Ligonier Banner., Volume 42, Number 44, Ligonier, Noble County, 23 January 1908 — Page 5

pEERRRREEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEIE. Opening | : | = e-Opening | v We are now in our New Room. We % will hold a Formal Re-Opening on E >. z E Saturday, January 25 ¢ and will make it a Big Bargain Day I N [C @ Michigan potatoes, per bushel -60 c @ @ 3 pound can tomatoes 7 - 3 10c [@ 3 pound can table peaches - -20 c [ 3 cans Calumet baking powder - - 25¢ @ 3 cans corns - - - - 25¢ % and many other bargains on the same [ : basis. Come in and see our new ¢ place. The whole store will be wide % : open. A Souvenir for Each Lady. E Caldwell Grocery ! : [C Company | pany E . , : - W. E. CALDWELL, Manager ErrEEEE RE R R R R EEE —————————————————————————————————— 0999999999099 000000000 ’o"o"o":‘ & ‘ ; ¢ , 8 ® e ? i | % ® i ) | ® t: " Dealers in 0.. ¢ . Choice @ & 2 , & a . & & ® : Farm Lands ; & , (4 e _ | @ € 5 ‘ . : % ® We have a number of choice farm for sale (@ ® in Noble county. Also real estate in the city of @ ® Ligonier. ’ @ > We also have fine farms for sale in the two o o b ¢ 2 bl w @ Dest counties in northern Michigan, Grand Tra- ¢ verse and Leelanau counties. These farms are (@ ® all well improved. Soil, black, equally as good ® : as any Noble county farms for producing. Before : ® investigating in farms call on us as we can save (g e your money. We are buyers of live stock and @ ® timber v & ? See us before you sell as it will pay you. g . & BT T T e e ? Offices with g & , # & - & e Farmers and Merchants e e . TrustC > @ ru 2o . st Company o ® LIGONIER, - - INDIANA o 09599999209299092:929% 9629920

’v‘\‘—,-g iXA ‘ 3 I\ ' - | Qe | ‘ “\ii \l ‘ | ] ',‘\Uf,, ' \ jll | (L Q“\\\ A ‘ f AN ‘I A Y Of your finoncial interests is assured if they are entrusted to us. .We are always ready to advise with you along such lines, and - want you to feel free to call on us for our advice or counsel at any time. Your success means our success ; in helping you, we help ourselves. If you are not alrefdy a customer of ours, come in and _ get acquainted. “’ : e z | o - % : . We pay 4 per cent interest on certificates of deposit and savings accounts. ¢ ; : > : ; ; ¢: ! e T CITIZENS BANK o ( ST;R:AUS BROS. & CO.

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

. Robert M. Waddell has announced his candidacy for the county recordership in LaGrange county.

Dr. Smith extracts teeth absolutely without pain, Goldsmith hotel one day only Tuesday Jan. 28th.

Ed W. Hicks, of Albion, has been appointed secretary of the republican %omlmittee' by Chairman John W. arle. ;

Fred Lemming and J. E. McDonald, jr. went to Goshen Saturday evening to see “Billy, the Kid” at the New Jefferson. ’

Norve Billman changed his mind on short notice and made a flying trip to Elkbart Sunday eve—for further information, Reed.

Thomas Evans, once city marshal at Goshen, died in a soldier home in New York last week at an advanced age. He was a civil war veteran and widely known. £

Harley G. Head, 'o2,a Purdue man, has been elected to the honorary fraternity by his college an honor accorded only to those whose standing is exeeptionlly high.—Co-Effici-ent.

Hart Brown, of near Leesburg, who recenty dispose& of his farm, has advertised a sale of his household goods and farm machinery, together with ‘thirteen good cats and one shepherd dog.”

Twenty pheasants have been sent to Nappanee by chief Game Warden Sweeney of Columbas. The_ birds were liberated southeast of Nappanee, near the Kosciusko county and Elkhart couaty line. =~ -

John Trachsel, postmaster at Larwill for the last eleven years, has sent in his resignation to the department to take effect March 1. He has been postmaster at that town since .quly 14, 1897, succeeding E. E. Rindusz.

