Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 3B, Ligonier, Noble County, 26 March 1920 — Page 1

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SEAGLEY BROTHERS BUY BRICK BLOGK CHMGE ADE N X ONTHS

"~ With the purchase of the Mier hotel building by Seagley Brothers of Topeka from Willlan A. Lyons Ligonier gains the permanent résidence of a wide awake firm of large implement dealers ahd losses her last hotel. - It is the intention of Seagiey Bros., October 1 of the present year 16 re construct the whole interior of the big building and fit it for a saleés room and ware house. All the partitions on the two floors will be taken out except those creating the office and an ¢levator will be constructed in the rear to hotst and lower the heavy machinery and implements. - The location i{s an admirable one for the new owners. The building covers two full business lots is of brick and two stories in heigh It was built by the laté 80l Mier fo: a hotel and has been.used for hotel purposes for a good.many years. With the passiig of this hostelry Ligonier will' be without a hotel unless some enterprisig citizen, 'company_ or cor poration gets busy and byilds one: D. 0. Bailey, who has operated thhotel so suceessfully for some months will continue. in the location for the next six months and after that time he has no definite plan. . 3 Ligonier would be unfortunate ix losing Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. They know how to operate a hotel and are very popular with the traveling public as well as the people of Ligonier, Itis to be hoped that the old Goldsmith hotel may be repaired and put in good shape or & new hostelry built to accommodate demands before the Bailey is permanently closed. Z - Flurry Among Candidates, ‘While in Fort Wavne Willigm -J. Bryan tried to. smoke the denocratic gubernatorial’ candidates out on the liguor question, a question which fis not an issuc in Indiana. The matter was ignored by Méssrs. Isenbarger and Niblack while McCollough simply declared he favored enforcing the law It is believed that Mr. Bryan was trying to rally support to J. Kirby Risk who has raised the prohibition issue and is nowydoman'dlng to know where the other candidates stand. .

.Dr. McCollough answers that he is expending all his energies to overcome republican opposition and has no time to fight democrats. : Fined $lOO af A'lblon.v : After deliberating from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until 8:30 in the evening the jury in the case of the State vs. ‘Brisbin C. Hendricks Kendallville chiropracter, who' -was charged with practicing medicine without a license, brought in a verdict of guilty in the Noble circuit court Wednesday. “The defendant was fined $lOO and the costs of the case assessed against him. It 4s understood that the attorneys for the defense are working on the necessary papers to appeal the case to a ‘higher court. - Nice Shower Party. : Mrs. Alvin Beazel was hostess Wednesday night to a nice shower party given in compliment to Miss Mary Seaney who is soon to go to Fort Wayne where she will be married. Sixteen young lady friends of the coming bride responded to invitations and a delightful evening was spent. Miss Seaney has been employed in the offices of the Straus Bros. Co. for some time. S TR : :

R o R ; Ne‘({y:esewng Machine. An Intertype typesetting machine is being installed in the Leader office. By the addition of this machine the Leader is put in position to furnish much more local and general news. The Banner installed:a machine some months ago and the publishers now wonder how they ever managed to print a paper without it. : Mrs. Seitz Sells. Grocery. : Mrs. Lizzie Seitz, who for so many years has conducted a grocery on the North Side, has sold out to F. Bradley, who will conduct the business in the _future. : SRI Celia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hill, of near Kendallville and +Elmer Alspaugh of Battle Creek, ~ Mich. were married last Sunday. Juanita Gieger and Charles L. Siedel ~left their homes in Kendallville and ~ were married in Kalamasoo, Mich, X‘ R’ ?‘ «, o:; z:‘,_ >f‘“‘ « '-‘y - Minhie Bickie s & niece of Phil Bickle

The Tigowier Banner,

Keep the Cards.

‘Former service men, Bholders of Uncle Sam’'s War Risk insurance, have received from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance an identification card bear‘ing their name and insurance number. for ready reference such as they carried while in the service. " This card will enable the men to give their correct insurance number. when communicating with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,” and also serves for identification in case of sickness or accident.

