Transcribed from:  The American Antiquarian by Stephen Denison Peet

   Discovery of an Ancient Burying Ground.—The Cincinnati Commercial, for October 11th, contains a communication from Eaton, Ohio, which describes the discovery of an ancient burial place. The skeletons, about fifty in number, were taken out of a gravel-pit, near Lewisburg, Ohio, and seem to have been those of seven women and children, mingled indiscriminately. The writer, in speaking of their position says: "There is a very curious fact in regard to the burial of these bodies, as a great many seem to have been buried face downward, and in some cases they were found in
a sitting posture. In one place several skulls, were found in a circular position, and in the center of this ring was found a single skull, all of which were baked in a tremendous hot fire, as the clay in which they were burned, so to speak, had
been heated to such an extent that the ground for many feet deep was almost calcareous. Many suppose that the skull in the center of the ring was that of a distinguished chief, and that their curious way of burial was a curious whim of their
religious rites, while others think they were Mound-builders and not Indians, as the remainder of a number of skulls were buried in trenches which radiate from this circular assemblage of skulls. In many places it appears that these bodies were
not buried in the bare ground, for in many cases they have a bed of charcoal under and above them, a good preserver; the bones would have disappeared long since had they been buried otherwise. Many of these skeletons were found not more than from three to four feet under ground.
   Lewisburg is a small place, situated in a beautiful locality in the northeastern part of this county, on the west bank of Seven-mile, one of the principal branches of the Miami river. Joseph Singer, one of the first settlers of Ohio, built a small cabin within one hundred yards of this ancient burying ground, in the year 1798, and cleared off and improved the same farm now owned by his son. When he first settled on this farm it was used very often by the Miami tribe of Indians as a camping ground, there being several excellent springs nearby. There has been no one buried at this place
so far as the present generation can reach.

Transcribed from:  The Daily Inter Ocean   Dec. 19, 1890

 TWO MURDERERS HANGED

Elmer Sharkey and Henry Popp Expiate theirCrimes

 Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 13 — Elmer Sharkey and Henry Popp were executed by hanging in the annex of the Ohio Penitentiary shortly midnight. Sharkey was the first to go, and, contrary to expectation, he did not weaken. He stepped on the scaffold at 12:05, and sixteen minutes later was pronounced dead. His neck was not broken and death resulted from strangulation.

He made no confession nor statement from the gallows, simply saying: "I will answer to God for what I have done and forgive all.” Eight minutes after Sharkey was pronounced dead his body hid been removed and the scaffold prepared for Popp, who stepped out from the death cell at 12:29. In less than one minute his arms and legs had been pinioned, the cap and rope adjusted, and the lever pulled which launched him into eternity. His neck was broken by the fall and he died without a struggle. Elmer Sharkey killed his mother, a widow, near Eaton, Preble County, Jan. 12, 1889, crushing her skull with a maul while she was sleeping. He feigned a burglar had committed the crime, but suspicion was so strong that he was arrested at the funeral or his mother and after a few days confessed the crime. The motive was to get possession of the farm and remove the objections of his mother to his marriage with a girl of the neighborhood.  Sharkey had two trials, at both of which he was convicted.  He claimed more recently that the confession was forced from him through threats of lynching.  Commutation of sentence was urged on the ground of insanity in the family.  He claimed to have no remembrance of committing the crime.  Sharkey’s age was 23.

Transcribed from: The Topeka Weekly Capital   Date: 1891-01-08

 John T. Miller Arrested for Making Bogus Money

Cincinnati, January 1 - John T. Miller, living near Pittsburg, Preble county, Ohio, was placed in the county jail last night by a United States secret service detective, charged with making counterfeit gold coin. His arrest was made by means of a confession of one of his agents. Last week at Urbana, Ohio, an elderly Grand Army man hired a buggy and drove out to a farm house and, bought a turkey, paying for it with a new five dollar gold piece and receiving change therefore. He went to other places and bought turkeys, paying each time with gold coin. The woman who first sold her turkey went to a store for goods, and was told the money was counterfeit. This led to the arrest of the man when he returned with his buggy. He gave the name of Robert Alexander, but it was soon, discovered that he was an ex-convict and his name was Patterson. He consented to tell his story to save himself from punishment and said Miller supplied him with the coin.

