Ligonier Banner., Volume 57, Number 19B, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 July 1923 — Page 1

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AT STROMAN SHOP J. A. MORGAN, JOHNSTOWN, PA,, MAKES SMALL. PAYMENT ON ~ DESERTED AUTO “ Chevrolet Belongs to Pittsburg Firm and Representative To Come to Ll Ligonier For It = = A Pittsburg, Pa:, firm of automobile -dealers have claimed,_ the Chevrolet touring car abandoned at the Roy Stroman garage by a man giving his name as J. A. Morgan, Johnstown Pa., about two months ago. The car needed repairs which Mr Stroman made and the supposed owner left Ligonier by train for Waterloo, lowa, where he is still supposed to be located. : : i 'After holding the car a month Mr. Stroman- got into communication with Pennsylvania offiters and the ownership of the machine was traced to the Pitttsburg dealers who had sol dit to, Morgan by the man making a small down payment. T v . "A Pittsburg detective is handling the case from the other end of the line who informs Mr. Stroman’ that a representative will come after the CcAar. ; : fi Mr. Stroman has quite a claim on the: machine for repairs and storage and was about to take legal steps to collect it when the news came from the Keystone state. . - It is doubtful if any criminal action will lie against Morgan as he was not resppnsible for burning out ‘a steering rod and was unable to drive further. . : _The machine is stored in Foster’s taxi barn where it will be held until aH charges are satisfied. @ ®

Asleep in Cern Field.

Monday afternoon great excitement was -aroused in -the Diamond lake colony by 'the announcement ‘that a little, son aged about two and a’half years of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke had disappeared. Searchers were at once in the field and after about an hour Charles Swickard found the little fellow curled up in a coram field, sou’nd‘ aseep. The frantic parents and neighbors spent an interval of rejoicing when ‘the child was discoverd sa.i.'e,j sound and well . The Burke house is near Diamond’ lake and it was feared the child might have gone to thei water and ‘drowned. The little boy eyidently started to join his 'fa‘theri who was working in a . distant field and growing tired lay down and went to sleep between the eorn rows \ e ~ j . It Pays to Advertise. - Monday’s Banner contained an advertisement for Santa Fe railway tickets lost by Mrs. Jack Goodman A short time after the paper was out Mrs, Will’'Wade had returned the lost tickets to their owner. Mrs. Wade who resides on West Second street found the tickets on the way up town and took:isleasur_e in restoring them: Mrs. Goodman might have had trouble if the tickets had not fallen into ‘honest hands. They -are her transportation ' checks from Three Rivers: Mich., to We'lliugton Kansas. v

White Mule By Wholesale.Fourteen hundred gallons of moonshine mash, 180 gallons of illicit liquor forty quarts of bonded whisky, four stills, three of which were of fifty gallons’ capacity each, were confiscated by a squad of South Bend of~~ficers headed by Prohibition Enforce‘ment Officer ‘Harry Mathers Satuiay. The raid was made on.the farm _of Emiel Lekens five miles south: of - South Bend. Lekens and Osgar Socquyt, a farmhand were arreste. - Aged Goshen Man Dead. ' Jonas Rentfrow 92 ‘a well known resident of Goshen died at the home o fhis daughter Mrs. 0. H. Warstler of Elkhart Sunday morning following ‘an eight?weeks illness of the complications incident to old age. He ~ was one of the oldest residents of Elk hart county . . - '

New Studebaker Prices.

. The Studebaker corporation has announced new prices’ on three open models, effective Monday. The light six -touring is ijaisgd from .$975 to $995 an dthe special six touring from .$1275 to $1350 an .dthe roadster from $1250 to $1325. All prices are f. 0. b. South Bend. - . - - Cupid Scores Vietory. . The marriage altar in Allen county was five times as popular as the divorce court. Cupid scored a decisive victory by uniting the hearts of 190 | couples; 41 couples were divorced in Juse. - ; ~ Returns From Hospital. . Joseph Smith brought his daughter Mys. Virgil Todd home from Goshen hospital Monday evening and the lady

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GREAT CROWD GATHERS High Praise Given Ligonier Band fo: | Excellent Music Rendered in City 1 7. Hall Park Last Night 31P N — ; | While the ordinary free open air jconcerts given by the Ligonier band are of a high order the one last night possessed extra fea}turés by the ad: dition of a few skilled specialists in the musical line from Goshen. After a quiet Independence Day for most residents of this portion of the county they ‘were well ;ready for the musical feast furnished' them in the evening in this city. 3 " A great throng of people was out to enjoy the many musical numbers rendered and each effort by the band was heartily applauded. Ligonier has a real band and the public appreciates it. ' } : CLINTON N. HOWARD; DECLARES PEACE MAY BE ASSURED ONLY BY DISARMAMENT - “The Only Way to Clvilize War is to Abolish It” Declared the Eloguent - Peace Advoeate. ’

