Ligonier Banner., Volume 59, Number 22A, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 July 1925 — Page 2

N Prosperity The squi'rrel is smart enough to gather his winter’s supply of food during the months of plenty. | . | What the beast does by instinct, man has learned to do through experience. Are you storing your dollars in a safe place for future needs?> = . We pay 4 per cent on savings Citizens Bank “The Bank by the Clock”

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L 5 e The iigomer Banner ESTABLISHED 18686.3 - " : - Published by | “he Banner Publishing Company W.C.B. HARRISON Editor Published every Monday and Thursday offd entered in the Postoffice at Idgonier, Ind., a 5 second eclase matter. ° ~ Change in. Dog Fund Law. - The late state legislature enacted a law creating a county dog fund, All dog taxes collected in the different township are now paid into this fund and go into the cm;fx‘y treasury and .claims aga\inst the fund fojy stock killed or injured by dogs are paid on order of the county auditor. A person having a claim against the | fund must make sworn proof of his loss and file it with the county auditor. The county commissioners will pass upon the elaims: at their regular monthly meeting. Under the old law each township had its dog fund which was handled by the trustee, Stock | killed or injured by dogs is now a county liability.’ e Nine Children Fatherless, Nine children were left fatherless and practically penniless by the suicide of Tegfil Boyan a farmer of Lake county. : Boyan made his death' doubly cer'l tain. He shot himself through- the head while perched in-a tree with 4 noose around his neck, : After the shot was fired he fel from the tree and was found swing |ing lifeless in midair by his wile. He had been despondent over loss es in real estate deals and the pros | }wwl. of poor crops - His children ranged from: {vic weeks to seventeen vears in age.

Pouliry Tour This Week. Between 200 and 300 Indiana poultrymen and farmers. both men and women will take part]in a state-wide tour of leu»din'g‘])oul’tf‘y farms of the state July 20 1o 24 1. L. Jones ‘of the pnultr)" extension staff of Purdue L'nive?Sity and secretary of the l}ldi—ana State Poultry Association under whose duspices the tour is to be conducted stated that 75 (:m'i} had been signed for the trip, and intluded men apnd women from all parfs of the state who wished to make the 500 mile motor trip to see how the “other fellow was doin it ' / Who Shall Go to State Fair School Isn't it ;)l)(iut' tinte we began ]jlull~ ning to send a representative from Noble county to the State Fair schoof again this year? It would bg too bad to ‘skip’ a year. T he girlies who have gone from WNoble county have all brought home a message so well worth while that we can’'t afford to go without this event. Besides many of our club workers will have earned this trip, :,il!-d while only one can go let’s see th:‘;t someone does goo. But how shall this be done?~Noble Farm- & P 260 Days For Bootlegging, : Entering a plea of guilty to charges of illegal possession and transportation of intoxicating livoqr Jobhm V. Duell age 25 Elkhart began a 260-day term in the St. Joseph county jail Thursday. H€ was senténced in ‘Mishawaka city court by Judge John M. Raub to pay a tine of $lOO and costs and serve 30 days in the county jail on each of the two liquor counts. The jail sentences must run concurrently., Unable to pay the $2OO and cost. 'Duell was cominitted to the county jail for a ‘period of 260 days. Noble Has Many Clubs, . Noble county now has a total of 22 clubs and all of thél‘p held meetings during June. The. organization of club work has reached a high point thig year and -county leaders. County Agent F. W. Rose and extension workers from Purdue university are pleased over the showing. Dairy and alfalfa tours were conducted in cooperation with the county agent last month, They were well attended.

‘ Big Corn Crop. Indications of an enormocus corn crop probably the third largest ever grown , slight improvement in prospects for wheat prediction of the smallest potato production since 1919 and unfavorable {ruit forecasts were set forth in the July crop report issued by the U. S. department of agriculture, = Storm Damage $7,000 It isnow estimated that the storm damage at Decatur over the weekend was $4,700 in. this Qity and about $7,000 for the entire county. The United Brethren church = building damage alone was $1,200. The school building was $6OO, Leo Kahn is home from a commercial trip through Illinois in the interest of the Ligonier Shirt factory. - : “Baree Son of Kazan” at Crystal this week. : ' : Lime Stone For Farms. - - I have ordered several carload of limestone to be delivered at Cromwell early in August. The price will be $2 per ton F. O. B. Cromwell. Farmers desiring stone will write me at Ligonier or call phone 804. J. Warren Moore. . ‘ % 21atf, o Notice, v , Until Sept. 1, 1925, our oflice hours will be 9 o’clock a.m. to 4 o'clock p.m, except Saturdays 9 o’clock am, to 9 o’clock pm, : e WL H. Wigton, o Bothwell & Vanderford,

