Ligonier Banner., Volume 44, Number 38, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 December 1909 — Page 1

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The Store that Saves You Money ~ (Calls Our Attention to the fact Only 15 Purchasing Days be- - fore Xmas Our store is overflowing with a magnificent line of desirable Xmas goods and need but one line to say that our prices are the lowest possible on the class of merchandise. We aim to carry the very best. We have a swell line of furs, Kimonas, both silk and fleeced, Bath Robes, Smoking jackets, Fancy collars, Scarts, Purses, Pins, Belts, Handkerchiefs, Beeds, Umbrellas, Faney Stand Covers, Bcrim Scarfs, Mens special boxed Ties, Suspenders, Mufflers and the tie, sock and handkerchief combination all colors. We wish to call your attention to our line of linens in fact we have made special effort in every department, enables us to meet your desire in every line. , Prices Cut n Two Reduction On our entine line of Ladies’ A Misses and Childrens’ Ready - to-wear apparel. | J.L. LEVY & SON . . LIGONIER, INDIANA

The Ligonivr Daaner.

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY. INDIANA. THUR>. % . V“CEMBER 9, 1909

LELAYA 15 ROUTED BLOCDY BATTLE 18 FOUGHT : WiTH REBELS NEAR : : CRAMA, . LEAVE MANY DEAD ON FIELD Estraca Coptures Mundred Pracners and Lot of War Munitione-Nicar aguan Newspaper Gives lel.va's Accgunt of Killing Americans.. Fort Idmon, Costa Rics ec £ A wirclese message has beven e eolioad here reportipg A engngement shive: Hama bhetuween the forces of ion, Fatrada and Prosident Zelunva's griny under et Vasguer In wshich the latter was beaten, leaving mors than & bundrod wounded asd dead ob the hattielond Fstrada capturad s Lundred prisoners and & Jof of can noen and amsunition Zeiaya's Story of Execution. New (vleans, la., Do & A weolIy newaspaper pubiished st Managus, Nicaragua. dated Novespber 19 bhas just heon recelved here contsining an “oficial” version of the charges made apainst Cannon and Grooe, the two Americans, and thelr execution by President Zelaya 1 The paper ssserts that both the Americans were ctvight In the act of trying to blow up the stesmer IHa mante and exploded a mine 15 yards fn front of the vegsel When the men were captured, the paper save, they had in their posses sion dynamite fuses and machives for causing the explosion, and that after a trinl st Fort Bl Castillo, they ocon fosend to baving set the mine and weie shot outslde the fort Await Action of Congress. | Wiakhington, Dec, 8-~ln anticipation of the action of congress on the ex. pected special message from Presh dent Taft on the Nicaraguan sitnation the state department s prepars fng copies of all the correspondence relating to recent events In Nicaragua These include reports of the capiure and execution of the two Americans, Cannon and Groee, and the action of the president and Secretary KEnox in severing diplomatic relations with 7Z: faya = The special message, [t Was bhe Heved, would ask for c-rxwmlvgaa:zhm ity to place an drmy of occufation in Nicaragua if necegsary, - ; . There is curiosity to see the cor respondence of Zelaya fn view of his repregentations of a competent . defense and hisz expressed willingness to snbmit all matters at issue to ar bitration hy a nevtral government Secretary Knox's answer to this correspondence furnishes spicy n’:cad!ng,. BIG SIOUX FALLS MEETING Implement Dealers from Three States Are Holding Convention in the * South Dakota City. | Sionx PFalls. 8. D, Dec. §~The biggest convention ever held by the Re tail Implement Dealers’ association of South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and Northwestern lowa opened last night in the Ausditorium. Mayor Hurnside welcomed the members and response was omade by L L. Tavler of Alexandria, 8 D. Interesting. addrosses were delivered by Dean E C. Perisho of the Unlversity of South Dakota. J. A. Cralg of the National Association of Agricultural lmplement Manufacturers and Charles E Holmes The program was varied with musie This afternoon in Elks' hall President J. E. MeDougall of Britton will deliver his annual address, and several other members will speak. The banguet will be held this evening after a theater party, ; s U. S. BLACK HAND PROBE ON Eighty Witnesses Called Before Grand “Jury in Prosecution of ‘ Sixteen Men. S Toledo, O, Deec. 8 —Eighty witnesses have been subpoenasd to appear before the federal grand jury in the investigation of ‘the charges against the alleged Black Hand or ganization of Ohio. Sixteen Italians, alleged members of the band known as the Society of the Banana, were arrested in June last as a result of postal inspectors’ inves. tigation of letters received by John Amicon, an Italian meérchant of Co Ilnmbus, O, which demanded money under threat of death, o BECKER “ WILL MOVE EAST “Boy Mayor"” of Milwaukee Buys Seat ‘ on New York Stock Ex- _ change. : New York., Dec. 8-—Sherburn M. Becker, widely known throughout the country as “the boy mayor” .of Milwaukee, has purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange for $96,000, according to an announcement made here, and in a short time will come to this city to make his home. - , Car Kills Woman Professor. Denver, Col., Deec. B.—Miss Elsle Long, professor of mathematics at Westminster university, was fatally injured by a Denver & Interurban car at College Hill crossing and died at St. Luke's hospital. : : Pierce Found Not Guilty. o ~ Austin, Tex, Dec. 8 —The jury in the case of H. Clay Pierce, the 01l magnate, charged with false swearing, returned a verdict here of mnot

