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Wheat Yjeld Reported.

Wheat yields in Noble county are continuing large the latest report being made by Noah Smith who last Friday threshed 74 acres of grain yielding 2,533 bushels. This is an average of 34 bushels to the acre. One 26 acre tract yielded 40 bushelg to the acre. Mr. Smith says the grain, is the best he. ever raised. .:

A piece of wheat on the Susan Knepper farm near Indian Village yiélded 42 bushels to the aere and the writer overheard a lady at Churubusco say Friday that “their” wheat run 47 bushels to the acre. P.'W. Kiser had a field near hig home that has been estinfted to make 505 bushels but has not yet been threshed. —Cromwell Advance, ;

Much Booze Siezed.

The Indiana €afe at South Bend fell before the onslaught of a prohibition raiding squad sent out by the South Bend police department Thursday. As a result its proprietor Matthew Kuzmich is-at Iliberty under $l,OOO bond and more than $5,000 worth of wine and beer is stored under police guard. ‘ Eighty barrels each containing fifty gallons of wine were confiscated together with 45 cases containing 1,080 pints of beer. e

Chicago Man Injured.

Charles Clark 58 of Chicago who sagid he has been a hotel clerk therg is in Goshen hospital with a pessibly fractured skull the result of injuries received on the Lincoln highway, when the automobile driven by Aly bert J. Craft of Chicago in which he was riding collided with a maching driven by Mrs. Mabel Lake of Goshen, Clark had been walking ‘along the highway and was picked up by Craft.

Diver Comes to Grief.

John Bennett of Charles City la., day ‘clerk at the Westminister hote} at Winona Lake and former instructor at lowa University narrowly esi caped fatal injuries Wednesday forenoon when he dove off the wrong sidq of a float into shallow water at the Kosciusko lodge bathing beach. He suffered a badly sprained back- and several severe cuts on his forehead and scalp from the severe blow.

Dies From Leck-Jaw.

Otto Laymon 51 died at his homg north of Warren Huntington county Monday evening. Mr. Laymon wasg kicked by a horse some time ago and blood poison set in, followed by locks jaw. He was in Warren Saturday in fairly good health. Three doctors and a nurse were in attendance and every possible effort to save his life was made. : 2

School Band at Warsaw.

Phil Farren director of the Ligonier school band was in Warsaw Thursday and took the preliminary steps necessary for the organizing of the new Warsaw school band of ‘which he will be director. Forty-two high school students enrolled Thursday and enough have signed up to bring theq band membership up to ninety-seven.

Fort Wayne¢’s Big Gain.

According to the Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette Fort 'Wayne has gained 23,723 inhabitants in- six years. A new city directory shows Fort Wayngq has 110,272 residents living in 25,000 residences and that the city has 200 industries. Ninety and_six tenths per cent of the population is American born and white:

To Build Lake Cottage.

~ Dale Barnhart of Ligonier has purchased a lot of William Swickard in Plesasant View, addition Diamond lake and will have a garage and cottagg erected upon it. The ground is be, ing leveled for the purpose.

G. O. P. Rally at Tri Lake, Clyde Walb state chairman of the republican party has announced thaf & district rally will be held at Tri Lake Sept. 2nd. at which both Senas tors Watson and Robinson will speak. ; Return to Sonth Bend. | . Mr. and Mrs. Charles MeDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Harry McDonald who spent two weeks at a: Wawasee cottage returned to their .homes in: Bouth Bend Sunday. \ s_l

| Asleep at Wheel. . Denton : Murray. of; Warren dad a Par.row escape from injury when he went to sleep at-the wheel of his car: and crashed into a cément retaining wall of a culvert. : i & T 4 Singing in Italy. . oy . Barl Victor Prahl formerly of Go+ shen and Mishawaka a pianist and a baritone is giving concerts in Italy. where his succcess is said to be pronounced. ~ § panab e i Winebrenner-Crim. i YA ‘marriage Mcense: was issued ‘Thursday to:Edward P. Winebrenner Noble county: farmer -and- Cora ‘B Crim of Washington . township Whitd ley county. T hea ~oor o Dies dw Bentows - o _Paul Ringwalt of Benton died Thur day evening after a ashort’ illness. garage business at Cromwell. =

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$lO,OOO 15 Clothing Taken.

