Ligonier Banner., Volume 56, Number 33B, Ligonier, Noble County, 12 October 1922 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

2.00 PER YEAR

ONE MURDER GASE FOR PRESENT TERM

NOBLE CIRCUIT COURT AND GRAND JURY BEGIN LONG ~ DRIVE AT ALBION :

With 255 Cases on the I'ocket Pre. sent October Term Promises to: be Long One b

. With a docket containing 255 cases ard with the grand jury in session the Noble circuit court starts out for a lengthy. Octeher grind. The most important criminal acLy to adjudicate are the murder trizle of Waite € Smith and Hugh Fostel. ‘7

Acuording te che eour: caleaiar as 'set cut Tty the Kendallville News Sun there are 27 jjarr cases, including one murder case. There are also miny divorce su:t3 set for trial. The m: rder case is ‘4at of WaitdC. Smith of near Wclf Lake charged with slaying Lis brotrer, dugin'g an argument concerning a hateb of bread. The murder case will be tried, Monday, October 30. Another murder case in which Hugh Postell is charged with ‘killing Alexander Thompson of Chicago, a telephone lineman in a shoot--ing affray at the Gawthrop Inn at Kendallville is not included on the calendar. : '~ Wednesday the court gave atten- . tion to civil issues including the fol- — lowing: Russel W. Vaughn vs John Stringfellow, suit on acount; Russel \Vaughn vs Van Melvin, suit on ac{count; Empire Cream Separator company vs Oscar Christlieb, suit on note Auburn State Bank vs Walter Alberison, suit on note; Joseph T. Rynearson &Sons vs Raber & Lang Mfg., Co. suit on account; 0. R. Woadward vs Noble Tire & Rubber Co., suit on note Homer B. Adams vs H. C. Pierce, suit on note; Ronald Kurrle vs Homer B, Adams, suit for recovery of money; J B. Colt Co. vs John D. Forker, suit on _breach of contract. s Thursday,- October 12, trial cases will be held before the court including: Ida L. Miller vs William Strouss | suit to foreclose mortgage; James A. Stahl vs Gertrude E, Stahl suit for divorce; Gertrude E. Stahl vs James A. Stahl suit for divorce. s Friday October 13—Threé divorce cases will be tried on this day including the suits of Estella M. Barker vs ' Lamont Barker; Florence Lung vs] George Lung;.Olive Kreiger vs Charles W. Kreiger. e b Saturday, October 14—Rosa M.} Koon vs Ida L. ‘Miller, suit to cancel mortgage; Mannah M. Rogers vs Maria Wiltrout, suit for . damages; William D Needham vs William Fritzpatrick suit on note; Clarence Likes vs George Parr, suit on account; ~ Karl J. Hutt vs Fred C. Muesing suit on note. ' i - Monday, October 16—Fred Hostetter vs James C. Dawvis, suit for damages; Edison L. Stuff vs Floyd Lemming suit for damages. Ll e Tuesday, October 17—State and Vera Bowers vs Earl Wolfe, bastardy ‘Wednesday, - October 18-—James R. Washburn vs Edward Rash. suit on partition. = caN - Thursday, October-19—Walter Pape vs Milton Selig, suit for foreclose me- _ chanics lien; Taylor Instrument Co. vs James Snyder suit on account.. ~ Friday, October 20—William W. " Huston vs-Ernest Huff suit on. note; Inez D. Bloomfield vs William Bloom field suit for divorce. : ; ~Saturday, October 20—Commercial Investment Co. vs. Forrest McGuie, Edward Wolf, Paul Yant, Forrest Owen and Sylvester Sams, suits on notes; Bern S.-Heign vs Bert Heign suit to foreclose lien. - ] Monday, October 23—Homer G. Waterhouse vs Archie Campbell administrator of the C. G. R. Waterhouse estate, o\ ~

