Ligonier Banner., Volume 58, Number 47A, Ligonier, Noble County, 12 January 1925 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

200 PER YEAR

PARENT-TEAGHER ~ INFINE MEETING

GREATLY ENJOY INTERESTING PROGRAM AT HIGH SCHOOL . BUILDING THURSDAY EVEN. ING -

Principal Wertz Delivers a Most Insiructive Address as Feature of En- = gaging Program . : The, Teachers and a small groupof parents gathered at the High Sechool auditorium Thursday evenin'g] and listened (o & very 'enjo'}fable ] program. The music, under the direction of Miss Franced Boomer consist: ed of several *selections by pupils of the grades and a number by the H, S. (}il‘l.‘ffél(’;fl Club. These were highly appreciated. Hontense Selig gave two exceilent readings in her usual pleasing manner. The main talk of the evening was gifen by C, M. Wertz the principal of the Ligonier High School on tth,, subject ‘lndividual Differeneces }in Students and Our Attempt fto Overcome Them! = It is 1117£o:'(.11g1:11c?1 every parent in the communitly .v.'uslf'not there to listen io this splendid t:lff: and zain a better idea- of what the teachers are trying to do for the childrey in ineir charge, Mr. Wertz esuccially siresss é"(f the boud of sympathy that suould exist between pupil anid teacher and bhitterly denounced the .old method of tryvine to put every chitd through the_ same hopper. Mr. Weriz is hopeful that in-the near future the schools’ will be better A‘.,\l(e"‘a() meet the individual needs of each student and every one who heard him feel sure all is being done in our, schools that is possible under exiykgg%f&itions. . Fer May Primaries- | March 5 ds .the date for filing declarations of (:;I'l:(li(lz_xt(,z.< for the pri-; mary election May :5.. Up to this time no candidates. for municipal ~offices. have even been. discussed for Ligguier. On the republican side it ig _high!; probable that the republicaus who QJold all the places with the excoption of eity treasurer, will Le reluctant to make: any changes. 1f Mayor Denning and members of the city cquucil wil_l accept they will all be named to - succeed themselevs. Clerk Jeanneret- may hold the office of city clerk as long ds he cares to: A. O. Shearer the only demoerat nsember of the official family was appointed to succeed XKiarl Franks who resigned sopn after his election as city typasurer, - - . The city attorney, police force and street commissioners are appointive officers. i o ‘ So far -as--know nthe democrats havg yet to consider candidates but they will have a full municipal ticket in the field - when ‘the primary rolls around. N : o e l Second Sehoel Semester. - ¢ | The second semester of the Ligon--! fer schools will start Monday Feb-i ruary 2nd. e B - All children -who reach the age of six by April Ist may enroll but after§ the primary class is started no further enrollments will be . permitted. There will be no discontinuance of school between semesters, The high school pupils will register and ar-. range programs AMonday morning February 2nd. and eclasess will begin Monday afternoon. There are no final examinations this vear but {ests given at intervals take tie pyace of these. > = ' - Warsaw Wants Proposed School If a normal schdagl is to be established in thé nortlrern part of the state Warsaw wants it for Winona. ‘An_offer to donate buildings and campus of the-old Winona Agricultural college at Winona Lake :to the state for a state normal school has been made. J. BE. Blue principal of the Warsaw High School will confer soon with Governor -Branch on the proposition. ~lt is pointed out that state normal schools in this section of the country are distributed ‘as follows: Ohio 4 Kentucky 4 Michigan 4 Wisconsin 9 Minnesota 6 Illinois 5 and Indiana only two. : “Horses and Vehieles Burn. - Two egutomobiles a truck and two horses were destroyed Thursday night in a fire that razed a barn at the residence of Ernest Beach in Goshen. ‘The origin of the blaze has not heen determined. In trying to save the ‘horses Beach who operates a transfer line was quite badly burned. i

Fountain Pen is Found.

B. F. Wilkerson found the fountain pen lost by Louise Wemple and advertised in the Banner anu 't has been restored to her, e

Mrs. Belts Improves.

