Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 42B, Ligonier, Noble County, 24 December 1920 — Page 1
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WHEN YOU KICK - YOU DONT PULL WST APPLY GOLDEN RULE
Operating along selfish lines will not bring success to the Ligonier Community Assoctation according t the opinion of W. A. Milne, of Munci:the main speaker at the banquet giver by the organization in Eagles hal Monday evening when about seventy five members gathered for the month ly eouncil. The speaker who has hac’ wide experience, warned against sub sidies to obtain industrial plants an« counseled cooperation in a suprem: effort to make living conditions bette; for the residents of the communit) rather than to go far afield in an ef fort to attract more people to Ligo nler.
The best law to govern the Ligonie: Community Association is the "Gol den Rule” according to the speake. and if this rule is adopted Ligouies may have no fears for her futur growth and prosperity. The whole address, coming from ¢ man who has witnessed the rise an: fall of similar organizations in mau, parts of the country, was devoted t. pointing out pitfalls and how to avoic them and must prove of great valn to members of the association if foi Jowed. - '
The “kicker” and “knocker cam: in for severe arraignment. “When *tn. member kicks he is not pulling” de clared the speaker “and the Dbes thing to do with the knocker is t hand him bkis hat and invite him t go." '
The man who entered the associa tion for purely selfish reasons will not prove of value and has a misconcep tion of the fundamental principles un derlying all successful organization: formed along comm unity lines, according to Mr. Milne. He must hope ti be Dbenefitted. only in proportion tc the measure of benefit coming to th: communty a 8 a whole. : The address was a fine one from a oonstructive and instructive point o 1 view and will no doubt bear fruit.
Merritt Shearer agricultural agent of Elkhart county and a former Nobl. oounty boy, gave am address on th. benefits to be derived from the establishment of a co-operative creamery in Ligonier. He presented a mass o statistics to prove his contention anu his propostion met with much favor. The gquestion will be further considered at a later meeting. . - President Wood presided over the assembly, Rev. Harry Thompson asked the blessing and Rev. J. F. Luteo) cload the meeting with prayer The supper was furnished by Fefis & Sack of the Lincoln Cafe and was highly satisfactory. It was decided that at the mext meeting members might bring thei: wives. The meeting and banquet wii be held the latter part of January al a date and place to be later decidea upon.
- Enjoyed ‘Birthday Celebration. Neighbors and friends gathered ai the home of Mrs. Charles Brady on the North Side Monday evening, appearing with well filled baskets tc ‘help make merry and enjoyed the fruits of a surprise bdirthday anniversary party. The chief feature was & birthday cake with 26 lighted candles. Music and singing furnished enjoyment along with a unique parace. The festivities lasted until 10:30 thc guests wishing Mra. Brady many happy returns of the day. o> Judge Gets Even. - In a grand jury report at Munce it was charged that Judge Thompson, presiding magistrate of the Delaware circuit court aged 80, is senile and mentally untitted to sit on the bench.. The judge immediately had the members of the grand jury brought before bim and fined them $260 each for contempt. The cases will be appealed to the supreme oourt.
