Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 41A, Ligonier, Noble County, 14 December 1920 — Page 1

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MUNICIPOLITIES ORGANIZE TO FIGHT INDIANA & MICHIGAN FLECTRIC €OO. PFETITION . Ask Delay For Parpose of Making Appralsal of Company’s Property - For Hearing 3 : At @ meeting -in South Bend the other ‘day representatives of - Ligonier, ‘Elkhart, Mishawaki and Soutih Bend organized to resizit the petition | of the Indlana & Michiganu Llociie!

copnpany for an increase in its service rates in the citier named and & nuber of small towne« A hearing un the petition of the electric company 8. petltion has been set by the ‘lndlana Utitilies Commission for Wednesday, Decembeér 22 but the opponents of the increase hav: asked that the date of thé hearing be postponed for %0 days in order that an appraisal of the petltioner's property may be appraised and ite valope determined.

"~ The cities to ‘be affected by the action of the state commisgior's finding desire to have tme to study the vvidence placed hefore the state body by the electric company and this cannot b done by December 22. It 18 not proposed to permit the Indiana & Michigan Flectrie company to take snap judgment at the hearing, and it is felt that this might result if the municipalities are’ not glven time to prepare their evidence, = - ‘- Mayor Henoch and City Attorne Wigton who represent the city of Ligonier joined the representatives of

the other citier in the preparation for a showing before the commissicn when thehearing takes place. - -It is confidently believed thc delay —n the hearing will be granted. ‘

legion Team Has Easy Pleking. Ligonier American Legion Basket ball team won an easy victory over the Albion Hubs af the High school gym last Thursday evening with a score of 58 to 18. Albion was represented Ly her star basket ball playérs who have played a very successful season, but our ex-service men also had an exceldlent representation on their team and succeeded in piling up a huge score on their opponents. The next game for the Ligonfer Leglonaries will be at Goshen this Tuesday night. watch. for the big. game with the Fort Wiyne Emeralds to be playved here in the near future. . , : Quick Divorce and Marriage. - Claude Zolman of Churubusco was granted a divorce. from hiz wife, Maude Helbig Zolman, in the Whitley circuit court, Thursday and then went downstairs and was granted a marriage license in the clerk's office, his bride being Sarah Jones, a woman ‘whom' he' met at Louisville, Ky. The wedding took place immediately afterwards. ' ' . - Bether Yoy L. Mrs. Will Voris of Albion, mother of Miss Madeline Voris teacher in the Kendallville schools who died last Friday of scarlet fever is now seriously ill with the dread disease.™ Mrs. Voris was at the bedside of her daughter during her illness and attended thc funeral services at the grave.

Used Extra Pallbearers. ' Several extra pallbearers were used at the funeral of Levi J. Hurley at{ Daleville, near Muncie. Mr. Hurley 34 died of heart disease. He weighed 500 pounds. His body was placed in the largest casket ever made by the Muncie Casket company. It measured six feet six inches, 41 inches wide and 33 inches deep. . ~ Look iLke Dollar Eggs. Ligonier merchants paid 78 cents for eggs. Saturday and retailed them at 83 cents. Eggs-at 7 cents a piece may be comsidered by consumers a trifle steeep but it is predicted they will go, to $1 a dozen before winter is over. Arrested at Shipshewana. - Harley Hufstein, 17, of Sturgis ‘Mich., where he' is charge with burgwana and. returned to Centerville, viving member of the Gray family. lary. - : ‘ . Bank Incorporated.The Farmers State bank of Mentone- has incorporated with capital stcok of $75,000. 1. M. Eddinger is president and F. P. Manwaring cashier ~ Plan Spelling Mateh. A. R. Fleck, superintendent of the Whitley county schools has arranged for a spelling bee to be held in Colun.bia City, February 12. . g ' ~ Lilac Bushes Budding. - Will McCoy of LaGrange has been displaying a twig of lilac bush this - week that is budding and almost ready

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SEVENTEEN CHILDREN PLACED. ¢ S ? s of Bas Annusl Heport of Children's Board of ~ Guardians Noble County Glves In. ‘ teresting Data - ~ The annual report of ‘A. It Uole; ‘agent for the Noble county board of children’s guardians, for the year 1920, Just complied shows that during the year nine children, five boys and four! girls. have been made warda by ,thei Judge of the Noble cirueit court, The board has been in existénce for eleven years-says the Kendallvilie News Sun . and has cared for over one hundred children as wards. Mr. Cole is very much pleased with the confidence am:i’ co-operation of the Dboard in mei numerous casés which have come up, for consideration : i

