Ligonier Banner., Volume 53, Number 49A, Ligonier, Noble County, 10 February 1920 — Page 1

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WILL MEET IN CITY HALL WED. NESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY, ISTH, TO ORGANIZE AN ELECT OFFICERS . Dr. Rapert, Actlve In Organization, Says Membership Wlill Probably Reach 100 - oo — % There will be a meeting of Ligonier Post 243 American Legion in city hall Wednesday evening, February 18, to organize and elect officers. - The char-} ter-is her¢ and all ex-service men are expected to attend the meeting on the date named above and join the post There are more than one hundred young men who served in the tra_cti world war in Perry Eikhart and Ssnrlal townships who should join the Li;o.l nier post. It is confidently believed that most of them will enroll. 4

Dr. G. R. Rupert has been active in procuring the charter and that gentleman is enthusiastic over the prospects of a big post. : All ex-soldlers should attend the or: ganization meeting and join the local post. . ' " Death of Bert Graves. _Thomas Adelbert, better known to his many friends as “Bert” Graves died of pneumonia after a short iliness at his home on the North Side ir this city Sunday about noon, The deceased a son of Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Garves, was born in Ligonier November 14, 1884, and spent most of his life heré as 8 voung man. He was united: in marriage with Ella Schrader 15 years ago who with their one child, Thomas, a lad of 13, survive. ‘ Bert Graves established . the first garage in Ligonier and while the family removed from here they again took up a residence here about two years ago where Mr. Graves has been engaged in fancy chicken rafstng. ™ =

“Bert” Graves was of quiet and retiring disposition but made many triends who wili sincerely mourn his death. : ,

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Graves a'rel in St. Petersburg, Florida, spending: the winter and they will be unable to reach ‘here in time for the funeral which will be held from the M. E. church at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, Rev. G. F. Hubbartt officiating. The deceased is also survived by a sister Mrs. Ora Dill, of Ligonier, and a brother Arthur Graves of Wolf Lake. ~ Bread Prices Go Up. . " Bread shipped into Ligonier which formerly sold at 15 cents a loaf has gone to 17 cents with two exceptions and these dealers, C. R. Stansbury and H. P Sisterhen say they will have to come to it. Home baked bread at Biddle's Souths’ and Sack’s remains’ at the old figure. : ‘ Mr. Stansbury procures his breadi from Toledo and under present conditions he is selling the ten-cent loaf at cost and the 15 cent loaf at a cent profit on the loaf. o | * Mr. Sisterhen sells Goshen and ButJer bread -and he says the wholesale price has not been advanced to him up to the present time. Hussey, Sack and Miller sell Chicago and Elkhart bread and they have to raise the price to 17 cents the loat or sell at a loss. .

Thieves Rob Milford Store. The groceéry store and meat market owned by Henry Erick at Milford, was entered by burglars Tuesday night. Entrance was gained through a window which had inadvertantly been left unfastened. Excepting for a small amount of silver taken from the cash drawer, nothing was missing. Local talent is suspected. ; ; et The Peace Treaty. From newspaper. reports it looks as though the U. S. senate will agree on a ratification of the peace treaty and league of nations covenant after a few days’ talk. = o o Wood in Strong Lead. - - Gen. Leonard Wood has over 5,000 signatures to his petition for placing his name on the preferential primary ballot in Indiana for president. Senator Harding is a close second.

Like Old Times. l 1t flooked like old times in Ligonier Saturday afternoon when the stmtd were crowded with automobiles and the stores were thronged with buyers. 0. G. Bowen, who is tusling with the flu, expected to emerge Monday, but suffered a slight relapse and councluded to remain in the house. . . : Many Cars Go Through. = Over 150 new automobiles passed through Ligonier on the Lincoln HighoL RAN SR Lo e

The Tigonier Banner.

