Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 41, Ligonier, Noble County, 31 December 1908 — Page 4

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@he Ligoni 3 B \ he fLigonier Banner. 4 J. E. McDONALD, Editor : L e e il oA L amTe L T Pablished every Thursday and entered in the postoffice, Ligonier, Ind., as second-clase matter 'PHONE No. 18. e R S e i A e When the late John Weir, the first mayor of Ligonier, was told by a specialist that he had but a short time to live, he did not give himself over to despair and indulge in mournful lamentation. Instead he immediately proceeded to shape up his affairs so that his executor or administrator might have as little trouble as possible in putting on the finishing touches. The information conveyed to him was not of a cheering nature. but John Werr received it with philosophical resignation. When Schiller ‘wrote: “With the decrees of fate no eternal compact can be made,” 'he but stated a solemn truth. The recognition thereof should be helpful to every individaal who has aimed to familiarize himself with the lessons of life.—J. B, SToLL in South Bend Times. '

The packers say they don’t need the tariff on hides, claiming that the cattle raisers will be the ones affected. But,inasmuch as the packing houses arbitrarily set the price of both cattle and meat, and invaribly make the former as low and the latter as high as the market will bear,it occurs to the outside observer that such little perquisites as tariff favors never get beyond their pockets. If the producers will stand a cut and the consumers a raise, because of tariff changes they will get them. If they will not, then the packers will accept less profits. That is what they do anyhow !—South Bend Times. : s Rarew Allading to Mr. Carnegie’s statement that steel rail industry in this country needs no protection, the New York Times says, under a tariff honestly revised, such as Mr. Taft announced that he was in favor of, that indaustry would get no protection. It continues: i The standpatters will call this revolution. We shall hear the alarm bell rung to arouse the people against the impending destruction of American industries. But Mr. Taft is a protectionist; he says so. Is it conceivable that with his career as the nation’s executive still to be made he sets out with the intent to destroy the industries of his country? Is it not more probable that he has informed himself, that he has seen the light, that he has discovered the true conditions, that he has become convinced that the excessive duties which have so burdened our people and our industries are mot only not necessary, but are an evil to be cured? It looks so. The inference, indeed, is not forbidden to us that Mr. Taft, like Mr. Carnegie, believes that the broad avenue to the development of our manufactures and our commerce lies not in that policy of exclusion which Mr. McKinley before his death had abandoned, but in showing a greater hospitality to foreign trade in order that onr own commodities may find a great market abroad. : ®RRE Ke Hon. Luman K. Babcock of Topeka, private secretary to Gov. Hanly, aspired to be floor leader of the house, but he had the good sense fo see that he was not in the race and gracefully withdrew several days ago. Mr. Babeock has been one of the Hanly lieutenants, has supported the Hanly pelicies, and will be the accredited Hanly representative in the lower house of the general assembly. It was this that made it impossible for him to win the leadership, which will doubtless go to somebody who is not 8o close to the governor. Mr. Babcock in point of ability, is one of the strongest men in the legislature. — 3 ® R 3182E82R _ The county council in Whitley county did not make any ropriation to meet the expenses of the proposed local option electied. Application was made for the money, but 1t was generally understood that no action -would be taken until after the policy of the legislature was known, This is good sense. There is absolutely no use to spend the people’s money upon an uncertainty. ; : : , TR s : ' The property owners at Lake Wawasee and the people generally are objecting to the invasion of this beautiful body of water by the Syracuse cement people, and a determined effort will be made to protect the interests of the lake and the people who have invested their money in that neighborhood. The Syracuse people seem to think that