Wednesday, October 25-——Arthur -Knafel vs Arthur Whiteman, suit to foreclose lien; Alvin O. Kemp vs Geo. Bryan, suit .on account; Earl Kiger vs George. Bryan suit on account; Chas. E. Brumbaugh-vs James Powers, suit to quiet title; Peter! Feldheiser vs Luella M. Feldheiser, suit for divorce; Farmers State Bank of Churubusco vs Walter Swihart, "suit onmnotes; Albion National Bank vB Walter Swihart suit on notes. - - Priday, October 27— Alwilda Holey vs Estate of Jennie Hays, deceased suit on claim, Ella Likes vs Estate of Eliza Murray deceased suit on claim ~Emma 8. Dipert vs Estate of Laura . Hartsock deceased suit on claim.

Saturday, October A 28—Dielbert L. - Baughman vs Farmers State Bank, siiit for damagés Leander E. Rupert} vs Farmers State Bank suit for damages. = gk ls i ERn Monday, - October 30-—The ‘murder ‘case of Waite C. Smith of near Wolf| . Lake will be tried on this day. Smith has been held for the murder of his day. Smith has been held for ‘the murder of his brother several months ago. e eLR RS s . The last week of the term will be given over to state cases including the -liquor cases of Frank Strouse, - ‘William Sheffer and Earl Dyer. Other ‘state cases will be the Btate vs Emmn“"t Click, assault and . battery; *"Hugh Postell aged 36 who gives is “?’”MEM iy el

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is known under the aliases of Hugh Davis and William Brown on a ples of manslaughter to a grand jury indictment entered a plea of guilty the first of the week.in the Noble circuit court and was sentenced to serve a sentence from two to twenty-one years in the Indiana state prison. He ‘was ' charged ‘ with killing Alexander Thompson at Kendallville August 24 and has since been ‘in jail at Albion.’ Postell was sentenced on November 14,1912 -to ‘the North Carolina state prison at Raleigh for a thirtyyear term for second degree murder and five years later was granted a pardon official criminal record show. Under the name of William Brown he was sentenced at Hammond, Ind., sn February 13 1917 to serve’ two to fourteen years at the State reformatory on a charge of entering a home at Indiana Harbor to commit felony, In 1908 he was arrested at Asheville, N. C. on a charge of assault and battery and paid a fine of $1 and costs.

. State records show Postell was released from the Indiana reformatory in 1917 and secured work:at Indianapolis where he violated his parole. After roaming the country for some time he returned to Indianapolis and gave himself up to the authorities and was again given a chance to remain on parole. He was given a job at washing dishes in an Indianapolis restaurant and after remaining there for a time again violated his parole, going west where he worked in the harvest field. = While . wandering about he finally came to- Kendall ville August 20, where he met his undoing. ; Loag s s

~ Carlyle Latta Honored. . Carlyle M. Latta of this city who ig a senior at DePauw this year was recently honored by being elected to the office of secretary of the' senior class. Latta has been very popular oh DePauw campus in his three years there and he has taken especial i terest in the “athletic activities of the school. Last year he was the sport editor of the “Mirage’’ the DePauw annual publication and he was also assistant athletic manager. .This year, Mr. Latta has been made the_ student athletic manager which is-'_uthi most important office in connectio with the athletic department that a stydent may hold. Latta is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and a member of Delta Nu Epsilon, honorary law fraternity.

First Presbyterian Church Cavin St, Rev. G. H. Bacheler; Pastor.. -~ Residence the Manse 318 Third St. "Telephone. : |- Sunday School 9:30 a. m. o . Morning Service 10:45 a. m. g Evening Service 7:30 p. m. o f Prayer‘meeting Wed. 7 p. m. % ~_ The church extents a welcome. ko ~_Sermon Topic Presbyterian church Sunday a. m. 10:45 “God’s Faith in ‘Man.” ; :

Union evening service in the M. E. church. i SR e “Live Wire’”” Sunday School the Presbyterian! - Come next Sunday. Send or better bring the children. Rev. G. H. Bacheler will asists Rev. J. T. Orton of Kendallville in special services next week from Monday night the 16th until Saturday.

