Ligonier Banner., Volume 59, Number 44B, Ligonier, Noble County, 24 December 1925 — Page 2

As Father Time the curtain drops On ' nineteen twenty five. : And twénty six begins to primp, Preparing to arrive. We extend you greetIngs, ' Both hearty and sincere, | A very Merry Christmas , And ~a Prosperous - New Year. Kiester Electric Shop - Phone 481

['o Bretz for Glasses = :’gz . Sharp Eyes “)‘A Sharp Work 'All mechanics like to use ksen sdged, perfect tools. Eyes are tools of the mind and must be sharp to do good work and resist the wear of constant use. Tet us shatpen your sight dy ' furnishing glasses that will enable fou to see clearly, : ") Ilm What Cenditiem ~ Are Your Ryee? " ® - | Mevin E. Bretz Optometrist and Opticizm 130" S. Mzin S: GOSES M Now is the time to pay your sub. scription to the Banner. :

. We invite you to join one or more of the following classes of our 1926 *-

- Just before Christmas you will receive all the money you have saved with 4% added is all , - - payments are madeJregularly or in advance CITIZENS BANK Ligonier | e . ‘ - “The Bank by ehe- kr .: e o

The dgomer Banner ESTABLISHED 186¢. L Published by ! ' "he Banner Publishing Company , W. C. B. HARRISQN Editor . Published every Monday and 'Thursda.' 'and entered i the Postoffice at Ligo- {? nler, Ind., as sscond class matter. 1 w—‘—'—‘——"i

i - Celebrate Sixty-first Anniversary. i Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Jones of Lake ‘Wawasee Sunday celebrated the six-;ty-first anniversary of their marriage ,when they entertained a number of guests at a very " delightful dinner. ‘Among those present were ‘James ‘Jones and family, Wilmet Jones and family, Mr. and Mrs: George Trow;ln'idge and family of Kendallville, Dot Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nymeyer and ;;\lr.n and Mrs. D. I. Amsbhaugh of Go‘shen Those present spent a most :enjoyfable day and wished the couple ~many happy returns of the occasion, { Mr. Jones is 86 vears old his wife is 180 and they have lived for 40 years ‘at Lake Wawasee where they are well !f_known. : ' § Invite Some Big Bugs. P An invitation to President Coolidge to address the mid-winter meeting of the Indiana Republican Editorial As- . gsociation was being prepared follow’ing a meeting of officials of the assolciation. : :

Clyde Walb, state chairman Herbert Willis president of the association and Harry Fenton secretary of the State committee are to go to Washington early in January to extend the invitaion to the president. ' An effort will be made to secure Charles E. Hughes former gecretary of state and Nicholas Longworth speaker of the house for addresses at the association meeting which* will be held in Indianapolis Jan. 28 and 29. ~ Winter is Here - . Monday was the shortest day of the year and winter officially Wegan According to the almanac we will have three months of winter and then spring, with its budding youth and poets will be here. But we can have a lot of cold weather in the meantime. Held For Forging Checks. Mrs. - Estatte Wiley Smith 19 of LaPorte was arrested at Huntington W. Va, Friday charged with having forged her father's name to about $4OO worth ‘of checks which were cashed by LaPorte merchants. She is to be returned to LaPorte for presecution.

Class 1 Members paying one cent the first Weelg, 2 cents the second week and increasing 1 cent each week for fifty weeks ~ will et .. ... $12.75 | - Class 1A ~ 'Members paying 50 cents the first week, 49 eents the second week and decreasing 1 cent each week for fifty weeks $ wlees . 12&75 Class 2 Members paying two cents the first week, 4 cents the second week and increasing 2 cents each week for fifty weeks $ , wilepe . ... 25.50 ' Class 2A . Members paying sl.oo' the first week 98 cents the second week and decreasing 2 cents each week for fifty weeks $ Wl el ... ... 25.50

Week End Holdups. Desperate .and youthful bandits operated in Goshen over the weekend staging a holdup at one place and failing in their attempt to rob two others. At a residence they were prevented from making a haul because an occupant of the house they were trying enter was awakened by the odor of smoke and discovered the chimney on fire another place their presence wag discovered by a woman whose alarm frightened them away. Saturday night ‘about 9:30 o’clock a small car of popular make pulled up ‘opposite the Abshire filling station and stopped. Four or five youths got out of the machine Three of them walked across to the filling station and two of them entered. ' They secured $4O. :

Legs Mangled, Donald Lippincott 22 son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lippincott of Elkhart a switchman in the New York Central yard is in the Elkhart General hospital in a serious condition the result of an accident in which both of his legs were badly mangled when he fell under the wheels of a freight train on which he was riding. : His left leg had to be amputated just below the knee. His right foot is badly crushed Loss of blood has made his condition very serious. , Hits Brick House. : Vern 1.. Stephenjson general manager of the Rock Run Mills in Goshen is in a serious although not critical condition the result of an automobile accident near Osceola about six o’clock Sunday evening He was traveling alone toward South Bend at the time when he swerved from the Lincoln Highway colliding with a brick residence.