Mrs. Ed Belts is bhome from the hoospital where she submitted to a serious operation and is rapidly regaining her health. :

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LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. MONDAY JANUARY 12, 1925

BOYS WIN,. “GIRLS LOSE

Honors in Basketball Break Even Fritay Night Between Ligonier L and LaGrange ;

Honors in the basketball contests between Ligonier and La Grange Friday night broke even the Ligonier boyvs wininng and the local girls losing. There was a good attendance and much interest shown in the results. ' : - ' The score at the' end of the game by theb oys was as follows: Lidgoniet . . o i o WY laGrange ... i 28 - The score. for the LaGrange girds was. decisvie enough over the Ligonier damsels to leace no room for doubt. ; _ o Next Friday evening January 16 Ligonier plays Goshen in :that city.

ALL SHOULD BE THERE

Subseribers to Industrial Foundation Fund (.f:tl]ed For City Hall Taes- : : day Night Jan. 1 3 -

Tomorrow evening Tu¢sday January 13 at eizht o'clock President Lyon of the Ligonier ~lndustrial Foundation has called a meeting for city hall of all subscribers and desires a full attendance. - - The question of the organization of “a Home Beuildiug cfompany for this city will be:considered and definite action decided upon. o o At a meeting of Foundation subscribers ‘some time ago a committee was appointed to investigate housing conditions in Ligonier and this committee ; will submit- its report at Tuesday evening’s meeting. i At its last meeting the Industrial Foundation members. voted unanim=ously for the organization o a building corporation. i

LID ON SCHOOL DANCES

Police Ordered to Supervise Puablic School Funetions in Goshen. Hereafter Dl

The lid was clamped down on high school and -society dances in Goshen following a grand jury probe of the us of Jhip liquor’”” by vouths attending” the functions.: e The® grand jury I‘éconnnenfled that scciety dances be policed like ordinary public. dances and severely criticized parems lor Tpefmittmg their voung daughters to attend dances unchaperoned, - it Twao fraternities -were ordered dissolwved at once in the cleanup. . Students and members of the high school faculty were called before the grand jury in its ;investiga{ion of reports - that boys “and. girls in their “teens were seen inioxicated at the dances.” > : !

Mistake in Focation.

.- Ora Dill writes from St Petersburg Florida in relation to an article in the Banner quoting Mrs. Mary Green on Florida weather. Mrs. Green was in Jacksonville 300 miles north of St. Petersburg where she encountered the frigid temperature. Mr. Dill says St. Petersburg weather is ideal bright sunshine all winter except two days and everybody in summer garb. “Dr. Dill says: ‘Capt.- Green and family accompanied by Greely M. Zimmerman called on us and‘'we had most pleasant visit. - “We gec to Tarpon Springs Tuesday 1o atgend the Greek. Cross Day the only celebration .of " its kind in America” : i - Mr. and Mrs—Dill desire to be remembered fto Lig:oi}ier friends.

Rifty-Eight-Cent Dollars,

The dollar of teday is worth fiftyeight cents taking the 1913 dollar as standard according to a survey just completed. by the Infernational Typographical Union. The figure is the same as that arrived at by Herbert Hoover secretary of commerce in a recent review of conditions it was stated at the union headquarters. Thomas Lewis director of the union’s statistical bureau said Sccretary Hoover found the cost of living about 72 pesr cent above theé pre-war level which would make the dollar worth about 58 cents.: '

C. of €, Luncheon

The Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting and luncheon at Hotel Ligonier Wednesday noon January 14. A good attendance is‘fi[email protected] e

iy “New County Musie Teacher.. ~vAfter three years service ‘as music teacher i nthe Noble county rural schools Miss Pauline Beck has resigns ed and will be succeeded by a Mr. Blackwood of Illinois. :

To Fight Fuor Primary,

Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge is out to save the Indiana primary law ‘or the people und if necessary wil® izke the stue:yp :n itz defense},

