The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-30
PREBLE ANNUAL
FAIR BEGINS AT
EATON GROUNDS
Sixty-ninth Event Starts Off
With Bang-World's Series
to be Shown.

EATON, O., Sept. 30.-Today marked |
the formal opening of the 69th annual
Preble county fair, which will continue
over Friday.
The gates at the fairgrounds were
thrown open Monday morning to the
public, but the day was occupied in
getting exhibits into place and to max
ing everything in readiness for the
formal opening this morning. No en-
tertalnment features were presented
yesterday, but despite this fact, hun
dreds of people were on the grounds
TO watch a busy throng of exhibitors
and concessionistS getting set up for
business
All departments Of the big county
show were we'll filed and in some in
stances additional accommodations
we're necessary. A noticeable feature
is the unusually large and varied dis
play Of farming machinery of the most
modern design and construction. 1t is
all of the labor-saving variety.
The weeks racing was inaugurated
this afternoon, with two events. The
program carries three races each at
ternoon of the next three days.
The sale of membership tickets up
TO this morning was unusually heavy
and Is believed to have set a record
within recent years.
Reservations in the grandstand for
the week were practically sold out this
morning. The capacity Of the reserved
chair section is approximately 800. The
advance sale Is unprecedented.
Judging from the long line of auto
mobiles and other vehicles headed to-
ward the fairgrounds throughout the
morning and early afternoon today. the
of iv,sr dow 80 f1n
fair gave promise Of being an excep-
tionally big Tuesday crowd.
PoIett Back on Job.
Charles c.. Pollett of this city, has
returned to the employ of the Dayton
Richmond division of the Ohio Electric
railway, which he left few years ago
to engage in the saloon business here.
He has been given a conductors job
with a crew.
Gale Is Held.
Local police say they have been ad-
vised that Raymond Gade, Preble
county young man, is held by the
police at Connersyille, Ind, in connec-
ton with some sort of transaction in
the exchange of two or three auto
mobiles
1t appears Gade exchanged an auto
mobile on which local dealer held a
tollEdSS lOI dllOlHeI Car anu III IL
this car was exchanged for another
one and mortgage seems to figure
somewhere in the transaction, as near
as local police can ascertain. 1t is
said Gade was married recently here
in Preble county.
Banks Close for Fair.
Observing their usual custom, the
two local banks will close at noon
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, on
account of the county fair. The local
public schools are closed for the week
and all schools in the county will close
one or more days on account of the
big county exhibition.
Score Board Installed.
Work of installing the electric score
board at the fairgrounds that will re-
produce the worlds series games
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, for
the entertainment and information OF
the crowds attending the county fail
this week, was practically completed
late Monday afternoon.
1t was expected the board would be
in perfect operating condition some
time today and that the mechanism
and the operators would be in ship
shape when the first game of the series
opens Wednesday afternoon. The
board is calculated to furnish the big
gest drawing card the last three days
of the fair.
Farmer Restraints Tenant.
Forty acres of corn in the field, Is
tons of clover seed in the field, 81
tons of hay in the barn and head O
sheep are involved in temporary in
junction issued in common pleas
court to D. c. Payne against o. V
Michael Payne was required to fur
nish $500 bond.
Payne's complaint AYERS that hi
owns a farm in Somers township OF
which Michael is tenant and tina
under an agreement they were tt
share equally the crops and live stool
raised on the farm, but that Michael il
using grain, hay, etc. from the farm
to feed his own stock. Payne ais;
AYERS Michael refuses to allow hin
to come on the farm and that he keep
all the buildings locked
In addition to a permanent injInc
ton, Payne asks that a receiver b.
appointed by the court to take charg
Of the property covered by the temper
airy restraining order.
Bailey Service Held.
Funeral services for William Bailey
IS, Civil war veteran. who died Sat
urGay night at his home here, wer
held this afternoon at his late hom
and were in charge Of the local G
A. R. post, assisted by Rev. Hile,
Baker, of the Christian church Bul