nobody else has any rights about the lake that should not be made subordinate to their interests, and even a protest against the exploitation of the lake is taken as an attack upon the town. We cannot understand the conteution that the marl deposits of Lake Wawasee belong to Syracuse or to the Syracuse Cement Co., and that the lake should be worked for their benefit. The lake belongs to the people and all should have equal rights. All interests should be pro‘tected and we believe that if the present laws will not provide this protection the next legislature should enact a statute that will. : T RE2EES The New York Times is moved by a spirit of confidence, or perhaps a spirit of prophecy, to say in picturesque fashion: : The Gatun dam, which tumbled 1n the other day—the engineers with great presence of mind and much plausibility explained that they had expected it to fall in, and that, in fact, it is & nice thing for a dam to fall in since the debris makes a good foundation—the Gatun dam; we say, is in a position of unconquerable stability compared with our p_rotoct.{ve tariff wall, which visibly totters under the impact of publie opinion, and is being rapidly undermingd b{ swiftjcurrents of sirange new opinion directed against its -ppotﬁn&um y those who were formerly luvlgﬂant guardians and defenders. hen Mr. Taft, the republican president-elect, and our neighbor. the Tribune, founded and long edited by that able arch-protectionist, Horace Greeley. unite in demanding a revision of the tariff that shall no longer fool the people but shall protect them from extortion; ln&-»t- demanding. we may say, a fair and just measure of protection, it must be ~evident to the least observant minds that we have entered upon a new era, and that momentous changes impend. i o 5 e . sessess e, ~ Noting that one of the great packing houses of Chicago is perfecting a cheme for peasioning its ten thonsand employes, based on the foundation of joint action between the firm and the employes, the Philadelphia - The plan is notable as another illustration of the tendency ‘the systemadde pensionine of amployes on the part of large corporations. 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Saloon Vs Blind Tigers 1 To swap a saloon for a blind tiger is & bad bargain. It means the elimination of all the saving features of the liquor traffic, such as sales within hours, Sunday closing, no selling to minors, no selling to persons already intoxicated—and the retention of all the dregs of the traffic. Voting out saloons does not mean adry county. It means an increase in crime, an increase in that worst of all types—periodical drunkards—an increase of dens of iniquity and vice. If there is any truth at all in the argument that drink and crime go band in band, what argument can there be in closing the public saloon, operated openly under strict police regulations, within hours and under many restrictions and constant surveillance and substituting therefor the blind tiger, which is acknowledged by all police and court authorities to be the breeding place of crime and vice, and the fence and headquarters for criminals. The man who says blind tigers are as easily controlled as saloons is either a fool or a knave—he is either an ignoramaus, blindly playing in the ‘hand of crime and vice and intemperance, or he is a knave, wilfully idoing so. He might as well’ argue that a moonshiner’s outfit is as easily controlled by the revenue officers ‘as a distillery, or that the secret service bureau has no more trouble with counterfeiters than it has with employes of the government mint, Take this county, for example. Which has caused the more trouble and the more vice- in the past two years, saloons or blind tigers? One ‘blind tiger in Richmond has sent ‘more young men and boys to the devil and created in them a desire for liguor than all the saloons in Richmond put together, and the authorities are unable to convict this one blind tiger! If the saloons are voted out this blind tiger will do a larger business instead of a smaller one,and yet it will be just as difficult to conviet it. Moreover, wheq the saloons are voted out there will be an Immediate multiplication of blind tigers, which will have no regard for the law of hours, or days, or age,or sex, This is the invariable experience of every community in states where blind tiger laws are ineffgetive.—Richmond Item. “'

