Ligonier Banner., Volume 64, Number 6B, Ligonier, Noble County, 6 March 1930 — Page 2

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

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

Man Held

‘A man giving his name as Walter Wade Hanna 39 is being investigated by county authorities at Columbia ity through the State Burean of Criminal Investigation and the Washington D. C. crime bureau. Hanna has been placed in jail by Sheriff J. Haynes who found him in the vestibule of the abandoned Christian Chapel in Thorncreek township: The man was said to have been loitering around the Thorncreek center school.

Onion Grower Dies Friday

Williamm Adam Yant 75 well known onion grower at Collins died at his home there Friday afterncon at 8 o'clock after a three months illneas death being due to complication of diseases. : Wik fe o

Mr. Yant was one of the successful onion growers in Whitley county where he had lived for the past twenty years, - }

Kills Blue Racer,

Ervin Hively of Thorncreek township thinks he can beat Sam Beeson’s frog story. Ervin says that a week ago Saturday he was shoveling some grave] onto the road and came upona blue racer, four feet long crawling along the roadway and sunning himself. Erwin killed the reptile--Col-umbia City Post. 3

Crump Draws 1 to 5 Years

Carollyn E. Crump of Chicago was fined $l,OOO and sentenced to serve one to five years in the state prison by Judge James A. Collins in the Marion county criminal court at Indianapolis for alleged violation of Indiana’s blue sky law. Crump was convicted after a trial lasting about a week, ;

Take a tip don’t miss “Romance of the Rio Grande” at Crystal Sunday and Monday.

CHRISTIAN SCLENCE SQCIETI Services in Weir Block. : Sunday school 9:46 A M. Lesson Sermon 11:00 A. M. Everybody welcoms.

FOR SHERIFF

I desire my friends to know that I am a candidate on the democratic ticket to succeed myself as sheriff of Noble county before the coming primary election. :

William Hoffman

: “FOR “SHERIFF 1 wish to announce my candidacy for Sheriff of Noble County on the Republican Ticket Subject to May primary. . EUGENE J. PARKER, Albion, Indiapa. - : _lbtf* ~ - FOR SHERIFF Guy E. Barnes of Ligonier announces he will be a candidate for, the republican nomination for sheriff of Noble County, subject to the. decigion of the primary election May: 6th. - FOR COUNTY AUDITOR Edwin Smith, of Albion announces he will be a condidate. for the office of County Auditor on the Democratic ticket. Subject to the decision of the the primary election, May 6th, 1930.

For Conntyg Audifor

I wish to announce that I will be. &, candidate for the Democratic nominaton for Auditor of Noble County. subject to the primary election to he held on May 6th 1930.

James Simpson,

For Commissioner

I desire my friends to known that I will be a candidate on the democratic ticket before the May primary for commissioner for the southern district. ANSON HUNTSMEN s . 2btt

FOR PROSECUTOR

I desire to announce my name as a candidate en the Republican ticket fon the office of Prosecuting Attorney of 33rd Judicial Cireuit comprising Noble and Whitley counties at the primary election May 6, 1930. ;

Your support will be appreciated. BENTON E. GATES, Columbia. City : e B2btf .

_ POCAHONTAS Highest Quality Coal . freated to prevent b . Dt =~ Always Freé | From Dust ,_ s by

GAS TAX IN STATE 17 MILLIONS

15,028,475 Goes to State Noble Coun.ty Gets $80,858 : : Distribution .

The pennies which Hoosier motorists paid as a tax with every gallon of gasocline purchased during the year ending March 11930 totaled $16,824,132.44, ,

Of this amount $15,928,475.45 was distributed to the state highway commission counties and cities for improvement of highways. Refunds of ‘axes paid on gasoline not used in sutomobiles amounted to $60,333 57, and the cost of collection was $35,243.41. : :

_ The figures were released Monday in a report of Leland K. Fishback director of gasolene tax coHection to State Auditor Archie N. Bobbitt,

‘The state highway commission re‘ceived three-fourths of the net amount collected from May 1929 to March 1 under the new four cent law the report pointed out and two thirds of the net amount collected in March and April of 1929 under the three cent law. Total amount distributed to the highway department: was $11,797,ijgss. bevas s a s Counties received three-fourths of the remainder qor $3,098,604.05 and cities received one-fourth or $1,032,868.02. e .

