Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 307, 6 November 1920 — Page 3
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY, NOV. 6, 1920.
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WINCHESTER STORE ROBBED; IS SECOND EXPERIENCE IN YEAR
WINCHESTER. Ind., Nov. 6 The M. L. Mills and Sons Department store here was robbed of $1,800 worth of men's suits and overcoats, women's euita and wraps and dress goods, mostly silk, Wednesday night. The thieves pained entrance by breaking open the back door. This Ftore was robbed ot J1.000 worth of silks and expensive dress goods a year ago. The robbers left no clew except an old overcoat. Sues to Annul Marriage. The following suits wore filed with County Clark Daly Thursday. Suit for assignment by Samuel L. Ladd assignor to .lolin E. Lacey, assignee. Suit to annul marriage by Kussell Earl Defibar.gh vs. Helen Defibaugh. John Stuart Robbins and Sarah Mildred Clements of Lynn, were married
Thursday evening by the Rev. Frank Cornell, at the Friends' parsonage. The young rouple will reside in Lynn. Amos I.anning, 68, is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nina FarIter. He is survived by eighuchildren, Bartholomew, Lawrence, Kelley and Homer Lanning, Sarah Mills, Niua Parker, Ona Lanning and-Lennie Best Real Estate Transfers. Ella Feagans to Roliin Bunsold. lot 10, Miller addition, Farmland, W. D., fJJOO. Flossie M. Milburn to Newton Hart, lot C6. P. L. and 1. Co.'s addition, Far-lu-r. W. D., ?C00. The Randolph County Sunday-school convention will be held in this city, in the Main street Church of Christen Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 9 and 10. The Rev. and Mrs. Sapp of the Main
Street Church of Christ have returned trwm the St. Louis convention. The Woman's club met Wednesday afternoon with Mis. J. C. Bates, South Main street. Reports of the state federation of Women's flubs, held in Indianapolis, last week, were given by the president and vice president, Mrs. Ray Lasley and Mrs. I. E. Brenner. Resources and Industries of Central America, was a paper given by Mrs. Mary S. ilinshaw. Miss India Brumlield gave a talk on trade conditions of that country. Miss Lela Kinkead entertained the Fortnightly club. Thursday evening. Dainty refreshments were served. Mis. Bertie Smith has returned to her home in Cincinnati, Ohio, after a slioit visit wilh her brother, J. M. Fletcher, and family. Mr. John Eder is the guest M her u-kter, in Portland, lis. W. O. Smith and litCe daughter have returned from a short visit with her parents in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. John C. J-'Tiia attended the weddir.g of Miss ( u rie Smith, at Muncie, Friday evening.
THEY'RE PROBING REPORTS OF EXECUTIONS IN HAITI
Lft to right: Rear Admiral James II. Oliver, U. S. N.; Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo. U. S. N.; Maj. Gen. W. C. Neville, U. S. M. O, and Maj. James F. Dyer. U. S. M. C.
The men above form the board of inquiry named to probe charges made of "promiscuous
killing" of Haitians by members of the U. S. marine corps. Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo is presi
dent of the board. Officers of the corps who have served and are serving in Haiti will be quizzed.
Mrs. F. A. Chenoweth is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. O. Guisinger, in Cincinnati. The Current Event club of this city went to Greenville, O., Thursday, to meet with Mrs. C. W. Moore, a former member. Bridge Club Meets. The Girls' Bridge club met Friday evening with Miss Thelma Johnson. The Priscilla club met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. L. M. Btftton. j
Mrs. Robert Litschert entertained the Supper club Thursday evening. The evening was spent playing Five Hundred. Mrs. Charles Davis entertained the Needles and Nods, Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. R Robinson have returned from a short visit with their daughter, Mrs. Albert Hodgson, at. Delphi. Ind. Mrs. Loren Hydorn has returned to her home in VanBuren, after a short visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Pretlow. Stolen Harness Returned. Chief of Police Flet.cher has received word from J. M. Ford, sheriff at Stanton. Mich., that he was returning: a set of harness which had been stolen from Fred Wiest, a farmer, residing southwest of Winchester, las August. Sheriff Ford said the harness was recovered from Claude McLanus, who had just been sentenced to six years in the penitentiary at Ionia, Michigan, after brinn convicted on a charee of srand larceny. McLanus pleaded guilty to the eha.rKe and also confessed that h" stole two sets of harness from Fred Wrist, In Randolph county.
