Ligonier Banner., Volume 61, Number 8A, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 April 1927 — Page 2

Three Good Banks ‘L'igonier and this community should ~ be proud of her banks, there are but few towns or cities in Indiana that offer its patrons the advantages the Ligonier Banks do. Conducted along’ ~ conservative lines, liberal to all entitled to credit, safe and sound as a placé o keep your money. o We solicit your patronage. THE MIER STATE BANK ‘ CITIZENS BANK FARMERS &MERCHANTS TRUST CO.

MONDAY, APRIL 4 - Wolf’s Clothing With Monte Blue—it tells of the adventures of two home loving sheep on a wild night among the wolvewy of Broadway—its extra good; ;,l{o a “Ham"” comedy. : ' TUES.,, WED.. THURS., APRIL 5-6-7. - The Lost World, Absolutely astonding! That’s the nuf_v_ way we can descl‘ivbe it. Never hefore have vou seen aiything like it. Imagine a group of explorers discovcring a spot where the foot of man never before had trod. You’ll gasp with * astonishment and wonder. Somelhigg» never to be forgoticn. Admission 20 and 30 cents. FRIDAY, APRIL 8 THE BLACKALLER PLAYERS Will Present Henpecked Henry One of the most successful comedies of the season. Also Ken Maynard in “THE UNKNOWN CAVALIER” - Positively one of the best western dramas ever shown in Ligonier. Also “Our Gang” comedy. An extra fine double bill that can no tbe surpa sed. Admission 25 and 40 cents. SATURDAY, APRIL 9 The Unknown Cavalier With Ken Maynard—the new western star in the best outdoor picture you ever saw. Also “Our Gang” comedy. Extra fine program. : SUN. and MON,, APRIL 10 and 11. MARIE PRVOST i in For Wives Only The absorbing story ofa profession@l man who left his beautiful wife in the care of his best friend and who nearly had cause to regret it, for what is friendship where a beautiful woman is concerned? A picture that wil! delight every sophisticated man or woman the wold over. Also Al St. John comedy. . TUES., WED,, THURS., APR. 12-13-14 Gene Stranton Porter’s Keeper of the Bees I don’t believe you’ll need much coaxing to come to see this great picture for you've all heard of it. Its Gene Stratton Porter’s most popular novel.

I Guest Coupon [ Good With One Paid Admission on ' Monday ‘ RR R RO RS 0 [FoRTs. L ROt : SEE | John Kettlebar : FOR , Grand Detour Implements PLOWS TRACTOR and HORSE DRAWN HARROWS Spring and Spike Tooth and Disc. Horse of tractor drawn . - CULTIVATORS l One and two row walking and riding.i This machinery can be seen at hig home 163 North street, Ligonier, Ind., | or call phone No. 191. : . ALSO CASE TRACTORS AND ! L THRESHERS. ’

LA A 4 1927 April 1927 | Sun. Mow. Tur. Wes. Ty Fm Sar. 202 & 1 2 o <« 5. 6 7.5 9 10 11 12 15 14 15 16 11 15 19 20 71 3> 23 24 25 26 27 238 29 30 Wor o 7AN ~K 7 2. 477 o, NG MY 7 XU ol L F TN QNI L S e B A\ A 7 &”’&/;W/? g/ - =7 LA 4 T AT ;\.M e i o 0 The Ligonier Banner ‘Established 1856 Published by ; THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. | W. C. B. Harrison, Editor i M. A. Co‘therman, Manager e —————————————————— iPublished every Monday and Thursday and entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indiana, as second class matter. : e et Union Twp. Man Has Large Hogs. Elmer Rummell of five miles southeast of Wakarusa in Union township, has a drove of hogs that are said to be by far the largest of any in northern Indiana. - Mr. Rummell has 35 hegs that average about 700 pounds each, 40 that average 400 pounds or nmore, and 45 other large shoats. Mr. Rummell is feeding the hogs for market. Many persons visit the farm to see the huge animals. - Freak Clricken Hatched. The first freak of the 1927 hatching season was reported at Burnettsville, by Mrs. Walter Whitman. A four legged chicken was found among those taken from a nest at the Whiteman farm. The chick is alive and healthy it was said. Absolutely Astounding! that’s the .pnly way we can describe “The Lost World” never before have you seen anything like it. Its at Crystal this Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

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® ® 7 5 Ligonier Hatchery SPECIAL. PRICES ON HIGH GRADE | CHICKS ' IMOPORNE ..o ois 9 HEAVY BREEDS shssressiasds osisnetoned ii AL Custom Hatching $3.00 per 100 eggs. Phone 502 : ‘ KELLY. BOWLES.

