Ligonier Banner., Volume 60, Number 11A, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 May 1926 — Page 3

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2 Cromwell Ifems. o - ‘Mrs."Wm. Knepper is fil. e --Mrs. Walter . Schlabach of Elkhart was visiting here Saturday. The Junior class play drew a good rattenda‘nce. ' : ~ The 19th annual convention of the Pythian Sisters of this district will be held here Wednesday May 26 and the program for their entertainment is now being a.rrgnged. : . : A. Deahl of Goshen was herd Thursday. ; 1 Bert Inks of Ligonier was here Friday. - - | Glen Thrapp of Kendallville was here Thursday. : 3 A. Benson of South Bend was herg Friday. Mr. Benson says Cromwell looks as natural as ever and does not see why anyone should go to Reno Nevada for a divorce when you can come her on a train in the evening and leave in the morning, also if you want to walk 3 miles you can ride in a buss. ; 4

The excited groups of lpeople that were on the street Friday morning was caused by the mail train being late. Everything is running on schedule again. ; Mrs. R. Shadecker is seriously ill. Misses Geraldine Hussey and Deloris Beberich will leave this week for Muncie where they will attend teachers college this summer. Cash Couts of Ligonier was a visitor here last week. . John Calbeck and wife have moved here from Fort Wayne. ; ~ Geo Willard of Webster was here Friday. : Watt Beezley of Wilmot was here Friday. o l The High Bchdol commencenent will be held May 7. Alumni the Bth of May : Junior reception was Friday evening the 30th. i Senior class show Tuesday evening May 4. Class address was Sunday evening lMay 2 ‘at the M. E. church. . ‘Class graduates—Ralph Mohler, Robert Rarick Oris Earnhart, Noble Wolf, Coral Werker, Henry Kunce, Eva Growcock, Ruth Lung, Erma Nod Madeline Hart and Elda Rathke. S. Baker of Ligonier was here Friday. : ! No Married Teachers The South Bend-board of education has appointed teachers for the South Bend schools for next year. The board has announced a policy of declining to employ married -women teachers although a number of married women are accepted as substitute teachers.

| Sent to Jail. - ~ John Biswell of South Bend was sentenced to thirty days in ail on a }charge of intoxication, because hg threw his sixteen-year-old daughter bodily out of the house. The daughter was taken to a hospital. - Kills Wife and Self. Francis M. Chappel 67 shot and kill‘ed his wife an dthen took his own life. The Chappell family formerly resided in Kendallville where Mr. Chappell was in the furniture business before moving to Louisville Ky. ® ~ Breaks Arm. ' ~ Clyde Lewis a . star athlete in the LaGrange high school suffered a broken bone in his right arm last Monday morning while cranking a Ford machine. ' i Bowls in Fort Wayne. - Willis Oyler was in Fort Wayne Saturday on invitation to bowl with the Lincoln Life team. The occasion ‘was the state bowling tournament be, ing held in that eity. )

Court Convenes Monday. The next term of the Noble circuit court convenes at Albion Monday May 10. . The docket is said to be a large one. ’ L . Delivers New Car. Joseph K. Kimmell has delivered a new Auburn roadster to Lilliam E, Hall a South Bend insurance man. Foster’s Commuhity Sale Thursday ‘May 6th. Commencing at noon.

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Harry L. Benner . _Auctioneer Upen for all engagemends ‘Both Noble and Whitley

l The Gtrl’i‘tanmr 7 a play presented by the Efghth grade pupils of ltlii‘s- city Was mobst ‘ably gnd delight-. fully presénted "Thursday and Friday evertings at'the high school zuditotium ‘Two big and appreciative audiehces, greeted the players insuring financia} success. 'The ‘present Eighth gradd class is one of the strongest in th history of the school. g Cast of Characters. : ‘Rev. John Blake—Donald Cother- “ man o Francis Hughes, Acting Manager of the W. R. & C. R. R.—Wiitield Sutto:; Edward Fielding in the office of ‘the. W. R. C—Hobart Smith S Douglas Mason, in the office of the W. R. &C.—Arthur Kiser. S Steven Malone, Manager of Lower, 7 ranch—Warren Gross. : ;

Ezra Simpson in Malone's Employ— Garth Chrisman. = St Jonah Hawkins, Sheriff of Sedrill County—Samuel Patton ‘ Noah Hawkins, the Sheriff’s Sdn——x_;J Arthur Franks : 1 Fitshugh Montmerry-Loveland a ‘Man of Mystery—Robert McDaniel. . ~ Tom MecShane Nephew of an offices: of the W. R. C—James Cain Genie McShane The Girl Frem Upper 7—Winifred Sutton 4 Rose Hawkins, the Sheriff’s older Daughter—Evelyn Walters = Mary Hawkins'the Sheriff’s younger Daughter—Bernadine ‘Schlabach. = . Fawn WN-Fraid ‘Whose 'Father hates; the white race—Virginia White. Mrs. Susan Brent, :Mason Aunt— Ruth Conrad. . {3 Octavia Brent her older daughter== DeVere Olnghouse’ ™ e ;

