Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 43B, Ligonier, Noble County, 31 December 1920 — Page 1
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CHURCH AS’I) LODGE URISA\IiATIONS ACTIVE DURING HOLIDAY WEEK ‘ ELKS NEW YEAR BALL TONIGHT Suupllon Turkey Dinner Enjoyed hy Antler Wearers At Elks Home - Wednesday Night |
The holiday festivities in Ligonier were confined largely to the day bofore Christmas when the city was fuli of people. ! . . Friday afternoon about 300 youngters were entertained with a Christmas tree and a Santa Claus at the Elks home. Each little one was sent home happy witli presents suitable to his age. It is a yearly custom with the Elks to celebrate Christmas by making many people happy and the Christinas tree was a happy incident this year. It 1s also the custom to send a basket of provisions to eacn needy family. This year a canvass ol the city showed places for only -fifteen baskets. : The Christmas Eve entertaimments at the churches were largely attende i : iy and very enjoyable. - - - No business was transacted in this city on Christmas day and few people were on the streets. Those of the population who did not go visiiting entertained visitors and the day was given over to family dinners. : Before the schools closed Wednesday evening for the holiday vacation to last until next Tuesday J. E. Culver greatly amused the little pupils by appearing among them as Santa Claus. Mr. Culver is engineer at the high school heating plant and he is a great favorite with the scholars.
Among the holiday features with the Elks was a fine turkey dinner served to the members Wednesday evening The spread was an elaborate cue and was enjoyed by a large numbe. of antler wearers. _ This Friday evening the Elks will ‘give ‘their’ annual New - Years ball, which is always a brilliant affair. “Many from a distance will be in attendance. : E Actlvities In the Preshyterian Church. New Year's observances will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday. . ' , .
- At the morning service the opening of the New Year will be signalized by the administration of the Lord's Supper. The entire membership of the church is to participate in this communion. A service preparatory to the Sacrament will be held Friday at 7:00 p. m. :
On' next Sunday at the Vesper service at 65:00 p. m. an inspiring New Year's Service will be held. : This service will also be the first of a week of services Jan. 2 to Jan 7. These services will be held every night of the first week in January, at 7:30 o'clock excepting Saturday evening and will be a week of prayer an« evangelism. There will be different speakers. The community is invited.
Acreage is Reduced. r Winter wheat acreage sown this fall is reduced 13 per cent compared witn last year according to the report of the cooperative crop reporting service for Indiana. Added to the reduction made last year a total of 903,000 acres is shown compared to the record acreage of 1918, which wa52;856,00 acres. The rye acreage is practically the same as last year, but is 13 per cent under the 1918 acreage. Farm wases advanced 15 per cent during the year and have mage than doubled since 1915.
He Was a Monster. Elmer Herald received the other day from Alton Lepird, Del Norte, Colorado, fine specimen of the jack rabbit Many people in Ligonier got their first sight of the denizen of the plaius when Mr. Herald put the monster on exhibition. . Rose Lundy Entertains. Miss Rose Lundy entertained aj dozen of her young friends Tuesday evening in honor of her guest Miss Mabel Hofer who is here for the holiday vacation. Music and games were the diversion. A lunch was served. : Hunters Fined. Henry Cipe and Ben Wigent of Columbia City each paid $31.10 for hunting with a ferret, when they were caught by Capt. Fleming game warden. : : : j ‘ ~_ Now Sit Up. | - Income tax return blanks are going to be released by the “infernal re_venue” man at Indianapolis January -3 according to announcement. AT S T ARG L. » ~ *“On with the Dance,” a romance of love and home and of pleasures pace _that kills on New York’s Great White . Way. Every scene a revelation tonight Mok b o
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: RECITAL AND .CHORUS : Beautiful Musical Program Rendered ~at Preshyterian Church Sunday ’ , Eveniug The Christmas Organ Recital and Choral at the Preshyteriun church last Sunday eveniug was ono of the must successful and “beaut!ful - programs ever rendéred in Ligonier. The large audience present were delighted with the skillfull rendering of the organ numbrs by the talented musician Miss Hutchison. . :
The choral numbers were feelingly sung under the masterly leadership of Dr. C. G. Keehn, whose conscientons efforts to secure real music were well rewarded by the singers. ‘ ' The soloists, Mrs. Rose Nusbaum Lehman, who is head of the department of music at Dubuque University Mrs. W. W. Wood of thise ity“and Mr. Otis Nusbaum of Detroit gang leading parts with great power and depth of expression. It was a treal to the <ity to hear musicians of such quality and experience, - | A beautiful quartet composed of the above persons and J. C. Brunk of this city gave the climax to the evc’ning‘fii music. S