5 F.C, Reunion No. 7 The Funnel Gang held an annual meeting on Saturday evening last. Things were discussed until a late hour. Those present were: Head, Hutchinson, Soc Strait, Kelsey, D. Porter Thomas, Starr, J. Benton Maxwell, Willy Kelly and Hi Woodruff. -Some others were expected, but they didn’t have the car fare. After feasting liberally on chicken, lemonade, icewater, cold water, etc, The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mayor, H. F. Hutchison; superintendent of waterworks, Hi Woodraff; director of public works, C. Strait; typewriter to the mayor, Freddy Starr; chief of police, Doc Head: director of water wagons, Howard Kelsey. Bum Quartett: Willy. Kelly, D. Porter Thomas, [J. B. Maxwell, and the mayor. Following the election and speeches of the newly elected officers some music was rendered by the bum quartett, whereat yea members dispersed in good order. Respectfully submitted FREDDY STARR, typewriter,

P. S. The Gang wishes to state that the Elk Lodge has a fine home and that they very mnch appreciate the courtesy extended for the use ot their rooms for this seventh annual Reunion. Thank you. F.C.

In New Quarters Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Blessing and Vern Schlotterback of Elkhart in company with Miss Edith Williams of Waukegan, 111.. were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dr. E. L. Schlotterback during Christmas. Mr. Blessing recently moved into a fine new store much larger than his old one and his stock is now ome of the most complete in the state. We take the following from a Bristol exchange re- ' garding it. In this issue will bes found the an. nouncement of the removal of the F. A. Blessing shoe stock, at Elkhart, into new quarters, Mr. Blessing’s success sn the shoe business has occasioned much comment. The explanation however is easy—Mr, Blessing is a careful buyer of nothing but reliable goods which he can consistently recommend to the public and sold by him at a price that insures speedy sales at small profits. These points are augmented by polite attention to buyers and the exercise of much care in the fitting of feet, he proceeding on the theory (a good one) that a satisfled customer means a continued patron. His new store front is a beauty, Mission style of ‘woodwork, oxicidized brass trim‘mings, plate glass, etc. Give him a call when in Elkhart.

| Notice to all Water Takers You are hereby notified that all water rents are due Jan. 1, payable at the office of the City Clerk. On all rents due and not paid on or before Jan. 20,a penalty of 10 per cent. will be added as per Sec. 18 of general ordinance No. 88, ' R. E. JEANNERET, ; City Clerk, - Deec. 81, Jan. 7, 14, 21. To Those Who Wish to Hear Katharine " Ridgway Tickets good for Ridgway and Grand Concert Co. can be secured at Zimmermans’' for 76¢. Single admission tickets for Katharine Ridgway will be on sale Tuesday evening Jan. 5,1909 at 7 o’clock. No more tickets will be sold than hall is able

3 Natural Death : Very few people die a natural death ; for investigation shows. that all those that die under seventy years of age die of some disease and their vital organs are more or less damaged. Disease is not natural, for it plainly is induced. and to have damaged kidneys, liver or other vital organs, tells clearly of wrong living. When the langs are damaged by the breathing of foul air, and finally the bacillus tuberculosis because of the damage, finds opportunity to grow in them, then we have lung consumption.

Natural death can only occur in extreme old age. When a man is old, say one hundred years, and still preserves the last flickers of intelligence, he feels he is losing strength from day to day, his limmbs refuse to obey his will, the wrinkled skiv becomes insensitive, the extremities lose their warmth, the face is thin, the eyes hollow and sight weak or entirely gone; serum drops almost continually from the eyes, nose and partially open mouth, speech dies on his lips, breathing grows labored, life quits the old man from the surface to the center, and at last the heart stops beating. The old man’s life departs qnietly and he seems to fall asleep for the last time. Such is patural death, which follows a physiological life. Quite different is the death from disease which a pathological life. Natural death is notdue to exhaustion or from failure of nutrition, but most probably due to autointoxication (poisoning) of the organism. The very close analogy between natural death and sleep supports this view, as it is very probable that sleep is due to the effect of substances, which are products of our life processes. That the humanbody secrets poisons which will destroy life if not eliminated, is well known. Urea is such a poison, which if not regularly and thoroughly thrown off will cause uremic poisoning. The analogy between uremic poisoning at certain stages and sleep is striking. .

