Ligonier Banner., Volume 57, Number 15A, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 June 1923 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

- 92.00 PER YEAR

AGED MAN KILLED B FRACTIOUS TEAM

» JOHN MYRES, AGED 80 FOUND . DEAD IN BARNYARD NEAR LA- -~ GRANGE WEDNESDAY AF. v . _TERNOON ‘-

Team of Horses Found-Standing Near Barn Hitched to Wagon Arouses Curiosity of Neighbors :

John Myers aged 80 years one of the wealthiest and best known farmers in LaGrange county was killed some time Wednesday afternoon iE a mysterious manner on his farm in Greéenfield township northeast of La - Grange. The lifeless body. of Mr. Myers was found by neighbors Thurs day morning. P : For several years Mr. Myers hed lived alone on his farm. He owned & team of young horses and the last timie he was seen alive by neighbors was driving to a figld on the farm to do-gome bhaullhg. ' . -~/ oo ~ About midnight Wednesday ~ a neighbor who was returning to his home noticed this team standing at the opposite end of -the field from where Mr. Myers was last seen Wofl{-‘-ing. An investigation was made immediately by neighbors and when they. called. at his home Mr. Myers vas not there. A further search was made and the body was discovered not far distant from where the horses and wagon were found. edn e It was ‘evident that -the heavy wheels of the wagon had passed over Mr. Myeérs’ head after h? had ‘been thrown: from the wagon in some way.

" Must Maintain Identity. . No longer will thep atrons of rural route mail service be known by num ber. The Postoffice department has issued a ruling that they must be known by name. “Attention is called” the announcement state “to the fact that the numbers assigned to rural mail boxes are not fo appear upoun them.”" It emphasizes the necessity of having the name of the head of the family served by the mail box painted in plain letters on the box. Postmaster Milner has made the matter plain to rural route residents out of_Ligonier. W e R

50,000 Elks to Assemble. i Not less than fifty thousand Elk:s from all parts 'of America are expected to be present at the annual ‘conventign o fthe grand lodge of the order which meets in Atlanta July 9 to 16. The gathering will assemblc delegations from Maine to Hawaii with present indications pointing to representation from a large majority of the 1,600 lodges in the country. ' This is the first time that a con vention of the grand lodge of E}ka "has ever been held in the Southeast states. - ‘ ~ One and a half fare rate has been fixed by therailways for the event. N by i = Stills Found in Bank Director’s Barn - Joseph Wearver directoxfifot the Far: ‘mers’ and Merchants’ Bank of Dale ‘near. Rockport and a candidate for sheriff at thel ast €lection is unde $l,OOO bond on a charge .of violatin ‘the federal prohibition act. - ' Federal prohibition agents repgrte they found three huge stills in Wea yerg barn.. o 0 Sy

or Fall May Prove Fatal. .~ Grover Wiley 40 of Mishawaka ma have been fatally injured Friday at ternoon when he fell out of an auto mobile’ driven by Vern Webster -Mishawaka. Both men were said tp, have been intoxicated. Wiley is said t have sustained a fractured skull internal injuries. s . Pool Room Owner Fined. | Earl Menzenberger of Garrett ‘entered please of guilty before the: judge in the DeKalb circuit court Friday to seven indictments charging ‘him with allowing minors to pla®y 'pool and was fined $5 and costs on feach"infictment the total amounting to “2'21 which he paid. i : Mrs. Charles Croscop Dead. | Mrs. Charles Groscop aged 63 years died at her home at Auburn. Eight - children survive one brother Franlé ~ Schrader of Butler, two sisters, Mrs. John Haberstrow of LaGrange d ~ Mrs. George Flowers of Ligonier. |-

Operatlon For Gall Stones. Mrs. |Glenn Veasey residing on the Jacob husz farm south of Albion underwent an operation at the Sacred Heart hospital at Garrett Sunday May 120 for gall stones. ' Real Estate Transfers. %11 B.Gerber Admr. to Henry Green lot in Ligonfer. - i ! #The Old Homestead” with Theodore Roberts the immortal American drama that has drawn tears and laughs from a million hearts, at Crystal Tuesday, Wednesday Thurs- : m’ ..-__, S it :......flfl'. l%b»‘

