The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-08
Want 1900 BUSHELS
OF PURE SEED WHEAT
FOR PREBLE FARMS

EATON, o.. Aug. S.--Approximateiy
1900 bushels of seed wheat, prooaDly
certified grain, Is to be obtained LOT
members of the Preble County farm
bureau through the bureaus executive
committee
In a meeting here Saturday OF the
bureau executive committee, Harry
Price and Ralph Sullivan were named
a committee to produce the grain.
They will visit sections OF the state
and inspect stocks of both certified
and uncertifed wheat, obtain prices
and report to the committee.
County Agent E. D. Turner states in
formation has been obtained that
stocks of certified wheat are available
at $175 a bushel The amount of grain
sought by the bureau at this time
would approximate two carloads.
Picnic August 19.
August 10 has been fixed as the
date for the county farm bureau and
county grange joint picnic and outing,
which will be staged on the fair
grounds. The date was announced in
thes bureau executive meeting Satur-
day.
The principal speakers at the picnic
viii be Speaker Beetham, of the Ohio
house of representatives, and Harry
Robinson, OF Cleveland, president of
the Cleveland Terminal Elevator com
pany, according to a speakers COM
mittee.
Plans of the state farm bureau in
clude livestock sales agency for the
farmers, and the Preble county farm
bureau pledged its support to such an
agency when it is established.
The directors, at the county agents
request, also voted to allow printing
expenses for about 100 copies of a
pamphlet giving a description of pig
club work. showing the organizations
promoting it, and the advantages OF
the work.
A committee composed of the coun-
ty superintendent of schools, county
agent, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce of Eaton, the Master of
the Pomona Grange, the fair board
president, the Duroc-Jersey breeders
president, and the farm bureau presi.
dent, handle the club work All or
CARNATIONS mentioned cooperate to
advance the work. 1t has been decid-
ed this year also to allow schoo,
credit for all club work 1t will be
considered as project work, such as
is required of all pupils in domestic
science or agriculture classes One
half school unit is allowed in high
school and in the eighth grade for any
project that is completed
The meeting Saturday was address
ed by D. E. Durham, of Lebanon,
district director of farm bureaus, the
district comprising Preble, Butler,
Hamilton and Warren counties. The
n a RI nj nf hn fofa nj
national farm bureau organizations
was fully presented in his address. He
also discussed a proposed organization
of live stock shipping associations in
counties.
What is termed cleanup drive for
members is to be conducted by the
county bureau. The plan is to have
each township chairman obtain a list
of names of non-members in his re
spective territory and submit the list
after which corps of solicitors will
seek to induce the non-members to
come in the membership of the bureau
Leave For Camp
Under command of Capt c. NJ
Harms, Co E, 147th regiment Ohio Fed
eral Guards, entrained Sunday morn
ing for Camp Perry, where, with the
148th regiment, the regiment will be
in camp under instruction IA days
The local company has 81 men, in
GLIDING three commissioned officers
Accompanying the company was
the Rev. Charles F. Irwin, pastor o.
Eaton Presbyterian church, who i:
chaplain of the local company anG
also of the 147th Mr. Irwin was
chaplain in the overseas service
Political Situation
Logan L. Brown, former clerk o
courts of Preble county, is mentioned
as a probable Democratic candidat,
for mayor Of Eaton at Tuesdays nom
hitting primry. No Democrat filed
nominating petition for the office
Whether or not candidates had beel
centered upon for the nomination 70
city clerk, treasurer, board of educa
tion and board of public works, wher
candidate vacancies exist on tn
Democratic ticket, could not b.
learned today
1t is understood a fight is to b
waged for the Republican mayorshi
nomination Mayor Harry L. Risinge
filed a nominating petition, sine
which time Dr. H. R. Splitter has er
tered the race. The doctor is said I
be backed by the Council of Mothers
1t is predicted the situation will brin
out a large woman vote.
Charles E. Clear, an ex-night patro
man, and ]. e. Weir are contestin
for the Republican nomination 70
marshal Marshal Willard Armstron
is for denomination on the Democra
ticket.
Robert Appleby Dies.
Robert Appleby. Sc, cigar store an
poolroom owner, North Cherry stree
and former local saloonist, died Sat,