The Vernon Times, Volume 8, Number 29, Vernon, Jennings County, 27 February 1920 — Page 1

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YE UN ON'. Mis Magle Abbett upaDt Friday ,6 1Colurobu. Mr. Oacar Cider, of hi" tr. mnA at nr I Honro Thomas. Mondav i Jacob McClure wa allud here froru Angola Sunday, owing to th? death of fcU mother, Mrs. Monroe Thorn. The remain of Mrs. Mary Torbett, who died at the hose of hc-r granddaughter, Mr. Lucy Baker, at Wellington. Kan., were brought hte for burial on Monday morning. .Mis Helen Swain, of IndiauapulU. epenfc th wefrk-end here- with her ttr. Mr. Irry Roberta. Th services conducted here by lie v. Cibbs, of North VmnoE, at the M. E. Church cn Sunday afternoon were well wttended. Mrs. John King', of Kirkiin, In 1., Is visiting her daughter, Mr. Georre Ale. The Fifnian murder trial commenced In the Ripley County Court wu .Monday, and promises to take up u.:ost of the week. Judge Carney will fry the cai and many witnesatt have J)f ri summonfd. o f DOLLARS FOR '!" YoaD mm aJ worn, prepare mw tot a. 1 Sfi!H. Au(iun!W. :.u(e, (imln1 OiiVtiimtl rMd imjniKitt.jB oan BluiiEK SAI.ARIR9 ur. -i U uvi4 iut tew tuustua .t "CiT I L f v. J Wrs U-Uy for irJ pciitr aad lhv of "furrio." It t rrrr-. A Jre- S t. l.jrticl- ft.tiol. First it"l tun., a 1 uau; i'lfc., luhwU. OiU. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mi a. ritr Wlllmaa on Sundav. Mrs. Kt May, of Indianapolis Tftiting ielativej here. ia Mr. Mary Wlllman is contomplati.1 r, sMOviMg buck her from IndianThoma .StKiiles. of Conun'ukey. ant' Mrs. Hit by. of North Madison, attend d the funral of Mr. Torbe! o MunJay morning. J. "N. Culp and wif of North Ver ison. attends! the funeral of Mrs. Tortott. Mrs. N-u Ryke r, of Benvillft, visited W. !. Naylor and family her last M. K. 1'atrivk. who has been ill for th tune, U much better. o lr. Rogers, of Hloomington. a p?agent of th Continental In-nt - Company, was a business visitor harm Tur?Ay. o , Jtihn L.. SEwrt Htid son, of Cherry Faik, talld on M. R. Patrick last week. A lulrjicU a dog was on the. street for & half day without setting Fred Kellar. of Washington. Ind. iiUng M. U. Patri'. W Sunday. John Spuuldlng and M. M. Miller, jroperous farmers of the (Irayford nelahborhood. were cullera at the Times ofTUe la.t wek. - -o N. Kile H on the sick list. Morton Reynold has been t iouxlt ill t& lit week. ,rv r r jrv j r jrjr V " a V "V" y jr jf-j( j jr o ( f i p: T A jjyf' "j are selling til tl JLJJS if J it 1 t V -m'Sa. ft

