The Vernon Times, Volume 8, Number 7, Vernon, Jennings County, 31 July 1919 — Page 1

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iQGiii i!Ei;:o;i iteus Peter B-s of Indianapolis spent Wednesday here with his father, Win. Bojjfrrs. Mrs. H. C. Semon is in a very critical condition. Mrs. Robert Willman, formerly Marjorie Hengstler, of Indianapolis came to spend a few days with her parents, Henry Ilenffatler and wife. D. II, Zieglerand wife of Grayford were in town Tuesday. The Progressive Farmers Club of Johnson County stopped here Wednesday for lunch on the Court House lawn, on their way to Hanover. The company consisted of about fifty men and women in several automobiles. Miss Maggie Phelps of Ludlow Ky. and W. P. Carr were entertained at the home of Alfred Harder and wife south, of town Saturday afternoon. Albert Hinchman and wife of BntlerVille, Oscar Cory a wife and daughter of Zenas visited Mrs. Hinchman Sunday nig'ht. Preaching Service at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday at 10:30 a. in. The Lord's supper will be observed at this Service. The soldier boys of Vernon who recently returned are Ben Henry, Irvin JJolden, Jesse Skinner, Dalton Hoi -or. Those who returned a lew nays earner are Louise DeVersy, Prank Hartwell and Roy Pettiford. Miss Maggie Phelpsof Ludlow, Ky. was a visitor at the home of Mrs. Wm. Hinchman and son Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.Carey enteitaineu their nephew from Letts Corner last week. Albert King of Butlerville was the guest of Mrs. Wm. Hinchman and son Friday. Rev. E. A. Shelbyville was M. B. Patrick Doughertv of the guest of and wife last Wednesday. Mrs. Ab King-of Deer Creek and Mrs. R.T.Halstead of Indianapolis visited their aunt Mrs. Win. Hinchman and son Thurs. clay. Mr. and Mrs, H. B. Vance, of Gray ford, have been at the bedside of Mrs. Vance's mother in Louisville who died July 16. They write that they expect soon to be back in old Jennings. Homer Walt has returned borne Cram Pendleton where lie his been working. M. B. Patrick and wife have received word from their son Fred w ho is stationed at Hoboken N. J. that he is improving after uadergcinga very painful operation. 'J. M. Silver of Butlerville here Tuesday oa business. as

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3 III! Wheat continues to come in by wagon and truck loads. Preaching, followed by Communion service, at the M. E. church on Sunday Aug. 3, at 10:30 a. m. Everybody welcome. Rev. Lewis King, pastor. Mrs. John Price and daughter of Indianapolis visited E, P. Trapp and family a fewT dars last weel;. Virgil Fenley of Scipio is visiting his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Carey. Ralph T. Cotton and daughter Virginia of Ingram, Pa. and his brother, F. H. Cotton and family of Terre Haute, spent part, of their vacation here this week with their parents, A. G. Cotton and wife. Walter Powell of near Grayford was in town Monday. Rev. G. C. Mangum of Louisville filled his regular appointment here at the Baptist church last Sunday. Ed. Wilds and family, Osa Wilds and wife spent Sunday with Wm. Hulse and family. Rev.W. A.Everhart and family of Augusta, Ky., spent two-days here last week with his parents, Chas. E. Everhart and wife. Miss Ruth Ream of near HajTden spent Friday night with Gladys Hulse. Rev. and Mrs. B. II. Ferrell and children were here Wednes day greeting their many friends. He reports a splendid meeting at West Fork and the church greatly revived. They began a meeting at Graham near San Jacinto, the middle of the week. V irgie M, Maynard, w ho was arrested and brought back from Indianapolis for stealing the two watches and a parse from Mis. John McFadden pleadad guilty before Squire J. C. Wilson, who took her case under advise ment until Friday with a view of learning something about her aud her parents that they could take her home, as fhe is but Hi, and in a delicate con tlition. Hhe absolutely refused to tell anything, except to tell maoy conflicting stories. Squire Wilson bound her oer to the Juvenile Court, ami Sheriff Ardrey took ber to Vernon, on Satururday to appear before Jndge Carney, suiting as a Juvenile Court. Sheritt Ardrey has returned the girl Virgie Maynard, from Vernon, where he took her before .Judge Carney. She told the Judge the name of her seducer, aud where they lived ss man and wife and where he is located. The judge telphoued to the sheriff at, Newcastle to arrest him and hold him until Mr. Ardrey could come and ret him. The eheritt has not yet received word of his arrest. She still maintains that the is ti orphan and has been like Topsy,'Jes growed up". Scottsburi Journal The statement that Sheriff Huntington made that the Lvangilist H. B. Ferrdt refused to baptize the little colored girl, Hsel Bo! den is an untruth, lie said he was perfectly willing to baptue her and. would have gladly done so if we had been willing. Minnie Eolden and Hazel Boldeo

