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July 7, 1921
HARTINGTON — Charged with committing grand larceny, Arthur Newberry, 28, Randolph, is lodged in the county jail in Hartington to await action of the District Court.
Newberry is charged with the theft of $150 from Gillespie Brothers Jewelry Store in Randolph last Saturday afternoon.
Newberry and a number of others were in the store when the proprietors and several friends adjourned to the sidewalk when an animated discussion of the Dempsey-Carpenter fight was in progress. Newberry is alleged to have remained in the store and later left alone. No one else entered the store until the proprietors returned when they at once missed the money from the cash drawer.
Their suspicions became fixed when Newberry, who has not been working for some time, suddenly showed signs of affluence by getting an auto license and buying personal effects, during the purchase of which he exhibited a considerable amount of money.
Failing to secure a bail bond resulted in County Judge Bryant certifying the charge over to the District Court.
July 2, 1931
RANDOLPH — A deal was closed Wednesday whereby C. J. Ronan came into possession of the Atlas Elevator company property at Wareham. This property includes the west elevator, a six-room house and five lots. Possession was given immediately.
The Ronan elevator in Randolph will be torn down. The new highway cut through this property in such a way as to make it very unhandy to operate, and Mr. Ronan decided to quit the business in Peekin’ Randolph.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronan will continue to live in Randolph, Mr. Ronan driving the five miles to and from Wareham.
July 2, 1931
RANDOLPH — Apprehended last Thursday at Laurel on a charge of parole violation and theft, Floyd Delozier, who was born and reared at Magnet, was taken to Lincoln Saturday by state probation officials to serve the remainder of his term in the penitentiary. Delozier had been sentenced to the state prison in April 1928, for burglarizing the hardware store of W. M. Galvin of McLean, and was later paroled.
While on parole in the vicinity of Shelton in Buffalo county, Delozier is alleged to have broken faith by burglarizing a store at Shelton on the night of June 6, where it is said he took papers, notes, bonds and about $180 in cash.
Some of the papers were later recovered. Delozier was reported to be driving to Magnet in a car which he was buying through a Grand Island finance company.
In a warrant sworn out from Judge Wallace’s county court at the request of A. J. Hiebenthal, who lives four miles east of Magnet, Delozier was ordered arrested for stealing some money, a rifle, and some gas and oil from Hiebenthal’s home.
Authorized by these two charges, Sheriff John Dallman finally came upon Delozier in Laurel, where, it is alleged, the man was trying to trade in his automobile for another second-hand machine.
Delozier was held in county jail pending arrival of state probation officers, who held a prior claim for the alleged parole violation.
July 2, 1931
RANDOLPH — On July 7, a meeting between the M. & O. railroad officials and the farmers and businessmen of this community will be held at the Sons of Herman hall.
This meeting was called in order to get an idea of the sentiments of the people toward taking off the early morning and late evening trains on this branch of the M. & O.
The railroad seems willing to meet the public half-way, and sometimes more, in order to give them the good service they desire, but the business is gradually slipping away to the truckers.
This, in most cases, means cutting out more trains.
The point to be stressed at this meeting will be the necessity of more business or less service.
If the railroad officials can drum up the business, the train service will remain on the present schedule, but if no business is forthcoming, then application will be made to the Interstate Commerce Commission for cancellation of the two trains mentioned.
The railroad company feels it is not getting a square deal under present existing conditions. Their local payroll is approximately $4,680 a year, of which the biggest portion is left in Randolph. In addition, the railroad company paid $16,950.78 in taxes to this county.
July 2, 1936
RANDOLPH — Andrew Bisenius will be assistant postmaster at Randolph when the postmasterelect, A.E. LeClair, takes over the position to which he has been chosen.