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ary Torbett died at the home of her granddaughter. Mr. Lusy Daker, at Wellington. Ian., Friday. Feb. 0, sged about 8.2 year. The remains were brought to this city on Monday c:oni!r.g and the funeral services were held at tbe Baptist Church at 10 o'clock a. m., Monday, conductad by Re. Chealey Holmes. Interment her Ltubaad. Robert Torbett. vlra. Torbett was a resident of thU city for many years. Deeeaeed leaves one granddaughter, Mrs. Lticy Baker, of Wellington, Kan., who accompanied the remains here for burial. If. W. LKIMXOEU DEAD. Harry V. Leinlnger, 65 year of age. died et bis home la Elkhart, Feb. C of double pneumonia, after an illnes? of a week. He waa active in fraterna' aul religious vrork. For several years he has been a contracting painter and decorator. Mr. Lemicger wa a resident of this city at one time and waa a painter by trade while her. He married Mia Jennie Osborne, of thll city, a relative of Mrs. 12. J. Welker 3IAKF.S OWN PIIOXOGRAPJT. Alfred Hartwell, of this city, has completed a phonograph of his own make which rivals the popular brands of machine-i on the market. The machine la a cabinet phonograph finished in mahogany and has a tone as good as any one made. Mr. Hartwell is justly proud of his handiwork and s that he made his machine at a saving of one hundred dollars. QUKENSVILLE. Mi Gladys Robbhis visited her narenta st Columbus. Saturday and Sunday. Mary Parcel is improving, after a siege of the chicken pox. Harrison Robbina and wif will again make their home in our city. Mra. Orlando Rc-asley was called to Milan, Saturday, by the death of her aunt, Mrs. Bella Wright. MIbs Vida Cooper, who has been visiting relatives at Hope and Columbus, th past week, returned home Sunday evening. Her little nephew. Lawrence Paul Joixes, came with her and will remain Tor a Tislt. Mr. John McCann and children wcr Sunday guests of F. E. Stearns and family. All those who have the flu around here are reported to be improvins. Miss Josephine Phillip has quit school and gone to North Vernon to work In the shirt factory. Her sister. Miss Elizabeth, is also working there. Lottie Dea3ley attended teachers' institute at Sclplo, Saturday. Mrs. Maria Adams and little daughter Violet, of Franklin, are visiting bar father, Frank Ste-arns, nd family. SAII JACINTO quits a crowd attended th Silver sale Tuesday. Walter Lough and wife have purchased property in North Vernon, and will move as soon as possisaion n given. y Olive, Opal, Lula and Dllne Brooks all are very sick with measles. Ver- j non Brooks lias closed his school at i Victor on account of measles In hisj home. j Lambert Runyan came home from Richmond suffering with measles. ) Rob Fry is moving his family to Dab- j ney, Ripley County. j Carrie Livengood came nome from j North Vernon, Saturday to spend; Sunday with her parents. j C. M. Silver has purchased the old : Silver home from the Silver heirs. i Rev. Sauirer is suffering with a vorv had cold. I F 'jijtjr mnj jf,iiyf'jf'je jp V ! ! O! Z 17. A T! O! o o o o: o

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MRS. MONROE THOMAS DEAD OF HEART DISEASE Mrs. Monro 2 Thomas, of this city, died suddenly Saturday aorning- while in her husband's store. She was reading-when she passed into a coma from which shedid not recover. Mrs. Thomas as forty six years of age. She is survived by her husband and threo child ren of a former marriage: Jacob and Paul Mc.CIure and Mrs. Naomi Mathews also by three sisters two brothers and her mother, Mrs, Anna Overturf Funeral services were conducted at home Monday afternooD by ReV. Chesley Holmes Buria1 in the Vernou Cemetry.

Moreover, lie was large-mlndod euoujh to overlook his poverty for the fake of love. lie proved this by proposing to the heire3. But the heiress fff.j soured by her experiences of the greediness of men. and doubted the sincerity of hi? affection. "Are you sure," she asked him sternly, "that it U aot merely because of my money that yon want to marry me?" "Of course, not." replied tha shabby suitor frankly. "I am anxious to marry you because I haven't the heart to let you become an old maid merely because you happen to own half a million." Nothing Left. Ragged little Tom Brown had been committed to juvenile hall, where he was Immediately given a bath, clean clothes, had his hair washed end cut short. His old clothes were burned. As his adenoids Interfered seriously with his breathing they were removed. When he had recovered from the op-, eratlon the matron noticed tht.tb;re was an unusually big and disfiguring wart at the end of hit thumb. "Tcm," she said, 'Til. sea that this wart is removed today." A look of absolute disgust ipread over Tom'a fac. "Goshl" he exclairad. "Don't you let a fellow keep anything hwreV Harper' Magazine.

MANILA CARNIVAL BIG ATTRACTION OF FAR EAST

This Is th season of the year when the Philippic become th playground for the entire orient. It Is carnival season lu Manila. In 1003 tU first Philippine carnival was held oa historic Wallace Field In Manila in February, when the climate of the island is at Its best, and each succeeding yea? thera has been a larger and more elaborate celebration. The 1020, or Victory Carnival, will be the greatest event of its sort ever held anywhere in the Far East. There are commercial and government exhibits In connection with the carnival, and on no other occasion is It possible to gain at ence such a comprehensive Idea of the production and Natural Mistake. As the man and th maid strolled thronc-h the picture rallcrv. the lady t stopped before one exhibit. "Oh, how sweet!" she breathe-d. "I wonder what It means?" questloned the young fellow as he eyed the nicturiHl wilr who clun? together In i sn attitude of love and longing.