It is easy to see the necessity for good roads when one has to drive over them. Roads will lie nee led as long as the world stands, units rljiug machines become rommon u and the aitiouut of hauling and driving increases with the passing of the years. Here are time proposition giving reasons why the toads should, be improved.

Drive over the roads iu any direc- This, w ill stop all pro pedincs in retiou, in any kind of a vehicle , and you i faience t relocation until a decision will not go far at anytime without a j ie secured. A suit for temporary injolt, or shock, that wilt siir up the ire. j junction may postpone action till the On dirt road- the farmer, rouSd till !. October term of Court.up many chuck holes so that drivers j could look at the improvements on the farm rather thau have hid alttn- - SOLDIERS tion fixed upon the road. On grave1 DISTRICT REUNION

iuu5 mue giaei acu iu uu.u.: " . ill rw-t . . j mend a bad place. 1 he read supervisor ; , ,,. - ,, , , . bhou:d be reo,uire.d to!;eep the culverts J , , , , , Q j m good shape and make essy approacht5? . iti to culverts and bridges. The road superntendeuta may have done more than we give them credit for. but from appearance they have doue little but collect their salaries J f the roads are to be used for a thousand years with au average; of a dozen rigs going over them each day w hy not straighten the roads iu certain places, make easier and harder roadsbeds. Tnis will cost something, but most people would be willing to have their road tax doubled for the take of the improvements it will bring. Good roads make farms more valuable for two reasons. A purehraer will pay more for a farm on an improved road than he will for one on a poor road, and the farm is more valuable to the owder because the products can be marked more easily. Traffic and driving are constantly increasing. The f-tate and Federal government, appreciating this fact, are proposing to atsiet the count ie. in constructing market highways. 0,o00 war trucks were offered to the state free of cost, for u9 in constructing these highways. Large sums have al- 1 reaay oeen appropriated uy me gov ernment for road building where pro jects have been laid out, and Jenninge County must not fail to take advantage of this help. The many petitions to the Commissioners for improved roa d. i-j a wood fciim. '""" " " ''LOOK IT UP' "Divers iceights und divers nieasn t i's hot)i of them alike are abomination totie Lord-" Pro verbs, SO: UK Thinking men and women will do to consider the sttiking arguments brought out by the World Trade Club o Han Francisco iu their campaign for adoption of the units of the metric system ot weights aud measures They show a striking anomarly: That the metric system was invented by a Britou. James Watt, in 17&3, and vet all civilized nations have adopted it exclusively, excepting the United Stated and Great Britain. That the so-called "British system" of weights and measures is of German origin--a relic of the old German Jlaic seatie trade league and yet Germany scrapt it in 1571 and adopted the mefrie system, invented by a Briton. People of Britannia and America may well ask themselves weather they are not carrying conservation too far. The lUetric System is no untried theory. Its principle the principle of de cimal computation has been used in the monetary system of the United States fcince ITSti. If the United States had heeded Thomas Jetlerson, we should also have adopted this system of w eight? ami -measures baaed on decimals so simple u system that a child can learn its main features in ten minutas. We know how well it works with money. It will work equally well with weights and measures The World Trade Club has started the bail rolling. What we all need is to look the subject up. Centerville. j Will Butcher and wife of Marsh-! held, Ind. came Thursday morning for a vi-it with the former's brother lion Butcher aud family'. Obe White is home from overseas. Fred Corbin who has been working at Indianapolis, is home for a while. M r. John Hoiu-k and wife of Fort Wayne, who ha e been visiting the! latter's brother 1.C. Bake and wife! returned home Monday morning. i Mr. Davis aud Mr. Morris helped; John aud Clarence Dawson thresh j last week. j Mr. Butcher took the Houcks and Lakes to North Vernon Moodsf as I the former were on their way home.