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O’Brien Trial Set For Today. . The murder: trial of Tom O’Brien charged with participation in the slaying of Louis Kreidler at South Bend will begin today in the circuit court at South Bend. , O’Brien’s fate might have been decided many months before this had he not sawed his way out of the Goshen jail last September leaving his companion John Hall to face trial conviction and the death penalty ' The O’Brien trial may last a week or more much depending on the amount of time consumed in the picking of a jury It took five days to find an unbiased jury in Elkhart county, and three days to submit the evidence and argue the case , Six to Be Tried at Warsaw. ~ Six men now in the Kosciusko county jail charged with conspiracy (o rob "rank Tucker :nising cigar store dealgrovdl be tricd Appik 14 Tae rind of Samuel anfd Atholßiley charged with poisoning a school weii and with aute banditry is set for April 24. Tueker came up mssing Jantuaty 28 when hi=2 i bpelieved io have bou murdered a.. 4 robbed of $190.) in pilis the night a¢ Gi.cappeared ilhe men who will ne iried are Wilard Clarg 03swesgo, forrarly of \Warsavw. wwho has: n-de 20 siwement; Shernirm Jore: formerly of Jvarsaw; Rc'»-t Sharp, Vern Mar‘tin, Leonard Fra2l.richson and Gerrge Shefrer all of Hikh ot

| Aiter 30 Years Get Replies. Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Dowell residing on R. R. 3 out of this city are still receiving replies to an advertisement thiey ran more than g_hirty years ago; when they conducted a telegraplly school at Hicksville, O. A clipipng taken from a Definance 0., paper announces the latest inquiry ‘was receivd at Hicksville by Manager Karl Shruder of the Postal Telegraph company from a young man in Texas asking if the Dowell school was still in existence as he was desious of learning the trade. . Sent to Farm. , Ira Alwine, 50, of Benton township, Eikhart coynty, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of: intoxicating liguor inthe Goshen city court before the city judge and was sentenced to the penal farm for 35 days and fined $l3O. _ T Alwine was arrested with Joe Buttner of South Bend by Sheriff Long and deputies a week ago in a raid on the Abwine farm in Benton township The charge against Buttner was dismissed when Alwine pleaded - guilty and told the court that he owned the liguor and that Buttner his son-in-law had no interest in it. Alwine’s fine | was paid. ; .

Drive On Corn Borer Starts. The drive, to eliminate the corn borer in the vicinity of Auburn has been started in charge of Leroy Hoffman, assistant director of the educational and extension forces in the corn borer cleanup work in the six counties now under gquarantine. The mission of the government men is to assist the farmers to rig up equipment they already have in an effort to combat the corn borer. A series of county wide demonstrations will be held- soon. Release Man 150 Miles From Home A laundry truck and its driver were kidnaped from South Bend last Thursday evening and the driver George Moyer of Mishawaka was forced to take the men to within nine miles of St. Mary's Ohio. The bandits took between $6O and $75 in money. The truck was recovered later near St. Mary’s. : e Aged Farmer Killed. Michael Zerbe 80 year old farmer was brutally slain with an axe and his wife beaten unconscious in their bome near Buchanan, Mich., April 3. The killer in an effort to hide the crime set fire to the Zerbe home and escaped. : Neighbors discovered the house on fire broke down the door and carried the bodies out. Authorities are unable to find any motive.

