Ligonier Banner., Volume 56, Number 14B, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 June 1922 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

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CALBECK GETS BIG MILL

Fxchanges Sparta Township Farm For Monarch Mills In Columbia : City , -

Some time ago the Banner noted the exchanged by John W. Calbeck of his Sparta township farm for a flouring mill and other property in Columbia City. The Fort 'Wayne Journal Gazette has the following concerning the deal. o : --“T'he romance of a business venture which had its beginning 12 years ago with a borrowed capital of $5O rivaling in fascination modern fic-i tion and containing a powerful sermon ‘on Americanization angd its opportunities is found hidden in the announcement o fthe disposal by Jacob Postman of his extensive real estate, manufacturing and business holdings in Columbia City at a <onsideration said to approximate $llO,OOO. “John W. Calbeck of Fort Wayne was announced as the purchaser of the Postman & Co. property. The property involved in the deal includes the famous Monarch mills which consists of a stock feed manufacturing plant, elevators, warehouses coal vards and trackage holdings. As part payment it was announced ‘the purchaser deeds to Postman the Calbeck homestead of 25 Tacres of rich farm-= ing land located ‘three miles south of| Ligonier, * ' ;. : e

“Twelve years ago Postman came to Columbia City shortly after his arrival in this country from Russia. He had no knowlege of the language or the customs of America but by borrowing $5O from his brother whio had preceded him here he started in business for himself and today stands .as one of the most successful manufacturers in this section of the state.

The Monarch mills through which Postman madé his greatest strides in the industrial -world, were established seven years ago in Columbia City, and in that space of time liave gained nation-wide fame through the manufacture and distribution of stock and poultry feeds. ' : “Mr. Calbeck and his two sons will operate the mills in the future moving to Columbia City to direct their affairs. Postman it was announced will dispose of his other property and holdings in Columbia City and will £0 to Fort Wayne to reside.” - i

Sleuths Uncover Auto Theft Ring.

Chicago, May 30—Operators of an alleged nation-wide automobile theft ring with headquarters in Chicago and of which “Con” Shea labor leader now under indictment for murder in connection with the deaths of two policemen following labor bombings is said by the police to be the head were revealed by the authorities today following the return from St. Louis of officers with William Smith. Smith was arrested as an alleged “field agent” of the ring. : ! : 3

According to thep olice operations of the alleged automobile theft rings extended into cities of the east and south and resulted in the theft and disposal of more than 300 cars valued at about $500,000. John Rogers garage owner and Claud Bullier arrested yesterday with an automobile alleged to have been stolen are also being held. Thomas Carey who signed the bond for the release from jail of Mader and Murphy on condition they withdraw from all activities in connection with the Chicago building trades council said today that union labor here would be investigated in public by a committee of 20 representative citizens and officials. The committee, he said would consist of aldermen, bankers, judges, members of the clergy and persons “not friendly to union labor.” - e

t The Cromwell Postmaster, . The postal departmeny at Washington notified the civil service commission Tuesday that the postmastership at Cromwell is vacant. This no doubt means that an examination is to be held before a permanent stamp licker is appointed. Robert Maggart is the acting postmaster and he ought to be able to pass the civil service examination if he desires to continue in charge of the office.: | . Osterman Gives Bond. =

The Clarence Osterman case- of non-support of child was settled in the circuit court last week. Defendant was in arrears of about a year and a half and gave bond that he would liguidate in six months. For said delinquency Mrs.: Osterman was granted $360. ‘ S e

Many Arrests Made. The state fish and game warden announces that 102 arrests were made in in the past 30 days. Forty-one were taken into custody for possession of seins, twenty-five for spears and mis. cellaneous offenses against the fish laws. ~ ; Awards Big Contraet, = The Indiana & Michigan Electric company has awarded a contract for the enlargement of its power plant at South Bend to cost $1,250,000. The money was raised - by the sale of

All members of Excelsior Lodge No. 267 1. O. 0. F. are requested to be present at the lodge rooms June 7th. There will be initiation work followed by a banquet. ¢ @ -

