of of of of of of of of of of TEN THE RICHMOND ITEM, RICHMOND, INDIANA Wednesday, April 1, 1925 Alberto Salvi Tonight at 8:15 o'clock Alberto A special price has been made for Salvi, world famous harpist, will pre- high school pupils and to children sent a program at East Main street who are accompanied by their parFriends church, assisted by Prof. ents. Reserved seats are 75 cents and George Stump, tenor, head of the de- $1, a few at $1.50 and $2. Balcony partment of music at Earlham col- seats will be 50 cents and will not be lege. reserved.
Cambridge City News CAMBRIDGE CITY, March There were no services at the Christian church last Sunday a on account of the death of Mrs. McCormick's mother, Mrs. Smith, Saturday evening. By terms of a will filed last Monday Harper W. Lindsay will inherit 160 acres in Washington township and the widow, Mrs.
Viola Lindsay receives' Cambridge City residence on North Mulberry street, The estate is estimated at $86,895 and Harper Lindsay is named as executor. Mrs. Horace Hamilton. and Mrs. Charles Craig were guests of Miss Cora Behr of Pershing.
Invitations have been issued for the Junior -Senior reception at Straughns, Tuesday evening, April 14. School will 15. The baccalaureate will be preached on May 10 at the Lincoln auditorium by the Rev. Davis and the commencement will be held Thursday, May 14. The Gaar Nursery company has leased the lots owned by V.
E. Martindale on Capitol Hill, which will be planted this spring in perennia flowers and shrubs. M. H. Gaar, president and manager, already reports an increased business for this planting season.
Mrs. Mary Richardson, who spent the winter here with Mrs. R. Wharton and family, has returned to her home in Newark, New York. Crockett and Jackson held their last community, sale until cold weather, Wednesday, March 25.
On account of the weather being excellent for plowing the attendance was only fair. The total amount of the gale was $1,200. The sales have been very successful during the winter and will be continued later in the year. Miss Helen Drischel was a recent visitor with friends in Miss Martha Seymore, of Richmond gave a dramatic recital at the Evangelical church at Pershing Friday night, Miss Seymore wag assisted by Walter Anderson, volinist, and Miss Jean Hadley, also Richmond. A free will offering was taken for the benefit of the cemetery.
Mrs. Dan Boyer, of Richmond, and Mrs. Hugh Compton Pennville were recent guests of Mrs. J. R.
Wharton and family. Ward's confectionery is undergoing remodeling and redecorating in preparation for the summer business. The cream testing room has been moved to the back room and the partition has been taken out between the front and middle rooms, enlarging the front room by several feet. Mr. and Mrs.
Forest Danner and children Meriam and Furman were guests of relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Meriman Straughn who has been sick for several weeks is reported recovering slowly. Harry Zehring of Connersville was the guest of his mother and sister, Mrs. Cora Bailey, Sunday.
Famous Harpist Plays Tonight 1 shing, reported as having an ulcerated throat, is pronounced to have diphtheria. Antitoxin was at once administered not only to himself but also Mrs. Bertsch and Master Frankie Wantz and they are all 11 gettie ting along nicely. Mrs. Frank Huddleston of Dublin entertained several ladies from this city Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lenville Ferguson and daughter Martha were Sunday guests of Mrs. Hazel Kirlin and daughter Janet. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry and Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Crockett and daughter Lillian visited in Richmond Saturday afternoon Frank Luddington and son Ralph went to Indianapolis to see Mrg. Luddington who is at the Methodist hospital in that city.
Application for of the will of Bushrod Austin, deceased, representing an estate valued at $7,500 hag been filed with the Wayne circuit court. Amos E. Ehle has been named as executor. Eleven heirs share in the estate equally. Our aged citizen, J.
Newt Conklin, who has long been in feeble health, is now confined to his bed. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Harmeier and children, Ruth and Robert, were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Harmeier's father, Mr.
Lindley Hussey near Milton. Mrs. Jennie Dairy is in Muncie with her son Thomas and wife to remain for the rest of the month. Clifford Marson's children are mourning the loss of their pet dog which was recently killed by auto. Mrs.
