The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-11


abutment on Twin Creek road. Lanier
bidders and bids: Stock & Douglas.
1898: estimate, $500.
Grouse & Son will build girder
bridge on the West Alexandria-Grati
Haston's, for s414. Other bidders and
bids: Stock & Douglas. s4ss; c. E.
Paxson, $419; estimate, $475.
Grouse & Son will build a girder
bridge on the MISUNDERSTANDING
road, Gratis township, near Samuel
SCOTS, for $499. c. E. Paxson bid
$474 for the contract; estimate, $3.50.
Grouse & Son will build a culvert on
the Foos road. Monroe township. near
Jacob A. Gauch's, for $340. c. E. Pax
son bid 1863; estimate, 1915.
c. E. Paxson will build a culvert on
the Winters road, Casper township,
near Charles Hickey's, for $344. Other
bidders and bids: Henry Hoppe, 1858;
B. c. Grouse & Son, $3.50; Ollie Acton,
1855; George Filter, $364.50; estimate
$375.
c. e. Paxson will build a girder
bridge on the Oxford road, Israel
township, near I. N. Morrow's. for
S497. B. C. Grouse & Son bid $499;
estimate, $500.
C. E. Paxson will build a bridge on
the Morning Sun road. Israel town.
ship, near Robert Browns, for $473.
B. c. Grouse & Con bid $474; estimate
$475.
George Filter will build a culvert
on the New Paris road, Washington
township. near James Clark's, for
$249.90. Other bidders and bids: Hen.
ry Hoppe, $2604 B. C. Grouse & Son.
1888: c. E. Paxson. S263; Ollie Ac.
ton, 1854; estimate, $275.
Originally the commissioners con
templated building two more concrete
girder bridges. but these were elinoin
ated and no bids were sought One
bridge was to have been built on the
Gratis road, Somers township, neal
George Loops, at an estimated cos,
Of $500, and the other bridge was tt
have been built on the Morning Sur
road, Israel township, near r. M. VII
sons, at an estimated cost Of s475.
Tobacco Men To Picnic.
Upon some date from August IS tt
% the Preble County Tobacco Grow
ers' association will stage big picnic
here on the county fairgrounds. This
was determined in a meeting hell
here Saturday evening by the associa
ton. The date OF the picnic depends
upon the date that the fairgrounds II
available. The matter Is to be takel
up at once with the county board.
Primary To Be Held.
Eaton is the only municipality II
Preble county that will hold primar.
tomorrow to nominate candidates 70
municipal office All the other mum
cipalities in the county, each Of which
has less than 1000 population, will
nominate their municipal candidate
by petition.
A candidate securing signatures O
twenty-five electors Of his party to hi
petition will enable him to have hi
name appear upon the ballot in tn
general election in November. TIL
time limit for filing such petition
with the county election board is Ser
TENDER 4, states c. o. Fisher, clerk O
the board.
In tomorrow's primary here it vii
be necessary for a candidate who's
name is written on the ballot, wher
a vacancy exists, to secure 8 per cen
of the vote cast at the primary by hi
party to insure nomination. TIL
| DeIuOCTatlC tlCkeL Will present SeVer0
vacancies. The Republicans have a
complete ticket.
IS For Slap.
William Hartrum, local Pennsy
vania section boss, paid a fine of
and costs in Mayor Risinger's coul
for slapping Harry Bud" Weaver i
the face with his hand. Youn
Weaver's father, Louis Weaver file
the charge against Hartrum.
Union Services.
Outdoor union church services IL
augurated July 1 and continued eac
Sunday evening on the court hous
lawn, closed last evening. Rev. Pa,
S. Wight, Of Christ church, preache
the sermon.
Rev. Miller breaches.
Rev. Homer X. Miller, pastor {
Maurice Wilson chapel, Dayton. we
greeted by quite a large audienc
when he preacher here Sunday NOR
ing at the Presbyterian church, in III
absence Of Rev. Thomas J. Simpson
who is spending a vacation with re
atives in Pennsylvania.
. BY the introduction Of spring
, the construction of shuttle for wea
ing, breakage Of the thread and wes