The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
CLERK OF RANDOLPH
FILES HIS REPORT
= OF 1920 LITIGATION

WINCHESTER, lnd., Jan. lZ-Ine
following report for the year 1920 has
been submitted by Randolph County
Clerk Charles DAILY: Number of civil
cases pending Jan. 1. 1920. 1879; num-
Der of civil cases filed during the year
212; number of civil cases disposed OF,
1874: number of civil cases venued to
other counties, 2: number of civil
cases venued to this county, IL; num-
. Der Of civil cases pending Dec. 81,
1920, PIT; number of letters of admin
OF foreclosure, 5; number of sheriff
sales, 8; number adjudged Insane. 8:
marriage licenses issued. 296: number
divorces granted to women, Is; and to
men. 49,; number of criminal cases
pending. Jan. 1. 1920. IA; number
filed. So; number dismissed, 6; num-
Der disposed of, 16; number pending
December 81, 43; number of convic-
tions for felonies.~ 20; number released
on probation, IL; number of convic-
tons on misdemeanors, 2; receipts
for the year. ss5, 1888; disbursements
$64.sS3.2o; balance, January /. 1921,
$20.972.18.
Marriage License.
A marriage license was granted
Monday to Frank Hutchens, q, Farm
land, and Bella Jones, "a, Winchester.
l. Install Officers.
Monday evening, Jan. 10, the newly
elected officers of "Old A." Sons of
Veterans, were installed, and at that
time three weeks membership cam
paign was inaugurated, the same to be
concluded January "a. when banquet
will be given in honor of F. s. Focht
who was elected to the second highest
office of this order, at the national en-
campme held in Indianapolis in Sep,
TENDER.
Seek Amendment.
Suit on claim has been filed by
Claud Riddlebarger VS.. Lucinda Rid
dlebarger, and a suit to annul mar
rage was filed by Thanie E. Kendall
VS.. Henry G.. Kendall
- Missionary Treasurer.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the First Methodist church
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. |. f
Brenner
Miss Kate Baker has returned from
short visit in Indianapolis.
Favors Home Rule.
All trustees except one. were pres
ent at meeting held by the Randolph
County Board Of Education, Tuesday
when they went on record as fayoring
home rule in tax leyies and bond is
sues. and opposed them being left in
the bands of the state tax board. They
were also favorable to change being
rlade in the cleaning and repairing of
bitches. The funds therefore to be OBJ
tanned by general taxation At this
time the board closed a contract with
Roscoe Fields to become agricultural
agent for Randolph county.
Arrested For Dese-tion. ... :.
Charles Burke who was arrested
Saturday by Sheriff Lundy Fisher. on
charge of wife desertion. was re-
turned to Detroit by an officer who
Gad come from that city.
Venue Two Cases. 81.
Two cases have been venued to the
Randolph circuit court from the Della
r'are court. Arthur o. Stafford versus
elmer Gentry, z Warren Wolcutt
thauncey Stillson and Gull Curry and
Arthur O. Stafford versus Vern Wal
burn, Walter Barlow and Emory John
son.
- Charge Of Provoke.
Mrs. Clayton Dudley has filed suit
IN the court of George Coats, Justice
of the peace, against Mrs. Martha E.
Grove, on charge of provoke. Both
women reside in Parker.
Con1er degrees.
Winchester Lodge No. Sc, F. & A. NJ,
will hold meeting Tuesday evening
for the purpose of comforting the mas
ter's degree.
Return Fror, Meeting.
T. NJ. Thornburg and T. P. Best
have returned from Cleveland where
they attended the annual meeting of
the r. l.. Wollings Century club, held
at the Winton hotel. Mr.. Thornburg
was honored by being elected secre-
tary of the club.
Club Meeting.
Mrs. B. F. Hinshaw entertained the
Fort nightly club. Tuesday evening, at
her home East North street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Huddleston left
Tuesday for Florida, where they will
spend the remainder of the winter.
Mrs. Ben Carey and son. Franklin,
Of Carmel are the guests of Mrs.
Carye's mother, Mrs. Retta WATSON,
East North street.
Killed BY Train.
Miss Ethel Peacock was killed when
a west bound traction car, hit the au-
tomobile in which John A. Roberts of
near Lynn and Miss Peacock were rid
ing, at the Jauua crossing, west of
the city. Mr.. Roberts. it is thought
will recover.
Eject OftICer6.
At meeting held Monday evening.
at the Main street Church of Christ,
the following officers were elected for
the church choir: President, Mrs. Al
bert King; secretary-treasurer, o. o.
Fraze; music committee, Miss Olive
Ludy, Miss Lucille Reynard and Mrs.
Charles Brown; pianist, Miss Ethelyn
Brown.
Address Class.
Howard Cadle and Captain Haight
, of the Volunteers of America, both of
Indianapolis, were present at the Pres
byterian Sunday school. Sunday, when
Mr.. Cadle addressed the Mems Bible
class. taught by Governor Goodrich
and Captain Haight sang.
80. Degree Of Honor.
The Winchester Chapter Degree of
Honor entertained the Union City
Chapter. in Red Mems hall Saturday
night.
X. Of p. Meeting.
A district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias lodge will be held in Win
chester, Jan. 90.
Marriage License.