Ligonier Banner., Volume 60, Number 42B, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 December 1926 — Page 2

<- % ] The iigomer Banner ESTABLISHED 18es.} | Published by ! | " "he Banner Publishing Company W. C. B. HARRISON Editor s B £ R B T B S NSRS, Published every Monday and Thursday asad entered in the Postoffice at Ligomler, Ind., as second eclass matter. LPR A T .N S YR SOSA T T TS TrOph)‘rv for- Rural Leadership. Mre. Birdie Slabaugh a clothing prqg ject leader from Perry township has been awarded the trophy for having performed the most outstanding rural service among the farm women organizations during the past year. The ,award was made Saturday afternoon, by a committece composed of C. V. Kilgore, Aibion Marguetite Shook Ft Wayne ; Jacob Beckner Ligonier Mrs. Anna Prickett Wolf Lake and Guy Favinger Kimmell. All the members of the commitice excepting Mr« Favinger were present. The form of award is a rural painting “The Sower’ valued at about $75 given by the Albion Home Diwvision two years ago. It has affixed to it the name of thy person to whom it has been awarded and hangs in.the public library nearest where “the winner resides for a period of one year. This year the painting will be moved to the Ligonier Library. Presentation of the trophy will be made at the County clothnig project achievement meeting in Albion January 27.

Death of Wesley Cunningham. Wesley Cunningham after an affliction suffered 27 years passed away at 8 o'clock this morning in this city aged about 66 years. He had been a resident of Ligonier many years. Surviving are two brothers Rush and Frank Cunningham and one sister, Mrs. Levi Glant all of this city. - The funeral will be held from the Brown funeral home at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon Rev. T Bacheer of the Ligonier Preshyterian ehurch in charge. A full obituary will later appear in the Banner. Auto Strik®s Woman. Mrs. R. J. Garver of Elkhart is confined to her bed suffering from in. junies received when she was struci by an auto driven by Fred Hager of Elkhart on Main street in that city Saturday night. « Her injuries congist of a severely bruised right ankle and a deep gash on her forehead. On Vacation. : Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. Smith and little son Jack are on a vacation of a week and are spending it with old friends formed berfore they moved to Indianapolis to make their home there. Damaged By Fire. : ‘St. Marks M. E. church in Goshen suffered damages to the amount of $56,000 by a fire Wednesday which threatened its destruction. A Christmas gift worth while for Mother is that model 700 Hoover Sweeper sold only at the Ligonier Electric Shop. - 4latf

N CIAaTs [|- ’ 4 ‘\\\— 8 7.\ / ¥ GIFT sHoP M The Store With the Christmas Spirit ~ Cramful of Suggestions for Everyone Fine Stationery, Desk Sets and Book Ends for both | “men and women. Parker Duofold and Sheaffer’s Fountain Pens, full line. | | - Leather Goods for Men - Newest Shades Colored Glassware and Japenese Crockery - Handkerchiefs in all shapes, size and colors - 1,2, 3 and 5 pound boxes of Candy, gay in their | . L t Christmas wrappings. . y Latest Fiction and Boeoks for boys and girls Unu’fs,ual;ér’id Instructive Presents for the kiddies. - Also a complete line of Friendship Mottos, THE TRULY. e PERSONAL GIFT. @ | Newest designs in Christmas Greetings and Smart e Wrap’pi}ngs for ybut‘p‘éékagés ol COME IN AND _LET US SHOW YOU ALL THESE i - THINGS AND MORE. e

DEATH IN. MANY AUTO CRASHES! Snow and Ice Held Accountable For - Unosu?l Namber of Fatal Mishaps in State Twelve are dead in Indiana today as result of week end traffic accidents in various parts of the state. Freezing weather that coated streets and roadg ‘with a thin sheet of glasy ice was held ‘accountable for most of the fatalities. | Thecdors Dee. 71 his daughter Mrs. lEverett Greniger 35 and Edith Marie, %her five vear old daughter were killed near ogansport when the automobile 'Mrs. Greniger was driving skidded into the purfigof an interurban car Alice '3 another daughter is in critical conGillon "

Slippery condition of the road wag believed responsible for the tragedy. Mrs. Greniger was driver of the automobile in which the four persons were riding. She jammed on the brakes upon seeing the interurban but the automobile ~skidded into its path. Harry A. McNnich 43 was killed at Indianapolis when a freight train struck his. automobile. Three members of his family were seriouslst injured. , Duke Howard suffered fatal injuries in another accident at the capital. H¢ was run down on the street by anl automobile. | At Michigan City Frank Sassadeck 46: and Otto Rudick 65 were killed at a Michigan Central railroad crossing. A swirling snow obscured tha orcoming train. ; Anderson reported two more fatalities in a grade crossing accident, maky ing five within the last week. The victims were Charles Ward 43 truch) driver and John Coburn 10. Thei? truck was struck by a ig Four pas'seuger train. Y l Charles Davis 35 was instantly killed at Mishawaka Saturday night when - his car was struck by a taxicab. ‘ In addition to the ftalities almost a score were seriously injjured in traffic !accidents and one was found frozen to :death. The body of Alex Banski 65 | was dizcovered in his box board shack on the banks of the Little Calumet river near Gary. It is believed he died of the cold last Thursday.

