The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-27
FARMERS OF PREBlE
COUNTY STAGE drive
FOR BUREAU. MEMBERS

. EATON, o., Oct 27.-Postponed
from last week. the Prebie County
Farm bureaus membership campaign
is on in full swing in the county. At
this time seven farmers from outside
the county, sent here for the drive of
the local county's bureau, are at wotk
soliciting memberships. They are ac-
companied by local farmers, men,
bers of the local bureau.
Managers of the local drive report
ed that 40 members had been secured
up to Tuesday night. 1t Is expected
at least IL out-of-the-county solicitors
will be in the field this week. It is
expected the campaign in the county
will consume at least two weeks, as
the plan calls for solicitation of every
farmer in the county for membership
in the bureau.
Prices Are Discussed.
In a meeting in connection with the
county Farm Bureau membership
drive, discussion of the subject Of
profiteering was taken up and in the
course of which it was represented
that four and one-half bushels OF
wheat are required to produce one
barrel of flour, which at the present
prices the farmer would receive 50
for the wheat. 1t was claimed that
after the wheat passed through all
commissions 1t came back to the con.
sumner in hotels in the form Of bread,
at a cost of $3.50 a barrel for flour.
To Dismiss Schools.
All public schools in Preble county
will recess from Thursday evening
until the following Monday morning,
in order to afford the teachers in the
county an opportunity to attend the
meeting of the Ohio Southwestern
Teachers association, to be held Fri
day and Saturday in Cincinnati. C. r
Coblentz, head of the schools in New
Paris, is on the program for an adj
dress before the meeting
Corwin Funeral Held.
Funeral services for Mrs James
Corwin, 3S, who died of tuberculosis
Sunday morning at her home on AUX
erman street, were held Tuesday after
noon in the United Brethren church,
the Rev. ]. E. Yingling being il
charge. Burial was in Mound Hill Gem.
etery. Surviving are the husband and
four children.
Remove Old Wires.
Work of removing the track, poles,
wires, ETC., of the old Dayton & West
ern traction branch line between New
Westville and New Paris is under
way. The company was granted au
thority by the state public utilities
commission to abandon the line, upon
the company's claim that the line was
loser in financial way, etc. The
line was established 16 years ago.
Judge Called Away.
Recess from 2:30 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon until 9 o'clock Thursday
morning was taken in the Estis and
Mills case, which opened Monday
morning in common pleas court
Judge G. w. Mannix of Greenville
who is presiding at the trial, in an.
nouncing the recess stated he had
been called to Columbus on an impor
tant mission.
The prosecution examined one wit
ness after the opening of court Tues
day morning and then rested its case
after which the defense testimony was
introduced.
William Mills, charged jointly with
Estis of stealing an automobile from
S. c. Richie, banker. of New Paris
was the first witness placed upon the
witness stand by the defense. His
cross-eXamination by the prosecution
of the afternoon session of court
Mills was followed on the witness
stand by his mother, Mrs. A. R. Mills
of st. James, Mo-, sister of Estis
one of the accused. The Mills former
ly lived near Nation, ILL.,, and Mrs
Mills corroborated her sons testimony
that he was at home the night of Nov
81, the date the Richie car was stolen
1t is thought the case will be com
pleted sometime Thursday afternoon
and placed in the hands of the jury
Fix Red Cross Quota.
Quota of the county in the coming
membership drive of the Preble coun
ty Red Cross chapter, to be conduct
ed Nov. IL to %, has been fixed a
$4,000.
Purchase Restaurant.
DR.. J. P. King and w. B. Cross hav,