The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-03
COUNCIL OF EATON
ASSUME DUTIES As
OFFICIALS IN 1920

Eaton's new council took the oath Of
office Thursday night and the body
organized by electing Henry e. Dairy
mple president pro tenn. Mayor
Harry L. Risinger entered upon an
other term. Oath of office was ad
ministered to Clerk Robert Fisher
and Treasurer, Robert Cox and they
entered upon their official duties.
Marshal Willard Armstrong also was
Sworn in" entering upon his fourth
consecutive term as guardian of the
city's peace.
Thomas W. Gates, John Earnest,
Chester J. Hunter, Henry ]. Dalrym-
pie, Vert R. Deem and Clarence v.
Waters constitute the new conucil
Waters Is the only Republican The
mayor, clerk and treasured are Re-
publicans- The marshal is a Demo
GRAFT
No action was taken by the new
council upon the appointment of city
civil engineer, street commissioner,
solicitor, fire chief, night patrolman.
fire department motor truck drivers
or street cleaner.
Grand Jury Cases
Two cases are on the criminal dock
ct in common pleas court for investiga-
ton by the January grand jury, which
convenes Monday morning One
case is against Arthur McGriff, charg-
ed with failure to provide for aged
parents. The other case is against
Roy Scllotterbeck charged with petit
larceny. Those drawn for service
On the jury are: Earl Somers, Wash
ington township; Charles Talbert and
L. d. Focht, Gratis township; H. L.
Miller. Jefferson township; r. ].
Nd Da o11
township; L. NJ. Derby, Herman Voss
and W, F. Lange, Twin township; J.
E. Wyncoop and George E Beard,
Somers township; l. NJ Biddinser.
Casper township: M. D. Johnson, Ian
Ter township; John c. Lanthrop, Har-
rison township
Marriage licenses issued in Preble
county during the year 1919 totaled
169, as against 1913 in 1918. Thirty
four divorce actions were filed in COM
mon pleas court in the year 1919. as
against 1S in 1918. -Four marriage
licenses were issued in probate court
the last day Of 1919. They were: |
Howard Edward Milstead, 10, farmer, |
and Mary Gesi 3na Straszheim, 10 both !
of Twin township, Herbert G. Graves,
Jr.. %, student, Washington D. c., and |
Josephine Leo Yost, school teacher, !
Camden; Clarence E. Falk, rs, farm !
err, Butler county, Ohio, and Gladys |
Bell Marshall. %, telephone operator.
Camden; Banford w. Cohee, SO, farm ;
or. and Lola Edna Underwood, 81, both
CT Jackson township. Walter Davies,
%, electrician, Richmond, Ind, and
Ncttie Irene Sinck, %, Jefferson town
ship, procuring marriage license
Wednesday.
Married Again.
Divorced from her husband, William
L. Underwood, of Dayton, in common
pleas court here Tuesday. Lola Under
wood, of New Paris, and Banfsrd w.
Cohee, farmer, of Jackson taownship, +
procured a marriage license Thursday
and were married. In addition to d. !
vorce, the former Mrs. Underwood was
decrecd 5000 alimony and custody OF
minor son.
Purchased Property.
Sidney Brutaker has purchased the
Dr. G. w. Conley property, East Main
street, in which the doctor formerly
maintained his office and residence,
and the ground floor portion OF the
building will be converted into tire
vulcauiz.ng works by BIubaker Work
remodeling the building is under way.
Police Record in 1919
Twenty-e;sht cases came into police
court during the year 1919, as com par
ed with 10 cases in 1918, according to ,
records of Mayer Harry l.. Risinser, .
Judge of the court. The L!lnber OF
cases in 1913 was a record breaker in !
the local court Indiana went dry in |
that year and the bulk of cases in
the local police court represented
DRINKS. Not a single case OF drunk
was clustered III the court last year. |
Vitality Records.
Two more births than deaths were
recorded in Eaton In the year 1919. :
The births numbered AZ and the
deaths 40, according to records Of for
mer City Clerk Earl DalIymple, regis
trar of vital statistics for the city ,
Takes Vacation
In II years and II months Barney
Barnhiser, rural maii-carrier out OF
the Eaton postoffice never missed u
payday until Jan. l, 1920. All be-
cause he had been on the job regular
ly until he voluntarily took q 80 days
vacation in the last month Of last
year.