The grand jury was called in regular session Wednesday morning and for the first time in the history of Randolph county, three of its members are women. They arc Mrs. Winirred Milligan, Mrs. Earl Greenwalt and Mrs. Kyle Card. It is said that the case of W. J. Huher, charged with embezzlement, and also the conspiracy case in which Halford Johnson and several other Muncie persons are im plicated, will be investigated. License to wed has been issued to Hugh G. Shaw, 23, Washington Court House, Ohio, and Helen F. Miller, Union City. Woman's Club to Meet. The Woman's club will entertain at the home of Mrs. J. C. Bates, Tuesday evening, when Mrs. G. C. Leggetl, recently returned from Europe, will talk. Each member will bring a guest. The Missionary society of the Pre? byterian church met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. T. Mooreman. Mrs. Jack Davisson has returned from a short visit with Richmond relatives. The Young Married People's five hundred club nift Friday evening, with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davisson. Mrs. Karl Study has returned from a visit, with her sister, Mrs. Homer Henderson, at Marion. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Grimelspacher anil daughter. Helen, oT Logansport, arguests of Mr. and Mrs. Jos ph Card. Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Smith entertained relatives at a four course dinner, Fi iday evening. Return From Indianapolis. Miss Dora Davis and Miss Ireue
Johnson have returned from a short visit with friends in Indianapolis. Mrs. Mary M. Britten and Mrs. Phil ip Riehm and son, of Kendal ville, have returned lo their home after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Brittoc. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Hard entertained at. a. two course oyster supper Monday evening. Mrs. Mae Gray and daughter, Marion, have returned to Columbus, Ohio. The Monday Bridge club met with Mrs. John Clark. An elegant luncheon was served the members and friends. Mrs. Aria Brown has returned from Bloomington and Greenfield, wheie the visited her daughter Mabel and son John. Mrs. Hannah Weaver, of Dayton, O., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Keever. Mrs. Charles Brewster, of Dayton, Ohio, is the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs. A M. Best. Mrs. George Moore has returned to her home in Brookville, Ohio, after a short visit with her father, George Keller.
Indiana Brevities
WINCHESTER Goods valued at about ?L',i0(i was carried away from the department store of M. L. Mills & Sons, by Ihieves. Suits, overcoats, ladies' wraps, hosiery and dress Roods were taken. About $1,000 worth of goods were stolen from the store 18 months ago. I - A F A Y E T T E A 25 per cent reduction in the working force of the loco
motive department of the Monon railroad, has been announced here. It will take effect Nov. 10. This order will place 150 men out of employment The only explanation, for the cut was the statement that operating expenses had been reduced $30,000, making necessary a corresponding reduction in the pay roll. . . . ENGLISH When a horse driven by Thomas J. Cunningham ran away, Mr. Cunningham and Joha W. Woolems, who was riding with him, were thrown to th ground and severely injured. The buggy upset and Was demolished. HARTFORD CITY The Chamber of Commerce of this'clty has appealed to manufacturers here to give small supplies ot coal to domestic consumers
in order to relieve tne acute condi
tions. It Is estimated that 50 per
cent of the residents have no fuel. The state coal commision has promised a few carloads. SOUTH BEND A New York Central passenger train struck and instantly killed Mrs. Tripson Leculyse, 22 years old, a bride- of six weeks, while she was on her way to work. She stepped directly In front of the passenger train after waiting for a freight train to pass. PRINCETON A bullet accldently discharged from the gun of a companion, caused the death of Frank Holtsclaw, 15 years old, of this city. He and his companion were out hunting near here. The bullet penetrated the hase of his skull. GREENS BURG While endeavoring to change some cattle from one field to another, a vicious bull attacked and severely injured Louis Ewing, a young farmer of near this city. It is not thoticht his injuries will prove sericus HAMMOND Harry H. Miller, of this city, has brought suit against his wife for divorce because she is alleged to have said he was too slow. "You are a model of 1846, and I de
mand a 1920 model, his wife is reported to have said. Miller claims his wife went out on drinking parties with other men and came home at all hours of the night intoxicated. ANDERSON A Big Four switch engine struck an automobile truck owned by the Underwood dairy and completely demolished it. ' The driver of ttif truck, Ralph Whitehead, escaped with bruises. LAWRENCEBURG A black cat was the direct cause of the death of Frederick W. Wessler, of this city. Tired of the serenade his old black cat offered on his back porch, Mr. Wessler gave a vicious kick at the animal, lost his balance and fell from 'he porch to a cement walk, a distance of five feet, and broke his neck. He
died before a physician could be summoned. The cat was uninjured.
American Legion
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Work was started today by the 9,700 posts of the American Legion in this country on a census of all veterans of the World war who are still inmates of government and private hospitals. The census Is the first step of the legion in a campaign to make life more worth living for the sick and disabled. A card will be made out for every man in hospital, giving information on his name, home address and organization with which he served. The data will be obtained by committees from all legion posts and the cards filed at national headquarters in Indianapolis. The index will be accesible to anyone wishing to locate a sick or wounded man. Under the legion plan, every man in hospital will be visited at least once a week. Outings and entertainments will be organized, delicacies and read
ing matter will be supplied and eery man will be made to ;feel that' a personal interest is being taken in his. case. The spirit of the plan is to humanize hospitalization work. Every one in the community will be asked to help but the legion will lead the way.There are still more than, 20,000 disabled and sick veterans confined in about 1,200 government and private hospitals.
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To the Customers of Richmond City Water Works Notice is Hereby Given that the Company has this day filed with the Public Service Commission of Indiana, its application petitioning for a revision and increase of the schedule of rates, tolls and charges for water service, as served within the City of Richmond, the Town of Spring Grove, and adjacent territory. Such application requests specifically an increase of twenty-five per cent over the rates as chargeable under order of the Commission, January 1, 1917; or, in lieu thereof, such schedule as the Commission may order. In making this application the Company states:--1 The total value for rate-making purposes of the property of the Company, used and useful for the convenience of the public, is the sum of $900,000.00. 2 That Company should be entitled to receive from the total of its service revenues annually, a sum of at least $147,500.00; the same to be and being (as estimated on experience of the past nine months:)
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