Draws Term at Penal Farm. August Klein operaor of a soft drink parlor at Fort Wayne pleaded guilty to a charge of maintaining a nusisance and was fined $4OO and sentenced to serve six months at the lpenal farm. Klein was heavily fined about a month ago when he appealed ‘the case and succeeded in reducing the fine to $lOO. ‘ Cancer ¢al .33 Death : N. 8. DePoy 76 died ar his home near Collins in Whitlev county from cancer of the rtomaeh. He bad bheen very feeble siree last Decewber. He was born on the farm where ne resided his en.re I'fe w'th the exception of three: yoers. Fe was the last of a family of 13 chilidren. ~ Fall From Haymow Fatal. ....... Injuries sustained when he fell twenty feet from the hay mow in his barn alighting on a wagon caused the death of W. P. Merriman 51 prominent farmeriof Adams county. - A fractured skull caused his death. He never regained consciousness after the fall. . Nab Jail Breaker. Pan Dewey Gooch 25 with a number of aliases was apprehended at Fort Wayne Friday and is held in jail as a fugitive from justice. He Broke out of jail at Salem, Mo., and is said to have a police record. ' o . “The Lost World”traly the strangest story of romance and adventure, since the world began. See it at Crystal this Tuesday Wednesday and l Thursday. o R ael

~ Home Missionary Soclety. The Home Missionary Society will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Stanton Vance, Mrs. Vance as hostess. The following program will be rendered: : : Hymn. e - ‘Prayer by Mrs. Hattie Green. - “A Swarm of Bees”, Mrs. Caldwell. “Dollar Demonstration”, Mrs. Vance Resnlts of dollars sent across the sea, Mrs. Risley, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Bickle and Mrs. Borger. ‘ Devotions, Mrs. Slabaugh. = , Roll and secretary’s report. { “The Best Part of the Story’”’, Mrs. Belts. , : ‘ | Hymn, “We Shall See the King”. Election of Delegates to Branch convention. ; et ; Living Link Memorial, Mrs. Edna Green. : _ ’ : Closing Proyer, Mi‘s. Risley. © . U.B. Chureh Notes.. ~ ~ Tonight the official board and workers conference. RKvery teagher and ioflice urged to be present.. _ Wednesday evening regular prayer service. ' ‘ All aboard for Sunday school. Our 190 at Sunday school yesterday is close to the superintendent’s goal of 200 by Easter. Regulaf attendance of everybody will come near reaching 250 What do you say? Will you be there? The young men’s orchestra is coming on with fine music for next Sunday and then a pageant for the Easter program and the Easter caniata for Ester evening.

¢« Suicide at Blifiton. Ralph S, Todd 46, well known throughout Indiana as a banker and“ member of the republican party, ended his life Friday afternoon by shooting himself in the head at a farm, one and a half miles northwest of Blufl!—l ton. ‘ | Business worries brought on by thei unexpected closing of the Studebaker bank of Bluffton, of which he was president, are attributed as the cause of his suicide. ; In the note found beside the body brief instructions were given for notifying his family and distribution of several letters, which are expected to give additional information.causing his suicide. : ; Quarrel Ends in Tragedy.. A quarrel over a horse trade at Danville Ind., broke up a -30-year friendship and ended in tragedy. . Charles Sheets 45 shot his old ‘boyhood chum Clay Wilson 40 in the face with a shot gun and then he killed himself. ; i Wilson was rushed to the Indiana Christian hospital in ° Indianapolis. ’Physicians said his condition was grave but that he had a chance for recovery. : . '

~ Notice of Administration. ~ Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been, by the Noble circuit court of Indiana, duly appointed administrator, with the will annexed of the estate of Lewis T. Baker, late of Noble county, Indiana, deceased, and creditors and all other persons interested in said estate will be governed accordingly. Said estate is probably solvent. Noah 8. Stump, administrator ' with the will annexed. Bothwell & Vanderford, : Attorneys %Qr.estate. sa3w‘i Notice of Administration. . Notice ig hereby given that the undersigned has been, by the Nbble Circuit Court of Indiana, duly appointed executrix of the will and estate of William H. Franks, late a resident of Clark County, in the state of Ohio, who departed this life in said county and state, but having assets in Noble county, in the state of Indiana, and creditors and all other persons interested in said estate will be governed acordingly. | L Haidee M. Cradlebaugh, Executrix. Bothwell & Vanderford, Attorneys for Estate. © badw