- Rev. H. Lewis Meyer rounded out the service with an appropriate Yuletide message: His remarks were few but well chosen, and his—appeal to “Follow the Gleam” eloquently impressed the message of Christmas upon the hearers. : . All in all the service was a wonderful speeess and a beautiful and appropriate expression of the spirit of the day. d - Strangers present were impressed with the fact that Ligonier compares most favorably in itz musicial ° offerings with much larger communities. Gt Wam Halse in Salars, |
A number of judges ‘of circuit and !snp'erl'nr courtgs in Indiana will assemble in Indianapolis possibly somiewhere privately, within the next week or two to go over a bhill to increase their salaries. The judges receive from $3.000 to §55,000 annually but if their bill goes through they will receive from $5,000 to $9.000. Of course tne Judges knew what their salaries would be when they fought for. election, bu: now they consider themselves worth more. : -
| The Men's Bible Class, The Men’s Bible Class at the Presbyterian church has had a very suc cesful quarter under the leadership of its teacher J. C. Brunk. The discussions [in the meetings have brought the message of the Bible and the church right into the common life. : ~Great interest is being taken in the discussions, and the membership is increasing rapidly. With the New Year the class enters upon a year of hope for popularity and usefulness. | j ————— e .‘ ‘ Pays Workmen Bonus.
4 The Ligonier Refrigerator Company pays its workmen a bonus four times 2 year. - The bonus amounts to ten percent of the wages and every three months this bonus is added to the pay envelope of each employee. As a consequence of this fair treatment there is never any labor trouble or rumblings of discontent in this big oty '
" Hurt in Auto Crash. Mrs. Virginia Southwick was hurled through the glass window of an automobile when the car in which she was a passenger collided with another machine at Kendallville. Mrs. Southwick was badly injured. She had just arrived from Toledo to visit friends over. Christmas. . s . | Married at Albion. Rev. J. H. Lemkau of the My E. church united in marriage Francis B Drake and Flossie Fay Growcock both of Ligonier, at the parsonage Thursday. Albion Democrat. ~ Both of the contracting parties are ‘well known young people of Ligonier and expect to make this city their ‘home. b :
- Sharps Are Home. - Job, Perry and Thomas Sharp and 'Will McGuin arrived home Friday. of last week from their trip to Florida. They drove down about a month ago in a Ford car and after seeing the sights concluded to return. They were six days making the return trip. G SIS SR P Gl = Grand Jury Session. ' Noble county will have a session of the grand jury unless the prosecuting attorney decides that he does not care to try criminal cases in the circuit court. ‘ : :
‘ Will Fight Petition. Kendallville, Auburn and Garrett have organized to fight a proposed increase in the charges for gas service in their respective towns. Hearing Dec. 30. ; | Hearing on the petition of the Indijana and Michigan Electric Co., of South Bend and Elkhart for authority to issue bonds was_.lcxeld Dec. 30. ‘ Representative Hoffman will leave for Indianapolis Tuesday to prepare for the: legislative session which will last 61 days. ; . “On with the Dance” a picture with all the color and sweep of Broadway's wildest revels, yet near to the hearth of the simplest home. See it tonight.
LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY DECEMBER 31, 1920
'~ XEWS NoTES - Karl Deckér returned east after a pleasant visit at home. 5 :H:stry Fisher spent ( ‘hristmas lmh Mishawaka relatives. : : * ‘Several new cases of smallpox have been reported in South Bend. | - Miss Pauline Kegg is home from Detroit for her holiday vacation. . Mrs. 1. M. Baum ‘and daughter Kathérine spent Christmas at Columhia City. _ : ; “On with the Dance” every scene a sensation at Crystal Thursday and Friday. _ . . .
Miss Joyce Deßrular was a Sunday guest of home. folks and returned to ’v.\!iuha\vak&. o o ! < et g . | | Clarence Oquker_ ‘of Gozhen and Wilma' Bunger of Millersburg, are “newlyweda. | \!r and Mrs. W. H. Casey spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cass in South Bend. - . - e et - B Mr. and Mrs. William Hire were guests of thefr son and family in Elkhart over Sunday. v . . ‘ : Ida l_lydé was granted a divorce at Goshen -Thursday and married Roy Sall;sbu‘ry the next day. Mr. and Mrs. Otis D. Npsbaam, of of . Detroit were Christmas guests of Dr. and Mr:. C (. Kechn. : Rev. Harry Thompson ‘of the Christian church who had been guite ill is able to be about again. ' Wise W. Showalter well known id Ligonier fractured an arm by a fall on an icy walk at Goshen Friday. .