May Thornton of Bloomington, is visiting Mr. Mrs. Ray Hinskey and family and other old home friends. Miss Bertie Lafeber, nurse at the Connersville hospital, spent part of the last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Lafeber in Mt. Auburn. The new postal law increases the rate of souvenir and all other private mailing cards from 1 to 2 cents, beginning April 15. Information reaching, postal officials is that many firms who heretofore have made their own private malling cards will buy 1 cent postals, print their advertising on them and thus escape the increased postal rate. "The Country Doctor" a home talent play will be given at the school house in Centerville, April 2 under the auspices of Wayne Chapter of the Order of the Star.
Mrs. Henry Cox, well known in this vicinity, who has been at the Robert Long hospital, in Indianapolis for some time, suffered a stroke of paralysis and was brought to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Staats in Centerville last week. Mary, mother, Catherine Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston Johnston visited in Milton recently.
The choir members of the Christian church of Milton practiced with the choir of the Christian church in this city Thursday evening for the Easter services to be held at Milton Harvey Bertsch, living near Per- and this city on Easter Sunday. At the Coliseum For the Benefit of Apr. 2 and 3 Camp Ki-Ro Kiwanis Style Show Come And Bring The Family Zwissler's Double Quaker Bread Another Treat For The Family. From the first bite to the last crumb, the best you've ever tasted. Zwissler's Bakery 28 South 5th Easter Handkerchiefs Embroidered in beautiful colors.
The best line we have ever shown, at 25c each. KNOLLENBERG'S (- BANK ROBBERS ELUDE POLICE Holdup of Laketon State Bank Netted Bandits About $1,000 (By The Associated Press) FORT WAYNE, March Efforts of police departments and sheriff's officers to find trace of the bandits who robbed the Laketon State Bank, Laketon, Indiana, this morning, in the northeastern section of the state were unavailing, according to fragmentary reports received here tonight. One report indicated that the bandits who fled in two automobiles had been traced to War. saw. Indiana, but communications from that city did not substantiate the rumor.
It was also reported that one of the automobiles used by the bandits to make their get-away, had been stolen from Richard Cosgrove in Fort Wayne, but police they have no report of a Cosgrove automobile having been stolen and no Richard Cosgrove is listed in the city directory. According to word received here from Laketon, the bandits secured slightly over $1,000 from the cash drawers of the bank Cashier E. L. Bright, who was held at bay while the money was taken is quoted as having said that over $1,000 in Liberty bonds and nearly that much in currency was overlooked by the bandits in their haste to escape. CREAMERY FIRMS HAVE COMBINED Consolidation of the Economy Creamery company and the Atkinson Dairy company, both of Economy, will be effective today, according to an announcement Tuesday.
The new company will be known as the Economy Products company and will handle butter, cheese and other dairy products. The Economy Creamery company building being enlarged to house the plant will be more the new concern. The capacity, of when changes are completed. Officers of the new company are P. O.
Beckman, A. J. Atkinson, C. J. Atkinson, and 0.
C. Weyl. Economy Creamery butter and Atkinson milk, products which have been estab. lished in this territory, will continue to be handled by the concern. FLEES AMIDST HAIL OF SHOTS WINCHESTER, March amid a fusillade of shots while county officials were taking him to jail, Sunday night, a man who gave his name ag Harvey Peden and his residence as Richmond, succeeded in eluding authorities and escaped.
Officials still are looking him. Peden, together with William Wigmore and Abner Flatterer, also of Richmond, were arrested by Sheriff TT. G. Daly, Deputy Lee Briner and Police Officer Volney Garret at Mills Lake Sunday night on intoxication charges. The men were brought to this city where Sheriff Daly turned them over to his deputy.
While they were being taken to jail Peden made a break for freedom. Three shots fired after him failed to take effect. ra raigned Wigmore before and Mayor Flatterer, Ross, when Mon- arday, drew fines of $5 and costa amounting to $17.40 each. DRY LAW TROUBLES ARE LAID BEFORE COMMITTEE (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March Declaring political influences, untrained agents, laxity of federal attorneys and improper procedure were responsible for the condition, Mrs. Mabel Walker Wellebrandt, assistant attorney general today told the senate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau that prohibition was not being properly enforced on the Atlantic seaboard.
