Ligonier Banner., Volume 55, Number 46A, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 January 1922 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

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BIBTHDAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED SUNDAY AT HOME IN THIS CITY WITH PROPER CEREMONIES : Resident of Ligonier Over a Hali Century Venerable Gentleman Has Hosts of Frineds _

‘Leopold Schloss one of the old and highly respected ;‘esidents of Ligonnier reached the 80th anniversaxy. of his birth and the important event was fittingly celebrated at his pleasant home on McLean street in this city. : :

With his good wife by his side and the children gathered about them the day was ona of great merry making. - Open house was kept for the friends and neighbors all day and a streamn of visitors moved in and out. Substantial refreshments were served. Among the guests from out of town were the two merchant sons Sol and Eli Schloss of Indianapolis, with their families, and Mrs. Hammell of the state capitol, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Ackerman, Fort Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Ackerman and family of this city. Ty |

One of the features of the day's entertainment were bogus telegrams sent to Mr. Schloss Qy old time Amish friends on the Hawpatch and other sections of the county. These mis sives were inspired by the two sons Sol and Eli who have made such a marked success in Indianapolis. " The day| was one which will long be remembered for its happy features and good cheer by the participants of the celebration.” : : Mr. Schloss despite his years is hale and hearty and no one present entered into the day’s enjoyment with more spirit and zest than he. . Mrs. Wertz of “Ukumbak” Inn on the south sidé”of Wawasee lake lost a good Buick car and considerable other property when the garage neay the place was. destroyed by fire. Small amount of insurance. . - If the many . improvements which will' grace the shores of Wawasee this season. The structure which Chas Rock of Nappanee is building for W. H. Nall of Fort Wayne. This one of the best is a mammoth reinforced concrete . building starting well into the high bank'and extends approximately 75 to 100 feet over the water will be a two story and the first or water level well house Mr. Nall's launches, and above a private dance hall. The entire structure is steel, concrete, brick mnd slatp dpvering over all. A néat job for the north shore. , : ;

Wawasee Whiffs.

Work on the new Sargent Hotel is progressing as rapidly as the weather will permit. Contractor Harry Bunger and a ‘force of men expect to complete the work by May Ist. The structure is an addition to the present house and parallels Yhe lake front for 110 feet northwest. The second floor will have sleeping rooms of ample size and 12 of these with bath. The first floor will be largely arranged for social gatherings and a large reception room for ladies. - The Sargents have also purchased a tract of ground from the B & 0O railway which will be built upon for automobile storage the same to be metal and concrete. )

Will Have Camping Sites. Twenty-two Indiana cities and towns have notified Richard Lieber, diitaocintantaiontaoonnin e taaitaeno director of the state conservation department: that camp sites ‘f‘(\)r‘ entertaining tourists have been established in adjacent to their municipalities and in the opinion of consveration officials these increased facilities for caring for automoible travelers will this year attract an augmented number of tourists to our state. Ligonier should be on the list and no doubt will be in a short ttime. This city has an admirable site in the Straus tract lying at the eatsern line, : To Transfer Hall. ‘ The stockholders of khe Literary hall at Cosperville having complied with the arrangements to convey the hall to the new Cosperville Community Association the public is requested to meet at the hall Thursday evening, January 12, to incorporate Community hall and to elect 'board of trusteeg for the organization,

' Pleasant Birthday Surpx;ise. ‘When a dozen of her friends entered her home Friday night with smiling faces and packages Mrs. W. S. Milner was taken completely by sart prise. When she recovered it was to remind her of a birthday anniversary: After a big supper the evening was very pleasantly spent; with musi¢c apd gamgg: . o 2 £ : s 4 e # &3 Wins Poultry Prizes. Mr. Austin won on the following points at the Kendallville poultry shvé;‘:;wt on pen, second hen, third cock, fourth ‘hen, fifth pullet, and ti edokeral. This Is & winning hird ey elas . . o oo i 5 N ,*’c “»«z-f’ S e ‘.1""‘“",“'7"?; ,:fiifi,,: ; 5 .4\ 4

