The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-25
SCHOOLS CLOSED
At WINCHESTER
BECAUSE OF FLU
Names Of Delinquents in War
Fund Campaign to Be Pub
lished.

WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov. "a
resolution has been adopted by the Elk
ecutive committee of the Randolph
county United War Workers, that all
people In the county who have re-
fused to contribute to the War Work
fund and those who have only contrib
nted part of their allotment, will be
published in all county papers the first
week in December. Payments will
be made by November 80, 6 p. m. The
territory will be gone over again To
give these people an opportunity to
pay.
The influenza situation in Ran
dolph county is again becoming SER
ious. A number of schools were clos
ed the past week. In Wayne township
over so. cases were reported in two
days. Not may deaths have been re-
ported. An organized band Of thieves
seem to be operating in this county.
Monday night the Farmland school
building was broken into and num-
Der of tools taken from the work shop.
Thrift stamps. pencils and fountain
pens were also stolen. Tuesday night
the Frances E. Willard building at
Winchester was entered in like man.
ner and victrola taken and silver
ware from the Domestic Science room.
-. The Peoples Loan and Trust COM
pany OF this city will award prizes on
pumpkins Saturday. Parties wishing
to enter the contest are bringing in
large number of pumpkins. The
Red Cross will offer the pumpkins to
the highest bidder. after the prizes
have been awarded. -. The Epworth
League OF the Methodist church re-
ceived donations Sunday Of canned
fruit, jellies and linen for the Meth
odist hospital at Indianapolis. The
local churches and Sunday schools OBJ
served rally day Sunday. A large
crowd was in attendance at the var
ious churches.
Less than year ago William Schaf-
fer, native of the north part of this
county was convicted of stealing
chickens and sentenced to an indeter-
inmate term in the penitentiary. the
sentence being suspended on condition
that he would leave Indiana and Ohio.
Schaffer had been UP several times be-
fore on similar charges but managed
to escape punishment. He moved to
Michigan but few weeks ago, was ar
rested in Kendallville, Ind. charged
with stealing an automobile tire. In
running Schaffer down Kendall
vile policeman shot him in the leg
AS soon as he could be moved he was
brought to Winchester. This week he
was arraigned before Judge Shockney
who revoked his parole and ordered
him taken to pfSs6M Hes*Rs taken tod
Michigan City Friday night.
A motion for a new trial for Calvin
Lincoln, who was convicted few
months ago on charge OF conspiracy
10 commit arson was over ruled In
circuit court here yesterday by Judge
Emercon McGriff of the Jay county
court. Lincoln was convicted, togeth
er with Elisha Roberts and Enoch l..
Pierson, of VanBuren, Indiana. on a
charge Of burning the store of Pierson
and Drake at Ridgeville in the sum-
mer Of 1916. 1t was alleged that the
stock of goods was heavily insured.
The evidence showed that Pierson
and Drake hired Roberts to fire the
building and that Roberts was taken !
to Ridgevllle and back to VanBuren
by Lincoln in an automobile. Drake !
was also indicted, but took his life be- |
fore the case came to trial. Lincoln
vii take an appeal. 49, The Annual |
meeting of the Randolph chapter of !
the Red Cross was held at the Pres
byterian church Wednesday night |
when Fermen G. Focht was reelected |
chairman and Philip Kabel, treasurer. |
There was general review of the |
years work and resolutions of respect |
were read on the deaths Of Mayor
George f. Leggett and Miss Edna Nc
Camish, both Of whom had been &C
tive workers for the Red Cross.
Farmers Institutes will begin in this
county December II, at Lynn; Decem-
Der IS, Green township; January 10,
Jackson; January IL, Spartanburg;
January "a, Saratoga: Jnuary 25,
Modoc: January 81, Wayne township; !
February 1, Parker; February %,
Farmland; February &c, Ridgeville;
and February 81. Winchester Good
speakers will be furnished by the
state. William Potter VS.. Cal Nor
lis, suit on contract was filed Friday.
Charles Surface VS.. Len Coming,
suit for damages was filed Thursday.