The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-16
Short News of City
MAXWELL GETS PATENT

MAXWELL GETS PATENT
John s. Maxwell of this city. has
been granted a U. s. Patent on
Safety valve for pianos. The inven-
ton was assigned to the Starr Piano
company.
DAYLIGHT SAVING IN COUNCIL
Councilman Williams Is expected to
again bring up his ordinance to have
| Richmond adopt the daylight saving
plan, at council Monday night. it was
understood Monday. At the last
council meeting the ordinance fell
| through want Of second. Since that
| time the opinion of the several council
men has been expressed and it is
thought that the ordinance, if intro
duced, will find second. Other mat
tiers of less Importance are scheduled
to come up.
MASONS DINE ORBISON
twenty-five members of Richmond
and Webb lodges entertained Judge
c. j. Orbison at an informal dinner at
| the Arlington hotel last evening
Judge Orbison is Grand Master of the
blue lodges of Indiana. The affair was
informal.
ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
Announcement of his resignation
was made by the Rev. e. E. Davis, of
The Second Presbyterian church to the
congregation at the morning services
Sunday The resignation was accept
cd and will take effect Feb. 90 The
Rev. Davis will preach his first SER
mon at the First Presbyterian church
at Hartford City, Indiana, on Sunday
March Z. No successor to the Rev.
Davis has been named
PALACE TO REOPEN
Re-opening Of the Palace theatre
which is at present undergoing extern
siye repairs. will be made in about
week. according to Manager Hudson
Monday. A new ventilating system is
being installed. along with new seats
aud new flooring. Hudson also plans
a new picture screen
REGISTERED IN FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Miller, Of
this city are registered as from Rich
mond in Tampa, Fla.
LIVESTOCK MEN MEET
Members Of the livestock commit
tee Of the Indiana Federation Of Far
mers' associations have been advised
OF an important meeting that will be
held at the Indianapolis headquarters
Feb. IS.
CITY BUILDING LOW
With three permits issued for build
ing in 1920 and II for 1919 building,
Richmond ranks lowest of large cities
in the state in number of permits
issued, according to the January re-
Fort of the American Contractor,
indianapolis issued 275 for 1920 and
293 for 1919. Terre Haute with is
for 1920 and so for 1919 is next to
| Richmond. Los Angeles, Calf, with
q IF e.
| 649 for 1919 has the largest amount of
! building in the country.
MISS HARTMAN
Miss Gladys Hartman, City field
worker at the Social Service Bureau.
is at her home in Woodruff Place, Ind
Annapolis, suffering from Influenza
! OPERATION, FLU, IN FAMILY.
Edgar Mote, city mail carrier who
underwent an operation at Reid
Memorial Hospital, is said to be i'm
proving. Mrs. Mote and their two
children have been i'll at their home
with influenza, but were recovered suf-
/ ficiently Monday to be out.
! CHURCH BURNER STILL LOOSE
No clues as TO the identity of the
person who set fire to the First Church
of Christ Scientist church last Friday
night have been found by the fire
cnlef, he SAID Saturday.
n. S. FACULTY INTACT.
Miss Anna Bradbury and Shannan
Neff, members OF the high school
faculty, returned 10 their classes Mon.
day morning after an absence of
several days on account of illness Mr.
Neff was confined to his home in
Greensboro. The faculty is intact once
more with the return of these instruc-
tors. and the arrival Monday of Harold
Rich, new head of the history and
public speaking department of the high
school.
WILLIAMS TO CHICAGO
Frank Williams of South Thirteenth
street. left the city Sunday for Chi
caago. Ill. to consult DR.. H. L. Kretsch-
mer, noted specialist.
eiNFORDS HAVE TWINS.
President and Mrs. Raymond c.
Binford Of Guilford college are the
parents of twins, a boy and a girl,
born last week. President Binford was
formerly a professor in Earlham.
CAREY CLUB ENTERTAINED
The Alice Carey club will be enter.
tanned with a Martha Washington Tea
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Miss Victoria Lindemuth, on South
Fifteenth street
WV ~ Wv " LIVE
Men members of the Richmond
country club will be entertained with
a dinner party Tuesday evening, at
;he club. After the dinner a business
session will be held.
TO BE AT HOUSE PARTY
Miss Marie Campbell, of Dayton, O.,
Messrs. George Flesh, c. w. Orr, and
John Reymiller OF Piqua. O., will ar
rive in the city the latter part of the
week to be the house guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Lontz. on South Six
teenth street. On Saturday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lontz will be host and
hostess for dancing at the Country
Club.
TO UNDERGO OPERATION
Mrs. Louis Kirchgessner and son,
Manford, of 423 Lincoln street, left
the city Monday for indianapolis,
where the former will undergo an op-
Grafton.
SUFFERS SPRAINED HIP
Fred Stauber, rural mail carrier,
who some time ago sprained his hip,