The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-03
LOCAL MINISTER
WILL SPEAK AT
EATON MEETING
Dayton District Conference of
English Lutherans to be
Held Next Week.

EATON, o.. May Arrangement
are being rapidly completed by the
Rev. George Sixt for sessions Of the
English Lutheran Synod Of the Day
ton district conference, to be held
here next Monday and Tuesday at
Grace Lutheran church. Zion Luth-
eran church, of which the Rev. Sixt
also is pastor, will join in entertain
ing the conference. President C. H.
Pence Of New Lebanon, will preside
over the meeting, which will open
Monday evening with a missionary
service at which the Rev. r. 3. Cola
day, of Columbus, will deliver an ad-
dress. Mr.. Golladay was state chair
man OF the Lutheran reconstruction
campaign conducted recently in Ohio.
The Rev. o. T. f. Tressel Of Rich
mond, Ind, will preach the confer
ence sermon Tuesday evening. Dur
ing sessions of the conference papers
win be read by the Revs. L. NJ. Baum
OF Dayton and A. NJ. Pence Of Arcan-
um. The Rev. s. Schillinger Of West
Alexandria, viii bring before the con-
ference for discussion, the forgive
hess OF Sin" Eaton, Dayton New
Lebanon, Farmersville, West Alexan-
dria, Franklin, Enterprise and Rich
mond, Ind, and Wabash, Ind, Luth-
eran churches constitute the confer
ence district. Sessions of the confer
ence will be open to the public.
Deputy Supervisors Elect.
In a reorganization meeting Of the
board Of deputy state supervisors Of
elections for Preble county, held here
Friday afternoon, Jesse Eby, Demo
crat, was elected chief, and G. O..
Fisher, Republican, of this city, clerk.
Warren Spring, Democrat. of this
city, was candidate for another
term as clerk of the board. After the
three prescribed ballots were cast for
clerk and no selection resulted, lots
were cast and Fisher won the clerk
ship. Dallas A. Young, of this city, is
the retiring chief of the board Young,
Republican; William L. BURNER. West
Alexandria, Republican, and Chief Eby
and G. A. Dunlap, Dixon township,
Democrat, constitute the board mem
hership. Dunlap succeeds ]. A. Rose
Illus, of West Alexandria, Democrat,
board.
Tank Is Delayed.
Unavoidable delay prevented arrival
here of an army tank Saturday after
noon, but the engine Of war will
here Sunday afternoon instead, it was
announced today, coming here after a
visit to Lewisburg and West Alexan-
dria, Preble county. The tank is
scheduled to arrive here at o'clock
in the afternoon and demonstration
will be staged. Lewisburg will be
visited at a. m. and West Alexan.
dria at 1880 p. m, according to pres
ent arrangement. The tank has been
touring in Ohio in the interest of the
Victory-Liberty loan campaingn.
Grand Jury to Convene.
The grand jury for the May term OF
common pleas court will convene here
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Al
this time there are three cases en-
tered upon the criminal docket Will
liam Mills and R. l.. Estis, non-resi
dents of the state, furnish two of the
cases and Leroy Lyons furnishes the
other case. Mills and Estis are
charged with grand larceny. Lyons is
charged with assault and battery AL
are at liberty under bond, pending the
jury's action. Mills and Estis arr
charged with stealing an automobile
from S. G. Richie, of New Paris, which
was recovered in Indianapolis. A cas-,
against Lyons was up before the Jan
uary grand Jury, but it was carried
over to the next jury. The charg,
against him in this case Is break
ing lock and entering stable Johl
Schilmiller, Carl Pine and Samue
Schuyler, all of Dayton, were recent,
held to>the grand jury from justices
courts. but transcripts of the case
have not yet been filed for entry il
the criminal docket Pine and Schil
miller are charged with grand larceny
for the alleged theft of about two ton
of millfeed, while Schuyler is charge
with receiving stolen proptry, the mil
feed having been found in his posses
sion in Dayton, 1t is alleged.
Residence Property Sold.
Chris WAR, Dixon township, count
commissioner elect, has purchase
Postmaster w. H. Buckles residenc
property, North Walnut street, an
will come to the city to live. Pos
master Buckle will build home on tn
site Of a property he owns in Mai
street, near Walnut.
Fingers Lacerated.
Ora Girton, undertaken, is sufferin
from the effects of two severely lace
ated fingers on his right hand as
result of getting his hand caught
wheel of his automobile hears
while examining a brakeband. Will
he had his hand between spokes of th
WHEEL examining the brakeband, tn
car rolled forward and the flesh wa
stripped from mis- first two finger
exposing the bones.
Eaton to Have Carnival.
Eaton is to have a carnival ne1
week, beginning Monday. The attra
tons will be presented by the Gabt
Imperial Road shows. Walnut stree
is given as the tentative location {
the carnival, while effort is bein
made by the management, it is sal,
to procure from council permit
occupy one of the uptown streets.