New Jssue of Stock. . An issue of 8 per cent preferred stock has been placed om the market by the Sidway Mercantile Co., of Elkbhart, through Straus Brothers, widely Steal Much Candy. ; ~ QGoshen lads forestall Santa Claus by entering the Whittle place and carrying away candy valued at $l,OOO They have confessed. 7 | asTeTe T ( ‘““The Race of the Age” a record of the greatest horse race ever run the greatest victory of strength, gameness and. animal perfection in all history. ‘See this wonder picture at Crystal
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FORMER mmln_ HURT Willlam = Knappemberger Severly Beaten at Mt::fi By Young
The South Bend News Times has the following account of a mishap which befell a former well ° known resident of Ligonier. :
“William Knappenberger was attacked in his room at 121 W. WashIngton ave. early Thursday morning by an armed man and beaten %0 badly a pbysician was called to dross his wounds. After leaving Knappenberger fu an uncomsclous condition the assailant ran out of the place, leaving his gun on the flvor where it had fallen. ' '
»The police were called and the wounded man's injuries were dressad by a physician. Knappenberger said the assilant's name was either Earl or Clifford Brown, and that he wmd come up to Knappenberger's place which is the Leland -hotel Wednesday night and demanded hat a room be rented to him and a voman companion. When the room was refused him he became angry and llal ; :
“Knappenberger, who is an aged man, was in a serious condition as » result of his beating. He believes his refusal to rent the room o Jrown prompted the man to sattack aim.” oD - -
: May Go to Extremes. If all the laws of Indiana are imended as proposed the legislatur. %ill have no time for the consideradon of anything else. Now comes the ‘ongervation commission with recomnendations for the following changes n the fish and game laws: Lengthening closed season on ‘abbits, 10 the bag limit per day. Squirrels 5 the bag limit per day. Probibiting the use of trot linec 'n ‘lakes having more than 60 hooks 10 hook to be less tham !4 inch tc »e used on trot r seto line. S A closed season during the spawning period of black bass. e Limits of daily catch of fish to 2§ pounds per day. . = Reducing the number of floats from 6 to b. - Reduction of daily catch of blue zills, crapple, perch and rock bass, .0 per day. _ ; Length limit on perch, 6 incher Jlue gills, 6 inches. : ‘Abolishing of the law permitting Ishing through the ice allowing ‘shing in one hole only with one linonly. . : ‘ vompelling those leaving their 'wn counties to have a license tc {ish. : Christmas Music at the Presbyteriaa » Chureh : A fine organ and choril program on Sunday at 5:00 o'clock wi!l completc ‘hristnias observanoe at the Presby‘erian church. = - : :
The choir will be assisted by Mrs W. W. Wood of Ligonifer Otis Nushaum, of Detroit and Mrs. Rose Nushaum Lehman of Dubuque, lowa whe will be remembered in the delightful chatauqua program she gave hen jome yars ago. The Rastor will deliver an interesting five minute address. : N <
At the morning service there will e special music and a Christmas sermon by the pastor. | ‘The Sunday School enumunm,em} will be held on Xmas Eve. Friday at 7:30. St. Nick will be "there with a tree loaded for the kiddies. Come and get more of the Xmas Spirit. f A 6. A. R. Officers. ‘The old officers of Stansbury Port ‘G. A. R. have been reelected for anther year. . e . They are: > . o Sommander—J. H. Hoffman j 8. V. Com.—J. A. Taylor 1 - J. V. Com.—Job Sharp | ~ Quartermaster—J. L. Dunning Officer of Day—lsaac King Adjutant—Oo. L. Chapman Chaplain—A. Yorkey : Pat. Inst.—J. T. Pollock. The old veterans will cling to their srganization as long as it remains in their power to do so.
Business Place Changes. - Mr. Forstbauer who some time ago came from Mishawaka and purchased the building, lunch room and pool hall of James Adams seems to have grown dissatisfied with Ligonier and has sold the property to its former owner. Mr. Adams will continue the business and conduct an orderly place. It is understood that Mr. Forstbaugh will seek a field more to his Fined For Sunday Hunting. Walter Lobdell and Lesile Sylvester both of near Swan appeared befor. the mayor of Kendallville charged with bhunting on Sunday and after pleading guilty were assesed fines ot $1 and costs, amounting to $l6 each, which they paid. : : Increases Capital Stoek. The McCray Refrigerator company of Kendallville has increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $1,000,000 with $500,000 of it preferred stock. “On With the Dance” with Mae Murray and David Powell is the big super special at Crystal next week g ks i savip
LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY DECEMB=R 24. 1920
l ~ MORE BLUE SKY Nlincls Residents Taken In By Sale of . Bogus Stock In Whitley County \ ) m . The first news of a “blue sky” stock scheme through which shares were sold in a mythical coal mine in Whitley county came to light at Columbia City when a party of five lilinols men arrived by motor and asked to be directed t 0 the Merriman mine. . It] was learned that each of the five had invested $5OO in stock In a coal mine, represented as located on the Merriman farm in that county.
