The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-18
SUIT FILED AGAINST
EATON FARMER; LEASE
VIOLATION ALLEGED

EATON, O., Oct. 1S.-Upon the al
legged grounds that he had violated
terms of a farm lease, F. NJ. and
Gertrude Wood obtained Saturday
temporary restraining order against
James Bowman in common pleas court.
The Woods obtained a similar order
against James Bowman a few weeks
ago, which later they dismissed In
applying for the second order the
Woods aver Bowman was not handling
crops of the farm properly and that he
was not doing the fall seeding. In the
original action the Woods also asked
for damages in the sum OF $1,342
Bowman occupies farm in Somers
township that the Woods own.
Speaker Arrives Saturday.
After delay of two hours or more in
reaching Eaton, Congressman s. D..
FesS addressed a meeting of Repub-
| licans here late Saturday afternoon in
| the opera house. Scheduled to arrive
, here at 2 o'clock, Mr.. Fess did not
reach here until past 4 o'clock. His
| audience was small, as many persons
| tired of waiting had left the hall be-
| fore he put in an appearance.
Mortgage Sale Held.
| To satisfy a mortgage note for 1871,
! a team CT farm horses, ton truck anG
Ford automobile were sold here
| Saturday afternoon at sheriff's public
sale and brought total of S351. The
property belonged to Robert RitSinger.
who went security on a note for the
Rev. Robert Dillon, of Montgomery
county, formerly of Preble county. AT
the sale the property was bid in by
Pitsinger's wife.
4 Two addresses were delivered by F.
] G. Kirkendall superintendent of the
public schools in GAINESVILLE, before a
meeting of the Preble County Teach
ers' association Saturday in Camden
Miss Laura Hunt, supervisor of art in
the Eaton schools, addressed the meet
ing on "Beautifying School BUILDING
and Grounds" L. F. Schieser, super
intendent of Monroe township schools
spoke on School Community Activi
ties" f. E. Mcclellan, superintendent
Of the Jackson township schools, de
livered an inaugural address at the
opening of the meeting.
Given Three Years Sentence.
After pleading guilty to an indict
ment charging abandonment of lesitl
mate children, Noah Wysong was sent
enced in common pleas court to from
one to three years in the penitentiary
The sentence was imposed by Judge
A. c. Risinger
. Start Membership Campaign.
Countrywide campaign for member!
was inaugurated today by the Preblt
County Farm bureau. With thor
, ough organization for the campaign
; the bureau expects to solicit each ant
every farmer in the county for mem
bership in the bureau. The member
ship fee is $40 for a period of three
, years.
Talk on Politics
"Christian Principles in Politics
provided the subject for discussion il
a young peoples meeting Sunda.
evening in both the Presbyterian ant
Christian churches. Miss Mary Irwin
, daughter of Pastor c. F. Irwin, let
,, the discussion at the Presbyterian
church, while Miss Gladys Weir let
that at the Christian church.
Near-Riot at Game
At the hands of New Madison. Ea
!, ton met defeat at baseball here Sun
, day afternoon by a score of to
The game was featured by mucl
wrangling At one time many spec
tators swarmed upon the diamond il
, a threatening manner