Arrest Traffic Law Violators. Unless a continued war is waged against violators of traffic ldws many motorists become negligent and as a “resu‘lt State Highway Patrolman William Donovan who was in Ligoniey iTuesday is opening an extensive drive "Lhroughout his district to apprehend ivio:lato_rs. Attention is to be directed particularly Mr. Donovan says to mo< ‘torists who operate their cars at night ‘with only one headlight burning, tq ]motorists who fail to dim their headlights when approaching another machine and to the owners of autos and trucks who leave their machines stand ing along the highways without tai] lights burning. Scissors Penetrate Skull. | Kenneth Snipes 4 is in the Riley hospital at Indianapolis recovering from an operation perfomred to re; move a two inch scissors blade whicH had penetrated his skull. The boy fell from bed while he had the scissorg in his hand. |

Cromwell Items. .Sam Lehman and family were Goshen visitors Sunday. Wawaka and Ligonier play basketball here Saturday night. Rome City plays here Friday night, Rev. Page and wife of Linn Grove were here Tuesday. Perry Kiser is home from a Chicago visit. : : Geo. Falk is home from Nappaneg fora visit. . | The funeral of Jacob Koher whd died Sunday was held Tuesday. Burial at Indian Village cemetery. Mr. Koher was a member of the Lutheran church also the Masonic Lodge who had charge of the funeral. Rev: Page officated at the funeral. . ‘ e 5 Sells Many Skins. J. H. Steinbarger of Elkhart township had over 4756 muskrat many mink, opossum and skunk and coon skins to sell last week from his trapping work. Recently he and brothers in-law went rabbit hunting and jn passing on the E. Herald land sda dead coon which had just been killed lby dogs. He picked it up and got $8.50 for its hide. - ’

Mrs. Leo Solomon Dead : Died in Birmingham Alabama Mrs.l Leo Solomon aged 65 years. Shq leaves ,one daughter in Birmingham. Mrs. Solomon formerly lived in Ligonier and was well known here. » Stores - Open Nights. Beginning next Monday Decembern 13 Ligonier stores will be open every evening until Christmas in order -td meet the wishes of shoppers. This i a yearly custom. : ' Ralph Shisler has been relieving City mail carrier Sisterhen this week who is ill. . o . [ Mrs. John Sparrow has returned home after and extended visit with relatives in Detroit and Ontario Canada.

Henney & Surfus Funeral ~ Directors Complete Funeral Service Phone 495 110 W._3rd St.

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Electric Christmas tree sets at the Ligonier Hlectric Shop. " 4latt Fred Thomson and Silver King his wonder horse in “The Two Gun Man”. at Crystal Friday and Saturday. = .. Clarence Feller manager - of the Kendallville Hatchery a branch of the Indiana Hatchery Fort™ Wayne with a 60,000 egg capacity was in Ligonier Wednesday on business. '

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Two pant suits . $_25.00 to $40.00 Omv_ercoats_ . $17.50 to $40.00 Corduroy or Sheepskin =~ Coats! . ', . $1495 Traveling Bags . $lO.OO to $20.00

: Gift “Ce'rt\ificates in Any Ampunt P. J. Carney Clothing Store e The Christmas Gift Store |

Go to Ligonier Electric Shop for reliable Christmas gifts. 41atf Corinne Griffith in “Mile Modiste’! at -Crystal next Tues. Wednesday Thursday. Jesse Kern of New Carlyle is here called to Ligonier to attend the fun. eral of his brother P. F. Kern. ~ Subscribe for the Ligonler Banner

= vt Dex Is Tost Jackie Smith little son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smiith 18 disconsoclgte over the loss of his little black terrier pup Finder report to the Charles Wagner home and receive reward. - P i For sale at a bargain a new National cash register. Peter Regula. 41a3t* l Ira Sihobé and Dan Inks are back in school after short periods of illness.

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At-water Kent and Bosch Radios at the Ligonier Electric Sh‘op. 4latf - Griffith’s Big One-Cent Sale Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Mondey, December 9 to 13 inclusive. : 2 See_“Exii Smiling” something new in films. The comedy with Clags, at iCrystal Sunday 2nd Monday. _ Subscribe for the Ligonier Banner