The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-21
EATON ASSAULT CASE
EXPECTED TO REACH
JURY ON WEDNESDAY

EATON, O., July 21.-It was ex-
pected that the damage case of Har
ley Creager, Montgomery county,
against Perry Eikenberry and Perry
Kretzer, Preble county. which opened |
Tuesday morning In common pleas
court. probably would go to the jury
late this afternoon. Judge A. c. Ri
singer is persiding at the trial.
Creager Is suing Eikenberry and
Kretzer for 5000 for injuries alleged
ly sustained when the two men alleg- !
eddy assaulted him one night, more |
than a year ago, in Montgomery
county. Creager AYERS the two men
halted his automobile on a roadway |
at Huffman Hill and that he was |
struck on the head with a stone and in
the face with spark-plug wrench.
Testimony in the trial developed
that Creager, his wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Kreitzer had, the evening of
the alleged assault, been at a pleasure
park near Dayton. Kretzer, his bro
Their, Oliver Kretzer, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eikenberry also were at the same
park. An ill feeling had sprung up be-
tween Creager and Eikenberrry and
passed between them at the park.
When the Creager party left the park
IN his automobile the kretZer and
Ekenberry party followed in their
automobile, the testimony showed.
While ascending a hill Creager's car
was overtaken and at this point the
alleged assault was committed.
1t is said that after the alleged as
sault Creager had KretZer and Eiken-
berry arrested by Montgomery county
authorities and that the two men
pleaded guilty in the courts in Dayton
and were given a suspended sentence
and fine. After that Creager brought
his damage suit in the Preble county
courts.
Eikenberry and Kretzer reside in
the southeast part Of Preble county, in
the vicinity of Gratis.
EATON, O., July 21.-Over the coun-
ter in the county treasurer's office,
Treasurer c. E. Samuels and Deputy
Howard Aker took in, Tuesday, a total
of $23.672.24 in taxes, the books for
the June collection of taxes, without
the usual penalty, being closed yes
terday by the treasurer. Following
custom that has prevailed the last sew
eral years, the county commissioners
extended this year the time limit for
payment of taxes from June 80 to
July 30
The treasurer and his deputy receiv
ed in taxes Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday, a total of $70,962.58. Mon
days receipts aggregated So, 294 10,
while Saturdays receipts aggregated
$11,995e1 Included in Mondays re-
ceipts was s18,769 paid by the Penn
sylvania Railway company, the big
gest taxpayer in the county,
The banks in the county are author
lied to receive taxes and it is expected
they will make settlement this week
with the treasurer. They usually col
lect about 100000. After their set
tlement Treasurer will be able to an
nounce the total amount received from
collection of the June installment.
Attend Harding Ceremonies
Eaton and Preble county will be
generously represented at the Hard
ing notification meeting Thursday in
Marion. No arrangements hav been
made for the Preble county contingent
to go as a body Amog those who will
go from Eaton are c. E. Albright and
c. B. Unger, editors and publishers OF
the Register-Herald. and o. A. Gale, a
former county auditor.
Accepts SUPPLEMENTARY
Joseph S. McDivitt. formerly super
intendent of the Jackson township
centralized schools at Campbellstown
has accepted the SUPPLEMENTARY O.
The public schools at Coldwater, o
He and his family will take up a resi-
dence in Coldwater
Observe Half Holiday
Merchants and clerks in Eator
will have a half holiday Thursda,
afternoon, when practically ever.
business house will be closed TIL,
weekly half holiday will be observed
each Thursday afternoon during tn
remainder of July and during August
Celebrates Birthday
F. w. kumler celebrated his SIS
birthday anniversary at his home her
Tuesday. He served in the Civil wa
as member of the 25th Ohio reg
ment He is hale and hearty.
Gets Bus Contract
Mrs Frank House has received tn
contract for driving one of the motto
hacks for the Jackson township Ger
traliZed schools for the coming schoC
year. She is the only woman drive
employed in Preble county. and prob
ably in the state. She is the wife c
Frank House, member of the boar
of education of the Jackson TOWNSHIP
centralized schools
Seek Citizenship.
David Morris CARRIER, SO, tailor, an
David Blum. 80, junk dealer, both re!
idents of West Alexandria, and bot
natives of Berdicher, Russia, ar
seeking citizenship in this countr.
They have filed their first paper
here in common pleas court Blum
application sets forth that he came t
this country in 1904 CARRIER cam