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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1901
Page
3
An Indianapolis style dental ad outlines painless tooth extraction with gas on request, free exams and estimates, and discounts where teeth are to be inserted. The provider, Deston Bass, is based above Mitchell's Drug Store in Bedford Indiana, inviting inspections of work and references. local residents and a long list of towns and people are noted in ongoing city news.
Stephen Fountain of Zelma visited town Saturday. Mrs. Lena Tincher of West 17th Street is sick with malarial fever. Mrs. Harry Neff has been sick but is improving. Miss Florence McDowell and Miss Myrtle Sipes of Springville were in the city Tuesday. Mrs. J. D. McKnight left Saturday for Wheel er after a visit with her father W. P. Younger. Miss Edna White of Bloomington was here Saturday en route to Heltonville to visit Mrs. Mark Lane over Sunday. Now is the time to purchase monuments from James O Connell who buys direct from granulate quarries and saves you money.
The Board of Commissioners passed an order prohibiting the Auditor from drawing warrants while the Board is in session to facilitate business. Fred Richardson returned home Wednesday morning after a three month trip to Buffalo New York, noting the old Indiana connections of his grandfather and mother.
Taxes for the current year are due now and payable. A 10 percent penalty applies after the first Monday in May. Pay early to avoid crowding. W. H. West, Treasurer, Lawrence County.
Miss Della McDermott visited Cale Friday afternoon. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs John Rittenhouse on Sunday. Charles Sawyer and Charlie Drake joined Webb's Trade Palace and Webb's dry goods store respectively. S V Williams florist reports a sick baby from malaria. W B Deckard of Browns town visited Wednesday. Willie Embree near death from pneumonia. Iron fire escape work underway at Town Hall. Oswell Crawford moves to South 4 street. Mrs Jane Parks, confined longtime, can go out. Lee Stewart visited family in Bloomington. Eld Quincy Short in city Monday after Mundell preaching. McDonalds children return to Terre Haute for St Mary’s School. Bono township gravel road vote: First division Yes 105 No 12. Second division Yes 97 No 14. A W Jones of Mitchell secures pension increase for William Calahan to 10 per month. Mrs Sarah Gainey died in Springville aged 72. funeral Monday. Epworth League held at Trinity church last week. Doddridge presiding, one Friday night addition and two Sunday. Thomas J Brooks of Bedford named potential Attorney General. praised as best Republican choice.
Mrs. Dave Bundy is ill. Theodore Short of Williams visited the city Saturday. Ben George of Owensburg was here Wednesday. J C Neworth plans to move to Mitchell with family. Mrs. W B Chrisler’s Jersey cow died Tuesday. Frank Salmon of Shoals is visiting friends. Charles Holmes returned home in Short after a city visit. Mrs. John Summers is very ill. Mrs. Emanuel Sears returned from country visit with son’s family. Ed Pollard came back from Campbellsburg to tend a sick relative. Miss Susie Clipp left for Columbus Indiana. Sam Bristow of Bloomington was arrested for intoxication. J Frank Bridwell hosted a birthday dinner at corner 5th and 1 streets. George C Campbell left for Courtland to join Bedford Candy Co as traveling salesman.
Mrs. Charles Smith of Bryantsville who has been very ill with pneumonia is improving. R B Byrd received a letter from his Sparta Missouri son noting a severe smallpox outbreak. Marriage licenses issued to Lorenzo Stephens with Sadie Bridges and Walter Johnson with Turie Garritt.
Dr. Perry Woolery and Dr. J. T. McFarlin were in the city on Monday and nearby locations. Store clerk Ralph Malott serves Beard's grocery. George D. Gowen now works in Palestine Ill in the spectacle business. Transfer wagon rider Alexander Spér of Fairview. Mrs Denton Bass and Miss Kate Bass of Mitchell visited Oolitic. Masonic supper drew visiting members. Lizzie Fisher and two children visited her father General Harpingarner in Sparksville. Officials and residents connected to various people and homes are noted among a string of local social updates.
Notice states the coal firm J. E. & E. C. Fisher known as Fisher Bros. is dissolved with E. C. Fisher transferring all rights to Homer Fisher. The business continues as Fisher Bros. Coal Co. with J. E. and Homer Fisher, accounts due to the new firm. Loogootee reports three glass factories moving in to leverage natural gas discoveries, all offering free location and gas and employing 75 to 100 workers.
Crops across the state wintered well with mild temperatures and adequate rainfall. Northern fields had deep snow, southern areas little snow. Wheat improved except early sown crops hit by the fly. rye, clover, timothy and grasses look green. fruit buds swelling in some orchards. early potatoes planted. ground too wet for corn plowing. gardens being sown. livestock in good condition with ample feed.
A remedy for grippe targets throat and lungs. Do not delay the treatment use Kemp's Balsam at first symptoms to prevent pneumonia by keeping the cough loose and lungs clear. Available from druggists for 25 or 50 cents.
B B Marley lends honey while Miss Lottie Reath visits Indianapolis relatives. Elmer Beck accepts a Chicago Bargain position. Gaussin renovates his saloon interior. Several residents listed visiting family, trips to Norman Station and Owensburg noted. The Second Annual Baptist Sunday School Convention meets at White River church. Local work includes painting fronts and fruit tree shipments. various residents travel for visits and business.
A. J. Boyer and Bill Bryants were fined for intoxication. H Launis and Margie Wilson were arrested for prostitution. Judge Stephenson fined the pair. the state case Belle Bruce ended with a hung jury. Various residents and tradesmen are listed with moving, painting, and illness updates around Indian Springs, Hast 16th Street, and nearby towns.
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