Ligonier Banner., Volume 42, Number 45, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 January 1908 — Page 5

i : z Horses! | " Homes! | | orses! 1 " Honses!| ‘ A orses ! & & LOESER BROTHERS ¢ % Are Again in the Market i e N & % ' FOR o E 5 » i~ B @ We Pay the Highest Market Prices for Good Ones. % % SEE US BEFORE SELLING. E ' E Loeser Brothers i | i R R R RRI EREEEE (0’0*’0\’o"o"o"o"ovo"o"o"c"o"c"o"o"o"o"o"o"o"o"o"o"o‘? ° ; FH © | e . Green's Sons § E: 4 Dealers in : : ¢ Choi : S ® $ 01CC s S Foil ! _ ® ? S ot . (@ e : 8 ¢ Farm Lands @ Ly R 2 " . ® g -We have a number of choice farm for sale é ® in Noble county. Also real estate in the city of @ g‘ Ligonier. | ' é : We also have fine farms for sale in the two ‘. g. best counties in northern Michigan, Grand Tra- g ® 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 ecall on us as’ we can save ® g“ your money. We are buyers of live stock and g ® timber ‘ : s ® ? See us before you sell as it will pay you. ‘é ® oo : o ®. T T TT e TT L e g. : Offices with '.< 2 # 8 € g: Farmers and Merchants o@ ° Trust Company o .2 LIGONIER, - - INDIANA é 0959990929090 25%9920909998E

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Orson Niles died at Lebanon, Mo., Jan. 26th, at 12:30 a. 1.

Harry Selig spent Sunday lagt at Chicago where he went to visit friends. :

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

The Methodist quarterly conference will be held at the residence of Jos. E. Bailey Saturday evening, Feb. Ist at 7:30 o’clock. ‘

John O. Slutz is again able to go out on the road after a severe attack of the grippe that kept bim in bed several days last week. = _

George Brothwell, an old and prominent citizen of Rome City, died Monday last at the ageof 97. Mr. Brothwell was an old soldier.

Thé new fire alarm system does not seem to work very satisfactorily and will be thoroughly overhauled at once. Faulty installation is given as the cause.

C. E. Thorpe, of Albion, bhas purchased the drug store at Wolf Lake formerly owned by Lucky Brothers. He contemplates moving his family there in the spring. o

. The ladies of the Catholic church will hold a bake sale on Saturday, Feb. Bth at Will Casey’s shoe store. A fine lot of eatable will be sold. Do not forget the date nor the place.

Chas. Shobe shipped a big load of horses to Chicago last Saturday. Among thbem was a fine coach horse, which Mr. Shobe says was the finest horse of his kind that he ever bought. He is always looking for good ones.

- Itis said that it will cost the Lake Shore $BO.OOO to repair the damage done to the telegraph lines during the big storm that swept the road from Chicago to LaPorte on January 12. All the lines will bave to be rebuilt.

John Menaugh, of Columbia City, left Monday for a trip to ;Auburn, Albion, Goshen and this city and will spend a week with friends. The young man is a son of Mrs. Harry Menaugh and has been attending the Chicago University.

Mrs. A. W. Lyon will be hostess to the D. A. R. Tuesdav afternoon, Feb. 4, Quotations, anecdotes of Washington; musie, “Mt. Vernon Bells;” reading, ‘*Washington’s Wedding Day,” Mrs. J. W. Draper; paper, «Washington’s Home,” Mrs. H. P. Sisterhen.

A well known Allen county Democrat was in the city during the early part of the week and he predicted the nomination of Hon. James W. Adair for Congress with buu little trouble. He says that the Allen county Democrats have a high regard for Judge Adair and that he will get a strong support from that county.

The fine young stallion ‘“Joe Conlogue”’ sired by Edifice was sold last week by the Pat Summers estate to Alva Hostetter and Lee Danner, of Albion. This is one of the best among the many fine horses raised by Mr. Summers and he took great pride in the animal. He is one of the best horses in this part of the state, a fine individual and will develope great speed.

