Ligonier Banner., Volume 45, Number 35, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 December 1910 — Page 7
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Fancy china digshes for Christmas at STANSBUY'S e
Miss Jessie Banta was at Kendallville several days last week the guest of frends.
Judge Sadler’s lecture was worth the price of a season ticket to mature minds. :
Myer Jacobs attended the Straus funeral at Chicago Teusday. He returned home yesterday.
Good roads are an absolute necessity to progress. Why nothave them instead of what we now have.
Pillow cases and sheets, bed spread sets, embroidered sheets and pillow cases to match at Stansbury’s sgtore. )
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Jacobs went to Chicago Monday evenicg to attend the funeral of the young son of Eli Straus. :
Josie Moore returned home from Elkhart last Saturday whereshe Las been keeping house for her brother, Omer Moore, - -+
Mr and Mre. Dale Sockrider spent Saturday and Sunday at Anburn, the guest of her pareats Mr, and Mrs. Bert Mochamer. ‘
The schools of Kendallville will be closed but one week for the Christmmas holidays, but they will .again be closed for spring vacation in April.
The bank barn of William Keiser, livieg near Wilmot, was burned to the ground with all the hay and grain of his last harvest as well as a horse. The barn was fuliy insured.
Dr. and Mrs. Fred R. Clapp went to Warsaw Tuesday morning where Dr. Clapp read & paper before the Kosciusko County Medical Association. The meeting was largely attended. 2
. Mr. and Mrs. T, D. Straus was call ed to Chicago Monday by the death of Morton Straus, the eldest son of Mr.and Mrs. Eli Straus formerly of this city. The funeral was held Tuesday at 10:30a. m. =
Judge Sadler on **The Criminal in The Making’’, a former judge of Chicago’s Municipal Court, a student of Criminology and a convincing and eloquent epeaker. Second number of entertainment course, Dsc. 9.
Dr. George A. Whippy of Goshen has filed suit 1n the Elkhart superior eourt for divorce from Wilma Foulks Whippy on grounds - of desertion. The parties were married June 28, 905 and separated March 20, 1906.
As the result of the investigations of a *‘smelling committee” at Milford last Snnday, affidavits have been prepared that the lair of a blind tigeris located in the villiage and the towns-people are preparing to go a-gunning. -
When nine quart whiskey bottles, empty to be sure, are.found in one spotin acertain alley in a ‘‘dry town’’ it either goes to prove that some individual is either very ‘*dry’’or there is a healthv ‘‘blind tiger’” near.— Cromwell News, d
Will T. Knox has resigned the principalghip of the Albion high school to take charge of the- surveyors office in January. He was elected'at the November election by a narrow margin. We believe that Mr. Knox will mske & courtious obliging and competent official.
The new time card that went into effect jast Sunday did not make any change in the running time of the traine that stop in Ligonier excepting that of 154, the east bound morning accomodation. The train that formerly left at 7:38 now departs at 6:67. This change will make connections for Detroit sure and will be much more satisfactory in many wavs than the old time. -
The Provident Trust company of thig city wrote two big bonds Tunesday for Ligonier parties.. One of the bonds was for $lOO,OOO given jointly by Isaac Rose and Abe B. Mier, executors of the esgtate of Sok Mier, deceased; and the other was for $50.000, given by A. ‘B. Mier, - administrator of the estate of Mrs. Sol Mier, deceased. The bonds were furnished by the U. 8. Fidelity anrd Guaranty Co.,for which the Provident Trust company is the local representative. —Columbia City Post.
Lamps and lamp trimmings At STANSBURY'S.
Goed roads help the farmers and the merchants alike,
Ladies and childrens gowns must close the line at STANSBURY'S: |
- Mrs. John A. Sloan spent a good part of last week among old friends at Warsaw, his former home.
. Mrs. S. Isriel will leave today for Hot Springs Ark., where she will pend the winter with her daughter.
Mre. Frank Vondersmith spent last week at Albion, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Hart and famHy. : .
Wool and cotton vests and pants, union suits for men, ladies and children at reduced prices at STANSBURY'S.
Mr. and Mrs(. Odell Oldfather retorned Sunday evening from Warsaw where they had been the gnests of W. W. Reed and other relatives,
South Bend has a young lawyer that answers to the call of Lonis Hammerschmidt and what 18 more he has just been appointed deputy prosecutor for South Beund.