“The only way to universal peace i 3 through universal disarment;’ said Clinton N. Howard of Rochéster N. Y., in an .address before the conference, which is in session at Winona }Lgake to discuss the Christian solution ‘Qr national and international problems and to prepare for a world conference ‘of Christian leaders. Delegates from twentythree countries -have registered. . . bk “The only way to civilize war is to abolish it,” Mr. Howard said. “The only way to abolish war is to destroy them eans and weapons of making war. The golden rule of Christian operation will bring the golden age of man in this generation. : . “Militarists have worn threadbare the words attributed to- Washington ‘ln time of peace, prepare for war” ‘Washington was not infallible, More important is that does the living Christ the Price of Peace say? He says, ‘Put up thy sword, for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.” Peace is founded on faita not force. All Europe is a grave yard, and its youth entombed and hate and fear enthroned. '. Some world organization like the league of nations must be the instrament _employed to enforce tranquitity among the peoples of the earth and the Christian™leaders in their world ‘-conferenc,_e.f will so- declare. .

Mixture Explodes.

Ralph Reed ‘age fifteen of Fort Wayne suffered serious injuries as-a result of an explosion. He started to mix a pound of potash-slphur ' explosive in a druggist’s mortar and the mixture exploded. He suffered the loss of three fingers on his right hand an dthe thumb and three figners on his left hand, Parts of the mixing bowl whic hstruck him fractured his right hip and jaw. Struck by R. R. Motor Car, - Mrs. Walter White was seriousiy injured and her husband and four small children and her husband’s mother were cut and, bruised when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a gasoline motor car at a Big Four railroad crossing at Warsaw. The automobile was ‘demolished. Mrs. White was badly cut on the head and physicians fear that her skull was fractured. ‘) ~ Bad Check Floater Arrested. " Fred Hall of Harvey 111., aged about* 40 years was brought ‘to Elkhart from Harvey to answer to a charge of forgery filed by Harley Peffley owner of a billard hall. Hall is: alleged to have cashed a check for $18.06 at the Peffey place on June 25. The check borg the alleged signature of the Leonard Manufacturing Co.” of -that city. c - . | : o j

To Be Big Affair.

- Five thousand republicans have received invitations to atend the Clyds A. Walb reception to be held in Indianapolis July 19. ' The affair is in honor of the new state republican committee chairman. : | b ———— : Great Shooting Match. , The greatest shooting match . eyer held at the Archie Dull farm was enjoyed by a large number of marksmef yesterday, Some good records were made particularly by the Brady brothers of this etfy.. = " : Paralysis is Permanent. : Lester Landgraf of Mishawaka who fell twenty feet from a diving plat: form into the St. Joe river a week ago is permanently paralyzed below the waist. Hope had been held out at {tirst that the paralysis was but tem-

OLE SWIMIN' HOLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING LADS AND LASSIES : OF LIGONIER WILL PEDDLE TAGS - ; Money Thus Raised to Go Towards . Paying For Repairs at Muni.- ~ cipal Swimming Pool Next Saturday will be tag day in Ligonier. o ’ ‘ When offered a slip of paper by a bright faced boy or a fair haired girl dig up some change and pass it ove:. It would pe hard to discover a more worthy cause, | v ;, The money derived from the sale ‘of tags will be used to pay the caretaker and to make needed improvements at the municipal bathing pool known as' the “Ole Swimmin’ Hole.” J. C. Brunk appointed by the Chamber of commerce to conduct a tag day in the interest of the city pool has taken hold of the matter in earn: est and asks liberal donations when the tag salesmen call. L “The Ole Swimmin’ Hole” has been a great source of pleasure for the youngsters and many of the older grown during the past two months and it will continue to be heavily pa: tronized until October. ; Orlen Chapman the care .taker is on the job.from early morning until late at night to care for the littla tots who go to the pool to bathe. | The bath house where the clothing may be changed in a great conven: ience, but' it is found the river bed must be lowered at the Hole to ac commodate the larger patrons. All are interested in maintaing the swimming quarters which are _ free for the use of everybody and ail who can afford to should pay liberally for a tag next Saturday. 1

