The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-18
Short News of City
AUBURN AGENCY HERE

AUBURN AGENCY HERE
Agency for the Auburn automobile
has been secured by the Stafford
Motor company, J. R. Hartman. mana
ger. said Thursday. Hartman will dis
tribute the car in Wayne and Union
counties. The car will be placed on
exhibit in the company's show win
dow, 1926 Main street, Saturday night,
for the first time
ORGANIZE s. s. CLASS
Organization of the Young Married
Peoples Sunday school class was
made at the First Presbyterian church
Wednesday night. The Rev. ]. ]. Rae,
pastor of the church, will teach. The
Officers elected follow: Ray Mather
president; Mrs. Earl Hart, vice presi-
dent, and E. ]. Terffinger, treasurer
APRIL IS. AR6OR DAY.
Governor Goodrich has set Friday,
April 16. as Arbor and Bird day in In
diana, in a proclamation in which he
said:
"If We fail to plant trees today to
enrich and beautify the state. and to
furnish shade and comfort to the men,
women and children in years to come,
We shall have neglected duty. the
importance of which is not easily de-
termined.'
SYMONS WON'T RUN
Luther F. Symons of Lewisvlle
who has served three terms in the
state legislature as representative
from Henry county, Wednesday, form
ally announced he would not be a can
didate for the nomination and re-elec-
"a ton. Mr.. Symons says he feels that
, he cannot give the time from his busl-
ness.
PLAY COMMITTEE TO MEET
Preliminary arrangements for the
knights of Columbus musical comedy
Pal O. Mine" will be made at COM
mittee meeting at the club rooms Fri
day night Frank Stenger is chair
ma of the committee.
HISTORY GLASS MEETS
The second session Of the Y. NJ. G.
A. history class was held in the as
The class is under the direction of 7.
W, Hansell, formerly of the Y. M. c.
A. college at Chicago.
CARDS ARE SENT OUT
Former service men who have War
Risk Insurance have been sent idelti-
fication cards bearing their name and
number The card will serve both as
an Identification in case OF death and
will also enable the man to give his
correct insurance number when COM
municating with the War Risk Insur
ance department. The department OF
insurance at Washington says that
several of these cards are being re-
turned to Washington instead of being
retained by the owner 1t Is urged
that all men receiving these cards re-
tain them to be used as they were
intended.
20 TO ATTEND BANQUET
Twenty reservations have been
made for the fellowship reconciliation
banquet, to be held in the Y. NJ. C. A.
at $50 p. m, Thursday night.
CONVICTED OF FORGERY
Phillip Demedoff, aged 20 of Rich
mond, arrested on charge of forgery
was fined $25 and costs and sentenced
TO the state prison for term of from
two to fourteen years in circuit court
Thursday. Demedoff plead guilty
when arranged. He is said to have
tried to pass a bad check for $72 on
the First National bank, March 8.
$4,000 PAID FOR FARM
Alfred c. Bateman transferred 100
acres of property in Clay township
to John NJ Manning for $4,000, or
sos an acre, according to stamps on
the deed filed with the county record
STILES is ARRESTED
George Stiles. who lives secluded
life on Newman's hill, was arrested
by police late Wednesday. Stiles,
who is an employee of the Wayne
Works, is alleged to have been acting
- queerly for several days. A sanity in
= quest may be held
= FINED FOR GINGER DRUNK
= G. II. Riley, a worker in a Richmond
. construction camp, was fined 81 and
> costs in police court Thursday on a
r charge of drunkenness. Riley claims
he got drunk on Jamaica ginger
ATTENDS BOARD MEETING
County Superintendent Williams left
Thursday for indianapolis to attend
the regular monthly meeting of the
state board of education in session
Thursday and Friday.
Mathews to Return
William Mathews. county assessor,
who has been spending the winter in
Florida will leave for the north Mon
day. friends were advised Thursday
Mathews plans 10 stop several places
on his way home and will probably
arrive here about the first of April.
HUFFMAN TO PORTLAND
Herbert Huffman, associate finance
director of Indiana Yearly Meeting
went to Portland Thursday to arrange
, for the appointment of a quarterly
meeting financial director
49, Mr.. Huffman. and the following will
attend the state lnter-Church World