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ACTION SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN MARION CRIMINAL COURT ; WEDNESDAY Former Governer McCray to Be Witpess For the State in the Criminal Trial

Charged with having tried to bribg a predecessor in the office he now holds Gov. Ed Jackson was to go on trial in Marion county criminal court Wednesday. | Two special venires of 50 names each have been drawn one to report Wednesday and the other on Thursday day. The selection of the 2 men who will determine the innocence or guild of the accused executive is-‘expected ‘to take several days. Gov. Jackson is charged specifically with having attempted wit hother men to bribe Former Gov. Warren T. Mc; Cray with $lO,OOO and assurance thatt he would not be convicted in the courts of charges pending against him in 1923 if he would name James E. McDonald as Marion county prosecutor. ' : The office had been vacated through the resignation of William P. Evans son-in-law of McCray. Evans quit after McCray had been indicted of charges of embezzlement. William H. Remy who was named by McCray will prosecute Jackson. \ - George V. Coffin Marion county republican chairman and Robert I Marsh - a local attorney and Tormer law partner of Jackson who were indicted with the governor will be tried later each having asked a separate trial. .

Try Jacksen First Exercising the right granted it by law the prosecutibn elected to try Gov. Jackson first. Dates for ithe trials of the other men have not been set as their petitions for separate trials will not be formally granted until tomorrow.

D. C. Stephenson. former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Kian and now a life term prisoner at Michigan City state prison is alleged by the staté to have been involved in the alleged bribery attempt to bring about McDonald’s appointment. Stephenson testified before the Marion county grand jury which indicated Jackson Coffin and Marsh. '

McCray kept silent concerning the alleged bribery offer because he feared the power of the men the indictment charged. It alleged that Coffing Marsh and Stephenson had the backing of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana and told MecCray they could preveni his conviction “in any court in the state of Indiana” Coffin, Marsh ang Stephenson further represented to Mcey Cray that he could not afford to antagonize them by not accepting the money offered the indictment also charged, - “The true bill also charged that Jackson told MeCray that it woul(}' work great injury to him in his trial in the Marion county criminal court if ‘he did not accept the offer and “that said statement was made for thd purpose of not pnly attempting to induce the said Warren T. McCray to accept said bribe but for the furthe purpose o f causing the said Warren T. McCray to conceal the fact that the sai doffer was made in the event he refused to accept the offer. . 7 ‘ :

McCabe To Preside

Charles M. McCabe a prominent attornev from Crawfordsville has been selected to try the case. Judge Jamesg A. Collins of the Marion county criminal court removed himself becausé of his acquaintance with the defendants. McCabe was chosen after several other men had declined the place) The trial date was reached only after a hard legal battle attorneys seeking to have the indictment quash, ed on the ground that the men 'could not be brought before the bar unden the statute of limitations. Will Be Arraigned Governor Jackson has not been for-. mally arraigned. The formality will' be executed just before the trial starts tomorrow. ‘. : | M¢Cray who was released from federal prison last summer after serving one-third of a ten-year sentence foy using the mails to defraud is listed as! a state witness. s | - w Noted Speakers ' { Postmaster General New and Senators Watson and Robinson will be the principal speakers at the golden jubilee celebration of the Indiana Republican Editorial association at Indianapolis Thursday and Friday March 8 and 9. L i . Wrist is Broken. ' John Colerick of Newark N. J. Notre Dame star center received a broken wrist in the Notre-Dame-Michigany State basketball game Friday ‘nigh{ and may be out for the rest of the season. : o

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LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9 1928

WAWAKA MAN PLEADS GUILTY W. C. Brown Confesses to Theit of Saw Mandrel From Saw Mill Near Wawaka § ‘William C. Brown of Wawaka formerly of Fort Wayne entered a plea of guilty and was bound over to the Noble circuit court under $5OO bonds when arraigmed Tuesday morning before Justice of Peace MeCarty at A.l'!'

bion on a charge of grand larceny. Brown confessed to stealing a saw mandrel from the saw mill near Wawaka owned by the W. C. Mummert estate. He had sold the mandrel and diccovery of it led to his arrest, Brown, will be held in the county jail to await trial in the March term of the circuit court. . James Edsall arrested on a chargd of receiving stolen property and Car) Lynn facing a charge of petit lar, ceny were released from jail when bonds were furnished for their appearance at the March term of the circuit court. The hond of each wa¢ Isl.ooo.

