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

Jan. 1--Caldwell and Mobley, con-
tractors, fail with between $4,000
and $4,000 liabilities and small as
sets.
Jan. Post office financial re
port shows 1908 receipts to be $685.
263.3S as compared with $56s1S.59 for
the year 1907.
Jan 4--Petition for local option
election was presented to county COM
missioners but no date for the cleo
ton was set. Commercial club points
out imperative need Of better fire
protection for the city.
Jan. 5.--Y. NJ. B. c. elects officers
for the year with r. G. Leeds as presi-
dent and Edward IL. Harris secretary
and insures the success of the sixth
district corn school by subscribing for
200 season tickets.
Jan. 7.--Gaar Scott and company
urges congress in communication to
reduce tariff on foreign built thrash
ers, claiming there is no competition
with American built machines. S. S.
]. A. elects officers for the year with
Jan. 9.-County commissioners set
Feb. as date for holding county To-
cal option election. r. G. Leeds gives
$500 to meet $4,000 deficit for Y
NJ. G. A. building fund.
Jan. 1O.-Henry E. Robinson, prom
inent manufacturer, commits suicide
by shooting
Jan. 1l.-After an absence Of over
year Dayton and Western freight
cars again appear on Main street.
Jan. 14-Walter c. Dennis. son of
Prof David w. Dennis of Earlham
college. is appointed assistant attor
ney general of the United States.
Greater Richmond Poultry and Pet
stock show opens at Pythian temple.
Jan 17.--Palladium starts agitation
for celebration of Abraham Lincoln
centennial.
Jan. 1S.-Mayor Schillinger makes
annual report to city council showing
bonded Indebtedness Of the city $231.
900; municipal light plant in good
condition and city generally in best
shape Of it's history
Jan. 22.-E. II. Humpe, prominent
shoe merchant, sells business and an
nounces he will locate in kokomo.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. Sixth District Corn School
was formerly opened at Centerville,
with brilliant prospects for success.
Feb. Sun shines brightly;
grounding takes to cover. Gerhard
Henry Wefel dies from burns. He
Feb. 5.-County local option cleo
ton results in great victory for
"wets" by ISL majority. Wayne was
the first Indiana county to return a
wet" majority and was responsible
for great apprehension in the Anti
Saloon league. which feared that leg
islature would repeal county local OPP
ton law. Economy women raid three
rooms. where it was alleged blind tig-
ers were operated. without result.
Feb. Hollywood Clark. of Economy
and prominent in Wayne county dies
at home of son in Philadelphia.
Feb. 11.-Henry Deuker is the first
to announce his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for mayor. Lin
coin centennial celebration is held at
the coliseum. William Dudley Foulke,
Isaac Jenkinson and DR.. S. r. Lyons
being the speakers.
Feb. 16.--Walter S. Ratliff, Wayne
county's representative to the 1909
session of the legislature, is formal
~ read out of the party because he
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cal option law.
Feb. 1S.-kramer Manufacturing
company asks the appointment of
receiver on claims. totaling $4,000.
Feb. 22.-Washington's birthday is
celebrated by appropriate exercises in
the public schools and a program of
interest at Earlham college.
Feb. 23.-Women of Greensboro and
Economy pass resolutions to boycott
Richmond merchants because of their
attitude in the county local option
fight
Feb. 24.-Pearl Edsall killed by
fast mail train ut the Twelfth street
crossing. Spreading rail on c., c. &
l.. railroad causes serious wreck near
Economy in which NJ. c. Merrill of
Cincinnati was seriously injured.
Feb. 27.-Jeremiah L. Meek, aged
80 and ''forty-niner" dies at his
home of senility
Feb. 2S-At the quarterly meeting
of the Dublin Friends. resolution is
passed asking for the removal of Prof.
w. n. Trueblood from Earlham col
lege because he voted wet" in the To-
Cal option election.
MARCH.
March l.--Rev. William Walters has
sensational street fight with A. r.
Feemster at Cambridge City. Robert
+. Scott. former Richmond man, is ar
rested at Anderson, charged with be-
ing a party to counterfeiting plot to
defraud Argentine republic,
March Otto l.. Zeyen commits su-
icide by shooting.
March 4.-Albert J. Gosselin. travel
ing salesman for tn Richmond Abbat-
DIR, embezzles large sum of money and
leaves for parts unknown.
March S.-Dr. w. w. Zimmerman
and ]. Bennett Gordon announce their
candidacy for mayor. Organization of