Ligonier Banner., Volume 63, Number 32B, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 September 1929 — Page 1

MONDAY THURSDAY

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MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR IN THE HISTORY OR ORGANIZAATION HELD NEAR LIGONIER. - Ligonier Merchants Suspend Business to Attend, Making it Red Letter Day tor All Present. The Kendeallville News-Sun had Lhuz best account of the ninth annual 4H | picnic and Noble county homecoming, | held at Woodlawn Tourist park, just’ west of Ligonier Friday. -1t was tlw!; most gsuccessful in the history of the! organization. The Ligonier Chamber of Commerce co-operated with the farm club, with the result the affair |, was a red letter day for the some 700} persons who participated. ' The attendance exceeded by 206 that of last year. ¢ Judging of live stock, demonstra- | tions, picnic dinner, games, contests and music featured the all-day event. The weather was ideal and f;ll'mersj' and club members mingled with mer- | chants and business men. Ligonier merchants suspended business at noén and with their families joined in the ! festivities. A large delegation of Al- |l bion merchants also was present Boy Scouts directed the traffic aud the Ligonier high school band provided ! the music, \ : > Morning Feature, ' Judging and demonsiration work featured the morning session. Classes |4 ot beef cattle, dairy cattle, Imf_’,.\‘.l sheep, onions and potatoes were placed by the boys under the direction of ‘ Howard Brown vocational teacher in “ Goshen, assited by Paul * Schermer- | horn, Arlie Wolf, Earl Butz and Ar- i thus Morris. A demaonstration by the thirteen girls’' teams took place at th--,‘ same time under the supervision oi’!h Mrs. Arthur Kimmell. Albion. ‘ - A potluck dinner was served at S noon with free ice ecream = fur-j--nished by Mr. Klepper, manager m‘} the Cloverleaf Creamery at ,Ligonivr,'r and free lemonade by the Li;muie‘."(\: merchants . .

Afternoon Program. The afternoon. session was vcalled to order by C. (. Palmer, who turned I’\ the meeting over to lL.ee McConnell : of Green township. Charles Smns--l buy, president of the Ligonier Cham_‘l;er of Commerce, gave the address I of welcome, with response by Beulah . Bowman, of York township. Special numbers of the program included a : musical selection by Josephine and Marcille Frick: a special auction stunt . = by Dr. W. F. Carver and M. 'H. Span- . gler of Albion, Rev. M. V. Grisso of : Ligonier and Arthur Morris of Syracuse. » In the ball game, the business men | _ defeated the club team, score 12 to 7. ] Prof. M. B. Woodward of ;\'e\\"i Paris was in charge ot zha_\ contosts‘ and games. Prizes were donated by the Ligonier business men. “. ’ Prize Winners, ( Prizes were awarded as follows: : Club with largest per cent of members pré.’sefit——Ymk township, 100 per cent, prize $3; second prize, $2, pig! club, with 34 of 35 members present. |, Best individual demonstration—s 2 | to Thelma King, York: $1 to Ruth/l Brown, Swan: $1 to Morris Ritter,| Washington. : : Best judge of livestock—First, John | Favinger, Green:; second Don Prickett, | Noble. " Loungest club member — Roger | Stuckman, Noble township, age ten | vears. He was tied with a girl whose name was not learned. Both contest- . ants were born July 15, 1919. Oldest continuous member of the county present—Frank Stanley, 80, Green township; Mrs. S. Stage, 78, of Ligonier. : Leader in club work greatest number of years—Marie Moore, of York, term 7 years. . Club member enrolled greatest num ber of vears—Margraet Dicken, of Wayne, 7years. - Club member completing greatest ~ number of projects—Mildred Ott, Noble, 9 projects. : : ' Family with largest number of mem bers present—George Stump, .Washington, four members. Members traveling greatest ' distance to picnic—Club of Mrs. Grace Foster, Swan. : . The tug-of-war was won by the pig - club. . . Several articles left on the club grounds may be obtained of Sanger Smith, aeross the street. Home From Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Rov Jorg and little son are home from Ohio where they gspent a number of weeks with relatives. They will remain in Ligonier over the winter. . T ' Positively Identified ; The man arrested in Dallas, Texas has been positively identified as Kirby Davis wanted at Angola and Columbia City for bank robbery. '