Are Noble Co. Residents.

Mrs. Ira Deardorff of Cromwell was badly hurt between Goshen and Wlkhart Sunday night when a Chevrolet sedan in which she was riding with her : husband and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Insley of Syracuse crashed into a Ford Sedan parked at the roadside said to have been -occupied by H. F. Waterhouse and two young women of Kendallville. The Ford was turned over and the . occupants badly shaken. The greatest injury was to Mrs. Deardorrff. [

Two More Days.

Taxpayers of Ligonier and Perry township have two more days, Friday and Saturday to pay their taxes in this city. The collector will be at Citizens Bank. The last day for paying taxes to avoid the penalty is Monday November 6. ok

One to Fourteen Years,

‘Elmer A. Fisher 26 years old a.former employee of Williamson & Snook at Goshen sentenced to from one to 14 years in thes tate refermatory at Jeffersonville fined: $5O and disfranchised for four years when he pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny. Fisher's wife resides with iher parents near Plymouth. He: got away with $l,OOO belonging to the Go-i»shentﬁ-,rm. plEsh W B e

Moyes ‘Household Effects. : T. E. Cats moved the last of his household effects from Ligonier to South Bend today. He is employed in that city, holding a good position with an off compatiy.. . 0 " While walking on a!sidewalk in Goshen Tuesday . evenjng near his lhmlaqu MeMannus 58 was: struck 'b" an ;g;rt‘omobﬂe and da@nggr,oqgly inL . Newton F. Watson aged 62 a, prominent resident of Whmey’?%\;%gnm_;y and s former representative i the state legislature died suddenly Tues- ~ Turn to pages 110 and 111 of '?fat'ur |day Evening Post dated October 14.

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDLANA. THURSDA'Y OCTOBER 12 1929

“LET ME HAVE MY LIBERTY”

Nie Sheffer Makes Long Written De. fense Plea Against Murder Charge

in Auburn Jail

I Nie Sheffer who is held in'the county jail at’ Auburn ‘charged with the ‘double miurder of his brother James 'W. Sheffer and the latter’s wife, Cora Sheffer has written a defense for use in his trial. The document. would Ccover over one page of ordinary newspaper. Revealing the curious workings of the man’s mind. The plea is addressed to Judge Link. In writing it, Nie used an ordinary school tablet. Tooth picks and safety pins were used to attach the pages of various sections: i : St |

- The curious manuseript might be }called -Nie’s “fourteen points” since it is an answer to the fourteen questions, which he 'says have been put to him most often by the grilling officers. He makes a general denial of all evidence which has'been ammassed against him. He says he is of sound mind. Nie advances the theory that the killing of his brother and wife was done by a hobo gunman who was trying to stage a holdup and who shot without warning when his victims of-+ fered resistance. In several paragraphs Nie contradicts himself. In the long document Sheffer asks questions of himself and, then answers them. He says “Let me have my libeérty,”” ' e

Millers Entertain, . The beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey. Miller west. of town was the scene Tueésday _evening of a most pleasant and enjoyable occasion when the Lady Foresters were entertained to a big supper, ‘served by Mrs. Alice Miller. The predomin: atitng article of the feast was watermelon. Among ‘those present were Mesdames Hannah Smith, Grace Cuiver, Dovey ~Mye&l"S,.;l‘B~l’anchg\ Latta, Frances G_erki;;,l Ada Spurgeon, Jane Jackson, Stella Smith, Cora’ Bowen, Louise Miller, -Hanna Wade, Blossom Miller, Glara Cooper, Rebecca Miller, Bessie Hite and Mrs. Willis Oyler, Mrs Knight, James. Spurgeon and son Harry, J. C. Hite and son Harold and Mr. and ‘Mrs. Chauncey Miller., The accasion was.a very happy one. =

