Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 6A, Ligonier, Noble County, 13 April 1920 — Page 1
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ALLEN COUNTY JOINS NOBLE IN PROTEST AGAINST CHANGE IN "ROUTE OF LINCOLN HIGH. , WAY - GOODRICH GETS BLACK EYE Allen ;'nunty' ‘;fi':;n:‘;llfi«i{'anrfi \;\*m - Join Noble County Resldents In Vigorous Protest
That little scheme of Senator Munton, Archie Campbell, U.-.C. Brouse and other Kendallville worthies who are claimed to be back of Gov. Gondrich's stand to «limipate that portion of the Lincoln, betwocn Ligonfer and Fort Wayne will. come to grief. : _ Fortunately the change in route cannot be. brought abont without =an amendment to the state highway law, for the law spceifically - provides for the inclusion of all the Lincoln Highway - from Ligonier- to Fort Wayne and divert. traffic to the Blazed Trail or Chicago ard Toledo Pike has struck a snag. Allen county has joined Noble in favor of a vigorou. protest, e :
Before thes tate highway law became effective Perry township paved her portion of- the Lincoln Highway ‘with brick, at her own expcase, and this great expense was incurred with ‘the understanding that there was to be no rerouting of the Lincoin Highway in Noble county. - . That Fort Wayne and Allen county are up in arms over the governor's ill-advised and unfair proposition is shown by the action taken by the Chamber of Commerce fn Fort Wayne Thursday evening. 2 ‘ h In giving an account of the meeting the Journal Gazette says: o “Following are the facts brought out at the highways meeting of the Chamber of Coluinerce kst evonlag, which indicate that Fort Wayne is in danger of being left off the Lincoln highway if the present plans of the state highway commtsslon‘ara’] put into effect, the county con’:mis—i sioners and others, who are iaterested, plan to go to Indianapolis the last of the week to lay the matter befopé Governor Godrich. The committee planned to visit thé capital today but learned that the governor will be absent from the capital for several days. : ' : g
“The commissioners are anxious to have as many Allen county roads as. possible included in the state sys-: tem of highways but they are strongly opposed to any step which would eliminate the Lincoln Highway from the system. According to thc recon:mendations of the governor as they are understood here, he has’' taken the ground that some roads tentatively included in the system cannot now remain under state control. Hge has approved the Kendallville—Fort Wayn: road and the Fort Wayne—Decatur road ‘with- the understanding that the Fort: WayneLigonier road, which is the Lincoln Highway, be eiiminated. “Work is already begun on the Chicago—Toledo road wivich . will pass through Goshen, Ligoner Kendallville and Bryan, O, and would cut Fort Wayne from the transcontinental route if the road is taken from the state system. = : “Allen county's portion of the Kendallville—Fort- Wayne route is known as the Lima road and is to be improved by the county in the near future. The Lincoln Highway east of Fort Wayne has already been improved and a petition was recently filed for the improvement of the Lincoln Highway northwest of Fort Wayne™ - : :
}] Want Road Paved. A petition with over 1000 names has been filed with the commissioners of Allen county asking that the Lincoln Highway be paved to the Whitley county line. H. V. Harris is the attorney for the petitioners. If it should be granted Whitiey county would then be in line to pave to Noble county. What the highway commission will do relative to the above we are not informed.—Churu- " busco Truth. . i May Establish Another Plant. - The Kahn Brothers company, shirt manufacturers, will- establish a plant in Goshen if suitable quarters can be secured. The company will soon in‘stall- a cutting department to their big factory in Ligonier. Heretofore all -the goods used in shirt making have been cut at the Chicago plant. : Whole Family Stricken. - Nine members of the Rollin Noweis - family are ill of smallpox in Albion. Mr. Nowels threw a scare into Ligonier residents when he appeared here ing of satistaction that they have
The Tigonier Banner,
