Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 42, Ligonier, Noble County, 7 January 1909 — Page 4

AR PR RRTR E R EI LR LR LTPE IR PSS - THE OLD ARMCHAIR . . By Eiiza Cook = 2 5 ‘. ; ~' s o L 4 > : e o it i WW“_,__..___.___._....ﬁ ; ; g«,ﬂ*)« ¥LiZA “ f‘,» 1 aileh ‘i,\-\"‘_“.t !ﬁ:n, . Was !L»tﬁ wt laendon i B:} i ghagl M sod Sl near fandon 6 UBR Bhe wrole ] i ' = 8 for verious Fegion gurnely. and advicited | mentsl 1 2§ culture I “EKiza Cosk's Journad Amnng thet beat i ”y{}, Lnown of lies ;»-~:"vs fre The 000 Farm f'?ais.%,’”?!}h} i s{‘ W Bongs “Hume 15 the Hedrt” amd “'The Hd Arm } ‘_______l_,_,_“”_,___“_\“,‘_:_,,__.. v e j,: e “_:"'“'“M : LOVE T love it Xl whe wdinll diare o 5 : A 0 bl tiie Lo b :;"’ ol or halr® !'_ ) .. 've .‘,':"-.(.:;w;t“r A Joiy s n salnis] i L b P'ie ér-'—mi« wash 1t owith fearw, | e voituituied I 8 with sighs. Coe e el Beiiel Aoy B thousant Baaids tootng hearliooy o Do Notw He sl break, not a huk o wiil etart . - o Woull you know the speil’ g mother sat thorel , And & sscred Laing s that ond anmohalr, . Ny s v : : . ‘ 1o ehildhoad’s hour 1 Hagered near . : . That hallowesd seat with lstning ear, s - A z‘:w‘--mhf‘;w;nix-r that molier W } glive s_' . <To it e todie sl toach 100 10 (0 o a - . Bhe tol] mie that shaos soad over botide; : - - = : \’\“i(ﬁ\}'r:sfh for ihy vreed sald God Tor my puide : o §Sha .Tlfxz_zgt;s elO fisp 1 ¥ o7t gg:- ser A . ; AS | kuelt boside that old armehar. 0 C . - 1 sat and watehed her miany o day & : . When her eve grow din supl her lacks were gray, » A And 1 almast Worahinet fer whan shie faiing > Ao furned froas Ler Loy 4y friimen Ber oy i N : : . - . ; w 0 ol N eton POMed on. Dt the st sue el o . e .‘lfjﬁ‘u'm}“llgcal;.lknvﬂ shiniters! my earth star Gl g . :Al I 30arned bow moch e beart can bea " , - .0 Vwhen I saw Ner die tn her old atoebair. ‘ i ) ) i i % 3 © § ! 2 ; . LT pakt 'He paki! Bat T paseon it now . _ P . MWith quivering breath end throidaug brow ’ . - "Twia thire she Harsed neAN an Lhore shie died, i "o And membey fSows winh luss & L Bay it 18 folly and dewin Toe wenk, R ' Whilst seakling drops start down my cheek, ‘ ; But Flove gt | b il, and onnniot r ' : ; My soul from u_:xg_{g,.!fut & ohil ar '“ :

eWe®* + - : ' Che' Ligonier DBanaer Dhe - RlQgOoNic aniey, - h - ]. E. McDONALD, Editor Patiished avery Thursday nus{m:ﬂa»rﬂ in the pguumc‘c-,"t;!ggr ter, 164}, ne second-clne o pntter ! i ! s . . Sty il ‘Praose No. i