e NOBLE UOUNTY»:HISTOQRY: Early Days in Noble County and Woli - Lake Described by George W. - Kinnison o Ll s : . Georgé‘ W. Kinnison of Goshen a former resident of Ligonier writes of early days in Noble county and ‘Wolf Lal;Le as follows: . : o ‘ Sunday July 12, 1925 A ride and a visit to the old town of Wolf Lake was of interest to me as well as hringing up memories of early history in Woble county and northern Indi"an‘a.‘} V\yoif Lake was surveyed as early as 1832 but did not put on village airs until 1836. . The village was located at the june tion of IWo Indian trails which afterwards. W’ere ‘converted into highways. The: Fort Wayne and Goshen road .W(mnd outhwest to Benton, Goshen and Nilés, Mich., where the first pony loverland mail was carried from Fort ‘Wayne to Wolf Lake Benton, Elkhurt Mishawaka South Bend and Niles heud of navigation on the 3St. Joe river. The 1'041(1 west went toward Monuquet, au‘ld Leeshurg over 'unmhfjn' old_ Indian trail, o lmrixqg the vears of 1835 to 1850 hefore theére was any railraad transporfation all Yapain wds hauled over {these two roads to Fori Wayne. This L)Lil(f(‘(}’f;"%\olf Lake at the forks of the main read to Fort Wayne and it became i‘j'u\. busginess center of ~ Noble county.| General stores were; built, hl:u-ksn.f;ith shopd, a - tannery ashery |cabinet | shops and harness shop were osmblis'a!hud. It ig said that the cab|inet dn#ker W. L. Noteman had the record lof having made 1400 coffins distributed in the nearby cemeieries |Jduring ‘ his sixteen - years residence. Of t]lié early doctors a Doctor Gro{ver a combined faith and water doctor with others established a medical school land sent graduates out to przl(-.t’i(:!‘ what. they had . learned. | These were the kind of docters ih: the early settiers had to rely upoen, It made no difference with what vou Iwere. :’Tfi‘icted. When one of these doctors was called the first thing {done was to be bled, often taking- a Jauart of .blood from your arm.-Imag-ine being reduced by the prevailing ftevers fmf that period, the. old time chills fmd fever, bilious fevers and have a prescription of bleeding ftoltowed Lup with (fulnme_l quinine and salts and peditively drink no cold water. | It is a wonder that as many sufvived; ag did after a treatment of this nature. A * The bld town began to take on new life as travel westwnrd' increased. , 'l‘zn'ei'nis did a big business with their | hotels I\‘and feeding -lots adjacent for camping moving vans. - Old red liquor flox\'equl;vely fronr the taverns which were - open drinking places of commnion old built-in sideboards or \_’:mflmzn'ds. Lodging meals and whisky tanzy punch for 50 cents a night, was the prevailing price of the average taverns, | 5 : .