_Many of these cards are being returned to the Bureau by former serticer men instead of being retained. The Director requests all former service men who received these idéntification cards 1o keep them. ,

Dies In Elkhart Hospital

Maynard, aged ten, litile <on of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Risser residing near Cosperville, died of pneumonia in an Elkhart hospital - Wednesday, . Two weeks ago the child receives] an injury to one of his legs and blood poisdning developed. He was taken to the hospital for treatment when pneumonia developed with fatal results. The remains were brought to the Risser home Thursday. Th funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 from the Forest Grove church and buria! will be made in the cemetery by that pame. E i e

~ Wayne Summers Appointed, Wayne Summers of Ossian has been appointéd superintendent of state high ways for what is called the Kendallville subdistrict, the appointment coming through the state. commission of which Archie Campbell Is a member. Mr. Summers will move to Kendallville and operate out of that city beginning April Ist. - - Ligonier ig particularly interested in theé Lincoln highway. After this road is completed her next interest is in the improvement of ,the : Blazed Trall. - ol : Great Chicken Record. .They lay and h.tch and lay do the Wyandottes. Mrs ). A. Billman owns a flock of thé breed which no doubt has the world's record for productivity. A brood hatched la: week in. March a year ago reproduccd in September and the chicks hatched at that time began laying in February o this year. In other words the chickens hatched inm March began laying in five months, - one pullet of the same brood hatched a brood which began laying in - six months, making a remarkable record for eleven months. , No Free Seeds. Acting on the recommmendation of the new secretary of agriculture, the senate agriculture ¢committee voted to eliminate from the annual agricultural bil] the $240,000 voted by the house to continue the time hallowed custom of distribution of free seeds to their constituents by members of congress. - Condition is Serions. The condition of Councilman George Feldheiser, injured in a fall the other evening at the N. Y. C. passenger station as detailed in the Banner is quite serious. It is feared the fractured bone in his hip will cripple him for life. The gentleman suffers much i e

Making Big Improvement. The two story brigck warehouse at the plant of the Ligonier Refrigerator Company 20x50 is being torn down so that the material may be used in building a big addition to the dry kiln in the rear. This will give the company much additional kiln space which has been 80 badly needed. . Mary Pickford next- Thursday and Friday. T - Zabel Hartsock. of Inwood, has taken a position with Guy Heiber in. the ‘photo studio. - : e ; 1 will resume my laundry business next Monday and hope to regain all old customers and many new ones. : : . ) Jack Rees.

‘The annual congregational meeting was held at the Presbyterian church Wednesday dt the close of a fine supper. Employees of the = factories and mills are preparing to petition the council to reestablish "daylight saving in Ligonier by ordinance. It is be- | lieved daylight saving will be popular in this city. ; ' Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooper will ‘arfive today from Cincinnati for a visit with the Bourie and Schutt families. Mr. Cooper will proceed to St. Louis where his chemical firm is opening a branch office. L O 1 J. W. Smith drove a new Overland 4 from Toledo Wednesday in seven 'hours and fifteen minutes. The roads ‘near Brimfield are almost impassable. ‘He had to detour in several places on the way. s .37 i 2 - Henry Reeve is in the eity trom Chicagq visiting the Jenneret family. Mr. Reeve located in Chicago in 1892, leaving | Ligonier at that time. He has e ! :s’f'* !tN g e e el e

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY MARCH 26, 1920

WITH THE FARMEES

The slogan of the Wells county association is “Hang together or Hang Separately” some logan. The Wells folk have set their menibership stakes at 4000. This means that farm women are joining as well as the men.

" A good forage crop will h=ip reduce thec ost of feeding spring pigs. Early sown oats makes good early forage untill the middie of May or later. Dwarf Essex Rape makes good cummer and- fall forage for hogs. Combinatidu of oats, Dwarf Essex rape and alsike is a quick growing hog forage us~? by many farmers. >

~ The Pure Seed Division advises that the supply of pure certified oats has been all sold. The Division is doing splendid work toward improvement of field seeds. - -

Elkhart Townsip has gone over its membership quota and is still going according to chairman Pancake and secretary Black. Good for thie Elkhart hustlers. What township will be next?

" The primary purpose of membership in & Farmers' Association is not to save a few cents in buying, but i to expand business, seeking profits in increased or in cheaped production rather than in small savings which Jill make still more impossible a satisfactory retail service in the community according to Eugene Davenport, of Hlinois.: = = :

Any time now before the buds begin to burst spraying for San Jose scale can be done according to County Agent B. V. Widney. Miscible oils, powdered lime-sulphur and liquid lime sulphur are all used for this purpose. Liquid lin-sulphur is an old standard material for this spray and is used diJuted 6 to 8 gallons in 50 gallons of water. . e :

Soy beans and coru provide practically a balanced ration for hogging off. Tto San or Early Brown are well adapted to this-county for that_ purpose. Soy beans are high and going higher <o the quicker we get our seed the better.. e " :

The Sparta Township Order of the Noble County Farmers' ° Association had a splendid meeting at Cromwell last Thursday afternoon. The Sparta farmers are enthusiastic workers and are forming a strong organization.

