The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-17
TAX RATE FOR PREBLE
POOR FUND 4 MILLS
ON ST OF TAxABLES

EATON, Ohio, Oct. 17-Tax rate for
the county poor fund the present fis-
cal year viii be four mills on each dol |
lar of taxable property in Preble coun |
ty, according to the annual report OF
Frank Batdorf, superintendent of the
county infirmary.
The report shows there was in poor
fund at the close of the fiscal year,
the third Monday in September, bal
ance of $11,626.42. At the beginning
of the fiscal year there was balance
of $5,813.20. From direct taxes the
first half of the year was received
SO, 1886. the second half of the year
netted $9,434.63. Produce sold from
the infirmary brought in $2,441.36, and
the cigaret tax netted $4,000. There
were outstanding warrants for $281.72.
The total was SGT ,617.07, including the
balance at the opening of the year.
Expenditures totaled $15,990.65.
There are now IS inmates in the IN
Urinary, of which 81 are males and
Is females. A year ago there wero
so inmates, 33 males and II females.
Ninteen were received during the year,
but % were discharged, died or re-
moved to other states, counties or in
situations, during the year. making
net decrease of four at the close OF
the year.
Petition and proceedings for a joint
county ditch in Preble and Montgom-
cry counties was dismissed by Chris
WAR, W. d. Cline and E1wood Co
blentz, Preble county commissioners;
H. A. Shank, S. A. Mosby and J. J..
Baker, Montgomery county commits
sioners, in a joint meeting The petit
tor was filed by David Litten and
others. Preble county's part of the
ditch have been situated in Harrison
township.
Grand Warden Brown, of Lebanon,
will be guest and speaker at the
semi-annual meeting of the Preble
County Odd Fellows association to be
held here Wednesday IN Odd Fellows
hail. Warden Brown will speak at an
open session in the afternoon, at which
time a program of exercises will be
presented. Talks will be given by
local county persons. An evening ses-
sion will be preceded by banquet.
Degree work will occupy the time of
the evening meeting. 1t is expected
several hundred lodge men will be in
attendance at the meeting. The as
sociatiOn is made up Of the Odd Eel
lows lodges in Preble county.
Oscar Sheppard. lawyer, Civil war
veteran. ex-member of both branches
OF the state legislature, and chairman
of the late county military draft board
has been seriously ill the last several
days at his home in West Alexandria
but his condition is somewhat i'm.
proved at this time, according to ad
vices received here from his bedside
Immediate repair of a county line
road was provided for in joint meet
ing of the commissioners of Preble
and Darke counties 1t was held the
repairs are urgent. The estimated cost
is 5000, the expense to be divided be
tween the two counties. The road tt
be repaired is south of Gordon, Darke
county, on the line between Darke
county and Harrison township, Preble
county.
1t was expected the damage suit Of
Corinthia Literal against John H
Marley, for alleged personal injuries
which opened Monday in common
pleas court, would go to the jury some
times Tuesday afternoon. Plaintiff al
legged she was injured when struck BY
an automobile driven by the defend
ant on "a country road. She seeks
$5,085.