Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 19B, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 July 1920 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

$2.00 PER YEAR

§l€ﬁ' TAX A!lﬁ,\'b;ﬁ\’l‘ BILL TO / EVADE SUPREME (COURT DE. ' CISION e OVERWORK FOR CO. AUDITORS }:'"“w" That Furthet Jnu;ble wil . Result From Euactment of Measure .

Gov. Goodrich and his political advisors propose to legalize ‘the unconstitutional acts of the state tax commissioners in the following bill introduccd in the legisiature: ’ 7. Bection 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Indiana. That all assessments of property for taxation - resulting from

equalization orders made in the year 1919 by the state board of tax com-

missioners, including all the various percentage rates of increases or decrease, so made, as applied to classes of property. and as applied between counties and to the various taxing units within the counties, in the state

of Indiana, together with ail exceptions contained in, or resulting from any such eéqualization orders as so made by sald state board of tax commissioners, be and the same are hereby legalized and validated. “Provision for Reductions.

- Section .2. Whenever, by rrason of any assessment - referred to and legalized in Section 1 of this aet, any property, real or personal, shail have been' assessed)at more than its true cash value thek, upon proper showing of such fact Wy petition filed within sixty days after the taking effect of this act with the board of county commissioners of the county in whien such overassessed property Is taxea, and upon proper proof to such board of county commniissioners of the averments of such petition, the assessment shall be reduced by such board ot county commissioners and the -property of such petitioner so overas-

sessed shall be entereed upon the tax duplicate at its true cash value, as fixed by the board of commissioners The county auditor of such a county is hereby directed to issue a warrant upon the proper treasurer for the repayment to any such excess taxes such taxpayer may have paid prior to such correction, whether such excess was paid under protest or not. Seéc. 3. Whenever, by reason of reduction of assessments and the refund of money as sét out in Section two (2) of the act, the revenues of any taxing unit shall be so impaired as not to enable them to complete their fiscal year- without a deficit, such taxing - unit shall have the authority, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, to effect a temporary loan to extend not more thaa one year for the purpose of meeting such deficit, at not to exceed 7 per cent interests per annum. ¢ - Sec. 4. Whenever by final judgment of a court of otherwise and after the tax levies or the amount of tax assessments have been fixed in any taxing unit, the assessed value of property in such taxing unit has been materially decreased, the proper taxing officials are hereby authorized and empowered to increase all levies, for tie year 1919 other than state levies, in such unit in such -percentage as will produce, as nearly as may be, the same amount of revenue for aH local purposes as would have been produced by the original local levies. ; " Within Sixty Days. sy

Sec. 5. The state board’ of tax com-

missioners is hereby empowered, in its discretion to increase at any time within sixty days after the taking effect of this statute, any or all state levies hetofore fixed by the state board of tax commissioners throughout the state for the year 1919 as the needs of the state may reguire, but no levy for any state or local purpurse shall in the making of such increases as are authorized by this’ section or by any other patt of this statute, exceed the statutory limit now provided by law for such levies respectively. e : It is hereby made the duty of all taxing officials. within the- gtate. to comply with the provisions of this act and to carry out-the orders of the proper officers made in the nerformance of the duties and powers hereby imposed. ' o - Sec. 6. An emergency is hereby declared to exist for the immediate taking effect of this act and therefore same uh-.lLabe in force "and effect from and after it§ passage.. x i S ————————. The -editor of the Goshen News Times &ccuses Claude Bowers, editor of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, of going to the state of Ohio to pro‘cure._booze. How. does the éditor of was being sold in Ohio? ~ _happend to be in theßuckeye state at the' time on a similar mission? -

Che Tigonier Banner,

Registration lLaw In Indlana Re. - quires Al Who Expect ta Vete in Nevember To Register

Unless Ihe law s changed at the present special session of the legislature every Indiana voter must registér this year in order to vote next November, This applies to both men and women. Persons who are to be Awenty one years old before clection day but not during the registration period must register in anticipation of their vote. There are to be two registration days-—the first Saturday in September and the first Monday inl October. : ~ i

