The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-19
SHERIFF REMOVES Z
PREBLE COUNTY men
!: TO STATES PRISON

EATON. O.. Oct. 19-Samuel Walk
er, colored, and Noah Wysong were
removed Monday by Sheriff George
Jones to the penitentiary at Columbus
where Walker will serve sentence OF
from one to twenty years for shooting
with intent to kill. and Wysong will
serve from one TO three years for
abandoning legitimate children. James
Mcintosh acted as a deputy sheriff in
conveying the prisoners to the peni-
Tertiary. Walker and Wysong were
indicted by the october grand jury and
each pleaded guilty to the indictment
Cited for Contempt.
James and Ed Bowman and Garfield
Phillips have been cited to appear here
Oct 80 before Judge A. G. Risinger IN
common pleas court to answer to
charge Of contempt of court. They
are alleged to have disregarded court
restraining order.
F, NJ. and Gertrude Wood obtained
a restraining order against James
Bowmen last Saturday, who holds by
lease a farm Of the Woods in Somers
township The order restrained him
from sowing any more wheat upon the
farm. 1t is alleged he, Phillips and Ed
Bowman sowed more wheat after the
court order had been issued and
served.
Obtains Divorce.
Upon grounds of cruelty and gross
neglect, Clara Shaffer was divorced
Monday from Dewey Shaffer in COM
mon pleas court and restored to her
maiden name of Silvers. The decree
was granted by Judge A. G. Risinger
The Skaters were married in July.
1919, in Eaton.
Obtains Judgment.
In a Justices court in Butler county
James Gates obtained judgment
against Virgil Sweeny for s170. alleged
to represent loaned money. The
transcript was filed here in the Preble
county courts, from which an order Of
execution was issued. Sweenys coun-
sci filed motion to strike the case
from the docket, upon the ground that
the local court had no jurisdiction and
that the execution should have been
issued in Butler county. Judge A. c..
Risinger sustained the motion Monday
and ordered the case stricken from the
docket.
Tries to Gust Company.
Within ten days from October II
has been granted the Twin Valley
Light & Power company to plead to an
action brought against it by the village
of West Elkton, in which the village
seeks to GUST the company from the
village, upon the alleged ground that
the company has never held or oper-
ated under a franchise from the
village.
OverruIes Motion.
In a damage suit brought in common
pleas court by w. J. Comstock. of
Canada, against Ollie Hodgin, of New
Paris, as the result of a collision OF
automobiles, motion filed by Hodgin
to require Comstock to make his petit
ton more definite and certain, was
overruled Monday by Judge A. G..
Risinger. Comstock's counsel charged
the defense was "stalling" to delay
trial of the case. Comstock has been
In Eaton some time to prosecute the
case. Comstock's and Hodgins cars
came together several weeks ago on
the Richmond pike, near New Hope.
and Comstock Immediately filed suit
against Hodgin for $500 damages.
Deliver Addresses.
Ohio Grand Master Hughes and
Grand Scribe B. F. Garrett are on the
program for addresses a. the semi
annual meeting of the Odd Fellow
lodges of the Preble county district,
to be held Thursday in Camden.
Mayor F. G. Shuey, of Camden. will
deliver an address of welcome at the
opening Of the meeting at one o'clock
In the afternoon. Prayer will be offer
ed by the Rev. S. l. Gear. of Camden,
and the Rev. j. A. Fantle. of Ithaca.
will pronounce the benediction. Special
music will feature the program.
Supper will be served at $50 o'clock.
The meeting will be held in the opera
house. .
= At a evening session. at 1880 o'clock.
the Camden lodge degree team will
confer the initiatory degree upon a
class Of candidates. followed by first
degree work by the degree staff of
Lewisburg lodge.
Close Season Sunday.
When Eaton meets EldOradO at