The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-04
PREBLE'S BEST
and BIGGEST
FAIR CLOSES
Record-Breaking Crowds =
Many Prizes Awarded =
Scoreboard to be Kept.

EATON, o., Oct 4.-Fr1day was get
away day at the Preble county fair
the last day of weeks meeting.
which probably will go down in local
history as the most successful finan-
cia4ly and otherwise of any fair within
the 69 years history of the agricul-
TURF society.
The attendance was regarded as IN
usually large for the last day of the
fair. There proba' ly was an attend
ance of 5000 or 5000.
1t is expected the final footb1gs of
receipts and expenditures from all
sources for the week will show the
biggest earnings ever recorded.
AS on Wednesday and Thursday, the
progress of the worlds series ball
game in Chicago, reproduced on an
electric score board here on the fair
grounds, proved the center Of attrac-
ton for the bulk Of the crowds. The
demonstration was very weak on the
final outcome of the game.
The racing events Of the afternoon
were worth while. Red Wilkes, owned
by j. H. Menke, Richmond, Ind, and
driven by Johnson, won the 2:14 trot
in three straight heats. Medium Ga
zette, owned by Sipe and Hutchins,
Portland, Ind, and driven by Sipe,
won the 2;20 pace. The 2:24 trot was
won by Jay Billikin, owned by c.
Swisshelm, Hillsboro, Ohio, and driy-
en- by Jones.
Markey Sweeps Show.
First prize in all classes OF the
junior live stock judging contest at
the Preble county fair was won by
Hugh Markey, Of Casper township.
The individual winning are as follows,
the club prizes having not yet been
determined:
Horses Hugh Marley, Casper
township, first, SO; Milford Burdsal].
second, So; NJ. Dillon, third, 81.
Cattle-Gilbert Gardner, Dixon town
ship first, SO; NJ Dillon, second, 81;
O, Parks, third, 81.
Rogs-Hugh Marley, Casper town
ship, first, SO; Gordon Gardner, sec
ond, 81; o. Parks, third, 81.
oliver Boys Win.
Free trip to Ohio State university
for one week and a gold button, first
prize In the Boys Pig club contest at
the Preble county fair, was won by
Otia and Merly Oliver, upon a score
of 952, Second prize, free trip to
Ohio State university for one week,
was won by Milford Burdsall, upon
score Of 91.5.
Other scores and prices were: Her
bert Reese, score, S82, third prize, IS;
Homer Ehler, score, 876, fourth prize,
So; David >Bixler, score, S3.5, fifth
prize, So; Martin House. score, 80 8,
sixth prize, 81.
Gilbert Gardner Wins.
First prize of SO in the Boys Calf
club contest at the Preble county fair
was won by Gilbert Gardner, of Dixon
township. All entries were Of the
Shorthorn variety.
Other winners in the contest and the
prizes were: Bernard Campbell, Ian
Ter township, second, s.; Hugh Mar
key, Casper township, third, 81;
Stanley Marley, Casper township,
fourth, Sc; Ralph E. Meyers, Lanier
township, fifth, 50.
Marshall Funeral Held.
Funeral services for Henry d. Mar
shall, - who died Wednesday at his
home at West Florence, west of Eaton,
were conducted Friday afternoon at
the Christian church at Concord, south
west of Eaton, by Rev. c. S. Master
son, of Campbellstown. Burial was IN
Concord cemetery. The decedent was
a native Of Wayne County, Ind. but
lived most of his life in Preble coun-
". He was an Odd Fellow. His wife
survives him.
Hnea Elected.
Ex-Courty Commissioner H. \. Hi
nea, Harrison township, was elected q
member of the board of directors OF
the Prcble County Agricultural society
at the annual election held Friday at
The county fair. The vote: Hinea, 81;
Cromwell, -.
Members OF the board whose terms
had expired and who stood for re,
election, and the result Of the vote
we're: I.anier township, J. l.. Haston
1871: Washington township, Cleve
Montgomery, 161; Somers township, j
il. Lamm, $50; Casper township, }. +
Flora, 1853; Gratis township, George w
Riner, 1G1: Israel township, Arthur
Morton, 100.
w. 0. Morris, of Dixon township, was
a candidate to take the place Of c. A
Dunlap, resigned, Of Dixon township
Morris received 49, votes.
There was only one ticket in the
field.
Gratis Band Best.
In the contest between five bands
in the county that furnished music
one dav each for the Preble county
fair. the Gratis band, which appeared
Friday, the last day, was given s.,
bonus.
Scoreboard Kept.
Through generosity of local mer
chants, the electric baseball score
board of the worlds series games, vii
be retained during the remainder o.
the series. Local merchants have con
1ributed to a fund to defray expenses
Arrangements have been made tc
erect and maintain the board In from
or the courthouse.
Ribbons Awarded.
In the county school exhibit at the
Preble county fair the following
sweepstakes ribbo,-s were awarded
jackson township schools, first; La
nier township schools, second; Jeffer
son township schools, third.
Jackson's Grange Best.
jackson township grange carried of
first honors for the best grange dis
play at the Preble county fair Dixon
township won second honors anC
Washington township third honors.
Danwood to be Tried.
John Dainwood, southerner. who Al
leeedlv stole an automobile here last
Nav from John Henne, Preble county
sor,nor hut which was recovered Ii