Thexe was no market for eggs poultry, }_n:m,m' and what was raised on the f;u{m outside of wheat, which was sold :‘lf 50 cents per bushel at Fort \Va_vlid and much: of that taken in ;;r»;u,le. | What was sent in taverns was “that mjuch cash, providing the paper qmfinm}" then in circulation was not a i'uihn'v; at the bank where it was issued. | ; - . John Cook of Goshen established a store in Wolf Lake during the heyday o'{ prosperity. In spezxkin}_‘;}‘ of rich p%;erc-.}lmltfa of Wolf Lake ‘it is remembered David Scott retired con hig wealth of $30,000 at that time rated as 'a rich man. ‘ The| first grist mill in - northern Indiana, was built a short distance east o{' Wolf Lake on the south branch of thel Tlkhart river where the Lincoln Highway crosses. Today what was hen called a river and water po‘\vel? is nothing but a small open ditch. | . '.PheL old town wasg noted fm' “hully ’t‘ighte;s" who often were in waiting for sé;)me well built - traveler who wou]d% be insulied and if the traveler was of a fighting spirit -a ring was formed and a fight to a finish .was pulled off. A certain character a Mr. Galaway was the bully of \\'olf,‘ Lake in early days. He however inet his defeat and finish from a little"un-l derweight Irishman who was passing through. It was learned afterwards he was a pugilist of some mnote. Mr. Galaway was whipped to a finish and ever afterwards was a different man. He never again indulged in open bully fighting. ~ . The 1849 California. gold excitement took many of the Wolf Lake early} §’ettlers on a long chase to seek theif fortunes. Cholera also made its appearance on one occasion but did not amount to much. - : _The citizens of toda ypoint with pride to what the old city was once and to the old show grounds where P. T#Barnum once showed to a large house but with the rairoads and automobileg of today they confess that they can not expect to look forward t On}flich‘_;n.;‘the future. This is the history of “gvery little village of early day prosperity where no railroads are in e\!ridenceEKendallv_illé'Ligonier and Columbia City were not known when Wolf Lake had every prospect of future prosperity and greatness. ~ Crop conditions on the barren land in the vicinity of Kimmell and Wol& Lake with the exceptions of wheat and hay are looking very promisitg. Oats ig short but is filling out well, Corn seems to grow by leaps and bounds and with continued raing during July and August will fully mattrre. e . ‘ ’ . Mls Charles Wechter and son Mrs. A. M. Krengky left Thursday for their homes in Chicago after spending two weeks with their parents Mr. and

= 2,000 See Pagenant, An audience of nearly two thousand people crowded into the big auditorium at Qakwood Park Wawasee Tuesday night to witness the bageant “The Way of Peace” given by a cast of a hundred and twenty-five young people of Syracuse, Cromwell and Nappanee, The DPageant scored a tremendous suceess with the vast audience., The pageant was the opening service of thevannual‘summer school “otfv the Michigan Synod of the Lutheran church which will be in Session at Oakwood during this week. Farm House Burns, The W. E. Delanoy farm home on, the county line road northeast of Churubusco was destroyed by fire while members of -U;rejfifamily werg shopping in Churubusco. The house Was struck by lightning but no blaze was discovered and the family proceeded to town after examining thg place carefully. It is not known whether the house was struck by lightning the second time or that fire was smounldering and was undiscovered, The loss is placed at $7,000. - Bairy Speeiil in November, © P 0. Hurley Agricultural Agent B, & ©. railway and Jone Cannon Dairy expert of Purdue with County Agest Rose visited Cromwell Albion and Avilla TTuesday making a preliminary survey of the possibilities of operating a Dairy Improvement Sf)eeizxi across the northern end of the state the first materializes as it promises one and perhaps two stops will be made in Noble . countv. The business men of the three towns above were interviewed and entered. whole heartedly into the plan, - ' : : ~ Next Pienie at Wawaka, 'I"-\v(_\m_v-six; Noble county rural mail carriers met [Friday evening in busi--less gession at the Diamond lake cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marker, Lt was decided to hold the next an{nual picnic the second Sunday in July 11926 ai the Wawaka home of Dwight Hooten. The annual business meeting and the . election of officers will Itake place at Rome City in October. Forger is Caught, - A forger giving his name as Raymond Locker was arrested at Niles, Mich.,” with many bogus checks in his possession. He floated bad paper at ‘Kendallville Sturgis Warsaw and Plymouth. Pay checks of the denomination- of - $v].7.25_ to the number of {lOO were tdken away from him.

Man Sealded to Death. : James Roche 80 is dead as result of burns he suffered at the Allen county infirmary when he took a bath in almost scalding water. Attendants lteard the aged man's screams and rushed into bathroom to find him with deep burns over the lower. portions of his body. The tub was half-filled with water. e i Commits - Snicide. - . A, A_Horner 67 committed suicide in his barn at his home ‘at Brighton when he tied a rope to g rafter and placing it around his neck, jumped off. His body . was found dangling from the fope by A..F. Brainard a son-in:law, - ' , ‘ Many See Elks’ Cireus, A crowd of 3,500 witnessed the Elks' tent circus Wednesday evening at Klkbart. Big crowds attended each night. A special show for children was given Friday afternoon when all under 13 were admitted free.. Ice cream cones were given to all children, ! i ~ Cirens Tent Blown Down, ' During the heavy wind storm at Ilkhart the. Elks® icircus tent was blown down and more than $5OO in merchandise on sale in concession standg underneath destroyed., The damage to the tent was estimated afy $l,OOO. - I - Removed to North Side. Reed Fisel who purchased one of the Winfield Folck residence properties at-the corner of Cavin and Union streets had it removed to the North Side and will occupy it for a home. - * ; ]

