The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-15
COLUMBUS MERCHANTS
TO VISIT GREENvILLE
ON AN EXTENSION TOUR

GREENVILLE, O., April 15.-Word
has been received here that Green
Vile is one of the towns to be visited
the latter part of next month by the
Manufacturers and Jobbers' associa-
ton Of Columbus, on their 1921 trade
extension tour Il is said that more
than fifty of Columbus leading bust
ness men will participate in the tour
and will travel on special train. one
Of the features of which will be a wire
less apparatus enabling them to keep
in touch with their home offices at
all times.
Traction Car Ablaze.
Responding to an alarm turned in
from the corner of Fourth street and
Broadway late Wednesday night. the
fire department extinguished a blaze
on a west bound Ohio Electric traction
car. The fire started through poor
insulation and it is stated that the car
would have been totally destroyed had
the accident occurred in the country.
Attacked by Boar.
Frank Rismiller, farmer, residing
north of Pikeville, is recovering from
wounds received recently when he was
attacked by a vicious boar. Mr.. Ris-
miller was feeding his hogs when at
lacerated before he could drive the
Infatuated animal away. A physician
was summoned, and eight stitches
were taken in Mr.. Rismiller's right hip
to sew up the wounds.
Train Strikes Auto.
What was nearly a fatal accident
occurred at the Pennsylvania railway
crossing in Pikeville. north of here,
Wednesday night, when the automo-
bile in which George Shields and fam
lily were riding was struck by freight
train. The Shields family was enroute
to friends home when the accident
occurred, and their auto had almost
cleared the tracks when struck by the
engine. Mrs. Shields was the most
seriously injured. sustaining broken
collar bone and shoulder bone, cuts
about the head, and bruises. Mr.
Shields was cut about the head and
face by flying glass. and the three chill
dren escaped injury.
Objector Refused Citizenship
Naturalization papers were granted
to one applicant, one was turned down
and three were declared to be out of
the jurisdiction Of the local court by
f. E. Gregory, special agent Of the
federal government. at the court
house here yesterday afternoon.
Harrick thurman, Polish Jew, a nat
i've ri Mezicke, Russia. was granted
his citizenship. August Pail Becker,
native of Valdez. Germany, who
gave this city as his residence, and
his occupation as travelling preacher,
was refused citizenship on the grounds
that he was conscientious objector,
Three other applicants were declared
m hn nf ri icti Of q
local common pleas court, where the
applications we're made. They are
Endra Vallarain. an Italian. Ira Roy
er. Of New Madison, and Irva Book
walter. The latter two men gave up
heir citizenship in this country when
hey took up their residence in Can
ada, and are now seeking to regain it.
City Council Meets
A recess meeting of the Greenville
city council was held Tuesday night
and small amount of business dis
posed of. Mayor Wrights report of
fines and licenses, in which he states
that s12 in fines and s14 in licenses
had been collected during March. was
read and accepted. A complaint from
an lakewood citizen that water over
flows his property was ordered to be
investigated by the sidewalk. gutter
and alley committee. together with the
director Of public safety. Under a
suspension Of the rules, an ordinance
to issue bonds in the sum of 81, 800.
for the purpose of making needed i'm
provements on the fire department
building was read three times and
passed.
Waterfowl, under the protection of
Federal laws, are increasing in mum