Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 45, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 July 1921 — Page 4

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' One Gallon - of good paint should cover a surface measuring about 600 sq. ft.—providing the surface is in fit condition to receive paint. But not all paint will cover that much Lowe Brothers “High Standard*--. . \ does more than cover 600 sq. ft. It wears longer then ordinary paints, which last three years or less: “High Standard” is quoted as a long time paint and we hardly know.how many more years it will wear. That’s where economy plays its part when “High Standard” is used—longer wear —less frequent paintings. \ Ask the Paint Man in our store for the booklet on ‘Paint and Painting’^its-ah’encyclopaedia of paint problems. P P PAQQ Jfcr r*n CORNER HARDWARE Vs*; \S Vs/\OO Oc \J\J PHONE 59 NAPPANEE

YOU£ Vacation Trip can be made free from worry concerning safety of the funds you find it necessary to carry by converting such funds into Travellers Cheques which we issue. / These cheques are available in denominations of $lO, S2O, SSO, and SIOO and afford a safe and convenient form for carrying funds when travelling. They are accepted the world by banks, hotels, railroads and merchants generally. Call and let our officers explain their use before you leave on your vacation. . * '* „ *'. t? , THE BANK OF SERVICE The First National Bank NAPPANEE

A Few of the Good Things We Have in Stock OLIVES —RIPE, GREEN AND STUFFED HEINZ’S RELISH AND TARRAGON FLAVORED VINEGAR DILL PICKLES, SWEET PICKLES, CHILI SAUCE WORCESTSHIRE SAUCE KITCHEN BOUQUET AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF SALAD —DRESSINGS It will pay you to look our stock over when in the market for good things to eat. Chase & Sanborn’s Teas and Coffees P. D. BLIHGENER The Market Street Grocer Phone 96 * * A .*. A AAAAAAAA.*u*u , u , u\A.\Ai*U , M*u\4*m'h , U*M , h'

For Sale At Bargain Prices! One 12 horse Waterloo Boy gas engine, jpiounted. Rock Island and Oliver tractor plows, one drill. One 8-16 tractor, one corn binder, all in good condition. Washing machines; mowers, hay loaders, side delivery rakes and pulverizers at special prices, for the next teiy days. /' Joseph H. Grosh ; Phone 138 _v N^gpanee

KOSCIUSKO MUNTY NEWS M (Bourbon News-Mirror.) It is reported that roosters will be prohibited crowing early in the morning in the near future, as an ordinance will be passed to that effect. That smacks of smell town stuff. Wm. Shearer has sold his case in Warsaw. He is a former Bourbon man. Someone, some time ago, blew out the dam that . keeps Center ‘ Lake waters at a, certain level, presumably to lowep-tAe water so that marsh hay might be grown. Now an assistant state engineer nas been in Warsaw attempting to find out who did it, and if he does, prosecution will fallow. The Tippecanoe dam was the point of attack, just outside of Warsaw, which is an outlet for "the lake. Six acres of land, near the Tippecanoe Lake, has been purchased for the Boys' Club, of Muncie, and they will make the place look, like a garden for their recreation period. Gasoline went down last Saturday morning to 20.7 cents per gallon, at Warsaw, last Saturday. It had been 22 cents per gallon. The Standard Oil Company’s wholesale, price was 19 Cents per gallon. _ 'Turkey Creek township farmers are converting their wool into blankets, as the price is so low. The work is done at Columbia City. Eleven pounds of wool will make a blanket measuring 70x168 inches, and weighing 5 pounds. The mills make the blankets for f1.85. This makes all wool blankets cost only about 83.83, a remarkably cheap price. Merle Lyon, of Winona Lake, has been admitted to the practice of law in the Kosciusko county court. He is the son of Or. Milford H. fiyon. The receiver of the Blackhawk Rubber & Tire Cos., of Warsaw, has given out the statement that stockholders will receive payment in full for the claims they hold against the company. The company has been in the hands of a receiver for; some little time. Addison 'lden,' of Etna Green, has been taken to Longcliff for mental treatment He has been suffering from mental trouble for several yetws. Trustee Charles Kintzel of Etna Green, and Sheriff Charles Moon, of Warsaw, took Mr. Iden to the hos pital. i The petition ot the Etna Green Methodist church,\ for the vacation of a part of a public where they wish to erect a modern has been granted"tiy the court; Leeland Creery, of Burket, has been adjudged insane and will be taken to Logansport. The Leesburg Lumber Cos. sold sll,000 worth of lumber for the boys’ club of Muncle, which club is making a summer home at Tippecanoe Lake. Sleeping off a dunk, with nearly SI,OOO on their person, “Amy” Collis and Lester Carr were arrested near what is known as Jhe “Bum Camp" near Warsaw, and fined for their souse. CarlHershberger, a Claypool boy, who has been in trobule before for passing fraudulent checks, and who 1 was put out on parole, has had his parole revoked because he again passed bad checks, and has been sent to the Jeffersonville reformatory. His previous offense was no later than Juna 14th. LOWRY ESTATE GOES TO STATE. The estate of Alfred G. Lowry, deceased of Goshen, state of Indiana, it baring beeiT'determir.fd that no legal heirs were living, al though numerous persons laid claim to the estate, but the validity of theiiclaims failed to be established. The esate is valued-at about $60,000. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. State of indiana, Elkhart county, ss: Notice is hereby given, thaLgre undersigned has been appointed nSr'tlie clerk of the Elkhart circuit court', administrator of the estate of John Sauffer, deceased, with will annexed, late of Elkhart county, Indiana. Said estate .is supposed to be solvent. HORACE R. STAUFFER, Admr. VANDERVEER & VANDERVEER, Attorneys. 45-1