As there are very few natural deaths and many .unnatural ones—what is the- conclusion? There can be but one conclusion and it .is fully sustained by the facts—we commit suicide, principally through over eating or eating too much meat. So far as investigated, those who have died natural deaths ate little or no meat. They all were temperate and ate only plain foods. Metchnikoff says: ‘‘Men can hardly expeet to further increase his average duration of life, now forty years, until he leaves out of his dietary, alcohol, meat, spices, tea and coffee.” Alcohol destroys the cells, meat putrifies and makes poisons, the slow action of which damages the vital organs; spices unnaturally stimulate the appetite causing excessive eating and constipation, and tea and coffee contain cagein, a drug which has a destructive effect upon the nerve cells and contains tannin which constipates. ~To those who say they would rather indulge in these injurious substances and have the fun, we wiil say—- “ Thou fool, do you not see that a long and healthy life has in it more happiness than one that is short and diseased?’ Socrates said, ‘‘Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat a'd drink that they may live : A Former Citizen Dead William B. Hire, a widgly known and successful farmer and pioneer of Noble county died at 8:30 Sunday morning at the home of his son. Rudolph Hire in Bentoa township, Elkhart county. He was aged 88 9 months and 9 days. He had been in ill health for sometiine. Wm. B. Hire was born in Ross county, Ohio. March 18, 1820. He moved to Benton township with'his parents in 1833, With the exception of a few years residence in Ligonier he spent his life in Benton township. He married Elizabeth Wilkinson, January 28, 1841. They had six children. Nancy and Willie died in childhood. Those surviving are Mrs. Susan Haney, Rudolph, Henry and Thomas Jefferson Hire. He also leaves 9 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. His wife died May 15, 1904, after a companionship of more than 63 years. Wm. Hire and his wife carved a home out of the wilderness and by industry and frugality acquired a goodly amount of this world’s goods. While building his first house he promised God it would be a housé of prayer. Ministers of the’ gospel were always welcome and his hospitality was almost unlimited. IHe ‘was converted under the ministry of Rev. Monson in 1848 and joined the Methodist Episcopal church and he and his wite were always pillars of the church. They were seldom absent from its service unless unavoidably detained. He efficiently filled each of-the official positions of the church, but his delight was leading the meetings. He responded cheerfully and liberally to every call for financial support to the church and all its charities, After the denth of his wife he made his home with his sons and during his prolonged illness they and their tuna::bave tenderly eared for him. The church has lost a faithful m‘ogu lap'lt‘lhthq_gmmuqt&ﬁg_vulﬁ:;dg; zen. | e funeral was ) nev. ‘% ;l;y. ﬁi“ wmuor?ﬁgi. ue v, ‘Dec. 29, at Ip. m. at Buchvills shateh, Tnterment i 061-

New Tin Shop I havé opened up a new tin shop in Weimer's Incubator Factory on Pigeon street where I am prepared to do spouting, tin roofing and general repairing. Work ummgpry. Give me a trial. E. W. ALBRIGHT.

S Too Often the Case The needless wounding of hnman'l hearts by the unnecessary publication of details of unfortunate circumstances has often been the theme of ‘ newspaper criticism. The South Bend News contains the following, which only emphasizes the evil results that often follow such exploitation for merely sensational purposes. It says: “There is somewhere in this city a young girl who feels that the whole world is against her and that life has nothing to offer her. Her tears are constantly ‘alling, her heart is heavy with sadness and her mind is oppressed with a feeling of despair. Her own mother has turned against her, and she has no friends to whom she may go with her great sorrow. And if the statements of those who profess to know are true she is without fault. But she became entangled in an unfortunate affair, and her name was printed in connection with a statement that reflected upon her character. Out of the kindness of their hearts the people with whom she boarded are sheltering her for the present. She has no other place to go. A firm that gave her employment after her unfortunate experience discharged her as soon as her identity became known. She is at the age when most girls have the protection of kind and prudent parents and when a girl needs a true friend more than at any time in her lifer The future is very gloomy for her. She is left to fight her battles alone with fearful odds against her.”

Commissioners Award Contracts The commissioners met Tuesday for the purpose of awarding contracts for supplies for the year of 1909, and closing-up the business of 1908. W. B. Burford of Indianapolis, was awarded the contract of Class 1, consisting of blank books, records, ruled blanks, class 3, stationery, pens pencils, ink, ete, class b 5, binding assessment lists. The contract for class 2, consisting of blanks reqairing two or more impressions of press work was awarded to W. H. MecEwen, publisher of the ALBION DEMOORAT, class 4, blanks printed at a single impression, and class 6, printing bar dockets to E. L. Adair. Eagles & Son was awarded the coal contract, H. D. Stone, the contract for gasoline, toilet paper, electric light bulbs and disinfectants. Edwin L. Prickett, clerk-elect, Willis E. - Sawyer, surveyor-elect, James T, Johnston, bridge superin-tendent-elect and Oscar Pippinger, janitor-elect filed and presented thLeir bonds.—Albion Democrat. ;

