The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-03
EATON PUTS over
1921 CHAUTAUQUA;
704 TICKETS SOLD

EATON, o., Aug. 3-Eaton will have
another chautauqua next year, the
local chautauqua committee announc-
ed today. Pledges for 704 season
tickets for next year. at $3.50 each,
have been secured, the committee
states. The number necessary was
100.
The outlook for 1921 meeting had
not been very encouraging, but the
committee succeeded in putting It
across at the 18th hour. The eighth
annual chautauqua closed last Sunday
evening.
Splitter Services Are Held.
Funeral services for Mrs Susan Spit
Ter, 73, lifelong resident Of Preble
county, who died Sunday night at her
home, West Somers street, were con-
Quoted this afternoon in Maple Grove
church, near Gratis. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Elders Shoup and Babaniss, Dunk
ards, conducted the services. Mrs.
Splitter had lived in Eaton the last
several years. She was a sister Of
John Barnhart, of Eaton, who with two
grand-daughters survive her.
Sues to Recover $500.
Suit to recover $500 on a note, Sc
cured by a mortgage on property in
West Manchester, has been filed in
common pleas court by Ida B. Neal
against Washington Vance.
Partition of Land Ordered.
Partition of 60 acres of land in
Washington township, sought by Hen
ry ]. Thompson in a common pleas
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son, has been ordered by common
pleas court. Plaintiff is decreed half
interest in the realty.
Public Sale Is Ordered.
In a partition action brought by
Mae Kapp against Shirley L. Kapp and
others, common pleas court confirmed
appraisement of the realty, which con-
sists of about 40 acres in Somers
township, and public sale was ordered.
The appraised value is 1880.
Brower-Shuey Suit Compromised.
Compromise was affected in suit
brought in common pleas court by Net
tie Brewer against F. G.. Shuey, as
administrator of the estate Of the late
Charles Fassenden, and the case was
dismissed without record. Plaintiff
sued to recover $1472 for care and
attention given the decedent during his
last illness.
Budget Commission Visits Townships.
Preble county's budget commission
will visit the townships of Dixon,
Israel and Somers, Wednesday, fol-
lowing a visit today to Twin, Lanier
and Gratis townships. The commits
sion will meet officials of Dixon town
ship tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock in
. the township house. The Israel town
. ship meeting will be held at 1890
o'clock in the high school building at
Fairhaven. The Somers township
meeting, including the village Of Cam
den, will be held at 1870 o'clock in the
high school building in Camden.
Thursday at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing the commission will meet in Gas.
PER township, in the township house
At 100 o'clock in the afternoon a
meeting for Washington township and
Eaton will be held in the county aud,
itor's office in Eaton. This will be
the commissions last meeting. as all
the townships, including the villages
therein. will have been heard regard
inc. their financial needs. The commits
sion will then proceed to fix the tax
rates for the year 1920.
Primary Ballots Are Delivered.
Ballots for the primary election In
Preble county next Tuesday have been
delivered to the county election board
and the board will meet next Saturday
in Eaton to issue ballots, supplies and
instructions to the presiding judges In
each Of the 80 voting precincts in the
county