The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-07-26
BUDGET MEN WILL
VISIT THE TAX UNITS
TO INSPECT NEEDS

EATON, O., July 2s-For the pur-
pose OF ascertaining their financial
needs, in order to fix the tax rates for
the year 1920. the county budget COM
mission will visit the several taxing
divisions in Preble county and meet
the township, municipal and school
board officials, the visits to start Aug.
and conclude Aug. 5. County Aud
itor Spencer c. Hunt, County Treasur-
er G. e. Samuels and County Prose
cutor Phil Saylor constitute the COM
mission. The schedule Of visits Is an
: nounced as follows:
= Aug. 2.-Jackson township. at Camp
bellstown high school building, at 8
a. m; Jefferson township, at township
house, New Paris. at 1918 g. M; Mon.
roe township, at centralized school
building. at :15 p. M; Harrison town.
ship, at high school building, Lewis
burg, at p. m.
Z Aug. 3.-Twin and Lanier townships
: at high school building, West Alex
andria, at 9 a. M; Gratis township,
( at high school building, Gratis village,
: at 1870 p. m.
: Aug. 4.-Dixon township, at town
!. ship house, at 9 a. m; Israel township
at high school building. Fairhaven, at
!
{ school building Camden at 1880 p. m.
= Aug. 5-Gasper township, at town
+. ship house, at 8: 80 a. M; Washington
township, at auditors office, at 1880
p. m.
: The municipalities Of the townships
! visited will be considered at the same
/. time as the township.
: Seek Retrlai Of Damage Suit.
{. Retrial OF the personal damage suit
: Of Harley Creager, Montgomery coun-
! ty. aa1nst Perry Kretzer and Perry
! Eikenber-y, P~ebIe county, is sought,
the defendants having filed a motion
for a new trial in common pleas court.
Following trial of the suit last week a
fury awardcr Creager $500 damages.
He sued for s5,0S0 The suit grew out
OF an alleged assault made upon Gre
ager by Kretzer and Eikenberry, in
which Crcaer was injured about the
face and head.
Mrs. WlIhelmlna kester Dead
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilhel-
but for the last 60 years or longer a
resident of Eaton, who died Friday
evening at her home, North Barron
street, were conducted Sunday after
noon at her late home by Rev. George
|Sixt. Of Grace Lutheran church. Bur-
ial was in Mound Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Kester was the wife Of the
late Henry Kester, pioneer carriage
maker, who died here a number of
years ago. She is survived by two
daughters, Miss Minnie, at home, and
Mrs. Wilson Frank, Portland, Ind, and
two sons. Prof. Frederick Kester. Law
renee, Kas., and William Kester,
Great Falls, Mont.
Give Gardner a Military Funeral
Members of the American Legion
post at Camden accorded Roy Gard
ner, 21. ex-service man, a military fu-
neral and burial at Camden Saturday
afternoon. The funeral services were
held in the Methodist church, the pas
tor preaching the sermon. Ex-service
men from other parts Of the county,
including Eaton. attended the funeral.
Gardner, Pennsylvania freight
brakeman, was run over by a switch
engine in Cincinnati and died a few
hours after receiving his injuries. He
grew to manhood in Eaton. Surviving
him are his mother. Mrs. Iva Ferris.
Camden; two brothers, one half
brother and three half-sisters.
EnIoin School District
Upon a petition of Freddie Lock and
has temporarily enjoined the Preb1e
county board Of education from Great
ing a new school district from school
territory of Lewisburg and Harrison
township. Upon granting of the re-
straining order. Lock, Shively, ]. w
Rinehart and Henry Chambers exc.
cuted bond in the sum of $500 pend
ing disposition Of the matter upon its
merits. Lock and Shively seek a per
petual Injunction.
The county boards procedure in the
proposed transfer of territory and the
legality of its action Is questioned by
the complainants.
Suits Are Compromised, Dismissed.
Two suits brought by the Twin Val
ley Branch Bank of Gratis, against c.
E. Crauder and c. W. Roberts to re
cover on two notes aggregating SEATS
was compromised. settled and dismis