Family Plenic Held,

A family picnic was held at Freed "park yesterday and a big dinner en: joyed by the following guests: Messrs and Mesdames W. H. Casey, Tom Wa: goner, W. W. Kime, Michael Hire, of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wagon: er, Elkhart, Mrs. Jack Goodman and three daughters, Wellington, Kansas, Mrs. George Carpenter, Alabama, Mesdames E. Y. Smith and H. Tem: berton, Bryan, Ohio, Mrs. Ollie Wolf and Darold Keasey of this city | : Have, New Baby Boy, Ten years ago Monday Mr. and Mrs, ‘Chester C. Smith lost their baby son. On the anniversary they went to Fort Wayne and secured a fine boy infant for adoption and are now delighted parents. , The event of the adoption was celebrated Tuesday July 3 on the anniversary of Mr. Smith’s birth. The little boy is the gainer of a good home and Mr. and Mrs., Smith now have a child again to love and cherish after a lapse of ten years. S . ¢ Married at LaFayette. = Miss Kthryne daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Sickafoose, former residents of iLgonier where Rev. Sicka: foose was for a time pastor of . the U. B. church here, and Charles Baughman, son of Mr. and Mrs Elmer Holloway all of LaFayettee are newlyweds. The groom is a brother of Mrs. Clarence Gale of this eity. Rev. Sickafoose chaplain of the LaFayette Soldiers Home read the ceremony unit: ing the young people in the holly bonds, :

Secures Important Post,

Daniel M. Link of Auburn a former judge of the DeKalb circuit court has been appointed to represent the coal commission at thec onvention of anthracite miners now being held at Scranton, Pa., John Hays Hammond chairman of the commission announ¢ed Friday. Judge Link is a prominent attorney and an active demecrat. ‘ old Bonneyville Mill, _ A historic mill. the Bonneyville built as a dream and a nucleus for a cily in the early thirties on the hanks of Elkhart river near Bristol has been in constant use In 1822 the mill was coustructed and a town s'te laid out by Edward Bonney according to history. . : i ~ Home From Long Tour., Mrs. S. L Fryer is home from a six weeks’ visit on the Pacific coast. Among those she called on were her daughter at Boise, Idaho and a brother at Portland, Oregon. She reports a most pleasant tour. * Enjoy Family Party. Mrs. Mae Carney gave a picinic dinner at her lake cottage last evening to members of her family Roy {Muffler was a guest. = 1 | John and Barl Stewart are home (from Middletown, Ohio, to spend a m&mmhfifm&% e {in the mortgage: mmi |ment business in Butler county.

:Sack Family Reunion. One of the pleasant 4th of Jyl events was the Sack reunion held af the country home of Mr. and Mrs Floyd Lemming. - A sumptuous picnic dinner was served from appropriately decorated table ‘on the .lawn. In g game of marksmanship, which followed' Robert Beardsley and Mrs. John Hurst proved the champions. The affdir could not be complete of course without music and Madeline Sack favored: the company with a number of high grade selections in her usual thoroughtly masterful style She was accompanied by Miss Francis Sack Miss Eleanor Mueller of South Bend.also rendered seyeral vocal solos in a rich soprano voice her accompaniest being Miss Rose Sack of South Bend. There were 38 present. The out of town members were: Mr. and Mrs. Hal Beardsley and son Robert of Syracuse, Mrs. Harry Bea'zel of Indianapolis Mrs. Leslie Yoder Toledo, Mr. and Mrs, Hector Sack and son , Mr. and Mrs. ‘Wm. Hoeckele of Elkhart Mr.and Mrs.. Mueller and daughters the Misses Teckla Margaret and Eleanor and Miss Rosa Sack of South Bend. Mrs. Jacob. Sheets and ‘Mrs. Leo Kerner and Mrs. James Mc‘Donald were guests.. | Prizes Double at State Fair, Cash. prizes at the Indiana state fair this year will be the largest in the history of the event, according to the announcement of I. Newt Brown secretary of the state board of agriculture. o : 5 ¥ A total of $110,981 will be given in premiums and special awards. This is an increase of $3OO over the prize money for last year. v ‘ ~ Winners in the state fair races will receive $32,000 the largest stake being $5,000 for a special trotting event. ‘Liberal awards are also in_stors for prize. hogs, quilts chickens pies, cattle and silos. Ay

Jury Disagrees.