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| Where Teachers Will Spend Vacation, | Miss Alice Vallance whose home is in’ Ligonier will spend the summer in | University of Chicago. She will teach here next year. : 2 ' Miss Eva Osborn and Miss Golda | Weade will spend their vacation at Winona. : : ; ~Miss Murray will not return next year but will be at her home in Orleans. - e | Miss Bertha Deßerry will spend the summer at her homeé in Bicknell, Ind. - Miss Elizabeth Hire will be in the ’Univ'er_sity_ovfi Chicago during the summer term, : ‘ - I\{liss’Hazel Slinkhard has gone to her-home in Bloomfield for a visit and will spend the summer and all of next year at Chicago University. Miss Bess Grigson will attend school at the State Normal at Muncie for the summer. e o

Miss eHlen Woodfil will be at her honie in Greensburg. : - Miss Nellie McMichael whose home is in Arlington goes to a college in | North Carolina’ to teach next year. - Mrs. Dunkle will return next year ‘but will spend the summer visiting with friends in different parts of Indiana. : o \ : ~ Miss Grace Swaim will be at her -home in Alexandria. She does not return to Ligonier next year. b Miss Helen Summers will be in school, ‘ ! e . Miss Blanche Rutherford whose home is jin- Springport will bes in Muncie met year'.wh.ere she has. accepted a position. ' - Miss Beatrice Flick will be at home in iLgonier for the summer, ‘ Miss Lenna Smith will be at home! in Newcastle for the summer. : | ~ Miss Madeline Gullion whose home is in Newcastle will spend the summer in Wisconsin University. ~ Miss Frances Boomer will be at her home in Muncie, i A. 8. Dayvis will spend the summer attending school at the State Normal Muncie. T Ralph Allen is at home in Losantsville but will be in school at Indiana University for the summer.. ~ Supt Craig says that in no school in northern Indiana is three such a big per cent of the teachers planning to spend the summer vacation in college.

Two Stills Found In Home,

-Four policemen and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Long on Friday- raided the home of Henry Darnell who resides two miles south of the city on the Prairie street road at what is known as the old Cook place. ) - In upstairs rooms! of the place the officers found two 'stills one of 30 gallon capacity and the other smaller about four gallons of white mule; a ‘half bushel of cracked corn; and other materials and equipment used in the operation of a still.

Darnell was placed under arrest and the liquor, stills equipment and materials were brougt to the police station. In,the city court: Friday morning he waived arraignment on a charge of violating the liquor laws and Judge Walter Walker fixed his bond at $5OO. This was furnished by Rufus Moran. Darnell is 47 years old. He has a wife and five children three of whom live at home. Until recently he: had been employed as a motion picture machine operator_ in a local theater— Elkhart Truth.

Retail Coal Dealers Object to $3-a Ton, ‘Washington, May 380.—Declaring that coal producers who are here in preparation for a conference with Secretary Hoover tomorrow on coal prices held a preMminary meeting today and agreed upon a price program calling for a minimum of $3 a ton at the mines, represent,?ati'ves of retail dealers associations prepared tonight to -file protests with' the department of commerce head against official approval being given any such figure. Thec onference has been called for a discussion with bituminous coal operators with the view of preventing an advance 'in - prices . during ithe \strike.

A delegation headed by L. W. Ferguson president of the Chicago Coal Merchants association will wait upon oHover early tomorrow it was declared to present a - formal protest against any such price program being agreed upon. o

: South Shore Inn Opened. { Beautiful South Shore Inn was formally ythrown open to the public. for the season Saturday night. Those to attend the dinnér dance from Ligonier were: Messrs. and Mesdames Bruece Schutt, Charles Simmons, Tom Green, Myron Bone, Otis Nusbaum, Grahm Lyon, Jaye Green, Maurice Brubaker and guests B. F. Kelley and Padgett Indianapolis and Lawrence Brubaker Detroit, ] : ;

Two Women Jurors.