A year ago a Terre Haute company made borings on the Merriman farm to locate a vein of coal which they believed was under the surface. A six Inch vein was discovered at the depth of 150 feet but it was decided that it could not be worked profitably. A short time later llnois parties made inquires about the boring operations. Later the holders of the bogus stock came to inspect their property.
~ Sentemee Is Suspended. ~ D. A. Whiteman ! near Wolf Jake who was indicted by the Whitley county grand jury this moanth on & charge of forging an endorsement on a bank draft, entered a plea of guilty 'to a charge and was sentenced (o 2 to 14 years in the Michigan City prison and a ten dollar fine. Santence was suspended by the court in view of the fact that the defendant had arranged with his brother-in-law to make good the amount, $296.70 which he had obtained on the draft at the Provident Trust company. Married the Other Woman. Dr. Noah Adair, of Etna Green, is made defendant in a $lO,OOO breach: )t promise suit filed in the Kosciuskc circuit court by Grace Moore. The complaint charged that the doctor promised to marry her in June, 1918. and that relying on his protestations )f love and promises to marry her. the plaintiff lived with Dr. Adair as his wife and was introduced by him to other people as his wife. Now L= has married Nellie Jordan the con.plaint says. K : R ISO DD Beats the Tape Worm. Dr. 8. H. Hoover, who sells a hog remedy, has made a s tartling dle-1 covery. Dr. Hoover carries a hog worm more than 20 inches in length ‘mbalmed in alcohol. The other day he called at the home of M. C. Lung 1 farmer in LaGrange county. Mr. Lung recently underwent an operation for appendicitis and has his ap ! pendix and a large worm taken from. him in a bottle. A comparison show-“ 2d that the bottled worms are Idenu-1 Cfll. ; i $lO,OOO Bonus Distributed. - - A Christmas gift aggregating $lO.000, in the form of a bonus, was p‘ald‘ >ut Monday to the employees of the McCray factory at Kendallvi'le. The money represents from 1 to 5 por cent of the earnings of the jevera: hundred amployees -during the past year, depending on the length of scrvice with the concern. The profit sharing 3ystem was put in force four ycars
Proposed Change in Road Law. Amendment to the county unit road law proposed that will compe! the property owners whose lands abut the road or extend as far as a mile on either side pay 25 per cent of the cost. The township in which the road 18 built will pay another 26 per cen* and the remaining 50 per cent will be distributed equally on the taxpayers of the entire county. Make Big Catch. Councilman Marion Galloway accompanied by a party of friends while out hunting last Monday bagged 18 rabbits and one quail. Mr. Galloway says he saw several covies of the birds, but was not hunting them. It was the last day of the open sesson for quail. In the opinion of the hunters the birds will be plentiful uext year. : T : 1 s R S S | Killed in Aute Mishap. } L Raymond F. Bisel, 2¢ years old. Elk‘hart, died in a South Bend hospital Sunday night from injurie: he reoeiv--2d when a closed Studebuker car, in which he was driving with three other young people, turned over between Mishawaka and South Bend. ! isel was pinned under the machine and died soon after reaching the hospital.