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[ - AN EPISODE . Story of a Pot Shot in the Wilds of Texas On Aransas Bay near RockL pert , The time—A fine day in Becember 1921, ‘ - The location—Rockport Texas | The place—Aransas bay o - The personell— Chas. M. Clapp of Albioh, Ind., veteran wild duck hunter. . James W. Smith of Elkhart, Ind., experienced shot. : Ed McDonald, of Carthage, Mo, pupil. ' : Scene ‘the trio leaving the car to take the boat for the blind. :

~ Clapp—“Look Jim, see that bunch of ducks near the shore, up the bay?” Smith—“ Sure its a beautiful sight” “Clapp—*“Great chance 'for a pot shot.” - Smith—"“lt would be just like murder.” / ‘ Clapp—"“Why not put a couple of shells among them, sneak through the underbrush and you can get near then . Business, Smith entering the brush creeping on all fours his gun trailing Lehind insensible to his fear of rattlers. Clapp and McDonald in suspense as they watched the corry and the brush thru .which Smith . was creeping. In a few minutes three shots rang out. i

Clapp—“Ed, he’s killed the whole batch.” Not a duck flew. At the same time . two voices in chorus came from the bushes. “Hey mister what you shooting our decoys for, and breaking off the heads of some cf ‘e ?” ; Smith—*Never mind hoys how m}uch‘ is the damage?” j The scribe eannat say thats Smith’s secret. But from the bushes came a dejected appearing man with his chin on his chest as if in deep thought bent on solvng a difficult problem. ¢ The trio decided that shooting on the wing was better than pot shooting even if many shells were wastted.

Change in Business.

By a deal consummated .Saturday C. Dean Cochran comes into posses sion of the interest of Harry A. Dickinson in the)business of the Lincoln Highway Garage. The business is conducted| under the name of the Ligonier Auto Sales, an institution established |by Mr. Dickinson five vears ago. Mr. Cochran has been a partner 'in the Auto Sales for more than a year and the institution has been very prosperous. Mr. ‘Cochran will conduct the business along the same lines as in the past. The future business activities of Mr. Dickinsqn are uncertain, but it is safe to predict he will not be idle.

Bus Priver Robbed.

Alvin Blodgett of Fort Wayne 2 chauffer emplpyed by the Lincoln Highway Freight Transfer Co., reported to the Elkharf police Thursday morning that he had been held up on the Goshen road a short distance south of Elkhart and robbed of $20.. He said he was enroute from South Bend to Fort Wayne with .a truckload of merchandise when a Ford ‘car came alongside his machine and one of two tall young men in the ecar jumped aboard the truck and shoved a gun in his face. ~

A Fake Solicitor.

The secretary of the Goshen Chamber of Commerce has just received information from South Bend to.the ef: fect that a man by the name of L. J. Kessel has been soliciting memberships in the “state constabulary” for fifteen dollars. < This is a horse thief organization operating in Lake county. ; i “The attorney general of the state has brought suit- for an annullment of their charter charging fraudulent solicitation outside of Lake county. The public here is warned against the solicitors. : ;

Sale of Towa Horses.

Loeser & Shobe will sell a carload of Towa horses at the Shobe barn in this city Wednesday, January 11. The car load is the first to reach Ligonier this season and the animals are said to be good ones. They are guaranteed to purchasers. : Farmers desiting to procure feeders for farm and work animals will find this their opportunity. The animals are well broken. i |

Mrs. Madonna Weler,

Mrs. Madonna Weler of South Bend aged 24 died at the Healthwin hospital after an illness of six months, Margaret and Evelyn Thompson of Elkhart are sisters and there are two other sisters, two brothers and two childen—@live and Raymond Weler. Mrs. Weler was born in Ligonier and her maiden name was Thompson,

