The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
FALSE REPORTS
OF C0NFlSCATION
WORRY FARMERS
Nothing to the Story, SO
Why Worry" is Nate Ed
wards Advice.
By NATE EDWARDS


ECONOMY, Ind, Oct 6.-Thomas
Cain. an up-to-date farmer has IS acres
acres Of corn Of the big white variety
that probably will make so bushels
an acre. He intended to have sowed
the field in wheat but the wind storm
Few weeks ago made it impossible
by smashing the heavy cared stalks to
the ground. -. There is an unbridled
report in circulation in Randolph.
Henry and Wayne counties that gov
eminent food inspector will visit each
farm home and take an invoice of all
food stuff conserved and il there is
more than enough for home consump-
ton the rest will be confiscated by the
inspector. Such a report is causing
no little uneasiness among farmers
wives. There's nothing to the story,
so why worry. There is being
planned recital by the Economy high
school orchestra and chorus which will
exceed anything ever before attempted
by home talent. Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Williams motored to Richmond today.
Mr.. and Mrs Jasper Roberts.
Richmond. will keep house for Aunt
Mary Ann Williams and son. Rufus.
t1ves at the Golden Gate state. IAN
Ohio party was here looking after a
farm that had been advertised for
sale in some paper. Frank Under
hill, near Greensboro, has just shipped
two carload of fat hogs to Indianapolis
and has left ITS shoats, 100 small pigs
and 80 brood Sows.. The G. H. S.
and E. H. S. baseball teams meet this
"a
ground for a second game. Harry
cam has fine span of gentle mules"
nevertheless they ran away while
hltched to~a farm wagon today. They
made race track of a 14-acre field
circllng 1t three times with rapidity
that would make an auto speed seem
tame. No damage was done. Prof.
Brumfiel and wife entertained Econ
omy teachers, the Misses Effie Wilson,
Katherine Pusey, Ruth Harvey, Jessie
Secrest and Ruth Jackson, Thursday
evening After supper institute work
was gone over. Miss Jessie Secrest
and Miss Olive Swain returned from
Richmond after an evenings shopping
MRS. Lucinda Knose and daughter
Betty June, Hagerstown, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Haxton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ladd, Losant-
vile, were here Thursday evening.
Mrs. Stella Hansort and baby. return
ed to their home at Cadiz Friday.
Bill HaWekotte, Richmond sweet
candy man, was here Thursday.
Mrs. Peggy Morrison is contemplating
a visit with Newcastle relatives today
John Williams was at Ed May
nard's sorghum factory after his crop
OF lasses Thursday :. Mr. Davis
Richmond. was here looking after his
grovery here Thursday Francis
Jackson. Hagerstown, has contracted
with Trustee Charles Atkinson to
pump gravel out of West River.
Randolph Nelson and Elmer Foladav
borrowed Bert Carver's old ''hoss" and
spring wagon to make a trip over in
Randolph county Thursday and on the
return trip the wagon broke down
throwing both men out Mr.. Nelson
was stunned and said, What the
devils that matter" And it was a
dry county too they visited. !. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. V Bartlett, Muncie. are visit
ing their son and family. John Mil
Ter. Williamsburg, was here Thurs.
day. She'd, Cambridge. has rep
resentative here Thursday. Joe
Morrison was delivering peaches for
canning Thursday afternoon at 81. 25
bushel in the rural settlements.
VIII Conarroe is seeing that eastern
people are getting to fry and a load
was delivered al Greensboro Thursday,
Mrs. Iibbie Dimes returned to her
nome at Greensboro Wednesday.
Mrs Sarah Woodman visited relatives
over in Randolph county Wednesday.
Joe Smith, Morgan Creek, was
here Thursday. Mrs. Alice Frasier
returned from Richmond Wednesday.
Mrs r. w Ruth. Richmond. is
visiting Relatives here. Mrs. O'Brien
and Mrs. Cora Bond visited Fountain
city relatives Wednesday. Mrs.
Stella Hansort. Cadiz. Mrs. Will Hill
md Mrs. Williams of here visited Mrs.
Win Perkins, Fountain City, Wednes.
Day. Charles Bartlett is filling his
$40 this Friday. Francis Jackson.
aagerstown, was here Thursday.