Ligonier Banner., Volume 55, Number 48B, Ligonier, Noble County, 26 January 1922 — Page 1
TWICE WEEKLY
2.00 PER YEAR
WILL MEET GOSHEN THIS FRIDAY EVENING
L. H. S. BASKETBALL TEAMS BOYS AND GIRLS TO TEST STRENGTH WITH GOSHEN H. S. TEAMS
Best Games of Season Are Promised In These Events and Big Attendance Expeected
When the high school bpys and girls basketball teams of Goshen play here Friday night with Ligonier’'s fast ball tossers a hot contest may be looks< ed for. o
Thedefeat of the local teams by Auburn the other night is no gague to what will happen here Friday night. When theé home teams lost to Auburn it was the result of bad luck from the start and at that the Ligonier girls lost by only one point and the local boys put up a great fight. Those who miss *Friday night’s game will lose the enjoyment of some rare sport. o ;
The Ligonier girls have lost but two games the entire season and they will lose’ few of the remaining games to be played. There are four more games scheduléd, Wolf Lake here, Topeka at Topeka, Angola -at Angola and Warsaw here. The last game will be played Feb. 24, .
Short Course Banquet.
~ The Home Division of the Free Short Course sponsored by the Farm Bureau is active in its plans under the leadership of Mrs. Frank Guthrie president of the Albion Township Club. At a recent meeting of the Home Economics Committee it was planned to. begin the ladies program with a “Booster Banquet” on Wednesday evening February 22nd. : The banquet 'is to be of the pot luck basket nature served cafeteria style. Judging by previous occasions of a similar nature held by farmers it will be a banquet indeed. Everybody is welcome and all inferested in the Short Course will be urged to come with well filled baskets. sl :
Was Formerly Ligonier Boy.
Edwin Robinson better known as Ted who has won such fame as a special writer on a Cleveland, Ohio paper is a former resident of Ligonier, attending school in this city. His father was accountant in the offices of the Mier Carriage Co. and removed from here to LaGrange. Ted Robinson while residing here received an injury to one of his legs in a ball game, réndering him a cripple for life. The lad will be remembered by many residents of this city.
Leg is Fractured.
Mrs. J. A. Brannan of Elkhart suffered the fracture of the large bone of her right knee and of the small bone just above the ankle in a ‘fall on an icy walk Monday . The accident happened while Mrs. Brannan was called by work connected with a committee of which she is chairman. She was taken to the Elkhart General hospital in an ambulance. The injured lady is a daughter of Mrs. John Hayes of Ligonier and formerly resided in this City. - |
Goes Over to March Term.
The cases of Joseph Clouse, Frank Strouse, John Varner and George Rimmell who were arrested last week charged with illicit manufacture of “moonshine” which were set for hearing in the Noble circuit court Tuesday were continued until the March term of court,
Next Lecture Course Number.
Dr. William Cady will appear in the third number of the High School lecture course in the high school room next Monday night, January 30. Dr. Cady has a record of 100 per cent in ‘the thirteen appointments he has filled this far this year. He will lecture on ‘Science” -
Air Mail Man Lights.
An airplane carrying U. S. mail was forced on account of fog and snow to land in Stout’s field near Topeka. Them achine carried about 600 pounds of mail which was sent east from Ligonier over the N. Y. C. The aviator remained in Topeka over night and resumed his journey about 8 o’clock the following morning. ‘
Blanks Aavailable.