Through an annoying vversight we failed to mention last week the party given at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Slutz on the Friday evening before. A large number of guests were present and a most enjoyable evening was the result. An elegant supper was served at 11 o’clock. The evening was spent in playing hearts. Geo. W. Brown and Mrs. Harry Green won the pretty prizes. : The big sale of stock and farming implement at the Irwin farm, six miles southwest of this city on Feb. 12, promises to be the biggest sale of its kind held in this locality for years. Mr. Stewart is offering fourteen head of good horses, twenty-one head of cattle, fifty sheep and a lot of hogs. He has a kig assortment of fine farming implements all nearly new and in good condition. See bills for further particulars. . -

Your earnings get into the Bank whether you put them there or not. If you spend all you make, somebody else deposits your money and gets the benefits, while you get nothing. ]

(. F. Knowlton, of Wolf Lake, was in the city yesterday. v

~ Kendallville will })nt in an electric fire alarm system, similar to the one lately installed in this city.

James R. Merriweather who was burned to death in a cottage fire at Rome City, earried $30,000 life insuraAnce. : ;

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gants last .week Ray Bouse and wife, of Toledo, and Miss Jaenette Hoover, of Goshen. i

Miss Mabel Adee returned Saturday from Detroit, Mich., where she had been visiting with frierds for several weeks. 4

The Republicans will soon hold another convention in Ligonier. The opposing forces will likely be out in goodly numbers. £

The early closing rule is working well and the merchants are well satisfied. The only troubleis that the hour is not early enough.

The school entertainment tomorrow evening will begin promptly at 7:30.. Do not miss it. The young people will entertain you in fine style. The Daily News at Nappanes has suspended publication. Mr. Murray conducted the paper for three weeks during a big religous revival but he found that the venture was. not 'a financial success. '

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.

* J. L. Graham, Frank Fissell, and L. A. Banta left Tuesday for Muncie, Anderson and several other central Indiana points where they will inspect electric lighting plants with a view to determining what will be best for Ligonier. :

The Stewart sale at the Irwin farm southwest of the city 18 advertised for February 12. See the big bills for full particulars. Horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and a big lot of farming implements-will be sold.

The third contest between the Albion and Ligonier bowling teams will be pulled off at the Inks alleys tomorrow evening. So far. both teams have won a game and the contest will be a warm one. :

Will H. Wigton has gone to Mt. Clemens, Mich., where he will take baths and treatment for his rheumatism. He is still very weak from the effects of his long siege but he hopes to come back home ready for business. : : :

Abe Ackerman, of Fort Wayne, came over last week for a rest and a visit with his sister and mother. Mr. Ackerman had beeh ill for several months but is rapidly growing stronger and hopes for complete recovery as the season -advances.

As soon as he returns Dr. Fred R. Clapp will open a new suite of offices over the Citizens Bank where he will be glad to ‘greet his old friends as well as the new ones.. He has now completely recovered his health and will engage actively in the practice of his profession.

The' name of George D. Gaby has been mentioned as the possible successor of J. Frank Stanley as county chairman. No better selection could be made and all hope that Mr. Gaby will acecept the honor. He is contrally located, is a man of ' affairs, a sterling Democrat and well equipped for the work. s

Goshen people who were in Indionapolis recently say they saw Jas. Showalter, the former Goshen lawyer, there, and that he is prospering in the lumber business. It has" been a number of years since Mr. Showalter left Goshen. He was engaged in the medicine business for a time. —Goshen Democrat.

The old town hall at Rome City was burned last Wednesday night. The house was built in 1858, just fifty years ago,and for many years was one o the most pretentious school buildings 1n the county: It has been used as a town meeting hall for nearly twenty years, and was a great boom to the people. The losais inconsiderable from. a flnancial sgand point. | :

We hope that the Republicans will be able to select their candidates for office bug from time to time we will publish [the news and make such ¢omment as we may see fit. We hope to see good men nominated by both parties and we believe that they will be. There is one thing, dead sure, that certain republican interests in Ligonier will not be considered when it comes to making up any ticket.

Whitley county Democrats are asked to determine whether they want to continue the old mass conventions rule that has been in effect for many years or adopt the new system of nominating a county ticket provided by the new primary law. There are many arguments on both sides of the question, but it would seem that the old methods would be the best for a county as small as Whitley and Noble. S

Guy Bash committed suicide at Warsaw' last Sunday by wrapping his head in a sheet saturated with chloroform. In his hand, when found, was grasped a photo of his sweetheart, Miss Irene Winebrenner, of Warsaw. Itseems that the father of the girl objected to the marriage of the couple on aceount of their youth. Bash was but eighteen. He was a brother-in-law of Ed O’Connor, formerly of this c¢ity and well connected.

