The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-23
$17,533,97O IS VALUE
OF PREbLE C0UNTYS
CHATTEL PROPERTIES

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EATON, O., Sept 23.-Forty-two
corporations, exclusive of public serv'
ice corporations, and $3.50 individuals
in Preble county returned for taxation
In 1920, chattel property valued st
more than $17,500.000, according to
figures compiled in the office of Coun'
ty Auditor S. C. Hunt The exact fig
ures Of valuation is $17.533,S70. ..-.
individuals made returns aggregat-
ing $17,3s6 $50, but out of the total
amount, the sum of $612,70O in ex-
emptions was deducted. However.
bank valuations added $760,52O, which
more than offset the exemptions.
@ After deduction of all bona fide
debts, the total value of credits was
$4,951,472 Investments in bonds,
stocks, joint stocks or otherwise,
amount to $107,680. Property valued
at $173,065 was invested in non-tax-
able securities. Annuities total $2,44O.
All money in possession is given at
S2,39O445, and other personal prop
erty shows a value of $l44,72o. Prop
1erty in the form of merchandise Is
listed at $1,126,S75, while raw material
listed by manufacturers shows valua-
ton Of $166,S96.
Manufacturing machinery shows
total valuation of $S2,500. Office fur
niture is listed at $29,S3S.
Household goods of the 6,932 tax
payers in the county is listed for
$1,O54,591, a fraction over $152 per
capita. Musical instruments are va.
ued at s2667C5. Dogs show a total
value of $1,100.
Automobiles and other motor vehi-
cles carry a total valuation of $1,599,-
O73, and motor boats at $500.
Farm machinery and tools are given
at $980,390, while farm products
amount to $1,093 .055.
A total of 259, 1923 head of livestock.
including chickens, was listed and val
ued at S3,256,195 The livestock is
specified as follows: Horses, 1888
head, value, $S94,575; average value
1880 Mules, 1,172; value, $135,1SJ.
average value, $115.73. Cattle, POOLS;
value, $1O10,335; average value,
5000 sheep, SOIL; value, 77,432; ave-
rage value, $685.. Hogs, $3.50; val
ue, $97O,S55; average value, $685..
Poultry, ISL, 047; value, $167.S15; ave
Gale Services Are Planned.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
Gale, 81 years old. who died Tuesday
night at her home in West Alexandria,
will be held Friday at 2 p. m, at her
late home, the Reverends Frank and
Aaron Brubaker to be in charge. Bur
ial will be Sugar Hill cemetery, east
of West Alexandria.
Mrs. Gale was the mother of John
M. Gale, cashier of the Eaton National
bank, and Osca: A. Gale, of Eaton, an
ex-county auditor and ex-postmaster
of Eaton. The aged woman also is
lvt un 6an Oscar
Sheppard of West Alexandria, and
Mrs. J. w King, of Camden.
Mrs. Gale lived all her life in Lanier
township, having been born May s,
1929. She was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Abraham Halderman, her father
having come with his parents from
Virginia and settled in Lanier town
ship in 1906.
Grange Confers Degrees.
Eaton grange conferred the third
and fourth degrees upon a class of
IS candidates Tuesday evening in
meeting in Odd Fellow hall big
feed was served at the close of the
degree work. Three hundred and fifty
or more persons were present. The
local grange is increasing its member
ship by leaps and bounds.
Hunter Shoots a Horse.
Carelessness on the part of some
hunter caused to George D. Wallace,
farmer, near Camden. the loss Of
valuable horse. Wallace found the
animal dead in a field on his farm,
shot to death.
Fire Threatens Mill.
Fire, originating in a metal con-
veyor for shavings, threatened for
time destruction of plant of the HES
tand and company planning mill We'd
nesday forenoon. The blaze was dis
covered by mill workmen in time to
control it until arrival of the fire de-
partment The damage was slight.
The building was filled with volumes
of dense smoke, and the situation for
time looked most threatening.
Attend National Encampment.
Major w. II. Ortt and Mrs. Ortt are
attending the national G. A. R. en-
campment in Indianapolis Major Ortt
formerly was treasurer of the Sol
diers' home at Dayton.