Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 20A, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 July 1920 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

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& 3 s oAYS MA. MOORE DAIRYMAN LOSES TWO VALUABLE GUERNSEY COWS FROM EATING ‘ « - OAK LEAVES J. Warren Moore Warns His Nelghbors " To Look to Thelr Stock On Low : ; Land Pasture Dafrymen and farmers pasturing their stock on low lands are vmrn.vd‘i by J. Warrcn Moore to have a care if any oak trees stand in the fields used as. pasture land. Last week Mr. Moore lost two of his most valuable Guernsey milch cows in a rather peculiar manner. The animals showed symptoms of poisoning and an inveéstigation disclosed that death was caused from ecating oak leaves from scrub trees left standing in the pasture lots for shade. : <

~ Mr. Moore brought a sample of the leaves to the Bannér office and . thev are covered with a growth resembling pink-colored buttons. - These buttofnis contain tanic- acid drawn from the sap of the tree and are called gali nuts. Mr. Moore says he is at a

loss to understand why . his cows filled up on these green leaves with such disasterous results, but that they did it is evident. Ordinarily the leaves do not contain enough of the poisonous nuts to cause death, -and for this reason little attention has been paid to them but this year the scrub oak seem to contain an unusual .amount of sap from which the “poison buttons” draw their substance. L Mr: Moore maintains a valuable dairy hefd of Guernsey cattle and he lost two of his prize cows. in the manner named. One of .the dead

animals was valued at $2OO and the other at $l5O . <Mr. Moore desires to give warning to his neighbors so that they may -protect their cattle from a fate which befell his. e ' : New Party Candidates. For Presiednt-— P. P. Christensen, ‘Salt Lake City, Utah. 1 For Vice President—Max S."Ha_yes.l Cleveland, Ohio. - ~ This is the ticket nominated in Chicago by the farmer-labor - party. Christensen in a lawyer and a former bull mooser. He iz 49 years old and is of Norwegian descent. ; : Hayes is a labor leader in Ohio and has won prominence in industrial ¢ircles. The organization calls itself the *“‘third party” but it may prowve the fourth or fifth as the socialist will ‘undoubtedly poll more votes. . A i 5 Expected Home Soon. Charles 1. MeNutt, son of Mr. and ‘Mrs. Lon McNutt of this city, arrived in San Francisco California, about a week ago -after .a service of three vears in far away Siberia. Mr McNutt went to the Russian country with the U. 8. railway expedition and has served ever since America entered the war. He is expected home in a few days. . o =

Poultry Killing Demonstrations. Merritt L. Shearer, agricultural agent of Elkhart county, has arranged for a number of poultry killing demonstrations to be held over there. He should put the newspaper men in on this to say nothing of the ministers, It has been a long time since most of us were in on a poultry butchering and we have grown a little rusty. L S Fire Engines Lost.

Two motor fire engines bought by the city of Elkhart from the American LaFrance company. are lost somewhere on the Michigan diyision of the Big Four between Anderson and Elkhart They were delivered to that road at Anderson last Sunday. Tracers from the Elkhart office have been sent ou: for the lost engines. : - Eats Paris Green and Dies. Ralph four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Miller, died at the home four miles south of Middlebury as a result of eating paris green. The poison bought for garden purposes was in the house and the child attracted by the bright color ate some ‘of it. Death came a few hours later. : Treatment Test.. : County Agent Gross of Lagrange is checking up the results of the hot water treatment for smut on seed'wheat. His experiments have demonstrsted ir as a profitable operation. The treated fields are practically free from smut while those not treated are all infected with the disease. ; ~ Turns on Six Gas Jets. James Lynch, 38,.committed suicide by turning on six gas jets in his home in South Bend. Lynch sent his wife SR Mk o 6 Srifampan ik