Have Good Grounds The objections of the Lake Wawasee Cottagers’ association to the proposed dredging of the lake by the Syracuse Cement C0.,0r some concern of similiar title, are well taken and the state should prevent the destruction of the beantiful lake’s most appealing feature in the interests of a private corporation. The people who own the land surrounding this lake purchased the property for the purpose of maintaining summer homes. The wooded shores furnish one of the most beautiful of Indiana’s sammer resorts and their scenic beauty is added to by the fair lake. The fishing constitutes one of the principal features that draw summer tourists by the thousand. The state and the government®’have stocked the waters with fish. Now comes a private corporation, seeking nothing but financial returns, caring nothing for the rights of the riparian property owners, or opportunities for wholesome sport. This company pays nothing to the state for the privilege of dredging, but expects to get, free of cost, the material that, turned into. cement, will enrich itself. It argues that the state cannot afford to interfgre with its industry to pregerve a summer resort. But the argument is not good even from a financial standpoint, for once it has denuded the lake of its marl it will seek other fields, and the beautiful body of water will be robbed of the feature that new brings thousands of people to Indiana to spend their vacations. The state should lay a heavy hand on any company that proposes to destroy this lake to reap ‘a pecuniary advantage to'itself. The lake should be preserved and the company should be stopped from destroying the fish beds which the state has cultivated.—Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette. -

Cure for Hog Cholera

The Missouri Agricultural college has perfected a serum that is an antitoxin for hog cholera. Itis claimed that by its use the farmers in Missouri can be made gecure againstloss of swine from cholera, and that the annual saving will range from §l,000,000 to $5,000,000. A serum that ‘wfll make hogs immune in Missouri will no doubtldo the same thing in Illinois, Indiana ane the other hoggrowing states; and if the farmers will but take advantage of it the peopl#in the cities will in the future be able to buy smoked ham, bacon, spare-ribs, sausage and wienerwurst at one-third off present prices.

Another Wilden Divorce It is given out that Mrs. Mary Wilden will in a few days file suit for divorce from Abraham F. Wilden, and that a settlement of the property interests will be agreed upon without the suit coming to trial. Mr. and Mrs. Wilden have been married about nine years. Mrs. Wilden is forty-seven years of age, while her hueband is seventy-ﬂ*ﬁdru. Wilden formerly resided in" Chicago, An anti-nuptial contract which was entered into between Mr, and Mrs. Wilden at their marriage, was canceled lateron. .~

An Interesting Letter ‘Las Vegas, N. M. Dee. 20, 1908. Editor Banner: I have just obgserved a notice in your paper of the death of my old time friend, Thomas J. Merrifield, formerly of Valparaiso, Indiana. The article was timely and well deserved. :

I.knew Mr. Merrifield intimately. He was an exceptionally able lawyer and in his prime an elegant gentleman, courteous, broad-minded, liberal. He had many friends who will long cherish his memory. He was a Democrat of the old school who stood firmly by the principles of his party and was always ready to defend its record.

Time,flies so rapidly, important events, both in the lives of men, of the state and the nation, crowd so intensely, one upon the other, that the present generation often overlooks the active men of the past to whom the present owes so much. This is especially so in our political history. The democratic party and the county in general, owes much to such men as *“Tom” Merrifield, Judge Lowry, Col. -1. B. Mc¢cDonald, “Billy Beane,” Charley Reeves, Dr. Eddy of South Bend, and many others of their day, who were true leaders in their respective localities, men of worth, who in their day gserved their country well. I will mention one of many incidents in the life of Mr. Merrifield. It occurred at court in Plymouth, Marshall county. The judge, being disqualified from his interest in a case, by agreement of ecounsel, Mr. Merrifield to the ench to act as jadge. Merrifield was. a practioner intensely alert and vigorous and he could not in a moment discard the habit of the lawyer and assume the robes of a judge. As the trial progressed the judge’sinterest increased and he became a 8 intense as if he had been one of the attorneys. While watching the evidence with closest attention, a question was asked on examination, by one of the attorneys of the witness on the stand, which impressed the judge as wholly improper. Forgetting for the moment that he was the judge there rang out from the Bench with impetuous aggression, ‘I object, the question is improper.’ : -

Before he could recover himself the bar was in an uproar of laughter and the cigars were on the judge and they were properly provided at the right time. .

