Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 6B, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 April 1920 — Page 1

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WILL TAKE UPPER ROOM OF SMITH BLOCK OVER PRESENT - WORK QUARTERS. , s . Ligonicr - Plant Will be Largest Operated 4y Company After Additlons Are Made at Place With the annexation of the upper rooms over the shirt factory the Kahp Brothers company will have their largest plant in Ligonier. S While in the city. this weck Louls Kahn rented ‘the rooins on the second floor of -the building and wil! install an elevator.

It has been found necessary o add a cufting department and storage room. The business of shirt making is growing rapidly and the Kahn Bros., propose to Keep abreast of the times A great many women and girls find pleasant_employtient in the factory and more help is needed. . - . The Kahn Brothers Shirt Factory s destined to be ome of the large institutions of its kind in the country. Death of Joseph Smalley. - Joseph Smalley, formerly of No‘ble county, died at his home near Burkett, Kosciusko - county, Sunday, April 11, 1290 aged 77 years. Mr. Smalley moved to Kosciusko county in 1582 and had resided there since. He was a highly respected citizen an+t his death is deeply mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends. Surviving arc his wife, formeriy Mary Dybee with whom he had lived for about 650 years, one son Harry on the home place, and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Bear of Ligonier and Lueinda of Ciaypool. Jacob Smalley of Ligouler is a brother. o : o ‘Dr. Brewster Speaks.. . Dr. 8. E. Brewster one of- the ablest and most eloquent speakers cver visiting Noble county addressed the people of Ligonier Monday evening and the residents of Cromwell Tuesday evening. . - L

-Dr.. Brewster came direct from 'the Lake Division of the Red Cross at Cleveland and was introduced by Dr. Kéehn, chairman of the- Ligonier district. : , He told of the great work of the Red Cross during the world war and how suffering.people in_all séctions of the world had been relieved. ~ Thosé who heard Dr. Brewster enJoyed a rare treat. Changes Hls Mind. . According to a statement given out by County Commissioner Hilgeman of Allen county Gov. Goodrich has changed his mind and will not try to change the route of the Lincoin Highway imr Noble county. It is’‘mot a matter for thé governor to act upon. A state law fixes the route of the Lincoln Highway uni only the .state legislature can amend a law. The governor stated. he would recommend the change and he owns the present legisture. With the next legislature Goodrich will have no influence. ey $20,000 Over Last Year. . Noble county taxpayers this year pay over to the state $20,000 more money than last year although the appraised valuation was more than doubled. In order to keep the tax rate down townships and municipalities surfered.} The comparatively low taxes in Ligonier is due to the low city levy and not by lowering at the stete nor county rate. Mr. Fesler in Town. ,J. W. Fesler, of Indianapolis republican candidate for governor, accompanied by a party of friends from Fort Wayne, was in the city Thursday calling on members of the party. The politicians traveled in three automobiles and expected to make all the towns in the district. : : *Given Birthday Surprise. ' The Picnic Club of fihixcl:?h.is an Sotive, membgp, gute, Ak ¢ A N Wertheimer .a ¢ k;g‘ék}“’iunbfub the other . evening. The company was -w,fimrwned~ with games, music and refreshments. =~ = . 1 Demies Unfriendliness.

Senator Munton denies that he is unfriendly to the Lincoln Highway. In fact accordihg to his pre-election statement he has always:been in love with the road. ' ' . Very Fine Dance. - | ~ The dance at the Elks parlors Wednesday evening was & most pleasant affair as its predecessors have been. Phil Schloss js the best dance promotor, who ever lived in Ligonier. % :