~ Both Go te Prison. = . 1 Clarence and Myrtle Daisy who were found guilty of child desertion vwere{ sentenced to prison for 'qn,e to thl:egi years each, by the Kosciusko -cireuit court. They were arrested after the mother had left their four-month-old twin boys .on a doorstep at A;twoo¢.l Daisy is seven years the junior of his: wife, who is 27 years old. He told thJ court. that when he, left the army ali;i his money’ was taken from him ' and. that his father James Daisy had required all the son could earn, and he therefore had no means to provide a home for his wife and. babies. Daisy goes to the reformatory at fJ'effevrson-‘ ville and his wife to the women’s prison at Indianapolis. SR R e

. -+ Politicians Scared. = _ - Prominent ‘republican _ speakers from other states are being rusheg into Indiana in the hope of stemming the tide against that party’s candidates. The infamous tax law, the high. handed methods of the state utilities commission is' raising service rates for corporations and the general dissatisfaction witl the-work of congress in passing a tariff hill to rob the masses in the interest of the big manufacturers and defeating the soldiers’ bonus have all, contributed to the political unrest in this state. -

~ Two Fractured Skulls. ‘ Joseph Aversa 28, ‘yand; :Nicholas Moricani 25 both of Mishawaka were pefhaps. fatallysinjured Sunday- afternoon when {heir-.antomobile : turned over in,th_,e__‘,,,lfinéglh 'Highway about five miles west of Elkhart. * The.two men were tdken to the General hospital at Elkhart, \Wh«e}’??@ was found that both had fractureédjskulls and internal injuries. Théy,“yere driving at a speed of 45%@&@‘1?%1‘ when the accident’ occ:nr'; “fs?,, ;- i

"~ Rather Peculiar "Aeciffent. The Albion New Eraifells of a rather peculiar accident nears{lat:town in which Mrs. Zachrizh Thomédstand Miss Maria Hﬁﬁﬁng’s"f were s badiy.injured. ‘The thills hecame detaghed | from the Buggy in Which they were| riding, throwing the hioris shigle and} occupants ¢ fthe %atﬁm‘ﬁzgua& deep} gully. . %OeGSA gL ol S eeednigh ';ﬁ‘*‘fl"efi%’i;”'ﬁs;f&%‘ Marshat 1 N nlnpdt o o) President Harding hes/nag ed Fot| mer Vice President Mf,rsﬁa . ajments ber of the commission, to Se¢ure facts in the coal situation. The’commission is composed of seven members. (¢ State eadhers Meoting, - ‘Fifteen theusand . Indiana feachers are. expected “to attend the ‘annual meeting in Indianapolis October 19, 20 -and 21 A fine program has been arranged. St ; s Makes Pecullax Find, . - Johl ‘W, Cass picked three four-leaf and twitive leaf clover stems in a small pétch growing near the Lincoln | Highway garage on Cavin street, The finding of these many leafed plants is PRI e )i) . Turn to pages 110 and 111 of Satu- | day Evening Post dated Octoher 14, Fhmdn . Mienpae

JOHN HENRY DIES SUDDENLY

Resident of Kendallville Passes at Milwaukee, Wis., Where Tem. - . porarily Employed

Sudden death claimed another resident of Kendallville Monday morning John Henry aged 49 ‘Years having died suddenly at Milwaukee, Wis., where he has been the past two weeks superintending thé erection of a large cooler for the McCray Refrigerator company. - ;

_ Born on a farm neat Avilla the deceased spent his entiré 'life in Noble county surviving are the widow four daughters and four sotis. :

BROUGHT HOME 710 US

New Tariff Law Raises Price of Cotton and Woolen Fabries and Cloth- : ing to Retailers

. Some months ago a far-sighter merchant of Ligonier placed an order for a big lot of merchandise and delivery should have been made ere this. He ‘has now been notified that the order ‘has been cancelled and that the price of the goods has been greatly advanced. No explannation 18 given but there is only one cauSe—the new tariff law, All retail dealers in dry goods and clothing have been advised of a sharp increase in the price of fabrics and clothing shoes and other articles of wearing apparel. The hats that people wear, women’s corsets and about everything she wears now cost more than they did before the tariff tax was laid. . e ; Do not blame the retail merchant for this higher cost. It is not his thult nor.is it anything he can control. e .. All the goods he handles cost more dnd the inereased cost must be passed an to the consumer, »'l‘,hev blame lies in a congress which -ehacted a law to further enrich the manufacturer at the expense of the consuming public.