Forms 1040 for~reporting individual] income for the taxable year 1921 of more than $5,000 are available at the offices of the Collector of Internal Revenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, and at the following branch offices: Terre ‘Haute, Evansville, New Albany, Muncie, LaFayette, ILogansperi, Tort Wayne, South Dend and Gary}
. Will Meet in Kendallville. ' At a meeting of the Twelfth Indiana district democrafs in Fort Wayne yesterday it was decided to hold a big rally and love feast in Kendallville the latter part of February or early in March., Eminent speakers will be present, :
Lie Ligonier Banner,
.. ENLARGES FACILITIES pr. (. D. Lane Takes Suit of Seven Rooms in Zimmerman Block For : Treatment of Patients ;
. Just,as soon as workmen can complete repairs Dr. C. D. Lane will have a suit of seven rooms in the Zimmerman block for the treatment of patients. An opening is being cut through the present operating room into the apartment now used for the Zimmerman office and in the rear of these four rooms will be fitted up. one nice room for the x-ray and two recuperating »ooms with easy beds. Eo :
In the absence of a regular hospital in Ligonier the Dr. Lane quarters will answer admirably for the purpose. In fact it will be a well equipped hospital on a smaller scale than the larger institutions. This is something Ligonier has long stood in dire need. With the new arrangement patients ‘undergoing, surgical operations. may have every care without leaving the building. The institution testifies to the enterprise of Dr. Lane. It will obviate the necessity of taking patients to other cities for surgical operations and other treatment where hospital accommodations are impara-| tive. : }
The rooms will be ready for use in a few weeks. :
Hay and Grain Sale.
The Slabaugh Brothers will. sell at the Bowsher farm three miles north and one half mile west of Ligenier beginning at noon Friday February 10, the following property: About three thousand bushels .of corn, four hundred Lushels cf oais sixty tons of mixed timothy and clover hay and a set of work harness. ‘' A credit of seven months wil be given with 7 per cent interest. Harley Longcor is the auectioneer. : ¢ 48b4t
Bowling Club Results,
Following is the result of last night’s bowling contest. ) ;
First game—Miss Beatric Flick 154 ~Second high—Miss Martha Hutchison 125.
.Second game—Miss Hutchison 113. Second high—Mrs. Edna Green 97 The bewling club meets.every Wed esday evening.
20 Below Zero.
- Noble county thermometers regisered all the way from 18 to 22 degrees below zero Tuesday night and it was ten below at six o’clock Wednesday morning. This ig the coldest it has been in a number of years and put to flight those who prophesized an open mild winter.
The 'Women’s Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. B. W. Cowley Friday afternoon Jan. 27. Mrs. E. G. Thompson , program leader and Mrs. J. L. Cavin devotional leader. hTe hostess will be assisted by Mrs. Len Harsh and Mrs. Ephriam Yoder.
Gerber is Improved.
- Dr. Shobe his attending physician, repots the condition of Frank Gerber as much improved. Mr. Gerber suffeed a serous heart attack . superinduced by over exertion from trying to extricate his antomobile from a snow drift while coming from Albion the other day. ' ) :
Ellis Pays Fine of $2O.
James Ellis who operates the pool room formerly owned by James Adams was -arraigned before Joudge Thompson this morning on a charge of permitting minors to frequent his place and on a plea of guilty was fined with the costs s3s2o. The arrest was made by Marshal Engle. '
Topeka Resdence Damaged.
The residence of Norman Strang at Topeka was badly damaged by fire. About one half the structure was destroyed before the flames could be brought under control. The loss is estimated at $2,500 with $1,700 insurance. S {
U. 8. Stays Out.
According to reports from Washington the United States will not be represented at the economic conference toYbe held in Genoe, Italy, in March. President Harding is fearful his appointee would not be confirmed by the senate. : T
Roop Reappointed.
Raymond Roop has been redppointed agricultural agent of Whitley county, by the board of education on petition of the Whitley County Farm Bureau and on recommendation -of T. A, Coleman county 'agent leader of Purdue university. ! ; |
Inn Grounds Sold.
" The dea] has been closed for the sale of the site of the former Wawasee Inn and the ten acres of ground along the lake front and at the rear, A half dozen Goshen residents are in the deal and fine improvements are looked for.
