The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-09
PREBLE TOBACCO
men ADMIT SEVEN
TO ORGANIZATION
One Hundred Cases Brought
in by New Members-Will
Stage Picnic.

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EATON, o.. August 9.-Seven new
members, holding 100 cases of tobacco
were admitted to membership in the
Freble County Tobacco Growers as
soc1ation, at meeting here Thursday
night. All ten of the local branches
making up the county association
were literally represented at the
meeting.
While better than 20 cents a pound
has been offered. the association is
hololns It's pooled tobacco Latest
ouyelV prices range from 1917 to 20
cents for seed leaf, while the price
offered for Spanish is about the same
figure. These prices were quoted by
a Lewfsburg and Farmersille buyer
to growers outside the association, it
was reported.
AT meeting this evening in Eaton
the date will be fixed for big picnic
TO be staged by the growers associa-
ton on the county fair grounds. Eff
Tort Will be made to make 1t the big
gest affair OF its character ever held
In Preble county. All growers in the
county will be invited to participate in
the festivities. Features for the pic
mic will be mapped out in the meeting
this evening.
Smith Funeral Held.
Funeral services for Miss Sarah
Smith, 80, who died Friday morning at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Henry
Swihart, three miles northeast of Eat
on. on the Lexington road, were held
this afternoon at the Swihart home,
and were in charge of the Rev. J. E
Yingling, of Eaton United Brethren
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Hill cemetery. Besides the sister, one
brother. Jacob Smith, Of Preble coun-
ty. survives.
Miss Hahn Reelected.
Miss Anna Hahn, of Eaton, was re-
elected president of the Preble County
Woman's Christian Temperance union
at the close Of the annual convention,
held here Friday in the United Breth-
rem church. Other officers elected
were: Vice president, Mrs. Minnie
Sauer, West Alexandria; recording
secretary, Mrs. Grace Widener Eaton
corresponding secretary, Miss Ruth
Niswander, New Hope; treasurer Mrs
Dora Thomas, Sugar Valley.
Mrs. Mary Westlake, Of Troy, lead
er in w. c. T. U. work in Miami coun-
ty. addressed the convention Her dis
course was along lines Of future w
c. T. U. work. She said work should
not slacken because of the fact that
the country Is now dry" but that the
big job is ahead in keeping the coun-
try in that state. Attention was call
ed to the $1.000,000 drive for world
wide reconstruction. or this amount
$4,000 goes toward the campaign
for prohibition in foreign countries.
Mrs. Nellie Miles of Eaton, read an
obituary" on John Barleycorn," a
chipping from an eastern newspaper,
that created much laughter
Mrs. Shank of West Alexandria,
presented a touching memorial for
two members passing away since the
last annual convention. She also pre-.
sented two bouquets of flowers to be
placed upon their last resting places
The two deceased members are Mrs
Hattie Stotler and Mrs William Bal
ley, both Of Eaton.
Achievements and Inefficiency o;
Man" was the subject of a splendid
paper read by Mrs. Emma Hickey, OF
Sugar Valley. Man has achieved grea,
things, but great things yet to be
achieved would appear to be beyond
efficiency of man, was the pith Of hel
subject.
The West Alexandria branch of the
equity OISdulZdtlOn was awarded
banner for the greatest excellency II
work, the rating being based upor
points. The West Alexandria brancl
supports one war orphan, which fac
brought its average of excellency TO
high point. The county organization
as whole, supports one war orphan
Treasurer Dora Thoas, of Suga
Valley reported to the convention
nice balance in the treas ury Score
tary Nellie Scott. Of Sugar VALLEY
read the minutes Of the last meeting
which were approved. The secretarie
OF the branch unions read reports O
their work
The convention opened at a:3
o'clock with devotional exercises cor
Quoted by Mrs. Laura Spacht OF Eator
Mrs. Laura Overholser, Of Eaton. deli,
cred an address of welcome, wnicI
was responded to by Mrs. Ollie Foch
or Gratis. Readings were given b
Miss Helen Widenor of Eaton an
Mrs. Minnie Sauer Of West Alexandra
The county organization is made u
OF five branches, Eaton, West Alexar
dria. Sugar Valley, Fairhaven an
Gratis.
Next years convention will be he'll
in Eaton sometime between Septen
Der l and IS, the date to be determir
ed later
Schools Open Sept. s.
Schools in the Eaton school di
trict. including Eaton, will open Sci
TENDER s. following the summer vacf
ton. The centralized schools of Jacl
son township will open September
at Campbellstown.
Swihart Reunion Sunday.
Annual reunion Of the Swihart fan