Ligonier Banner., Volume 63, Number 8A, Ligonier, Noble County, 18 March 1929 — Page 1

MONDAY THURSDAY

2.00 PER YEAR

FALL IN THE DARK * FATAL.TO HEFFNER

NGRTH SIDE SCHOOL JANITOR TOPPLES DOWN STAIRS 10 -HIS DEATH

Was Retired Farmer Who Hod e sfded in the Cémmunity o 1 f.izo- | nierMany Years

Daniel W., better known as Web Heltner lost his life early Friday morning hy a fall down the- celiar stairs at his honie on the North:Side. . It was during an interval when the ‘electric lights were out that he tried ~ to make his way to the bath room and “mistook the door leading to.the cellar for the one he: sought. The fall 10 the basement floor resulted in a fracture of the skull and after lingering two hours the man died without regainiug conscionsness with lvk)r, £y D. Lane working over him. Mr. Heftner came from a farm to reside in lligunim' SoOme years ago zintl; at the death of Alberf, Wade bocame janitor uat the North Side school. He | - was \ery popular with the teachers and pupils of the school and had many friends in the couniy. He had been twice married and was “abgut 67 vears of age. Surviving are’ his widow and two. sons in South “Bend. ' t

. The funeral was held at {wo o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Sparta Christian . church with burial in the cemetery. nearby. :

“Show People™ Is comedy Riot She breaks into the movies and she breaks up the audiehces, , That, i 1 briel is what Marion Davies ﬂ('vompl’ishes in “Show Pocople’ -which opens Tuesday at the (,‘r,\‘sim Theatre. : Suech a . picture has never before come: out of Hollywood. . 1t is the movies gently and sometimes unroariously laughing at themselves. Davies is magnificently funny. The story is the romance of a girl who comes to the film city, enters pietutes by the comedy route, hecome a dramatic star, nearly looses eyerything hechnse her success goes to her head, and is saved at last hy the machinations of William laines and by her own‘sense of humor. But that isw’t the haif of it = 1 1!“ is Davies herself that gets the laughs. She lis sorrowful, pathetic, mock tragedic, but above all humorous. The espisode where she enters the comedy studio for the first time had the audience standing on their seats and mnearly on their heads with laughter. =So did the, wild- ¢limax where she at last learns to laugh at herself. ; Haines as the slapstick comedian shares honors. with AMiss Davies and earns them. ' o

Death of Frank Simpson. Frank Simpson, one of the old and prominent residents of the Burr Oak community and a successful farmer died at his home at five o'clock this morning. He is survived- by his widow and a daughter and son, Mrs. George 0. Smith of Ligonier and James residing north of the city: The funeral will be held Wednesday aiternoon at the furr Oak church with hurial in Salem cemetery. : i

Death of Little Child.

‘Raymond 'L_:L.\.l.uvil‘ aged eight months son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Chiddister died Friday morning at” the family home one mile west of Ligonier. The funeral was held this afterncon at the U". B. church in this city, Rev. Smith officiating. Purial in Brewn cemetery. e '

Whippingis Justified.

A good old-fashionéd whipping is quite frequently justified and is the hest means of correcting the faults of a child the opinion of Judge (. A. Lee, of the Elkhart city couri, who found Miss Lora Harris, C(leveland township school teacher, not guilty on a charge of assault and battery. /7 Frankiort Wins, Frankfort won the penant in the statg tournament .at Indianapolis Saturday and was so aeclaimed hy thousands of fans. I ' “The forty Ligonier visitors all arr'ivegl home without mishap. ’ 1 About Uses Up the Alphabet ° Krank Kentrenzenberger - Indiana ‘Hax@mr 70 has sued his once favorite son .in the Lake county superior court for 366,000 accusing him of fraud. | ; e | ~Out Too Soon - Dr. F. W. Black was out {OO SOOD after a severe attack of flu and suf,f~ered a relapse and had to go back 1¢ his bed. o v ; o 0 | : Thieves Loot Safe, _The safe in a LaGrange department store was burglarized Friday night and $llB in cash taken. The stock o goods 'was not molested. o

THE LIGONIER BANNER

TO PROBE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

President Ontlines General Plan Procedure and Scope of Under- : taking in Mind.

