The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
eaton TO HAVE
BASEBALL TEAM;
FANS ANXIOUS
Nine Will be Organized for
Season-Flying Start in
1920.

EATON, O., Aug. Eaton will have
q baseball team if present plans car
ry. 1t is realized the present baseball |
season Is far advanced, but it is hoped !
to organize a team for the remainder
of the season and get matters in such
shape that the team can get of with
a flying start at the opening Of the
next season.
In a meeting Tuesday evening OF 10
cal baseball enthusiasts, plans were
laid to get together team Of local
players and put Eaton on the baseball
map Another meeting will be held
Friday evening, probably in the coun-
ell chamber, to which all local ball
players have been invited. Probabil-
tiles are a team will be organized at
this meeting.
1t Is expected to finance the team at
the outset by soliciting contributions
from business men and citizens. A
solicitor was out Wednesday in the
city He said the support given SO
far had been very encouraging. A
committee was out Wednesday trying
to locate suitable grounds for ball
park. Success Of the solicitor for
funds and the committee on grounds
will be reported to the meeting Friday
evening.
Long and Morgan, operators of
local shoe repair shop, are leading
- spirits in organization Of the ball
team and reviving baseball in Eaton.
They have played in semi-pro base
ball. Although base ball has a large
following in Eaton, the city has not
had a ball club for the last two
seasons.
No Clue To Thieves
No clue to about $3.50 worth of hides
stolen here from l. o. Baker, meat
market operator. has been found, al
though the police have worked dill
gently upon the case. Baker offers
reward of 500 for information that
will lead to the arrest and conVlc-
ton of the thieves.
The theft was kept quiet in hopes
Of aiding the police in their efforts
TO locate the thieves. The Baker
storage house, just outside the city
corporate limits, on the BrookVllle
road, southwest, was broken into and
the hides carried away. The job was
done several nights ago.
No Bids For Firehouse
Presumably because Of a pending
Injunction in the courts, no bids were
submitted for the contract for build
ing a structure for the village motor
fire truck at Lewisburg. A property
owner OF the village obtained tenn
orary Injunction some days ago again
st the village council carrying out the
building plan. He averred the build
ing would obstruct an alley.
Carnival Voted Down
Applications made to council for
permit to stage a carnival on the
streets the week of August IS was
L,y re
The application was filed by Fire
Chief George Shaver, in behalf of the
fire department.
Or. Silver Is Home
DR.. II. z. Silver. wife and daughter,
arrived home Wednesday from FIT.
Smelling, Mimi, here for the last year
or longer DR.. Silver was in charge
Of the hospital at the Fort He en-
listed, gave up his practice here. and
was assigned to Fl Smelling. At the
time of his discharge, just before
leaving for his home here, he held
the rank OF major, which commission
he received a year or longer ago.
His wife and daughter had been with
him at the Fort since last fall. Dr..
Silver will Immediately resume his
practice here.
Swisher on Vacation.
Samuel Swisher. Of Campbellstown,
president Of the Eaton National bank,
expects to leave about Aug. Is for
British Columbia. on hunting expedi-
ton He will be accompanied by
Wesley Hapner and John Brown.
Saylor to Minnesota.
County Prosecutor Philip a. Saylor
and Dr. E. C. Smith, Of West Alexan-
dria, expect to leave Saturday for
Dorset, Mimi. where they probably
will spend month or LONGER hunting,
fishing and camping. They will be
Joined later by B. A. Lands, OF Eaton,
and Edward NcCord, Of Camden.
Kline Services Held.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob D.
Kline, 65, who died Monday at her
home near New Hope, were held We'd
ncsday afternoon in the church at New
Hope. Her husband and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Markey. wife OF Dr. Z. B.
Narkey of Dayton, survive. She was
a sister of Joseph l.. Dan H and w.
r. Deem, Mrs. GEORGE Hickman. Mrs.
William John and Mrs. Flora Walker
Fry, all of Eaton, and Mrs. ]. S. Ben
er, Of New Paris.
Ulrich is Horse Judge.
Dan S. Ulrich. of IngOmar, member
OF the Prehle county fair board, IS
Judging show horses this week at the
Greene county fair, lie also will Of
ficiate in the same capacity at the
Carthage fair. Hamilton county.