Ligonier Banner., Volume 57, Number 19A, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 July 1923 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

2.00 PER YEAR

TWO BADLY INJURED 1N VEHICLE MIuP

MOTORCYCLE WITH SIDE CAR CRASHES INTO HORSE AND BUGGY ON LINCOLN WAY

Woman Suffers Concussion of the Brain and Man Has Badly Frae. . tured Left Leg.

. What proved a very serious accident for Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Wurtenburg, of. Elkhart, occurred -a lil’ tle ‘way out on Lincoln Way South about nine’'o’clock Saturday evening _when'-a- motorcycle with sidecar ‘in which they were riding collided’ with a horse and buggy driven by Don ' Adair, son of a Noble county commissioner, and a young companion. Mrs. Wurtenburg. riding =in the " side car suffered concussion of thc brain and her husband who was oD-. erating the motorcycle at a high rae ot speed, had-a badly fractured le’t leg as a result of 'the impact. The buggy was wrecked, ‘the harness stripped from the horse with no in: jury to the animal and the boys who reside near Ormas escaped with 2 . shock. - = : ‘Mr. and’ Mrs. ‘Wurtenberg! were taken to Dr. Lane’s emergency hos- , pital rooms and with the assistancc - of Dr. Black surgical attention was rendered them. Sunday they were removed to their home in: Elkhart 11 the Kerr ambulance. = <« | ° . Mr. and Mrs. Wurtenberg hadl started for Columbia 'City and_ Fort ‘Wayne on a visit and"did not see th 2 light vehicle ahead of them on the highway before the wreck occurred. Their motorcycle is in the Lincoln . Highway garage for repairs. ‘ Mrs. Waurtenberg was not -conscious much of -the time up to last night and her injuries may prove fatal. The injured man is employed - as a moulder in the Chicago Haradware foundry in Elkhart. He wiil be laid up.some weeks. . - .7 ..

Fails- to Make Bond, Jail

Unable 'to furnish bonds ih the amount ,of $2,000 Merle Eichman ot Kendallville who was arrested Tuesday 'evening after evading officials in ‘lndiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois for over four weeks was taken to Albion Thursday evening by .Sheriff Chas Black where he will be held:in Noble county jail. He will face:--sa charge of forgery i nthe Noble Circuit court - probably during the October term or at the special session 'in July. 2 R 5 : S 9 Seia : " New Lbrary Custodian. ~ Thomas Jackson today officially assumes his duties as custodian of the Ligonier- public library and ground:. He succeeds Enoch’ Golder who had kh‘?ld the position since the library (was, built but had grown too old and feeble to care for 'the work. M ' Jackson has been temporarily employed for the past month and has demonstrated that he is the right man inthie right place * . . '

Verdict For. $l,OOO Damages.:

~ 'ln thec ase’of L. J. .Hughes of :Dc¢Kalb county against E. J. Schwaze of “Indianapolis for $1,500 damages tried in"the DeKalb circuit court Wednesday the jury returned a verdict of $l,OOO in favor of the plaintifi. Schwarze brought suit: to recover damages to -his automobile: the result of a collision. : Without ' Jurisdiction.. = - In the matter of the petition for drainage of Lee. Aker to a 1.,, before the board of Whitley county commissioners the court held Thursday -that he has no authority to appoint commissioners to hear and detide the casd. =-~ . Y ' Postal Hours July 4 o _There will be no deliveries of mail by city or rural carriers out of the Ligonier postoffice Wednesday, July 4. The general delivery window wi'l remain open until 9 o’clock in the morning. ) _ E o

Wheat Harvest On

Quite a number of Noble county farmers began wheat havesting todaz. The yield is not expected to be large and wheat at a dollar a bushel is not encouraging to the farmer. , New Home Completed. ! l Gilbert Notestine reported Saturday that he is occupying his new home in West Lawn, the house being completed which stands on the foundation of ~ the one reecntly destroyed by fire. © . ¥ome Over Sunday. o Miss Cecelia Carney came from ‘her musical studies in Chicago to visit home folks for 24 hours. She. spent - part of the time with her mother Mrs. ~ Mae Carney at the lake cottage. ' Don’t miss seeing Wallace Reid in ~ “Across_the Continent” at Crystal - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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“ADOPTS NOVEL SALE PLAN