Foster’s Community Sale,

George D. Foster will hold his next community sale at his taxi barn in Ligonier mnext Thursday-January 15. An effort is being made to make this one of the largest sales of the winter, : 4

CRIMINAL CASES TRIED

One to State Prison While Youths Draw. Suspended Sentences to Re- - formatory :

Henry Hoffmeyer of Kendallville was arraigned in the Noble Circuit court Wednesday and after entering a plea of guilty to ac harge of em‘bezzlement was sentenced to serye 1 to 14 years at the state penittentiary at Michigan City. Hoffmeyer who ‘had held the office df Kendallville Lodge of Moose was arrested; last month ‘at that city after a -shorage of $BOO had been discovered in the lodge funds Jf which he had charge. . : Earl Herendeen 20 Dale Herendeen 19 and aßlph Miller 16 all residing near Albion who were arrested last month chdarged with stealing 231% bushels of wheat from the G. W. Boh-nen-barger farm southeast of Albion were , also- arraigned in court and sentenced to serve Ito 14 years at the Indiana reformatory. The sen,Lenees of the youths were suspended pending good . behavior, ~ :

FIRST DEFEAT

Elkhart's High - School 8.. B. Team Goes Down Beifore Miliord Giants : Friday Night

The strong Milford High school peppermint valley basket-ball team which has sgo far only lost ene game defeateq the Kikhart High school five Friday night in |a hotly contested game 39 to 33.. One\thousand spectators many: from Warsaw ‘and the surrounding country witnessed the contest which took place in the new Milford auditorium. This was Elkhart’s first defeat of the season. ‘

bairy Show For Goshen

Goshen is one of the nine cities in Indiana {o be visited by the proposed itinerant Dairy Shm\?- which is now being planned bysthe Agricultural Relations Departmient of the New York Central lines anhd the National Dairy Association. . This® traveling = dairy Exposition including exhibits c¢ovcring every phase of the dairy industry from the farm to consumer. Outstanding animals of the four dairy breeds will be.assembled along with exhibits of dairy equipment feeds products cow tesi association work and tuberculosis eradication and will be shown dy largs teans. a o Tile‘*a%e' of the Goshe%f ‘show is Monday June 15. : »

(eld in Texas.

James W. Smith who with Mrs. Smith and Mr .and Mrs. Charles M. Clapp are. spending the winter in Rockport Texas has sent George D. fiby a copy of the' Rockport Pilot. W he paper has account of cold weather there which seems to have killed a good many cattle, Why they should have died of the cold will not be understood in Indiana. 7

Articies Are Filed.

Articles -of incorporation for the Blitz Wood Products company of this city have been filed with teh secret -ary of state. The capital stpck, is $lOO,OOO and the object is toi manufacture furniture fixtures and radiophone cabinets. Directors. . HerHenoch C. R. Stansbury and W. H. nian Blitz Sigmond Eichel. Sol Wigton. & ; o

Real Estate Transfers.

- Henry Hire to Sanger M. Snrith and wife land in Perry-th. ~William W. Copeland to William M. Snider and wife lot in Ligonier. James Tyler to Frances Elmedy Grafmiller lot in Ligonier, Arthur M. Timmis to James A Taylor land in Perry township. George D. Gaby Admr. to Jennie M. Bartholomew land in Sparta township.

Measles Close Sehool

Public scheols in Plain township Kosciusko county have been ordered closed by the county bhoard of health because of an epidemic of measles. in a number of cases pneumonia has been superinduced I'y measles,

Pays $3,960 Damages,

A settlement ior $3,900 for the death of James Essig at Goshen has been made by the Interstate Public Service company it was shown in‘a report made by Emma Essig administratrix, : : ;

Recovery is -Slow.

. Mr. and Mrs. Harry ‘Stuff mobtored to Goshen Sunday and visited Miss Katie Billman patient at a'h'ospita‘l theer. Miss Bilman is not as well as her friends could wish.,

Agree On Court Bill,

The conferences on the Indiana court bill met Thursday afterndon and agreed to all amendments. The bill will be reporfed to the house at an early date. ' - ; :

Miss Jorary Til.

