The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
BOY, INJURED IN
COLLISION BROUGHT
TO REID HOSPITAL

EATON, O., Nov. 1.-Richard Cham
berlain. IL, newsboy, is a patient in
Reid Memorial hospital, Richmond.
Ind, suffering from the effects of a
broken leg sustained Thursday even
ing when a bicycle he was riding
while covering his paper route, was
struck by an automobile in East Main
street. which police say was being
driven by Attorney John Risinger, who
declares that if he struck the lad 5
bicycle he was not aware of the fact.
However, police say, the attorney has
slgnifed willingness to bear all ex-
pense resulting from the mishap.
The bones in young Chamberlain 5
left leg were broken just below the
hip and a deep cut was inflicted over
his right eye. He is a son of Mr..
Chamberlain, owner of the Southern
Motor Car company garage, South
Barron street. His parents we're alb
sent on trip to Hamilton at the time
OF the accident.
Speaks on Temperance.
Oliver w. Stewart, of Illinois, repre-
senting the Flying Squadron" comes
to Eaton to address temperance
meeting Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Christian church The several
churches of the city will unite at the
meeting. Mr.. Stewart will speak at
Camden Sunday evening.
Injunction Granted.
Temporary Injunction was granted
Thursday in common pleas court
against the Ohio Gas and Electric
company, OF Middletown, O., proceed.
ing with the setting OF poles and
stringing OF wires along the West Fix
Winchester road in southeastern
Preble county for the purpose Of furn-
ishing the village of West Elkton with
electric current for lighting and for
power.
! Judge Willard Jurey Wright. Of Le-
banon. presiding in local common
pleas court in will trial. granted the
temporary injunction against the COM
pany. which was sought by Chris VAR,
Elwood Coblentz and w. B. Cline, com
prising the board of county commits
sioners. The board Of commissioners
was required to furnish 5000 bond.
The commissioners aver the COM
pany has no franchise from Preble
county to construct the transmission
line, and they further aver the con.
struction work is obscuring the high
way. The petition seeking an injunc-
ton was prepared and filed for the
commissioners by Prosecutor Phil
Haylor. Order of the court was served
on representative Of the company by
deputy Sheriff c. r. Wehrley.
Myers To Speak.
Attorney O. J. Myers of Greenville
will address a meeting Of the county
home protective league here Saturday
evening at the courthouse. The league
was formed to oppose adoption OF the
classification Of property amendment.
Asks 5000 in Suit.
Hattie E. S. Letter has instituted
suit in common pleas court against Ed.
ward E. Gilbert to recover 5000, which
she AYERS is owing on a note.
Festival Next May.
Schools Of Preble county will pre-
sent their annual field day and play
day festival exercises some time In
next May. The county school superin-
tendents in a meeting with County
School Superintendent ". S. Fogarty
laid tentative plans for the event. The
exercises We're omitted this year be-
cause of loss Of time of pupils from
their school work last fall on account
Of the FLU" epidemic and for other
l
held here.
The meeting also decided to push
the war savings stamp campaign IN
the schools: to give support to the
Junior Red Cross movement; to plan
the inter-school literary contest this
winter. and to draft rules and arrange
a schedule for the inter-school basket
ball games the coming season.
Prebe in 3rd Glass.
Preble county's newly organized
health board has received advices from
official sources to the effect that the
county has been re-rated and now is
eligible to the third class instead Of
fourth class. The board has until No
vember 10 to reach decision as to
whether the county remain in the
fourth class or take advantage Of the
new rating. The third class fixes the
health commissioners salary at $4,000
for the first year, as against $4,000 in
fourth class.
Greenvile at Eaton.
Greenvil!a is scheduled to meet
next Sunday afternoon. In two games
played thus far by the locals this
season neither they nor their oppon-
ents were able to score.
judgement Is Given.
Judgment for S1299 6, including IN
terest awarded the Twin Valley Bank.
of West Alexandria, against ]. J. Flor.
and Myrtle Fadler in Justices court
has come into common pleas court for
order Of execution. The Judgment
represents a note, upon which Myrtle
Fadler was surety