Ligonier Banner., Volume 44, Number 37, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 December 1909 — Page 1

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?;O:*:@:':'ﬁ.’:':‘Q:-:@:-:O:*:O:-:Q:*:O:*:Oﬂ i = | Q Y| M i 1 | | | o The Store that daves You Money ¢ ¢ U, 8 | v ' : i v Offer For Next Week l' l E’. i 3 L 1 5 O] _ 9 ; ; 0 p WD 9 o - 1Y v 11 : y o g - - KB (s On everything carried in the Ladies’, Misses’ L) ? and Children's Ready-to-Wear Department. g 1 : K ’ $40.00 Tailor Suits and Coats during sale . $20.00 3 o $35.00 'ly'ufilm' Sutts and Coats during sale : $17.50 v :|: $30.00 Tailor Suits and Coats dunng sale : $15.50 o $25.00 [ailor Suits and Coats durnicg sale . $12.50 o ¥ $20.00 Tailor Suits and Coats during sale . $lO.OO 0 g $15.00 Tailor Suits emgi Coats (lm'ing_,j sale . $ i.OO O o And so through our entire stock. We do not say that g (1 we are trying to get cost. Our aim is to sell every- 0 ld thing possible at far below the actual cost as we do g » not want to invoice the mammoth line we have on L i hand due to backward weather. . . g 2 We have a competent Lady Tailor, and 3 § \ | XX . «i s o All Alterations Positively Free KX : KX :'; - As we do not want to sell you any garment .0y 3 - except it be a perfect ;.. . : :?x e e e [ " 1.1 : o s Some Great Values 0 ) s R s ) X l|l ~ . ( . o s - For the Men o RN S AT URS R IR RTS SRR ST SRS S : KX X ' Pure Worsted suits, marked to sell at” : . $9.85 g g Beautiful liﬁé of cashmere suits, exceptional values . $12.50 ’3 O Men's -and boy's Cravenette coats as low as ‘. $9.50 XX - . . 2 About 50 men's overcoats, odd. to close, at . : $6.50 K Y Men's 46-inch Kersey overcoats, extra valies . - $8.95 9, 2 Men's 46-inch beaver overcoats, extra values . . $11.50 3 0 3 Our Young Men’s and Boy’s Suits and Overcoats we X} L} can save you at least 25 per cent. on snappy, new, 3 3 merchandise. . K E AGENTS FOR 'iii;i Largest assortment of | o 5 Hanan Shoes = [|-3+2 --FURS-- K y | Manattan Shirts 235 l carried in Ligonier. 1 {', Stetson Hats l‘%ggt%‘ — 0 g Mentor Underwear iEaﬂ“;gj Prices reasonable. | g — J.L. LEVY & SON » © LIGONIER, INDIANA % Goods Marked in Plain Figures. One Price to Al §

The Ligonizr DBaaner.

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY.INDIANA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1909