. WEXIER IN TROUBLE = Man Who Buncoed Groceryman Hoi- - kinger, Rome Clty, Out of Cash . Languishes in Jail ; Arrested at South Bend on charges of burglary and forgery, ar[niz:;éd. pleads Guiity and in the county jail at Albion failing to give $2,000 bond is ‘the experience of Charles W Weénzer, who claims to live -in imchz;nn.’ B S - Sometime ago the Banner carried a news ftem from Rome city teliing how Groceryman ~ Holsinger had been swindled bg cashing a bogus check for a cripple. o : Wenzer, was a former employee of 0. N. Guildin of Fort Wayne, owner of a cottage at Rome City. On Febrn‘-i ary 18, this yvear, he was st Rome City and claimed he was one of a party of several men working for Mr. Guildin at his cottage. He telephoned to Mr. Holsinger saying Mr. Guildin was talking and that he would send a cripple over after some groceries and would settle for them later. Wen-| zer, who. was alone went after the groceries and was given what he wanted Later Wenzer said Mr. Guildin had returted to Fort Wayne and would send him %firchock for §7& He was out of money ‘and borrowed $1.50 from Mr. Holsinger and went to Kendallville, where he forged a chock for §75 on Mr. Guildin and sent it to Rome City in a registered. letter giving his address and a special delivery stamp. Prior to this time Wenzer had gained the confidence of . Postmaster Jennings of Rome City, who was ready to lend a helping hand. Wenger returned immediately to Rome City and was waiting at the postoffice where the mail was delivered. His letter was waiting for him, and he asked Mr. Jennings to cash thec heck, who refused only for lack of funds. However, Mr. Jennings told him that Mr. Holsinger might cash it for him, and he went to him and received . $3O, which was all the ready cash Holsing-{ er had on hand. A due bill for the remaining $45 was given Wenzer, but at this ctage of the game the forger “flew his kite” and was not heard of untii it was learned he was at South Bend where he came to grief when he was| taken ‘inta custody by South Bend police. i ‘ :
. No Telephone Hearing ‘When .a representative of the state utility commission failed to appear here Thursday, April 8, as scheduled, to have a hearing on -the petition of the Ligonier Telephone company for a raise in service rates there was much disappointment. A number of Kendallville residents weré here to consult the commission. It is understood the matter will be adjusted by the commission in Indianapolis on the basis of investment and net earnings. if this plan i$ to be followed a public hearing would be a farce anyway. A survey and appraisal of the Ligonier Telephone plant has been made by a representative of the state commission and the service rate will be adjusted according to that showing. - (
' Elanor Holloway Wins. | Miss Elanor ‘Holloway distanced all competitors in her candidacy for popularity as a high school student. The vote was on" She most popular young lady in the high school and when the campaign closed Friday night the candidates finished in the order named below: : ' . Elanor Holloway. . = : Edna Kitson. : : Dorothy Slabaugh. - : Leah Summers. ' The vote was by ballot at a penny a vote and the venture netted about $65 which will go into the fund to publish. 8 school annual for Ligonier. i Bank in Fine Condition. - A complete examination of Citizen Bank has just been completed by a representative of the . state department and the bank is found in most excellent condition. These examinations are made periodically of all stats banks of Indiana and the report on Citizens Bank is particularly flatter-
Goods Ready to Ship. . Herbert B. Brown of the Fibre Furniture Company says manufactured goods are now ready to shib in small quantities. The deinand for the output of the factory is so great that there is no apprehension as to its future success. If the freight embargo is lifted the furniture will be shipped within a few days. - Sampson Tractor Demonstration. : A demonstration was made on the streets Friday with a Samson tractor. The tractor was hitched to a wagon and was driven by lines like horses. The machine gets over the ground at a rapid rate and can be made to turn almost square corn%r's. : : & - Jewelry Thieves Busy. . - Buglars entered the homes of Haines oshen the other night ‘and secured ems in the Er’':t home valued at $lO,OOO. Mrs. Sandoers lost nothing. ‘Wwhile. Admission W”% ears 25 cents. Adults 40 cents which o e
LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY APRIL 13, 1920