Miss Daisy Joray has been a flu victim this week and unable To—till her post at the telephone exchange. Her mother is also under the weather,

The Wednesday afternoon club met with Miss Jessie Decker with a good attendance and an interesting session,

ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIAL HoUR

YEARS HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION SET FORTH IN REPORT OF SECRETARY :

Officers Are Chosen and Pienic Supper Enjoyed at FPrebyterian Chureh Friday Evening,

According to the report submited by the secretary Miss Mabel Schwab at the annual meeting in the Presbyterian chur¢h dining room Friday eevning January. 9 the Social Hour has enjoyed a very successful vear from every /standpoint. The membership has not ouly increased but the social relations have been greatly enhanced -and the finances improved in a most gratifying manner. A picnic supper was a feature of the meeting which proved a happy affair. : P , ’ ~ Officers for the qoming_yea,rr were elected as fol’low'szi ; President—Mrs.- John Haller - . Vice Presidents—DMesdames Charles Green Will Sack Frank Raubert. Treasurer—Mrs. I; Wi Draper Secretary—Mabel| Schwab . The -outlook for! the society during the coming year is very bright and both officers and members face the future with full ‘confidence of growing interest and prosperity. . The Social Hour meets the second and fourth Friday evenings of each month. , 12 g 5

SPECIAL UNION SERVICES

Deputation Team From TLoecal High School to have Charge Next Sulday at U. B. Church

At a recent meeting of the local ¥. M. €. A. a committee was appointed to arrange for a union service of interest to the entire community, This committee was made up of Rev. Parekr Prof. Ralph Allen J. B. Schutt and Vern Flint. They submit a very interesting program. :' ' The deputation team fpom the local High School - compesta Gf James Schytt William Benthin = Errington Bowen, Karl Bourie and Clifford Parker will have charge of the services. They will speak on the planks of the platform of the Hi-Y namely, Clean Speech, Clean Scholarship Clean Living and Clean Athletics, - Special music will be furnished by the High School Grchestra. ' . ' This service will begin at 7:00 p. m. next Sunday at the U. B. church.

Officers Installed.

On Friday night the W. R. C. with the members of the G. A. R. and their families as guests sat down to a bountiful pot-luck supper after which the following officers were installed by the Corp. . : Pres.—Mrs. Minda Wagoner. . Senior Vice Pres.—Mrs. Lois Decker. » Junior Vice ‘Pre.—Mrs. Lulu Thompson. Secretary—Mrs. Mary Engle, Treas.—Mrs. Emily Sisterhen Chaplin—Mrs. Melissa Denny. Conductor—Mrs. Henrietta Milner Asst. Conductor—Mrs. Amanda Smalley. : ¢ Guard—Mrs. Jennie Drain ’ Asst. Guard Mrs. Budora Erwin. Patriotic = Instructor—Mrs. Etta Harsh. ! i i Press Correspondent—Maude Middleton. : e Musician—Mrs. C. G. Keehn . , Color Bearers—Mrs. Ella Spurgeon Mrs. Clara Long. Mrs. Lena Stansbury and Mrs. Clara Drain,

Death of Jack Buckles.,

John (Jack) Buckles 58 who resided on a farm near Wolf Lake until recently when he moved to the David Brown farm west of Columbia City died at midnight Friday following an illness from kidney trouble. He became seriously ill last Monday, Surviving are the father Jack Buckles Sr., the widow nee Minnie D. Blain a daughter Betty; and the following brothers and sisters; D. A. of Cygnet 0., James of Fort Wayne Thomas of Indianapolis; Mrs. Walter Sanders of Marshalltown, la., Mrs. A. Barkley of Chicago; Mrs. Nellie Ernhart and Mrs. May Braden of Wolf Lake Mrs. Grace Hawk of Wawaka and Mrs Letta Pollock of Wolf Lake. The funeral occured at 2.p. m, at. the home this afterneon with burial in the Linwill cemetery. .

