The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
FARMERS HOLD
EATON MEETI,,G
TO FORM LEAGUE
Cooperative Grain Elevators
Will Form Main Project
Blackford Will Speak.

EATON, O., July 25.-For the pur-
pose OF discussing the merits of CO.
operative grain elevators, and with a
view to forming an organization, far
mers OF Preble county will meet here
Saturday evening in the public as
sembly room at the courthouse.
Plans for the meeting to discuss the
cooperative elevator proposition have
been In formulation the last two weeks
or longer, during which time a cam
paign to arouse interest among the
farmers Of the county has been car
rted on and 1t is expected the meeting
here will be largely attended.
Frank Blackford, Of Eldorado, far
mers' institute lecturer, will address
the meeting, as also will others.
The plan Is to establish farmers CO.
operative grain elevators in each and
every railroad town and village in the
county. The same plan Is being sue
cessfully worked out in Darke and
other counties in northern Ohio, it Is
said.
The cooperative elevator movement
In Preble county was launched two
weeks or longer ago in a meeting Of
the members Of the county tobacco
growers association, held here.
A general mass meeting of farmers
OF Preble and Darke counties, to be
held in Eaton August 30, is being
planned. at which 1t is expected i'm
portant action will be taken on the CO.
operative grain elevator program. c.
O Dravton, Of Montgomery county
will address this meeting.
Wife Granted Aiimony.
In a divorce and alimony action
brought in common pleas court by
Eta Bratton against William E. Brat
ton, the wife has been granted SIS
temporary alimony.
w. c. T. v. to Meet.
Eaton will entertain the annual
pIet'e county w. c. T. U. convention
August 8. The sessions will be held
in the United Brethren church.
Seed Leaf Sold.
An order for 300 cases Of seed leaf
tobacco has been received by the
Preble County Tobacco Growers asso-
citation. according to members of the
association selling committee. can
vess Of the associations tobacco
pool is being made for the purpose
Of escertaining how much seed leaf Is
available. While the price offered for
the tobacco is not diyulged, the sell
ing committee states that 1t will be
satisfactory to the growers.
Held for Assault.
T. p. Williams, farmer, residing
ten miles southeast Of Eaton, is held
to the grand jury under 5000, upon an
assault charge filed against him by
James Lumley, upon whose farm Will
Jams Is tenant.
Williams was bound over Thursday
afternoon from the local court Of JUS
uce l.. T. Stephen. after waving ex-
animation. 1t appears that the trouble
between williams and Lumley arose
over a settlement of business transac-
lions between them.
There Is pending against Williams
an indictment In common pleas court
charging pointing of firearms. The
Indictment was returned by a grand
jury last, December.
Furrey Asks Divorce.
Carl B. Furrey has filed suit in com
mon pleas court for divorce from Ruth
Furrey, whom he married April IS
1917 in Middletown. o. Extreme
cruelty and gross neglect is charged
Furrey alleges in his petition that
his mother-in-law is responsible for the
separation. He claims his mother-in
law came to visit them early in thu
present month, after which his wife
neglected him and their home and lat
er left him and joined her mother IL
Middletown.
F'urrey AYERS his mother-in-law is
dissolute in her habits. He also aver:
his wife, since leaving their home, ha:
been in Middletown and Hamilton
where she has associated with person!
of dissolute habits and has brough
unto herself undue notoriety.