Ligonier Banner., Volume 57, Number 7A, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 April 1923 — Page 1

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BLOW SAFE IN POSTOFFICE AND CARRY OFF STRONG BOX WITH AR THE CASH

Robbery Not Discovered Until Friday Morning When Mail Employee © « ‘Appears.

Safe crackers entered the postoffice at Warsaw during Thursday night and after blasting open the safe carried away the inner vault containing $5OO in cash, $1,600 in postage stamps and postal savings and treasury stamps of unknown value. The safe was banked with mail sacks so ‘muffling the explosion that it was not heard although two night watchmen were nearby. No one heard or saw the auto in which the yeggs are supposed to have fled, and the only clue is fingerprints which have been obtained from the safe. Automobile tracks ‘indicated that from postoffice the men headed north. Harry Brennaman postal clerk who went on duty at 4 a. m. Friday discovered the robbery and notified Postmaster 0. B. Kilmer. : The robbers broke into the postoffice through a rear window which is close to the Warsaw Clinic. They drilled a hole in the safe door and blew it off with nitroglycerin. @ The inner vault which they carried away is about two feet square and weighs 20¢ pounds. : S ; - Ligonier police were notified of the fobbery early Friday morning and al though they kept a sharp look-out no suspicious characters appeared here. ‘The manner in which the safe was blown indicates the work of professionals. . . o

Onion Propogators to Meet.

A meeting of the onion growers of ;;i;Nortl_lern Indiana will be held in . South Bend April 19. Representatives ' o fthe Farm Bureaus of Allen, Noble tley,‘ LaGrange, Elkhart, Koscius wkoj“Marshall, St. Joseph, LaPorte, “Stark, Pulaski, Porter and "Lake counties will confer with C. H. Pe: teet marketing director of the. Ameri can Farm Bureau Federation at that time. b ! i . Northern Indiana is one of the larg est onion growing areas in the United States since practically all of -the on ions grown in the state are produced in this area and the state ranks thiri in production. ' : e

Might Make it Two Ways.

“Can’t ‘you give our baby a death pill?” : ; v This startling request was made of the Fort Wayne board of health Thurs day by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edgell who claimed their five day old infant is blind and unable to take nourishment They believed that death would put an end to its misery. Dr. J. H. Gilpin, city health commissioner refused the request and reported the case to police headquarters. Policewomen '~ ‘have started an investigation and will take charge of the child. : :

Birthday Surprise.

- ‘When returning home from Goshen Sunday evening Mrs. Chester Hile was surprised when she opened the door of their home and was greeted by 4 company of 15 guests the occassion being ler birthday. Games, werc played after which a dainty luncheon was served whieh the ladies brought with them. All repgorted an enjoyable evening and wished Mrs. Hile many more happy birthdays. -

Free Lecture in Goshen.

At the Lincoln Thearte, . Goshen Friday evening April 13, William D. Kilpatrick €. S. B. of /Detroit will deliver a free lecture on Christian Science. Dr, Kilpatrick is a member o fthe Board of Lecturship of the Mother Church, Boston. There will be a good attendance at this lecturs from Ligonier. ; '

Back From the West.

‘M. A. Cotherman and family made a trip to Goshen Sunday to meet Mr. Cotherman’s sister Mrs. W. B. Leas who is just home from a trip to Idaho. Mrs. Leas is now in charge of her _millinery store an dready to greet her “Ligonier friends. A

King Benjamin Flees. Benjamin J. Purnell head of the ‘House of David of Benton Harbor, | Michigan has fled the state. Quo warranto proceedings have been start ed against the David leader to show why the cult should not be disbanded. ' Sale a Suecess, - The Swartz sale of household ef‘fects held Saturday afternoon was a ‘suocess a large crowd of bidders be_ing present and-the articles bringing et gtiess. . . “Fool’s Paradise” surpasses all else the screen has produced in lavish en-

JURY SIX TO SIX.

Fail to Convict Wiliam Z. Foster. as Enemy of United States : Government. :

Six jurors voted for acquital of William Z. Foster, because_ they believed it appeared the prosecution was attempting .to “railroad” the alleged communist, rather than prosecute him, Mrs. Minerva Olson stated Friday. o ] Mrs. Olson, the only woman on the jury, led the faction of six which hela out to the last for a deeision of not guilty. ' : ' The jury was discharged after failing to reach an agreement in two days deliberation. “It was the duty of the state to prove Foster guilty—not ours to find him guilty to satisfy public opinion’, she declared. - The trial of Foster, one of the largc number -of alleged radicals, was held at St. Joseph, Mich., and lasted two weeks. It is now believed he -will not be tried again. .