Hal Green assistant cashier of the Farmers &Merchants Trust company is confined to his home by a severe attack of muscular rrheyi'hatism. :
The Wawasee Hotel Company com posed of Goshen residents has incor porated with a capital stock of $250, 000. : ; X
LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY JANUARY 26, 1922
WEDNESDA EVENING FEBRUARY THE 15T
IS DATE FIXED FOR CONCERT BY LIGONIER AT THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 2
Program Announced Includes Miss Helen Carney, Mrs. Wilbur W, Wood and Mrs. Helen Shaw Krutz e :
* Wednesday evening February Ist. is the date decided upon for the musical entertainment to be given by the Ligonier Band. The concert will be given at the M. E. church and the program includes numbers by Miss He’r@figfir—ney, noted violinist, Mrs. W. W. Wood, famous soloist and a performance by Mrs. Helen Shaw Krutz one of the leading entertginers of Goshen. Mrs. Krutz has the distinction of holding the office of deputy sheriff in her county, Elkhart, Pt
The band will be directed by George V. Roscoe who won such fame as the leader o fther famous Rogers Goshen Band known the country over for the superiority of its performances. This is the first benefit concert by the Ligonier band and the performance is sure to please all music lovers. Later concerts will be given in Goshen, Topeka, Cromwell and other nearby towns and cities under the able direction of Band Master Roscoe. The Ligonier organizatiof has become one of the best in the country, Everybody is familiar with the splendid performance of Miss Helen Carney whose talent is recognized everywhere. The singing of Mrs. W. W. Wood is to well known for its superior quality to need any comment. Mrs. Helen Shaw Krutz is sure to please.
* The funds desired from the concerts will be used by the Ligonier band to purchase suitable uniforms and to engage the services of out-of-town musicians during the open air, free concerts next summer in this city.
Hunting Season Nears Close. January 31 is the last day on which wild ducks and geese coots, gallinules and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe may be hunted anywhere in the United ‘States under the federal law which iprescribes seasons on migratory game birds. : .
Walter Grover has sold h# cafe under the Banner office to Ray Gale. It is understood that Shermaa Baker will be associated with M:. Gale in the conduct of the business. Mr Grover has nothing in prospect in a business way. '
‘Elmer Winstead Las removed his household goods to Mishawaka. They aad been in storage in his gity. While in Ligonier Mr. Winstead was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. R., K. Earnhart,
_Ves Hope of Conserve sold his racing mare Ada Mack to a :Massachusetts purchaser at an Indianapolis sale for $2,700. Zs
Out In New Uniform. Marshal Engle is out in a new regulation uniform which is most becoming consistent with his official station. He now resembles a city police chief, 1 iot P : 1 Agent Williams of the Railway Express company has & new sign which he erected today. Mirs. M. M. Ganger of Elkhart was here a guest of her daughter Mrs. Louis Levy and family this week.
Special Meeti f Chamb . There will be a special meetin'g of the, Ligonier Chamber of Commerce in the Christian Church Tuesday even- : ~ ing February 7th. e , o A banquet will be served in the dining room of the _ church at 7 P. M. to be followed by an address by JESSE E. ESCHBACH,PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. ‘ Men who are not members of the Chamber of Commerce will be permitted to attend this meeting. Tickets , - may be purchased at the following places for $l.OO each: '~ Star Grocery, T. E. Cass and F. E. Weir. ~1 ' . Tickets must be purchased not later than Saturday = - evening, February 4th. = . : Y o
Grover Sells Cafe.
Moving to Mishawaka.
Mare Brings $2,700 -
o NEWS NOTES ‘ The te_mperature hovered around ‘zero again last night.. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Henoch willt spepd Sunday with his parents in LaPorte. 'Stuart Carney is still confined to his ‘bed. | b 1 | S ——— - : . Virgil Todd is recovering from an attack of appendicitis. . m Raymond Swank has sold his meat market at Wawaka to Albert Franks.
The city council meets in regular session tonight. ¥ .~ Loeser & Shobe are holding a horse sale in Goshen today, Mrs. Mary Butts is dead at LaGrange aged 77 years. : S e oD :' : - Rev. Warstler of New: Paris is dead at the advanced age of 81. 6 - Mr. and Mrs. W. % ‘,Qikton entertained friends at dinner last evening. - Hal Green appeared at his old station in the Farmers & Merchants bank this morning., : 5
‘The severe cold and heavy snow kept many Odd Fellows away from the district meeting at Albion yesterday. See the Musical Vans in a fine program atCrystal Thursday and Friday. Something that will please. i . -See The Mii»siéal ‘Vans high class vaudeville act at Crystal Thursday and Friday. ' ; Charles Arnold was fined 'sloo at. Goshen on a plea of guilty to violation of the prohibition law.
