The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08
EATON BLAZE WAS
SET; FIRE CHIEFS
BELIEF; AUTOS BURN

EATON, O., Jan. 8.-That the Dldze
that destroyed two adjoining frame
buildings In the rear Of the homes OF
DR.. ]. Lee Kelly and DR.. v. M. Gregg,
dentists, at an early hour Wednesday
morning, including the automobiles OF
the doctors, was OF incendiary origin
Is the belief OF Fire Chief George
Shaver. He says circumstances sur
rounding the fire leads him to this be-
lief and that a rigid Investigation 10
not improbable.
The blaze started in the Gregg
building and the fire had communicate
ed to the Kelly building when the fire
department arrived. owing, 1t Is said,
to delay In reaching the department
by telephone.
DR.. Kelly lost q new touring car In
the blaze. DR.. Gregg lost q car OF
lesser value. Both carried some In
surance. The buildings formerly had
been used as barns. The building con-
tanning DIR. Kelly's car was owned by
J. H. Musselman. The loss on build
angs and automobiles Is estimated ct
between. 5000 and $500.
The fire destroyed . cable OF the
Eaton Telephone company, with the
result that telephones In greater
part OF the northeast section OF the
city are out of commission. Work OF
replacing the cable is under way and
the damage will be fully repaired by
the last OF this week, 1t is thought.
Gale to Head Drive.
Oscar A Gale, former city postmas-
ter and former county auditor, has
been selected to head a committee
that will conduct Jewish relief cam
paign in Preble county, beginning next
AZ YAA
Harris is vice chairman Of the COM
mittee; Chester J. Hunter, secretary,
and Harry A. Sharkey, treasurer. Eff
fort will be made to thoroughly or
ganize the county for a drive. Chair
man Gale was q. the head Of the Lib
erty loan campaigns in the county
during the war.
REGISTER 100 Years Old.
With this weeks weekly issue OF
The Register-Herald, Wednesday, the
Register rounded out 100 years Of con-
tinuous publication in Eaton. which
brings to It the distinction OF being the
oldest newspaper in Probe county.
The Register and Herald consolidated
two or three YEARS ago.
In honor Of the Registers centenary.
the Register-Herald will publish a
Homecoming edition January 28. Let
tors to patrons and friends OF the
newspaper outside the county have
heen sent. requesting contributions.
TO be embodied in the. centennial edi-
ton. C. e. Albright and G. B. Unger
are editors and publishers of the Reg
isterHerald.
Red Cross Raise $3.50.
Belated and final reports upon tho
result Of the Salvation army fund CAM
paign In Preble county have been
submitted to Judge Elan Fisher. the
chairman, and show that the county
fell lamentably short Of its goal OF
amounted to $63398. ACCESSIBILITY Of
renewing the campaign is being con-
sidered.
Minton Golden Jubilee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Minton Will
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary at their home hero. East Som
ers street, next Tuesday. The cele-
bration will include family dinner,
with reception Of friends and neigh
bors during the afternoon and eve
ming. No formal Invitations will be
issued, Mr.. Minton Is contracting
brickmason.
Mrs. Moses Ill.
Mrs. Anna Hoses, of this city, wife
scf the late B. D. Moses, IS seriously
Ill in the home of her son, DR.. Homer
&C. Moses, in Colorado Springs, Colo,
sas a result Of a stroke of paralysis,
according to advices received here by
friends. The stroke affected her en-
tire right side and power Of speech.
MRS. Moses left her home here and
went to Colorado just before the holt
-daya
Library to Reopen.
After being closed for the last two
weeks on account Of damage done by
frozen waterpipes, it is expected the
,public library will be re-opened the
Hast Of this week or the first Of next
week The freeze-up in pipes came
when the furnace CRATES burned out
and fires could not be maintained.
Suiiivan-Geedina.
Miss Gleta Anna Sullivan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Sullivan, Of
near Eaton, and Everett c. Geeding, Of
GRAY HAIR Tells