Every Eik should arrange to attend the memorial exercises at the Elk’s home next Sunday Dec. 4, at 2 o’clock. The address will be delivered by L. Ert Slack of Franklin Ind,
The new lake south of Lake Wawasee i 8 not growing very rapidly and the promoters are beginning to feel dubious of the prospects. Everybody hopes that it will be a Buccess.
" Tnhe body of Miss Ida Strickler, of Goshen, was found in the St. Joe river Saturday morning. The girl was despondent and slightly deranged over the death of her mother four months ago.
William Davis Hudson, formerly of Liagrange has been offered $lOO,OOO cash for 80 acres .of his Oklahoma land. and $90,000 for a lease on the remaining eighty. (Gas and oil un derlie the land.
John Hays has a letter from his two sons who have been in Maine bunting deer saying that the party had killed the limit, two apiece and would come home in a few days. Mr. Hays says that he can almost taste the venison, already.
The Whitley county corn show closed Saturday night, being one of the most successful ever held. The sweepstakes in the boys’ contest was captured by Johu Weigold, a fifteen year old boy, whose name will be the first to be engraved on the $lOO Peabody trophy.
Do not fail to attend the memorial exercises at the Elk’s home next Sunday Dee. 4. The principal addrees will be delivered by Hon, L. Ert Slack of Franklin Ind. A fine musical program has been prepared, All are invited to these meetings.
J. L. Kean, the Lake Shore brakeman fatally injured in the yards in this city last week was buried at Whitby, Canada, his old home. He had been on the local run but a few weeks before he met his death. There is 2o doubt but that he stumbled as he stepped between the cars falling directly under the wheels. He was 3 yvears old and -left a sick wife and several children.
A number of Syracuse citizens who signed a note for $3,000 to -assist in financing -the radiator works that recently went to the wall are now called upon to dig up the principal and interest. -A neat little sum to throw into & deep. dark hole. That radiator works project was a bad investment for Syracuse and, to think of it, Ligouier business men refused the same offer and, saved their mo?ey.
John Hayes is at home from his hunting trip to the Maine woods. He brought two fine deer along to show the boys that he was in the hunt. The party was made up of Delbert Sulser, Floyd Hursh, John Breman, David Snader and Hayes, all Lake Shore engineers runing out of Elkhart. The party landed at the hunting grounds on Thursday two weeks ago and Hayes had the honor of killing the first deer, He killed four during the hunt, the party getting 13 beauties, Ten they brought along home, two apiece and all had a most interesting experience. The deer were shown in the windows at the Greern meat market and made au interesting display.
Last Sunday passengers on the Twentieth Century limited for the first time traveled in all steel coacheB. The steel Pullmans and dining cars are nearly like the old style coaches, but the new observation cars of a slightly different pattern, While they are the same size as the old cars, there are six instead of eight compartments. Installation of the all-steel equipment on the two flyers was accompanied by a general change of time on the Lake Shore road. A feature of the new time table is a new twenty-two-hour New York to Chicago train, which bears the name of the *‘LaSalle Street Limited’” passing Ligonier at 11:20 A. M. :
It seems that the Northern [ndiana Improvement Co. that has been promoting Lake Pappakeechie is in financial straits. Notes that were due Nov. 18t have been defaulted and forclosure proceedings have been begun in the Kosciusko courts by several property owners who sold lands to the company. This is the new lake or resorvoir that is being built south-east of Llake Wawasee and it is said that the promoters have already spent $lOO,OOO on the project. The dry season last year and the absence of rain this fall has provided no water for the lake and it is a problem of whether the lake will evert materialize. If it does the promoters will make alot of money as they will own one of the most beautiful resorts in the country.
Last Thursday evening the handgome country home of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gaby south of Brimfield was the scene of aninteresting event. Ever since the election Mr. Gaby has been confined to his home on aeccount of a severe cold contracted while trying to get Dr. Morr’s automobile out of the mud near Kendallville and his friends thought to go to him with good - cheer and for a good time, Mr. Gaby was not expecting company, and the surpri:e was & success The several democratic candidates with their wives as well as & number of other Democrats were there and all had a good time, lots to eat and plenty to give thanks over. The county chairman and his estimable wife enjoyed the occasion more than any of the many guests. They were made the recipients of two beautiful and massive oak chairs. the presentation being made by Joe Kimmell, auditor-elect.
