The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-30
PREBLE ''PROHIS"
WILL CELEBRATE.
DEATH OF BOOZE
Jubilee Meeting of Dry Fed
Grafton Will be Held at Ea-
ton Sunday.

ton Sunday.
EATON, o., May 30-Banishment of
saloons from Ohio will be celebrated |
here Sunday afternoon In a jubilee
meeting OF the members OF the Preble |
County Dry federation and all others /
In sympathy with the organizations |
aims and activities.
1t Ii announced that out-of-town |
speakers will address the meeting, |
but as yet the names of these have |
not been given out.
In announcing the meeting. the fed |
Grafton extends to the public an invita-
ton to attend the meeting and adds
that nothing viii be said or done that
win tnture the feelings of anyone.
Little Tobacco 10 Moving
Some tobacco of the 1918 crop In
moving In the vicinity Of Eaton and
in various localities In Preble county,
but the movement is by no means gen.
leral. according to local buyers. Prices
are said to range from IL to Is cents
a pound.
II IL said that few Of the members
Of the county tobacco growers asso-
citation have let go their holdings at
the reported prevailing prices. 1t is
said q very large per cent Of the
members are holding out for much
higher prices and will this season re-
duce the acreage and II necessary
carry their crops over to next year In
hope OF forcing higher prices.
Eaton 6accalaureate.
Baccalaureate services for the SEN
Tor class of the Eaton high school will
be held Sunday evening in the First
Christian church, the Rev. ]. e. Ying-
ling. OF the United Brethren church,
preaching the sermon.
Commencement exercises Of the high
school will be held Tuesday evening
at the opera house. Col. George w.
Balm. OF Louisville, KY, will address
the class.
The Alumni association banquet
win be held Thursday evening. The
schools closed Wednesday Of this
week for the summer vacation.
Sues for Damages.
James Hiram Smith has filed suit
in common pleas court against the
Burton & Lewisburg Stone company,
Of Lewisburg. Preble county, and Mac
Mckee for $4,000 damages. Smith
ayers that May "a, last, while he was
working for the company that Mckee,
an employe Of the company, assaulted
him by striking him in the face with
hisfist and injured one Of his eyes to
such an extent that he has since been
unable to work.
To Observe Decoration Day.
Annual memorial and decoration
services will be observed Sunday by
Waverly lodge, Knights Of Pythias,
the services to be held in Mound Hill
cemetery, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Hon. BENJAMIN =. Hartwitz, Of Mid
dletown, will deliver the memorial
address. and feature of the exercises
will be program Of music to be pre-
scented by the Pythian Home band, Of
Springfield.
Former State Senator Hugh R. Gill
more will preside as master of cere-
monies at the speakers stand, and
the Rev. Hiley Baker, of the First
Christian church, will offer prayer and
pronounce the benediction.
Edward Johns, member of Waverly
lodge, will conduct service at the
decoration of the departed Pythians'
graves, at the lodge burial plot
Members Of the lodge and visiting
brethren will assemble at one o'clock
at the Pythian temple and march in a
body to the cemetery, with the Pyth-
ian band leading the procession.
Sues for Divorce.
Alleging that his wife abandoned
him and his home May 20 last, follow
ing their marriage April /. last,
Charles H. Deem has filed suit for di.
vorce from Mary Catherine Deem. He
AYERS she has an ungovernable temper
and that Immediately after their mar
riage she began neglecting him and
his home and also appropriated some
Of his money. Deem is so years old
Notice of fling of the suit has been
forwarded to the sheriff of Montgom
cry county at Dayton. for service upon
the wife.
Eaton Men in States.
Leslie Sawyer, former deputy treas
urer Of Preble county; Roy H. Louns
bury and Fred Clear, of Eaton, arrived
Thursday at New York on the Italis
from overseas. They were members
OF the 319th field signal battalion and
we're in the service more than a year
Asks Partition Of Land.
Mary Stewart names Ogretta Brin
die, Susie Mackey, Audrey Sander
James Snyder. Eva Tice, Harry. Ed
win and Charlotte Eshelman defend
ants to an action in common plea!
court for partition of five acres OF lanC
in Somers township, belonging to tn,
estate of the late James Pottenger
Plaintiff AYERS she and the defendant
are entitled to a one-tenth part, each
of the realty.