President Hoover took the first ste; toward organizing his commissions ¢

inquiry to. investigate Jaw enforce ment and judicial reform through ih nation. ; >

- In an extended confercnce yvm Dean Robert M. Hutchins of the .Yal law school and Prof. Charles E. Clay! of the Yale legal faculty, the presiden 2.»1;!“111-(1 the. general plan of proce sduve and the scope of the undertakine gho bad in mind. . ._ i Hutchins and Clark, summoned lthe white house by thec hief executiv. *émv the first legal authorities wit} twhom the president has diccussed hi: ’1;1'-.-;:1'um of inquiry, v Clark has beén engaged for tw. vears' in a similar inquiry: at Yale sponsored by the Rockefelley founda’non. The findings of this ilnmljir}: lwhirh is only half completed, wers: iaken to the white house. o ’ ~lt was also learned that Thomas W, Shelton of Vieginia, chairman o flintﬁ American Bar association = com mittee on judicial veform and Henry W. Taft of New Yori., chairman of 15):;,Bar association’s committes inguiying into the jmﬂ\' svetem probably will be cousulted hy ‘he president betore the personnel of his commission fs named. . . A report llléi{“'fi‘\_;'_’.' would b given a place on the Hoove.: commission o perhaps made chairman of {he £roup could nqt be confivmed it the swhite

s Departmental School . i_ ‘Houor: Roll for Fourth Period - Regquirements Three A’s in Study sl’lhjm"ﬁ:. No grade helow' B. . ‘ Deportment not helow “A-- { No unexcused absence or tardiness. Eighth Grade ! : . Margaret Albers, Iris Havden. . Seventh Grade: : © Elizabeth Grahn, Betta Rose Henny iiuth Ll}lla}', Woodrow Steller, I;('thl ’i'ndd,_l.emﬂ»ro Wertheimer. Donniabel Wiley. ‘ : : Sixth Grade: . i ' " Martha Albers, Mary Gross, DBuddy Levy, Exelvn Parvett, Thelma Quarry [Roxena Wagner. o Fifth Grade. ’ . . Beverly . Billmire, William Leaders, (uentin Miller, Riehard Newton, Havold Stage. - ‘ ; . ~ Merit Yist, . chnirémontx: : : A general average of 1. . No grade under . : : . Deportment not below B. No unexcused uhs(:nvé_- nor tardiness Eight Grade: B Ralph Green, Martin Hoover., Helen [siser, Frank Tung, Warren Lung, itoscoe Smith. - : - Seventh Grade: > Harriett Cass, Mary Haves, Mary Jane Jackson, Bernard Renner, Harry . Taylor, Jack Vanderford, Harriette i'\-‘arstlm'. Maynard Wheeler, John Cook.. - Sixth Grade: , , Samuel Oldfather. o Fifth Grade:. . Edgar Robinson, Charlotte Warstler. o y ;

Loot Linn Grove Bank.

Two unmasked . bandits stalked Loldly into thé Bank of Linn Grove Thursday and forced the cashier Murel Lybarger against the wall, obtained approximately $2.500 and escaped ia an antomobile. . The cashier was alone’ in the bank when the robbery occurred. He said one of the men entered first, saying, “1Tello” and then drawing a revolver forced him against the wall At hat instant, the other man entered. They scooped up the cash in the drawer and then forced Lybarger to oi)en a safe where additional currency was-taken. <. E : It was the third robbery committed on the local institution iu severai Vears. : : o -

Here ifor Funeral.

The following relatives from a distance were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sue Kelley Huffman, Mrs. Bardeen of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. AL €. Kelley of Columbug, Ohio; - Mrs. Arthurßriggs of Elkhart, My, Huffman and Carl Gosbert of Warsaw, James Kelley of Crawfordsville ande %;\'liss Helen Kelley of Raleigh. (‘lose Street for Kiddies, Two city blocks will be closed in “I’.lut’t‘ton every Fljidﬂ}’ atternoon aud]l ;evening’ for a roller skating party for the kiddies. Agtion to this eéffect. was taken by Mayer Harsh to provide a safe‘pla(-e for the youngsters to skate. . Back to Home Town ~Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bowen will this week remove from LaGrange to their old home town Tepeka. Mr. Bowen a native of Noble county seived two terms as sheriff of LaGrange county.’ , : ~ To Meet Tuesday Evening. The Spanish American War Veterans and their auxiliary will meet in G. A. R. hall Tuesday evening March 19th and enjoy a picnic supper.

LIGONIER.NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929

! TAX REFUNDS ARE OPENED.