One-half of the amount distributed to the counties was divided equally among the counties, The remaining one-half was divided among the counties in proportion with the number of miles of free gravel macadam and county unit roads in the county bore to the whole number of miles of such roads in thes tate. -

Every county received $16,840,24, plus the proportioned amounts which ranged from $2,779.07 paid to Ohio county to $36,538.99 paid t'o,M,‘zfrion county. . . Noble—Amount on basis of roads $14,018.35-—total $30,858.59.

Mys. lénger Known in Wolf Lake

Mrs. George Unger killed in an auto auto accident last Thursday night grew to womanhood at Wolf Lake. She was & daughter of the late Cal Wysong a well known and substantial farmer of near that place. The mother is still living and is- mow residing in Wisconsin , A sister Rreda residing in Wisconsin and a brother Glen Wysong of Chicago also survive, Cal Wysong the father of Mrs. Unger was a brother of Melvin Wysong who resides two miles south of Wolf Lake and a nephew of Joe Wysong cf near Wolf Lake. e

State Veterinarian at Albien

Dr. F. H. Brown State veterinarian will discuss measures for the control of contagous abortion a a farmers meeting in Albjon Wednesday March 12 commencing at 00 P. M. Dr, Brown is a recognized authority on the subject of centagous abortion and those who are having Jtrouble with their breeding herds Should plan to hear him. The Jersey Cattle Breeders of the County will hold a separate meeting that morning at 10 o’clock to elect officers and plan activities for ‘the. year.

Boy Sent- to Jail For €ruelty

The: maximum penalty was dealt to Roy Cloat 32 when he was convicted on a charge oftying and gagging a nelghbor‘g eollie dog, and leaving it. in an isclated place to starve at Indianapeis. g

Cloak was fined $25 and sentenced to servs 60 Qays in jail upon conviction of & charge of cruelty to animals. His defense was that he had supposed: some one would pick up the dog amd: had not intended that it starve

Obitunary

Clarabelle daughter of Mr,_ and Mrs. Fred Hardesty was born Degember 8 1928 and departed this life-. ‘Tharsday morning March 28 1930 at: the age of 14 months and 18 days 0. Surviving are the parents and two. sisters Ay - drey and Winifred. ; Our little darling bas-gone to rest ‘To rest with the Angels above, Wo pain or sorrw: will she ever khow Away from this. werld below. : We wish to,thenk the neighhbors and friends for, their sympathy apd flowers. "+ 'Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hardesty

Youths -Are Sentenced

Ira. Swinehart 26 and his brother, Willis Swinehart 18 whose home is vear Syracuse and who have confessed"to robbing the Noble Flawers filling station mear Nappanee twice Augustl7 and ¥ebruary 19 last entered pleas of guilty to the charges of second degree hurglary and auto banditry in the Elkhart circuit court Monday and were sentenced - fromm three to ten' years to the Indiana state reformatory by Judge L, L. Burris.

Stephenson Must Wait Dacision Ik C. Stephensen former klan exe ecutive now serving a life term fix state’s prison on charges of mardering Miss Madge Oberholtzer must wait 30 days for = decision 'of tHe! pardon board on his petition for- & temporary parole, 4

. After 58 Years

Married for 53 years Mary ‘Etlery ’K‘lng of Bristol filed suit in ¥l khart kc’ircuitjcourt for diverce from ‘S:umwet H, King charging c¢ruel and inh pman. treatment @nd that her hugband had tried to impress others that she was of unsound mind. : i

+ N Manchester Youth Dies. | . Robert Hite'23 of North Mancnns-1 |ter died in a Munecie hospital Friday- | night from injuries received when his: automobile ‘skidded and overturmed. i The body will be talten to North ManI chester where his ‘parents resiile.

- Notice of Final Settlement. State of ‘lndiana, Noble County, ss: -In thnmi of the estate of Horace Baker, deceased. 4 :

- No. 3198, SO e In the Noble Circuit Court, March Term, 1930. :

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned administrator of the estate of Hoarce Baker, deceased, has filed in sald court his account and vouchers in final settlement of sald estate, and that the game will come up for the examination and action of said Court, at the Court House, at Albion, Indiana,on the 22nd day of March, 1930, at which time and place all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in sald Court’and show cause, if any there be, why said account should not be approved.