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LIGONIER. NOBLJE COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1929

: . NEWS- NOTES. Miss Maude King visited Cromwell relatives Labor Day. ’ . ‘Attorney Bothwell is visiting his davghters in Indianapol_is. . Mrs. Mary Calbéck of South Bend i 3 here visiting relatives and friends. | Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lechner, Miss Nona Stuff, of Toledo, ~are visiting here this week. : S Mrs. Charles Randell, of Mexico, Ind., is the guest of her sister Mrs. Levi Flinn, ; : Mr. and Mrs. Everett Orn have moved to the Cora Fritz property on Pigeon street, o Eiorn to Mr. and Mrs. Arthru Riddle a son, Thomas Adrian, Sunday mornihg, September T : _Max and Bob Sorgenfrie of Albion are spending several days with Mrs. Lizzie Sorgenfrie.- c * Hamilton Green of Toledo, Ohio. spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Green. Mr. and Mrs. Waley Hover of near this ‘city are the parents of a son born September 2. : ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doll of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, are visiting relatives | here and at Kimmell this week, 3 Mrs. Sam Michael submitted to u! major orperation at the Klkhart Gen- | eral -hospital Wednesday morning, ! } Virginia, daughter 0&' Mr. and Mrs. | James Bolling near Crdmwell, had hey | tonsils removed. Friday by Dr. Ul‘d(“t{.; i e | My. and Mrs. Charles Werty llild’ family of Zion, 111., were guests M_'on—i‘ day evening of Mr. and Mrs. (‘,hosttf‘.'g Hile. - : : Mrs. Ainsworth Bassett is at the home of Mr. and Mrs: Arthur Biddle assisting in caring for her new grand-. SOMn. - - ; Mrs. Carl Tucker -and d‘nughter" Ellen, of South Bend, were the guests, of Mrvs. Frank Stage the first of thp’ week, : . i Mrs. E. F. Hoelscher and da_ughterl Barbara, of Indianapolis. were weckx end guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Kirk—i land. 7l : i Mary, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Dale Hayes, had her tonsile out thi_s,; morning at the Lane emergency ]108"i pital. : ‘ , i Mrs. Hatie Hyman and Misses Hen- ! rietta Schloss and Rosalie Loeser arrived home last night from their European ftrip: i = 1 ‘ The Misses Marian Lake and Helen" Smith and Messrs. Ralph Allen and Edward Fisher attended a ball gamg in Chicago Sunday. | ~ Miss Elizabeth Bachelor, of Ann lArbm‘. Mich., is spending the month'l of September with her ' parents 'Revl.i‘ I:md Mrs. G. H. Bacheler. . Mr. and Mrs. Kent Jackson, newl};-; weds, ended the honeymoon tour: with a visit to his parents M_r. _and Mrs.k Charles Jackson in this city. :

Mrs. ¢. F. Widner and g‘mndsoni Bradford Hoelscher, of Indianapolis, | returned Monday evening after spend- !; ing a week with Mrs. Lelia Smith. ! Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fleck, of Mishawa"‘ ka are the parents of a daughbter born l Sunday morning. Mrs. Fleck was fm'—! merly Alice Stewart of this city. . } The Reinbold studio and Mr. Rein-! bold and family have moved from the second floor of Koon’'s cigar store to the Foster apartments on South Cavin street. : Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith of DeKalb, 111., and Mrs. Jeffries and daughter Dora Ann, of Chicago, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith. the first of the week. : ; Mrs. Clair Weir and daughter Marilyn have been guests of Rev. and Mrs, J. F. Lutey at Converse. Marilyn remained for a longer visit with her grandparents. b Mr. and Mrs. Clair Weir and John-! Weir will leave Sunday for tripl through the east. They will visit New York, Washington and Bostorn. John will enter Harvard university. 0. V. Borger and family had as their guests over the week end and ;Labor” day Mr. and Mrs. Cp_lenswood, Floyd Jr., and Raymond Borger of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. G. 1. Brown and son Wilbur. - - ‘Mr. and Mrs. John Felton of Toledo, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Felton of Tiffin, Ohio, were guests of Mrs. B. W. |Sorgenfrie over the week end. Mr. and , Mrs. John Reese were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Sorgenfrie. / o

| AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR NO. 6 | | Contraets for Paving State Road No. 6 | Will Be Awarded Tuesday Sept. 17 By state Highway Commissioners 3 : o J } i Tuesday September 17, contracts will be let for the paving of state road (No. 6 between Ligonier and Kendallville by the Indiana Highway commissioner in accordance with the adi ivertisement. . , : | The contracts will be let in two pro|Jects. , ; Project No. 159, location State Road {No. 6 miles 8.850. e | Sec. A Ligonier-Kendallville road. [Ligonier to 1 mile west of Brimfield, Noble county. : : { Project No. 159 location State Road Wo. 6, miles 8.038. . Sec. B Ligonier-Kendallville Road. 1 mile west of Brimfield to Kendall“ville. ‘Noble county. : l Bids will be received for three types lnf pavement o nthe above listed pro{jects: Concrete, Bituminous concrete, ißric}«: as shown on plans and describ.ied in the specifications. _ ; .. M. E. Chureh Notes. | Sunday School at 9:30, Edward IBourie, superintendent. . ,! Public worship at 10:30. g i There will be no evening service ;this r_-omi‘ng Sunday. e { Don't forget your donation to thg il\!othodist hospital. The Booth Festi-' val will be held Saturday. If you will g,nall the pastor about your donation the will see that someone calls for [them. . . : { We were very sorry that we could | ‘lot be in sedvice last Sunday and that \we were unable to secure anyone to theld the service. Dr. Croxall .is try‘ing" to secure someone for the sgrvice iihi-s coming Sunday morping, but if ‘he does not the pastor will hold the fs(‘r\'ic'e. |

| Presbyterian Church., = . - A membership of 2,004,467 is re-|f ported by the Presbyterian chureh in l the U S.A. The first time in its 141 years that the mark of a million has| been exceeded. 1t stirs one's enthus- « iasm to know that we are a part of |* g 0 great a.chureh, lor it means re- ¢ sponsibility ‘and duty as a church and as, individuals. _ S If we fail either as a church or in-|# dividuals, we weaken the greater fel- I lowship. : E ' We will be helped in our Christian livitg by building or rebuilding habits | of worship. : !] Let us therefor resolve to be constant ! in our church attendance this coming A chiareh year. . - The nrorning service Sunday, Sept.il Bth at 10:45 resumes our regular t:un]l:ay worship. The Sunday school - wiil .be held as usual at 9:30. ! e Session will meet at the close of’ the morning service. ; % D. A. R’s Meet. ) The Nathaniel Prentice Chapter of d the D. A. R opened Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs, ;\munda..[ smalley. Owing to sickuess and absence from town, only eight members (i answered the roll call Answering : the question: “Where Did You Spend | Your Summerr?’ Mrs. Bender gave a| Dbrief but interesting summary of her f |l,'\\'o month’s abroad, where she visited I i..\.rhen.s:. gities in - lialy, Switzerland and Paris. ', Mrs. Thompson then gave a review t ‘of the August number of the D. A. R. ;i !magazine. eiving especial attention to !, ithe Caroline Scott Harrison f\T\‘nl())'ifllil ‘lat,()xf()rd‘, Ohio. ; ' | After a social hour in which re;ft'(xshmems were ‘served the meeting t 'ludjom‘ned. ; iNew Paris, Benton, Richville Methodist ' . (Churches, s } The annual booth festival for the : ibenefii of our Methodist hospital at| {Fort Wayne will be held at Epworth IForest on Saturday, September T7th. iThe usual attractive features will be. ‘increased by an entertainment in im-| personation by “Bob” Hanscomb. | Benton-—Sunday school at 9:30 C.| S.T., Leonard Wysong, superintendent, | Epworth League at 6:30 C.S.T. Including additidonal echoes from Epworth Forest. : . Richville—Sunday School at 9:30 C. S.T. Mrs. Grace Harper, superintend.ent. Preaching at 7:30. o You are cordially invited. ' ‘Christian Church Otficial Board meeting tonight at Mr. Kimmell’s office 8 P. M. D. S. T. l' Our attendance last Sunday was ‘{very good at our services but we can 'ldo'better..' Do not forget the Biblg I|Sehool at 10:30 A. M. D. S. T. and |preaching following. “Heaven” will be the morning sermon subject. Have we the father’s enthusiasm for it or ‘|have we lost it? Public preaching at '8:30 D. S. T. Our audience was very | good last Sunday night. Come enjoy , this service with us. ' l e e e e g ‘\ . Cochran . Reunion. ‘ The Cochran _family reunion wasg , held at the William -Cochran cottage f at Ogden Island, Sunday with thirty- . five members present from this com- | munity, South Bend and Detroit. The s officers of the association were reelected. et ,