Ex-trustee Geo. S. Cobb, of Goshen, is being sued by his successor for $25,000 alleged to have been miss appropriated by Cobb: It is a dirty mess all around. There is no doubt that Cobb was short in his account but no one thought that the sum was so large.

“We have been engaged for sevsral days in moving our presses and other machinery into the new addition lately made to THE BANNER building. It took a vastamount of hard work to make the change, but it had to be done as our quarters were much toe small. : ;

Henry Lorman, of Elkhart, and for many years a baggageman on the Lake Shore railroad, died at his home in that city last week. Mr. Lorman was well known in Ligonier many years ago, having enlisted for the war here in the early 60’s. He has several relatives yet in this city and vicinity.

William Krueger, formerly a resident of Wawaka, was Killed at Toledo last Thursday while switchingin the Wheeling yards. His body was brought to Wawaka last Saturday accompanied by several members of a Toledo trainmen’s organization for interment. Krueger had been living at Toledo for several years. ; ;

o, ‘P. B. Green, of LaGrange, was here Tuesday. He has been looking after the legal affairs of "W. H. Wigton who has been confined to his room for the past two months from an attack of inflamatory rheumatism. Mr. Green says thateverything is quiet at LaGrange and that there is but lit‘tliadpolitical stir in that part of the world.

Last Thursday evening a large party of eur young people went to Goshen to see *The Time, Place and the Girl” at the New Jefferson, and all seemed to have enjoyed the play. Among those who made up the party were Misses E. A. Gildart, Winifred Culver, Bertha Myers, Dora Schwab, Mabel Schwab, Ida Miller, Louise Inks, Pearl Banta, Edith Smalley, Rita Jackson, Lola Ditto, Emma Ditto, Helen Bothwell and Mrs. Wickliffe. = ;

. F. P. Bothwell was at Albion Monday looking after legal business.

-~ Mrs. Chas. Crockett was in Goshen severai days last week, the guest of Mrs. Mervin Chiddister. :

Mr. and Mrs. S. Meredith, of Columbia City, have just celebrated their 50th marriage anniversary.

The Ladies’ Aid Society of the U. B. ehurech will hold a bake sale at g%odrufi’s store next Saturday, Jan. th. i :

The gainless tooth extractor, Dr. Louis J. Smith, will return to Ligonier for one day only, Goldsmith hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 28th.

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

John C. Graves, the Warsaw attorney, who was convicted of embezzlement at the last term of court has asked for a new trial. Graves miss;p&lied funds collected for a Toledo r .

Hon. J. C. Kimmell will soon receive at the hands of the state game warden a consignment of pheasants to be liberated in Sparta township. He has also secured some quail for C. M. Clapp, of Albion. e

Judge J. W. Adair, of Columbia City, has been selected to preside at the third trial of D. A. Mosher, at Huntington for the murder of the infant child of his daughter. Ateach of the two previous trials the juries were unable to agree on a verdict.

The subscription accounts due this paper must be paid and we are going to ask that all those knowing themselves indebted make a remittance at once. We have been to great expense in building and in adding new machinery to our plant and we need the mopey. Do not put it off.

Star of the West Liodge, I. O. O.F. at LaGrange is présenting honor jewéls to all members who have been on the roll of membership for more than 25 years. At a recent meeting seven 25 year medals were awarded and three gold badges were given for ‘membership of more than 256 years.

At a meeting of the Fort Wayne Fair'Association last Monday John C. Peters was elected presideat; E. H. McDonald, vice president; and William F. Meyers, secretary. The date of the 1908 fair was set for September 15-19. H. A. Arnold, treasurer, reported a balance on hand despite the bad weather last year.

An Elkhart jury found a saloonist not guilty last Thursday after two so-called detectives hired by the “Good Citizens League’ had sworn that they bought beer in the saloon on the Sunday hefore. The jury had but little difficulty in arriving at the verdict which was taken as a slap at the methods employed by the detectives. : ‘

The city council took their first action toward a new city lighting plant at the last meeting appointing J. L. Graham and L. A. Banta as an inspection committee and these gentlemen will look over a number of plants before determining what to do. Itis safe tosay that the snow will fly before we have electric lighting service on the streets.