Lehman Undertaking Cos A. E. WRIGHT, Pftjp. Funeral Director and Embalmer Most zealoua care and attention given to all ealle, night and day. Assistant Day Phone 55 Night Phone 73 , Nappanee, Indiana „

THS NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS

MURDERER IS GIVEN LIFE IN PENITENT!! HILBISH CHANGES PLEA ,TO GUILTY SATURDAY AND IS SENTENCED. No Effort Mad V-to Plead Insanity 'i ', aa Had Been Hinted—- * Take* Sentence Calmiy. Chauncey HiUtish. 26. years old, murderer of Charles A. Strine, well known Benton storekeeper, was sentenced to life Imprisonment in the state prison at' Michigan . City by Judge Drake In the circuit court at Goshen Saturday morning, when Hilbish changed his plea to one of guilty. Hilbish apparently was little affected by the sentence. Wlieh he was asked by the court Whether he had anything to say before lit* was sentenced, Hilbish replied that he had shot and killed Strine, but that he had been driven to it by his tormentors, and that he did not believe he was entirely at fault. He told the court this in a few s'ords and when sentence was pronounced it seemingly caused little effect. Hilbish was brought' into court at 9:'30 o'clock Saturday morning by Sheriff Fonda. Ft 'day morning he had been taken into court and entered a plea of not guilty after a long conference with his attorneys, Deahl & Deahl. Saturday it was explained that the plea of Friday was made only in order to gain another day’s time for relatives of the accused man to decide what course was to be taken. It had beer suggested that a plea of insanity be made in an effort to save Hilbish from a life sentence, but .this was abandoned, and it was decided to plead guilty and take thg Court’s sentence. Hilbish’s parents, his brothci and two sisters were again in court Saturday morning. After the ■ sentence had been prbnounced, Hilbish was taken back to jail, and Will probably be taken to Michigan City to beyfin his term within a few days. Judge Drake explained to Hilbish his right to trial by jury, as had also his attorneys. Hilbish himself had Insisted on pleading guilty frorp the first.

NEWS FROM SYRACUSE „ (Syracuse Journal.) Anew stairway has been built at the Beardsley studio that makes a considerable improvement. Dan Wolfe, of this city, is at present installing a portable oven at the site of the, old bake shop in Cromwell. Mr. Wolfe- is well known in many communities of the state for the quality of his wares, his business management and his success in building up the baking business at whatever place he locates. Cromwell has been without a bakery for Several years and has been getting its bread supply from Goshen, Elkhart and Ligonier, so it seems assured that Mr. Wolfe can successfully compete with the outside bakers. The Noble county Y M. C. A.-boys will have their outingUFTtSinp Idewild, On the northeast shore of- Syracuse lake, from July 18 to July 30. The camp was used last year by the boys and proVed very popular, drawing youths from Albion, Ligonier and other parts of Noble county. • Chas. Fletcher, aged 73, and Bessie May Theodosis, aged 21, both of Indianapolis, obtained a marriage license at that place last Wednesday afternoon. It was .he second marriage for each. she old Goldsmith hotel in Ligonier is being thoroughly modernized preparatory to starting business again after a lapse of several years. It is following efforts of the Ligonier community association to fill a long felt need that the business is to be resurrected. A baby girl was'born to Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoy Friday morning, but death claimed the little visitor Sunday night. The spot wheae La Salle, French explorer, first landed after entering the St.. Joseph river will be suitably marked in South Bend. Many visitors to South Bend ’Rave expressed a desire to see the celebrated landing place, which is pn a curve in the river just northwest of that city. * J INSTITUTE POSTPONED. -The county teachers’ institute, usually held in Goshen during Chautauqua week, has been postponed this year because the Redpath program will be staged much earlier than usual— July 23-30. 'ft is now arranged for C. F. Miller to hold the institute after he takes office August 17. DIES OF SNAKE BITE. South Bend, Ind.- -Edward Tallom, 68. farmer, died here as a result of a rattlesnake Dite. „

tfneiicaii Beauty Electric Iron—the beet iron made Don’t delay any longer. Come In and get your jflniericanßeanty' TODAY You will be so pleased with it tou will wonder how you ever manand to do without one—lt rives such -■ satisfactory service and lasts so long. You II look upon its cost as an investment not an expense. '■ -rr-i ■ ■ ■■■ *-■- ■ - J . 1 REDUCED PRICE, $8.50 - .5 ' Lape Electric Cos. PHONE 174 NAPPANEE

