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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
Richmond People are Taking
up With Racquet Game
With a Vengeance.
CITY HAS MANY COURTS
PERSONS IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE
ARE BECOMING DEvoTEEs OF
THE GAME-sITUATroN AT
COUNTRY CLUB.

Last summer a popular revival of
the game of lawn tennis was started.
This year marks the completion of
the revival. Tennis is now here to
stay and at the present time the
splendid game is as popular as it was
several years ago before many fol-
lowers of the racquet and net turned
deserters for the Scotch game of golf.
The majority of tennis players who
forsook the game for golf have now
returned to their first love. This is
not only true in Richmond but all
over the country.
In walking and driving about Rich
mond of an afternoon between the
hours of and o'clock cries of love
set, outside" and thirty ALL can
be heard on numerous courts which
are located in every part of the city.
Some afternoon if you walk into some
place of business and injuire for the
proprietor, or if you call at the parson-
age of your minister, do not be sur
prised if you are informed that they
are mot in now, out playing tennis
you know" The game is not con-
fined to the youths of the city alone,
it's devotees include staid business
men, athletic school boys and college
men, dignified ministers of the gospel
and pale faced, round-shouldered
clerks. The tennis germ is working
overtime now days.
illustrated at Country Club.
To illustrate the great popularity of
tennis in Richmond the Country Club
offers a striking example. When the
golf course was first laid out two ex-
cellent tennis courts, as good as any
in Eastern Indiana, were built. For
two or three years they had but few
occupants but the golf course was
trampled over by hundreds. Today
go to the Country Club any afternoon
and you will always find the courts
populated but but only the incurable
followers of the Scotch game on the
links. Among the best courts in the
city are the two courts at the Country
Club, the six courts at Earlham col
lege the two courts at the public
play grounds, private courts on North
Twelfth street, South Fifth, South
Ninth street, West Third street and
the Richmond Business College court.
Richmond has turned out sevearl
excellent tennis players, among them
being Walter Cain, now residing in
New Castle, who few years ago was
the tri-state champion; Dudley Elmer,
formerly state champion in singles
and doubles; Isaac Wilson, who won
the state doubles championship with
Elmer; Miss Rae chandlee, Howard
Seaton and others.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
MAY Be REVIVED AGAIN
NORTH A ST. IMPROVEMENT
Old Petition May be Succeeded by
New One and improvement Asked
for During Present Season-Proper-
ty Owners Favor it.

The original petition asking for the
improvement of North A street by
construction of cement curbs and gut
tiers on both sides of the thoroughfare
was presented to council two years or
more ago. No definite action was
ever taken. 1t transpires now that
this old petition has been turned over
by the Board of Works to a property
owner on North A street with the
understanding that a new petition is
to be prepared and presented to the
board. A majority of property own
ers, it is believed, favor the proposed
improvement and would like to see the
work completed before the present
season is over.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
FORMER RICHMOND MAN
Harry B. Smith Who lied at Indiana
polls Recently was Born and
Reared in This City.

Harry B. Smith, who died a few
days ago at Indianapolis was for hfif-
teen years general freight agent of
the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago, RI,
but later retired from railroad ser
vice and for two years was too ill to
attend to business. His wife is now
very i'll, being confined to her bed!
Mr.. Smith was born and reared in
Richmond, and his old home was on
North 5th street (Old PearD. He en-
listed in Co. A. 69th Indiana Volunteer
Infantry August 6, 1862 as a private,
was promoted to Quartermaster Sar-
bent serving as such until he was dis
charged July 1865. He left Richmond
for Indianapolis some time in the
sixties.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