- SAY CAPPER IS WRONG - indinna Clothlers Take Exceptions to A, W.Levi, state secretary of the Indiana Retail Clothiers Association, in a letter to Stewart Carney of this city says the charegs in the Cappers Weekly that there is from $3O to $4O profit on every suit of clothes nufledl is lalse,

Mr. Levi says the claim that it takes 63 ounces of wool to produce cloth for a suit of clothes is misleading. He #ays it requires nine pounds of raw wool for the purpose. : Elf Bchloss, former Ligonier boy 'ud son of L. Schloss is president the Indiana association and Stuart/P. Carney is a member. - | : Rigegs Is Right. “Riggs is right” said Rabbi Stephen 8. Wise of the Free Synagogue, New York City, and 110,000,000 persons in the United States would echo Rabbi Wise's statement if they knew Riggs statement and the conditions under which it was made. 5, ' %

Riggs was practically unheard of until he recently sent a telegram to Dr. James L. Barton, Secretary of Near East Relief. Riggs is in charge of a Near East orphanage at Harpoot, ‘Armenia. His telegram had to do with saving the lives of few hundred Ar. menian orphans under his care. He thought their. lives. of sufficient importance to cable across half the world and his message read: “New reduction in appropriation necessitates turnlnz‘ out many of our orphans to“sum,nj winter begins besides thousands already refused. We cannot do it.”, ‘Rabbi Wise heard of the message and he wrote Dr. Barton: “Riggs is right, we cannot do it. He can't turn out any more orphans and we must not let him. I beg the privilege of taking care of one of the orphans for the yvear and of pledging $lOO for its care. I am sure that many more would do this if they k{ew of these little .ones. Riggs Is right, God bless him.” !

80 Riggs because he balks at heing forced to turn bables out into the snow in winter to let them starve to death gains a right to be heard by the people of the United States. Near East Reliel reduced. the appropriation for Riggs and his many eo;drken in Western A because of &gk of funds. eR O TR TN RS

& After Seamen. &8 - E. J. Zimmer, representing the United States Shipping board was in the ‘cuy Saturday looking after the interest of the merchant Marine. Mr. Zimmer is located at 116 N. Dearborn street, Chicago, where he ‘will receive applications. Any youth desiring to enlist for one year should procure a receipt of the ticket agent for his railway fare and if accepted it will be refunded. Sl l Men trained in-between six and ten weeks. While in training men receive 30 dollars permonth with board, room and uniform. Wi ' Wages after training: - g s Firemen—s9o per month.. : Sailors—s6s and $B5 per month . Oilers—s9s per month v : Water tenders—s9s per month Messmen—3s7o per month G Cooks—s9o and $lOO per month

; Double Header Basketball. The Ligonier High school baskel. ball team was defeated at Goshea Saturday night by the close score of 25 to 21. The local team complains that they received rough treatment. ~ The invincible Ligonier Girls team won their game by a score of § to 5. ° } The Ligonier girls have won all the games played during the season and stand as champions of northern Indiana.’ R : L Fisher Family Very liL Night Officer Fisher received a telephone message Sunday evening from his son Otis Fishr at Engle lake that Mrs. Fisher was ~very ill of pneu: monia and to send a physician at once. Mr. Fisher arose from a sick bed and walked over a mile to a telephone. He has been ill of flu along with four little children. The Ligonier doctors are about worn out with riding night and day. - male L

| George Cuppy Here. George Cuppy, formerly national league ball player but now a cigar dealer in Elkhart, was in the city Friday. Mr. Cuppy had been at the DePew home in Elkhart township where his wife is looking aftér her parents during the flu epidemic ‘Smith To Talk in Ligenier. Ralph Smith , the well known orator of LaPorte and a prospective candidate for congress in the Thirteenth district, will deliver an address to the Mens Club at the Presbyterian .church in this city Thursday evening, February The annual meeting of %w of the Farmers Co-Operative Elevalir {company is called for city hall in this | . Fort Wayne is Challenged. - u&m to Fort Wayne. . S E TS et e R i e

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1920

Chicago Statisticlan Hits ai Bakers "hlahe!'rhedlgihl“ ! in prices of commodities are mmy] unjustified by economic conditions, J. E. Carney, statistican for A O. Siaughter and Co., bankers, said here today. “The fundamental causes which were instrumental In cresting high prices have in many instapces ceased to exjst,” Carney said. “Recent developments, in fact show a trend to. ward defiation of wvalues. Take the latest announcement of an increase in the price of bread here for example. aring the past sixty days thé best grades of bakers' flour have declined $1.50 to §3 a barrel while lard has declined 8 to 10 cents a pound. To attribute the advance to a shortage of wheat supplies is preposterous in view of the fact that the country, from present indications, will carry over into the next crop a surplas of 150, 000,000 bushels.” Sy

