Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 3, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 April 1908 — Page 5

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The Kings Danghters will hold an Easter market on Saturday, April 18.

A lsngb—e;t'yiseoq_ ' nd and a whole lot of seconds in the Sam Johnson minstrels, April 14th. :

Mr. Frank Harter, of Chicago, spent Sunday with his uncle, P. A. Carr and family. : :

“Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Spiegel of Chicago are in the city tne guest of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Goldsmith. /

Walter Wilson, the 'well known horseman, has taken his string of horses to Hicksville to train.

Graham Lyon came home from Dartmouth last Friday for a stay on the spribg vacation. He will return to school next week- o

Lost, on Cavin Street last Saturday, a plain gold bracelet. Finder will please leave it at Dr. Keehn’s office and get reward. : :

Lieut. Robert G. St. James, who for the last three years has been stationed in the U. 8. service at Cuba, spent Sunday here, the guest of Miss Gladys Carr, en route to his home in Denver, Col.

The Sol Mier Co. will build a fine automobile garage, 3¢ x 80 feet on the lot just back of Jacob Sheets’ store. George Feldhiser has the contract, and the cement work is being done by J. Warren Moore..

Angola is on the dry list. The second ward in that city was covered last week by a blanket remonstrance which means that seven saloons will go out of business as fast as their licenses expire. The last one in September next. :

Laura Dunning returned last Saturday from North Manchester, where she has spent two weeks, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Lon D. Fleming. Miss Dunning says that she had a most delightful visit and that Mr. Fleming is so busy all the time that he seldom has an hour to himself.

The Italians and Hunyaks who caused the labor trouble at Syracuse, have been sent back to Chicago by the company. They left Monday night and it is probable that they will not return. It is rumored that the factory will close down if they are not able to get more help at the price they proposes to pay.

C. S. Beckly and wife of South Bend, spent last Sunday here the guests of Mr, and Mrs. M. A. Hutchison. Mr. Beckly and family resid ed in Ligonier and for many years was an employee of THE BANNER office. For over twenty years he has lived in South Bend where he hes worked for J. B. ‘Stoll in the South Bend Times. ) : ~

The masquerade dance at city hall last Tuesday evening was & most gratifying success in every way. The attendance was larger than was even expected and all had a fine time. The costumes were varied and many of them interesting. The prizes for best costumes were awarded to Harry Green for the gentleman’s and Mrs. Walter Draper for the ladies’. The music furnished by Sacks’orchestra was of the usual high standard. :

The republican judicial convention at Columbia City last Tuesday was so one-sided as to be uninteresting. The two candidates from Noble Co., Wier D. Carver for prosecutor and L. W. Welker, for judge, had been slated for nomination and they had more than the necessary votes. C. L. DeVault, of Columbia City, who thought that he might stand a show got six votes out of twenty-seven. Welker’s nomination was made unanimous. ‘3

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. .

Last time this season, the. Sam Johnson Mlnstrels. Everything new. April 14th. o

Leo Solomon returned last Saturday from Manistie, Mich., after a successfgl business trip.

All new songs. All new jokes. Best new farce you ever saw, in the Sam Johuson minstrel, April 14.

Anyone:fith a little capital can step right into a nice little business plan. Enquire of J. E. McDonald.

Miss Bernice Clapp, of Alpion and Mr. Thomas, of Bicbmond, were in this city Monday calling on friends.

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Crothers and Mrs. William Crothers, the former’s mother, were visiting relatives in Elkhart, Sunday. s of

There seems to be plenty of competition for the electric lighting plant contract. There will be at least a dozen bidders. \

Mrs. J. D. McNutt and little nephew, Donald Crothers, were the guests of Mrs. McNutt’s brother, Mr. J. N. Crothers, Monday and Tuesday. !