Sunthimer at Topeka, Closing Out His Business There, Gives Six . Months’ Time on Purchases

~ ‘lra’E, Sunthimer who is closing out his big stock of dry goods at Topeka to retire from business has adopted a . rather novel plan to dispose of his merchandise. @He gives six months time on all purchases amounting to $25 and over, taking notes for the amount, Just how the:plan wiil work ‘out is yet to be tried.® Mr. Sunthimer has no fixed idea as to his future busness activies, but declares he is through with the merchantile trade after his stock is disposed of which is gonng fast. b

May Be Paved Next Year.

. Some much nreeded work is being idone on the Toledo-Chcago known as the Blazed Trail pike ‘between Brimfield and Kendallville in the nature of widening the road in several places by removng old stumps, rocks and so forth at places where heretofore it ha§ been dangerous for two cars to pass. If the state high: way commission will now see that all bridges: culverts and the like are made wide enough for meeting cars to pass they will have done something really worth -while thinks @ the Albion Déemocrat as there is nothing much more dangerousi than a one way “bridge. Rumor has it that this pike will be paved next year. i Y ]

Takes Newspaper Position,:

‘Ralph Billman formerly of Ligonier has aceepted a position as speciak writer on the Indianapolis Mofning Star, .devoting his time and pen to in~i dustrial interests. Every week the gentleman has an illustrated page in his paper, replete with pictures and reading matter of general interest. The young man 'seems’ peculiarly adapted to his new line of work. His mother Mrs. Frances Billman and two sisters, Mesdames W. S, Milner and A. E. Wysong reside in this city.

Takes Responsible Post,

Andrew Adams a student in tha university of Michigan at Ann Arhor will devote his time during the vacation period to the banking business, having accepted the assistant secretaryship of the Farmers & Merchants Trust company of this city under Harry Beck. This position places him in ‘the office of assistant cashier of the bank a place he is well qualified to fill. b

Gives Employees Vaeation.

In pursuance of an annual custom Louis Kahn will close his shirt factory "al lthis week to give the employees a much needed vacation. The plant has been operated steadily for a year and the grind is telling on the operators and Mr. Kahn is a gentle taskmaster who keeps close watch on the health and spirits of his people. The factory will reopen next Monday with forty-five operators, . Business Change at Albion. ‘ +During. the past week the confec: tionery store know as the Puritan Store at Albion ‘passed from the own-* ership of J. M. Markle to that of J. H. Underwood who previously had been located in Mishawaka. It is un‘derstood that Mr. Markle will en‘gage in the- furniture business at Elkhart. : Ll | S. C. Club at 'Lake).‘ : . Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wood enter‘tained the S. C. Picnic club at the!rl ‘Wawasee cottage Thursrday evening‘ and owing to the ' cool weather_icei cream .was dispensed with. However a delightful time ‘was enjoyed by the*‘l guests who partook freely of the re-i freshments. : T 1 " Caroline Bears Off the Honors. ' Miss Caroline Witsman daughter of ~ Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Witsman of Wolcottville has been announced as the holder of the highest average in the LaGrange county schools for the past scholastic year. ' She had a g-rade of 98.56. e . :

Walb May Leave Board.

C. A. Walb vice chairman of the state board for the registration of engineers and land surveyors, who re cently was elected chairman of the republican state, central committee is considering resei'Ehing from the state board. ( : . Mrs. Zern Dead. : Mrs. Lee Zern aged. 66 one of the prominent ladies of Kendallville died ‘Thursday morning at her Kendallville home. She was a finished musician and active in choir and concert work. - Shoots Robin Heavily Fined. For shooting and killing a robin which he said was in a cherry tree on his property Ernest Lenhart of Fort Wgynefa'was fined $2O Thursday. . ﬁ; : L‘n‘.ﬁ P.\ 00 Jobo - Charles Rhodehamel of LaGrange has landed a job as clerk im the post offifice there. For several months he had been acting as assistant. - - See Wallace Reid "aa'idf’l‘ﬁeodpra, Roberts at Crystal this week. =~

