Ligonier Banner., Volume 42, Number 43, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 January 1908 — Page 5

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REAL ESTATE We Own and Offer for Sale or Trade the Following Farms ~ and Ligonier City Properties. .

244 Acre farm near Middlebury Indiana good buildings and strong land, about 25 acres pasture land, farm formerly owned by Jacob C. Miller. 140 Acre farm five miles north east of Ligonier, two sets of buildings, good house and large bank barn, fifteen acres of timber, about 20 acres of pasture land, balance_firstclass tilable sofl; from 5 to 10 acres good onion land. 8-room house, barn and two acres of land, on north side, formerly owned by George W. Emitt. Z 8-room house and 3 acres of land with good barn and orchard, on north side. Formerly owned by Frank Hart. 10-Room house, east side Fort Wayne atreet; good barn and

Any of tl_le above c?n be bought at reasonable prices, on terms to suit the purchaser. We also have other properties not listed. For further particulars inquire of 5 M. & E. JACOBS LIGONIER,; INDIANA.

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lar{ze lot, formerly owned by William Gardner. 6 room house and lot with barn in Shipshewana. - 16-Room fiat near school house with barn, known as the Bolens property. : 6-room house and large lot on Musser Street. 10 vacant lots on the north side in Ligonier,on Johnson and Jay streets. : 5-room house and lot on north side, formerly owned by Mrs. Phoebe Moore. 7-room dwelling and good lot, - goad eondition, E. sth street. Formerly owned by Sampson Lung. - 7-room house and barn on good lot, southeastern part of Ligonier. Formerly owned by Oscar Sparrow.

Several political debts were paid last Saturday. #

Will N. Crow, of Cromwell, was in the city Monday. an

Hutchison is still looking for No. 2161 and No. 1281. Who has either of them? ‘

Mr. Sol Wolfe, of Brysn, Ohio, was here Sunday the guest of Miss Sadie Frank. '

Miss Linnie 7Beldin, of Battle Creek, Mieh., is the guest of Miss Lela Hutchison. ' ;

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sisterhen and Miss Jennie Sisterhen were in Waterloo over Sunday.

Did you get one of those beautiful cloaks E. Jacobs & Co. are selling for less than one-half what they cost?

One of the best com?anien on the road at Fraternity hall next Tuesg;y exening. Deec. 21 in **Old Clothes an.

Do not fail to see **Old Clothes Man" at Fraternity hall next Tuesday evening. Itis a success everywhere. :

A big revival meeting has been going on at Kendallville for the past ten days. Quite a number of conversions are reported. : ;

Supt. O. L. Smith, of the Topeka schools, has resigned to accept a like position at Lima Indiana. He: was li:{cceeded by Miss- Etta Delay, of ima. :

Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Klienke arrived Friday evening for a few days’ visit with Mrs. Klienke's pareuts Mr. and Mrs Raubert, en route from New York to Chicago. : -

Several of the Republicans went ta Fort Wayne Monday evening among them Lou Kerr, L. R. Wertheimer, E. G. Thompson and John L. Henry. The convention Tuesday was well attended. , ‘

The new Goshen fair will be held Sept. 14 to 18 inclusive, the week after the state fair. A big grand stand will be built earlier in the year and other necessary buildings will be provided.

There were & lot ot new faces at the republican meeting in the fourth precinct last Saturday and in consequence there isa new member of the county central committe from that part of the township. - It was a foregone conclusion from the start.-

Miss Lela Hutchison delightfully entertained the X Y Z girls at her home on Union street last Thursday evening. An elegant three-course luncheon wassgerved. The affair was in honur of Mrs. Leslie Yoder, of Chicago,and Miss Linnie Beldin, of Battle Creek, Mich.,a guest of the hostess. .

The probabilities are that the name of Henry Jeanneret, of this city, will be presented to the repnblican county convention as a candidate for treas urer. His friends are determined that he shall have the nomination, and he would be a strong candidate before the people. Mr. Jeanneret has always been a hard worker for his party and deserves recognition.

