Bedford Graduates Addressed by Prof Macbride
The Bedford high school graduation tonight features eleven graduates led by address by Prof Macbride. Principal praise highlights the school as among the state’s best, crediting Miss Myerhoff through Miss Good sill and Eva Carr for support, with parents and pupils contributing to the success. Edith Parrish Inez Hardenbrock Jane Meikle Fraye Askren Bessie Engstrom Zetta Keith Mable
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Myerhoff
McCloud
Faith
Bedford honors teachers and recalls local deaths in 1880 notice
In Bedford a list honors the able corps of instructors led by Prof. F. BE. ward with Miss Carrigan and others praised for service. Prof. Macbride of the State University will speak on Schools and Scholars at Steele's Opera House. Also a obituary for Orra Wildman notes a sudden death in Gay Center with funeral at Platteville. County caucus details outline Bedford primaries June 8 and temporary committeeman arrangements.
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Atesent
H. P. Mg
Pres. R. S. Swearingen
BE. Thompson
Ed. Gold
B.S. van Sickle
Dr. J
F. BE. Ward
Carrigan
Errill
Misa ‘Wood
I Mia
Miss Harris
D. Wildman
Wm. Wildman
Gay Center
Taylor City
Gay Township
Winfler
M. E
Orra Wildman
Bas
Platteville
Bedford
J. W. Beck
Beck
Rathbone Sisters Urged to Attend Memorial Day Service
Attention Rathbones. A full attendance of the Rathbone Sisters is desired at the regular meeting tomorrow evening to complete arrangements for the observance of the K.P. and Rathbone Memorial Day service.
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Rathbones
Bedford Plans a Fourth of July Celebration
A Bedford mass meeting at City Hall approved a town wide Fourth of July celebration. A steering committee led by Prof. F. E. Howard and Dr. G. F. Manker appointed subcommittees for amusements, advertising, speakers, concessions, band, music, decorations, saluts, and a general call for every citizen to act as a committee of one to ensure the best celebration yet.
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Bedford
F. E. Howard
G. F. Manker
M. L. Burt
R. W. Thompson
J. J. Clark
Hal R. Reynolds
W. A. Gooding
L. VanSickle
John Thompson
Elmer Brice
R. Taylor
Sid P. Webb
Wm. Sook
M.L. Burt
C. L. van Nos
Pearl Darnell
Winifred Neff
Chas. Hall
Geo. Campell
C. W. Terpening
J. B. Joup
Walter H Lake Named as Republican County Auditor Candidate
The piece profiles Walter H Lake a Taylor County native running for the Republican nomination for county auditor. A former bank bookkeeper with strong education and accounting skills, he has conducted an extensive county canvass and spoken with many Republican voters, aiming for nomination and election.
Paul Hunter for Supervisor in Hoss Township
The notice announces Paul Hanter as a candidate for supervisor from Hoss township. It says the item was handed too late for comment and invites votes. It notes Rev Prien returned Thursday from Colby and Goodland Kansas where he spoke to graduates and gave a Decoration Day address in Van Wert Louisiana.
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Paul Hanter
Juet
Hoss Township
Prien
Thureday
Colby
Goodland
Kas
van- Wert
Choose Deliberately Your Rep Resentative
The Free Press urges calm, unbiased voter choice in this year's representative selection. It argues candidates differ in principle, warns against a candidate beholden to railroads, and questions Hamblin's ties to railroad interests and past votes, urging turnout based on policy over name.
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Free Press
Representative
Harvey
Hamblin
Edmunds
Dennis Hamblin
Cobb
Blakemore
Mr. Blythe
Burlington
Blythe
W. P. Hepburn’s
Memorial Sermon and Nomination Debate in Local Church
The Memorial sermon delivered by Rev. Barackman at the Presbyterian church drew a large crowd of soldiers and friends. He urged reverence for fallen Union soldiers while questioning political loyalties and the candidacy of Hamblin, contrasting him with W A Harvey, a Taylor County farmer referenced as an honest and industrious candidate. Continued on 8th page.
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Barackman
Presbyterian Church
Bedford Corporation
Down the Strees
Hamblin
Taylor County
W. A. Harvey
Guy Township
Decoration program honors Civil War dead in Bedford
A Bedford community event honors departed heroes with a morning G A R cemetery tribute and a parade from Main and Court streets to Bedford and Fairview cemeteries. The afternoon park program featured music, a Gettysburg Speech by Prof. Frank Howard, an address by Hon. G H VanHouten, and a song of America with a benediction by Rev. Barackman.
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Mobler
Main
Court Streets
Bedford Cemetery
Fairview
Bedford
Sedgwick Post
G. A. R. Women's Relief Corps
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Frank Howard
Bedford Band
G. H. VanHouten
America
Barackman
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