FARMERS BEST YEAR 190% I 8 GIVEN BANNER IN SBECRETARY WILSBON'S ANNUAL ' REPORT. IMMENSE VALUE OF CROPS Corn Alone Raised During Year Worth $1.720.000,000-—lnquiry Inte Price of Mreat Shows Producers Don't Get Fair Share, ' Washingtot, Iwo le-Most prosper $ it all yoears i» the place to which ; s entitiod I agricalture, deciares Secretnry of Agricaitare Wilson i bl thirteenth snnual report. made pub e toeday The value of farm prog. gote few 0 intomprobe ::zi%fz,'; inrge that 1 Bas beoote merely o row ol Sgures For this sear It 5 B 5 080 00 fRu a paln of GG Gon Gl oDer WK fhe valie o the prodocts has Hoariy gontidad G e o venrE - Wirl Ba¥E Eloven seary of byl Liale cpinhonE Sith & prodac tion of 8A0617 00w oot and ending =hih § 74 Rie Aooayte of o §UB 0 3 Gf the periont! 11 has jeaid off piorigages, 10 bas” eslabilshed banka B Bas wmade Wetler Bomes, it Bas Belieod o make the farmer o ol so s o the wmaorld, and ¥ has provided Blpn aith mieats {O7 tgiproving his soil gnd making i 1 more prodygotive - “Farm Production of 1909, | The most siriking fact in the worbd's agricultuee s the value of the oty orton of Iwn th‘ith Y% aboul $1 720000008 1t nearly equals the value of the clothing snd personal adornmentas of T 8 ol G 0 ;»lnbh", ac cording 1o the census of 1896008 -This crop excesds in value the average of the crops of the five preceding yesars | by 36 per cent ‘ : § Cotton is now the second crop o value, and this yesr's cotton crop (8 easfly. the most valuable one to the farmer that has been produced With cotion lint selling at 13.7 ¢enls oh the farm November | and with cotlon seed | selling for about $25 per ton, the Hnt and seed of this crop are worth about 550,000, 000 1o the farmer. No cotton crop since 1873 has been sold by farm. ers for as high a price per pound as thig ond ‘ T : Third in value Is wheat, worth about | $725 0006600 ut the farm, - and this largely exceeds all previous values, The November farm price was - almost an even dollar a bushel, a price which has not been equaled since 1881 This is the Ihird crop of wheat in point of sive, with 725000 000 bushels. The hay crop is valued at $660 000, GO pats at $400.0006.000; potatoes at $212 000 b 00; and tobacco Bt nearly $ 100 600 B 0 Heot and cane sugar and niolasses and syrup, from farm and | factory, will reach the total of about $45 G 0 60 The barley crop is worth | 58 aiie iy, finxseed . $36,000 000, and 1,000 000 060 pounds of rice §25,060,000 Comparisons with Former Years, The production of all cereals comBined is 4511060000 bushels, an amount considerably greater than tha for any other vear except 1806 It excewds the average of the preceding five f\n.';&h« by 6.5 per cent. The nsliissj af all coreals In 1508 Bas Dever Nttt equaled in a previous vear. 1t is al 1 mosl exnctly $3,000000,004, or :féu:r; centl. above the five-y Year average. Compared with the average of the previous five years, all principal crops are greater In quantity this year ex , cept cotton, faxseed, hops, and r;mruf sugar; but without exception o‘\«”’."% erop is worth more to the farmer than the five-year average | This is the year of the highest pru-; duction for potatoes, - tobacco, beet sugar, all sugar, and rice; next to the highest production for corn, oats and all cereals. Compared with 1908, galns in value gre found ail along the line, the exceptions belpg barley, buck. wheat, rye and milk. The increase for cotton, lint and seed, iz S2OX 060 000, wheat, $107,000,0606; corn, $105.000,000; | hay, $29 000,680 ; oats, $22.000,000; lobacco, $18,000.000; potatoes, $15.000, 00, : ’ ' Meat Prices. | Secretary Wilson has just finished a 8 unique investigation made for the purpose of this report relating to the increase of wholesale prices of beef when sold at retail. Through emploves of the bureau of animal indus. try inquiries were made in 50 leiesm} large, medium and small—in all parts of the country. For the 50 cities the total retatl cost charged to customers above the wholesale cost paid by the retailers is 38 per cent. In five cit fes the rate of increase is 20 per cent. or under; in ten cities, 21 to 30 per cemrt.; in 12 cities, 31-to 40 per cent; fn 12 cities, 41.t0 50 per cent.; and in 11 cities over 50 per cent. A gross profit of 20 per cent. was found in New York city and in Phila. delphia; 28 per cent in Buffalo, 36 per cent. in Boston, 17 per ceant. in Baltimore, 42 per cent. in Washington, 46 per cent. in Chicago, 25 per cent. in Cincinnati, 23 per cent. in Omaha, 28 per cent. in Milwaukee and Detroit, 39 per cent. in St. Louis, 64 per cent. in Mobile, 39 per cent. in San Fran cisco, 24 per cent. in Seattle and 37 per cent. in Denver. The lower the grade of beef the greater the percentage of gross profit. = The farmer has failed to receive a share of higher beef prices with re gard to the raw animal. The price level of two-year-old steers at the farm being regarded at 100 for 1896-1900, ‘the price of such steers rose to 135.9 in 1900, declined to §5.5 in 1905, and rose to 100.8 in 1909, all for the date of Janu ary 1 and for prices at the farm, sub stantially before corn feeding had be gun. ~ The price of corn in 1909 at the