’ Voters may register in any one of the following ways: L 1. By appearing in person before ‘the precinct registration board on one of the above mentioned davs. 2. By mail, when proper registration papérs have been sworn to before a notary public, or certifed to by two voters who reside in the registrant's precinet. . If ‘mailed, registration papers should be sent to the precinct registration board, and should reach of the above mentioned days. | 3. By properly filing out registration blank before registration day, swearing to it before a notaty or having it certified to by two voters residing In the registrint's precinct, and placing it in theé -hands of a voter residing in the registrant's precinet, who must deposit it with the precinct registration board on registration day.

Winona eives a Great GHt This is Winona's ‘year for great things. Who, can doubt it? A fine generous friond dumped into the lap of Winong'a gift of such ample proportiens that the great Ministerial Summer School and Bible School ‘with a faculty of master minds, headed by Dr. G. Campbell Morgan and Dr

Chadwick was declared free of tuition to all ministers, teachers and lavmen. The gift makes it possible for ail ministers who have come to feel the need of an intensive period of training, for mental reinvigoration and &pirituni refreshment to receive this instruction free and in addition to bask in delights of the Summer resor: and rub elbows with the great summer crowils, The laymen- will receive the view of Biblical truth and applied religion from trained theological pedagogues.

Ligonler Hearing July 30th.

" Mayor Henoch has been notified that a hearing of complainsnts and petitioners - of ' Noble county for changes in tax assessments and valuations will be heard July 30 at ll;dlannpolis by the state board of tak commissioners. In other words if any taxpayer has a grievance over the valuation of his property ke has the privilege of going to Indiananolis ard appearing before the august body appointed by Gov. Goodrich and making his plea. In other words he may expend $2O and his time to securs a reduction of his taxes $5 or $6.

Wolverine Oats Yield Large.

R. S- Thomas of LaFayetie was in Noble county last week, and inspected the fields of growing Wolverine oats. where the seed was furnished by the pure sged committee of the county farmers’ association. Every field was approved for seed, the whole making a splendid showing. The vuriety is new -to this section—a little earlier and more prolific than any oats that have been raised here so far. The enterprising farmers who took this chance ‘will doubtless profit well by their foregight. :

Jesse E. Eschback, Speaker,

Jesse E. Eschbach, formerly: of Ligonier, elected to the lcgislature from Kosciusko county, is speaker of the house again. He served in the same capacity at the regulur and special session. The 'gentlcman resigned as chairman of the state board of accounts to accept the place. He will probably be reappointed to the accounts board at the close of the present special session. L

Pleasure to Plow Cora.

" Mister Austin returning trom Topeka the other day noted that an ingenious farmer had placed a buggy top over his corn cultivator and was riding in the shade while operating it. This was a departure which won the admiration of the noted chicken fancier. =

Leland Thompson Elected. Senator Munton has Tresigned as chairman of the Noble county republican committee and Leland K. Thompson, of Ligonier the vice ‘ chairman, was promoted to first place. U. C. Brouse, of Kendallville, is vice chairn:a.n : B o h RS . S ——————— o ———— 5 » ." - _Goshen Has a Strong Man~ - According to.the News Times » ‘modern Goshen Samson got in his work Monday evening = when he fractured three ribs for his sweetheart in a good-night hug. A surgeon put the injured girl in a plaster cast. _

- .MR. AND MRS. ISAAC ROSE 1 _ AT HOME to 'their friends; on Sunday evening, the eighteenth.-of July, from eight to tem, in honor of their son's engagement to Miss Phyllis l'legensbng'gfr R s