Probably Judge Hess of Plymouth is the only other attorndy living who will recall the incident, although over a dozsn were present at the oecocurrence. ‘‘How soon we are forgotten,” you say, yes, and yet our deeds live ofter us. Perhaps the memory of a good lawyer, is longer cherished by his professional brothers than that of most men. E. V. Lone. Extravagance in State Institutions There is 80 much extravagance in the equipment of some of our state institutions that Governor Marshall will be afforded ample opportunity to apply his old-time ideas of reasonable economy. An institution, for ‘example, that harbors not to exceed 150 pupils, has had addition to a building that a quarter of a ceutury ago was deemed entirely adequate for its purposes. ‘And yet the superintendent intends to apply for another dormitory—for which, by the way there is just as much necessity as there is for a fifthwheel on a wagon. Entirely too much of the people’s money has been spent in providing unnecessarily costly buildings for the deaf and dumb aund the blind, both located at Indianapolis.—South Bend Times.

Noble County Colony There is a Kendallville colony of about a dozen former residents of Noble county at Frenzh, New Mexico., Some of the members of this colony own 40, some 60 and some 80 acres, and all are said to be doing well. Of a farmer named Chase, who bas been living ip that part of New Mexico for 40 years one of the Kendallville colonists writes thus: “That he has made a success of it might be inferred from the fact that he raised five tons of onions, grown from the seed, on one-fourth of an acre, and sold the crop at three cents per pound. Then his celery patch, 60 by 80 feet, produced 11,000 bunches while his 60-acre apple orchard yielded 8000 crates—all first class products, as they were raised by irrigation.”—South Bend Times.

Bad Year for Business The announcement is made that the year 1908 has been the worst the railroads of the United States have experienced since 1893. There was a great falling off in construction; not half as many cars were ordered as during the preceding year, and the number of cars built was but 27 per cent. of those built in 1807. During the year twenty-four roads went into the hands of receivers. Thisisrather conclusive evidence that the republican panic wae something more than a financial flurry, for there,is no better indicator of business activity or lack of activity than the volume of business done by the railroads.

Card of Thanks

This method is taken of expressing our singere appreciation of the many favors done for our family during our recent sOrrow. M=zs. T. C. SHOBE. MR. and MRS, GEO. SHOBE, ROBERT SHOBE. . Feed Grfndlng I am now fully equipped for the grinding of corn, wheat and oats for feed. Give me a trial order and you will be satisfled. Prices reasonable and results the best. Bring your graintome. ABE WEIMER, 5

| Settlement Noti To all those who owe us either by open account or past due note we ask to arrange to call | next week to adjust the accounts. g " Owing to the change in membership of our firm through the death of Mr. John Weir we wish to announce that all accounts will close with the year. _ We have planned to set apart thev week beginning next Monday, January 4th, for “settlements” and ask that you co-operate with us in our efforts—you can assist by calling early. Don’t let the size of the account or your present financial condition keep you from coming in and checking over with us. A Happy and Prosper"ous New Year to All ¢ s : Weir & Cowl

We Own and Offer for Sale or Trade the F ollowing Farms ~ and Ligonier City Properties.

244 Acre farm near Middlebury Indiana good buildings and strong land, about 256 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 soil; from 6 to 10 acres good onion land. 6 room house and lot with barn in Shipshewana. e

Any of the above can bg bought at reasonable prices, on terms to suit the purchager. We also have other properties not listed. Ffﬁurther particulars inquire of ‘ M. & E. JACOBS 'LIGONIER, INDIANA. «

, + o . . ¢ s ‘ > UUr bDuslnNess ) - | ) I ' RSS PR N e R SRR ' W ' ARE OPEN for your inspection. We invite you ‘ to call and see us, get acquainted with the ‘ ' men who are looking afterour interést and who will - 1 ‘ look after yours, if you intrust your business to us. = ) We are organized for, and do a general Banking q ' Business, act as Administrator, Trustee or Execu ‘ tor, Etc. In the Banking Department we invite ’ . deposits, both Savings and Commercial, and will ' extend all the courtesys consistent with sound ‘ ' banking. In our other Departments, we endeavor ‘ at all times to transact whatever business is intrust- ; | ed to us in a careful manner, and can do it more ‘ . satisfactorily than those who do not make a spe- | cialty .of these lines, We solicit your business. ‘ Farmers = Merchants

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 siqe, formerly owned by Mrs. Phoebe Moore. 7-room dwelling with good barr ~and out-houses, orchard and garden; 5 acres of land, north gide. Known as the Hart property. :