' Big Tax Collections. : v.The state of Indiana collected in taxes ‘;13,‘570;00‘0 4in !1921] an ‘inereasd of $1,750,000 over the previous year, accorting to figures complied in..the office of William G. Oliver state anditor, St s The sum céilected in 1921 was th greatest ever ¢éoming into the cofiefi of the state. ; ; - Robert Earnhart sends the. Banner for another year to M. L. Shearer at Syracuse. Mr. Earnhart now makes his home with Mr. and Mrs, Louis

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, MONDAY JANUARY 9, 1922

ENGAGEMENT 1S CELEBRATED

MISS IRMA GOTTLIEB OF CHICAGO AND HUBERT LOESER OF THIS CITY HONOR GUESTS ; AT RECEPTION

Many Guests C€all at Leo Loeser Home to Pay Respeets to Young - , Couple

Honoring Miss Irma Gottlieb a coming bride the engagement of Hubert Loeser and ! Miss Gottlieb was celebrated Sunday at the home of the prospective groom’s -parents Mr. and and Mrs. Leo Loeser in this city. Open house was kept all day and many friends of the two families called to pay their respects. Members of the Loeser family from Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Wabash and Fort Wayne were present. The date of the coming wedding of Miss Gottlieb and Mr. Loesr has not yet been definitely fix= ed but it is expected to take place within a few months.

- The Loeser home was handsomely decorated for the occasion and the function was one of the brilliant social affairs of the winter. Refresments were served and the occasion proved a most happy one.

Prospective Builders, Compton & Holdeman report prospects’ for much building during 1922. The company has just closed tis first vear’s burines and the volume is far beyond expectation. Among those who are figuring on either buying or remodeling a home and building new ones are Hubert Loeser Ralph Strait Sol Henoch and Mrs. A. F.Biggs. There are no doubt others in addition to those named‘who will build modern homes. It looks as ‘though Ligonier builders wil have a prosperous year. v e ARyl Vs { ) Bank Shows Growth.

The total resources of the State Bark of Kimmell as shown by its statement in this issue of the Banner are $115,079.99 This shows. a remarkable growth and reflects great credit upon Cashier Marion Growcock President C. W. Bender and Vice President Charles A. Werker of the institution. - While organized but a few years the State Bank of Kimmell has come to be recognized as one of the safe and substantial monetary institutions of the county. . ‘

Davis Takes New Position.

Chester A. Davis has taken a position as manager of the A and P. store at Goshen. Will Davis is spending a week in Goshen introducing his son to his new dutfés. In the absence of Will Davis the A..and P. store here has been in charge of his daughter Mildred and son Paul. Chester Davis has been employed as bookkeeper at the Lincoln Highway garage in this city for two years and is a very competent young man. He will removsa with his family to Goshen.

i They Pay the Price. After Auburn had struggled with the problem of garbage disposal for a number of years she hit upon a solution which has proven satisfactory ever since. The town hired a mah to baul it away. Ligonier has the same problem every summer and she might adopt the Auburn plan with success. 7 : : The garbage problem presents itseld every:summer and is not .an agreeable one for the city council to tussle with. ; .

An arrangement whereby Purdue University could use a farm in each county for the demonstra'tion of up-to-date. agricultural’ methods and the establisShment of a farm {n southern Indiana where beef calves could be prepared for sale to Hoosier farmers are under consideation by Govenor MeCray and the advisory committee of the Purdue agricultural expcriment station. i

The state highway .commission added nine roads with a total distance of 238 miles to the state highway system late Thursday. ‘ Among the roads and mileage added are from .Angola through LaGrange to Goshen forty five miles, from Fort Wayne to Auburn a -distance of 20 miles. -The other highways are in the centra] and southern part of the state, : Boxing for Indianapolis, Wednesday Mayor Shank declared boxing would be resumed in Indianapolig uindér: hig administratiori and.an executive and advisory board named by him will be in charge of the bouts. Eli Schloss formerly of Ligonier is named on the afvisory board, Mi' and Mrs. -Thomas A. Starr of Goshen and formerly of Albion wha are spending the winter in Brownsville, Texas write that they are hav‘ing an enjoyable time. They recent1y paid a visit to the Charles Clapy land James W. Smith families at Rock-

Experimental Farms.

