The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-04-27
EATON COUNCIL MAY
ORDER ERECTION OF
new CITY BUILDING

new CITY BUILDING
{ EATON, %, .AprI 27--It would be
neither practical nor economical to
remodel4 4the present city building to
house city offices, fire department,
public library. ETC., says Architect H
n. Hfestand fu-.a a-repert- rt-submitted to
the city council. Mr.. Hiestand was
plan for a new building at special
meeting of council on May 3.
Council inclines to program for a
new building. although 1t is suggested
the present building be enlarged by
purchasing the property OF DR.. w. II.
Bucks to the south. 1t is thought the
present building can be sold FOR com
mercial purposes. If the program ior
a new building is adopted.
Council favors submitting at spe-
cial election a proposal to the taxpay'
ers to issue bonds to cover the ex-
pense of erecting q new and modern
building.
GuiIder, Of Miami, to Speak
Prof. w. S. Guilder, of Miami uni,
SeISIly, Will dOuI COD ShC .6ASANssss~>0
class Of the Dixon township central
lied schools at the annual commence
ment exercises to be held Friday
evening in the auditorium Of the cen.
tral school building. Miss Myrtle Wy.
song will present the class valedictory
and Earl Duvall the class history. Prin
cipal E. A. Holcomb will present the
diplomas. The Rev A. w. Hirby will
Dkilho ypnnnf0
tet Of West Alexandria, will give q
program Of music.
Young Couple Returns
Jesse Kouts, 16, and Ella Shive1y, Il
who eloped a few days ago to Ken:
lucky and were married. have returned
to Lewisburg. The bride iss a daugh
ter Of Mrs. Laura Shively. kouts is a
son OF Duard Kouts.
Plan Memorial Day Program.
The Rev Charles F. Irwin, pastor OF
The PRESBYTERIAN church and an over
seas chaplain, " i'll deliver the memor
ial address at the annual Memorial
Day exercises here May so. Mayor
Harry l. Risinger also will speak.
St. Clair post. American Legion, is
incharge of arrangements for observ'
ance OF the day. Work on the pr1s.am
is under way.
Ross Heads Cattle Club.
Roy Ross, of Eaton, is president OF
The Preble County Jersey Cattle Breed,
ers' association. which. has just been
organized. R. c. Smith, Lewisburg. Is
vice president, and F. K. Cotterman'
Lewisburg, is secretary.
The object of the organization is to
further the interests of the Jersey
cattle breeders of the county and for
betterment of the milk industry.
Let Oil Contract.
At the rate of 5.57 cents per gallon
the Indian Refining company will fur
nish the oil nece ssary to treat the city
streets this season. Council awarded
The contract to the company.
State Speaker Here.
H. A. Catron, lecturer for the state
grange. will be the principal speaker
at an all-day meeting of Preble County
Pomona grange next Saturday. Pomona
grange embraces all the grange units
of the county, of which there are ten
or dozen.
Leoion Auxiliary Planned.
st. Clair post. American Legion. will
have a woman's auxiliary crganiza-
ton if present plans of the pot carry
Women eligible to membership in the
auxiliary are being solicited by com
snittee of women in each of the four
wards. in the city, The solicitors are u.
First ward Mrs. W. H.: Buckle, Mrs
, Laura Swain; second ward, Mrs. Fl
L. Silver, Mrs. B. A. Lands, Mrs c. M
5 Tref6neer; third ward. Mrs. Ray Hart
man. Mrs. J. F.. Johnston; fourth
; ward, Mrs. Elizabeth Edison, Mrs. An
ma Kline. 1t is expected the auxiliary
, will be temporarily organized in e
) meeting Friday night in the court
house.
Cotternnan Sues Martinda'e.
Foreclosure of mortgage securing ;
note for S615 is sought in a common
pleas court action brought by Samuo
and f. T. Cotterman against J--E. ~ant
Gertrude Martindale, John +. Price
and W. o. Borman.