of our relationship to God and human
ity, and of our share in helping the
race to attain its highest destiny.
Don't Dodge Opportunit,
Accept responsibility. If you dodge
when opportunity offers you will be
weak forever. If you accept an make
an honest, intelligent effort, you viii
be stronger tomorrow and through
all the coming days. Be original and
creative. We are most like God when
we are creative and we should rever-
emily strive to be more like him every
day. Find your power and use it. Use
it for true purposes. The world is
growing better. You should share in
promoting the advancing civilization
by doing your deed or singing your
song, or painting your picture or writ
ing in your book the revelation you
have earned the right to receive
List of Graduates.
Otto Webster Haisley, Paramount.
ond., A. b.; Eva NJ. Newsome Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Ind, A. B.; Archibald
Bond, Mooresville, Ind, B. s.; Ethel
Edwards, Shirley, Ind, A. B.; Pearl
Rinehart, Dayton, o., A. B.: De Ella
Leonard, Wilmington, o., A. B.: j.
Reuben Beachler, Eaton, o., A. B.;
Parke F. Newlin, Bloomington, Ind.
A. B.; Jennie Lindley, Neoga, ILL.,, A
b.; Rufus NJ. Allen, Montezuma. Ind,
A. B.; Louise Erbert, Cambridge
City, Ind, A. B.; /. Curtis HUFF, Lees
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
WOULD HAVE CITY
FIX ITS SALARIES
City Clerk Taggart Expresses
His Views at Municipal
league Meeting.
DR.. DAVIS ON SANITATION
RICHMOND'S HEALTH OFFICER
SPOKE AT MARION-BETTER
GOVERNMENT THE KEYNOTE
OF THE MEETING.
Palladium Special

Marion, Ind, June 13.-The six
teenth annua. meeting of the Indiana
Municipal League, which is in session
interesting ever held. The forty-seven
cities in the league having member
ship are represented by many State
officials. Jacksonville was the first
city to register a delegation of six
Madison, Vincennes, Evansville. and
all the cities in the southern part of
the State, were among the first arri-
walls.
The principal address was by May
or Brouse of Kokomo; his subject,
Should Mayors Have Judicial Pow
err" in which he took the negative
side of the proposition. There was
not voice raised in opposition to his
declaration that they should not have
judicial power, while there were a
number who entered into the discus
sion of the subject in support of his
position. Mayor Sweezy had similar
views and John F. Taggart, clerk of
Richmond, declared that each city
should have control of the salaries of
the officials and should not, as in
some instances, be compelled to pay
salaries fixed by legislatures for ser.
vices which they do not render. Sew
eral others entered into the discussion
which was concluded by George W.
Shaw, city attorney, of Vincennes.
Looking to Better Government. e.
James McWeeney of South Bend
told of the purpose of the meeting
and dwelt upon the manner in which
it should be considered. He said:
1--WE wish to have better govern.
we wish to express our views on the
subjects here presented. 1t will be
my policy to speak openly on the
weak points in the government Of
South Bend and it will be the purpose
of the delegates to exchange their
views freely upon every subject. We
expect to be opposed. We expect de-
bates. From debate there is much
to be gained, and it is with the view
of gaining something that we have as
sembled in Marion"
Public Sanitation Considered.
The session opened today with re.
ports from delegates from various
parts of the State. Applications for
membership were then filed from a
number of cities. Some matters of
business were taken up, and DR.. c.
Henry Davis, of Richmond, spoke on
the subject of Public Sanitation
He was followed by w. A. McInerry,
of South bend, his subject, "Collec-
ton and Disposition of Garbage"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
C., R. & l. BUYS LAND
WILL REBALLAST TRACKS
Walter RatIiff Has Sold Fourteen
Acres of His Farm Northwest of
the City at an Avergae Of $342 Per
Acre-Deep Gravel.

Walter Ratliff has disposed of ii
acres of his farm, northwest of this
city to the G. r. & l. Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Ratliff received for this
land in the neighborhood of $4,000, an
average of about ss342 per acre. The
railroad company will use this land
as a gravel bed. Next summer the G.
r. & l. will re-gravel its roadbeds
and the land secured from Mr.. Rat
lift was purchased in anticipation of
this work, vast amount of gravel
being required for this purpose In
1882 the G. r. & l. purchased 33 acres
from the farm of Mr.. Ratliff. The
new land the railroad company has
taken over contains soil. the average
depth of which runs from 13 inches
to 5 feet. In some places there is
gravel to the depth of 40 feet. but the
average depth is about Is feet.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
ARLHAM HAS HER
BEST GRADUATION
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Is the privilege of doing his part in
Promoting and advancing civilization
and in achieving the highest destiny
OF mankind.
Strive to Achieve.
Life in each soul becomes more
abundant when we strive to achieve
the Soriginal purpose that is revealed
to u.s. LIE becomes barren unless we
preserve and develop the tendency to
do things we plan for ourselves. In
crease of power some surely from
every honest effort to achieve. Every
timela man in any stage of his devel-
opment does true thing he gains in
many ways; he has more power to
achieve, he has more tendency to
achieve, he has more joy in achieving,
he has fuller revelation of his
power and better still he has clearer
insight In regard to the next work he
ought I'd do. The true test of more
abundant life is the broadening vision
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
State Superintendent Gives
Advice on Schools and
Their Management.
NAMING SUPERINTENDENT
HE SUGGESTS THAT COUNTY SU-
PERINTENDENT IF HE BE CAP
ABLE, BE RETAINED IN
OFFICE.

