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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
5
A local petition in Maylor County Iowa seeks a special election on hard surfacing the primary road system and issuing bonds up to 900000 with a six mill tax. Advocates argue cement paving saves long term costs vs gravel and dirt, citing road funds and yearly maintenance figures.
Clarinda hosts a full day of events on Monday July 8 featuring a 21 gun salute at daybreak a float parade with prizes of 50 30 and 20 dollars and afternoon speeches at the Chautauqua auditorium. Athletic contests a Villisca vs Hopkins baseball game free garage dances fireworks and square acts cap the festivities with performances by Page County Farmers Band Pleasant Ridge Community Farmer Band Clarinda Municipal Band and Red Oak Drum Corps plus other attractions.
The Legion Post at Indianola Iowa will sponsor a three day rodeo show July 1 2 and 3 John R Barker post master and Legion commander accompanied by Howard Reddish were in town arranging advertising papers The event invites Legion members and the general public from Iowa and nearby regions The fair grounds will host radio presentations and the tourist park will accommodate campers
Miss Catherine Cox of Rock Rapids married Mr Roland Walters of Lenox Wednesday June 16 at the parental home. She taught English at Bedford High School this past term. The couple will reside in Lenox after September first, where Walters is affiliated with the First National Bank.
The plan proposes a Primary Road Fund from county license and gasoline taxes plus federal aid, plus a Special Assessment Fund charged to abutting landowners. Forty acre tracts along paving would face assessments from 160 to 20 dollars per forty. The State Highway Commission would lend 151000 to Taylor County for paving. A 6 mill county levy would retire the bond in 15 years, with a state wide bond issue likely to refund all local bonds and assessments. Advocates argue cement paving over gravel on all primary roads.
Mr and Mrs John Tillier of Lenox were brought before the county insanity commission on a charge of insanity. Mrs Tillier was dismissed as of sound mind and the charge against Mr Tillier was dropped after testimonies from Sam Rogers and relatives. The Tillier children, aged about eight and four, are normal and use sign language.
Bedford baseball team earned another win by defeating Lineville 7 to 3 last Sunday. Lineville pitcher McKiney held Bedford to few hits while Thorburn allowed only three. Locals traveled to Lineville 81 miles away and many took dinners to the game. A return match is set for next Sunday here.
Mrs William Kemery sent for a few plants after seeing them advertised last year. She grew white ripe strawberries on her west Bedford place. The fruit appeared this year and resembles small wild strawberries found along railroads and old meadows, but is pure white.
On Wednesday June 23, Mr. C. R. Bishoff and Miss Hazel Straight were secretly married at the Methodist parsonage in Clarinda, witnessed only by the bride's family. The bride, a Bedford High School graduate and former county teacher, plans to resume studies at Town State College. Bishoff, a Bedford High coach and instructor, is a Simpson College graduate and Theta Kappa Nu member. After a two month honeymoon through Yellowstone and other sites, they will live in Boone, Iowa, where Bishoff becomes head of the chemistry dept and assistant high school coach. The bride intends to finish her degree at Town State College. Alex John was taken to St. Francis hospital in St. Joseph last Tuesday for treatment with E. C. Dowlin driving him.
Bedford will host county Republican and Democratic conventions on July 3. Delegates chosen in the primary include listed Republicans and Democrats from Bedford wards and neighboring towns, with state conventions set for Des Moines in late July. Local chairman John Nevins will lead the Republican slate at Rialto Theatre.
A long list enumerates political representatives and Democrats and Republicans by county for Nodaway Platte Polk Sharpsburg and Washington with multiple names under each party. The document reads as a roll of candidates and attendees across districts.
City Clerk J. E. B. Lovell received an Omaha engineering letter outlining steps to complete pavement work on Primary Road Sixteen from Paul corner to the north city limits. The scope adds a seven inch thick pavement and integral curb replacing separate curb and gutter, with savings offsetting the extra thickness. State Highway Commission approval is awaited before bidding begins.
Bids on constructing the new Bedford district school will be received until Wednesday evening June 30 at 6 30 PM in the Community Club Room under the Citizens State Bank. Bids cover general construction plumbing and electrical work. A meeting is set for that time and work could begin in early July. Playground removals and cement walks on the grounds have already been completed.
Mrs. Robert Gilmore, 72, of Holt township near Guss, faced the insane commission on a children and in-laws complaint alleging derangement and an attempted house fire. She was discharged as sane after testimony and examination Tuesday afternoon.
Bud Foley, superintendent of the city water plant, received a June 19 report from the State Board of Health Laboratories at Iowa City stating the city water sample was satisfactory for human consumption. Monthly samples are sent for examination and frequent reports are made on filtration and chemical treatment methods.
Berea hosts preaching services next Sunday with both morning and evening sessions led by Rev. V. M. Gilbert. The event invites local parishioners to attend and reflect.
The annual county Christian church picnic gathered 260 at Gravity last Saturday amid bad weather. Blockton won the silver loving cup for largest attendance with 112. Drake University dean Dr. Jesse Caldwell spoke, readings were given by Ona Stickleman and Lucile Meredith, and Rol Wildman won the fat man's race. Next year the picnic will be at Lenox.
The Baptist Sunday School team, unbeaten this year in Twilight League play, fell to the Christians 3 to 0 last Tuesday. Roy Reith started on the mound for the Baptists, with Ted Reith and Harry Little in key roles for the Christians before Lacy finished. Standings show Wave Pet 1.800, Baptists 4 1.800, Methodists 2 1.667, Christians 3 3.500, Presbyterians 0 4.000. The Methodists meet the Baptists tonight and Christians face Presbyterians on June 29.
The mangled body of a man about 45 years old was found on the Great Western tracks near Benton last Sunday afternoon. Descriptions broadcast by stations identified him, but no papers were found. He stood 5 feet 8 inches, weighed 155 pounds, with dark hair and eyes, wearing a blue jumper and overalls and a Kuppenheimer coat. The body was taken to Mt. Ayr and an inquest held. The jury ruled death from being run over by a freight train sometime Sunday afternoon.
Miss Helen Thompson plans to depart Bedford for a sixty to eighty day educational tour aboard the Leviathan, sailing from New York on July 3. The Northwestern University Student Alumni Association accompanies her with Miss Ruth Tombaugh and Mrs. Helen Tombaugh Lohmann, visiting England and several European and Mediterranean destinations including the Holy Lands and Italy.
Waldon Weaver of John C. Tracy Jewelry Store married Miss Vivian Dyke of near Willisea in Nashua Iowa at the Little Brown Church in the Vale. They tour the east and will reside at the former Roe Bradley home upon return. Best wishes accompany their union.
Taylor County voters cast 4165 ballots in the June 7 primary. Total election cost was about 2242.50 dollars, averaging over 80 cents per vote. Costs covered judges and clerks, polling places, ballot printing, ballot delivery, notices, and supplies across 24 precincts, with boards spending 14 to 28 hours per precinct.
Gravity presents a home talent chautauqua from Monday June 28 to Friday July 2 with five evenings of entertainment. The opening operetta O Hara San is a Japanese tag act, and Homer Baumgardner will present Abraham Lincoln An Aristocrat. Season tickets are $1.25 each.
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