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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
4
A readable fragment notes a local matter titled Awe Vate and references an address corner. The text hints at a small community notice or event with unclear specifics and no identifiable persons or organizations. Further context is needed for a precise summary.
A State Board of Health bulletin outlines classroom and home habits for pupils. It urges clean hands, no mouth contact with pencils or pins, fruit washing, regular tooth brushing, and daily hygiene to promote health and safety in schools.
District Attorney McPherson added to a sequence of prosecutions under federal live act and stock law against railroads and officials. Three against B&O and three against receiver Harmon of the C H & D, plus two against Chicago and Louisville, with a B&O suit for safety appliance violations. Railroads won a preliminary skirmish but face continued court battles. others involve Me non and a higher court review. Separately Emery and Shrum performed a difficult breast cancer operation on Mrs. Welker Wright of WilHama, now recovering at Plew Wright’s home on Washington Avenue.
Samuel L. Scott claims he was nominated for Superintendent of Public Instruction on the first ballot but was counted out. He accuses Chairman Robert Miers and supporters of Prof. Robert J. Aley of rigging the vote to advance Aley, while Marion and Clark counties feature prominently in the disputed count.
Judge Wilson presided this afternoon over Eva J. Clemm's divorce suit against Benson Clemm alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The case recalls a romance that began a winter ago at the skating rink and included sensational moments such as an elopement to Indianapolis Bloomington Telephone.
Southern Indiana Teachers Association delegates converge on Indianapolis for two days of education discussions. The traveling group from southern Indiana arrives in spring attire, trading old Sunday styles for browns, stripes, and yellow shoes with brass buckles.
Early fall farmers faced a fruit shortage but East market shifts showed sufficient overall supply. Michigan and New York dealers began hoarding causing a glut for wholesalers who now hold large inventories and incur thousands in losses.
A clash between senior and junior classes at Muncie high school led to a girl being tied to a tree and left overnight. Jacob Merz, father of a junior, was knocked down while intervening to protect his son as six officers tried to restore order. The juniors later attacked senior girls, painting their faces and arms with house paint at the Hattenhagen home.
H E Barnard Indiana state drug and food commissioner received complaints of short weight butter sold in one pound packages. Tests found one to two ounces short per package. Actions may be taken against retailers. Inspectors will also review maple syrup packaging with quart bottles and gallon equivalents.
In Cheyenne Wyoming on March 30 two gas and dust explosions at Union Pacific Coal Co mine No 1 at Hanna killed eight workers including a superintendent and three bosses, then later a second blast felled forty to fifty rescuers led by State Mine Inspector D M Elie. Fire must be put out on the tenth level before further rescue. The disaster drew frantic crowds as widows and children mourned.
Rescue teams located four of eighteen men killed in the initial blast as gas buildup mounted. Hazardous conditions and the risk of another explosion prevented surface retrievals.
Dispatch confirms Raymond Malott wed Edith Spencer of Huntington on February 20 at Dr. F. C. Colyert’s home in Louisville. Best man Joe Knox Barclay attended, and Malott plans to sail for the Philippines in June after joining his wife. He is a Bloomington State University alumnus and brother of Noble Malott of Guthrie township.
Gov. Willson says with soldiers and detectives he has identified leaders of the Klu Klux night rider bands and will have them arrested soon. He notes sixteen night riders have been killed in three weeks and promises exposure of plots and harsher penitentaries as the state tightens security ahead of his eastbound departure.
A clash at East Albany Methodist Church in Albany Georgia followed the arrest of Mrs. A P Spillers wife of the pastor on a charge of assaulting Mrs. D W Kirkman and her son The incident began over a loose Jersey cow grazing on the parsonage lawn leading to blows and property damage including shrubbery wreckage and the doghouse fight ended with Mrs Spillers custody after the confrontation near the preacher and Kirkmans homes.
Trustees of the poor report aid to 37 724 Indiana residents in 1907 based on a 1906 population estimate of 2 710 898, about 1 in 72. Earlier years show higher ratios due to reform laws from 1895 1899, which tightened aid, aided trabajo and reporting while reducing unworthy pensioners.
Judge Robert W. Miers emerges as a potential Democratic candidate for Congress ahead of the April 30 convention. Friends claim Monroe county backing and a compromise position among four rivals Cyrus E. Davis, Senator Cullop, Alvin Padget, and Charles Wellman. Davis allegedly cannot secure Owen county and Greene leans away. Padgett and Miers gain strength from Lawrence and Greene counties. Miers says he would honor the district’s choice if nominated.