And the heirs, devisees and legatees of said decedent, and all othars interested in said state, are also hereby required at the time and place aforesaid, to appear ang make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of Said estate. , Greely M. Zimmerman, Administrator. Posted Febh. 25th, 1930. William H. Wigton, Attorney..... be2w Notice of Final Settlement.

Stdte of Indiana, Noble County, ss: In the matter of the estafe%f Fannie Prough deceased. . No. 3197. | i : :

In the Noble Circuit fourt,' March Term, 1930. :

~ Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned a.dminisn;rst,mJ of the estate of Fannie Prough, decessed, has filed in said court his aceount and wvouchers in final settlememt of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Court, at the Court, House, at Albion, Indiana,on the 22nd day of March, 1930, at which time and place all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and show cause, if any there be, Wwhy said account should not be approved. ;

And the heirs, dlevisees and legatees of said decedemt, and all -others interested in said state, are also hereby required at the time and place aforesaid, to appesr and make proof of their beirship or clalm to any part of said estate. , : Greely M. Zimmerman, Administra@or. Posted Feb. 256th, 1930. W ‘William H. Wigton, Attorney.... 502 w , Notice of Final Settlement. . State of Indiana, Noble County, gs: In the matter of the estate of V'ernie }Leone Green, deceased. ’ ~ N 0.3221. | In the Noble Circuit Court, ‘March Term, 1930. :

_ Netice is hereby given, that: the undersigned administrator of the estate of Vernie Leone Grean, decased, has filed in said court. his account and vouchers in final settielnent of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examsination and action of said Court, at the Court House, at Albion, ' Indianapew. the 22nd day of March, 19%0, st “wnich time and place all p@rsoms interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and show canse, if any there be, why said accound -should not be approved. - pesE Ll

- And the beirs, devisees and legatees of said decedent, and all others interegted in said state, are also hereby requirad at the time and place aforesaid, 9o appear and make proof of their: heirship or claim to any part of saif) eatate. ‘ : :

: Marion A, Rarick, 3 i - Administrator. ! Posted Fe¢:b. 25th, 1930. Willlam H. Wigton, Attorney.... 502 w

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

. By virtue of a certified copy of a i;j.udgment, decree and order of sale to |me directed from the Clerk of the Noble Circuit Court in a cause wherein Abe Ackerman, W. H. Wigton and Sol Henoch as trsutees for the liquidation for Citizens Bank of Ligonier, Indiana are plaintiffs and Mabel B, Hutehigson and Hugh F. Hutchison are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of Hleven Hundred Forty Seven dollars- and = seventy sevem cents ($1,147.77) with interest on said judg‘ment and decree, and costs, I will expose at pubdic sale to the highest bidder on the 3rd day of April, 1920, between the hours of 10:00 o’clock A. M. and 4:00 o'clock P.-M. of sai@ day at the door of the court house in Noble County, Indiana, the rents and profits for & term not exceeding seven years, of the following real estate situatedd in Noble County, Indiana and described -as - follows, to-wit:: Commencing sixty six (66} feet north of the Southwesti corner of lot numbered nineteem, (19) in Wellman’s addition to the town (now city) of Ligonier, In‘diana, and renning from thence east one hundred sixty five (165) feet, thence north sixty six (66) feet, thence 'west one Mundred Bixty five (165) feet, thence south sixty six’ (66) feet to the place of beginning, containing iogedomtl; (%) acre or land more or lmn = I A

i If the rents and profits will not sell {{for a sufficient mum to satisfy said Jjudgment, decree, interest and costs, 41 will at the same time and place expose at public sale the fee simple of sald real estate, or: so much thereof as will be sufficient to discharge said judgment, decree, imterests and costs. {Sald sale will be made ~ without any | relief ‘whatever from wvaluation or appraisement ‘laws. i { Dated this' 4th ‘day of March, 1930, g - WILLIAM HOFFMAN, = . Sheriff-Noble County, Indiana Claud V. Barker, Attorney for Plains ot ' ed i - oh3w Now 18 the time to'pay your Banmer

