The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
Short News Of City
EGGEMEYER, Better

FL GNS -. eo
Elmer Eggemeyer, who has been
influenza and bronchitis is reported to
be better
sTRAYERs ARE BETTER
. Frank Strayer, local attorney, who
has been seriously i'll with influenza
Is reported to be improving. The en-
tire Strayer family has suffered an
attack Of the flu, but all are reported
better. with the exception of Mrs.
Strayer who is still quite ill.
AIR SERVICE WANTS MEN
vacancies for a number of men in
the air service, to be filled by enlisted
men, will occur in the near future,
Sergeant Thompson, local recruiting
OFFICER said Saturday. There is also
| large demand for men with electric
al experience in the air service.
BEN HUR TO INITIATE
Eight couples were present at the
Ben Hur dance given Thursday even
Ing In the Vaughn hall. On Feb. IL,
| 30 candidates will be initiated. The
| social committee has planned a St.
Valentines dance to be given on Feb.
10. All members of the lodge and
their families are invited. The music
will be furnished by Miller's orchestra
! TO PREACH ON CHRIST
| Jesus. the Teacher, second of a
| series of four sermons on the general
theme Of 'The Personality of Christ
will be preached by the Rev. Raymond
G. lsley in the Second English Luther
an church Sunday morning.
| BEGIN FORWARD DRIVE.
| Members of the midwest Forward
Movement conference committee who
presided at the South Eighth Street
Friends church session in Richmond
Thursday and Friday will leave Satur-
| day night for simultaneous confer
Dublin, and Rockford, Ohio. The
team members will form sectional
teams with local men in the towns
to be visited. On Feb. and 10 an
| other central conference will be held
in Marion, followed by four or five
smaller conferences and another cen
trail conference in Spiceland, Feb.
1915.
! COLLEGE WORKERS TO LEAVE
Unless influenza conditions in the
west are reported more serious the
college deputation appointed by the
Friends Forward Movement will leave
Richmond next Monday. Miss Ruth
anna Sims, associate editor of the
American Friend, will go in place OF
Theodore Foxworthy, unless press OF
business at the central offices retains
i her in Richmond. kilograms from Os
kaloosa, Ia, reported meetings al
Penn College under ban.
} WOMEN'S TRIALS POSTPONED
Postponement of the trials of Ads
Fox, charged with provoke, and Emma
Frees, charged with assault and bat
| terry, was made in city court Saturday
until Monday. Ada Fox filed the aft
| davit cha rging the Frees woman will
) assault and battery. Mrs. Frees ther
filled a complaint charging the othel
with provoke.
GOES TO REFoRMAToRY
Charles Morgan, deputy sheriff, tool
William Holland, colored, to the re
formatory at Jeffersonville Saturda!
to begin to serve his term of one tt
IA years for grand larceny.
NEW CO. INCORPORATED
Articles of incorporation were filet
, for the Richmond Chair factory, CAPT
T tai $4,000. Directors, Ebon Louck
Lawrence A. Handley, Charles w
Jordan.
GIVEN DIVING PRIZE.
, Donald Parker, II year old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Parker, of the Gaa
J road, was awarded first prize TO
, fancy diving in an amateur contes
/ conducted under the direction of Mis-
Lottie Mayer, and her company o
: Bathing Beauties on the Murra.
1 theatre stage Friday evening.
Charles Ivy, a student in Earlhan
:; college, who was accompanied by
, group of enthusiastic college admirers
2 received the second prize, which h
: handed to his young competitor.
A marriage license was issued lat
l Saturday afternoon to Charles l.. Bul
) den, 20, farmer, and Nava McCowr
5 1S, domestic. Both reside in Rich
: mond.