The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-21
Short News of CITY

Grants Contract-The county COM
missioners awarded the contract for
the county poor farm for the coming
three months to J. R. Moulton, Center
vile, on a bid of $103S.S0.
Alley Vacated-In the ex parte par
tition suit of Frank l.. Street and
Adolphus w. Mitchell, for the vacation
on an alley on the west side, the petit
ton was granted.
Morgan MarrIes Two Coupies-Wil-
fred Loring Bicknell and Miss Iva
Stevenson, and Harry Mervin and Miss
Alta Hickman were married yesterday
by Justice of Peace Morgan.
Trustees to Meet-Earlham college
trustees will meet at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning to consider the housing
of 100 students for whom there Is no
room in the dormitories.
VIII Preach Here-Rev. Robert Fos-
ter, of Mercer, Penn, will have charge
Ct the morning and evening services at
Reid Memorial Presbyterian church,
Sunday.
Wilson To Return-Thomas P. Will
son, assistant general secretary of the
Richmond Y. M. c. A, will return Fri
day from a 21-day vacation at Lake
Geneva. The Y NJ c. A. is conduct
ing a summer school at this place and
Wilson had been attending.
Gain 1O6 Recruits-One hundred
ard six men were recruited for the
army in the Indianapolis district in
the past week, said Sergeant Thomp-
son. local army recruiter, Wednesday.
Richmond did her duty by doubling
her quota of three.
Two Men Enlst-Fred B. Lovin and
Dowie E. Rupe, both of Fountain City,
enlisted at the local navy recruiting
office Wednesday morning. They
passed the preliminary examinations
here and were sent to Indiana polls
for a final examination before being
accepted.
Twenty Years In Y-Julian L. Smith,
of Beaumont, Texas, and who accepted
the position of general secretary of
the Y. NJ c. A. Tuesday. has spent
20 of the AZ years Of his life in asso-
citation work. Seven of these have
been at his present location.
Snively in Japan-Word has been
received from Murray c. Snively, who
IS in government service in Japan,
that he would shortly sail for Homo
lulu. T. II.
All Nlaht Hike-Norval Webb, tenn
porarv BOYS secretary of the Y, is
arranging an all night hike for mem
bers of the boys department Satur-
day. An enrolment blank has been
posted and if enough interest is
shown, the hike will be held.
Strong for Aquatics-That the Olym-
pic Athletic Committee Of the United
States in picking out the swimming
contestants for America in Antwerp,
Belgium, chose nine navy water ex-
rerts, seems conclusive evidence to
local navy recruiter H. F. Roberts, e.
w. T, that more young men should De
taking advantage of the opportunity or
fered in naval training.
Settle Case-The case of Routh VS..
Bullerdick was settled out of court.
Routh claimed Bullerdick struck him
when he was wearing his glasses, ana
this accounted for the complaint.
Relief Corps Meets-The Women's
Relief Corps will meet in the post
rooms at the court house at 2:3O p. m.
Thursday. All members are requested
to be present.
Leaves for EngIand-Frances Mitch
ell, daughter of the Rev. Andrew F.
Mitchell, an Office assistant at the
Friends Central Offices, left for New
York City Wednesday morning. She
will sail on the S. S. Corona for Lon
don, England, July "a. Miss Mitchell
will attend the Friends All World Con-
ference and will return home the