He gave a letter to the detective asking Miller to sell the detective a supply. The ruse worked. Miller offered to make some, but he had none on hand. When a case was made out he was arrested though he fought bravely. The premises were searched and dies and preparations for electroplating were found. Miller used babbit metal and coated it first with copper and then with gold. The coin was about two-thirds the proper weight and easily detected. Miller refused to say after he was arrested.

 Transcribed from The New York Times June 1, 1894

  CHILDREN KILLED BY A STALLION

Eaton, Ohio, May 31 – Two small children of county commissioner P. B. Fisher wandered into a barn near their home, near here, last evening and were trampled to death by a vicious stallion, which had escaped from his enclosed stall.

Transcribed from the Wheeling Register, 1895-04-10

 SAYS HE LIED ABOUT HER

A Woman at Camden, Ohio, Takes Vengeance on a Policeman – A Severe Penalty

Columbus, O., At Camden, O., last night, Mrs. Walter Beasley threw a handful of red pepper in the in the eyes of William Foster, a Polesman, (policeman) and then drew a horse whip from her cloak and lashed him unmercifully.  “You have lied about me,” she cried, as she pulled the whip.  Her husband stood by with a revolver, threatening to shoot Foster if he resisted.  Foster was badly punished.

Transcribed from The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette 9/1/1895

John and Richard McGriff are twin brothers who were born in Preble County, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1804.  Their father and mother died at the age of seventy-five years, leaving several children, four of whom are still living – the twins and two other brothers, whose ages run from sixty-five to ninety-one years.  All of them were married.  The wives of the twins died about fifty years ago.  They never remarried.  John has two sons about sixty years old, with one of whom he makes his home, within a mile of his brother Richard, who lives at Deerfield, Ind., and has six children, four boys and two girls, the most distinguished of those being Ambrose, a lawyer of Portland, Ind., who was a partner of Gov. Gray, deceased.  They have been farmers all their lives, and extensive stock dealers.

They have lived but a short distance apart, meeting almost every day.  They are mentally and physically sound, jovial, hearty, and well-preserved men.  Uncle Richard walks four miles every day, carrying the United States mail, and enjoys the exercise.  This he has been doing for twenty years.  He will not ride, because he says it is too much trouble to get in and out of a wagon.  Politically, this pair of pioneers have always been Democrats, and so are all of the relatives that have a voice or vote in political matters.  Away back in the forties, Uncle John was elected Commissioner of his county, the only Democrat elected on the ticket.  Richard never held office.  In fact, neither one aspired to public positions, but both were always at the polls on election day to vote.  From their general appearance and good health now, it is believed they will live to be over 100 years old.  This is the wish of all who know them.

Reno Evening Gazette October 6, 1897

Peculiar Facts Arise Which Call For an Exhaustive Investigation of the Case of Deem and Lizzie Hoel on the Reservoir Saturday Night

     The drowning of Squire Deem, the young man from Eaton, Ohio, whose bloated and disfigured body was found floating in the reservoir yesterday afternoon is the talk of the city today.  No event has transpired in the past six months has created more comment on the part of the public in general than this peculiar one.

     There is a mystery surrounding young Deem’s death which will probably never be solved.  All the public has to go on now is the statement of Lizzie Hole, which in brief is, that Deem asked her to go boat riding and after they had rowed a few squares he made indecent proposals to her which she repulsed.  He then, according to the girl’s story, asked her:  “Who would you rather drown with, me or Ed?”  To which she says she answered, “Why, Ed.”  This was the last she knew until she was taken from the water by the man who heard her cries for help and came to her rescue.  She says Deem placed his hand on her neck and pushed her from the boat into the water.  She also stated on the evening of the affair that he swam out of the water and escaped.