After deliberating eight hours the jury hearing the case of: Freeman Moore of oNble county against Joseph Moore of Garrett i nthe DeKalb circuit court disagreed and was' discharged. The case grew out of an automobile accident on the nig#t of June 26 1920 at a road jintersection on the brick highway between: Cromwell and Ligonier. The plaitniff asked $l,OOO damages to his machine. The case will probably be retried. Bothwell & Vanderford represent the plaintiff fae " . Death of Aged Woman, : - Mrs. Louisa. Regina Weaver died at tge home of her daughter Mrs. Peter Hottinger in Green township Mondiy,, at the age 85 years 7 months and 7 days. Death was due to paralysis with which she was stricken several weeks ago. A . Home From Hospital. Perry W. Kiser is home from Goshen hospital where he was operated on for a perforated bowl. The opera: tion was a delicate and : dangerous one but Mr. Kiser withstood it well. xes » i - In Noble County Jail. Scott Emmick former Green township resident is now in jail at Albion awaiting hearing for the violation of the ligquor laws, . : Lack of News Created. ~ The extremely quietness ‘of July 4 in Ligonier made the news picking a ‘little light today and the columns of the aßnner reflect it.

NEWS NOTES

Miss Jane Sisterhen returned t 9 Detroit, s John Coulter the: baker has pur: chased an aitomobile. David Tugker of Chicago is tere a guest at the Joe Miller home, : The office and display portion of the Ford Garage are being redecoratied and beautified. ; :‘ Isaac Deeter, clerk of the Noble [circuit court paid his Ligoner frends a visit this afternoon. Mrs. Gerber is home from a pleasant visit with her daughter in New York city and her son in Alabama Walter Wolg took in the stirring scenes in the Buffalo, New York stock market several days last week. The condition of Charles Shobe remains quite serious and Mr. and Mrs. Will Sisterhen are assisting in caring for him. : ' : Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Cass of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. JPaul Parker of Albion came and visited Mr, and Mrs. D. O. Bailey. e .- Members of 't'.he iLgonier chapter, | Bastern Star together with their fam:- | lies enjoyed a picnic supper at Freed {park .Tuesday evening. e The Red Cross Aid Society = will {have a pienic dinner at Freed park | Wednesday July 11 at noon. ‘A a good

TOMMY GIBBONS FAILS TO CLEAN UP ON WORLD CHAMPION S FISTIC EXPERT . : 3 . ; 3 : . Winner Pulls Down $210,000 Enough For a Prudent Man to Retire P " With i Jack Dempsey remaink champion fist fighter of the world. - At _Shelby Montana yesterday he defended the title = against Tommy Gibbons for fifteen rounds and no: tonly retains the championship honors but tucks away the neat su mof $210,000 as a legacy. . £ It seems from the press reports that it was-a slugging match from start to finish, both contestants being severely punished but in the close in fighting the big boy seems: to have held the advantage. ' Little money changed hands on the result of the go owing no doubt to the uncertaintly of the fight being pulled off, financial features being involved. o e : Demsey will now no doubt retire on his honors and his swag. e

Reward For Sacrifice.

Comment by the White House on the issuance of an ' executive order placing Mrs. Amelia”V. ‘Briscoe in the civil service revealed another Indiana hero. : = v ' Mrs. Briscoe is the widow of Captain William J. Briscoe of-the regular army who was born and reared at DePauw Ind.” The heroism of the officer which cost him his life was cited in the White House statement which follows: gt L - “The President' found time just before leaving the office on the trip to Alaska to set aside a moment to do a little act of kindness in a matter which made an intense appeal to his sympatßig. It was to issue an executive g#fler mlacing Mrs Amelia V., Briscoé yidow, 0f a gallant soldier in the permanent employment of = the government service. -~ . ..

Railroad Seld For Junk

~ The Valley Line from LaGrange to Mongo and all appurtenances - were sold by Sheriff Bowen on a judgment obtained during the last term of th 2 circuit court in behalf of a bank at Elkhart, against the LaGrange, Tole do:& Eastern Railroad Co., a LaGrange organization. = e ~ The highest bidder was Nathan Harris of Chicago, of the famous wrecking concern which took up tis rest of thé property in war times and sold ‘the LanGrange -Mongo section to LaGrange and Mongo people who sought to maintain a part of the line. Mr. Harris gets the property back for $33,500 of which $504 is commission which goes into the county tregEpry. - ooy - R 0 2T R O Gravel. Roads Completed. It developed at the regular meeting of the Noble county commissinoners Monday that a number of gravel roads had been completed, among them being the O. P. Myres road Jefferson township, Loy road Perry township ;- Hines road ~Washington twp; Calrk road Noble twp; Smith road York twp; Pancake road Elkhart twp; and Diggins road Wayne twp. With the exception of the Digigns, Pancake, Meyers and Loy roads, all-have been accepted by the com‘missioners. o '

Found Dead in Hay Mow.

