down street fired ‘‘Snowball” the other day in a way that showed that he meant it.

[t is now given“out that Ed MeConnell, ldte of the Lake Shore telegraph office, will be a candidate for marshal befere the republican convention. The attempt to defeat Sampson Lung will be well organized.

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