     This is known to be a false premise inasmuch as Deem is dead, and the probabilities are that he did not swim out, but drowned when he fell into the water.  There are some peculiar facts connected with the whole affair which would bear an exhaustive investigation.  Lizzie Hoel charges Deem with having attempted to rape her and murder her, but the public does not seem inclined to accept the story without some doubt.

     Deem, according to all that can be learned of him from those who knew him best, was not a mean or in any manner depraved young man.  He might have been inclined to be a trifle wild-probably was-but he had at no time in his life developed traits of depravity of which Miss Hoel accuses him.  In addition to this he is known by his most intimate friends to have been a good swimmer.  These points make an investigation of the case absolutely necessary.

     While for recent months, so far as known, Lizzie Hoel has been conducting herself in a respectable manner, it is known that at one time she figured in a difficulty which grew out of her intimacy with a young man, whose identity is not at present known.

     Theories are numerous concerning how young Deem came by his death.  The peculiar conditions of his body when found only serve to strengthen the belief that an investigation of the affairs might develop some interesting information.

     When Deem’s body was found yesterday Lizzie Hoel was at work in the Pearl Steam laundry.  She did not see the patrol as it passed the laundry bearing the repulsive corpse of Deem, nor was she informed for several hours afterward of the discovery that had been made.

     About 5 o’clock her brother, who was in the city and had heard of Deem’s death, called at the laundry and informed his sister of the outcome of the affair.  The young girl grew deadly pale when she heard the news and manifested considerable excitement.  She afterward expressed regret that Deem had met his death.  Miss Hoel was given a short vacation by her employers and left on the evening train with her brother to spend a few days with her parents at Somerville.

     On the same train Wirt Deem accompanied the remains of his brother, ‘Squire Deem, to Eaton, where they will be buried today.

     It is understood that an investigation will be made of the case from its very bottom, and it is hoped any mysterious circumstances attending the affair will be cleared away.

Transcribed from The El Dorado Bee 6/15/1899

 The brothers and sisters W. J. Kyle, deceased, desire to express their sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for their assistance, kindness, and sympathy received from them in the last rites of respect to their beloved brother.

 A typographical error missed our notice last week, in stating that the age of W. J. Kyle; it should have read, born in 1850 instead of 1820.

 Harvey Ault and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Miller last Sunday and called on many other friends, who were glad to see them back once more.

 Charley Thompson and daughters of Mercer, O., were visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity the latter part of last week and the first of this week.

 Frank Rowe has been learning the stone mason trade this season.  He has made rapid improvement and is now contracting for himself.  His first was that of covering the public well.  Bert Eddins of Hamburg is now his apprentice.  We wish them success.

 The funeral of W. J. Kyle occurred at Otterbein last Thursday A. M.  Mrs. Shewman of Kokomo, Ind., and Mrs. Chesman of Hamilton were present and completed the entire number of six sisters and one brother present; al the near relatives of the deceased.

 Rev. W. L. Bunger, who has been in the hospital for the removal of the appendix has fully recovered and able to drive about..  He drove from his home in New Hope to this place Monday.

 Walter Carney and granddaughter, Miss Katie Ward, visited friends in Germantown from Saturday until Tuesday.

 Mrs. Mary Reese has traded her property for property in Dayton.

 The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. George Kimmel will occur Tuesday, June 27, 1899….(signed,) George Kimmel and Lettie Kimmel.

Transcribed from the Dallas Morning News, 1901-11-25

Insane Man Causes Damage

            Eaton, Ohio, Nov. 24. – Between midnight and Sunday morning $5,000 worth of plate glass windows in the business district of this town were broken by William Rossman, who had recently been discharged from the asylum for insane at Dayton as cured.