¢ Fine Address Delivered. : i (Cecil Goudy ) - . Reverend Naftzer of the Naftzer Evvangelistic company ‘delivered an inspiring talk to the members of the Ligonier High School at the Methodist church Tuesday evening, October 1. Reverend Naftzer spoke on “Fast Driving—Does It Pay taking as his text, “For -He Driveth Furiously” from Kings II 9-20. ' . “When we break the law of God,” ‘said Rev. Naftzer” we will suffer as much as if we broke a law of nature ‘The fate of King Abrab who was de‘throned his family slaughtered was cited as an instance Where a man disobeyed God’s laws. & =+ “Probably I am speaking to high school pupils who have & great future ahead of them,” contintied Rev. Naftzer, “but that leads meé to say that kings :are not made bßut born. If you wish to be a leader of men and do big things in life you must start training in your .youth. Coeperation ‘makes for success or “United we stand, divided we fall” In the world war was it cooperation that won'the .war more than the fact that the boys knew how to fight” .- : . John was pointed otit as an example of a common man whose char.acteristics made him & trusted man. He responded to God’s call wita promptnes. and decision, performed ‘his task with earnestness and enthusiasm, and was a careful marksman taking definite aim. .. : < “If you want to win earry the fight to your opponent, don’t let him bring it to you” said Rev. Naftzer. -“John ‘used this principle in. making his kingdom succeed. & : f o What are you going to be a traitor or a leader? questioned Rev. Naftzer. “Meet your personal problem early {in. life and ‘conquer e - ‘An appeal was made for every boy and girl to take Jesu# as a Saviour and respond ds John did by saying “I will take the bible as my guide in mmatters concerning religion and follow its teachings thé ‘thurch as my Christian home, people with high ideals as my companions and Jesus |as my Baviop® . o.@ - The meetings: will ¢lose Sunday evening., - @ i 0 & :

@e N . Dr. TAt Léxington. \! ‘“Dr, T., the famous tace horse owned by Dr. Timmis of iligonier and drivénby Pete Higgs I 8 at Lexington, Ky, and will race thefe probably today. He was to have Started yesterg’@g‘#@lﬁ the rain prevented the speed Wﬁté at;ff\fihe grand circuit..

%0. Goes to Kenftcky. - :: H. V. Burkhart has tAken a position “'Withaéﬁhﬁi\'ﬂighway Iroll Proucts company'end has“gone t 6 Whitesburg, Kentucky where he will superintend the erection of a large building. The ‘position is a good one afid carries with it a handsome salary. s : i WQ' (}? -Tq 'Uo Cmg'venﬂon. - Eight hundred ‘deiéﬁytes, representing the 15,000 membets of the W. C. T. U. will meet in staté convention at ‘Wabash' tomorrow to remain until Sunday e R 0 - Mrs. A;dsf*Jeaﬁnereiz, nd Miss Maye 'Kerr paid their Southißend friends a visit the first of the Week. . ~ Oromwell basketball *players ' defeated Ligonier in that town Tuesday evening by a scoreof 14 to 3. =

BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY

Marshal and Ralston at Temple . Theatre, Fort- Wayne, Next Saturo day Night

Thomas Riley Marshall former viepresident of the United States and former fovernor of Indiana and Samuel M. Ralston former governor of Indiana and ‘Democratic candidate for the United States senate will address a mighty Democratic mass meeting and rally at the Temple theatre Fort Wayne next Saturday night. Big delegations are expected from eVBy county in the Twelfth congressional district and iLgonier will be represented. ; i