- BURGLARS BOUND OVER : Falllng to Make $2,000 Ball Almond E. Guss and Willlam Robinson Will - Remain in Jall - After a preliminiry hearing beforc Judge Meyer at which they entered a . plea of guilty to a charge of burglary Almond E. Guss and William Robin'son (colored) who robbed Sheets store of a large quantity of goods, were taken to jail at Albion to face Judge ‘Wrigley in circuit court, failing to satisfy the $2.000 bomd in each case fixed by . the court at the request of ‘Deputy Prosecutor Vanderford. . The self-confessed burgulars were ‘photographed ‘in Fort Wayne, had their measurements and finger prints taken, and In future it will not be difficult to identity them. Robinson, the colored boy, was born in Marion and has lived in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. He was a porter at the Anthony hotel in Fort Wayne for scme time. -Guss had been dividing his time between Fort Wayne and South Bend, but his. permanent residence was in Fort Wayne., Neither had been under arrest before so far as known. George Massey, the third member of the trio who was in the city jail at the time of the Sheets burglary, was taken back to South Bend by the police of that city. Massey was implicated in the theft of a Ford car from a street in South Bend the machince being used- to transport the young Fhen to the .‘Honroe; Ott farm near Ligonier where it was found by Marshal Showalter, Officer PFisher and Howard Fisel. © - : - g

“While the South Bend police had no record of ‘a lost car bearing the de scription. it is thought to be the property of some man from Michigan. Massey seems to be a tramp.

No Trace of Missing Man.

- .There is no trace of George Kuhr, Milford blacksmith, who disappeared about a year ago, leaving his wife and one child in Milford. There were some indications that Kuhn had drowned in a lake mear Milford, but after search had been made and the body was not found, belief became gen-

eral that Kuhn had left for the wes". Three weeks after he was reported missing it was said he had been seen in a Nebraska town. The sheriff of Kosciusko county went to Nebraska but did not return with Kuhn. Sooh after Kuhn's departure his wife gave birth to a child. The Milford Mail SAySs: :

“As we reported in the beginning, George was a _good blacksmith, had a ioving wife, and so far as the neighbors sdy there was no trouble in the family, and by his mysterious disappearance left the wife, one little girl and another little child being born after his departure,” o Kuhn was employed at the Bettz blacksmith shop in Milford.. =

Entertain the Governor.

The other evening the legislativs organization of the Twelfth district of which Senator Munton is president entertained Gov. and Mrs. Goodrich and ‘their son Pierre at the Coumbia club, Indianapolis. No wine was served. : . :

Senator Munton and the following members of the- legislature - were present: Senator Willlam 2. Qowers, New Haven; and Representatics Chas. A. Phelps, Fort = Wayne; Richard Brandt, Fort Wayne; Raymond E.Willis, Angola; Herbert C, Willis, Waterloo; R}chard M. Vesey, Fort Wawne: John H. Hoffman, Ligonier, and Eph P.: Dailey, Fort Wayne. ‘

Has Fourth Amputation.

Ed Compton, the well known contractor, had four amputations of an infected finger before he secured permanent relief. Several weeks ago he injured the index finger on his left hand and amputation was necessary at the first joint. Later an ampu\ation ar the second and third joints were advisable and last Friday all that was left of the finger bone was taken out, making the fourth operation. Every indication now points to a speedy recovery. In fact Mr. Compton is doing considerable work and drives his motor truck with ease,

Paper Has Not Falled. Editor McEwan, of the Albion Democrat, denies the rumor that Martin H. Spangler has acquired ownership of the paper. Mr. Spangler is in charge for the sole purpose of collecting accounts due the Democrat and unpaid according to Mr. McEwan. There was a rumor in Ligonier some time ago that’ the Democrat .had hit the sheals, ‘but this report seems to have been unfounded. ' ; . After the Barber Shops. The state board of health will send ous -agents to inspect barber shops and any shops found unclean will ba ‘promptly closed. : 50 g AWho is Shet = “Vernon Ditman and lady friend of Ligonier ‘and J. B. Clugston and" wife of Valentine, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ditman.—Topeka Jourpal. = R .: ; ley circus will play in South Bend on

