The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-03
EATON SOLDIER
DIES OF FLU ON
way TO Rhine
Death of David Rust Report
ed-County Gets Dry
Honor Flag.

EATON, O., Jan. 3-David Rust OF
Preble county. member Of the ex-
reditionary forces in France. died of
Influenza on December -. according
TO a message received from the war
department by his mother. Mrs. Susan
Rnst, Of this city While the message
did not state where death took place,
1t Is presumed Rust died in France, as
letter dated In France, November
20. and received by his mother just
the day before the advices came an
nouncing his death. he stated he was
On his way to the Rhine 1t was re-
ported that he had arrived in New
York and had died In that city. but the
report has not been verified
Rust was 81 years old the twentieth
Of last November. He was a member T,
OF the first contingent Of draftees sent
to Camp Sherman from Preble county. |
He was a cook for time after reach
ing camp. but later was made mess
sergeant, then teamster. He did not
claim exemption at the time, OF regis. /,
tering. He had been in France since !
early in last summer. At the time OF
registration he was employed by Mrs. |
Eta Davidson on farm near Camp
le;stown
Resides his mother, Rust is survived !;
b. two children, three brothers and
two sisters. He was divorced from his
wife
In last October. Rust's brother. |
Jerry Rust. died of influenza at his |
home In Jackson township.
Albert Harris, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
IN no IJo ovriy 10
week from Camp Hancock. Ga. he |
having been discharged from service
with the rank OF lieutenant. He was
in the ordnance department. Lieut.. |
iIarris was accompanied home by |
William NJ. Robinson, of Wauseon, |
who received his discharge and a com |
y ssion as a lieutenant. Lieut.. Robin
on will be guest at the Harris home
few days.
Members OF the Moose lodge en-
Dyed banquet and social session at
Is lodge rooms New Years night |
uests from nearby cities and towns
IRE present. The lodge distributed
venty baskets of provisions to needy |
rrsons in the city New Years Day.
Dean Scofield. Eaton boy, in the |
Tvice in France, was wounded, but |
t seriously, according to word re-
we'd from him by local friends and i
o'atives. He was for a time in |
initial |
'rivate Russell Rule has received |
; discharge from service at Camp |
erman ard has returned to his !,
j me here.
according to Cincinnati news
per. Harry w. Deem, well known
cal young man, and Miss Helen |
rulkner, clerk at the Gibson House, |
Cincinnati, were married New Years |
lay in Cincinnati Mr.. Deem was for
4 number Of years a hotel clerk in
Dayton and other points in Ohio, and
at Richmond, Ind, and other Indiana |
points. For the last year or two he !
has been engaged in chicken ranching
Lear this city, having given up hotel
work because of his health. He and !
his bride have not yet arrived in this |
city.
Mayor Harry Risinger's first case in
police court in 1919 was a public in
toxication case, the offender being
Charles Renner, who was fined IS and
costs.
Fines collected in police court dur
ing the year totaled $6s1.5O, according
10 the annual report of Mayor Harry
Risinger. The bulk of the income was
paid by DRINKS, the records show A |
total Of $105.50 was received for
license fees.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p Barnes are par
ents of a daughter. born to them early !
Thursday morning, the little Miss
being the first new arrival in the
city in 1919. A local newspaper will |
award a IS war saving stamp to the
first child born in Preble county in
1919.
Private Earl Dalrymple has been
sent from New York. where he was in
the guard service at points of en-
barkation, to Camp Sherman, and ex-
poets to receive his DISCHARGE at an
early date, according to word received
here from him. He was driver Of
the fire department truck when he was
indicted into the service.
Preble county's dry federation has
been awarded flag, valued at $50,
for having made the largest gains Of
ton. when the state went dry" Rev.
j. +. Yingling is head of the fedora
ton in the county.
Superintendent of the centralized