Beveridge Jolts Harding

Louis Ludlow special newspaper correspondent who features politicy, writing from Washington says: “Administration circles got a real jolt" when former Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana in his keynote speech delivered at President Harding’s invitation in opening the campaign in the president’s home state, declared in favor of junking an instrumentality of government which the national capital has been .led to believe is the apple of the president’s eye.” Lol L s e . ; : 1 ——————————

Holds Corn Growing Record.

A farmer living north of Winchester has two stalks of corn ‘measuring eleven feet and three incpes in height.He planted the corn May 10 and on August 11 it began to tassel. The ears on the stalks are thirteen inches long. For sixteen years the field where the corn was grown has been planted iin corn and potatoes, except last fall when it was sowed in oals and plowed under in the spring. :

Rather Strong For Eyes.

Samueel Smith 50 years old of Silver Lake will probably be permanently blinded as the result of dropoing carbolic acid in his eyes by mistake, Smith was taking treatments for cataract ,and his wife by mistake took a bottle of carbolic acid instead of the medicine which was to ‘have 'been used for his eyes.

Meeting of C. of C.

, Twenty-six members of the Ligonier Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a chicken dinner at the Philadelphia ‘Wednesday noon and transacted only routine business, At the next meeting, Wednesday October 25th officers will be elected for the coming year.

Ice Cream and Cigars.

As an inducement to atendance at political meetings in Elkhart the republieians advertise. to serve ice cream and cigars the cigars for the male€s and ice cream for the females | The combination is a peculiar one.

Now Back in School.

Dora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hite who had been oiit of school on account of a broken arm, suffered in a fall is again in attendance. The fracture was reduced by Dr. Shobe. TR

Hand is Infected.

- Charles Price, the well known Elkhart to};n;hip farmer is suffering from“an infected hand the result of a bruise. It was thought for a time amputation would be necessary.

Off For Fort Wayne,

Ligonier instructors in the schools will, go to Fort Wayne tomorrow to attend a district teachers meeting and the public schools will be dismissed this evening until Monday. ;

New P. 0. Sign.

Postmaster Milner has had printed on the front glass window a sign in big letters reading “U. S. Postoffice Ligonier, Ind.” It will be a convenience to strangers. ‘ -8 :

Gasolent Takes Drop of 2 Cents

The price of gasolene has taken a drop of 2 cents a gallon at all Ligonier filling stations. The gas now costs the consumer 22 cents a gallon. e :

' Spurgeon Brothers Win, Spurgeon brothers, Fred and Ernest won the horse ‘shoe pitching contest at the Eikhart township ' fair last week. :

T. B. Clinic.

The next tuberculosis clinic in Noble county will be held in the community building Kendallville Tuesday, October. 17. e e

- This is Discovery or Columbus Day October 12. . R

Turn to pages 110 and 111 of Saturday Evening Post dated October 14.

There were 802 lesg registrations in Elkhart county this year than two years ago. o - Mrs. Louisa Hutchins suffered a broken hip Wednesday in a fall at her Kendallville home. - Homer Hite has removed.from the farm to Ligonier and now resides with his family on Pigeon street. The W. C. T. U. vonvention at Wabash will advocate the organization lof nortobacco leagues in Indiana.

