Ligonier Banner., Volume 55, Number 17A, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 June 1921 — Page 1

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FIRST OPEN AIR CONCERT OF THE SEASON BY LIGONIER BAND WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 22 Great Crowd Will Come to Enjoy "~ Musical Treat Given By Fine Musical Organization The first free open air band concert will be given in this city Wednesday evening, June 22, by the Ligonier band. : Chester C. Smith manager of the musical organization announces that these free concerts will be given each Wednesday evening for a period of six weeks. : i

Ligonier is noted for her muscial talent and these free concerts will be up to the high standard set by those given in past years. ; ~The opening concert will be given on Cavin street in front of the Dunning building and will alternate with a location in front of the postoffice. These concerts are highly enjoyed by residents of Ligonier but they are given specially for the benefit of country people. i A big crowd, with favorable weather is sure to be out Wednesday night. The Big Celebration. Those of us who like beautiful fireworks will have an opportunity this Fourth of July as witnesses at Spring Brook Park, what is said to be the most elaborate and expensive display ever seen in this vicinity. ) 1 The management of the South. Bend.l Industrial Exposition has completed arrangements with a Chicago firm which makes a specialty of displlaying‘ specially prepared programs and a casual glance at their program gives an idea what a stupendous spectacle this must be. This event promises to be truly a patriotic one as well as gorgeously beautiful. : From the opening numbér a national salute of 13 aerial guns, one for each of the original 13 state, to the final “Good Night” the air on the grounds will be a veritable riot of color harmony of exquisite beauty. i P A ——" Care of Maple Trees. :

The cottony maple scale is threatening tite life of soft maple elm and box elder trees in and about Ligonier and elsewhere in the state. » Frank N. Wallace state entomologist advises citizens to spray with a solution of 10-pounds of fish oil soap mixed in 50 gallons of water to wihch add 12. ounces of Black leaf 40.

Egg masses are now hatching and thousands of young scales settling on the leaves and branches te suck the life juices.” In badly infected cases cutting of lower limbs in recommended. Do not burn these for at least two weeks. Wallace says during which parasites will develop and fly back to the trees to devour the scales. Scales on the limbs cut cannot get back to the trees. ’

New Company Opens.

Saturday was formal opening day for the new Kendallville Lumber company now well established in its handsome new home along the New York Central tracks and just opposite the union station. The big new plant is complete and the management entertained many visitors so that they may show them through and give them an inkling of the many service features in building. The company is headed by Will A. Cavin formerly of Ligonier but now of Sturgis. :

Aged Woman Dies.

Mrs. Benjamin Silvey age 84 years, a pioneer resident of Steuben county mother of F. O. Silvey and sister Mrs. Anna Kaufbaum of Kendallville died ' Thursday night at her home in Salem Center where she had resided for years. ;

Bridge Letting.

Tomorrow June 21 the state highwdy commission will award contracts for 33 bridges at an estimated cost of $225,000. The bridges will be constructed in. highways taken over by the state in many counties. e

To Entertain Doetors. The Noble County Medical Society will be entertained by Dn. J. E. Luckey at his Wolf Lake home tomorrow Tuesday June 21. A good program has been arranged. S AR A DG AT z 2 One Out of Eight. One person out of every eight in tbq United States is foreign born, ac_cording to figures issued by the cen_Bug bureau. Killed on the Ralil. J Mr. and Mrs. John MecCloskey are home from Chicago where they attend~ed the funeral of Charles McCloskey a _brother who was killed by a train. ~_~ ~ Dog Poisoner Active, » A dog poisoner has resumed his activities in Goshen. Five dogs are dead _and a riumber of other valuable can-

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PAVEMENT IS COMPLETED Lincoln Highway Beiween Ligonier ~ and Benton to Be Opened in About | Three Weeks' The Rieth-Riley Construction company has completed the six and a half mile link of the Lincoln Highway between Ligonier and Benton. The work was inspected by State Superintendent Lyons and the other members of the state highway commission Thursday and pronounced by them one of the finest examples of concrete paving possible to construct. : The eighteen foot road was begun by the Rieth-Riley firm last year. The road is part of the National and state highway system. e The new road will not be open for travel for about three weeks as it requires about this length of time to cure. Two bridges near the Hire's school house corner, will also bhe completed within this length of time.