State Takes Roads Over,

i NEWS NOTES - "Albert E. Fick aged 51 years who operated the Crow’s Nest at Wawasee is dead. He was also agent for the Deleco light and .often visited Ligonier. His widow and two sons survive, Burial was made Sunday in Oak Ridge, Goshen. .

Jerry Eangle of Montpelier in recog nition of th bravery in winning a gun battle with -postcflice - robbers there, has been named city marshal, There are now two Marshal Engles in Indiana. : : ‘ Frank Laubsher of 1101 Blame ‘ayenue HBjkhant orders jthe Banner sent to his address for the year 1922. The Banner is receiving many new subscribers and the old ones are paying arrearages. ' ' l Young men, women over 17 desiring] government positions, sl3o° monthly write for free list of positions now open R. Terry (former Civil Service examiner) 1401 Continenthl Bldg. Washington, D. C. 46a3t* Annette Kellerman: of the famous Venus, romps through six reels of the most fumazing wcomedy drama with thrills galore and wonderful under sea -photography at Crystal: Thursday and Friday. ‘ : Mrs. Bettie Younce of Syracuse will spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. 8. L. Fryer in this city. The lady is this week at the home of another daughter, Mrs. A. V. Hindman near Wolf Lake. P

Dr. and Mrsis Maurice Blue and little son of Revenna, Ohio who had spent two weeks here guests of Mrs. Blue's parents Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Bordner left for their home Satuday. Leland Calbeck cashier of Citizens Bank sends the Banner to his mother Mrs. Milo Calbeck at 1040 West 35 Street, Los. Angeles, California for the year 1922. ; The Kendallyille lodge of Elks will give a minstrel show February 21 and 22. They have given several shows in the past which proved yery successful. e : e SR A S D O. V. Borger the Noblec ounty representative of the Elkhart County Farmers Aid Insurance company was in Goshen Saturday attending an annual meeting of that organiZation.

Miss Corrine Hussey who spent her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hussey has returned to her studies in the South Bend business college. v Miss Magadaline Green who spent the holiday -vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Green today returned to her studies in the Harcourt, Ohio college. o Abe Ackerman of Fort Wayne has been reappointed a member of the Park Board there a position he has held for .about eight years. i Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Schlotterback have reached their home in Syracuse from Hicksville, Ohio, where Mr. Schlotterback submitted. to a minor surgical operation. : Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow Weimer have moved into their own residence on the North Side purchased some time ago and are now pleasantly situated.

Josiah Kitson is home from Chicaga where he spent a week visiting his son who occupies a prominent position in the Chicago postal serviee. There were 63 deaths in Kendallville during 1921 as against 85 in 1920. In 1921 there were 111 births compared to 130 the year previous. ‘Miss Katherine Clapp of South Bend was a week end guest of her grandmother Mrs, J. E. McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Will Sack, - Kendallville has purchased 5 acres of ground of the Gappinger estate and added it to her system of public parks The ground cost $5,000. e ‘Mrs. Roy Sthair of Kendallville was a week end guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Larson.

Don’t miss seeing Anfette Kellerma _ the greatest women swimmer at Crystal Thursday and Friday. o - Eggs are retailing in the local market 35 cents a dozen. This is a drop of one-half in price within six weeks. Mrs: C. C. Green 'aiter d pleasant vigit with relatives here has returned to Jamestown, N, Y. Lo ".“Massrsjand Mesdames George B. Slate and John Blough /of Goshen vigited at the W. C, B. Harrison home Sunday, B o Mz and Mrg. Cecil Cople Ft Wayne spent, two days last ‘week guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. 8. Stage, o ~ Mrs. Martha Sexton. is de;d at/ Kendallville at the advance age of 83. For sale, a player piano, A bargain. Call at Banner office. = 46adt