Banner As a Preésent,

George R. Leming sends the Ban-ner-to Miss Charlotte E. Hyde for a yvear at Crawfordville. Miss Hyde formerly resided on the Silburn farm near this eity for several years.

Hughes to Leave Cabinet,

Charles Evans Hughes will retire as secretary of state dfrom the Coolidge cabinet Mach 4 and will be succeeded by Frank B. Kellog ambassador to England. ‘

ANOTHER POWER SCHEME

Two Million Dollar = Electric © Light and Power Plant Projected For ' Kendallyille g

Investment bankers and electric light and power magnats propose a plant for Kendallville to coast two million . dollars. = The Kendallville News Sun of Wednesday outiines the plans as follows: : “A “super-power project proposed by eastern banking interests is being launched here, which if carried out will provide Hght and power for this city and other towns, as well as farming communities in four counties in the northeastern corner of Indiana under mzetropolitan service and rates, The power plant is to be located in Kendallville and the cost of construction togethér with transmission lines and equipment .will involve an expenditure said to be neat the two million dollar mark. ~ “The project is beting sponsored by Roy Husselman consulting - %gn-l gineer, of Cleveland 0., and Edward Schultz a member of the {firm of Schultz Brothers & Company investment bankers also of Cleveland. : ““At an ‘informal banquet held at the Gawthrop Inn last evening members of the executive board of the Community club were given an outline of’ the project by Messrs Shultz and Hussleman.” ;

NEW OOIp, STATION

Permission Granted For Winiield -~ Fulk Property Corn Lincoln Way

South and Union Street’

At a regular meeting of the city council Thursday evening permission was granted the Gargoyle oil Com-{ pany of oSuth Bend to locate a service station on the Winfield Fulk pm--! perty corner Lincoln Way South and Union street. The company has some. beautifu]l filling -stations in_ South Bend and other ecities and the one} to be established here’is to be equally as nice. The oil company ‘has an‘ option on the property and did not care to close the deal until the erec-' tion of the filling station was approved hy the city council. | Thursday ‘January 29 the eouncil! will receive bids for the purchaase of 500 or more feet of fire hose for the fire department. . - Mayor Denning Clerk Jeaneret and a full council was present at Thurs‘day night’s meeting, .

“Tess ox the Storm Country

For the benefit o fthoss who may be laborirg under the delusicn that. the life ‘of a screen star is one of ease let it here be announced officialiy that during a five-week sojourn on Chatsworth Lake thirty miles from Los Angeles Mary Pickkford the most popular e¢f all artists worked an average of fifteen hours a day interpreting the character of Tess in “Tess of the Storm Country” at the Crysfal next week for which a complete ffShermen’s village was built on the shore of that bedy of water. Needless -to add theire is not anything easy about working a total of fifteen hours a day for one week let alone five of them. e 2

Death ~of Mrs., Hufi.

‘Mrs. Fred Huff aged 56 died Friday at the family home in. York township and the rerhains were laid in Sparta cemetery Sunday afternoon, Rev. Cash officiating at the funeral. The deceased a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cephus Roe was a lady of many aimable qualities which endeared her to a large circle of friends. Surviving are the hushand a son Ray at home and two:brothers Frank and Leslie Roe and a sister Mrs. Stella Smith, !

Gets Fine of $l6O

- John T. Koon of Kendallville charged with issuing a fradulent check in the amount of $25 to his brother-in-law William otz of near Waterloo was found guilty by the jury in the DeKalb circuit court and was fined $lOO and costs.

Is Known Here.

. Miss Aletha DeLay, recently married, who the Banner stated was not known here, is a nisce of Mrs. Guy Alburn ‘and it seems is quite well and favorably known in the Alburn community. . s :

Ruperts Are Home,

L. E. Rupert railway mail clerkk injured in a railway accident in Chicago was able to return to his Albion home and Dr, Glade Rupert who was called to the city by his father’s injujries has returned to Ligonier.

