Ligonier Banner., Volume 64, Number 18B, Ligonier, Noble County, 22 May 1930 — Page 2

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Published every Monday and Thursday end entered the Postoffice at Ligonier. Indiana, as second class matter. : Senate Confirms Roberts : Without debate or a record vote the #enate Tuesday quitkly confirmed the nomination of Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia as an associate justice of the supreme court. ' In marked contrast to the bitter controversy ending in the rejection of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina who was previously nominated by President: Hoover for this post, the nomination of Mr. Roberts was declared confirmed today within a minute after it was taken up by the senate. , The lawyer who uy’rosécuted the government’s oil fraud cases against Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny will take the seat on the supreme court left vacant by the death of Edward T. Sanford of Tennessee. Roberts is a Republican although not identified with any of the factions in the Pennsylvania party. He is 55 yvears old and has never before served on the bench. : :

Meeting of Indiana Farm Bureau The second district of the Indiana Farm Bureau will hold a quarterly meeting at the courthouse in Albion May 26. The program begins at 10:30 a. m. and many prominent bureau lead ers will make addresses both local talent and state. Twenty delegates wil attend from Elkhart county, besides a number of other members of the federation. - ~ State Grown Strawberries Indiana grown strawberries were being offered at Indianapolis in marketable quantites for the first time this season. The berries were from the New Albany district. The quality was good dealers said, but receipts light because of the cool wet weather. The wholesale quotations were $6.50 to $7.00 a 24 quart crate. ' =t BER Mishawaka Youth Drowns The body of Fred Leon of Mishawaka first victim of the 1930 swimming season at Boca Chica gulf resort near Brownsville Texas was sought Tuesday. Leon drowned late Sunday. : : He was a vigitor to the Rio Grande valley having come to Harlingen a week ago to visit relatievs. :

Nearby Deaths : Rickard Shull 76 cancer, Waterloo; Mrs. Frank Fluke 64 leakage of the heart, DeKalb county; Walter Sharp 37 world war veteran peritonitis, Columbia City; Mrs. Sarah Harter 79, Millersburg; Ben Eash 82 Elkhart; Mrs. Caroline Hornet 85 senility Dunlap. - - Oh, to Be a Fish. Five thousand bottles of beer, 600 gallons of whiskey and 300 gallons of wine were dumped into the St. Joseph river on order of City Judge Al W. Hozinski at South Bend. The liquor had accumulated as a result of raids of the past six years independent of faderal authorities it was said. ) e : Indiana Gains $250,000 Preliminary census figures for Indiana indicate this year’s enumeration will disclose a total of 3,180,000. This would show in round numbers an increase of 250,000 in the population over the 1920 census. e Don’t forget that Saturday is Poppy Day and do your bit. .

' S . % RN R ' R 1 l;m T | b ' Jle T -:t}"i“'«:. e‘V «al TR ‘%-4,3"-‘-‘:@ ALTRST How would you like to have on your best toom floor one of the nice rugs we now have on sale? 9%12 and 11-3x12 and smaller sizes--new rugs of most beautiful designs. This is the biggest sale we ever had on rugs, Axminster and Velvet. Just step in and see for yourself. . -~ Weaver’s Hardware