‘The cost of the six miles and a half of paving was. approximately $250,000. : . o > s, - P s SRR 7 - Federation Makes Loan. The preliminary work of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., is going on rapidly and in a very satisfactory manner. The training of organizers - has actually begun in Missouri and Ne‘braska. The Indiana Federation of iF‘armers" Associations is co-operating with the U. 8. Grain Growers;-Inc,, in every way possible, At a recent meeting of the Directors of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations the Executive Committee‘wasi instructed to loan money to the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., up to $20,000. ‘lnl $lO,OOO -has already been forwarded tOl the U. 8. Grain Growers, Inc), f and $lO,OOO more will be issued the 15th of June. The notes held by the lufliana Federation of Farmers’ Associition are made for one year and bear 6% interest. = Arrangements have been made to conduct the school for Indiana solicitors at Chicago begiuning July 11th, 1921.

Farmers Use Bogus Butter., (Wawaka Correspondent) : Absence of cattle pasturing in fieids is noted. The meager returns’' now from milch cows hard work attached, is often performed by women and children of the farms, is causing depletion in their ranks. One breeder of fine animals has given up the selling .of cream and is giving up the selling of his hogs and not buying high priced tankage. A vilager nearby rather than pay for pasturage for his two fine cows has allowed a farmer friend to have them for their board, he keeping the milk nntil cream prices grow better or worse. And in the meantime many farm homes buy -oleomargarine and “forget the taste of ‘“country butter,” The “world gzrely does move.”

- Only One Left. i Sheriff Black took Earl Wagner to the penal farm and Lionel Sagner to the reformatory and now the jail has but one prisoner, the mysterious man without a name. . : | The man without a name is about forty years old. He was picked up near Ligonier February 10 apparently in a demented condition. He talks quite freely but does not know his name nor has he any recollection of his relatives. During the cold weather he broke out all the windows in his cell and in his efforts to get plenty of fresh ozone, almost froze to death. Sheriff Black says he is perfectly harmless and only a victim of circumstance. Efforts will be made to place him in the hospital for the insane at Richmond. : i »

Time to Sell Roosters.

If the roosters in the farm flock have not been sold, there is still time to get .the qspoilgr of summer eggs away to market or to keep him penned up during the remaining hot months. A fertilé'egg will spoil within a few days during the usual summer weather and it is advisable to get rid- of the roosters as early in the summer as possible, Purdue poultrymen point-out.

Test of Blue Laws.

Jlntroduction and subsequent rejection by an overwhelming vote of a resolution -designed to close up Fort Wayne on Sunday marked the stormy session of the Fort Wayne city council Alderman W. Ahrenburg introduced a resolution asking that all picture shows, soft drink parlors ice cream parlors, dance halls and other like establishments be closed. He;also made ‘a bitter attack on gambling. i

: Receiver Is Asked. 1 A receiver is asked for the Farmers’ Elevator Co., of Sidney in an action field in the Kosciusko circuit court by Clarence Helvey and Thers. 'The elevator building was destroyed by fire a short time ago. - L Body From Overseas. The body of Lieut. Thomas McCoy of Elkhart the first man from the county to die overseas in the war arrived Friday. The American Legion post at BElkhart is named after Lieut. McCoy. : et : Road Work Constructed. ’ The state highway commission will concentrate much of its work this year toward building the national road from Richmond to Terre Haute, Lawrence Lyons, director announced ety .- . o

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY.INDIANA, MONDAY JUNE 20, 1921

PACKERS OWEN FORCE THROUGH MEASURE FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT OVER PROTESTS OF REPRESENTA- : . TIVES Control of Federal Trade Commission Removed From the Meat Men by ; Bill | | The meat packers seem to have a strong pull with the peoples’ representatives in congress. : With the “label of the packers” upon it, the slightly amended Haugen packer control bill goes back to the house. It passed the senate by a voie of 45 to 21.