‘During the past year nine boys and eight giris were placed in homes The report also shows that there are cight boys between' the ages of three and twelve years who are in (he orphans homne, some of thewm unplaceable because. of their phvsical conditions. There are. two, girls, six and eleven years of age. who wil) ‘be given good homnds shortly. There have beon tlitee adoptions and some contracts signed Many. visits have been made to th various homes where.the children arc placed and many little difficulties made right. A regular correspondence is kept with the children which It i< believed is very beneticial to them.

Four of the older girle- who have been wards have hecome f age and are with their friends. In very few

instances has any serjous trouble aris‘en, although fifty children are under supervision, and the board is thankful for the success attending the work. ‘One boy is taking treatment in the :pileptic institution at Newcastle. = {ifteen vear old girl is. also taking treatment at the Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis.. . The board keeps in cloge touch with both cases and encourages the patients with correspondence and little gifts of fruit, etc. The board has been considering the case of a widow and her family of sev:n children, needing aasistance. - Satsfactory arrangements uare béing made according to the authority granted the board by law, to help ti mother with an allowance and enable he to. keep her children instead of placing them in an institution or private home. - ; .

Fire Was Trifling Matter. The crossing of some wires in tie transformer ouside of the Llyon & 3reenleal elevator caused some blaze and the report got started thuat the bullding was on. fire. Millersburg people soon ‘“‘wised up” to the real dftuation, but the report still- =pread o outside towns and cities who have it ‘hat the elevator wasi entirely destroy~d. The fact of the inatier i 8 that this Yuilding is absolutely fireproof being sonstructed entirely of steel .and cement. The only thing that could surn would be the contents which s very improbable hecanse of irs non-inflamable character. Grain does 10t burn easily of itself sepecially vhen confined in air-tight- spaces, — Millershurg Grit. .

~ Case Comes to Noble County. ‘ The $750 damage suit of -Mever! 3ros., local stockman versus tolm W | 3chuh, et al. to recover on cartle sold he defendants, has been veiued to Noble county upon . affidavit by the! plaintiffs that they cannot go! a :‘;m-; trial here. There are fifteen nead u!i rattle involved in the deal, concerning vhich John W. Schuh says no written ontract was made. The dofendants! :llege misrepresentations on the part he plaintiffs, and ask damages theven for $lOO together with ano‘he: dv-% nand for $75 for pasture—-Columbia Jity Post. . - % | Directing Ol Operations. | Fred N. Hunt; president -of the| 3parta State bank of Cromwell, hus| zone to Carmargo, Okla., to take sharge of the work of drilling for oil by the Intergrity Oil Co., which is 2 aubsmiary. of the Rich Charter OQOak Zopper Co. Carmargo was one of the rpleces. visited by the .Chanrter Oak party last September. . . Sow’s Body Arrives. | . H. A. Martine of LaGrange reccived a !telegram informing him that the by 5t his son, Williard Martine, who was killed in an automobile accident in 'G’ormny in October has arrived safely in New York. Mr. Martive at lonce wired instructions te have the body fimt to LaGrange. e Married in Albion. o William Henry Braggington of Ligonier and Mrs. Jettie Ethel Sparrrow ofCromwell were united in marriage at the U. -B. parsonage in Albion Wednesday noon, Dec. 8. They are well known here and it is expedted they will spend the winter in F'orida.

- Married in LaGrange. | Edith E. Chrisman of Topeka and Lee T. Good of Syracuse, were married in LaGrange at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage with the pastor, Rev. George F. Hubbartt, as the officlating minister. ;, _ Girls Wanted. - About five or six girls who write 2 god hand, to address ciriulars. Work will last from five to six weeks. Apply at once Ligonfer Refrigerator Co.