" The Marshall County Farmers' Association will pool wool during the latter- part of June .A committee consisting of one man from each township has the pool in charge. Member will list their wool and bids will be secured for the same. Other counties have been sucessfull in raising the price from 5c to 10¢ per pound according to the Marshall wool pool bhoosters. '

Woman Kicked by Horse. - The Wawaka correspondent has sent out the following telegram. “Mrs. Dan Portner, living three miles east of Wawaka is suffering from severe injuries received in a most peculiar inanner.. She was kicked in the face by a horse, smashing her spectacles some of the broken glasg being ‘riven into her eyeball, and it is believed her skull is fractured by the impact of the blow. Her son Orville who lives in Montana had been visiting thé parental home, and was getting ready to leave for the west and with his mother had gone to the barn to get the horses ready to make the drive to the station and in getting the horses into thé stable the accident occurred. Equipment Being Placed. Equipment for the Fibre Furniture Compuny is being placed in the bi;{ work room in the Selig Building. : ~ Much of the machinery has ajready ‘been placed and is in operation and Plumber Latta is installing a large tank in which the products are treated. This industry under the personal supervision of Herbert B. Brown is going to be an important one for Ligoaer. e The new factory building is a very desirable place to work and vh& full force is on it will be a very bus! place. e e B

Mr. Kaufiman Buys Home. _ Irvin Kauffman, the well knowa garage proprietor, has purchased the U. R. Treash home at the corner of Fifth and Martin streets. Mr. Kauffman will move into the home in.the course of a month. The house is oné of the substantial kind and a fine lot and a half goes with it. Mr. Kguffman has resided in a house on Pigeon street the property of Daniel B. Dr A The scramble for dwelling houses i§ unabated and is likely to continue until more residences are built. . Sherman Bzker Buys Property. ..Sherman Baker, of near Wolf Lake, ‘'who will take charge of" the Elmo Cafe the latter part of the week, has bargained for the William Buckles resi‘dence and will move his family here at OREe.: S T s e . C. Gale who sold' the cate to Mr. cigar ‘store in. Elkhart and will mave gy .L 8 e - Mary Pickford in “The Hoodlum” at Cyrstal April st and 2d.

“The Miracle Man” at Crystal April 14-15-16. L & . Wilbur Inks is home from Detroft for a visit of a week. : , Ray Green is her ffom Michigan on a visit wuh‘ old frienda. o Hod Ullery who had been quite ill of tonsilitis is much improved. - Little daughfer was born to Mr. and ‘Mrs. Albert Mcintosh Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vaa Vorst of ‘Kimmell were Ligonier visitors Wednesday. ' - o e | Mrs. Oste Nelson is home from Cedar Rapids, lowa, where she spent several months. : . : e e S, ; ; - DPandelion greens are now being gathered by the over industrious i housewife. : | Cbx'nmencem‘ent ‘ éxércises— of the county schools and field day will be held in. Albion early in June. W. B. Inks isout with a new Overland 4 car purchased of the James W. Smith agency. The new car is a beauty. - | Chicago U. defeatéd Pennsylvania in the Inter State basketball series and also gave Michigan U. a drubbing. ~ Sidney Slabaugh who has been quite ill of somethiag resmebling the flu is out again but is not feeling very well. Ed Leslie, fortnef resident of Perry township but now of Milfo'rd. was in the city Wednesday calling on old friends. ’ e o Noy Noel of Goshen 0000 ito hi:fd the beautiful Lincoln cottage at Wawasee with all its rich furnlsh}xxgs for $B,OOO. o r Joel Long, 78 for many years a ifesident of Benton township, is dead at Leesburg. Deceased was well known in Ligonier. : Wt is claimed sugar water is now running at a satisfactory rate. One camp near Goshen has turned out over 50 galons of sirup. e 5 Mrs. Tom Kelley is home from Winimac where she had accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Howard Huffman to settle in her new home. L :