Farmers Heavy Losers I . Sheep Kkilling dogs proved expensive for Kosciusko county -taxpayers. it is estimated that the farmers of the county suffered $20,000 loss and thus far the county has paid $9,317 in ‘damage claims. . : \ ——————— . ; . Private Sale ' Fairbanks 614 tor scale, Burroughs adding machine, large safe, Oliver Typewriter, check ptrotector, Two Qak office desks. Huffman truck with practically new tires, capacity 114 tons. One Maxwell-truck in fairly good running condition. Lumber and shingles at big saving, Good West Virginia and Kentucky lump coal at $7.00 while it lasts. All business cash or bankable note. Compton & Holdeman. Phone 279. : _ ' 4432 t

THE LIGONIER BANNER, LIGONIER, INDIANA.

School Pupils Sentenced. ~ Bix young men and a 20 year old woman at LaPorte who lured a 14 year old country school girl into a series of wild booze orgies today are under sentence to penal institutions, Harry Bossert and Christ Poulous drew three months. sentences on the penal farm while Victor Schorf Thomas McHahon Russel Walk and Lawrence Dohr were committed for six months, Helen Fritizen the woman, was sentenced to the woman’s prison for six months. : - “ Investigation of wild parties among school pupils by probation officers led to the arrests. : : Killed By Flyer. Carl Steinke was in a critical condition in St. Joseph’s hospital at South Bend Sunday night as a result of injuries received Saturday. afternoon when Steink’s coupe was struck by the Twentieth Century limited at the New York Central railway and a companiot, Clarence Irwin was -almost instantly killed, :

State Park Assured. l In' a ruling entered in the Dekalb circuit court James H. Rose Fort Wayne special judge in the suit of Amos ! Beach against the Steuben county board of commissioners held that the law under which the board acted to buy land for a state park near Lake James is valid and constitutional. . : - Goshen Man Huart, L. L. Blakely 58 of Goshen -was employee of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co., is in the Elkhart General hospital suffering from bruises received when he fell 35 feet from a telephone pole. It s thought {hat he may have internal injuries. " Assessors to Meet. John J. Brown chairman of the state tax board Monday announced that the annual tax conference of county assessors with the tax board will be held January 6 and 7. Child’s Leather Mitten. If the person who left a child’s leather mitten with a knit cuff in Lepird’s shoe store will call at the Banner office the property will be restored. “If your Ford dislikes to “wake up” promptly these cold mornings put on an ANCO timer, Starts’em quicker runs ’em slicker. Needs no oiling. Ask at Kiester Electric Shop. 44atf, | Special Matinee Crystal 'Christmas.‘

Class 5 Members paying five cents the first week 10 cents the second week and inereasing 5 cents each week for fifty weeks : - . Class 5A ' Members paying $2.50 the first week $2.45 the second week and decreasing b 5 cents each week for fifty weeks (@ - wilbget ... ... $63.75 Classlo - Members paying 10 cents the first week, 20 cents the second week and increasing 10 cents each week for fifty : weeks will get ... . $127050 . Class 10A Members paying $5.00 ihe first week, $4.90 the second week and decreasing 10 cents each week for fifty @ Y s weeks will get ..........ooneee $127050

' Sues For Alienating Afiections Suit for $lO,OOO for alienation of affections has been filed .at South Bend by Mrs. Eva Rosenthal against Florence Rosenthal a beauty parlor operator and her predecessor as the wife of Jacob Rosenthal. Mrs. Eva Rosenthal was married 'to Jacob Rosenthal a month after he obtained a divorce from the first wife, with whom he had lived for thirteen yvears. Now Mrs. Eva Rosenthal is suing for divorce and charges also that the former wife stole her husband's affections. - Jefiries Funeral. Funeral for Mrs. Josephine aged 61 years wife of Amos Jeffries was held at the late home with a short service Wednesday noon after which the remains were taken to the U. B. church in Churubusco where the regular service was held at two o’clock. Burial was made in Eel River cenmietery. | The deceased was born in Whitley county and spent her youth there, later removing with her husband and two sons Alfred and Carey Jeffries to Ligonier. j !