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1920

i © Transferred to Priven. | Almond Guss, whe was recently r-icmmfitémd to the Indiana reformpatory itrom this county to serve ons to fouriteen years for robbing the Jacob | Sheety store at Ligonier is one of ;‘;thiny:mu inmates of the institution P who have been transterred (o the Ins diana state prison at Michigan City. § Gusx. it will be remembered. at{tempted 16 wicape from .the Noble county lall in October while he was confined thercawalttng his trial. He {hus a checkered career and has served | prison kentences before. He toid Proseleutor Vanderford that he had pever been in troubie before. An investiza{tion of s record however found that his picture was in tlie rogues’ gallery land that he was a bad actor. - . i . Banker Promoted,. =

- At the last directors’ meeting of é the Cominonwealth Federal Savings FBank. Elman P Lombard was proi moted from chief clerk to. assistant {cashier. He will bhe in charge of ;Lhe': bank's foreign exchinge departiment. .

{ - Howard Puarshall wsucceeds — Mr. ! Lombard as chief cierk.—Detroit News Both gemtlemen named above were }fomwrl,v“'c;m-hig%rs of Citizens Bank, | Ligonler, and their many friends here Iwill be pleased to learn of their ad_g%'a‘n('itmbmv ... | . Fpil 1o Give News. t. _ The Banner has waiched the Albion i newspapers in vain for a statement | filed by the county candidates with the ;clerk of the court showing the amount | of .expenditures during the late cam{paign. The treasuresof the pelitical | committees and the candidates are reiquired ‘by law to file such statements dnd the time for filing expired Decemi'ber 2, yet nothing has appearsd-in the ! Albion papera giving this bit of news bwhich is always interesting. { The newspapers published at the fcounty seat are exepteed to look after jthe official news.of the county.

b Communiiy Nurse Report. - {: Following is the report of the Com- | munity Nurse from Sept. 12, 1920, to iDec. 1, 1920. - - - i No of bathe .. . ... 78 No of patients ... ... .. 22 No.ot el ... . . 3] “ No of treatments . - .., . B { * No. of Obstetrical cases ... Q 2 f No. of -patients to hospitals ... 1 { No. of hours spent in night calls .. 80 {. Dressing surgical wounds ... 8 i ~Miseellaneons €alle: .o i § ! Assisted at operations ... ... 4 i PFracthrés . . ... 0. B }’ Respectfully. submitted to the pube - : . ’ y = Martha J Dennv, Sec . {', Quick Ald for Farmers. i A special sub-committee of five }membem of Congress to frame legisla--4 tion for the relief of farmers who have -Pxeexi hit by recent price declines; was authorized by the house agriculture tcommittee, . o | One ot the first proposals to be con- | sidered will be the revival of the war i finance eorporation.. Representative { Haugen. lowa chairman of the com- | mittee, sald adding that the passage ‘of some emergency legislation will be ‘,denmnded within a short time:

"~ Much Interest Manifested. ‘Poultry fanciers are showing much nterest in the meeting called for Thursday evening, December 16 In city hall, Ligonier to formulate plans for a poultry -and pet stock sghow o be held herc about the middle of January. There are ~ many chicken fanciers fu Noble county who desire to exhibit at the Ligonier show. Al interested are urged to be present Thursday ¢vening. . = = - Appointments Held Up. President Wilson has nominated Robert. E. Maggart for miother 4-year term as postmaster at Cromwell. Inasmuch ds the U. S senate proposes to oppose confirmation of the appcintments sent’in a big lot of them. Mr. Marrgart may not get the job. He s a republican. : o : L Yallance s Scuteneed, Ralph Vallanc: of oGGshen was centenced to from 1 to 14 years in the reformatory at Jeffersonvillc and fin.d $l,OOO in the superior court at Elkhart. He pleaded guilty to a charge of gra id larceny, for the theft of an automobile from F. S. Larimer cf Millersburg.

Borrow Large Sam. " The commissioners of DeKalb: county have been authorized by t he county council to borrow $75,000 to replenish the defunct county fund. Tle additional funds are needed to meet the deficit caused by the cut in the tax levy last vear by the state tax board. | L e ] , - Rebbed While He Slept. While Ira Clark of Mishawaka was sleéeping in his room in that city an unknown person entered the place and stole property valued at $245. Part of the loot belonged to Mr. Clark's ‘brother George Clark. i : ¥ e ' ~ Held on Forgery Charge. ‘l A. L. Kauffman, 22 of Fort Wayne was arrested at LaGrange and turned over to the sheriff at Coldwater, Mich., to answer to a charge of forgery. | _ President Wilson has accepted the Nobel peace prize for 1919, it was an'nouynced at the state department.

