The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-22
Wounded Winchester
Soldier Arrives Home

WINCHESTER, Ind, Jan. 21.-Ed
the first man to return
here from France who has been
in action, Is spending a ten
days furlough with his family. He
was wounded twice and gassed twice.
Armstrong received machine gun
bullet in his left wrist, which rendered
his left hand useless. Armstrong has
been in France for one year and his
uniform bears q silver star, two gold
bars on the left and right sleeves. In
dicating that he is an enlisted man,
has had one year of service abroad
and that he has been wounded twice.
Two men giving the names of Will
liam Witthop and George Davis of
Mason City, Ia, were brought here
yesterday by Marshal Harris of Union
City and lodged in jail to serve a ten
day sentence for drunk. 80. Andrew
Snyder was arrested here yesterday
on an old affidavit for assault and bat
terry on Jarvis Smith of Parker. Sny-
der was making his way to Michigan
at the time arrested, having deserted
his wife and children and also having
obtained two suits of clothes at Mum
Cl0 AdlSO PIOICAoOo. AAAo AOAAN
Is in the northwest part of the coun-
ty.. Margaret Smithson VS. the es-
tate Of Laura Hiatt, suit on claim was
filed Friday. =. Jesse Canada has ILL
ed his bond as administrator OF the
estate of Isaiah Pruitt. The will OF
the late Ekanah Hinshaw has been
probated. He leaves his estate, both
personal and real to his daughter,
Mrs. Lille Jennings. {. Joseph Gard,
former county clerk has filed OK parte
proceedings to be admitted to the bar
-. The teachers and hack drivers to
the number of forty Of White River
township sprung a surprise on the ex-
trustee Friday night when they came
in a body to the home of Ben F. Hin
shaw and presented him with fine
oak typewriter desk A social even.
ing was spent followed with refresh
ments.
The First National bank of Farmland
expects to be in their new building by
the middle OF February. The new
building is of brick and stone and Is
two stories in height. The bank has
taken over the insurance and real es.
tate business of G. G. Bales. -. The
Beebe glove factory has closed on &C
count OF lack Of orders. A large num-
Der OF women and girls are thrown
out of employment. Three men were
brought to the county Jail Wednesday
by Marshal Albert Harris of Union
City, to serve eleven days each, for
drunk. They are John Clark and Har.
ry Hess of Cleveland, Ohio, and John
Franklin, of ST. Louis. {. "A II. Gil
lard of Selma, was brought here We'd
nesday and was arraigned before JUS
tice George Coats on charge Of car
rying concealed weapons. The Ran
dolph hotel opened the dining room
of the hotel Monday. with cafe service
For many months the dining room has
been closed. The Tri-County Mu.
tual Insurance company met here on
Thursday. The company does business
in Henry, Delaware and Randolph
counties. The counties were we'll re-
presented. w. P. Noffsinger of Union
City, was elected secretary-treasure
Clyde Driscoll. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Driscoll. south Of this city, has
been released from the German prison
camp at Rasstatt. Germany, and Is
now in France. Driscoll was in the
prison for many montha