WHITLEY CIRCUIt COURT NEWS E. K. Strong Qualifies as . Special Judge of the Whitley Cirenit Court | Friday Judge Arthur Biggs of the Whitley Noble circuit court is ill at his homd in Ligonier and will not be able to be in Columbia City during the term of court that begins next Monday. Judgd Rigegs signed the record confirming the appointment of E. K. Strong ag special judge of the Whitley circuif court Friday afternoon. ; Attorney W. H. Kissinger and Ralph F. Gates and County Clerk Clinton A. Gregg visited Judge Biggs at L}go-. nier Friday afternoon for the purposg of obtaining his signature to somg court records. The judge is able to be up about half the time. He informed the local people that his physician had ordered hi mto take a complete res§ and that therefore he could not think of attempting to hold court in Febru, ary. Judge Biggs is past 60 years of

age. He has recently returned home from the hospital at Fort Wayne where he was taking treatment. i ~ Noble county’s January term of court ended Saturday. L. H. Wrigley was special judge during the Janu? ary term of court but his appointment expired Saturday. As Judge Biggg c¢ould not appoint a separate judge for each county Attorney Strong will he special judge for both Whitley and Noble counties county attorneys desiring injunctions or special records will have to come to Columbia City to get them signed-—Columbia City Post

s Purdue Students Die. Two students of Purdue university and the father of ome of them werg killed -at Hammond Monday when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Wagash passenger train. . 1 Mason Kraus 45 -Indiana. Harbon druggist and his son Harold A. Kraus sophomore at Purdue were killed instantly. ; ' The third victim died in a Gary, hospital. He later was identified as Arthur Given 19 a freshman at Purdue. ' : s The elder Kraus. was driving the two students to Lafayette where they, were to resume their studies after a short midyear vacation. T

Petitions To Operate One Man Cars The Winona Railroad company operating a traction line between Peru and Goshen through Warsaw filed with the Public Service Commission a petition to adopt the one-man car systemy Decrease in° volume of business made necessary the change the petition set out.

~ Dies of Injuries. Ben Price 37 of Bremen died in a South Bend hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Junsy day night. Price sustained a frac. ture of the skull and was unconscious from the time of the accideht until hig death, } : .

Indianapolis Man Killed : In an argument resulting from Fritz Eess 62 beating his wife Hess was shot to death early Sunday by Paul Mattrick 38 who was arrested at Imdianapolis. He said Hess had ffred twice at him before he shot.

- . Judge Yanatta Selected. Judge Robert Vanatta of Marion wag selected judge for~the trial of Ora J. Davis former state treasurer indicted in connection with the failure of thna American Trust company at Kokomo,

Death of Mrs. Michael. Mrs. Edith Michael 53 died Sunday night at her home in Elkhart county where she spent her entire life. She was a sister of Ed Bollinger and Mrs. Charles Stiver both of Ligonier. C. of C. Banquet st ' The Chamber of Commerce will banquet its members thier ladies and other guests at Hotel Ligonier at 6:3( Friday evening February 10. Tom Corwine will be the entertainer.

| ] SEAGLEY BROTHERS REMODELING THE INTERIOR OF THEIR CAYIN STREET PLACE

Oifice and Display Room Greatly Enlarged, Basement Cemented and ~ FElevator Installed When the improvements now being made on the interior of the big business room of Seagly Brothers on Cavin street are completed the place will be modern and up to date in every barticular. The office and display rooms has been greatly enlarged and improved. ~ Shelving has been added for the display of goods and the ~office modernized. ' Theb asement has been cemented for a storage room and a power elevator installed at the rear of the building with a wide door leading into it from the outside This will enablg the tirm to elevate heavy machinery to the second floor where it is to be stored. - The partitions have been removed throwing the second floor into one large room. Seagley Brothers since locating in Ligonier have enjoyed a large and growing business an dthe improve'ments became necessary to meet the demands of a wider trade. The remodeled building will prove !of great value.

| Remains Unconscious j Mrs. Helen Kirk 30 matron at the rPlainfield State Boys' school remained unconscious and in a critical conditiop at the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis today from mallet blows struck by an inmate Anson Hafer 16 in escaping, ‘ Hafer caused his own undoing by hiring a taxicab. At Brazil 30 mileg west of Plainfield the driver Howard IChristopber took advantage «f an unguarded moment an doverpowered the boy. He was returned to Plainfield.

