Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 28, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 October 1908 — Page 5

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 Aere 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 soil; from 5 to 10 acres good onion land. 6 room house and lot with' barn in Shipshewana.

Any of the above can be bought at reasonable prices, on terms to suit the purchaser. We also have other properties not listed. For further particulars inquire of ; LIGONIER, INDIANA.

3 I B Dealers in ‘ - Choice " 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 best counties in northern Michigan, Grand Traverse 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 your money. We are buyers of live stock and timber See us before you sell as it will pay you. - Offices with Farmers and Merchants Trust Company LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA

';_,.r:v e B Tagd B V ' e e KRN R | . And you will have that feeling ‘‘all is well” if you deposite your money : in this bank. We offer our patrons the best sort of an investment. De- ' ~~ posite your money in this bank, we pay ycu as high rate of interest as : ‘ ~ any conservative banking firm crn afford to pay. Better think this matter over carefully; look at it as a business proposition; come in and talk. it ; over with us; we are nlways ready to explain anything you do not under- . stand. Make arrangements to L ‘ : Start an Account now, We pay 4 per cent interest on time deposits. : L : ; MIER STATE BANK ; : y % ¥ i % & e Z . SOL MIER COMPANY

16-Room fiat near school house with/ barn, known as the Bolens property. © 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 with good barc and out-houses, orchard and _garden; b acres of land, north side. Known as the Hart property. .

E. Jacobs & Co. have their entire line of fall and winter goods on sale.

Special sale on children’s hats Saturday. =~ WHEELER & WILOOX.

Jonas Schloss and wife of Albion were in the city Sunday visiting with friends. f 4

Pleasant, well-furnished rooms for students at Mrs. Valentines near the high school building. :

Mr. and Mrs. John! Franks were visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Franks at Mishawaka last week.

Harry Solomon of Fort Wayne was here Sunday the guest of his brother, Juliug Solomon of the Mier State bank.

James Cook, 30 years old, em: ployed in an Elkhart livery stable, tried suicide by swallowing morphine but will recover.

Grover Smith-and wife came home from St. Louis last Thursday. They will start to housekeeping near Cromwell in the near future.

A young man near Heln.er has confessed that he has been impersonating the ‘‘ghost” which has created a sensation 1n the neighborhood. : :

Bert Grimes spent Sunday at So. Bend. - He says that he would have stayed to hear Governor Hughes but the winter weather brought him home.

The fellows who are back of the scheme to unload a lot of out of date and obsolete electrical machinery apon-the city had better be careful that they are wholly within the law.

Hon. E. B. Gerber went to Fort Wayne yesterday to attend the corner stone laying of the big Masonic temple. Mr. Gerber is one of the oldest Musons in this part of the state. : .

Harry - Henoch of LaPorte tame down last Tuesday for a short visit with friends and to attend the Simon - Solomon reception. Mr. Henoch says that politics are begluing to warm up in his.part of the world.

Dr. Fred R. Clapp has returped from his enforced outing at Lake Wawasee and is now looking after his practice. He has fully recovered his health and is in fine shape after his rest of two weeks.

Jacob Shick” of near Warsaw, formerly of this county, was in the city last Saturday making THE BANNER a pleasant call. ' Mr. Shick says that the dry weather has caused considerable loss in his locality.

Simon Schloss of Albion with Mrs. Schloss and the baby came over for a visit with friends over Sunday. They will shortly take up ther residence in Ligonier, preparitory to opening the new store of Schloss Bros. early in the year. :

Tommy Searles, who has been a catcher with the Waterloo, la., team in the Central Association, returned home Tuesday. His team finished the season with a standing of 702 per cent. which is considered remarkably good. Searles has signed a contract to play with the same team next season.—Elkhart Review.

Secretary R. J. Stewart of the Noble County Farmer’s Mutual Fire Insurauce Co. is just completing his collections, which, to date,amount to $11,725. It has all been collected expect a very small balance which is good just as soon as he ocan get to it. This is a remarkable -record and shows the confidence the policy holders have in their company.— Kendallville Sun.

Last Sunday at Kendallville ae the lions of_one of the shows at the fair grounds were being unloaded, Herman Prough, the well known Elkhart county cattleman, was injured by a lioness. Mr. Prough who had a lot of fine cattle on the grounds was attracted by the animals and erowded too near the cage. Suddenly the lioness struck at him catching his right hand lacerating it very badly. The wound was dressed but, will doubtless cripple the hand.

Leon Rose of South Bend was here over Sunday. !

All the very latest styles of cloaks and suits at E. Jacobs & Co.

A full line of ladies’ waists just received at E. Jacobs & Co.

