The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-11
GRATIS BOY is
QUESTIONED ON
THEFT CHARGES
Preble Farm Equity Will Meet
at Eaton Tonight for Talk,
Organization.

EATON, O., Oct. 11-Clifford Su-
man, II, of Gratis, held here in the
county jail in default of $500 bond, on
forgery charge, was questioned Fri
day afternoon in common pleas court
concerning an alleged epidemic of
petty thieving that has held sway in
Gratis, according to TIE courthouse
attaches.
1t appears young Suman dropped a
remark regarding the alleged thieying
and he was taken into court and ques-
toned. 1t is said he expressed the
| opinion, when he dropped the remark
about the thieving that some others
| ought to be where he is.
| 1t is said the alleged depredations
| include the digging of potatoes and
other vegetables from fields and gar
| den truck patches.
Arrangement Monday7
liabilities are the persons indict-
ed by the late grand jury will be ar
raigned next Monday in common pleas
court to plead TO the indictments.
| Farmers Equity Meets.
Farmers of Eaton and vicinity meet
here Saturday evening with view to
perfecting organization of an Eaton
local of county farmers equity union
that has been in process of formation
| the last several months. Frank Black
ford, of Eldorado, will address the
meeting, which will open at 8 O'Clock
in the public assembly room in the
courthouse.
Commissioners Business
Minutes of the county commission
ers' journal show that $125 was paiC
Irwin Kisling for land for road pur
poses for the Eaton-Greenville road
Emma Treffinger received SIS fol
land for roadway purposes in Jeffer
son township.
The commissioners have contracted
with City Engineer A. L. Reid to grade
and gravel the Fairgrounds road TO
a consideration of $174S7
Contract and bond in the sum o
S329.93 have been filed with the com
missioners by Irwin kimmel for con
struction of the Kimmel county ditch
The Eaton Cement Tile company ha
filed contract and bond to furnish til,
for the improvement.
Contract and bond in the sum o
$3.50 have been filed by George Fitze
for construction of the Grace Becl
county ditch.
Ball Game to Close
Play in the Ea ton-Liberty 0nd
bail game here Sunday afternoon will
be called at $50 The game will
mark the close of the local baseball
season.
Odd Fellows To Church
Members of Eaton lodge Odd Fee
lows will attend in body service
Sunday evening at st. Paul Methods
church. Pastor A. j. Bussard viii
preach a special sermon. The Cd
> Fellows have been attending Sunda
,, evening services at the several loca
churches the asst few weeks
Mann Funeral.
Following her death in Newcastle
Indiana. at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Harley Pence, the remains o
Mrs. Amanda Mann, former residen
of Eaton, were brought to Eaton FIR
day night and taken to the home O
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Hoppe
. where funeral services will be he'll,
Sunday afternoon, but at this time tn
hour of the services has not been de
: termined.
Mrs. Mann was go years of age an,
was the wife of the late David Mann
, of Eaton, and lived a greater part o
her life in Eaton. John Mann. of Eat
on, is son.
Mrs Thompson Dead.
Mrs. Mary Thompson, 81, die
Thursday in Indianapolis The bod
the home of Albert Smith, where az
eording to present arrangeme tn
t funeral services will be held Sunda
, morning. A son, Edward Thompson
resides in Gratis township.