- Father and Son to Meet, The fathers and sons banguet under the auspices of the County Y. M. C. A. will be held February 17 at 6:30 p. m. in the pariors of the Christian church. The ladies of the Christian church will serve the supper. This will prove one of the big attractions of the month. Aside from the regular program the supper feature will ‘be wvery attractive. The ladies of the church have a reputation for serving meals,’ = o : Headquarters Selected. The Palace hotel at San Fraacisco, Cal., bas been selected by George F. Mara, assistant to Homeér 8. Cummings chairman of Democratic national committee, as headquarters of the party leaders during the convention beginning June 28. Mr. Mara, it was announced has reserved seventéen rooms for us by members of the national committee and the press reprmnu-{ tives of the country. . i 5 1 _ Very Sad Death. - Chester Smith, assistant cashier :ofl‘ Citizen¢ Bank, received word Friday that the wife of his brother H. V. Smith had died of flu at Wauseon, Obio. The deceased was only 22 years of age and leaves aside from her husband twe little children. Mr. and A P i

town Saturday. They desire to adopt the little children. . o e ‘ - ~Hard Hit. Louis Kohler, a South Bend man who took becze from Chicago to South Bend, must pay $487.50 as a result of being arraigned before Judge Anderson in the federal court in ln.-l dianapolis. Kohler turned state's evl-1 dence but his three associates escaped punishment. 5 "28 Miles of Road Sold. : Whitley' county commissioners Wednesday sold 28 miles of hard road for $219.390. There were thirteen roads up for sale but there were bids on only nine. The roads are to be improved with gravel. One of the roads was the Weeks-Fry Noble-Whitley county line road, three miles to Louis Wolfe, tor} $17.624.55 g

- Nafsinger Farm Sold. Albert Nafsinger has sold his 128 acre farm one mile west of Goshen known as the old Mayfield farm, to Henry H. Yoder of Lagrange county for a consideration of $22,500. Mr. Nafsinger and family will soon move to the Rio Grand valley, in Texas, where they recently purchased land. B e ° Freese Named Head. ~ When the Indiana Dairy Manufacturers association met in Indianapo--lig. Carl Freese of Nappanee, was elected president. The George Freese's Sons company at Nappanee is among the very big concerns of the kind in the state. The company has a station in Ligonier. : { Noble County Farmers’ Institutes. Programs are out for the Noble county farmers' institutes to be held at Cromwell, Tuesday, Feb. 24; Cosperville, Thursday, Feb. 26; Wolf Lake Friday, Feb. 27, and Kimmell, Saturday, Feb, 28. T. J. Mawhorier is the president of the county organization.

John J. Hollywend Killed. - John J. Hollywood, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. a rug buyer of national renown, was killed in India. Mrs. Hollywood, the widow, is city treasurer, of Mt Vernon and known to Noble county residents. - s : ~ Mother of 14 Dead. : ~ Elizabeth Monesmith-Miller, 58, widow of Daniel Miller died at her home near Nappanee. She was the mother of 14 children. Her husband and one child are dead. 5 . Starr Purchase Hay. . ' Councilman George Starr has purchased five car _loads of hay within the last few weeks. He bales all his eyl ateaw.. s L oo - Lent will start Ash Wednesday, February 18. Easter falls on March PR o e R L e B

GURTIS AIRPLAINE . 1R llfiflfllffl ENPLOYED AT AUTO BOBY CO.

Expert Flyer Will Loeate Landing ~ Field Near This City For Own . Convenlence, ; Donald Whisler, of Elkhart, has rented the Shobe home on First street, and will move his family to this city. He will also bring his Curtis airplane and operate during the summer from Mr. Whisler is employed in the Aito Bqdy Company plant where he is an expert workman. He is also an expert in the air and Ligonier may lpok for some good entertainment during the coming summer. : ) ~ Last season Mr. Whisler was ia great demand as flier and filled many engagements. He” was booked for flights in Ligonier om Soldiers Day, but was- prevented from filling the date by an accident to his plane. One of the requisites is 10 procurs a suitable landing fleld and there sre several in sight. 1t is also necessary} to build a proper storage house for the fine air car. L e

~ Mrs. Henoch Funeral ‘ The funeral of Mrs. 80l Henoch, wife of the mayor of Ligonier, Friday afternoon at 2:30 was largely attended. The short ceremony was very impressive and the casket was buried in a great bank of beautiful flowers, the floral offerings being the most elaborate seen in the city in a long time. : . Among those from out of town in attendance at the funeral were: :Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Henoch, sons Fred and Harry of LaPorte; Mrs. Barney Kramer, Michigan City; Arthur and Ed Levi and Silas Shane, saw; Juliws Kann; Xendallviiie, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hess, Danville; Jonas Schloss, Auburn; Simon Ackerman, Fort Wayne. :

