The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-15
Short News of Civ
ASKS HIGHER FARES

ASKS HIGHER FARES
The T. H. l and E. traction COM
pany, which has lines in Richmond,
| has petitioned the public service COM
mission for substantial increase in
| electric light and power rates in
Terre Haute, West Terre Haute. Bra
| zil, and other communities served by
| the company.
WANTS RATES INCREASED
Increased express charges, ranging
! from 10 to rs percent and estimated
to yield $25,000,0O0 additional revenue
annually have been asked in a petit
ton filed with the Interstate Com
| merce commission by the American
| Railway Express company, which
| maintains an office here,
SULLIVAN IN NEW YORK
X. N, Sullivan of this city Is regis
tered at the Hotel Navarro, New York
CITY,
REGISTERED IN FLORIDA
Doctor and Mrs. George B. Hayes
and Edward H. Roser. all of Rich
mond. are registered as from Rich
mond in st. Petersburg, Fla
BUTTER AWAITING
The wholesale price for creamery
| butter jumped from e. to 20 cents a
pound on Richmond markets Monday
! morning. Retailers have announced
no increase as yet.
DOC" is INJURED
Mayor zimmerman sustained minor
injuries is a result of a collision be-
tween an interurban and an auto in
which the mayor was riding at Sixth
and Main streets Saturday evening.
The interurban, going west on Main
| street, and the mayors car crashed to
gether in the center Of the street inter-
section
His injuries were confined to bruis-
es and a severe shaking up.
RED MEN TO DANCE.
The Red Mems lodge of Cambridge
City. will give a social dance St.
Pat1ck's night. The An-Stellar or.
chestra. OF Richmond, will play.
| ROTARY WILL LUNCH.
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Richmond Rotary Club will be held at
the Arlington hote' Tuesday noon. All
members are urged to be present, as
an interesting program has been pre-.
pared.
FEEDS, GRAIN, LINE UP.
Monday mornings change in the
Richmond grain market was favorable
to the farmer The buying price OF
corn was increased from $50 to s1.55
per bushel and the selling price Of
oil meal fell from SIS to SIS a ton.
The hundredweight price fell from
$4.65 to $3.50.
SULLIVAN MANAGES JOURNAL.
| Hassel T. Sullivan. formerly city
editor Of the Palladium, has been ad-
venced to the managing editorship Of
the Milwaukee Journal, at Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,
news editor of the Journal.
NEW BUILDING NEARLY DONE.
! Work on the new Hines Dairy
building, on South Sixth street. is
rapidly nearing completion and will
probably be occupied by the owners
within 80 days. When completed, the
building will be two stories high, and
of brown brick, finished with concrete.
| 1t will also be the largest dairy build
| ing in the city.
RESERVES TO BE CALLED
| Word has been received by several
Richmond members of the United
States naval reserve to hold them
selves in readiness to report to the
Great Lakes Training station. Chief
McAdam:. recruiting officer, says no
offici;S word has been received by him
but private talks with state officers
indicate that several reserves will be
called into service to replace the
dwindling naval personnel.
SPANGLERS IN CUBA
William F. Spangler. of the Pennsyl-
vania lines and Mrs. Spangler Of Rich
mond, Ind, were tourists arriving yes
terday by the Florida route. says the
Havana. Cuba, Post. of March TO-
BIBLE CLASS TO MEET
The Mems Bible class Of the United
Brethren church will hold a business
meeting Monday evening at the home
of Jerome Jordan, 206 North Sixteenth
street. Members of the class and
their wives are requested to attend
kiNs'S DAUGHTERS TO MEET
The Kings Daughters of the South
Eighth Street Friends Sabbath school
will meet in the church parlors at 2:30
| p m. Wednesday, Members are re-
quested to be in prompt attendance
MARRIED MEN ACCEPTED
Married men will be accepted for
all branches of the United States
army service, Lieutenant Fred H. Gov
| ne. Jr.. recruiting officer, said Mon
day. Information was received to that
effect. Further detailed information
in regard to the matter can be OBJ
tanned from the recruiting office,
Sixth and Main streets.
THREE FILE DECLARATIONS.
| Three Republican candidates for
precinct committeeman filed their
declarations with the county clerk
Monday. Charles Huffman. Rural B.
Richmond, Precinct l, Wayne town
ship; Levi NJ Jones. North Eleventh.
street, precinct Is. Wayne township,
and c. r. Reigel, SIS North Nine