LIGONIER DAMSELS OVERWHELM KENDALLVILLE LASSIES AT BASKETBALL BY SCORE OF 22 TO 4 C. R. Stansbury to Give Victors Banquet at High School Building in / Near Future -

C. R. Stansbury the well known Ligonier merchant will soon give a banquet at the higthhool building to the Ligonier H. S. basketball teams, Supt. and Mrs. Craig and the faculty of the schools in honor of game victories |1

The contests here Friday night when Ligonier girls walloped the Kendallville H. S. girls to the tune of 22 to 4 reached the cimax. The local girls’ team received their only defeat at the hands of Kendallville some time ago and the game Friday night at the Ligonier gym was a matter of getting even with a vengence. While somewhat lop-sided as indicated by the score the game was a pretty one and highly enjoyed by a big audience, Mr. Stansbury was greatly elated over the result and is still stepping high with exuberance. . |

‘For a number of years the Ligonier high school has furnished girls’ basketball tossers who have been almost invincible. The boys have not fared so well although putting up stiff contests. : g

The mext game will be with Waterloo here Friday January 13. s The local girls team is composed of the following young ladies: - Dorothy Clarke : Mary Kitson , ' Katherine Bolitho - Dorothy Doll . : Jessie ‘Fritz / Sarah Bassett . Gwendolyn Flowers ‘ : Jane Bassett - 'Rose Lundy - : ! The efficient coach is Miss Helen Woodfill.

Miss Huffman an Elkhart teacher has been refereeing the games here. The Ligonier Lors team expects to give Waterloo a drubbing in the game here Friday evening Jan. 13. The teamy is. composed of Schloss, Bowen, Burkhart, B. Radford, Fisher Biddle, Cochran, Johnson, Gilbert, Blue Head with Blue as captain. The ligonier Independent team lost to Goshen Legion tossers in that city last Thursday nigt. The boys here are just getting their stride after some good practice and should be encouraged. i 1

~ When Waterloo plays the high 'school teams here good games may be looked for Waterloo has been win‘ning> lately. - S

Receives Beautiful Medal.

Mister Austin of this city received through the mails Saturday a beautiful bronz medal, presented by the French government in recognition of his gift of a prize fowl to France. About a year ago when efforts were put forward to help reconstruct the war stricken districts of France Mister Austin, sent a finely bred pullet. The medal is beautifully inscribed and is highly prized by the recipient. It in enclosed in a moarocca . case and will be filed away as a valuéd keepsake.

* Rude Awakening. * Charles Juday and his family were awakened at 1 o’clock Tuesday morning by a crash and shattering of glass. On investigation, it was discovered that a Ford car had been driven into ‘their yard smashing against an iron fence and badly damaging the machine, which had a winter top mone of theoccupants three High school boys and three girls whose home is in Columbia City and who were returning after attending a dance in Goshen were injured.

Washings wanted to help suppor the children. 407 Union street. Mrs Hollin: Bafleyi: ' sonionies '

William' R. Chiddister has been reelected president of the Millersburg Telephone company, - - Mrs. Merle Henhey residing on West Second street is ill of the mumps

Mrs. Ted |Ness is dead at Wolcottville of diphtheria aged 22. : _Mrs. C. C. Thorp and little son of Toledo spent some time last week guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Regula. . Anna Belle Miller and £zra D. MecIntyse are new'yweds at Topeka. ..,' A . 3 i & - e o filil ot T ey géé}hgrles Shobe who had been quite {ll was up town Saturday ‘aq;?gis again Gth haspost Qeebngighofes. f»; 2 o ,1( 3,. : '\,g s e ‘}.{ | %G'}'ivé YORL, a% tub,. & ,surprise—--31, RTEH D TR ORNNE amty 3 bhthe withji"Bulng“ devil 'gxé leave no BHERT ol h e, dBaOE 4 ? fflli Jacobs aitd sod” Irvin entertain©d a compdtly of friends at_Sunday l 3 ;?g&tgq!-pey; Wigton' attended-eourt in ,fi@pwn today, » . el . v . 7 S 3T > 2 X