George Gilbert, the Millersburg hardware man, whose place of - business was wrecked several weeks ago by a mysterious explosion has settled his loss with the' insurance ;L)fople, has sold his property in illersburg and is about to return to this county where he owns a nice farm. Giibert has had & varied experience since he took up his residence in Millersburg. ;

Sunday, the base ball ‘evangelist, will not come to Elkhart. An endeavor was made to raise $4,000 to provide a big auditorium and to pay expenses, but the fund could not be raised. Several of the local preachers would not co-operate and the date will be cancelled. Itisa mooted question whether the evangelists of the Sunday class do religion very much permanent goeod.

‘Herbert Hedden, the nine-year-old son of S. D. Hedden, formerly of this city, was severely wounded while out hunting near Kendallville last Saturday morning. A target gun in the hands of a companion, Verne Hogmeyer, aged 13, was accidentally discharged and the bullet struck young Hedden just above the heart, the bullet glanced, however, and*did not hit any vital parts. The boy will recover if no cemplications get in.

L. A, Banta, J. L. Graham and Frank Fissell spent the early part of the week: in Northern Ohio, inspecting several municipal and private lighting plants. They are trying to solve the problem that is confronting the city council in the matter of what kind of machinery to purchase. We hope that they will return with such information as will not point out the way to the very best machinery and equipment but how to get the money to pay for it. ;

There is but little change in the Lake Shore time table affecting Ligonier. The east bound plug that bas been leaving the station at 7:3ois now due at 5:35 or two hours earlier. The train now takes the place of the Kendallville plug but it does not make the return trip. No. 16, the New England express arrives a few minutes later than before; it is now due at 4:50 p. m. The other changes do not effect our local service. No. 2, \the noon mail train will continue torun at ine same hour.

Joseph ‘B. Miller, D. D.; Christner and Noah D. Stutsman, three Amishmen from near Millersburg., were given fines Saturday by Justice Whistler for petit larceny. A woman clerk in a five and ten cent store at Goshen saw them taking articles from the counters. Investigation showed their overcoat pockets to be well ‘filled with cuff buttons and other small articles. Perry Helmuth, aged sixteen years, and who was one of the party, ran when the ‘folioe attempted to arrest him and has not been seen since. e :

Thomas L. Imes, of Orange township, will be a candidate before the republican senatorial convention for the nomination of joint senator and he will doubtless have a strong following.. Mr. Imes is one of the prominent farmers of the county,a most excellent gentleman and wouid make a strong man in the senate. Mr. Imes was a Democrat until 1896, when he left the party on account of its ‘stand on financial questions. It is Eretty well understood that a Noble county Republican is:to be nomihat?d for senator and so far either of the men mentioned will reflect great credit upon the county if nominated. A

The billard and pool tables have been ordered out of the saloons at Goshen by the authorities.

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

Mrs. S. A. Mier was in .Columbia City last week several day visiting with her parents. She returned home Friday. :

The Sunday School of the Christian church will hold a bake sale at Dupler’s meat market on Saturday, Jan. 25. Many good things will be offered.

John Bollinger, one of the old residents of Millersburg, had a fall Saturday night in front of Miller Bros. store in that town and broke his shoulder. He isabout7s yearsof age

Mrs. Dr. F. W. Black left Tuesday mornin% for St. Paul, Minn., where she will visit several weeks with Mr. A. Cleland, General Passenger agent of the Northern Pacific RailWaY:

Will H. Baker is getting the material for his big barn on the ground and ag soon as the weather will permit work will begin on the structure. When completed the barn will be one of the largest in this part of the state and will afford accommodations to a large number of horses.

The building in which the electric lighhting and water plantis located at Albion has been condemned by the State Factory inspector and the town trustees have ordered repairs to be made. It seems that faulty construction i to blame for the collapse of the north wall of the structure. It will entail considerable expense to the taxpayers. g

Christopher Born, a well known Whitley county farmer, was fatally injured last Thursday morning in falling from a load of straw. He struck on his head and was unconscious until his death ' Saturday night. He was active, influential farmer, fifty years old and well known in the southern part of this counkty where he has purchased much stock.