Many children fail in schonl work because thay do 960 ave the phy Al " cal stamina to .’;!.’\n.lwl;c;l“ the work of the school f'P"‘?Q‘k%’)_;;r‘”*ﬁ‘fi{f‘ft Npencer was right when he said that, “To be a nation of healthy anifuale is the first condition of national ;\l'é:&;w-r‘:j. o Aud yetin facenf this ;:ér.-n'xm-:g( from onie of tlie grént teachers there s the tendesicy to make en and wolnen out of boys nud girls who are bankrupt in health when tfey leave the sriwn}% ‘rm!!!:. ; = - oS -~ 1t would seemn the part of wisdom to see ta x!}'?:?an! physical perfection be first attained and then there is a foundation upon which to erect o mental edifice that will be waorthy the name of scholar. With this idea foremost let there ba tanght in the schools by practieal lessous the anderiving . ['glhmp'u-»).(hatﬁ'iﬂ develop strong bodies. Good vision, good hearing, good heart action sl il that pods to make up the healthy antmal §6d then there m;\\d.\_n\'xm feal about exhsusted mental vitality.—Muncie Press | ) \ : BRENIE . . ; The |réport of Senator Kutte Nelson of Minnesola, «fhmn::;a'h uf the committee on mericulture of the National ('uu{ufrvmtuuc't‘mnnne{g\mn. shows that through hmproved methods of farming the average prmhwruu"xi per acre is mlowly increasing in this couuntry. He states that, however, the erop could easily be doubled by still wider ntilization of the results of séientific experiments in the agricultural schools, 1o a fow years the country will need the doubls erop to feed itself if the present growth of popualation con tinues.—Fort Wayvne Sentigel s : -:'. L O . The observant reader can not fail to be fmpressed with the trend tononpartisauship tn current thought. : There {8 a disposition to consider the taritl from a solely business aspect: municipal officials .are more and more chgsen with reference to personal qualitications rather than palitical atliiin!/iuu.q: there is evidengs of nn'h.;wud{?:,t voging all over the lagd, aid even t!)x\ solid South shows signs of treating national questions without prejndics \F,‘H)v the North is taking a saner view of the race question. - All these ﬂ){a}m‘gs Are Auspicions of better government.—-J. B. BToLL in South Bead Times. : ! e . o e < ' - R 0 ®E» P . It ean at least be said that all the vnnds;!n\h-s for United States s munr'; ar¢ making a dignifled and gentliemanly effort, none of them indulging 's:sg the use of personal assanits upon any other candidaté. This is not only | wisn: but shows that peace aud Lnrumny‘ reigos within the ranks of the democratic party and its leaders. The place of United States senntor is an , exalted one, and above the usual methods which mvelve the seeking of politiesal preferment.—Decatur Demoerat. - | - . ‘ '- "‘.' o R s s ! The board of mmm'_:' commissioners is now democratic, for the first \"mw? _in many years. Last Friday Amos Spurgeon, a Democrat, succeeded w. K. Rosenbury of Kendallville, who was elected in 1804 Two years ago the ‘people came near‘m‘aknﬁz the change, electing William Peiper of Allen | township and Wwere within a few votes of electing Henry Klick of Noble township. We hope to see the men now in charge, give the people an | - honest,"economical and business.like administration of publicaflairs. It is _gﬁfe to say that during the past twenty-five years there was never a more | " partisan administration than the one just closed. Mf. Rosenbury has dum-’; inated the board ever since he becambe a hember of it, and he has al,wa_\igl‘ been a rank partisan. There never was but one side to any guestion froni his point ‘of view. He was elected in 1904 only by a very narrow inargin, less than twenty votes, in the face of a republican plurality in the county of over %00, and at the-late republican county convention he was overwhelmingly defeated for a renomination. Rosenbury was repudiated at the polls by a big margin. It wasgiven out that the republican candidate WAas “‘just ~ like Rosenbury™ and the outcome was no surprise to those who paid any ~ attention to public sentiment. The people are tired of the Rosenbury stripe ~ of public servants. They-will be as quick about reproving and repudiating - .any demoecratic oflitial who sets himself up as a dictator of any fixed policy and who will not recognize that all people have rights under the law. ‘ - ' . ae" s " | ~ Disenssing the recent report of Secretary Wilson, the St. Paul i’ressj; argues that there is no investment that can be made today that has a more p:omiaiuk'fu‘tu;e than one in American land, whether it be in the shape o\f! _ afarm or a city lot or a lot of ground in a suburb orin a villgge. It says: ] The comparatigely small remnant of land not already absorbed in private "ownersmk'li!&}being rapidly taken up. It is so far away from nipetenths of the popwfation that the land-hungry are more and more turn g -their eyes toward holdings more accessible, and to obtain » share in whi they need not necessarily separate themselves from communities and con- _ veniences to which they bave become attached. The gospel of the owne ship of a few acres as the surest guaranty of independence, and of safet against want, is daily finding wider acceptance. So buying, multi v - while there can be no increase in the supply of land. The-result maust inevitably be a steady advance in values: The decline in farm values noted several years ago in eastern and middle western states was wholly abnormal, and the result of bad farming only. The lessons taught on those same lands, by scientific farmers, have checked the 'decline, as it is found that _there is scarcely an abandoned or rundown farm which can not by secienti- . fie treatment be restored to its former productivity, and more. T s . o aeates . ' ~ The legislature will convene at Indianapelis today. For the first time since 1893 the Democrats will control the organization of the house of representatives Mvﬂl% je a strong minorty in the state senate which stands ~ twenty-three Demoerats to twenty-seven Republicans. This gives the - Republicans the right to organize the senate notwithstanding the fact that -the old rules recognize the power of the lieutenant governor to appoint the ~ several committees. It was to be expected that the democratic party in

