Ligonier Banner., Volume 59, Number 41A, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 November 1925 — Page 1

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER SECOND T 0 BE BIG OCCASION IN : LIGONIER Aside From Bargains in Merchandise Nearly $lOO in Cash Prizes to Go The extra copies of the paper and the circulars mailed out from the Banner office regarding the next Market Day in Ligonier Wednesday December 2 give but a faint idea of the bargains to "be” secured here on that date. : : In the limited space available it is impossible for merchants to enumerate a full list of the goods to be sold at a reduced price so the quotations in the ecircular are but a small number oft the real bargains open for purchase by the people. The only way to determine them is to vigit the different places of business and observe the prices marked in plain figures. . : A visit to the iLgonier steres on Market Day will convince the most skeptical. The prizes listed below will be awarded Wednesday night: : Foster Shoppe ... 100 Weirs Hardware ... ....... 500 Banner Steam Laundry ................ 1.00 “Herman Sack . 0. 200 Smith Chocolate Shop ............ 1.00 Stellers Grocery ...« ... 500 B, F. Rickard and Son 2.00 Shuman-Turrel Co. .......c.....cc..... 200 Willls E Oyvler . ... 100 Ligonier Electric Shop 1.00 g 7 Wiallams .. .......028 Atlantic and Pacific Tea. Co. .. 1.00 Banner Publishing Company .... 1.00 P I Carney. . ... ... 200 Gtelius tBore ... 200 Haffners 5 and 10 ........c..cccccveneens 2.00 Hudson-Essex Sales Co. ... 100 Ligonier Leader SLaan sl 100 Loys Book Sore ........o-.q 309 L. L. Koons Cigar Store ........... 2.00 Neww Starr . ... ... 100 American Cale ... ... $l.OO Adams4Nash Company ........... 1.00 Biaged Trail ‘Garage .................. 1.00 Collters Bakery ..........0... 30D Beonomy Chain Grocery ........... 5.00 Ben Claser ... ... ... 260 (eeil Gritfith ... ... 100 Hossingers Market ..............: $.OO Harry Holderness .............. 1.00 Jett White Groceteria .............. 2.50 E, Jacobs and Company .......... 5.00 Idncoln CGafe . @........... ... 10D 3. L Tewy and Sen ... 580 Newtons' Shoe Store ... ... 1.00 L. R. Lepird Shoe Store .......... 1.00 Fyank Raubert .. .. ... .. 200 1. B Sisterhen ... ... ... 199 Saeks Bakery:. ... . B 0 C.R Stenshury ... ... .. ;@BO Star Grocery ... 250 B. . Wilkerson ......... ... ... 100

Iy Serious Condition Louis Marker received a message from Elkhkart this morning that his sister Mrs. John Hays had submitted to an emergency operation in a hospital there last night for appendicitis and that her agcndition is serious. The Hays family recently removed to Elk-) hart from Ligonier. : Clifiords Entertain, . Mr. and Mrs. Will Clifford entertained the following guests with a turkey dinner Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. James Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Bdmund Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shell, Miss Helen Summers Miss Nelle Scanlan and Miss Mary Conklin, Was Quiet Day. Thursday Thanksgiving was a quiet day in Ligonier about all business being suspended. The day was given over to entertaining friends and feasting. The union services at the U. B. church were well attended and most interesting. : . : - Hutchison High Score. Curtis Hutchison made the high bowling score at the Oyler alleys last week with a score of 235, J. B. Schutt made 205. Blanche Harsh made the high score for ladies with.l79 Lucile Hartzler made 175. - Club is Prosperous. The American Legion Basketball Club of this city is properous. Ten nifty new unifoms have been pur chased and the team has $25 deposited in a bank. : In Gosher{ Hospital, ~ Ollie Wolf of this city and John NDull of Cromwell were Wednesday taken to Goshen hospital by Dr. Lane for treatment, : . ; ~ Finds Nose Glasses. Misg' Irene Johmson found on the street Thanksgiving a pair of nose glasses and left them at the Banner office to be reclaimed. _ Foster's Community Sale Thursday December 3 commencing at noon.