Mrs. C. R. Graves Improved. Word comes from St. Petersburg, Florida where she is spending the winter, that Mrs. C. R. Graves is now out of immediate danger and that her recovery is looked for unless unforseen complications set in. | ; Two New Lyrfes. - Marshall Noe, the song writer hss Jjust completed two new lyrics which 'will be sung by the Albion Glee Ciub ‘before the crowned heads of that town ‘at the opera house. _ New Mail Carrier. Darl Stellar ,0f Albion, brother of Floyd Stellar of Ligonier, has bean appointed a rural mail carrier out ot Kendallville and will be gin his new
ALL HAIL, THE KIDS " RSHNEN W SCORE BESULTS 810 7
~ When the Freshmen class of the Ligonier school took over the Fre:hmen of Auburn in their Initial gam. of . basketball here Wednesday nigh: by the close score of 8 to 7 the older heads sat up, rubbed their eves and took notice. o Auburn has ‘a fine team and has shown up well in practice and a few grouches expected to see the Ligrnie youngsters backed off the boards. The¢ contest was one of the nicest and cleanest of the whole season and th: local players are coming in for much praise over their victory. : . Auburn came over strong in a decorated car filled with smiling, happy faces. = %
After the contest both teams as guests of Stanley Franks were given a two-course luncheon at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C Franks noted for her hospitality, mad all the boys feel that they had f.unc a place right next to home. Rach guest was presented with a Christina: present by the hostess before departing. The young visitors left Ligonie: feeling they had enjoyed the time of their lives.
‘The boys who played in the gam: Wednesday night will be the hope ot the high school in a short time and the training is going to he of value. The high school team will play Millersburg early in January. = Estate Worth $lOO,OOO. . The estate of the late Frank Hognfi of Auburn who was killed near Wolcottville several months ago, is val ued at $99,282. One farm in LaGrang county near Wolcottville is valued a. $45,000. It was while on his way t this farm that Hogue is believed (. have been stricken with apoplexy, anu allowed his car to run in the ditcl. and overturn. - .
Want More Money. ~ Prosecuting attorneys of the statc will move on the legislature with a dJemand for more pay. They now receive $6OO a year straight salary anc many times that amount in fees. - The salary is paid simply for bholding thoffice in most instances. What the legislature should do is pay a salary large enough to secure good legal talent and cut off the fees. b | Mrs. Lymn Recovers. ~ Mrs. Henry Lynn of Elkhart who was struck by a New York Central train about two weeks ago has been discharged from the Lakeside hospita at- Kendallville and is how at the homu of her mother in that city. He husband, John Hnrey Lynn was a forme: resident of Ligonier. w iTAR i D No Trath in Rumeor. The rumor published in the Goshen Times that Charles Andrews would l:oon open a hotel in Ligonier is without foundation. The Goldsmith hotel may be opened in time but before this is done the building must be remodeled‘ % o
For Near East Relief. The playlet given by the M. E. Sunday schoo! Tuesday evening at the church was well attended and highly enjoyed. The Near Eost Relief Fund was augmented $32 as a resnlt of the Christmas entertainment. ‘ Name County Agent. Tom A. Parker former Kosciusko county resident, who has been acting as agricultural agent for Steuiben county for the past three years, has been appointed county agent for Kosciusko county. ; i o B I . AT Warren Kime Very 1L Waren Kime, one of the old and well known residents of Ligonier, is lying quite ill at his home. He is suffering from high blood pressure with a heart complication.