farm Is represcnted at 318 € coopared Wil 100 dor the prive level of 180 1800 and the price of the Lewt patiye steers 8t ithe Uhicage stowk fhrds B the susne year s 1239 which e miuch shove the indevoumber for ihs §vf§r'*i? of ihe ;\.r'ézs,gi» st ihe farm, and wmouch wioow the prive of cotn al the fars The Inference 4 thxt the fariner geln st reluyrt for the Bigh bl corn ihat he fesds to his stecrs, Bt not £ rertarn equrl to € cvlits a bushed Joe Bix vorm o whilcel s thHe i for the el W i ia £33 the anfed sieer L Aowe il narlie s ip Ihe Y ward moastent of piloes 0 s IAIW YR i . : CThe wholesale ntires nf fresh heaf, varcapses Nave increassd in gt e degren Ithat the prices §F stesrs Bate &t the stk yards and the reiall prices of (rexh bee! have kept pace with the wholesale picwe 3 %,;iir;(:«-‘“‘;!*.;,; prices of fresh oot therafors, are dus 1o inCtehsing Mues of animals 3t the aiv yards, and this in cxedalued by the abmorimal cirvim stances to wbich the raving of beet atilmals hag Deen subleciod o reoent YeEre L s Corn Too High for Hogs : The farpers sitoation with regard W hogs I gore fxir fo the farmer "!l,l{, "‘!,' LRI gitaint £¥B; .." ! :’- hl‘:’; it is apparent thal during the last three Yeurs the srice of cofh has Doah vy Bigh for ke pelee ¢ bogs in the cane of hogs the {xrmer has Taily par tivipaied in the rising prives whetohs in the case of the farmers caitle the ahifod apimals are barely as valuable a 8 They were nifie to fouticen years ago and bhad not the pries of oorn ascended o a high figure, parhaps he would not share o the higher besot prices : ! There has been a tendepncy of the animale and crops of the farm to in creake tn value per unit at the farm at a faster rate than all commodities have fncreased at wholessle Within the sholesale trade. niso, farm products exceed all other classes of comtodities in relative incresse of pricos since 1884, and food ix excoed ord m"_v by farm prodacts and by lum ber and building materials., The only large exception to the leading place taken by Jarm products In rlse of prices s unfed lbeel cattle the farm price of whith has barely beguu lo rige abuve the price level of 18981900 for el vattle i ‘ IMPLEMENT DEALERS MEET lowa State Association ls Holding its ' Fourteenth Arnual Conven. : tion in Des Moines. : Des Molpes, 10, Dec. W, D Hoxt of Manchester, prosident of the [dws Implement Dealers’ association, called that body to order for its fourteenth annual convention at ten oclock this morning in the Y M C. A hall. The sttendance was most patisigciory. :;!nl fn addition te the members thore ware present a l3m‘g~- number of ladies, manulgciurers _w‘.%‘»x»'z",a and traveling men After an invocation by Rev Robert B H < Bell, Giov. it P Carrall made an address of weleome, to which P.F Arney of Marshalltown respond ed President Hove delivered bils annual address and then . L. Gissgow spoke on "Our Future” : | Jast night the Manufacturers' Implement and Vehicle club entertained the denlers and their wives at & ma afedl, and this evenlng it will agsie be the host at a smoker and theater party. At tomaorrow’s session the chiet addresses will be by W R Thomas u'_i Oskuloosa and George Yulll of Cedar Rapids. Priday will be devoted main I¥ to commwitiee reporis and the v’im‘t[ tion of officers e ) | INSPECTOR M'CANN LOSES New Trial Denied Officer Who Was Convicted of Receiving Graft. . | Chicago, Dee 1~ Judge Albert C Barues, sitting as a e¢riminal court judge in the county butlding, over: ruled the motion “or a new trial of E - ward McCaun, the police inspector, convieted of receiving “graft” money in the West side levee districl ; The next move in the case will be taken Thursday morning, when the (‘Q’urt clerk will enter the official ral ing on the court records and Judge Barpes will impose sentence on MeCann. The penaliy is imprisonment from one to five years - 1t is possible that McCann's lawyers then will ask that an order be entered in arrest of judgment. _ ; . The peculiar properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have been thoronghly tested during epidemics of influenza, and when it was taken in time we have not heard of a single case of pneumonis. Sold by S.J. Willisms. : 376 t ' ' Elson's Advice ; My treatments are the em bediment of recent scientific research. As an aid to beauty I advise vou my fuil course of progressive facial scalp all mAassage treatment. Alsocousult me for manicuring, shampooing, chiro pody and all kiuds of hair work done Office 'phone 72. residence ‘phoneglB ‘ ANOLD ELSON.. - - The greatest danger from influenza is of its resulting in pnewmonia. This can be avoided by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, as it not only cures influenza, but counteracts any tendency of the disease toward pneumonia. Sold by 8. J. Williams. 37 5t e Many persrus find themsalves affected with a persistent cough after an attack ofinfluenza. As this cough cau be promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy it should not de allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. Sold by S. J. Williams. - . 816 t

