The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-04
0LER HOLDS HIS
FIELD OF CORN
At SIS BuShEL
Jay County Farmers Trying
to Invade Perry Township
for Seed.
BY NATE EDWARDS


ECONOMY, Ind, Dec. &C. Oler,
one Of the big corn growers of Perry
township, is husking field and putt
ing in Gibbs corn that's averaging 95
bushels an acre. It's the big white
corn and was planted early in May.
500 bushels of II is in the cribs and
many Jay county farmers have been
to see the corn which they want for
seed He let few bushels go at
$3.50 bushel. They said there was
no corn in Jay fit for seed and wanted
to buy the whole field OF Mr.. Oler. He
said he did not thing it right to let it
go out Of the county as there was >un-
certainty about the seed terminating
that was gathered after the frost and
freezes came in October. Never-the-
less he will let the whole field go at
SIS bushel.. Corn shredding is near
ly over in this part Of Wayne. Thomas
Cain had the best corn shredded. 1t
averaged 60 bushels an acre. Miss
Grace Garrison received letter from
her folks at Montpelier stating that
her little brother Charles had won
both township and county prize for
the best ten years of corn at the coun-
ty corn show. 1t was the yellow vari.
ETY. and the prize money was $3.50 and
So. Farmers would rather burn coal
Than to chop wood. Anyway that's the
way it looked Friday morning at the
coal yards when a car load OF hard
coal rolled in. Four to six teams were
busy hauling it away and by IL o'clock
the load Of coal had melted away like
snow drift before a hot fire. Mr.
and Mrs. Roll Hite and children Lucille
and Kenneth, Kokomo. arrived here
Friday morning and visited relatives
until Sunday afternoon, when they re-
turned to their home. Mrs. Hite was
an Economy girl. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.
Fielder and daughters Lucille, Grace
and Mary Elizabeth, returned to Win
chester Saturday morning after a
three days visit here. Miss Eliza.
beth Underhill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Underhill, near Greensboro
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Emma
Hiatt. Mrs. Effie Null and children
have moved in the Art Denny property
and will be residents of Economy this
winter. Much corn is being stolen
out of the fields so farmers say The
thieves husk out a few ears here and
there, so it will not be so noticed by
the owners Mrs. Stella Hansart,
who has been visiting relatives here
the last week has returned to her
home at Cadiz. Walter Bond, an
Economy boy is in training at Camp
TAILOR with the engineering corps. is
liking camp life fine. He says the
eats are good and plenty and that it
Is healthful body of American soldier
bows who are anxious to get shot at
Kaiser Bill. Mr. Bond is attending
nieht schoo! in preparation of taking
officers training -. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Cain and son Kenneth and Oil
yer Wilson were Sunday dinner guests
If Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Cain of near
Sugar Grove. Mr.. Wilson went from
there to his farm that Hobert Durbin !
has rented, to spend few days look
ing after his cattle, horses and hogs
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hiatt and
children, Of Fountain City, were here
Sunday afternoon visiting o. L. Hiatt
and wife. -. Mr.. and Mrs. AL Barbour
had as their Sunday visitors. Mr.. and
Mrs. I'll omas Frasier, Economy, and
others. Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Pugh and
children. who have been visiting rela.
lives here the last few days have re-
turned to Bradford, Ohio. Mr.. and !
Mrs. Elmer Weaver entertained at din !
ner Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Wea-
yer and son, Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. !
David Jordan. Mrs. Martha Good, !
Economy. Will Fouts, one Of the big
farmers north of town, has finished
husking 100 acres of corn which made |
5000 bushels He sorted out the soft
corn and that in the cribs is in good
shape.