A\l Cases in Which Reifunds Amount 1o #20,000 and Over are Open to the Public View., -

v Preisdent Hoover issued an execn x"fti';e order throwing open to public i .ispecti«'m all decisions of the interns : jrevenue burean nuthorizing refand: fcl'm!its or abatement of various taxe: {in excess of $20,000, } The order was issued on the reconijmendation of Secretary of the Treas: w'ur_y Mellon. In a letter to the presi‘Mfdem; Mellon said that the decisions :;Qpcxn 10 inspeg-xi(m\a!sn wil} present a (brief summary of the. egsential facts »im' the claims as well as a citation of “!ho applicable judicial authority. Mellon said his recommendation wzs tmade “in order that the public in geu feral may know that there is nothin: mysterious about tax refunds and thot there is nothing that the treasury des sires to hide” ‘ 3

l The secretary said the order doc: not affect his - department’s polic. "‘tha.l tax returns, and the informatio: ‘ti),ereou, shounld . under no ¢ircumstances he open to public inspection.’ ’ Simultaneously, ixx.struct_inns wer: fn'unsmiuml"m internal revenue agent: respecting the manner in which th linformation regarding tax refund: ?s;mn he made available to the public. I Repeateddemands’ have been mad: jin the senate in the last few vears for lgeislarion which would subject larg: lmx reiunds to the anpr(wal of congress or to inspection by members of !eitlwr house, 0 ~ Senator McKellar of Tennessee, the principal sponsor of the program, intiroduced a resoluticn. which wax adopted by the senate -authorizing an inguiry into Melon's fitness to, hoid office under President Hoover. :

Man Is Attacked by Fish - ~ Orval Mains former resident of Ken dallville is suffering from severe in juries received when au‘:u'ked by

‘giant barracuda while swimming al tiie municipal beach in Fi. Lauderdale ['la., according to word received from Paul Weil by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William 'Weil. Several bathers witvessed the struggle between Main: and the huge fish. It fastened on his loft arm lacerating it so badly that six stitches -were renired to_eclose the wounr. Mains was swimming with Harold Walters Kendallville when attacked. :

Restitution Made 1o 18 Buyers, Restitution has Jbeen made to s persons in the vicig‘ity of Elkhart who purchased alleged worthless stock in a cotton mill enterprise. Mark W. Rhodes, securities commissioner said. The, eighteen had invested $2,603 hodes .said, and a number of othey persons had .given notes for the purchase "of stock. <Cash was retusned 1o the investors and the notes destroyed, after an investigation of the pro ject by the securities commission. Rhodes declared.

The trial of Walter A. Huffman fornier Klkkhart and Goshen resident and former state representative from Elkhart county and Paul E. Metzler tor: mer cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Foraker charged in an indictinent with embezzlement of $49.000 from the Foraker Bank was set for trial in the circuit court at Goshen for April 8 by Judge 1. L. Murris this niorning. The two men were indicted jjointly on the embezzlement charge.

Sentenced For Possession of Liguos.

J. Fred Scott Kosciesko county farmer residing near Palestine was fined $lOO and costs amounting to $132.50 and given. a sentence of 3i days at the Indiana penal farm by Mayor John G. M. Hansman in Warsaw city court when he entered a {)]L":l of guilty to the charge of possession of liquor. :

Some Souvenir Stamps

_ A supply of the George Rogers Clark commemorative stamps, in two cent denominations, have been received at the postoflice for distribution, in keeping with the 150th anniversary of the capture of Fort Sackville at Vincennes, by George Rogers Clark., The historical event was celebrated recent 1y at Vincennes. ’

y Summening Witnesses

Sheriff Singleton was in the city Saturday summoning witness for the trial set for today of Melvin Eash and William Cochran charged with bootlegging. Both have heen outl on bond.

Christian church supper Thursday March 21: Chicken Pie, potatoes, gravy, green beans, ‘deviled eggs, pickled eggs, pickles, cold slaw, peach pie, coffee. A - i

Thetrials in cicuit court of Melvin Bash and William Cochran have gone over until Thursday and the Ligonier witnesses have heen so notified.

Supper Date is Changed.

"The chicken supper advertised by the U. B. church ladies for Thursday March 28th has been changed tn Tuesday March 26th.

Huitman Trial Set.

Easter Supper.

Trials Are Postponed.