e S U R IS NR B e B The Lake Coanty Election 1t is hard to believe ;;s%:ﬁgi was & mare disgraceful mion Indiacs than that beld in Lake eounty last M'erms‘* o Wap not resorted tows da oot know wiiat itis. Ignoraes faraipnees. withot the least right to éﬁ; in droves, and for hire, ﬂmﬂvfgﬁm dld sot know what they were delap, did not even wish to dicla ‘% intention to become cltizsimetor ”’ﬂ hiad po such intention. ﬁgm sisply oeed by deﬂ“ﬁims for the parpose of carryiog she sdeetion. Without the vote “BE tHése men the republionn plaralie in Indiana would shrink considerably. Men were imporied to vote and they virted, and- then {H&Qp;wii'ﬁd.. One of the wilnessos, & republican saioon kveper, testifled that the foreigpers wiio were “handled” oo election day Aty wathing aboat elections, but that they vole invariably for the party that pays them the most,

Votes were hought, laws were broken periury committed, and men wers voted who had not the right 1o vote. And all tihis wax daoge in whaolesals fashion, = A - " Many of the men thus used are said to have been employers of the stes] trust This phase of the question should, it seemsto os, be inquired iuto. I the presence of the weel trust in Indisos is gelog to mean ourrupt electiogs, the people want to know it tn order that they may take staps to proteet themselves. Tt was tentified tothint the “ Hunkies' voted aw their salonn keeper, their ;m?;,\fifmﬁ boss, of their foreman tokd them to vorte AVe ought to know just how groat A part the forémen played in tris seandalous busipess The standard ”\‘. Company and the stee] trust, whichi are both _d‘ﬁni(‘.“ﬁd in Lake county, weré, it is known, grestly iuterested in republican sugcess. Their interest i believed 1o have taken a very practical fﬂ?m, 1 is known that but for these iilegal votes the town of Gary would have bern carried by the Democrats. The people of lodisna eannot af ford to eondone such erimes We must have tair and honest elections. 1 we cannot havedhemn we had bet. ter hiave none st s, It the peop @ ever cone to balieve that the balln