The first women of DeKalb county to sit on the jury were Mrs, B. O. Fink and Mrs. V. E. Buchanan, who helped 10 men in a breach of promise. suit last week—a case in which the fair sex was the complainant, and who was given a werdict for damages. Mrs. Buchanan is the wife of Verne Buychanan whose father was a former! editor and proprietor. of the Albion Nowrd o Death of Leatha Correll, Leatha Correll granddaughter of N. P. Correll of Grand Haven, Mich.,, formerly of Noble ‘county died in a hospital in that city. ~

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY. INDIANA,. THURSDAY JUNE 1 1922

\ NEWS NOTES Joseph Caldwell of Diamond Lake is ill : - v Ed Stutzman of Kendallville was in Ligonier this week. T -- Mr. and Mrs. George Honert and family were in Goshen over Sunday. - Mrs. Maurice Brubaker has gone to Indianapolis for a week’s visit with friends. | - : Mrs. Emma Homan spent 'Tfi‘esda.w" and Wednesday in Detroit with her son Clyde. . | S-S-Sh! Don't tell the wife you'rel going 'to see “Polly of the Follies” at Crystal tonight. . i John Hearst of the Iron Products Co., spent Sunday at his home’ in Rochester, Indiana. : Janis Sedgwick left yesterday Witfi Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stuart to spend some time in Chicago. .

From June to. Sept. 1 the Ligoqier library will be, closed evenings except Mondays and Saturdays. ; Miss Betty Kegg accompanied her 'sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Brown, to Indianapolis for a visit, Mrs. Hector Sack and, so‘n‘ Winston leave today for several weeks’ visit with. her parents in Ironwood, Mich. Had Ullery employed in Stellar’s meat market has an imfepted finger from which he is suffering greatly. } Miss Mary Williams of Selma Indiana is visiting her sister Mrs. Karl Bourie and her father:S. J. Williams. Mrs. Clair Weir has as her 'house‘ guest Miss Léla Hansknecht of Sel'ma{ Indiana who is a teacher in the school of that ity. / . Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Engle and son of Mishawaka: spent the forepaxjt' of the week with Marshall Werten Engle and wife. Lawrence Brubaker cousin of Maurice Brubaker is here .from Detroit a ggest at the Kolb-Brubaker cottage at Lake Wawasee. :

“Tol’able David” is one of the three bigest dramas of the year and that’s thep lain unvarnished truth. If you miss it you’ll be sorry at Crystal’Sunday and Monday. : Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Coburn of with - gingham gowns and mirth' in Coburn of Peoria, 111., are visiting at the home of the former’s son G. R. Coburn, northwest of (Ligonier. Dr. H. E. Clybourn Osteopathic physician with offices in Goshen will bae in iLgonier ‘every Monday and Thursday. Appointments for treatment can be made through this office. 14btf | R A e e e Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stimson who have been occupying a part of the house recently remodeled by Mrs. 0. 8. Schwarz on Martin street are moving to Detroit. Mrs. Schwarz will occupy the house.

Mr. and Mrs. Clair Weir motored to South Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lowe decoration day to attend the base ball game between Notre Dame and Ann Arbor Mich. After which they enjoyed other amusements of interest. L, . AR

Mrs. H. P. Deacon and daughter lone of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris of Elkhart, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clawson and Mrs. Willard Fink of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jackson of this city were Decoration day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad White.

Ligonier had more visitors for the week end and over Decoration day than ever before. This was due no doubt to the fact that so many more people are driving their -own cars this year than formerly and also that Decoration day falling on - Tuesday many were able to get a two day holiday. S :

The Home Economics Club will meetl at two o’clock on Friday afternoon in the domestic science room at the H. S building, Mrs. Smalley will demonstrate a creamed vegetahle. Mrs. Maurice Brubaker a vegetable salad. Mrs. J. W. Draper will read a paper on city gardening, and Mrs. W. C. B. Harrison will give a.talk on Vitamines. The members should each ‘bring five cents to cover cost of materials used in demonstrations also smaill dish and spoon. SR

Messrs. and Mesdames Theo Dobler Dick Brandt Sr., Paul Gerhing, Frank Ritcha, Otto Dobler, Henry Brandt, Misses Mildred Holsworth Grace Roehrer and Bertha Brandt, Messrs Dick Brandt Jr. and Louie Mommer all of Fort Wayne were entertained at Sunday dinner at Spring Branch Farm near Wawaka and were entertained for picnic supper at the Twentith Century Farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burket and family Mrs, Noian Keasey and babe, rGandma Burket and Frank Burket Miss Grace, Fred and Earnest Spurgeon were also present. = ‘,,,:"-'qw-.-«\; __r/ v ek