~ Charges that the Haugen bill had been ‘“written by the packers” and was “thoroughly satisfactory” to them were repeatedly made on the floor of the senate and the charges were never denied. Senator Smoot of Utah, one of the elading opponents of the measure, eplained that representatives of the packing interests had been called in consultation over some of the technicality problems during the draft of the Haugen bill. A As the aHugen bill stands the entire burden of administration is placed upon the secretary of agriculture. No as-i sistant or extra clerical force is provided. It-also strips the federal trade commission of its jurisdiction over the packing industry. 1 , “See Watson” was a telegram sent from Chicago to lobbyists for the meat packing trust. And they saw ‘“our Jim.” ' : :

New President Chosen.

One of the most successful and interesting sessions in the history of the Noble County Horticultural society was the June rose and strawberry meeting held Thursday at the Edglink stockfarm, one-half mile west of Kendallville. Nearly three hundred members of the society and several guests attended the event.

The meeting closed with a business session including the elction of George Harvey as president of the society. The president in turn will appoint other officers. It was voted that officers be elected at the June meeting of the sociéty instead of at the January meeting. The next meeting will be held at the farm home of John Pancake, three miles north of Wawaka, the third Thursday in August.

Brown is Pleased. , John G. Brown president of the Indiana Farmers’ federation was a visitor in Kendallville this week enroute from LaGrange where he delivered an address, to Steuben county, where he talked to the farmers of that county. Mr. Brown said the farmers were laying the foundation for the greatest structure ever built. He contended the farmers have organized to raise the standard of American citizenship and to protect the American farmer. While there, Mr. Brown conferred with W. H. Favinger president of the Noble county . association: and expressed himself as much pleased with the progress of the organization. o

New Lodge of Elks,

Tuesday afternoon and evening will work -of tsehrtaodlinuz fi gkjjjffifia occur the installation and degree work of the new Elks lodge at Columbia City. It will be known as Columbia lodge No. 1417, B. P, 0. E. The degree team of the Fort Wayne order will confer the work. A bnquet will be served at 6 p m. in the Methodist church parlors followed by the degree work in the evening. Later a membership campaign will be launched. Thelodge will start with 100 charter members. .

Don Rubber Boots.

Real “cat and dog” fleas ‘are now making their spring invasion of Indiana homes Frank N. Wallace state entomologist, said today. Housewives have appealed to Wallace for aid and this is what he tells them: G Put on rubber boots and wrap them with fly paper. Then walk through the house and you will get them all. Fleas jump at any moving object and since they cannot leap higher than gix inches, they will be caught on the fly paper.” i

The Hidden Check. j Ethel Hursey claimed the hidden check offered by the Banner in last Monday’s issue. The correct answer was: “Grififth’s Rexall Drug Store.” Glenn Hooten wrote in the solution from Wawaka to the Banner. All answers must go to the place designated in the advertisement and net to'the Banner. : ' », . GRS ‘s ~ To Operate Annex. : Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sargent owners and operators of the Sargent hotel at Lake Wawasee will- open what was formerly the Annex to Wawasee Inn for the accomodations of guests within the next few week. Hotels at Wawasee are filled to capacity this season. 2 /_w' : i —— i : : Ban On Fireerackers, - South Bend city council has put shooting firecrackers under the ban,