MAS. J. NICHOLAS ~ HURTIN WRECK | LIGONIER LADY SUFFERS FRAC. l TURE OF COLLAR BONE IN GO. : SHEN SUNDAY Young Stealy, Latirange Count, . Drives Roadster Into Touring Car With Disasterons Results A fractured collar bone for Mrs Jack i.\'irhm!as; a shaking up for Mr Nicholas and daughter Hazel and iwo badly wrecked Ford cars resulted from a 'culiaatvn at the corner of Third street and Lincoln avenue in Goshen a lttle after 9 .o'clock Sunday morning when John Stealey of - LaGrange -courty drove his machine with a terrific forer into the rear of the touring car dri‘vrn-! by Mr. Nicholas of this city.. . | The. Nicholas party were bound ioElkhart to. visit a sick daughter and the car was being slowly driven north | on Third street when Stealy approached from the east at a terrific rate n:‘i speed. - ' 8 - Both rear wheels of the Nicholas car were crushed. dnd the vehicle turned over, throwing Mrs. Nicholas "to {ha’t pavement with the result indicated. Mr. Nicholas and daughter escaped with a few bruises. The Stealy run-a- | bout was completely wrecked, al-| though the two ‘young men in ft es I caped serious injury. - - | Young Stealy recognized that the blame for the accident was his and he paid for repairs on the Nicholas ca., Mrs. Nicholas was brought home or a N. Y. C. train gnd will be rnnffzz;‘dfi to her home some time. = |

2o Net im Classilled List,. . 1t has been discoveréd by republican ‘congressmen that postmasters of the Ist, 2d and 3d class are not in the civil “service classified list and must complete in examinations to hold their jobs. Any emplay of these postoffices are eligible for postmaster> appointments according 1o dispatches from Washington. Much concern is felt gs to the aclion of Senator Harding when he becomes president. . . : i Big Fire Ltlfs’s, . A loss of $12,000, covered by $5.400 insurance, was entailed in a fire Friday afternoon that burned a jarge pou. try and incubator Nouse on the . E. Gandy poultry farm south of (_‘lmmbn'sco.‘, Bight incubators were lost in the building a 30x40 structure which- was completely reduced to ashes. The fire is thought to hive originated from a furnace used (0 heat the building. - ' - . Caseys Buy Store Room. - ; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Casey -have purchased of L. Schloss the two story brick room now occupied by them with a shoe store and living quarters.: The property is very desirable and Mr. and Mrs. Casey are to be congratulated upon its possession. ' The store room is fully occupied by a stock of shoes and: there are eight living rooms on th second floor. . .

Lincoln Cafe Purchased. l Fred Von Blon has sold to Herman Sack and Willlam Felts his Lincoin Cafe, possession being given Monday morning. Mr. Van Blon will return to his former home in Warsaw. Messrs. Sack and Feits are bota popular young men and will no donbt make a success of their new business venture. - . Legion Dance Thursday FEve, * The American Legion Post of this city will give another of their popular dances in Kann hall Thursday evening, December 16. Joe Artis’ colored orchestra of South Bend will furnish the music. This is a wonderful musicul organization and is sure to make a hit with the dancers. s : ~ Statement to Pablie. Because -of the misunderstanding that has arisen since the incident of a week ago that resulted in my arrest and being fined in the mayors cout, I wish to make the following statement: Mrs. Louis Schnoll formerly the wife of Harold Burnor, was legally divorced from Harold Burnor, and in course of time became my legal wife. - The slander that Mrs. Schnoll was living with me as my common law wife was communicated to Burnor who, it seeems came to Ligonier determined to make jrouble. . - | Burnor was taken in tow by a young man who should be the last person in the world to wish either myself or family any harm, with results that have brought shame and disgrace upon & e s e SRR

This statement is being published for a two-fold purpose; Ist, to refute a slander, 2nd, to serve warning that if any further insult is offered eithei ‘my wife or children by any person o 1 persons whomsoever, I shall prosecute him or them to the fullest extent of the law. - 5 ‘ . . Louis Sechnoll -