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girl eluded tenderly, "lie has just r.iiV-ti.1 1-r.r t-i ii-i rrv t-?r"i niul she hsS j consented. It's lovely I What does the ! artist call the picture?" i The young man leaned nearer and eyed a little label on the -frame. I "I ee 1" he cried. "It printed oa tlii- csrd here Sold V " London An-

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oo c o I 1 " f ft"TTT ft nv TPT"'P'r"!3 I 1 Carmine Ercell Eever to Ruth Elizabeth Rogers. O : LIST GltAITD AND PETIT JTJBOES Th following are the names of persons drawn by the Juror Commissioners of Jeanlng County, Indiana to serve aa Grand and Petit Jurors for the March Term 1S20, of the Jennings Circuit Court. Grand Jurors William Wittenberg, North Vernon Henry Austin, Montgomery Tp. Albert Fewell, Bigger Tp. Oliver Thomas, Campbell Tp. Alonzo McDonald, Bigger Tp. O. F. Phillips, Campbell Tp. Petit Jurors. James Hollow-peter, Center Tp. Jesse F. Burgess, Columbia Tp. Oscar Corya, Columbia Tp. Jame3 Rairdon, Spencer Tp.

J. H. Flick, Campbell Tp. K. F. Clapp, Geneva Tp. Emmons Low, Columbia Tp. John BIndhamer Campbell Tp. James A. Jackson, Campbell Tp, Willard Milholland, Geneva Tp. George Holdt, Geneva Tp. Frank Milholland, Geneva Tp. Peter Baker, Spencer Tp. Harry Thlckstein, North Vernon. J. R. Ferguson, Lovett Tp. Music on Post. A negro rookie was on sentry duty when an officer approached, and the negro challenged him in a languid tone. "That's no way to challng," said the onlcer. "Sing out when you halt a man. Put. some music into your voice. Now-, I'll approach again, and see how you do It." When the officer got within SO f&et, the negro, keeping time with his feet, ang out: "Boom, tiddy-boora-boom ! Halt! Who's there? How's that for music, boss?" Detroit Free Pre. Not Idle. "I'm afralc you're an idle fellow, Sam." "What's that sah?" "I'm afraid you like to idle away your time." "Oh, no, ?ah, I doen't, sah. Why I gits m' wife mo' work dan she can do, sah !" Not True to Life. Church Have yu seen tue cew play? Gotham Oh, yes. "Isn't that scene of the subway car amusing?" "What's amusing about it?" "Why, didn't you notice everybody had a seat!" development of resources of the archipelago as that which is offered the visitor at the carnival city. In the evenings the carnival becemes the center of Philippine and orUntol social activity. A huge open air auditorium serves for the elaborate sightly balls, and on its mammoth floor thousands of couples swing together to the strains of music furnished by the famous Constabulary and other military bands. Probably at no ether place in the world will one see an equally impressive cosmopolitan spectacle. The Manila visitor who enn plan l.la trip to arrive at the Pearl of the Orient for carnival time may well deem himself fortunate. Oh, Denrl She was guing down fu ilie elevator. Her voice had a tonch of sadr.t-.ss that almost approached cnioiioii. "Hardly a bit f u.? for me to go out to lunch," sf,r -Hid n her girl friend. "Evt-rythinz I like I can't eat turnips or u.rktitut well, I ain't so crazy about boiled cabbage, but St dees taste kind o' good. Oh, dear!" In Running Grriar. "Lock b. :t," ?aid the automobile dealer, "the bill for that car I sold you hiss been running for over a year now.' "Let It run," said the dtllnauant connected with that flivver that will I rcn ever half-sn hour without it2-?