Warren T. McCray is the only republican candidate for governor to visit Noble county up to date this year and he merely dropped into Kendallville. S : : , Albert F. Runge, injured when a chemical fire extinguisher exploded at a recent fire in Kendallville died of his injuries. An effort is being made to place the blame. . o Mr. and Mrs. James Renehan who have been spending several months in the south and with’ Mrs. Renehan at the old home near Wawaka, left for their ranch near Saco, Montana, Monday. » + -The . Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights presented a beautiful dis play Monday night. The electrical influence was so strong that telegraph and long distance telephone megsages were. disturbed. : ‘After Warren Souder had spent three days visiting theatres, stores and offices and sleepifg at a hotel in Colum bia City it was discovered he had small pox and now the population of the town is shaking with fear. § Archie Campbell of the state high‘'way commission says road improve‘ments will soon get under way in No‘ble county after the next meeting of ‘the county commissioners when a Joint lph'lgvmbomwodom. e

The ladies of the Stringtown church will serve an Easter supper in the charch basement Tuesday evening March 30. Menu: eggs, chicken, gravy and biscuit, escaloped potatoes, baked beans, salads. pickles, jelly, cake, ple and coffee. Everybody come. Supper 35 ‘cents. T Mrs, O. F. Ggrber and daughter Estelle' of Chicago who have beén enJoyin T fine weather of the southhg‘.t nniston, Ala. for five weeks have &d morth. They found Arthur with whom they visited quite nicely situated and well statisfied with the location. : A company Ras been organized at Columbia City t@ manufacture a nonexplosive kerosene and gasolene can. The success of thé enterprise is questionable. What is peéeded is something to prevent an expiosion of the fluids when poured into\the stove by the i . LR ket 50 M ﬁ e oo R SR ot Ww@ > & '3)@ et figure proved his undoing. .

‘Mr. and Mrs. Crothers Entertains With ~ St. Patrick’s day was observed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Crothers, 600 11th Ave North, St Petersburg. Fla. The event had a four fold meaning as it was the twentyninth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Josepn Johnson, the seventythird birthday of John Gieen and the farwell to Mr. and Mrs. Crothers, Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mrs. Maude Bickle and Miss Helen Hinman, who leave for their homes In the North im a 4 few days. A three course dinner was served to thirteen - guests The house was decorated in grem and . white and the tables wereﬂiiecorn!eq» with orange blossoms and ferns and two cakes, one with seventy-three candles in honor of Mr. Green's birthday, and the other with roses’ on in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's wedding anniversary. : ' . . -Games and music were enjoyed until a late hour, several special plano numbers wede rendered by Mrs. Foster, . Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. William Coleman of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson formerly of. New York but now residents of the “Sunshine City,” Mr. and Mrs. John Green.of Ligonier, Ind., Mrs. Maude, Bickle, Millersburg, Ind, Mr. and Mrs Marion Foster, Piqua, Ohio, Miss Ella Ewing. Sidney, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Crothers of Wray, Colo. and Miss Helen Hinmah of Chicago. .

Shropshire Breeders Will Meet. The Shropshire Sheep Breeders of Noble, DeKalb, Steuben, Allen and LaGrange counties will bé at the city hall, Kendallville, Friday afternoon, March 26, at 1:30 o'clock to consider the formation of a North-Eastern Indiana Sropshir Sheep Breeders' Association. U. C. Brouse, ExPresident of the Indiana Sheep Breeders' Association and Claude Harper of Purdue University will be the principal speakers of the afternoon. : : : ~ Enjoyoble Birthday Party. , According to the Wawaka Corresponident a most enjoyable evening was spent Friday at the- beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Rush Cunningham by over thirty guests. The occasfon was the birthday of Mrs. Cunningham—a surprise party of these friends was made for both Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham. Had the roads been half‘way fit there would have been many more present. Music, ganies and a fine supper were part of the evening's events. . s ' Does It Pay to Advertisel ' N. Y. C. Conductor Remele the other day lost his pocket book cantaining a sum of money and valuable papers on Cavin street in Ligonier. He adverfised his loss in the Banner and when he reached his home in Toledo the lost wallet was the awaiting' him. The cash, $l7 had been carefully removed, however, by the finder who mailed the book from Churubusco. The railway pass and other no-negotiable papers were - intact. - -

Reclaiming His Orechard. Harvey Hull has a large orchard on his farm near Diamond lake which har been neglected and run to waste. He is now having it reclaimed. The trees will be prunned and sprayed and every care given them.during the coming season. With apples selling at 12 cents a pound. there is every inducement to renew the orchards and care for the bearing trees. , One More Night. . The musical comedy “Miss Cherryblosson"or “A Maid from Tokyo” given by the music students of the high school with such suc last night will be repeated tonight. To miss this show is to miss a treat. - 3 R o ‘Mrs. S A. Plank was a visitor wtih Goshen friends Thursday. : ~ Shobe & Shobe shipped two cars of ‘horses Thursday, ome from Goshen ian'd one from Ligonier. : Hay is reporfed to be selling in the ‘Goshen market at $45 a tom, the largest price ever known there.