LEGION NOTES

» Through the generosity of the editor this column has been donated to the local post American ° Legion. Watch for this colum every issue and it will lcontain items of interest to the community as to what we are doing. Ligonier Post is cdfitemplating a Minstrel show which promises to be a hum dinger with such end men as Phil Schloss and Pete (Jas) King to insure its success. Nuf sed. They are there. Geaes At

One of our corades Lloyd Snyder has had the misfortune to be laid up for quite a while due to an injury of his hand, is getting along nicely now so we hear. We're for you Snyder come up next meeting. A

Somebody had the nerve to ask our brand new adjutant when the Bonus Bill would be passed he was told to 2! ! - * | write the ways and means committee Washington D. C.

- Karl Franks our new Post Conimander has outlined some big jobs for the Post to work on this year. He needs no crritfeiem as he is there with the outline and also on the finish. His past record as carnival and fair promoter will prove that his efforts are not in vain.

The Post wants to run a series of dances for the members and their friends, where can we rent a piano? Answer us care of this paper if you have one. 4

The Post also solicits invitations from other local organizations to assist them in any way they may want the post to serve, we are willing to da our share to benefit the community, | i

We also wish to thank the people of this community for their kind support on all occassions where the Legion has asked for it and we are ready to retirn favors. 5

I think that this will be enough to start our column out with and remember to watch for news in preceeding issues of this paper pnd you will find out what the Amercan Legion is doing. - | I thank you.

~ Ireland Now Free State, , ‘By vote of 63 to 57 the Dail Eireann Saturday voted to ratify the treaty providing for an P¥rish free state. | ‘ : Eamon DeValera president of the so-called Irish republic resigned af ter the vote and will probably ‘continue his fight for independence of Ireland., The Irish new have the same government as the Canadians. - W. A. Ruple Home. : W. A. Ruple who with -his son conducts a meat market in Mishawaka is home today making preparationa to renigve a portion of his household godos to that city. Mr. Ruple expects to rent his house and may let it partially furnished t othe right people. The meat business is proving very successful. : ' - . Printers On Strike, : - Dike Kerr employed as a printer in South Bend is home for a: week. Sixty prinsers involving ten shops are on' strike and Mr. Kerr is a member. of the union which went out. The strike is expected to, last a week and maybe longer. The contest is for shorter hours. |

Recommendation Ignored. . In defiance to the recommendation of Postmaster General Will Hays congress has appropriated the neécessary fund to meet the expense of free mail delivery in towns like Albion, LaGrange and Butler in the' United States. The postmaster general asked that free delivery -of mails in may towns be discontinued. Drink Varnish for Wine. Eight elders 6f the Seventh Reformed church at Grand Rapids, Mich., were poisoned at the morning service Sunday when they drank varpish that had been poured into a communion cup in, the belief it was sacramental wine: 'Two of the elders were said to be in a ecritical condition. = - Goshen police arrested a Michigan booze runner on the Lincoln highway west of Ligonier Saturday who gives his name as Charles Myers alias Snyder: Twenty-threé gallons of perfectly good whiskey was thken from a Chevrolet touring car. The man is in jail R e o

Hurt in Fall,

Joseph Eckhart. is confined to his home the result of a fall on the ice and his position at the Farmers & Merchant’s Trust company has been filled by George W. Hussey. Mr. Eckart is gquite badly injured. :

No More Poison Gas.

