The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-18
Short News Of City

mond Ministerial Association in the
Y M. c. A. will be for business. 1t is
the custom to devote the last Monday
OF each month to business.
GOODRICH PRAISES CONTEST
Sergeant Thompson Tuesday re-
ceived letter from Governor Good
rich in which the state executive high
~ praised the army essay contest be-
ing conducted over the state.
STATE "Y" MEET PLANNED
Local "Y" officials were advised
Tuesday that final arrangements for
the annual convention of the Indiana
Young Mems Christian Association
are rapidly nearing completion. The
convention will be held in Indianapolis
Feb. q and q.
TEACHERS ARE ADEQUATE.
Tuesday morning every grade in the
public schools of Richmond was filled
with teacher for the first time in
countable for a majority of the va
cancies. .
KILLED BY JITNEY BUS
NEWCASTLE, Ind, Feb. 17-Jack
Fulton, six years old, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Fulton. was killed Monday
when struck by a jitney bus. The boy
was riding on the rear end of a coal
wagon and when he jumped off ran
directly in front of the motor bus. The
bus was driven by Francis Coffin and
the police, after investigating, said he
was in no way to blame. 1t was said
the bus was not going fast and had
stopped for a passenger fewer than
so feet from the place the accident oc-
Cured.
NO REAL EsTAToRs GO.
Richmond will not be represented at
the joint meeting of the national con-
vention committees of the Indiana
Real Estate association and the Indi-
ana Reas Estate board, in Indianap-
oils, Feb. "a. G. d. Schideler and
Jesse Bailey are both members of the
board of governors, of the state real
estate association, but are not on the
convention committee.
TWO HURT IN STOCK YARDS.
Floyd Scott and Fred Clark, employ
ed at the east end yards, were treat
ed for slight injuries at Reid hospital
Monday night.
HOWARD ENTERTAINED
Mr.. and Mrs. l. F. Harrsten, of 1119
North I street, entertained company
of their friends Tuesday evening in
honor of the we'll known violinist,
w cSlSy I1o" dIu uC SNChAh5 was
spent socially and refreshments were
served.
TWO COMPANIES DISSOLVE
| F'remilinary certificates of dissolu-
! ton for the Light Inspection Car COM
pany of Hagerstown, have been filed
with the secretary of state.
The Teeter-Keagy Farms company.
also of Hagerstown, filed preliminary
certificates Of dissolution with the
secretary of state Tuesday.
Greenfield township, Randolph coun-
ty, was granted permission to float a
| $4,000 school bond by the state board
of tax commissioners Tuesday.
PETITION TO BE HEARD
The public service commission. at
Indianapolis. will hear the petition of
he T. II. l. & E. Traction company,
which passes through Richmond. to
1 raise express rates for the transporta-
: ton Of articles rated higher than first
class, March 1, at was announced
| Tuesday, The company has also
petitioned to raise the single line min
1mum from 25 to 40 cents and the in
terline minimum from 35 to SO cents.
| HELWiG COMPLETES SURVEY
The report of the physical condi-
tions of the town and township
schools as the result of the survey by
Dr. G. E. Helwig of the state board Of
health, will not be made for about two
weeks, County superintendent Will
liams said Wednesday. as Helwig will
make surveys in other counties be-
fore reporting to the state board.
Greensboro, Pershing and Hagers.
town were visited Tuesday. j. NJ.
Bulla, county health officer, and
County Superintendent Williams &C
companied Helwig
PEELE BUYS OXFORD PAPER.
! Purchase of the plant of the old
Butler County Citizen" at Oxford. O.
! has been made by R. S. Peele, editor
of the old Trails Echo" published at
! Centerville. The Ohio plant has
been idle for about IS months.
MRS. ATWATER TO SPEAK.
! Mrs. Anna Atwater, Of Indianapolis.
characterized as a great speaker, will
make the principal address at the all
day meeting OF the city federation of
womans missionary societies at the
First Presbyterian church, Friday,
Feb. 20. The opening session is at
! 10 a. m.
M. M. c. TO MEET
The NJ. M. c. club will meet Thurs
day evening at the home of Miss Ruth
FOulke, 15S NOrtn FOurtn street.
RUNNELS HAVE DAUGHTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Runnels are the
parents of a baby daughter, born
Feb. IA. in Reid hospital.
WILLIS BEDE REPORTS.
Successful meetings in Nebraska
! and Iowa colleges are reported by B.
Willis Beede, member of the Friends
College deputation, in a letter to Ross
A. Hadley. publicity director. Wednes.
day morning. The deputation was to
reach Friends University at Wichita,
Kas., Thursday. 1t is probable that
Miss Ruthann Sims, a member of the
party, will return to Richmond after
tie Wichita conferences, and Ellison
R. Purdy, of Minneapolis, Mimi, will
go in her place to the Pacific coast
Miss Sims is associate editor of the
American Friend.
! WOODMAN, PECkHAlN. HERE
The Rev. Charles M. Woodman. who
has been leading a Forward Move
ment conference in Winchester, and
the Rev. Enrol D. Peckham of Brook
Ign, N. Y, who has been putting on a
conference in Muncie, arrived at the
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