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, MONDAY JULY 2 1923

DEMENTED MAN HELD IN CITY AL

LOUIS WISEBERG TRAVELING FROM PITTSBURG TO SOUTH " BEND GROWS VIOLENT

Police Chief Engle Places Maniac in - Cell After Vicious Assault is "Made On Two Men

Louis Wiseburg, traveling from Pittsburg, Pa., to South Bend in a Reo touring car driven by John Secheer of the Pittsburg Taxi Co., became demented when Kendallville was reached and during the drive to Ligonier began striking his driver. It seems that a dispute arose over who should pay the expenses. Wiseburg yesterday morning engaged a car and driver to take him to South Bend where a brother operatés the Oliver hotel He deposited a check for $lOO with the taxi compa.ny] and agreed to pay 25 cents a mile for his fare. The parties left the sm‘ok)'l city at 5 o’clock Sunday evening ’apd.l arrived in Ligonier about 10 o’clock making a stop of only a few minutes in Cleveland for something to eat. Scheer the driver had no cash with him, claiming his passenger had agreed to.pay all expenses. Wiseburg also was without money and it was necessary to borrow oil on the way. The trouble between the men started at Kendallville where four gallons of gasolene were obtained. = i When Ligonier was reached Wiseburg left his car with the driver and engaged George Foster to take him to South Bend. When Mr. Foster learned something of the circumstances he demanded his pay in advance and Wiseburg struck at him. [lt was then that Police Chief Engle took the madman to jail where he proceeded to break up thec hairs and dash out the windows. . : : ‘ ‘A telephone message to the Oliver hotel bromght the information that the brothér of Wiseburg would arrive here for him this afterncon and pay all damages. Scheer cannot return to Pittsburg . until his employers wire him money unless the South Bend man settles with him. ]

Tenth Wedding Aniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W, . Welt of Detroit Mich., guests at the South Shore Inn celebrated their tenth wedding anni»i‘ versary Sunday evening at a seven o’clock dinner, The guests included nine friends from - Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Simon Straus of Chicago and Ligonier; Mr. and M*&cobs and Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Levy*of Indianapolis.. During the dinner fourteen tlegrams received during the day were read. el ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Simon Straus came over from Chicago Saturday and opened their home at Ligonier and entertained the same 'party at a one o’clock luncheon Sunday ‘in honor of Mrs Welt who is a niece of Mr. Straua —Wawasee correspondent to Syracuse Journal. : :

Take McDonald Cottage.

-Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hepler of South Bend have taken the J. E.McDonald Cottage at Wawasee for six weeks. The Harry and Walter - Stansbury families of the same city will spend a part of the time with them. Mrs. Hepler being a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Harry Stansbury and a sister .of Walter. : : ' Demands $1 Per Hour, | ' It is reported that a Kosciusko| .county farmer attempted to employ| a farm hand and the man demanded $1 per hour for his time. This ‘would give him the equivalent of ten ‘bushels of wheat for his day’s ’WOl'k] an arrangement that no farmer could stand. . ey | : | et * | . Elkhart Merchants Stung. Five Elkhart merchants are “out’ approximately $l5O as the result of the ‘operations of a clever forger a former employee of the Leonard Manufacturing company of thatc ity one Fred Hall who made out that many checks on the company “distributed” them and then left for parts nnknown

Milton J. Miller to Emma Bowen 1% 15 Eigonier. Cassius M. Long to Frank P .Bothwell trustee pt. lot 125 Ligdnier, Frank P. Bothwell to Cassius' M Long and wife lot in Ligonier, . Edwin: Terry King to Arthur M. Timmis land in Perry twp. . ' , ~ Doctor Dies Suddenly i Dr Starkweather one of the prominent physicians of Goshen died suddenly Saturday evening of acute indigestion after an illness of about a nhour, He was quite well known to Ligonier people as a practicing osteopath. L ' | Inn is Closed. ~ The Herendéen Inn for many years a popular hostelry at LaGrange has closed its doors and the proprietor has gone to reside on his farm, 1