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! + METHODIST ORPHANAGE | Bashor Farm of 289 Acres Near Goshen Now Passes to M. E. Church Organziation Mrs. Emmaline Bashor 88 years old a | pioneer resident of Elkhart county died at her home four miles west of Gpshen at three o'¢lock 'Thursday orning. Her death was nauséd by a| complication of diseases and was probably ‘hastened by a svaere fall sustained a week ago Satu day. She 8 the widow of John W ‘Bashor, o died in 1906. . : . |With the death® of Mrs. Aa@or the Bashor homestead of 239 acres becomes the property of the Methodist church. Thep roperty was deeded to the conference by Mr. and Mrs. Bashor shortly before Mr, Bashor’s death in 1906 with the provision.‘that Mrs. shor was so retain a life estate in thep roperty. It was also suggest-| ed that the property be used for an orphanage if such a plan should. be considered feastible. S A short time ago the orphanage was incorporated under the laws of In-| ana after a board of trustees had ‘been appointed D. Cyrus U. Wade of Muncie is president of the board. =

I< 'GRANDMOTHER AT 84 YEARS | wrkable Family Record of -No- | ble County Woman Given by Cor- ! respondent. - - ' Writing from Kimmell a correspondent gives the following history of Mrs. Matilda Addis: o .~ “Noble county residents think they can beat the record of Mrs. Lillian Wiethesdach of Ohio who is announc ed as being the youngest grandmother Mrs. Matilad Addis, who x‘esid_es onehalf mile east of Kimmell was 'a grandmother at the age of 34 and a greatgrandmother at the age of 54. The former was 36 years jold at the img of the birth of her f{rst grandshild. e

| “Mrs. Addis daughter oF Mr. and rs. Aaron ‘Bennet was] born on hristmas 1857, and was married to er first husband Sylvester Chappel vhen she was two weeks past 15 /éars of age. Her second husband vas William Gawthrop; her third, James Berry and her fourth, Jefferon Addis. SHe is the mother of 13 children 10 of whom are living. At he present time she is 6# years old nd has 70 living descendants. There re 10 children 5 daughte'rs‘in Bla.w, our sons in law 29 grand’pliil,dr:e 1, 16 great grandchildren and 5 grandsons in law. " e : “Mrs. Addis is still a remarkably active woman. She does all hier own housework ,assists her neighbors oc casionally, does all her common sewing and has. never used spectacles. Last winter- she made a crazy-work comfort. ‘She can.do the work that any farm woman of 30 does.” |

Have Great Meeting. ' _ The community ' centér meeting Tuesday evening at Cromwell was at tended by the largest crowd of the season. The entertainment was fine and Rev. Boyts of Ligonier gave one of the most interesting talks of any on ‘the program this year. JThis is the last meeting this summer. They be. gin again in October. A three day indoor fair will be held this fall but ne labor day celebration according to a Cromwell correspondent. | .

Plenty of Game Wardens. - - Conservation Agent Mannfeld says that in April state wardens made 101 arrests as against 102 |arrests for April 1922. The gvarden force now consists of 34 men, 21 ofcers having been appointed since April 1 1922 and 15 resignations received and accepted. Two wardens died ahd one is ' suspened; The office of Rodney Fleming for the northern district has been closed' at Fort Wayne and removed to State headquarters, Indianapolis.

