The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-01
Hope to Begin Testimony
In Trial of Fred Decker

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Dec. l.
The taking of testimony is expected
to get under way here today in the
trial of Fred Decker, charged with the
murder of Leroy Lovett in an alleged
insurance plot. The jury composed
of farmers, was selected late yesteT-
day,
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Lovett, whose
son the state charges the defendant.
together with three other members Of
the Decker family, plotted to kill. are
among the first witnesses the state
is expected to call.
giving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Geeting of CampbellstOwn and Satur-
day they shopped in Dayton. Miss
Marjorie Markey visited last week
with the Ralph Sullivan family e.. Mr..
and Mrs George Swope and family
entertained last week Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Kisling, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Sease and baby and Nj. and Mrs.
OrvaI kisling all of Dayton. 5000. The
heavy rain fall Of Saturday and sun
day has practically stopped fodder
shredding for sometime Quality of
corn is generally fair though damage
from ear worms is considerable. A
. ;
almost all the corn is husked in this
immediate vicinity.
CAMPBELLSTOWN. Ohio. - The
Jackson girls and boys basketball
| teams will play the New Paris girls
and boys teams this coming Friday
evening at New Paris =. Grant Larsh
and family spent Sunday with Lee
; 7 ,>ch nd
Der Of the lecture course was given
I Monday evening and was well attend
ed. The second number will be given
on Dec. y by the Trio Musical Cav
eney company and comes highly rec
/ commended. Miss Maudie AshwOrth
visited Miss Blanche Johnson from
/ Wednesday til Sunday. .Messrs.
/ Willis Baker and Vernon KetrOn Wis
/ tied Central school Monday ..... Pete
! O'Hara of FIT Wayne has been visit
ing his brother Charles O'Hara and
| family, the past two weeks $500. Miss
Gertrude Bice of Middletown. visited
/ her parents here during the Thanks
giving vacation. The Jackson Grange
+ first and second degree team Will go
to Washington Grange Friday evening
and put On the work. The Ladies'
Aid society viii meet with Mrs. Emily
Campbell Thursday afternoon 49,. The
i Y. p. c. A. will meet at the home of
/ Fred Swisher on Wednesday evening.
/ Dec. 7.... Grange was we'll attended
Thursday evening and a splendid
+ Thanksgiving program was given 1850.
/ Mr. Tom Sullivan and daughter Jen
ME, are both real poorly. ....W. W.
Campbell left Saturday for Cham
/ paign, Ill, to take treatment for can
/ Ger in his mouth. &C.. Harold Branden-
burg Of Miami university. spent his
( vacation here with his parents $500.
The patrons that have their homes
/ wired and ready for electric lights are
now enjoying them. LA Christmas
! bazaar is being planned for Dec 10,
/ afternoon and evening. at the central
school building, the money to be used
in purchasing needed equipment in
/ the school kitchen. Please give it
/ your support A large number from
this place attended the Sunday school
convention at New Hope. both after
/ noon and evening sessions Alfred
/ Bresker of THIS township, and Miss
/ Pauline LantOn of WaWake, Ind. were
married Sept. Is. last, but they have
just made the fact known After
+ March !, Mr.. and Mrs. BTesker will
/ reside in New Hope, he having pur-
/ chased the Ora Slower general store,
/ and will get possession March IT,.
Miss Mabel Thompson, teacher of the
fifth and sixth grades in the central
! school at this place, was united in mar
/ riage on Thanksgiving day TO Mr..
! Smith, mail carrier of Eaton
WILLIAMSBURG, Ind - Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Jennings, north of town. and
Mrs. Albert Jordan, from this place
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O.
! w. Hartup Wednesday Mrs. Ken
meth Duke was in Richmond Tuesday
.... Mr. and Mrs. Harry Armstrong
and children also Mr. and Mrs. Dram
! Parks were the week end guests of
| Mr.. Armstrong; parents, near Ches-
terrified. Albert Jordan was in Rich
mond Wednesday. 90. Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Rust and baby, also Jim Daugh-
.erty were in Richmond Tuesday