The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25
By WILLIAM R. sANBoRN.

West Manchester, O., has "the habit.
What habit? Why the habit OF be-
ing postmaster, which isn't such bad
habit, 1t being one to which nobody
objects, unless 1t may be some one
who wouldn't mind handing out mail
at this point.
Mr.. Trone began forming this habit
during the Cleveland incumbency,
back in 1885. He was appointed again
in 1893, and after being an ex-post-
master for several years, climbed
over the top the third time in 1914,
and is holding on at this writing.
Wouldn't wonder If Mr.. Trone is a
Democrat. Looks that way, doesn't
it?
Well. regardless of political pref
erences, you can get all the letters
coming to you at West Manchester.
and the office handles lot of mail at
this point. For instance, the rural
route out OF here is fraction over
26 miles long and there are 134 boxes
to be filled daily for the benefit of
SAG patrons. Joseph w. Minnich does
the daily pleasure riding over this
stretch of country road and gives all
corners a letter, If they really need
one.
Monroe Township Institute.
The Monroe Township Farmers In
stitute met here in it's fifteenth an
nual session on Friday morning in the
opera hal lof the Odd Fellows
building. The hall was comfortably
filled at 10 o'cock when J. A. Hummon
Of West Leipsic, O., began his address
on soil drainage. The exercises Of
the day began. however, with music
by the Bilger Family Orchestra Fam
lily" is correct, for the Rev. .. F.
Bilger is pianist, Mrs. Bilger violinist,
the eldest boy plays the cornet, the
youngest boy handles the drums, and
one other child plays a part. The
brave little drummer is fully three
feet high, but at that he is some
drummer. Rev. Bilger serves a U. B.
church here and also at Castine, o.
The state lecturers on the program
this year are: c. r. Wagner, of Ar
lington; Mrs. Ida A. Durbin, of Fred
ericktown and ]. A. Hummon, of Leip-
sic. each trained observer and very
practical in their helpful talks. Mr.
luminous talk on drainage Friday
morning was listened to with marked
attention, this section being one where
thing is largely imperative, if good
crops are to be raised, in any year,
but particularly so in wet seasons.
At the close of Mr.. luminous adj
dress Mrs. Durbin talked entertaining
ly to the ladies, but as the subject re-
lated to farm cookery the men were
liberal in their applause. When it
comes to good eating and plenty of it,
the American farmer has full grown
appetite and Mrs. Durbin knows it.
ri of
Mrs. Durbin had a heart-to-heart talk
with mothers. The teacher of house
hold economics and the young ladies
Of the Monroe high school came over
in school hacks to listen and learn.
The attendance was large on Friday
evening, the subject of the lecture,
Community Cooperation, making its
own special appeal, as handled by Mr..
Hummon.
Institute Closes Today.
The town was filled with farmers
early this morning and the hall crowd
ed to overlooking at the opening hour
Four lectures are on the days program
as follows: Principles of Animal
Breeding. A. Hummon, and Lee
gumes, and their Effect upon Soils, by
c. r. Wagner. Practical Sheep Hus-
bandry, Hogs and Hog Marketing, and
Our Market for Crops in general came
up for discussion this afternoon. At
| the close of the afternoon session re-
ports of committees and the usual
routine business will be transacted:
! The officers are H. E. Banfil, presi-
dent; w. L. Trump, vice president;
Lester Woolf, secretary and John Wal
dron, Jr., treasurer.
Monroe Township Schools.
In addition to the central school in
the heart of Monroe township, there
are grammar schools at West Man.
chester and Eldorado. The central
school building is one of the best in
the state and this is it's second winter
term. 1t is located on a pretty ten
acre site which is to be beautified
with trees and laid out in Fairgrounds
The auditorium has large seating ca
pacity, there is a commodious gym
nasium and the enrolment in all de-
partments just now is BAL pupils, of
which 80 are in high" Mr.. L. F.
Schieser is township school superin-
tendent in charge and E. A. HOlcomb,
principal. Four auto and four horse
drawn hacks are employed, the auto
hacks making two trips each way
daily. The list of teachers at central
SCuOOl lOIlOWS. MISS MARY SWdrIZel,
high school; Ruth Marley, domestic
science; E. v. Moore, music; P. G.
Campbell, "Smith-Hughes" law teach
er of agriculture, of which there is
four-year course. The grade teachers
are: Mrs. Blanche Shively, Mrs Isla
Crawford, Maggie Holsinger, Leah
Trump, Lucy Clifford, Florence Aglar,
Ruth Mckee and Mrs. Esther Agler.
There are three teachers at the
West Manchester town grammar
school, and fair attendance of pupils.
Miss Mildred Shines is principal and
Katy Valdez and Irene Woverton have
classes. Some say that it will not be
a great while until all the children of
the township will be taught at the
central school, which is between three
and four miles out of West Manches-
ter. Others say the distance is too
great and favor the town school,
Joe Busby Back From the Front.
Joe Busby is boy of nineteen and
he has been over the top in ST. Michel
and in the Argonne woods. Well,
To- sy,k0