FLOODS IN OUTH INUNDATE ALBA

FOUR THOUSAND POPULATION OF ALABAMA TOWN MAROONED ~ ON ROOFS :

Rescuers Make Desperate “Eltoris Through Surging Waters in the Herole Work of Rescoe

Lutest reports from sivicken city were that besleged populace were {hemed in upper rooms and clinging to roofs of the higher buildings as rising water ‘crept nearer flood section extends from upper Mississippi river to the guli of Mexico, including many lateral streams. : :

t The national flood situation at a ‘ﬂlahce: : o- | ' Pea river and White Water creel marirooned 4,000 residents of Elba, ’Aleu 32 iles south of Troy: rescuers were making heroic efforts to reach the town by boat and plane. % Rivers and creeks in Towa, W_iscon»? sin- and Illinois were out of thei:“ thank s as a result of ‘an _unsea.so'nable! Iwarm spell which melted ice and 81OV, : J ‘- The Mississippi,. Illinois and J\li:_\-é {sou ri rivers are rising rapidly b‘ufg {there is sald to be little danger of dis- | ]aste;' in the central Mississipni v.'.:!!rz;:i Lregion. i

| Lowlands in -Alabama, Avkansas, 'Tém.,v-ss;ei\ and Mississippi were in ‘}umlzrted with farniers mwin;{; theiy livestock fo higher ground. } Rivers were rising in New Eugland and northern New York atter a thaw ;zmd floods were feared. - MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar, 15— (U.P —A flood of record-breaking proportions was sweeping into Flomaton, Ala. early today when communication lines went down, telephone company officials reported here today. Tracks of the Louisville & Nash-

évm-e railroad were reported uunder five feet of water and streetsa of the town under 10 feet. Residents were seeking safety in tall buildings. & . MOBILE.AIa., Mar. 15-(U.P)-“Crit-ical tlood conditions were reported in a group: of southeastern Alabama towns and cities today: Breston and Geneva Ala., were saii to b under water with residents taking to upper-floors to escape drowning. . : BIRMINGHAM, Ala.; Mar’ 15~ (U.P} ~-Five national guard planes which left here. this mm‘ning returned to Birn-ingham because of low visihility. They expected to take off again for the flooded regions of South Alubama within an hour. : : " The planes left here again at 10:30 a. m. and expected to be over the tlooded regions by 1. p .m. v MONTGOMERY, Ala, Mar. 15 —(UP —One of two regular army planes which left here today for the Eilba flood area was reported lost in a fog. The other nrlane returned here afger which a relief plane tcox off to iind the missing ship. Bad visibility was reported over thd cative districi, TROY, Ala., Mar. 15—(UP) A major flood disaster with possibly heavy loss of life engulfed southeastern Alabama todav. = - :

By noon only a tew score of more than 20,000 persons marooned in the area had been rescucd., The iate. oi the rest remained unknown. At least 10,000 men women and ehildren were believed trapped on housc ed the roofs n‘l’gt»hr_x. taller buildings in- a score of towus. o

Motor boats dared the da»n;::erousi overflow current of the Pea riser in. an effort to reach Elba with ite 4,000 despairing inhabitants. § Red Cross units mobilized on the edge of the flooded district preparing to care for thonsands of refugees. Cling to Housetops. . . Heavy rains, the cause of the dis-1 aster, continued to swell rivers ahd streams adding to the ganger of: lifc,i ~ Many of the vesidents of the flood swept fown clug to house tops the upper branches of tall trees or floated iabo’ut on chunks of wreckage while lwait‘ing for aid which was _hein;: hasltencd to the recue by hoat and atrplane. ! i Cut off from telephone comimunica(tion since Thursday night the fown ‘was. unable to tell the outside world zof its plight, but stragglers from the flooded area said Elba's recidents were undergoing experiences of doomed persons who cannot escape their | tate. - o e ’ A survivor who rowed for miles past housetop and treetops told of hearing cries for help while six miles from Elba. -Another who escaped from the town itself reached Dothan his ear ringing with the memory of the shouted pleas of “350 children malrooned in a school building.

To Take Surgical Course.

Dr. Robert Luckey of Wolf Lake has gone to Vienna Austria where he will take a course in surgery under eminent and internationally known specialists. He will be absent some months. 3

SOCIAL EVENTS.

Items Gathered by Banner Reporters of Special Interest for {ts - Many Readers,

Dbinner-Bridee.