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY JULY 20, 1920

~ WOMEN ARE SNUBBED Women Leader In Noble County Not - Called Inte Consultation. F'ouéwm; is a dispatch sent from Kendallville regarding a meeting of the republican county committee and candidates held in that city Saturday evening . et i i

~“Well, anyhow, she'll get hér name printed on the vampaign letterheads. Referring to Miss Clara Gilbert, chairman of the Noble County Women's republican committee. - : =

" - “When Chairman L. K. Thompson, of the county central commiitee call'ed thec ounty candidates together here [las§, night for a conference it séema no attention was pald to the women of the county. It was expetced by the women’s organization of the county that they woyld be represented at tho conference and Miss Gilbert, the county chairman was logically the person to be present.” She did not know anything about it, however, until after it was all over. When the \mattér was called to the altention of one of the county candidates to-day and Miss Gilbert's absence was referred to he} said: “Oh, well, she’ll get her Bame on. the letterheads anyhow, for that was talked over last night” j “The eandidates enjoyed a banquet at the Gawthrop Inn, and later adjourned to the city hall where campaign plans were discusSsed. Chairman Thompson appointed E. €. Mier, of Ligonier as secretary of the county central committee. . N :

“Congreéssman Louis W. Fairfield. who had been invited to the conference outlined some of the issues of the campaign from his viewpoint.

ITS ALL OVER

Odious Drainage Law Passed in 1919 #s Repealed at Behest of Its Author, Senator Munton

Senator Munton has redeemed his pledge to secure the repeal of the drainage law enacted in 1919 "under his name. He was the author of the repal bill and has redeemed a pledge made when he was a candidate to succeed himself as state senator. The following brief dispatch from Indionapolis tells the story: A bill introduced in the senate by Senator C. J. Munton of Kendallyille and passed by the upper house was passed by the lower house under suspension of the fuges and sent to the govermor. It repeals a 1919 amendment to drainage laws affecting Noble and LaGrange counties.”

Paving Work Rushed.

Reith & Riley, the Gpshen contractors, who are paving the Lincoln high‘way between Benton and. the pavement west of Ligonier, Monday moved their- force of laborers to the Monroe Ott farm and will now lay the concrete from the pavement at the county {ine to a point west. The object is t) furnish a pavement to haul materials over. The highway is being surfaced with concrete ‘and when this stretch is completed it will be possible to drive from Ligonier to South Bend on pavement. At present all traffic between Ligonier and Goshen is via Millersburg. Reith & Riley have had difficulty in procuring cement. They expect to have the six miles of pavement completed by the: middle of September.. 7

Woed in LaGrange.

"Gen. Leonard Wood will be in LaGrange in October to speak at the Corn School. The Standard says’ “Gen. Wood expects to be active in the coming campaign for the republican ticket, but his present plan is to take a day out of his political itinerary and see the corn school.” ;

The thought naturally suggests itself to the lay mind that Gen. Wood would devote a few days to the military duties for which he is well paid by the money of the people. A military politician is about as odious as a preacher politician to the average person. R

Has Serious Breakdown.

Nevin Crowell, employed by the Goshen News Times, started to Fort Wayne Monday morning with Jerry Klase in his big auto truck to remove his household effects to Goshen. Two miles out on the Blazed Trail the crank shaft of the big car broke, disabling the machine and Mr. Crowell came back ‘to Ligonier and engaged Fred Starr to mak e the trip. The damage to the Klase truck is serious.

Real Estate Changes. | Following are recent real estate transfers in Ligonier? o J Charles D. Emmitt to Pelmar Franklin Owen N end Wit Sec. 4 Perry tp., Irvin Jacobs Admr. to Elza O. Fought out lot 83 Ligonier, Irvin Jacobs Admr. to William A. Trittipo and wife out lot 39 Ligonier, Irvin Jacobs, Admr. to Vern William 'Wills E%§ lot 80 O. P. Ligonier. s \ % : ._——'_ - 5 Organize New Company., The Wert- Manufacturing company incorporated under the laws of lilinois with a capitalization of $525,000, will engage in the, manufacure of ‘The company will make use of thé Who was made vice president. Ve e R (AR seSl L T TSS LR e