Burglars got away with $lO,OOO worth of men’s and women’s clothing from the Levin & Sons department, store in East:Chicago. The loot was loaded on a truck which the thieves had parked behind the store.

Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Ligonier, Noble €County, Indiana, that sealed proposals will be received by said Council at its office in the city hall in the city of Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana, at the hour of seven o’clock P. M. on Thurasday, August 26,1926, for the construction of the following described public improvement in said city of Ligonier as authorized by improvement resolution numbered TA heretofore adopted by said Common Council to-wit: a sanitary sewer to be constructed in and on the alley lying on the east side of West Lawn Addition to said City of Ligonier and continuing nerthward to the Elkhart, River, together with certain small additions thereto.

Alll work to be done in the making of said described public improvement and all materials to be used therein shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of said improvement resolutions aforesaid and the detail plans, profileg, drawings and specifications thberefor which are on: file and may be seen in the office of thq City Clerk of said City of Ligonier.

~ ‘The estimated cost of said work is $4975.00. Bids for said improvement must be accompanied with a certified check in a sum not less than ten per cent of the bid as evidence of good faith that the successful Dbidder wil} execute, within ten days from the acceptance of proposal, contract and bond satisfactory to said Common Council to do the work of making said improvement as let. A failure of the snccessful bidder to enter into ;sugh ‘contract and bond upon the ac, ceptance of his proposal will forfeif the said check and the sum of money payable thereon to said City of Ligonier as agreed and stipulated dam‘hges for such failure. The Common Council of said city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. : i ‘ :By order of the Common Council, Joseph C. Kimmell, City Clerk of the City of Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana. 24a2w.

Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Ligonier, ‘Noble <County, Indiana, that sealed proposals will be received by said Council at its office in the city hall in the city of Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana, at the hour of seven o’clock P. M. on Thursday, August 26,1926, for the construction of the following described public improvement in said city of Ligonier as authorized by improvement resolution numbered 9A heretofore adopted by said Common Countil for the construction of a sanitary sewer on and in the line of. & part of North Cavin Street in said city.

All work to be ‘done in the making of said described public improvement and all materials to be used therein shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of said improvement resolutions aforesaid and the detail plans, profiles, drawings and speci, fications therefor which are on file and may be seen in the office of the City Clerk of said City of Ligonier, The estimated cost of said work is $1913.00. : Bids for said improvement must be accompanied with a certified check in a sum not less than ten per cent of the bid as evidence of good faith fhat the successful bidder will execute, within ten days from the acceptance of proposal, contract and bond satisfactory to said Common Council to do the work of makinq said improvement as let. A failurq f)f the ‘suceessful bidder to enter intg guch contract and bond upon the ae+ ceptance of ‘his proposal will: forfeit the said check and the sum of money payable thereon to said City of Ligos pier as agreed and stipulated damEges for such failure. . The Common Council of said ecity reserves the right to reject any or all bids. ' | By order of the Commen Council. &osephe C. Kimmell, City Clerk of the City of Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana. : ¢ 24a2w.

| Notlce of Administration, | Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appoinited and has qualified as administratrix of the ;:mm of ‘Thomas J. Hire deceased, ate of Nobie County, Indiana and the eirs of said:decedent and all persons intérested in his. estate will be govern, ed aecordingly. Said estate is sup~ ;osed ‘to be solvent. ‘ | Harriet: B. Hire Administratrix thwell & Vanderford ‘ < gonler, Indiana. : ttorneys - : m?,wl

' Netiee of Appointment. | State of Indiana Noble County SS:. | Notice 18 hereby givem that the uny dersiged has been ‘appointed admin?etrator of the estate of Samuel Iy Neff deceased late of Noble - County, | Bald estate is suppossd to be solvent, i "~‘s'!‘_u‘l§"'nb‘ ) Mt‘dmtatmt | ofthe estate of Samuel: I Neff (- Uscehseg. . < W. H. Wigton; Att'y. 24a3w

