The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01
81 DEATHS IN
EATON DURING
YEAR OF 1918
Is Died From Flu in October
County to Receive W. S.
S. Tablet.

EaIOIN, ", JAZZ 4-olAty-tWO per
sons died in Eaton during the year
1918. as shown by the records OF Reg
istrar Earl Dalrymple. The average
age OF those passing away was 60
years. In October the greatest num-
Der OF deaths took place, due largely
to the influenza epidemic In that
month the deaths numbered %. Fol-
lowing Is complete list Of the deaths
and ages:
January-Frances Hubbard. TO-;
Charles Alderman, 55; Harriet Young.
IT; Mary A. Mitchell. SO; Lee Holden,
IS; John H. Hoops. %: Ma,inda Deem
81.
February - George H. Kelly. 50;
Theresa Deckwitz. 81; John T. Hol.
mes. 60; Aaron Lewis, Sc.
March-William McClain. rs: Ethel
Bruce. 35; w. E. McChristie, 50.
April-Isaac N. Silver. rs; Dorotha
II. Gray, 25 days; Catherine NJ. Fudge.
-.
May-Arthur Hewitt. infant; Bar
bara Rau. 81: Helen Raikes. "a: Mich
ael House. 81; John w. Smith, 60;
William c. tombstone. 60
June-Sarah Wilson. Il: Clarence
MINK. 5.
July-Mary Troop. So: George Shat
err, 81; Rebecca Orr. 6S; Rosa Fox,
rs; Robert Myler. 40; Jacob A. Krug.
60.
August-William II. Brewer, 80;
Susanna Snyder. -.
observation-disclosures st. John, "a;
Lewis Acton. 81: Martha Trunk, IS.
October-Blanche Thum, So; Eliz.
abeth Creager. 81; Charlotte Heppes.
n; Carrie Hartrum. 16: Martin Hoo
yer. "a; Laura Waggoner. 27; Ella
Sullivan, 81; Carl Wehrley, 80: Char
les Miller. 40; Ruth Waggoner, "a;
Stella Brewer. %: Elizabeth Sewell, s
months: Edward Barnes. Il; Margaret
Baker. "a: Walter Stebbins. 80: Mar
garet Conrad. 8; Emaline Walden, So
Robert Mehaffey. 80; Carl Thum, 80;
Hannah f. Johnson. "a; Stanley Cole,
49,
November-Laura Upham. Is
December--Ida C. Bennett; Jonath-
an Flora. 81; Edward Y. Teas, So.
County Coroner Carl W. Became, re-
elected in November. declined to quail
IT., for the office and the county COM
rl'ssioners named DR.. Cassius Tref-
finger for the place. DR.. Treffinger
returned short time ago to Eaton.
after serving for several months in
ths medical division of the army at a
southern camp. He attained the rank
c; lieutenant while in the service.
Funeral services for Henry Black
ford. father-in-law OF DR.. L. r. Pryor,
of this city, who died at his home in
Van Vert, were held here Tuesday
afternoon. followed by burial in
Mound Hill cemetery. a son. Samuel
Blackford. lives In Dayton. Mr. Black
ford was Ga years old. He lived in
Eaton number OF years ago and was
engaged In the livery business He
years or longer. He remarked follow
ing the death Of his first wife. The
second wife survives.
While on visit to relatives at Cam
den. Preble county Miss Nellie Bos-
tick. OF Columbus, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Nancy Bostick. was
stricken with paralysis and death en-
sued in few days. Funeral and bur
ial were held Monday at Camden.
where the decedent was born and
reared. She was about so years OF
age and was we'll known in this city.
She was a daughter of the late Jerry
b. Bostick. OF Camden.
Eaton's fire loss in 1918 was the
smallest in many years past so states
Fire Chief George Shaver A few hun
dred dollars would cover the entire
loss for the year, the chief says The !
fire department responded to 16 |
alarms during the year.
For its splendid record in the war
savings stamp campaign Of 1918 Preb-
lie county Is to receive bronze tablet,
according to advices received by Har-
ry L. Risinger. county chairman OF the
savings stamp committee. Chairman
Risinger also is to receive gold med
al for distinguished service in the
campaign, and his assistants are to
receive bronze medals. The tablet to
the county will be unveiled, after its
receipts, with appropriate exercises
Cupid's toll In Preble county in the
year 1918 totaled 1877. according to the
marriage license records in probate
court. His record In 1917 was 210, or
a falling off OF SO in 1918. as compared
with the preceding year. Twenty d.
vorce suits were filed and an equal
number OF divorce action granted in
common pleas court in 1918