I In view of the fact that certain preinets weie alleged to have cariied on some illegal proetedings.suit w as filed iad action wfl taken l&st Friday torefctrain the Commissioner from making any order or doing any act relative to the relocation of the County seat, natal notice and Hither order of the court ! Ami. ",, was set for hearing the case. . , . , , , ,. Tl .L a f.,r in h mir tllP lliTriCT, . i.v. "Jill1- 1.'. ii'ii'ti.. - - , , - r , , , iieumou of old Soldier has been fixed , t, , ,.. for September j, I9li. i he place T , V ernou, 1 lid. . ' , it also uecKieu uy me j-.secuvie Committee to welcome all the soldiers of the Spanish American War, and the World War, that has recently closed. We iuvitt the cooperat on of all the people of city aud county to make this a great gathering. Uy order of Executive Committee, Lewis King, Chairman. GOVERNMENT ; INTERETS IN TB, Turbe:cuiods in cattle has become eo prevalent that the Department of Agriculture is taking an interett in secutirjg its eradication. Successful tests have been made to determine what animals have the disease. By slaughtering the diseased animals among the herd and using only the healthy ones it is hoped to eradicate the deaease. The Department, intends to publish a number of letter liom farmers aud dairymen on the subject. A hog wallow about 1- inched deep made of concrete is reeormr ended to hog raisers. It should be provided with an intake and an outlet so thu clean water can be let in every two or three Hjs. Transfers Lverett O. Cheever to John W. Cheever 1:M a Sand Creek tp. ?3JU0 Louis Bichart to B?o J. Iiichart lot in liayden, 5300 Loois Richard to r.eoj. Kichait 100 a Spencer tp $4700 MARRIAGE LICENSES Iiaac Nelson Leonard to Hattie Tewell both of North Vernon. July by Rsv. Arthur J. Croy. San Jacinto. Mis. Georgia Spencer epent evening with Mrs. Joe Letell. Russell Estell visited his Sunday parents Joe Estell aud family Thursday. Pearl Estell visited with Beulah Auderson Monday. Mrs. Robert Fry is on the sick list. The Misses Joe Holmes aud Zenith Fall and Paul Sehull epent Sunday with Myer Brooks and family. The hum of two threshing machines can be 1 eard in our midst aain. Paul Schull was calling on his best girl Sunday morning. A ser.esof meetings b.gan at Graham church Wednesday night JuIyOO, time S:ud with Rev Ferrel and wife to assist Rev. Hammel. Fay Kern of Anderson, and best girl were driving through our berg Monday. Egg- are 4o cents per dozen. Iva Irelowr called on Joe Retell Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Myer Brooks gave a party Tuesday night. Ten gallon of ice cream was sola also ana money iurced over to the High School to help furnish domestic science room Guy Kro.ks spent Sunday with Biyan and Aubrey Estell. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker enterPrtmr,anv sundav. ! We are needing rain in our neigh bor- : hood. Corn has betiun to roll. V - t 7i it A at For Infants and Children la Uco For Cvcr CO Years Always bears my

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How often we hear people say that "better days j.re cs;k:k:;." Occasionally we see a man who we say has seen better Jjijs, We know of many who are experiencing what might be termed better days. By practicing economy and thorough conservative living, regardless of your status in the business world, better days are assured. A Vernon Bank account, steadily increased, paves the way for better days and a happy and successful future. Start your bank account this month.

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rt President, T. B. Reed , Vice President, John Childs EE r3 Cashier, E. P. Trapp Asst. Cashier, Katie Wenzel E : Directors T. B. Reed, John Childs, John Trapp, Dr. E H Richardson, Clarence Dawson, Nicholas Eitel, E. P. Trapp. 5 RiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiihiinniHMiiiuifiiiHtiiiii!ii:iniinjiiii)niiiiiMt!iii!ii::iiiiMu

