The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-12-10
)OlRkE COUNTY Men
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SYSTEM OF ROADS

WINCHESTER, Ind. Dec. 1O.-Cur-
tis McCarter. son Of Frank McCarter.
living Just south of Union City, when
rabbit hunting accidentally shot his
finger. He 10 improving.
Oren Sloan, Manual training teacher
at the Mckinley school building, has
been called to Greentown, Ind, by the
death Of his father.
A corn show IL to be held at Bar.
tonia Thursday night A program will
be given. Mrs. A. L. Hodgson win
sing and County Agent A. L. Hodgson
will deliver an address on Improving
Grain"
The Rev. r. l.. Semans, pastor of
the First NJ. e. church Of Richmond.
il fl the city conducting the quarterly
conference Of the Winchester M. 81.
church. He Is the guest Of his cousin.
Mrs. e. H. Barnes.
A committee of men from Darke
county, Ohio, recently held q confer
ence here with J. NJ. Browne. Ran
dolph county auditor, for the purpose
OF discussing the best way to connect
the hard surface road Of Darke county
with one in Randolph county leading
to the National road from Richmond
to Indianapolis. The object 10 to have
. hard surface road from Indianapolis
to New York City. which can be done
By building . road from Richmond to
Lynn and from Lynn to Greenville.
Ohio. BY 90 doing and building -
miles of road between Greenvtlle, O.
and Columbus. O., q road Of either ce-
ment or brick would be had from In
dianapolis to New York City, passing
through this county.
Mr.. and MIRA David Harris are the
guests Of relatives In Darke county,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mira. Lester p. Sims are
! spending tho week In Chicago.
Womon'o Clubs Meet.
Representative from II Women's
clubs Of Randolph county met Satur-
day afternoon with Miss India Brum-
Aeld. A county federation was dis
cussed and tho women were euthus'
iastic in their desire to promote any
activity which would be for the public
good.
On 4 charge Of hutning without a
license, brought by J. J. Breavy. dep
uty game warden, Ernest Wolfe, John
Wolfe and Jesse Hutchins pleaded
guilty. and each paid q fine OF $19.
A damage suit was fled in the cir
cult court Saturday by Mary A. Tim
UOE1WA0s 0SAI08S kA0A4O GApAOoo SOAA-
pany and the American Railroad COM
pany. She alleges q package valued
at $500 addressed to Lieutenant E. w.
Timberlake, her husband, at Fort
Smelling. Ninn., was lost In transit
Sheriff Davisson has returned from
Marion with Mammon Street, who was
indicted by the grand jury for carry
Ing and drawing q dangerous weapon.
He was released on $500 bond.
Divorces have been granted to Flora
q. Elwood from William H. Elwood,
and Mileah w. White from Arthur
White.
The funeral Of Mrs. Anna O'Brien.
90, was held Tuesday morning in I'm
Ion City, from the Catholic church
Mrs. O'Brien was born in Ireland, but
had lived northeast Of Ridgeville for
more than go years.
Gets French Cross.
Roy Tharp. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
d. d. Tharp, of Ridgeville, recently
received Croix de Guerre, with q
bronze star, from the French govern
mant. He was cited for this decora-
!, Zion on October 8, 1918. when at Som.
k1ne Ply he displayed bravery and cool'
Jhess under violent artillery and ma
chine gun IRE. He served % months
In the army, being one Of the frst to
volunteer. He was . sergeant In Com
pany b, 18th N. g. Battalion.
Walter Odel1, living east Of Union
City, had his hand crushed in q corn
shredder necessitating amputation. He
was feeding the machine. and it is
thought his glove caught and the hand
was pulled In crushing it to pulp to
the wrist.
Licenses to wed have been issued
to Walter O'Brien, 25, Ridgeville, and
Gladys Romact, 1s, Winchester, and
Claude Alyea, %, Economy, and Elsie
Morrison, 20, Winchester.