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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
5
A county wide food conservation week is planned for Taylor County starting Monday June 25 with demonstrations at various township sites. Miss Allie Nelson asks each township to form a committee and appoint a chair to arrange venues advertise meetings and organize transportation and materials.
The Civic League of Bedford and vicinity held its third annual mass meeting at the M E church basement with 46 members present. Officers elected included President Miss Eva McCloud and vice presidents Mrs Jason Putnam and Mrs Fred Miller, plus secretaries and treasurer. A social hour followed and ward representatives were chosen for the league board.
A mass meeting is scheduled for this evening at Clark's theater with a short band concert. Veterans will assemble at the G A R hall and march to the opera house, then face a program including a city attorney's statement, musical numbers, and brief addresses by local figures and veterans.
A. W. Hamblin, owner of the Free Press, announces he has met all requirements to join the United States Navy and will report to Newport News within thirty days to begin active service and draw government pay.
The Creston district Epworth League convention is in session this evening through Friday With about one hundred fifty delegates expected the Bedford business section glows in red and white as a great session is anticipated Full particulars will be given next week
Program for Missionary School at the Christian Church on Thursday June 21 at 10 A M includes music devotional by Mrs Montgomery and roll call by name of missionary. Classes include geography literature reading arithmetic history civil government spelling with teachers listed and Miss Cora Kemper in graduating class. Everyone is invited.
Taylor County subscribers sent 132 150 to the Liberty Loan drive ending this evening with funds forwarded to the Federal Reserve Bank at Chicago. Bedford bankers led the effort and New Market territory topped the county by amount subscribed, with a full list to be published next week.
Last Sunday afternoon the K of P and Pythian Sisters held their annual memorial. The event began in the lodge room at 1:30 with the Pythian Sisters conducting. The group then moved to the opera house for the main program featuring Judge Ben Salinger and a tribute to the flag. The Bedford band played at the cemetery after the services.
Judge Maxwell and Court Reporter Hyland opened the session with equity matters. The Inman divorce suit was resolved out of court granting Mrs Inman a divorce and 1300 alimony from her husband. The Lee Light Co versus Gravity case was heard next, challenging a city ordinance to lower light rates in Gravity.
The Eagle congregation of the Church of Christ holds an all day annual meeting on June 17 at the church chapel six miles south of Bedford. Dinner on the ground will be served. Elder D J Poynter is the chief speaker. Mrs W E Crum departed for Oskaloosa and Daventum to visit relatives.
Bedf ord grocers and other merchants adopt a city union delivery to replace private services. Ora Huff will operate two cars with four daily trips from April to September and three trips in other months, with orders due before each trip to avoid delays.
Bedford boys answer the call for volunteers with about thirty enlisting in the army or navy. Sidney Morris left Des Moines for navy service with training at Norfolk Virginia. Glenn Wright, an experienced seaman, received a navy call and left for Des Moines then San Francisco to report. Phillip Terry and Case Burks drove to Omaha where Terry joined as an apprenticed seaman with orders to report when called.
An adjourned civic league meeting will be held at the library Saturday at 2 30 PM to organize Red Cross activities for the county and elect officers. South Taylor residents are invited and organizations are urged to send delegates.
Allen announces a seven day Bedford chautauqua with Vierra's Hawaiian singers and players Rounds Ladies Orchestra Royal Welsh Prize Male Singers Clare Vaughan Wales Lycum Players Hugh Anderson Grand Opera and Masons Jubilee Singers. Lecturers include Victor Murdock Strickland Gillilan William Sadler Harriette Gunn Roberson and George E Colby.
William Underdown a prominent Adams County farmer near Mt Etna was arrested by US Secret Service agent Hugh B. Mills. He pleads not guilty to charges of threatening the president and endorsing hanging him. Bond set at 5000 dollars. Examination Friday at 2 30 pm with E G Moon to represent the government. Offense alleged to have occurred May 17. Underdown released on bond posted by Wm F Tatge of Mt Etna.
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