Property Values and Paint } ’ v' • ' >- - . ' ’ / . , ' v One never-failing way in which to increase the value of your property is to keep your house -well painted. Homes that are worth $5,000 unpainted, have been increased in value to $6,000 ahd higher, when properly painted. This fact is unquestionably true. Paint will not only beautify, but will increase the life of your home. rain, sun, frost, heat and cold are all enefnics of exposed woodwork, and unless protected from these influences of destruction, decay, and depreciation of values take place. ;• ■ C* ' . • Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes I Protect your home%gainst decay. They are products of the highest- quality manufactured primarily to protect property from ruin. In addition they beautify your home and add much to the attractiveness of your community" and assist materially to increase property values. We carry a very complete line of Sherwin-Williams paints and varnishes for all purposes. Linseed oil, Carter white lead, brushes, etc. Quality, top —prices, bottom. Let us figure with you. '', - 4 ' 1 . ' r ■ - - . • ■" - ; SHIVELY BROS. Hardware - Furniture Harness Phone 57 Nappanec

CORRESPONDENCE LOCKE. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pletcher and family spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morts of Wakarusa. Wm. Shaum made a business tripto South Bend on Monday. Jesse Kronk made a business trip to Elkhart, selling garden truck. Manuel Bleile of Nappanee visited with his mother, Mrs. Mary Bleile. Some are replanting their late potatoes, which dried up in the ground on account of the dry weather. ' Mrs. Catherine Haun is visiting a few weeks with her brothar, Noah, Michael of near Inwood. Delbert Robison • visited several days with his brother-in-law and sister at Payne, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. George Burkey and little son spent Sunday with Mrs. Clara Thomas and family at Bourbon. The Dorcas and Gideon bands held their class meeting at the home of Mr.' and Mrs. Wm. Shaum on Tuesday evening. Ice cream was served. Mrs. Frank Hess of Goshen spent several days with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Bleile, \dho is quite poorly. Solomon Coy and Mrs. Anna Mcdonaid' of Nappanee spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Clouse. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robison of Garrett visited several days with; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Burkey took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Culp, of near Wakarusa. Miss Treva Defrves returned to Elkhart Sunday evening after visiting with relatives and friends here. Mr. anp Mrs. John Wilson and family of hear Wakarusa spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkey. • • Mr. and Mrs, Charles Clouse and son of Plymouth spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs.- Frank Clouse. Mr. and Mrs, Dan Null of Wakarusa made a short'call on Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Burkey Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pletcher and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Forest Watermon at Elkhart. Miss Violett Burkey of’Nappanee spent a few days with Miss Clara Burkey. *“ A large number from this place attended the -celebration at Nappanee on the Fourth. STONY POINT. It is getting a little dry with us; a good soaking rain would be appreciated bv all. •.-•-* ~~~ Henry Pfeifer and Lloyd Rummel brought the Mt. Tabor Threshing company’s, engine home from Nappanee Tuesday. They expect to begin Hhresiling Thursday. Claude Leslie, is plowing com for Wm. Estep. , W. I. Anglin’s were the guests of Rev. Joseph Fisher Sunday. This is a very busy season, but most of the neighbors found time to spend part of the day or evening in celebrating the Fourth. ADVANCE-NEWS—S2.OO PER YEAR Wanted! Phone at onr expense and we will remove all dead and worthless stock. THE ELKHART COUNTY FERTILIZER Ca Phone 3 short on 135 - Wakaruu

AUBURN TIRES , 3 WANTED: Car Owners to know_,that no finer 'j tires are made than AUBURN, yet our prices are ;i only _ ' A 5 XTRA-PLI FABRIC BIG SIZED CORQ ;j 30x3 $11.15 30x3 1-2 $21.20 ;j 30x3 1-2 13.95 32x4 34.10 *{ 32x4 23.60 35x5 50.30 ij Remember, “one extra ply” in fabrics—while In cords, nothing finer * made. Extremely low prices—all sizes—made possible only by our & being the DIRECT FACTORY CONNECTION—thus cutting out un- j necessary in-between costs. * j Stuckman’s Garage j PHONE 79 NAPPANEE 'i ■ ~—; —P- ■. . • ; 1 : r 4

ORDER YOUR Furnace NOW And have it ready for fall use. •• . * ° E. M. HOWENSTEIN Plumbing—Phone 35 NAPPANEE

“Clean Heat and Plenty of It J For Everything You Cook f and it won’t blacken your pots and pans.” That's what any number •{• of housewives-i-good cooks — wbb use New Perfections, pay. And they point at the quiek-liflhting Long* Blue Chimney Burner because J it’s the big secret of this stove’sl clean, steady, dependable heat. It .j. means cooler, cleaner kitchens aJ?d happier cooks. V NEW PERFECTION f OIL COOK STOVES AND OVENS | cook'and bake anything perfectly, from boiled potatoes to the most X delicate cake. It’s the stove you'read about in the magazines. Three •{• (billion now in use. Come in andSeeitwork. I A. H. Kaufman & Cos. : f NAPPANEE’S department STORE PHONE 68 £ v, A . ♦

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