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MANY NEW LAWS ARE | i URGED BY GOV. DENEEN Legistature Is Summoned 1o Meet on Decermrber 18-Busy Session Promised. : Springleld 11 Dew & -Siate son2tors A Jegislntors have received the exll of Gov Depesn for o specls] sexston of tHe legisiature 1o convens " [woember 14 o Ther wll laes one of the fignlons | promtates that has coplronted the etk WG Yemts Eadrn .f?k‘%“‘»!-"»lf't:;‘ paet P emmesie of 24 egialative wots be fore the special sewssiog ad oarne ] The pon work includes he enact et :ﬁf s dirvet pritinsy law, 8 oot ‘; rapt praciioe act, atd the sdoption or teloction of the Tederal canstitatiions! smendment for an income tax. : Sl farther the goversor askas spe cifivally for & sef of laws that will preven! such another bßorrer as | that at the Cherry mine, fud also Tor an appropristion for the Uherry sul forate Hy doesn't ask for an Indus trial nsurance law, but for & commisgion to formuiate such & law : Altopether he demands of the logls fators work, wideh U they do it will make the special session dne of gzw yoret furmous over held In the state : {¥her acta recommended Ly the goverpor are: Corruipt practice art envering fraud in parly caudcuses Jif!‘:‘jl conventions. amendment (o election’ laws in cities providing for special fagdulation: deep walerway eonstruc tton and water power deselopmient; appropriation 1o defray costes of ap pealing Dresden Helgbts xuit . to injted States suprome court, fo acl on neome tax amendment to federnd constitution: for enabiing act for commisglon form of government. for en | abling act for construction of and op erution of municipal subways . 1,200 NOMINATIONS SENT IN President Taft Gives Senate List of Recent Appointments—Lane ? : Keeps Place. , Washington, e K -—President Talt sent to the senate a Hst of about 1.260 nominations to federal offices. Practically all aré recess sw;ﬁs&mnzevz;?g. that have heen announced from time 1o timie as made and the greater part of the jist 18 made up of postmasterr in the smaller citles and census supervisors ; G § One of the Mportant new announcements is that of the reappointment of Franklin Lane as a member of the interetate commerce commission. Sanford B. Dole, former president of the Hawalian islands, has heen named by President Taft as United States judge for the territory of Hawail i | TR A TR mi . R . : ANIMAL EXPERTS .CONVE.NEQ ‘American Breeders’ Association Mrets. in Omaha as the Guest of National '- Corn Exposition, ; s ] Omaha, Nebh. Dee. 8-—The Amer | fean Breeders’ assoclation, as the gueet of the Natlonal Comn exposition opened its gixth annual meeting today in the Hotel Rome View-President Willlam George of Aurora, [ gsr&j sided over the ﬁrz&bzﬁ;m}gz: and made the opening address. 1 hetreports ol a sumber of committees on the sclen tifiec brevding of animals ook up most of the day. and more of these will be heard tonight Tomorrow's sesslons will be devoted mainly to general _coz;:u; mittee reporis and addresses on’ he' redity in snimals and planis, ':mdq' those of Friday to plant breeding = | RENEW INDIAN LAND FIGHT ENE AN L Government Lawyers Argue for Can _ cellation of Deeds and Leases P in Oklahoma. 81 Lounis, Dec, f-—~Arguments mfn; _continued before the United States circult court of appeals in the syit by which the government secks to can cel deeds and leases made by Indlans in Oklahoma on allotted lands. "Tbeg government insists that it still has ap fnterest in the lands | Prison No Bar to Chickens. 3 ‘Bt. Louls, Dec. §.—Despite the fact that stealing chickens at night is 8 felony In Missouri, so many fowls have heen stolen from the-roosts in St. Louls county that the county court has offeved a reward of 106 for the arrest and conviction of chicker thieves. { - § -The peeuliar properties of Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy have bean thoroaghly tested doring apitumiut of i flaenzs, and when it was taken i time we havenot hieard of a nimzle; cxmp wf paeumonis, Sold by 8 F Williams 87 6t Eson's Advice z My oraatments are thes embediment | o recent setentific research. As w,; aid ta beauty [ advise vou my ful course of progressive facial gealp all massage treatiment. Alsocovsult me for manicuring, snampooing, chiro pody and all kinds of hair work done Office 'phone 72, residence "phonegls e AxoLp EIBON.. The greatest danger from influenza i# of its resulting io pneamonia. This csi be avoided by using Chamber}+in’s Cough Remedy, as it not only cares influenza, but counteracts any tendeney of the disease toward pneumonia. Sold by 8. J. Williams. 37 5t < e oot Many persous find themselves affocted with a persistent ecough after an attack of influenza. As this cough can be promptiy cared by the use of Chamberlain’s’ Cough Remedy it should not de allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. Sold by 8.