Buried in Oak Park.

The remains of the Rose infant were laid in Oak Park this city Sunday. The child born January 1 died at the family home near Wawaka Thursday.

MEET TO ORGANIZE THURSDAY EVENING

PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION TO, BE FORMED AT HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY HALL

Great Interest Shown in Enterprise Which Means Much For the Schools

of This City

An effort is being made to attract all persons interested in the Ligo: nier public schools to the assembly hall of the high school building next Tuesday evening when a Parent-Tea-Thursday evening when a Parent-Tea-~'The movement-for such an-associat-ion has the backing of many residents who are always ready to lend aid along educational lines as repreqen‘-i ted in the public schools.” £ 0 Miss Alice Vallance the authorized leader of the movement for Noble county, has given much time to the project and with the assistance of others has arranged the following pro gram for Thursday evening, prii 12 the opening night at 7:30. 7 | ‘ Progeam | | Community Singing—Led by Dr. Keehn accompanied by Miss Hutchison. ; el Purpose of the Parent-Teacher Association—Mrs, Odell Oldfather. -The Work of the Association from the Standpoint of a Patron—Rev. F. B. Parker. L : ; Vocal Solo—Mrs. W. W. Wood. ‘The Work of the Association from the Stendpoint of a Teacher—Mr. Ralph Allen. : Solo—Mr. J. C. Brunk : ‘The Needs of the School from the Stanpoint of a Business Man—Mr. Henoch. ‘' : A & - Open discussion led by Mr. F. P. Bothwell. Organization. S - America. - It is important that a good atten dance be had at the opening session for officers ' will be chosen and a permanent line of work mapped out

Reading His Mail.

Mr. and Mrs. James Kinnison after spending a delightful winter in Florida arrived home Friday. Mr. Kinnison. on his .arrival received an arm load of accumulated mail and he has been busy going over it since his return, - o

Four Months in Bed:

Mrs. Louis J. Dunning of Warsaw formerly of mgQuier.’ has been confined tosher bed :for four dreary months suffering from siatic rheumatism. The lady has a host of friends in this city who sympathize with her in her misfortune. : :

Earned 8 Per Cent.

By a financial report just filed it is' shown that in 1922 the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. earned 8 per cent above all expenses on its capital stock of over twelve million: dollars.

. W.C.T. U Institute, The W. C T U. Institute wil lbe held| at the Presbyterian church Friday April 20th all day and evening Mrs. Ida Mix state vice president will be toh leador Sh 3

May Not Have Chautauqua. ~ Kendallville may not have a chautauqua this year. No one can be found who wil lsign a contract with the Redpath Bureau. ~

“Fool’s Pa;a;iis;" is the big attrac. tion at Crystal. It is a Cecile B. DeMillie picture which means quality,

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, MONDAY APRIL 9 19238

TTENTION GLAIMED o) ROAD MATTERS

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WIN SUIT IN APPELLATE COURT ON . HARVEY HIGHWAY SUIT :

Contract For Steel Thoroughfare Connecting Albion With Lincoln * Highway Awarded Next Month

‘Highway matters have claimed 2 good deal of attention by the county commissioners during the day last Friday. o : ' The official body of the county feels jubilant over winnning a suit in the state appellate court after a victory in DeKalb county over the Kendall ville enemies of what is known as the Harvey road project. Some months ago the commissioners awarded the contract for paving with concrete to a width of 18 feet the highway running west of Kendallyille on the township line a distance of three and a quarter miles. Kendallville residents brought a suit in the circuit court to enjoin the contractor from improving the road. The case went to the DeKalb circuit court on a charge of venue and the commissioners won. Then the case was appealed to the state appellate court which has just affirmed the decision rendered in De Kalb county which is a complete rout for the opponents of the road. The improvement will now be made and when completed it wil Itake traffic away from the Blazed Trail between Brifiel dand Kendallville diverting it to the new road. By this improvement the overhead railway bridge at ‘Brimfield an dthe sink hole near Kendallville may be evaded. When the state highway commission sees fit tc pave the Blazed Trail the connection will no doubt be made with the new county paved highway. :