Have Great Circus. ; ‘ The L. G. Barus circus and animal’ show at Kendhllviile"l‘hursday is pro- 1 nounced one of the best on the road. A train of 40 cars is required to trans port it. Thosejwho,attended the show from Ligonier were W. B.| Inks and son Dan, J. W. Draper la,nd son Jack, Ray Loy Howard Hoéue and Mart Jackson. ‘ l )

- Car Quickly Turns Over. Solomon Elick - driving his Ford sedan attempted to adjust a package in the tonneau while driving slowly near Millersburg and the next thing he knew the car was upset in the ditch. Mr. Elick escaped with minor ‘bruises. o e

Agree on Judgment. : A settlement with the New Wrk Chicago & St. Louis railroad as the result of the deaths of H. G. Kampe, former Allen county treasurer and his son Alfred from injuries received in a crossing accident at Dunfee August 15 last, was reached Friday afternoon ‘Mrs. Kampee wil Ireceive judgment of $4,000 of which $3,000 is damage as the result of Ernest Kampe’s death and $l,OOO for her son’s death. e -See “The old Homestead” and you'll think you're back in mother’s arms st Crystal this week,

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, MONDAY JUNE 4 1923

10 SELL GITY PARK ON NORTH CAVN

COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION T¢( HAVE RIVERSIDE PARK AP_PRAISED THROUGH COURT

Does Not Necessarily Mean That Park Grounds Are to Be iDsposed of At Once o

When it was suggested some, weeks ago in the council chamber that of fers had(been made for the city lots on-North Cavin street utilized for Ri ver side park a loud protest went up from many citizens and a resolu” tion :adopted by the city council Thursday night on the face of it might cause another scare The resolution provides that the -circuit court be asked to appoint appraisers of the lots incorporated in the park and th: small plot of ground across Cavin street to determine their value. It is the purpose to dispose of the little tri*i angular piece of ground which is of no value to the cit yand in framing the document both tracts.were included inorder to save expense.

Should the time arrive when the city desires to sell thep ark ground to private parties it will be in position 'to do so. It is not probable that that time is inthe mear future. Considerable discussion arose over the question of the waste of water. While the water plant is not functioning in its old time efficiency it was made plain by Mayor Denning that lawn springling ma ybe indulged within the bounds of reason, but anyone detected wasting city water will be promptly rebuked. : din An expert engineer will arrive from Chicago in a day or two to make a thorough survey of the municipal wa ter plant and report to the council. The big open well at the water station has been abandoned and a new ono will have to be constructed. Water is now being pumped exclusively from the driven wells.’ ; i The council with its usual custom appropriated $25 to the G. A. R. to help meet the expense of the Mem orial Day celebration. . S

Farm Bureau Meetings. Two‘important meetings of farm organizations was HKeld at the office of County Agent J. B. Cunningham at Albion Saturday June 2 including the meeting of the directors of the Women’s Home division of the Farm Bureau and the semi-annual delegates meeting of the bureau. : i - 'Mrs. M. J. Parks president of the home division called a special meeting of the directors for 1 o’clock County and state affiliation and girl’s club work were among ‘the important topics to be taken up @t this session. Another matter was the selection of a club 'leader to take tlégp lace of Harold Sorgenfrei, of Wawaka who resigned to take a positipn with the government at Camp Sherman, Ohio.

: Hold Fine Piienic. - Forty guests:-greatly enjoyed a picnic in Freed park 'Sunday afternoon when Spanish American War Vet erans and_their families sat down to a big feast. The afternoon was spent in the pleasant shade of the park and it was -decided to hold a number of similar meetings during the summer.

Pop-Ups Banned On Sidewalks. Police Chief. Engle has placed a ban on the shooting of pop ups on the pupblic sidewalks of the city and hereby serves notice on the youhgsters to desist from the practice. ComtplaintS:have reached the police officers from many sources. 5

. Bible Schools Open. ‘ The vacation bible schools opened in Ligonier this forenoon at the U: B. church for the North Side and the M. E. church for the South Side. The enrollment is satisfactory and a good attendance is looked for. Competent teachers are in charge, :

Finds Side Curtain. : Saturday evening near his home on Second street Henry Hire found a leather side curtain for an automobile and left it at the Banner office where it; may be reclaimed by the owner. e Al

Reorganize Alumni, | ' Friday eveéning at a meeting held fhere the Rome City Alumni associa there was commissioned in 1909 and then was commissioned in 1909 and the alumni organized in 1910 but had been inactive, i

/ 'Wants to Read the Banner. Fred L. Kolson orders the Bammer gent to his address for one year at Chesterland, Ohio. Mr. Kolson evidently desires the news from the old home county. ' g

Would they kill the fatted calf for you if you went back home tonight? The answer is in “The Old Homesstead” at Crystal this week.