The federal government's biggest enforcement burden, said Mrs. Willebrandt, who has charge of prohibition cases in the department of Juslice lies in New York, New Jersey: Maryland, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania while the least trouble was found in the western states. She declared proper cooperation between government agencies in forcement was lacking but declined to express her opinion on the proposal that the prohibition unit be placed under the department of justice instead of the treasury. FEAR 38 MINERS IN FLOODED MINE DIE NEW CASTLE, -Late tonight nothing, short save and boys who by a sudden Montague Colliery company's mitted there entertained England, March 31. It seemed as though of a miracle would the thirty- eight men were caught Monday died rush of water Into the age at Scobwood.
The consulting engineer adwas no further hopes to for the entrapped TY MAN IS FINED, SENTENCED ESTER. March of Union City on his plea fore Mayor Kerr of Union ned and sentenced on two the first that of selling liquor, the fine and costs to $180, and he was senthree months on the state second count for recelving liquors without holding fine and costs amounted he was sentenced to three the state farm. intoxicating, to $80 and months on SERVICES FOR MRS. JOHNSON THURSDAY WINCHESTER, March Elisa Johnson, 74, died at her Anna residence on Carl street, Monday at after a brief illness of influ6 p. m.
Surviving her are one SON, enza. Thomas Johnson of near Winchester and two grandchildren in Arkansas. Funeral at 10:30 a m. with services will be held Mt. Zion Luther Thursday Addington to charge, a the Rev.
assleted by the Hew. Hardwick. Bur1al in the cemetery nearby. GETS $13,000 ALIMONY SOUTH BEND, March Alimony of $13,000 and their residence property WAS awarded Mrs. Madeline Sclamberg in court here today as a result of her divorce and alimony suit against Max Sclamberg, junk dealer.
Although the husband fought the alimony suit vigorously, the court awarded approximately the whole amount of alimony Mrs. Sclamberg asked. MARION, March Eugene Balley, 3, died in a few minutes, after hig mother, Mrs. Alden Bailey of East Marion, had pulled him from a pickle barrel, containing five inches of water, into co which he had fallen while playing at his home with other children. Efforts to resusiate him failed.
NAME OFFICERS AT GRACE CHURCH Last Quarterly Conference Held; Scouts Present Pin To Pastor CHILD DIES The fourth quarterly conference of the Grace Methodist church for this conference year was held in the church parlors Tuesday eveni.g. In the absence of Dr. Somerville Light, who was not able to be present, pastor Rev. A. H.
Backus presided. Reports of various officers and departments of church work showed all societies to be in healthy condition. The Sunday school has shown a substantial increase in attendance worth during the League past has year, been and more the than Epsuccessful, it was brought out. A new intermediate league has been organized recently for older boys and girls. Rev.
Backus gave his report as pastor for the last six years. It was indicated in the report that membership has more than doubled in that time, and the church debt has been llquidated, "Address were given by several ficers and members commending the work of Rev. Backus as pastor. The Boy Scouts attended body and presented the pastor with a solid gold Boy Scout 10 year veteran pin. A committee was appointed to wait upon Dr.
Somerville Light to express the regrets of Grace church upon his inability to attend because of Illness. The meeting Tuesday night was last quarterly conference before the session of the North Indiana annual conference in Anderson April 15. Ladies of the church furnished the refreshments, and a social hour folto lowed The the following business officers meeting. for the new year were announced: Guy Girton, local preacher; H. H.
Compton, Supernumerary preacher; Clarence H. Kramer, Sunday school superintendent; Fentres9 Tucker, president Epworth League (after May Lela Longman, president Intermedlate League; Mrs. E. R. Thompson, president Ladies Aid society; Mra.
W. G. Batt, president Woman's Forelgn Missionary society; Mra. F. C.
Page, president Woman's Home Miggionary society. Trustees, three years--H. S. StillInger, Dr. A.
B. Price, George Hamilton; two years--E. R. Thompson, H. A.
Sausaman, E. E. one year --Edgar Dennis, L. 0. Ewan; C.