. Early Holiday Sheppers. Saturday was an ideal day for . holiday shopping and the farmers for miles around took advantage of the InYiation extended by Ligomier mercants 1o comie in and trade. The mer: chants of this city are determined to make this the banner season for irade and are bending every effort to that end -All the stores have bright new goods for the holiday seasin and are selling them at prices ‘nuch reduced under last year. Bu' uino more ahopping days re-main before Christmas and they will be very bury ones for everybody. ‘Those who would enjoy firsi selections must come in eéarly while the stocks are repleter and not wait until the last days. . | The early buyers get the pick of‘th‘e‘j goods on hand. - - 'j The store decorations were never be: fore so ‘elaborate and beautiful. It is, a pleasure to view them from }nsidei the business places and outside. | Enjoys Beautiful Seemery, - Mrs. Ella Kiser, who left ngamerl November 22 for California where sh willspend the winter writing from th Hotel Garland, Dedondo Beach, says © “I have had a wonderful trip. From Chicago to St. Paul, Minnapolis aad up -through the Canadian Rockies,! then down to Los: Angles. Pen cannot | déseribe the wonderous beauty, mxnl»‘ ficence and grandeur of the Canadian Rockies, in fact the scenic beauty all| along the way is beyond description.. | “God has made a wonderful world and there is nothing ugly in it but the sin of man” . A . ! . Officers Elected. ]

At a meeting Friday evening of the Ligonier W. R. C. the following officers were elected:” | President—Amanda Smalley. S. V.=-Henrietta Milner - . - J. V.—~Myrtle Woodhouse . Treasurer—Emelia Sisterhen Conductor—Cora Fritz _ Guard-—Etta Harsh : Chaplain—l Lois Decker. . The minor officers will be appointed later. The Womans Reliet Corps is in a very prosperous condition. - - Kendallville Invaded. - - Kendallville~ was invaded by over a hundred pedagogues from over i county Saturday. They assembled at the library to elect delegates to the constitutional convention to be held at Indianapolls January 15, 1921, when the constitution of the State Teachers’ assgciation will be revised. The teachers instead of going in a body from each couniy in the state will be represented by delegates. .

Pleasant Immel Drowns. " Pleasant Immel, gate keeper for the company on the hydrantic cann=l at Goshen fell into the water and drowned Thursday night. For many years he followed the trade of stonemason and was known in Ligonier where he worked at different times. He was born in Elkhart county 64 vears ago. Surviving are three daughters and a son. He was a brother of C. M. lmmel.a former recorder of Elkhart county. 7 Attend Lecture. - Following are the Ligonier residents to atend a lecture on Christian Scéience at South Bend Sunday, the speaker being Dr. Bicknéll Long, of Chicago: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Plank, Mr. and Mre Anisworth Bassett. Mr. and Mrs. Jacod Sheets, Jr.. Mrs. E. G. Franks, -Mrs. Wajter Kegg, Mré. J. L. Dunning, Miss Francis Sack, Mrs. Evanna Smith, Mrs. Jacob Sheets, Mrs, George O. Smith. ’ ‘Big Diteh Repalr., - Arangements are. being made for the letting of the contract for the Turkey creek drain. The ditch which is eigliteen miles long, has been ordered recleaned by Judg Drake of the LaGrange circnit court. The drain extends into three counties, LaGrange Steuben and DeKalb, The total assessments for the improvement amount to 386,000, - ‘

‘ Are Caught at It. e ' Logansport residents were caught in an - attempt to defeat claims against what was known as the Army Goods Store opened in Goshen a few weeks ago. An effort was made to remove the stock in motor trucks early Sunday morning, but a court attachment secured rent and electric light bills of about $250. ' : | - Not Too Late. . Time for Xmas orders yet. A dozen photographs are a dozen Xmas gifts. (that your friends cannot buy.) Phone 264 Hieber Studio or come for a sitting without delay. Satisfaction assured. Special daylight equipment for these dark days. - ‘ ' 1 55 e ; et Bootlegger Senteunced. ~ Wm. Graves of Mishawaka arrested Nov. 22 in Elkhart for having four quarts of white mule in his possession. 'was found guilty by tae jury in the sueprior court ‘his mornirg and fined iszoo and sentenced to the county jail for 3 months. R :

Action Expeeted Monday. | Washington, Deec. 13—Final action on the bill to suspend immigration for one year was expected in the house today. Although the suspension period was reduced from two years to one year, Opposition to the measure {s not *oon,sfd,md strong enough to defeat it.