Hart T. Graham, a farmer near ¥ endallville, -died some time ago, leaving an estate. In his will he cut off his only boy and gave the property to a daughter, who would make no concession to her brother.® A jury at Albion last week, after -hearing the evidence, set aside the will and the son will now get one half of what is left after paying court costs and lawyers fees. The verdict meets with popular approval as does nearly all such verdicts that right such wrongs.

Last Friday, a Polander, who was beating his way eastward over the Lake Shore, was badly injured while trying to elimb on'a moving freight at the Lake Shore yards. His right foet went under the wheels and was mashed to a pulp. The city authorities took charge of the feilow who could not speak any English at all. He was sent at once to the county infirmary where his foot was taken off at the anklé. When undressed the fellow had on three suits of underwear, two pair of pantB and three coats. He was a strong healthy fellow and will doubtless pull through s e e o aliright, & ¢ 2.l

Jay B. Maxwell returned to Chi cago Saturday morning. o ;

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

The Merchant’s hotel at Elkhart, owned by W. A. Riblett, has gene into the hands of a receiver. :

Irvin Jacobs came home last Friday for a short visit with his parents. He returned to his-duties at Chicago Monday. :

Mrs. W.. K Mitchell and Miss Helen are at Bryan where they are making an extended visit with friends and relatives.

The Kendallville News says that Merrill E. Wilson is working in K. of P. cireles for C. W. Miller’s gubernatorial candidacy.

The election of a lay delegate to the conference at Anderson in April will be held at the M. E. chuarch this afternoon between the hous of .four and seven. - :

Ambrose Gowdy, living east of the city, found a lap robe the other day between this city and his home. The owner can have the robe by proving property and paying for this notice.

Frank Raubert went to Las Vegas, New Mexico, last week, accompanying Dr. Fred R. Clapp. Mr. Raubert went along to see the country and for the trip. Itwill well repay him as it is' an interesting part of the world. it

John Hays and a force of carpenters are making many changes and repairs in the Sheets room just vacated by the Caldwell Grocery Co. As soon as completed the room will be occupied by John Kegg with his bakery and.grocery. He will put in a first class place. ;

The echances for an extension of the interurbat:{mfid westward from Kendallville té Goshen reems to be excellent since the meeting of the directors of the T. & C. company in New York last week. ' If the money market gets easier many projected lines will be put upon their feet.

John L. Cooper, county engineer and drainage commissioner was appointed superintendent of the construction work on the widening, deepening and extending of the Hinderer ditch, and his bond was fixed at $1,200. The assessments as fixed by the commissioners were approved. —Goshen News.

Charles Griner, a young man residing near Kendallville, was_arrested last Thursday while trying to pass two forged checks one for $135 and the" other for $2OO. Itseems that the young man was a deserter fromr the regular army and he was turned over to the federal authorities at Fort Wayne Friday. He was taken to Detroit for trial. :

Wright Black, one the progressive voung farmers of the Hawpatch was in the city yesterday. Mr. Black has a brother who is a lawyer in one of the growing cities of the northwest and another in this city, a successful physician,but each of them can envy bim in his cosy home on one of the best farms in the famous Hawpateh. There is nothing like it. oy

- Grover Anderson, a former resident eof this city, 1s in jail charged with wife desertion. Anderson says that he would rather spend his life in jail than a year with that woman. He married Miss Ida Hostetler whose parents resided near Middlebury about a year ago. A small baby is about the only thing that Anderson left the woman when he quit her. .

Another chapter in the Wm. L. Bowers’ affair has been written. Last week. after closing up his settlement with his former wife. Bowers went to Warsaw and got a marriage license and was quietly married to Miss Louise Gates, the young woman with whom Bowers was discovered at Fort Wayne. Bowersand higs new wife wiil go to Oklahoma where they will locate. ‘ :

Samuel Emmett, formerly a well know citizen of this part of the county, died suddenly at his home near Wolcottville, last Wednesday of heart disease. He had gone out to feed the hogs and it is supposed overexerted himself in trying to get the animals into an enclosure. He returned to the house, and sitting down suddenly expired. Mr. Emmett was an old soldier and highly respected.