Real Estate Transfers

SUIT IS com'nq%msnn T S—ee—— 3 * s Louis Witt Estate to Be Equally Di. | vided Among Snrﬂ%ng Heirs ~ A cgmpromise in the\;ettlement of the &te of the late Louis L. Witt of Goshen was reached whereby the will’ was set aside ugazi Elizabeta’ Kuhne, or RElizabeth Telziaff as she has been known the daughter of Mrs. { Witt will receive half of the property an dthe other halt wi\ﬁ be divided among the brother and sisters of Mr, Witt. ‘ o . Louis Witt on November 15 of last year during a quarrel shot and fatally wounded his wite, wounded his stepdaughter and was himself fatally injured in some manner, ,%robably in a fall down stairs durin‘g‘\ the quarrel. Witt died very suddenly at the hos-| pital although it had not been thougkt that he was seriously hurt. His wife died shortly afterward, -and the daughter recovered. Mrs. Witt had come from Germany in December 1921 to marry Witt. . = 5\ -‘w : . Very Pretty Lake Party. The card party and Teception at the South Shore Inn, Wawasee, Friday given by Mesdamesi Fred Starr, Graham Lyon, Charles Simmons and Maurice Brubaker was a very brilliant affair and was attended by seventy two guests. The parlor and dining room of the Inn were beautifully deCorated for the occasion. Bridge and rhum were played with musical | accompaniment. The first honors inbridge went to Miss Jaye . Green| while Mrs. Frank W. Zimmerman took|’ second and Mrs, Harry Beazle of Indianapolis came in for the consola‘|! tion. , ¢a3 TS o Rhum favors went to Mrs. Glade]! Rupert, first, Mrs. Leland Calbeck,| second ‘'while Mrs. Sol Henoch came in for third place. g Among the out of town guests weral Mrs. E. A. Crane and Mrs. Robert} Carlson, Fort Wayne, Mrs. /Harley | Bowser, Qarrett. Mrs. John Bowser| Syracuse, Mrs. Harry Beazle and Mrs. |1 Bert Kelley Indianapolis. Mrs. Clay-| pool of California the guest of thel! Misses Green was also present. = |

Ministers Plan Campaign.

. Goshen ﬁlftrict pastors of the Meth« odist Epistopal church met at Warsaw Wednesday to go' over detail plans for a campaign to raise $150,000. to be: placed in reconstruction, expansion, equipment and ' nurses’ home to the M. E. hospital '‘at Fort Wayne, Last year charity work estimated. at $17,000 was done and the hospital never closed its door to any class sect or creed. .. & Dr. A. G. Neal, district superintendent is chairman of the committee for the Goshen district. Rev. G. F. Hub: bartt LaGrange is also ‘on the committee. The demand for service has been so great that the present equipment is no longer sufficient to meet the requirements. f : Rev. J. F Lutey ‘of Ligonier is a director of the institution. £ IMa§iy Ex-soldiers at Purdue. Agnouncement that 19 former soldiers members of the Purdue federal school who were sent by the U. S. Veterans Bureau of the federal government to help them get back to a gainful occupation had completed two years work successfully has been made by Carl J. Dexter director of the vocational school. These are in addition to the 216 members of the regular graduating ‘classes at Purdue at the recent commencement exercises who were there as U. §: Veterans Bureau students. =

Aftract Much Attention.

Three farge auto busses hayving a seating capacity of about fifty each, passed through the city Friday morn: ing enroute to Wisconsin where they will be used for transportation by the Easter Wisconsin Electrc Railway company. They weighed four and one half tons each and attracted much at: tention here. : . "‘ ‘ All is Well in Portland. In writing to renew her subscription to the Banner from Portland, Indiana Mrs. F. E. McCloskey formerly of Noble county indicates that all is well with the family which is located at No. 536 W High street. e N : . . Not a Speed Trial | Glen Engle accompanied by his father Police Chief Engle drove to South Bend one day last week stov-! ping in Mishawaka to visit relatives.. The drive was made for pleasure and was not a speed trial. . e - May Have Taken it Over. - . There is a well grounded rumor that the big utilities includihg the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. have been merged with the Samuel Insull interests of Chicago and New York. / -Rule is Reversed. - This time last year potatoes were pouring into the local mjrket from the north, coming from : Michigan. This year the supply is received from theouth. = = o 0 : ' Lightning Hits Laundry, . The Stargis steam laundry was struck by lightning this week and ‘damaged to the extent of $l,OOO.