| MIER STATE BANK LOSES Jimmy Cain Floats Bad Cheek at InStitation For #l9 While In Chy Another victim of James Cain's fraudulent performance has come to light since the publication. of the swindling of James Adams out of $4l The Mier State Bank is oul $79 on @& bogus check floated by Jimmy Cain while visiting old friends in the city & week orsoago. o ~ The Caia family Is well known to Ligonier people. William Cain lived in Ligonier a number of years before taking up a residence in Plymouth and ‘when his son Jimmy came Beck on a visit he was received with open arms. Its seems the young man's fraudulent practices cost his victims something like $2.600. The boy was arrested at South FPend and was later taken to Peru where he languishes in the Miami county fail to answer many . check torgerizs. The checks were drawn on a bavk at Rochester and looked good on {.r face. Cain claimed to be empioved- by the Erie railway with headquarters in Rochester. : - _ Change In Business. Schloss Brothres, Simon and Jonas have been engaged with the Straus| Brothers Co. and will handle the real estate end of the business in (he Ligonier -office. The business has grown to such proportions that the Straus Brothers find it advisable to shift some of the responsibility to dther shoulders and the new alliance is the result. Sitmon Schloss has been handling real estate on his own account for some time and he will fit in nicely with the Straus Brothers under the new arrangement. - . - . Big Strike at South Bend. William Buckles and family drove from Mishawaka Saturday and went to Etna to spend Sunday with relatives. Mr. Buckles says there are ten thousand workers on strike in South Bend and that the South Bead Tribune is being boycotted for the stand it has taken against the unions.. The Tribune accounts for its diminutive size by the print paper shortage, but Mr. Buckles aseribes the lack of advertising in the paper to other reasons.
: Valuable Cow Dead. Sweet Rose Meadowbrook, a §4,000 cow, owned by Mrs. H. L. Covedale, of Noblesville, died of peritonitis, aceording to a diagnosis made by veterinarfans. The cow held the record as a butter making.cow in Indiana, and in official records up until last September was the third best cow in the United States. The animal had a record of 512.25 pounds of butter fat in 7,678.2 pounds of milk in her second year of milking. - i : ~ Repairing Lincoln Highway, Maintenance of way forces operating under the state highway comniission are making repairs and improvements on the Lincoln highway be{ween Wolf Lake and Churubusco. The' road needs the attention being given it. Unless Gov. Goodrich has his way and secures the abandonment of the Liganier-Fort Wayne branch of the rcad the state is obliged to look ffter The maintenance. . Pension Rill Passed. - - ~ The pension bill only awaits the signature of the president to become a Jaw. All soldiers of the civil war get a big ingrease, the minimum being §5O a month and from that amount up according to disability. J. 0. Agee received word Saturday of the progress o’ the dfability pension measure. : :
Mr. Fetters Remembers. William Fetters says the heavy snow fall of Easter is not unprecedented April 4, 1874, he hauled logs on a sled over ten inches of snow. He: says wheat was plowed under to give place to oats but the latter named ¢rop was a failure. e - Tngpk‘ -by Cow. » Mrs. Harvey Kessler residing near Rome City was badly injured Thur:day when trampled by a cow. She was knocked down and a leg was fractured: while internal injuries reader Mrs. Kessler’'s condition serious. Section Foreman Hurt. : John Schott, 62, section fo -=ian on ‘theN. Y. C. railway at Brimifi:ld was ‘probably fatally injured when struck by an engine Thursday. #His ribs were fractured and the bones piérced his S _ .1 ‘The Farmers Co-Operative company of Whitley county has purchased the Crowell Grain Co. business in Columbia City for a consideration of $21,000. They take possession Jume Ist.
. Death of old Residents. | Thomas Johnson 64, a retired farmer who has made his home in Albion for se” >ral years, died Thursday morning at ‘he home of a nephew M. W. Johnson. {rom chronic Bright's disease, ‘The funeral was held Saturday afternecon e Fahe g ‘ nesday, Thursday and Friday. Shows at 7:15 and 9:00 come early. No one admitted after picture has begun.
