The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-19
News From Surrounding Towns
MILTON, IND.

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MILTON. Ind, Feb. 19-Charles Cal.
lawsy was at Richmond. on business
SATURDAY.
Mrs. Jas. Ksilam. who has been
quite sick II reported a. improving.
Mrs. Jos. Burris has been spending
q few days with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Kimmel.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society at Doddridge will furnish the
lunchton at Elmer Titles sale.
Mrs. Isaiah Doddridge of the Dodd.
ridge netghborhood entertained a. her
guests. Mrs. Charles Daley. Mrs. Hen.
~ Larson and Mrs. David Doddridge
Thursday.
Vernon Branson who has been Wis
iting his sister. Mrs. r. p. Lindsay. re.
turned to Cincinnati. Ohio, Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Gresh and Mrs. c. H. Pin
nick were at C0nnersville, Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Flem Radcliffe of New Castle
came Saturday evening to attend the
funeral Of the late Mrs. Caleb J. Nor.
ris. yesterday and was the guest OF
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Lindsay ente-
rtained AZ their guest, Saturday, Miss
Mary Moore, of Richmond.
A rather peculiar thing happened at
David Parker's one Of those bitter cold
nights Of the recent past. Mr.. Parker
lives about four miles south Of town
His stock yard was added to by q
young calf. The COW and calf were
safely housed In the barn but some
time later Mr.. Parker went into the
pen. The stable was dark and he
could not discover the calf. The next
morning he again went into the barn
but this time he was indeed somewhat
alarmed as we'll as surprised to find
that the calf was not there at all. He
searched for 1t but could not discover
It. In going from the barn in an outside
shed where stood threshing machine
he heard rustic. There to his sur.
prise was the young calf under the ma
chine. Now the mystery 10 how came
the calf there? Had 1t followed him
from the barn the night before 1t
would have undoubtedly persisted with
cold and hunger. And yet tho stable
door leading to the room where the
machine was was closed 90 that moth.
ing could get out. or in.
The Misses Nettie and Vivian Ben.
nett spent Saturday afternoon with
relatives at Cambridge City and also
did shopping.
There will be sale Of the personal
property Of the late Oliver Ferguson,
Saturday. February "a. under the di.
rection Of o. L. Beeson agent for the
estate.
Charles Kirlin. east Of Milton. ia
buyiog and shipping cattle. He sold
one car load to the local farmers and
trade last week. He has another car
load to ship out.
Clyde Leverton 10 suering from a
very severe cold.
The Milton and township school
teachers attended institute at Rich
nDnd Saturday.
The body Of the late Mrs. John Flor
ca was brought from Eldorado, Kansas
for burial at Lick Greek church yard.
near Harrisburg. Saturday. The body
was brought to the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murphy Of Harrisburg. Mrs.
Florea was we'll known in this vicinity.
She was about 20 and leaves hus-
band and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Kerlin and o..
car Kirlin OF Milton. attended the fu'
neral of the late Anderson Willitts, OF
Greentown. They went Saturday.
Mr.. and Mr.. John Schepman have
AZ heir guest, Mrs. Schepman's sister,
Mrs. Matte Lesson. Of Columbus. this
state
Mrs. Lindley Hussey Of west Of town
was Richmond visitor and shopper.
Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. A. Roark visited friends
ut Richmond. Saturday and did shop.
ping.
Indications are that spring 10 near
Mt hand to Judge from the boy and
marbles on the street.