The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-20
PREBLE TOBACCO
GROWERS REFUSE
Is CENTS POUND
Only Few Scattering Leaf
Crops IN Vicinity of Eaton
Have Been Sold.

EATON. o.. May 2o.-Following
their Indictment recently on grand
larceny charges, Karl Pine, Samuel
Schneider and John Schilmiller, all Of
Dayton. will be tried here early In
June in common please court, Judge
Abel Risinger having Monday, as
signed the cases for trial upon the
following dates: Schneider, June 10;
Pine. June IL; Schilmilier, June u.
They are charged with stealing about
two tons Of mill feed from two farmers
residing In the vicinity of West Alex
andria- The case OF William Mills
and Ransum L. Estis, under indict-
ment tor grand larceny, will be tried
June is. It is expected they viii be
tried Jointly. They are alleged to
have stolen an automobile from s. c.
Richie, banker. Of New Paris, which
later was recovered in indianapolis.
They are non-residents of Ohio and
thus far have not appeared In court
TO plead to the indictments against
them They are at liberty under $500
bond each.
Sets Suit for May n.
Judge Abel Risinger has set the
suit Of John L. Minnix against the
city for trial on May 27 In common
pleas court. Mfnnix Is suing the
city for $4,000 damages for the death
OF his son. aged 6 years, who was
killed at the pumping station Of the
city waterworks year ago when a
tramway car used for conveying coal
from the railway tracks to the pump
ing station dumped" and crushed his
head. The child and two other older
boys were playing with the car when
the accident happened.
Tobacco Growers Confer.
It was developed in a meeting Of
the tobacco growers Of Preble county,
held here Saturday evening. that a
few scattering crops Of tobacco In the
vicinity Of Lewisburg. Eldorado and
West Alexandra had been sold to
dealers at prices ranging from IL to
10 cents pound. Representatives
from these localities reported the
sales in the meeting, which was in
the nature of a conference Of grow
ers from all sections Of the country for
the purpose of ascertaining accurate
reports of just what was doing In the
county among the growers. It is said
that In only one instance was a sale
q
growers organization. No sales in
the vicinity Of Eaton were reported
In the meeting. Growers In the local.
ty said they had been offered Is cents
a pound, but refused to sell. Frank
Blackford, of Eldorado. state farm
ers' institute lecturer, was present
at the meeting and entered into the
discussion of conditions in the county.
Members of the county organization
as whole expressed satisfaction over
the local outlook.
Divorce Action Hearing.
I Among assignments made by
Judge Abel Risinger, of common pleas
court, is that of hearing of motion
and demurrer in divorce and alimony
action brought by Nora Blackford
against Samuel Blackford, of Dayton.
The hearing has ben set for May 26.
The motion is by Blackford, who
wants his wife's petition made more
definite. The demurrer is by Dora
Pryor. Blackford's sister, who is
named a defendant in the alimony
5 feature of the suit She demurs on
the ground that she is not a proper
defendant to the action.
Mrs. Mund Dead.
Mrs. Louis Mund died Monday morn,
ing in West Alexandria, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis M. Derby
according to advices received here by
friends. Mrs. Mund was the widow
of Prof. Louis Mund, who died a few
months ago at West Alexandria, al
the Derby home. Prof. and Mrs
Mund came from Cincinnati to the
home of their daughter several years
ago, where they since had lived. Prof
Mund was for many years prominent
in musical circles of Cincinnati. Mrs
Mund was probably past 20 years Of
age. Following funeral services
Wednesday morning at 9 O'clock a.
the Derby home at West Alexandria
the remains will be taken to Cincin
natl for burial in Spring Grove GENE
terry, the resting place of her husband
Drive Is Abandoned.
Preble county will not enter the
campaign now being waged by tn,
National Home Service Fund of thu
Salvation Army for an immense sub
scription. Plans to organize the coun
ty for the drive were under way, blu
Monday 1t was called OF, because o
the fact, 1t is said, that the count.
has number of agencies by which
its worthy needy are reached. TIL,
county expected to raise $4,000, but
is said the money would have com
back into the county for distribution
among charitable organizations, a
the city has no Salvation Army corps
Moves to New Quarters.
Being forced to release his presen
location because of rearrangemen
of the room for other purposes, Under
taker Ora Girton has leased the cas-
room of the John Cans building, Eas
Main street, for his parlors, wher
he expects to be operating by June ]