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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
6
Train schedule excerpts show southbound trains No 33 No 31 and No 05 with times 12 36 p m 9 22 p m and 25 p m. northbound No 30 No 32 and No 94 at 6 2 a m 3 150 p m and 9 30 a m. Eastbound and westbound services include No 2 Pass 12 19 p m No 28 Freight 10 20 p m No 1 Pass 5 30 p m No 27 Freight 2 10 p m. Trains marked daily, others daily except Sunday.
County officials and local supervisors are listed with varied spellings and titles, including the senatorial representative, editor, clerk, superintendent, sheriff, bounty attorney, and surveyor, along with several illegible or partial names. The notice appears as a fragmented OCR rendering of an official roster.
The document names Geo. S. McKinley as Clerk, Jas. W. Beauchamp as Treasurer, Frank Coppel as Assessor, Isaac Kersey as Marshal and Street Commissioner, R. Wickery as Night Watch, Meredith as Attorney, and councilmen for wards one to three: C. A. Orth, J. B. Evans, George Daniels, J. S. Hanshaw, John Hindman, and Will Dallison.
A list of fraternal groups meets at Masonic and other halls with meeting nights. Taylor Lodge 156 AF&AM meets first Thursday before full moon. Triangle Chapter 63 RAM meets second Monday. Bedford Chapter 228 OES meets Thursday after full moon. Bedford Lodge 101 KP meets first and third evenings. Rose Temple 89 Rathbone Sisters meets first third Friday. Bedford Lodge 91 IOOF meets Friday. Bedford Encampment 73 IOO meets second and fourth Tuesdays. Sides Rule Lodge 134 DOR meets first and Tuesday evenings. Hunpas Hornsack Seey. Camp 1273 MW A meets second and fourth Thursdays. Pine Leaf Camp 487 RNA meets second Tuesday. G A R post meets second and fourth Wednesdays.
Open publicity asserts that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription openly lists ingredients, uses native American roots, avoids narcotics and alcohol, and is endorsed by medical writers. It invites readers to request a free booklet with extracts and endorsements from Dr R V Pierce at Buffalo New York.
Sunday school at 9 30 preaching at 10 45 and 7 30 Young Peoples Union at 6 30 prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 covenant meeting Saturday before 3d Sunday 2 30 communion 3d Sunday 10 45 choir Friday 7 30 BY PU meeting first Tuesday 7 30 BY PU woes call 24 Sunday each quarter 330 A I Jongs Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 morning worship at 11:00 and 7:30. Class meeting at noon. Junior league at 2:30 Epworth league at 6:20. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30. WE MF 1st Tuesday at 2:30 MU 4th Friday at 2:30 Official board Monday at 7:30 Standard bearers 1st Saturday at 2:30 Pastor W. B. Thompson leads.
Young Peoples meeting at 11:00 and 7:30 with a 6:20 prayer session on Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Pastor's study class Thursday at 7:45. Morning Star Sunday school at 2:00 and biweekly preaching at 3:00 by Pastor R L Barackman.
A local Christian group announces regular gatherings. The 6 30 meeting runs on the first Tuesday monthly at 2 30 with a prayer meeting. Wednesday evenings at 7 30 are also listed with Pastor Epert Paice noted.
A reflective poem portrays Gettysburg with green fields and dove as peace replaces war. It contrasts past battles with present nature, ending in a hopeful parable of war giving way to love and peace. The page includes anecdotes from marooned Civil War figures and a humorous baptism tale.
A Confederate officer challenges a common belief that Pope ordered his headquarters to be in the saddle, noting the statement never came from Pope and that Virginia still clings to the legend. Nearby, a Richmond battlefield scene reveals a buried Bible beside a dead Confederate soldier.
A Confederate raider evades a federal pursuit in Virginia during 1864. Union troops swarm a farmhouse and barn seeking the elusive leader, who darts into a hidden clock case. A dust cloud and a sneezing ruse allow his escape, leaving him victorious and unseen.
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