COMMISKEY Rev. Wm. Poole and family of Carrollton, 111. are here visiting Mrs Pooles, mother, atul Mrs. Wm. t'.lai dell and children. Mr. Poole lias been holding meetings at the church each nia;ht for the past week. lie was H former pastor here and well lite-d by all. Al Warp aud Tincher Maupin are threshing the wheit in this vicinity. Mrs. Nancy Eubel, of Dupont, returned home this week after several I ij s viit here with her brother, Cbsrlc- J;r!a nnd family. The Holiness services at New B-thel closed ' on Sunday night altera three weeks campaign. Several of our people have been attending the meetings. Miss La Vene Dixon, of Sellersburg, Ind. returned home last Saturday after a three weeks visit with relatives. Rev. Mullendore, an old time pastor of Cotiee Creeks, church, visited here on Sunday aud held an ail day meeting with a basket dinner Mrs Mollie Martin, ot Giorgia was here one night last week visiting II. T. Austin and family. She was h former resident here the w if.- of Dr. F. AMartin, who left here several years ago. Her many friends were glad to meet her again. Mrs. Ida Pitts, of Indianapolis was here last week visiting relatives. s The warm, dry wave is injuiiuR crops very much, still we most py for a new Court House. Farmeis and Taxpayer- io eery Township ar not only asking but demanding that the jeeent result ot the Special election be investigated from A to Z WejiViti them in their demaod. I Did the, Removalist praitis?, "Bit the people rule on July 22, 1919? The returns from Center toweship which shows that A7 more votes were cast than in 191 S, indicate that North Vernon aims to rule. Why not give thu people the right. Is it any wonder that the tax payers wanted the election slopped. Tiie results on July -2, 1SP show they knew it would be best to stop the election. Wonder if theNorth Vernon Lawyers and certain icmovalists can explain some of the moves made in precincts 1-2-' in the city of North Vernon. It is easy to see that a majority the farmers voted against i emus at. of Many removatifets, not only do not j approve of, but even criticise sroe of j the methods of removalists i n the recent e'eclion. Houtsty is the best policy.

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SALE Indiana H. R. CARREY Real Eclalo, !n:urcr.:o end Vernon, Inch HAD HIS DESIRE REALIZED Clomenceau Wanted to Come Into Contact .With the Private Soldier, and He Did! On one occasion when Premier Clemenceau visited the French army, at the front, says contributor to Jo'Sais Tout, the- general ti v Hi host sugsested a sl.zhtseeing trip, L.t the premier declined tho 'invitation. ''General," lie said, "I did not come liere as a tourist; I have Only one purpose, and that is to come Into direct personal contact with the private soldier. I wish to t;e-e hiui as he faces the enemy." "In this scrtor," was the reply, lt Is easy to do that. At post S there re only four meter between the. poilu itnd his adversary." "Very weil," said Clemeneeau. "I wish to go to post S." Comr.h-.-te silence reigned In the trenches where the soldiers stood, gua in hand, ready to go "over the top." Their faces were tired and deeply lined; in them were the traces of suffering- and of anger. These men askel no favors, but they forgave nothing. In their eyes shone a determined resolution to win, and then to punish. When the party reached the covered passage leading to post S, the g-uide told M. Clenienceau that for the remaining distance he would hsve to crawl upon his stomach, and in that fa'-'hion the premier advanced until h met a sentry Thero for an instant h forgot that he was not la the tribune of the senate- and, speaking loudly, Sdid: "Well, my friend, what " A hard ship cut the sentence short, "Shut up!" hissed the sentry. "Cant you hear that Roche coughing?" The soldier never doubted that LL blow 1) . I sa ved the man who was destined to lead France to victory. He had treated if. Clemenceau like a comrade. The premier had been near indeed to the private soldier; he had come into direct personal contact with him. Hs desire was realized- Youth's Companion. Bird Build3 Several Nests. Some birds get very nervous and become much excited it you approach their nests and among them is the black-throated green warbler, says the American Frestry association of Washington, which is conducting the national bird-house building contest for school children. Another tMay about this bind is that it frequently builds several nest?.. Whether this IM because it changed its mind .after building th first one and decided to select a better location or with the delibt-i-ute purpose of deceiTis aay intruders who might coma along li not known. The bird is very beautifully colored, the top of its head sci the region nearly down to the shoulders ling a yellow green, the taxi; olite green, the throat and breast jet black and tL under parts white wltb some yellow in them at timi.