: + . NEWS NOTES. The Goshen fair will continue to Saturday night ‘September 7th. . Bruce Kirkland made a business trip to Warsaw and Fort Wayne this week, . : : (,‘.llestex" Hile attended the funeral of his brother-in-law at Wolf Lake Tuesday afternoon. . Carl Klepper of the Cloverleat ereamery made a business trip to Detroit Michigan Wednesday. : Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Shobe and sou Ira will spend a day this week at the state fair Indianapolis. . L Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Weaver of Canton Ohio spent Labor Day. with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Weaver, | Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wemple and! daughter Louise tock in the state fair at Indianapolis this week. . Mr. and .\irs; E. P. Howe, L. J.b_aud Lee Howe Jr., of South Bend visited Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Sackett. ~ Mis Gladys Baker was the guest Labor day of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Graveg at their Rome City cottage. : H. E. Sackett who had been a guest of his brother S. C. Sackett has return ed to his home in Des Moines lowa. Miss Sarah Nichols left Tuesday morning for Ft Wayne where she will enter the Anthony Wayne Institute. After a pleasant vacation spent here with relatives Carlyle Latta returned | to his home in Chicago Monday evening. St Mrs. W. M. Tuttle and Mrs. Fred Mason of Traverse City Michigan are guests at the Ullery cottage Diamond lake. - : ;

~ Sammy son of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Oldfather was taken to a Goshen specialist Tuesday to have an infected ear tredated. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Snyder and daughter Marie had as their guests over Labor Day Treva Groves and Norma Buck of Toledo. _ Miss Anna Burnheimer returned to her home in Fert Wayne after spending three weeks here with her sister Mrs. Sher’man Baker, i Miss Nadine Deardorff of South Bend spent Saturday- and a part of of Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deardorff. : ' Wendell Wichols a college studen at Ames, lowa is spending a twa weeks’ vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Nichols. : The Misses Irene Nelson and Velma Deardorf farrived home Thursday evening after spending a week at Ames Towa with friends. ; " " Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Searles of Grand ;'Ra.pids Mich visited Mrs. Ellen Cain 'and other relatives on Sunday and Labor Day. . o Cap. and Mrs. H. J. Towerton and two daughters who spent the’ summer .in Ligonier left Friday for their home iin Edmonton, Canada: ; 4 A i ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Ray Green, Herbert Weimer and Dr. Van Heining, of Detroit, were Labor Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Squire Robinson. :

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schlotterback and sons Leo and James motored to Sarnia Ontario Canada and spent Labor Day with Mr. and Mrs. Milo Schlotterback. i Chester Huber and daughter of| Bluffton, 0., and his sister and dau-| ghter of Lima 0., spent Saturday and | Sunday with relatives near Kimmell | and Ligonier. g Mrs. Cora Black who has been ill several months at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Taylor is now .ablg to-be out. She atterded the Goshen fair Wednesday. ? Attorney Wigton and daughter Emily drove to Indianapolis the first of the week and visited Mrs. Wigton who spent a week with the John I.| Hurst family there. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hieber and daughter, of Milford, Mrs. Mary Klut,z,_tfl of Missouri and Mrs. A. Krull, of Ok—Jl lahoma, vigited with the F. P. Wood and R. K. Duke families Saturday. '