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LIGONIER. NOBEEXOUNTY, INDIANA. MONDAY NOVEMBER 80 1925

FATHER AND SON BANQUET

Dr. J. R. Shutz Prof. of Seciology of Manichester (ollege to be Main - Speaker Friday Dec. 4.

The long postponed Father and Son gathering scheduled for Ligonier will be held at the M. E. church December 4th. Prof. J .R. Shutz of the Seciology Department of Manchester College has heen secured as the principal speaker. Mr. Shutz is in great demamd as a speaker before all civic clubs, suc¢h as the Lions, Rotary Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce. Six Students from the college will also be present and will remain over the week end for some constructive work among the grade boys on Saturday morning, will play a game of basket ball with a pick-up team of the high school boys in the afternoon. A Ssocial will be held at the Methodist church in the evening. On Sunday morning the boys will assist the different churches in their church school work and on Sunday afternoon special meetings will be held for the grade boys in the Presbyterian church and for the high school boys .in the Methodist church. The ~ girls will meet in the U. B. church. On Sunday evening the college boys will have charge of a Union Service at the Methodist church. r

T. B. Clinic Thursday. The next tuberculosis clinic sponsored by the .. Noble County Anti-Tu-berclosis Association will be held at the library at Albion Thursday December 3. The clinic will be conducted by Dr. Eric Crull of Fort Wayne assisted by Miss Erna Uttinger Noble -county gpublic health nurse. Thanksgiving Guests. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. B. Harrison had for Thanksgiving dinner guests Mr, and Mrs. George W. Nusbaum Mr and Mrs. Hénry Freed son Richard and daughter Virginia Mr. and Mrs. Bert Layer of Wakarusa Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Kilmer of York township and Miss Marcile Marker of this city. - Red C(Cross Seals. Mrs. Rosalie l.oeser head of the Christmas Seal Sale in Ligonier has placed self serving boxes containing geals at Loy's Book Store Smiths Checolate Shop and Hotel Ligonier. The box contains envelopes with ten seais inclosed. : ; At Jewish Temple. . Rabbi Julius Mark took for his theme at the Jewish temple Friday evening “The Importance of Little Things.” The fine musical program was in charge of the:Misses Rosalie Lclesgr and Adele Schloss. _ _ (Clapp Family Here. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Clapp of South 'Bend visited the doctor’s mother Mrs. C. M. Clapp who is quite ill at her ‘home in Albion, Thursday and on the way home called on Mr. and Mrs. Will |Sack. ‘

Killed by the (ars James Spurgeon learned this morning that- William Braun aged 20 a farm hand whose home is at Geneva was instantly killed last night when struck by train No. 22 at Delta Ohio. — | Black Family Moves. The Banner has been notified that the G. W. Black family has moved in Fort Wayne to number 915 West Washington street where their paper will reach them in future. : On For Tonight, The first number of the Hi Y lecture course is booked for tonight at the Christian church where the play the “Mollusc”’ will be presented by a strong company. Indiana Day. _ Gov. Jackson has issued a proclamation designating Friday December 11 as Indiana Day and asks its general observance. | ‘Supper and Card Party.- - The Elks will have a potluck supper followed by a card Party in their fparlors Thursday evening Decémber 3rd. .