' Harvey Rice, who has spent some ‘months in a South. Bend hospital writes that he is much improvea. , ! j o e e } Will Gibson is here from Mishawaka for his holiday vacation. He has had a busy and prosperous year. - Will A. Cavin and family came from Sturgis and spent Sunday with his ipm_‘oms. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cavin. A, F, Pawers, of Chicago was a Christmas guest of Mr. and Mvs. Elmer Klotz. Mrs. Klotz has been quite ill. B ' : = | Miss Faye Hite came home from Detroit, -Mich., to spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hite. . fi [ Dr. Sol A. Dickey founder of Winona died in the South at the age of 02, He was well known to many Ligonier peaple. : s Miss Emily Wigton lost a latin text book used in her school work and the finder will please return to Attorney Wigton's office. i o
~ Senator Watson is ill and has been ordered to bed for two weeks. He is suffering from intestnal trouble and is on a strict diet.. ; Mr. and Mrs. James Kinnison expect to leave soon fer Florida to spend the winter. They spent last winter in Nevada and California. . : .Rev. Ezra Vannuys, formerly of Goshen, has consented to become as'sistant pastor for the largest Preshyterian -church in Chicago. e 3 ¥:g R e i Dwight Holm of Mishawaka and Rudolph Holm of Arkon, Ohio were Christmas visitors with their parents Mr. and Mrs. James }Iolm». ’ George W. Flowers, formerly marshal of Ligonier, after an absence of about a year visited the city Friday and renewed old acquaintances. ] ~ |A s .o e B ~The funeraly of the late Rev. Sol A. Dickey was held at Winona Tuesday afternoon and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends. .
E. W. Hyde, 75, a former shoe merchant of Goshen and Mrs. Mary A. Conklin 76, of Goshen, and S. D. Blough, 92, Middlebury are dead. ~Mr. -and Mrs. Harley Miller, of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kreager, of Fort Wayne, were week end guests of Mr. andl Mrs. C. Moshel. P ~ The body of Roy E. Wagner, soldier who died overseas, a former resident of Kendallville, has arrived in the United States and will be buricd at Sturgis. : : Goshen felt its first shock when a police man stopped a dance at midnight Saturday. This was the first effect of-the blue laws administered there. : e “On with the Dance,” has the most wonderful night scenes of New York ever taken, a New York picture taken in New York with a wonderful New York cast directed by a man who knows New York inside and out. Vivid lavish drama of human souls, that drank of too much life on New York's Great White Way, at Crystal Thursday
WOST PROSPEROUS YEAR I Tll;t NEARLY FIFTY.THRFEE OF ITS : EXISTENCE - LARGE BUSINESS IS BUILT UP Circulation l:m;- to .l.am i;mp«;;i tions and Job Department Ex. pands in Great Manner 1
With no desire to boast the Banner takes pleasure in stating that the year just closing has been the most successful in all the 53 years of its history. Modern equipment new type and labor saving appliances have been added which puts the office in position to handle all kinds of printing. = The newspaper speaks for itself. With the installation of the linotype about 20 columns of. livé news matter has been furnished the readers each week which exceeds in amount that of Any other weekly or semi-weekly publicataien in northern Indiana. |
" And while the volume of job printing has greatly increased the subscription list of the Banner has grown steadily during the year and has now reached the point where adding new patrons yields no additional profit to the publishers. With the high cost of print paper, help andygnaterial entering into the publication there is little profit at the price of $2 the vear, but a large subscription list adds value to the advertising space and helps ‘he merchants who use the column of the paper- to place before the people their offrings in merchandise. : For the many favors shown the Banner the past year in the way of_ patronage the publishers extend their thanks. and ask a -continiation of the pleasant business and social relations AN etiathy. . . To the patrons of the Banner eve‘ry-‘? where is extended the sincere wish that the year 1921 will be a prosperous and happy one. .