The Bowling club has been revived and the members held their first meeting last Monday evening at the Inks AHeys. In the reorganization Ashton Sedgwick was selected as president, Mrs. S J.Straus, secretary and treasurer. Harry Green and S. J Williamsare the opposing captains and will choose up the sides for future contests. The Monday evening contest was won by the Greens and all had a fine time. Anelegantlunch was served at 11 o'clock.

The State fair will be held one week earlier than originally announced. At the late meeting of the National Association of State Fairs, Indiana was assigned the week beginning Sept 14 providing that Ohio would begin their fair on Sept. Tth. This the Ohio people refused to do, and, in consequence, Indiana -moved up a week and will follow Okio, as heretofore. Kentucky will follow Indiana. The only trouble lies in the clash of dates between Wisconsin and Inniana under the .new arrangement.

Try the new bowlingalley. is no better sport.

Miss Mabel Adee is making an extended visit in Detroit. >

Misses Harriet Ochs and Mayme Lde;er were in Fort Wayne last week. :

J. E. McDonald went to Columbia City this morning to look after business interests.

E. Jacobs & Co’s. great sacrifice sale on cloaks is still on. Now is the time to get your cloak for less than one-half price. :

The ladies of the Presbyterian church will bhold a bake sale at Krueger’s Grocery, Satvrday, January 18.

Mrs. Herbert Sisterhen and little daughter, Gertrude, left Wednesday morning for an extended visit in Topeka, Kan., and other western points. :

Manager Robbin tells us that be bas secured the **Old Clothes Man” company one of the best on the road. for next Tuesday evening. Do not forget it.

A petition is being circulated at sSyracuse by members of the Syracuse Improvement Association askiug for a highway on the north side of Syracuyse Lake.

Calvin Huber, formerly of: this county is president of the Dunlap’s Mutual Telephone Co. in Elkhart county. The company is in a prosperous condition.

Columbia City will put down a lot of street paving in 1908. The city council is beginning early and will have ‘all contracts signed so that there can be no delay.

Mises Ann Beeson and Bernice Herald went to Goshen Thursday evening to see **'The Rivals’ at the New Jefferson. They remained sevi{al days the guests of Miss Florence nox.

"It is rumored that the 20th Century limited on the Lake Shore is to be moved up a notch or two. Itiseven said that it will be scheduled faster than under the old arrangement, which is hardly possible. ;

After a watm fight among Kosciusko county Republicans, Ex-sheriff Perry Smith was elected county chairman to succeed Judge Royse. This was a hard blow to the old ring that has been in control for many years.

The Avilia Creamery Co., has declared a dividend of ten per cent and has elected officers as follows: President, John M. Hooper; vice president, Harry Ramstem; secretary, Jacob M. Haines; treasurer S. K Randall. et : :

C. F. Knowlton, editor of the Wolf Lake Trolley, is a lawyer and he has bung out his shingle calling attention to the fact. He will look. after iegal business for his neighbors and at the same time devote his energies to the newspaper business.

That quiet Ilittle - boom for the county chairmanship was punctured in a dozen places last Monday when the republican leaders from this part of the county got to Albion. , It looks as if our friend Thompson will have to accept the demands of his party that he ‘*goaway back and sitdown.”

The agents of Sears-Roebuck and Montgomery Ward are working the the Farmer’s Institute for indorsements of the parcel’s post scheme backed by some of the politicians. Over at Warsaw the other day resolutions were adopted demanding that the farmers be given this new fangled species of paternalism.

The arrival of a pretty little danghter at the home of Mr and Mrs. Archie McNiel, at Hoaquin, Wash , is announced. Mrs. McNiel was formerly a resident of Ligonier, where she was well known as Miss Ella Kinnison, who with her parents, Mr and Mrs John Kinnison, went to the far northwest several years ago.

Jas. M. Henry, the brother of Excounty Auditor John L. Henry, of this eity. was unanimously chosen as chairman of the republican.district committee at Fort Wayne Tuesday Mr. Henry is an old Noble county citizen and a popular gentleman. He bas had counsiderable experidnce in politics and .will doubtless make an active manager of the campaign.