~ Myrs. M. A. Kirkland and Mrs. Lelia Smith. entertained four tables cf guests at-a dinner-bridge at the Kirkland home Thursday afternoon.. The afternoon /Was spent in playing bridge and the prizes were won by Mrs. Graham Lyon, first: Mrs. Walter Robinscn, second and consolation by Mrs. Frank Wood. At 5:30 a delicious three course dinner was served at the small tables which were decoraied in keening with the St. Patricks idea anid colcrs., The color scheme of green was carried out in the favors and the serving of the dinner, o *t 3 s

tiven Party,

Lost Wednesday (;\tenillg the menis Ibem's‘of the Country Club and a few lhn'i‘ed_ guests _journeyed to the homée jof XMr. and Mrs. John Gosscost east of town and gave them a pleasant reception. The Gosscost family just recently became residents of the commuiity and they \f‘lv’m‘e shown that thev were: welcome by the members of ‘the rariy. (Games and contests were 1 - joycl also the music furnished .by Mesirs Lee Moody and Carlos Locke. At a late hour dainty refreshments were gerved. | . _ : : s% ® $

Pienie Dinner

~Mus. Cecil Griffith eutertained the menbers of* her hridge elub Thursday evering. The decorations were very clev r in the colors of green and veilow and yellow Jonquils very grace tuliy- assisted in 'the ttable dacoratioms. A delicious nicnic dinner was tioni:. A delicious picnic dinner wis rlay»d and high scores were miude by Mrs. Milton Loeser and second by Lire. Fred Weeks. " | '

Another Birthday Puarty.

- My and Mrs. A. Larson and daughter flelen entertained at a birthdax dinner din honor of the seventh birthday anniversary of Philip Sthair of {roshien.: The guests were Mr. and Mra. Charles Sthair Topeka, Mr. and: Mrs. Roy Sthair (ioshen; Mr. and Mrs. Arttur Larson Albion; Roy Shamhanih, ‘Kemlallvillr-. Mrs. Bobeck and danchter Tillie 6f Syracuse. - [ T

fnlertained Thursday Night,

Atrs. Graham, Lyon. entertained in honor of Mrs. Kirk Sutherland Thursaay evening at an informal party. Thic prizes at bridge were won by 'Mm.' Fred Starr, fivet, and M rs, Robert “hol:e consolating, :md for the men Jud: e Biggs roveived first and Churles Sipmons consolation. Mrs. Sutherland receiv:d a guest prize. Dainty refr shmels were served. ¥ x 5

sunday Dinner,

o 0 and Mis. George Larry enter-tain-d a party of relatives at :dinner Sumiay at their home on South Martin srreel. The guests were Mr. and Mre 0. V. Borger and son Harold, Mrs. Emma Fahl of this city, Woedwatit Lery and Miss Apal Aumsbaugh of Llkhart, Mrs. Susan Borger of Goshen and Donald Borger of Chicago. *& & :

Entertain Club.

Miss Mary Lyon entertained ‘the Music Appreciation Club at her home on Grand street Saturday evening. The cvening was guest night and sboit twenty-cight enjoyed the supper which was served. ‘Aiss AMartha fiot iison is iu charge of the club and the evening was spent in music and gamnes, : e ol : % £ & % :

Entertained at Dinner.

Mrs. Emma Fahl entertained at a very préx.ty dinner Saturday at her howme on the North Side. Mrs. Susan Borger of Goshen, Mrs. Della Simpson of Cedar Rapids, Towa, Mrs. Osie Noizon and Mrs' Harriett Hire of this citv. A social afternoon was enjoyed 2 ® S

Birtday Dinner.

Sunday about thirty relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Meroney on the North Side and gave Mr. Meroney. a very pleasant birthday surprisa. At the noon hour a delicious birthday dinner was served. e A"5. & ® :

. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Leas and Mrs. H. . (otherman of (toshen, were in lLigonier Sunday to assist Mrs. M. A. Cotherman to celebrate her birthday anniversary. A birthday dinner was served. 4 ».a » - Mrs. Graham Lyon and Mrs. Fred Starr entertained a party of ladies at EFo‘rt Wayne Friday in honor .of Mrs. | Kirk Sutherland at a luncheon and a ;show. ; . '2 & 8 Mrs. A. B. Mier will entertain the Charity Bridge at her home Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. : i®% 3 ; Mrs. €. ¢. Mann and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hite entertained Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mann and sons over .Sunday. 5 . v v Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hire were din-