;t‘mx does not speak the troth they will Boon cease to respeet its soice We trast ghat investigation Jwill be %f‘us?wd'\’ij.i'nrﬂlmly to the end that all facts may _be known. People who have any gense of political morality 'atall will ;g«g_& think of what the ef-;!-ev:.um_\' be ou the resuit of the elec | tion, will not care who gots and who glnam office, but they will dv}_nmd [ that right be done, that the laws be ;wnfnh‘mi. and that the crimioals be fpanished. And by the eriminals they do not miean the miserably g norant men who were used, bat the rascally politicians, bosses and “sa- [ loon keepers who used them. 1 the %hn‘rktmn!hm carries us within the icirele of the steel trust or the Stand- § ard Oil Company so niuch the better. P 1f these industries cannot exist ip { [ndisoa without oppressing, deHfrauding and robbing the pnnplé, and Lwithout violating their laws, the | wooner they get out the better. Na Linvestigation will be satisfactory Cwhich does not go into this phase of éqiwh\.x?n. “The facis alreagy devel. caped ought to make us see the need cof requiring men to become pitizens hefore they vote, and of establishing some real qoalifitation for sutfrage. ' Many of the men who voted had pe Tight 1o vote under our law as it now is. Nung of them would have been é allowed to vote were our constitution and law what they should be, We ‘sbouid think. that the republican ipar:_y of Indiana—of the unation, in%'doaed_f;would be ashamed and bumiliated in the face of such revelations of depravity, committed in its name. —lndianapolis Newg. - o

Caunty 1);»31‘;‘. Flection January 28, 1909 - The county commissioners met 1n regular session Monday and organized by electing D. J. Graumlich, chairman, The resignation of (__"oun» ty Attoruey J.. W. Welker was accepted and Otto C. Grant of Albion was appointed to fill the vacancy. The petition fof a county local option election was presented with a total of 1911 ngmes. Field and Spangler. attorneys for those opposed to calling an election, notiflad those concerned that they would ask Judge Wrigley for an injunction, which was done.. Judge Wrigley heard the argument at 1:30. When Attorneys Field and Spangler appeared before Judge Wrigley for Sylvanus Hoever of Ligonier in whose name the complaint was brought, they argued that the board be not allowed to call an elecdon, urging the unconstitutionality of the law, and that the election would create a liability for which the county council had not made any appropriation. The judge refused to grant the rsstrainiog order. _

The case went bagk to the county oommissioners, whx Commissioner Pieper wanted io wait a month before actron was taken, to see what the legislature would do. County Attorney Grant'ealled the attention of the board to the fact that the law is mandatory —says “shall call an election,”and pointed out the further fact that it was not necessary that an appropriation be made in advance of the calling of an election, but such appropriation should properly follow and not precede such action. The election was then called for Friday, January 29 at which time the county option election for this county will be held. Z :

" Colonial flower shop, floriste and decorators, Goshen Ind. . Home telephone 852. . 34-3 m

At the ansual mseting of the Noble LCoupty Hortleultural Society it was décided 10 bold eontests for the boys M girls of Noble County daring the Fear 108, and the scolety appropri ated fifty dollars tor this purpose. A comiiitted was appointed by the Wigg&ﬂﬁ‘*““ charge of the contests. This committes met »t Albion iast Saturday and lsid the Hollowiog plase: ~ . The contesta will be Leld at Albion in October of this year, A corn vontest wiil be insagursted for bays. There wili be three tineses of oxbibite as foilows: Ciass A for boys under 15 years of age; Class B, for boys between the sges of i 3 aad 16 Clams U, for boys belwesp the sges of 1B and I 8 i Each boy is to cultivate otie acre of corn, Beed I 6 to be lurnisbed by

the sociely, [ree of chiarge., All buys desiriog 1o enter the &in. test must make aplication 'to the socie 1y for send before March 15, IKe

For application bisnks sddress Fonos Bricker, Brimfisid, Indints.