Martin McDonald 68 .was found dead in the hay mow of a barn on the Martin Loucks farm near the Shriver scholo house, nine miles west of Goshen Saturday afternoon about 3:00 o’clock. Mr. McDonald had been. assisting his neighbor: with the hay crop and waS'e:&dently stricken suddenly. ' [ 5 \ . _ Supt. Craig to ‘Talk, ‘ Rev. Ira C. Boyts has been ill geveral days and will be unable to conduct services Sunday at the Christian church. In-his absence Supt O. M. Craig will conduct the Sunday services both morning and evening. ' 014 Maids Pienic. . | A society known as The Old Maids gave a picnic this afternoon at Freed park in compliment to Miss Lucy Probst of Toledo. A fine time was in prospect as The Old Maid are not ed for their entertaining qualities.

Another One o’clock Luncheon.

The Misses Helen and Jaye Green and Mesdames Frank L Scott and Thomas H. Green have issued invita . tion for a one o’clock luncheon at the South Shore Inn, Wawasee;, Tuesday, July 10. S ; S " Building Boom at Garrett. A building boom has been launched at Garrett. A new $43,000 Masonic temple and a building for the Garrett Savings Loan Té&rust company costing $32,500 are to be erected this year. e

- DINNER DELAYED . Chamber of Commerce Members an: Ladies Dine at South Shere Inn Lo PHEY e . Owing to previeus engagements ths dinner at the South Shore Inn book ed for the chamber of commerce members had to be postponed from Thursday evening July 12 to Friday evening July 13. Manager Boyts hai arranged withs other parties . for Thursday. @ = £ ~ Secretary Keehn of the chamber of commerce is. receiving encouraging reports from the members and a biz party. is as;sureg\. ' The dinner will be served at ¢ o’cloek .p. m. ; BOARD OF: REVIEW LIGONIER ' HOUSEHOLD GOODS 20 PER CENT AND AUTOMO. BILES 331.3 PERCENT ADA (VANCE = . Perry Township Automobiles 10 Per iCent Sheep 25 Per Cent and Sows P 25 Per Cent Up - :

Last Monday the county board of review and equalization finished its labors and adjourned. Theré were 3 good many changes in assessed value tions in the different cities towns and townships and Ligonier and Perry township came in for their full share. ~ J. L. Dunning of Ligonier a member of the county equalization board furnishes the Banner with the following data. G ’ o ‘Ligonier city household goods raised 20 perecnt and automobiles 331-3 per cent. All other items remain as assessed by G. M. Zimmerman and the county auditor reports that Assessor' Zimmerman approved the advanced assessments. i - In Perry township automobiles were raised 10 per cent, sheep 25 per cent and sows 25 per cent. Deputy Assessor J: T. Latta is reportesd to have approved these advancements. All other items remain as fixed by Mr. Latta, iy e It is the opinion. of the board that special assessors should ‘be employed to fix the appraisement of cottages at Rome City. o , When the appraisements are mad: by the regularly chosen assessors the cottages are closed and there Is no means of fixing the value of their contests and it is proposed to have the county couneil and board of conimissioners employ two _.special - assessors and make the appraisdls during July and August while the cét tages are open and their contents accessible. . = B

Wiseberg Returned to Pittshurg

. Lonis Wiseberg = whose exploits wele detailed in Monday’'s Baner was escorted “to ‘his home in Pittsburg, Pa., by Officer Harley Bowen. A brother Andy Wiseberg :of the Hotel Oliver South Bend came to the rescus of the demented man, paying all ex: penses including that of the escort to the smokey city. : o Money was sent Chauffer Scheer by his firm in Pittsburg so that he was able to return home after being de serted here by his passenger Lou:s Wiseberg. = e © - Aged Lady Good Fisher.. ' Mrs. Mary Smith hovering arouni the 80 mark knows howito fish and the art of catching them. The aged lady is spending a few days with her grandson, Louis Marker and family at Diamord lake and she makes daily excursions in a row boat to pick up specimens of the finny tribe, + - ; Mrs. Smith used to -occupy what was known as the Van Smith cottage at the lake years ago and she is familiar- with 'all the fish roosts there. =

Death of old Soldier.