Merle Stone cameover from Albion Sunday for the Elks base ball game.

An efiort 18 being made for the establishment of a city gcales at WarBAW. ;

See our Paris patterns which we are selling at actual cost. - /. WHEELER & WIICoX.

Judge R. M Mcßride charged the city £l5O to tell the city council that their action was null and void. Will Green left Saturday for Madison, Wis., where he will begin his studies at the University of Wiscongin. |

Simon Ackerman and wife of Fort Wayne were here for the holidays, the guests of friends. They returned home Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kann of Kendallville were here Mo}nday evening to attend the reception tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Simon.

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Zimmerman went to Kendallville Sunday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Park. They retured home Monday.

The Elks base ball ¢lub will go to Fort Wayne Oct, 9 where the return game will be played. The line up will be about the same asin last Sunday’s game. 5

Senator Hemenway will speak in this eity next Saturday afternoon and at Albion in thelevening. Mr. Hemenway is a good talker and will doubtless draw a good crowd. -

During the closing performance at the Aldion street fair A. B. Wurnell ‘an acrobatic roller skater, fell and was rendered unconscious. He was able to proceed to Bay| City, Mich.

John W. Earle of Albion, county auditor, and W. C. Carver of Avilla, republican candidate for prosecutor, were in the city Monday night trying to putsome ginger into the camyaign.

Cougressman Gilhams is trying to get Kendallville votes by promising support for a public building. The interview is given a prominent place in the Sun, all for campaign: purposes. _?

Davidson Bros. who have been in business at Topeka for several years have purchased the John Kime store and are now in possession. Mr. Kime had been in business there for thirty-five years. ; "

Frank Abbott, of | Goshen, has caused the arrest of James D. Mack, of Syracuse, on a char%e of stealing a boat from the Abbott cottage at Lake Wawasee and the accused has furnished bond in the sum of $lOO for his appearance for trial tomorrow.

Eighty-one little tots were entered in the competition at the baby show given in connection with the Albion street fair and the prizejwinners were the children of Mr. and Mrs. E. L: ‘Adair of Albion, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Clouse of Green township,and Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Gunder of Albion.

If it was not for the support given the Jefferson at Goshen by out of town patrons, good companies would have seen slim picking. Itis safe to guess that at least one half of the attendance came from Topeka, Ligonier, Warsaw, Millersburg, Middlebury, Milford, Napanee, Wakarusa and other towns. :

Jacob Sheets has puarchased the Ackerman building now occupied by the White Cafe and J. N. Crothers. Mr. sheets will put the north room in shape for his proposed change in business and will occupy it about January 18t.” The room will be completly remodeled and refitted. It will afford a~splendid location for Mr. Sheets. :

James Gangwer, L&ke-%,hore agent accompanied by his wifg -left Satarday for a tour of the we%_;. They will vigit Levi Keim at ansas City; Ezra Stiver at St. Paul and will stop off at Denver. Before returning they will vigit the Niagara Falls. They expect to be gone two or three weeks. Harry Beck is acting as Lake Shore agent during Jim’s absence.—Millersburg Grit.

Mr. and Mr. C. Clapp of Albion, teft yesterday for Dorsit, Minn. where they will spend several weeks hunting and fishing. This is one of the best fishing grounds in the northwest and it is safe to predict that they will not return empty handed. We know of several other Noble county citizens who would like to spend several weeks in the same locality. : ' .

The'cold wave last Monday gave the icemen their first rest for several months. Mr. McLean says that it has been mauny years since the supply was so near the bottom as it is at this time. He has been delivering ice that was put in, many years ago and has since been covered by the new crop from year to year. He happened to have enough to supply the demand but expects to clean out his ice houses before the new crop.

Miss Jessie Meriam Cliritton of Chicago, a graduate nurse, has removed to this city, where she will be located permantly. Miss Chritton comes highly recommended as a professional nurse, having had extended experience in one of the best hospitals in the west. She has had many important cases under her care since leaving the hospital, and has a thorough knowledge of the work. She is now the guest of Mrs. E. G. Franks. ¥ j

Saturday of this week will be the last day of grace upon which any one who desires to vote at the coming election can change his residence and still retain his right of suffrage. The law requires that a voter must be a resident of his ward or precinzt for at least thirty days before the date of election, and those voters who desire to move will have to do 80 between now and nexf Saturday, QOctober 8, if they. desire to retain their vote. ' )

The Albion street fair ‘was a success in every particular excepting the frightful dust that kept many people away and was a great annoyance to all who were there. The attendances was large, however, and the entertaiment was interesting. ‘Many premiumewere awarded, nearly all of them to Noble county farmers. The fine wagon given by the Straus Ackerman & Co., was won by ¥. L. Wright of Albion., John W. Long of York township got the second prize, a $66 buggy. P.O. Black of Jefferson was awarded third prize, the set of single harness,

Garrett has a new brass band. o i Y Y The coal bin will soon have your attention. ; You will find criterion hats at the Bon de Chea. : .