Large Beet Crop. The sugar beet crop in Adams county will be quite large this year despite the loss from the drouth some time ago. About 8,000 acres of beets are under -cultivation. : , Death of W. H. Poyser. William H. Poyser aged nearly 69 vears died last Monday at Topeka. He is survived- by nine children. The’ deceased was quite well known in Ligonier. : e Elevator Burned. i Fire early Wednesday destroved the Union-city elevator with a: loss of $20,000. The building was empty. Origin of theb laze is unknown. Fractures Leg in FaH. : Mrs. Ellen Coe 83 of Albion fell and fractured Her right leg. Because of her advanced age the injuries proved #hrigne: - ' Don’t miss Frivolous Sall” at Crystal tonight. It's the best ever. . Mesdames O. G. Bowen Mattie Lundy, Dwight Wolf Clayton Erwin and Paul Thomas were on a shopping expedition at South Bend Thursday. Mrs. Joe Miller has gone to Benton Harbor to meet Mr. and Mrs. R. LeVene of Chicago and they will ac~ company Mrs. Miller home Wednesday. for a short'visit. = :

Get Acquainted - Before the Need Comes A banker is sometimes like a doctor. He will do his best whenever you call on him, but he will do a great deal better if you get acquainted when you are well, instead of waiting until you are sick. ' Sometimes you will want to make use of the facilities of the bank. ‘ Don’t ‘wait until right up to the time. - Come in now. Start an account, if only a small one. Establish your credit. ~ Then it will be easier to handle something ~ Important when it comes along. ) ~ -Stop in every week to look over the bulletins of the Indiana’s ' Farmer’s Guide ‘ Crop, Market and Kconomic Service, which ; are posted in our bank, giving you depend+ able information. . ' . | Sk The Farmers & Merchants ~ Trust Company - . The Bank of Safety and Friendly:Service.

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40 acre farm in:- LaGrange County. 415 miles from Topeka. $2BOO will buy 40 acre tract in York Township_. 40 acre farm 4 miles south west of Ligonier. : : - 40 acre poultry. farm near Lake Wawasee. Will sell or trade for larger farm, . 40 acre farm near Cromwell without buildings. 35 acre tract on Crooked lake Steuben County. » : ' 18 acres of land adjourning town of Cromwell. No. buildineg . : 40 acre farm 1% miles south of Cromwell, Good buildings. 414 acre tract on Lincoln Highway near Kimmell. Good buildings. Terms. : ‘ 6 acre tract within:l mile of Ligonier, : L 812 acre tract with buildings near Cromwell, 10 acre tract on Toledo and Chicago Pike near Ligonier, 80 acre farm south of Kimmell., Good soil and all up-to-dae buildings. Terms, oo 145 acre farm on Lincoln Highway. 25 acres good onion land. Good buildings. -~

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.75 acre farm on the .SpartaPerry Township line. Priced to sell quick.’ 120 acres within -one mile of the Lincoln Highway. 54 acres onion and mint land. Private lake. : 281 acre tract near Indian Village.‘ Fair buildings. . 162 acre farm joining City limits of Ligonier. ] 257 acre stock and grain farm in Sparta township. : 1240 acre dairy farm fully equipped. Liberal terms. ‘154 acres in Orange Township. Two sets of buildings. Priced to sell, 102% acre férmq north of Pierceton. Good buildings and soil. Would trade for smaller farm. 60 acre stock and grain farm within 1 mile of Ligonier at a bargain. 80 acre farm in Elkhart township. Fertile soil and good buildings. : i . 70 acre farm near Diamond Lake. , , ‘ 80 acre farm on State highway 2 miles north of Albion. 63 acre onion and mint farm in York Township. 45 dcres under cultivation. el