The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-06
FIRST OF new WHEAT
RECEIVED BY PREBLE
FARMERS ELEVATOR

EATON, O., July 6.-Preble county
new wheat totaling a carload has been
received here at the elevator of the
Eaton Farmers Equity company and
will be the first OF the 1921 crop to be
shipped out of the county from Eaton
The local market opened at Sl.0S.
Alfred Brubaker delivered the first
new wheat to the local equity com
pany. 1t tested So pounds per bushel
and the average yield was about Is
bushels to the acre, according to w.
E. Schlientz, manager for the equity
company. He estimates the wheat
yield in the county at between ten
and Is bushels to the acre.
May Eliminate Smut
Establishment of plant for the
treatment of loose smut in seed wheat
is contemplated by the Preble County
farm bureau A committee from the
bureau membership has been appoint
ed to investigate the matter.
The bureau also has named a COM
mittee to confer with the county
grange relative to the staging of the
annual county farm picnic.
Prizes in the form of free trips to
the state fair will be offered to win
ners in the girls food club work in
the county.
Chnch Bugs Active
Presence of chinch bugs in Preble
county is reported. They are quite
prevalent in Jefferson township, in
the northwest part of the county, aC
cording to reports received from that
section. Jefferson township lies ad
jacent TO Wayne county, Ind. where
the pests are said to be giving farm
ers much trouble. The bugs are re-
ported to be invading Preble county
to some extent from the vicinities Of
Boston and Kitchell, Ind.
County Agent E. D. Turner is ad-
vising local county farmers and assist
ing them in giving battle to the
chinch bug before it gets a firm hold
in the county
karn Receives Divorce.
Upon grounds of gross neglect, Alvin
Karn was divorced from Pearl Alison
Karn by Judge A. c. Risinger in COM
mon pleas court. Karn was in the
military service at the time of his
marriage He averred his wife refused
to live with him after his return and
that she told him she only married
him TO get a soldiers allotment and
insurance in the event he lost his life
in the service.
Dismiss Attachment Suit.
Dismissal of an attachment ordered
in a common pleas court action
brought by William E. Gruver against
Karl Dihrkop and others has been dis
missed by Judge Risinger. The
carnishee is ordered to turn over TO
Dihrkop money and two government
bonds.
Judgment for s6,473.58 has been OBJ
tanned by Samuel and F. f. Cotterman
against J. Z. Martindale and John F
Price in common pleas court. The
Judgment represents promissOry notes
in sale Of real estate Martindale
bought the realty and lated sold it to
Price. Notes figured in the two deals
w. o. Borman claimed he held a lien
upon the realty. The court held that
any lien he may have is subject to
the lien of the Cottermans
Licenses %: Divorces Three.
Twenty-three marriage licenses were
issued in the Office of Probate Judge
3. A. Lands in the month of June of
the present year, one more than issued
in June of last year. Three divorce
suits were filed in common pleas court
in June this year
Gilmore Appeals Case.
Preliminaries looking to the taking
of the Craig Gilmore criminal assault
case TO the supreme court of Ohio
have been started Judge A. C.
Risinger Of common pleas court, upon
notice Of Gilmore's council that ap-
ton for leave to file the petition in
error Of the highest tribunal in the
state, suspended execution of Gil
more's sentence for so days. Applica-
ton for laeve to file the petition in
error must be filed within Is days.
according to Judge Risingers order.
1t was represented by Gilmore's cOun-
sci that the supreme court was in
adjournment for the summer vacation.
whereupon Judge Risinger decreed
that the defendant have sufficient time
to file ms petition in error A Judge
Of the supreme court will fix the time
for hearing the defendants motion for
leave to file his petition in that