The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-26
JOHNSON SENTENCED
FOR STORE ROBBERY;
TO TRY five OTHERS

WINCHESTER, Ind. June 25.-The
case OF Hulford Johnson. Earl Rust,
Denny Nichols. Harold Stock, Eva
Nichols. and Catherine Brown, who are
charged with burglarizing the Walter
Oltphant store at Losantville, and
stealing Is automobile tires, 100
pounds Of sugar and large quantity
Of rtce, was tried this week, by Judge
Theodore Shockney.
Evidence given by Rust, was to the
erect that they stole a truck at
Muncie and drove to Losantvtlle, and
that Johnson broke a window In the
rear Of the Oliphant store through
which he entered and passed goods out
to him through the window Mr..
johnson was tried first and has been
found guilty of the charge, and will
be sent to the Jeffersonville ReForma-
tory. Trial Of the others will follow
later.
School Funds.
The June apportionment Of school
funds, as submitted by the county
auditor, Is as follows: Franklin town
chip, So %; Green township, IS. 1885,
80; Gr"rnefork township. $s.29738;
Jacksro township. $5.927.6o: Monroe
towns y. :12,a6s.ss; Nettle Creek.
to~i''Ni ~ 81 L5f, otOQ0 CTeek,
townsr'0. &c 500 16; Ward township,
s1O.se7 %. Washington township, sl2,.
a71.62' Wavne township, $11,84945;
West Fer township, $S,7S356; White
River township, $14,567.0e; Union
City, SIC. 550.57, and Winchester, $13,-
24307
Suit for Partition.
Suit for partition has been filed by
John Patrick Lennon VI. Ed Lennon,
Char'cS Lennen, Anna Redmond, Mary
Wiese. Erma Lennen, q minor and J.
Patrick Lennon, executor.
chautauqua Closes.
The closing sessions of the Chautau-
qua. wore attended by . large crowd.
1t was unanimously decided to hold
chautauqua next year. The guarantee
was =i"ned by fifty Of Winchester
LEADING business men and many tickets
were pied ed.
Epworth League Convention.
Miss Agnes F"ss. Miss Leona Clark
and the ReT O. p. Martin are in Green
field attending the Richmond di .tl;rt
Epworth League convection. Totn
young women were on the program.
Miss Ross is fourth vice-presidcnt OF
the district. The Woman's Bible Class
OF the First Nj. r. Church Sunday
school. will hold Us June meetins. at
the home OF Mrs. c. g. Courtney, Satur-
day afternoon
Rev. Baker to Leave
Rev. w. H. Baker, for the past two
years, pastor of the Main street
Church of Christ, aud who rendered
his resignation to thu official board, at
its May meeting. viii close his pastor
ate here, Sunday evening, and will
move to Lima, Ohio where he has &C
cepted call unanimously extended to
him by the board and rombers Of the
South Side Christian Church Of that
city. The church ~ active one,
having a membership Of over 1000.
Rev. Baker has beer in the ministry
for the past twenty years. He served
as chairman Of the State Ministerial
during 191S-1s19 While laboring in
the field he and his family have made
a large circle Of friends who regret
their departure.
Dice From tuberculosis.
Cecil NJ. Brumley. 25, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Brumley. is dead at his
bone three miles northwest of Win
chester. Of tuberculosis. He Is sur
vived by the widow and one son, also
the parents, four brothers and two Sis
tiers. The deceased was a member of
Company F, Second Infantry.
Marriage Announced.
Announcement has been received by
friends in this city, of the marriage of
Miss Minnie Leavell, daughter of
Richard Leavell, to Charles John
Jacobs, which occurred in Chicago,
June II. The bride was a former Win
chester girl, and a graduate of the
High School.
Petition to Adopt.
Petition for adoption has been filed
by Glen A. Davis and Irene Davis,
versus Rosa Weber and Morris
Weber,
License to Wed.
License 10 we'd was issued Friday to
Homer WilmOre. 90, and Pauline Sny-
der, 10, both Of Winchester. The
ceremony being performed by Squire
George Coats.
Rufus Mote Funeral.
Funeral services for Rufus Mote,
who died Monday at his home in Union
City, was conducted from the Mote
home. Wednesday afternoon. The de-
ceased formerly resided near Bartonia.
He is an Uncle OF Mrs. Ernest Thorn
burg, of this city. Several persons
from this city attended the services.