The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-06
INTERCHURCH men
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
IN EATON CHURCH

EATON, o., April 6.-All plans are
completed for the county conference
of churches Of Preble county, identi-
fed with the inter-church world move
ment, to be held Wednesday in Eaton,
in St Paul Methodist church. The
Rev. A. J. Bussard, pastor Of the
church and county chairman. will pre-
side. The conference will open at 10
a. M, with a session at 2 p. m, and
another at 1880 p. m.
Rev. A. R. Clippinger and Rev. w.
II. Denison, Dayton, Rev. j. w. Greene
and Rev. c. l.. Schenck, Cincinnati,
and Mrs. John L. Pait, Columbus, will
be the speakers.
A stereopticon lecture showing the
needs of the home and foreign mis-
sionary fields will feature the meeting.
The conference is open to the public.
Winners Announced.
Following are the winners in the
county school group literary and mu-
sic contest held in Dixon township.
the winners receiving a silver medal:
Reading, Miss Ruth Ann McCulloch,
Dixon township; piano solo, Dorothy
&C. Coombs, Camden; recitation, Mil
dred Etter, Lanier township; vocal
solo, Vivian Toney, Dixon township;
discussion, Charles Swafford, Dixon
township. The third group contest
will be held Tuesday night at New
Paris. The fourth and final contest
will be held Friday night at Verona.
The winners in the various group
ILLUMINATION contests will meet in q
county contest April 20, in West Alex
iandria, the winner to receive a gold
medal
To Be Tried April 10.
Suit of DR.. G. A. Coleman, of Dayton,
| against II. c. Robinson, of Eaton,
which has been pending about a year
in common pleas court here, will come
to trial April 10, according to present
arrangement. The suit involves $500,
which DR.. Coleman AYERS Is due him
for medical services rendered men,
bers of Robinsons family. Other
cases assigned for trial in April are:
! April 20, Stayton VS.. Mings; April 21,
Creager VS.. Eikenberry; April 90,
Click VS.. Marley.
Curry Accepts Reduction.
With judgment fully satisfied, the
damage suit of Ira Duvall, Israel town
ship, against DR.. Elmer A. Curry, Gin
cinnati, was dismissed from common
pleas court. Duvall sued DR.. Curry
| for $3,061.21 damages as a result of
| an automobile collision. Trial result
ed in jury verdict for s1,261.21. DR..
Curry sought a new trial. Judge Ri
singer reduced the award $500 stat
ing a new trial would be granted in
the event Duvall declined to accept
reduction.
Compromise Suit.
Compromise was effected today in
a suit for $704 brought in common
pleas court by Susan Banks against
John w. Cook, as administrator of the
estate of the late Allen Showalter,
and the case was dismissed without
record. Plaintiff alleged the amount
sought in her suit was due her for
board, washing and other services.
Wants $3.50 for Nursing.
Estate of the late John Wolf is be-
ing sued in common pleas court for
S730.50 by Samuel A. Davis, who al
leges the amount is due him for fur
rishing board, washing and nursing
for the decedent during his last illness.
AS executor Of the estate, Art Lyday
is named defendant to the suit.
Gets AIimony and Cash.
In divorce and alimony action
common pleas court awarded Clara
Shaffer $50 cash in lump sum and
53.5U a week as temporary al1mOny,
which her husband. Dewey Shaffer is
to pay until further order of the
court.
To Receive Knight Rank.
Fifteen candidates will receive the
Knight rank in a meeting of Waverly
lodge, Knights of Pythias, Wednesday
night A luncheon will be served in
the lodge dining hall after the work.
Welcome will be extended brethren.
Judgement To Be Executed.
Judgment obtained in the Court Of
Justice w. P. Mills, Jefferson town.
ship, by the E. l. DUPONT de Nemours
Company, Inc. Wilmington, Delaware,
against the Ground Limestone COM
pany, New Paris, has been lodged in
common pleas court for execution. The
amount of the judgment is $7O11, in
Guiding costs.
Commencement April 90.
Monroe township centralized schools
will stage the first commencement
exercises of the district schools in
Preble county this year. The date is
April 90. For the most part, the other
district school commencement eXer-
cises will occur the first two weeks in
May.