The Tigonier Banner,

- HOOVER WINS MICHIGAN U Former Food Administrator Polls 2000 out of the 4,00 Votes Cast Clair Weir, fust home from Michigan university says Herbert Hoover won A great victory im & vote of the student body the other day. All the 48 stales are represented at the school and the vote Is taken as a reflex of sentiment back home. : | The total vote cast. was 4,171 Of this number Mr. Hoover recetved 1485 republican votes and 4-:4\-1!&-9-»1 cratic votes. Gen Wood ran second s ‘a4 republican and Gov. Edwards as 8 democrat. : g : . The. faculty vote showed 93 for Hoover out of 100 cast. b 2 - Boys Brotherhood Republic News. At a gpecial session of the city council ¢ight new mwembers were taken im; making a total of seventy-eight B. B. R. citizens. sy - The Dedication Program folders were highly praised by Jack Robbins and hig boys and they took with them all we could spare to be used in their 5.000 mile trip to Nationalize B. B. R.| We feel complimented. i We have been notified that the Progress Club voted ‘on ‘Monday night to give BB R Popular Mechanies for one year. We approciate the action of the Progress Club ver ¥y much, not one becaurd the magazine is a fine addition. to our list, but because i is proof that ‘B B R. is making fts influence felt and 15 being recognized by the leading people in Ligonter. With ‘the active endorsement of the Social - Hour, the Daughters of the American Resolution and the. Progress | Club, we feel that we have quite & standing as a community enterprise, There have been some. violations of riales, among them smoking cigarettes in the club rooms. An arrest nas beeny made and trial will be held next Mon: day.. The officers of B. B. R. propose to gee to it that B. B. R. laws are enforced. for unless laws are respected| We can not hope to grow and estabiish ourselves in Ligoniér as an organi-|

zatien with a purpose, ' _ Our telephone number is 405 and any parent wanting to locate a B. B. R. citizen will 'be given prompt gction and ‘courtesy. i = The Sociat Committee have arranged for a dance Friday evening. This is the first social event and will be supervised . and chaperoned. The couneil has limited ihe‘,t{tme. and late hours will not be permNtted. It is hoped the young lady friends of B. B. R's. will enjoy tlie event. -~ = - . Sud Editor

37 Rush Help to Needy, = The American Red Cross chapters in Ohio and Indiana were able through their emergency relief committees to rush material aid to hundreds of Sufferers. left homeless in the wake of the tornado which swept that district March 28. Red Cross nurses and home sérvice workers took care of the injured and provided shelter and food for the stricken faimilies. Digaster relief is an important part of Red Cross work ‘today. . : -~ Project Glven Up. : It was the intention to remodel the school building at Kimmell and modernize It this summer but now the porject has been given up for this It was' impossible to award the contract under present condidtions, the ex pense footing up nearly $30,000. John Kunkalman, of this icty had the plumbing contract which amounts to about $lO,OOO, . Mrs. Smith Takes Census. Mrs. Evanna Smith has been named by the school board to take the school census of Ligonier. It is important that all the children between the ages of 6 and 21 years be enumerated as the state school fund is apportioned according to the population shown by this census. il - Lowden Beats Wood. e - Gov. Lowden carried [llinois in Tuesday’s primary over Gen. Wood by 65,000.- Johnsorfs name was not printon the ballot vet he receivpd nearly as many votes as Wood, his admirers writing his name on the ballots. The democrats had no candidates on the ticket for president. il i .

Played With Indlans. =~ ~Adam B. Bartmess, 86, died at 8:00 o'clock Sunday’ morning of heart trouble at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Cripe, north of Syracuse The deceased was one of the pioneers of northern Indiana, spending his boyhood among the Indians. , "“Law is in Effect. | The Hoffman tax exemption law for civil war veterans and their widows is. in effect this year and exemption must be taken before May Ist. Representative Hoffman has a legal opinion of the attorney general of the state holding the law effective this year 2 ¥ S ———— 8 - First Danciug Party. ' - The Boys Brotherhood Repablie will give its first dancing party this Friday evening. A fine time is assured. Another sugar shortage is threatenw There is another coal SN v eof e el S L