~ BETTER BABY WEE-K Local Resident Sends in Very Readable Item on Care of Children Ed Banner: o ' Inasmuch as Better Baby Week is soon to be observed in Ligonier, the exact date being July 18 to 21, this item I think is timely. i ‘ Approaching the months of highest mortality among babies ‘it is inspiring for mothers to know that they are reaping their rewards tor' the devotion of being “scientific.” From an excellent authority we learn that the death rate for infants is now only about one-third of what it was when the present mothers were babies from 25 to 30 years ago. In Chicago and other leading industrial communi-

ties of the middle west the increase in knowledge of child care made possible by doctors, newspapers and public schools has led to the feeling that a death of a healthy baby through wrong feeding polluted milk or water or any of the filth diseases is a personal and public disgrace. | : At this time a special effort is being made to interest young parents in the value of quiet, plain food, the minimum of exciting play, pure milk and sleep for-babies and for the sake of the health of the young parents themselves, who frequently wear themselves out by trying to rear a child the wrong way. Modern child care has been standardized, almost, and a young mother can obtain from her doctor a set of simple rules or the name of a book that will tell her how to carry her baby through almost any common crisis and keep him well and happy day by day. o - Unfortunately many young parents misunderstand the enlightened way of caring for children. They think it is the hard way and associate with it an wunusual amount’ of toil and deprivation of pleasure. That is a sad error. The righ way is the simplest and easiest both for parent as well as child, and once tried will never be abandoned. Young mothers should make a study of child care and; feeding, asking their physiciany advice and following the schedule ,ofi some recognized authority., It may hurt the feelings of the grandmothers w but it will be better for the babies. | —A Friend of the Babies. | :

' To Make Good Shortage. - The action charging embezzlement against Rev. Albert S. Menaugh of Goshen a member of the <Church of Brethren was dismissed in the circuit court. there on motion of the prosecutingcuting attorney. Several months ago, Mr. Menaugh, who was the administrator of an estate valued at about $14,000, allowed himself to be “roped” in by some confidence men in the west. After realizing what he had done, he gave himself up and was sentenced to prison at Michigan City on entering a plea of guilty when arraigned in the circuit court. However, his bondsmen in order to .avoid the responsibilty of making good the missing sum, induced him to re-enter court with a mdotion to have the original plea withdrawn, basing the motion on the argument that he really had not been technically guilty of embezzlement because he had not been called upon to make settlement, the probate period not having expired. In other words thatn o embezzlement. could be asserted until after failure to settle upon the court’'s order at the end of the probate period. It is understood that Menaugh has arranged to make up the shortage.

Kokomo Girl Being Sought.

T. E. Burgan of Kokomo has asked the police here to assist him in a search for his daughter an 18-year-old girl who came some time ago to make a nextended visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Forehand of Mottville, Mich. She left the Forehand home last Sunday, and has not been seen since. The father belives his daughter suffered mental aberration as an aftereffect of a recent illness. i

Young \Lad Drowns.

Ralph Smith 16 years old ‘whose parents live in Steuben county just across the DeKalb county line was drowned while bathing in Turkey lake near Stroh. Two younger boys were with young Smith at the time and hearing his calls for help, did everything in their power to go to his rescue but without avail. e an

Would Not Accept.

The attempt by friends of Senator New to sidetrack former senator Albert J. Beveridge by sending him as ambassador to Japan failed. He will be a candiate for senator against New in' the primaries. ]

Much Dancing at Wawasee. The Sack orchestra of Ligonier at South Shore Inn, Lake Wawasee is proving popular and dancing takes place almost nightly on the broad porch fronting the new hotel. . : PR TSRS ~ News From Abroad, . ‘While alighting from an automobile‘ at the home of Mrs. Harriet Douglas Tuesday evening Mrs. George Brown of Ligonier broke her arm.—Topeka Jouensl, 0 | BRI S ertsho ot 3 Called Her A Fool. Alice’ Derthick of Waterloo has brought suit for divoce from Perry Derthick. She alleges her husband threatened to kick her and called her Naee o