LOST—Two keys fastened together with a ribbon. ' Finder will receive reward \by leaving at the American Cafe. ‘ Howard Fisel has opened some of the drinking fountains on Cavin street ‘which is a great accommodation to the public in these dry days. . 3 | The Ligonier Auto Sales has sojd a ‘Samson tractor to Dan Rose, a Buick car to William Archer and a Dodge car to Ceorge Buckles. 2 : ~ Mrs. Mildred Fink, of Mishawaka, will arrive to spend Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Nate Etchyson-and her ' Helen Kelly is now able to be up | They are children of Mr. and Mrs. A. ﬁmn‘%nm“m Carpenters Union at Goshen have declined to work for less than 85 cents an hour Akt dnen Al e

. LOCAL HAPPENINGS .= _Attorney Wigton has a case in court at Albion today. - Beh o Dr. Lane made a professional visit ‘to Elkhart Wednesday. . - . . Mrs. Frank P. Wood_ has gone to Chicago to visit her sister. - s Watch the Crystal's programs some‘thing extra fine every week. . i . E. H. Scott. of Indianapolis, paid Ligonier a visit Wednesday, Eleven student s of the Tﬂtupoé school took the Sth grade examination John E. Vance sold Luther Vanes 80 acres of land north west of Ligonier for $lO,OOO. s e - John .Ziﬁmcﬁﬁ. the Wawaka school teacher has purchased the McDanfel hardware store at Cosperviile Mrs. Anna Weimer has been granted a divorce from Thomas Weimer in the Noble circuit court. The parties reside near Kendallville. S o

" Next Monday, March 29, beginning at 11 ¢'clock in the morning, Glenn E. ‘Roe has a big sale of horses, cattle. )hon. sheep and farm implements. | e . ’ Frank Herrmann is just beginning to feel like himself again after an attack of illness stmilar to flu. He was confined to his home a couple of days , - ; : L. J. Piatt, who for some time has been in California, is here on a visit with his motheér, Mrs. Nettie Shob: Nr. Piatt has prospered In the wes:. A. E Snyder, residing on First street, found a new auntomobile tire which the owner may claim by calling on Mr. Snyder and paying for this notice. s S - “le farmery of the Thictcenth dis frict claim the 1 congress man Androw ducicon Hidkey, repud'ican (s without a pull. iie did not dstribute free garden seels. L : Superintendent Renkenberger of the Ligonier schools is confined to his home by illness. - He is suffering fromn a new malady which has invaded the ‘community resembling a bad cold.. L. R. Lepird will occupy the Christener house on McLean street vacated by Louis Sisterhen, who moves into his- own home. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Franks will live with Mrs. Raubert. - Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bauer of this city attended the funeral at Kendallville Wednesday of Albert F. Runge, the city fireman killed there by the explosion of a chemical tapk.Qnite a number from Ligonier attended the Elliott & Shelly horse sale in Goshen Wednesday. Among those to attend were Chas. Shobe, 0. D. Randolph, Wesley Cunningham, W. A. Cochran and Ed Kenney. i

The children preparatory memberbership class will be received into the Methodist church Sunday morning. This class has been under the specia! instruction of the pastor. All parents and friends especially invited. The state conservation commission under the influence of Chairman’ Lieber proposes to protect the lakes and other beauty spots belonging to the state. Mr. Lieber delivered an address in Fort Wayne Thursday. | R R ; ' The ladies Red Cross Aid will meet in thec ity hall for an all day leulonl on Wednesday March 31. The ladies are requested to bring calico and gimham for patch quilts. Every member urged to be present. - ‘ William Grimes of near Albions entered a plea of guilty in the Noble circuit court to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of Ortha Keis ter a child pear Wolf Lake. Sentence was withheld for the present. Glen E. Roe will soon move to the Basil Fowlgr farm near old Brush College, the land he recentiy purchased Mr. Austin who had occupied the farm has th at the Ligo‘nier ; Factory and will

