Ligonier Banner., Volume 57, Number 21A, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 July 1923 — Page 3

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To Bretz for Glassesl wv ‘/ "‘fi‘ : e ‘. %| ok I { poas Stylish, ; . g«.f;‘ TTNG g . l ; =0 4 i ’a;j ¢ B GLASSES Remember that glasses are an important factor in your personal appearance. - > , Carelessly - fitted, they detract from your looks. Adjusted with the precision that characterizes our service, our glasses will add distinction to :your ap- = pearance and bring real comfort to your eyes. it We Welcome the Opportunity i § . of Serving You. . | Nevin E. Bretz Optometrist and Optician ; ' 130 8. Main St. : v COBHEN - Trustee Perry Townshsp Office Mier State Bank, Liéonier | ,‘ GLASSES Accuratey and Scientifically .. Fitted. Broken lenses |~ ' replaced." r Mrs. L. P. Wineburg E.R. Kurtz Auctioneer | Pnone No. 65, Ligonier. Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb. Electrical Faclal and Scalp Massage Manicuring, Shampooing ~ Halr Tinting and Hair Dressing Marinello Tollet Preparations Bothwell & Vanderford oo ¢ chawyers ([ Phene 156. Ligonier, Indiana Harry L. Benner ‘ Auctioneer £ Open for all engagemends & § » Wolf Lake, Indiana kx Both Noble and Whitley . County Phomes =~ m—_—_—___—__: - Dr. Maurice Blue - VETERINARIAN Officé: Justamere Farm. [Phone: Ligonier 757 M LY W MIWIGTON Attorney-at-law : A * Office in Zimmerman Block LIGONIER, INDP

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Almost Unbelievable Atrocitieg Followed the Death of a Man the Islanders Ranked Highly.

Death was a catastrophe that was made the occasiou of great demonstration among the Hawaiian people, even within the last century. In private families this varied in character from the head of the household down to the humblest member. When, however, a prominent person died, the ceremonies were barbarous in the extreme. A chief’s immediate followers, as well as many of his serfs, shaved their heads or cut the hair short, which was a tremendous sacrifice, and they knocked out some of their front teeth. Often these devoted people tattooed their tongues somewhat’ in the same ‘fashion as it was customary té do on other parts of the body. :All this was done to keep alive the memory of the dead chief. It was also a custom to bury alive some of the retainers around the tomb. | ‘ When a very high rank chieftain died, men and women, old and young, priest and laity, acted like those pos‘sessed with devils. Property was wan,tonly destroyed, and dwellings fired merely to add to the confusion, while gambling, theft and murder were openly committed. No women, except the widows of the deceased, were exempt from the grossest violation, and in their state of mental intoxication, women made no effort to protect themselvegf : .

ROOM OF GREWSOME MEMORY

Wholesale Murders Committed in Chamber in What Is Believed Old- ~ est Inn in England. 4 The oldest inn in England ¥ believed to be a certain hostelry &t Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire. This place has a very black - history, for here, many years ago, 60 murders were perpetrated by the landlord and his wife before the crimes were discovered! - In this gloomy abode there is, on the first floor, a large room known as the “Blue Room.” Formerly it contained an invocent-looking bed in which quite a;’number of persons slept their;last sleep. The part of the floor on which the bed rested was really a hinged trap-door fixed above the brewhouse’s bOflilig vat, = ; Guests who were known to be wealthy always slept in the Blue room. When the inkeeper had made sure that the guest. was asleep, the trap-door bolts were drawn, and the unfortunate man tumbled into the vat. The last victim was Thomas Cole, a clothier, of Reading, who had three edeapes before finally meeting his death. . Once he was taken ill before reaching the inn, and 5o slept elsewhere; a second time he was in a hurry to -get to London, and consequently drove straight on; while on another occasion when he stayed at the inn the Blue room was occupied by someone else. But at last his time came, and his body was fouwrd later in a brook, - ;

First American Fire Engine.

The first fire engine in America was received in Boston January 27, 1679. It was a crude contrivance, to be drawn by men and operated by hand power, No great improvement was made In fire-fighting apparatus from ancient times until the Nineteenth century, when the steam fire engine was invented. Fire engines are said to have been invented by Ctesibius in the year 250 B. C. A hero of Alexandria ' describes those ancient “siphons used in, conflagrations.” The mechanism consisted of two cylinders and pis-. tons connected by a reciprocating beam which raised and lowered the pistons alternately, and this, with the aid of valves opening -only toward the .jet, projected the water from it, but not in a continuous stream, as the pressure ceased at each alternation of the stroke. o :

Salt-Spilling Superstition.

