The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-13
.PREBLE CHILDREN
TO MEET IA COUNTY
SCHOOL COMPETITION

1natlOn contests completed, tne loi-
lowing winners will meet in the coun-
ty contest for excellency in literature
and music. which will be held April
90 in West Alexandria:
Impromptu Bible Reading-Ruth
Farr, Israel township: Ruth Ann Nc.
Cullough, Dixon township; Mabel
O'Hara, Jackson township; Lowell
Penland, Monroe township.
Piano Solo-Hiloa Ewing Israel
township; Dorothy c. Coombs, Cam
den. Ruth Beekley. West Alexandria;
Ruth Crane, Monroe township.
Recitation-Elizabeth Mackey, Is
rael township; Mildred Etter, Lanier
township; Alice Shelter. Jefferson
township: Elnora Order, Lewisburg:
Vocal Solo-Homer Silvers, Israel
township: Vivian Toney, Dixon town
ship; Loureva Penland, Jefferson
township; Katherine Penland, Mon
roe township.
Observation-Disclosures Young, West
Elkton: Charles Swafford. Dixon
township; Emory Chandler, West Alex
andria: Clifford James, Lewisburg.
The winners in each department OF
the county contest will receive gold
medal. Judges will be procured from
outside the county.
Individual elimination contests were
conducted by the various district
sch ools, the winners in each OF the
five departments later meeting in
group contests Of three schools each.
The winners in the group meets be-
came the candidates for the county
meet. The group meet winners each
received a silver medal.
There were four of the group con-
tests, the final one having been con-
Quoted last Friday night at Verona.
the schools of Lewisburg. Verona and
Monroe township competing. The win
ners were: Impromptu Bible read
ing. Lowell Penland, Monroe town
ahip; piano solo, Ruth Crane, Monroe
township; recitation, Elnora Order,
Lewisburg; vocal solo, Katherine
Penland, Monroe township: discus.
sion, Clifford James, Lewisburg. We
roma schools failed to score a win
ming.
Want S14o Back
Cancellation of a lease and recov-
cry OF the sum of $40 are sought in
an action brought in common pleas
court by John and Irene O'Dea against
the Farmers Ground Limestone COM
pany OF New Paris. Attachment pro-
ceedings have been instituted to re-
cover the $140.
Pennsy, Hines, Defendants
Both the Pennsylvania Railway COM
pauy and Walker D. Hines, director
general of railways of the United
States, should be made parties de-
PENDANT to $4,000 damage suit pend
ing in common pleas court against the
Pennsylvania company, which was
filed year or more ago by Phyllis
Terlizzie, as Administrative of the es-
tate of the late Frank Fletcher, of
GAINESVILLE, according to decision by
Judge a. c. Risinger of a motion filed
by the company seeking dismissal of
the company as defendant and substi,
tuting Walker D. Hines as defendant
The plaintiff in the suit is given 20
days in which to file an amended pc
titiou.
Orders Quiet Of Title.
Common pleas court has ordered
quiet Of title to 100 acres Of land in
Somers township, which was sought by
G. H. McQuiston in a suit against
James II. Glenn and others. A mort
gage given by John Gordon to William
Ramsey, which clouded the title, was
declared to be null and void. The
plaintiff was ordered to pay the costs
Denies Allegations.
Charges and allegations are denied
by Dewey Shaffer in an answer to a
divorce ana allmOny aCt1On OrOuSnt ID
common pleas court by his wife, Clara
Shaffer, and he asks that her petition
be dismissed. The court granted her
temporary alimony several days ago.
Sum Is Distributed.
Distribution of $1S,475 accruing from
sale Of realty belonging to the estate
Of the late Wilson F. Howell, sold
under partition proceedings, has been
directed by common pleas court. The
several sums were allotted after 1864.
46 was set aside for payment OF court
costs, attorney fees, etc.
Ask to Transfer Funds.
Application has been made to com
mon pleas court by the trustees o!
Jackson township for authority &c
transfer money from three funds. They
seek transfer of $1,742.30 from the
Cass road fund to the general road
fund; $4S.37 from the ditch fund tc
the poor fund, and 81 from the ditch
fund to the hawk fund, the last named
being required by operation of law
the trustees state.