Held For Burglary. * ‘Herman “Runt” Roush son of Mr. and’ Mrs. Harvey Roush and a welj known young man about Kendallvillg was arrested Wednesday morning by Chief of Police Sawyer charged with the theft of $25 dollars from the Adams Sales Company garage sometime dur) ing the night. Roush denied the charges.

Gets Long Sentence. Nathan Smith of Huntington stole ag automobile owned by Frank Helvey of Akron last Wednesday while the owner was attending prayer meeting. Smith was sentenced to three to fiveg years in the state prison at Rochester. - Leg Amputated ; Mrs. Eugene Moriarity of near Elkhart who has been confined to a hos+ pital for some time suffering from appendicitis and pleural pneumonia had her leg amputated due to gangrena which resulted from a blood clot. <+ - - Automobiles Collide - Automobiles driven by Clyde Fleck Goshen and Miss Pearl Davis of Benton collided at Madisocn and Eighti\ street in Goshen. Damage estimated at $lOO was done but no one was injured.

: Foster’s Sale. v An immense crowd was out Wednesday to attend the Foster Community sale. Aside from other articles therg were twenty head of milch cows a large number of hogs and sheep sold. ~ Edueator Dead. ~ John N. Swart 71 one of Elkhart county’s outstanding educators dieg Wednesday morning in Goshen hospital following an operation which was necessitated by a prolonged illness. ' Three Sets of Twins. - Three sets of twins have been born on the William Weinland farm in Liberty township wast of Bluffton within three weeks. All were twin calves and five of the six are living.

Airplane Hits Ariel. - A mail airplane the other day collided with a radio ariel at the Frank Hall farm near Topeka. The bird man barely missed the roof of a barn)

‘ Declines Invitation - President Coolidge has declined an invitation to go to Indianauolis March 9 to address a'meeting of the Indiana Republican Editorial association. Woolen Glove Found., Elmer Klotz found a child’s woolen glove.near the Tom Jackson home and left it at the Banner office to be re, clah;"led by the owner. Near-by Deaths ‘ - J. G. Cunningham 52 complications Well county; Melvin Brunkhart spinal meningitis near Waterloo.

J 3 MEN STRUCK BY CARS John Small and liowleh Grady SeriA ously InjuredH. W. Tomes P s Vit o e Three Elkhart men were injured, two severely over the week end as the result of being struck by autos. John Small 40 and Hewlett Grady 30 have fractured legs and otller injuries, while H. W. Tomes 36 is badly cut and bruised. - . T | Grady and Tomes were injured last “ night when they were attempting td assist Ralph Goetz of Mishawaka to right his auto which had turned over. Goetz had side-swiped the Grady auto causing his machine to go into a ditch along the Lincoln Highway a short distance west of Elkhart. Grady and Tomes were walking to the Goetz autc when a machine driven by Clarence Kruger struck them All three autos were damaged. , i Grady has a fractured left leg a dislocated ieft knee and several cuts and bruises about the héad and boiy, Tdmes is suffering from cuts about the head an dshouilders. i - John Small is in Elkhart General. hospital suffering from a fractured right leg a fractured hone in his ankle ! and cuts about theb ody as the resul} of being struck by an anto driven by a hit and run motorist.

TWO ARRESTS AT ALBION Carl Lynn Pleads Not Guilty to Larceny Charge and May Stay in Jail Until Mareh Two Albion residents were arrested Saturday on state warrants and were confined to the county jail yet today awaiting bonds for their release peunding trial at the March term. Voyle 'Kreiger age 22 was arrested on a charge of rape. The complaining %witness is Mary Michaels age 16 of {Cromwel who was found guilty of }delinquency last Thursday in juvenild court and was committed to the girls’ ih'ome at Indianapolis. Kreiger’s bond has been fixed at $3,000. . ~ James Edsall was arrested on a charge. of receiving stolen property Edsal is charged with receiving skunk: ihides from Joseph Clouse who wag convicted of stealing the hides from the Elmer Geiger farm. Edsall’s bong was fixed at $l,OOO.

