Ligonier Banner., Volume 59, Number 50B, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 February 1926 — Page 2

Henney & Surfus Funeral - Directors Fine Motor Equipment Phone 495 Ligonier, Ind.

Bothwell & Vanderfora . ‘ Lawyers Phone 156. Ligonier. Indiana - Howard White ‘ WAWAKA, INDIANA ‘ AUCTIONEER ' Phone 2 en 1 Wawaks } W. H. WIGTON | Attorney-at-law Office in Zimmerman Block LIGONIER, IND _ _ O. A. BILLMAN Wind Mills, Tanks, Pumps, 3 Water Systems, Efc. Well Drilling - Phone 333 LIGONIER Next door to Ford Garage W. A. JACKSON Crustee Perry, Townshsp’ - Office Mier State Bank, Ligonier? ™™™ E. R. Kurtz Auctioneer Znone No. 65, Ligonier."” &

(i THIRD ANNUAL Bl NDOOR FAIR ~ Ligonier Aerie N 0.1763 F.O.E. Eagles Hall February 8 to 13 Come and aiid Spend the Evenings With Us! Fun for Young and Old! FREE $5.00 in Gold Given Away Every Night FREE 5200 Radio Set willbe givento the holder e~ of Lucky Number Saturday Night = ADMISSION FREE. Everybody entering the hall will get a chance on the Five Dollars in Gold to be given away every evening. g EVERYBODY INVITED! EVERYBODY COME! SIX BIG NIGHTS! DON'T FORGET THE DATE!

3 e The I.agoner Banner 5 tITAILI.Hi 18608 Published by } X 2 1R “he Banner Publishing Company W. C. B. HARRISON Editor Puablished every Monday and Thursday sn<d entered in the Postofiloe at Ligovier, Ind., as second elass matter. B . 1 SA T A TS ST O TRt Cromwell Items. Ed Gay of Ligonier was here Saturday. Ilay Jones was at Detroit Mich., Saturday . i The funeral of Mrs. John Dull will be held Friday at the M. E. church burial at Byers Cemeterey. Charles McMann and family of South Bend visited here Sunday. Alvin Gordon is home from a Chicago visit. Just before he left they reduced the price of strawberries frcm $3.00 to $2.50 a guart box. 50c for cream. .

Several here were hoping Mr. Groundhog would not see his shadow as they did not want to carry the old un.brella around for another six weeks, ' Henry Kunce visited at Ligonier Sunday. v | ). Howell and family were at Fort Wayne Saturday. Lamar Schlabach is home frem school at South Bend for a visit. Cash Couts of Ligonier was a visitor here Sunday. Rlay Jones was at Detroit Mich., Saturday. : _ ¥. Rineholt of Kimmell was here Saturday. o

Mrs, Stansbury Improves. :Dr. Black her attending physician, called on Mrs. Lena Stanshury .in ‘Goshen hospital Tuesday and gave his permission for the lady to sit up. iSix weeks ago Mrs. Stansbury fell on the ice near her home here and fractured a hip. She was obliged to rermain in one position in her bed. for over a month. Just as soon as she can get around with crutches she will be brought to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Mier where she will remain until able to resume her duties as libraarian for this city. Big Meeting Promised. Friday February 12 the democrats of the 12th congressional district wily meet in force at Columbia City for a rally and “‘banquet. The chairmen of the six counties will head delegations. The speakers will be Albert Stump, an old Noble county boy, candidate for the long term U. S. senator and Evans Woolen candidate for the short term. The district chairman will preside. Pay your Banner Subscription NOW

Reliei Corp Entertain. Stansbury Relief Corp No. 154 of Ligonier entertained with a - picnic supper the hushands of the corp members the G. A. R. and their wives and quite a number of invited guests Friday evening Jan, 29th. A program ‘was rendered. : ~ Son Battle Hymn of the Republic ~ Reocitation—Phillys McDaniel Reading—Louise Wemple : Male Quartette composed of Messrs. Dewey, Sutton, Henry and Green. Talk—Rev. Reyolds Song by Male Quartette America was sung by all. ' Benediction—Reyv. Porter. After which the following officers were installed. : President-—Anna Hussey ' Senior Vice—Henriette Milner Junior Vice—Etta Harsh. : iChaplain—Zula Slabaugh ‘ Guard—Lena Wemple. ‘ : Assistant Guard—Clara Long Patriotic Ins—Jennie Sharp Press cor.—Minda Wagoner. . Secretary—Mary Engle _Treasurer—Emily Sisterhen Conductor—Marie Rernch Y Assistant Cond.—Amanda Smalley Color Bearers—Maud Middleton, Ina Chapman, Delia Horn, Amanda MecDaniel. ’ Hear Noted Musicion IMrs. Mae Carney and daughter Helen and the Misses Mable and Dora Schwab heard ' Richard Czerwonky, eminent violinist at the Elks Temple in Kendallville Wednesday evening, where he appeared under the auspicies of th Matinee Music club. Mr. Czerwonky is also director of the Philharmonic Orchestra which is heard every Sunday afternoon over Radios from WGN. i