On Way Sonth. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Miller of Beaverton, Mich.,, stopped over and visited friends here while on their way to Beaver Springs Florida. [ Wanted Poultry. Highest prices paid for all kinds of poultry. Call phone 886 before s‘ell-l ing. ‘ : 41a8t* | - To Eiitertain W, M. S. The Womens Missionary Society of the Christian church will be entertained Thursday night December third at the home of Mrs. Karl Bourie, Mesdames aRy Wolfe David Pittman and Ambrose Goudy, will be assistant hostess. Mrs. Marie Wiléy will be the leader of the program. This will be a special Christmas program and every member is urged to be present, By Secretary Underwear, hosiery mittens, gloves, outing comforter batts winter and eold weather goods at Lena Memples Store, _ = 41a4t

Falls In° Lovelivith “Dirkis> Introduced ‘ was given as Martin Durkin Anna Epperson 20 of South Bend fell in love with him and wrote her fatherr”Rf% Epperson from Chicago and told him. that she was going ro marry Durkin. “I.know he is a murderer’ the letter said “but we.all have our faults.” Epperson became -alarmed and got in communication with Chicago pblicej Police conduted a raid on a rooming} house and.arrested Ann and several men. . : | The man whom she was going to marry was San Albano. ' <1 Albano was released when he said it was only a joke about his being Durkin.

: Many Bad Wrecks. The highways leading into Ligonier Sunday were strewn with wrecked automobiles caused by the snow storm. Mr. Pittman residnig in the Graham property at the corner of Martin® and Union streets had his Chrystler badly damaged. " Sheriif in Town. : Sheriff Hoffman was over from Albion today serving legal papers. He unearthed a hooch still at the home of Simon Bennett in Washington township and Simon makes the fifth prisorer in the county jail. : Haskins Speaker. . Heramn Haskins, attorney of LaGrange, will deliver the address at the Elks mem.m'ial—s‘erwices'to be held Sunday, December 6. ' A fine musical program will be a feature. : Injured in Fall, ' Josiah Rohrer of near Wakarusa, sustained a fracture of the collar bone when he fell about twelve feet from a ladder. > » - NEWS NATES ' Foster’'s Community Sale Thursday December 3 commencing at noon. Miss Kate (Casey is a' pneumonia patient in a South Bend hospital. Mrs. Joseph Taylor visited the Phin Boyer family. over Sunday. Attorney Vanderford had legal business which took him to Oklahoma, Mrs. William Tyler spent last week at the Hascall Crothers home out in the country, . i :

Hector Sack and family came from Elkhkart and spent the week end with relatives., Mrs. Stella Yoder has justv returned from a visit of two months in Mommoth, llliniois. After spending his holiday vacation John Weir returned to Hillsdale college today. , , : Mrs. W. E. Highland, of Eaton, 0., is a guest of her bhrother Attorney Wigton and family. - J. L. Dunning spent Sunday with his son Louis and family in Warsaw and enjoyed a turkey dinner. ,

“Siege’ ’is not a war picture but‘ one of the most unusual pictures of the vear see it this week. ‘ ~ Mrs. Barbara Stolts aged 89 years an old resident of Noble county was buried Saturday at Kendallville, Mr. and Mrs. Johh' Stiffner of Elkhart township have as guests Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith and family of. South Bend. S - Harold Caldwell and Ball Pitcher Chiddister left Sunday for = Florida 'where they wil Itake employment for the winter. o B. E. Rickard & Son have just completed the overhauling of the hot water heatng plant in the James Kinnison home. Choice fresh cream candies for teachers and hack drivers treat to children at L.ena Wemples Store. e - 4iadt

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Aunsparger were guests Sunday of Mrs. Ada Jeanneret and son Tom. Mrs. A was farmerly Helen Jeanneret. ; *Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hoffman, of Selby, South Dakota, are.here visiting their uncle John H., Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rowland, of Auburn, were also guests at the Hoffman home here - The Perry township farm. Bureau ‘will hold a meeting at the Perry township centralized school house Friday evening at 7:30. Lunch will be served The speaker of the evening will be Mrs. Verna Hatch of Huntertown. Postmaster and Mrs. W. S. Milner and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Loeser drove to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with the A. E. Wysong and George Shay families and Clifford Milner who is employed in that city. See the extra picture at Crystal this week, 5 : gl

CANVASS FOR SALE OF LITTLE SEALS BEGAN IN COUNTY FRIDAY Miss Rosalie Loeser Heads Sales Force in Ligonier and She is Very Active :

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The annual Christmas seal sale of the Noble County Tuberculosis association opened Friday with the sale of 200,000 seals as the objective. Preparations for the sale have been under wéy several weeks. Mrs. J. E. Pepple executive secretary ot the county association is directing the work with the following named chairmen over the county says the Kendallville News Sun.