Supt. Jordan of the Wayne County
schools and every township trustee in
Wayne County will today or tomor-
row receive a circular letter from
Fassett A. Cotton, State Superintend-
ent of Public instruction, relative to
the proper selection of school super
letic conditions of schools. The circu-
lar is as follows:
"A year ago the State Board of
Education made some suggestions to
school officials over the State in re-
gard to certain phases of school life
which were considered of such vital
Importance as to call for special en-
phasis. During the last year consider
able progress has been made in edu-
cational affairs. More care than ever
has been taken in the choice of
school grounds. School premises in
many instances have been made more
sanitary. Better buildings have been
made more sanitary. Better buildings
have been constructed. Better facili-
ties have been provided. Higher wa
ges than ever before have been paid,
and public opinion has conceded the
necessity of it all.
The Most Important Duty.
"The very progress of our schools
has come to depend upon intelligent
supervision, and more than ordinary
interest attaches to the choice of SUI
serintendent becomes the most i'm
portant- duty of school trustees. and
they can perform no larger service
than maintaining a high standard in
making this choice.
Much more is demanded of
school superintendent. He must be
competent to deal with the business
side of the school. but he must be
much more than that, He must be
close. discriminating student of hui
man nature, man among men. He
must be familiar with all school prob
lens. He must be skillful in organize
ton, and a constructive leader among
teachers. He must be a teacher him.
self and must believe in the profess
sion of teaching.
Tenure and Responsibility.
But the mere choice of the best
man is not sufficient. In the first
place, he should, after serving accep-
tably for one year, be chosen for
term of years, with the understanding
that his tenure is to be during good
behavior.
More attention should be given to
the aesthetic and sanitary conditions
of school premises. The very best site
should be chosen The best building
from architectural and sanitary con-
siderationS should be constructed
There should be neat fences, pure wa
ter, green lawns, fine trees and beau
tiful flowers on the grounds, and the
best furniture and the most attractive
decoration in the building. These
things are educative in themselves.
The outhouses, which not infrequent-
ly are so neglected as to become
menace to health and morals, must
receive constant attention. They are
just as important as the schoolrooms
themselves and should be kept clean.
The. janitor must be made to under
stand thatthis is his business and he
must be held responsible for the con-
ditions that exist"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
WAYNE COUNTY OF
A LONG TIME AGO
In the Eighteenth Century 1t
Contained Cities of Chica-
90 and Detroit
HOW 1T ALL CAME ABOUT
WAYNE COUNTY, OF TERRlTORi-
Al DAYS, EMBRACED PART OF
INDIANA, OHIO AND MICHIGAN
FINALLY GIVEN TO OHIO.

