The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-08
FARMERS INSTITUTE
PLANNED AT EATON;
HOLDEN WILL SPEAK

EATON. O., Jan. s.-Eaton will
have a two-day agricultural short
course, January 81 and February 1,
which will be provided by the extern
sion department of the International
Harvester company. At this time the
place for holding the course has not
been definitely determined. The Ea-
ton Chamber of Commerce will sup
port the undertaking.
Preliminary plans for the short
course were laid in a meeting here
Thursday night in the courthouse au-
ditorium, at which w. e. Reel, presi-
dent, and Dr. H. Riley Splitter, secre-
tary, Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
presided. Committees were appointed.
Orson Ryan, of Chicago. represent
ing the International Harvester COM
pany, addressed the meeting, detail
ing the objects of the short course.
One object was to bring business men
and farmers closer together. Speak
ers for the short course will be pro-
vided by the harvester company. The
program will be arranged by a local
committee and such subjects as are
decided upon will be dealt with by
experts sent here by the company for
the especial purpose.
It was announced that Prof. Holden,
known as the corn wizard" would be
one of the speakers at the short
course.
In the appointment Of committees.
President Reel, of the Chamber Of
! Commerce, was selected for executive
chairman. Other committees named,
and the chairman of each, are Ar
engagements. r. ]. Scheid: publicity,
Dr. Fl. Riley Splitter; finance, John NJ.
Gale; reception. Mrs. ]. E. Parker;
program, Walter S. Fogarty: exhibits
and prizes, John Benham; classroom,
Cha rles Webb: woman's committee,
yMrs. j. w. Cook; schools, Superintend-
ent John O'Leary.
! Matters pertaining to the short
course will come up next Tuesday
night in a meeting in the Chamber of
Commerce headquarters.
/ Commercial Club Reorganizes
Eaton Commercial club. organized
number of years ago. will be known
| herea fter as the Eaton Chamber of
| Commerce. Action providing for
change of the name was taken by the
| club in a recent meeting. The new
organization will affiliate with the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
! States
Officers of the Eaton Chamber OF
| Commerce are: President. William E.
Reel; vice president, Harvey M.
Flory; executive secretary, DR.. H. Ri
| ley Splitter; treasurer, John M. Gale.
| A board of directors will be named
later on. Other requirements of the
| organization will conform with the
dictates of the national body. Wo-
men will be eligible to membership in
| the organization
John Harris Dies.
John Harris, Al, barber former
marshal and former councilman of
Eaton, is dead at his home here. He
was born at Shiloh, O., but he lived
most of his life in Eaton. He leaves
his wife. three children, Raymond and
; Mary, at home; Mrs. Jack Mcintyre. of
/, Richmond. Ind; two sisters. Mrs. c.
! c. Ross of Eaton: Mrs. Lucy Mund-
henk of Middletown, O., and three
brothers. William Harris, of Vancou-
/ YER, B. c.; Jesse Harris, living near
J Lewisburg The other brother lives i'll
Missouri. Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
J the Presbyterian church and will be
J in charge of the Rev. c. F. Irwin.
! Burial will be in Mound Hill cemetery.
Old Prosecutor Aids New.
! Ex-county Prosecutor Phil Saylor. of
! West Alexandria. by appointment by
Judge A. c. Risinger will act as assist.
ant to Ralph c.. Sever, the new county
| prosecutor. during the January term OF
common pleas court.
! Twelve states havc thus far voted
| cash bonuses to their returned sol
diers. namely, New Hampshire. New
Jersey. New York, North Dakota
Maine. Massachusetts, Minnesota
! Rhode Island. South Dakota Vermont