Christmas Visits and Local Notices Sweep Bedford Area
Bedford shoppers read of seasonal travel with Miss Marvel Ennis in Omaha and many visitors returning home for Christmas. Local notices include found property, school and church events, a soldiers’ monument bid call, theater plans at the Gem, and two 40 acre farms for sale near Bedford. Prominent locals and visitors named: Miss Ennis, Claude Weingarth, Clark Grady, Mrs. Hadley, Miss Webb, Editor Howard, Rev. Robb, James Lucas, J. S. Nevius, and many families from Bedford and surrounding towns.
Local residents note pleasant weather and small town updates
The community reports continued good weather as residents share various travels and migrations. Jasper Fine and Clem delivered four loads of hogs to Hopkins Missouri. Angeline Scrivner died at home in Siam after years as an invalid with funeral at the Methodist church. Several residents plan moves to Clarinda California and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Fine and Son
Clem
Hopkins, Mo
Berry
Gon Orval
Hopkins
Lloyd Potter
Wessington Springs
Angeline Scrivner
Siam
Mel Arthur
California
Frank Traster
Kansas
M. W. Miller
John Miller
Clarinda
Numbers and pen-alties amuse readers in 9s math style
A column highlights the digit sum trick of number nine and its multiples. It then lists playful penalties for friends, such as standing on six legs or crawling into a room, ending with an announcement of Mabel Ruth Parks’s marriage to Leonore Wells in Mohall North Dakota with details of the ceremony and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Ruth Parks
Mohall
Clayton Township
N. D
Mable Ruth
Leonore Wells
Understanding Nails Fourpenny to Eighth Penny Weights
The article explains old English nail sizes in pounds per thousand. Fourpenny means 1000 nails weigh four pounds, eightpenny weighs eight pounds per thousand, and so on. The term penny derives from a slurred form of pound, not money.
Longtime Bedford Resident Mrs Ellen Hanford Dies
Mrs Ellen Taylor Hanford born August 16 1829 in Wattsburg Erie County Pennsylvania. She married Philo Comstock in Erie moved to Chicago where he died. She later married Frederick Hanford in Chicago and lived in Bedford for two decades until her death April 9 1898. She faced several accidents and spent her last years at the Moser home while belonging to the Janesville Wisconsin Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Taylor Hanford
Wattsburg
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Samuel
Amy Taylor
Philo Comstock
Erie
Chicago
Fredrick Hanford
Bedford
Bedford woman obituary notes long parish life
Labour four years ago joined the Presbyterian church of Bedford. She died December 31 1915 aged 86 years 4 months 6 days. The funeral occurred at two this afternoon conducted by Rev J A Currie with Rev C C Hatcher assisting. Interment followed in Bedford cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labour
The
Presbyterian Church of
Bedford
J. A. Currie
Presbyterian Church
C. C. Hatcher
Baptist Church
Bedford Cemetery
College students enjoy hospitality in Turkey Week
Cedar Falls Teachers' Training college misses Ella Fluke Helen Nelson Gail Lewis Halle Meredith returnees. Simpson college members Misa Mabel Crawford Alfred Wakeman Carl Nevins Alice Reid. State college Ames Grace Buell Rose Dowell Duane Crun. State University members Helen Dowlin Frank Welkup Agnes Dawson Ruth Jones. Coe college Allan Hambin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Bedford
Ella Fluke
Helen Nelson
Gail Lewis
Halle Meredith
Teachers’ Training College
Cedar Falls
Misa Mabel Crawford
Alfred Wakeman
Carl Nevins
Alice Reid
Simpson College
Grace Buell
Rose Dowell
Duane Crun
State College
Ames
Helen Dowlin
Frank Welkup
Agnes Dawson
Ruth Jones
The
State University
Allan Hambin
Coe College
Simpson Glee Club Members Perform Duet at Meeting
Miss Alice Reed and Carl Nevins from Simpson Glee club sang a duet to entertain the audience. Readings and short talks sparked inspiration among young attendees including Cecile Long from Chicago Training School and several Simpson college students.