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m it mm 4 r r c i f 1 1 tr "" 1 m 1 i I ' - U I mm l Uiilhw L J km Business Lien, Fanners and Was 3 Workers ?,ust Fib Schciulss f lncprr.3 fcr 1913. MARCH 15 LAST FILING DATE. Net Incomes of $1,CC3 cr Over, If Single; or $2,CCQ or Over if Married, Must Be Reported. The Income Tax i2af-ii by Act of Congress ea earnings mi the year 30 li) is cow being cllectd. Returns un!lr oath aaiast be made on or before Marcir 13 by every citizen and rsidat wh had a mt Income for 1819 aruoHBting tw : $1,000 or over, If slagle; r If warried and living apart from wif (r husband) ; or IX witfw4 r divorced. ?-.XH) or ever, if married end lirLug wirh wife (cr tts&aa). The rtatus of the pra ea Ui last day of th yar fitu the statas fr the year with respect t the abeve requlrueEt. Under aiy f these circuwistaQces a return raust be made, evea tfeeagh no tax Is due. Hnfbanil aR wife ntupt csRsHer the incerae f btk, pla that ftf itpendent saiaer cStildrcs, i isetlj tLls requirewest ; aad, if suSsi&at te rqulre a rtura, all ites sanst show a in a Joint return er ia suparat returns ef husband aai wife. A single perasa with u!ar C?caent.3 tnust aciue the lucue f sve dependents. A minor who had a set Lscb&ie &f SLOOO or tare U aet c&elre4 a depvmient, a&d mutt fie a s;rate return. PeroaaJ returns should be caafei ca Form 1048A. viJes the set Laceme 10-JQ sbomlJ In used. lUilleata of ladla&a &h;I4 Zls ih&r rttami wi:U, aid m.&.M p aymsata f Inacane Tax t, William L Li4r, Coliet!r at Iaternal Reveals, latlaaap&lk. Haw to flgurg lnom. The bt wy t &u4 at vtlitr one msst le a return i t get a Ferm 19 19 A and fflUw tk Uatrnctlea pri&ted &u it. That ferut will csrre a a rt-xuiiteer ef evj-y itesi ef tac-ae, and If a returu i due it tells Lew te prepare acd it. If in deubt u a&y iat &s m iac$a or dedactioa. a ierwa mnj senre free advice and aid frewt te Rparc ?t laterBal Revenue efllce. Saesswoi U, estiKiats and thr feit-or-Bi ruciijods are toarrei whe a person 1$ making ut his Iacw Tax return. Accuracy asi ceapletenees snust be Insisted Hie rtra is a sworn statemeat. As sacii It uust Va thGrosgh and accjuate. Salaried gersoas nui wage earaer must ascertain the actual cMytMatlen received. Overtime, bJuasea, sir la the profits of a buiaej, raise ef uartefs and butird furnished by the employer and other Iteajs wkicS r empensationsi far serviteii mast be laCluUe.i. It must be boree in Blind tkat cewSensat?i may be pai4 is tkr forms than iu cak. A bdHes paid la Liberty Bonds is t&xabitt at tke market value ef tl e bonds. A uet received ia payCicnt ftr service Is taxable laces at Its fact- vuhie, and tbe iatre:St ajta it is also taxable. Oth-r Return Due. Every pnrtperishlp ilag belne ia the United State raeat file a rctnrm on Fori im." ; ami every prsHaI service criratlea must file a similar retura. Corpora tiea mnst file aasaal rturas mn Form 1125. Trustee, executor, afBiaitraters and ethers acting la a inluelary capacity are required to file retara. Ia seme case, Form 1841 I used; ia others, Fena 194-9; asi etiil others, returns ea beth fertss are required. Informatloa return?, a Forms and 1636, aust bo !cd fey every organisation, firra er per?ea wfe paid, during 1919, as adjust ef ?i,000 ia salary, wages, interest, rnt, r et3&r fixed or determinable iacRie t another person, partnership, perscaal service corporation er fidueia ry. These Ulformatiea returns tit odd be forwarded dirsetly to tie Orstal?!eRcr of Internal Revenue (eertlag IIvi-I-a), Washington, I. C. INCOIE TAX m NUTSHELL

WHOi-gfsgle persas wit fea3 net iaceiiie f $ 1 ,Q i r sire for tbe year 391f. . Marritd cssp!J ke bad set i&coMie ef JJ.ttd er saere. WHEN Uarth 35, Jti if fi.aai date fer VAu$ rtUif aal u&kIlj Zrnt f ayr.:iats. WHERE Cvllecter f Iatitl Revenue fer D4kiet ia wLki!j the persea rtsldet. HOW Full 2!rect!s "m f-rs 1-OIOA ec4 rem ISO; ala's the law" and reflations.

