The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-07

OF MISS E. BRUCE |
FOR W0MAN'S UPkEEP|
EATON, O., Jan. 7.-Attorney-tIen-
eral John G. Price, upon behalf Of the
state of Ohio, has instituted suit here
in common pleas court against the es.
tate Of the late Miss Emma M. Bruce.
Of Eaton, to recover $1,527.10. which
he AYERS is due the state for support
OF Miss Bruce for 487 81 weeks while
she was patient in the Dayton State
Hospital for Insane.
Laura B. Sayre, sister and admins
tratrix OF the decedent's estate. Is
made defendant. B. w. Gearhart and
Donald Melhorn are designated by
Attorney General Price as special
counsel for the state in prosecution Of
the case.
The attorney-general's petition spe-
cifies the following dates and weekly
charge for support Of Miss Bruce:
From August Is, 1910. to July !, 1918,
Ali weeks at 1910 per week; July l,
1918. to July 81, 1919, IS weeks, at
$3.50 per week; July 81, 1919. to No
vember 10. 1919, the date Of deced-
ent's death. II 81 weeks. at $3.50 per
week.
The petition AYERS Miss Bruce was
IN November, 1881. adjudged insane
by the probate court Of Preble county
and was committed to the Dayton
State hospital. It Is further averred
that in February, 1911, the state board
of charities, through its agents, In
vestigated the financial condition of
Miss Bruce's estate and determined
that the maximum legal charge for
support should be made and that the
guardian, Laura B. Sayre, appointed
August 81, 1902, should pay the legal
charge quarterly.
It IL charged that statements were
presented the guardian but that pay
ment was refused. December 20, 1919,
the petition AYERS, after Laura B.
Sayre, guardian, had been appointed
administrative Of the decedent's es.
tate, statements were presented the
administratrix but that payment was
refused.
Son Places Tablet.
TO the memory Of his father. Cap
tain John Eastman, II, John Coates
Eastman. publisher of the Chicago
Journal, has erected at West Alexana-
dria, Preble county, bronze tablet,
which is two feet in height and three
feet in width and appropriately in
scrfbed. Tho tablet was unveiled
recently at the Reformed church at
West Alexandria, with impressive GER
emonies. The son passed his boyhood
days in West Alexandria.
John Eastman, II, was captain of Co.
II, 9Srd O. v. l., which was organized
in the summer and fall of 1852. When
the regiment left for Lexington, KY,
August %. 1862. 1t embraced 929 men
and 80 officers.
1t established one of the most bril-
liant records in the civil war Of any
Ohio regiments. After 16 months
service the regiment was reduced to
80 men and four officers. The regi-
ment had gone through a dozen of
the most memorable battles Of the
war.
Captain Eastman lost his life it the
battle of Kenesaw mountain, June 26
1864. Ho was born at Freedom, N
H.. and was grandson of Jacob East
man, a soldier in the Revolutionary
war.
christman Reelected.
Albert II. Christman was reelected
president Of the city board Of educa
ton in a reorganization meeting OF
Monday night. Charles 8. Bloom wa:
reelected vice president and Rober
NJ. Conover was reelected clerk an(
treasurer. Charles c. Spring and Johr
v. Dye are the other members of thu
board. Dye is q new member Of tn,
body. Regular meetings of the boart
during the year will be held the las
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North school building.
Directors Are Named.
U. ]. Poffenbarger and J. e. Milten
the Eaton Loan and Home Aid com
pany in the annual meeting of stock
holders Monday night. The board O
directors will elect the officers for tn
year in a meeting next Monday nigh
The company declared per cen
dividend at the close of last year
business.
No Murders in County.
Criminal records of Preble count
show that no murders were committe
in the county in the year 1919. Their
was one case of attempted shootin
within the year, but the accused wa
not convicted. No murders or shoe
ings took place in the county in 1911
Reid 10 Reappointed.
A. L. Reid has been reappointe
city civil engineer and street cor
missioner by the new city council an
his salary has been advanced fro
500 to $140 per month. Miss Berth
Hubbell, city librarian, has been give
raise OF 500 in salary on the yea
Council adopted the semiannual a
preparation ordinance, which calls fl
$1S,345 for the next six months endiI
June 80. Appointment OF a city s