LIGONIER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

What Teachers and Pupils Are Doing in High Schools And The Grades

(Member of Class in Journalism) The Junior class had a weiner roast in the cooking room of the high school building Friday night October 6. e e :

Mina Collier spent Saturday in Ft. Wayne. > = A

At a class meeting held Thursday the seniors determined to put out an annual providing two hundred and seventy five subscriptions are sold within two weeks. - .0 Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Sisterhen entertained the Misses Madeline = Gullion; Marguerite Svebelius, Helen Jackson Edith Jackson and Patricia Edwards at a 6 o'clock dinner at their home Monday evening. T Emily Wigton, Helexﬁimith',’Rdbett Wigton and Jack Draper. attended the Corn Show at LaGrange Friday afternoon and evening., - -~ - Riley day was celebrated at the North School Rriday afternoon Octo‘ber 6. A short program was given part of which consisted of twa readings, “Granny” and “Jack the Giant Killer” by Meerolin Hill, and the reading “Almost Beyond Endurance” by Sarah Basseft. "o oo Lois Tucker from Cromwell visited- the Ligonier High- School® Friday afternoon. : SRR RReT s

‘Dortha Smith has been ‘absent from school since Thursday because of illness. S

Irvin Schlotterback, Ralph Rex Mildred Kimmel were il#” Thursday October 5. L

Bonnie and Carlos Lane si)en;s Saturday night and Sunday in Fort Wayne. e e it

Mina Collier visited her grandparents at Wolcottville Sunday. Report cards were distributed Friday. The honor roll was announced and the scholarship cup presented to the Sénior class which had an aver‘age of 90 percent. S 5 : The members on the honor roll from the Freshman class were Harold Nelson, Floyd Borger, Jack Draper, Dan Inks, and Louise Wemple, from Sophmore class, Clara Yoder, Charlotte Miller, Beatrice Cress, Fern Blue, from the Junior clss, Evelyn McDaniels, Helen Kelley, "Jan Bassett Mabel Wade, Emily Wigton, Dorthy ‘Emmett, Stanley Franks, Esther Keasey and Helen Wills and from the Senior class, Gary Smith, William Cochran, Helen Smit\h;;liele’p_ ‘Miller, Sarah - Bassett, Gwendolyn Flowers, Mina Collier, Mildred Kimmell, Fay Nelson, ~ Blossom. Miller, Gertrude ‘Benthine, Ruth Harper, Dortha Smith ‘Helen Wolfe and Gladys' Billman. ~ Helen Smith spent Sunday in South Bend. o memietr son

Miss Bertha Latta state director of vocational home economics, visited the Ligonier schools Friday. Miss Latta is visiting ‘all home economics teachers in the schools of Indiana and inspecting equipment ~Bchedules etc., to see if the schools are ready for state aid in vocational work. Max Mentzer and Ellis Head were absent from school Thursday. : Mardell Mayfield was ill Monday and unable to attend school. :

Hi Y Reorganies.

The Hi-Y boys of the Ligonier High School .met Monday evening for reorganiation. Stanley Franks was elected president with James Schutt, vice president and George Craig as secretary and treasurer. Committees will soon be appointed and the regnlar work o fthe club begun. They also elected delegates for the Barn Party at this meeting. .They are: Stanley Franks, James Schutt, Geo. Craig, Carlos Lane, Graham Hutchison, Everett Schlabaugh, Arthur Biddle, Errington Bowen. =~ =

Onions Valuable Crop.

Twenty-seven thousand bushels of onions produced on 20 acres of ground and making up 32 carloads were grown by Omar Igo on his farm located one mile south of Sevastopol in Kosciusko county. Pl Igo did all of his shipping and his crop of onions aweraged him 70 cents a bushot.or $18900.. .

Leg Amputated.

Wallace Prickett of LaGrange Il who suffered the crushing of his left leg between the ankle and knee on September 25 while attempting- to board a car in the Elkhart gravity yard submitted to the amputation of of the leg below the knee Saturday morning. He is in Elkhart General ‘hospital. ' B : odd Fellows to Meet. ‘Tuesday, October 24 Odd Fellows of 'LaGrange and Noble counties will assemble in Ligonier for a conference. A-large attendance is expected. Lo Hi-Y Barn Party. = Fifty Noble county boys are expected to atend the annual barn party at the Cochran farm near this city today! and tomanreWw. = .afaidn _ Nearly All Reglster, _Nearly all the voters of Bikhart and Swan townships are registered for. the November election. - Perry town: ship is not so fortunate. . According to the Eikhart Truth two | bootleggers in that, city were. WM 181,000 each and given 30 days in jail