REPUBLICANS KILL - BILL FOR WOMEN

Smother Measure Designed to Give Female Voters Right Te Hold of--tice and te Sit on Jurles

Indiana, lod, July 19—Republican members of the general assembly now in session have played true to the form displayed by their state convention which refused. to grant women places on the national delegation by Killing a bill designed to make female voters eligible to public offices. The measure, which was Introduced in the House by Representative J. L. Axby, Democrat, df Lawrenceburg, and in the Senate by Senator Edward P. Elsner, democrat of Seymour, has been apparently smothered to death by the republican majority and it is doubtful if it will ever even be allowed to see the daylight of publicity by being brought onto the floors of the legislature, = *

The bill would make it possible that “any female voter who possesses the other qualifications prescribed by law shall bg eligible to every public office or employment created by any law or statute of this state, or any ordinance, by law or resolution of any municipality of this state, anything in such law, statute, by-law, ordinance or resolution to the contrary notwithstanding.” : . 1t would also make women eligible to fill election board and registration offices, and would. grant them the right to serve on juries. e l

It was the ideéa of the framers of the measure to give women an lequal participation in state, county and minicipal affairs in as much ‘as ‘they have been .granted the right to vote for presidential electors in this state. Although it is confidentally expected that'the federal suffrage amentment will be ratified before Novem-~ ber 2, there is a question in the minds of a great number of attorneys whether even then women. would have the right under the presnt Indiana laws to hold effice and sit on juries. Senator Elsner and: Representative Azby said that while they had designed the bill for immediate conditions, it' would also add an additional safe guard to the rights of women in case they are admitted to complete suffrage before the election. . - The measure, however, was not lookedupon kindly by the administration crowd that is rushing through Governor Goodrich’s “eut and dried” cure all program. . The House bill was referred to the committee on elections and when it came up there only the lone democratic member, Representative Roscoe U. Baker of Mt. Vernon, defendéd it. The republican majority promptly recommended that it “be indefinitely~postponed becaiise of lack of merit at this time.” That was the end of this measure. Although the democrats will attempt to get it on the floor of the House, there is little prospect of its passage because of the republican majority. Scarcely as much as courtesy was shown Senator Elsner's measure in the Senate. -

* Although it had been referred to the committee on elections there, it was found after several days of waiting carelessly lying around on the clerk’s desk. The ¢lerk insisted that it was a mistake, but there is a well defined belief among the democrats of the Senate that the republicans do not care to have the measure come to the attention of the public. o

Influence of the Street Carnival.

See what the street carnival did to a young lady in Goshen. The Banner mentioned the incident related below but did not give names for the reason they were suppresed. “Miss Laura Ott ,of Tiffin, who isa guest at the home of Paul Darr in Goshen is wearing a plaster cast, the result of four of her ribs havieg been broken by her sweetheart John Leaderer, of Goshen, formerly of the United States navy. i Miss Ott told the physician called to atend her, that upon returning form a carnival with Leaderer, she sat in his lap in a porch swing and that he squeezed her so hard when she tired to leave him, that the injury resulted. Until he became aw of the circumstances, the doctor fionght Miss Ott ‘was afflicted with appendicitis.”

Another Ford Stolen. Glenn Steckley drove the family Ford to Rome City, Friday nigtt and attended a dance. When he was ready to start home he missed his car. It evidently had been stolen. He is busy notifying police authorities of nearby cities to be on the lookout. ‘The car is a 1920 model, with license number 3720343, Goodyear tires -all around !and a scratch on the left side of the car made by handling baliag wire. . Called to N. Y. Chureh < ~ Rabbi Weiss who is well known to the Jewish people of Ligonier has accepted a call to New York as pastor of the temple founded by Rabbi wsx:. of e W SR e fi o e

BLUE SKY LAW NEEDED

Efforts to Enact Such a Measure In !rdhn For Years Has Falled

It seems impossible to secure the enactment of a law in Indiana to protect innocent purchasers from salesmen of worthless stocks. -