Ask ten .people why they are horrified at ‘the idea of spilling salt, and nine of them will admit that they think 'it is unlucky, but do not know the reason. It is the same with most of our superstitions, many of which ‘are as old as the human race. . . .’ Salt is one of the necessaries of life, and to eat it in a man’s louse in the - East- is today a sign of friendship, as it was in the days of Abraham, If you refuse to eat his salt you offer him the deadliest insult, while the aecidental spilling of it could easily be. ‘mistaken for a willful act, and might cost a clumsy man his life, : If, however, he picked up a pinch and threw it over his left shoulder he signified that the spilling had been unintentional. N o v Famous Writers Dull Companions. - Many of the most brilliant and witsy authors ‘have been known to be very dull and uninteresting when engaged in conversation with other persons. Descartes, the famous mathematician and philosopher; La Fontaine, celebrated for his witty fables, and Buffon, the naturalist, were all singu-. larly deficient in the Eower of conversation. Marmontel, the novelist, was 80 dull in society that a friend said to him after an interview, *“I must go and read one of your tales in recom- | pense to myself for the weariness of hearing yon.” a '

Australia Far Behind.

Although they cover approximately the same area; the United States has ‘ about 250,000 miles of railroad and Australia about 26,000, ¥ ' Wanted dining room help. Steady employment at god wages. Hotel Lig onier, , e -~ 19a3t ~ Call for Elder’s ice cream the cream of quality. For Sale by all dealers. Ligonler Artiticial Ice Co. distribum *;_.‘. 4‘._5..',,; e : : m

Funeral of Mrs. Gibson.

The funeral of Mrs. Eva ‘M. Gibgon aged 82 years was held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at Cosperville the Rev. Mr. Allman of Soutl Bend officiating. Mrs. Gibson was the widow of Isaac Gibson and lived in Elkhart township 'practically all her life. She was highly esteemed and a good mother. She died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Milo Don at South Bend. She is survived by two sons, Walter Gibson of Goshen and Frank Gibson of near Wawaka and 'a niece Mrs. George, Jourdan. In terment Cosperville cemetery T K Tty T TR St e ‘Former Ligonier Girl Hurt. Elkhart surgeons Thursday 'night found it necessary to take 33 stitches to close a cut in the right arm of Charlotte Slosser of that city 17, daughter of G. W Slosser when she was injured while riding in an automobile driven by Chares Carter, The Carter machine and one driven . by Carl Lemper collided. Bright lights are blamed for the accident whith occurred in Elkhart. Miss Slosser is a former resident of Ligonier where she lived with her parents. s

Benton Garage Robbed.

IR)obbers broke into the Auto Inn a garage at Benton owned by Floyd Middleton and stole two new Silvertown tires and two five gallon cans of lubricating oil. A lock was pried off the door of the garage by the burglars. The robbery was not discovered until later by Mr. Middleton and authorities here were notified The loss is about $lOO. o | : Coupe Turns Over ‘ | . While Mrs. Paul Rowe of LaGrange and friend Miss Mary Kitson of- Ligonier were driving to Wolcottville Wednesday Mrs. Rowe: lost control of the Ford coupe and the machine, turned over. Neither occupant was badly hurt and the car was ‘only slightly damaged. o b Bond Issues Not Taken. Road improvemenf bonds in Elkhart county are not being snapped up in the market, An offering of $144,000 bearing 4% per cent interest by the Elkhart county treasurer Thursday did not receive a single bid 5 ¥ el e e LaGrange Needs Hotel, LaGrange is badly ip need of a new hotel as a result of the Herendeen closing -its doors. Thé town is now without a hotel and merchants there are inclined to think much business islost as a result particularly among tourists. ‘ -

Rob Jewelry Window.

Two bold burglars smashed a glass in a display window in the store of the Baber .Jewelry compahy at Fort Wayne early Wednesday morning and escaped with merchandise valued at $450, : , { . Mrs. Gard.lmproves. ° Mrs. Merritt Gard continues to improve from her operation in Gos hen .hospital according to her phy sician Dr. Lane. She will soon return to her home near Cromwell. The LaGrange chautauqua /opens August 7 and closes four days later. ~ FOR SALE—Reed Baby carriage goed condition Enquire Mrs. Fred Kiester. ; 19atf ) Wanted to rent one or two' un furnished rooms. Call Banner of flod, . : 17atf £ i ¢ --—-——-———-‘ 5 ‘ Keep coll by the use of a General Electric fan bought from Arthur Furgeson. : . 13atf Miss [Pear] Kunce of Indian'Village is a guest of her sister Mrs. Henry Golder, o i ’ “If you are interested in something especially good to eat don’'t forget “Phe Sign of the Kettle” in Syracuse. J.'F. Sampsel will clean out eisterns and repair them. Leave orders at Banner office. C TR W. W. Wood of the Ligonier Refx'i,l gerator factory has gone to Memphis, Tennessee and Little Rock Arkansas on a business trip.' = | The fund for the enlargement of the Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne has reached about $35,000. Rev. J. |F. Lutey of Ligonier is a trustee : Sidney Rosenberg and sisters the Misses Helen and Sophia arrived by automobile from Nashville, Tenn,, Friday evening to visit a few days with their sister Mrs. Sol Henoch.