- Mr._and Mre Allen E. Wysong were W kaguiner bowling teams traveled r}o Goshen Sunday 1o get a beating. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wagoner spent Sunday in Elkhart guests of his son Dean and tfip. L S Mrs. W. M. Snider léft for Toledo Friday to spend 8 few days with ; ST sl i :e,;«, 0‘ Gmen "’ & guest Monday of her uncles John and - Vead Vavin, of Sturgis, spent Sunday here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cavin. e The G. R. & I rallway section tmen at Kendallville have gone cn strike. ‘The longer hour day is the cause Mesdames 0. G. Bowen and Chhrles Wolf paid their Elkhart friends a visit ‘Friday and did a Httle shopping on the side. = : _ T Mrs. E. Salveson and daughter who spent a week visiting Miss Mary Jeanveret, returned Sunday to their home in Chicago. : L Ceuncilman George Feldheiser is able to get about his house on a crutch and expects soon to resume his poultry business. - . e o
. Mrs. George Bryan says Florida mav be all right as a winter residence but ghe prefers Indiana. She arrived homo about a week ago. ’ : F. E. Weir and son Clair who spent & week sight-seeing in the east are home. Clair will return to Michigan thiversity next Suaday. Lost—Bunch of keys betwecn Ranbert's. Jewelry store and south side school ‘building. Finder please return to J. E. Culver. ' ' Mrs. Lasell, who has been greatlv afflicted for several months with ne signs of improvement, will goon g 0 to a hospital for treatment. 5 - Coroner Hursey, of Ligonier who investigated the cause of death of Herbert Krupp, at Kendallville, said it was due to turberculosis. : ~ Mr. and Mrs. William Clawscn, 1 South Bend and George of Mishawaka were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad White in this city. The rumor that Huifman Bros., autemobile manufacturers of Elkhart had acquired a Ligonier factory proves to be without foundation. - The management of the Banner can personally recommend the sereen production “The Mircale Man" to its patrons as being all that is claimed for it, e : ‘ Miss Vera Locher, who recently undeérwent a serious surgical operation Jn an Elkhart hospital, is able to be on the street again. She will leave Miss Ruth Miles, of Syracuse who. taught in Ligonier schools for a short time last year, is professor of English in the College of Forestry at Bottineau, North Dakota. ; Rgv. G..F. Hubbartt was named director for Noble county of the: M. E. centinary movement to raise funds. The dr've in this county and state will e made April 25 to May 3. ; . Mr. and Mrs. Jaunics Kinnison arrived home Monday afternocn after spending the ~ ‘er in Neyada ‘and California, <* ping on their return to visit Willis | nnison at Garden <Uity Kansn . The iuntcrchurch World Conference held in Ligonier Thursday ofternoon and evening did not attract a large attendance. The lack of interest in at tributed to*bad rcads and local conditions. . A _ Dr. 8. E. Brewster, Lake Division Red Cross of Clevelund, Ohio, was booked for an address in Ligonier last night and at the opera house in . Cromwell this Tuesday might. Dr. ‘Keehn, chairman of the distric lookedl for a big attendance. @~ =
The conference anncuncements at the M. E. church meeting at Richmond wera, not kno{)n‘here at the time th:, Banner went to press Monday evening but it was generally conceded that Rev. Hubbartt would be returned to Ligonter. .. : ;
One of the prettist little childs party held for many day was given for little Miss Norma Levy's fifth birthday by her mother Mrs. Louis L. levy as sisted by Mrs. John Kinny at home of of the latter Thursday April Bth ffom 2:00 to 5:00. Twenty four little tots boys and girls responded to their invitations, and after games and music were ushered to the dinirg rToom where covers were laid for all. The color scheme of pink and white was carried throughout the entire courss in gdecorations favors and refreshments. Little favors of pick baskets with tiny umbrella’s filled with candy were .at each place, and ice cream and cakes in pink and white were served, each plate having a little pink rosewith a little animal on a wire in center. The center piece was the customary - birthday cake with ‘six pink candles and a large white bunnie with a carrot in his arms as center decoration. The little miss was nicely remembered with niany protty- gifts from her little friends, and older admires as well. Mrs. Levy azsisted by ’lflfle“flflm R . G e _ The undersigned will be a candidate 4 dee...
