The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-22
GREENVILLE FARMER
DISAPPEARS; FOUL
PLAY IS SUSPECTED

GREENVILLE, Feb. 22.-Residents
of this vicinity are mystified over the
strange disappearance of Roscoe Best.
we'll known farmer and cattle raiser.
FROM his home near the Concord
church on the Milton pike. four miles
southeast of this city.
Friday night Mr.. Best left home in
his car, stating that he was coming
to Greenville to purchase some groc-
cries, and has not been heard of since
Local police were notified early Sat
urday morning after he failed to re-
turn home. and it was found that he
had not been in this city.
Relatives in this city also stated
that he had not visited them Friday
evening. Mr.. Best's wife and family
advance the theory that he has met
with foul play, as he has never stayed
away from home all night without
notifying them. He is supposed to
have had large sum of money on
his person when he left home, as he
had sold his stock a few days previ-
Gus, which makes the theory that he
had met with foul play more plausible
n the eyes of the authorities.
The missing man is As years of age
anu Is "cll hAO"u lHIOuSuOuI lllS Gil
tire county, through his numerous
deals in cattle and other live stock.
No trace of either Mr.. Best or the
car in which he drove away Friday
night had been found up to Sunday.
Estate Sold at Auction.
Nine properties of the Katzenberger
estate were sold at public auction here
Saturday afternoon for a total sum of
$4,000. Mr.. KatZenberger reserved
tue right to pay the bidder, IS and re-
tain the property if the amount was
not satisfactory, and exercised this
option On one property, d residence in
this city. The properties consisted of
a farm, lots, residences and a business
building, all in Darke county.
Request improvement Delay.
At hearing Of the position for the
construction of the Harris Creek ditch,
located in Richland and Adams town.
ships. held before the Darke county
board OF commissioners in this city
Friday. the petitioners asked that the
building of the improvement be de-
layed until 1922. The reason for the
delay was given as the high cost OF
labor and materials at the present
time.
The request was granted by the
commissioners on condition that the
petitioners pay the expenses OF survey
ing, etc, already incurred, amounting
to a little over $500. 1t is thought that
there will be little or no difficulty in
raising this sum, as the petitioners
are all in favor of the postponement
for another year.
Fire Truck Purchased
The village council ON the Ohio side
in Union City, at a meeting held last
Friday night, awarded the contract for
a new fire truck to w. c. Mayl, Green
vile man. A controversy of long
standing between the village councils
of the Indiana and Ohio sides in Union
City regarding the use Of fire equip
ment, developed into an open break
short time ago, and the Ohio side ad-
vertised Cor bids on a fire truck.
The truck purchased by the council
of Mr.. Mayl is similar to the one sold
by him to the Arcanum village coun-
Gil q short time ago. Union City busi-
ness men predict a decrease in insur-
ance rates as a result of the double
fire apparatus for the village.
Two Fires in One Hour.
Two alarms within an hour both
coming from the same place, were an
swered recently by the Greenville fire
department. The roof of the residence
of Walter Riggs. Washington Avenue,
ignited from sparks, which were fly
ing from the chimney. The blaze was
cXtinguished after small mole nao
been burned in the roof. After return
ing to the city building, the depart
ment was again called to put out an
other blaze which had started in
different part of the same roof. the
loss caused by both fires is small.
Dayton Company Wins Suit.
The John Buning company, of Day
ton was awarded d verdict in the sum
of $l097.2S against the Purity Pre-
serving company of Greenville. IN
common pleas court here Saturday.
Suit had been brought for $685. and
interest, alleged TO be due the plain
tiff for food products sold to the 10.
cal company. The jury deliberated
several hours Friday night and Satur'
day morning before agreeing on the