Legion Activities

Regular meeting of American Lof gion Post 243 was held at Legion Hall Tue_sda_y evening).\fiaroh Sthr avitlt a very good attendarnice.. Legioninye :Loweil Harsh was appointed atheletic officer to direct the activities of the l.huhloli"base hall. Committee appointed on Boy Scout program composed of El{ay-I:Lo,\'. Roy Rex and Thurlow Weimer. | | . - : : .‘\rl‘iavn_ge'mems were njade for ihi{ next District convention to he held «t Auburn March 27th it is hoped that all véterans will make a special effort to: u:‘lend' this meeting. ’ .\'ex‘"t regular meeting of Ligonier Post will be Tuesday evening March 13th. | At which. time a supper will he served by our Post Commanlaer all xvlemt')ers and eligibles are rejuaesied to he present. L ;

Lightning Strikes Churel,

P_{_eg}lbdist church Wawaka was struck by lightning Friday uizht and dan:‘3gf\dfto an estimated amount ot 32,0695, ~ Several windows in t'lm%rlm_r}‘ii‘ parsonuq‘ze adjoining the chureh were shattered. iThe Rev. Kenneth Yost, pastor of the church was slightlv stu,;'n{ml but net seriously iujured. Gthep members of the family who vwere al home at the time Wore not injured. : : :

“Thie lightning also did consil rable ’n,‘.:zm:flgo at the Upson garage, the Kit gh_en? general store and the Thomas Stiger residence. Windows wers !;ro‘k&xu and at the garage severial ma«hinés electrically . operated werc damaged. Practically all telepion. liuesi from the local office whee pitt cut of service. . :

(12th District Latin Contest, Winners of the various county [ aiin :*omésts held recently throughoat tha Twel|fth district were anuvouncsi griaay as contestants for the district con fost i-o be held at Fort Wayne @ ens tral l:xigh school ‘Sdaturday March 23 - The- county: contests wera carried it gby divisions depending. su the

amount of training of the pupils er terenﬂ‘. Winners of the district e will |be eligible for state @inals - Dloomington this spring. - The Noble County contestanis are ' Hu}en Frick. Wawaska: Thelua Ilin Wawnka, | . e liuth| Kemerly Avilla Ellen lay:ior Avilla. Lk e Ahym MceClure Cromweld f

Jubilee Ningers

Rey. 0. Singleton of Loulsville, Ky gave an interesting address last eien ing in the Presbyterian.church.amn the work of the National Hom> Fint ing S‘m;im}{'nf which he-is supevintern dent.| ; : i S

Colored boys and girls who ar crphans are trained by the Society tx e worthy self-Supporting citizens,

The lecture was illustrated by moving pictures and girls from the school sang! many songs which- saviiiy

p'le\u#'ed the audience. "The caufe is most worthy aid oy f‘rienids were made for it by th: sonazs and address. e i

The Adventures of Grandps.

".\’q‘vxt, Friday March 22 at the Ligonier High School auditorium The Adventuires of Grandpa wiil agzin be yresientedr.hy the Junior class. . = This play is a wholesome favce in threé acts, guaranteed nnder the pure fun laws. Come and see Officer MeCoryr')ac}{ (Samuel Patten) infoics the law.| 5

Death of Jesse E. Minier.

Jesse E. Minier aged resident of tliis city died today at the Wabash Valley Sanitorium TLafayette Indiana.where e had been taken some time azoc for medical care by his son. The funeral will be held at the DBrown fanerul nonte ~Wednesday morning ot 10 o’clock. Chaplain W. Al Yeung of the sanitorinm will officiate. o

Moses Lint Dead.

Moses Lint one of the old and respected residents of Noble county residing near Kimmel!l and father of Johin Lint of Ligonier was buried this afternoon from the Sparta Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. John Lint are "a;,tt”endirig the funeral. ’ -

In Ligonier Two Days a Week Dr. John Kauffman ostecpathic who will be at the Hotel Ligonier in/ this city on Mondays and Thursda_fys of each week is a graduate physicial as well as an osteopath. Rt

Able to Sit Up Again.