Dr Charles A Ward’s Waterbury lecture stirs town chatter as women react to his blunt plea against nagging. He warned wives not to crush their husbands but his harsh lines about bonnet seasons and unlaundered interiors drew mixed reactions from local society women.
Ike Harris attacked William Shields and James Smith in the Greene county jail at Bloomfield as guards were away. Seventeen year old Walter Eddington, sheriff's son, stopped the escape by locking doors and warning the inmates. Shields and Smith were serving short sentences for fraud and drunkenness.
Ex sheriff Peter S Thrasher of Monroe County paid 1650 into the county treasury for illegally retained fees. Thomas Golliver former county Recorder cannot pay, Fidelity Trust on his bond to cover shortage. Ex sheriff Benton J Hough expected to repay about 2000 this week. Albert Simperson swam almost a mile in Hel River to win a bet of chewing tobacco. Bank exchanges across major cities show 1 072 506 044 dollars, 80.2 percent lower than last year and 17 5 percent below 1906.
John Edwards an offbearer at the Bryant saw mill near Bryantsville narrowly escaped death when a log split the saw in two. Owner Ollie Bryant pulled Edwards from the carriage just before he was drawn into the teeth. The mill halted briefly as workers recovered from the frightening incident.
In Bloomington Indiana Edward Ford charged with murder of Joel and Frank McCoy last November near Unionville seeks a venue change. Affidavits claim Monroe County bias endangers a fair trial. Judge Wilson will decide, with Lawrence County as probable new venue. Ford pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
William Dorgan married Miss Mable Shafer of Milton at St Elizabeths Catholic church on March 20. Before departure, bridesmaid Miss Katherine Murphy pinned a rosebud to Dorgan on the coat, and during the ceremony the bud unfurled into a full rose.
Delbert Quackenbush was arrested Saturday on a paternity charge brought by Mary Benge. Former Kreeman's saloon bartender and married, he allegedly posed as a single man to ruin the girl. Preliminary trial before Mayor Stipp, continuance granted, case set for Friday. Miss Benge’s parents live near Avoca and she has worked at Oolitic Home exchange and Bedford as a domestic.
A Peoria preacher describes the editor’s role as typical: praising all, masking some meanness, promoting the town, chasing subscriptions from pumpkins to gold dollars, gathering news, inviting censure for content, and meeting many duties to stay in the job. It satirizes editorial life as enjoyable.
State Superintendent F A Cotton urges county superintendents to summon senior class members from country and commissioned high schools to attend normal schools to teach and pursue education. Last year’s graduates should also be appealed to join the teaching profession and improve future opportunities.
Mrs. Fred Bell of Moran died yesterday from burns after attempting to start a fire with kerosene in a stove. The blaze damaged the home and a neighbor saved her infant. Her father was killed in a prior runaway accident.
Judge James E. Cantrill lies near death at his Georgetown home after years with paralysis. The famed jurist presided over trials in Gov. Goebel’s murder case, including Henry Youtsey and James Howard life terms and Caleb Powers death sentence, though go-getting new trials altered outcomes. He was elected to the Court of Appeals in 1904 but never fully recovered from his prior stroke and resigned last year.
Week ending March 24 1908 lists letters addressed to ladies and gentlemen with names such as Miss Clida S Burket and E W Faucett. A note adds that adver tised letters require claimants to call at the post office. The column then reports New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads contracting for zapote wood cross ties from Campeche suggesting life over fifty years in harsh soil and climate.
Report notes a delivery order for not less than 2,000,000 ties over ten years. Many ties already made and ready for immediate shipment from Laguna de Madre loading wharf, Campeche, to New York or Philadelphia at low freight cost.
News reached here Monday of the death Sunday in Chicago of A J Clark a former Bedford resident who once ran a butcher shop at Sixteenth and K streets He was the father of Mrs B Hayes wife of the well known B and B railroad mail agent The remains were brought to Maree where interment occurred Tuesday
After ten years as head of the United Mine Workers of America John Mitchell will retire tomorrow and be succeeded by Vice President Thomas L. Lewis of Ohio. Mitchell plans to devote time to regaining his health after leaving the post. He has been invited by President Roosevelt to go to Panama as an investigator but is unlikely to accept. A marriage license was issued Saturday night to Noble W. Sears and Maggie Crawford.
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