COMMISSIONERS ALLOWANCES

The Noble County Board ef Commissioners met in regular session May 6, $930, present, Chas. W. Bender, John W. Long, John Schermerhorn; present, also Edwin Smith, County Auditor, Geo. L. Foote County Attorney; present also, Wm. Hoffman, county Sheriff, The Board was duly declared in session by said Sheriff. - In the matter of allowing bills: Ft. Wayne Printing Co., suplies $49.48 Frances M. Beane salary 200.00 Frankel Mfg. Co. supplies 9.00 Georgiana Erwin clerk hire 100.00 Frances M. Beane office ex. 5.00 Edwin Smith salary _ 262.50 Edwin Smith office exp. : 2.00 E. L. Adair office exp. 1.20 Ft. Wayne Print. Co. office exp. 73.82 Leona Smith clerk hire 100.00 Ruby L. Cleland clerk hire ~ 40.00 ‘Wallace C. Harder slary 200.00 J. F. Gatwood office exp. 2.00 Ft. Wayne Print. Co. off. exp. 298.0¢ Frances G. Kuhn salary 116.66 Ft. Wayne Print. Co., off. exp. 42.00 ‘William Hoffman salary 183.33 William Hoffman mileage 37.80 William Hoffman office exp.. _ 2.00 William Hoffman office exp. 1.00 Ft. Wayne Print. Co. office exp. 1.80 H. H. Mortorff salary 238.38 Harold Hanes assistant 150.00 Frankel Mfg. Co., office éxp. 4.00 Ft. Wayne Blue Print Co. off. exp. 5.88 Fort Wayne Print. Co., exp. 2.75 H. H. Mortorff mileage . 55.60 Harold Hanes mileage .................31.10 Roma L. Milnor salary 200.00 Roma L Milnor office exp. 4.10 Ft. Wayne Print. Co. office exp. 10.00 Roma L. Milnor mileage 27.40 Roma L. Milnor deputy hi*e 4.00 R W Halferty office exp. | 2.15 Herald P. Shew inquests &‘ 31.00 J. H. Ravenscroft salary 30.01 J. H. Ravenscroft pre..con. dis. 6.80 R. W. Halferty dis. prevention 18.33 J H Ravenscroft dis prevention 2.00 Kunice Baker dis. prevention 20.00 Eunice Baker health con. 200.90 Anna K Pritket salary - 78.00 Anna K Prickett expenses 25.98 Frank H. Bell assessing 40.00 J. W. Bishop assessing -104.00 John Roussey assessing 78.00 B. E. Smith C. H. employee -2.90 Henry Coe C. H. employee 75.00 Michael May C. H. employee 76.00 Albion Water & Light Dept sup. 78.16 Hagles & Son supplies 721.09 William Hoffman jail repair - 1.00 Albion Water & Light Dept. sup. 10.24 R. W. Halferty supplies 7.79 Huntington Laboratories sup. 130.06 The Norman C. Hayner Co. sup. 14.25 J. H. Ravenscroft supplies - 3.00 Charley Watt farme employee 5.85 S. A. Shepler farm employee 45.00 Mrs. S. A. Shepler farm employe 42.86 S A Merriman supplies 2.5% Indiana Hatcheries Inc. sup. . 42.00 R. W. Halferty supplies " 33.06 ‘Rlbion Water & Light Dept. sup. 13.78 'W. W. Shew farm supplies 12.70 Noble Co. Farm Bureau sup. 23.50 'Bagles & Son supplies 51.49 TWayne Supply Co. supplies 26.75 Ackerman Merc. Co., sup. 58.60 Ft. Wayne Print. election exp. 55.50 'B. F. Matteson election exp. 22.650 Ligonier Leader election exp. 111.23 {B. R. Mateson election exp. 111.23 Ira Rothenbarger burial 150.00 EB. R. Matteson election exp. 666.92 ‘Avilla News public printing 1588 IKendallville News-Sun printing 4.05 B. R. Matteson printing 47.40 iE. L. Adair printing . . 49.49 John W Adair viewers 5.00 Frank B Harper viewers _ 5.00 Forrest Addis viewers : 5.00 Home Tele. & Teleg. Co. sup. 73.80 ’}Albert Waltmon employee. 39.00 Irene Byron Sanatorium 636.42 Harold Hanes Campbell road 42.50 H. H. Mortorff Campbell road 18.90 Grover Renkenberger Camp. rd 10.00 Arlo J. Fryer Campbel rid. 10.00 E. L. Adair Beesecker rd. 9.56 B. R. Matteson Beesecker rd. 10.73 H. H. Mortorff Beesecker rd. 21.60 Edward Knapp Beesecker rd. 10.00 Wm. Loy Beesecker rd. 10.00 H. H. Mortorff Larson rd. 13.30