‘Cartis Hire after a slight bhackset was able to sit up in a South Bend hospital Sunday where he is recovering from a major operation. . :

ner guests of Miss Olive Galhreath Saturday evening. : 2. ; L - A'party of ladies will give drs. O. V. Fry a farewell party tomorrow night. : : »@ . 5 | Miss Irymn Franeisco will entertain the Vigolift club tomorrow night. i®2 ® 5 - The Progress Club will meet this evening with Miss Hilva Foote. '

TWICE WEEKLY

VOI.. 63 NO. 8A

TIGKET NAMED FOR CITY CAMPAEN

JOHN H. GREEN IS INANMIOUS . CHOICE FOR MAYOR OF LIGONIER ‘

Sol Henoch Beeomes Chairman or City - Committes to Aet With Ward Representative :

. Al 2 uieeting in .~"L"‘il}‘ -hall Friday evening the Democrats recommended the following,ticket to the voters of Ligonier.. . 4 L Mayor-—John H. Green e - Clerk—Joseph (. Kimmell - . Treasurer—Airs. H'uzvi ack. Covucilmen - : e First Ward—Otis A. Billiman : : Second Ward--Dr. Geo. 0. Smith ~ Third Ward—George E. Green AL Tarse_Bd. D Smith and John Betger.. .~ . o - The edncus. organized with Sol Henoch: presiding and Josepi K. Kimmell as socrotary. Mr. Hengeh was niade chairman of the new ecity cominittee_ with the following ward memPevgy- .. . 0 : First. Ward - Mvs. Homer Nelson - ' Second Ward. Y. N. Showalter |, Third Ward—Stanley Surfus. ,‘Tlui city committee was empowered to fid ghy vacancies ou the ticket which might arise - i D The i:u:tion of the caueus does not prévent any lezal voler {rom becoming a candidateto any oifice in the’ ‘ity to which he may aspire, - The ticket suggested is regarded by he party as a strong one and there is v feeling that under the ‘guidance of Chairman®Henoch and his agsistants i s’t}’mds. a good shew of success. If the tickets of the ‘two parties stand. as, suggested: there need be no srimary election to' name ‘-:ll}(li¢}at99'v or fhe city offices .

Will Inspect Stolen Bonds.

E. I'. Coxton, president of the First vational Bank. of Angola and Theoiore Redmond, of Kendallville, speial prosecutor in charge of an in‘estigation” into the theft -of $110,006 a honds and - negotiable securities rom the First National Bank last Tay, left for Pittsburgh, Penn., wherg ficers :s:l‘}' some of the bonds have een recovered. P S

The bonds were reéovered at Pittsurgh tlivough the arrest of Manny iteinberyg, -a Pittsburgh film ageat. ecurities believed to-have been sioln from several other héi,\'ksv:md'fro'rn he Canadian postal service yere also ecovered, e : :

Croxton said that serial numbers on he bonds forwarded by the Piutsurgh officers corresponded with the umbers on bonds stolen frowm the Anola bank, ' : e ’

Another small Blaze.

When the blaze from a gasolene jet ommunicated to the stove pan the iames threatened distruction of the

small brick residence on Lincoln Way west- owned by the Abshire Oil Company and occupied by Mrs. Martha Lough Friday night. o ' The fire reached a rug on the tloor which was burning when Charles Mlowers rushed to the rescue and end ed the excitement. The damage to the property is sleht. DMrs, Lough suffered a burn on one hand.

Death o 1 Mrs, Harding.

" Alrs. Katherine Harding wife -of ‘Harry Harding of Ligonier who pass!ed away in the JMethedist hospital in Fort Wavne Thursday night was a native of Wawaka and the mother of seven children all under fourteen wvears of age. Her maiden name was Brandebeery and she had been twice married. Death resulted from a second operation for appendicitis. The funeral was held at Wawaka.

Attanded Long Vuneral

Mr. and Mrs. Reed Fisel, Mr. and AMrs. Franklin Fisel, Mrs. Homer Hite, Mrs. George Foster, Harley Bowen, O. (. Bowen and Leland Calbeck were among the Legonier people to attend ithe funeral of Henry Long at MillsrsLurg Friday afternoon.

(ioes to St. Louis,

Paul -Thomag’ has accepted a position with a St. Louis firm and has left for that ecity to begin work. « Mrs. Thomas and daughter will make their home with refatives at Albion until they are permanently located.

(iround Held Sacred.

The ground fronting the- Albion post office has been designated as sacred by the town council and will in future be kept clear of all vehicles. A no parking sign has been erécted.

Rebuilding Homes

- RBd. Compton is rebuilding the George Will home and Walter Rex lis'performing a like task on the Ed Crockett residence. Both houses were recently damaged by fire.