The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-12
EATON TO INSTALL
FILTRATION SYSTEM,
CITY DADS DECIDE

EATON, o., May 12-Eaton's water
works system is to be equipped with
filtration plant. at cost Of $27 500.
This has been definitely determined
by the city council. which has taken
formal action to issuance of bonds to
provide for the improvement.
In determining the question of fill
tration plant, council declared an
emergency existed, in view of recon-
mendations submitted by the state
board of health, following a survey of
the situation, which means that under
the emergency act the bonds can be
Issued without a vote of the people
upon the the question.
The emergency lies in the fact,
1t is said, that the driven wells from
which the citys water supply is OBJ
tanned. are giving out, and the only
assurance of an adequate supply IS
the installation Of a filtration plant.
With the filtration plant In opera
ton, the water supply would be
drawn from Sevenmile creek, near
the waterworks pumping station. The
intake daily, according to figures an
nounced, would be approximately one
million gallons. The filtration plants
capacity will be 10000 gallons daily,
which with an average daily consump-
ton of 24S,0o0 gallons, would insure
"a water supply ample for any emerg-
ency, it is pointed out.
Plans at this time are 10 get the
work under way as sOO1 as possible
i Is said the plant can be completed
lin from three to four months time.
Rev. schut, to Speak.
Conditions among the Lutheran PEG
lple of Europe will be described by
In, in n66rnSC
tThursday evening, in the Lutheran
Echurch. Rev Schulz was in Europe
hast wear as a commissioner sent by
hhe National Lutheran council to I'm
vestigate conditions surrounding the
dLutherans in that country.
Election Board Reorganiz7|
Reorganization of the elect" lard
iof Preble county has been - by
ielecting Charles A. Dunlap ana
Charles o. Fisher. clerk. l:5A1T had
no opposition for the clcri.sAlp, which
he has held the last year or two
HARRY D. Collins. New Paris, is
new member of the board, he succeed
ing Jesse Ely The other members
Iof the board are D. A. Young, Eaton,
and William l.. BURNER, West Alex
Iandria the latter being reappolnted
lrecently to succeed Eimrelf. Dunlap
and Collins are the democratic mem
tbers. and Burtner and Young are the
tRepublican members. Clerk Fisher Is
la Republican.
Lutheran Church in Drive.
The seven Lutheran churches IN
fPreble county are this week conduct
ing a financial campaign in the inter
est Of the Lutheran world service
movement. Quota for this county Is
$1,000. Rev. George Sixt of Eaton
is chairman Of the county organlZa-
ton. The local county campaign will
close next Sunday.
Race Purses $3.50.
Purses in the races at the Preble
county fair this fall will be $3.50 each,
raise of $50 in each purse, as COM
pared with those offered the last few
years. The entry fees have been
fixed on a straight 10 per cent basis
Revision of the premium list for this
years fair has just been completed
by the fair board.
Harvey Huffman Dead.
Harvey Huffman, SO. native of
Preble county, died in Portland, Ore,
according to advices received by his
brother, William Huffman, residing
west of Eaton. The remains are en-
route to Eaton for funeral and burial
barney Huffman, at one time shern
rOf Preble county. He was unmarried.
Ia brother, Frank Huffman, resides
rear Richmond, Ind.
Rev. Wight Given Farewell
Rev and Mrs. Paul S. Wight will be
Rendered a farewell reception next
EMonday evening at Christ church by
members and friends of the church.
REV. Wight resigned the local charge
recently, effective June 1, soon after
(which he and his family will go to
lScottdale, Pa, where he has accepted
Ia passionate.
Boys Fall 25 Feet.
! While playing on a roof, Donald
FGalyean and Dimitrius Manoosos, both
Iabout Is years old. lost their footing
land fell to the ground. distance of
labout % feet Young Galyean sustain
led a broken arm and numerous bruis-
les. Young Manoosos sustained a
Esevere injury to one Of his legs and is
iConfined to his bed.
The most Obstructive of all insects
Is the grasshOpper. which consumes
6n a day ten times its weight in vege-