‘Noble county residents are now holding thousands of dollars worth of such bogus paper. - " The Auburn Star tells of a resident of that quiet town who ‘has made thousands of dollars with wildcat stocks sold in different parts of the country. The story follows:

“J. W. T. Davis of Chicago, an organizer of blue-sky companies who sold a number of DeKalb céunty farmer's worthless stocks in the Red. White and Blue Drug company of Up per Sandusky, O. is still following his old game, according to newspaper reports. Davis is well known in Au‘burn, having made that city his headquarters while selling the stock. ~ His latest deal was with the LaSalle Phonograph Co: of Chffago. He interested a number of farmers near Wren, O, in the concern, and it is -understood that they invested heavily. The bank at Wren cashed overdraft checks to the amount of $55,000 drawn by the LaSalle Phonograph Co., of Chicago, and the overdraft was made good by four farmers, H. F. Schinnener, Jefferson Moser, H. G. Schumm! and M. A. Rupley, of that vicinity. i “Officers of the Wren bank mad | good the defict of $55000 and i | turn the four ' farmers executed u mortgage for $lOO,OOO in favor of the officers of the bank as Individuals, who madeé good the overdraft. The mortgage was to care for the $58,000 and also $27,000 the four men owed the, bank and had given their notes. The mortgage covers 367 acres of land in VanWert county, Ohio, and 222 acres of land in Mercer county, Ohlo.”

The Legislatare.

A conferente committee of the Indiana house and senate is tussling with the appropriation bill. The bill carrying appropriations of about one million dollars was increased a half million by the senate and the house would not concur, hence the conference. . iR T

The tax-legalizing bill passed the house with ease by a vote of 60 to 30 but the senate is a little slow to act. The bill is known as the Goodrich administration measure and would legalize the tax appraisements made by the state board and declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. If the bill is passed it is feared by party 'leaders that the Farmers Federgtion will again take the guestion into court and the supreme court would sustain its former ruling and the state tax muddle would be augmented. The Farmers Federation have a substitute measure the adoption of which they are demanding. Another important measure pending which will no doubt be enacted is a bill to create a fuel commission with power to fix prices and direct distribution of coal. An amendment to this measure adopted also would give the state commission power to inquire inthe cost of other commodies and investigate profiteering. The legislators hoped to complete their work by Saturday ngt and adjourn but it was found ible to do this. An adjournment may be made by Wednesday night. The soldiers’ memorial bill providing an appropriation of ten million dollars ‘to build a big house in Indianapolis has not yet been favorably acted upon. It miay be submitted to a referendum vote of the people this fall. : 2

Surprise and Fine Diamer.

George W. Bare and children were given a surprise and fine dinner Sunday at their farm home near Ligonier when thirty-two relatives and friends from Goshén came over in automobiles, bringing a great spread of fine edibles along. After a sumptous ban: quet the afternoon was spent with games and listening to musical selections rendered by some of the visitors. Among the guests were Messrs and Mesdames Frank LeCount, John, Louis and Jacob Berkey and families, Ray Miller and family Edwin Tice and family, Frank Wagner and family, Miss Hester Myer and Louis Tice. It is a day long to be remembered by the Bare family. .

; Burns Up His Money. William H. Lucus, of Chicago, traveling eastward Friday on a N. ¥. C. train, left his car at Goshen in a demented state, burned up two onehundred dollar bills, buried his gold watch and $35 in silver. He said he was being pursued by union men. Mrs. Lucus -on reaching Ligonier left the train and reurned' to Goshen in search of her husband. She found him locked up awaiting the verdict of a sanity inquiry. The Lucus family recently returned from Europe and Mr. Lucus had spent several weeks in a Chicago hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lucus were bound for Pittsburg, Pa. Charlesßogner of Kendallville while riding a-bicycle in that city Friday collided with an automobile driven by Dr. F. C. Hardy. Bogner suffered a

e SIZING 'EX UP Editer Robbins Expoeses Smallness of Some Cromwell Residents “Editor Robbins of the Cromwail Ad. vance, exposes he parsimcny sad shortsightedness of some Iyal rocdents. Two manuiacturing institytions are figuring on locating ir Cromwell and the community b itirg orgainzation held a meetin: for purpose of raising some mcacy it wis at this meeting that oppos..i n to-Ih, enterprises developed. e : Here is what the Advance :Iys of it: 5