Genevieve Brent her younger daughter—Janis Sedgewick = Flossie Mason, Douglas Mason’s Sister -—Beulah Rice : Irene Gordon a Friend of Octavia’s— Mildred Wheeler ; i Muriel Lee another Friend—Loulse Reed.} ' - Some Big Fish, While fishing in Diamond lake eafly Friday morning Arthur Biddle captared a bass weighing three and' a half pounds. In the afternoon Milo Rén-: ner landed four bass and a big pike: in the same waters. They used patent bait. : i < Reports from Wawasee indicate big catches. Willis Oyler celebrated the close of the fishing season by snaring four bass in Smalley lake. On mést waters fishing was difficult’ on &c--count of the high wind. Yool

: Freak Calf Dies. o Says the Wawaka correspondent. ‘“The freak calf-——half bulldog and half heifer—born on the Ben Cripe farm and visited by scores of curious folks from Ohio, Michigan and thig state has died. It was apparently'in its usual state of health the night before when Mr. Cripe paid his last visit to its stall yet in the early morning it lay quiet in death. Mr. Cripe had refused offers of several hhndredsfof dollars for it and had it lived he would eventually have received his price.” Bank Changes Name. : On May 1 the Merchants & Farmers Bank at Avilla will discontinue business and the institution’ will be replaced by the Avilla State Bank, The new bank will be owned by the present owners of the Merchants: & Farmers Bank and will occupy the present banking' quarters. : Dies at Avilla. ey Mrs. Carl McKee age 39 died at Her home at Avilla Wednesday evening following an eight weeks illness of in-+ fluenza and complications. For sév+ eral days she had been in a criti¢al condition and death had been expetted momentarily.

v Driving New Cars. ‘ The Misses Mabel and Dora Schwab are the owners of a new Chrysler automobile. Rural Mail Carrier Louis Marker has exchanged his Chevrolet touring for a sedan and is using hisg new purchase on his mail route. Attend Fort Wayne Lodge. The Ligonier Elks to attend the Fort Wayne, lodge Ilast Thursday evening and listen to an address by the Grand Exhalted Ruler of the state were Sol Henoch; 0. G. Bowen, Fred Starr and Tom Jeanneret. - : ~ Visit Garrett Hospital. : Mr. and Mrs. Elnter ‘Magnuson were at Sacred ' Héart hospital ‘Garrett where their daughter Miss Madonmo is suffering with peritonitis -which devéloped from ptomaine poisoning at Fort Wayne., 2 E o 5 st 6. eas e ’ Meets Thursday Evening, = The Perry township farm bureau will meet in regular session at the Centralized school house Thursday evening May 6. LAI ~ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY - . Bervices in Weir Bloek. = = . Sunday school 9:45. A. M. . - Lesson Sermon 11:00 A, M. Wednesday evening testimonial ‘neeting 8:00 P. M, | - Everybody welcome. '~ | * Pay your Banner Subscription NOW

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‘{-; Q‘A*Wm 5 i Two boys whog ran i @wdy froin the Howe Military academy Thursday ‘atid country all night were-#frested Friday morning in a-woods near Middfe< Dary “after. a “posse of “farmers and others had firéd 'a namber ‘of ‘shots.. The posse was searching for burgldrs "‘wholootéd several ‘Middlebury stores Thursday-night when they came across the boys. Deputy Sheriff Frank Knisley “took ‘them to Goshen. The boys gave ‘the'names ‘of Marcus Young of - oPrt Huron Mich,, and ‘Henry Schaseferof Grand Rapids Mich, ‘They said growing tried of Ithe school discipline they had decided to travel and ‘see “thie -world. ; B e % Nearby Deaths,

Mrs. Sarah Zeigler 67 acute indigestion ‘Elkhart; ‘George Brinneman; ‘Bl kidney trouble, 'Wells ‘county; Mrs, Carl Noble 33 icomiplications Adams county;- Mrs. Mary Crooks 67 peripitis Aubirn; ‘Helen Blackwell age 9 -hemorrhages, ‘Butler; '‘Miss Mary Dove 78, died sitting in a chair at her home '‘near Auburn; J. F. WNoel 'B5, senility, ‘Koseilusko ‘cotinty, Barl ‘Curtis 25 apoplexy Portland. “Old Resident Here, -WiHiam Dawner‘born in Perry township in the year 1852, came over from Goshen Friday in an effort to trace ‘his family history. 'He says his grand‘father domated the land wupon which Cosperville now stands and laid out - he town which was first named Spring ‘#ield, Mir. Dannér is. very familiar, with the early history of Noble ‘county! Joseph Spurgeon Very Low. :Joseph "Spurgeén ‘for many years a prominent resident of Néble ‘county is now lying in a ‘helpléss and pitiful condition at the home of his sister Mrs. Ooldren near Topeka. He has to be ‘cared for -as ‘a“¢hild being unabld even to feed hifself. ~ “Eagles ‘to ‘Build, : The Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge of Elkhart will build an $BO,OOO lodge building. A site on West Marfon street has been purchased and the building contract awarded. Foster’s Community Sale Thursday May'6th. Commencing at noon. Use yodr Guest Coupons tonight they are worth 30 cents to you :

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