The indianapolis News last night
printed story of the Wayne County
of the 18th Century. which is very in
teresting. In part it follows:
What would you do if you were
throwing the mail on one of your runs
and came across a letter addressed to
Chicago, Ind, or to Detroit, Ind.? was
asked of a railway mail clerk.
We'll, l guess I'd be little stump
ed he said, land I'd throw II for Chi
cago, ILL.,, or Detroit, Mich, and let the
letter carriers search those cities Sor
the addresses"
But suppose the letters were adj
dressed to Chicago, Wayne County,
Ind, and Detroit, the same way, what
them"
Then I'd conclude it was a bad
case of mistaken address, and Id
shunt them in the dead letter pile
In that the modern mail clerk
would be right. But there was
time when the present cities of Chica-
go and Detroit were both in Wayne
county, Indiana. At that time, also,
both of those cities were situated just
where they are now, though the boun-
diaries of Wayne county were very diff
ferent. The cities have not been
moved, but circumstances have chang
ed. This is how it was.
Counties State-Like in Size.
In 1896 the county of Wayne was
cut off the northern part of Indiana
and named in honor of Gen. Anthony
the whole of what is now the northern
part of Ohio, west of Cleveland; all OF
Indiana north of Knox county; the
whole of what is now the State OF
Michigan, except it's extreme north
west corner on Lake Superior; small
corner in the northeast part of the
present state of Illinois, including the
present site of Chicago, and so much
of what is now the State of Wisconsin
as is watered by the streams which
flow into Lake Michigan. The coun-
ty seat of Wayne county was Detroit.
Chicago Added to Wayne County.
A year later the United States &C
auired the Indian title to six miles
square at the mouth of the Chicago
river and that becam a part of Wayne
county.
Michigan was not part of Indiana
Territory very long, only five years,
but during that period Detroit was in
Wayne county, Indiana. BY the sep
aration of Ohio and Indiana Terrific
ries in 1900, Wayne county was di-
vided, it's eastern portion falling to
Ohio.
Detroit Attached to Indiana.
In April, 1902, when Ohio was about
ready to be admitted as a state, Con.
gress provided that that portion of
Wayne county, including Detroit.
should be attached to the Territory of
Indiana.
In October, 1904, town meeting
was held in Detroit to petition Con-
gress for a separate Territory, and on
December of that year a petition
was presented in Congress, of the
democratic republicans in the county
of Wayne, in the Territory of Indi-
ana," praying for a division of said
territory.
The original county of Wayne en-
braced parts of the present States of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan,
and there is still county of that
name in each one of those states.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
VOTE AGAINST PASSES
National Editorial Association Would
Have Anti Pass Provision In
clude Its Members.
Palladium Special

Indianapolis, June 13.-The Nation
al Editorial Association today tabled
a motion to petition Congress to
amend the railway rate bill, so as to
exempt the newspapers from the op-
Grafton of the anti-pass clause.
There was considerable discussion
on this motion and when the vote was
taken on the motion of w. S. Capped
Ter, of Ohio, to table it there was a
remarkable likeness in the number
voting aye and no. The president de-
clared, however, that the ayes had it
and the motion was tabled.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
Picnic Arranged.

The Richmond Business College will
give their regular all day picnic at
Jackson's Park Tuesday June 49,
Every one having attended the R. B.
c. is cordially invited to attend and
try and make the day an enjoyable
one. The larger part of the COM
pany expect to leave the city at $50
on special car. all former students
who can attend are requested to call
or telephone before Monday evening.
Information in regard to refreshments,
ETC.. can be obtained at the College.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
FEW SARGASSOS ARE LEFT
Remaining Numbers Of EarIham's
Splendid Annual Have Been
Placed on Sale at Nicholson's.

The Sargasso, the Earlham College
annual, has had an exceptional sale
for the first year, but there remains
still a limited number of copies for
public distribution. All those persons
who have not as yet obtained copies
of the book and wish them. can get
them at the book store OF Nicholson
and Bro, on Main street. where they
will be placed on sale today.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
Now Ready for Business.

The newly completed South Side
hose house is ready for occupancy
fire alarm telegraph connections hav-
ing been made yesterday with the
structure and the electrical apparatus
put in place. AS soon as the hose
wagon arrives the new crew" will
be ready to respond to alarms.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
kibbeys hat ssprs<soIe agents for
Hopkins and KNOB eraw hats.

Ringling,s circuis will be at Muncie
one week from today and excursion
rates over the c. c. & L. viii be given
from all points within fifty miles. 1t
is an unusual thing to see a circus bill
ing Richmond for Muncie date.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
GRACE CHURCH DINNER.