’ - FLK'S CHRISTMAS TRUE . Ligenler Lodge Wil Entertalu Youngsters at the Home (hristmay - Afternoon - The Ligonier lodge of Eiks will entertain the youth of Ligonler Chris’mas afternoon with a tree . The lodges of Eiks in mans vities make it a practice to see that all the children are remembered on Clristmas day and Ligonier's organization of Big Brothers. as the Elks are known. will not. fall behind the procession i 3 this work of charity. - . - » It is" a besutiful custom aul one ‘which must commend Itself to everyone. . . - 0. G. Bowen is chairman committee having the Christmas tree and- the other exercises in charge and he whl see to it that every youngsier i remembered. - - All the lodge membership spfers heartily into the good work. = - - Ask Raise In Rates. - The Avilla Mutual Telephoné com. pany whose gtock is held by the. farmers of the community and bty the pecple of Avilla, a-» petitioning the public service commission of Inluna for authority to raise-their rates. They ot cut thit the aveae. current €8 pense per month ix 8412352, deprecia- £ At 5 percent v $2020 iy .!:\‘t':z;),’; citerast at 6 percent on $2O 00 " §lOO » total of $57.8L. The average we e borm ocnth fe o _'4-:- &:,n-..:»:x:! t ol of (396 - - The rates asked for would bring fl:i;! service to the followin: figures if l’v! accounts - are paid by tne tenth of the month; Independent builness phones $2;. independent residence phones _s’n.} town. $1.50 for party residence s.,ezf.u] ice in town, $1.25. rural party Al,r.nea;i §1.50; extensions 50 cents, and exten: g sion bells, 10 cents. This raise would! produce an increase revenue of $98.50 per month. - i

~ Plymouth Loses Good People Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Dunning lefr -Sunday evening for their new. home at Warsaw. - At that place they have bought the Strand picture show }mus«i, which is now being thorougly remode!had and so that the people of that had and sot hat the people of that community will have a comfortabie and: pleasant house in which to see ‘pictures. . . Plymouth people will universally regret the loss of these two good citizens. Mr. Dunning is a real picture show man. He nnderstands the budiness in all its phases and looks after it in~every detail. Mrs. Dunning has been prominent in musical circles and the- musicians of Plymouth will be sorry to lose her from their mid:t Mr. Dunning conducted while in Plymouth the best and cleanest pleture shows we have ever had and our people appreciate that fact. Hence th? general regret that he is to leave the city. —Plymouth Daily Republican. ' C Balay B Fhed X With unanimity the city council Thursday evening voted to make the annual salary of Mrs. Ada Jeannerct appointed deputy clerk by her son-Tom $320 annually. Clerk Jeanneret receives a salary of $4OO a year making the combined pay $720 or a little less than $l4 a week. - e The full council was preseat with Mayor Henoch in the chair. City Treasurer Shearer reported the amount on hand December 1 as a trifle over $9,200. . .

Raymend is Complimented. - - (Wawaka Correspondent) ’ With pleasure patrons on . rout ‘hree learn that substitute rural ma.i sarrier, Raymond Miller has success *ully passed his civil service examination.. Raymond is all that counld b wished Yor fulfilling his duties oblig ing, exemplary, square with all Apparently the right person in the right place. - . ‘ , B asketball Friday Eveninz. Ligonier boys and girls wily play Waterloo teams in this city Friday evening at the usual hour in the high schol gym. An effort will be made at this game i break the traiu of bad luck which 13 overtaken ti. 2 home boys and girls lately. Persons who enjoy the game my look forward to good ones Friday evening. : 7

The following young people attended the basketball game, boys and girls at Kendallville Saturday night: Rose Lunday, Helen Smith, Emily Wigton, Rose Bassett, Helen Wolf, Catherine Baum, Jessie Fritz, Max Mentzer, Jim Roose; Ralph Cook, Russell Smith, Carlos Lane. 58e 8 g — Bad Run of Luck. " Ligonier's high school basketball teams are eperiencing a run of &l luck. The boys team was d:feated ‘Angola Friday night ‘and Saturday night both the boys and girls teams were in the list of losers at Kendallviile. o : . Melbourn-Hall. : ’ ~ Raymond M. Hall of Kendallville and Clara M. Melbourn, residing in Milford township, northeast of South Milford were united in marriage Wednesday at the Lutheran parsonage in Tateabge. . eEE