rnespaf vl Bee e GO e THE STORE STRICTLY f =g THAT MAKES ONE PRICE , - 1 Qo rac rmos | ? Ladies’ Tailor Suits § o Our entire line of regular Suits divided ° ° | in three lots and price at ¢ 0 $lB9B $1398 and $998 @ rﬁ) H IS 1s the greatest suit opportunity ever offered tothe o T“‘ [adies of Ligonier and surrounding countryv. The tre- Q 2RI i . . . ‘. u: mendous Sv“mg in this <._}«'-;»;lrtx'nv:zt has reduced our sea--0 — son's stock of our 350 suits to such a point that we feel o ojustiﬁed in making radical reductions. These suits are all cutin ¢ the latest styles and should nm><ﬁ~;il to all prospective buyers. o Our one ;)I‘i(’tﬁf»t<’,)-a“ and phin (xgm’c?s Is a guarantee of the above 0 fact and a bonafide slaughter in prices 15 assured. o i e e st —— ° LOT Ladies’ Tailor Suitsin ¢ latest iod SOl Ors !:l.“..f'i’."}~:.i="r{, °-' | and English w 18 = it titted, lined throughout ¢ @ NO. ,_ e g o Wit SKinner satin SRirts jil ‘AJ el O Dl P QOSIPNS, lis o S now o cx 1.4 »18.98 Q . lLadies’ stvlish Tailor Saits, the season s newest ereations COLOTS ¢ 0 LOT navy blue, green, gray, black,.ln worsteds, cheviots, French serge and English, ‘walés; jackets semi or tight-fitted, o NO. lined throuchout with Skinnersating, skirts plain gore or plaited ° o designs, some trimmed \r braid and others with jet buttons, o 2 This lot consists of all $22.50, 321.50 and $20,00 Suits, now only .i S i .o e $13'98 0 ° Ladies” Suits in dressy models consisting of the latest styles—-colors . ° LOT black. red, terra cotta, navy blue; green ;I‘n=i two-toned wales, ¢ in faney worsted and serges: jackets semi and tight-fitting #y NO. models, jacket lined thronghout: with Skinner satin, skirt plain o gore or plaited effects. This lot consizts of all $17.50 Q 3 S}o',,',i‘!;”;:.}::i}.‘l‘v‘“-sfi?~, now "ff}_‘v"—«-~—o~}~~—A<--~-"->>‘“s9.9B Q W__“ ° WILL BE CHILDREN’S DAY AT OUR STORE o F()R this one day we are going to make a special low prices on everything for children throught our store. This iucludes all Coats for girls from two to fourteen years, all Hg\'s‘ Knee Pants and Suits. Al Boy's Overcoats up to size 16; all Boy's Shoes up to 5!z2; Girl's Shoes up to 2—in fact. includes all grades know as 2 : - o e BOY’S AND GIRL’S SIZES ¢ 8! A FEW OF THE MANY ITEMS FOR THIS DAY ONLY o ﬁ

’ Boy's hard twist, striped casimere suits knickerbocker pants—-—douh!ehreaslmi coats slze 6 to 14 yrs. $3 48 regular price §4 Children’s day price - » ' Boya's fancy wears, pure worsted suits, knickerboeker pauts—double breasted coats,sizes6to 17 yrs regular price 50c. Children's day price “37 Bovs Fancy stride casimere overcoat, automobile ' collar. storm cuffs, well lined and made; size 8 to 15 yrs, reg. price soc Children’s day prices 4.37 Boy'i gun-metal shoes, sizes 12 to 2, solid as : " a rock, reg. price §2. Children’s day price $l-59 . Boy's Oxblood shoes. sizes 3 to 5%, all aclid and very dressy reglar price $2.50 Children’s day price s = - 31.98 b : s :

20 per cent. Reduction on Infant’s Dresses, etc, for THIS DAY ONLY

Children’s bear skin coats, sizes 2 to 6 vears, colors white, red or old rose, regular price $2.95 Children’s day price . - - $2.29 Child’s 3-piece snits, made from gray plaid camel- . " hair cloth. plaited skirt panne velvet on colalr and jacket, well lined, sizes sto 12 years regnlar _ price §7.50. Children’s day. S - $6-23 Child all ;voo!'casignere coats—colors, green, brown and red, size 5 10.8 vears, regular price £ 4.39 - | Children’s day sale. & . - 53.29 | Misses’ gun-metal lace shoes, guaranteed all solid, sizes 12 tc 2, just the thing of the present searegular price $1.75. Children’s doy price 31439 :

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