“Home Division Mrs. Roy Imes; Ligonier, Miss Rosalie Loeser; Wawaka, Miss Gladys Hall: Brimtield, Hugh Chapman; Albion, Mrs. Irvin Gappinger; LaOtto, Mrs. Hazel Rhoedes; Avilla, Mrs. Will Ross; Rome CCity, Mrs. Grant Burkett; Cromwell E. E. Kline; Kimmell Mrs. N. B. Hartsock Wolf Lake Miss W. B. Van Gorder. ‘The sale of Christmas seals is the only- source of income of the Noble County Tuberculosis association and these penny seals give every one a chance to help wage war on the white plague. During the past four years the association has held free tuberculosis clincs taking advantage of an examination by a specialist. The modern health crusade which is being used all over the county by the school teachers is financed by the association. The association also . contributes toward the fund for the expense of the county uuret and educational work of various kinds. ;

Yery Sudden Death,

Mrs. Pliny E. Hudson well known resident of LaGrange county dropped about half past eleven in the kitchen about haltf past: elven in the Kkitchen of her home east of Howe on the Brighton road. . Mrs. Hudson who was mnearly six-ty-nine’yea,i‘s old was in the 'pann-'y at the moment assisting Lelia Burngide who lives at the home with the midday meal. Miss Burnside said that Mrs. Hudson suddenly grasped at the edge of the pantry door and fell. Death was almost instantaneous.

No Digging For Skunks, Two LaGrange county men -were brought before Justice of the Peace A. 1. Burritt a week or so ago by Game Wardens Fox and Havel of Rome City and were fined five dollars and costs each for digging skunks says the Standard. The sgtate gamei laws will allow a man to catch and kill a skunk in almost any way but} digging for him. In other words the skunk has to be caught in the open. | P. T. Home Division Meeting. . We want every member to come early to Mrs. Bartholomew meeting Wednesday Dec. 2 . We would like to start the meeting 11 o’clock sharp. ‘All project leaders have their i‘eports ready. I am asking.each member of our Home Division to bring their program. ; : : Famous Play. Given tonight at 8 p. m. at Christian church under auspices Hi Y Club of High Scheol. “The Molluse” 3 act play of comedy, drama presented by professional cast. The opening number of Lyceum .course. ‘ Season' tickets Adults $1.25, : Season Tickets Juiiiors 50 cents. Single Admission 75¢ and 35c.

Pours Gasoline on Fire. Mistaking a can of gasoline for kerosene Josephine Sudal 18 poured the fluid on a fire in ‘the basement of the Day Nursey at South Bend. She was so badly burned by the explosion that it is feared she will not recover. Mr. Franks in Town, : Braden Franks the promient Elkhart county farmer interested in -several Ligonier financial enterprises was in the city Saturday accompanied by his daughter. Mr. Franks is gradually recovering from a serious illness. | 4 e . ‘ Another Bake Sale. , ' The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid will ‘hold a bake sale at the Jet White Groceteria Saturday December 5. Chicken and noodles and all kind of ‘baked goods, cottage cheese and home made candy. Sale opens at one o’clock. : - 41a2t ITS EASY TO REMEMBER, 800