A dispatech from Kendallville in Friday morning paper reads: ; “Much interest is taken in the decision of the appellate court Thurs day in the road case of J. J. Cole vs. the Noble county road commissionérs. ‘the ‘court findimg--for—the" de~ fendants. Locally the road is known as the Harvey road, which the commissioners sought to improve from a point beginning at the southwest corner o fthe city and running west three miles. The improvement was bitterly fought by certain citizens of Kendallville who ‘used every legal means to defeat the reconstruction of the road. The c¢ase has been in the courts of Noble and DeKalb counties for nearly two years. “Farmers living southwest of Kendallville strongly resented the interference of certain Kendallville citizens in holding up the road. Attor neys for the defendants were Redmond & Emrick and Chester Vandw'ford and the attorneys ofr the plaintiff were Wrigley &Thrapp.” :

~ Another highway project of much interest to Ligonier citizens is the improvement of what is known as the Steel road. This highway is to be paved by the county from Albion to the Lincoln Highway. About seven miles in length with a roadway of 9 feet concerte and nine feet of gravei laid side by side and will connect with the Lincoln Highway about one mile north of Kimmell. The contract for the improvement: will be awarded early in May so that the improvement may be completed before next winter.. This will connect Ligonier with the county seat by an improved road nearly the whole distance and it is a shorter route by about three miles. ‘With these paved road econnections linking Ligonier with Albion, Ken: dallville, Fort Wayne and Goshen together with the points beyond residents*bf this city have good grounds to rejoice. e ) N i ~ The contract for the Harvey road wag awarded to Gast & Cast at a regular session of the commissioners court in April 1921 at a cost of about $97,000. = 5 A

Just Another Echo. The shelving of an offered motion which if it had carried, would have expressed the disapproval of the North Indigna ‘Methodist Episcopal conference of Governor McCray’s act of vetoing the socalled Memorial day bill at the close of the last session of the Indiana legislature, was an onty standing event of the conference session at Kokomo. The motion was offered by the Rev. C. E. Line but before action could be taken Bishop F D. Leete who is presiding said shat whwile he was gratified to see that the conference entertained a proper opinion of the sacred associations ,sur-i rounding Memorial day he feared that favorable action on the motion would be interpreted as adverse criticism of the entire administrgtion. The resolution ; was referred to ‘a committee. . Gets His Aplenty. _Ollie Helman an Eikhart resort keeper was fined $5OO and given six months on the penal farm by a circuit court jury at Goshen on convicition of liguor law violations,. =

BOOST FOR BLAZED TRAIL

Assurances Given Committee That _Great Highway Would Soon Be Hard Surfaced. _‘w

- The Toledo & Chicago the Old Blazed Trail pike in Noble and DeKalb counties is to be paved either this year or early in 1923. This was the assurance given by Governor Warren T. McCray and John D. Williams state chairman of the highway commission’' to a committee of good road boosters represnting northeastern Indiana and including the C. J. Munton of Kendallville, H. C. Willis Waterloo, M. F. Long Butler; W. H. Willenar of Auburn, and Clyde Walb of LaGrange republican twelfth district chairman. . . The committee made a special trip to Indianapelis to ascertain just what was in store for residents of this section of the state with reference to hard surface roads and particularly the fate of the T. & C. pike one of the heaviest east and west travelea highways in the country. The question of road contracts for 1923 and the amount of money to be expended was discussed at some length. il iGov.. McCray and Cemmissioner Williams assured the committee that everything possible would be done ‘to start the work on the T. & C. pike this year but in any event if actual construction was held up the road would be improved in 1924. .

AN OPEN KLAN MEETING

Large Gathering Hears Rrepresenta. . tive of Inyisible Empire at Crom- "~ well Saturday Week Ago

Bills thrown around within a radious of ten miles -attracted a large audience to the. Cromwell - opera house a week agolastSaturday night to hear a lecture putting forth -elaims in justificaion of he Ku Klux Kan. The speaker ‘a South Bend minister wore no mask. i ~ Seven white robed and hooded us: hers escorted the attendants to seats and presened each individual as he enered with an application card. Curiosity prompted no doul)t, the great majority of the people 1n the audience who felt it a pleasure to hear what the robed and hooded order stands for. = . - The Cromwell Advance has the folfowiiig on-the meetifgl~ ~ oo o ' “He spoke of the present conditions in South Bend, an dthe disregard in which the laws o fthesland are disrespected and broken by the foreign population of that city. He pointed out that the large percentage of foreigners are Catholics and ' that the statistics show tixat 92 per cent of: the arrests are for law violations by foreigners. He spoke of the reason fo rthe Klan wearing the robe and hood, and pointed out that it was as a protection against Catholic boycott of business’ men ‘and laborers alike that it was woren, and recited cases where the Catholics had declared the boycott -on business men and were, only thwarted in the process of completely bankrupting the men when the Protestant people of the city banded themselves together and formed a similar boycott against the Cathol merchants. : G aen “He stated that the reason for not allowing Catholics, Jews or Negroes to join the Klan was that the Knights of Columbus was for Catholics only. and the B’ni Brith was a strictly Jew ish order and that the Ku-Klukx Klan was a purely Protestant organization and that only' A 1 Americans were tolerated. He said that whenever the Catholic Chureh would remove theb linds from the windows bf their institutions and allow the sunlight to shine in then ‘the Klan would consider the removing of the mask—or words to that effect. - “He appealed to the people to see to it that American Prot’istant‘st were elected to public office a?t;i intimated that a Klansman would be the next governor of Indiana and also president o fthe United tSates. A membership of something: like ten million is claimed in the United States.”