¢ Best Goshen Team. - Ligonier’s erack bowling team traveled over to Goshen Sunday and bested a team there by fifteen pins. The Ligonier team was composed of Tom Jeanneret, Hugh Hutchison, Fred Starr, Harry Hamilton and Willis Oyley, L A ~Albert Bauer has been confined to his bed for two weeks. ; : " Miss Lena Moore is considerably improved. She’has been ill about a e - William H. Fredericks is dead a his farm home near Kendallville. aged " ; , : W. H. Baker, of Goshen, wae a guest of his daughter Mrs. G. M. Zimmerman Sandsy. : '

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gutelius, of Kendallville, were in the city Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mort Long. . Harry Clemens will quit farming and track some promising speed coits he owns during the coming season. - Washington Spry, 79, civil war veteran and father of Harry Spry formerly of this city, was buried & Elkhart Sunday. , | .Allan Woodruft is lying very low. and his death i§ expected at aay moment. He is a retired merckant and a ‘'very old resident. ' The condition of Mrs. Susie Krieshbaum, aged 84, who fell oa &u icy walk and fractured her hip, shows

‘Mayor Henoch will make his home] with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hess. The Mayor is a great home lover and the loss of his wife is a sad blow. : l It is given out.that Jim Watson is to be chairman of the resolutions committee in the national republican convention. Jim is strong on stand-pat resolutes. : b Congressman Fairfield is opposed to the league of nations covenant and has so declared himself in a public address. The attitude of the professor ‘will not seriously disturb anyone. ‘Senator Munton who has been quite ill at his home in Kendallville is considerably improved. He expects fo the Angola professor in the primaries Harlan Gibson is mow making his stant reader of the Banner for over lfl‘,m‘»nfimfi% SATEER LR e RS TR SRI s O T e e

Mayor Henoch spent Sunday with | Cashier Leland Calbeck is back at his post in Citizens Bank. . ‘Mrs. Willlam Siater of the North Side Is very ill of puneumonia., : 2 ; ————————— Louis Schiotterback was in the city from Syracuse Saturday. : - Mrs. Ferd Ackerman. his about recovered from her rocent tflum Mrs. G. H. Smith hubeen confined to her home several days by iliness. | Dan Rose, Elkhart township who had been very ill, is greatly improved. wknted'.‘lnm‘irexs: %ufiin( twice a week. Apply at American Cafe, Ligoe. nier. . R

L. L. Koon who had been uuder the weather a few days is able to be about . Ligonier had no Sunday papers and 2 “lost feeling” pervaded the entire community. : . i ~ Mrs. W. A King continues to Improve at the home of her daughter in Tansing, Mich. ' & - Grover H. Smith has gone to Elkhart to take a position in the offices of the Gas company. e % 5 ’ . ‘ | _ Anna Scckrider has deeded lot No 6 block 5 Millers addition to Marion Dale Sockrider. e 1 Erica Pearl Stomeburner, 20, wife of Thomas, Stoneburner, died at her home in Kendallville of flu. . Herman and Bump Sack wilt furnish music for the next Bagles dance Thursday evening, Feb. 19. s * Mrs, J. M. Latta, who recently died in Detroit, was a relative of the J. L. Dunning family of Ligonier. e

here to care for her daughter Mrs. 8. D. Smith whe is ill of the flu.- ~ Mrs. Sparr, of tlie Kahn Bros. Shirt Pactory, was in Chicago Monday attending the funeral of her brother. ’ Joseph L. Mishler, 56, weil known business man of Goshen is dead oi compuc‘guons after a long illness. Smith Brothers had a fine biooded Herford cow shipped to their Good Enough farm last week for breeding purposes. : . i Jess Biddle found on the street “a lavalller and class pin, los* from a necklace. He will return to the owner on application. . Miss Faye Gingerick, formerly of Straus Brothers but now of Chicago, spent Sunday here a guest of Miss Violet' Karchner. ' ~ Tke Rose received a telegram Sunday announcing the death of a niece in’ St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of Sam Rose the Oklahoma banker. e