Carl Lynn age 30 who was arrested at Ligonier on a charge of petit lar; ceny was awaiting the arrival of relatives today to furnish bonds in the amount of $l,OOO for his. release from jail. Lynn is alleged to have stolen the handbag of Mrs. Harry Mason of Mishawaka from the railroad station at Ligonier. The purse contained $10.49 in money a strand of beads and jewelry and some valuable papers. When arraigned for preliminary hearing Lynn entered a plea of not guilty. - Fails to Indict Gilliom The Adams county grand jury reporting Monday failed to return an indictment against Atty-Gen. Arthur L. Gilliom charged with violating the state prohibition law for obtaining whisky for his sister when she was ill. It was believed action of the grand jury eliminates possibility of Gilliom being tried on the charge. He maintained he was “morally right.” AntiSaloon league leaders insisted on the indictment. }

Aged Woman Dead Mrs. Gertrude Anna Wackerman age 77 years widow of the late Georgg Wackerman native of Germany and resident of Kendallville more than 60 vears died Wednesday morning 2:35 o’clock at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fred Kropp in that city following an illness of over three:months. She had been ailing since last November but was not taken seriously ill unti} four weeks ago when she became bedfast. . : :

Police Wear Bullet Proof Vests The police force of Peru is now safg from gunfire by robbgrs providing particular aim isn’'t taken at their heads or lower extremities. Eight bullet-proof vests costing about $lOO each were sent from Chicago. They will be paid for out of a fund that was raised by popular subscrip: tion among the business men and othey citizens of Peru.

. Aged Couple Found Dead Death came gently to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison H. Hoover aged 84 and. 80 in the evening of a busy life and kept unbroken the bond that had united them through their lives at Richmond} They died together asphyxiated Sat, urday it was believed by gas escaping from an oven in their home. '

: Attendance Officer Hurt. Miss Mineva Scott attendance officer of Wells county was unable to be at her office Wednesday on account of an accident at her home in Notting, ham township. She fell on icy steps and suffered a dislocation of her leff shoulder. .

; Named Administrators Mrs. ‘Della Butz and O. A. Renehan have been appointed administrators of the estate of the late Mrs. Jane Renehan of Elkhart township.

GEORGE CLARK EVANSTON, ILLIN. OIS HITS TELEGRAPH POLE WEST OF CITY / » : Soifers Bad Cut on Forehead and Patched Up by Dr. Paul Martin Wednesday -

While driving his Auburn to the factory from Evanston Illinois, Wednesday- morning George Clark mef with a bad accident about a mile west of the city on the Lincoln Highway when his car left the pavement, ‘crashed into a telegraph pole and plowed down a fence. : The machine was reduced. to a pile of junk and Clark suffered bad cuty on his forehead which were treated by! Dr. Paul Martin. L | Police Chief Wolf drove out to thg scene of the smashup and brought thdl injured man to Dr. Lane's office. The cause of the accident was ex-1 plained when the officers found a bottle of hooze in the wrecked machine. ; ' From the appearance of the car it is difficult to explain how the driven escaped being killed. : ‘

f "~ Bootleggers Plead Guilty. Hubert Archambault owner of g, ifarni near (ranger on which a still was found and Danta Conza alleged “operator of the still were each fined $5OO and given suspended jail sen{tences of 6 months by Judge Thomas Slick in the federal court at South Bend. The case had started before a jury but the defendants changed theip pleas to gnilty. ; . Steve Petirzak and Leo Van Fieet were sent to jail for thirty days and fined $lOO. It was shown that Louis Schnoll had assisted the prohibition agents in obtaining evidence agains these two men. : .

- Two Are Killed Near Delphi George Krawin 65 Carroll county farmer and his daughter Miss Verng 26 were kiled instantly and another daughter Miss Edna 22 probably fatally injured Wednesday when an automobile in which they were riding wag struck by an Indiana Service Corporation interurban car at a crossing neany Delphi. :

Graddually Recovering. Richard Wade who makes his home with his son Frank at Etna continues to improve slowly at a hospital in Topeka Kas., from injuries received when struck by an automobile. It will he several days before ‘he can leave the hospital due to a neck injury. To Be Home Next Week Ed Birch of near Kimmell continueg to improve at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne and it is probable thaf he will be removed to his home next week. He is being treated for a skul} fracture received when struck by 3 truck some time ago. _

