The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-11
W.ALXANDRlA WOMAN
SUES VILLAGE FOR
$1O,1225O DAMAGE

EAToN. Ohio. May 11-A11eged
faulty construction OF street crossing
has resulted in the village OF West
Alexandria; being sued for $1D,122.50
damages by Sarah e FoT1ney, a resi-
dent Of the village, for alleged per-
sona1 injuries. Attorneys H r. Gill
more and H. l. Risinger. Of Eaton.
filed the suit Wednesday In common
pleas court.
Plaintiff alleges she tripped over
protruding bricks in the street eros
sing, fell and injured her right hand,
knee and left arm. The injury to the
arm constituted torn ligaments and
bruise of the bone, it is aYerred. The
bruise caused the bone to decay and
resulted in' chronic asteomyelitis to
the arm, It is alleged. This, it is
claimed, necessitated amputation of
the hand and part of the forearm.
The accident happened at o'clock
the night of Aug. 20, 1921. The opera
ton for removal of the hand took
place in January. 1922 Plaintiff AYERS
the village had knowledge of the con-
dition Of the street crossing. Medical
and hospital bills represent $122.50
of the amount sued for.
Seeking Divorce.
Married in December, 1912, IN Day
ton, Nellie Mendenhan has entered
suit in common pleas court against
Ben Mendenhall, for divorce and Gus
~tody of their three children: Susie, 8;
George, 6; Ray, 8. Extreme cruelty
Is charged. The wife AYERS she was
forced to leave her husband in March
of this year and come to Eaton to
live with her grandfather.
Charges Cruelty.
Charges of extreme cruelty are con.
tanned In divorce petition filed by
Mary G. Peirson against Frank E.
Peirson In common pleas court. She
also seeks alimony and custody of
their child, Paul. z. The marriage
took place at West Alexandria, in
February, 1914.
Judgment Sought,
Judgment for $1,337.50 on note
for $3.50 Is sought by Elmer Bennett
in a common pleas court action en-
tered against Jennie Webb, Edward E.
Webb and James NJ. Laekey. 1t is
ayerred the note is secured by mort
gage upon lot ITO in Eaton. Lackey
is defendant to the suit because he
claims home lien on the realty In
yolved.
Expect Telephone Settlement
It is expected plan of settlement
will be agreed upon by members OF
the organization of ex-patrons of the
Eaton Telephone company in meet
ing here Saturday night in the court
house, In turn the plan will be sub
mitted to the telephone company. The
meeting for Saturday has been called
by Jesse w. Sherer. chairman of the
ex-patrons' organization.
The organization and the telephone
company have been "at outs" more
than a year because of a raise in rem
tai rates. The organization protested
the increase by discarding hundreds o.
phones. Effort has been made at vari
Gus times by neutral committees tt
bring about settlement, but without
success
Recently two committees working
Jointly formulated plan of settlement
to the terms Of which the telephone
company agreed, but the organization
declined to accept the proposition.
Marriage Licenses Issued
Preble county marriage licenses
Charles e. Merlatt, 60, retired, ant
Mrs. Cora Sterezenbach, 81, both o
Camden; Fred Arm, 80, salesman, Gin
cinnati, and Mrs. Ella Pfohl, %, dress
maker, Eaton; VIII Inderstrodt, 4e
teamster, Richmond, Ind, and Iva Pc