Fancy cut glass for Christmas prosents at STANSBURY'S.
Col and Mrs. S. J. Straus went to Chicago Tuesday morning.
Get ready for Christmas by buying your christmas presents at SSANSBURY'S.
Good roads make the country & pleasant place to live in, and the city a pleasant and easy place to go to. e
Mr. and Mrs. John Stonecliff of Calona Michigan are here visiting Mrs Jane Culver as well as other relatives.
- Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Johus o East Giliad, Mich. was the guestso their neice, Mrs. George Pincheon last Monday. ' "
Miss Alice Van'Wagner, who spent a few days with relatives at Larwell acd Etna, returned to her home in this city Monday.
Mrs. J. C. Miller ie at home after a three weeks visit at Mankato, Kan. sas with her brother, Devere Johnson and family. She had a most enjoyable visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Shane accompanied by their little daughter came over last Thursday for a short visit with Mrs. Shane’s parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baum.
Good roads provide a way to transport the products of the farm, as well as the products of the store and factory, from where they are plenty to where they are scarce.
Mr. and Mrs. George Maybee, former residents of Kendallville returned to that city from South Dakota last week having . 'made the trip overland, as in pioneer days.
Justus L. Brodrick, former president of the wrecked Indiana Nationa] Bank at Elkhart, will be released from the Leavenworth prison Dec. 21 He will locate in Northampton, Maes.
In the ‘Elkhart circuit court last Saturday, Jennie R. Luckey was granted a divorse from Joseph F. Luckey, $2OO alimony and the custody of her child with $2 a week for its support.
When the chief of police of Marion and two officials made a raid on an allleged blind tiger, at Marion they not only caught nineteen barrels of beer, but the sheriff of the county who was ‘‘histing one’’ a 8 weil.
Harry L. Arnold of, Elkhart well know in Ligonier has beeu appointed as bank clerk in the state auditors office at Indianapolis at a salary of $2,500 per annum. -This is one of the best positions in the state house and Mr. Arnold’s friends are congratulating him upon his recognition, .
The annual Thomas C. Day oratorical contest at Wabash college was won this year by Byron Price, a native of Topeka and son of John Price. a prominent farmer and a broth: r of Lewis Pricé, the farmers’ institute lecturer.. Price will repregsent Wabash College in the Btate oratorical contest to be held in lundianapolis - next February. He is a junior in the university and has been winning orations and debates gince his freshman year.
George W. Brown has tendered his resignation as city treasurer to take effect Japuary Ist, 1911. Under the new law, the duties imposed upon the city treasurer are very exacting and the responsibility greater than Mr. Brown thought that he wished to accept and he concluded to resign. = His resignation was at once accepted and Mayor Wigton who has the aPpointing power has selected Chas. G. Keehn as the new Treasurer. Dr. Keehn will file the necessary bond so as to take nver the office at the beginning of the year.
At the recent election, John C. Cleland, sheriff-elect, made an excellent race, and ran ahead of the ticket in every precinct, except the south precinet of Albion township, where a very ungrateful and bitter fight was made upon him by persons. who ought to -have given him their support and assistance. It is always thus, howevar. The persouns that you do the most’for are the most ungrateful. These fellows must feel mighty small. They bad better go into a hole and draw the hole after them.—Democrat.
We have ‘before us a post card written by A. O. Haney of Tampa, Florida, Nov. 13. The card containg a picture of Mr. Haney and his family. They are standing in front of a large tent. Mr. Haney is sitting in a chair without a coat or vest, his wife is standing by his side. The little boy is hauling a little wagon containing two children. An, older daughter is standing by the door of the tent while another little girl is gitting on the endgate of the small wagon. There is a box stove located some distance from the tent, and we suppose here is where they cook their small alligators, lizzards, and Florida mosquitos. The whole family lookB healthy and we learn they are doing well.—Milford Mail.