The giris eontest will be (o charge of a.commitiee of ladies of which Mrs. C. M. Clapp of Albion is ehairman. Liberal cash prizes will be offered for & general calinery display by girle aoder 16 years of age sud special prizes will be offered for exhibita of bread, cake, bulter, pre. sorves, plekies and - bome made candy. The farmers, merchants, manufacturers, professionnd en and eitizans of Noble Ccanty will be solicited for cash and special prenigme to be awarded for these exhibits, i : The following cmnmﬁgw‘w.iu call upon the citizens of Noble County ﬁmﬁash and special premioms duriog the next ten days: Perry, Harian Giibson i Sparta, Horace P. Tucker; Washington, Daniel Stump: Noble, Arthur Graves; York, William Palmet; Alblon W. H. Favinger; Eiktiart,. John E. Pancake: Orange, W, A. Imes: Jefferson, J. W, Moorhonse ; Green, J. Frank Stapley: Swan,

[ Joseph Whetzel; Allen, 1..0. Meyer; | Wayne, Enos Bricker, | This is & Noble Chunty enterprise, {mud it is the Intention of the society [to bold these contests annually at cdifferent towns in the esunty, We earnestly request every citizen ;i’)f Noble County to aseist us in this euterprise in behalf of the boys and } girls of Noble County. . The next meeting of the committee { will be held in the assembly room of i the Court House at Albion Saturday. i Jan, 23, 1900 at 9o'clock & . . 3.0 KIMMELL, é L President. - i Mrs.J. 1. RESSLER, : l . Becroetary, i : l‘nu‘«m; Beifishuess 'gn‘(:aﬁu . It is false reasoning that imputes { popular laxity inhonesty to the acts Lof the wealthy and.great captains of enterprise. It would be far, m(ﬂ'a readonable to charge the orimes of %the latter up to the long-existing %neglvct of the distinction between { mine and thine practiced by buman(ity from time immeémorial or from | antecedents unaccounted. This lack of recognition {B, not manifested so much in the violeut abstraction of property from its owner or ité posi sessar, the defaleation of the oflicial, [the crime of the bur;:lur.'u‘ itisin beli®f that anything that comes to ote’s hand unssked 18 his by right. Itis the man or woman who takes %fru_it Jrom the merchant’s .barrel, { flowers from the garden of the home,

food from ‘the display of wares, t't'nmmy that is foypd on the street, the boy or girl who appropriates the delicacies or knick-kracks from the g‘deu of a companion at school, who plays pranks to secure possession of some coveted article, in short all !\vb‘-o take what is the property of isumhet,by subterfuge, "by beggary, lby levying tribute for proflered. service, by taking toll for favors, by all ‘the little ways that exact without giving adequate return, whether it ibe in service, in merchaundising, in schiemnes for plunder, or in 'dwlr,,e,;%% gain® something for snothing. The modern wave of immoral dealings it business is not the cause but the fruit of lax regard for other's rights in property. in possession, in- activi and in enjoyment, e

Too Much Water ' 2 F&é‘ During the month of November: accordiug to the figures from the office of H. E. Barnard, state food aud drug commissioner, the Ovstér consumers of Indiana paid §64 328 far water—and it was not good. water ;at that. Mr. Barnard's estimate is based on actuisl analyses made ‘in his laboratory at the stateé house of oysters purchased in Indianapolis markets and figures obtained by shippers as to the quantity of the bivalves shipped into the state during the month. i

Sixteen thousand gallons of oysters were consumed in Indianapolis during November, says the commissioner. At an average price of thirtyfive cents a quart, these oysletn‘cost tbe consumers §22.240, By referring to Mr. Barnard’s table of tests made of specimens of this commodity, it is shown that the average amouut of added water was 35 9 per cent. This water costs the oyster eaters of Indianapolis $8931. Mr. Barnard estimates that about one-eighth of the oysters consumed in the state are cofbamed in Indianapolis, hence his deduction as to what the oyster consumers of the state paid for water purchased #as oysters during the month. % ; .

. **The poor are the principal sufferers. They purchase the low-priced goods and pay more than twice as much for the oysters they get as is paid by the purchaser of the higher grade article,” said Mr. Barnard.

