The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-07
OHIO STATE ALUMNI
IN PREBLE COUNTY
TOBANQUET FRIDAY

EA lO4NJ OHlO, OeC. t.-HT6Dle COuH-
ty alumni and former students Of Ohio
State university will stage their an
nual Ohio State day banquet Friday
night in Eaton, in the Methodist
church. The dinner is open to any
alumni of former student of the uni
yersity
Presentation of radio program VIII
be the main after-dinner feature. This
will include addresses by DR.. w. O..
Thompson, president of Ohio State;
]. L. Morrill,, alumni secretary; DR..
John w. Wilce, football director, and
vocal and instrumental numbers.
: DR.. G. D. Turney, of Eaton, is pres
ident of the alumni organization and
j. B. Meyers, of West Alexandria, is
secretary. Election of officers for
next year will take place at the dinner
Friday night.
For the purpose of filling vacancy
in the clerical force in the Eaton post
office, an open competitive examina-
ton will be conducted Jan. 20, at
Eaton. Application blanks for the ex-
animation are available at the local
postoffice.
After having deliberated one hour
and half, common pleas court
jury rendered a verdict sustaining the
will of the late Mrs. Cora Reid, of
New Paris, which was contested by
her husband, William e. B. Reid, and
children, Carl and Helen Reid. The
will was contested upon grounds that
it was not the decedent's last will
Defendants to the action were the
testatrix's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hetzler, and Pierce, Cleitus, Mary and
Jonas Markey, all minors, but nc
blood kin of the testatrix. Mrs. Hetz
Ter and the Markey children were
named legatees in the will.
1t it understood a motion will be
filed for retrial of the case.
An additional speaker in the person
of C. G. Palmer, deputy state fire mar
shal, has been announced for the
chamber of commerce banquet this
evening in the Pythian temple. G. A
Carver, merchant, of Strasburg, Ohio
is expected to give the principal ad
dress. The dinner is scheduled fol
$3.50 o'clock.
Matte e. Lesh has entered suit II
common pleas court against her hus
band Charles G. Lesh, to recoyel
$2,846, which she claims she paid ou
of her own funds to meet notes giyeI
by her husband, on which she averi
she was surety. One of the notes, sh'
claims, was for $3.50, and real estate
in which her husband held title wa:
mortgaged to secure the note, she re
leasing her DOVER. She seeks posses
sion OF the realty, which embrace!
about 10 acres in Somers township
In an affidavit signed by Mrs. Lesl
in connection with the suit she aver!
she does not know her husband
whereabouts.
Judgment for $3.50 on a cognovi
note has been awarded Joseph H
Steuer against S. S. Black, E. R Mus
selman and c. R Brock in common
pleas court.
Members of the executive commit
tee of the Preble County Red Cros
chapter will hold their Decembe
meeting here Friday afternoon. Mrs
w B, Cline. of Camden, wife Of Coun
ty Commissioner Cline, will read
paper in the meeting. Committe
chairmen will submit reports.
Hereafter, all new books in tn
public library will be issued free c
charge, the library board announces
This, it IS stated, is made possible b
donation of funds by Major w. F
Ortt to the library. 1t has been tn
custom TO levy small fee per day fo
new volumes until they earned the
purchase price.
Decision has been reached by of
GERS of the Western Chic Poultry Fal
ciers' club to not continue the club
annual poultry show over next SUI
day, but 10 bring it TO close Satu
day night. Plans were to have th