Charles W. Smith, of Toledo, was in the city Monday. Mr. Smith says that he has uo reason to complain of business prospects for 1908. He says that his sale of stoves so far for thig month will compare very favorably with the business of the same season in 1907 which was his big year. ‘He represents one of the largest stove manufacturing plants in the country and sells to King & Weaver of this city. . £ :

It is given out by Steuben county: republican leaders that Luman K. Babecock, the Topeka statesman, is to be set aside and a Steuben county republican nominated for representtive in his place. This is to be done to even up for the defeat of Yeagley for district chairman, LaGrange Co.. having furnished the votes that made the election of Huey possible. They will put a cramp in the ambitions of the young man eloquent. 5

‘Wm. Self, of Syracuse, receiyer of the H.,C. C. & N. W. Ry. Co., projected .to operate from Goshen to Huntington via Syracuse and Wawasee lake will offer for sale at public auction at the court house at Warsaw, on Saturday, Feb. 1, all the tangible property and assets of the railroad company. The track was laid from Syracuse to the south side of the lake and considerable grading was done between Syracuse and Goshen.

The: big meeting of Pythians at Columbia City next Thursday promises to be most interesting. A very elaborate program has been prepared. Among those who will address the meetings will be Hon. Jas. E. Watson, Hon. C. W. Miller and Thos. R. Marshall all candidates before the people for the gubernatorial nomination. Other shining lights will be there and it is safe to predict » big attendance of the rauk and file of Pythianism. N

Some men can get rich and net half try. C.G. Conn, of Elkhart, is certainly a lucky investor. . Money comes to: him without any trouble. Recently he purchased the homestead of W. B. Pratt, paying $20,000 about one- half of what the property was worth. Two or three days afterwards Pratt changed his mind and bought the property back, paying a big bonus, some ‘say $lO,OOO in cold cash. Mr. Conn inteaded to re build the Pratt house into one of the finest ih the city but now will build a fine home for himself. fl%,gv

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Marker, of, Elkhart, spent Sunday with Ligonier friends. z :

Fred Star, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday here with his parents and other friends. - ¢

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

Chancy Billman, of LaGrange, was the guest of his uncle, J. C. Billman andkfamily the latter part of last week.

Miss Glora Graham returned Friday from a most pleasant visit with ‘Mrs. Arthur Wanamaker at Edgerton, Ohio. :

. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frank announce the engagement of their daughter, Sadie, to Mr. Sol A. Wolff, of Bryan, Ohio. ;

Cromwell is talking up a big combination stréet sale. It would seem that these sales could be made to pay but many of them do not.

Miss Tina Oechsle, of Cleveland, accompanied by her friend, Mrs. Russ, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wood and other friends.

"Emmitt Ambler,a young telephone lineman, Was instantly killed at Fort Wayne last Monday morning. by coming in contact with a live wire.

Dr. H. W. Bennett, presiding elder of the Goshen district, will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday, Feb. 2nd, morning and evening. The public is invited.

Last Thursday evening the Ligonier bowling team went to Albion, where they were defeated by :the Albion boys by a substantial margin. The boys report a most interesting game and a good time.

" The owners of the Lilly property at Lake Wewasee, just north of the Inn, are arranging to improve :it during the coming season. The plat. is being arranged with a view 'to making the lots more accessable.

The adyertising columns of the Kendallville papers are being used by both sides.in the anti-saloon fight that is waging in that city at present. The contest i 8 growing im interest and bitterness as the time goes on. 1t is hard to tell what the outcome will be.

If Ligonier is to have a municipal eleciric' lighting plant the peaple will not be satisfied with a makegshift or a temporary equipment. What we want is a good one not big enough for a city of twenty thousaud inhabitants but adequate to the need of the city for the next twenty years.

The farm residence of John Gaault, near Brimfield, was burned Monday lagt. C. M. Teagarden, the tenant, lost all his household goods. The loss of house and furniture is put at $2.,000, partially insured. The fire caught from a defective flue. Mr. Teagarden, who was in a"distant field, was first to discover the flames.

The anpouncement is made of the betrothal of Miss Sadie Frank, of this city, and Mr. Sol A. Wolff, of Bryan, O. Miss Frank is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frank,and is a most excellent young lady. She has been a successful teacher in the city schools for several years and has a wide circle of friends.

The anti saloon fight at Butler has reached the acute stage. The Herald read a merited rebuke to several over-zealous preachers who have been denouncing ' business men and others because they would not sign the remonstrance. The Herald does not mince words but talks right out in meeting; defending the business men and the people who stand up for their rights. : |

The reading class of the Grammar de?artment .of the public schools will give an entertainment in the gschool hall Friday evening, Jan. 31. It will consist of an original dramatization of the story of Rip Van Wrinkle by the eighth grade and recitations from the fifth, sixth and seventh grades intersperced chorus from the department of music, A small admission fee of 10 cents will admit you. The proceeds will be applied to the piano fund, -

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