S Qoo eo o eDo el [ eDo Do Do el Tpele o . e ) "HE STORE S : : o TRICTLY | | it 0 NE PRICE | A BEARES ; GOOD 6Sc h u 0 :gf’;} Q o Ly ¢ 5@ & Ladies’ Tailor Suits ¢ o Our entire line of regular Suits divided ° ° in three lots and price at o ° $lB9B $1398 and $9.98 ° ° lf,:g”lﬁ is the greatest suit opportunity ever offered to the Q o Tizz. Ladies of Ligonier and surrounding country, The tre- ° b U mendous selling in this depaitment has reduced our seao — . sons stock of our 350 suits to su(h a ;mint that we feel ° o justified in making radical reductions. These suits are all cutin the latest styles and should appeal to all prospective buyers. @ 6 Our one price-to-all and plain figures is a guarantee of the above ¢ Q fact and a bonafide slaughter in prices 15 assured. Q RLOT & ... et sy e é ; Fadies -~7; ;.-?; Tatlor Suits, the <eason’ s newest creations—colors o : LOT navy blue, green, gray, black, mn fanev worsteds, chey French seree and English wiles, jackets semi or tight-fitted, NO. - Jined throughout \x‘,"?;.‘l\ nn <atin, skirts ;:',L;_~..,:-~.,¢ ‘ ‘ desiens. some trimmed with braid and others with jet buttons 2 This ot consists of all .flf;' o=2 S oanid =2O 00 @ : suits, now only | e . $13098 o L e ————— oo ° ‘ Ladies’ Suits in dressy models consisting of the latest styles—-colors . ¢ o LOT black. red. terra eotta, navy blue, green and two-toned wales, ¢ in faney worsted and serves : jackets semi and tight-fitting Q NO. ‘ models, jacket lined throughout with Skinner satin, skirt plain Q : gore or plaited eflects. This lot «--I,z;§i>:,~' of all £17.50 ° 3 $16.50 and £15.00 suits, now oniy. ... .. -s9'9B o _—__—_____—__——_—_-—————-—-—————————— o You should not plan any Christmas gifts for your wife, husb’;nd, or sweet- o heart until you have consulted our stock. We have made great preparations ° for you, and our goods are arriving daily. nge is where you can get a good o : serviceable present, one which will be greatly appreciated and a source of com- ¢ fort. Why not buy some thing serviceable as well as __omamental and have your ° { ° present serve a double purpose : _ : Q Do not forget our stock of Guaranteed Shoes ' o and remember that we have the largest assortmept and best line of Underwear to be found. e | e e e i° WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR YOUR WANTS o

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