May Purchase Home, The Ancil Geiger post of the Amercan Legion at Milford is planning the purchase of a two story brick residence to be used as a home. Silver Lake Boy Killed. " Jobn Colbert, son of William Colbert of Silver Lake was killed in an -accident at Byers, Colo. See “Man O'War” beat Sir Barton is the greatest horse race ever raa, in the wonder picture. “The Race of the Age” at Crystal next Tuesday and ' Wednesday. : - 'W. E. Oyler returned from his visit in Pigus, Obio, Wednesday evening. -
Strike of Fur Workers Glven As Maln Cause of Presest Low Price The unusual slump In the price of fur is attributed to & strike amony workers in the fur garment industrv in the east. This tieup has been N force since last May with 10,000 skilled employees refusing to resum: operations. Dealers were forced thold vast quantities of furs which they been worked up Into garments would bave found a ready marke: ‘The expense of holding over last ses | son’s furs forced some dealers to bor row money in order to retain their stocks. In view of the large stocks or hand dealers are not bidding active. ly for this season's catch, and th market has declined until a mink pel* which last year commanded $3O now brings only about $4. Muskrats = }yar ago sold for $4.50 and today th. price is arcund 40. cents. skunk ‘hide that last year was worth $6 anc $7 today sells for about $1.50. Opussum hides are selling for 50 cent: :ach where last year they sold fos 2. - ~ Noble is one of the best fur pro ducing counties of the state with Il.ig onier the centre and local trapper: are doing no work this season. e . Meeting Was Important, The meeting of the directors for th: Farmers Fedération of the county ws >f much importance. The work of th county agent recelved hearty in dorsement and it was planned to in crease hog production at a saving o! $200,000 per year. The culture o: soy beans is to be encouraged.
Corn is the King of Crops in Nohi county and one .of our greates sources of revenue, the board declsr :d. Investigations conducted at th County Farm the past season showcc that some strains grow®’in the coun ty yield nearly twice as well as others Fhe same tests indicated that yield are being cut down by the corn root rot disease. In a Green township test the disease took one bushel out ot seven. A better general understanding of these two important factors in coru production easily mean the annua. addition to the county's wealth of & quarter million bushels of corn. - The continuation and development of Boys and Girls Club work wa: heartily endorsed by the board. “They ire our citizens of tomorrow,” it wasaid, “And 'we must not only teacl ‘hem to be good farmers but to lov: the things of the farm. It is one o! he best heritages wec. an make to pros perity.” Club work has enlarged unt! local supervision is becoming necessary. The best club work in th county was done the past year un der a paid supervisor in Elkhart township. Similar supervision will undoubtedly be established in other townships as citizens appreciate th: value of the work. ; Look Out For Santa Claus. Beginning at 2:00 o'clock this aiternoon Santa Claus will hold a re ception for all the children under 10 years of age at the Elks home. Sanla will be supported by a party of ladiss who will see that every little visitor has proper care and attention. A great Christmas tree loaded with presents will greet the eager and expectant young eyes. All are invited within the age limit. : To Lessen Cost of Produetion. " According to .reports from Albion where a meeting of the directors ol the Noble County Federation of farmars was held it was decided to make an effort to lessen the cost of corn production next year as well as that of hogs. A study of soil fertility wiil be made including fertilizer. Boys and girls clubs of all kinds will be promoted. : .