! Eleet Officers. : At a recent meeting the Hi Y boys of Ligonier elected th following officers: L President—Howard Nelson ; ~ Vice President—George King. Sec.-Treas.—Frank Parker. Addresses were made by J. -B. Schutt, C. M. Wertz, Rev. L.. W. -P’orter and Clifford Parker. G Names County Managers ‘ - Senator Watson has named a man and woman campaign manager in all counties of the Twelfth congressional district. For Noble county Morton Thomas of Albion and Mrs. Silva Donovan Wolcottville are chosen. Thursday February 11th. The next potluck supper and card party at the Elks home will be held Thursday February 11. : - Raymond Griffith in his classiest merriest comedy. “He’s a Prince” at Crystal Sunday and Monday.

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- Judgment Against Them. | A jury in the trial of the First National Bank of Columbia City against Tobey Pence of ‘Whitley" county principal and Charles Jagger alse of Whitley county and - former County Auditor W. K. Burwell Churubusco, awarded the plaintiff a verdict in the sum of $3,643.19 and costs against the defendants on a note signed by Pence and on which Jagger and Burwell were sureties. The case was tried at Albion on a change of venue from Whitley county. There had been a payment of $lOB on the note and the verlict was for the balance due and interest and attorney fees. Woman Badly Burned. Mrs. Belle Evans 45 was probably fatally burned at Warsaw when a can of kerosene with which she was kindling a Kkitchen fire in her home exploded‘, - e ' The explosion threw the flaming liquid over her night gown and she ran into the street with the garment burning from her boady. , Firemen prevented destruction of the ‘home. : v : Mrs. Evans is a widow and lived alone.

: Surprise Party. b The friends of Harold Wilson gave him a surprise party Monday evening at the Zach Harper farm home the occasion being the 22nd. anniversary of his birth. ‘The guests were Mr, and Mrs. Len Harper, Willie Gushwa, Lida and Luecy: Harper their mother and a nephew of Mrs. Harper Jay Brown of Kalamazoo, Mich. " Foster’s Next Sale, Foster’s next community sale will be held at his taxi barn in this city next Thursday February 11. Owing to the fact that the sale billed for a week ago had to ‘be postponed. on account of weather conditions the next offering will be an unusually large one. The Willits Entertain. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Willits were called upon to entertain a large company of neighbors at their Diamond lake farm home Monday evening, the occasion being Mr. Willits’ birthday anniversary. - There were five tables of pedro players. and all spent a fine evening. . Well Known Farmer Dead. : Willis H. Deal 67 formerly a wellknown farmer regiding east of LaGrange died Sunday night at the home of a daughter in Three Rivers Mich., after an illness from Bright’s disease, : “He's a Prince” with Raymond Griffith the Silk hat funny man at Crystal Stnday %and Monday.

Dles Near Millersburg,. Jacob W. Miller 68 died Monday night at his home ome and a fourth miles east of Millersburg after a lingering illness. He is suryived by his wife, two daughters Mrs. J. M, Kurtz of Chicago and Mrs. E. W. Phillips of Millersburg; two half brothers, Ephriam and Andrew of Goshen; two sisters, Mrs.: James Vernon of Idaho and Mrs. Margaret Miefer of Brimfield two half sisters Mrs. F. M, Sparks of Brimfield and Mrs. Jacob Huffman of Millersbhurg. Shoots Hls Brother, Jealousy fostered by constant brooding aver alleged imagined wrongs is said to have caused the shooting of John Gump 25 by his brother Charles 33 at their home early Monday night at South Bend. The younger brother is fighting against death in- St. Joseph’s hospital today with three bullet wounds in his abdomen as a result of a quarrel with his brother Monday evening which iended in a shooting scrap. | 7 Delivery Halted. :

O. P. Davis of Goshen salesman for the Jewel Tea Co., Inc., was stopped from delivering in Ligonier in violation of a town ordinance. Mr. Davis intends taking the matter up with the manager of the Jewel Tea Co., South Bend, and expects to return in a few days and complete his work at Ligonier after satisfacory arrangements have been made with the city officials here. : Big Gasolene Tax. An increase of nearly a quarter of e million dollars: was shown today in totals for the gasoline tax collections in January over the same month a year ago. - Collections in January for gasoline sold in December were $619,033 as compared with $370,705 a year ago. ~ The increase is due to the extra cent added to the tax by the legislature last winter. L SCall : | Housebreaker Arrested. ~ Swift work on the part of Sheriff Milo Maloy and Police Officer Jud Pit-ite*-nger resulted in the arrest of John ‘Thomasson in Warsaw on the charge of house breaking five hours after it is alleged that he broke into the home of Rufe Young a farmer living near there, - ‘ : | Get 30 Days at Penal Farm, ~ Glen Blew 22 and Charles Severp of Columbia City entered a plea of iguilty ~ to intoxication in Mayor Crouch’s court in that city and were ifined $lO and costs. $43 in. each casd and sentenced to 30 days at the penal !farm. ' i Pay your Banner Subscription NOW

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