May Cat Osl Preminme

A. L. Lawsbe third sssistant postmaster general has sabmitted his re port for the flscal year.. The report deals in dotail with the affairs of the buress of which Mr, Lawshe is the tead and cOBIAInS some SURKeSLIOUS for needed reguiations regardiog sedond class matl maiter, Among the recommendations is the abolishing of all premiums given with newspapers 1o tucrease their circalation. Concerning this matter the repart says: “While the now regulstions have done much toward restoring right eonditivns, (1 s the opluion of this office that the ahuses of the second class mailing privilege can not be reduced 1o the minimum until the practice of offering premiuws and other exiranecus indocements fof subserip tivus is eflectualiy stopped, either by iegal profibitivg or impowing & highe rate of postaAge o newspapers of petiodicals which iuvoke such methods of seouring circolation. The low rate provided by law was unguestionably fof the purpose of benefitiog the public by affording & cheap post-

age rate on pablications which wers actually desired by the public and for which ti#% public was williog te paF- more than & normal price, and in Bo sense can it be regarded as a rate to beneflt the publisher, ' .

CA newspaper or periodieal to be entitled to the second class postage tate of one cent per pound shbald eir. caiate on ity erits alone, :

*This, it seeme. is clearly ovidenced by the requirement of the law that:a pubilication to be entitled to

the rate must be origioated and published for the dissemination of (n--tormation of public charaeter, or devoted to literature, the sclonge, aris, or some special industry and have a legitimate list of subscribers. A ‘legitimate list of subscribers,’ as required by law, should consist of the names of persons who subscribed for the paper becanse they wanted it and pot because they ‘wanted & preminm which could be had for a.less price.”’ : v

- There is nothing wrong with the above proposition. If & paper Will not circalate on its anerits, thers could be nothing wrong with the giv. ernment preventing it from eirculating by the aid of premioims or hribes, o A o “o‘rd'o lu'lr;muu; Among agricultural journals there is onethatevery tarmer keeping cows should not neglect to subseribe for. We refer to Hoard's Dairyman. It ig & journal that is broad m its scope being unlike any. other agricultural jourpal io the thoroughly aud practical manner in which it deals with all farm problems that conecern the farmer keeping cows, This journal has o lively interest and practioal knowledge of all t}ﬂngq'uwnt‘ the farm whichi plainly) shows that its editors are daily in the farn atmos: phere and confronted with the same questions to solve in the practical handling of & farm that are before every farmer handling cows. From reading the paper we learn that it has ite own diiry farm of 200 acres, that is stocked with a herd of good dairy cows, and the whole mmanagement of this farm is directly under the editorial supervision. This keéj the editors in touch with farm corlditions so that they know the sul)jects that the farmers want dispussefi and they know what they are talking about. In dozens of ways.l&&t@ﬂl“ f Dairynian will appeal to: oue sk

coming closer to farm life and faru business than auy other journal we hiave seen, It gets right up elose to yvou and talks good hard farm: aguaq} about the soils and crops And'hmtli best to handle them ; talks about um] cows and their breeding, and gives special attention to feeds and leed~l ing. It does not have a prejudice for some one breed, but talks for lhe] dairy cow wherever she is nmm.l;l talks about the baro and its arrangement,and in fact gives a fund of good sound pructical information on questions of interest to the farmer who keeps cows, few or many. Hoard’s Dairsman tells you the things you wagt to know In a way that will ifithreat: you. ~We notice it has no fashion plates. puzzles or cheap stiries. itis all husiness, It is published at Firt Athinson, Wis., ‘and ‘has stood as the leading dairy auth: ority of the country for many years. There are many in this community that will want to take this journal, s 0 we have secured a club. rate that -enables us to offer & year's subseription to the LIGONTER BANNER and Hoard’s Dairyman both for s£2 00 Regular subseription price of Hoard's Dairyman is.sl.oo peg year. If you desire a sample copy send for it. :

