The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-05
EATON CELEBRATION
& WITNESSED BY BIG
CROWD OF VISITORS

EATON, Ohio, July 5.-Eaton's
Fourth of July celebration drew hun
dreds of visitors The crowd prob
ably was the largest since the town
celebrated its one hundredth annivers-
airy about Is years ago The streets
were thronged with celebrators all
DAY and evening. Parking space for
automobiles was at premium far out
INTO the residential sections. The
town was deliberately bedecked with
the national colors The celebration
passed without an accident.
Features of the day included an in
oustr1al parade, band concerts, ball
game, free acrobatic and vaudeville
stunts, open-air community dances on
the street and display of fireworks.
Winners of Prizes
Prize winners in the industrial d.
vision OF the street parade in the fore
noon were: First. Lakes drugstore
lChase Derbyshire); second, Spring
Brothers company; third. White Star
Oh company; fourth. w. o. Gross !;
NTH, Eikenbery-McFall In the soci-
ely division, the Psi Iota XII Won first
prize, the Lions club, second; Preble
County Grange, third The local fed
eral guard company won first prize for
the best organization in the parade.
Inc company members bore an i'm
mense flag, while the American Legion
post carried the county service flag.
"A number of the attractively decorated
noats In the parade received favorable
mention
Following the parade and a band
concert, Attorney Con Mattern, of Day.
Ton, delivered a patriotic address from
platform on the courthouse lawn.
BrookViIle Wins Game.
Inc ball game in the afternoon was
~ aged by Eaton and Brookville and
suited in to victory for Brook
Nile
Several races of various kinds and
other athletic contests, in which chill
uren participated, was staged. The
streets in the business section were
gwen over to the celebration activi-
ties.
The community dance held forth
on the paved surface of North Cherry
street in the first block north from
Main street, Pryor's orchestra provid
Ing the music
The fireworks display was present
ed at the foot of Barron street, on the
hill at the ]. E. Bruce home. and
marked the close of the celebration.
Parade Feature.
feature of the parade in the morn
ing was hand-power fire engine used
by the village fire department in 1856.
-Four members of the fire company at
that time-W. H. Stephen, P NJ. Gar
land, Willard Clear and "Bub' Warner
r.
CINE. Fire Chief George Shaver led
the parade.
The judges of the merits of the
floats in the parade were non-resi-
dents of Eaton and their names were
not given out by the celebration COM
mittee
The celebration was planned and
carried through by the Chamber of
Commerce. with the following commit
tees in charge L. G. Reitz, chair
man; Joseph Poos, Frank Mitchell,
Or. L. W. Walstrom, Harvey Flory.
Harry Sharkey. Ross Focht, C. B.
Unger and A. r. Raney.
Is Granted Divorce
Nellie Mendenhall was granted di-
vorce from Ben Mendcnhall by Judge
Risinger in common pleas court upon
y tO[nuS OI extreme Cruelty anu was
~ arded custody of their three minor
children. They had been married
nine and a half years.
Gets Ballot Contract
At its bid of S2213, the low bid, the
egister-Herald company. Eaton, was
awarded the contract for furnishing
the ballots for the primary election in
Preble county in August. The con-
tract calls for 1880 ballots, more or
less.
Compromise Action
Suit brought in common pleas court
by the Washington-Crosby company
against Mary Favinger for damages
for alleged failure to carry out con-
tract for shipment of flour was com
promised and dismissed. The com
pany sued for s1,102.75.
Attends Convention
County School Superintendent Wal
ter S. Fogarty is in Boston, Mass, at
tending the sessions of the National
Educational association as one of sew
eral delegates representing the Ohio
State Teachers association in the
meeting.