The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-26
PREBLE COUNTY TAX
RECEIPTS SHOW GAIN
DURING PAST YEAR

EATON, O., Jan. 26-With the clos
ing of the tax books of County Treas
urer c. e. Samuels for collection of
the December installment OF taxes in
Preble county the aggregate receipts
of the treasurer were $462,635 ga. as
compared with s334,793.59 a year ago,
or a gain of $127,842.05 this year over
the same period last year. The II
banks in the county that received tax
money turned over this year to the
treasurer an aggregate Of $4,000.
The number of delinquencies will not
exceed those of a year ago, Treasurer
Samuels thinks, but the amount Of
money owing will exceed that Of q
year ago, owing to an increase in tax
rates this year, he says.
Renounees Greek Citizenship
Demosthenes K. Mitracos, 80, native
of Sparta, Greece, renounced his al
legiance to King Constantine when he
filed his first naturalization papers
Tuesday in the office of Clerk of the
Courts v. o. Rookstool. In his de-
claration of intention to become a
ClIIZ6u VI Tic OullcQ 0IdlcS,
states that he came to this country in
April, 1914, and has remained here
ever since. He is employed in the
confectionery of George Manoosos.
Complete Filter Plant
Indications are the new filtration
plant Of the municipal waterworks sys-
tenn will be completed by the last of
this week The plant has already
,pHorropo fort that ic
reported to have been satisfactory
Cost Of the improvement will be be-
tween SIS, 700 and $4,000, it is said
A bond issue of $27, 900 was floated
to construct the improvement and to
make repairs at the waterworks pump
ing station.
Grain Man to Speak.
S.. G. I.atschaw, secretary of the
Ohio Grain Dealers association, will
address a farmers meeting here Fri
day afternoon at $50 o'clock in the
opera house, under auspices of the
Eaton Farmers Equity union. Co
operation" is announced as the subject
for Mr.. Latschaw's address.
Triangle Club in Dayton.
Members of Triangle club, social or
ganization within the membership of
Waverly lodge, Knights of Pythias, go
to Dayton tonight to witness ceremon-
les incident to organization OF a
national Triangle body. DIR. H. Riley
Splitter, president of the local club, will
head the delegation, about fifty strong.
The trip will be made in special car
over the Dayton & Western traction.
Bureau Head to Talk:
Mason Prugh, president of the Mont
fomery County Farm Bureau. will adj
dress a meeting of members of various
county agricultural organizations here
February in the courthouse assem-
bly, room. Committees from the var
ious organizations are working up
interest in the meeting.
Many Licenses Issued.
Approximately 5000 automobile IL
censes have been issued by the Eaton
National bank, registrar for Preble
county, About $500 of the licenses
represent passenger or pleasure cars
and the remaining 400 represent
trucks. The fees approximate $4,000.
No local arrests have been made for
violation of the license law.
Judoe GaskiII Honor Guest.
Judge D. l.. Gaskill, of Greenville.
will be the honor guest and principal
speaker at a Brotherhood banquet
here Friday night in the Presbyterian
church. He will speak on the 'Rela-
ton of the Church to the Community"
MaxeI is Defendant.
r. l.. MaXel is defendant in an &C
lion brought in common pleas court by
the Peoples Banking company of
Lewisburg, to recover S947 on a cog
novit note.
Bureau to Reorganze.
Reorganization of the Preble Coun-
February in an all-day meeting. l..
I. Taber, master of Ohio grange. will
be present and address the meeting.
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