Albert Bordner was down town Saturday, got shaved and smoked a ecigar. He was recently opersted on for herrnia in an Elkhart hospital. | : RAT ~ The meeting at the Elks lodge Friday évening was a most en‘husiasiic one. Seven candidates took the degrees. A supper was served after the ceremonies. ' : _ Col." Taylor, of Kentucky, is holding his annual sale of fine Herford calves in~Chicago today and Raiph Smith of Smith Brothers, Herford breeders. is in attendance. » Clair W. Weir is expected home from Ann Arbor next week on a short vacation. Ralp Mayor and Kent JackCedric Adams, who is attending school at Ann Arbor, writes his grandparents Mf. and Mrs. J. T. Pollock that he had been confined to his room for a week with a bad case of tonsilitis.

Harry Clemens had a great public sale Saturday on the Harlan Gibson farm. The total anoumt received was over $4,500 and a fine team was not sold on account of being injured. The team is worth close to $6OO. | Carl Adair Waiftwright, aged 28 assistant superintendent of the Goshen Gas. Co., died Friday night at his home, 509 South Seventh street, after a 10 days’ illness from grip terminating in double pneumonia. - |- 3.C ‘Wgtm—n_fihfi Mich., a company, fell ill at the home of O. F. TIPSR i O e e 5 ; ‘ .

BOYS BROTHERHOOD NEWS

Organization of Boys Brotherhood E City In Ligonier Belng Accomt plished v

factorily. The committee of sevén bas the work well in hand and have adopted for the Dlnz:.ot organization the constitution furnished by the B. B. R. of Chicago. When we Xnow what support will be given us then we will hold the big election to il} all of. filcem = » 3 5

Pledge cards have been prepared and several have been handed out for consideration by our older citizens.

We need a hall, one that can be fixed up in such a way that we will have pride in it. We know that any old place will not do and if wb succeed as a republic we must have & real working place. We know too, that we can not have sucha place unlessthere are a £ooood number of men in Ligonier who are willing to give us financial sup port. We have no means of furnishing our own money needs. We wish we had, for we do not Itke to “ask dad” any better than mother does, But “we've got the goods” this time and we are asking support. The pledge card calls for some certain amount to be }given during the year .in two install, ments if preferred, the first installment 1o be due when we have elected officers and have our hall leased. It can be readily seen that until we know what support will be givia we cannot lease a hall of lay any definite Dlm’ L % 2

~ Chester V. Joseph of the Highway Iron ‘Products company has the honor of being the first signed pledgor for the support of the B. B. R. in Ligouler. YWe thank him for opening the campaign and hope he will feel at the end of a year that bis investment has paid some dividend. cwes 3

+The meeting Friday evening resulted in more than thirty signed applications for membership more thapn two thirds Laing old enough for the Senior dijvision. 'Graham Hutchison asked for of it was he had something to say each time. The Essi boys knew what to say when they were on. the floor too. All in all it was a good meeting and the general discussion cleared up a lo” of questions. ; R ¢losed some of the objections that are being raised to a B. B. Rin Ligonier, ‘We believe all these objections will be met and overcome for “we have the goods.” It is unfortunate that there are a few boys who are againsi us, but we find that these fellows do not really know about the B. B. R. and have no{ even tried to find out. ; They may be acting for some “consclentious objectors” among the older citizens, and it may be they just naturally want to kick. “Boys, work for the benefit of boys.” Find out about the B. B. R. be. fore you try to head it off. . Nathan Goldman, mayor of Northwest City, writes that he had a fine time at Ligonier and assures us that they will be glad to help us all they

" Alfred Westendorff of -Sprinx\rme;&l Y. writes that the Boyz"_Brotherhoodi Republic of Chicago has advised him that Ligonier boys are on the map and he urges that we make good. He says, it is a great idea and is worthy of earnest support. Mr. Westerdorfl and Mr. Eastman, of Kodak fame, are assisting in the organization of twenty seven cities in the east and boys from thé Chicago Republic will work with them. . = : We ought to send two boys to Northwest City to learn the way to make a city. : 20 . We will have the right to send delegates to the several conventions to be held during the coming year. . With a Boys' Brotherhood Republic, Ligonier will be advertised in a mos¢ desirable way. We have already had someé proof of this and if the work goes on Ligonier will be heard from and will attract attention as a place lvhm boys have a chance. Business men will think it over. e