Martha J. Jordan of Syracuse has been granted a pension of $3O a month. o Harry Clemens of Gpshen and Vietor Gibson of Mishawaka had business in Ligonier this week. The news that an Egyptian mummy with a bushy beard has ben unearthed is no reflection upon Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes. : Country butter retailed in the Ligonier market this week at 30 cents a pound, following the price of eggs in a downward trend. - ——-—.—;—-—-—- The Ligonier lodge of Odd Fellows initiated two candidates at a meeting last night. hTere was a good atttendance. /
The first marriage permit in 1922 issued by Clerk Deter went to Miss Marie A. Brunner of Kendallville and Arthur L. Kief of Mishawaka. | The Musical Vans a high clasy vaudeville attraction also Ralph Helston the little minstrel man at Crystal Thursday and Friday. Adm. 20 and 30¢ ~ The Father and Son banguet scheduled for Rome City last Monday was postponed for a week on account of unfavorable weather. ‘ Farmers are asked to see that quaii receive sufficient nourishment to keep them -alive during the severe weather. s : e
~ The Ligonier Boy Scout basketball team defeated the Y. M. C. A. team of Cromwell in that town the other evene . Mesdames George Sisterhen and Marion Reese who have been dangerously ill are greatly improved in health. ; : . I Frank P. Wood is suffering from the prevailing malady a bad cold.
FATHER - DAUGHTER WILL HOLD BANQUET
FEBRUARY 28 DATE SET FOR GATHERING AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH PARLORS IN LIGOe NIER
Banquet Will be Served by Ladies of the Church and Fine Time is As- : sured ;
At a meeting Tuesday night of a committee composed of W. A. Cochran J. C. Brunk, C. R. Stansbury, 0. M. Craig and Frank P. Bothwe!l it was decided to hold a father and daughter banquet at the (heristian churcn Kebruary 28. - = kel ‘The affair will e under theauspices of the Noble County Y. M“C. A. and will be conducted along the same lines of the father.and son banguets held in Ligonier and other sectién of the county. : \ Any father without a daughter will be supplied one for this occasion and and any daughter without a father will have one appointed her. It is planned later on' to have a mother and son banquet and a mother and daughter meeting in order to cover the whole field. - The Dad and Lad banquets held in the past few years in the towns and cities of the county have all been happy and successful affairs and there is no reason to doubt the success of the ones to follow. J. C. Brunk secretary of the county Y. M. C. A. will be in charge. It is the aim to secure a noted lady speaker for the occasion. The program will be in. charge of the Misses Gullion and Boomer teachers in the Ligonier schools.’ e
Attend Birthday <Celebration.
Messrs and Mesdames Nelson and Homer Hite, Willard Slabaugh and J. N. Cooper with Forest Slabaugh and Miss Hite attended a celebration of the 51st birthday anniversary of Edwin Wehrley at Millersburg., .
Auxiliary Meeting
At a meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion last night it was decided to put on a membership drive and a committee was appointed for that purpose. The drive will be conducted in the next two weeks.
Death of Aged Resident.
