The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-23
GRANT TEMPORARY
INJUNCTION AGAINST
TRANSFER OF SCHOOL

EATON, O., June 23-Temporary In
junction has been granted in common
pleas court to ]. E. Flora and l. M.
Biddinger against the board of edu-
cation of Preble county transferring
certain school territory in Casper
township to Lanier township school
district. Flora and Biddinger were
required to furnish $500 bond, pend
ing final disposition of the matter
Legality of the boards procedure
in attempting the transfer is question
ed by the compliments, following
which a remonstrance was filed. They
claim the Lanier township school dis
tr1ct rs heavily in debt and prac tically
insolvent" and that by transferring
the territory in question the board de-
sires to secure a majority of the tax
duplicates for Lanier at the expense OF
Casper township district
ComplainantS further aver all teach
ers have been hired and all arrange
ments made for the next school year
in the Casper township district. The
complaint also AYERS some pupils
would have to be hauled a distance of
miles if the territory transfer was
effected. Flora and Biddinger bring
the action as residents and taxpayers
of Casper township school district
PrebIe County Could All Ride
If all the motor vehicles in Preble
county We're touring cars. every man,
woman and child in the county could
participate in a monster automobile
parade, as, according to statistics is
sued by the state up to June 1. there
are 1920 licensed motor vehicles in
the county. which has a population of
approximately $4,000, according to the
1910 census
Receivers From Accident
Clayton Tyrrell, brother of Walter
Tyrrell, Of Eaton is confined in a hos
pital in Washington, c. H., recovering
from the effects Of broken leg and
other injuries sustained when struck
by railway train, according to ad-
vices received here. The message did
not give any details of the accident
Tyrrell was in the employ Of Wal
ter Huber. Eaton man, who is con-
structing a state highway improve
ment in the vicinity of Washington,
c. II. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tyrrell
left Tuesday morning for Washington,
{. H.. following receipt of the message
announcing the mishap that had be-
fallen his brother
Rush Factory Building.
work on the factory building of the
washington Motor Car corporation is
going forward with all possible speed.
The concrete work is finished and
roofing of the building is under way.
Mrs. Mary kIemmer Dies.
Mrs. Mary klemmer, widow of the
late John Klemmer, of Eaton, died
near MiddletOwn, O., where she had
been staying the last several months,
according to advices received here 1t
Is expected the remains will be
brought to Eaton for funeral and
burial Her husband died here a year
ago. She was a sister of James Knox
and Mrs. Isaac Nation, of Eaton.
May Reject Rond Bids.
Two conditional bids were received
by the city council this week for
$27,500 worth of bonds authorized is
OF installing a filtration plant in con-
nection with the municipal water
works system. One bid was from a
Cincinnati bonding house and the
other from Cleveland bonding firm.
One firm demanded $500 for printing
the bonds. 1t is understood both bids
will be rejected. Each proposed to
take the bonds at par.
The board of public affairs will re-
ceive scaled bids tonight for the con-
tract for building the filtration plant.
Summer Kindergarten.
Mothers Council is behind a move
1nent to establish a summer kinder
garden in Eaton, which would operate
six weeks, with Miss Florence Weber,
teacher in the public schools, in
charge. The kindergarten would be
conducted in the north school build
irg.