The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-30
OIL BOOM LAUNCHED
BY so BARREL WELL
SHOT AT WINCHESTER

WINCHESTER, !nd., June 0o'- AS
gas we'll located on the farm OF George
Henour, southwest Of this city, Whlch
was shot Tuesday, turned out to be
the best oil producer Of any well yet
put down in the vicinity Of Winches-
ter 1t IS said the we'll will produce at
least so barrels day and that quallty
Is q much better and lighter grace
than that of the Albany and DeSoto
feds The depth of the we'll is 1,043
feet, and there was no water to con-
toad with after having reached 2oo
feet
This is the third we'll drilled, the
other two proving to be the best gas
producers of any put down around
here, in the last 80 years. A tank Will
be built at once and other wells Will
be put down as rapidly as possible.
The work is financed by w. 0. De
ringer, of Minneapolis, and c. II.
Davis, of this city who have leases
for 1000 acres.
Mckinstry-Hurst Wedding
Mrs. Alice McKinstry of this city
and S. Scott Hurst of Anderson were
married Monday at the home OF the
bride, in West Washington street. the
Rev. w. H. Baker officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurst will temporarily reside in
Anderson.
Faces Serious Charges
Clayton Dudley. manager Of gar
age at Parker was brought to this city
by Sheriff Davissen, who arrested him
on a charge of assault and battery on
his wife, with intent to commit MUIR
der Dudley was released on bond,
Mills Will Probated
The will of Jacob Mills has been
probated in the circuit court. Eliza O.
Mills was named executor. The will
( was witnessed by Abram Shelley and
John w. Macy, Jr.
Charged with Embezzlement
Sheriff U. N. Davissen brought to
this city from Warsaw w. J. Huber,
who was wanted here on a charge of
embezzlement Huber spent the night
in the county Jail and was released
in $4,000 bond, given by his attorney,
who came from Warsaw. The indict.
ment was filed by officers Of the Ma
rine Tire Rubber Company, Of this
city, of which Huber was formerly
manager. He is alleged to have en-
bezzled $4,000.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Leon Tiff. q, and Leila James, 81
both of Ridgevil!e. Earl Cougille. "a
of Muncie, and Olive Ollie, IT, OF
Parker. Clyde F. Wadsworth, %, OF
Brownsville. Indiana, and Grace
Names, %, of Lynne. Lemuel E. Riff
file. q, of Union City, and Meta Sipe
10, of Union City. Harold Lamar, %, of
Union City, and Kate S. Ehrier. 10
Of Union City. Robert Morgan, 35, OF
Spartanburg, and Lucy Thorn, "a, OF
Winchester. A. Scott Hurst, so, OF
Anderson, and Alice McKinstry, SO, Of
Winchester. Earl D. Wright, &c, Of
Farmland, and Gladys Seidner, %. Of
Ridgeville. The last couple were mar
ried by Squire George Coats.
Audit County Books
Messrs. Grove and ONeal of the
Indiana State Board of Accounts are
In the city and will spend two months
auditing the books of Randolph county
officials.
Teachers Examination
Forty-two persons took the teach
ers' examination held by County Sup
erintendent o. H. Griest, Saturday.
Take Men to Prison
County Clerk Charles DAILY tool
\ Sheriff U. N. DAWSON has returned
~ Fred Mullett to Jeffersonville.
Postpone School Building
Contract for the new three-roon
brick school building at Carlos Cit,
was not let Monday, as had been ex
pected, and it was decided not to cree
the building until spring. The archi
tect's estimate was $4,000 and tn,
lowest bid was $4,000.
Sues to Quiet Title
Suit to quiet title has been filed b,
Benjamin T. Richards and Mont S
Simpson vs.. Martin Wiley and tn,
unknown heirs of Martin Wiley. de
ceased
johnson Denies Report
H. E. Johnson, who recently wa
found guilty in connection with tn
burglary Of a store at Losantville
says the report published that he hat
served a term in prison for burglar,
is untrue and he says this is the frs
time he has ever faced such a charge
johnson has not been sentenced an
he is preparing to appeal his case t
the supreme court.
Caldwell Files Bond
Frederick S. Caldwell has filed hi
bond in the sum of $25 900 as admir-
istrator of the estate of DR.. c. F. Gray
with Clarence Mullen and Carl Pucket
as sureties.
May Establish Library
An effort to establish public lbrar
at Lynn, the same to be located in tn
former Red Cross rooms, is bein
made.
Entertains 40 Couples
Forty couples belonging to the Fiv
Points church, north of the city, wer
- entertained at the home Of their mir
lister. Rev. and Mrs. Zelma Mills, o.
Monday evening
Inspect School Buildings
Harry B. Tanner, township trus
tee OF Madison county, and Ernes
watkins. an architect of Anderson
were in the city Monday conferrin
with o. H. Griest county superintend
ent. They also inspected some of tn
county's consolidated school buildings
relative to the erection of a schoo
building in Madison county
While repairing a temple the Chi