You will find criterion hats at the Bon de Chea. \

Foot wear for men and women, all the new shapes at E. Jacobs & Co.

Special sale on children’s hats Saturday. WHEELER & WILCOOX.

An elegant line of ladies’ and misses tailored suits at E. Jacobs & Co. ; _

Kendallville residents are agitating the formation of a humane society. :

Miss Bessie Billman wasin Waterloo over Sunday, where she was the guest of friends. :

Mrs. C. M. Hively of Columbia City is here the guest of Mrgs. James Simmons and other friends. :

Dr.S. L. Gants will erect a fine cottage at Natticro beach at Lake Wawasee. He will join the Ligonier colony. :

James Cook, aged 34, a former resident of Goshen, committed suicide at Elkhart last Mouday by taking morphine.

J. J. Summers has resigned his position in the schools at Houghton, Mich., and has gone to Madison, Wisconsin. Nl

Mrs. Henry Kahn of Manistee, Mich., was here to attend the Solo-mon-Simen wedding reception, Tuesday evening.

Mrs. C. M. Clapp, Mr. Kenneth Clapp, and Miss Zoe Clapp of Albion were here Tuesday evening doing some shopping. -

ferd Ackerman came home last Shturday for a visit with his family. He says that business conditions are getting better. ' -

Among those who attended the reunion of the 74th Indiana regiment at Goshen last week were A. U. Miller and J. S. Shank. : ¢

J.D. Myers, a well-known Goshen carpenter, was killed Tuesday evening, falling from a roof of a dwelling and dying almost instantly.

Frank Wells, formerly at Kendailville, is in the Fort Wayne jail charged with forgery. He signed another man’s name to a note. '

Hon. J. C. Kimmell will return from Indianapolis today. He stood squarely by his party and is entitled to the cemendation of every true Democrat.

William Clawson of Elkhart came down Monday for a short visit with his daughter, Mrs. William Jackson. He says that there are many Republicans in Elkhart who will vote for Marshall. j :

Theodore A. Bell of California who was temporary chairman of the Denver convention and who is a noted orator,and Frank E. Hering of South Bend will- address the voters of Goshen and vicinity next Monday night.

James S. Patton and wife left yesterday for Canton, Ohio, where they will visit friends. They will also go to Springfield and other points before returning. This 18 the first visit of Mrs. Patton to her old home for over fifty years. :

Clay. and Bloomfield townships, LaGrange county will vote on the proposed subsidy to the LaGrangeWawasee electric line on Monday, Oct. 26. Bloomfield will be asked to give $20,000 while Clay will vote up on a 5,000 proposition.

W. F. Marshall of Goshen was in the city last Saturday calling on his friends. Mr. Marshall says that his name-sake, Thos. R. Marshall, will get a big independent vote at Goshen and in Elkhart county, many Republicans predicting his election..

The Syracuse Cement company is extending its railropd from Waubee lake to Milford. This will give the Syracuse people an outlet to the south for trains will be run regularly connecting with the Winona and Big Four lines. The road will not be opened before spring. \

Seeley M. Brown left today for St. Joseph, Mo., where he will enter in upon his duties, having accepted a position with the Standard Oil Co. in that city. He will go into the big office of the company at that point, and will look after an important line of work. Mr. Brown is an excellent young man and we predict that he will work himeelf up to a high place in the great corporation.

. The order of Elks, at its recent grand lodge meeting at Dallas, Tex., adopted a new emblem to be worn as a bvtton or in other ways that commend themselves to secret. society men. The emblem consists of a star with <suitable insignia, and it is to take the phace of the elk’s head now worn when it shall be placed on the market, which 'will be done under the auspices of the order. ‘

H. G. Earnhart, democratic candidate for county recorder, was in the city last Saturday shaking hands with the voters. Mr. Earnbart is making a cauvass of the county, but will be unable to see all of the voters before election day but he will do the best he can. He will get many votes from the opposition, among those who knew him best. It is conceded that he will make a. first-class regorder, and that he is a strong candiate, D j - |

Albert W, Parsons died at Cleveland, Ohio last Sunday after a short iliness. Mr. Parsons was formerly a resident of Ligonier and for several years marshal of this city and a popular and efficient official. He was an old soldier. In 1887 he was appointed to the railway mail service under the Cleveland administration and has held his position ever since. His offical duties made it necessary for him to remove to Cleveland, where he has resided for the past ten years. : : .