Rev. Rice Goes to Grand Island Neb, Rev. Glen L. Rice pastor of Calvary Presbyterian church preached. his farewell sermon last Sunday morning as he has accepted a call rfom the First Presbyterian church of :Grand Island, Neb. :

His resignation effective last Sunday was accepted at a congregational meeting at which time a ' committee was also named to arreange for a supply pastor until Rev. Rice's successor is selected., ¢ G

_Keen regret is felt by Calvary congregation at the departure pf its pastor and the sentiment of the membership was expressed by John Cation, who made the motion to accept the resignation. Rev. Rice came to this church in December 1917 and his pastorate has been unusually successful particularly in the vital phase of getting the young people actively interested in the church.

Rev. Rice’s new pastorate carries with it a substantial increase in salary offers a wider field is nearer his brothers and other relatives. He preached in Grand Island not long ago and was given the unanimous call, the congregationl not taking the time to hear any other applicants. It was in exactly the same manner that he was selected to the Calvary church p‘asiorate. —Peoria Evening Star, - /|

County Orchestra to Furnish Musie. The LaGrange county Consolidated school orchestra directed by Curtis E. Miller will furnish the music on Saturady June 10 of the Auburn District Christian Endeavor Convention at Ontario, The orchestra consists of twenty-five pieces. It is composed of pupils from different high schools in LaGrange county who have had instruction from Curtis Miller. This is the first organization of this kind in the state of Indiana and it is well worth hearing. : J ot

It is interesting to note that although "the members of the orchestra have been selected by their ability to play and for school occasion that a large number of the members are Christian Endeayorers. In fact the president, vice-president and secretary are all three active endeavorers. Madeline Lindsey Sec’y Noble Countvy GW, o ‘ : fi L ~ Eyes On lowa.

~ Washington May 29—01 d Guard leaders alarmed by the force of the progressive sweep which lost them the senatorship in Indiana and ‘the governorship in Pennsylvania have summoned their forces for a determined stand in lowa against the advancing fide. 7 . X

Since the Indiana and Pennsylvania primaries_revealed the extent of the disaffection with present political conditions' the old guard has been sending out anxious' inquiries into lowa, where the next important senatorial primary will ocecur. ; = Mexican Revolution Threantened. - San Antonio, Tex., May 29—Revolt again is flaring in Mexico—this time in the southern states—according to word received by United States agents along the border. : ' : ‘The reported revolt is designed to make Gen. Felix Diaz president of Mexico and overthrow Obregon according to reports here which declared Diaz plans to enter Mexico with 15,000 men from Guatemala within thirty days. - : :

Kendallville Woman Dies.

Mrs. Ella Andrews who was stricken with pneumonia while on a visit in' Indianapolis and died Saturday inight. Mrs. Andrews was Miss Ella Gillis and lest her husbani during the influenza epidemic of 1918. She leaves three daughters Kathryn, Dloise and Mary Frances her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Gillis and two sisters to mourn her loss. :

Boy Drowns in River,

George Bagarus- eight years old of South Bend fell into the St. Joseph river and was drowned Saturday morning. He had gone with Ervin Klawinski ten years old who said nothing o fthe drowning until Saturday evening because hel was afraid of being reprimanded for going fishing. The body of the boy has not been recovered. ; : ! ;

N Married Saturday. , ' Miss Venus Lower. of Stroh and Fletcher Green of Fort Wayne both employed at the Central restaurant, Kendallville secured - a marriage license at Albion Saturday: afternoon, and - returning to ‘Kendallville were united in marriage by the Rev. M. S. Decker. . . S Friends Insist He is Innocent It is the universal opinion among his neighbors and friends in Wawaka that Charles Gage 17 year old boy who soon goes on trial for being in company with the Etna Green burglars is innocent.. He has always been trust ‘ed and mever violated a trust they By e PR R it ' - Grandstand Extended. . An 80 foot addition will be bailt this summer to the grandstand at the Kendallville Fair grounds. This will make the stand 445 feet long and provide a seating capaicty for 3,600 people. Dr. and Mrs. Keehn entertained at jdinner Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Otis | Nusbaum of Detroit Mrs. Lena Stans{bury and son Olin, Mr, and Mrs, Dora ‘Buchtel, G :