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

PATROLMEN FOR BLAZED TRAIL

Superintendent of Roads For Noble Connty Distriet Well Pleased With Progress s

After an inspection of. nearly all of the state roads in the Kendallville sub-district the state highway conmission which comprises all the state roads in. Noble, LaGrange, Steuben and DeKalb counties except that par of the Lincoln highway in Noble county, Chief Eagineer of Maintenance A. H. Hinkle of Indianapolis and District Engineer Walter T. Horn, of Fort Wayne, expressed themssives well pleased with _progress inade by Superintendent Wayhe Summers This sub-district is \divided into six sections with .a° patrolman in charge of each sectigh, and each is provided with one truck and such tools are necessary to make minor road repairs. In addition. to these six patrolmen with the crews, there are four truck gangs, or “floating gangs” as they are called. Engineer Hinkle promised two more trucks for their use, and authorized the superintendent to hire all the teams available to haul gravel. B -

The floating gang at present ia hauling gravel west of Brimfield but will be moved to Kendallville in a short time to work on what is known as the “south road,” which is that portion of the Toletlo and Chicago pike between Kendallyille and the Ohio-Indiana state line. : The Lincoln Highaway is nnder another maintenance €orce and travelers say the great highway between Ligonier and Fort Wayne is now in excellent condition. Mr. and Mrs. Jamea Kinnison and their daughter Mrs. Stewart recently made an dutomobile trip over this section of the road. =~

Learn to Swim,

_Every boy and girl should learn to swim. It is not only a healthy exercise but affords considerable amusement in the summer season at the resorts, and in the cities in the winter season occasional visits to natatoriums are both profitable and enjoyable. . Y

In addition to the pleasure and exercise there is another advantage, and that is in cases of emergency. If dumped out of a boat, sailing vessel or steamer and you can swim and are accustomed to the water your chances . for saving yourself from drowning are greatly increased. Of course there are many instances wheén good swimmers are drowned, but that is due to some physiecal trouble, or sudden attack of some character, and can not be uséd as an argument against learning to swim. There is nothing ‘' more refreshing than a plunge in the lake or river in the evening of a hot summer day.

Only Death Will Remove Him,

_ Ora J. Davies, of Kokomo, republican nominee for treasurer of state; says only death will taken him off the ticket. An effort is being made by the other candidates on the ticket to have Davies resign. The sta‘e board of accounts has shown that Davies was short in- his accounts while city treasurer of Kokomo and as treasurer of Howard county. The republicans knew of the shortages when Davies was nominated and they have what they bargained for. -Of course Davies made good the discrepencies in his tinancial ‘accounts and claims that should be sufficient to satisfy = all parties. Senator Watson whose ideas on political ethics are very liberal i the chief backer of the candidate for state treasurer. - . »

Crops Outlook Geod.

The crop outlook for corn in the east central part of the state was never better. There has been -an abundance of rainful there and in some places it has almost been too much. However, in the flat country where there is the proper amount of drainage and tile underground the water has run away promptly enough and the crop’is looking fine. The wheat, too, in many localities is up to the average yield and the oats is short but heavy. The yield is immense.

Should Correct Read Law.

Another of the many errors the special sessi<n is expected to correct is the inadequacies of the laws governing township roads. These highways have had little attention for a year for the reason that‘a new law abalished district road supervisors and made no provision for dny authority in their places. As a consequence tha township trustees have been up in the

| “‘The New Politieal Party. The rew politicu. party formed av Clhicago ‘is called the Farmer-Labor party and Parly Clivistenson, a Salt Lake, Utah, Jawye: is the nominee for president, gefeating Dudley Field Malone of New York. gy ~_ Monmey In Dog Fund. Trustee -Schlotterback is gratified to find that there'is sufficient cash in the dog fund to take care of em-. ergencies. Very few sgheep have been