“The inner circle of the Commual(; Center, which v as suppiscd t) e the nucleus around whiih o Ligg.r ticy was to grow coucetved the ded tha: 1 bring such a fictery as The. Fraok: Tractor Cultivaior C:, t3° Cromw:h would: injure t.» ©cor uan }lt;j.‘ Th proposition was 190 big: W cov'dat sleep during th: ¢ gt mon wonid be trmpling out the. grass on our streets. Wages would ba too Lirh: and asfone farmer put it “we crail eiim

get farm hands uew, 8o vl @) we want with a‘'factory? A retired farmer reniarked that as he did not want to sell his farm or town property ir didn’t matter to himy whether or not the price advanced. Another said h. had msved to Cromwell bicause i Was a pice quiet town, and-he didn™

Proposc t 5 try to get a lot of pounding {actor.is here and havé bi; home filled with <sal smoke a!l the time.

CHAUTAUQUA ATTRACTIONS

Famous Elkhart Band Secured For a Saturday Afternoon Concert

What was formerly Trumpet Notes band of Elkhart will be a Saturday afternoon attraction at the Ligonier chautauqua. This band, led by Prof. James Boyer, is made up of attaches of the Conn Band Instrument factory has a wide reputation and it will appear in Ligonier with its full strength. The presence of “Pussyfoot” Johnson, the one-eyed temperance worker who caused 80 much excitement i London, England. some months ago, is another big attraction which will draw.

Good Roads Meeting Held. A good road meeting was held in thcourt room, Albion Wednesday evenIng of last week, called jointly by the County Commissioner and the N. C. F. A, and attended by trustee, Supervisors, and good roads boosters from all parts of the county. Wm. G. Tonkel, Allen County Highway Superintendent, and Mr. Horn, Engineer o( the State Roads in these thirteer North-Eastern Indiana Counties, were the prineipal speakers. > 2 Praise of Alien County roads has general and freely given hy all who huve traveled thém. The question is often asked, ‘How does it comte that their roads are so much o tter than ours?’ To those who were in attendance at the meeting, it Is plain that one of the main reasons is “Bil Tonkel,” the county road superiutendent. From a hetrogenous, chaotic, many bossed, many theoried, inef’ecient system of road maintenance and construc tion such as still exists in some counties, "Mr. Tonkel has brought Allen ¢ unty roud verk undet an up-to-dale system 'horoughly organized, ef fecient, and which makes ° the ' x payers dollas go twice as far in - making of good roads as it does in those countes without a system. The care of the roads in Allen county has become a business, ru- in 3 business like way by a business like man although Mr. Tonkel is a farmer, who alone is responsible for the merits or demerits of the work. It was reported that other counties where maintenance and construction are similarly handled, are getting equally good results. : %

Modification of Pension Ruling.

~ Four times a year the 700,000 pensioners now on the governrient rolls have been required to have two persons sign the checks as witnesses of the endorsement, a proceediug that reguired the ‘quarterly collenction of more than 6,000,000 signatures. Decision to modify the reguirement was made by Secretary Payne of the interior department, after conference with olicers of the peasion Lureau, the announced purpose being to obviate trouble snd - annoyance to bankers cashing the checks, as wel! as the tensione 's. S T

Heart Disease Fatal. Eugene Carroll Spences, age 71, died at his home in Wolf Lake, Wédnesday, following a year’s illness with heart disease. Prior to his illness he had been a school janitor. A widow and a son Dale at home, a daughter and a son in Michign, and a brother in Chicago survive. Funmeral services held Friday. . Married ‘mn : Orrin Dale Campbell, 23, and Marvel Emma Eddy, 21, both of Kendallville were married by Rev. Meyer at the Presbyterian manse Monday morning at 11 o'clock. They returned home on ONE-THIRD OFF - ON MIDDIES AND NIDDIE SUFTS AT E. JACOBS