The Elkhart Review, one of the oldest daily papers in northern Indiana and for many years a republican ;orx_an. is in the hands of a rec:ver The Truth company with powerful financial interests behind - it, invaded the idependent republican field and the Review tried to exist as a straightout democratic paper. The republican congress, now that the senate failed to ragifly the veace treaty &lth Germany, is trying to figure Out a way to make a separate peace with the former enemy aside from any rights the president may have in the matter, and the job is bigger {han they figured on. Under the constitution of the United States m e .A'ig ‘);s“} ' ;i‘*” &

TUESDAY FRIDAY

VOL. 54 NO. 3B

. APPORTIONED DEYOCRATS OF NOBLE (COUNTY 6T FIFTEEN AND REPUBLI. CAN SEVENTEEN TO STATE . CONVENTIONS ' All Candidates for Delegates Must File Petition With Clerk of Court Before | " “April Second Albion, March 24--The board of primary election comm?uﬂoner’s of Noble county have made thé following appor tionment of delegutes to the state convention for both the republican and. démocratic parties. They bave been made under the provisions of the state. primary law. The republicans are entitled to. seventeen delegates to the state convention, and the democrats are entitied to fifteen delegates to the state comvention, apportioned as follows: . 3 - Republicans— Washington, 1; Sparta, 1, Perry. 3; Elkbart, 1; York, 1; Noble, 1; Green, 1; Jefferson, 1; Orange. 1; Wayne, 4; Allen, 1; Swan, 1: Albion, 1. : ‘ ‘Democrats— Washington and Sparta 1. Perry. 2; Elkhart, 1: York, 1: Noble, 1; Green, 1: lefferson. 1° Orange. I; Wayne 3; Allen, 1; Swan,l; Albion, 1. NG

- To. place candidates for de!egntn\‘ to the state convention on the primary ballot a petition is required with the signatures of ten legally qualified voters, an affidavit as to proven politics and political intentions. - Candldates For Commissioner. ~ Alva ilite is being urged to stand for coanty commissioner on the republican ticket. Mr. Hite is a well known farmer, *as the full contidence of the people a 4 would make a good officer, Shou'd Perry township succeed In nominating -Mr. Hite and William H. Loy this sectioa of the county would have an excellent representative on the board no matter which of two was elected. Jacob Beckner has also been tavarably mentioned for the place as well as Hary Simmons. Perry township feels that -lre is entitled to representation on the board. From a republican standpoint it may be urged that the to>wnship has a representative in -Auditor Erwin but as 'a matter of fiact that officer represents nobody but himself. He is certainly no credit to the township nor to the party which electe! him. This fact, however, should not stand in the way of Alva Hite nor any ¢'her reliable republican who seeks political recognition from Perry town: :ip. It is time the people irrespective of party affiliation should get together and_choose honest and competent pvnblf servants. L - To Haprove Toledo Pike. The Kendallville Sun of Wednesday says: A ‘ “Uned the division of construction surveyors began work at Ligonier today, and will begin the survey of th» Chicago and Toledo pike from that. point to the Ohio state line, which is an indication that this stretch of road

will be the first. to be completed in this corner of thestate and everybody knows it is one of the poorest pieces of road in the state.” : _

This may be all right but what of the Lincoln highway from Ligonier to Fort Wayne? It has been the plan of Archie Campbell to sidetrack the Lincoln highway improvement in favor of the Blazed Trail or Toledo Pike in the interest of Kendallville. When the Pike is improved by placing a hard surface the work should be done on what is known as the southern route. The old route has a number of dangerous railway crossings and a long sink hole. ; ; L T - A Real Surprise Party. What proved a real surprise party was perpetrated o 1 Mrs. Jacob Vance, witfe of the well snown First Ward ‘councilman, last Monday night when more than ttirty members of the Rebeckah lodgé made their way to the Vance residence just as the family was. about to retire. The vistors brought refreshments along and many testi‘monials to remind Mrs. Vance that it ‘was the anniversary of her birth. The ‘affair proved a very happy onme. : e e et e : Married in Michigan. A atch from Hillsdale says: Geoge F. Miller and Mrs. Anna Holy both of Ligonier were married by the Rev. William Chapman at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. ; Mrs. H. L. Meyer is ill of flu and ber mother, Mrs. Anna Geldmeir, of Chicago, is here to attend her. It seems that LaGrange is to furnish senatorial district of Noble and Lattor of ihe LaGrange Standars, B. WWO - - s S iR SV R e R PT Y eVg