The meetings of the Noble counfty Teachers Association at Albion last Friday and Saturday were well attended. Several interesting features marked the sessions. The evening program, with the illu%tra.ted lecture of Prof. C. H. French 9n Japan and also on Alaska were exceptionally interesting and instructive. The next meeting of the associaton will be held in this ¢ity on the third Friday and Saturday of January, 1912. The following officers were electsd: Chairman, George W.Smith; vice chairman, Roy Eaton; secretary, Grace Wiant; treasurer, W, .E. Harsh ; executive committee, Henry Bause, O. N, Horner, Theodore Spurgeon, Charles Cornelius and E. H. Porter. ?
Last Thursday morning Oscar @Gillett, an excentric farmer who has resided for years on the Gillett farm four miles west of the city hobbled into the house of a neighbor, badly injured and covered with blood. He told a story of how he had been assaulted the night before by two strangers as he was entering his house after doing his evening chores. They had beaten him over the head with a club and one had struck him with astone wrapped in a big bandana handkerchief. At no time in the fight were they able to put Gillett out for he fought them so desperately that they had to desist. Gillett tried to-alarm his neighbors ‘but to po avaii and fearing another attae’s barrioaded the door. In the morning he gave the alarm. The only clew that was left was the two new bandana haodkerchiefs, one with a stone large as a hen's egg tied in for a weapon, A reward of $l5O 00 is being offered for the arrest of the assailants. Several clues indicate that the visitore were aocquainted with the surroundings.
Dishes by the Bet or piece at Stansbury’s. : '
Sadler, second number of entertainment course, Dec. 9.
Fancy dress goods for waists and children’s dresses at Stansbury’s.
Blankets: blankets must close, our entire line of blankets at STzNsBURY'S. i
Dress goods for Christmas presents fancy silks for waists, umbrellas, fancy pillows, at Stansbury’s store.
John Lane Jr., of Alexagdria Ind. is here visiting with his uncle John B. Lane. Mr. Lane expects to stay during the winter.
J. C. Miller went to Elkhart Sunday to visit his two daughters, Mrs. Eytchison and Mrs, L. R. Clark who reside in that city.
Charles Shobe who attended the big stock show at Chicago last week says that it is the greatest display of live stock ever made in the world. The attendance has been: very large.
Rev. J. W. Rendel, pastor of the Baptist church at Wawaka transferred here Monday for Pierceton where he will officiate atthe funeral of Mrs. Lautzenhiser.—Warsaw: Union. .
Mrs. Samuel M. Park a well known resident of Brimfield died at her home in that place Saturday night atter an illness of a few days, aged 63 years. Death was due to peritonitis and came very snddenly.
E. W. Albright has just put in Majestic furnaces at the home of of H. E. Hoak south of the city and in the M. E. church at Kimmell. - Several others are 'contemplating the purchases of these excellent furnaces,
W. E. Clapham of Vinita Oklahoma has purchased the law office of Hon, A. A. Adams of Columbia City who was recently elected to the Appelate court bench, and will soon 'tak‘f up his residence in IndianapoJB. X } i
The Cromwell News is makinga hard fight against a pool room that is being started over in that town. In the meantime the towu trustees have cut down the license and the boys are to be given a chance to play billiards and pool.
Mrs. William Adee of this city received the sad news yesterday of the sudden death in New York of Mrs. Joseph Tumbleson formerly a resident of this city. She was the mother of Mrs. Sumner Dowell of Topeka and had been in New York with her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Tumbleson Brown for several yaars. :
The marriage of Miss Edith Par. shall and Mr. Alva Knapp was solemnized at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Parshall last Saturday evening. Only a few of '‘the immediate friends and relatives of the contracting parties were present. The affair was the happy culmination of an extended courtship. The young people will take up their residence at Kokomo where Mr. Knapp is in the real estate business, representing Straus Bros. Co. of this city.
~ According to the census returns for 1910, Noble countyis the only county, excepting Allen, in the 12th district that shows a gain over 1900. -Our population in 1910 is put at 24, 009 while it was 24,5633 in 1900, Whitley county shows 16.895 & loss of 436 since 1900; Lagrange 15,148 a loss of 186; Dekalb 25,064 a loss of 1657; Steuben 14,274 a loss of 935. Allen county shows a healthy growth from 77,270 1n 1900 to 93,386 in 1910. ‘
E. R. KURITZ
Auctioneer
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