No. 501 : BANK STATEMENT - C. W. Bender, President Chas A. Werker, Vice-President M. Growcock Cashier, & ; Report of the condition of the State Bank of Kimmell at. Kimmell in the State of Indiana at the close of business on March 23 1927, o RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts ... 92904.18 Overdrafty: .. o mnion o s agpgs Other Bonds, Securities, etc, ... 8000.00 Banking house .................5. 6300.00 Furniture aq\d Fixtures ........ 2100.00 Other Real Estate Owned ....... 5718.89 Due from banks and trust o companies ... 19598 81 Cash on Hand .00 G 1R Cash Tras 0 o 0 cac . HuREs Int. Receivable Accd to : 83106 oo 10V e - Total LG 121890.90 ; LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid in ... $..25000.00 BRlplus ©oao o g 1 G Undivided Profits—Net ..., 2782.49 Demand Deposits ..... 33672.84 * . Demand Certificates 52331.20 o Savings Deposits.... 15153.77 101157.81 Notes Rediscounted ................ 500.00 Int. Payable Accd to : SALANG L i 08dae Tolal 131820.80 State of Indiana County of Noble SS. - I, M. Growcock, Cashier of the State Bank of Kimmeéll do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, e 4 - M. Growcock ~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30 day of March 1927. = " Leonard Van Voorst, Noiary Public My commission expires May 7 1928, ~ Subscribe for the mflifl Baaner, - s A B R AN Kb ATk

~ Summer School i | ‘Noble county teachets and school administrators are being mailed announcements this week of the 38th summer’ session of Indiana university which opens June 9 and continués| with regular and special sessions un:| til August 23 Why miss those extra fine shows at Crystal on Mondays. Use your Coupons. . ; ; - NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Auditor of Noble County, Indiana, will at his office in the Court House in the town of Albion in said County and State, at two o’clock P. M. on Wednesday ‘the 20th day of April 1927, offer for sale the obligations of said County in the from of notes, dated as of said April 20, 1927 bearing six per cent interest from date and aggregating fifty seven thousand dollars. . Thirteen thousdnd dollars :of said notes will mature and be due an payable on May 3, 1927, and forty four thousand dollars of said notes will be due ‘and payable’ Nov. 8 1927. Said notes are authorized and issued only as an anticipation of the tax revenue of said-county for the current year. Specifications for said notes are on fileand may be seen in the office, of the undersigned. Said notes will be sold to the highest and best bidder therefor, for cash, and for not.less than the full par value thereof plus accrued interest thereon if any. | The right is reserved to reject any | and all bids. . = Edwin Smith, Auditor Noble County, Indiana. 7a3w

WHEN YOU EMPLOY US YOU'LL SEE — WE DO OUR WORK i QUITE : THOROUGHY —< 5, | h TR e 8 | C =2\ | g =Z ' (\”_..; : | bl U,," e | 2 Wy e s i 50 — " S 4 sogr——saelug_ L e e T R ———— e iy ——rn i fslers—— — Gellle Flamber - ~ Folks have got so used‘ to associating good work with our name that every time they need a plumbing job. they feel mad at themselves because they can’t remember our tele- -. phone number. Well heré it is again. Try not to forget it ~this time. You won't? ¥You obliged. = . Vern Fish ern I Isner 'Phone 0 Ligonier, Ind. l

E. Jacobs & Co., . -We respectfully solieit your jféur inspection of our COATS, DRESSES and | HATS which we have received for the FEaster trade ‘A VERY LARGE SELECTION OF ALL THE . 3 ~_ NEWEST OF THIS SEASONS STYLES (L} SILKS - - SILKS / L TIT =We will continue -our silk sale \ 5 ~ - one week longer. Great price ) reductions on all silks. S ~ The new fancy and plain Rayons, Crepes | - ¥ and English pnts. L fm EXTRA SPECIAL On SATURDAY APRIL 9th we will sell our $1 ! ,GUARANTEED SILK HOSE for e i ~ . - 19 cents . . . I | ‘ - We carry a full line of good hose in all the ‘ o ~ _new shades _ \ | 7 MUNSING WEAR--The new silk vests, bloomers, o teddies undersuits. e | House cleaning time is here and we have a very / ' large stock of CURTAIN MATERIALS, and DRA-- s e PERY, RUGS, LINOLEUM and Congoleum rugs o at a very reasonable price. =~ @@= e ' 2 ~ E. Jacobs & Co., Inc. e Lomierdedlees 0 0 ~ Dry Goods, Cloaks, Dresses, Hats, Rugs, etc. =~ J

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