Ligonier Banner., Volume 52, Number 20B, Ligonier, Noble County, 26 July 1918 — Page 2

SAVE YOUR For the Ligonier Iron & Metal Cornpan‘/, .. Ben Feldman, Prop. Special high prices paid for Junk, Rags, Paper, Etc. For one week only we will pay 24 cents a pound for chickens. %Ligonier Iron & Metal Co.

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JUST RECEIVED A Big Assortment of ! That cool Summer Furniture for the porch. We want you to call at our store and look over the KALTEX line. The prices are unusally moderate. ' Geo. W. Brown & Son, Funeral Director;; . rF urnit\ire Dea-lers. i Ambulance Service,

: THE UNIVERSAL CAR While there’s no telling what conditions may face the country before the war is over, one v thing is certain and thatis that Ford cars will grow more and more into being actual necesities, both in city and country. Prospective : buyers will do well to place orders NOW, when a reasonably quick delivery is possible. Don’t put it off until spring for the demand is con. ~ {tinuous from all parts of the countr ; Ford cars are wanted in the North, South, gast and West, every day of the year. let us have _ yonr order today and we’ll hustle our best | ; | that you may not be kept waiting. |; ‘ GEO..BRYAN, Ligonier, Ind. iy : I =T T 1 | | | [L& I S 0 Y i (CE2)) . (el il - —_— e e e S \# : g s, i e PEEEE .

The Ligonier Banuer ESTABLISHED 1868. By W. C. B. HARRISON Published every Tuesday and Friday and entered in the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indi, a+ secciid class matter. ; "~ John C. Billhimer, who served four years as auditor of state, is dead at his Brown county home aged 60. Mr. Billhimer was well known to the people of the state. He was a republican. The worid war started four years ago today. The provocation was the most trivial in all history. No great principle was involved just the assassination of a man. Of course Germany used it only as a pretext. She expected to.start something anyway. -

GOOD MAN GONE

Charles O. Merica, editor and publisher of the Kendallville New Sun, died at his home in Kendallvile early Wednesday moning of heart disease Editor Merica was an educator and writer of no mean ability and gave his newspaper a high standing in the state. Independent in thought and fearless in action he was a spirited writer and won the admiration of the people withh his pen. It is with sincere sorrow that the Banner is called upon to announce this death. Mr. Merica was aged 54. He is survived by his widow and two grown sons. To these ‘the Banner offers sympathy, «

Daylight Lake Trip.

Many vacations are spent now planning lake trips and, as usual, Lake Erie. with its Great Ship “SEEAND BEE” and other magnificent steam ers, is by far the most popular. : The = Saturday daylight trips between Cleveland and Buffalo are again proving very attractive to man) travlers. -

From Cleveland; C. & B. Line’s Steamer ‘‘City of Buffalo’’ leaves New Pier, foot of East 9th St., ever) Saturday during the summer season at 830 a. m.,arriving at Buffalo 6:30 evening of same day. ’ From Buffalo, the Great Ship “SEEANDBEE” leaves wharves at South Michigan Street Bridge every Saturday at 8:30 a. m., reaching Cleveland at 6:30 p. m. ' v The night service of the C. & B. is the same as heretofore, namely; steam ers leave both cities daily at 8:30 p.m reaching destinations the following morning at 6:30 a.m. (All U. S. Cen tral Time.) ‘ , ’ Low fare excursions from Cleveland and Buffalo are given eyery Saturday, good returning Sunday. .

A redueed atttomobile rate of $7.50 round trip is made for these week-end “tripsfor cars not exceeding 127 inches wheelbase. (Carsover 127 inches wheelbase, $12.00 round trip.)

Noble Co. Has Surplus

““Noble county was reported the fifth in the State and the first in the twelfth District to go*‘Over the Top”’ in the receat Nation Wide War Savings Stamps Drive. Noble County has exceeded it's quota for the year. approximately $53.000.C00

Regardless of this rine showing, it now becomes necessary that those in the County who have not redeemed their pledges for this month, do so at once.

The ;National Committee of the War Savings Stamp, calls: attentior to the fact that because of the increass ed number of Soldiers being handled daily by the War Departmeunt, the Government’s needs for money are becoming greater and greater each day, SO you are especially urged to redeem your War Savings Stamp pledge for the month of July immediately. By doing this, you are not only helping the Government but the Boys who are tighting for you. - Yours truly, L. A. Weinstein : County Chairman In Toils of Shyster