Banner Pub. Co. Larson rd. - 13.08 Cromwell ‘Advance BAfson rd 1512 H. H. Mortorff Bordméer rd. 13.40 Banner Pub. Co., Bordner rd. 13.26 Ligonier Leader Bordner rd. 14.26 Harvey Snapp Rier rd. 6.00 Harold Hanes Rider rd 33.10 H. K. House Rider rd. 6.00 H. H. Mortorff Rider rd. 21.00 Stacy Steel Rider rd. 10.00 John A. Jennings Rider rd = 10.00 E. L. Adair Baker Ditch - 25.87 H. H. Mortorff Whan ditch 39.40 Harvey Snapp Weeks ditch 3.00 Harold Hanes Weeks ditch 6.50 H. H. Mortorff Weeks ditch 14.00 E L Adair Scott ditch 20.58 Chas. Dawson Weeks ditch 9.10 Banner Pub Co., Kirkland ditch 28.00 B. R. Matteson Scott ditch 21.64 Edith Butler Rider rd. : 2.00 ‘Edith Butler Whonsetttler & _ Weeks ditch 5.00 IGenn W. Gaff refund taxes 6.68 Geo. L. Foote Gdn. Wade Smith taxes refund 465.62 I. M. Kann taxes rfeund 34.80 Farmers & Merchants Trust Co. Gdn. Taxes refund 1002.67 Chas. Dawson public ditches 98.80 |Harvey Snapp pub. ditches 16.650 Ralph Spurgeon bridge repair 258.00 Ralph Spurgeon bridge repair 4950 Ralph Spurgeon bridge repair 32.45 Standard oil Co., bridge x?patr 190.00 Ralph Spurgeon bridge repair 72.82 Farmers Elevator bridge repair 26.18 John Bender & Son bridge repair 95.00 B. H, Burnworth bridge repair 74.47 William Shew Baird road 28.00 John Bender & Son Hile road 785.80 John Bender & Son Baird road 1618.56 H. H. Mortorff Baird road 20.20 Geo. L. Foote Targgart road 125.00 Shelby & R. E. Johnson rd repair 72.76 Mrs. W. Black rd. repair 4.60 .Herman Riecke road repair 35.00 Harry B. Butler road repair 149.06 Harry B. Butler road repair 5.00 S. A. Merriman road repair 1.00 R. W. Halferty road repair 6.40 Albion"W. & L. Dept. 10.78 John Rugman rd. repair 750.00 Oliver Forker rd. repair 876.00 Lodie Freeman rd. repair 62.00 R. M. Kaouch Co., road repair 11.68 Indiana “Truck Cor., rd. repair 132.34 W. A. Riddell Co., road repair 55.57 Will Wright road repair -~ 12850 R. A. Wilkes & Co., road repair 41.59 The National Mill Supply Co., .88 The Burch Cor. road repair 7.78 The Mossman Yarnelle Co rd rep 23.55 Linde Air Products Co rd rep. z 4.40 Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. rd repair 9.62 Root Spring Scraper Co. rep. 15.00 F. F. Sanders & Sons rd. repair 3.60 Red Fox Petroleum Co. rep. 1513.53 Noble Motor Truck Corp. rep. 17.89 Kendallville Hardware Co., repair 3.96 Leßoi Company rd repair - .64 Ft. Wayne Foundry & Machine Co. rd. repair 197.61 Cockrell Tractor Co., rd. repair 701.79 Auto Elec. & Radio Equip. : Co. ' 50 Alec M. Rennie rd. rep. 126.28 Chas. Dawson rd. répair 1.50 Harvey Snapp road repair -8.00 Roscoe Rimmell rd. rep. 39.00 Roscoe Rimmell rd. repair _. 75.00 B B. Bortner rd. rep. 42,56 Ft. Wayne Print. Co. rd. rep. 1.98 Wayne Auto Equip Co. rd, repair 9.00 KEagles & Son rd. rep. . 17.22 J. B. Current bovine T. B. _ 214.59 L. W. Lash suplies 1.26 H. G. BEarnhart Weeks ditch 9.00 Clarence Leiter Whan Ditch 21.00 ‘W. J. Borror. supplies 75 B. B. Bortner assistant 116.00 : Pay Roll _ Albert Dolan rd. repair 93.00 Ace Erdly rd. repair ; 62.24 Arthur Hickman rd repair - 75.04 CHlinton F. Bloom rd. repair 209.25 Clarence Lung rd. repair 123.00 Clifford Smith rd .repair 100.43 Carlos Skeéls rd. repair 98.42 C..V. Baker rd. repair 84.16 \Clarence Owen rd. repair 11.65 Dallas Jaquay rd. répair 66.23 Dewey Targgart rd. repair 104.00 Dan Harlan rod. repair 94.32 E. E. Edwards road repair 1235.30 BErnest Cramer rd. repair 92.45