HOTEL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WOOD NAMES SEVEN LEADING CITIZENS TO OR- " GANIZE "STOCK HOTEL « COMPANY Sol Henoch, F, H. Green, W. H. Wigton, A. B. Mier, C. V. Joseph, ( ‘R. Stansbury and A. B, Weaver President Wood of the | Ligonier Community Association in compliance instructions from the asgsociation given at a late meeting has appointed ‘the following gentlemen to act as a hotel committee. G 1 Sol Henoch, Chairman - ;i

- Fred H. Green A W. H. Wigton : A. B. Mier S C. V. Joseph - - €. B: Stanabury - - _A. B. Weaver v - . The committee is well chosen. It is composed of leading business men who recognize the importance of securing a hotel for. Ligonier and they will soon organize a company for the purpose of taking over the Goldsmith hotel and make the needed repairs to put it in first class condition. It is estimated that $15,000 will be needed for the purpose.:

Ligonier-Oklahoma Romance, Miss Ella Ripperton of this city was united in marriage last Friday.to Alfred White at Crowder, Oklahoma. The marriage is the culmination of a romance aided by the mails. Last winter Miss Ripperton was employed by the Ligonier Refrigerator Co. along with a lot of other girls to address circulars for mailing. . These circulars were directed to grocers, resturants and hotels in all the states of the Union. Some of the girls suggested that they write their own name and address on some of the circulars. This was done and the name of Miss Riperton fell under the eye of Alfred White way out in Crowder, Oklahoma the son of a prominent business man. The result was a correspondence aud the marriage last Friday at Crowder where the newlyweds will reside,

Attacked by Vicious Dog. l Mrs. Joseph Smith had a narrow escape from serious injury Friday a.t| the Smith cottage at Buttermilk Point‘ when she was attacked by a vicious! dog. Mrs. Smith had been in 'delicate‘ health and she was out for a walk near the Buttermilk Point pavilion when a female dog with a litter of pups made a spring for the lady’s throat: In gparding herself an arm was injured and the dog then bit her near the ankle. It was finally driven off. Mrs. Smith suffered greatly *fromi the shock. The wound on the ankle wasvtreated o o 0 |

Wire As a Diet. | fine cow belonging to Brady Reidenbach, Elkhart township, died under peculiar circumstances. A post mor-l tem examination was held and it was found that- her puzzling symptoms were caused by a piece of wire five inches long, which was lodged between the animal’s heart and the heart lining. The wire, lay neatly ensconed no pun_ctqr’e being visible. ; * ¢ 3 se A sst 2 ' Dodge Cars Collide. Frank Barber of near Cromwell drove his Dodge touring car on the wrong side of the street and came into collision with a Dodge sedan driven by a Fort Wayne man on For Wayne avenune Sunday afternoon. The Sedan was badly damage and went to a local garage for repairs. The Barber car was not much damaged. Hard on the Chicks. - Rats are playing havoc with young chickens in Elkhart township. One woman reports thirty chickens lost in one night. Out of one hundred ‘which survivéd the thousand ills they are heir to before arriving at saleable age, she now has 23. Rats were. res[ponsible for the death of most of them.

Made 11l By Spider Bite. Mrs. Charles M. Dunn of Elkhart wagd taken home from the General hospital after undergoing treatments in the hospital for a week for an infection o fthe right hand, caused by a spider bite. She is slowly reeovering. Hospital For Crippled Children. The imperial council, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine decided to establish a hospital in St. Louis for crippled children of North America. A site has been purchased at a cost of $1560,000. e ' 4 " John Farmer 75 of LaOtta a prominnet farmer and Mrs. John Lobdell 72 a life-long resident of the county of Avilla died-Friday. B eGorge Schulthless was elected mayor of Garrett, succeeding Dr. J. A 1 Clevenger who retired because of ill health. S RS bE T g : Special attention is called fo the advertisement in this issue .of the big bargains offered by B. Jacobs & Qe et e