Governor Hanlv made a bad blunder last week wher: he appointed his delegates to represent the different northern Indiana cities to the meetings of the National River and Harbor congress. He named Hon Jos. S. Conlogue, of Kendallville, ar one of the delegates. Mr. Conlogue has been dead for many months, and it isstrange that none of the people ?mund the state house noticed the act. T

Several changes in the Lake Shore schedule are expected with the new time card that is expected to go into effect next Sunday. It is rumored that No. 2 the east bound mail train is to be taken off altogether and that other changes will be made that will materially effect our local accomodations. It would seem that Ligonier, ‘with the immense amount of busilneu given to the roadis entitled to first class service. ‘

It now turns outthat Russell Head formerly of this city but now of Elkhart, where he holds a position with the Lake Shore was recently united in marriage with Miss Cecil Garrett at Windsor, Canada. Miss Garrett was for several months operator at the telephone exchange in this city and is & brifht winsome young lady. She was visiting & sister when the couple arranged to be married. They }are now at Elkhart where they will reside. :

The best evidence that the business of the country is at a stand still can be found in the railroad yards. The New York Central lines claim that: they now have 75,000 freight cars not in use. In Elkhart alone there are 900 idle ears and forty-flye engines not in use. On every side-track stands mute but indisputable proof that something has hapyened In the meantime a number of trainmen have been let out and the Elkhart Review iudicates that there are others to follow.

It is given outon the quiet that the friends of Leon R.Wertheimer, of this city willdemsand his nomination for joint senator between LaGrange and Noble connties. The nomination of Mr. Wertheimer would be a credit to his party. He is a popular young gentleman and one of the party workers. Hé would make a good legislator for he has always been a close student of governmental offices. The nomination should eome to Mr. Wertheimer without mueh effort for it belongs to this part of the couaty.

Get a coat for less than one-half wholesale price at E. Jacobs & Co.

The* Old Clothes Man’ at. Fraternity hall Dec. 21. See it. :

The Vaudette has been enjoying most satisfactory patronage siuce the holidays;

O. E. Brown and wife, of Kendallville, were here over Sunday, the guest of friends. :

Miss Beulah Buatler, who has been seriously ill for the past five weeks, is slowly .improving. : ;

The boys were on time last Saturday. They had not forgutten the tactics of two years ago. .

The Sunday School of the Christian church will hold a bake sale at Dupler’s meat market on Saturday. Jan 256. Many good things will be offered.

Dr. and Mrs. Fred R. Clapp went to Albion Tuesday for a short visit with Dr. Clapp’s parents. They are arranging to return to Las Vegas. New Mexico.

John Wert sr., of Millersburg, is seriously ill with but little hope of recovery. Mr. Wert: is nearly 93 years of age and is one of the oldest residents of the county: .

The prosperity wave has struck Garrett. All-extra men have been laid off by the B. & O and the shopmen have been cut to eight hours a day and five days a week.

The temperance people of Walkerton wili have about $l5OO costs to Fay as an incident in the late fight against Vern Hardenbrook who was denied a license by the county commissioners. 1

The best company now presenting *The Time, the Place and the Girl” will be seen at the New Jefferson in Goshen tonight. Seats may be obtained by phone. Prices .50, .75, $1 and $1.60.

Cornelias Troyer is the new postmaster at Shipshewana. H. J. Hostetter resigned to enaage in farming. Troyer is a leading republican worker and an enthusiastic supporter of Congressman Gilhams.

Over at Lisbon just south of Kendailville, lives Jacob Boozer who passed his 98th milestoue last month. He is living on his old homestead. He takes several newspapers and keeps posted on current events.

Mrs. Lucy Galloway left last week for Oelwine, lowa, where she will remain for some time with her son, who is in buriness in that town. Chas. Shaw has rented the Galloway home and will take possesion in a few days. ;

While at the postoffice Tuesday we saw Postmaster ' Dunning deliver 9000 two cent stamps to Mr. Bender, of the Banta-Bender Mfg. Co. This is a good sign that these' people intend to go outafter business and go after it right. :

The Humphrey Bookcase Co. has closed its Elkhart plant, Two handred men were employed at the start a year ago. The company asked $25,000 from citizens to continue and was refused: The property has been attached on a coal bill. -«

The bowling alley at the rear of the Vaudette has been put in good condition and was opened to the public last week. This sport is rapidiv regaining its old popularity especially among the younger people. There is no better exercise than bowling -and it is almost engaging sport.