Rond lmpt'ovo-u-t

The state of New York has appropriated fifty millions of dollars for improvement of roads. Over three hundred miles of perfect roads were made in 1907 and 820 miles duripg the present year. For many yeats the state has urged the fight for good roads, but the victory bas been won, the undertaking well begun. That the investment will prove profitable uone can'doubt. Sooner or later the other states of the nnion will follow the example of Néw York, and it is probable that some living in Indiana’ today will see the time when this country will be checkered with roads as perfect as those in Enghand, Fraoce and Germany. : : Feea Grinding e - I am now fully equipped for the grinding of corn, wheat and oats for feed. Give me a trial order and you will be satisfied. Prices regponable and results the best. Bring your grain to me. - ABE WEIMER,

- A- A Tribete From fome ! . Mz and Mrs. Thomas R, Marshall left the city thisevening 8t bo'clock, on the Vandalia. for lodisoapolis, where they will make their honte for the coming four years, st least, and perbiaps longer. They were aecompanied by Mark Thistlewsite, Mr Marshall's privale secretary. asd. Maorten Kimsey., a brother of Mre. Marshall, whis ias been spend. ing his Christmas vapestion with ~ The people of Colambia City regret very much to see the Marshalle lease the ity That they will be m;mdg in all ciroles s trus. But while |h»n§ 18 gegret over their departuge, tbnmi i 5 also & feeling of pride in the Bearts of their many® friends here a 1 home, Becauss They go to olaim the highest honors ‘the electorate of I dians can confer apon any matig Their {rionds bere aleo have Ihe ot | most coufidence that Mr, Marshall wiil give m'ﬂm-ﬁmw a good, "'cliuﬁ‘n".j bigh-misded and business-like ad-| minisiration, and that his ioflasoce will at all timen be exeried for sach | mieasures as are caleulated to be for the tieat inf!wr;«uu of all the pwn;xér.i The clhiizgenn of no county In the state will walch his pablic eareer with anch [utenss interest as will his neighbors and cotmipanions, of Whit. ley connty, and {t oan safely be pre. | dicted that whatever Tom Marshall doss will ot sk for defenders in this part of the state. Here the peo- | pie beliave in him and are positive that oo questionable motives 4!1& m»é flusnee Nimi in the discharge of bie public duties. During his Jong life biere. his honesty, his integrity and

fiw !mnm',f;-nw‘ never hespg gues tioned by those who know him - timately and well —Colambia City oL . - ' - A Brilliant Social Event - The palacial bome of Mra. Simon J. Straus was the scene of a pleasant and most britliact wocial event last Tuesday. The sffair was given io

nonor of Mrs. Straus’s Fort Wayne frisnds. The .patly, consisting of fourtesn of “ Fort Wayne's fairest.” artived fn the eity at 1047 &

Carriages wereowaitiog and all were immediately driven to the Straos residence . AL 12:50 & ten course lancheo v was served by » prominent out of towh eaterer. * b . The decorations were very elabor. Ate and tasty. Theihiall was a bower of palms. I the reception room the predominating colors were pink and white: carnations and roses everywhere Tn profusion. The dining room was most elaborately decorated ino red and green, roses, caruations. smilax and ribbon’ combining to wiake it look liké afairy Innd. Upon each place plate was found a card fodicating the table at bridge each Indy was to oecapy. The alternoon was agreeably devoted to this fascinating gamie, and prizes wére won as follows: Mrs. Joe Loshman, an electrbliep; Mrs. M. Frank' Sterling, silver candlestick; Mrs. Theodore F. Bterling, silver bon-boa dish. - At 7 o'clock. mn elegant pourse supper was served, the guests remaining attable until time for their departure, it having been arranged for thein couvenlence to stop the train due here at 5030, at Keodallville. : :

. Thisg event was anquestionably one of the most elaborate of its kind ever given in-our eity, and adds one more link to the already -lengthy chain of social successes achieved by the hostess. Mrs. Straus was gowned in a beauatiful creation of pale blue satih. o e s

