The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-01

election.
March 15.-President r. L. Kelly of
EarIham college refuses Walter S. Rat
lift degree because he voted for the
repeal of the county local option.
March 16-New police board asks
for the designations of Chief of Police
Bailey and the entire force.
March 2O.-Harry McFail, a local
man arrested for forging over $1,000
worth of express money orders.
March 21.-F Il n. Lawn Morwer
works suffers a $1,000 loss by fire.
March 26.-Earlham Cemetery asso-
citation secures the Country Club site
and plan eventually to make it part
of the cemetery.
March 2S-Contract is let for the
dredging of West River in Dalton and
Perry townships.
APRIL
APRIL.
April 1-2.-Report of the fiscal year
have been $6J,S2J3S, a net gain of
$5,172.72 over the fiscal year 1907 and
1905.
April 5.-Webster Parry city con-
troller, in his annual report, urges
purchase of the water works plant by
the city.
April Cat annual meeting of the
Associated Charities officers are elect
ed reports show that hundreds of poor
people were cared for and that ST.
S36.12 were expended for the needy
April S-Edward Shaw, aged "a, died
after long illness. Was engaged in
manufacturing business.
April 11.-Easter Sunday celebrated
in a very quiet. yet impressive manner.
Wilson Kendall, a youth. mentally I'M
balanced. set fire to his parents barn,
also neighbours and ransacks his par
ents' home.
April 12-George Schepman. prom
inent merchant is awarded $1,000 dam
ages in compromise proceeding with
the Pennsylvania railroad company.
after long litigation. Schepman had
his leg cut off in 1905 when passen-
ger.
April 14-Mrs. Mary K. Zeller, wife
of the late D. X. Zeller. prominent
cracker manufacturer, dies at her home
at age of 81.
April 1S-Dr E. G. McDivitt and Mrs.
Sol Fox, both prominent in this city
die.
April 19.-Council abolishes city
judgeship and appropriates money for
purchase of two lots on West Fifth
street for location of west side hose
house. which was subsequently done.
Great audience hears Madame Nordica,
world famed singer, at Coliseum.
April 21-Bakers decrease size of loaf
of bread from Is to IA ounces and sub
sequently raise wholesale prices, both
actions being due to high price of
wheat at that time. Saturnalia is Civ
en- by Young Mems Business club at
the Coliseum and during the evening
announcement is made that census
of the city shows population to be
-. 2,}.: $50
April 21.-Goldie Kenworthy, age IA,
reads dime novel and runs away from
home to obtain some experience in
the world Later she returned to this
city.
April 29.-Hon. Isaac Jenkinson eel
ebrated his S4th birthday anniversary.
Theodore r. Woodhurst. one of the
best known merchants of city, died aft
err Ions illness.
MAY.
Nav John Nicholas Zeyen.
prominent German resident and mer-
chant dies at home at age of 50 from
heart trouble. Cleanup day is cele-
cessful owing to Indictment weather.
May 3.-Republican primary held in
city with the result that DR.. w. w.
was nominated by plural
ity of 421.
May 4.--Richmond Commercial club
holds annual banquet at Masonic tenn
pie with more than 400 present.
May 7.-School board raises tax
levy for school purposes in order to
meet $4,000 bond issue for the eX-
penses in the construction and equip
ment of new high school building.
May Sill Stubs, aged Sc. died at
his home from heart trouble. Before
retirement was prominent insurance
and real estate merchant
May 9.-B. B. Myrick. Sr., a pioneer
citizen and prominent insurance agent
died.
May 10.-Mrs. Nellie Leroy. was ar
rested at Economy and taken to Gin
cinnati to answer to the charge of
$4,000 worth of diamonds. D.
w. harmon, prominent manufacturer
of indianapolis. who was born and
raised in this city, dies.
May 11.-Coal dealers announce
that coal will be sold in future for
cash. Mrs. Ella Leora Wade, wife of
Rev. R. J. Wade. pastor of the First
NJ. f. church dies from pneumonia af-
ter short illness. Y. NJ. B. c. takes
hold of Fall Festival project.
May 11.-Alexander Meek and his
son Raymond We're killed almost in
stantly by Joel Railsback. as a result
Of quarrel over line fence. Frank
o. Railsback and his brother Joel
were slightly injured by bullets from
weapons handled by the Meeks. Joel
Railsback gave himself up to authorit-
les. Council adopted milk ordin-
ance and fixed salary of inspector at
$1,000.