~ GOES TWELVE INNINGS Fort Wayne Kipé Find Ligonier Bali Team Their Match For Eleven In-

- While the Fort Wayne Kips Sunday afternoon bested the Doc Rex ball team in this icty' 11 to 9 they had to go twelve innings of fast ball to accomplish it. The only disappointment ‘was in the sjze of the crowd. The contest was worthy of better patronage and the failure of the people to turn cut was a great disappointment to the. management. _ : L

l ONE MORE BIG SALE Another Free Band ~Concert For ‘Thursday June 21, When Fogter .~ Closes Sale Season. . : George D. Foster who has held so many successful sales during the past season will hold the closing one at his taxi barn in this city Thursday, June 21. They 'will be résumed in the fall. ; ey Mr. Foster has engaged a good band to give a free concert and the sale will be in the nature of a big celebration. i sl Those who have articles to: dispose of should list them by June 11 so they may be included in the advertising bills, b L - These community salés held by Mr. Foster have proven valuable to Ligonier, bringing many people to the city who might otherwise not come. June 2 Iwill be another gala day for this city an% the people of the com:munity . will Be given another musical treat. i SHr ol

BOYS RETURN T 0 BUFFALO Owners. of Stolen Car and Father of ~ John Pieri Arrive in Ligonier Fri- - i day Afternoon. e : The lads who stole the Falkner Overland coupe in Buffalo, New York and drove it to Ligonier where they were captured by Officer Bowen & week ago Sunday have returned to their home accompanied by the father of John Pieri Yvho paid the damages to Mr. ‘and Mrs. George A. Falkner, owners of the car, in an amount ex-~ ceeding $3OO and the lads 17 and 18 years of age respectively will not be proseetted, oo e G Mr. and Mrs. Falkner came to Ligonier Friday afternoon’ accompanied by Mr: Pieri and they remained here until Roy Stroman corfiplelte'df repairs on the machine when they‘ldrove home in it. = | e

- All the expen’ses incurred by Chief Engle and Officer oßwen in connection with the prisoners have been paid 'and the incident is closed so far as the Ligonier police are concerned. The boys did not seem to realize the seriousness of their offense, claim ing they took the car for a lark expecting to drive it to Chicago and back to Buffalo. S :

: .]/)earth l_o_‘f Mrs. Swickard, Mrs. Charles Swickard aged. about 50 years died 'in a Goshen hospital Saturday morning about seven o’clock after an illness extending over two years which | developed into acute Bright’s disease. | Born in 'Sparta township the only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Lemon, the deceased spent her entire life in Noble county and by her genial nature and kindly disposition she drew to her a large circle of admiring friends who will be pained to learn of her death. The deep sympathy of this community goes out to the bereaved husband who is left alone there being no children born to Mr. and Mrs. Swickard ; during the twenty-five years of their married life. Surviving aside from the sorrowing husband are six 'brotheré,;Louis and Ezra Lemon of near Cromwell, John, Wolf Lake, James, Elyria, Ohio, Mead and Leonard of Elkhart. The funeral will be held frém the late home at Diamond lake tomorrow ;Tuesday = at two o'clock in the afterneon with Rev. 'lra C. Boyts of the Ligonier Christian vchurqn‘lf officiating. =~ The remains. will be laid in Oak Park Cemetery thsic ity with the relatives and many friends present at the last sad rites.. : L

Hawpatch ‘Best” Pure Buckwheat o a 0 Riegy Pure Buckwheat Flour is very hard to get in this day and age of the world ‘because of its dark speckled color ang adulteration that it will stand undetected. But: when you buy pure buckwheat from us you get what you ex: \pect and ata price on larger than the inferior goods. Put up in 5 lb. bags by the Tope}ka Roller Mills. : :