Milton Francis aged 81 years veteran o fthe civil war and pioneer re sident ' of, LaGrange: county died Saturday at the Old Soldier’'s Home Hampton, Va., according to word:received here. Death is believed to. have been due to senility and complications The décedent was formerly at the Old' Soldiers” Home at Danville 111, having been among those .transferred to ‘' the southern institution about two yéars ago. ‘ el . College Students’ Give Show. - Students of Hillsdale college gave clean entertainment = under a tent three nights this. week, but the at. tendance was rather disappointing. The company travels under the name of the Eichhorn Players and appeals to the best minds of a community. Soet: N B A 2 . Touring the East - Mr.and Mrs. A. N. Wertheimer are touring Atlantic coast summer re: sorts. They recently drove from Atlantic City along the Lakawana trail, of the finest scenery in the world.

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KILLS WAR VETERAN PHILIP CULVER, FORMER RESI - DENT CRUSHED 70 DEATH AT . BENTON HARBOR HONE Was Sitting on Porch Whey Oar Crashes Into Him Last Sanday © " With Fatal Resuits. e ' Some of the older residents may ve~ member Philip Culver whoe moved from ;this township to Berries coumty IMichiga.n in 1867. He served in the civil war in the sBth Indiana Volunteers. On last Sunday as the aged veteran was seated in a rocking chair in front of ‘his residence in Bemton ‘Harbor -an automobile driven by am inexperienced drive lefi the 'street, ran onto.the lawn and crushed the unfortunate man against the ponca of the dwelling ° inflicting injuries which resulted inhis death about nosn Monday.. - . .. : The funéral will be held at Benton Harbor today. : _He leaves a sister Mrs. Jacob Hire living 'six miles west of Ligomier a brother Charles Culver near Millersburg, . a son Edward Calver : South Bend ‘a daughter Mrs. John Stomecliff .Benton Harbor, two grand daughters an dthrée great gramdchildren. J. E. and E. M. Calver of this city are relatives. © i .The news of the- death brought about in such a strange manner came as a great shock to the Ligonier relatives and old friends. o ?, - Dr. Young to Open Hospital, Dr. J. P Young for 30 years practicing in. Indiana, famous for his skill as = specialist in Orthopedics or bloodiess surgeon, -the successful . trestment and cure of rheumatism, paralysis, deformities, liver and stomach trosbles of a chlronic natune,.and knowa for his 'splendid achievements as =& medical expert in the diagnosis of intricate obscure an complicated diseases, will now be in LaGrange Ing. - Dr. Young while ostensibly there to look over some property offered im connection with the proposed hospital for LaGrange has been induced wihile here to see and examine patiemts, either -calling o see him in persom, or 'in consultation with their family physician every day between the the hours of 9 &. m. and 3 p. m_ in the parlors of the Ruick Hotel LaGrange Indiana - "'lgh”e;-e will be mo w fo rthis service and is given to pophlarize the LaGrange Hospital SamitarPhysicians Please Notice—Consultation for out of town cases had best be arranged for two days shead of date desired. : L ‘People living away frem LaGrange can make - appointment for consultation and examinatipn either letter or telephoning Dr. Young at the Ruick Hotel LaGrange, Ind. This service freely given cam only be extended for one week! commenting Monday July 16th an ending m‘

Big Demand Fer Cars.

The general prosperity now existing. throughout the country is strilingly reflected in the demand for Ford Cars and Trucks. o " - Dealer requirements for May Jjust announced at the office of the Ford Motor Company call for 300,00 Curs and Trucks and orders making up this great total come from every section of the natiom. - by The company’s huge manufacturing facilities are being wutilived .to tThe utmost in an endeavor to imcrease the daily dutput so that dealer's onders may be filled as quickly as possible . The proportion of increase im #he emand for Ford Products is about. equally ' divie between commencisl centers an rurad communities, reflect ing not ouly better conditions in the cities but. likewise a growth of prosperity among the farmers.,

, ~ -Pleasant Hill Squibs. ~ Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Hulf of Plensant Hill had as their Sunday guesis Mrs. Charles Duesler of ....fi nier and Mr. and Mrs. Will Duesier of near Albion. St 'Mr. and Mrs. Paul Guillamme of near Huntertown with their Sumily motored to Pleasant Hill and spemt Sunday with John Murphy and SamsTR - William Butz an family motored o near LaOtto Sunday afternoon =m§ visited friends. e Mr. and Mrs, Frank Willits and family were visiting relatives mesr Kendallville Sunday. o | The following were callers =t the John Murphy home &-w - Indications point to the grestes:’