THR LAGUNIEK BANNEK, LIGOSIER. iNUIA S ~

‘One half of the suits in the Whitley cifeyit court seem to be foreclosure cases on farm property and ejectments They illustrete the plight of the farm population over there. '

Netiee of‘Pixhuc Sale of Hardware Stock

- Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Trustee of the Estate of ‘William R. Wright, an insolvent debtor, will, pursuant to the order of the Noble Circuit Court, at the store ‘building on the west side of Jefferson street in the Town of Cromwell, Noble County, Indiana, between the hours of One O’clock P. M, and*three O’clock P. M, of the 17th day of March, 1930, offer for sale at public auction as a whole to the highest bidder, the personal property of said trust, consisting in part of the Hardware stock as inventoried and appraised and chargeable to this Trustee, all pursuant to the Order of the Noble Circuit Court and all as provided by law in such cases made and provided. ' o

~ One half of purchase price due and payable on day of sale, one half of l purchase price to become due and Dpayable in six months after day of sale, deferred payment to bear interest at the current banking rate, deferred payment to he represented by purchaser giving his promissory note to be secured with good free hold security to the approval of the Trustee, or purchaser may pay all cash on day of sale. No property to be removed from the premises until setlled for. & — : Sparta State Bank, Trustee : - By D. D, Secrist Its Cashier. i 6b3t

- NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT State of Indiana Noble County ss: In the Matter of the Estate of

John J. Whitmer, Deceased. ‘ No, 3179. : In the Noble Circuit' Court March Term 1930. £

~ Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned as Administrator de lonis non with the will annexed of the Estate of John J. Whitmer deceased has filed in said court his account and vouchers in final settlement of said Estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Court at the Court House, at Albion, Indiana on the 28 day of March 1930 at which time and place all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and show cause if any there be, why said account should not be approved. @ - And the heirs, davisces and legatees of sald: decedent and all others interested in said Estate, are also hereby required at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of sald estate. . American State Bank, Administrator de bonis non with the will annexed. Posted Mar. 3rd, 1930.- 5

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Notice of Final Settlement.

State of Indiana, Noble County, ss: In the matter of the estate of Jesse E Minier, decesmsed. No. 3241. aie In the Woble Circuit Court, March Term, 1980.

Notice is hereby given, that the un-= dersigned administrator of the estate of Jemsie E. Minier, deceased, has filed in said court his account and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that Rhe same will come up for the examfination and action of said Court, at the Court House, at Albion, Indiana,on the 22nd day of March, 1930, at which time and place all persons imterested in said iestate are required to appear in said Court and show cause, if any thers be, why said account should not be approved. - : : : And the heirs, devisees and legatees of said decedent, and aill others in'terested in said state, ara also hereby required at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. - : ; ’ American State Bank, : - - _ . Administrator. ~ Posted Feb. 25th, 1930, : William H. Wigton, Attorney...: sc2w

Notice of Appoin.tment. Notice is hereby giwen that the undersigned has bersn appointed Administrator, with the will annexed, of the estate of Harry 'T. Roush, deceased, late of Noble Coounty, Indiana. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Homer Longfellow, administrator with the will annexed. - ~ Homer Longfellow attorney for es« tate. 4b3t - NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. State of Indians, Noble County, ss: Notice {8 hereby given. that the un’derslgned has duly gualified as executor of the will of Lydia Monroe, deceased, late of Noble County, Indiana. § - ; e Said estate is supposesl to be solvent; : 7

: John L. Henry, Executor of the WiJl of Lydia Monroe, qeceased. . W. H. Wigton, Atty. o . -bb3w NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. - State of Indiana, Noble County, gs: Notice is hareby given that thé undersigned has been appolinted administrator of the esbate - of Celestia Glant, deceasged, late of Noble County, Indiana. , i ~ Sald estate is supposed to be colvent: ohiaa o : Rush Gunninigham, | - Said estate is supposed obe sol- - Celestia Glant, deccmsed. = W. H. Wigton, Atty. -~ = GbBw

Suits in Whitley

Terms of Sale:

* . - WAWAEA NEWS - THe: junior and senior plays of the Wawaka. high schoo] students will be givem: here in the near future. Rehearsals are now on and'plays will be directed by Supt. J. L. Tierney of the ‘Wawaka high school faculty. | ~ Mr. and Mrs. Ed Galbreath went to South Bend Friday Mrs. Myra Smith accompanied them as far as Elkhart and spent the day with Mrs. May Graham and family and Mr. and Mrs, Smalley. v

Wawaka school closes April 26.