Murderer Fights Extradition After having announeed his inten: tion of returning to Youngsstown, 0., without objection to face a charge of murdering- a fellow - countryman, NicholasSpyros arrested at Syracuse and who is_confined in the county jail at Warsaw changed his mind and steps are being taken to have the man extradited to Ohio. ] ' You haven’t seen “The Old Home stead till ‘you've seen Théodore Roberts: as Uncle Josh at Crystal Tues: day Wednesday Thursday. = |

BOARD IN SESSION AT COUNTY SEAT

NOBLE COUNTY , EQUALIZATION AND TAX REVIEW ORGANIZA- . TION MEETS TODAY

Prospect That Body Will Have Long ~ Grind in Readjusting Tax As- : sessments = |

~ This morning the Noble, | county Board of Review and Egqualization convened at Albion for a long and important grind the indicationg being that many taxpayers from different sections of the county would seek re lief from what they consider unjust appraisemnts. i bl ‘

Members of the Noble county board include Auditor ' Pressler, | County Treasurer Morton P, Thomas,| County ,Assessor George S. Bouse, all of Albion; William C. Auman of Kendall ville, and J. L. Dunning of Ligonier. Thel ast two members were named by the circuit court. L : ' One of the ‘rules by which the board will be guided is that all pro perty is to be assessed at its full cash value. This instruction has been issued b ythe state board of tax com: missioners.. The board of review also assesses the capital stock and fran chise of all domestic corporatfons ex-. cept those wihec h are assesged and valued by thé state tax board. . The appraisement is cons’derably‘ lower this year than last. - )

Graduates Next Week, Olin Stansbury will graduate next week from Chicago v;ixnivérsity. For the past year he has been the distinguished and talented editor of the Daily Maroon, the college paper ana he now retire to give place to a Chicago man. During the past year Editor Stansbury a Ligonier boy and son of Mrs. Lena Stans«fbury, Ligonier librarian, -established the Critic a monthly magazine ' which has won much favorable comment in journalis tic circles. The new .editor of The Critic is Bob Pollak a Fort Wayhe boy, well known in this city. - The last. editorial by ‘Mr. Stansbury for the Daily Maroon has been written and it is a gem. -~ ' . The ‘young man will a-rri&e, home soon after the graduating exercises for a rest and after a vacation will no doubt enter the journalistic field in -real earnest. .- R

~ Narfow Escape From Death, Dr. Black this morning was called upon to ‘dress .serious injuries suf fered by Kathleen aged four litlte daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lawson of Ken dallville. While speeding 'up the Blazed Trail at 25 miles an hour from their' home on the way to Goshen the little tot leaned against the door of the ear which flew open angd the child was hurled into a pile of gravel at the road side, badly bruising her face and side. - Had the little girl fallen upon the-brick pavement she would have been killed. 'Mer injuries are not considered serious. o

125 Pupils Enrolled. Ligoniers first Daily Vacation Bible school has an attendance of 99. Seven classes have been organized two for kindergarten, 2 for primary 6 to 8 years of age 2 for Juniors 9, 10 and 11 years of age and one for intermediates 12, 13 and 14 years of age. The intermediate class meets in the U. B. church. Children from the south side 12, 13 and 14 ‘are to go'to the U. B. church for their work. The enrollment for the school totaled 125. .

. Steal Minesterial Watches. A thief entered the home of Rev. and rMs. Richardson at Topeka in the absence of the family the other day and stole two gold , watches which were highly prized by the owners. One watch was found up stairs in a bureau drawn and the other on the first- floor in a library table drawer which leads to the conclusion that the thiéf knew where the time pieces were kept. There is no clue. |

Must Not Speak to Wife. _ Judge .Endicott of DeKalb county has issued a restraining order against Eber Foote of Garrett from interfering with his wife, Grace Foote who ig suing for divorce. She claims Foote ‘accosted her on the street,and’ that she is afraid of him. The court decided Foote must refrain from speak: ing to his wife. P

J. L. Henry Resigns.. : John L. Henry who 'since the organiaztion of the Farmers & Merchants Trust,company has served as its secretary and treasurer resigned at noon today and will enter business elsewhere, M ‘ Another Firey Cross. A large firey cross was burned on a hill near the Drake farm just south fand west of Kendallville at eight o'clock Wednesday evening. These manifestations of Klan activities are becoming frequent in Noble county. “