Death of Mss. Johnson.

! Mrs. Aramantha Johnson - aged about 76 years died of pneumonia Saturday midnight at the home of her daughter Mrs. Charles M. Wemple at the farm home one mile east of Ligonier. She was the widow of Thomas S. Johnson and had lived in Noble county 74 years coming with her parents from Starke county, Ohio when about two years of age. She affiliated with the U. B. church and ‘was a highly respected lady. Surviving are one son, Charles Johnson of Chicage. and Mrs. Wemple. One sister, Mrs. Fannie Caples of Fostoria, Ohio and two brothers, George W. Fisher In-| dianapolis, Aldebert Fisher Los Angeles, California. o ' The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the C. M. Wemple home with burial in Oak Park, Ligonier. - L ~ Real Estate Transfers : Helena Belle Hurses to Hal Green |and wife lots in Chapwans add Ligo« |nier Fred Weir to Albert T. Rice and wife lot in Ligonjer. = = |“Blood and Sand” Valentino's triumph |at Crystal next week.

J L LEWY & SON

10 MAKE GHANGE

OWING TO GROWTH OF FURNI- - TURE DEPARTMENT WILL + CLOSE OUT CERTAIN : BRANCHES

Dry Goeds, Millinery and Ladies Ready to Wear Will Be Sacrificed ' at Sale S_tnrflng,Tl,\mrs‘day ~

There is to be a revolution in Ligonier business-gircles when J. L. Levy ‘& Son star ‘big closing out sale ‘Thurs morßing. = Owing to the rapid growth of the furnitrue- businegss this well known firm has concluded in order to take care of the expansion, to close out the dry goods, millinery and ready to wear departments at a big sacrifice. ‘The firm of J. L. Levy & Son is one of the oldest and most reliable in Ligonier an dthe goods carried and to be digosed of are of the Dbest styles and quality. byaied A small army of clerks has been engaged to take care of customers in both rooms of this big establishmen: and the allotment to any and all cus: ‘tomers is unrestricted. Along with the departments mentioned show case: and cunters will be sold. | a In order to effect” the change in a short period prieces have been slashed {o theb one and that the stock will move out almost- as if in bulk goes ‘without saying. | oo Mueein] Big bills have been mailed out to every reader within fen miles of Ligonier and a.big advertisement in this, issue of-the Banner tell the story in ‘greater detail,. > o pooe | The value of the goods to go at 50 cents on the dollar and less are estimated to be worth fully $60,000. : This is one of the greatest sales ever put on in Ligonier and is bouni to attract buyers by the huiidreds from long distances. v : . The stores will be. closed Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation..

IMPOSSIBLE TO CONVICT.

Herrin Mine Rioters With Blood On * TTheir Hands All Now Go Free.

‘All the untried criminal indictments growing out ‘o fthe Herrin, Marion, 111, riots were molle prossed Saturday following the acquittal by a jury oi six defendants, charged with murder in connection with the out break. The request that the indictments be nolled was made by Delos Duty state’s attorney of Williamson county. Wheu court -assembled A, W. Kerr chief counsel for the Illinois mine workers demanded an immediate trial of the 24 men still: under’ indictment on charges of murder conspiracy and as Sault- 3 G iy : ! “I am not going to try any more of these cases;” Mr. Duty declared. “Right or wrong does not make any difference. I have done my duty and done my béstt o

