The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-05
$374.65 SPENT FOR
EACH ORPHAN kept
BY PREBLE COUNTY

EATON, o., Oct. 5.-Per capita cost
on net expense Of operating the Preble
County orphanage for the fiscal year
ending Sept ], 1920, was $374.65, &C.
cording to the annual report filed with
the county commissioners by Superin-
tendent o. P. Kimmel
The report sets forth that at the be-
ginning of the present fiscal year there
were Is charges. of which were boys
and 10 girls. There were IA charges
in the institution at the beginning OF
the fiscal year Sept. l, 1919. while Is
were received during the year; 5 were
placed in families, 5 sent to parents or
guardians land one sent to another in
stitution, making net gain Of four at
the beginning OF the present fiscal
year.
Since organization Of the orphanage
a total of 4SS charges have been re-
ceived, 1888 boys and 205 girls. Thirty
three Of the total number were full
orphans. A total of 222 were placed in
homes; 176 had fathers living; 1853 had
mothers living; 173 had both parents
living, and 1873 had parents separated.
Superintendent Kimmels report shows
the expense of the orphanage the last
fiscal year was $5,27S.70, while the re-
ceipts were $3S0S4.
Tax Rate for Poor Fund.
For the present year the tax rate for
the county poor fund will be 20 mills
on each one dollar Of taxable property
in Preble county, according to the an
nual financial report of the county
infirmary, just filed with the county
commissioners by superintendent
Frank Batdorf The report covers the
fiscal year ending August 81. 1920.
The report sets forth that from di-
rect taxes the last fiscal year the
infirmary. received $12,OO4.38. Farm
products sold from the infirmary
brought a total of s6,272.07. and the
cigaret tax brought in $17S.71, making
the total receipts s1s.4551e for the
fiscal year. With, balance of SS.S4O.55
on hand at the beginning of the fiscal
year. September. 1. 1919. made grand
total Of $27,29571 in the poor fund.
Expenditures for the fiscal year
amounted to ste.52s.44, leaving bal
ance of s10,76727 in the poor fund at
the beginning of the present fiscal
year.
At the beginning of the last fiscal
wear there were 55 inmates in the
institution and Is persons were recelV-
ed there during the year. making a
TOTAL OF Dul llt1 tLC SS''A ~ P~-
sons were discharged, seven died anG
three removed to other counties, leav
ing a total of As inmates at the be-
Ginning Of the present fiscal year, of
which q are males and Is are fc-
males.
Grand Jury Meets.
It was expected the October grand
Jury which convened here on Monday
morning. would complete its work and
file it's report sometime this after
noon. There were six cases on the
criminal docket in common pleas court
for investigation by the jury.
Court News.
In common pleas court action was
brought by Samuel F. and F. E. Get
tcrman against John F. Price to re
cover SCS3, interest on notes, the
case has been settled and dismissed
at he cost of Price.
The Camden Loan and Building as
sociation has dismissed a suit brought
against Versie and Harry Bittle to re
cover $1,551.
Partition of 100 acres oil land in
Gratis township and lot in Yves,
Elkton, sought by Grace Burd in an
action against her husband, Frank
Burd and others, has been ordered
Leaves City.
Miss Grace Gilmore has given Ill
her work as society editor and book
keeper for the Register-Herald, afte!
. several years service, and will leave
shortly for California. She will Dt
accompanied on the trip by Miss Der
tina Quinn.