LIGONIER WINS GAME Will Have Ball Park Back of High School Grounds For Games in . This City. i o 5 RN G g 3 | Ligonier’s new basball team deeated a team in Noblesville Sunday afternoon by a score of 11 to 8. e ~ The team has been materially strengthened since the opening game was played with Goshen the week before and the boys will soon be putting up 'good ball. : < 5 Grounds are being laid out in the plot west of the high school building and in a short time games will be scheduled for Ligonier. . The attendance at Noblesville Sunday was only fair. ‘ e ————— L Spent Money For Chureh. . Rev. Anthony Gorek, priest of an impoverished Polish parish at New Chicago, Ind., a native of Germany and under indictment for conspiracy in connection with the theft of a million dollars at ~the Toledo Central postoffice February 17, related to a jury in United States district court how he was brought into the plot by | Wanda Urbaytis, one of the 18 defendants now on trial. :

Te| priest, minus the garb of his order, related his life’s history to the jury and then involved two of his former flock in the conspiracy alleged by the government. Father Gorek explaining how he spent the money ob-tained-from cashing one of the thoasand dollar bonds, declared his parishoners were starving. He put the money in the bank for their needs, brought $55 worth of candles for his church, and distributed the rest for expenses and necessities of his parish. He paid three sisters their monthly - allowance of §75 a month, he said. S oan : _ Rev. Gorek told“the jury he buried most of the eighty-five thousand dollars in stolen bonds given him by Wanda Urbanytis sent one thousand dollars to his brother in Germany and gave three thonsand to John Pauiek a parishoner. He pointed Paulek out among the defendants on trial.

Goes to State. . Alfred Lowry formerly mayor of Goshen died some months ago without a will and without known heirs. Some woman from Kentucky claiming to be a niece, filed a suit in which she claim ed the right to the sixty thousand dollar estat. It had just been discovered that her representations are false and the courts have decided that the entire amount of Lowry’s fortune shall go to the state of Indiana. : 2o About 100 persons put in claims for the estate, but none could establish their contention in court. : x

Had Alf Lowry made a will as he should have donesome worthy institution in Goshen would have been benefitted. Lowry made his fortune in Goshen and it should have been left there. - g i Much Money Collected. . Dr. R. J. Wade formerly Superintendent of the Goshen district of the M. E. church now corresponding secretary of the committee on conservation and advance of the Methodist-Episcop-al church who returned to Chicago recently, was amazed to find that he had traveled just 7,777 miles in thirtytwo days in a centenary campaign'in which he traveled through the north west and south. Dr. Wade gave a lecture on “World Wide Methodism,” illustrated with®r photographs taken especially for this lecture, by experts.

Dr. Wade announces that the re—l ceipts of the centenary money for April is $2,014,345.94 and in May $628,552.21 This is an increase of over 2 per cent in April of 1921 and an increase of over 14 percent for May, 1921 The indications are that there will be an increase in the receipts of June. - B Try New Scheme. Garage owners of LaGrange county have inaugurated a new system to collect their. accounts. Failure to pay accounts on the first of the month will mean a ten per cent penalty attached Garage owners claim this action will erable autoists to buy goods at lower ‘market prices. Whether such a plan iWill be feasible remains to be seen. : Badly Cut Foot. e George Teal suffered a deep cut in the bottom of his foot when he stepped on glass while bathing at the park Kendallville bathing bea¢h. An artery was severed and it was necessafy to take four stitches to close the wound.

v Rug Bank Rebbed. The home of Joseph McGinley at Elkhart was entered by thieves between’'3 and 7 p. m. Thursday. Later $l5O in bills that was hidden under-} neath the parlor rug was found missing. ; Will Raise Pigs. S Donald Cook, Walter Zimmerman and Jennie Gallup have received their big type Poland pigs and will contest for honors this fall. =~ = 3 - Lost—Lady’s diamond ring between Methodist church and Philadephia and Maurice Hess residence. = Finder please leave with Maurice Hess and receive reward.. . o Wy B - Making Big Catches. (. E. Denning and C. C. Ullery hold the record for catching bass during ‘the past week. Both are cottagers at;