. Elkhart Township Doings. ~ (Wawaka Correspondent) = ‘Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Colwell of near Diamond lake were host and hostess, Sunday to over twenty-eight persons who partook of a special Christmas feast comprising roasted t_urké;s and “all the fixings.” Music and social visiting were part of the day's interesting events. - Thursday afternoon the faculty and students of the high school gave & most interesting program.in the auditorium. Trustee Chas. Schwab made a most commendable Santa Claus, treating the whole crowd to appetizing sandwiches, steaming cocoa, and delicious popcorn balls. - Friday afternoon Prof. Keith Kribner's T7th and SBth grades, Miss Mildred Seymoure’s &b and 6th grades, and Miss Opal Landont’s 3rd and 4th grades presented an excellent program consisting of dialogues, drills, songs and recitations appropriate to the season. Santa Claus appeared in the well known form of the children’'s most beloved citizea, Dr. Chas. Seymoure, who distributed gifts to all. This affair was a most happy one. - e S Mr. and Mrs. Paul Price were host and hostess at their pleasant home on the Brumbaugh -farm at ‘a splendid Christmas feast to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brumbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Price and Mrs. Elda Price and children. The rooms were beautifully decorated in ‘the holiday colors. . e ;
Would Not'Sell the Bell. George Rupley of Fort Wayne has purchased a church, pulpit, carpet chairs and all. That is all except the bell. “They wouldn't sell me the bell,” says Rupley. Pennsy machinist, who made the purchase, and whose extensive property at Rome City has wen him the title of the “Cottage King.” The church was located at Wolcottville and was purchased after the congregation decided to build a new one, George heard it was for sale and he bought it. Next spring it will remodeled and will then be a regular sum-i‘ mer resort cottfage. Then, where once the minister stood to preach his doctrines, fishermen will tell of the “big one that got away,” awed not a bit by the dtmosphere of truth and sancti'y which still pervade the erstwhile church. - o :
: Lawyers Again Busy. l A new. §ngle in the famous Waterhouse will case involving the estate, estimated to be worth several hundred thousand dollars, developed Tuesday, when A: B. Waterhouse filed suit in the Noble circuit court, demanding $15,000 as his share of the rents and profits of farm lands occupied and rented by Homer and Frank Water‘house since the death of their father, C. G. R. Waterhouse. - T My Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jackson came tromfllkhar.ttospendcm-hmasr - “On with the Dance” is the big holiday attraction at Crystal Thursday and Friday. : = '
- HERE AND THERE - . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ferguson of Soutlt Bend, were Christmas guests of home folks, . : e e 3 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDonald were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Lane over Christmas. S A . Mrs. Clarence Ball, of Toledo, is a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. S J. Willlams. . . B e gaiel ~ Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gangwer came from Elkhart and visited the family of H. C. Gangwer. - ; Ed Banta and son Roy spent Christmas with Mrs. Banta who is in an Elkhart hospitak _ e P ~ Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Wolf were over Christmas from South Bend visiting old home folks. e 4 Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Ganger, of Eikhart spent the day Christmas with the Louis Levy family. e
Mr. and Mrs. Gaiy Kreager and children of South Bend came to Lig-wnier to spend Christmas. = = . ~ Mr. and Lfi"a. 3 E.b Culver were Christmas guests of their son Ed and family in Elkhart. : ‘Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Yoder ate Christmas dinneér with home folks and returned to Toledo. : : 7 - Merel Ramsby came from Mishawaka and visited his parents Mr. and Mrs, George Ramsby, ] Mré&. Nancy Corfell aged S 5 died in Kendallville Christmas morning. Shei had been ailing about a year. - | ; : W. A. ‘Rup'le" is here from . Mishawaka to visit Mr. and Mris. Ira Schiotterback and other relatives. . . Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan, of Detroit, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Latta and other relatives. - ~The mother of Mrs. A. B. Mier died Christmas at .her home in'Milwaukee. She was aged 79 years.