' DAMAGE SUIT NEARS END Expected That $lO,OOO 'Action Will Reach Jury Late Today or Early : ot TomoEßew The $lO,OOO damage suit of . ‘Mr, Gladys Iddings of near Kendallville vs the New York Central Railroad Co., which opened in the- Noble - Circui*. Thursday continued today with indications taht the presenting of testimony and arguments by the attorneys will not be completed until late.this afternoon or Tuesday morning. It is believed taht the jury will require se’ veral hours tp return a verdict. - ' Mrs. Iddings is asking damages in the amout of $lO,OOO for the death of her husband, the late Scott Iddings, who was struck and killed by a fast New York Central train at the Main street crossing at Kendallville ocer a year ago. The crossing gates were not inoperation ‘when the fatal aceid: ent occurred it is said; 2 : S

@ DRIVE OPENS JUNE 0 G L A—— #uls mh‘ County Chairman W. W. Wood Announces Date For Salvation Army AR Wk o ~ County Chairman W. W. Wood. of Ligonier makes the following an nouncemnt: . e The annual drive in Noble County for funds for the Salvation Army will be made as soon as committees can be organized in various parts of the County, and it is hoped that. it can be made during the week beginning Monday June 11th. - ot R

The Salvation Army is doing a wonderful work i nthe" State of Indiana, as well as in all parts of the .country and is worthy of the supoprt of everyone. It's work of reclamation of erring oys and girls ang the “down and out” among men and women, is bringing back into the paths: of use .- fulness and good citizenship ‘hundreds of unfortunates in ‘the States_of Indiana, who would otherwise drift into the criminal class. :

The drive in Indiana is made under the leadership of the Honorable Hi. Jackson Secretary of State - of ' Indiana, and is sponsored by Governor McCray, .Thomas R. Marshall, Senator Ralston, Charles A. Bookwalter, and. others who are members. of the Advisory Board. The Association of such men as those mentioned ' with the work of the Salvation Army, is a guarantee that the money is being raised for a worthy purpose.. It should be remembered that this drive takes place only once each year, and that you are not now solicited by members of the Army as was the. case some years ago. Anyene soliciting you for funds, claiming to be & member ‘of teh, SalyationsArmy is an imposter, and should be turned over to the authorities. S It is to be hoped that everyone will remember the splendid work of the Salvation Army in ministering to the needs of our boys in the World War, as well as'the work it is now doing for mankind in these' days of meace, by subscribing as ltberally as their circumstances will permit. ©~ = -

j Smith in Bad, - Gov. Al Smith of New York State is in bad with the dry forces of the whole country for approving the prohibition repeal bill passed by the legislature of his state, Had he vetoed the measure he would hdve incurred the enmity of the wet forces at home so between the two fires he chose to follow the demands of his state as: sembly and vote wet. It is now up te the federal goverment to enforce the Volstead law 'in New York without the aid of the state forges, /- = .

L .-° Step Along o A tourist passing through Ligonier who spends much of his ‘time during the' summer fishing in the extreme northern lakes gave S. H. Hoover the meanin gof the word “Wawaka” which has an Indian derivision. When 'the fish are slow to bite the Indian guiMe would grunt “wawaka’ which in In: dian means “sigp along or move on.” Peculiar Accident. .Mrs. Ora McDowell of east of Geshen had the third finger of her leit hand badly injured when a horse she was handling pushed her against a barbed wire fence catching her wedding ring on the wire and tearing it from" her hand taking ‘practically alt the flesh from the bome. -~ =~

~ old Settlers to Meet. & The annual meeting o fthe Old Settlers’ Association of LaGrange: Coun ty will be held at the ‘Presbyterian church in LaGrange Thursday June 21. Among the speakers on the pro gram are Attorney A. E. Deahl, Gosshen; C. H. Young rector Howe school and Senator Charles Nichols. .

| Hotel Again Full, = Forty gumests were entertained at ‘Hotel Ligonier Thursday night and the hostelry cpuld not take care of any more. The institution is a favorite with the traveling publiec. 7 ‘Mr. and Mrs. Willard Tyler accom~ panied Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hckart to Ligonier Thursday from their homes near Syracuse.. They were on @ shopping expeditfon. .

