The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-21
OPEN AIR CONCERTS
WILL Be STARTED
AT EATON TONIGHT

EATON, Ohio, June 21.-Inaugura-
ton of Eaton's annual season of open
air band concerts will take place We'd
nesday evening on the courthouse
lawn, beginning at o'clock. The
band is made up of 20 pieces. There
will be 10 of the concerts in the series,
one each Wednesday evening of each
week The organization is made up
of musicians from the several towns
in Preble county, with w. Earl Young,
Eaton, as director.
The concerts are financed from
funds raised by popular subscription
among merchants, professional men
and citizens. The Chamber Of Com
merce conducted the campaign for
funds and the concerts will be under
supervision of this organization.
Plan Condemnation Proceedings
Condemnation proceedings to secure
ground sufficient to make Richmond
Pike street the proper width probably
will be instituted in the courts, accord
ing to Mayor H. l.. Risinger. The pri-
vate purchase price asked by owners
for the ground sufficient for widening
of the street is said to be excessive.
The street is to be paved and more
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place the tracks of the Dayton and
Western Traction company in the CEN
ter of the street.
Seeks Lot Partition.
Partition of lot 500 in Eaton is
sought by Hiram B. Phelps in an ac-
ton entered in common pleas court.
He claims a one-sixth interest in the
realty as an heir-at-law of the late
hol ms oil I'm I
Phelps. Defendants named in the ac-
ton are H. c. Phelps, Floyd, Char
ley, John, Harry and Stella Elstun,
Ida Matthews, Clyde Drake, Edna
Soath and Fannie Wysong.
Ordered Quiet of Title.
Quiet of title to 35 acres of land in
Somers township was ordered by
Judge Risinger, in common pleas
court. in favor of John Tewart, Rob
ert G. Anderson, John Mack, James
Elliott and John Featherhoof, if liv-
ing, and If dead, their unknown heirs
were named defendants in the action.
Preble Marriage Licenses.
Preble county marriage licenses:
Oran w. Parks, 19 vars old, farmer,
Kitchel, Ind, and Minerva Buriff, 90
years old, Eaton; c. W. Rison, 50
wears old, farmer, Gratis, and Clara
p years old, Camden; r. D.
Richardson, 35 years old. druggist,
Clayton, Ind, and Mary E. Wilson,
school teacher, Campbellstown.
File Tax Budgets
Tax budgets for 1922 have been
filed with County Auditor Hunt by sew
eral of the taxing subdivisions of
Preble county. The county budget
commission, made up of Auditor Hunt,
county Treasurer Samuels and County
Prosecutor Sever, will meet the first
Monday in August and will make a
tour of the county, visiting taxing
boards and going over their budgets
The county personal tax duplicate will
show a heavy decrease in valuation
this year and it is the belief of Off
Gals that taxing matters in the county
will present many vexing problems
Plan Union Meetings
Plans are being formulated for con-
Quoting the annual union church serv-
ices during the summer months. The
meetings will be conducted Sunday
evenings, each church to entertain one
or more of the series of meetings.
The ministers will preach in the
churches other than their own.
Begin Wheat Cutting
Wheat cutting is under way in
Preble county. The last of this week
probably will see the harvest in full
sway Reports indicate a good yield
of grain of good quality. The harvest
in Preble county this year is about
two weeks earlier than usual.
Ready for Duties
The Rev. Charles F. Irwin expects
to resume his PASTORAL duties in the
Presbyterian church next Sunday,
q fter an enforced absence of several
Weeks, owing to surgical operation.
Mr.. Irwin plans to preach at the
morning service.
Overhaul Phone Switchboard
Announcement is made by Manager
Morgan of the Eaton Telephone COM
pany, that the company is having its
switchboard overhauled by factory
expert. Other improvements that will
heighten the efficiency of the plant
will be made, Manager Morgan states.
Taboo Premature Shooting.
Pre-celebration of the Fourth of July
in Eaton is taboo Council has in
structed Chief of Police Willard Arm
strong that there is to be no discharg-
ing of fireworks only on the Fourth
and the ordinance regulating the