To-alinsta and trsSi t2 ZX Ediar, of Colrr.'bTis, riittsJ tlt'r father, John Toallaeoa RSl "wtf cast of town Sunday. Ml3se3 Eula and Deulah Cltjj, of Indianapolis, were home crer Sunday. C. S. Wilkerson and wife were Cmday guests of IndSanaolIs rel&tlre&. Miss Grace Hulse waa called t-3 Sheridan Moniay by the Ulsesa cf ter sister. Mr. Clyde L. Amlck. Mr. Hattle Hutchings ani little grandson. VlHam FranMIn, carae down from Indianapolis Friday and TWO TIiTE3. pent several day here "wltii rt-litlTes Wra. Waldorff and wife have moved into the house with their children

Manon Greathouse and wife. Harry Waldorff and wife of De Moines, la., came Saturday for & !' with relative. Miss Lltle Hall has gone to Clark county on a vltlt. Mrs. GeOTge Bannister and children visited her daughter, Mrs. Fr?d Howard, at Columbus, Sunday. Miss Lura, Man! let spent Friday and Saturday at Columbus. Her slater. Mrs. Tom Ryan, came home with her for a short visit. Reed Thompson and family were Sunday guests of John E. Amick and family. Unele Dick Hall of Columbus spefl' Sunday here with Nute Brown end wife. lM m The Presbyterian Ladles Aid society are getting ready to give their annual play in the near future. Mips Blanche Amick was f.t Columbus Friday. Little Catherine Cssty b C. N. Clapp. wife, and s-n. Stanley, of Columbus, spent Sunday bre Nuto Wilkerson and family. f N"rtlVernon, spent Saturday nTrht eu1 Sunday with hi parent. T. J. wilkerson and wife. The Rev. Everson of Indianapolis delivered a splendid aureus et the Presbyterian Church Sunday mornlnrHa l. working In the Interest of the Law Enforcement of The Antl Saloon League of the Nation. Mrs Roy Beam of North Vernon spent last Thur.day Wth Mr. C. 3. Wilterion. February mating with Mrs.. Dr. w .on on last Thursday. The rooms tere decorated tastefully with Si bwtln. in honor of Wblnjt a birthday so near at Jf Patriotism. ResponseB I8S0C1 ed From tho War. A Paper. National Movement for Better 't Mary Thompson, was very eT and a recitation "Flanders Fields - by Mrs. Eula Hutching wa. CBj. d followed by a paper by Mrs. . J nie Amick which senred to throw fight on the subject of the o1 Nations explaining the meaning etc and was rery Interesting. Owing tn the illness of Mrs. William ClaCJ papPt on "What Part Did Our Conntry Play In The War," was omitted. , At the close of the program the ho.tess and Mrs. Etta Tharp served Parch of chicken pies, pickle, enff. cakes, and Jello which was much ejoyed by the 29 members present. Tom Palmer was at Franklin Sanday. George Amick was at Columbus. Wednesday. Roy Hearne and wife, of North Terpen, spnt Sunday with his father, Ed. Hearne and family. Chas. T. Butler, of Indianapolis, was here on Monday. Willard Milholland and C. A. Whitcomb attended the Masonic banquet at N. V. Monday night. CAUD OF TTIASES. We desire to thank our relatives, friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, Lilly D-nnerkin, We also thank the Rev. Fred ItDa vies for his consoling words; Mr. Dowd, the nndertaker, and the Rebekahs: and all for the beautiful floral OtTerings. CHRIS DENNERLErN AND CHILDREN. 50X1CE FOR BIDS. Tha Common Council of the Tows cf Vernon, at th regular meeting. March 11, 1320, will receive bids for use of the atrip cf land between the Gemnzzs and tis Creek and also for that bstweea the Cemetery and the Creek; ftparats bids for each piece of land. By order of the Council, Feb. 12, J CUES LEY HOLMES, Recorder. Clarence Forward visited 'it tlumbus last wet and attendei sale. C. P. Cole visited "his Bretisr Cole et Rabbit Plaint Eunday.

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