Assesses Jall Term. Trefan Bickis of Fort Wame Was fined $lOO and sentenced to the Allen county jail for thirty days for the unlawful sale of liquor. Ten members of the W. C. T. U. were present at the trial. The union has been making 2 tight to prevent suspension of jail sentences in such cases as had been the practice there. I i | Young Fatally IIL ~ John R. Young who has been in poor_ health for several months but lwn taken seriously ill a few days agc at his home in Rome City is in a ecrit:cal condition and no hopes for his recovery are entertained. He resigned his position as principal of the high school there. 7 ' ; (Ee—————————— ~ And After 25 Years of It. . After having lived together for twenty-five years, Mrs. George F. Deck of Churubusco has brought suit for divorce against her husbang, charging him with cruelty and inhuman treatment. : ‘ More Rich Picking. ; ‘The famous Waterhouse will case is again in court at Auburn and th. attorneys have some more rich pickMerry Christmas to AllL The Banner wishes its many readers and good friends a Merry stal Matines at 3:00, - -
% NO ruu TUESDAY. In order that the publishers and em ployees of the Banper may enjoy lttle holiday vacatfion theré will b but one Issue of the paper mext week Tuesday’s Issue wil be suspended. Death of Robert_Andrews. '_ Robert N. Andrews passed away a Hamilton, Ohio at the Sacred Hoear hospital where he had been a patien since April, on Monday Dec. 20th, 132¢ aged about 33 years. "Mr. Andrews had spent his entir life tn Butler county, held many pos. tions of honmor and trust in count and city, and was highly respected ! 11l who knew him. He was united | narriage with- Mrs. Susan Hoak | 3eptember, 1%04; who with two sor me daughter and two grandchildre: jurvives him. =
H. E. Hoak left Tuesday morain; ‘or Hamliton to attend the funern ind to accompany his mother back ¢ aer old home. . Sam Cleland Chosen. r Samuel .C. Cleand of Albion wa *hosen chairman of Noble County o: zanization by students from his cou: .y_ attending Indiana University_ t ’ ead In the formation of a program [ ‘more public support of the state edu -ational institution and education i indiana. Chairman Cleland is a la: student at the University and 1s aétiv .0 student affairs. . Student Cleland is well known | Ligonier where he has addressed to public on a number of accasions.. H was the democratic candidate for sta: senator for the Noble-LaGrange-St v ben district at the late election. ‘ . Death of Mrs. Crockett, Mrs. Jamea Crockett aged 70 die 1t noon Wednesday at the home o her daughter, Mrs. Norman Wade, af ter an iliness of a year of paralysi: The deceased spent her entire life ir. Noble county and was highly respec. 'd. Surviving aside from her husba..ire sons Charles, Edward and Home Crockett, Mrs. William Fry, of Man: fled, Ohlo, and Mrs. Wade. The fun 'ral will be conducted at the Balev. church by Rev. Thompson at -tw Y'clock this afternoon with burial L the cemetery near by. ; Big Cement BilL The state highway commission wil wdvertise for bids for cement to b° Ised during next year in state roa: somstruction. It is estimated the ‘ement to the amount of $1.400.% -vill be used to construct the 1. niles cf highway on the program. Th rement will cost less than $2 a barr and will be procured at the facto: nearest to the point where road con. struction is being done. :
. Glven Turkey Dinner. . Last Tuesday Miss Ona Wilkinsor and her sister Mra. Harry Dickinsor chief owners of the quilt factory gav heir employees a big turkey dinne: The 30 guests present found the oc casion of much enjoyment. The fac tory has been very prosperous dur ing the past year, largley increasing its out put. Will Return From Hespital. - Mrs. Albert Harper who had beer ‘n a Cleveland hospital for an opera tion will arrive home tonight. Mr Harper joined her in the Ohio‘."1) Thursday. Her conditions is much ‘im proved. - b " H. L. P. Buys Buys Warehouse. The Highway Iron -Products company purchased the grand stand”™a the fair ground and it will be movet to their factory and converted lint a warehouse an addition much needec
Many Aute Licenses. During the present year 341550 motor licenses were issued in Indiana The number exceeds the former yea: by over 55,000. Today the licenses foi 1921 was available for delivery. s : Gets $4,000 Damages. Fred W. Suffel of Garrett has been awarded $4,000 for injuries receive: when he was struck by a B. & O. train. The case was tried in thc federal court at Cleveland, Ohio. | "Will Play at Rome City. ' The Ligonier American Legion bas ketball team will play a tteam a: Rome City next Tuesday evening an.! will be accompanied by a big bunch of admirers. : l . The Hobo Is With Us Again.