South Bend Auto Show. Prospective purchasers of the new automobile and -the meotoring publio generally will be interested in thg first annual automobile show to bg held in South Bend February 14-18 by the South Bend Automotive Trades association. : May Return Home Mrs. Ed William an dson Ross arrived home from a Grand Rapids hospital the first of the week where they visited Mr. Williams who is being treated there. Mr. Williams may be able tq return home Saturday. . Te Exchange Places. The A. D. Newton and L. R. Lepird Shoe stores will exchange business places March Ist Mr. Newton has owned the room in which the Lepird store has been located for some years,

Captures Blue Gills ' The mild weather tempted Lewis Marker to go fishing Wednesday afternoon and he tried Diamond lake with the result that he ‘landed nine nicd blue gills. ~ Fire Department Out The fire truck and members of thq fire department turned out to the fun, eral of their chief Fred Starr and followed the remains to the cemetery. Trapping Season Closes. The season for trapping fur bear: ing animals closes Friday Feb. 10 and trappeéers have five more days in which to market their fur hides. o

Another Banner Present William Cummings sends the Banner for ome year to his son W. E. Cummings at Gentry Arkaunsas.. | Man’s Hand Mangled. ~ Robert Werling a young married man near Ossian suffered a mangled left hand in a buzz saw Tuesday afy ternoon.

CONFERENCE AT CHURUBUS(CO : X= T A Wabash District Conference of the M. E. Church to Meet Feb, 28 and ; { 29 The Wabash District Conference of the M. E. church will be held in the Churubusco M. E. church on February 28th and 29th according to official word received by the congregation. Rev. Pugh expressing the wishes of the official board of the church extended an invitation to the conference last March to hold its 192§ session there and his invitation was unanimously accepted. The program is: now being prepared and will be fully announced at s later date. Several prominent men are bheing considered for places on the program. A number of young men are to be licensed as local preachers at this moet ing and other local preachers will he examined in the course of study which they are required to pursue. ! - The meeting will bring to this city for the two day session pastors of 44 charges extending as far south as Fair mount and including all the territory. around the cities of Huntington Z\'lur-‘j ion Wabash and Columbia City. 5

Corn Borer Clean Up, 1 With the question of a federal appropriation to pay farmers in the gorn! borer area for cleanup work. now pending at Washington. Krank N. ‘Walla,ce state entomologist/ is ‘continuing his preparations for the Inidiana quarantine and - cleanup thig spring in accordance with the state law. : (Regulations throwing a quarantine about the area in Indiana infested by the European corn borer recently werd issued by the Indiana department of conservation and will officially take effect Feb. 10. After that date nq corn or broom corn inclnding all parts of the stalk or sorgums or Sudan grasg except the grain or seeds when properly cleaned and certified by an inspector of the United States departy ment of agriculture may be transported from the area under guarantine. |

. In Session Three Days The Noble county commissioners were in session three days this week. Monday was devoted to bills. Tuesday the broad members attended the Manrice Latta funeral. . Wednesday was taken up largely by the twenty applicants to succeed Mr. Latta and B. H. Burnsworth of neay Albion was chosen the new superintendent of highways and bridges for ‘Noble county. e x i The board appointed a time.for 3 joint meeting with the commissionerd of Kosciusko county to build a bridge to. span what is known as the Cromwell ditch on the county line.

Drives Car Into Bank. Joseph Bontrager of ‘Wakarswa had a narrow ecape Saturday night whern he was driving his Nash car from hif home south of Wakarusa to Wakarusa,; A heavy fog prevented Bontrager from seeing a’ freight train on the Wabash tracks until he was almost upon the train. His brakes failed o stop the car and Bontrager turned the machine into a steep back at the side of the road. The car overturned but Bontrager who was alone in the car escaped unhurt, ' _ L

| Brakeman in Hurt. ~ Brakeman Dudley of Elkhart emj\ployed on the New York Central locaj freight suffered a dislocated elbow and a bad jolt Wednesday when he fell from the top of a freight car in the yards here. ~ The accident happened when he loosened a hand brake. He slipped fell to the ground lighting on his head and schoulders. = Dr. Black the railway. company ’ physician looked after his injuries. : : o, | Millersburg Items. . Mrs. Lou Gehring spent Sunday with he son Hallie and family in Ligonier. Harvey Gangwer and family of Lig» onier spent Sunday with J. E. Gangwer and family. : : The Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Hubbart, of Solomons Creek Mr. aLiwrence and Miss Myrtle Owen Mr. Evetrette Vance of Ligonier Miss Irmyl Chiddister of.Goshen spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chiddister.