Death of Mr. Feldheiser

Funeral services for Peter Feldheiser who died in a hospital in the southern part of the state were held Wednesday at the Henney funeral home in Cromwell and burial at Sparta cemetery. Mr. Feldheiser had been a resident of Cromwell and the community for a number of year and was a brother of the late George Feldheigser of this city. Surviving is lone gon Charles Feldheiser of Cromwell. : , d

SOCIAL EVENTS.

(Items Gathered by Banmer Reporters - of Special Interest for its i . Many Readers. = . Entertain Thursday Night, . Last Thursday evening Mrs. M. A; ;Kirkland entertained three ta_bles of guests at bridge at a very pretty party |in honor of her guest Mrs. E. F.. Hoelscher, of Indianapolis. The favors were awarded Mrs. Will Sack,; first; ]Mrs. Lawrence Haines, second and Mrs. Cleo Wood consolation. The guest was presented with a lovely guest prize. Delicious refreshments iwere served by the hostess. |i& " 8 | Entertained for Mrs. Carney. | Circle 2of the M. E. church was enftertained at the home of Mrs. Harry Mentzer, assisted by Mrs. John Yoder and Mrs. Etta Harsh in honor of Mrs. %Mae Carney who is soon to leave Ligonier to make her home in Los Angeles, :l?alif. Dainty refreshments were served and at the close of the circle meeting Mrs. Carney was presented with a beautiful gift. - ; !22 % ‘ . ‘Tuesday Club. 7 Mrs. Charles Wagner entertainedl her bridge club Tuesday evening. The prizes were won by Mrs. Milton Loeser and Mrs. Farrell Ott. The guests were Mrs. Cecil Griffith and Mrs. Lawrence Haines. Mrs. Halnes received the guest prize. :The hostess served dainty‘refreshments. - |. x 5 5 : Dinner Guests : Mr. and Mrs. Edd Banta entertained at dinner Labor Day D. . Butts of South Bend, Mrs. Ella Allen, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Campbell of Grand Rapids Michigan, Mr. and® Mrs. .C.-N. Clima, daughter Grace and son Allen of Morince, Michigan and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Banta of. this city. _ |os & ® : i One (’clock Luncheon. Mrs. Fred Weeks, Mrs. John' Skeels Mrs. Milton Loeser and Mrs. Lawrence ;Haines will unite in' entertaining 'a party of ladies at a one o’clock luncheon at Hotel Ligonier today. The afternoon will be spent playing bridge, i3s ® B . Entertained Sunday School Class, ' Miss Donnabelle Wiley entertained the members of her Sunday school ¢lass at the Will Inks cotage at Ogden islaxltl Tuesday. One of the pleasant features was a picnic supper. |*% x : | Mrs. C. E. Hoagland will entertain tomorrow at a family dinner.

;Dl‘}.\l()l,‘RA’l‘S FIGHT TARIFF BILL . Democrats will lay down three resoJutions aimed at the republican tariff bill as soon as the senate reconvenes tomorrow from a three months’ summer recess. : | The first the Thomas resolution, will seek to eliminate all of the bill save the increased agricultural rates; the second will call upon republicans io reveal the embarrassing division in their own ranks encountered while they were framing the bill in the senate finance committee; the third wil} demand a compilation of the dollarg represented by the _vai'ious interests who appeared before the committeq in behalf of higher industrial tariff duties. = S | With these three resolutions the opposition will formally open the long awaited contest which is expected to last for months and upon the fate of ille first resolution may depend the whole tariff issue. : '

Last Band Concert

| Manager Will Sack of the Ligonier Eband says the open air concert given in City Hall park last night will be the last of the season unless other arrangements are made. The concert ‘Wednesday night was the tenth thag Ehas been given during the summer.

Eastern Star to Meet.

Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, the Eastern Star will open their meeting after a vacation during the summen months. Three candidates will be initiated and a picnic supper will be served at 7:30 daylight savings time,

To Suppress Fruit Peddlers

The Kendallville city . council on petition of merchants there will enact an ordinance to prevent foreign-fruit and vegeable peddlers from selling their wares on Main street. : : Takes Airplane Ride. Burl Inks celebrated Labor Day by taking a ride in a Ford plane from Goshen to Detroit. He experienced a de-’ ‘lightfull trip. The Library to Open : The public library will open Monday Sept. 9th. Hours from two to fivethirty and from seven to nine. . Sees New Grandson. Mrs. Geo. D. Foster who was in Fairbault, Minn., to see her new grandson, |born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tyler, is ihome. : : Court in Whitley. . Judge Arthur Biggs convened the Whitley circuit court at Columbia City Tuesday and called the docket.

NEWS NOTES. o Mrs. Ben Glaser and daughter' are visiting in Toledo. _ i Miss Elizabeth Hire will spend the week in Indianapolis. : h Dr. Lane and family arrived Friday from their outing in Canada. : . Sam Plank is now - assisting Bar] Creps in his Quality Bakery. ‘Mr. and Mrs. ‘Ed'Keasey spent the week end with relatives in Butler, ~ Mr. and Mrs. A. J. lnks:axje spending several days in Indianapolis this week Mrs. Michael Hire, who has been quite ill shpws' marked improvement.. The school enrollment at Kendaliville shows an increase of thirty-nine. ' Roy Bink bas moved his jewelry store to the rear rooms in the old Mier bank building. o o Mrs. Joe Miller returned to her home in Chicago after spending a week here with friends. : E Miss Helen Bothwell was here from Indianapolis to visit her father Attorney Frank P. Bothwell. - Herman Sack, Garth Chrisman andv James Sack drove to Chicago Sunday and witnessed a ball game. Mrs. Ed Williams returned Saturday from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Freed in Minnesota. * Marvin Austin who ‘had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Kilmer left today for his home in Chicago.

:' ‘Mrs. LaVerne. Slagle and son Paul vigited last week with her aunt Mrs. Ben Miller and family in Columbia Oty | \ e Mrs. J: Henry Murray, of Boston, Mass., arrived last evening to spend a couple of weeks with her mother Mrs. Ben Glaser. ' \ The William Bolitho family on their way from Chicago to Albion sotpped over in Ligonier and visited Miss Blanche Harsh. Francis Zimmerman, after a loug absence i nCalifornia, came to Lignnier to- visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Zimmerman. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Zimmerman and Mr. and Mrs. Willilam H. Bender arrived home from their European trip the last of the week. L Mrs. George W. Brown will leave Saturday for Boston. She will take her gi'amldaugllier Naficy Brown, who has spent he summer here homeé, Glen Engle of Ann Arbor, Michigan Rev .and Mrs. 1. C: Boyts and daughter Betty Jo of Auburn were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Werten Engle over Labor Day. L : Andy Simon of Cleveland was a Lobor day visitor of Robert Wigton. The two left Tuesday for Lafayette where they will resume their studies at Pur;due. 5 l3i g ; :x Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lecount are home after spending two weeks at the lh‘ome of Ambrose Galloway near Cromwell while the Galloways were on a va cation. L | James Kelley and Raymond Rage: left Wednesday to attend Wabash college at Crawfordsville the former a junior and the latter a senior in that institution. i : .

Miss Gladys Baker arrived home Thursday evening from a Cleveland hospital] where an examination was made to determine the exact cause of her illness. i

Miss’ Julia Wadas of Chicago spent the Labor Day holiday with Mrs. M. A Hutchison and family. Miss Wadas made her home with the Hutchisons for a number of years.

Alva Vance and family have moved to their property purchased of Counrad White on the North Side.. The White family have moved to their property on Lincoln Way West.

Mrs. Emma Koontz went to Goshen Friday and Saturday joined Mr. and Mrs. Walter Koontz and daughter on a trip to Toledo and spent Labor Day with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koontz.

Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Todd and son Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Latta and baby Mr. -and Mrs. George King and Mrs. Hal Green and son Dickig ileft Sunday morning for their homeg in New York state.