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY APRIL 16, 1920

Opportunity for Ex-service Men to ~ Apply For Bonus of One Dollar ~ There will be an importast meeting of Ligonier Post - American Legion ‘Wednesday’ evening, April 21 when J. C. Brunk, secretary of the county Y. M. C. A. will be present and. deliver an address. Mr. Brunk will discuss Legion matters. s i All ex-service men are urged to be present at’ this meeting as a petition will be presented for presentation to foneress relative to a bonus for soldicrs. "All interested and thizx means aii former service men should be present, - = . ¢ &

- A cash bonus of one dollar for each day's service would be given to approximately three million of the four miillon eight hundred thousand men in the army, navy and marine corps

during the war, under a plan that has been approved by the bonus subcommittee of the house ways aad means committee. i LSk

With the purpose of limiting the bonus to those who cndnred heavy financial sacrifices during the war, the subcommittee has -eliminated several classes of service men from the groups entitled to benefits, the total number eliminated being estimated at 1,500- ~ Among these classes are: - .

Those who served less than sixty days because these men already have received the original $6O bonus. ~ Men who were assigned to industrial plants, such as shipbuilding, and received extra compensation therefor.

All officers. ' - : " Men in the regular army before the declaration of war. e :

Men who, while serving in the army, received compensation. from their employers or bukiness interests. No man would be given the bonus until he applied for it and this, it is believed, would reduce the ‘total expenditure as many service men who hgve wealth are not expected to ask the extra compensation. The applica-

tion is to contain an affidavit that the soldier is not in any of the above classes. The plan calls for payment of the bonus in four equal installments and the sales taxes are to be collected in the corresponding periods. . The average service, the subcommitte¢ has been' informed is 10 months, making the average bonus about $3OO.

Eggs Preserved Now Reduce Winter o : i ents - Y April and May are the months during which eggs should be purchased by the thifty housewife in town or city and put down in water glass or lime water, according to men in the poultry department of Purdue University. These eggs may be kept during and fall and through the period of extremely high prices which always come during the early part of the winter. Summer eggs may be preserved, but unless these are infertile, they will not keep as well as those produced during the next six or seven weeks. Eggs to be preserved should be sirictly fresh, clean unwashed firm shelled and free from cracks. Metal coniziners should not be used to put the eggs in, either earthenware or woo: un vessels answering the purpose A f'wo gallon jar will hold 65 to 80 egs; five gallon jar, 160_to £OO eggs, ten gallon jar, 300 to 400 eggs. The water glass method wheih is widely used in the state follows: G

- Water glass. should be bought in the undiluted form at a drug stora and mixed, one part to nine of boiling soft water and allowed to cool. It lime water is used, two or three pounds of lime should be slaked in a small amount of water and then added to three gallons of water. The mixture should be stirred frequently for a day and then after the surplus lime has settléd, the saturated liquid may be poured off ready for use. leaving the surplus. . & i

The eggs should be put in the liguid preservative, with about two inches of it over the top of the eggs. If evaporation takes place, water should be added. After the jar is filled, the top shouid be tightly covered to minimize evaporation. A cool cellar where the lemperature varies but little is the best place for storage. : £ s e e ¢ Mrs. Smith Has Operation. Mrs. Virgil Todd has left the Garrett hospital after her serious eperation and is now at her homa in that city. Her mother, Mrs. Joseph W. Smith, entered the same hospital Thursday for an operation. It is thought the gall bladder will have to be removed. Mr. Smith was present during the operation. Mrs*Smith has been in delicate health for a lmgmafj ne and her many friends will.gope r her speedy recovery. - . e —_*‘" R i :"4 2T“ ; ‘Attend Big Banquet. - - F. E. Weir and son Clair were guests of the Winchester Arms company at a banquet given the officers of the concern, about 60 in number ‘n:-,t,hc; ‘Weir is president of the:lndiang oragents for the Wihchester - produc i Ligomier. |SB g | Kossler sl of real estate.. . B I R b R SR Le S

THE FIGHT BROADENS Many Indiana Citles Pight Goodrie Threat to Change Course of Lin- - coln Highway :