J. Edward Adams aged 73, died Wedensday on the farm where he was born near Kendallville of bronchial pneumonia after an illness of one week. The widow, a son and daughter survive. ; i o
Changes His Residence. " Dennis Burke who resides in Ames, lowa writes to have the address of his Banner changed from 1224 Duff street to 1418 Douglas. Mr. Burke an old Ligpnier boy is doing well in the west. e , Lectire by Indian. ' B. E. Ilahibaksh a ‘native of India, will lecture at a meeting in the Presbyterian church next Thursday night under ,the auspices of the county ¥ M. C. A. . . : ‘ Wheat is Protected. P - Farmers say the wheat in the ground is being protected from the severe freezing by the heavy blanket of snow which lies on the ground. : - Clara. Kimmball Young in a magnificent picture also the Musical Vans a high class, vaudeville attraction di- '- rect. from Fort Wayne at . Crystal Thursday and Friday. Adm. 20 and 30 cents, ' Ut e
l ~TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS Lgonier Chamber of Commércé to Listen to Fine Address By Jesse E. i Eschbach
The evening of February 7th will be a gala occasion for the Ligonier Chamber of oCmmerce members and guests when Jesse E. Eschba®h wili appear and deliver an address on the subject of state affairs with which he has grown familiar as head of the state board of accounts. The meeting will be in the Christian church. A
A banquet will be served by the ladies of the church at seven o’clock inithe evening and Mr. Eschbach will deliver his address immediately following. ' Arrangements have been made to entertain male guests and the Chamber membership will be considerably augmented by the visitors.. , " Tickets for the meeting and banquet will be one dollar and may be obtained at the hardware store of Weir & Cowley, The Star Grocery and T. E. Cass.
‘This will be one of the most important meetings of the winter and a big attendance islooked for.
Sack Buys Cleaning Shop. Herman Sack the well known musician has purchased the dry cleaning iestablishment of Roy Ferguson tak‘possession - Tuesday. Mr. Ferguson sold out on account of failing health and he is undecided as to his future business engagements. L ; - Mr. Sack announces that he will add additional equipment to make his shop eapable of meeting all demands upon it. He will do cleaning pressing, dyeing, sponging altering and" all kinds of treatment of both men’s clothes and women’s gowns. Mrs. Harley Bowen who has had wide experience will look after cleaning, repairing and alterations of ladies garments. - ;
- Mr. Sack is a hustling young business man and will no doubt get all the work he can do. -
300 AUTO VICTIMS IN 1921 Record for 1921 in Indiana Given by H. M. Wright, Vital Statistics Di- - rector—Railroads Kill 265 ;
More than 300 persons were killed in automobile accidents in.lndidna in 1921, H. M. Wright director of the division of -vital statistes of the state department o fhealth announced Saturday n a report supplemental to the annual table of mortality statistics. Two hundred and sixty-five persons met death in railroad accidents. A total of those killed in automobile accidents can not be given accurately Mr. Wright said because many of the of the deaths reported as caused by by railroad accidents were really due to collisions of automobiles withl trains. P : S
Musical Events Planned.
A number of great musical events are being booked for Winona this season. A contract has already been made with John McCormick and it is expected an effort will be made to obtain Mary Garden for a concert. Other musical attractions already.contracted include Zoellner @tring Quartet, Davis Opera Company, Brown’s Jubilee Singers, Folsom-De Sellem Company the Sholies Family, Lambert Murphy, Sophit Braslaw and Westminster Choir. .
7—l7l§];i'j_aih:’—-s;(':red oéera, will be presented in full costume under direc-
tion of W. D. Chenery and H. W. Owens. Two Shakespearean plays will be given on an outdoor stage by local talent. : :
Big Type Poland China Sale. ‘Otis Baker will hold & public sale of Big Type Poland China hogs at F’og-‘ ter’s Taxi Station in Ligonier Tuesday, February 7th. 2 Forty-four head of tried sows and gilts will be offered. | A'mong this lot are the granddaughél ters of the Clansman, Giant Buster, Hoosier Bill, Big Bob' Second, Rumple Wonder an dthe Caviliar. e One yearling boar sired by The Caviliar, a full blood brother to the $lO,000 Out Post. : : : One fall boar pig. The offering of sows and gilts will be bred to the son of Caviliar, Rumple's Wonder and a son of Peter Pan, A L Catalog will be mailed by request, - s . 48b3t
For Wider State Roads. Owners of land contiguous to state roads which the state highway commission wishes to widen have been asked again to co-operate with: the department by moving back property lines. Letters containing the request were gsent out Saturday by Lawrence Lyons director of the state highway commission. The commission wishes to have fifty feet from fence to fence, and many landowners appreciate the value of a modern highway adjacent to,their land and are complying with requests previously made.