MONDAY THURSDAY

VOL. 56 NO. 338

ABOUT THE LARGEST EVER HELD HERE

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS EN: - JOY BIG FEAST AT EAGLES . LAST NIGHT \ o

Two Hundred Fifty. Six Covers Laid With Demand For Three Hun-

(By Journalism Class Pupil).. - ‘Two hundred and thirty four mothers and daughters enjoyed the Mother and Daughters’ banquet held in the Eagles’ Hall Wednesday evening, October 11. : 3

The banquet was prepared and served by the ladies of the Christian church under the direction of Charles Andrews. : b

The high school girls assisted by the mothers opened the program of the evening by singing four Girl Reserve songs under the leadership of Miss Frances Boomer, music supervisor of the Ligonier schools. : Mrs, Leila Smith acting as chairman called on Mrs. Odell ~Oldfather to give the mother’s toast to the ‘daughters. Mrs. Oldfather asked that the girls consider their mothers not their elders but their true comrades. Meerolin Hill responded with the daughters toast to their mothers, in Which' she assured every mothers that she is and always will be the best friend a girl ever had. - : “Apicture of the Lake Geneva conference was given by Miss Wilena Wigton who was one of the delegates to the conference this year. =% Miss Hélen Green-talked on “Com-~ munity Possibilities” in which she gave the four fold plan of the Young Women’s' Christian ‘Association, the developement of the physical body, the intellectual life, the social life and greatest of all the spiritual life.

- Miss Jaye Green gave a talk on the Girls Reserve stating the purpose object, motto etc of the girls in this association. ; 1

Mr. J. C. Brunk our county Y. M C. A. Secretary entertaimed the Mothers. and Daughters with stunts one of which was the acting out and singing of “John Brown’s Baby” teo the tune of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” el et SR RS

~ Miss Heath secretary of the South Bend Y. W. C. A.. delivered the address of the evening. Miss Heath is an ardent believer in the good of the Y and enthusiastically recounted the thing which the Y does for the girl, using the South Bend Y for an illustration.

Particular emphasis was placed on the work of the Y. W. C. A. in securing rooms for girls who are away from home. Although this work will not be so important in Ligonier it is well for our girls to know that the Y. W. C A functions in this way when they are away from home. - :

.. The Y. W. C. A. also furnishes the girl with-a place where she can entertain her friends. This is especially helpful to the working girls. In discussing the way in which the Y helps to develop the girl physicaily Miss Heath remarked that it had been found that the girl who stands at her work all day requires other physicial exercise than the girl who sits all day. Consequently these girls are given different work meeting in a large group for play hour. The possibility of class. organization was clearly emphasized. Mention was made of the charm school organized in the South Bend Y. W. AR A. for this winter. Here the girls are to ‘learn the art of dressing, setting a table and the numerous other things ‘Which add charm to a girl. - . - The Y and itswork in settlipg family differences was shown by the following story told by Miss Heath. - “Foreign people so often do not sea the necessity for girls having friends. One girl' who is an Hungarian comes to the Y. every day. At first her parents ceuld not see the reason why she should ‘want to come. One day this girl had he father’s car out had broken it. Her father had Ig her abgut it several times but she had not answered. ‘The girl came to u£-Y and asked Miss Heath what she should do and was told to tell ‘her father about wimt had happened. The young girl told Miss Heath- that before she had oto the Y she-had thought- it right to treat her father in this way but since she ha m associated with Y. W. C. A. worke he thought about this had been changed. Soon after l-not;?, ‘and | her mother and introduced her to ail After Miss Heath's talk there was | little doubt in the minds of the mo{thers and daughtres that Ligonier ~} ey xR ga e; ». : é@%» , ‘ . “H’{i"ii:“x‘ oA : iy