Frederick Reese, an old resident of Elkhart township, was fatally injured last Thursday by the kick of a horse. The horse was entangled in a wire fence and while trying to extricate the brute the old gentlemen who was nearly, 88 years old, was struck in the side by-one of the hoofs. Severalribs were broken and Internal injuries resulted. He died several hours later. The funeral was held at Wawaka Sunday last.

The Democrats of Albiorr are making big preparations for the meeting next Thursday afternoon and it 18 to hoped that this part of the county will be well represented. The banquet will be held at noon or as near as posgible. The new county central committee will meet for organization at 11 o’clock. Several leading Democeats of theé district will be present and it is safe to predict that the meeting will be interesting.

According to the annual statement of the municipal electric lighting plant at Columbia City it cest the city last year $4,228, over $B2 for &5 lamps. This does not take into account the deterioration of the plant whiech wonld bring the cost up to $9O. Some of these fine days the advocates of municipal ownership: will come to their senses. They will have a practical’ home-made demonstration of the fact, that the whole sysem is wrong.

Charles Roy, of LaGrange, who tried to kill himself a year ago by hanging was more successful last week, using a big dose of Paris green in a glass of whiskey. Roy had been off in his head for several years and last year spent considerable time at Longeliff. He was discharged as cured several months ago but it seems that the relief was only temporary. His father and twe brothers had committed suicide v&ring the last ten yeatrs. < :

The reading class of the Grammar department of the public schools will give an entertainment in the school ball, Friday evening, Jan. 31. It will consist of an original dramatization of the story of Rip Van Winkle by the eighth grade and recitations from the fifth, sixth and seventh grades intersperced chorus from the department of music. A 'small admissionr fee jof 10 cents will admit you. The proceeds will be applied to the piano fund. L

Fred R.Clapp left for Las Vegas, N. M. Tuesday morning for the purpose of closing up his affairs in that city and packing his belongings to ship back to Ligonier. Dr. Clapp will reopen his office in this city, having secured a suite of rooms above the Citizens bank, which are being fitted up in fine style. This will be good news to Dr.Clapp’s many friends in this city and vieinity. He has so completely recovered his health that he feels that he can safely take up his residence in this climate again.

The -property owners at Sylvan lake seem to be in earnest “this time and the lake will, in all probability, be cleared o‘the weeds, stumps and logs that have made boating dangerous and unpleasant for several years. The weeds have almost covered the bottom of the lake and their removal is a serious problem. To make it possible to cut them out the logs and stumps have to be removed first. A fund has been raised among .the property owners, and the Grand Rap--Ids railroad will contribute substantial assistance in the work. -

While at work in his summer cottage at Rome City last Monday, Jas. Merriweather, a Grand Rapids railroad official was burned to death by the explosion of a gasoline stove. Mr. Mr. Merriweather, who had gone to the lake to look after some proposed improvements, was alone in the cottage when the accident occured. He was seen to rush out into the yard by two young men who were fishing near by and when they goi to him he wrs dead. The body was horribly burned but strange to say little or no evidence of the fire was found inside the cottage. : s

-Last Saturday night' was an ideal‘ evening for a sleigh ride into the country and if there is a place in the country - where more open hearted hospitality is found than at the home of Kir. and Mrs. Oakley Randolph near Wawaka we have never found it. ‘A sleighiug (Qarty made up of Mrs. Nevada McConnell, Mrs. F. L. Scott, Mrs. A. J. Inks, the Misses Hazel MeDonald, Dora Freed, Gloria Grabham, am} Anna Shobe, Mr. and Mrs. Waltef Draper and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. MeDonald drove to Randolph’s arriving at 8:30 and they did not get back until after midnight. An elegant supper was served at 11 ,ct)l'olock and all had a most enjoyable me. ;

. Solomon Franks, a pioneer of Noble county,is dead at his home in Albion at the age of 81 years.

The refublican state convention will be held at Tomlinson hall, Indianapolis, April 2st and 2nd. Noble county will be entitled to sixteen delegates.

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.