Mrs. F M- Stinnett and Chester Putnam accompanied by their cousin, Miss Kate Pickett, of Chicago. left this morning for Enid, to visit a cousin, Wm 'lgbompson. They will goto to Lahoma, also to visit a cousin, Mrs. Lettie Thompson — Cherokee, (Okla ) Republiean. The December and January divisions of the M. E. cnhurch Aid Society will serve a ten cent lunch at the home of Mrs. 8. J Williams on Wednesday afternoon, January 22nd All who have the name sacks given out several weeks ago are requested to bring or send them on this occasion. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

- J.P. Dolan. of Syracuse. has been elected president of the Kosciusko civic league, an organization that proposes to keep that county dry if possible. Dolan is a good man for the place. He has had conriderable experience in looking after public affairs, and is not a bit backward about butting in when he thinks his asgistance is needed. : :

Alonzo Miller with son Geo. Miller and wife, from Peabody, Kansas, are visiting. with C. M. Schlotterback and other friends in Ligonier. Alonzo Miller is a brother in-law of C. M Schlotterback, who it will be remembered visited with his brother-in-law, C. M. Schlotterback, a little over a year ago with his invalid wife, who has since died in Kansas about three months ago. : ;

William L. Bower, the Pierceton temperance - reformer and moralist who was caught in a Fort Wayne botel with a woman who was not his wife, has been granted a divorce and is now free to do as he pleases. His wife did not object to the separation the price $l6OO in cash having been agreed upon. . Itis said that Bower will leave Princeton as soon as bheé can sell out.

After a warm fight, Sampson J. Miller better known as Jack Miller, was refused a license to sell liquor at Wolf Lake, by the county commisgioners last Saturdav. The commissioners after considering the evidence refused to strike off several names protested bv Miller. The cass will doubtless be aprealed to the higher court, Miller elosed his saloon at Wolf Lake last Monday night :t 11 o’clock and Wolf Lake is now ry.

Several weeks ago, & tramg}:rlnmr who gave his name as John ndall, secured work at this office. He stayed with us ten days but it was ‘soon found that he was an *‘undesirable citizen’ and allowed to go Last Friday he was arrested at Huntington charged with stealing three numbering machines, valued at: $4O 00, from the office of the Herald. It seems that the fellow had sold one of the machines to the Herald foreman the day before, claiming that he had taken it for wages due in an neighboring office. The machine was compared with others in the office and in ‘that way Randall found where they were kept That night the three machines disappeared and Randall was arrested, but no pl::’perty was found. He evidently had a confederate. Randall was a orook and it is said that he was caught in several ; %mutlonahlo performances while in this city, v

: It was the blow that almest killed Imot.her. ' :

H. G: Lockhart, who has been in poor health for several months, is slowly improving in condition.

- Itis said that Rev. 0. Q. Oviatt, of Kendallville, is thinking seriously of entering the race for state senator on the republican ticket for this district.

Fedder Bros., grocers at Elkhart have failed. The liabilities are large, assets about $56,000, Wide credit. extended to railroads was given as the cause. - :

“The Time, the Place and the Girl”’ with John E.-Young as Ha.gpy John ny Hicks at the New Jefferson in Goshen tonight. Order your seats by phone.

It is claimed that there are yet nearly 150.000 bushels of onions in storage in this county waiting for the rise in price that generally comes with spring.

E. Jacobs & Co. have been selling a great many cloaks during their great sacrifice sale. They -have a good many selections on hand yet and you can get a cloak for less than one-half of its actual cost. .

Herbert Sisterhen took a number of fine prizes at the LaGrange chicken show last week. He has some of the best White Wyandote fowls in this part of the state, and can make a most attractive display.

Goshen capitalists are talking of st.a.rtinf an artificial ice plant in that city. If it does not freeze pretty soon Ligonier will have to have one too for we will need plenty of ice next season, esf'ecially until after the congressional convention.