' Train Kills Woman, . There is little of the holiday spirit for the family of Mrs. Douglas Pinney 60 as the result of an accident in. which Mrs. Pinney lost her life. The woman stepped in front of a train and was almost instantly killed. . : - - Fine Time Assured. ~ Great preparations have been made for the annual Christmas ball to be given by Ligonier Elks at their home Christmas night and a fine time is assured. An ‘B-piece orchestra has ‘been secured for the occasion, Under (are of Nurse. Jesse L. Dunning is under the care of a nurse. The civil war veteran is confined to his bed with a severe attack of flue and his condition is regarded as serious. ' / . - ¢ \ “The Pony Express” is on its way. _ Chester Kimmell who is teaching school in Gillispie 1111, is home to spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kimmell. Does the world ever forgive the man with a prison record? 'See Thomas! Meighan in “The Man Who TFound Himself’ ’at Crystal ChriStmas and Saturday. Now is the time to pay your sub. scription to the Banner.

3 C KiMMeELL. - E K KIMM;ELL . KIMMELL REALTY CO. - \ : » . Office First Fioor Citizens Bank Building Ligonier Ind. | , - Phendsge. . . - & F WW L ' - Farm Land Bulletin : : ! 80 acre farm in Sparta Township near Kimmell, New buildings . with all modern ('L)n_venienct;s. o Q‘ : o ; .~ $3500 buys 118 acres within a mile of the Lincoln Highway. Somg choice onion and mint land and ‘a private lake.: Good fishing. ; . 95 acdres on the paved road connecting the Lincoln Highway with Albion. Good buildings and some timber. No waste lahd, ‘ Choice .40 acre tract south of Cromwell. No buildings. ' ' - 31000 buys a bacre tract in Elkhart Towp‘s,hip’with a good set ofimprovements, Would t,r:idu forLigonier property and give immediate possession. = L / . A - - : 80 acre farm two miles north of Albion. Good buildings and a good tenant house. - Priced-right. - S : ; ' 147 acre improved farm within 2 miles.of Cromwell for less than the improvements cost. $2OOO cash and long time 5% loan on the balance. Good stock and graiti farm. . - ' Choice 140 acre in Swan Township. 70 acres clay loam and 30 acres of onion and mint Jand. Good buildings. $2OOO cash and your own time on the balahee. i . i . - ; 237 acre farm within four miles of Ligonier and one half mile off of the Lincoln Highway. No, waste land, gdod building. Would trade for a smaller t‘grm and giv.e" llqn‘g vtime on th_e»dit't'erem'e.'_ : - 154 acre farm in Orange Township hear Gene Stratton Porters Limberlost Cabin. Some timber. Two sets of buildings. Priced to sell, e e ’ $6OOO buys a godd stock and grain farm in York township on paved road. 30acres of onion and mint land. Might take Ligonier property in exchange, ' ‘ e e , 40 acre poultry and truck farm overlooking Lake Wawasee: Good buildings Would trade for a larger farm in Sparta or Washiugt(_m Townships, e : e 8 In addition to the z;bdve '_\\'e.huvevcit}' and town property, business chances, and summer reosrt properties. We handle insurance of every kind sound secrities and Federal ¥Farm Loans, L > 41 acre farm 114 miles_h()l'th\\'@st‘ of g}nshen. 7 room sstucce house. 5 acres timber.. ' Good soil. $l5OO will give immediate possession. Balance fong time. @ e e L e ! 80 acre farm within 3 miles of Ligonier. Good buildings. ~ Ferfile soil. Just off the Toledo and Chicago Pike. . '

Three Holdups, | 1 A grocer a tailor and a tilling sta-; tior' atiendant in South Bend were:’ vv‘i(:t.ims of a lone bandit Saturday | night. He robbed the three.'viclillls! within an hour and obtained about $2OO for his trouble, Samuel Pollocl’{‘; grocer Samuel Mahler. tailpr M. \\’ Hum_m&er filling station attendant A\v_‘ex'e ! the vetims. . e , . . i e S & > oty i -‘The Pony ]f*)xx)ress" “James Cruzes } successor to, | “The (evered Wagon™ { at Crystal next Tuésda.y,.-'\-\'edixrésduyé and Thursday, 5 . '

~ Ciass 10, Fixed il e $5OO ~ Class 25, Fixed e $1250 . Class 50, Fixed welglf ?g-el}asftgfi T $2500 Class 100, Fixed wek for izty weeks will zet . 990,00 . Class 200, Fixed - for thes Do o i?étooa“eek $lOO Class 500, Fixed embers g 5500 4 wek QOIS | Class 1000,.Fized e o e TSR

~Auto Thieves (aptured. A'l'ghu!' Edwards Anthony Bartol and Alvin Lipp all of Cleveiand were ht'l‘i‘sted Saturday afternoon by Chief of Police Ott Grisamer at Goshen on a chayrge of driving a stolen car. When questioned they admitted that the new Buick coupe- they" were _driving was owned by a man in Cleveland and that they had stolen it. I John. Orndort attorney of Churubusco and Prosecutor C. A. Lincoln of Columbia City were in Ligonier Wedilesdu}' consulting Judge Biggs.