The last qluarterlv conference of the year will be held atthe M. E. church Saturday evening, Feb. Ist. The Presiding elder, Dr. H. W. Bennett’ will be present and remain over Sunday, Feb. 2, and will preach morning and evening. _

" The town of LaGrange has no marshal or peace officer. - The man who served two years as marshal and street commissioner, being appointed by the town board, has been released from duty. The constable having so little so do resigned his office last fall so it leaves the sheriff insole charge of LaGrange as well as LaGrange county. ;

Word comes from Denver, Colo., that Lestes Engle, the oldest son ef Mr. and Mrs. Werten Engle of this city, has been married for several months, Mr. Engle has been in Dénver for four years or more and expects to make that city his fufure home. His friends here have been sending him congratulations since they have heard of his marriage-

- Those of our titizens who had money deposited in the Indiana National bank at Elkhart when it failed several years ago got another small partof their funds last Monday when the receiver paid out a five per centdividend. So far forty five cents on the dollar has been paid. Itis promised that another dividend will be paid which may bring the paygxelnt up to fifty cents or a loss of one alf. : : ,

Under the new order of things we will have the Chicago morning papers much earlier than ever before. The early east bound train due here at 5:35 will carry the papers, taking them direct from the newspaper train that leaves Chicago at 3 a. m. This will be something new for our people, Chicago papers for breakfast. The Sunday papers will have to come by different route and not reach us until 2 p. m. for the morning train will not run en Sunday. :

Some kind friend sends us the following clipped from an Ohio paper—“Tt is reported that ene of our newly wed ladies kneads bread with her gloves on. That’s nothing. The editor of this papar needs bread with his shoes on and neéds bread with his shirt and pants on, and unless some of the delinquent subscribcrs of this paper pay up before long, he will need bread without anything on. And this eountry is no Garden of Eden in the winter time."”’

Mrs. Emma Black, widow of the late George Black was buried at Salem ° last; Sunday afternoon. She died at her home at Albion last Thursday after a long illness. She was but a few months short of 80 years of age and & pioneer resident of Aibion where she was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends. She was a member of the Weslyan Church and a sfrong supporter of the faith. Mrs. Black was the aunt of C. M. Clapp, of Albion, and the stepn;other of Mrs. W. A. King, of this city. :

Arrangements are being made to hold a reunion of the members of “Company L’ in this city en April 27, the tenth anniversary of the departure of the company . from Ligonier en route to the camp at Indianapolis where the boys enlisted for gervice in the Spanish-American war. An effort will be made to make the affair not only a company meeting but in the nature of a regimental reunion as well. All the other companies will be invtited as well as the regimental officers, who are expected to. present. An elaborate program will be prepared and it is safe to predict that the affair will be a big SUCCess. 3 ‘

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'F J. D. ROCKEFELLER'S INCOME IS I .$lOO.OO per second as veputed, and he were to allow you his income while you held -y();hr"'breath—there would be a long silence—long enough for us to explain to you the merits of the- e ® h : Gillet Safety Razor This is the standard safety razor and shaves you * easily and quickly at home. Tt will separate you from your beard quicker and easier than ahy,razor yet made. _ So simple. It is just lather and shave. One dozen blades with each razor equal to‘tWent}‘?oun as each blade has two cutting edges. Never use a dull blade as new blades cost you but 5c eachb_r 2§c‘per cutting edge. The cost of shaving is less than 1c per. Will you ask us for a chance to try one of these Gillet razors. Satisfaction guaranteed. Price $5.00. Other safety razors $3.50 to $l.OO each. Call or have them sent you by mail. o Yours for business, - 'KING & WEAVER.

Special Sale Pillsbury Vitos wheat food % - -10 C - Van Camp soups per can - - £ zOOC Best Peas three cans - .- - - - 25¢! Best Maple Syrup per quart -|- S gec Small bottle Maple Syrup - < o 300 Three packages Korn Kinks - - s o Three pound can Baked Beans - - . for Genuine Apple Butter per pound - ~ . 10C Smoked Ham per pound - - - -10 C Best Bacon per pound - - - 18¢ Sliced Pine. Apple a e = pse The largest line of Olives in the city -, Best boneless Codfish per pound - -12 C Dark Hiawatha Tobacco per pound - 4oc¢ Dark Fast Mail Tabacco per pound - 40¢ ‘Opyster shell per pound - &£ - byc . i—— S e _ . ALL AT Krueger's Stor