NORTH 3IDE SCHOOL 10 HAVE PLAY ROOM

LARGE —BASEMENT BEING CON - STRUCTED. UNDER ENTIRE o BUILDING. .

Big Quarters Designed for Play and - Athletic Sports for School : - Pupils There. ;

- When the work now going on s completed school -pupils and 'Tesidents of the North Side will have a big play room for entertainments and athletic sports as a basement is being excavated under the east wing which will furnish a big compartment under the entire building and greatly enlarge the quarters. _The North Side schools have had no room td spare for some time ‘and the need of a play room has- heen badly needed. The improvemeht now going on. will supply thes: wants: &0 A ; o With the South Side school§ crowded with no prospects of immediate relief the school board is facing a serious problem. - - i - The agitation for an addition to the high school building seems: to ‘have fallen down, .as nothing more is being heard of it. ik b : ~ Just how the classes in the South building ' will' be cared for when school opens. in September is yet to be worked out by the faculty =

‘Wants $l,OOO Damages.

A suit for $l,OOO judgment is being tried 'in the DaKalb circuit court with Freeman Moore, ‘of near Cromwell the plaintiff and' Joseph Moore of Garrett the defendant. The trial is the outgrowth of an accident occurring June 26, 1920, on the Lincoln highway southedst of Ligonier. The plaintiff said the cars collided near the intersection of the Lincoln highway and the T. & C. pike, and that the defendant was at fault for driv-{ ing on the wrong side of the highway. 'The defendant contends the cars met at the junction of the poads; | that he stopped his car and that the plaintiff had plenty of time to stoy his car and prevent a collision. Freeman Moore had a new. seven pasenger Buick and was on his way to Ligonier when the accident hanp‘pened. He had nine pasengers in his car. He told the jury|that the left side of the:frame of his car was bent, the radiator broken, left front wheel broken and the fender, headlight| shock absorber and axle were dam - age. The value of the car before the accident was placed at $1,700 and at ter the accident it was worth only| $5OO according to Maurice Miller garage proprietor of Cromwell who re: paired thec ar. Bothwell & Vanderford are attorneys in this suit. \ _ O —————— i Plaintiff Again Def,eatied.- s Action was taken in the \appellate court at Indianapolis Friday| denying a rehearing in the Harvey xioad case of J. J. Cole and others vs. the Noble county board o;“'commi_s'_sion’ers. The action was taken following the filing of a petition for a reheariu?,by the plaintiffs. Attorneys in the case stated today that a petition will now probably be filed for a he'at[ping in the supreme court. This makés three adversel court decisions for the objectors |to the highway leading west _out of Kendallville and rivaling the | Blazed Trail to Wawaka. A Lk W. 0. Prouty Dead 5 : Willard O. Prouty 61 nlifelorig resident of Jefferson township di?!ed Friday night at the Sacred Heart hospital in Garrett where he has been| several weeks for treatment. His illness was not considered serious. The deceased was prominent in political circles for the county and anjardent worker for the Democratic party. He is survived by his widow and two sons Merle, of Fort Wayne and Allen ‘at home. The funeral was. held| today. * Tries Important Damage Tit. : Chester Vanderford of the law firm of Bothwell & Vanderford of this city was in Auburn several dai;s last week trying an important damage suit in ‘the DeKalb circuit court. The cause grew But of an automobile accldente | - | ‘ s ' Wheat is Ripening Fast, ~ While the cool days of last week | may: have retarded the ripenipg of { wheat it is maturing fast and|much of the grain in Noble county will be harvested this week. Harvesting of |hay is still on and the farme:ﬁl is a Uikl 0 AuTe s | - Oats Looking Fine, M 4 A Lec‘otd, breaking c¢rop of *oFts‘-is |4n’ prospect in Noble and adj ining commtin i e | A couple of Wév{:{dem have |been watching nearby lakes far the i P“‘*““‘T*anmhmﬂ sh law

COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION

County Counell Also ' Called to Ap- ~ propriate Money For Unpaid Bills i 4 of Fiseal Year |.o E Noble ! county’s board : "ofj commissioners went in séssion at| Albion this morning with important ";}Ju's,iness i to transact and may be in | session three days There gre a number -of petitions for the igprovement of importgnt highways. @ - ‘ ~ The county council was also called {nto ‘session to appropriate money to pay bills . unsatistied .at: the close of the fiscal year. This is a misﬂtn the county council is called 'upon annuaifytoperform. . | 0.0 cuorobonn ~ Quiet Independance Day.'\;' . It is highly probable that. Wednesday July 4 will be a quiet day 'hllh‘Ligw onier. About all business will ba suspended and. there wifl be ¢an exodus to nearby lakes. ~ When - Mayor - Henoch I}!‘,o_@s‘; through the city council an eordia | ance prohibiting, the sale and fireing of ‘crackers, torpedoes; and all kinds of fire works he received the blessing of about every g o,w'nqp_ ind the eity, - | .é _ \ ~ This is another reaSonh why the| day} will be quiet in Ligoner. - } : The nearest attraction to' the [¢ity} on. Wedensday 1%1 the shooting ‘_mLtcftr at the Archie Dull farm east of Ligo | nier. on 'the. Blazed Trail.. Many| shooters will p:{rt_icipate,“and _la}ﬁiea 1 are invited. 8 e

. Solitary Confitement for Youth 'Solitary confinement in ithe state vrison of Marq‘u)eftte, Mich., for'fiffe and ‘work at. hard labor is the sen: tence given Lawrence Galloway |22 year old slayer |of William Kén{mi town marshal at Hillsdale, Mich. Gailoway was ;a'rresiged in Fort Wayne ; after he had stglen a Stutz automobile belonging’' to E. C{ Haynes driving [to TReading, Mich., and later to »(H;i_lllsntﬁa ‘where he shot the officer when he was arrested on l. charge of having been implicated in'the robbery of a fruit 'store in Reading, Mich. ,'l‘*xe youth .was tried this week pleading guilty to murdering the officer. % : -7 Eleven Boys in Wreck. s | . Eleven .boys from 10_,‘to--I‘3”yeai3 old members or:ig;e First Christia church of Goshen| an dtheir Scout: mastér Louis Koerner escaped {ser%ﬁ ous injury when a Ford roadster in and onto which they had "c}imbet! overturned and was wrecked ‘a 'miﬁe.north of Middlebujy. A number of the boys were cut jana bruise® avg several had severely sprained mu;t cles, but no bones were 1 roken ani nop one ,was Seriously &xurt., L - Another Auto Turns Over. | ‘Three persons from Rome City escaped serious injury . Thursday afternoon when the automobile gin:;‘ which they were riding turned oger on thes tate road between Brimﬁ%l_d and Albion. The accident happened when the machine hit some soft gravel "'The car was turned completely upside down and the occupants escaped with only a few minor bruises strange to relate. . 00 ] v, : z . £ Eany © Peculiar Auto Accident. . - "Two Elkhart men escaped death in an unusual automobile aceident at ishawaka Thursday morning. M. D. White driver of thec ar said- the wheels of the machine became caught in the street car tracks and his com panion gave the steering wheel a jerk. The car turned over twice and came to rest against a house some distance from tha street = f alln e

Beer in Truckloads Seized.

. Two trucks carrying 39 barrels of} beer 1,482 gallons were seized at LaPorte by Sheriff Frank Fosdick and Chief of police Alfred 'Norris. The drivers William Van Sleet of La-: Porte and his brother Arthur Van Sleet of Chicago were arrested. The beer was -intended for. LaPorte anl South Bend it was said. o Woman Struck by Autemobile. . ~ Mrs. Lena Betz 43 years old of Elkhart was run down and seriously injured by an automobile driven by C. Spender Davis who lives near Simonton lake Tuesday evening. Mrs. Betz sustained severe cuts, bruises and lacerations] The driver said he ‘had sf:?ppad on the accelerator instead of the brake. ~ : : ' ' Boy Killed in Runaway. Hardld Hass 8 year old sen of Frank Hass farmer residing three miles southwest of Standish, Mich.;| was run over by:a roller on his father farm and killed. A Dbolt .pf ‘a lightning frightened the horses causing them.to run away throwing the boy in’ front of the heavy lﬁoéler, : 600 Feet the Limit. = The Warsaw city council ‘has pass:. ed an ordinance providing a penalty of from $6 to $5O for any automobile driver approaching -closer than 800 feet from the scene 'of a fire or driving closer than 600 feet behind a fire S e L See Wallace Reed smash the the m““% % Iﬂt Sl