RURGLARS ROB " SHEETS STORE

ALMAND GUST AND WILLIE ROBI. SON ARRESTED IN FORT WAYNE TO ANSWER CHARGE

MUCH LOOT IS RECOVERED

Three Youths Ride Stolen Ford Car 1o Monree Ott Farm and Abandon .o; " i S Melvin Gust, 30 who travels under the alias of Almond Guss, and Willie Robinson 20, colored, of For: Wayne and Indianapolis, are being held for trial on ¢ charge of burgiurizing the Jac b She«t, scre In Ligonier about one c'clock Wednesday mornng. and Thomas Otterly, resident of South Bend, whose age is about 19 js held in the eity jail here as an accessory to the theft of an automobile. The two young men, Gust and Robinson, entered the Sheets store by prying open a window on the south side of thé rear portion of the clothing department and after filling two big suit cases with silk shirts, socks anti neckties, high priced shoes and elothing they walked out of town with their. loot aftér dressing up in entire new clothing inciuding shoes and " fancy neck wear. A S :

The burglary was discovered early ‘Wednesda? morning by Willlam Sigterhen, a clerk in the.store, when he opened up and Jake Sheets and Roy Ferguson were notified. These young wen. lost no timé in gaining a clew The burglars were seen at the Jim King farm walking south and Messrs .Sheets and Ferguson started in pursuit in an automobile. It was learned from Leonard VanVoorst who operates a garage at Kimmel that the fugitives had procured a lunch there and proceeded southward towards Wolf Lake. At Wolf Lake the men had just left with Merchant Parkinson in his automobile for Fort Wayne and Mr. Sheets at once notified the Fort Wayne police to be on the lookout. Messrs Sheets and Ferguson made a quick drive to the Allen county capital and in a short time Police Sargeants Krabill and Godfrey had the guilty men in jail After questioning the prisoners weakened and confessed. Mr. Sheets had no difficulty. in identifying the clothing worn by the prisoners as part of the lot taken from the sicre in this city. e .

The Fort Waymne officers brought Gust back to Ligonier to locate two big suit casses filled with goods. The stolen property was hidden in some bushes near the Harvey Hoak farm and pointed out by Gust. It was not knows just what all had been taken from the store and when the cases were emptied of thir contents it resmbled a wagon load of rich wearing apparel. After a time the officers returned to Fort Wayne and.locked Gust up with Robinson to await the coming of the sheriff from Albion who will place the prisoners in the county: jail. o

Tuesday morning word was sent to Marshal Showalter that a Ford car had been abandoned near the Monroe Ott farm; the occupants two white men and a colored man taking to the woods. - Marshal Showalter accompanied by Howard Fisel went out and located the trio. sleeping peacefully under a tree. The men denied all knowledge of the car and the marshal sent Mr. Fisel with their car back to the Ott farm to,get a better description of the men. While he. was gone Gust amd Robinson broke and ran, paying no attention to shots fired at them. They escaped but the other boy was brought to Ligonier and locked up. He confessed that the colored man stole the Ford car at South Bend and the three rode in it to the Ott farm when the machine refused to go itnrthér on account of a bearing giving ‘way. The car was brought to Ligonier {nd is being held here for identifica-

After escaping from Showalter and Fisel Gust and Robinson went into hiding until night when they committed the burglary at the Sheets store. The penalty for burglary is from two to fourteen years. 5 The goods taken from the Sheets store are valued at $3OO. Among. thg lot was.a bunch of silk hose worth $1.50 a pair. - The boy held. in the city jail here iwm probably, be returned to’:South Bend to answer a charge of complicity in the'theft of the automobile. He is a tramp, but confess that Gust and Robinson had made a business of ‘Stealing cars, dispoding of them in South Bend and Fort Wayne. The fact that they hid their loot on the Lincoln Highway is evidence that -they expected to retirn soon and claim it. Fort Wayne for measurements and finger prints by;the police department. They wil have'their preliminary hearing before Judge Meyer in Ligonier and - ‘Robinson is.regarded as & bad man.