. The next week will tell the story. We were much encouraged by the expressions of several of our business men at our meeting -February - first. Watch Boys' Brothehood Republic News, ' e ‘

Have Bad Luck. : The home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Eberly, residing three miles south of North Webster, Kosciusko county, was burned to the ground Thursday afternoon = ~bout 1:30 before the furniture could be removed from the upstairs and articles taken from ‘the cellar. Five members of the family confined to their beds with influenza at the time were removed from the burning building and taken in machines to the home of Mrs. Eberly’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mead Umble, nearby. i e . Getting Machinery In. . . The Ligonier Fibre Furniture Co. is getting the machinery in and it is being placed. The machines will be ready for operation it is thought inside a month. Girls and women to work in the plant are still bheing engaged at the Brown furniture store. eho ey 52% (0 et S S eG R

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PRETTY GERTUDE KENNIFF FAS. CINATED BY CHICAGO PHYSICIAN ~JOINS HIM THERE :

LEAVE LIGONIER TOGETHER

Famous Amateur Singer Becomes 10. velved In Sensational Divorce Sult

*When the Kahn Brothers Co. opened their shirt factory in Ligonier they sent prétty Gertude Kenniff from Chicago to help start the wheels, Mrs. Kenniff, an amateur opera siuger of some note, remained about ten days when handsome Dr. Baune showed up from the . windy city, registered at the Bailey hotel under the pame given above and at once sought out Mrs. Kenniff at the shirt factory, an old friend. After remaining here about twenty-four hours the infatuated parties left together, presumably for Chicago. This was the last heard of the matter rulde‘ from gossip at the shirt factory until- a federa! agent appeared here the other day and requistioned the hotel register and took it to Chicago where It remains, :

~ Mrs. Kenniff was popular with the shirt factory force . She had a beauti. ful yoice and used It many lonesome evenings to the delight of herself and a small audience. It Is not knowa whether the singer has a husband but it is known that Dr. Baune has a wife who ig after him, :

[ Sensationzl developments will break in the Chicago courts in a few days and then the whole story will be aired. It is understood that Mrs. Baune is pushieg a white slave charge against her husband. : k

~ PLUCKY GIRL NOW ILL Walks Through Snow to Enumerste = Djldflfl_lllllqh Township, L 4 NeMeCounty ». Miss Gracc Ihrie, of Lisbon census enumerator for her district, has completed her work and forwarded her papers to the supervisor last Saturday. In doing her work she has perhaps accomplishcd -what no other enumerator in the county, or state, for that matter, has done—walked every step of th> territory in g rural district, two-thirds of Allen township, 4xB miles in Noble county. It will be remembered that the storm just after the enumerators began their work closed all the roads, and not to be hindered, Miss Ihrie concluded to walk—and did so: She could go when it was impossible to turn a wheel, and finis.ed her work on schedule time- She says she was everywhere met most graciously by the people, who helped kLer all they could. However, she did not finish her work any too quickly, as she is pow confined to her home with influenza, and her many friends hope she will soon be about again. . g "“"_"'"""-"‘

“Death of Civil Engineer. Willis E. Sawyer, 57, died at his home in Kendallville Friday night after a week’s illness form influenza, followed by pneumonia. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sawyer, pioneers of Noble county and was born in Wayne township. He was united in marriage twelve years ago to Miss Mella Funk, of LaGrange county, who with two daughters) Joesphine and Mary Jane, survive. e deceased was for many y civil engineer of his home city. - Hog Brings $2,500. ; Over at Bluffton the other day a Spotted Poland China hog sold for $2,500. At a regular sale a total of 39 head of animals brought a total of $12532. The top price was $2,600. A second animal in the list brought $l,600, and the third highest price was $1,250. . el

Harry Hapner Dead. Harry Hap(lizer. the well known farmer is dead and the funeral will be held from the late home in Benton township alO o'clock today. The iwhole family has been ill for ten days. The deceased is a son-in-law of A. J. Hire. , : % W ——————— . Fatally Injured. ! Mrs. Alice Bliss formerly of Kendallville, died at Hzrrigburg. Pa., soon after she was struck by a street car. Her son found her bleeding and unconscious as he went to a church to take her home. 5 : { Soldiers of the world war are {organizing a post Jof the American |Legion at Aibion. The Ligonier post |nas its' charter. | The Woman’s Missionary Society of - |with Mrs. J. W. Draper Thursday afJURmBOE Sk et g BB K st o i '