The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-07

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ham and Charles Cottingham, of Ea-
Alexandria, and Miss Mary Murray of
New Paris, contributed an excellent
program of music.
The meeting was featured by a
luncheon at noon at the Hotel Ross
man.
Special Sermon Preached.
The Rev. E. W. Fitch, preached a
special sermon 10 Pythians Sunday
evening in Barron street Christian
church. Members of Waverly lodge,
Knights of Pythias attended the serv-
ice in body. Special music was
feature.
Mr.. Fitch is leaving the local church
at an early date to become pastor of a
church in Dayton. The service Sunday
evening was in the nature of a fare
well of his Pythian brethren.
Charged With Non-Support
In default of $1,000 bond. Charles
| Crane, of Sugar Valley, is confined in
i the county jail here on a charge of
non-support of his wife and children.
| Crane was bound over to the grand
| jury from the local court of Squire
l.. T. Stephen.
Close Bonus Drive
With a countrywide meeting here
| Saturday night, Preble County Amer
| lean legion council and the Woman
| auxiliary closed a vigorous campaign
of the county in the interest of the
! ex-service mems and women's state
bonus. The campaign was waged for
| three or four weeks.
| The meeting here was preceded by
an automobile tour of the county. dur
| ing which speeches were made. There
were four separate divisions of the
! parade, each covering a given section
| Of the county and each headed by a
| band. The divisions and bands were
merged here for a demonstration be
fore the meeting. Local and visiting
speakers addressed the meeting.
Observe Fl ST. Clair Day
Recognition of FIT. St Clair day was
given Sunday in the churches OF
Preble county, as arranged for by the
tiers and Sunday school heads spoke
appropriately of the occasion. The
day was observed today in the public
schools of the county
On Nov. 6, 1892, whites and Indians
fought an important battle at Fl. St
Clair, which is situated less than a
mile west of Eaton.
Discharged from federal court in
Dayton, after a hearing on a charge
of violating the Mann act, Frank Hart
man, "a, of Lewisburg, is again con
fined III the county Jail here. 1t is
said no proof of anything of a Grim
inal nature against him was developed
in federal court and he was released
Set Rister Trial
Albert Rister. of Middletown
charged with assaulting Miss Mary
Mitchell in an attempted robbery OF
the Mitchell home early in the even
ing few weeks ago, will go on trial
Thursday in common pleas court
The trial had been set for Tuesday
but because of the fact that Tuesday is
election day, Judge Risinger post
poned the trial until Thursday. At
torney John Egan, of Dayton, will de
fend Rister.
Clifford Morningstar, of Hamilton
allegedly implicated with Rister in the
assault, will go on trial Nov IS. Judge
Risinger having fixed the date.
i The trial of Thomas Jennings. unde,
indictment for pocketpicking, but al
liberty under bond, has been set fol
Nov. IS. 1t is alleged Jennings was
caught picking pockets on the fair
grounds during the county fair.
! Held in Jail
4 Byron Gangwer, IS. of West Sonora
II miles north of Eaton, is held in the
county jail here in default of $1,000
bond, upon a statutory charge entered
against him by his sister, Nellie. IS
He was bound over from a justice.
court.
The girl and a younger sister anc
: younger brother are in custody o