LEGION NOW HAS 2500000

Indiana Galns Post and Unit of : Woman's Auxiliary

Indiana galned ome post of the American Legion and one unit of the Woman's Auxiliary during the last week according to the announcement at the Legion national héadquarters. The state now has 299 Legion posts and forty-two units of the Woman's Auxilliary. | ~ Twenty-one new posts and _xveh-# new units of the Woman's Auxiliary were chartered in the country damring the week, bringing the tptal numbes of posts up to 9,544, with 1,112 auxiliary units, : W

New York continues to lead the other departments having a total of 932 posts. The American Legion now has a total enrollment of more than

FARMERS LOSE HEAVILY Saturday Night Hail Storm Devastates Frult and Growing Crops (Wawaka Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith and daughter Miss. Mildred motored over to the hail devastated district between Indian Village and Cromwell and report farmers in harrowing straits, due to the Saturday night storm. Gardens were literally flattened out— oats beaten into the earth and wheat can not be cut. Tennants were especially hard hit. One tenant farming for Mrs Bause, of Ligonier reported that therc woul ' nothing to harvest with the em:t?;: of possibly corn, which, though™ stripped clean of leaves, “might if all went well come on ycL"l A visitor from there brings word that the stricken ones are now replanting their gardens. Their potatoes were battered and many are replanting potatoes. Cherries covered the ground Sunday morning. - Mr. and Mrs. Melvin More and children, Ernest Spurgeonm, Mrs. Lottie Weaver and children of Wawaka; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Huff and family of Pleasant Hill; Fred Dusler and family, of Kimmell, and Charles Duesler and wife of Ligonier were South Bend visitors, spending the day with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Duesler and Will Duesler. 5 .

A meeting of the Elkhart Township Boys' Corn club was held Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the North school. Each member brought his record bookx along and a dime. Important business was on the schedule. Prof. Sorgenfrei had planned a picnic in the woods for the club but weather conditions caused him to defer it.. |

, Dredge Contractors Active. . Frank Eshleman, of Wolcottville, I,sends' out warning that & movement is on foot to prevent the repeal of the ‘Munton law which has for its purpose the dredging of the Elkhart river and the draining of a number of lakes. Gov. Goodrich and Richard Lieber, the latter chairman @ the state conservation commission have recommended the repeal of the law, but now an effort is being made in the special session of the iegislature to have the law stand. Both Munton and Hoffman are supposed to stand for the law's reM' . < . .

Fine Band Concert.

The finest free band concegt of the season was given Wednesday night in front of the Dunning block on South Cavin street. There was a large attendance and all enjoyed some exceptionally fine music. A good program has been arranged for next Wednesday night when the farmers and their families will be given a free musical treat. : >

Fatally Burned in Acid Tank. -

Frank Henigschmidt, 19 years old of Mishawaka, was fatally burned when he fell into a tank of sulphuric acid at the Rubber Regenerating company plant Saturday afternvon . His entire body was frightfully burned. He was rushed to the hospital, but physicians say there is no hope for his recovery. : !

y Heavy Fire Loss. : Eli Snellenbergér lost his barn and contents mnear South Milford Tuesday night when the structure . was struck by lightning. Mr. Snellenberger lost his farm implements, hay and wheat and wool. O, D. Cannon had his grain stored in the barn and all went up in smoke. e

He' carried a chisel, a heavy pair of pliars and a villianous looking ‘knife. Gust declares the colored man cut him with the knife in a fight and that he is a bad man. - : A telephone message from the South Bend police department to Marshal Showalter Thursday indicated that no Ford car had been reported as stolcn ‘;’in that city. The car held hére has no license numbers. i _ Gust and Robinson confessed to the Fort Wayne officers late Wednesday night that they broke into the N. Y. C. freight house here and stole a quantity of stamps. The reason given for not robbing the cash register in the Sheets store of the change it contained was the fear that the noise might be heard

MEETING OF FARMERS

Resolutions Passed Commending -~ Work of County - Agrienltural Agents

Five of the eight counties in District No. 2, Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associaticns, were represented at a meeting held at Keudallville Saturday afternoon by the presidents of the local county assoc.aiwn Ti. meeting was presided over by R | Thompsof of Topeks. direct v {ir thi: district, and County I'rosid-nt J. W\ Mertz of DeKalb was secretary. Poi haps the most importint ‘uion s transactsd was the selection of Arthy. 1 J. Anglin of Leesburg, Kasciuske county as the mamb:r of thia d stric : of the state grain board of the In dlana Federation of Farmers .