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York Township Pienic

The annual picnic¢ of the York town-|{ ship Farm Bureau will be held at the Noble County infirmary Wednesday | July 18. Every York township farmer and his tapily-are urged to attend.| Everyone outside the township invited and welcome. Former county| agent B. V. Widney Mrs. Ohpha Haines and others of note will speak. | : 7 AA _.a._u.. : old Time Pupils to Meet. There will be a reunion of those] who attended the Green Center Schoo! up to the year 1885 held at the Green Center .school house August 2 1923} All who were pupils during those earlier years are cordially invited to| attend. Come with well filled baskets and renew old acquaintances is the invitation of the committee. Lightning Kills Horses. ° Two horses were Kkilled by lightning belonging to Peter J. Wingard on his farm north of Topeka during the storm Tuesday evening. The wind blew over a silo and unroofed a portion of C. D. Hostetler’s home. Con-, siderable damage was done to growing crops in that locality. - | . Additions to School ' Trustee Ott of Wolf Lake is ad- - yertising for bids for the construction of additions and remodeling of the school building there at an estimated cost of $19,500. An assembly hall and gym are to be added to the present building. : v : Mr. and Mrs. David Sutton and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ditman called o/ friends in Ligonier one day last week. _ Pays $ll Fine and Costs L. C. Carson of the Edgwater Beach Hotel Chicago driving a big bus with out a license paid $ll fine and costs‘ in Judge Schutts courtFridgy. :

- Great Mid-Summer ~ E. Jacobs & Co., Ligonier, Ind. This sale will begin Saturday, July 14th and will oo o oclese Satieday, July 21t - 0 0 It is our purpose "during this sale to close"ouf "al-l_ our Summer Goods at such low prices that will be sure to bring this about. Call at once and get your share of these '.bargains. . ~ All our dresses at a discount of 30% ~All suits go at half price =~ Fancy Dress Voils wbrth )65c_.- at44c,-‘ 'Dress Crepeé‘j worth 90c go at 54c Dress Crepe worth 75c go at 49c Tissue Gingham worth 65¢ go at 44c o Tissue Ginghams worth $l.OO go during sale at 74¢

All Silk Blouses go during this big sale at 33} % discount A lot of Wash Waists, worth $l.OO to $3.00 go at 49c A lot of Silk Hose worth $1.25 to $1.75 during sale 74c A lot of Brassiers worth 65c to 85c go during sale at 24c A lot of Brassiers worth $1.50 go during - this sale at 74c - 10% discount on Munsing Underwear i - 10% discount on all Rugs We wish to close out all our summer goods to make rogm for our fall and winter stock. We expect them to arrive beginning - August 1 and expect to ~ show a wpnderft'tlfiline:o;f Cloaks, Dresses i'andSu;tsngr,_ fall and winter. E. JACOBS & CO, Ligonier

Oliver P. Morton Centenmnial.

- August 3 and 4 1923 at Centerville, Wayne County Indiaha there will be a Centennial Celebration to honor the centenary of Governgr Oliver P. Mor - ton. Indiana’s Great Givil War Governor. ‘This celebration is to be state 'wide in interest as planned in the program. i August 3 Friday will be Home Coming Day. The speakers will be Henry U. Johnson William Dudley Foukle and John L. Rupe. ; ¥ ! ‘ August 3, Friday evening a page‘ant written by Miss Bessie Buhl “The Call of Oliver P. Morton” will be, given at the high school auditorium. This pageant will depict the life of ‘Governor Morton from infancy to the close of his career as Indiana’s Civil ‘War Gevernor, - ’ i August 4 Saturday will be Morton Day. There will be a parade of the soldiers’ of all wars, patriotic fraternal and religious organizations. The speakers ‘will be Governor Warren' T! McCray Senator elect Samuel M. Ralston, ; @enator James E. Watson and other prominent persons. ‘A marker ' will be placed at the Centerville home of Governor Morton. = . ' ¢ | ~ Bungalow On Wheels . ¢ . A perfect little bungalow on wheels with pneumatic: tires passed through the city eastword bound on the Lincoln Highway Friday afternoon. . It was a perfect reproduction of a little house and must have' given comfort and pleasure to the occupants. It was drawn by a touring car. ' = 1 Jimmy Lands Channel Cat. ~ Jimmy sSchutt while fishing i 1 ‘Wawasee the other day with his father Judge J. B Schutt and Attorney 'Vanderford landed a big channel cat ) fish which came near dragging him out of the boat.. Channel cat are spofted l in color and very strong.

Ey G TRADE MARK RECISTERED o . We are now ready to rebuild and recharge all kinds and makes- of batteries. Using the Constant Potential System ' We are able ’t_b fecharge_ a battery in a . very short time compared with the | " . old style charging method. Let. | ! usprove our method by your A o DA - o e s &G. Ba ttery T SR e R ;.." % C.l. { A : , SO €% Second Street Xy B i T 8’ . Inthe Weirßlock

Clugston Makes Record. =~ C. M. Schlotterback paid his Albisn Carl Clugston of LaGrangé. cut and friends a visit' last week. : shocked 22 acres of wheat with one =~ = @ le——————= @ 5 binder: and one team of horses in on? - Miss Harriet Reednik of Chicage day says. the LaGr:ange,?'éivs" Fifty spent @ week here ‘a guest of Niss pounds of twine weére used. - Jjulia Wadas: _ oy -