The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-24
TWO LARGE TENTS
: WILL HELP HOUSE
LIVESTOCK AT FAIR

Ia O-N, Onlo, July 24.-ln order to
provide accommodations for what is
SAID TO be an unusually heavy demand
Tor space and housing of displays of
merchandise and livestock at the
county fair this year, the fair board
IN meeting Saturday decided to rent
TWO large tents, to be used in addition
TO the usual facilities The tent for
merchandise displays will be 800 by
~ Ieet, while that for livestock will
be lao by so feet
The increased demand for livestock
quarters is represented by the Preble
county Duroc Jersey and Preble
County Poland China Breeders asso-
Citations, which will exhibit at the fair
ana also stage special futurity.
winch viii be IN addition to the regu-
lar class show of hogs. The futurity
Calls Tor ten-men showing of four
pigs each IN each of the two classes,
or total OF 20 contestants and 80
pigs. The board and the associations
will each furnish half the money IN
be awarded the winners. A Wavne
county, Ind, breeders association has
made request for quarters for 40 head
OF hogs.
Offer for Bands
The board decided to offer SIS a dav
TO bands in the county for music for
the fair. Those accepting the offer
viii be hired to play one or more DAYS.
and the assignments will be made in
me next board meeting, Aug. 5. The
bands shall have not less than 20 men
ana must be organized and practicing.
me county health board. upon re-
quest OF its president, E. G. Shuey.
camden. was assured proper quarters
would be provided the board for
display of modern appliances for prep
araCon or food and care of children
q nursery feature will be included.
PERMISSION was granted the county
w. =. 1. U. to erect a permanent build
ing on the fairgrounds, to the east of
the olnlng hall, for rest room purposes.
Petitioners Win Case
FeutlonerS for vacation of a road in
oomers township won victory over
the board of county commissioners
when Judge A. c. Risinger ordered dis
missed from common please court an
appeal by the commissioners from pro-
bate court. Dismissal was ordered on
ground that the proceedings in error
was not legally taken by the commits
sloners. The case was remanded to
probate court for disposition.
The petitioners, in a motion for dis
missal of the appeal, set forth that
the commissioners proceeding was
irregular and illegal because the
BOARD records contained no resolution
or other record for the proceeding.
M. j. Coleman and others, a year or
more ago, petitioned the commission
ers TO vacate the road in question. The
petition was turned down and Coleman
and others appealed to probate court.
A jury heard the case and reversed the
commissioners, who then took appeal
TO common pleas court It is said that
II was the first time jury ever sat in
a case in the local probate court.
Taken to CanneIton
Franklin Dewey Whited. % wears
old, has been taken to Cannelton, Ind
to face charge of wife deserticn. He
had been held in Jail here after his
arrest by Sheriff joins at the home
OF his mother in Darke county. A Can
Melton officer came here after Whited
Too Young to Sue
Walter Swathwood expected to get
a divorce Saturday from his wife. Flo
eta, but his expectations received a
rude jar when the discovery was made
At the outset of the trial in common
yeas court that he was a minor in
gears and could not legally enter a
suit in the court. An adult, as Swath
woods next friend, will have to brine
a new suit if further action is taken
Not long before the trial SwathwooC
changed lawyers and his new counse
went to trial without knowledge OF
his clients age.
Comedy Heads Session,
Friendly Enemies" comedy drama
presented by the Keighley Broadway
players, was the headliner at the chau
tauqua this afternoon. the fourth day
of the seven-day's meeting. The Miss
es Keller in concert, and Montaville
Flowers, in lecture, are the offerings
for tonight.
Compromise was effected in a sui
entered by Mary Yours against Tim
othy and Mary Glenn, involving al
alleged loan of $4,000, and the cas-,
was dismissed Saturday from common
pleas court. The case was to have
gone on trial today The litigants live
in New Paris.
Poultry cuiling demonstrations were
conducted today in Twin township, TN
der supervision OF County Agent E
D. Turner In the forenoon a demon
stration was conducted on the farm
of G. w Copp and this afternoon a
Mrs. Herman Kramer's home.
Demonstrations will be conducte;
at the home Of Mrs. ]. NJ. Heavenridg'
at a. m, and at the home of Mrs
Howard Paxton, at 1870 p. m.