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wertheimer returned to their home in this city last Thursday after a most enjoyable and interesting wedding trip through the east. They visited Philadelphia, New York, Boston and several other interesting points, meeting many friends and relatives during their trip. Mr; and Mrs. Wertheimer will goon take up their residence in the Mitchell home on Union street, where they will be at home to their friends. Mrs. Wertheimer has been most cordially received by our people. She is a beautiful and highly cultured young lady, and will be an ornament to our society., o

There was a sudden change in styles last Monday. ‘

The Kendallville fair is said to be greater and better than ever,

For thé best selection of choice merchandise go to E. Jacobs & Co.

The foundation of the Schloss home on Main street is assuming proportions. |

See our new Paris patterns which we are selling at actual cost. ' : - WHEELER & WILCOX.

Hon. L. K. Babcock came home from Indianapolis last Saturday for a visit with his parents at Topeka.

Geo. C. Shobe of Mishawaka was here Sunday to visit his father, '.ll‘:luylor (. Shobe, who is still very ill. =

‘Dr. E. I. Beckner has returned to Philadelphia after a pleasant visit of several weeks visit his sisper, Mrs. I. D. Straus. :

The profits of the Goshen fair will be nearly $3,000. Twice the amount could be expended in making improvements on the grounds.

The Hearst Independence league has nominated Charles E. Phelps of Fort Wayne as candidate for Congress. j'He is a Hearst news dealer.

Cash feed store at Baker’s brick barn Wheat, corn, oats, and cracked corn for chickens. Bailed hay and bailed straw. Everything spot cash. : W. H. Baker, propietor. -

Mrs. R. D. Kerr, Miss Nellie Kerr and Lounis Kerr went to Cleveland, Ohio Monday on account of the death of A. W. Parsons. Thé funeral was held in that city Tuesday. e

The W. M. A. of the U. B.church will give their annual women’s day program Sunday evening. Oct. 4, consisting of singing, reciting and reading. The public’is invited. .

Dr. Woodward Hays of Albion undertook to start his auto last Saturday when the engine kicked. The crank handle struck Hays on the arm, breaking his wrist. Itis a painful and bad injnry. .

Misses Henoch and Carrie Levi of Warsaw and Miss May Meyer of Columbia City are here the guests of Mrs Ike Baum and Mrs. S. A. Mier. They came over to attend the SimonSolomon reception.

Quite a number of Chicago society people have visited Lake Wawasee .gince the change in the management of The Inn. It is safeto predict that the new owners will get better .railroad service and that an effort will be made to popularize the resort. '

John Acton of ‘Waterloo has begun legal action against H?m‘y Luce of that town, charging him with illegally wearing a G. A. R button. Luce was asoldier, and though not a member of the Grand Armo of the Repnblie, insists that he has the right to wear theigsignia. :

(George W. Bordner, for many years a prominent farmer in Sparta township, died at the home of his son-in-law near Albion last Sundaj. He was 81 years old and was for nearly fifty years a resident of Noble county. He came here from Stark county, Ohio 'iP 1860. The funeral was held last Tnesday. : .

The betting at Indianapolis is all in favor of Marshall. Odds are offered on the democratic candidate. Two months ago the betting favored Watson but the 'Democrats’' swept the boards and the odds disappeared. The claim is made that Marion county which gave 4,000 republican majority two years ago will go democratic by a larger margin.

Perry Feagler, 20 years old, residing north of Auburn, was instantly killed by a T. & C. interurban car near Waterloo at 1 o’clock Sunday morning. Feagler had spent the evening at the home of a young lady to whom he had been paying .attention for some time, left the house about midnight and went to a road erossing to catch the interurban car to return home. The car was late and Feagler evidently sat down upon the track to wait and fell asleep. -

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AS announced on the first page of =2 this. paper we invite y;oiti to_ be @ ~ present on ‘Thursday Friday and B Saturday, October 8, 9 and 10, to assist us in making an interesfing store exChibit. You will be gglven -an opportunity to learn more about Laurel Steel Ranges @ Bl and Laurel Base Bumners. We will § talk to you of their good qualities and the marvelous results attained by thélisi_r use. M We are offering absolutely free during @ this exhibit, a large quantity of coal and § a full set of high grade enamelware. : - Remember we have Laure] Ranges B and base burners in hundreds of homes in [§ this county -and - their popularity is increasing. - : : We invite you to be with us on one § of the three days. B Every lady gets a souvenir. . Come on § the first day. | | lKlng & Weaver

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