The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-05-08
DAYTON
MEN INDICTED
BY EATON JURY
Officers Are Elected and
Plans Made for Observance
of Memorial Day.

EATON, o., May S.-Indictments
for grand larceny were returned here
against Karl Pine, John Schilmiller
and Samuel Schneider, all of Dayton.
by the grand jury, which hled it re-
port Wednesday. William Mills and
Ransum L. Estis, non-residents OF the
state, were indicted jointly for grand
larceny. Jacob Coming was indicted
for abandonment of family, and Roy
E. Lyons was indicted for assault and
battery. One case was ignored. The
jury examined twenty-five witnesses.
Amos Fudge was foreman of the body
Pine, Sehilmiller and Schneider are
charged with stealing about two tons
of millfeed from two farmers near
West Alexandria. Pine is in Jail here,
while the other two men are out un-
der bond. Mills and Estis are charged
with stealing an automobile from the
garage Of s. G. Richie at New Paris.
The car was recovered in Indianapolis.
The men were released under bond,
pending action of the grand jury.
Plan Memorial.
Officers were elected, COMMITTEES ap-
pointed and plans laid for observance
Of Memorial day at meeting of the
Eaton Memorial association Tuesday
night. Elmer e. Morrow was re-elect-
ed president; Edward E. Bailey, vice
president; Earle c. Campbell, secre-
tary; F. w. Kumler, treasurer; execu-
tive committee, Lieut.. Albert Harris,
Chester ]. Hunter, Joseph Wilson, Jr.
Lieut.. Robert Litehiser was selected
for marshal of the day, and 3. p.
Vaughan was chosen to preside at the
memorial exercises in Mound Hill
cemetery. Judge A. C. Risinger, Harry
G. King and e. P. Vaughan are Q
committee that will secure a speaker
| for the occasion. Other committees
are: Music, P. j. Wiseman and Ed
| Johns; assembling of school children,
Superintendent of Schools John
O'Leary; flags, F. w Kumler; flowers,
Relief Corps, L. B. Plummer, George
| w Longnecker, George Acton; decora-
tion of graves, George w. Jones and
| assistants; decorating speakers stand,
G. A. Phares, Ed Jones, E. C. Wysong;
military, Lieut. Albert Harris, Joseph
Wilson, Jr.; automobiles, F. R. Christ
man, S. J. Brewer, Orville Denlinger;
collections, First ward, E. E. Bailey;
| Second ward, Earle c. Campbell; !;
Third ward, Harry Sharkey; Fourth
ward, j. w. Cunningham; tolling bells,
Peter J. Wiseman.
Ford Car is Stolen.
B. NJ. Bunger, Of Lewisburg, report
ed to the police that his Ford car was
stolen here about o'clock Tuesday
night while he was attending the car
nival. The car was parked near the
carnival, on Water street. 1t bore
Ohio license 1888 and is 1918
model. Bunger offers reward OF
| $25 for recovery of the car.
Ferreting and Delinquents.
Assessors of personal taxes in
Preble county have entered upon
their work of ferreting out delinQuents
and those suspected of not giving in
the proper amount of personally in
their voluntary tax returns. Assessors
in the townships are to complete thei1
work in ten days, while village and
corporation assessors are given from
three to eighteen days to finish the
work The state tax cimmission has
instructed county auditors to insist
that the assessors conduct thorough
and rigid canvass. County Auditor
Albert Campbell hoped for a nice
increase in the personal duplicate over
last year, but he says the increase
will be slight, if any, judging from
the present outlook.
Receivers Horse Stolen Here.
Bane Horten, of near Economy, Ind.
recovered here a horse and buggy be
longing to him that was stolen Sunday
night from hitchrack on North Sew
enth street, Richmond, Ind. A loca.
taxi man saw the deserted outfit late
Sunday night several miles north OF
Eaton near the National road anG