 Transcribed from the Wilkes-Barre Times, 1904-08-24

FATHER KILLED BY A SON WHILE DEFENDING MOTHER

            Eaton, Ohio, Aug. 24. – Harry Miller, 17 year, shot and instantly killed his father, John W. Miller, aged 50 years at their home, eight miles northeast of here last evening.  The tragedy resulted from a quarrel between the elder Miller and his wife, Miller and his wife had been living apart for some weeks.  He returned home under the influence of liquor, it is stated and demanded his wife go away with him and leave the children behind.  She demurred.  Then he drew a revolver and threatened to kill her if she did not accompany him.  It is stated he also threatened to kill any of the children should they interfere with his plans.  Fearing the father would carry out his threat, Harry the eldest of the children procured a shotgun and stepped into the yard, where the father was with a revolver in his hand flourishing it menacingly in his wife’s face.  The boy discharged two loads of shot in the face of his father, tearing away the greater portion of his head.  The boy says he shot in self defense as the father pointed the revolver at him as he came out of the house with the shotgun.  After the shooting, young Miller gave himself up to Sheriff Huffman.

 Transcribed from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1906-01-15

 SUICIDES IN CROWD

Ohio Man Kills Himself in Los Angeles Depot

            Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 15. – Albert Wilson, 30 years of age, whose relatives reside at College Corner, Ohio, shot himself in the forehead in the presence of hundreds of people at Arcade Station yesterday and died in the receiving hospital two hours later.  The shot was fired with suicidal intent and evidently in a moment of mental aberration.

 Transcribed from: Duluth News Tribune     1906-05-09

 Crushes Skull of His Brother

Ohio Man Aged 65 Years Then Takes Poison with Fatal Effect

RICHMOND, Ind., May 8—A trag­edy was enacted some time last night seven miles northeast of Richmond In Preble county, Ohio. Isaac Mackey 65 years old, crushed the skull of his brother, David Mackey, 75 years old, with a hatchet, and then took poison in an effort to end his own life. The assailant died at 7 o'clock this evening: and his victim is not expected to survive the night. The men were found lying on the floor of the home shared by them today.

 Transcribed from:  The Duluth News Tribune    1906-12-11

 Worry over Duties Cause of Suicide

RICHMOND. Ind. Dec 10.—W. S. Clayton, county commissioner elect of Preble county, Ohio, killed himself to­day by hanging at his home 15 miles east of this place. Worry over the responsibility attached to his official duties is said to have been the cause of his suicide.

 Transcribed from the Duluth News Tribune 10-27-1907

 From The New York Herald:

            An extraordinary and fully authenticated medical case has developed at Gratis, a village in Preble County, 10 miles from Hamilton.  It is reported by Dr. R. C. Lawrence and substantiated by several Hamilton doctors.

            A woman 55 years old in the village developed a horn on her forehead.  It grew to a length of two inches and was attached to the skull.  Some two years ago she struck a door and broke one inch from the bony growth.  It again developed more rapidly than before, and attained a length of five inches.  It was about one inch in diameter at the base and tapered to a point.

            Dr. Lawrence recently sawed off the entire horn, which in every way resembles a ram’s horn.  He confirms the statement in all details, and has exhibited the growth to many Hamilton, Ohio, physicians, who pronounce it a genuine horn.  The woman’s general health is not affected.

Mansfield News  Jan 3, 1908

Eaton, O., Jan 3- Mrs. John Leach, wife of a civil war veteran is dead, and her husband may die as the result of an accident. The two went to a shed to strip tobacco. Mrs. Leach stood before the stove and her clothing caught fire. She was so badly burned that she died in a few hours. Her husband was badly burned in trying to save her, and as a result of the burns and the shock of his wife’s death may not recover.