" NEWS NATES | . YOU CAN'T FORGET IT, 800 : - Use your Guest Coupons tonight. Be sure to see the big thrill picture tonight. . leathis s The price for the Social Hour supper will be 40 cents. ' ~ James W. Smith of Elkhart was a Ligonier visitor Friday. : Mrs. Ernest Richards is reported ugite ill at her hame here. - ’ Foster's Community Sale Thursday December 3 commencing at noon. “Biege” with Eugene O’Brien and Virginip Valli Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. : : : Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shew of the dining car spent Thanksgiving with Kendallville relatives. = Mr. and Mrs. George Poyser residing near Cromwell are the parents of a son born last Moenday. , R. D. Cooper and family of South Bend were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Kellam. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hire came from South Bend and spent Sunday With relatives in. and near Ligoier, ' Charles Emmett was awarded the turkey given away for d'hanksgiving dinner at the Koon cigar store. Mrs. Leila Smith is home from a visit of - three months with relatives in Connersville and Indianapolis. | | Miss HEsther Parker returned to Indianapolis yesterday where she is a student in Indiana Central College. - Those wanting Michigan Navy beans. See F. B. Parker as soon as possible as beans have. arrived. For Sale—Mallable Steel - Range. Fine condition. Phone No. 2 Ligonier 4la4t . Buy your Christmas gifts at the Social Hour Bazaar at the Graves Millinery Shop Dec. 2 3 and 4th. 41a2t For response—What important features have you got out of last years work. Vice President. Tom F. Kelley and daughter Mrs. Sue Huffman. spent Thanksgiving in Chicago with the Will Kelley ramiiy. Mrs. Ira Marshall of -Goshen is.sutfering from injuries to her neck caused by an automobile accident Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mudge of Elkhart were Thanksgiving guests of their son K F., Mudge and family in this city. : .

The Ladies Aid of the . Richville church will hold a bazaar and bake sale at the Jet White Groceteria Thursday morning Dec. 3rd. ’ The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church held a meeting last week with Mrs. Frank P. Wood Refreshments were served. :

Mrs. Mary E. Thompson has moved to the old John E. Pancake farm in Elkhart. township the home of her parents.: . . Mr. and Mrs., L. H. Turrell of Detroit who had been guests of Mr, and Mrs. A. F. Turrell in this city left for home Sunday _ '

Jacob L. Sheets an old Ligonier boy came from Chicago and spent Thanksgiving with his mother -Mrs, Jennie Sheets Bartholomew.

Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sutton arrived home with their children last night from a trip to Terre Haute. They found auto troveling difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Werten Engle had for guests Thanksgiving their son Lester of Toledo and Mr, and Mrs. Forest Baker of Ada Oh_i’o[ :

.Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Clupp; of Kendallville and Mr and Mrs. E. A. Mochamer, of Auburn were Thanksgiving day guests at the Harvey Raub home. The Martz evangelistic party arrived

on Saturday and are beginning the special meetings at the U. B. church. The public is urged to be present at all services.

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brubaker two children and Mrs. Anna Kalb of Fort Wayne took their Thanksgiving dinnerr at Hotel Ligonier Thursday and called on old Ligonier friends. ‘Don’t forget to look in .at the Christmas Bazaar at the Graves Millinery shop Dec. 2 3 and 4th. All kinds of pretty gifts including beautiful quilts. - v 41a2t

- J. E. Gates and family Mr, and Mrs. ‘E. D Scott, A. Van De Volgan Mrs. B. E. Gates all of Columbia City Dr. and Mrs.. W. C. Scott of Etna and Mrs. Tom Kelley of this city were Thanksgiving guests of the Arthur E. Kelley family. : : : ~ Chester Long of Elkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Logan Long and three daughters of Flat Rock Michigan spent Thanksgiving here with their parents Mr. and Mrs. George Long and family.

The December meeting of the D. A. R. will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Manda Smalley. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Lantz. of Topeka and .S. P. Lantz of Ligonier spent Sunday afternoon with Albert Stutzman and family north of Sturgis. Mr. Stutzman has recently completed a fine new home and his many friends are always heartily welcomed by himgelf and family, :

Iy County Jail.