Itis hinted that a little romance in real life is to come out in a few days. A Chicago marriage and a well kept secret, are among the rumors. j

Mr." Enoch Golder and wife who have -tenderly cared for | Grandma Harftzeal the last year have returned to ‘their own home like two happy birds in the spring. ;

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stiefel, of Albion, came over last evening to attend the Loeb anniversary party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Selig. They will return home this morning.

The Kings Daughters will hold au Easter market, Saturday, April 18, where all kinds of home made baking, home made candies and Easter eggs will be fer sale. Further announcement made next week.

Mrs. Isaac Brill and Mrs. F. W. Straus of Chicago, came down early in the week for a visit with relatives. They attended the birthday anniversary dinner given in honor of their sister Mrs. M. Loeb last evening. : _

F.P.Bothwell was at Warsaw, Wednesday as a witness in the case against John C. Graves the attorney who is charged ' with embezzlement of funds belonging to Arbuckle-Ryan & Co. of Toledo.. Graves was found guilty once but got a new trial.

‘Mrs. Harvey Morrow will sell the personal property of her late husband on Friday, April 17 on the William Morrow farm 4 miles south west of the city. A good mare 7 years old, a mileh cow,a lot of chickens a full line of farming implements are among the articles to be sold. - P, A. Carr will officiate.

F. G. Reese will go to Terre Haute next month to attend the annual State meeting of the Modern Woodmen. When Mr. Reese will represent the local lodge, having been selected as the representative at the last meeting. The Terre Haute meeting will be largely attended and will be most interesting.

E. G. Thompson and A, U. Miller went to Columbia City Tuesday to attend the judicial convention. Mr. Thompson was selected as secretary of the convention.. He represented John S. Hayes,of this township, who found it impossible to attend. Two of the Noble county delegates voted against Welker for the nomination.

E, W. Sorgenfrie, of Elkhart township, was in the city last Saturday. He acknowledge the fact that he had recently united his future and his fortune with a most estimable lady, Mrs. Paul Potter, whose husband had been dead for several years, and that they had beenreceiving the congratulations of their friends and neighbors. Mr. Sorgenfrie is an excellent citizen and has a #wide circle of friends. ‘

Rev. J. C. Murray who has so acceptably filled the M. E. church pulpit in this city for the past two years has been assigned to the charge at LaGrange and with his estimable wife will soon take up their residence there. Rev. Murray and wife have won a high place in the estimation of ourpeople. He is an excellent eitizen: and a popular church worker. He is to be succeeded by Rev. White of Kendallville. .

The cement company at Syracuse has imported a lot of Italian and Hungarian laborers for the cément mill and are giving it out that others are to follow. In the meantime the home labors are up in arms and have been trying to drive out the foreignners. Several attacks have been upon the fellows by local toughs and last Saturday night the- company’s hotel near the plant was dynamited and seyeral of the boarders were badly injured. One wall was blown qut and the building nearly wrecked. So far about eighty of the foreigners are at work. The company theatens ‘to stop the plant.

Hon. John Schermerhorn, who has been growing peppermint for several years on his farm near Rome City, will abandon the crop and turn the flelds into corn and pasture. He will build a large barn and assemble a herd of pure blood cattle for highclass_dairy purposes. He will keep‘ forty or fifty cows and will sell his product to Fort Wayne dealers, hav-‘ ing already made a very satisfactory contract. An up- to- date coollng{ plant will be provided and Mr. Schermerhorn will be able to deliver the milk and cream at Rome City so that it can be shipped te Fort Wayne ! without further refrigeration.

Do not miss the Qam Johnson Ministrel. The show of the season.

Leon Belig of Duluth, Minn. is here for a short visit with friends.

~ Chas. B. Goldsmith spent Sunday in the city, the guest of his brother, Abe Goldemith of the Citizens Bank.

A.E. Nowels, of Millersburg was in this last Thursday,having been to Wawaka, his old home on a short Alsit. .

Miss Laura Inks has returned to Oxford, Ohio, where she is attending college. She spent a very pleasant vacation at home. ¢

Jacob Frank will offer a lot of geod household goods for sale on or before April 18. For further information call upon Jake Frank.

