The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-22
FIRE CAUSES HEAVY
DAMAGE TO HOUSE
BARNS NEAR EATON

EATON, Ohio, July Estimating
extent of damage wrought by the fire
that completely consumed a house.
combination barn and tobacco shed
and small outbuildings on the Tyler
Fudge farm, occupied by Arthur Davis
and family, half mile north of Eaton.
on the GreenVille pike. Friday. Fudge
places the loss at approximately $4,000
with $4,000 insurance Fudge fixes
his loss at approximately $4,000 with
$1,000 insurance. Davis loss is about
$500, with 5000 insurance.
Nothing was saved from the flames,
except the major portion Of the Davis
household effects. Davis lost in live
stock, a sow. seven shoats, chickens
and coon dog, the dog having been
tied in the barn. He also lost liberal
stores of food. A quantity of growing
tobacco in a field adjacent to the
burned buildings was ruined by the
intense heat. Not a building was left
on the farm after the fire had burned
itself out
Mystery still surrounds the srigin of
the fire. Then barn contained, among
other articles, 120 bushels of new
wheat and five tons of new hay. The
theory is advanced tAat the blaze
might have resulted from spontaneous
combustion in the new hay or wheat
straw.
Offerings at the chautauqua Satur-
day afternoon, the second day of the
seven days meeting, included the Met
ropolitan orchestra, which will furnish
the program tonight, in addition to
John B. Ratio. in character impersona-
tions.
DR.. Ben A. Arneson, morning lectur-
er, delivered his initial lecture. speak.
ing on the subject, Our Constitution
. An Obstacle or Safeguard" Miss Ger
sldine Hughes, story girl, took up chill
dren's hour work Saturday morning
She entertained the children at an
other meeting this afternoon. The mum
Der of junior chautauquans this year is
s said to be unusually large.
Ticket Sale Good
Members of the chautauqua commit
tee Of the Legion post, which is spon
soring the course this year, report the
ticket sale to be quite satisfactory
but so far complete reports of solici
tors have not been made.
Sunday, as usual, will be more Of
less quiet day. The announced pro
gram offers an afternoon lecture BY
s Charles ]. Jordan, an evening lecture
by the morning lecturer, Arneson. OF
international Fraternity" and a unioT
meeting of the Christian Endeavor so
cieties of the several local churches.
Wanted For Desertion
Sheriff George Jones is .holdins
Franklin Dewey Whited, % years old
in the county Jail here for Cannelton
police authorities, who say he is want
ed there on a charge of deserving hi
wife and children.
Sheriff Jones effected Whited's ar
rest at the home of his mother il
Darke county
Estimate Tax Collection
Total collections of the June install
ment of taxes in Preble county wi
reach about $450.000, County Urea:
urer G. E. Samuels estimates.
The limit for payment Of take;
without penalty attached, expire
Thursday night after 30-day exter
sion from June 90
Up to Saturday morning receipts I
round numbers was $3.50, 900. Five c
II banks in the county that receiv
tax money had made settlement wit
treasurer OdIu1ClS up W Tie ClOSe I
business Friday evening The bank
usually collect an aggregate of abol
$135,000.
Treasurer Samuels is of the opinio
the delinquent list will not be an
larger than usual.
Will Dedicate Window
United Brethren church, Sunda
morning will dedicate memorial wi
dow in the church. The dedicatio
was to have been observed some tin
ago. but was postponed.
The window is q tribute to the mer
DRY of the late Rev. ]. E. Yinglin
who died while serving the church ;
pastor, and the late o. E. Brubake
Sunday school superintendent, and