There is seldom a night now that the officers are not called upon tc furnish lodging at the city jail for tramps and wanderers. J. W. Waltman left last night for Cleartield, Pa., where he will spend some weeks. Mrs. O. A. Frick, of Cleveland, Ohilo who had been visiting her daughter Mrs. J. F. Lutey has gone to Muncie to visit a son. ‘ : Mr. and Mrs. John Shallenberger ‘have gone to Grand Rapids, Mich., t spend Christmas with their son and family. { Fifty gallons of white mule were siezed by the Fort Wayne police Wednesday and somebody will have a dry
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PLANS FOR YEAR MONTHLY lillKET‘ DAYS TO BE. COME REAL B.tß(J.\l,\f PERIODS 2 IN LIGONIER AEAGH OUT FOR CUSTOMERS TJest of Goods, Fair Dealing and Courteous Treatment Polley For : Present and Future - - { P Most zatisfactory are the résults of he advertising placed by L/gonier ‘nerchants in the big holiday issue of ‘he Banner. The call to thes farmer reiding outside the regular trads gzone ‘or this city has been responded to {a \ Inanner to convince those who have omething to offer for sale that {* JAYS to reach out. And the merchaais lave In all {nstances taken groat pains 0 satisty their customers in qtn’..".-' if goodls and prices. The stranger re‘elved special attention for the véry jood reason that a refurn - visit Is leccessary to win a regular customer. It the community boundaries ¢an pe xtended three or four miles it means nuch to Ligonier merchants and tha mly way to_seturfl the -'Ax'.«-_z‘.Q.Wn s hrough judicious advertising and fa'r -reatment of customers. . "Advertising will not scll goods. It will only create a dsmand for' them ind attract buyers. When & customer 'nters a store the advertisement has lone fts full part. It is then up to he merchant to make good his advertised claims. The wise businers man fully realizes this and schools 1s clerks in the sclence of salesman-. hip. A satistied customer Is a vainible asset to a ny merchandiziug ‘stablishment, for {t means probably vears of dealing. i
The mercantile section of the Corimunity Association i 3 busy with plans to secure new trade and hold fast to all old customers. They expuct to accomplish this by-!flr dealing—the only sy . v - a
Ligonier merchants,. despite unfavorable weather conditions, are weil iatisfied with their holiday buginess, They are also glad to note a tendincy 'n the part of customers to buy more
Iseful articles and of a b tter qualiity .han in former yvears. This condition will bring more satisfactory resul:s during the coming year. ' . In 1921 the local merchants propose to make speocial- bargain offec:ngs each month. The reduced price on staple articles placed on. salé will wipe out profits for the day but the merchant expects to reccup. his loss s on the transaction by making new {rlends for his establishment—regular customers. It is all a part of tha advertising system to be inaugurated. _ Lost Soldier Boys. : The following soldiers from Nobie county are lost and the state historical soclety in anxicus to procuré information as to them: D:nver L. Fis= her, Rome City, Charles Bruce Merr.it parents living at Fort Wayne, Claude F. Ressler, Kendaliville. Anycne ha:ing information of these missing soldier boys are asked to confer with the News Sun at Kendallville. Just a 8 Reminder. ~ Patrons of the Banner who are sending the paper to distant friends a 8 & Christmas gift are remind=d that the subscription that was paid is aow up-— - - Others who would have friends enjoy the Banner for 1921 are invited to subscribe. The Banner is $2 a year and is worth it. : : Average Tax Rate for State $l.BO. The average of tax rates in In iiana is $l.BO the state board of (ax commissioners has estimated. Tue average last year was $1.34. The average in 1918, the last under the old law was $3.01. On the basis of the 01l valuations the board bas estimated that the $l.BO rate is equivalent td a
Meeting is Postponed. The merchants section of the Community Association which_was to meet rext Monday night has postponed the the event until’ some time in January. Most of the merchants will be en-’ gaged with their invoices next week. The next Market Day will probably not be held until February. : ~ Only Free Will Ofiering Asked. The entertainment by the Sunday school of the United Brethern church this Friday evening for the benelit of Otterbein Home is to be held at the church and will be open tc all A free will offering will be taken. Married by Justice. B Miss Elva L. Vorhis and Raymond L. Bitner both ‘of Syracuse were murried Wednesday by Justice of the Peace at Goshen. : 5 | Typhold Fever Vietim. ‘ Charles W. Hughes of Columbia City died ’ol‘ W‘ fever at Iron