By agreement/ at the- Washington arms conferenceé poison gas is prohibited in future wars and the use of -submarines cannot be directed against' 'ships 'of commerce. i it S / e Protracted Meetings. = The Richer Brothers who-have conducted a number of successful revival meetings in Noble ‘county opened a series of protracted, meetings in Kendallville Sunday evening. . . . . Renl Estate Transfers. Mazy E. Folck to Zelda Randal. and husband part jot 1 Banta’s addition. Ligonier; Wiliam Q. Willams to Le Roy /T, ?9 oss; land in segtion. 30 Perry townal SRR R pafae g g

MONDAY THURSDAY

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10 GIVE CONGERT - LAST OF MONTH LIGONIER BAND IN BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT AT M. E. CHURCH 1 i ABOUT JAN. 28TH Next Night Musical Organization Will Appear in the Opera House, Goshen About January 26 or 27 the Ligonier Band will give a benefit concert at the M. E. church in this e¢ity. The following evening-the entertainment will be repeated at Goshen and the organization is sure to receive a big patronage in' both cities. W The™Ligonier band under the direction of George V. Roscoe has become one of the leading musical organizations of the state. 3

It is the intention to mafie the Ligonier band a rival of the famous Rog-, ers Goshen band under the ‘leadership of Mr. Roscoe who'is regarded as, one !ofvthe best bandmasters of the country. ; ‘ ! The local organization has been practicing ‘every Monday evening and a practice and business meeting will be held tonight at which a definite ‘date will be. fixed for the benefit concert in thigcity, - - This community will look forward to the event with much pleasure. - Joe is Twenty-Six. Joe Lepird was 26 years of age Friday and he would have completely forgotten ghe importan§ event had it not been for the action of his friends who to the number of over forty rushed in on him in the evening and joined in the celebration of his anniversary.- o

A pleasing feature was a big supper and the usual social 'diversions." : " Loses Motor Meter. Mr. and Mrs. J. D! Casey of Auburn visited Mr. and Mrs. eGorge. W. Brown Sunday and “while here some enterprising thief stolg the motor meter off his car. The machine was parked in the rear of the Brown residence anad remaned there until after night fall. ‘When the Caseys were ready to start home the loss was discovered. - o To Sell More Stock. - The Indiana and Michigan Electric company asked the public service commission for authority to sell $300,000 of its preferred stock at par to reimbruse the company’s treasury for !expenditurés made in improving its plants. Early action is asked hy the company which said its authorized is-~ sue of stock for sale had been over-. subseribed. g :

' Birthday Clebration. Relatives of James A. Taylor gatheerd at the family residence the other day to help celebrate his 76th birthday anniversary. A big dinner was a pleasing feature. The out’ of town guests were James A. Boweéen and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowen of Topeka. se e : Mumps Epidemic. . There is an epidemic of mumps in Ligonier and vicinity. Among those afflicted are Baron Stellar, son of Floyd Stellar and Melvin son of Mr. gnd Mrs. Harry Schlotterback. - The condition of Mr. Schloterback is quite serious. He is confined to his bed. .~ Another F. & S Banquet. J. C. Brunk of Ligonier county secretary of the Y. M. C. A, presided at a meeting which was held at Rome Citg last Tuesday afternoon and plans were made for a father and son banquet which will be given there in the near future. ; * - | Mr, Urich Out Aagin. After. an illness of about three weeks of something like flu N. Y. C. Station Agent Aaron Urich is on duty again. His condition was quite serous for some days. The railway officials admonished him to not return to work until well able. '

- Albion Chamber of Commexrce. . -Albion at a preliminary meeting decided to organize a ‘chamber of com-~ merce and appointed Judge Wrigley and five other prominent citizens to prepare a- constitution and by-laws. Officers -will be elected at a Ilater ‘meeting. : : : |Bl s b o s e | Calamities Come Doubly. The same day Fleto Searls applied for - divorce at Elkhart Daniel Searls 28 her husband was declared insane. Fleto will have to wait the recovery of her spouse before the divorce action cdn be tried. : ! ' R e Son is Born. B Dr. Black reports the arrival of @ son to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shell at the home of Mr. and' Mrs. Jospeh Eckhart in this ‘city. The youngster arrived Thursday night, * ' = §akoos -___L_J___ - 3 -', . Benjamin Swinehart Dead. ' -+ Mrs. William Francisco received word of the death of her brother, BenJamin F. Swinehart aged 70 at Defiance, Ohio ' Friday night. Mrs. (Charles: Cornelius ‘of this eity is a