; GOSHEN, Ind., April 14, —Residents of Churubusco, Liognier, Goshen, Eikbart, South Bend and Laporte are prepared to fight any plan the Indiana state highway commission may have to change the route of the Lincoln highway between Fort Wayne and Valparaiso so as to Eliminate Churubusco, Ligonter, Goshen Elkhar: South Bend and LaPorte and substitute Columbia City, Warsaw and Piymouth. ; ’ S |

By the end of the coming summer ‘the entire route of the Lincoln high‘way across Elkhart county will be paved with brick or concrete. ~ Figures compiied here ‘show that for several years Elkhart county has &6t a pace In permanent highway improvements and that the Lincoln highway project was. encouraged here from time it was first suggested. Within six months it is estimated that more than 2,500 motor cars have been driven through Goshen on trips from Factories in Ohio and Michigan to dealers in widely scattered parts of the United States. : :

After Mr. Stewart,

The regular dyed-in-the-wool republican organ of this city has betrayed all party traditions by trying to discredit John Stewart ns a republican candndate for the legisla. ture. Mr. Stewart never voled anything but a republican ticket, is an old resident of Ligonier and has a right to .aspire to public office. Partv organs generally- treat all candidates before the primary with the same fairness and consideration, but this lengestablished custom has been departed from and Mr. Stwart is made 1o feel the sting of ridicule. . i

. The party organ has overstepped the bounds in this instance and shown a tinge of independance never before known in its existence. : If there is anything which will raise the moral tone and discrédit a party organ it is fairness, honesty and independemte. ... : John Stewart is entitled to fair treatment and it is feared by republican workers that the organ has endagered the eledqtion of the whole republican ticket by its unusual action As-an organ the local paper is impotent. _ e R

: CROMWELL NEWS : . C. Seymour and wife were Fort Wayne -visitors Satarday. = Robert Bouse has purchased lots here and will erect a new residence. Ethel Sparrow has moved here from Kimmell. L ‘ Cort Schlabach and famliy cf Syra cuse were visitors here Sunday. Glenn Schlabach and family will return St. Louis this week. ' D. Jones is home from Mishawaka for a week. 3

Harve Galloway, was at Elkhart Sunday. ; . Bth grade county school examination will be held here Saturday. % J. Klemm is home from Monroeville. S :

M. L. Hussey was at Fort Wayne ’;\londny. L : 2 ‘Death of Charles MeCloughan. Word was received by relatives here of the death of Charles P. McCloughan, who passed away at his home in LaSalle, - Illinois of pneumonia Thursday, April Sth. The ‘deceased was born in Wolf Lake September 21, 1889 and was thirty years of age. He had been employed as an engineer in LaSalle for the past ten years. The last work he did in Ligonier was on Carnegie library. Surviving are his wife, two - children, father and mother and two sisters; Mrs. Lucile Campbell, of Toledo, and Mrs. Otis Fisher of Ligonier. The deceased was a member of the LaSalle and Peru lodges of Masons and had attained the ninth degree. Mr. McClougan will be remembered in Ligonier as a mild-mannered genial gentleman who had made many friends during his life in Noble county and in his home in Illinois

Big Truck Arrives. ! The big Nash Quad two tom army truck arrived Saturday morning at ‘Wawaka in charge of Burdette Frich and helper, Lee Glant. Storuge room at the Automotive Service garage has been rented by the state in Wawaka. The truck has four wheel drive and dump body. The road drag has also arrived and work was imuediately started on road west of Wawaka. .- Used Pinger Nalls. -~ Using the long sharp finger nafls on his right hand as his weapon, ‘William 8.- Thompson, age seventynine, ‘an inmate of the Marion County Hospital for the Incurable Insane at Julietta, committed suicide' Sunday afternoon by tearing open an artery in his left arm. o +~ Hundred of new automobiles s and