HERE AND THEKS s s % Norman Talmadge at Crystal next week. : _ : . W. H. Wigton was in Albion Wednesday on business. e v : ' Miss Nona Stuff is in South Bend today on business. : Mrs. Arthur Kunce of Toledo visited home folks this week. , . Mrs. IGrra.nt, Himes of Goshen spent Tuesday in Ligonier. Mrs. Eugene Brown of Kendallville was in Ligonier this week. - ~ Mr. and Mrs. Wm Clawson of South Bend motored here for: Decoration_; day. | ' ' ‘ | Mrs. John Spurgeon and Oliver Spurgeon and wife of Chicago visited friends here, ' ; :

Mrs. Lydig Hoyt one of New York’s 400 appears with Norma Talmadge at Crystal next week. ; . t Mr. and Mrs. Willf‘amv Buckleé of Mishawaka visited Decoration Day with home folks. , . . Hefman Spurgeon and wife of Toledo were guests of friends here forepart 0 the week. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Ganger of Hlkhart visited Mr. and Mrs. Louis Levyi Decoration day. : : ‘ ~ The Juli'afi and Hoffman families ofi Chicago were calling on Ligonier friends this week. o : i g e e ,V ~Simon Ackerman and family of Fort Wayne spent Tuesday visiting relatives and friends here.

Wednesday morning the Starr truck took about twenty boys and girls to Bear aLke for a picnic. ~ Mrs. C. R. Graves left Wédnésday for Rome City where she will spend the summer at her- cottage. RS A i T Charles Hardesty of Chicago who spent several days here with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dewey returned Wednesday. , George Scovil of Ontario California is here for a visit of several weeks. Mr. Scovil’s health is not very good. Dwight Green of '‘Chicago was in Ligonier yisiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Green the forep art of the week. ‘ b W. C. B. Harrison and son George Robert are visiting the former’s son and daughter in Indianapolis this week. G

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vondersmith and Mr: and Mrs. Russel Hoak were in South Bend this week visiting relatives. : y Arlo Yeager has returned to South Bend where he is employed after visiting his parents here the forepart of the week. : : : Mrs. Clarence Ball and little ‘daughter of Toledo is here for an indefinite stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Williams. i ; . Mr. and Mrs. Tim Gaby and Mr. and Mrs.” Roy Gaby of near Brimfield were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Gaby Decoration day. : ~ Mr, and Mrs. Merritt Sockrider of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Longcor of Elkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sockrider and two boys of Auburn were guests of Mrs. Jess Sockrider over Tuesday. X s e T me A s i TSR Harry Gilbert will spend several weeks in Chicago and Indianapolis. Mr Gilbert has never fully recovered from the accident he sustained several months ago when an auto body fell l'on his leg at the Auto Body Co.

' The out of town men to play with the Ligonier band on! Deco’gation Day were Chester R. Leas of Goshen Mr. Armstrong of Elkhart and Franklin Kline of Cromwell. Hod Ullery was ill and unable to play in the afternoon but appeared in the evening. PR R } Traveling by automobile a delegation of about 100 wholesalers jobbers and manufacturers of Fort Wayne will, go from Fort Wayne:to Goshen Tuesday June 13th for the purpose of getting better acquainted. A ban will acting better acquainted. A band will acgiven at the Alderman ‘hotel at 6 jo’clock and an evening meeting will be ‘held. The delegation will pass '{tl;rough Ligonier. | :

Next Wednesday night the band concerts will begin for the forepart of the summer at least. Unless more funds are raised they will have to be discontinued after awhile. Ligonier has a high class band far beyond the ordinary brass band in fact the Ligonier band is out of the. ordinary class ‘altogéther. It would be too bad if the Ligonier people would not come to the rescue with their pocket books. The ‘members o fthe band spend much time and labor preparing for the concerts land need more than hand clapping to earry them through a season of ‘weekly concerts, 5 : »

