Ligonier Banner., Volume 63, Number 38B, Ligonier, Noble County, 17 October 1929 — Page 2

The Ligonier Banner Established 1856 Published by ; THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. W. C. B. Harrison, Editor M. A. Cotherman, Manager

Publislied every Monday and Thursday und entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indiana, as second class matter.

= WANTED A MANAGER. Ligonier is a corporation with wide and varied interests which require thoughful, efficient ‘and honest mauagement., ; : The duties of the Mayor and Council meach further than purchase of supplies, employment of labor and pay ment of the city’s debts. * . ' The people desire the growth of the city _in population and expangion of her” industries and also the things which add to their comfort and convenience. : To secure these advantages the Mayor and other officials must have clear vision and mental scope. ‘ln order to grow the city must develop her industrial interests and add new ones. ' The Mayor alone cannot accomplish these objects but he fs the one citizen to whom the people look for such leadership. He must be on the alert to bring benefits and prosperity to the city. : Would a manufacturing or other industrial corporation be satisfied with the management Ligonier has h;‘i(fl in the past eight vears? - What measure of. prosperity - has come to thecity, what new industries have been added by the dominant party during that period? : ~ Ligonier voters should ponder these auestions and §earch for an answer, ‘Has the last two administrations made good? Citizens of Ligonier answer this question for yourselves and take an invoice of the opposing candidates. ‘ T e “Wings’ tonight at Crvstal.

To Pay Taxes You Will Need CASH! "LOAN CO. 1S ‘ : € . 3 A Friendly Office ; You enjoy a feeling of *“security” when you place yvou business with us. Why? y. Because we are human—in sick ness, adversity or business slumps—we loan - money instead of “tightening up.” By giving vou our deferred payment plan, along with small - payments to start, you may feel safe to borrow, thought out of work temporarily. B Auto-Furniture-Livestock Loans ) ‘Established 1888 In office of‘Kimmellvl‘\ealty Co. 210 Cavin Street, Ligonier Phone 800 Open Tuesday and Saturdayvs Sam to b 5 pm.

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Allen County Gets Tax Cut.

The state board of tax commissioners cut 2752 cents from five Allen county and Fort Wayne tax levies. The ieductions include a cut of one cent in the county tax rate by" a decrease in the gravel road repair fund from eight to seven cents. The Fort Wayne special school fund rate was reduced from .182 cents to .172 and the c¢ity library fund was cut from 0822 to 05, ; The Wayne to\vnship poor fund was left at .03 and the Wayne township school fund was reduced from .90 to .75, a cut of 24 cenis; The Wayne township general fund was cut from 008 to .005. v * Demand Retirement of Oificers. . A demand for retirement from office of the present city commissioners and c¢ity mianager has been sent to these official: by Fred Miller who was elected mayor of Michigan City in 1917. Miller's demand is based upon the recent decizion of the Indiana supreme ¢ourt holding the city manager law un constiti tional. He contends that he is entitled to the office. of mayor as he wos the last regularly elected imaycr under tie federal form of government. The p:cseni oificials have indicated they will continue in office unti]l the movor i 3 elacted at the munic¢ipal elec{icn in November qualifies for office.

Shot While Hunting. ‘ Lewis Harshberger, 26, employed in Fort Wayne was accidentally shot while Banting near Columbia City Mon dav, Harshberger was standing with his .22 zause shotgun under his left arm vhen a doz jumped against his side. The safety of the weapon not being on. ‘the gun was discharged, tearing 2 had wound in his left arm just below’ the sheulder. - Wealkened by loss of blood and shock Hurshbarger collapsed and his companion, William Kissinger summoned an ambulance. . state Grange Meeting, The iiftieth annual session of the Indiana: State Grange was held in Elkhart this week, Mayor D. M. Hoover delivered the address of welcome. Be-« tyocen 400 and 500 delegates were In attendance. Business sessions were held in the Moose hall and the banguet ot the Hotel Bueklen. Among the speakers were Jesse Newson, of Cclumhbuas, state master,. ‘and L. 1. Tabor of . Columbus, Ohio, national master. :

; Newlyweds Injured. Willizmn Voth, Jr., and his bride, of (‘lzi{'agp. were severly cut and bruised as the result of an automobile collision near Angola. They were enroute home from a honeymoon trip when their cur collided with a machine occipied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Groshom of Claypool, who entered Road 20 from a side road. The Groshom car was badly: demolished and the other machine badly damaged. The Groshoms v.ere quite badly injured. Fianklin Spikes Rumor. H. Ross Franklin, manager of Waco dance pavilion, Lake Wawasee, has c;nplmt’ir:xlly denied rumors which have been current during the past week that Waco had been sold. Franklin is quoted as saying: “There is nothing to those rumors. I heard them last week when-1I was in Goshen, Waco will continue -under the I')l'esenf management.” - Arrested for Forgery. - C. E. Wheeler, wanted at Columbia City on a charge of forgery, has been arrested at Kansas 'City, Mo. The Missouri authorities say Wheeler has confessed to forging orders on the Moose lodge. These number four and each is in the amount of $25. The orders were cashed by chain grocery stores in severa] Missouri towns.