LOSES ONE EYE

Thaddeus Bratton Vietim of Erratic Aet of Excited Person: Found at

While Thaddeus Bratton 50 - was momentarily pausing in front of a window of his burning thome two miles southwest of Elkhart Friday morning he was struck in the right eye by a flower pot hurled “through a window pane by one of the neighbors who were salvaging the contenfs —and when he was taken to Elkhar: it was found necessary to remove the geyeball in order to save the sight of the other eye. The operation as performed at the Elkhart General hospital. s Lo S : The house valued at $3,000 was destroyed It was insured for $6OO in a farmers’ mutual association. -

+ @irl Loses Hair

Esther Rodenbeck age fourteen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Rodenbeck at Fort Wayne was found un conscious by’ her father Sajfurday night several minutes after she had been sent through an alley gate to the garage in the rear of the Rodenbeck home to open the doors so that thy family automobile carrying the father !and ‘mother might be driven in. The girl had suffered a heavy blow on the head and most of her hair had been cut off. Sowe il e

. % Killed at Stroh. i Gale Gaskill age 25 an employee o fthe Wabash Portland Cement company’s plant at Stroh was instantly killed Saturday while working as brakeman on the marl train operating in ‘the company yards. o i+ Owns Many Dogs. : A Goshen woman was assessed on eleven dogs and paid $2B in taxes on the caninefic - - o 0 B _ “Fool’s Paradise’ ’is lavishly beautiful, and loaded with thrills don’t miss this Tuesday Wednesday Thursday at ORFitel, - s e

DISTRICT LEGION MEET

With Kendallville Beautifully Deecorated and the Angola Band Playing

The Boys Gather

‘With the city, beautifully decorated, flags and bunting flying and the An. gola band playing the former service boys of the world was assembled in Kendallville Friday 'evening to attend a gathering of American Legion members of the Twelfth Congressional district and to enjoy a banquet. After stirring -addresses by the state Legion commander Perry Faulkner ' and other prominent lmemb’er-s: and plenty of good music the boys to the number of 220 sat down to a banquet served by the Ladies Auxiliary in the Elks home. L Among the distinguished visitors were Perry Faulkner of Shelbyville, American Legion state commander; Dr. L. P.. Drayer commander of, ‘the Fort Wayne post; Robert J. Gaskill ot Fort Wayne twelfth district commit teeman and Capt. Albert Stump of Agburn. . | et e Following are the Legion members from Ligonier to attend the celebra tion and banquet: Roy Rex, Georg:s Green, Willis Leming, Harry Stanton Vance, Forrest (Doc) Rex, Roy Banta Harry Holderness, Dr. Glade Rupert and Hatey Damey. = . 1 O'H

The local boys report a fine time.

WILL GLOSE GON-

TESTS WEDNESOAY

CITY BOWLING LEAGUE TO STAGE WARM CONTESTS IN FINALS e " OF SERIES -+ .-

Prizes To Be Awarded Three Winning Teams Qut of the Six Participating = ~in Events. S

There -promises to be some warm, contests .in the past season bowling match at the Oyler alleys. Wednesday' night by teams comprising the’ city bowling league. .-.. ' ' _The Refrigerator Legion and Post office teams will bowl on the early shift. The Elks, Hipco and City teams will begin the slaughter 'at nine o’clock. All members must be’ present on the dot. = A vacancy on any team will be aliowed only 125 pins. The total number of pins for the three games wil be based on the season’s average. The three high teams;gill be awarded- prizes. The following Friday or Wednésday which date has not been definitedly decided a ban' quet will be given at Hotel Ligonier for the full membership, including J. B. Schutt and Palph Shisler and the pin boys. Messrs. Schutt and Shisler being recognized for their royal support o fthe league during the entire season. . . | C e _The six teams of five men each played-twenty nights or sixty games The present standing of, the“teams is .as follows: e et : i WL P "EIKS oecioarns® srrisuressens 44 16 733 oty % B e . Rgfrigerator s2O %0 N 0 L Hipde . 2T 3 e Tegien. a 8 3139 PO TSR gY 88 080