" THE LIGONIER BANNER, LIGONIER, INDIANA.,

mative of ‘NolMe coufity and mw a lifelong resident of the. Alpjon-com~ munity died Friday morning at his home southeast of Albien. He had been ailing several months from heart trouble.and complications and the past few weeks his condition had been critical. : o

The decedent was born in Noble county and had engaged in farming taking up that occupation in his early years, which he followed throughout his life, - % T

Surviving besides the widow are one Mrs. T. W. Shaffer and two daughters Mrs. Mae Fragure of Garry and Mrs, Effie White of Ligonier. One daughter Mrs. Alta Singrey preceded him in death.

Indiana Raunks Third.

Indiana ranks third among the states in the percentage of roads in the state highway systems that are hard surfaced. This was revealed today in federal statistics received here. Maryland and Massachusetts are the only states exceeding Indiana. Maryland state roads are 100 per cent hard surfaced, these of Massachusetts 99% and those of Indiana nearly 99 per cent. State highway officials pointed out that this high percentage would not remain long as the state is soon to take over a large mileage of county roads many of which are dirt.

Steals Bathing Sait.

George Carrier aged 19 of Kendallville was arraigned in the eity court, there charged with stealing a bathing suit, owned by George Schutt from the bathhouse of the Bixler lake bathing beach about three weeks ago. He was agsessed a fine of $5 and costs amounting to $l5 and was sentenced to six months at the state penal farm the sentence having been suspended pending good behavior.

Fatalities Near. LaPorte.

Mrs. Mary Abowd 53 of Fremont, 0., died in a hospital at LaPorte making the second death from automobile accidents within the last 24 hours.

She sustained a fractured hip and internal injuries when a large sedan she and eight other Ohio persons werg crowded intgp was forced into.a ditch by a road hog.

Claude Stephens 39 a farmer died after his auto struck loose gravel and turned over pinning him beneath it.

Big Damage Sult.

Suit for $lO,OOO damages has been filed in superior court .at Anderson by Rolf Johnson of Alexandria against FForest Williamson and Sheridan Bates as the result of an automobile acy cident. Johnson was injured when thq auntomobile in which he was a passenger crashed into a truck owned by Bates and Williamson. The plaintiff alleges the truck failed to display g tail light. :

$9O For Eveming’s Fun.

~ Alton Brown 19 South Bend spent $9O for one evening of ‘pleasure” He was fined 'slo on his conviction for intoxication paid costs of $3O and had his pocket picked of $5O as he sat in a sgoft drink parlor. ;

To Attend From Ligenier.

Mme. Louise Homer famous operatic contralto of America will sing in concert on Wednesday evening August 11 at Winona Lake and a number of local people are planning to attend the recital.

Ends Life With Révolver.

Loren D. Ward 69 custodian of the stadium and gymnasium at the South Side high school in Fort Wayne committed suicide at the family home, ‘Ward shot homself through the heart with a bullet. from a pistol.

Notice to Contractors. . Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana, that sealed proposals will be received by said Council at its office in the city hall in the city of Ligonier, Noble Clounty, Indiana, at the hour of seven o’clock P. M. on Thyrsday, Aygust 26,1926, for the construction of the following described public improvement in saiq ¢ity of Ligonier as authorized by im, jprovement resolution numbered 8A heretofore adopted by said' Common Council for the construction of' a sanitary sewer on and in the line of a part of North Main Street in sald‘ city. ! :

All work to be done in the making of said described public improvement and all materials to be used therein shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of said improvement resolutions aforesaid and the detail’ plaus, profiles, drawings and specis fications therefor which are on fila and may be seen in the office of thq City Clerk of sald City of Ligonier. The estimated cost of said work is $1268.80. e Bids for sajd@ improvement must bé¢ accompanied with a -certified check in a sum not less than ten per cent of the bid as evidence of good falth that ' the successful 'bidder will 'execute, within ten days: from:the ae~ ‘ceptance of propesal, contract and. bond satisfactory -to sald Commou