 (Submitted by Linda Dietz)

 Transcribed from the Belleville News Democrat, 1908-02-13

 Many Ill With Typhoid

            Dayton, O., Feb. 13. – Three persons are dead and twenty dangerously ill in the vicinity of West Manchester, Ohio, with typhoid fever, an epidemic of which was caused by impure water from an old well.  The whole neighborhood has been poisoned and other deaths may follow.

 Hamilton Evening News     April 17, 1908                                                                              

Mrs. Mary Doty, an old resident of Camden, met with a serious accident in the department store of Waite Bros.  While standing at the counter she became dizzy and before anyone could assist her, she sank to the floor, badly fracturing her hip as she fell.  After she had partially recovered, she was carried home where her daughter and sister-in-law are taking care of her.  On account of Mrs. Doty’s extreme age, there is little hope of her ever recovering the use of her limb.

 Transcribed from: Grand Forks Daily Herald    1909-03-21

Rooster Lays Eggs

 Eaton. Ohio, March 20 — Preble county's latest freak is a fowl owned by Frank Dine, a farmer living north­west of Eaton. It is to all appear­ances a rooster of the Black Minorca species. In the last three weeks this rooster has laid 21 eggs. The eggs have been exhibited over the commun­ity there being no two of them the same size or shape,

One looks like a miniature tenpin, another is the shape of a half- moon, one like a stuffed sausage, and still another looks like a greatly enlarged capsule.

The fowl is apparently healthy and the occurrence has produced a good deal of merriment, no one believing the story until the goods were produced. None of the eggs contains a yolk.

 Transcribed from:  The St. John Sun - May 21, 1909
WORE GOLD COINS AS BUTTONS; NOW PAUPER
Beau Brummel, Of Eaton, Ohio, Becomes Inmate of County Infirmary
Eaton, Ohio, May 20 - John Fleming, 75, once a wealthy and prosperous business man of Eaton, is now a county dependent.
 Although not an inmate of the county infirmary, a weekly sum has been allotted him for his support.
 Fleming owned and conducted the old Eagle Hotel in Eaton, and was wealthy.
 In those days the lavishness of his dress and the shining gold coins that served as buttons on his apparel made him a conspicuous figure.

 Transcribed from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 1909-09-05

 Slayer of Woman Must Die

            Eaton, Ohio, Sept. 4. – Harry Rife, slayer of Lida Gilmore, was today sentenced by Judge Fisher to be electrocuted on January 19, 1910.  The jury deliberated on the case fourteen hours.  Mrs. Lida Gilmore, a widow, was the public librarian of Eaton.  She was highly respected.  Rife, it is supposed, was enamored of Mrs. Gilmore.  

Transcribed from the Hopkinsville Kentuckian 12-13-1910

            In a remarkable deathbed confession Mrs. Clark Howard, of New Paris, Ohio, renounced her love for her husband, who had been her companion for 20 years, and reaffirmed her love for Daniel Desman, who years before had divorced her.  Both men stood beside the bed and heard her story.

            The two men, who had been strangers to each other, wept as the woman lay dying.  Nearby stood the three Desman children, whom the mother had not seen for 20 years.

Hamilton Evening News   December 4, 1913

          James F. Stout and J. Ed Ryan, given an indeterminate term in the Mansfield reformatory for confession to a burglary charge, were taken to that institution Tuesday by Sheriff Wertz and Special Deputy R. H. Marshall, of Camden.  The lads robbed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loan, an aged couple residing near Campbellstown.

Transcribed from:  Miami Herald Record    July 21, 1914

 ARRESTED HAAG FOR PLOWING BALL GROUND

Merely a dream—is the war between the National Baseball League and the Federals as compared with local baseball vs. Adam Haag. Haag almost put this popular pastime out of existence at Midway park between here and Somerville, where visiting teams and the Somerville aggregation have been putting up some splendid exhibitions of the sport.