Everett Huston of Alblon was the guest Friday of Mr. and Mrs. E. Cottnear of the River Bridge farm near here, e

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith spent Friday night at Fairview farm with Mrs. QO. W. Dowell : , Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Phares were business visitors iR Ligonier Friday.

- Project Leaders Mrs| Agnes Mawhorter and D. Frick of the women’s division Elkhart Township Farm bureau go to first training meeting March 20 at Albion where Miss Meta Marion of Purdue university will be in charge. ‘ s

Elkhart ‘Township Farm bureau entertainment at Wawaka high school March 17. )

Pau] Engle of the State -Farm bureau feed department will attend the farm bureau meeting at Wawaka March 17 and make the principal address TFloyd - Ressler will preside. . Send Resolution to Hoover

The Fort Wayne district of the Meth odist iscopal church at the close of its ual conference at noon Tues day at Monroevilie passed a resolution commending President Hoover for his part in advoecating naval disarmament throughout the world. The resolution also expressed a hope that the London naval conference will be a success, A copy of the resolution is to be forwarded to President Hoover.

The Methodist ministers and representative laymen at the district meeting after a general discussion were of the opimion that probably a sound agreement will be reached at the London naval conference.

Wheat Embargo Possible

Heavy congestion of wheat in terminals may bring the goyernment to ask railroads to embargo shipments to terminals, Chairman Legge of the farm board said. The board is seeking to avoid such qsrast_ic action, however. The board’s own .purchases before its recent decision to purchase only at the market price contributed considerably to the brimming grain elevators of the wheat concentration centers he said. g

Legge and Agricullture Secretary Hyde acted today to intervene in the senate’ proposed grain investigation by asking action on the Nye inquiry resolution be delayed until they can appear. Chairman McNary of the agriculture .committee told them to appear before the committee Friday. The agriculture committee decided also to call the American minister to China Nelson Johnson and Chairman John Barton Payne of the Red Cross for advice on a billl to authorize purchase df 26,000,000, barrels of American wheat or flour by the farm board for shipment to China for famine reliefl © S

Giant Press Munches Qut Fenders ~ Exerting a bite of 640,000 pounds a giant fender press .in the stamping plant of the Oakland Motor Car Gemlpnay forms two front fenders at a time from heavy gauge sheet steel. ~ Nonchalantly muching the fare fed into its capacious maw by skilled workmen the immense machine prodyces 720 front fenders per hour. The power of big electric motors is multiplied so tremendously by gearing that the fender dies shape the steel as though it were wav. Sl

The fender giant is only one of 200 presses in the Oakland stmping plant which range in power down to machines of only 30 ton pressure designated by the blase attendant as “midgetfl,” S Tk _The big stamping plant covering a guarter of & millon square feet of floor area produces approximately 150 different stampings for each OQOakland Bight and Pontiac Six representing about 500 press operations per car. During 1929 nearly 100,000,000 pounds of metal was fabricated in the plant.

Lawyer and ExSheriffi Taken

| Charged wyith conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition law Olin’ R. Holt Kokomo attorney and former sheriff Ora C. Butler of Howard fcounty were arrested today on capiases from the federal court at Indianapolis. - ' ° - Holt who in 1926 was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States senator and two years later a candidate for the gubernatorial nominaion was trying a murder case when arrested. Along with Butler he was charged with entering into a contract with men engaged in illegal liguor traffic to- supply them with bond and legal counsel when they came in conflict with the courts. .

Civil War Veteran Dies.

George W. Fleck aged 86 civil war veteran died at his home at Ronie City early Monday from the infitmitles of age. He had been a resident of ‘Rome-City for half a century former1y a farmer by occupation but retired for many years. He was an exemplary citizen and leaves a large circle of friends. _ | 3 e e b \. . ‘Redmond Toastmaster Attorney T. A. Redmond will act as toastimaster at the democratic banquet at Albion tonight and the dinner will be servad by the ladies of the M. E.. ghurck, An orchestra will furnish the Watch ;the Crystal’s programs.

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