Fingers Worth 2,000 Each ~ William Steward puts a value of $2,000 each on his fingers and thumbs, He asks $lO,OOO damages in a suit fily ed at Jeffersonville against Adam Poff his former employer for his right hand. The digits were cut off by 4 power driven saw. Steward wag working with Poff at the time and blames the accident to alleged ignory ance of his employer in saw operation. Ttk

Five Mexican War VeterausWinifield Scott pension commissioner stated a few days ago that: there are still five Mexican war veterans surviving. The oldest of these is 10§ and the most youthful 96. ' To Build New Barn . : John Murphy is preparing material for a new barn to take the place of one destroyed by fire at Pleasaat Hill.

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LIGONIER ARTIFICIAL ICE COMPANY THROUGH SECRETARY " WAKES ANNUAL REPORT 24000 Tons of Ice and 1,000 Tons of Coal Handled In One Year's : : : Efforts o Wien the stockholders of the Ligonier Aritificial -Ice Company met the other day to elect officers and transact business the secretary made a report which showed a large and profitable business done in 1927 a great gain over the previous year. The following officers were elected : President—--Graham Lyon Vice President—{urtis Hire Secretary —Charles F. Green Treasurer-—Len L.. Koon | _During 1927 the report of the Secretary showed that 24,000 tons of ice was produced sold and delivered in ‘Ligonier, Millersburg, Syracuse, Wawasee Cromwell Kimmell Wolf Lake Wawaka Diamond Lake and Brimfield. Four thousand tons of coal was received in Ligoniér and sold. - Bight auto trueks were required to handle thi sbusiness and long distancy hauling. . The surplus revenue from the enormous business of the company will be employed in making improvements at the plant and to take care of the increase of products which is promised for the vear 1928. The company employs a number of work ment at good wages.

"~ Wawasee Hotel to Open The opening of the Wawasee hofel for the season of 1928 will occur shortly before Decoraticn Day this year according to Manager Cunitf of Indianapolis. Present outlook {br the season is very good. Bookings in May already total a business of $22,000 to date as against but $5,000 business for the months of May and June in 1927. The National Pharmacheutical association will hold its annuzl gathering at the Wawasee Inn June 4-11 and arrangements -are being made for a large tent in wihch to hold the sessions of the association. Many other big conveéntions will be held at the Inn early in the season. .

" - Death of Wesley Surfus John Wesley Surfus a civil war veteran and highly respected citizen died.at his home near Loon Lake Wed nesday Feb. Bth aged 83 years. Born in Allen county he moved to Nobie county when a child and spent his early life at the old Surfus homegtead one’' mile: west of Sparta church. His wife preceeded him in death jjust four weeks, and he is survived by two sons Renner at home and Carson of Toledo 0. Two sisters Mrs. Albert Marker of this vicinity, Mrs. Emma Dent of Chicago and one brother W. H. Surfus of Huntinton also survive.

| Wigton-Gentry Nuptials { Mrs. Florence Gentry of this ecity and James Wigton of LaGrange were united in marriage thi safternoon at Osceola Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wigton being -in attendance After the ceremony the happy couple left for Chicago where they will spend a few days. They will be at home aiter their return in LaGrange where Mr. Wigton has purchased a new home. Their many friends in Ligonier offer heartiest congratulations.:

. Cromwell Advance Items. * Mr. and Mrs. Karl Knapp visited Mrs. Eli Pollock who is in the hospital at Fort Wayne last Sunday. ~Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Goudy and daughter of Kimmell were callers at the Linval Calbeck home Tuesday eveniny Mr. and Mrs. Leland Calbeck of Ligonier Mr. and Mrs. Earl Flowers son William and daughters Pauline and Ruth and Mr. Curtis Hanna of South 'Bend/.weré guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Linval Calbeck Sunday.

l " Death of Cousin . .. Otis Stage received a message Mon'day February 6 announcing the death united in marriage this afternoon at The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Those fromghere that attended were Mrs. Otis Stage, Fern Btage Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emmitt and Mrs. Dean Bobeck. o

Michigan City Man Injured , Charles H. Seymour 50 prominent Mchigan City dentist and political leader was fatally injured and two companions were hurt when the machine in which they were riding was hit by a South Shore train at Hammond Tuesday afternoon. : ;

: Back on the Job. ...Paul Delucenay the shoe doctor farf when Golden bridge collapsed with: him some months ago is back on the job at Lepirds Shoe Store.