The story goes that Haag rented the farm on which the grounds are located, from Charles Bruce, the owner, and it is said in the rental the ball grounds were reserved.  Haag later concluded he should receive same compensation and was passed a ten spot by J. R. Teague,    one of the financiers of the ball club. Things are said to have went along merrily again for awhile—Haag hauling the sports from Somerville to the grounds in an open farm wagon—running a hack in other words. After a while, those interested in the game and tired of these accommodations and other conveyances were used. This is said to have angered Haag and two weeks ago he attempted to   plow up the grounds. However, they were again put in shape, and a week ago he is alleged to have completed the job which was discovered too late to cancel the game scheduled with the Cincinnati Manhattans, causing consider­able expense to those backing the Somerville team and great disappointment to the lovers of the game.

Haag was arrested on Wednesday evening of last week on a warrant sworn out by Andy Neanover arid his hearing was set for the following evening by Mayor Marsh, who re­leased him on his own recognition, awaiting a hearing. The hearing was again postponed until Friday evening, when he was arraigned before Mayor Marsh on a charge of destruction of property.  Through his attorney, P. A. Saylor, he waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500.

Haag's actions were apparently unpopular and he was unable to secure local bond. He was removed to the countv jail at Eaton.

 F. G. Shuey, of Camden, and Isaac Baker, of Somerville, were attorneys for J. R. Teague. Andy Neanover and John Bacon, owners of the Somerville ball team,—Preble Co. News, Camden, Ohio.

Transcribed from The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, Or.) 4-26-1915

John Mattix, who will be 98 years old in June 16 next, expects to do a man’s work on that day.

“How do I do it?” querred Mattix today.  “Listen, Eat plenty of onions, do plenty of work, get plenty of rest, chew and smoke plenty of tobacco and don’t worry.”

Mattix frequently walks 16 miles in a day.                                                                                                                                                

 Transcribed from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 1916-08-14

King Retains Roque Title

Chicago. August 13. – Charles C. King, of Chicago, retained his title of the Western Roque Association by defeating J. D. Kramer, of West Alexandria, Ohio last night in the closing contests of the association at Lincoln Park courts.  F. E. Parmalee, of Chicago, finished first in the second division group and M. T. Reeves, of Columbus, Ind., took the honors in the third division.

 Transcribed from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1920-07-07

 COX’S FATHER SAYS HE’S HAPPIEST MAN IN UNITED STATES

            CAMDEN, Ohio, July 7 – The residents of this little town are bursting with pride.  They claim for themselves some of the honor attendant upon the residence here of Gilbert Cox, father of the Democratic Presidential nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio.  Cox, who is 87 years old, was sitting on the porch of his modest home yesterday afternoon when a representative of the Associated Press called.

            “I am the happiest and proudest man in the United States today.  I hope and know that Jim will be as good a President as he has been a son,” said Cox.  Word came as members of the Cox household were at breakfast yesterday morning.  “I don’t know what to say,” confessed the father.  “I only know I am very happy and proud and Jim will be a good President.”

            Asked if he would go to Washington to witness the inauguration if his son be elected, Cox said, “I don’t know.  I’d like to go one better than Dr. Harding, who said he would drive his shay in the parade, but I’m getting along in years now.”

Transcribed from the Eldorado News 9/29/1927

Personals

A C Hensley was a business visitor to Eaton Saturday.

A V McClure, the well known elevator man, was seen on the streets of Eaton, last Saturday.

Donald Lee went to Columbus Friday to enter the Ohio State University, the first of the week.

Mrs. Dollie Fudge, south of town, visited her mother Mrs. Harley Brown, near St. Paris, last Thursday.

O H Mastin, the druggist, accompanied by his mother, was a business visitor in Richmond Thursday.

Messrs. Crate and Ernest Lee were the Sunday dinner guests of Norman Saylor and wife, who reside south of the village.

A V Miller, one of the substantian farmers of this vicinity accompanied by his daughter, was in Eldorado Monday morning.