The following resolution was un’ animousty adopted S P R “The Farmera Ac<socation cf' thi District, represented here today by their presidents, go_vs ol recold w. heartily emdorsing th» county agen: movement dad; furth srimcre, thay sl use their Influerce t 3 s e_ (hat e

county in this Di trict be subplici with an eflici nt ‘county agent.” “Ihe counti:s’ represented at the neating were LaGrange, Noble, DeKalb, Whitiey and Kosciusko. The State Association ‘was represented b Director Thompson. = . -

Takes Perilous Ride.

While raking hay at his farm witi a side delivery rake says the Kendall ville News Sun, Martin Schumann ‘miraculously escaped serions injury when his team ran away. In making a grab for a hunch of grass, the bridiof one of the horses became ioosened. and the team frightened and started to run headed for tife house. A side delivery hay rake is & “nasty” vehicle to negotiate at best, for there is » small chance to "dismount” while ir motion, so about all Mr. Schumany could do was to stick to it and trust to luck. He thought every minute was his last, as the team dashed across the field and through a gate, but ou nearing the house, ran into a tree--and came to a sudden stop. Mr. Schumann was thrown violently tc the ground, but escaped with only a few scratches. o

Library Funds Exhaunsted.

Something will have to be done for the relief of the Ligonier public library or it will have to close. - The board recefved $BOO under the tax levy for sic months. Out of this amount the lbrarian and janitor will have to b« paid to say nothing of the many othe incidental expenses. To purchase the necessary books and magazines for the reading tables is out of thc question. Recently Graham Lyon an Arthur Kelley, board members, bor rowed money on their personal note: to meet a deficit in the funds, but this cannot go on indefinitely. Some measures of relief will have to be inaugurated and it is up to the citizens of Ligonier to frame them. The public library is a splendid educatiinal institution and must not be left to lan-

Hack Drivers are Hired. Trustee Harry Schlotterback has employed hack drivers and a janitor for the Perry township centralized school known as the Trittipoo scheol. Following are the school hacx drivers employed on the routes designated: No. 1 Jesse Cosper . No. 2 Jay Ramsby No. 3 Haskell Crothers No. 4 James Simpson No. 6 Tom Stiffler : No. 6 Rollin Olinghouse . " Most of these drivers were employed last year and gave gcod satisfaction. . o Roy Trittipoo was reemployed as janftor. : . Were Ralned Out, g Rain put an end to the hopes of Fort Wayne republicans Tuesday evening for a big crowd at a picaiec to open the campaign in northen Indiana. Senator Watson, Congressman Fairfield and Warren McCray, republican candidate for governor were the speakers announced. They held a reception at the Anthony hotel but made no speeches. - ~.

Manages Cox Farm. Homer Ebbinghous, son of Charles F. Ebbinghous of Columbia City, is manager of the 300 acre farm located six miles from West Middleton, 0., and 25 miles from Dayton, which fis owned by Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio democratic nominee for president. The original farm—2so acres-—was owne-l by Gov. Cox’s grandfather. Loses Sight of One Eye. Jason Veérdine employed by the Cement Co. at Syracuse was seriously injured when he was struck in the face by a crank of a drilling machine The sight of one eye was completely destroyed and he was badly: injured about the face. . Ol Tartle. ; O. R, Mendham . o! Elkhart caught a turtle Sunday in Christiana lake ‘which welghed 50 pounds. Persons who know something about ° turtles estimates the age of the creature at 70 BN g LoT e