E . Butler roud repair §750 Biiery Zigler rd, repair 86.50 Frank Herron rd. repair = 8750 Fred Stewart rd. rep. 66.36 Frank Myers rd. repair 450 Gordon Adair rd. repair ~ 115.00 G. G. Green rd. repair - 98.00 Hays Huntsman rd. repair 125.36 ‘Hobart Adair rd. repair 105.89 Harley Lang rd repair 38.44 ‘Hiatt Bros. rd. repair . 192.60 }.}mnes Parmelee rd. repair 175.00 ‘Keith Seymoure rd. repair = 60.14 Kenneth Goodrich rd repair 68.96 Louis Ulam rd. repair 98.20 iLeonard Morr rd. repair 70.00 ‘Liyman Johnson rd repair 76.20 Otho Weaver rd. repair 94.26 P. A. Weeks rd repair 27.06 R. W. Harlan rd repair 12750 Ray Holman rd repair 118.26 Ross Harlan rd repair 126.98 ‘Russell Ray rd repair 91.74 Shirley Conrad rd repair © 8131 Thad Weber rd repair 59.68 Bert Rowe rd repair 16.15 Isaac McConnell rd repair - 10.00 Joe Smith rd repair 26.64 ‘"Tony Heckman rd repair 35.25 Herman Householder rd rep, 5.00 Wm Ackerman rd repair . 16.60 Allie Cleland rd repair 5.00 Don Landgraff rd repair 10.50 M. J. Parks rd repair = 1600 V E Homshire rd repair 17.50 H. M. Gump rd. repair 15.00 Adam Weimer rd. repair 6.60 B. H. Burnworth rd. rep. 217.90

Largest Class im History.

One hundred and fifteen seniors will graduate from the Goshen high school next week it was announced Tuesday by Principal O. L. Walter. It will be the largest graduating class in the history of the Goshen school exceeding by 17 the next largest class of 98 which graduated in 1927. Diplomas to the graduates will be presented at the commencement Thursday evening May 29 in the high school auditorium when Dr. J. Raymond Schutz of Manchester College will deliver the commencement address. :

Bank Bandits Are Captured

& Authoritiies were endpavoring to establigsh identity of two bandits captured shortly after they robbed the Farmers bank at Metamora of $732. One of the prisoners who gave his name as Ear] Myers Cincinnati is said to be Martin O’Leary 30. Ohio officers said he has a police record. The other bandit insists he is Paul Burke Cincinnati. - ; : ‘ All stolen money was recovered. The two used an auto rented from a Cincinnati firm. A ( .

Appreciative Oliver

Dr. Baker formerly of Ligonier who lately went to Vienna Austria to attend clinics used economy reserving a stateroom aboard ship. When he boarded the liner, however he was informed that Joseph Oliver of South Bend had reserved one-of the best staterooms for his friend Dr. Baker. It was an agreable surprise for the young doctor but Mr. Oliver felt that he was entitled to the best and took this course to show his appreciation for past services.

