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VOL. LH.BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1922.NO. 47Docket For The February Term Little Above The Average—Criminal Docket Lighter.SEVERAL NEW GASES FILEDMother Takes Steps To Recover Her Daughter—Two Automobile Damage Suits.The February term of the Jackson Circuit Court will convene Monday.The docket is a little above the aver-age, although the criminal docket is not so large as for the past severalterms..*lt; *There are a total of 318 civil cases on the docket, including 168 wage cases filed by employes of the B. O. Sw., (growing out of insurance features) which have been on the docket for a year or more. Twenty-one divorce cases are on the docket and 34 state cases.Among file recent new cases filed in circuit court is a damage suit resulting from an automobile collision onthe Seymour and Brownstown road in December.The plaintiff is A. E. McMillan and the defendants Mary Benter and Fred Benter. In his complaint the plaintiff alleges that in December he was driving eastward on the Brownstown and Seymour road at a point about a mile west of Seymour, the plaintiff alleges that he turned his car out of the road to the rigjr); to allow the defendants, who were^Triving west in a Ford car, to pass, when they ran into the plain-tifFs car, an Oakland, demolishing one front wheel, tearing off the fender, running board, damaging the doors, smashing the windshield, and otherwise damaging plaintiff’s car to the extent of rendering it useless except for junk, and he demands $600 damage.Another suit growing out of an automobile accident is that of John R. Lazenby vs. Harold Stahl, in which the plaintiff alleges that while driving his auto November 26, 1921, on the state highway between Millport and Vallonia, a car driven by the defendant ran into his machine damaging plaintiff’s car, for which he asks $200 damage.A case somewhat out of the ordinary is that of Jessie Manuel, seeking (Continued To Page Four.)COUPLE CELEBRATES GOLDEN WEDDINGMr. And Mrs. John W. Manion Entertain At Farm Home East Of Brownstown Sunday.MORE THAN SIXTY PRESENTPURCHASE INTEREST INIMPLEMENT HOUSEChas. Vahl And Albert. VonDeilingenEnter J. C. Bland Hardware.Store.All But One Of Eight Children Return —Also 50th Wedding Anniveriary Of Mr. And Mrs. James Wayman.Mr. and Mrs. John W. Manion, ofBrownstown township, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage at their home on their farm about three miles east of Brownstown on the Brownstown and Seymour road Sunday. More than sixty guests gathered at their home for the all-day event. iIn addition to Mr. and Mrs. Manion,there were two other couples present whose wedding anniversaries came on the same day. For one of these couples, James W. and Virginia Robertson Wayman, of Brownstown, it wasalso their golden wedding anniversary, having been married on the same day and year as Mr. and Mrs. Manion, Feb. 20, 1872. George D. and Myrtle Seabrook,JBennett were married on the same day in 1898.Mr. Manion was born at Mulfords-ville, Kentucky, August 20, 1850. At the age of twelve years in 1862, he moved with his parents, Ambrose D.and Elizabeth Manion to Jackson county where they settled on the homestead where Mr. Manion has lived ever since.Esther E. Robertson was born in Hamilton township, Jackson county, in 1851. She is the daughter of Blaze and Mary Robertson.Mr. and Mr. Manion have eight children, Ada, at home; Harry, of Brownstown township; Ethel Alte-meyer, of Hamilton, Mrs. Della Per-singer, of Seymour; Dempsy, of Edin-sburg; Frank, of Indianapolis; Mary E., of Atlanta, Ga.; and Ray, of Stan- j ton, Iowa; and twenty-five grand chi 1- j dren. All the children were present except Ray.A number of gifts were received by j Mr. and Mrs. Manion. Because of bad ! roads and inclement weather a number of invited guests were unable tobe present. !Charles Vahl and Albert VonDeilingen have purchased an interest in the J. C. Bland Hardware and Implement House in Brownstown which will take effect March 1. The partnership which will continue in business at the present stand on the north side of the square, will be known as the J. C. Bland Farm Implement House and will engage in a general hardware, implement and vehicle business. They now have orders placed which will greatly increase their present stockof goods.1Mr. Bland who is the senior member of the firm, has been in the hardware business for twenty years in Vallonia and Brownstown. Mr. Vahl has been employed by him for some time past. Before entering the hardware business Mr. VonDeilingen was engaged as an automobile salesman.JURORS SELECTED. .The following is a list of the petit and grand jurors as drawn Monday for the February term of the Jackson circuit court which convenes Monday,February 27:Grand JurorsTownshipThomas Cox .................... WashingtonW. A. Brock .......................... PershingJames L. Hendry .............. Salt CreekA. J. Downing ................ Grassy ForkJohn F. Dari age..............BrownstownWilliam Edwards ........................ OwenJohn E. Martin ............................ CarrHenry Altemeyer ................ HamiltonCharles Meyers .................. DriftwoodPetit Jurors.Henry B. Brumer WashingtonElmer Kemer ............... BrownstownThomas Hill ......... CarrAugust Boknecht .................. HamiltonEdwin Schneck ........................ JacksonEd Barton................................... VernonGeo. A. Stahl, Jr.....................JacksonGeo. I. Davis.............................ReddingLuther Williams .................... PershingFloyd Motsinger .......................... OwenFred Burbrink ......................ReddingCash Robertson ............. BrownstownRoy S. Jamison DriftwoodFrank Nelson ............................ VernonWilliam Brandt................Grassy ForkPASTOR OF DEAF MUTECONGREGATION TO SPEAK.Rev. A. C. Dahms, pastor of a deaf mute congregation in Chicago, will speak at the various Lutheran churches in Jackson county next j week. He will illustrate his talk by i showing how the deaf mutes sing and pray. The talEs will all be in English and the public in general is cordially invited to attend. The following are the dates he will speak at the various churches: Sunday night at seven o’clock at the Driftwood. church, Mon-1 day night at seven at Wegan, Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at Sauers and Tuesday night at seven o’clock at the Brownstown church.K. OF P.’S WILL MEETAT MEDORATHURS. NIGHTRegular County Meeting—Will Be One Of The Biggest Of The Season. Different Lodges To Be Represented.AT IENTION TO ANONYMOUS LETTERSSheriff J. Otis Hays Makes StatementRegarding Unsigned Communi-/cations—Many Received.THREE TEAMS TO GIVE WORKThe Knights of Pythias lodges ofJackson county will hold their regularcounty meeting at Medora Thursday night, February 23, according to the announcement of J. B. Cross, county deputy.This will be' one of the big meetings of the year. There will be three degree teams there to put on the work. The Seymour lodge will give the first degree and exemplify the work.The second degree will be exemplified by th Medora lodge and the third rank by the Brownstown lodge.There will be several candidates for each degree and a large delegation from each lodge in the county. Refreshments will be served following the work.ALL LETTERS MUST BE SIGNED400 WALTHER LEAGUERSHOLD RALLY AT SEYMOURClubs Of Southern Indiana Zone Meet For First AH-Day Meeting SundayVaried P/ogiamADDEDWORK ON ROAD FINISHEDTO STOP FLOOD DAMAGEJackson Highway Section North of*Seymour Now Protected By Concrete From Washouts.By the completion during the past months of rip rap work on the stretch of road of the Jackson highway north of the Rockford bridge near Seymour, one of the last troublesome links of this highway between Indianapolis and Louisville has been eliminated, according to a statement which has been issued by Lawrence Lyons, director of the state highway commission.This stretch of road for some distance north of the Rockford bridge was one of the most expensive pieces of road maintained by Jackson county prior to the time that it was taken over by the state commission for it was at that time a gravel road and on account of being over a low piece of ground was washed out with almost every overflow of White river. Last summer the concreting of this portion of the highway from the Rockford bridge to the Bartholomew county line was finished but this did not entirely eliminate the danger of sectionsThe sheriff’s office in Jackson county has been receiving many anonymous letters. Since Sheriff J. Otis Hays has been in office there has hardly been a month passed but that he has received several unsigned communications accusing people of various crimes, the principal one being the manufacture and sale of “white mule.”In commenting on the letters Sheriff Hays made the following statement to The Banner:“Hardly a month passes but the sheriff’s office receives anonymous letters accusing people of various crimes. I want to make it clear that all communications which are signed will be given careful attention. Further all such signed communications will be held strictly confidential and no one will be permitted to see them or know about them. ,“All letters that are not signed will be treated as they deserve—thrown in the waste basket without further consideration. A person receiving an unsigned letter does not know whether, the writer is trying some spite work, has had a falling out or quarrel with their neighbors and take thislow-down method of causing them trouble, or whether the information contained in it is genuine.“I want to make it clearly understood that all letters properly signed with the signature of the person writing them will be treated confidentially and acted on, but that all unsignedcommunications will have no attention paid to them, whatever.J. OTIS HAYS,Sheriff Jackson County.” In an interview Sheriff Hays said to make it plain to the people that all signed communications would receive due consideration and a full investigation be made of all the charges. He also said that the letters would be strictly confidential and that no one but the writer would know where the information had come from.He has received several “tips” o'(Continued to Page Four.)MANY ATTEND “POURING” AT SEYMOUR SATURDAYThree-Gallon Bucket Found Suspended I In Sewer fifteen Gallons OfLiquor Destroyed.More than four hundred members of the Southern Indiana zone of the Walther League attended the first annual rally which was held at Seymour Sunday at the Lutheran club house. The Southern Indiana zone comprises the two Louisville, Ky., leagues, Columbus, Seymour, Vallonia, Brownstown and Jonesville leagues. The seven. leagues in Indianapolis were represented at the rally and were taken info this district.Lawrence Scheldt, of Columbus, was re-elected president, and Edwin Miller, of Brownstown, was re-elected secretary of the Southern Indiana zone at the business meeting which was held in the afternoon. A constitution was also adopted at this meeting. No meeting place was selected for the rally next year.The morning services were devoted to the Walther League, the Rev. Paul Prokopy, of Chicago, assistant executive secretary of the Walther League, being in cfiarge and delivering the address. At the noon hour the SeymourLeague served dinner at the club house to all of the visitors, of whom more than three hundred were served.The afternoon session was in charge of the president, Lawrence Scheidt. The Rev. E. H. Eggers, of Seymour, offered a prayer, after which an address of welcome was given by O. C. Frey. The Rev. J. G. Jeske, of Vallonia, gave a response, which was followed by addresses by the Rev. Paul Propoky, the Rev. A. E.Brauer, of Columbus, and J. E. Potz-#ger, of Indianapolis, and Theo. Wuk-ash, of Wabash. After the addresses a short business session was held. An executive committee composed of a member from each league, will be named later.The night program was a varied entertainment of music, playlets and sketches given by members of the Seymour league. It included four numbers by an orchestra with Adolph Steinwedel director, a vocal solo by the Rev. E. H. Eggers, a playlet by W. H. Droege, Wm. Topie, Jr., Ora Droege, Marie Deppert and M. W. Steinwedel; a violin duet by Mrs. Wal-
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