The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-29

age suits against the Eldorato & West |
Manchester Telephone company, IN
which an aggregate of $500 was
sought, and which had been pending
several years, have been compromised,
settled and dismissed from common
pleas court at cost of the company.
The dismissals took place Saturday
The suits were brought by FIVE bust
ness men or firms or Eldorado. One
suit. brought by Fred Schlientz & Son.
was filed in March, 1914, and $500
damages was sought. 4. w. S. Locke
entered suit for $4,000 damages; A.
J. Hamilton, $500; c. f. Shewmon,
$1,000. Harvey Snowman $500. The
last foru actions were filed in March,
1918
The suits grew out Of a disastrous
sleet storm in February, 1918, which
tore down and put out of commission
lines of the company. 1t was several
weeks before the damage was repair
ed Some patrons refused to pay for
rent for the time they were without
telephone service, which resulted in
the company removing instruments OF
those refusing 10 pay.
The action of the company in Temov-
ing phones resulted in a mandamuS
suit being entered in common pleas
court by A. V, Mcclure and others,
seeking a court order to compel the
company to replace the phones. A
temporary mandamus order was issued
and upon final hearing a decision was
rendered against the company.
The court decision was followed by
the suit of Schlientz & Son. They
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The company had deprived them of n
felepOhne for a year or more, and their
business had suffered as a result. The
other four plaintiffs claimed damages
on the same ground
Vote Bond Issue
Electors of Eldorado will vote on A
$4,000 bond issue at special election
Tuesday. The proposed bond issue is
for the purpose of providing funds for
building Cisterns to increase the water
supply for fire fighting purposes. The
county election board made final ar
engagements Saturday for the election.
Poultry Meeting
f l.. Daken, poultry specialist Ohio
State university, will attend poultry
meeting here Wednesday and confer
with persons raising record fOcks, go
ing over with them such problems as
may present themselves. as we'll as
hearing and Analysing records. Tho
forenoon will be devoted to this work
An afternoon session will be open to
the public, when Mr.. Daken will talk
on the care of baby chicks, will answer
questions and give advice to poultry
raisers in general.
Asks New Trial
Motion for a new trial was filed
Saturday in common pleas court in a
case in which George Alderman was
plaintiff and Luther Harrison was de
PENDANT. Alderman sued in a squire's
court for $1028. for labor, and got
judgment. Harrison appealed and a
common pleas court jury rendered a
verdict in favor of Harrison. Auker-
man seeks the new trial
In suit entered in common pleas
court by George w Brinkley, as ad
ministrator of the estate of the late
Emma f. Doup, late of 1925 w. Sec
ond street. Dayton, Ohio, against
David S, Eshelman, and. motion. has
been filed by Eshelman to require
Brinkley to give security for costs
upon grounds that he is a nonresident
Of Preble county. He resides in Mont
goInery county. The. suit involves a
$9n0 note
Extreme cruelty and gross neglect
was ground upon which Nora Taylor
was. granted a divorce from William
Z. Taylor. Saturday, in common plea:
court She also was awarded custody
0f their two children and Taylor il
permanently enjOined from interfering
with her and the children. Judge A
C. Risinger granted the decree The,
had been married number of years
Delivers Sermon
The Rev. Hiley Baker delivered tn
haccaIaureate sermon before tn
members of the senior class of tn
high school Sunday evening in tn
Christian church, of which he is pas
tor. The Rev. A J. Bussard, Meth
odist church, read a Scripture Iesso
and pronounced the benediction TIL
Rev. 4. e. Barnhart, L. b Church. o.
fered prayer. Mrs G. W. Flory, Mis-
Marie Armstrong, Miss Reedy and
quartet contributed musical number:
The commencement exercises wi
take place Wednesday evening
Attend Service
Members of the G. A. R. w. r. c
American Legion and other patriot
bodies were special guests at the al
nual memorial services conducted SUI
day afternoon in the courthouse a
sembly hall. The Rev. Hiley Bake
Christian church. preached the m,
mortal sermon. Music was furnishe
by the Woman's Glee club
Annual commencement exercises
the Eaton high school will occur We