Mrs. Ida Hart, of Elkhart, in company with Mrs. Ella Brubaker, Earl Brubaker, Mrs. Jennie Wolcott and Mr. and Mrs. A. Steverns, all of Chicago were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Wood Sunday. 3

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FAYE GOODEN, 22, PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER 4N DEATH OF MRS. CHARLES PONTIUS.

Mrs. Tennant Admits Selling Boys Liquor and is Fined and Ordered to Leave the County,

Faye Gooden; 22 year old LaGrange youth, pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in eircuit court there Tuesday afternoon, follow ing the death Sunday of Mrs. Charles Pontius of Wolcottville, and was sentenced to serve two to 21 years at the State reformatory at Pendleton, by Judge C. C. Carlin: Mrs. Myra Teénnant, 53, of Wolcottville, pleaded guilty to a charge of - selling liquor to Gooden and his comnpanion, Ray Wilson, 18, just prior tq the accident, and was jsebtenced to serve 90 days in the county jail, fined $5OO and costs of $4O, and ordered to leave the county at the expiration of the jail sentence. The court decrecd that if the finé is not paid that her property be sold to satisfy the claim. . Wilson's case was continued and he was scheduled to appear beforc the LaGrange grand jury. . = - : ‘Mrs. Tennant was recently ejected - - from Noble county on a similar charge, authorities say. Regulation of School Pupils Grade children should report at ten thirty i\‘[onday morning to receiva their book lists. The remainder of the day will be allowed for securing beoks All classes will meet regularly Tuesday morning at eight-thirty. = ° High school students will not report until one o'clock Monday afternoon. ) Daylight saving time’ will be used. - Books may be bought at either school building after ten-thirty MonGy morning. The beoks will b handled at cost through the Board of Education. This method of book sell- - ing means a saving of about twenty per cent on all school books. The privilege of this sfirvice is open only to patrons of the Ligonier public schools ™™ The text hooks in reading, arthmetic and writing have been changed by the State Board of Education. All high school texts remain the same. : To be admitted to the first grade children must be six yea'rs of age on or before March 1 1930. , - G. 0. P, Picnic Saturday Republicans of Noble county are invited to attend a picnic of Republ‘i—cans from over the Twelfth congressional district to be held at Fort Wayne-at Trier’s Park Saturday afternoon and evening of this week. The picnic and get-together will be held under the auspices of the Allen county Republican county committee co-operating with the Allen county Young Men’'s ‘Republican Club and the Young Women's Republican club. : Family basket‘ supper will be the order of the day but refreshments can be purchased on the grounds if desired. Athletic contests and amusements for the children are being arranged for an announcement from theg | arrangements committee states. ‘

Activities of 1928 Graduates.

Miss Eva Kiester will leave Sept. 9th to attend the Warner Beauty Culture school at Fort Wayne. - ‘Miss Sarah Nichols left Tuesday to attend the Anthony Wayne Institute. William Nelson .will enter the second term at the. Wayne Institute. - Miss Ruby Emmitt is employed at the Chevrolet Motor company, Fort Wayne. . ; ~ Miss Athol Hermann is employed at the Wayne Tank company at Fort Wayne. . : Misses Wanda Cunningham, Gertrude . Surfus, Margaret Kelley and James Galloway will take post-gradu-ate work in the .school here.

Nephew Killed

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Drain were at South Whitley Wednesday where they were called by the death of ' Mrs. Drain’s nephew, Walter Henemeyer, who was killed in an automobile accident Monday. His brother Adrian wasg badly injured. : e A iet ‘ Small Shoe Found. While coming to Ligonier from his home west of town Saturday Charles iSharp found a child’s shoe and left it at the Banner office to be reclaimed. Is Oldest Person. Mrs. W. L. Jackson of Ligonier was the oldest person present at the Steinbarger family reunion held in Elkhart township the other had. , To See Races A large number of Ligonier residents are attending the Geoshen fair today. Many desired to see Worthy Direct owned by Chet Hile of Ligonier maße his race. . o