The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-29
EATON WILL CONDUCT
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN;
WANTS BETTER ROADS

EATON, o., March 20. - Cleanup
week In Eaton will be observed If
plans of the Chamber of Commerce are
carried out. Council and the Civic
league will be asked to aid the pro-
ject. The league managed cleanup
week in town last year. The chamber
has named DR.. l.. w. Walstrom, Frank
Mitchell and Ross Focht to confer
with council and the Civic league.
The chamber is advocating erection
of ornamental shafts at the four or
five principal entrances to the town.
These would serve to inform visiting
motorists they were entering the town
of Eaton. Proper illumination would
be provided at night DR.. w. HI.
Buckle, Warren Spring and John Ernst
are committee that will investigate
the plan.
Investigate Highway
Complaint reaching the chamber
concerning the condition of the Green
vile road, leading into Eaton, resulted
in the naming of C. B. Unger, A. R..
Raney and r. NJ. Conover as COM
mittee to wait upon the county COM
missioners and ascertain if the road
can be placed in better condition. 1t
was asserted certain trade was being
diverted from Eaton because of road s
condition.
A tourists camp in Eaton or imme-
date vicinity is another project occu-
plying attention of the chamber. DR..
G. ID. Turney, Harvey Flory and L. G..
Reitz are committee that will inves-
tigate feasibility of the plan.
Inhn O'T .porv A r PaDav md n A
Olmstead form a committee that will
prepare new bylaws to govern opera
tion of the chamber
Chairman Harvey F'lory of the band
concert committee states approximate
ly $1,000 has been pledged by mer-
chants and citizens to provide open
air concerts this summer
Settles Damage Case.
Settlement of damage suit brought
by DR.. w. II. Tucker against Louis
Ressler, as result of an automobile
collision, was settled and dismissed
Tuesday from common pleas court.
DR.. Tucker sued for s20,273.40 for al
legged personal injuries, and damage 70
his automobile. He alleged his iniG-
ries interfered with carrying on his
practice as he had heretofore. Upon
what basis the suit was settled was
not set forth in the court entry dis
missing the action at the doctors cost.
f. NJ. Deem has suit pending against
Ressler in common pleas court as q
result of the same accident. He sues
for 5,035 damages. He was riding in
the car with Dr. Tucker at the time
of the collision, which took place in
Eaton, in October, 1919 The princi
pals in the litigation live in the north
ern part of the county.
Grange Meeting
Masters and lecturers of the sew
eral units of Preble county Pomona
grange will gather April at Antioch
fruit and poultry farm for their first
conference of the present year. State
Lecturer G. r. Lewis and County
Agent +. D. Turner are scheduled tC
address the meeting. A program Of
entertainment will be presented anC
a basket dinner will be served.
Purchases Property
Purchase of the residence property
at Main and Maple streets, known a.
the Elliott property, by the White Sta
Oil company, local concern, is an
nounced by Manager Charles Frech
The purchase was made of o. A. Gale
who had owned the property the las
year or two. Manager Frech says hi
company expects to erect a modern OF
flee building on the site. after thu
present residence building has beef
RACED.
Conducts Inspections
Fl. Loren Huber, Dayton, district in
spector, will conduct the annual in
spection of Eaton chapter r. A. NJ
Thursday night Degree work and
banquet will feature the affair.