Charles Shobe took a fine load of horses to the Chicago market, last Monday. They were purchased in the immediate vicinity, and among them were a number of good ones. Mr. Shobe is one of the most sucessfnll horse buyers in this part of the state and is always looklng for marketable animals.

The Lake Shore shopmen are hard hit by the retrenchment order that went into effect last Monday. About forty per cent of the men has been laid off and all the others will be put on a forty hour week until further notice. This is a big cut the largest for many years. It comes at a bad season of the year.

A conference of the Farmers’ Instivute workers of the county, will be held in the assembly room at the court hoase at Albion on Saturday, January 25 atl o’clock -for the purpose of arranging the work for the coming year. All persons interested in the work are reql;xested to be preseat. The meeting has been called by Hon. J. C. Kimmell, chairman.

- Announcement was made by the officials of the Sandusky Portland Cement Co. last week that its plants at Bayridge, O.; Syracuse, Ins. and Dixon, 111. would be reopened Feb. 16. Hundreds of maen will go back to work, having been idle since-early in December In the meantime many needed repairs have been made in the plant at Syracuse.

Elmore Brown, a former resident of LaGrange county, committed suicide at South Bend last Friday by taking abig dose of mnrrbine. Brown was thrown out of employment early in the fall, when he sought work of Frank R. Smith, managearof Straus Bros. & Co’s. basiness in that city. Mr. Smith made him care-taker of his officé rooms, and here the fellow endad his ‘earthly career. His wife had quit him recently and had gone back to friends at LaGrange. ;

The fight against Jack Miller, the | Wolf Lake saloonist, will get another | airing, this time in the circuit court, where an appeal has been make. It is alleged by the defendant that a' number of the men whosigned the remonstrance are non-residents of'| the township and that the names should be stricken from the list. It is | claimed that nearly fifty names have been taken off the list since the remonstrance was filed, and that if the remonstrance is bheaten that it will be impossible to get enough signitures to another one. '

_ : . v\.“ . ™ > ] : ; : . : oA _Co | 1 * _ (irculation S \ 4 = s iy Sy RILLS C- . ON’T tie your money up in sacks and;put it out of circulation. That’s D what caused the recent financial depression and it is bad for the country and the local country, Better pui your money on depesit 1n some good bank and get the interest and aid in building up the country. Come in and see us and we will explain to you why it is to your interest to | We Pay 4 Percent Interest on Time Deposits | SOL MIER COMPANY

The Largest Tree in the World is the giant Cypress near Oaxaca Mexico. When the Spaniards landed in Mexico ' they were much impressed with this enormous tree of which they wrote that the - Astecs looked upon it as sacred. This immense tree measures 120 feet in circumference and is supposed to have been planted by the ancient Mexicans at least two thousand years before the Christian era. What do you suppose those Spaniards would think now if they were: to come’ back here and see the great amount of American Fencing we are now selling. We have looked in vain for something better but find the American Steel and Wire Co’s progress ahead of all fence companies and that they are now using ' the best wire - they now manufacture in’ their own fencing. It is tougher, stronger and more elastic than other fence, besides - the larger variety of styles gives you the . very fence for the purpose needed. If you want heavier fencing we have it. If you want Red Cedar Posts we have them. If you want Round Steel Posts we have them. We are in the lead in the fence ~ business and have the best fence manufacturers today i e American. - Strictly business : KING & WEAVER

Special Sale m Pillsbury Vitos wheat food Soaew o d 10C Van Camp soups per can - - -10 C . Best Peas three cans - - - S ase Best Maple Syrup per quart - < e 28C - Small bottle Maple Syrup - 2 e EOC Three packages Korn Kinks - = &« pOC Three pound can Baked Beans - < 3eC . Genuine Apple Butter per pound - -10 C Smoked Ham per pound - - -10 C . Best Bacon per pound - oa b 18c . Sliced Pine Apple - - - -~ . 38¢C The largest line of Olives in the city - ‘ Best boneless Codfish per pound - -12 C - Dark Hiawatha Tobacco per pound . 40c Dark Fast Mail Tabacco per pound - 4ooc Opyster shell per pound - - - oic e ' ALL AT * Krueger’'s St