The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-01
PREbLE TAXES
ARE $741,747
IS INCREASE
Banks Make Settlement With
County-Hunt to be Depu-
ty Treasurer.

EATON, O., Aug 1-Preble county's |
total tax collection for the year 1918
was 1901, 747.53. as compared with a
total of $571.590 in 1917. The Deem
Der, 1918, collection aggregated $301,-
405.4s and the June. 1918, installment
totaled 1921 ,342O5. OF the total col
lection for 1918. the sum of 1892, 300.62
was received over the counter in the
county treasurer's ONCE. while the
banks Of the county, authorized tax
depostaries, collected 9,OS343 The
1918 delinquency list will be unusually
small says County Treasurer Leroy
McNeal
The eleven banks In the county re-
ceivng taxes made settlement with
the county treasurer in the following
sums: First National bank, Camden
s21 .94S,60; First National bank, New
Paris, $11,4S6,72; Farmers State bank,
College Corner, $5,S79.32; First State
bank. West Manchester, $7,263 50;
Farmers Banking company, Eldorado,
s12,OO7.39: Twin Valley bank, West
Alexandria. s5,472.14; College Corner
Banking Company, s3,7679o; Farmers
Banking company. Verona, $6,515.46;
Twin Valley bank, Gratis, $6,56S.SO;
Peoples Banking company, Lewisburg,
s16,62S5s; Farmers and Citizens
bank West Alexandria, $500.
Deputy Treasurer Named
County Audtor-elect Spencer c.
Hunt has announced his selection of
Leslie Sawyer, of New Paris, as de-
putty county treasurer Sawyer re-
ar1ric
seas. He was deputy to County Trea-
surer Leroy McNeal at the time he
entered the service. Hunt takes his
Office third Monday in October.
Aker is Appointed
County Treasurer-elect Charles +.
Samuels, of New Paris. has named
Howard Aker, of New Paris, as his
office deputy when he takes his Of
flee the first Monday in September
Aker is at present employed in Rich
mond, Ind.
Shields Funeral Sunday
Funeral services for Roscoe Shields,
90. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shields,
who died Wednesday, will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence, Somers and Walnut streets.
Burial will be in Mound Hill cemetery.
Union Church Service
be held Sunday evening on the es-
planade at the courthouse. The Rev.
]. c. Shaw. of the Methodist church,
will preach the sermon. The Rev.
Paul Wight, of Christ church. Will
& be in charge of the music. No ser
vice was held last Sunday on account
OF the chsutauqua.
Elect School Supervisor.
Reuben Koch. of West Sonora, was
elected supervisor Of the Preble coun
~ school district in a meeting Of the
presidents Of the school boards OF the
district.
Until recently the county had two
supervisory districts and supervisor
in each district, but because of the
fact that one less than the required
number of school teachers employed
IN one district, as prescribed by the
school laws, the two districts were
merged.
Dairy Prices High.
In comparing butter and egg prices
in Dayton with prices in Eaton,
Dayton morning newspaper presented
inaccurate figures in its comparisons,
which fact created no little amount Of
local comment The comparisons
were made upon Tuesdays quota
lions. The paper said creamery but
ter in Dayton was retailing at %
cents a pound, while in Eaton. ldentl-
cal brands were retailing at 40 cents
q pound. The fact of the matter is
creamery butter was retailing IN Eat
on at IS cents a pound, the same as in
Dayton
1t was represented that eggs in Day
ton were retailing at 48 cents dozen
while in Eaton the retail price was SO
cents a dozen. Eggs were retailing
here on that day at AZ cents dozen
Prices obtained from several loca
dealers showed they were paying AZ
cents for country butter and retail
ing it at As cents a pound. Extra
good country butter was retailing a.
so cents, as against buying price o.
As cents. However. country butter /:
very scarce.
The dealers say they were paying
80 cents for eggs and selling them a
AZ cents a dozen.
When asked what makes or brand!
of creamery butter is sold in Eaton
several dealers said they knew of only
one brand-that made by the EatoI
Creamery company, local concern.
Will Address League.
Miss Edwinna Morrow, of jackson
township. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
r. E. Morrow. who saw service in 1t
aly as a Red Cross nurse, will address
q meeting Of the local Sivic league
to be held here Tuesday evening OF
the lakn at the home of Mrs. Johl
Randall. The meeting will open a
7:3O o'clock.
EATON, O., Aug. John Howard
Eby, %, farmer. Trotwood. Ohio, an'
Jennie Kathryn Ozias, 20, of Twill
township, procured a marriage licens
here.