TUESDAY FRIDAY

VOL. 54 NO. 198

EIGATH ANNUAL - CHAUTAUQUA MEET } SCHEDUTLED FOR LIGONIER AUGUST 17 TO 22 INCLUSIVE WITH . HIGH TALENT - _— e~ 1 Fine Progrom Arranged For 1920 Ase sembly Should Draw Big Patron- = > age e Ligotier's ¢lghth suecessful chauntaugua will be held in this ¢city August il to 22 inclusive. The fact that it & refarrcd (o in advance as successsal @8 bodauss Ligenier jn- the past Exven Years had never had a fallure.

The 290 assembly gives promise of “ven . greater success than fts predecessars for the reasou that the program of attractions fis more elaborate and varisd o e

~ Chautauquas are not failures if they fail to pay out for the very good reason. that they are not money-making 'nterprises.. The chautauqua has come to he looked upon as a medium of culture, refinement and sulightment. It has moral and educational advantages which no other annual meeting posesses to so great an extent and should the recempts meet the actual expenses the maragement always feels well repaid for the time and labor gdevoted to the aunual assembly. - ' : _

. Dr..C. G, Keehn who has always headed the chautauqua movement in Ligonier has come to be regarded as a public benefactor. He devotes much time, .labor and money to a cause which lies near his heart and by sheer force of eflergy and enthusiasm he has won the support and hearty ‘co-operation of the entire community, Other residents who are untiring in their endeavors to make :he chautaugua a success are W.W. Wood, C. R Stansbury, F. E. Weir, Albert ‘Weaver, W. H. Wigton, Maurice Hess and a dozen other business men of lLi;onter. : : :

‘The fact that the chautauqua calis together all social elements of the community Is a good thing in itseif. It enables the controling elements ‘o' assemble, exchange views - and naintain closer social relatigns and 18 a result of these deliberations society is bemefitted and all the people rewarded. :

- Those who have not done so should secure season tickets at once and give this -community enterprise a cordial financial support. < < . It requires money to -secure talent of national renown and the community will be satisfied wit:: nothing less. ; . Season tickets paid or subscribed for before August 10 $2.00. » "Tickets subscribed for or bough' after that date will be $2.50. Farmcrs' Day at the Ligonler Chan- : tauqua _ : The Farmers" Federation of LaGrange, Elkhart and Noble counties will give the program of August 21 at the Ligonier Chautauqua. b There will be a “Stock Feeding” demonstration in the forenoor and also a'“Domestic Science” demonstration carried on separately during the -same hour, both conducted by experts, In the afternoon, President John G. Brown of the Indiana Fede-ation of Farmers' Association will be present and deliver an address. :

Dr. Keehn manager of the Chautaugua, is securing other eniertainment for the afternoon. " There will be a basket dinmer toward which all are expected to contribute. Everybody invited and welcome but bring well filled baskets. No admission fee, no collection, no “passing the hat,” but pass good will to everybody. The regular Chautauqua program with gate admission will be presented in the evening. : ; : : * Committee D Ring Leaders Arrested. In the agrest of Guy Pinkerton, of Osceola, and R. C. Riggles, Akronm, Ind.,, Louis -B. Duck sheriff of St. Joseph county says he has caught the ring leaders of an organized gang of thieves who have been stealing automabile accessories throughout northern Indiana and shipping them to Elkhart and South Bend for disposal

Riggles is said to be the son of a~ merchant at ‘Akron and.is widely known in the vicinity of that place, Among the articles recovered by the sheriff are aufo supplies valued at $1,500. An automobile in the posses‘sion of the two men at the time of - their arrest is believed by the Sheriff . to have been stolen, T Drank Wood Aleohel. ; : James Brown, 60, crossing watchmax, who wds found dead in a New . York Central railroad crossing shack - at Mishawaka, died of wood alcohol poisoning according to the verdict of the coroner. . - - RS S eit X PR N