James Bowling and Carl Piper are now in the Noble county jail serving 30 day sentences for violating the liguor ‘laws. They were taken to jail Friday evening after they had d@ppeared in Mayor U. C. Brouse's court at Kendallville and entered pleas of guilty to charges filed ‘againét them by Prosecuting Attorney C. A. Lincoln. *Bowling was charged with having one-half pint of moonshine liquor in his possession, and Piper was charged with giving liquor to Bowling Mayor Brouse gave each of the defendants a fine of $lOO and costs, amounting to $l3O and 30 days in jail; In the event the fines are not paid the men will be taken to the state penal farm to serve 130 days. - v &F e PP re—— : , Rome (ity Lad Injured. Ross, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moore residing about two miles west of Rome City is suffering with what is feared serious internal injuries, the result . of héing run down Friday by an automobile driven by Fred Fisher a neighbor -of the Moore family. Two ribs were fractur ed and he was otherwise bruised about the body. The rural mail carrier had just left the Moore home and the child ran out to get the mail fromv the box. While returnihg, the _ho:# was struek by the Fisher machine, one wheel passing over his bedy.

Birthday Purty.

Sunday Miss Ina Chapman entertained 33 guests honoring her aunt Mrs. Abbie Bruner in celebration eof the latter’'s birthday anniversary. A feature was a big dinner. Among those present were Messrs and Mesdames E. N. and M. E. Diley Blkhart, Robert l.ee and _tamily Middlebury, John Murphy and family Pleasant Hill Charles Strait and family, Earl Thompson and daughter Esther, Mesdames E. M. James and Stella Yoder all of Ligonier. ' o

To Much Business.

Business on the South Bend-Fort Wayne (Goldén Fawn) motor bus line Wedhesday was so big that when the east hound bus reached heré at 4:30 p. m. ten passengers six of them tor Fort Wayne and four for Ligonier could not be accomedated in the big bus, which was filled to capacity. The management arranged for them to ride in two Yellow cabs and west of Albion a special bus was sent from Fort Wayne connected with the taxis.—Goshen News Times. . o

: - Mrs. Bowman Buried " Funeral services were held Satur: day afternoon at 2 o'clogk from the United Brethren church at Brimfield for Mrs. J. C. Bowman aged 82 vears who died Thursday morning at her home in South Bend from heart trouble. Interment Osborne cemetery. ~ Trial Goes Over. ' The $25,000 damage suit of Mr. and Mrs. George King of Ligonier against Dr. J. ¢. Fleming of Elkhart pending in the LaGrange circuit court where it was taken on a change of venue will not be tried until the February term. - ‘ ' ! . Birthday Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cain and son James Sunday joined friends at the TForda Buchtel home and helped to celebrate the 84th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. John Buchtel. A big dinner was a pleasing feature. .. | . gl . Burkes’ Thanksgiving. i ‘Barle Burke and mother most de’liglitfully entertained = at Thanksgiving dinner the following guests Mr. and Mrs. John Burke and children, John Conrad and family, and Mr. and Mrs. David Troxel. e

: Demand For Goats. o George Foster will have for his: community sale Thursday December 3{ a nanny goat and a little one aged ‘three months. There seems to be a demand for goats in Noble county at the present time. . ' Health is Improved. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hire will spend the winter with their daughter in Hopkins, Mich. Mr. Hire's health is greatly improved. i Distribute Baskets. Many baskets filled with provisions were distributed by the Kings Daughters Thanksgiving and many homes made happy. 4 s : » B. B. Schedule. : ~ The Ligonier American Legion basiketball team has games scheduled for Albion December 4 Warsaw December i 5 Wolf Lake December 8, Gl ‘7 Baekonthe Joh. . . ; Harley Bowen resumed his duties as night policeman Sunday night after. a vacation of two weeks. o . Fort Wayne Visitors. = Mrs. H. A. Riddle of Seattle Wash., Mr. -and Mrs. F. A. Kincade Kenneth MecDaniel and Miss Jean Kincade all of Fort Wayne spent Thanksgiving with the Chas Caldwell -family. Mr. and Mrs, Kincade remained here over the week end. - 4 b YOU CAN'T FORGET IT, 800