Today at noon the ladies of Grace
Methodist church Wi serve Is
dinner--a boMtifulk rshast for very
small fee. BusMess men especially
are invited. Time.SlSO to 1.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

These are busy days at the Kuth
berry farm, scores of pickers being
engaged harvesting the bountiful
strawberry crop which almost entirely
is consumed by Richmond people.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

Don't suffer. GkyPetroPine Pile
Cure at any druggists. Is and 25
cents. 11-Gt
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

On next Sunday Universalists ser
vices will be held in the Union church
at Abingdon and ]. w. caldwell will
deliver the sermon. Hif subject will
be What is Christianity"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

DR.. E. H. MendN hall, ia S. stl
ST. Day Phone 1876, night phone 1886
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
THE CITY IN 6R|EF
Telephone tile n hmond Steam
Laundry to get your laundry. tt

David Overman who died at Marion
last Sunday and whose funeral was
held yesterday, was one of the most
widely known Friends in Indiana. He
was a member of the Ildiana Yearly
Meeting.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

berries. 7-6i
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14

See kibbey's line Of enuine Pans
ma hats, So to SIS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-30
Whine House GOOD Enonrh

Washington, June 2~4-Spesker
Cannon has turned down hard the plan
which had been Endorsed by Mr..
Bartholdt, chairman OF the House
Committee on public buildings and
grounds, to appropriate money for the
purchase of the Henderson castle"
for the purpose or turning it into a
new White house and a home for the
President. An item carrying the
amount was included in the public
building appropriations bill, but the
Speaker overruled it absolutely and it
has now been stricken out.
Henderson castle" was built by
aud is now the residence of John B.
Henderson, ex-senator from Missouri.
Il is a magnificent structure on a
large lot in the highest and most
commanding part of Washington. II
is built on the plan of q European
castle. For many years it has been
asserted that the present White house
should be devoted TO hnsiness end
official functions solely and that the
President and his family should have
another residence on the heights.
The White house is built on low land
and is near the Potomac, a neighbour
hood that is regarded as malarial. 1t
a removal we're contemplated, it is
commended that a better SIT. could not
be focnd that that OF Henderson
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-30
Ml.nouri 0orernment Lnnd.

Springfield, NO., June 2T.-The
officials Of the local United States
Land ONCE, which, since the con-
solldstioas some months ago, is the
ouly Government Land Office in
Missouri, issued their annual report
today.
This shows that there is now IN
Missouri less than 100, 600 acres Of
Government lano. July /, 1905,
there we're $50, 900 acres. A year ago
theirs were thirty-eight counties IN
Missouri having Government land, aud
the report just issued shows that there
are now but twenty. seven.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-30

Circuit Judge Ryder Of st. Louis
rendered an interesting and singular
verdict in a case in St, Louis this
week in which the plaintiff was a
plumbers supplies manufacturing
company and the defendant was a
customer. The customer acknowl-
edged the debt but made his defense
upon the ground that the plaintiff
was an unlawful trust without stand
ing In the court, and that the debt
could not be collected in court any
more than a gambling debt. The
court sustained the contention OF the
defendant. If this decision is sus-
tanned by the higher courts interest
ing results will follow.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-30

a A missionary in Japan, observes the
Springfield (MaSs.) Republican, hes
done Mr.. Bryan an enormous political
service by writing home Mr.. Bryan's
alleged answer to an invitation to q
banquet onISunday from the Governor
Of a Japanese province. "Mr. Bryan
declined, saying, Il always 60 TO
church on the Lords day >" When
the pastor Of a Denver Presbyterian
church had read this last Sunday, he
paused and ~thereupon thrilled his
congregation by this utterance:
''Nothing on earth can keep Mr.,
Bryan from being President Of the
United States Mr.. Bryan is 9
Presbyterian himself, by the way,
Jefferson City Tribune.
j. B. Crouch and John Morris, o.
Sni-a.bar township, were in this city
Thursday,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-30

"What does Bryan mean by a
private monopoly" says the Kansas
City Journal; "does he mean that a
man who owns a farm must be
relieved of his property. A farm is a
private monopoly. Does he mean
that the owners of stores and
factories must go out Of business.
These are private monopolies," etc.
Now this is not like the Journal and
is wholly unworthy Of it. The
Journal knows what a private
monopoly is. The Journal is owned
by members Of private corporations
seeking monopolistic power and it
exists to defend these things.