“The Fortune Teller” is the big attraction at Crystal Thursday and Fri-

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LOSES 15 CHICKENS 1 N : . ] '. L - LOST POULTRY FOUND_AY HOM} ~ OF ALBERT RIDLEYAN GOSHEN & | . - MONDAY T.- . " . . S , - * o Man WHI be Prosecuted for Theit in - .-Neble Cireult Court At Next . Term Albert Ridley who removed f{rom Ligonter 1o G shen n week ago yest day. ‘B. undr ares! in that city on a charpe of stealing 15 Plymouth Roek chickens from the farm of Levi Chid dister three and a half miles north of Ligonler last Ssturday night As soon as the theft was discovercd Mr-Chiddister secured a tip and drove direct 10 Goshen and the Ridley home Mra. Chiddister picked ouf her fowls without ;ii:sfi" difficulty and Ridley confessed to the theft: He ofefred Mr and Mrs - Chiddister some other chickens he had fn a coop, but they did not belong to the Chiddister drove and were refused . Mr. Chiddister came to -Ligonie: Monday afternoon and went direct to Prosecutor Vaoderford and swore ou’ a warrant for 'R!dléy's arrest and, the man will .be brought here tor trial The Ridley family resided on Wat street in this city all summer, Mr. and Mrs. Ridley dnd two children. Thi man was employed at the Auto Body factory and it is alleged made many trips in his automobile at. night, presumabiy on foraging pilgrimages. Hi is known to have changed automobil quite often, arousig suspicion . -Leyi Chiddister has been made (o victim of chicken thieves before. lisng 49 fine fowis at one time and su picion. naturally torné to Ridley as thy theit. . Ridley = served In regular army and ciaims to be Philipino. His wife who welghs abou! 250 pounds claims her former how was in Canada :

In the spheech this week at Bloono Ingron Senator Beveridge opposed the repeal of the primary election law in this «tats, and whi!i“'he does pot endorse the law as it stands today he is infavor of amending it-by <l minating the bad features and addiug such new Ofiém 48 seem necessary to make it effectual and less oppressive That Scnator Beveridge is manifes: ing interest in- the future of ‘the pri mary- election law in this state s a cepted as evidence of -his intention tu make: ther ace for the republican nomination for senator in 1922 says the Columbia Ciiy Post, and he waiil to keep the way cléear so that he maj take his candidacy to the voters of th: state and not-be ‘compelled to -battle with the bosses of his party. _ AR - Coming Events, ' The executive committee of the N ble county Y. M. C. A. met in Ligoni Friday evening when much busine: was considered. o - Plans for future meetifigs were discussed, including the annual county convention of the Y. M. C .A. and the third older boys' conference. The two meetings will be combined and held at’ Albjon the latter part of Marcn, 1921. It was also planned to hold the annual Father and Sons banquet early in March. . The exact dates for thesc two events were not set. . ‘ And He Came Not. ~ The wedding cake had been baked, her trossean finished and guests had been invited for the nuptials. Miss Regina Cradzielisgi told a jury yesterday in the Lake circuit court at Crown Point, when Henry Niemic connected with a bank at Indiana Harbor, failed to show up. He gave as his reasons paternal objections. The jury gav® the girl $2,000 heart balm and to pay for the costs of the wedding arrangements. ‘ <

~ Meeting of Township Trustees. A meeting of the township trustees’ of the Twelfth district was held at Kendallvile Saturday. About thirwy trustees of the district were present. The meeting was called by Trastee Hartung of the Allen township board. Representative-elect Hoffman of Ligonier was present and spoke on the proposed plans of legislation. | = Net Too Late. ~ Time for Xmas orders yet. A dozen photographs are a dozen Xmas gifts. (that your friends cannot buy.) Phone 264 Hieber Studio or come for a sitting ‘without delay. Satisfaction assured. Special daylight equipment for these dark days. , ¢ g ~ Attacks Pardon Board. ~ Frank N. Gavitt, formerly state senator, in an addreds before the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce, criticised severely the Indiana state board. of pardons and favored its abolishment as an aid in stopping the crime