Lost on Cavin street between Mier State bank and Selig’s shop watch fob with silver initials,J. F. 8. Suitable reward will be paid fer return at Mier Bank.

J. W. Messimore eof the Syracuse Register, has been appointed Lincoln League viee president for the Thirteenth district. John seems to be taking about everything in sight.

Irwin Cripe, aged 23, of Goshen, was instantly killed .last Sunday morning while crossing the Lake Shore tracks in that city. He was struck by the fast mail and his body thrown 200 feet. -

- The Kendallville people are making arrangements to euntertain a lot of Democrats at the Congressional convention next Thursday. Quite a number of Democrats from this city will attend the meeting. :

Gary King, of Kendallville, was taken to Fort Wayne pest house Monday suffering from smallpox. Perry Emerick, his. room mate was taken there ten days ago. Itis to be hoped that the infection will not spread. . :

R. O. Rench has launched his sail boat at Lake Wawasee and as soon as the weather is nice will take a party of friends out for a sail. It will be one of the best boats on the lake when in trim and Mr. Rench will doubtless get a good share of pleasure out of it.

The new time card which will go into‘effect on the 17 inst, will put the 20 th Century train back to the 18 hour schedule. There will be other changes that may effect our local service. An effort will be made to have the plug out of Elkhart, in the morning,connect with the newspaper train as it should.

David Grumlich, a well known Green township farmer was quarantined, Monday at his home north of Churubusco on account of a bad case of small pox. How he got the disease i not known, but that he has it, there is no doubt. Several of the neighbors were exposed and the disease may become epidemic.

Dr. J. H. Nye, of Cromwell, has jnst purchased a four cylinder Buick automobile through *Bert Graves, of this city, who holds the agency for same. This car is the finest and most thoroughly constructed car on the market, and will excel in superiirity any car on the market to day, and which the doctor says ‘ls the best on wheels.”” It will soon arrive in this city. Don’t fail to see it.

H. L. Arbogast, of Portland, representing a directory publishing concern was in the city last Saturday making arrangements for the publieation of a complete county directory. These people have recently completed comprehensive directories of Jay, Randolph, Adams and other central Indiana counties. They propose to furnish a complete list of the citizens of the whole county including Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Rome City and other towns and villages. a 0

It is said that there are how over ten thousand men out of employmentin Northwestern Indiana alone. At Hammond last Thnrsday, according to the Chicago Inter Ocean of yesterday, four hundred hungry men mobbed the office of the township trustee. The mob surged against the ‘doors and threatened to pillage the courthouse unless it was fed. Their cry was ‘“we want bread; bread for our starving wives and crying children!’” And allduring the Republican prosperity. o §

Hon. J. C. Kimmell has recived the consignment of Mongolian pheasants apportioned to this coanty by the state game commissioner, The birds, nineteen in number, were liberated yesterday in the several parts of Sparta township covered by the agreement of the farmers to maintain a game preserve. One of the birds was dead when received but the others were full of life and seemed anxious to get out into_the woods. Itis to be hoped that they will multiply and that pot hunters will let them thrive long enough to: work out the experiment. :

Last Saturday Charles Shobe purchased a fine young Huntsman colt of Lon Blue, the well known breeder, paying a neat price. Those who have seen the colt say that he is one of the most promising young trotters ever produced in this part of the state. Mr.'Shobe had hardly closed closed the deal when Float Jolly of Indianapolis, ene of the best horsemen in the state put in his appearance and offered a better price for the animal and was much disappointed when he had te go back without him. Mr, SBhobe will put the youngster in the hands of a first class trainer with the expectation of de}veloplng his speed. It pays to breed good horses. There never was a petter demand for them, . ;

The funniest thing out—the Sam Johnsons, April 14th. :

Miss Ruby Solomon left Monday morning for Milwaukee, Wis., where she will send a week the guest of her cousin. A [

Mr. and Mrs. S. Burnett and little daughter of Seatlle Wash. are here visiting Mrs. Burnett’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Selig. They will remaix}"i for several days.