MONDAY THURSDAY

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LIGONIER;MARKS LINCOLN HIGHWAY THROUGH INDIANA FORMED IN THREE SECTIONS- FOR CONVENIENCE Organizations to be Formed to Push the Work of Improving The Great - Trans-Continental Route : - wa : While in Ligonier the other day G. S. Hoag, fied secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association gave out some information of much interest. - Secretary Hoag admitted that the great highway had not received the attention in Indiana that it deserves. The part of the state through which the road passes it is understood will be divided into three districts: Dis.trict No.- 1 is to extend from the Ohio line to Ligonier, No. 2 will extend from Ligonier to South Bend and No. 3 will entend from South Bend to lil., state line. District No. 2is now paved the last gap having been closed when the Rieth-Riley Construction company finished its contract in Benton township. :

A district council is to be appointéd by the state association and a county council and city and town units are also to be named. By this plan it is believed a system of organiza\%;)n will be formed which will successfully push the construction of the road to early completion. . i :

~ The Ideal Section of the road is to be built in Indiana which is quite a distinction for the state. : There is no doubt but that friends of rival highways in' Indiana have exerted an influence with the state highway commission to the detriment of the Lincoln ighway. - : Mayor Henoch has received advices from- the- state highway commission through Earl Crawford a leading member who was in Ligonier the other day that only two of the gaps in the pavement in tihs city had been surveyed by the commission andthat the Blazed trail gap would be surveyed some time this week week and be included in the contract for paving the spaces. It is hoped to award the con-tract-so that the repairs may be made at once. Mr. Crawford advised Mayor Henoch to have the city eouncil go ahead with its necessary preliminary work' so that the project may not be delayed. The streets to be paved being wider than the state road regulation width the property owners abutting will along with the city will have to bear a portion of the expense.

Rupp Reported a Slacker. Harry F. Rupp who formerly lived in Clay township LaGrange county, with relatives is reported from Washington as a slacker. Investigation discloses that Rupp Feft the county shortly after notification to appear before the draft board for examination. He was afterwards sent a questionnaire which was delivered to him at Reading Pennsylvania, and he filled it out and mailed it back to LaGrange .He was then notified to report at a training camp but never appeared. Since then nothing las been heard from him. 354 oG T b e Very Pretty Party. ~ Mrs. W.H. Wigton was the charming hostess to a party of fifty ladies at her beautiful home on - Union street on - Friday afternoon, honoring .her house guests Mrs. P. B. Green of Red Wing, Minnesota and Miss Marian Hyland of Eaton, Ohio. .. The house was very tastefully decorated in crimson ramblers. The afternoon was pleasantly spent in social intercourse and in a drawing contest, the favors being won by Mrs. Mae Carney and Mrs. Carl Bourie. A delightful three course luncheon 'was gerved. : %

The New Seal Design. A new tuberculosis Christmas seal has been prepared by George V. Curtis of eNw York. The seal will be diamond shaped and will picture Santa Claus and two ‘children peering out of a chimney. It is unusually attractive and should meet with favor during the coming Christmas season. % ——“ - 11,000 See Circus. Approximately 11,000 people witnessed the two performances of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus in Elkhari, 6,600-in the afternoon and 4,500 in the eevning, according to the circus audi‘tors. : ;

Arrested for Crooked eDal. . Frank H. Roberts formerly of Goshen and Marion real estate agent was arrested at Lafontaine, Ind., by Sheriff Fonda of Goshen and furnished $5OO bond. Roberts is charged with crooked dealing as a real estate agent. . Chickens Are Barred. At a meeting of the city council in BElkhart an ordinance was passed ‘which prohibits the raising of chickens within ‘thec ity limits. : s ~ Marshal Showalter arrested a young lad residing -on the north side Saturday and recovered a gold wrist watch the property of Mrs. Bump Sack whica the boy had taken. -~ . -