Succcssful Appileants in Diploma Ex. - The percentage of succosscs greater ~ Miss Maud Morley, of Brimfeld school wins highest scholarship ig in this year's contest. - ~ Washiagton—Arlo W. Mack. Sanivel W. Mohjer, James Wade, Arthur Piper Arlo W. Mack's average $94, = Sparta Township—Charles Winkler. Marcile Card, Olga Lung, Ceraldine 'Hussey, Blanch Shadiker, Dorothy Linn, Brock, Deane Butler, Chéster Sloan, Rokcoe Kiser, Dolores Berberrich, Meredith Mullin. Meredith Muilin's average 205 ' i - Perty Township—Lawrence L. Owen Donald - Todd. Dorsthea E. Emmit Dorothea Nowels, Mildred May Smith. Lawrence Owen's average 8§32 S - Elkhart Township—Helen Caldwell, Rotiort King, Berntece Gallup, Merceda Boyd, Albert W. King, Edna Cook, Viiton Wells. Merceda Boyd's average 89.2. . e : | York Township—Earle Wolte, Leiju Adair, Beranlece Smith, Everett Snapp. iL;nm Conrad, Porter Black, Anna Marquardt, Ira Wright, George Johuston, Alice Corkins. Alice Corkin's average - ~ Next examination April 17. County commencement June 10, - : T = \ : : Death of Mre. Ward, Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, wifs of Col 8. T. Ward highly respected resident. of Albion, died Sunday evening at five o'clock after a brief illnesg. Mrs ‘Ward suffered an attack of apoplexy at mine o'clock Sunday morving her condition becoming weaker during the day -until death relieved her. Mrs. Ward was seventy-five years of age and was a life-lcng resident of Alblon. Shé was the last member of the Edward family, pioneer residents of Noble county. Besides hiér husband she is survived by one grandson, Paul Ward of Ligonier, and a nomber: of nices and nephews. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at two gvaeE oL e : ~ That Freight Fmbarge. ~ Shobe & Shobe on accoun: of the freight embargo due to the strike of | railway employees, are at big expense and much inconveninece. They have valuable horses bought and are unable 1o ship them. : - - Selig Drothers loaded two car loadsd of cattle at Albjon Friday with the understsnding "that they would be tr;tspi “ted, but later they learned that the freight would not be received and the stock had to b+ unlonded and tle feed and care will now more than eat up all profits. The ban on freight shipments may be lifted in a few- days, however.
i Birthday Surprise. - Conrad White was reminded of his 29th Dbirthday auglyersary Thursday night when fifteen of his {riendas filed into the family residence to - cel ‘brate the event. It is sus e that Mre' White bad been | rised of ‘what was to happen for she had nice refrest vents propared and a o ogram of came - for the evening. Mr. White received valuable presents. l - Purchase New Heuse, The Elkhart Towuship Farmers Telephone company . has hurchased the Gerver residence in Wawaka as a permanent- station and Chestér Weirick is the new manager. The company has 217 subscribers and the service rates “are $3.25 by the quarte: year In advance. The company is prosperous. B A e i Gets Niece Increase. ‘Guy R. Hall, superintendent of schools of Noble county, has been awarded an increase of salary of $6OO 4 year. This allowance is fixed by the state superintendent of public instruction in accordance with a law passed by the late legislatare. The increases range from §s6oo to $l,OOO in fifty of the ‘ninety-two county. : - Buys Fine Horse. ; - Loeser Brothers have sold to Stephen A. Elijah the fine full-blood Percheron stailicn Mac Leßoy No. 150570, The animal is one of the finest in the county. He is sired by Pigk, DunThe Percheron is becoming the fayorite breed of draft borse and Mr.