Memorial Day Services., The program arrange for the day was carried out in every detail. “The line of march formed at G. A. R. hall First was the American eLgion then the G. A. R. veterans followed by the W. R. C. school children, Boy Scouts, Elks lodge and old soldjiers in automobiles. The Ligonier Band followed the Ameri'canv‘Legion’ playing several very appropriate marches and several selections at the cemetery. = ~ The introduction and opening prayer was given by Dr. S. W. Paul read-. ing of the First General Order issued for the observance of ‘Memorial Day, by J. H. Hoffman; Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address given by Mrs. Dale Barnhart; Recitation by Rosemary Bourie; Song by Mrs. Wilbur Woad accompanied by the band; Decoration of the; graves; Prayer by Rev. H. W, Thompson; Song by Mrs. Wood and. the address of the day by Judge H. B. Tuthill of Michigan .City. The service closed with the singing of America and the procession marched to the river bridge where the Woman’s Relief Corps had charge of the services honoring the sailors and airmen who died in the service.

. The ceremony was very impressive throughout. The weathj: was beautiful, a more perfect day\~ ould be hard to find. More than the usual time and expense had been placed upon the! decoration of the graves, J. H. Hoffman is to be 'c‘ongrat_ulated for the sucess o fthe day. i e

; Will America fLoanTY o Parig May 29—(By I. N. SB)— The German reply to the latest demands of the inter-allied reparations commission which is understood to be a ‘virtual acceptance of all of them, was handed to the commission this afterncon. It had been brought from Berlin by- special courier.

The reported yielding of Germany was expected in view of Germany’s urgent desire to get a great international loan from the bankers now in conference here. S

In commenting upon the general belief -that Germany would meet the allies’ demands to get a loan, the Echo De Paris said: .. .

“The slogan : ‘Germany wil pay' now becomes the slogan ‘America will loan.” . '

The German document will be taken under scrutiny immediately by the members of the reparations commission. :

+ President Millerand of _ France was host this morning at a reception to J. P. Morgan and other American bankers attending the financial conference. The bankers inspected the case this afternoon. )

Memorial Services at Salem Church.i Memorial Services were celebrated on Sunday May 28 at the Salem church! The program was as follows: ; Song—Choir of Burr Oak church. Invocation—Rev. Thompson . Offeratory ' : . ‘ . Song—Choir ' Remarks L . Reading—Rose Mary Bourie Solo—Mrs. James Simpson ! Address—Rev. Thompson : . Closing song—Congregation. - Benediction ; Services at the cemetery Tribute—R. K. Earnhart | Decoration of Soldiers graves by American Legion and others. - ; Prayer—Rev. T. J. Smith Salute—Firing squad. Taps. e After the. exetci?es a meeting of interested men and women was held in the church to start a movement to‘ward a cemetery organizition, Another meeting will be called in the near future and it is hoped to have a working organizatioly perfected be|fore Decoration Day of next year.

S. S. Convention.

Representation at the convention by townships was Orange 41; Perry 34; Wayne 25; Sparta 15; Albion 11; Elkhart 15; Washington, 5; Allen 1; Noble 1. Eleven persons were present from outside of the county, making a total enrollment of 161. o By, denominations the representation was: United Brethren 58; Methodist Episcopal 36; Presbyterian 16; Christian 15; Baptist 13; Methodist Protestant 7; ~English Lutheran 7; Evangelical §. Four were present whose church affiliation was not designated. = | :

There are 26 pastors in the county and but 7 w ere enrolled in the convention including United Brethren 2 and one each from the Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Christian Methodist Protestant and Baptist churches. ; s g

Death of Mrs. Tucker.