Postmaster Harry S. Juday and wife, and Mr. and Mrs. James C. Juday were the Sunday guests of relatives and friends in Zanesville.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Denlinger and son Master William of Dayton, are the guests of marshal Franklin M. Deem, wife and daughter Miss Harriett.

S. O. Spencer, our shoe man, was the Sunday guest of his mother and Elice Burns at New Madison.  From there he made a business trip to Richmond.

Herbert H. Crane and wife of Dayton were the Sunday guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Deem, and their aunt, Miss Harriet.  They are newly weds and were formerly of Eldorado.

S. O. Spencer, the well known harness maker and repairer, was seen on the neighboring little city, West Manchester, the fore part of the week, meeting old friends and making new ones.

Clyde Sharpe is in Eldorado to replace M. H. Skehan, one of the bank examiners of the State Bank Department.  Mr. Sharpe is a very genial gentleman and is very well pleased with the attractiveness of Eldorado.

Miss Pauline King, accompanied by her niece, little Miss Beverly King, were the Sunday guests of Miss Annamary King, at Cincinnati, who is attending college at that place.  They returned the fore part of the week.

Dr. George Blackford, Mrs. Mildred Kimmel and James Markey were in Dayton Thursday.  They went to see about the wounds of Mr. Markey.  If indications mean anything, would say that Mr. Markey looks like he could take on Jack Dempsey and beat him to a final finish.

Mr. and Mrs. James Markey spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Harshman, of Eaton.  Mr. Harshman is a former Eldorado business man, and like other former Eldoradians has made friends that won’t wear off, and Mr. Markey and his estimable wife are two of those friends.

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Class and Mrs. O. S. Slater of Akron, were the Thursday evening guests of J. Harry King and family at their home on North Main Street.  They, like everyone else that come here for the first time say nothing but good of this village and the inhabitants thereof.

H. Blaine Sell, our very popular justice of the peace, and who incidentally buys up stocks of merchandise when he is not busy at his legal duties, purchased the hardware stock of Harvey Shewmon and is now disposing of it to those who are in need of it.

The horse-shoe pitchers of Eldorado seem to be in a class by themselves.  This was demonstrated last Saturday when N. O. Thompson, of near Eaton, and his team, were defeated by the Eldorado boys, twelve straight games.  Charley Thompson of Eldorado, pitched the game against the Eaton lads singly, walking peg to peg.  N. O. Thompson and Charley Thompson won their game from the Eaton boys by going out on two ringers.  Charley Thompson is the champion horseshow pitcher of Eldorado.

An old fashioned Dunkard meeting of the Dunkard Brethern Church was held at the farm of Albert Zumbrun, three miles southeast of Eldorado, Saturday, September 17…

Mr. and Mrs. Georgee P. Crane of Piqua, are visiting at the home of Crane’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Deem.

Friends of Albert Zumbrun, who resides three miles southeast of Eldorado, will be pleased to learn that he is convalescing as nicely as can be expected after his terrible fall last Monday morning, September 19.  Mr. Zumbrun was cleaning up his garage and in doing so stepped on a board which broke, precipitating him to the cement floor below.  He was taken to Richmond where an x-ray was taken of the wound and it was found that he had by the fall, fractured his skull from the right to the left temple.  It took six stitches to close the flesh wound.  Peculiarly he does not suffer from the fractured skull.  The fall from which he suffered the fracture was about eight feet.

Transcribed from Herald-Journal - July 22, 1929
SEVEN KILLED AS TRAIN WRECKS CAR
 Eaton, Ohio - Seven persons were killed near here tonight by a Pennsylvania passenger train that struck their automobile on the Dayton-Richmond Pike.  The dead are:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman, and their three children, all of Richmond, Indiana.
 Wreckage of the automobile and the bodies were scattered 400 yards down the track before the engineer could stop the train.  The train crew picked up three of the victims and rushed them to Eaton, where Dr. E. L. Emrick pronounced them dead.  He said all of the seven had been killed instantly.