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H.S. WINS OVER FIRST AND SECOND BASKETBALL TEAMS OF LIGONIER DEFEATS - TWO STRONG RIVALS Game Friday December 4 Will be Pla¥ed With Muncie Stalwarts in ' That City : - | . Ligonier’'s first and second boys basketball ‘teams brought” additional honers to the local | high school Wednesday evening in this city when they defeated Churubusco and Albion crack cagers. The first team contests resulted as follows: - Ligonier 41 Churubusco & ' The score for the second team with Albion was: : Ligonier 28 . Albion 19 The contests were witnessed by a large assemblage of fans and every one present »go't al Ithat was coming to him. - i " Next Friday evening December 4 the Ligonier boys jonrney to the city of Muncie for a real contest. The homeboys are contident of putting up & real game, A One week later Friday December 11 Butler comeés here for a game. : Obituary, ' ; Lucile B. Taylor was born July 5 1905, at Ligonier Ind., departed this lite at the home of her mother Nov. 18 1925 aged 20 "\'ears 4 months 13 days. ‘She was united in marriage to . Willard - Hepler July 17 1923. Ta this union were born two daughters Norma ‘Gene age 19 months and Haze] Nedra age 8 months. Besides her husband and two daughters she is survived by .-her mother step-father two sisters and one brother also a large circle of friends fo mourn her departure. - The funeral was held at the 1. B. church Saturday Nov. 21 at 2 o’clock and burial at Salem. Rev. Parker officiating. : : -

- Card of Thanks. We wish to thank all of the kind friends and neighbors for their assistance in our sad bereavement for the beautiful floral pieces and for the accomodations of the minister and singors. : , ! : : Willard Hepler. ; - Mrs. Millie Taylor and family The -out of town people to attend the funeral - were: Mr. and Mrs. Merle McClintock Fort Wayne, Messrs and Mesdames Fillmore Price, Harry Haller. ‘Allen Haller Merle Alwine all of South Bend, Mrs. Harold Markel, Elkhart, Mrs. Rose Bevens of Elßhart Mrs. Pearl Hostetler Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hostetter Elkhart Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Hepler, Nappanee, Mr. and ‘Mrs. George Hepler Nappanee Mr. and Mrs. Glen- Hartman and many others ifrom‘ Nappanee. ‘ : Rabbit' Supper. ‘The Brotherhood of the U. B. Sunday school will hold their annual rabbit supper and banquet on Thursday evening at 6 o'clock all members please be present™also report guests to the secretary of the class Mr. Urich so sufficient numbr of plates may be reserved, : To Deliver Address. < (George H. Mossee connected with the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce will address the Ligonier Cham ber,qtv"Commerce at a special meeting 'next Monday evening. December 7. Each member may invité a friend to the meeting. ‘ : . Prices Purchase Property. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Price have purchased the Charles Worth property at Wawaka and will move from their present home near the high school next week. They have also purchased fourteen acres adjoining the village limits from Mr. North.

* Steal Fur Pelts. g Sbme one entered the barn on the Dan Eberle farm in Elkhart township and confiscated a number of fine | skunk hides which belonged to the younger members of the family. Considerable petty thieving ‘is reported in that community. 5 " Taken to Asylum. $ - ‘lrvin Masse the colored man found wandering the streets of Ligonier has been declared insane angd taken' to East Haven sanitarium‘at Richmond. “The Phantom of the Opera” * Made from the celebrated novel.by Gaston Leroux it is a spectacle timt excells even “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in' magnitude. TFive thousand ' people are in the cast which is headed by Lon Chaney as star and Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry as lovers.. A universal Super-production of 1925.at the Mystic theatre at Albion Ind., Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday De-: cember 8-9-10. ey . 41adt