The following guests were present: Mesdames M. Frank, 8- Rothsehild, L. Frankel, Theodore Frank, J. Nathan, Will Olds, J. Loehman, Bin, Rothscbild, Cyrus Arnold, H. Frei burger, B. Dayy, I Seelberg and Sam Wolf. : ; :

Mosgs Short

Moses Latitz, trastee of Vanßuren township. ‘Kosciusko county, has beensued by the state for $40.000. It is alleged he has eqandered the funds of the township and that he did not perform his duties in accordanace with the law. The bpondsmen of Lantz are made co-defendants. It is bharged that Lantz made’ no reports to the advisory board and that he wasted township money. . Among other things it is charged that Lantz bought supplies through his own store at Milford and that he ineluded in his expeuses frequent trips to lidianapolis. ' Vacant U 5. Pablic Lands Where vacant Goverument land is located, with brief descriptions by eonnties, and how to get it under Homestead, Desert, Timber; Cosl, Stone, Oil, Saline and other Federal Laws. Alsoinformation about State lands in Texas,. with ¥aluable ‘tables and particulars about Irrigation and Reclaimation Work pow in progress under the . Government. Sent to any address for 25 cents (stamps received) by The National Tribune, Washington, D. C.. 42-2¢t

Notice of Final Settlement ; State of Indiana, Noble County, ss. . In the %l.auer \ O | ¢ the Estate of * No. 1850, Isaac B. Decker, | S . Decensed. 3 v : ni *tge Noble Circuit Court, January Term; L e : 34 R T o

. Notice §s hereby given that the undersigned as administrator ol theé estate of Isaac B, Decker, deceased, bas filed in said rt his account and vouchers in final settlpment of sald estate and that the same will fome up for examination and action of said Court at the Court house in Albion, Indiana, on the 27th day of January, 1909, at which time and place ll;‘l!dpersons interested in said estate are requi to spg&cr in said Court and show cause if any there be why said account should not be approved, And the heirs of satd decedent and all others interested .In saild estate are also hereby required at the time and place aforesatd to ‘appéar and make proof of their helrgnip or claim to any part of said estate. “IHOMAT L. BUNGER, Administrator. - W H, WIGTON Akt . - Attorney for Estate. . g g e ;

Settlement Notice’ 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. = 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 se§ apart the week be- - ginning next Monday, January 4th, for “settle- | ments” 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 Prosperous New Year to All Weir & Cowle

We Own and Offer for Sale or Txa;ie the Following Farns : and Ligonier City Properties. = - ¢

244 Acre farmgear Middlsbury Indiana good \bulldings. sod ~ stroog land, about 25 acres pasgure laod, farm formerly ~owned by Jacob C. Miller, 140 Acre farm five miles north © east of Ligonier, two sets of buildings, good houss and ~ Inrge bank barn, fifteen scres - of umber, about % acres of pasture land, balance first- - cliaas tilable m;f: fromi &to 10 acres good onion lapd. A 8 room hoanse and lot with barn in Shipshewana,

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

= € ur DUSINESS T O AT STS SWA ARE OPEN for your inspection. We invite you . to call and ste us, get acquainted with the men-who are looking after our interest and who will : look after yours, if you intrust your business to us. { We are organized for,and do a general Banking Business, act as Administrator, Trustee or Execu tor, Etc. 'ln the Banking Department we invite s deposits, both Savings and Commercial, and will extend all the courtesys conmsistent with sound banking. ~ In our other Departments, we endeavor at all times to transact whatever business is intrusted 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. : , A AL AN OTR W MRS, MRS W Farmers = Merchants - Ligonier, Indiana - i

18-Room fiat near school house “ with. barn, known as the ‘Bnl?ang! property. . 10 m;{’)t Ints on the north side ‘in Ligonier,on Johnson and Jay streets. 4 = ; s 6-room house and lot on north side, formerly owned by Mrs. ~ Phoebe Moore. E 7-toom Ld,w’r:lli_ng with good bare and gut-bouseés, orchard and “garden: b acres of land; north - wide. Known as the Hart _ property. - .