$ Child is Adopted. : . In the Elkhart eircuit court at Goshen ' Friday the petition of Levi B. Yoder and Wilma Yoder for the adopticn of Francis Wogoman, aged 6, was granted, when the consent of the Board of -Children’s Guardians of Noble ccunty was filed. The child's name is changed to Prancis Franklin Yoder. : sl : 2 - Death of Harry Teal . Word comes that Harry Teal, former well known CLigonier resident, is dead in Colorado. Theé deceased was nephew .0f Albert Teal and Mrs Harriet Stewart, of Ligonier and of Dr. Teal in Kendallville. - _ Murder at South Bend. % Mabel Carlin, 26, was killed at Scuth Bend yesterday, and Belle Baker is under arrest charged with stabbing her with a hat pin, during a quar-
- DATLIGHT SAVING UP L Journed Sesslon of City Council Ligonfer city may have daylight © It s understood that the merchants and manufacturers are preparing a patition to present to the-city council 8t an adjourned meeting to be hid Thursday eyening. April 15, ssking that a daylight saving ordinance b passed effective from May Ito Octobisf The demand for such a law comes largely through the factory workers who desire to plant gardens and enjoy longer evenings. o Mayor Henc h had but one absénter Thrday' night when he calied the comticil to order. Councliman Feldheiser, hu't in a fall some time ago is stiil copfined to his home. -
J. T. Pollock had a water bill the last quarter of $24 due to a blarsiid water pipe and the matter of a rebate was discussed, but the. council decided to maintain its fixed rule of making no concessions on water rent. - The police are instructed to arrest car drivers who run through the city at a rate prohibited by law. . Officer Fisher will have the . eare of city .parks again this yeéar on the stame terms ‘he worked ander las: . e A ‘Street . Commissioner Deeter will commence street scraping and grad g as soon as the weather will permit. de e " = 5 To Orzanlze Stewart Clubs. . - It is understood that the young and active members of the republican party in Noble county are preparing to orgaaize Stewart for Representa: tive Clubs. John Stewart has . been an active republican all his. life, wa: educated in the Ligonler ‘schoals and feels that he i 8 deserving of recognit'on by.the party of Lincoln, MeKinl:y and Roosevelt, Mr. Stewart is optmistie and belfeves he wiil win at the primaries. He says Stewart clubs are to be formed in all the townships of the county. 3 Ra ; ——— | o New Commandant. -+ | Charles W. Scott, of Warsaw well known civil war veteran has been selected to succeed Colonel DPaniel B Kehler as eommandant of the ‘lndiana state soldiers’ home at Lafayette. Ho will assume his duties on May 1 Colonel Kehler resigned as head of the home several weeks ago and his successor was named Wednesday. Mr Scott has served as a membcr of the board of trustees of the home for the last two years.' uring the civil wir he served as-a “ber of I.sth and 154th Indiasa u.. trv. S
"~ Farm Home Burns. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Geory s Harris, five miles east of Btua, in Noble county, was destroyed by fir which started under the roof, ‘presumbly a defective flue. Neighbors arst d “cred the blaze and notified the family - The entire strudtare soou burst {n . flames and nothing ‘could be lune except to save the household efiects on the first [.oor. The loss is:estuoated ut §2,500 with partial insurance, o : : * ' Real Estate Deal Closed. ' ~ The deal by which the William A. Brown residence property on Cavin street, which has been in negotiation for wome time, was closed Monday by the administrator G. M. Zimmerman and the title now passes to Jesse L. Dunning. Mr. Dunning wiil eventually move the house to the rear of the lot facing Sixth street and will remodel and modernize it to accommodate two families. He will build a fine residence on the old site facing Cavin street. st el . Lung Appeals Case. Harry Lung of near Syracuse was fined $22.50 at Warsaw Tuesday for unlawfully placing steel traps on teh farm of Will Crow with out first obtaining permission. He has appealed the case to the circuit court. Mr. Lung is well known in Ligonier and his friends insist that he is not guilty of any unlawful infent. He expects to win thec ase in the higher mx: t' ; : i : i : : '-' - Goshen Man Held Up. 3 - While returning to his home in Goshen late Thursday night Leßoy Stefty was halted by a lone robber and at the point'of a gun told to hold up the musician bad but $3.00 he sneaked away in disgust. Mr. Steffy is well having acted as chaufeur for theater