_MONDAY THURSDAY

VOL. 57 NO. 15A

10 TAKE NOAGTION N AUTD WRECK

PROSECUTOR COMPTON OF NOBLE - WHITLEY CIRCUIT SO 'AN. . NOUNCES FROM COLUMBIA G R :

Arthur Cotherman Geshen, Not Criminally Liable For Collision With 00l Vages

A dispatch sent out from Columbin City to the press is as follows: - “No- criminal action will be taken against Arthur Cotherman of Goshem driver: of the -machine which caused ‘}tlre death of two children of Milo Long Noble county farmer, Prosecutor George O. Compton of this city declared - today. = Prosecutor Comptom said no action could be taken becamse there is no legal penalty for operating a ‘motor vehicle on the wrong side of the ‘road or for negleeting to have proper. brakes.” He said that he had been advised that Cotherman was driv ing at a slow rate of speed when the accident occurred’ and that mo coumrt proceedings could be 'based omn a speeding’ charge. W 2 . “Mr. Compton said that the father o “fthe two victims might recover damages in a civil suit “for the expenses incirred in connection wita the accident,” but that in his opinien the father could not gain damages for the loss: of the comfort and compan ionship of his two childrem. .

' “The children 3 and ¢ years old respectfully =~ were killed when the Cotherman machine struck the wagom on .which they were seated. In the collision the children were knocked from the wagon the wheels of whica passed over them when the horses became frightened.” = j

- Death of Andrew Price. ' Jacob - Vance received a telegram Friday announcing the death at King City Missouri of Andrew Price borm in Noble county more than 70 years: ago. "Mr. Price left Ligonier in 1865 but resided here a short time later and has made frequent visits to his old home. He was related to the ‘Vance and Price families and was a most highly respected citizen whe will be remembered by the older residents of Noble county. :

o~ Fight With Mad Ball. : - Dale Madison an Albion youngster employed by Jay Hartman on the Black farm near” Albion narrowly escaped death a few days ago when he was knocked down by an enragea buil and trampled upon while at worg in a nearby field says the Democrat. The animal was driven off by Mr. Hartman who witnessed the boy’s predicament otherwise the lad would mo doubt have lost his life, Pl

- Cross Crossings Cautiously. . The New York:. Central railway company through its local agent Aaron Urich has furnished material for advising the public with reference to crossing railroad tracks. According to a statement 9,101 persoms ‘wers killed and 24,208 injured in crossing accidents: It is high time to heed the warning to “Cross Crossings Cautiously.” o : g

To Make Pleasure Trip. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kelley and som Tom will leave this week om sn extended pleasure ‘trip of two v!eix They will visit Detroit, Mich., amd then enter Canada taking in €he points’ of interest until Buffalo amd Niagara aFlls are reached. On the return trip a visit in Cleveland Ohio will - be made. : 5 ' - Scheol Fund Distribution. . The present semi-annual distribation of the common school fund among counties of the state will be om the basis of a fraction more tham 26 cents for each person enumerated im the 1922 school enumeration. The amount to be distributed is $2lOOOO. l"ronisht in the council room at ¥ o'clock a public hearing will be held before the city council for persons intez%sted in the assessment roll of the North Side sanitary sewer. This is the time to make objection if there aré any to be made, e

‘Yonng Lady I ; Miss Cecil Kepford of Ligonfer who has been sick with tonsilitis and quinsy for the past week at the home of her parents south of Albion is improved . . - Undergoes Operation. - - Perry W. Kiser of Cromwell sabmitted to a minor operation in the Goshen hospital Friday and will vemain in that institution some time. | Mr. and Mrs. W. C. B, Harrison and son George Robert drove to Hicksville, Olilo, and spent Sunday with Mrs. Louisa Harrison aged 36 yemrs, mother of Mr. Harrison. =~