The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
HOOS|ER SONS ATE
OF THE FATTEO CALF
Prodigals of Chicago Feasted
on Indiana Soil-Stand-
patters Met.

indianapolis, June PA band Of
masked and bearded bandits. flour
ishing guns and rafting spurs as they
clicked their heels, halted an automo-
bile bearing George AIDE, John T. Nc
Cutcheon and Ed NJ. Holloway, as it
nosed it's way through a rayine just
beyond the barn gate at the farm of
Louis F. Smith, northeast of Indiana
polls Saturday.
The three Hoosier celebrities were
yanked unceremoniously out OF their
seats. told if they spoke they would be
perforated with bullets, and were
bound up with ropes. Then they were
tied to a tree from the top limbs of
which hung the figure of a man, full
ly dressed his neck In a moose.
The untimely crime emanated from
a deep laid plot is the theory of most
of the 500 members of the Indiana So
cietly of Chicago, who also wendell
their way through the Smith farm
Saturday to the scene of the great
Homecoming festivities. 1t is believ-
ed that some of the men high up am
ong the stay-at-homes are responsible
for the deed and the names of Louis
Smith, the host, and Pete" Willis are
being implicated.
ION Banks Of the Wabash"
Standing on the banks of Fall creek,
which wends it's way through Eatoon
Place, the Hoosier exiles and the In
diana Stay-at-Homes heard the strains
of "On the Banks of the Wabash" and
saw a battle royal between painted In
dams with feathers in their heair and
cunning in their hearts Saturday af-
ternoOn.
The program Of events arranged by
Richard Leiber's stunts committee
was given between showers and the
visits of the men to the "emergen-
cy hospital" Two or three physicians
gave each applicant for admission to
the hospital a thorough examination
before entering. The examination
consisted of testing the pulse and an
ewers to the question, Are you wet or
dry" The emergency hospital" was
the idea of Louis F. Smith, who took
great pride in its liberal patronage.
A shooting gallary was patronized
by former Vice President Fairbanks
and other young men.
James NJ. Studebaker, former gov
ernor Durbin, P. O'Brien of South
Bend and w. L. Taylor liked the old
fashioned country fiddlers best. Mr..
Studebaker confessed that his feet
just couldn't keep still.
Lineup for Ball Game
Charles A. Bookwaiter had difficulty
signing UP recruits for the baseball
game between the Prodigal Sons and
the Ultimate Consumers. The former
mayor of indianapolis and George AIDE,
the Hoosier author and manager Of
the Prodigal Sons, worked hard to
complete a lineup by 3 p. m. when
the game was scheduled.
The obstacle race, which required a
hasty mount of a hurdle and a rail
fence and the exit to the goal through
a barrel open at both ends. was post
poned two or three times. but assur-
ances finally were given that the event
would take place. The needle and
thread contest was pulled off by cou-
pies, a man and a woman. who were
required to run fifty yards, seat them
selves on chairs and she to light
cigaret in his mouth, while he thread
ed a needle.
The Aquatic sports were the first
events of the day. Immediately after
Mr.. Smiths guests had look at the
fatted calf which was inclosed in a
Temporary wire fence. there were boat
races, swimming races and a battle
royal engaged in by Indianapolis ath-
letes engaged by Mr.. Smith. The &C.
quatic sports closed with a boxing con-
test on creased poles suspended above
the water. Two boys in bathing suits
were pitted against each other.
Holds standpat Conference.
There were refreshment tents,
merry-go round and several hundred
acres fringed with summers green.
flags displayed in profusion, putting
automobiles and music in abundance,
all for the pleasure of the Hoosier ex-
lies and the Indiana stay-at-homes.
While the sports were in progress.
James Eli Watson. once whip"
George B. Lockwood and Richard
Schaf, calling themselves the regular
wing" of the Republican party, held a
conference in secluded spot beneath
a large green tree. They said they
were waiting for the arrival of Capt.
Bumbaugh's balloon, which. since it
did not arrive, was likened to the reg
ular wing