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Dry Agent Attempts to Dodge Trial John J. Maroney, Indianapolis, form er prohibition and department of justice agent, today was awaiting action of his legal efforts to dodge trial before Federa] Judge Thomas W. Slick on charges to violate the prohibition law. :

Maroney is known throughout Indiana for his political activities and his Srmer position as Senator James E. Watson's body guard. Maroney also is the man who was admitted to the state prison .cell of D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana klan leader, when others were barred during the maze of alleged state-wide political corruption two years ago. ‘.\'laroney‘s attorney filed a plea in abatement bhefore Judge Slick at South Bend Monday afternoon. The plea alleged that when Maroney was a witness before the grand jury that.indict ed him he did not sign a waiver of immunity and is therefore immune trom prosecution under the law. Maroney was indicted with Conrad Bivin, another former dry agent, who once was in charge of the South Bend oflice, and Andrew Kekkp, alleged bootlegger. Judge Slick did not indicate when he will rule on Maroneyv's abatement plea

Death of Walter Johnson,

Word has been received by Syracuse friends of the death of Walter Johnson, ownper and bperator of the Johnson Lodge( Buttermilk Point) at Wawasee, where he had spent his summers the past several vears. Mr. Johnson’s winter .home was in Indiz{napolis. He operated the Internationa] Railway Correspondence school at Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs.- Johnson were on their wa‘_v, to Louisville, Ky., and had stopped to visit at the farm home of -Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bell, near l.vonia, when Mr. .lohnson“ became suddenly ill of heart disease, of which he died in a short time. He was 49 years old and is survived by ‘his widow and a son, Richard Lee, lag’e three; his mother; Mrs. Minnie Johnson.

Bare Legs Attacked.

Bare legs and jazz danéing are as dangerous as prohibition whisky, Prof. Raymond Schultz, sociologist of North Manchester college, declared at Gary, in exharting delegates to campaign against these vices of the ‘vounger generation. . - “I am convinced after careful study of the subject that no leg is beautiful enough to be bared to public gaze,” the professor said. “Besides such exposure has a highly exciting effect. As to dancing L find no reference to the fox trot or bunny hug in the bibie and although David was said ‘to have danced before the Lord, he didn’t have a flapper for a parvtner.” ' :

Democratic Women to Meet, The Indiana Woman’s: Democratic club will hold its fall meetins in the Women’s Department club st Tort Wayne, Monday, October 21, it was announced today. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former governor of Wyeming and vice-chai--man of the national Democratic committee, will be fthe principal speaker.

A Close Call.

Harry Shull, prominent farmer near Aixburn, and his three ‘children had: a close call-from serious injuries when the auto in which they 'were riding was struck by an interurban car near the Auburn Country club. !

In Fort Wayne Hospital.

Ransom Tuttle and Donald Chapman of Columbia City were in the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne Monday morning as the result of an auto accident near Fort Wayne Sunday night.

CHRISTIAN SBCIENCE SOCIET: Services in Weir Block. Sunday school 9:45 A M. - Lesson Sermon 11:00 A. M. Everybody welcome. Read The Ligonier Banner.

PUBLIC AUCTION OF 120 Acre Farm

Will be sold to settle estate at 1 P.M. on premises on OCTOBER 24th, 1929 .

- LOCATION: 9 miles east of Goshen on Lincoln- Avenue Road. This is a good farm, highly productive, well drained. Has 16 acres of hardwood timber, balance of farm is uader cultivation. Fences are in fair condition and buildings are good. Has an 8-room house with large basement.x4ox9o barn with 36x50 straw shed, 28x50 combination cern crib, tool shed and hog house, and other outbuilding in good shape of repair. This farm has been well farmed and must be seen to be appreciatved. Also 2 acretract with 6-room house, garage and poultry house adjoining farm. Now is a good time to buy Real Estate.