; DEFINING ROAD MAP G e— P MR er R explained the county unit highway improvement program as follows: : “There appears "to be consideradle misunderstanding about the roads in Noble county to. be built unde~ the county unit law. The county commissioners have prepared a road map of Noble county and that road mup is prepared on the basis of gravel roads. . “But representatives from ‘various sections of the county have represented o the board that they did not want gravel roads aad that they preferred a better road construction with less mileage and the board of commirsioners has indicated that if any locality ‘where there was considerable traves ‘} preferred -a better road construction, for instance of concrete, and were willing to take a mileage in proportion to the amount they would have under gravel road, it would be perfecily satisfactory to the county commissioners. So that the community that takes a better . construction, so that no part ‘of the county is affected by tha action of any other part of the county, and it becomes a matter of local determination. by the people what type of construction they prefer. = . “It is the intention of the commissioners to so construct the roads in each township under the county unit. law that each and every township will be enabled to complete its road system under what is known as the three mile road law and in this manner to build a complete system of highways covering the entire county.” .

First Officers of Boys’ Brotherhood - ...Republie, Ligonier, Indiana Mayor-— Robert R. Taylor.. : * City Judge—Donald - Latta. . _Prosecuting Attorney—Thos. L. Gil- " bert. i . City Clerk—Earl W. Bragington C ' » Treasurer—Paul A. Ward ¢ty Council— - Walter J. Eppert Gory Smith - : Ban Radford ~ Arthur Biddle = - J. Cedric Kegg ; _Chiet of Palice—Cleo Burkhart Health Officer—Durbin Mier 0 House Commitiée—Adrian Biddle, Ellis Head, Clifford Milner. . Social Committee-—Alfred .Acker‘man, Max Mentzér, Arthur Longnecker Athletic - Committee—John Moore, Charley Blue, Carey Jeffries. | . Board of Education—Donald Gilbert, Squire Robinson, Andrew Adams. l - Supersivor—D. 8. Taylor Assistant Supersivors—J. P. Schutt Arthur E. Kelley. : The Boys’ Brotherhood Republic is supported by -the following Citizens of Ligonier. = Ackerman, Ferd : ~ Banner Publishing Co. i Brown, Geo. W. = - Bothwell, F. P." ' ; s Byran, Geo. ; . Baum, 1 M. o - Black, Dr. B W, ~ Carney, P. J. Store - Culver, J. E. R -~ Calbeck, L. R. Denning, C. E. : . Essi, F, Green, C. & A. Griftith, Cecil® ; Hutchisons e . Herald; Milton Hoffman, John H. . Henoch, Sol : : _.Jacebs, Irvin e Joseph, €. V. : : Jacobs, E. & Co. v e Kefl' ’ mm % Keehn,Dr. C. G. . : Lyon, A. W. : S lavy, 3 L - e = - Mier, A. B. : 3 . Rose, Isaac : . Straus, Isaac : Selig, Sam bl ; ! ~ Stansbury, C. R. U - Sheets, Jacob store s . Bisterhen, H, P. : - Smith, C. C. : - Sackett, 85C. i 3 Sisterhen, L. E. = : - South Grocery S - «Teyior, D. 8. . Welt, R.B. : - - Weaver, A. B, el e BN iR o ~ Clubs—T w - Social Hour and Dang - e o e 2 e e W m‘ LT L Gt j; 1 toes. The people are asked to consume Bo Dotatoed far twd Week. - This witl e Sy el e » A od. 1 12 P SR IR ‘%e?fi L

HUBBARTT MOVES ‘O Ligonler M. E. Minister Sent to La i+ Grange and J. F. Lutey Comes to - This City by Order of Conferenee __ Regret over the loss of Rev. G. ¥ Hubbartt to Ligonier will be generally felt. The laGrange charge where M. Hubbartt goes pays $2.000 a year which is $4OO above the Ligonier salary. Rev. J. F. Lutey who comes to Ligonier will be given a warm welcome by the people of this city. Rev. T. M. Hii, former pastor ol the M. E church here goes to Albany, a good-sized town near Muncie.

