The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-07
THE CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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Richmond 500 a. m. 5-7-9
The viewers and surveyor in the
matter of the opening OF South l.
street as a township road have been
given until May 20 in which TO pre-
pare their report.
George Bishop will continue TO
serve in the capacity Of truant officer
until his successor is chosen. Mr..
Bishop is a candidate for reelection.
He has no opposition.
The Greensboro Gazette, the news
publication of the Clay township me-
tropolis. is not the initial venture in
the newspaper field for H. c. Burton,
the editor He formerly edited the
Mooreland Record.
Special sale on guns for ten days at
way down prices. Waking & Co. 406
Main; phone 13W or zoos. SIT
The many friends Of Miss Mering,
an instructor in the high school, will
be glad to learn that she will resume
her duties at the school, Monday.
Miss Mering received sprained ank-
lie some time ago. Miss Elizabeth
Smelser has charge OF her classes.
Because Of assistance rendered the
sheriff at Williamsburg in the fight
with the Swain brothers and for other
reasons Floyd Bell, Of Williamsburg,
will be named a deputy sheriff. Mi.
Bell formerly resided in this city. He
operates a grocery store at Williams
burg.
Mrs J. 3. Allen of Cambridge City,
is with her sister, Mrs. Walter Thorn
burg, who is suffering with typhoid
fever. Mrs. Allen will remain until
Mrs. Thornburg is able to be moved.
when she will be taken TO the formers
home, to be cared for until she re
gains her health.
Market at Peter Johnson's store
Saturday by Kings Heralds Band,
Grace church. 7-2t
The stOrk was not quite as busy
in April as he was in March. He made
81 calls in March and in April the to-
tai number was twenty four, eleven
being girls and fourteen being boys.
In March ~ boys were born and IS
girls This is rather noticeable as the
girls generally lead.
The students of the second term
Sophomore class at the local high
school will hold a debate in the Eng
lish class Friday. The subject TO be
debated on is Local Option. The af-
tirmative side will be represented by
Everett Ackerman. Castle HObsOn,
and Harry BOhlmcyer and the mega
tive by Carlos Haas, Clarence Fer
ling and Donald Burcham.
Mushroom hunters are meeting
with success and there have been
greater quantities Of the edible deli
Cacy brought to the city in the past
week than during any week for a num-
Der Of years Those who are fOrtu-
nate enough TO find mushrooms have
not trouble in dspOsng of them at
fancy prices if they see fit to part
with a portion of the supply. 1t is
but very seldom any are disposed Of
TO grocery stores or meat markets..
The hotels are good purchasers.
What can it mean? The like of it
ne'er was heard before. OF course he
will say it was all his wife $ fault
that's his style. Sheriff Meredith en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs \. J. Spoken
hier and Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Wiley to
dinner. Newspaper men We're look
ing for the cause. Mr.. Spekenhier is
postmaster and Mr.. Wiley is a mem
Der of the board Of county commits
sioners Does the sheriff anticipate
something? Col. Wiley is going to
entertain to dinner at his home on the
occasion of the Memorial Day celc
bration. Mr.. Spekenhiers large au-
tomobile will make the trip. Could it
be--O, we'll. it would be mean even to
hint at such a thing.