- . Township Commiiteemen ' Following are the precinet democratic committeemen for Perry township. @ -~ X " 4th Forda Buchtel v sth O. V. Borger X - 6th Bd Smith . s 7th O. F. Gerber : Very Few Tralus, : Owing to the strike of railway employees but three freight trains passFriday there were but two, one east Bomplwe ©
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Wt ¥ . Buia B. R. HALL |5 DEDICATED JACK ROBRINS FOUNDER OF CHIL CCAGO WITH OTHERS MAKE YERY. INTERESTING AD- . L DRESSES SUPIVISOR TAYLOR TALKS - " ' ] > Sped =in Greeted by Full House and Dedication Exercises Pass Off Without Hiteh™ Sunday alflerncon the city hall of the Bers Erotherhoed Republic of Ligonier was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies, - One of the chie! features was a plain talk by Jack Robbins, founder of the movement in Chicage whish has grown ‘tosuch large proportions that it has gained world fame. By the installation of the Ligonier city this town .is favored above petitions from - such cities as Toledo Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. : "The cities named were considered ipo. simall’ to. claim our attention,” déclared Mr. Robbins, 4
_ “"We were after New York, Frooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston .and- St. Louts, and just why Ligonier claimed our early attention is difficult to explain.” < Mr. Robbins; M. Hanilton Berkson and ‘Mac Swiren have started from Chicago on a trip of 5,000 miles to spread the fame of the B. B. R. Ligoaler -was the first stop on the great tour. e L
Ligonier with population of $2,500 is the smallest place on the map of the aganization and in enumerating the ¢ities- established the name of Ligoalef will always bo mentioned. - To David 8. Ta: lor is due ‘he credit for this great-distinction. :
~After “an invocation by Arthur E Kelley. Mayor Bob Taylor of the Ligonier Boys Brotherhood Republic delivered Yis address of welcome. Heo introduced Jack Robbins, Senator Berkson and Prosecuting Attorney Swiren, all of Chicago cities, who made ac “osses:
Mrs. © 0. Renkenberger spoke for. the, Soci .~ Hour and Mesdames J. N. Venny ard J. E. Culver for the Daughters of the American Revolution, represen Ing societies pledging suppert to the bovs city in Ligonier. Daxid 8. Taylor, supervisor said I 8 ruccess in urganizing the moveslen’ had not Leen without its discouragements. the opposition aul come [om most urexpected Juarter, ministers and members of chur¢h organizations - This spirit of v rosition- "he deeply deplored, but he dec.arcd the 70 boys between the ages of 14 and 18 who comprised the citizenry of the Boys 'grotherboi)d Refublic weuld live it down. ; _“An attempt to spread discordent propaganda among the citizens of Ligonier ciiv of the organization will fail .of their sinister purpose,” declared ‘. Taylor, “because it*is an unjust. propoganda engendered by a spirit f spite.” - Supsrvisor Taylor said he was soon to leave the city and his successor would be elected by the boys. “They will make no mistake in their selection," declared the speaker. _
An illustration of what is being accomplished was ‘the able znd eloquent address of Alfred Ackerman. Alfred Ackerman is a boy of barely 14, yet his address in closing the meeting would do credit to a speaker of any age. Mayor Taylor, only a boy in years, presided like an experienccd parliamentarian. :
The Ligonier Boys Brotherhood Republic is going to develop the best there is in its youthful members. That is evident, and when they reach the voting age they are going to know how to exercise the elective franchise as well as to know and understand what good government is. The Boys Brotherhood Republic is a credit to Ligonier. It must have the support and encouragement of the people of this town. " The motto:
“So long as there are boys in trouble _ we too are in trouble,” shouid appeal to everyone. S
Death of Milton Woods. Milton Woods, a prominent farmer living between Syracuse and Cromwell and well known in Ligonier, died at nis home suddenly Thursday morning. Although he had been ir rather poor health for some time his death was unexpected, as only that morning Mr. Woods had been to the barn to feed his horses.: Soon after returning to the house he was attacked with heart trouble and soon expired. The family physician had warned him against any undue exertion. He was about 70 ~ears of age and is survived by his vife, son and daughter and several giandchildren. Mr. Wood was one of the builders of the Wawasee Inn and took a great interest in WawaAR et e sR e