Notice to Real Estate Men:-A liberal commission will be. paid to any realtor bringing a buyer for this farm, said buyer to be registered as his prospect with the auctioneer the morning of the sale. e

e , : >4 @ ) L ~ Job Whirledge ‘ - Trustee for Noah Whirledge Estate Sold by National Realty Auction Co., Decatur, Indiana

Bandits Get $2OO,

The Standard oil filling station at Ohio street and Maumee avenue South Bend was held up Friday evening by three bandits, who obtained $2OO. W R. Shupe, attendant at the station and his helper were forced to open the safe when the bandits covered them with pisols. After opening the safe thg attendant aml."llis helper were forced into a small room in the station while the handits made tlreir getaway in an aytomobile. The $2OO taken from the safe was. in currency and cash. Part of the loot was the personal property of Mr. Shupe. Series Winners to Get $6,000 Each, The winning plavers of the world series will receive about $6,000 each according to the receipts of the first four games, the only games in which tlwdil;!,.xe_rs participated. T!_lé losers will get about $4,000 each. Statistics for the games leveal: ‘ Paid attendance 160,709. : Recepits £718.679. . Players’ share $388.086.66. Each club’'s share $64,681.11. : _Each league’s. share $64.681.11.

New Liecense Plates.

U. C. Brouse, in chiarge of the Kendallville lcense office, received a consignment of the 1930 lcense plates. They go on-sale Mecember 15th. Thece the 3,600 automobile license plates au{d 60 truck licemse plates. The aute licenses will begin with the number 516-001. Gold latters in a beautiful blue background will make -Indiana Itcense plates stand out prominently. The license plates will go on stale at the Ligonier license bureau at the same time, u(:(:hl'dil):.: to J. 1. Henry of the Home Realty and Investment company. - : : : Five Year Old Girl Succumbs. . Mary Louise, 5 year old daughter ‘Qt‘ Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frazer, died _of‘ injuries received two miles west of 'Angola on States road No. 20, _i\'h()p ‘she was struck by an automobile. The lchild darted across the road in the path of .an approaching car. She and her sis!elj had been at the home of a neighbor to get milk when the accident occurred. The child was dragged a short distance and her skull was fractured. She never regained consciousness. . i

Two Men Held for Assaunlt.

Wayne-and Charles Finton were arrested late 71*‘1‘1(1&}-' afternoon l_)y’Sheriff Frank McKrill on warants : charging the former with drawing a - gun and the latter with assault and battery. The aflidavits were .\:igned by Milo Krom, a Monroe township farmer. Mr. Krom alleges that he caught the t\f'o m6u hunting on his farm and ordered them off. Instead of leavingz peacefully, he claims, Charles Finton attacked him and Wayne Finton fired at him- from his shot gun, two of the shot striking him.

Nude Torso is Found.

Officers were_ working, largely with out clue in their efforts Monday to piece together details of the murder of an unknown person whose dismembered nude torso was found under .a bridge over the drainage ditch near Marion Sunday. Only an old mattress nearby furnished any tangible evidence to work on, and placement of the body was fixed at about two months ago, at which time the mattress was first seen there. :

Boomeérshine Sentenced to Farm.

- Victor Boomershine, of Nappanee, was sentenced to 60 davs at the state penal farm at Putnamville snd asessed a fine of $3OO by Judge William B. Hile in the superior conrt at Elkhart after he had entered a plea of guilty to the charge of confempt of coort. The contempt charge zrew: ot of tne failure of Boomershine to contribute to support of his children as oraered by the court at the time of his divorce

Norma Talmadge at Crystal Sunday and Monday.

EASY TERMS

Fight for Custody of Heir. James Frederick Smith, a 12-year-old cadet at Howe military school, who has dinherited $2,600.000 from the estate of his foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smtih, of Detroit, Is continuing his studies while two women”au;e carrying on a court fight in Detroit to obtain legal custady of him, Mrs. Rose Ruoff Bryce. the lad’s mother, has filed a petition in tho probate court at Detroit asking that the court reverse an order appointing Mrs. Helen Fader as the boy's guardian. It is alleged that Mrs, Fader's appointment was obtained by fraua. The father of the lad was Johu Ruoff, of Fort Wayne, who was killed in action in the World War. The mother obtained enmlo‘ymont'in a factory in Detroit and was unable to care for the son. Mr. and Mrs. Smith took-the boy and finally with the consent of the mother adopted him. Laier both Mr. and Mrs. Smith died and the lad inherited $2.000,000 of their %2.000.000 ‘estate. - ;

- Last Game at Playland. : * Chicago Cub stars with Guy Bush and Gabby ilartnett as battery will play the South Bend Indiana Sunday at 3:00 o'clock at Playland park, with I'red ' Fitzsimmons. N. Y. Giant ace pitching for South Bend Hach Wilson and Woedy English with ether stars will appear:in this, the closing same 4t this hall park. =

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