The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-13
Short News Of City
NOMINATION COSTS ses

NOMINATION COSTS $es
Carl Wadman has filed primary
campaign expenses as $68 including
$45 advertising cards, SIS travelling
and meal expenses. and So incidentals
POSTERS FOR POSTURE.
Richmond high school students have
been invited to enter a prize contest
for two posters, by the American Pos
ture league. One poster is to embody
a particular appeal to girls and the
other to boys. but both must illustrate
correct posture. Prizes of 500 each
are awarded the school Of the county
whose students produce the best
posters. The work is to be done in
the fall of 1920 and all entries are to
be completed by December 81.
EASY FisHIN HERE
Fishermen Of Richmond are having
the easiest time catching big ones
they have had for a long while. Glen
Miller lake is being drained to repair
the trap and dozens of big fish are
being caught and taken home by
children and older folks.
MRS. SNYDER DELEGATE
Mrs. Anna Snyder was appointed a
delegate to the district convention of
Pythian Sisters at kokomo, by the
lOCdl Z OlSlclS, dt thC IC6ulul
meeting Wednesday evening. She
to meet in Richmond in 1921. The
next local meeting will be held in
two weeks.
According to the decision Of the
Wayne county school board last Feb
ruary, Wayne township teachers will
receive flat increase Of 20 per cent
over their salaries of the past year.
OIL STATION BEAUTIFIED
Plans for the Identification of the
site occupied by the Standard Oil fill
ling station at Eleventh and Main
streets are being made by the COM
p1ny. These plans include the plant
sag Of flowers and grass and making
la new driveway for autos. This lat
ter project has been started.
NO PICTURES TAKEN
Inclement weather prevented the
taking of the picture of the junior and
intermediate classes of the Y. M. C.
A. at 3:45 p. m. Wednesday, as was
planned. Dormitory men will get
shot" tomorrow morning-not at
sunrise-but shortly after, $40 a. m.
BENTLEY IN CHICAGO
]. H. Bentley, superintendent of
Richmond schools, was in Chicago
Thursday. While there he will at
tend the conference of delegates of all
cooperative secondary schools Of the
country at Chicago university. He will
probably investigate plans for the new
junior high schools and may look up
applicants for vacancies in the teach
ing personnel of Richmond
WAR ON DANDELION
Postoffice caretakers have declared
war on the dandelions now so luxur-
liant in the postoffice lawn.
MccoMB AT CAPITAL
H. G. McComb, vocational director
of Richmond schools, who has been
attending vocational conferences at
Indiana polls for 10 days, will return
to Richmond Saturday.
SIX APPLY FOR EXAM.
Six applications have been received
for the examination for railroad mail
clerk at the postoffice for Saturday.
Examinations are to be started at
$3.50 a. m. and probably will be fin
ished about noon.
REcRUlTER STOPS HERE.
Sergeant Robinson of the Sixth Di-
vision, Camp Grant, stopped in Rich
mond for short time Thursday morn
ing, with his recruiting auto-hut. He
has been all over the northern part
of the state and was on his way to
Cambridge City, where he will stay
for about four days before going over
the southern part of the state.
TANK CORPS is OPEN.
Recruiting Sergeant Thompson an
nounced Thursday that enistments
for Tank corps for one year in con-
tinental United States are now open.
He also states that there are open
a limited number of vacancies in the
schools at Camp Grant, at which be-
ginning June /, an intensive course
will be given in the following depart
ments-automobile, electrical, build
ing, textile, metal, highway construc.
ton and topography, music, business
and agriculture.