E. Thomason. Stewards (Finance Committee) Earl Brandenburg, C. H. Kramer, Baker, Fentress Tucker, D.
P. Owens. Stewards at large--H. M. Kramer, A.
E. Stamback, Lester Meadows, Roy 0. Brown, William J. Anderson Wallace Wilson, Oliver g. Overman, Noa'h Stegall, E.
R. Smith, Roy Clark, M. W. Stanley, Samuel P. Garton, W.
G. Batt, C. C. Rossey, Paul Kingsley, R. E.
Herbst, Earl E. Jones, E. E. Reid, E. B.
Varnell, Frank Neal and R. A. Campbell. District stewards, O. F.
Ward; Reserve Steward, Guy Girton; Communion stewards, Mrs. C. H. Kramer, nd Mrs. H.
M. Kramer; Recording steward, F. F. Riggs. Class leaders--E.
R. Thompson, S. W. Jackson. Honorary, Mrs.
Mary Mote. Christian stewardship- Mrs. C. H. Kinert, Mrs.
H. M. Kramer Mrs. G. Kenyon, Religious Education--C.
M. H. ramer, W. G. Batt, Mrs.
A. E. Schuh, Mrs. N. G.
McKinley, Mrs. Maggie Miller. Church Records--D. P. Owens, Mrs.
F. C. Page, Auditing E. Stegall, E. B.
Varnell. Work service and apportioned benevolences-O. F. Ward, A. E.
Stamback, George Hamilton, pastor of the church. Parsonage and furniture committee R. Thompson, Mrs. E. E.
Brandenburg, Mrs. E. R. Smith, Mrs. G.
P. Needham, Mrs. J. W. Rethmeyer.
Music committee--F. F. Riggs, W. J. Anderson, O.
S. Overman, Mrs. Edna Hieser, Mra. Fred S. Bishop.
Estimating ministerial support--F. F. Riggs, Carl Baker, Guy Girton, D. P. Owens.
Decorating committee -Miss Genette Kramer, Mrs. A. E. Schuh, Mrs. Paul Kingley, Mrs.
Walter Miller. Trier of Appeals- Dr. A. B. Price.
WOMAN DIES KINGSVILLE, March Mrs. Henry King, one of the richest women in the United States and owner of the world's largest ranch at her home here tonight at the of 93. TO TAKE VACATION SWAMPSCOTT. March President Coolidge will begin his summer vacation here June 13, according to word received from Washington today. SIGHT HINDERS MUSIC BOLIVAR.
Mo. ---Amos Cady could play six instruments simultaneously while he was blind, but now that he has regained his sight he can play only one. He was blind 20 years. The six instruments formerly played at one the harmonica, held in mouth by a yoke, the banjo, a bass drum, cymbals, a triangle and eight Swiss FISH SWIMS ON BACK one known species of fish can swim on its back. is called the globe fish and is found in tropical waters.
The skin on the underside is loose and can be filled with air at will, thus causing it turn over while swimming. TAIL LIGHT ON COW will have tail lights when driven on the public roads after dark If a hill in the Nea 1 quires Style Show Dates are Thurs. and Friday at Style, Service Coliseum the and Comfort -the three essentials of clothes satisfaction are guaranteed to every purchaser of a Thompson and Borton Suit or Top Coat. We invite your special attention to our display at the style show. Campus Togs are an excellent investment for your clothes-money.
ile shapeliness are lasting in Campus Togs These and Other Dependable Clothes for simply because they are Men and Young Men Will Be tailored up to a standard Displayed on Live Models and not down to a price. You get sound value at Styles for boys and youths will correct prices in these smart aiso be shown in the popular colorings and patterns. Everything CLOTHES THAT MAKE shown is from regular stock and ALL MEN FEEL YOUNG may be seen and fitted immediately at our store. $25, $30, $35 THOMPSON and BORTON 625 Main Street ROMANCE You often hear people refer to the "dear old days of romance" -to the time when knight-errants roamed the earth to do honor to a lady's blue eyes. These folks say we are living in an age of realism! An age or "realism" where the human voice is hurled across the world without wires; where the temperature of Mars is taken more than thirty millions of miles away; where tons of steel and people ride easily and safely through the air or under the sea! An age of realism! Why this is the most romantic of all ages! The advertising columns of this paper are full of romance-of the romance of men who have devoted their lives to bringing new comforts, conveniences and pleasures for mankind.
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