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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
3
H H Chess of Leesville Indiana advertises egg prices from Leesville Vuclthry Farm. The notice names Sopalar Fowl of Atveries as best strain and invites buyers to inquire for current rates.
Walter Judah sits up. Several residents and visitors travel to nearby towns including Frankfort Mitchell Des Moines Livonia Fayetteville Evansville and Evansville. Church of Christ meetings grow Elder Morris preaches. William Woolery near death prompting burial plans in Green Hill Cemetery. James M Myers named assistant fire chief and other local notes.
Kent Sears of West Idth street is sick with measles. A two year old son of William Sanders died Sunday. Hower Rawlies returned to Kansas City Monday. Mrs. Martha Smith went to Williams Tuesday morning. Geo W. Morriss, Fayetteville native, died Sunday Leonard. Boyd made a business trip to the country Tuesday forenoon. Will Cogswell of Washington visited his mother Sunday. The new pipe organ for the Baptist church arrived Tuesday. Miss Mary Sears of Orleans visited Bedford friends Sunday and went to Bloomington Monday. Fast pace horses eyed for entry against the Fairground winner on Monday. Fred and Edgar Kahn, A. J Bundy and E. H. Homire of Blooming ton in the city Sunday. James F. Davis and Miss Lottie Carson were married at Mitchell Monday evening. H. L. Thornton moved the Chicago and Bedford Stone Co. office to the Blue Hole quarry. Jonce Coleman in from Seymour, has contract for a large dry kiln and sand house at Chicago for John R. Walsh and KE B Thornton. In Ash v Ash trial the jury favored the plaintiff over a horse valued at 100 dollars. defense sought a new trial. Prof. F. M Callahan and wife leave for Bloomington to Indiana University. Marshal Russell and Dr. Freeland responded to a report of a woman hurt. reports proved exaggerated with no arrests. On this day 35 years ago Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. most participants have passed away.
O Gosport plagued by measles as residents attend to travel and business. Reads list of local movements and events including resignations, new hires, baptisms, funerals, property updates and upcoming church remodeling.
Will Haverly, a local worker, was robbed while walking home from Knight’s barber shop in the North End. Two tall, darkly dressed men with hats pulled down struck him with a pistol and knuckles, took about 49 in cash, and fled after ordering him to run home. Haverly, bruised, could not identify the assailants.
Several residents are noted with travels and daily events including Uncle Aaron Wright visiting from Orleans and Miss Kate Monahan staying with friends in Bedford. Others report home changes such as Fred Roberts moving into Joe Bailey’s West 8th Street house and Reno Nicholson planning a new West Bedford store with electric lights. The Ingleside Memorial M E church in Paragon will be dedicated April 22. Elder Shannon O D Baker remains ill with typhoid fever at Mountain Springs. A lawsuit over a house possession will be tried next Monday. Captain Edington of Owensboro, a former B and B postal clerk, is visiting. McLeans Mills workers toil to upgrade an engine, and Mrs. M. J. Broughton narrowly escaped a fire on North I Street.
Wheat is generally in bad condition with much to be plowed up and replaced by other crops. Grass turns green slowly while rye remains in good condition. Tobacco beds are being sown and peach buds survive in the south but are killed in the north. Plowing and oats sowing progress in the south, little done in the north. rain is needed.
E B Thornton showed a five dollar bill from the Branch State Bank of Bedford Wednesday. The uncirculated note was sent to Citizens Bank by a Louisville bank for appraisal. Thornton bought it as a souvenir. it bears his father G A Thornton as cashier and Hugh McCulloch as president. McCulloch later served as Treasury Secretary under Lincoln Johnson and Arthur.
Judge Stephenson ruled in favor of Elizabeth J. Tilford of Kansas City against Martha Stevens Jack Thompson and Minnie Goldsby for possession of a house in the southwest part of town. Local items note moves arrivals and community movements throughout Seymour with family changes and a troubling Ku Klux tale from Kentucky.
A Red Men union gathering will be hosted at the Ball in this city on Wednesday evening April 18 1900. G C of R Thomas G Harrison and Indiana Great Sachem K M Hord will address the brothers. A 6 30 p m street parade precedes degree work and refreshments. Committee urges all Red Men to attend.
Postmaster W V Williams traveled to Bloomfield on official business Thursday. Miss Kate Medaris is dangerously ill at her parents home in this city. Fire escape work progresses on the west side of the Oddfellows building. Bert Harris drives a delivery wagon for F E Railback's wholesale fruit house. Miss Mabel McKee tailors handsome millinery for Mrs M J Rainbolt. Napulis Specialist visited Wednesday and went to Heltonville Thursday on professional business. Baptist Ladies plan a Saturday market behind Miss Bottorff’s military store selling pies bread cakes boiled tongue home made candies colored Easter eggs and cut flowers. Seymour will host the Southern Indiana Teachers Association next year, chosen over Bloomington by five votes to two at Evansville.
Maj S correspondent reports a boy named Jim Nickless scared by a mass of snakes along the S S fill north of Coxton. Five snakes were found hidden in the grass and measured a total of 156 inches after being killed.
Mrs. M A Duncan hosts a 71st birthday call with about fifty ladies. Granddaughters Georgia Duncan and Julia Day assist. Nannie Duncan, Mesdames Hodge Day and Newland provide refreshments and grace. Quarries report rising wages for scabblers from 14 to 17 cents as labor shortages grow. Cannedy Bros. delivers carved oak chairs and furniture to the Railroad Barber Shop.
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