Couneil to do the work of making said improvement as)let. A failure: of the successful bidder to enter intg such contract and bond upoi the acs ceptance of his proposal will\forfeit the: said' check and:the sum' of -mones payable thereon: to said €ity of Ligoy nier as - agreed ‘' and: stipulated dam-~| jages forjguch fatture. 0 . - The Common Council of said city reserves the ®ight to:reject any or ‘all: bids. il ianim ot s e ¢ By order of the Common Council. ‘Joseph: ©; Kimmell, City -€lerk -of -the¢ City of Ligonier, Noble: @ounty,: indis ana. : L e,

: " Win &l{om 7 Hrringion Bowen and Bdward Fisher of Ligonier Indiana are two of the fitty Wabash college football players that will xepert for practice September ‘7. Bowen -and Fisher were outstanding among freshmen athletes last year. Bowen winning his numerals in_ football, basketball and baseball and winning the 440 yard dash in in intramural competition. Fisher was the star of the baseball team 'and played forward on the basketball team. :

The team . work of these boys was very fine during the past basketball season, their four years in high school enabling them to outwit their opponents, and it would not be the least bit surprising if some time in the next two or three years these boys would be deing the same thing for Wabash. ;

Car Runs in Diteh.

Mrs. Mary Cramer accompanied by little Mary Katherine Spangler four-year-old daughter of Atty. and Mrs,. Martin H. Spangler met with an accident Monday evening about 5:30 o'clock when Mrs. Cramer reaching to shut the door securely lost control of her coupe, about six miles east of Albion. The car rtan into the ditch damaging it considerably but luckily neither of the occupants were injured seriously. —Albion Democrat.

Suffers Sealp Wound.

Jimmy Warble 4 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Warble of Kendallville sustained an injury to his head Friday morning when he ran against an automobile driven by Robert 'Whitford. - A scalp wound about three and one-half inches in length was inflicted a local physician having taken several stitches to close the wound.

Marriage Licenses,

A. Vern Flint 24 school teacher, Rome City to Alberta Minor 23 teacher of Kendallville July 26. Chas. Ensign 37 farmer Bryan, O. to Gladys Smith 26 of Kendallville, August 2. .

- Henry Hubbard 21 Toledo 0., to {Ruth Bell 19 clerk of Toledo, 0., on ‘August 3rd. :

Prosecutor in Accident.

Glen Sawyer of Elkhart prosecuting attorney who with Mrs. Sawyer and their son Horton left Thursday morning on an auto trip that was to haveg taken them around Lake Michigan met with an accident near Highland Mich., in which thec ar was upset and badly damaged. .

Woman to Prison.

Because she took a younger girl Ewith, her on a wild liquor party at Fort Wayne Mrs. Elizabeth Wood mother of six children. was fined $lO and costs and "sentenced to 100 days at- the state woman’s prison on a charge of ‘intoxication.

Dies in ° Chicago.

- Wm Vogedine 43 a former resident of ‘Avilla died in Chicago death resulting from a blood clot on the brain. The body was taken to Avilla Tuesday and funeral services held Wednesday af, the catholic church. :

Lineman Is Injured.

LaMar Stoops lineman for the NapDanee Telephone company ‘received a severe scalp wound Tuesday when he was struck on the head by the gasstank of a welding machine which fell from, the top of a pole. ~ *

Small Sum Taken.

A thief entered the Goshen public library last night and stole between $5 and $6 in change which had been left in the drawer. Entrance was gained through the front door which he unlocked. ' :

Mrs. Hostetler Dead.

Mrs. William Hostettler is dead at ‘Kendallville 'aged 51 years. She exDired of heart disease while sitting in a chair on the lawn at her home.

Attend Medical Meet.

. Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Hostetler of LaGrange attended the meeting of the northeastern Indiana Medical association at Ligonier Thursday.

Visits in Elkhart.

. ‘Miss Marcele Marker spent several days last week in Elkhart a guest of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Grover H. Smith| :

Lands Four Bass.

. In about one hour Thursday evening Harry Gilbert landed four nice bass at Diamond lake.

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