Death ‘of eGorge Sorden. ' A telegram was received in Ligonier this morning announcing the death of George Sorden at Webster, lowa. No particulars were given. The. deceased was the husband of Mollie Wolf Sorden formerly of Ligonier and who recently vigited here. Mrs.Sorden is a niece of Henry Hire and a cousin of ‘Will ‘Hire of this city. The funeral arrangements are not known, ‘
MONDAY THURSDAY
VOL. 55 NO. 488
ROUSING MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HELD AT PHILADELPHIA WEDNESDAY NOON Spirit of Co-Operation Manifested by Representatives of Both Sturdy Ci- . vie Organizations
~ In a strong plea for co-operation and a better undestanding between the farmer and townsman J. Warren Moore an officer of the Perry township farm bureau spoke to the Cham< ber of Commerce at the noon luncheon at the Philadelphia Wednesday. The speaker declared any differences which might arise between the farmer and the merchant were due to a lack of understanding rather than unfriendly rivalry. Mr. Moore likened the relations between the town and country to those existing between husband and wife and said an explanation would always be found sufficient to straighten matters out. He plead for closer co-operation and a better understanding of the needs and purposes of both. ) o :
‘Will H. Green took the ground that the city of Ligonier is not confined to the town boundaries but incorporates the whole community and this makes the farmers of Perry and adjacent townships residents of the place where they procure their mail and do their trading. This makes the farmers as much interested in the town as the townsman. = .
. William A. Cochran spoke as “a dirt farmer” and declared in all, his travels over the state he found no market superior to Ligonier for farm products. He said there had in the }past been some prejudice and referred to the Perry township centralized school as a mounment to this folly. Instead of joining with Ligo‘nier residents of the township' had preferred to go it alone and now they were reaping the cost not only in school facilities but in heavy taxes. He declared the farm organization of which he is a ‘member is loyal to Ligonier and feels a deep interest in her welfare. “What is most needed,” declared Mr. Cochran is a broader confidence and a closer and beter understanding.
At this point President Wood spoke of the advantage of keeping employeda community nurse and invited the farm federation through its officers present to participate in the most laudable undertaking. =~ g Mr. Cochran declared the community nurse a fine thing after Mr. Wood had explained that 50 per cent of the cases receiving attention were those of charitable nature, Mr. Cochran asked the support of the commerce chambér for the county Y. M. C. A. ; The last of the farm federation speakers was Mr. Neufer who made a: most interesting address along the same lines as the other visitors. He Said the chief requisite was to secure a good understanding and go to work. These he admitted were the only elements which would insure success of any undertaking. iy . Speaking for the Chamber of Commerce C. R. Stansbury the merchant said he was mcuh pleased with the expressions of good will uttered by the speakers who preceded him.
““What we most desire and need is co-operation and good will and we can accomplished wonders. The city needs the country and the country need the city so that their interests are concurrent and cooperative. What inures to the benefit of one works to the profit of the other and an injury to one is felt by all residents of the community.” : 3
Mr. Stansbury spoke of the Father and Daughter banguet soon to be held at the Christian churcvh and extended a special invitation for the farmers to attend. He also spoke of the beautification of country highways and urged cooperation between city and country in bringing this about. - J..C. Bruk made a short talk in the interest of the county Y. M. C. A. of ‘which he is secretary. He extended a pressing invitation to ten members of the Chaniber to meet the Hi Y boys in a game of volly ball at the high school gym tonight and the invitation wasg accepted. . ; b ~ Dr. C. G. Keehn referred to the concert to be given by the Ligonier band and said he expected the co-peration of the Chamber in the sale of tickets Aside from Dr. Keehn the committee is composed of J. B. Schutt and T. E. Cass. G . At a meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce it was decided to limit the sale of tickets to the Eschbach lecture to 100. ; “President Wood presided at the meeting which entertained representatives of the Perry township farm federation at the Philadelphia. There | were 31 members present. ¢ i 3;e& : o ? ~_E. M. Morris of Sauth Bend was elected republican chairman of the | Thirteenth district to succeed Vi W. | Van Fleet who resigned. Guy Daus|man of Goshen was the defeated can-