Thé assignments made for the Goshen district follow: , o

Goshen district R. J. Wade, Elkbart, superintendent: Albion, 8. D. White: Avilla and Swan, F. S, Barns; Benton, C. E. Adams: ‘Bourbon, 8 Powell; Bourbon circuit, A. A. Tur ner; Bristol, J. B. O'Conner, ‘Butler, Robert J. Butns; Corunpa, C. B. Tuttle. T T

- Elkhart, St. Pauls, C. 8.. Crédall; Simpson Memorial, R. C. Plank; Trinity, D. H. Guild; Etna Green, C. A Hile; Goshen, First H. C. Harman, St. Mark's J. H. Richarsen; Goshen circult, Walter Treuschel; Howe. - I Huddleston; Inwood, C. W, Mont. gomery; Kendallville, F. A. LeMaster. Kimmell, E. M. Faster; La Grange G. F. Hubbartt: Leesburg, Herbert Boase; Ligonier. J. F. Lutey; Middie: bury, E. 8. Riley; Milford, T. S. Had dock: Mishawaka, B. E. Parker: Mishawaka cicuit, K. H. Carlson; Nappanee R. R. Detweiler; New Paris, Davi¢ Wells. North Webster, V. ¢ Clear; Oseola, W. H. Menaugh: Pierceton, G E." Whitten; Rome City. J. H Royer: South Milford, J. K. Wyant; Syracuse F. H. Cremean; Tipecanoe, ‘A P. Peter Topeka, 8. B. Stokey; Valestine, J. L | Sturgell; Wakarusa, N. -E. Smith; ‘Warsaw, L. J. Naftzer: Wai‘nwc}ty,i Thurman Mott; Waterloo, A. L. Lamport; Wawaka, F. R. HI; Wolcott‘ville, J. R. Stelle. . o 0% e ———————— o Girls Glee Club Coming Friday ~.Evening April 16 ' The Men's Club of the Prebyterian church announce the Goshen Coliege Girls Glee Clubs Concert for Friday evening, April 16 at 7:45 o'clock in the Presbyterian church. : o The Club consists of 20 girls who have been under the training and direction of Mrs. Ebersole for some time and from all reports Ligonier is to have a musical treat surpassing that given by the Goshen Boys Glee Club earlier in the season. All who heard the boys know that the girls to excel must indeed present a program of unusual quality. : . The Men's Club takes pleasure in extending an invitation to everyone. A large attendance is desired to give the Glee Club the reception- it deserves. No admission charged. A collection to be taken. ey =

s Hogs Are Tied Up.

When Albert Bordner and M. J. Beers received notification that a car load of hogs they had shipped to an eastern market over the B. &°O. was held at Fostoria, Ohio, subject“to their orders M. Bordner lost no time in going to the Ohio city. Fortunately-there is a paeking house in Fostoria and the hogs wre disposed of to advantage. Mr. Bordner was out his railway fare and personal expenses, but he considers himself extremely fortunate. The railway strike was at the bottom of the trouble. . : Betrayed by Coo-coo Cleck. A good joke is being told on Ferd Ackerman. A. D. Newton, assessor for Ligonier, was going over a long list of the Ackerman household effects when a coocoo clock sounded its call. Mr. Newton glanced over th® long itemized list and turning to Mr. Ackerman asked. “Where is the record of the clock?” The query brought a general laugh and Mr. Ackerman confessed that the coocoo Efislwi had betrayed him. It was not if the list. 7

" Sensational Bank Robbery. Auto bandits, five in number entered the State Bank of South Bend Monday afternoon armed with rifles and after locking the cashier in the safety deposit vault and standing up bank patrons escaped with about $lO,OOO of the bank’s funds . [The State .Bank was organized about a year ago and is not a heavy institution. The robbers made good their escape. e North Side Improvements, Many improvements are being made in North Side property. Rube Deeter is modernizing his residence and John T. Baker will do the same. Geo. Fahl who recently. purchased the Regula property will transform the house into a modern bungalow. Homer Nelson will not lag behind the others in imMuch Trouble With Finger. Ed Compton the well known conthe second time and he is hoping no further cutting will be necessary. He cut did not :k‘#fic in and S K"-“;:»"-“ ! *%_.'r“;_;' BE Vg’;’f‘ }%:X