Toes Are Crushed.

‘While handling a barrel of sheep dip at the N. Y. C, freight house where he is employed Alfred O. Jeffries rolled the heavy container over his toes crushing them. Dr. Black rendered surgical aid. s

The King’s Daughters

The Kings Daughters will be entertained Friday evening Janftiary 16 by Mrs. A. D. Newtoi and Mrs. Ed Williams at the home of the latter. All members are expected to-attend.

DROPS DEAD AT GOSHEN

George H. Evans Well Known in Ligo- ~ hier Succombs to Heart Djsease o Friday Morning -

George H. Evans aged nearly 64 vears Goshen’s only liveryman dropped dead in the basement of his barn in that city shortly before 9 @'clock lFriday morning. His 'lifeless body was found by Gert Gdodrich long an employee of Mr. Evans. ~ Corpner E. Holdeman of Rikhart pronounced -death due to organic heart trouble Mr. Evans was taken ill two -weeks ago with symptoms of this trouble but had recoverdd sufficiently to be at work durimf the past few- days, : : George Evans had spent all but the first year of his life in Goshen. and succeeded to. the livery business es. tablisheq by his father Thomss Evans many years ago. He dealt in horses and in the line of this underfaking often visiteq Ligonier where he became well nown and. well liked. The funeral occurred at .2 o'clock this' afternoon from the late home.

BUYING MORE pLAND

New York Central Railway C(ompany to Spend Many Millions 9n New Yards e

Following a visit to Elkhart of Frank Glennon head of the iand tax office of the New York Central it was reported though unofficially that the company had made arrangements to purchase all the lanq it will need for shop expansion there within the next 30 to 60 days. e The New York Central is taking options on land south of what it has alredy bought and it is said “a clean sweep” will be made. L The new yards of the New York Central will be' the most elaborate in the United States when the company has finished the ‘work the expenditure of which will he $6,500.000 as announced severzl mionths ago.

PERSONNEL OF LEGISLATURE

Farmer Members Predominate With Lawyers Close Seecond Merchantsg o = Trailing : -

Two women Mrs. Antoinette Hagenwald of Terré Haute and Mrs. Elizabeth Daughtery of Treaty both Republicans nave places in the house. The current session is the first. in = history in which more than one woman has had a desk in an Indiana general assembly. : ~ The occupatiens represented in each branch of the assembly and the number of lawmakers-follow: Senate—Lawyers 15, farmers 11, publishers 4, merchants 3 contractors 3, insurance 3 realtors 2, manufacturers “2 editors 2 salesmen 2, 2, banker 1 conductor 1, president oil company 1. = g House Farmers 34, lawyers 20, merchants’ 8, manufacturers. 5, realtors 4 ministers 4, insurance 3, housewives- 2 physicians 2 editors 2, pharmacists 2, printers 2 conductor 1, locomotive . engineer 1 banker 1, grain elevator 1 asgessor 1 abstractor 1, manager farmers’ co-operative association 1 teacher 1 cattle breeder 1 salesman 1 civil engineer 1 contractor 1. L :

HITS SMALL BOY.

Cleo Burkhart Laundry = Messenger Driving Ford Delivery Machine - Collides With Small Boy.

€leo Burkhart deliveryman for the Banner Steam Laundry while driving out of the alley near his place of business the other day collided with a small boy but he was driving so slowly the lad was barely upset and gaining his feet he sped away. Fortunately the youth escaped injury. .

Birthday Dinner,

The birthdays of Mesdames D. M. Shailtz, S. E. Schultz and Frank Albaugh, of Kendallville, and Mrs. Harvey Raub, of this city, occur near each other and each year an anuiversary dinner is given: This year the dinner was given Sunday by Mrs. Raub at her home in this city with the husbands and children of the four ladies participating. Thue affair yesterday was a very hapgy‘one. Mrs. C. E. Cluff of Kendallville was also a guest. . o

Had Delightiul Trip.

Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Schwarz writing to their aunt Mrs. S. S. Stage in this city from 1312 Adams street, Bownsville Texas say the trip of 2,595 miles by automobile made in 31 days from their home in Chicago was very delightful. They like southern Texas. Grape Fruit and oranges lving on the ground going to waste and the climate is delightful. '

Much Flu in Ligonier.

Ligonier has many cases of bad colds and flu. Among the victims of the latter malady are William Miller and two children, a son and a daughe : e

Foster Community® Sale in Ligo* nier Thursday January 16.

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FURTHER ERRORS 70 CAUSE Sum

JOHN DONZELLI GOLDEN ‘'FAWN OWNER TO SUE BANNEB FOR DAMAGES HE SAYS 1

Bus Did Not Turn Over in Snow Bank . But Simply Lodged in One s - i Claim .

.The following communieation under date of January 7 written from Fort Wayne explains itself; L Proprietor of Ligonier Paper. Ligonier Indiana. Dear Sir: . .1 saw in your paper this week the article you printed about one of the Golden Fawn Busses upsetting this week in a snow bank. This is not. true and this is not the first time but_ several times before you: have cprllf%fi ed slanderous articles that were mnot true about these busses. You have injured my business to a great extent and the next time any such an article is printed which is not the truth and injurious to my business I will bring a suit for damages against you. ’ The bus was stalled in & snow bank but that is very much different from upsetting .- Up to date no one has ever been injured in any of our busses, and when a bus upsets, I will tell you so you can have the true facts in thé meantime, I will be watching for a correction of this article in your next °igsue. _ln the future be sure and get true facts to print’ or suffer the consegquences, 1 have warned you now it is up to you to do your part. Thanking you in advance I remaln, -~ . Respecully yours,. “Proprictor of Golden Fawn Buases’’ John Donzelli.

Senate Upholds Veto.

President (‘oolidge’s veto of the postal pay bill was sustained Tuesday afternoon by .the senate. The vote was 55 to 29 or one less than the twothirds majority necessary to pass the measure over executive disapproval. With the veto sustained salary imcredses now are depeundent on the enactment of the pending administration measure to advance pay and postal rates simultaneously. ~ Many senators .predict . that this meastire will fail of passage at this session. - - :

To Meet at Albion,

W. H. Favinger president of the Noble County Farm bureau has called a meeting of the directors to be held next Saturday at Albion. Some of the matter s to be considered at the meeting will be the completion of the membership drive and making plans for the wheat ' pool campalgn. State officials of both the Farm bureau and the Wheat Growers’ association will be present and every wheat grower in Noble county has also been invited and urged to attend.

Bowser Improves. ¥

The ‘condition of Francis E. Bowser former judge of the Kosciusko circuit court . who was operated on at Mayo Brothers hospital Rochester for removal of cancers of the stomach has improved to such an extent that he will be brought to his home in Warsaw. e ‘

Dr. Bonine Patients.

A big%auto bus containing 23 passengers patients of Dr. Bonine the eye specialist of Niles Mich., pa#sed through the city this afternoon om their way home to Springfield Ohio,

Basketball Games.

Kendallvilel lost a close game of basketball to Mishawaka Friday night and a LaGrange defeated the Central Catholic high school of Fort Wayne in an overtime play.h

Death of Aged Lady.

Funeral services were held at Avilla Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Elizabeth Walters aged 89 years who died at her home Wednesday from the infirmities of age.

Is Out Again.

Charles J4.ong of North Waebster, shot in the breast by game warden, James Durham has recovered and 'is now at his farm and able to do light chores. . ¢

Community Aid.

The Community Ald oSciety will hold an all day session at City hall Wednesday January 14. A good attendance is desired by the leader Miss Jessie Decker. ' ,

Indorses Mr. Biggs.

" The Whitley county bar assoeiation has followed that of Noble Indorsing Arthui- Biggs for a place on the federal distriet court bench,

Father Young Dead.

. Father August Young 82 founder of Sacred Heart Hospital at Garrett died Saturday afternoon. i