[ The Banner Tuesday called atten‘tion to the failure of John Leiniuch to appear for entrainment when called to the colors. Tuesday John was on hand and left for Camp Taylor, It seems tunat after leaving Rome City where he resided five years the young man went to California !Where he married a Polish girl, a !young woman of his own nationality. |Later he was picked np in Ghicago ‘as a slacker and fell a victim toa legal shark there who trimmed him for several hundred dollars and made an effortto procureall his savings, something like $6OO. The local exemption board learned the facts and took matters in hand. If the stories told by Mrs. Ceiniuch are true the federal goyernment will make it warm for the Chicago shark. That Gift Quilt ' The beautiful sateen quilt donated to the: Red Cross by Mrs. Ephriam Yoder and 8n display in the window at the Zimmerman store is attracting much attention. It will be sold at auction just after the celebration by the Libervy Guards and Red Cross girls Saturday evening. ' Come Saturday Night = The Liberty Guards and the Red Cross Girls will give an entertainment on Cavin street Saturday evening. There will be drilling, patriotic speeches and music. Everybody is assured good entertainment who care to come. The guards visited Cromwell, Syracuse, Wawaka and other towns this week and in each place was given a generous welcome,

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" 0. B. Jones and wife of Crawfordsville visited relatives here Friday J. Nye, J. Flowers and Wm. Wright attended a firemans meeting at Ft. Wayne Thursday. - C. Zeiseland wifeof Chicago are here for a visit with home folks. Clarance Wright was home from Camp Taylor for a visit Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Long isvisting at Détroit. W. Beard of Colorado was here Saturday. -

Sparta township will have a war chest. )

A Republican meeting was held here Thursday evening. Voters who have not registered should do so here August 1-2 3. - Mrs. Mate Beckley has returned to Chicago. . : S

Army Makes Record Meat Purchase

Chicago, July 22-The largest single order for bacon and canned meats in the history of the world, 99.560,000 pounds of bacon and 134,000,00 pounds of canned meat, has just been placed by the Quartermaster’s Department. U.C. A, for the American Amry overseas.

Louis E. Swif‘c," in comwenting on this todav, said the order will take the bacon from approximately 1,900, 000 hogs and if other work were dropped to produce it would Le equivalent to the total bacon production of the five largest Chicago packers for nearly five weeks, however, six months will elapse before delivery is to be completed, ““A¢ the current prices of the day, last week, when the purchase was made, the packers would pay the live stock. producers about $60,000,00, for the necessary hogs and over $30,000,000 for about 900,000 cattle requireds. -

The George Bryan sale force sold nine Fordson tractors, ali .they could procure. Other dealers placed a few, The tractor is Lound to take its place in farm work.

Highest cash price paid for poultry by Joe Miller at the old Van Smith barn. The time to market is when the:«price is high.

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Dr. C. D.Lane Straus Block, Ligonier - OFFICE3HOURS: . 9:00to 12 1:00 to 3:00 7:00 t68:00 Office, 367 Telephone Rres. 422 W. H. WIGTON _ Attorney-at-law Ofhice over Zimmerman’s Store LIGONIER, IND.

. T ‘{‘ G.SH E H 3 DAYS | conmencing MJONDAY, JULY 29TH DAYS Direct from English Opera House, Indianapolis—- “ Bigger and Better Than His “Bivth of a Tation” ~ DRVED W. GRIFFITH'S SUPREME TRIUMPH L The Love Story of the World War---18 Months in Making “Hearts of the World” erts ol t. e VYV OF - INCLUDING ORGINIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ) : Actual Batt]e, Sc=nes Taken on the Battlefields of France o By Special Permission of the Allie’d, Governments. L SEATS FOR SALE 23255 Sils e, eioumanees Matinee 50c b5l Eve

M ) . /fl‘% ‘ b A 2PN /B ‘ ‘\%”j’ ‘\*f ' W IF YOUR HORSE } ‘ - COULD CHOOSE : . | he certainly would select this | shop as the place he would prerer to come to be Zshod, Act on that assumption and bring him here the next time he needs shoeing. You’llfind ;him better: gaited and better [tempered :afterf we have shod him. | | E. W RIEBER

Zimmerman & Co. TEN DAYS MORE and cur CLOSING OUT SALE will be finished. We still have about Pairs of Shoes 300 Consisting of Men’s, Boys” and Children’s shoes only --the . ladies shoes being almost entirely closed out. W offer all our percalesat 25c¢, all calicos at | B¢, ginghams at 20c and 25c. About 30 pieces of wool dress goods at the uniform price of 63c, these goods are worth up to ¢1.25 and can be sold for no less in the regular way. Many laces and embroideries at sc, worth much more. ~ All Warner Rust Proof Corsets at $l.OO worth up to $2.00. - A lot of Men’s Hats worth as high as 3.Q0, choice 1.00. A lot of Umbrellas to close out at 85¢c, worth up to 2.00. W 4 Remember Everything Must Go in 10 Days All accounts Must be settled by Cash - or Note During This Time We earnestly thank everyone who ffequented our store during allthese years and can assure you of our hearty appreciation and it is with regret that we sever these ties | . ZIMMERMAN & CO.

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