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Claude Weingarth
Clark Grady
Stanford
Mont
Ors
Bar Woodard
Guy Nevins
Washington, Ia
Fannie Patrick
Kentucky
J. F. Patrick
Mrs. G. N. Hadley
Mrs
Frank Greely
Gravity
Gladys White
Akron, Colo
Andrew Hamilton
Winifred Hough
Galesburg, Ill
M. C. Fuller
Ruth Underwood
Jackson Township
Kansas City
Mary Martin
C. F. Perkins
Marjorie Webb
the Gem
Miss Webb
Harry Beauchamp
Sioux City
Lewis and
Neal Willis
St. Joseph
Limas
Mrs. C. N. Willis
James Hamilton
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Terrell
Gem
James Askren
Leon Glynn
Des Moines
W. B. Cobb
Dr. Manker
Frank Walker
Savannah
Lulu Mills
Mrs. Hall
H. K. Hall
Will Waterman
Anadargy, Okla
F. L. Mawhinney
Blanchard
KF. L. Wetmore
Harvey Slawson
Bud Slaw
Chester Welch
Y. M. Co
Rockwell City
Mrs. I. C. Welch
J. R. Anderson
Lulu Anderson
Gardner, Kan
Anderson
Frank Boyd
Parsons, Kan
Mrs. Denser
Abram Bebout
Long Beach
Cal
Will
Mrs. A. Bebout
Frank Cox
A. M. Whitman
Norfolk, Neb
Mrs. Whitman
Mrs. H. K. Hamblin
P. W. Wisdom
San Diego
Durward Wisdom
Frank Wisdom
Jessie Arthur
Bedford Schools
Clesson Sawyer
Holdredge, Neb
Bertha Williams
Sterling, Til
R. M. Williams
J. &. Stephens
A. J. Stephens
Butler Hicks
Dallas Township
Washington Home Circle
Lewis Coy
Howard
New Market Herald
Norval Reeves
New Market
J. T. Farrel
Ottawa
Kane
Walter Levine
Brother Fred
Mary Loomis
Mrs. Hamilton
Kellerton
Olive Dutton
A. BE. Lake
Mamie Wight
Maryville
Misa Grace Beck
F. C. Nevius
J. S. Nevius
J. H. de Haven
Conway
Pleasantville
Frank McGuire
J. J. Clark
Spickard, Mo
D. C. Mohler
John Mohler
Shenandoah
Ed Greeson
Kokomo
Ind
Clara. Currie
Esperanza Brice
Tarkio, Mo
Ada Lewis
Miller
Rachel
Leah
Rev. Robb
John Dove
Rev
Robb
Johnny Dove
Soldiers’ Monument Committee
George Nevius
Morrill, Neb
Barbara Aikin
Council Bluffs
M. A. Sawyer
N. A. Sawyer
John Sawyer
Cunt Powell
A. A. Taylor
Frances
James Lucas
York
James
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Harry Evans
Lon
Philip Evans
Clara Evans
Evan
Charles Dresher
Hamilton Quartette
George W. Orcutt
T. Kemple
Little & Hart
Clark's Theatre
Marion
Gwendolin Beaumont
Madame D'Orville
Maron
Ferrers
Madame D’orville
Dorian March
Gwen
Capt March
Farters
Madame D‘orville
Roy Cavender
N.H. Reed
Roy ‘Cross
Elven Miller
Earn Stirks
Young Folks’ Corner
John Parks
John Park of
Per Ib
Webb's Cash Store
Foley
Blakit
Dr. Trimmer
Reni
Alice Reed
Simpson Glee Club
Cecile Long
Chicago Training School
Alefred Wakeman
Mabel Crawford
Agnes Daweon
State’ University
Hallie Meredith
Dwayne Crum and
State College and Mechanic Arts
Miss Hazel Tennant
University of Wisconsin