The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-04
PREbLE HEALTH
BOARD IS READY
TO BEGIN WORK
New State Law Provides Or
ganization -Four Hurt in
Auto Accident Near Eaton.

Auto Accident Near Eaton.
EATON, O., Sept 4.-Preble coun-
tvs board OF health, as provided for
under a new state statute, has been
:. organized and consists of five mem
bers, who will serve from one to five
years. The board members and the
years each will serve are: De. H. z.
Silver. Eaton, 1--WE years; DR.. j. w.
Coombs, Camden, four years; w. L.
Pinkerton. farmer, Israel township,
three years; Ralph Sever, attorney,
Lewisburg, two years; J. M. kimmel,
merchant. Lewisburg, one year.
Mayor Harry L. Risinger, of Eaton,
is chairman of the county advisory
board, and Mayor Edward L. Young,
of New Paris, is secretary. The coun-
Gil embraces the mayors of villages
and the chairmen Of the board of trus
tees Of the several townships in the
county.
DR.. Henry E. Kock, of Cincinnati,
district supervisor of the state health
department, was present at the meet
ing in which the county health board
and the advisory council were formed
The new health board law becomes
operative January /, next at which
time all health boards in the county
will pass from existence and be sue
ceeded by the county health board.
A health commissioner will be ap-
pointed. He will be physician. In
addition to the health commissioner
a county nurse and secretary will be
employed, these three persons being
he
salaries
Within thirty days the county
health board will meet with Dr. Kock
Tor the purpose of preparing a budget
Tor the coming year, which later will
be reviewed by the advisory council.
and then be presented to the county
auditor for process of collection in
taxes. 1t is said that after final &C
ton on the budget by the advisory
council 1t is entirely out of the hands
of the county budget commission.
Auto Party Injured.
AS result of a collision between
two automobiles Tuesday night at the
intersection of the National road and
Greenyille pike, eight miles north of
Eaton, one man and one woman of a
party of two men and two women,
claiming to be from Chicago are con-
fined in the home of Anderson Gauch,
near the scene of the accident, suffer
ing from the effects of injuries sus-
tanned in the accident.
The quartet figuring in the accident
decline to reveal their identity. The
injured man sustained a broken rib
and probable internal injuries. The
woman sustained severe injury to one
of her hips and many bruises. The
man was unconscious when taken
from the wrecked car and he had not
regained consciousness up to late
Wednesday night. DR.. S. P Carter, of
West Manchester, attended the in
;ured
Ford car in which the men and
women were riding crashed into a
touring car driven by S. S. Black.
farmer, residing on the John House
farm, north Of Eaton. Black was
driving northward on the Greenville
pike and the men and women were
driving westward on the National
road.
Black claims he turned westward
into the National road to avoid a col
l;sion at the road intersection and
that the Ford crashed into the rear
of his car and both cars plunged into
a ditch at the roadside. Black es-
capped with few bruises and scratch
eS.
Fanciers Win.
Eaton chicken fanciers competing in
an exhibit of approximately 1000
birds at the late State fair at Colum-
bus made a very creditable showing
George White, exhibiting Dark Cor
nish birds won first, second and third
cock; first and second hen; first cock
erel: second pullet. Harry w. Deem,
exhibiting Buckeyes, won first and
second cock; first hen; first and sec
end cockerel; first and second pullet;
first young hen.
George Appleby, with Buff Leg
horns, won first hen and second
cockerel and first pullet. In the Black
Minorca class P. NJ. Garland won third
hen and second pen.
Squirrel Season Begins.
An army of local sportsmen invaded
the woodlands Wednesday in quest of
the elusive squirrel. The crop is not
overly large say hunters. For the ac-
commodation of local nimrods, Coun-
ty Clerk Rookstool kept his Office
open Tuesday night until late hour
to issue licenses. total of fifty-seven
permits were issued Tuesday. The
grand total issued was 100. 1t is not
known how many permits were issued
by the various clerks in townships and
villages outside of Eaton.
Flora-CaiI Wedding.
Clifford Flora. recently returned
from overseas service, and Miss Edith
Gail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Gail of near New Westville: were mar
ried here Tuesday afternoon by Rev
Hiley Baker at the Christian parson-
age The bridegroom is son of
MI and Mrs. P. C. Flora. of Eaton
After a wedding trip into Indiana, the
couple will reside on farm near
West Florence.
Harrison Buys Shop.
Roy Harrison, of Cincinnati. has pur-
chased the Ideal barber shop, formerly
operated by his brother, the late
Earl A. Harrison, and will continue
the business. He purchased the bus.
mess from the widow of his late
brother.
Somers-Bechtei.
Local friends and relatives have re-
ceived invitations to the wedding of
rh;.torhar Sopocrs and Miss Florenca