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Y I TINGS BEING HELD IN ALL LINCOLN HIGHWAY TOWNS IN 'COUNTY T 0 PROTEST PLAN OF GOODRICH TO FAIL Noble and Allen Counties Wil Never Consent te Preposed Change M Great National Road

- When Gov. Goodrich, at the behest of ‘Archie Campbell, C. J. Munton, U, C. Brouse and other Kendallvilleites, proposed to eliminate that portion of the Lincoln Highway from Ligonjer to Fort Wayne ‘something was started ahich may be for reaching in effect. . The change proposed by the governor takes the great highway away from Fort Wayne and Allen county ' ind sends east and west tourists by ¥ay of Kendallville and Toledo.

Fort Wayne will not stand for this. \llen county has already paved the Lincoln Highway from Fort to the Jhlo. state line on the east and is willing to spend money to improve the road to the Whitley county line. - It requirés an amendment to the law 1o make the change proposed by Good« rich and the next legislature will make change if any ‘s made. 3

‘SO it behooves the people to elect candidates for the next legislature who are in favor of the highway law as it today exists. - o i

Senator C. J. Munton. of Kendallville, and A. J. Stackhouse of the same city are legislative candidates. They nre candidates for but one purposé nnd that is to secure benefits for Kenc (iville -at the expense of all othe . nterests. .

- WEkou republicans go to the primary May 4 they should suppert Nichols ot LaGrange county for joint senator and John H. Hoffman for representative. ~ Road . meetings are- being held in towns along *he Lincoln Highway and an organiza’ion formed to combat the selfieh sche'ue of Kendallvilie. To be sffective the attle must be carried into the primary élection. |

C. J. Munton already has an obnoxious law on the statute books which must be repealed and that is the dralnage law. The law was sneaked through the legisiature in the interest of the dredge trust and its repeal has been recommended by the head of the state conservation commission. Republicans should spot Munton and Stacki cuse in the primary. The democra': are powerless to assist -the frie Js of the Lincoln Highway in the pr. ary but they will act at the elec- - Kendgllville is not modest when it comes 1o asking for office. She now has the senator, the prosecuting attorney, the county recorder and a county commissioner to say nothing of representation on the -state btighway commission. In addition she is asking for the state representative in the legisiature, clerk of the court surveyor and coroner.

_ Woild Have County Exchange Farmers of Wayne township at s mass meeting protested against the rate fixed by the state utilities commission for rural phones at $1.76 a month. An-effort will be madc to have the order modified and failing in this effort will be made to organize a mutual company to operate all the rural phones in the county under one central station. With this accomplished the phone companies in the cities and towns will have to cooperate ‘or- lose all the rural business. Over 300 petitioners were assessed $1 each to meet legal and other exPalmer After Them. Attorney General Palmer and the secret service agents of the government are after the persons who inspired the out-law strikes ipr an effgort to break up the labor unions. It is n;;'pected that the insurgents are I. W. W's.-and Reds. They ‘will be punished under federal laws.

’ Unfounded Report. Superintendent Baum of the Ligonfer Auto Body company- most emphatically denies the report on the street: that the big factory has been sold to Huffman Brothers, automobile manuiacturers of Elkhart. There is ‘absolutely nothing in the report. | B : Knepp Buys Girten Property - EariKnepp has purchased the Ira Girten residerce on East sth street and will soon move into it. Mr. Girten has moved with his family to Gosken. The Ligohier Building & Investment company gave NMr. Knepp assistance in the purchase of the property. It is given out that the railways million dollars daily. This is a