The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-21
PREBLE COUNTY FARM
BUREAU TO EMPLOY
AGRICULTURAL AGENT

EATON, o.. Feb. 21.-Decision has
been reached by the Preble County
Farm bureau to employ a county
agricultural agent. Secretary Hugh
Mitchell is in correspondence with the
proper department relative to the sup
plying of a suitable persons for the
Job.
The local bureau was reorganized
recently, following membership
drive, which netted approximately
the county have been thoroughly Or
ganized for farm bureau work.
Organizations May Combine.
Murray D. Lincoln, state grange Of
ficer, addressed here Saturday after
noon a joint meeting of delegates and
members of the county farm bureau,
county grange and farmer equity
unions. The meeting was held for the
purpose of furthering plans for fedora
ton of the various agricultural Or
CARNATIONS of the county.
Debt Actions Start.
Action has been instituted in COM
mon pleas court by the Peoples Bank
ing company to recover from w. G.
Setter the sum of $1,624, alleged to be
owing on a note.
W. F. Wrenn is plaintiff and Clark
Howard defendant in a suit brought
into common pleas court on appeal
from a Justices court in Jefferson
township.
Alleging r. J. Wolford is indebted
to him in the sum of $120, Chauncey
Lee seeks in suit in common pleas
court to recover the amount.
Tournament at New Paris.
Plans are being worked out by the
Preble County Athletic association of
the county schools for a boys basket
ball tournament in the New Paris
school gymnasium March IL. 1t is ex-
pected eight or more teams will par
ticipate. Members of the winning
team will receive medals.
To Plan County Festival
Tentative plans for the annual
county school play day and festival
will be laid by the county school ath-
letic association in a meeting here
March IA. AS in past years, it is ex'
pected the event will be staged on the
county fair grounds some time in May
To Speak in Michigan
County School Superintendent w. s.
Fogarty goes this week to Lansing,
Mich, to attend a three-day national
rural life conference. Mr.. Fogarty
will address the meeting along lines
of rural school consolidation in Preble
county. He is commissioned by the
federal bureau of education to attend
and address the meeting.
Hambidae Funeral Held
Funeral services for Miss Kate Ham
bidge, II, sister of William Hambidge
and Mrs S. A. Rossman, of Eaton, who
died at the home of relatives in Month
cello, Ind, were conducted here Sun
day afternoon at the home of her sis
ter, the Rev. C. F. Irwin officiating
Burial was in Mound Hill cemetery
For number of years Miss Hambidge
lived in Richmond.
Harvey Baker Funeral
Funeral services for Harvey c
Faker, IS, who died at his home IN
Chicago, were held Sunday afternoon
in Sugar Hill Dunkard church, east o.
West Alexandria, followed by buria
in the church cemetery. The remains
had been brought to the home of the
decedent's brother-in-law, Daniel Lesh
southeast of Eaton. The wife, one sor
and one daughter survive.
Marriage Licenses Issued
Ma rriage licenses issued here re
Gently: Theodore Rike, 10, farmer
west AleXanQf1a, ana Lelp Ia L. Ildu
der, 10, Lanier township; Harry c
Holsinger, 90, farmer. Monroe town
ship, and Minnie Burris. 2S, Jackson
township; Henry II. Riley. 81, mer
chant, Brookville, O., and Monta Vert
81, Lewis burg; Myron l.. Burch, u
farmer, Wa shington township ant
Maud Marie Voss, 20, Twin township
Charles NJ Alexander, %, farmer, JET
ferson township. and Irene Clingen
peel, 81, New Paris; Donald Dewitt
Howell, 81, farmer, Arcanum, O., ant
Nina Imogene Wellbaum, 20, Lewis
burg; Clarence NJ. Maxel, %, farmer
Brookville, O.. and Marie M. Bicke1
20, bookkeeper, West Alexandria
Clarence B. Renner. "a, farmer, Twill
township, and Myrtle Limerick, %
dressmaker, Eaton.
Joint Lodge Meeting
Waverly lodge, Knights of Pythias
and the Pythiau Sisters lodge Wi
celebrate tonight in the Pythian ten
Pile the 5Sth anniversary of the founC
ing of the Pythian order in America
An appropriate program of exercise
will be presented. Other forms of er
tertainment will be provided.
Revenue Collector Here
Announcement is made that G.
Leighty, deputy internal revenue co
lector, will arrive in Eaton March /
and remain five days for the purpos
of assisting Preble county people /
the preparation and filing of their il
come tax returns.