Ends Life in Jail.

0 Using his silk shirt as a noose an g | unidentified man hanged himself on o | the steel barred cell cage of the Indianapolis city prison late Monday ¢ }night. He had been arrested when 4 | found in a drunken condition in the 4 | downtown district earlier in the day. 5 His clothing had been manufactured o {in Philadelphia. He was about 45 3 | vears old had dark hair and eyes and 9 | was slightly bald. 6 e v 5 Guernsey Breeders Organize g] Nine Guernsey cattle breeders of o | Noble county met at the County o | Agent’s affice in Albion on May 15 o |and organized a new association for 5 | the improvement and promotion of the y breed. The following officers were elected. ; i President—Joseph Smith Ligonier. | Vice-President—Mort Wible, Kendallville. : » | Sedretary-Treasurer—Floyd Resler Brimfield. : - ) Card of Thanks. : | | We wish to thank the Men of the | Mil] Room and The Ligonier Retri-i {gerator Company for the flowers in | this hour of breavement. - ] George W. Honert 5 Frank Honert Mrs. James Gardner - o Mrs. Emma Erea = - Mrs. Hallet Stutsman Mrs. Jesse Cripe. | Watch the Crystal’s Programs.. : Times Have Changed | - The latchkey to the home of Mr. jand Mrs. Charles Burger of Kendall{ville hung on a nail under the mail {box for 25 years without anyone mo|lesting the house until Sunday night. | When the family returned after a {few hours’ absence they found a new ‘:g*r@dio Indian blanket and a purse con{taining $25 missing. o {Swine Show Again at Indianapolis. | ‘e Indiata board of sgriculture jhas again made it possible to hold |the National “Swine show fn confmection with the Indiana State fair jthis year from August 30 to Septem|ber 5. $24,969.00 will be paid out for | | premiums inthe swine department. . Showy Wiite Caps | The tire hydrants have been paint- | |ed read with white caps. These col|ors make them show up brighter at | | nisht. fiw?t& Superintendent Ho- | { ward Fisel has been in charge of the | York, o rge tthe s —— ‘W e o | Wednesday ana récetved a hedrty wel- |

~ Killed by Train | Mrs. Elmer Herr 35 years old a well known resident of Lakeville St. Joseph county and a niece of Mrs. Amos Ulery of Goshen was instantly killed Saturday afternoon at 5:15 o’clock when her automobile was struck by a train at the Pennsylvania crossing ‘which intersects with United States highway No. 31 in Lakeville, ~ The woman’s body was carried about 100 feet by the train and was found in a ditch at the side of the tracks. Mrs. Herr evidentdy failed to see the passenger train. She was alone in the car and was returning to her home two and a half miles south of Lakeville after a shopping trip in Lakeville when the accident occurred. The automobile was knock ed off the tracks and burst into flames. F

Arrested For Speeding

Raymond Butterbaugh 17 of North Manchester and Lowell H.. Bailey 17 of Mishawaka were arrested Satyrday evening by County Highway Patrolman Thomas Schrock charged with reckless driving. They were ordered to appear in the Elkhart city eourt.

$146 Stolen From Theatre

One hundred forty-six dollars in cash was stolen from a money box in the Columbia Theatre at Columbia City Sunday morning it was learned Tuesday. The theft had been withheld in hopes of locating a floater believed to have taken the sum. ' Knox Man Hurt. i Charles Neff 26 of Knox is in a serious condition at the Marshall county hospital following an accident early Sunday in which two others were hurt. Neff sustained two broken vertebrae. : Clubhouse Opens May 24 The clubhouse at the Tippecanne Country club will open for the season of 1930 on May 24. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Branham of Nappanee will again have charge. : i Buy your Poppy early Saturday. CHRISTIAN SCIEXCE SOCIETY ~ Services in Welir Block. ~ Bunday school 9:456 A M. ~ Lesson Sermon 11:00 A. M. - Tvervhody welcome.

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