TUESDAY FRIDAY

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Lm‘n STRIGE WHITT AND SHIS. © LEE RESIDENCES IN LITTLE - VILLAGE SATURDAY NIGHT Nelghbors Eush In and YSuve \djacent Property by Very Werole Werk Two frame residences were s'ruck by lightning and Lared to the ground in- K.mnic!l durinz -the h avy . storm Saturdaxy night "The -kome of lir: P 1. Shisles wha dived alon s wan of the places sk B U Es Wik abgent on a visit and escaped injury But people residing near were¢ quite badly shocked. Neighbors attracted by the loud report and the flames removed most of the household effects. sbut the frame bufldin"g. burned to the ground. On the opposite side of the town the frame dwelling of € C. Whitt was struck and also burned but not unt:l most’ of the cantents had lnj«u removed. >

There was great excitment in the little town for a time for fear the flames would spread to other property and with the inadequate fire fighting Apparatus a conflagration might ensue. Happily this calamity was avertDeath of Mrs. Canningham. . Her many friends were shocked and grieved at the sudden death of Mrs. ‘Wesley Cunningham which occurred ‘Sunday night. The lady was for a long time employed as a clerk in the Sheets stores and was obliged to resigh six weeks ago .on account of failing heéalth but her condition was not considered dangerous. Saturday night she attended a picture show with some friends. . She suffered a sinking spell and passed away a few. hours later. The deceased enjoyed a wide acquaintance and had made many friends She with her afflicted husband had resided in Ligonier many years. Surviving are her bereaved husband, a sister Mrs. C. L. Schlabach, of Cromwell a brother Milo Kaufman of Michigan City and another brother somewhere in the west. The funeral will oceur from the late residence at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon Rev. = Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Oak Park cemetery.

Sells Fine Porker.

Walter C. Wolf, the well known farmer and stock raiser, recently shipped a very fine fifteen-month old barrow to the Pittsburg, Pa. market, the animal being far above the average in quality. In fact everyone sceing the pig pronounced him a fine individual. If he had been shown ai.the right age he would ' very likely have won at the International Live Stock show, but he became too large for any class. = Some of the men of note to inspect the ‘animal were J. W. Schwab and Asheley Brawn, Winchester, representatives of the National Poland China Journal. Mr. Brown's father being secretary and general manager of the National Poland China Record Association. - Also County Agent Widney. Mr. Johnson is the man who sold the hog “Passport” to Mayor Jewett of Indianapolis for $lO,OOO. Mr. Johnson pronounced the head of the Wolf hog the nearest perfect he had ever

Big Apple Crop.

Some idea of the enormity of the crop c¢f ujples on the H. M. Widney farms at St. Joe can be ascertained when t is known thot Mr. Wicdrey is expecting a yield of 12,000 hushéls of apples this year. At this time when the apples are no larg>r than hickory nuts, the trees are so loaded that many of them have to be propped up. Runt apples retail in Ligonier for 15 cents the pound. Now on this basis figure out Mr. Widney's income from 12,000 bushels.

Dr. Bissel Claims Ford. Dr. Bissel, a dealer in automobiles, came to Ligonier from South Bend Sunday and claimed the Ford car stolen from him by Guss, Robinson and Massey. He informed Marshal Showalter that Massey is one of ten children and a son of Rev. Massey of the Christian church. The family is highly respectable and the boy claimed to be a tramp to protect the family name. He will probably be given a suspended sentence as this is his first offense. ; | « Rebekahs at Topeka. : An assembly of Rebekahs was held at Topeka Monday afternoon and evening with about 26 members from Ligonier in attendance. Lodges from all parts of the county assembled and ‘enjoyed a big social time. of Warsaw, hulled 86 bushels of clover haw Voo old or HOO4.