Mrs. Ida Minard of White Pigeon joined a company of visitors at the H. C. Gangwer home for Christmas. ' Mr. ‘and Mrs. Frank Fields came from Elkhart and visited Mrs. Fleld'y parents Mr. and Mrs. Mel Jackson. . o R ——— 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Loeser and daughter Rosalie have gone to Terre Haute to celebrate New Years day with rélatives, J Kent Jackson will return to his law studies at Michigan university Surnday. He enjoyed a week's vavauou] at home. ' o L ee i : : \ Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Blue will‘ return to their home in Saginaw, Mich., after spending the holidays with home folks.: ; : - i % e e > | . John Eldred, after spending the lmli—«f days with his brother’ Theodore and John H. Hoffman returneil to LaPorte Thursday. . = ' . Harley Head of Detroit-and Wallace Head of Toledo, were home to enjoy Christmas with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Head. : ' s
The Misses Katherine Wood and, Helen Thomas of Chicago were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wood in this city. The cold wave of Tuesday has gradually given way to milder temperature and the week has been made up of beautiful winter weather. James Showalter, and Indianapolis agorney, was a guest of his brother Marshal Showalter over Christmas. it was the first visit in 20 years. | Word comes from Topeka, Kansas that a daughter was born there to Mr. and Mrs. Leland K. Thompson. The {Banner extends congratulations. " Doc Rex of Wabash college and Francis Zimmerman of Chicago university spent the Christmas holidays with their parents in Ligonier. :
Dr. Hoover, James Adams and some hunters from Steuben county started a big red fox near the Jasper Grimes puace Wednesday. ‘The fox is still going. e Vice President Marshall and Governor Goodrich will make European tours -after their retirement from office, presumably to gather matreial for the lecture platform. : The Goshen Democrat says the driver of a Dodge sedan from Ligonier hit a telephone pole in that city and broke the pole square off. The name of the driver was not learned. John Burke, the hero of Diamond lake came to the rescue of the Banner force with nice country sausage. John is. doing the .butchering for his neigh- ~ “On with the Dance” every scene a
[} . Last Meeting of Year. il -~ The méeting of the city council last lnl‘ht closed the third year of the present municipal administration ‘which has one more year 1o serve. The record made i¥ a most satisfactory one. ~ The mayor and council are safe, conservative busines men and thelr administration has met with entire approval. Mayor Henoch declares he will not aspire 1o a second term and it behooves the people of Ligonier to cast about for a suitable candidate. In the selection partisan politics should be ignored with the choosing of a mayor as well as all other municipal officers. e
~~ Sentenced to Prison. - Clifford Brown, 20 years old of South Bend was sentenced to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville Tuesday on a charge of assauit and battery with intent to kill. Brown assauiteq Willlam Knappenberger. an’ employes of the elLland hotel at South Bend, and a former resident of Ligonier, ‘when -he refused a room for himself and a woman. He struck Knappen-berger-over the head with the butt of La revolver. o . 2 2 S ————————— L The Longs to Seon Move. ~ Morton Long and family will take up their residence in LarGange in a short time where Mr. Long beécomes manager of the Gutelius & Miller 5 and 10 cent store in that place. Mr. Long has successfully managed the store here for the past two years and has made many friends. He is to be succeeded here it is understood by a Kendallville man. 2 e
- Justice of Peace Quits. Justice of thé Peace Simon Winter of Union township, Whitley county, has quit his job. He says there s not ‘sufficient business to Justify the Inconveniences of the office. . : Another Soul Mate. A Amelita Galli-Curci, famous singer, will be bidding adieu to her friends soon preparatory to re-embarking upon the bounding main of matrimony. Her second mate will be Homer Samuels, her piano acmmpanis‘t'. e Arrests Plcture Peddler. Marshal Showalter arrested a pieture peddler Thursday afternoon under a city ordinance requiring such venders to have a license. The. case was heard before Mayor Henoch. - A TRy ~ Stansbury post G. A. R. will mml in the hall at two o'clock tomorrow, Saturday afternoon. Important -business. L s . ‘ There will be the usual watch meet tiigs and parties tonight. = ot e i s i - Willis Kinnison was here Christmas a guest of his brother James. 1
Lisle Gilbert employed in the South Bend postoffice.is home nursing a sore foot. : ; . Mrs. B. W. Cowley ate Christmas dinner - with her son and family in Elkhart. e The Ligonier Post American Legion will elect officers at the first meeting in January. ? Earl Bragington has gone to the Straus Ranch in Jasper county to spend the week. Dr. J. C. Breckinridge has .been chosen secretary of the Winona Assembly to fill the position made vacant by the death of Dr. Dickey. ~ _Sam Hayes and son Geoige of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bramman and daughter Majorie of Elkhart were Christmas gunests of Mrs. John Hayes. ; Representative Hoffman has , pre‘sented the office with a copy of the ‘Banner dated August 2, 1871. Some interesting comments wil be made in Tuesday’s issue. ; The Misses Estelle Gerber and Dorothy Durand and Messrs. Ralph W. Martin and Thomas Moore, of Chicago, came to attend the New Years ball at the Elks tonight. Ralph Billman is home from Indianapolis to visit his mother and sisters Mesdames A. E. Wysong and W. S. Milner. Mr. Billman travels out of the{ state capital and is doing well. 1 * The housing corporation at Warsaw has disbanded and = surrendered its charter. The almost prohibitive cost of building materials the past year has held in check all such organizations.