MONDAY THURSDAY

' VOL. 57 NO. 19A

BAND CONCERT ON JULY FOURTH

ONLY PLEASURABLE EVENT @N THE BOARDS FOR INDEPEN. DENCE DAY IN LIGONIER

_ Ligonier will ‘have one source én,terta‘ingm‘ent-, Wednesday July ‘ -which- will please the large , age sure to be: here. saa . The Ligonier band will give an uausually: fine and lengthy program trom the pavilion in city hall park - Peéople who yisit at the lakes or in other townsy on I ndependance &a should arrange to arrive home In time to enjoy this free opgn\ air treat. | - The concert _will start earlier th* usual and ngone should mitss it. | - There 'is plenty of parking space for ‘mﬂot(ir'_‘ and horse drawn vehicles and none who attend: this concert will be disappointed. Seating places have been arranged around. the band pavilion so ‘that those who care to muy enjoy the linusi‘c m comfort S - They Have Police Powers. - Members of a number of organizations recently formed in Indiana umder the Horse Thief Detective association -laws have jurisdiction in all criminal as well as .felony cases, according to an opinion given by Aztorney ‘General Lesh.. ' ' ~ County commissioners . have the power to require a hond filed by the members of such associations the attorney general adds, mﬁ to do => ‘would be a departure from custom. . It is understood that K. K K. or.‘ganizatipns in different sections of the 'state have organized under the Horse Thief ~Detective Association law which -will legalize activities in the enforcement of the laws.

Paces Through Ligenier.

~ Unaccompanied enroute from Los Angeles, Calif,, to New York Nrs Myra R. Collins; pedestrian is trayeling, via the Lincoln highway. She reached’ South Bend 'Friday. afternoon and admitted she never refused an invitation to ride in an automobile. 'Mrs. Colling wears a corduroy swit and hiking shoes. Her hair s’ clipped. She léft Los Angeles May. 32 and expects to be in New York July 7. Greetings to President Harding from people of Los. Angeles are being car- } riéd by Mrs. Collins. This is her fifth -long distance hike. She passed t}hrougn Ligonier Friday evening. | Gives Birthday Dinmer. * In recognition of her tweifth birthkday anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Lows \Marker ‘gave a party to seven guests |at ‘their Diamond lake cottage Sam~ day in ‘honor of their daughter Marile.. ‘A" big ‘chicken dinner was am important ‘feature and the afternoom ‘was delightfully spent under the ;sebs _Those present were Flnia ldfather, ‘Athol Herman, |Arthur Oldfather, Athol Merman, Arther ?fraﬁnlgs_' and- George Robe: Harrisos,

't Notice to Water Takers, | You are hereby notified that water rents are due July Ist 1923 paysble atl the residence of the City Clerk. On’ all rents due and not paid on or bgfore_ July 20th a penalty of tem p«ir cent will be added as by ordimance provided. oo : /All water rents for 1923 are mow due and must be paid on or before J:tly. Both. 21 b | - Office. hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m \?r‘E Jeanneret, City Clerk 19a8t1. Losty, Suit Case, {V&l')tﬂe‘ returning from his 'cottage at| Papakeechie lake Sunday evening Cash| Couts lost a.brown suit case b;wéen the lake and his home in this city. Finder please return to Couts baii'bér shop or the Banner office. L e (T — bl Twe g BEE ; Two large bass were caught by Ligonier residents Saturday. Wayne Seott nipped- a five pounder out or nalley lake while Clerk Jeanmeret landed a four. pounder out of Papaool TR bl f s - Y ..lir.;, and Mrs Frank Cain and som James and ‘Mr. Cain’s mother Mrs. Ellen Cain paid a visit to South Wh tl;lty Sunday and attended the F. M. Harden family reunion. = | Are Now Grandparvemts. © Mr. and Mrs Frank E Miller are grandparents. - A telegram . from their son tells of the W: a son ‘weighing eight = pounds -at three oclpck this morming. L eaei s ing week ago at South Bend wes & [ TR SO S e bl e e