The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-06
hartman IS ELECTED
LEGION COMMANDER
OF POST IN PREbLE

VI PNI in PkEbLE.
EATON, o.. Jan. Gray Hartman.
vas elected commander of st. Clair
post. American Legion. at the annual
election Of officers Tuesday night.
Elder Heber was elected first vice
commander; DR.. ]. P. King, second
vice commander: Antonin Afford,
treasurer, and Herbert Swain, ad.
jutant.
Hornbeck Released.
Arraigned Wednesday in common
pleas court on an indictment charging
abandonment of legitimate children,
Leslie Hornbeck was given a suspend
ed sentence of one year in the Dayton
workhouse and then released upon his
own recognizance, after Judge A c.
Risinger had ordered that he con-
tribute $25 a month toward support
of his two children, pay $40 arrearage
and costs Of the case.
Hornbeck's wife is dead and his two
children are cared for by his parents
in-law. He told the court he had prev
iously agreed to pay $40 a month for
keep Of the children, but that illness
caused him to get behind in payments.
Hornbeck told the court he was en-
ployed as an assistant electrician in a
hospital for insane in Wayne County,
Ind.
Sues on Note.
F. r. Christman brought suit We'd
resday in common pleas court against
Harold o. Grouse to recover on a note
for 500, secured by chattel mortgage.
An order of attachment was issued by
the court in connection with the suit.
1t was said Grouse was to conduct a
farm sale today.
Agricultural Course.
Tentative plans are under way for
a two-day agricultural short course in
Eaton, but the probable date has not
been announced. The course is being
supported morally by the Commercial
club, according to President w. E.
Reel Of the club. Plans will be further
discussed in a meeting tonight in the
Commercial Club headquarters. The
agricultural course would be provided
by a we'll known harvester company
and experts would present lectures,
etc.
chrlstnan Reelected.
Albert II. Christman has been re-
elected president Of the city board Of
education and Charles S. Bloom has
been reelected vice president. Robert
NJ. Conoyer is secretary of the board.
He was elected for two years at the
election Of officers year ago.
Probe Box Prices.
Charles and Joseph Click, local leaf
tobacco dealers, have been advised by
the Ohio Leaf Tobacco Packers asso-
citation there will be an investigation
made by the packers of the apparent
hold-up on the part Of box makers
The communication criticises the
prices being asked for boxes for pack
ing the 1920 crop.
Missionary Address.
Mrs. Canderfet. president of the Day
ton district Women's Home and For
eign Missionary societies. this after
Methodist church at quarterly tea
given by the local missionary societies.
Bible Study In Schools.
Unique method of Bible study has
been introduced in the local public
schools. The work is carried on in
the art department, under direction of
Miss Laura Hunt, art director. APP
peal is made to the eye through draw
ing and free-hand cuttings taken from
the Bible. The students are said to
take great interest in the work.
In Business So years.
Nelson J. Quinn has just rounded
out So years of continuous business
activity in Eaton and is still going
strong He is at the head of the firm
of Quinn and company, retail coal
dealers. which has been operating for
a number of years. Previously Mr.
Quinn was in the leaf tobacco bust
ness for a long period Of years.
Minstrel Successful.
Success, financially and otherwise
attended a minstrel performance pre-
scented Monday and Tuesday night in
the opera house under auspices Of the
Council of Mothers. More than SO 10
ton Profits from the undertaking
have not yet been announced. The
proceeds will go toward maintaining a
free kindergarten next summer.
Missionary Speaks.
The Rev. Alfred Moore, Middletown
O.. missionary in India, spoke here
Wednesday night at week of prayer
services in the Presbyterian church
His address dealt with his work in
the mission field.
Houser Is Buried.
Funeral services for Homer Houser
81, who died Monday night in a hos
pital in Richmond, Ind. several hours
after he was injured in runaway &C
cident here. we're held this afternoon
in the United Brethren church, the
Rev. ]. E. Yingling and the Rev. Mrs
Mills of Winchester, Ind, officiating
Burial was in Mound Hill cemetery
He is survived by his wife and several
children.