Paul lanigro, 24, an Italian railway employee-in Elkhart was ground to death under a locomative Tuesday while shoveling snow. He is survived by his wife and a small daughter in Ttaly. | | “On with the Dance, tells a story of intense heart appeal. It has been filmed against the very fascinating background of New York life, grave and gay. It is a sensation. See it at Crystal Thursday and Friday. & o e TSR y" ~ The Elkhart county jail was empty last Friday for the first time in over four years. The incident is no doubt due to the influences of the Christmss spirit and indifference on the part of el e
TUESDAY FRIDAY
VOL. 54 NO. 438
DASHED TO DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT OTHERS. MAY DIE, FAOM HURTS
Franklin Richard and Charles Rine of Bristol are dead and Mr. and Mr. Charles Richard, of Fort Wayné aco probably fatally injured as the result of an autemobile accident at FKikhs:: Sunday evening when west bound train 23 hit ‘the machine at the Indiana ‘avenue crossing at BElkhart The engine struck the Ford car mulway hurling the driver and his seat mate to instant death while the rear seat was picked up by the engine pilot with its occupantys and carried to the passenger station. A heavy snow was falling and the engineer of the train did not know his engine had hit anything. There was greal excitement among the hundreds waiting oa )!ho"p‘a‘uenxer platform as the be lated train pulled in with .a part of Fl&evauwmobne and a man and woman reclining on a seat on the cow-catcher, ‘The Injured persons were rushed to a hospital. Mrs. Richard was found to be badly hurt internally while Ter husband had a fractured skull “and other bad bruises. There were a num ber of Ligonier people at the Elkhart stationwaiting for a train home. ) . Mr. and Mrs. Charies Richard had been .in Bristo]l to spend Christmas with' their brother Frankln Richard and. their son-in-law Charles Rine and were being taken to their train at Eixhart when the accident ocenurred. Thoe men killed outright leave families, -
; One Killed, Two Hurt. Mrs. Harriet Heallth, aged 62, was killed and two men hurt at the corner of Main and Ren streets, Elkhart Fri day evening. The injured were Orel Hendershott. aged 42 a factory worker and Don Snader, 30 a New York Central brakeman. : ~ The three were in a group of five persons who were about to board & northbound city ear. A Ford runaabout, driven by Gerald Newman, aa employee of the South Bend branch of the- Standard oil company, crashed into the three. The speed of the automobile has been variously estimated by witness at from 25 to 50 miles per ihonr." The body of Mrs. Health was thrown to the top of the radiator and the two men were so entangled that they were still with the Ford when Newman was able to stop it 225 feet north of the point of the accident. Newman. abandoned ~the car and ran, later appearing in police court twhen' he was charged with manslaugnter and released on $3,000 bond. It is alleged he was drunk and that he had liquor in his car at the time of the ac[ckient. - : ‘
Sensational Bank Robbery.
Five robbers entered theState Exchange bank at Culver Wednesday morning; shot two prominent citizens and tried to escape with §lO,OOO cash. They traveled in an aufomobile, .Awo escaping only to be picked up at Knox and three cornered in a Culver alley after they had shot away all their am‘munition and locked up. .
Wallace is Named. Henry Cantwell Wallace, of Des Moines, Jowa has been selected by Senator Harding to succeed Edwin T. Meredith as secretary of agrieunlture. Mr. Wallace like Mr. Meredith is edi tor of afarm paper is a progressive republican of the Roosevelt school. My Meredith, also a farm paper editor, is a neighbor of Mr. Wallace and said to ‘be a close friend. This is the first announcement made by Serator Harding ;ot a cabinet selection. e & = Pleasant Card Party. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. C. G. Keekn and daughter Mrs. Otis D. Nusbaum entertained a company of friends at a card party in compliment to Mrs. Roze Nusbaum-Lehman, of Dußuque, lowa. Handsome favors were dwarded and a delightful afternoon spent. Light refreshments were served. 4 " Enough For a Life Time. Chet Vanderford teok Dr. E A. ‘White out to Engle lake last Monday to fish through the ice. They caught three small fish and the Indianapolis physician declared he had winter fishing enough to last him a life time. | The Misses Helen and Cecilia Carney leave for Chicago today, the former to fill a Redpath chauvtaqua engagement Which takes her iato Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and ending in California. This is the choicest chautaqua circuit the Redpath people haie on their list. Miss college for voice culture, with Mrs.