The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-29
PREBLE OFFICIALS
PREPARE TO TAKE
over new DUTIES

EATON, o., Dec. 29.-Bond in the
sum of $4,000 has been filed with the
board of county commissioners by
Sheriff George Jones, who enters upon
his second term of office next Monday.
The bond has been approved. Sure
ties on the bond are: Samuel Swisher.
j H. Musselman, John M. Gale, A. ].
Hiestand and Charles w. Edison. =.
County Prosecutor-elect Ralph G..
Sever filed bond in the sum of $4,000
with the commissioners, the amount of
bond being fixed by Judge A. c. Risin-
ger, of common pleas court. Sever
takes his office next Monday .Coun-
ty ceroner-elect S. P. Carter, physician,
of West Manchester, assumes the du-
ties of his Office next Monday.
Refused New Trial.
Leroy Lyons, farmer, Harrison
township. convicted recently in COM
mon pleas court after trial on a charge
OF assault and battery, was refused
new tria. by Judge A. G. Risinger in
a decis/n rendered Tuesday. Sent.
ence 70 s not pronounced, owing to the
fact that Lyons, on account of illness,
was unable to appear in court. After
sentence is imposed it is understood
an appeal on error will be taken to the
court Of appeals.
Named Defendants.
Laura Sample, Byron Lands and
Russell M. Gay, the latter two former
ly operating a business as Gay &
Lands, Eaton, are named defendants
to a common pleas court action
brought by the Eaton National bank to
recover on an alleged note for $500,
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alleged to be indorsers of the note.
Extend Tax Time.
Adhering to a custom adopted a few
years ago, the board of county COM
missioners have, upon request of
County Treasurer c. E. Samuels, ex-
tended the time for payment of 1920
taxes in Preble county, without penal
ty, from Dec. 20, 1920 to Jan. 20. 1921,
and from June 20 to July 20. 1921.
Arrange For Institute.
Plans are already under way at
Morning Sun for farmers institute
to be held in that village Jan. - and
Is in the Presbyterian church. under
state financial aid. s. w Burlingame
and Dell Graham will be the state
speakers. Local speakers will include
Eby c. Eikenberry, of Camden; r. NJ.
Wilson, Morning Sun; Mrs. Lillian
PlnKerton ana James Campbell. OF
Fairhaven.
Three Gases Pending.
At this time three cases are pend
ing in the criminal division of COM
mon pleas court for investigation of
the January grand jury, which con-
venes here next Monday. The cases
are: Craig Gilmore, breaking and en-
tering into an inhabited dwelling
house with intent to commit felony:
Sam Keller and Ernst Line, both
charged with threatening to assault.
Attends Meeting.
County School Superintendent w. S.
Fogarty is this week attending the
sessions of the state teachers associa-
ton in Columbus, and also attending
a conference of a board of the state
reading circle, of which he is a mem
Der.
Loses Pocketbook.
Loss of his pocketbook containing
$50 has been reported by o. E. Col
Inns, laboring man. The wallet was
lost on the street
Hold Funeral Service.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie
Frances Bailey, IS, wife of Lurton D.
Bailey, merchant, who died Monday
evening at her home, will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Hiley Baker either at
her home or in the Christian church
Thursday afternoon at o'clock
Burial will be in Mound Hill GENE
terry. She is survived only by her hus-
band. Mrs. Bailey was a daughter of
Peter and Sarah Flora and was born
in Casper township and lived all her
life in Preble county.