Campers and Visitors Invited to Bedford Churches
Local churches welcome Lake of Three Fires campers and visitors for Sunday worship. Listings include Baptist Church Ollie Odle pastor with Sunday School 10 am and services, Sacred Heart Catholic 5 pm Saturday, Christian Church 9:30 am Sunday School and 10:45 am worship, Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall meetings Tue 8 pm Bible study and Sun 10 am service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake of Three Fires
Bedford
Baptist Church
Ollie Odle
Pam
Christian Church
Jehovah Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
Jefferson St
Bible Aid
Babylon the Great
Thur
Watchtower Journal
ST. Timothy Lutheran Church
Madison St
John M. Duran
Presbyterian Church
the Christian Church
Park Officers at Lake of Three Fires Campground Entrance
Conservation officer Darrell Arntzen and his assistant Jerry Hudson pose at the entrance to the camping area of Lake of Three Fires State Park. The photo highlights park safety and field staff roles. Both men are identified with ages 28 and 29 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake of Three Fires
Darrell Arntzen
Jerry Hudson
Three Fires State Ark
Weekly church services and schedules listed for several congregations
The notice lists service times for Methodist, Presbyterian, Hamilton Memorial U M Church, Gravity Christian Church, and Berea Church of Christ. It includes pastor names Norman Zimmerman and Robert Truitt, class and worship times, inspirational hours, family night, Bible study, youth meetings, and communion times.
Bedford Iowa Founded on an 80 Acre Purchase for 100 Dollars
The Bedford area in Taylor county Iowa traces its origins to founder Edwin Houck who bought government land for 100 dollars in 19th century. He built a log cabin near present P M Place Co. and brought his wife who received a beaded purse from local Indians. Houck also started the first printing shop and became editor publisher of the county newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lcturesque Lake
Three Fires
Bedford
Iowa
Taylor County
Edwin Houck
Pennsylvania
Houck
P. M. Place Co
Corning
Hawkeye State
James Fenimore Cooper
Cowans
David Rorer
James G. Edwards
Burlington
Lake of Three Fires Among Top Rated Iowa Lakes
An Iowa Conservation Commission bulletin lists Lake of Three Fires as a top rated state lake among six. The article notes Taylor County’s name origin tied to General Zachary Taylor, with the county named during Iowa’s third General Assembly in January 1851.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Times-Press
County
General Zachary Taylor
Taylor County
Iowa
Bedford Welcomes Visitors at Iowa Highway Junction
Bedford sits at the crossroads of Iowa highways 2 and 148 in southwestern Iowa near the Missouri line. The town promotes Southern hospitality and boasts stores that compete with larger city centers, inviting return visitors to linger.
Three Fires Named Lake Lexington in Iowa Park History
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced in 1937 the state park water would be named Lake of Three Fires. The decision cited an old legend of three Indians seen and heard at the park site before many white settlers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Bedford 1908 Golliday fortune unearthed after death
The Bedford Free Press reported Dr. Alfred M. Golliday’s death in 1908 revealed a hidden hoard of more than 42 thousand dollars. Silver dollars and certificates were found throughout his drug store and living quarters near the Dad and Lad Clothing Store, totaling 42,448.54 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Alfred M. Golliday
Bedford Free Press
Golliday
Dad & Lad
Rush Medical College
Galliday’s
Bedford Promotes Fun in the Sun Brochure
A Bedford Development Club brochure titled Fun in the Sun highlights Bedford located at the junction of Iowa highways 2 and 148 near the Missouri line. The booklet offers a graphic and verbal view of the town and is available at local banks and the Times-Press office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri Line
Bedford
Bedford Development Club
Times- Press
Fishing at Lake of Three Fires Draws Regular Visitors
In Southern Iowa anglers frequent Lake of Three Fires for above average catches. Reported species include bass bluegills crappies and bullheads with plentiful two and three pound channel catfish and bass waiting to be caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Fishing and Relaxing Says It All About the Sport
A piece by Bait House Ben argues that true recreation in fishing comes from taking it easy rather than racing to catch more fish. It lauds a relaxed approach, even a small boy dangling a hook, as the happiest form of angling while noting the broader cultural tidbits about Bedford, Taylor County, and the Iowa name origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bait House
Ben
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
Reginald Maslinski
McIntyre
Standard Oil Station
China
Block & Ice
Post Office
Connie
Johnny
Taylor
Sea Foods
Air-Con
Milliken
Bates
Klopman
Bedford’s
Methodist
Robert Truitt
Hamilton Memorial U. M
Norman Zimmerman
Gravity Christian Church
Berea
Church OF Christ South of Bedford
Severs
Stacy Hardware
Mid - Main ST
Cavett Auto Supply
Court Street
Knit - Wits
Cenk
Pip
the Golliday Story
U. S
BankAmericard
Shehans
R. W. Jones
Bedford, Ia
Phillips
Phillips 66
Longfellow Oil CO
Bedford Bowling Lanes
ART Craft
Idele
West Aniwest
OUR
Frosty
Trete
Broiler
Ice Service
Sporting Goods Hardware
Galtibles
Charles Hale Ames Polston
Alii
Lilfood
Egal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!