On Tuesday morning at three o’clock occurred the death at Cromwell of Mrs. Lydia C. Tucker wife of Dr. H. G. Tuckes of that place. Mrs, Tucker was 78 years of age and had been ill for over three months. She leaves besides her husband ghree sons Brent of Cromwell, Horace living between Ligonier and :Cromwell and Carl of South Bend. The funéral will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home. Burial will Lbe‘ in Oak Park cemetery. =

‘Miss Ruth Patterson and Terrell Miller of South Bend are speunding the week with the latter’s ~father and mother Mr. and Mrs. "Frank Miller The four spent Tuesday in Fort Wayne. | ’ , s

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; 'MUWY WINS GREAT RACE Takes $20,000 Prize Money In Speedway Event at Indianapolis Tuese day o : - Tommy Murphy won first - place carrying a prize of $20,000 cash in the great speedway race at Indianapolis Tuesday with a Murphy Special Six car before an audience of 135,000 enthusiasts. sk "The $50,000 in prizes won divided in ten parts as follows: : j 4 Pt prlke o %0000 Recond: prine: ... . 10008 SOUG priee - oL B ane SOurth prise ... ... ... 3508 F?imi pelme . 3008 IR DRiSe e 2008 Seventh prive ... ... ... .5 1808 Eighth prize ehusituscaiasnsrnpssnisrisions . 1,000 TR priße oo 0o 1.800 TN priee . oovy v

- TOtAL deinieesissdiessins] cenneennsssso,ooo Nearly every state in the Union was represented in the great throng many of ‘the visitors sleeping in their machines all the hotels being crowded. . Only one four cylinder car finished in the contest. : One of the distinctive features of the meeting was a band of 1050 pieces which furniihed the music said to be the largest humber of musicians ever assembled. in .one band. ! :

Democratic Convention, INDIANAPOLIS May = 31—Delegates to the democratic state convention began arriving here today to attend the convention which will open at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow. Tonight the délégat?es will meet by congressional districts in the state house to elect membetrs to the resolutions committee which will draft the party platform, -the credentials committee and other officers of the ‘convention. -

One delegate will represent each 400’ voters bringing the total number of delegates to 1,240. i

‘“Home' rulers” of thep arty and the conservative element were said to be contesting for the control of tlie convention. The “home rulers” it s said are advocating the abolishment of the public utility law the state highway commission law and several bureaus and departments of the state government, while the conservative element hopes to compromise by advocating the repeal o fthe present state tax law. . |

_Onme of the banners displayed at the headquarters of the “home rulers” said in reference to the state primary law: “The bosses and boodlers want the primdry law. They control the party organization and delegates under it. - Qur platform in 1920 declared for the repeal of the law. Do it again.” y :

‘W. W. Spencer George Ray and | Walter Sipp of Indianapolis are said = | to be leading the home rulers. Mr. - | Spencer. is a member of the state board of election commissioners and was said to have proposed the plan of placing banners about the democratic headquarters. Conferences among the so-called conservatives are being at- . tended by Charles Greathouse, democratic national committeeman Thomas Taggart former U. S. senator and - Walter S. Chambers chairman of the state committee. - i

- ‘Possibility of a woman being placed on the state ticket that will be nomiated by the convention tomorrow developed with -the arrival or delegates. Miss Ella Crawford of Terre Haute who is connected with the state normal school was suggested for clerk o fthe supreme court.

Friends of Dan M. Link of Auburn, were advocating his selection as the nominee for secretary of state and Elias Salsbury of Indianapolis had entered the race for appellate court judge Robert Bracken of Frankfort was out for state . auditor. George Dehority of Elwood for state treasurer and Daniel Melntosh of Worthington for state superintendent of public instruction apparently were unopposed. , i

Stansbury Post,

One subject on the minds of the people every Decoration day is the civil war veterans and how few years it will be until there will be no G. A. R. organization in the country. each year Posts are obliged to discontinue because of too few members to keep up the expenses of the organization. Ligonier Stansbury Post boasts of a membership of 20. Of this number 12 were in the line of march to Oak Park cemetery Tuesday four were driven to the ceremony in automobile, and four were on sick beds. It is hoped that the G. A. R. Post of iLgonier will be doing active work for many more years, | : '

. Hogue Held Up. Howard Hogue who has been in South Bend for several days visiting friends returned 'Wednesday. Tuesday evening while on his way to his brother’s home about midnight aecompanied by his niece he was held up and relieved of his cash about $lO7. ' ~ : | Fine Strawberries, : The Banner is indebted to Chauncey T. Miller ‘for some very fine Strawberries. Mr. Miller says the quality | of the berries this year is very'good good but the crop wil be short. ~ Miss Pearl Leslie of Elkhart visited friends and relatives here this week,