Friday Luncheon,

Friday afternoon from one o’elock until five was held the second largs party this spring at Hotel Ligonier. Mrs. Sarah Baum, Mrs. Clara Jacobs Mrs. Isaac Baum and - Mrs. Simon’ Schloss were most charming hostesses and deserve the praise heard on every side for the perfect arrangu ment of every detail. = Seventy-one guests sat down to a most delicious five course luncheon, served creditably as usual by the Hotel manage ment. ' C R el B Cards were the form of entertaim ment, there being five tables of rhum and eleven of bridge. Those to carry away the bridge prizes were Mrs. Walter. Robinson, Mrs. Graham Lyon. Mrs. Cora Hess. The rhum prizes were ‘won by Mrs. Mae Carhey and Mrs. JoZn Hallery =0 908 B 5 roe . The out of town guests were Mrs. Hattie Daniel Mier and Mrs. May Mey Columbia City, Mrs. Bd MWilliams, Toledo, Mrs., Leo Kerner, Goshen, Mrs. Cora Hess, Kendallville, Mrs, F. E. Pliotfer, Cleveland. . Very fine music was furnished by the orchestra composed of Miss Helen Carney, Herman Sack and - Cedric A Mr. Holdeman of Kendailville Has purchased the Lincoln Cafe in this city of Gil Brothers and took possession today. The old employees Ineinimx% e veteran Mart - Jackson S Gl R R T ‘”"“fi‘i’“W"? Fe e T Rl e oo 3?‘%3 ARR R T ‘*’%‘il Sl | 'D. M. Rench spent Sunday at WaS ihen ny “‘»“"’s}#@}’3‘s’%«& :

MONDAY THURSDAY

VOL. 57 NO. 74

IMPORTANT MEETING " WEONESDAY ook

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE T 9 CON- ~ SIBER - BUILDING OF - ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL

Former Mayor Hemoch and Others teo - Speak on a Subject of Much Cono cerntothe Cy.

~~ When the Chamber of Commerce meets at Hotel Ligopier Wednesday noon for luncheon the matter of an addition to the high school building for this city will be considered. =t was decided two weeks ago among prominent: members of the chamber that the matter should be brought up for consideration an din addition to Mr. Henoch Attorney Bothwell, C. R. Stansbury, Eli Jacobs, A. B. Mier, A. B. Weaver, FE. Weir , W. H. Wigton and a number of other members are expected .to participate in the discmssion It is known that President Wood of ‘the Chamber is favorable to the project and he will no doubt be heard. . The matter of an addition to the high school building is of so great in‘terest that ‘a full attendance of the Chamber of Commerce members may be expected. b

Celebrate With Grandma.

~Mrs. Jane Akers celebrated her 88th birthday anniversary Sunday. Her grandchildren great grandchildren and’ great. great grandchildren swrpris €d her when they arrived at her home in ‘Syracuse to celebrate the occasion. They brought will filled baskets and boxes. The guests enjoyed a dimmer that was” equal to a banquet. Mrs. Akers is enjoying good health. Ske is an old resident of Syracuse and is making her home with her daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Walerius the only sarviving ‘member ‘of her immediate family. S

To Teach Americanism.

~ In accordance with the program being carried out under the auspices of the Indiana State Bar associstion to combat radicalism throughout the state and in the United States, the Noble Couny Bar association has planmed a series of meetings to start this week. Attorney T. A. Redmond of Kendallville - has. beeg:-el chairman in Noble county and is outlining the program. ' SJ e - Addresses on the subject will be delivered in. practically every sehool and ¢hurch in the county by differemt attorneys of the county. ‘

Mrs. Hans Gets Judgment.

_ - Some years ago Clara M. Hans danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Lon McNutt, of this city secured a judgment of $810.95 against Dr. George A. Whippey- in the Elkhartc ircuit court. The amount was never paid and in court at Goshen Friday the amount of the judgment was increased to $130157. Dr. Whippey formerly practiced his profession in Ligonier and both parties:to the suit are well known here

School Play Big Suceess.

The operetta and school entertain ment given at the high school builaing Priday and Saturday evenings proved very successful both in the way of pleasing the large number in attendance and in a financial way. The little participants: wom high praise for their accofiplishments under the able .instruction of ‘their teacher, Miss Boomer. e -

Big- Crane Now Om Duty.

. With a length of 50 feet the big crane at the Highway Iron Products company is now in operation instasiled at an expense of $5,000. It will easily lift five tons and is operated by: electricity. It has a runway of 258 feet. and is used for unloading aad loading structural iron and steel. |

. [Celebrates Birthday. : Twenty-two guests were entertaimed at the A. N. Wertheimer home last night the occasion being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Wertheimer. One of the chief features was a big dimner which was followed by music snd parlor games., The affair was a very happy one. o

" To Quit Blacksmithing. John Lint the blacksmith guits the James Adams shop today and it is understood other parties are to take it Mr. Lint after he completes u.‘sfl ‘ on his residence will work at the earjpente:,trade.‘ : G ‘ a A dispatch to the Banner from the M. E. conference at Kokomo at mbom brings the pleasing intelligence that Rev. J. F. Lutey has been returned o Ligonier for another year. The M. E.