Mr.and Mrs.J. W. Replogle, of Goshen, were in the city last Thurscay evening to attend the Keetn-Weir-Stansbury reception. They returned home Friday morning.

Miss Grace Graham was a member of an Elkhart theater party, which went down to South Bend Tuesday night to see Lew Wallace great production, ‘*Ben Hur.”

Nathanial Crow, of Lake Wawasee was in this city Tuesday. Mr. Crow who is. now over eighty years old, is very active and'strong for his age. He has been a reesident of Turkey Creek township for neary sixty years.

A double surprise was perpetrated on Mrs. Foster and Mrs* Enoch Golder last Tuesday evening. A number of friends and neighbors came in and talked and laughed and ate corn and other good things until a late hour.

William Deerwester who was shot by fish warden Fleming at Lake Winona several days ago while resisting arrest is 1n a bad shape and may loose his life as a penalty to his lawlessness. - His wound has not healed and the leg will have to be amputated. @& :

The Presbyterian church of this city has extended a unanamous call to Rev. Thomas Younger, who has been filling the pulpit temporarily for several months. Rev. Youngeris a bright young man and has many friends in this city, who hope that he will accept the place. :

~ Louis H. Curryer, of Fort-Wayne, aged thirty-two, was asphyxiated in a bathroom in his bachelor quarters over the Majestic theater, Sunday afteruoon. Fumes from a gas stove were the cause. He was a son of the late Dr. Curryer, a member of the Indiana board of health. He was wealthy and leaves a large estate.

Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Loeb of Seattle, Washington., are here. They came for a short visit with Mrs. Loeb’s mother and other relatives and to attend the birthday celebration last evening at'the home of Mr. Loeb’s sister, Mrs. Selig. Mr. Loeb who who left Ligonier over twenty years ago is a successful business man in in the northwest.

Jack Prentice, the well known conductor of the Kendallville plug, was badly,injured and nearly killed at Goshen last Saturday evening. He was struck by a passing engine and thrown some distance. One rib was broken and he was badly scarred up. Mr. Prentice is too old for that kind of work. He has been in the employ of the company for forty years or more.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Selig was the scene of a pretty party last night in honor of the seventieth anniversary of Mrs. M. Loeb of this city. It was in the nature of a family reunion and nearly all of the immediate- relatives were present. It was a most pleasant and happy affair. Mrs. Loeb was at her best and received many congratulations upon»}

her excellent health. A fine dinner. was served and several pretty presents were made to Mrs. Loeb by her friends. :

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Question of With the land owner today is one of the most important questions which jhe may have to deal with, the great improvement which the American Steel Wire Co. have devised in the fencing, we feel now that we are offering you the best fence manufactured for the purpose intended. All wires are of hard drawn steel, tough and elastic, with the best galvanizing possible and when woven in the style which has ‘never been changed by the American Steel Co., we think we are offering the best possible fence to be made The greatest seller of all styles is the 1047 American fence, 40 rods of regular specifications weighing 400 lbs. We have sold thousands and thousands of rods of this style. There is a demand for heavier and stiffer fence and we have it to offer you now, as we carry the 1047 in the heavier specificotion which ‘means 500 lbs to 40 rods. This fence will cost you 36 cent per rod, which means less than 3 cents per lb. for this hard steel wire. It takes no more posts, no more labor, and weighs } more and costs but. one-fifth more than the 1047 regular. We strongly recommend ' this 1047, as' the best fence ever sold. We carry a large stock at “all times and solicit your inquiry and trade. L ; e King & Weaver

THIS is corn grown in 1906 and will grow. ’ We have four kinds of corn for seed at $1.50 per bushel. We handle all kinds of _garden seeds in bulk and package. Seeds are _ fresh. Two packages for sc; same as you have paid sc¢ each for. I will pay the highest price for country butter. o L. E. KRUEGER & e