The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-21
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY DARkE COUNTY
CHESTER WHITE CLUB


nual meeting held in the office of
County Agent Hendrix in this city, re-
Gently, the Darke County Chester
White Swine Breeders association
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, d. c.. Gam
BILE, Greenville; vice-president, v. o.
Brown. Arcanum; 'secretary-treasurer,
T. S. Eikenberry, Arcanum; assistant
secretary-treasurer, Parl Trick, Green
Vile; executive committee, V. o.
Brown, T. S. Eikenberry, Parl E.
Trick, w. C. Sauby and o. B. Ken
worthy. Following the election, ar
rangements were completed for ban
quet to be held in this city on Satur-
day, March 5, at p. m, and any breed
er or feeder in Darke county is invited
to attend this banquet.
After the banquet, different topics
regarding arrangements for the COM
ing summer will be discussed, such as
the Chester White show. and the judg-
ing contest that is to be held in Green
vile early in July. 1t Is also said that
a sale Of some Of the best hogs in
Darke county will be held at the fair
grounds the first week in August. All
Chester White breeders who expect to
attend the banquet are asked to send
their names to the committee in
charge in order that reservations may
be made for them. Parl E. Trick, w.
c. Gauby and ]. e. Fenstermaker COM
prise the committee.
Farmers Home Looted.
The rural home of Clate Fourman
and family, southwest of Ninevah.
Darke county. was burglarized Tues
day night while the family was at
Ninevah attending box social. The
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pets being torn up, drawers pulled out
and their contents strewn about the
floor by the thieves in an effort to
! find more loot.
: According to Mr.. Fourman, two hun
dred dollars worth of Liberty bonds
and $40 in cash were taken. About
the only evidence secured was that the
burglars had driven up in Ford car.
1t is supposed that the theft is the
work of local talent, who were famlf-
lar with the place, and knew that the
family would be away from home at
that time.
Extend Tax Limit.
The taxpayers of Darke county Will
have 10 days more grace, in which 10
pay their assessments, according to a
statement made by County Treasurer
Dan Brown yesterday. Mr. Brown
will take action to extend the time to
the first of February, which date VIII
be the last the books are allowed TO
remain open by law. Today was to
have been the last day for collections,
but owing to the late start made this
wear. the time has been extended.
Starts Suit for Car.
The damage case of II. E. Landman
vs. Mrs. John Auch for $500 was heard
today before Judge Teegarden in com
mon pleas court. The suit is the out
growth of an automobile purchase
made by Landman from Mrs. Auch.
After the saleJ Mrs. Auch refused TO
deliver the car to the plaintiff, who al
ieges he was damaged thereby to the
extent of $500, and asks judgment In
that amount. The suit is an OLD one,
being filed Oct. II, 1919.
Harp Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Harp, SO, wife of William
Harp. of POI Laurel street, this city,
Gied at her home Thursday noon OF
kidney trouble and complication of
diseases A husband, two sons, one OF
whom resides at home, and three bro
theirs survive her, together with num-
j erous other relatives and friends. tu-
neral services will be held from the
First Christian church in Greenville,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock, with IN
torment in the Greenville cemetery.
Through his attorneys, Mannix
Crawford and Billingsley, Herschel
Cloyd filed suit in common pleas court
of Darke county Wednesday, for &c.,
600 against Thomas Armacost. Cloyd
alleges in his petition that Armacost
had made several statements debalch-
ing the character of his wife, and that
their good name and standing in the
community have been impaired to the
extent Of $4,000, for which he asks
the court to award him damages. The
Cloyds are the parents of three chill
dren, all of whom are minors.
Louis Sothron, 6S, WHO has been a
resident of Darke county since 1860,
died from the effects of a stroke OF
paralysis at the Darke County Home
Wednesday noon. Mr.. Sothron had
been an invalid nearly all his life. He
is survived by one sister and one bro
Their The remains were removed from
the county home to the residence OF
his brother, Edward Sothron, 626 East
Fourth street, from where the funeral
services will be held Saturday after